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Episode 4a - Housekeeping Oct 02, 2018

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This is just a quick housekeeping episode, detailing how to subscribe to the podcast and how to contact us. Thanks for listening everyone! We're delighted at the response so far.

Check the links on the right side of the site for links to those things as well.

Episode 4 - Russia, Hobbes, and Locke Sep 27, 2018

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In this episode (which was recorded some time ago), we discuss the Trump-Russia story. Then at about 32:00, we discuss Hobbes and Locke, especially their theories of property.

Episode 3 - Jon Chait, socialist semiotics, and political demographics Sep 26, 2018

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This time we discuss democratic socialism versus social democracy, Jon Chait's slippery definitions thereof, and how political coalitions might be constructed.

Episode 2 - New York state primaries, Hurricane Florence, and climate change Sep 18, 2018

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Here we discuss the controversies around Andrew Cuomo, the IDC in the New York State Senate, and the successful Julia Salazar campaign.

Then at about 37:00, we turn to the self-harming North Carolina legislature, and why they passed a pro-flooding bill six years ago.

Episode 1 - Steven Pinker & Rousseau Sep 15, 2018

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Here we discuss the panglossian psychologist Steven Pinker, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and how their clashing perspectives influence modern politics.

Episode 0 - Introduction Sep 15, 2018

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In this short introductory episode, we briefly explain the idea of the podcast.

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