PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast

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Pill Pod 71 - Plato was an Idiot (preview) Feb 26, 2022

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Plato has had it too easy. We take an hour and a bit to divide the philosophers from the sophists. This is what we do every week at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills

Pill Pod 70 - Fanon (Preview) Feb 18, 2022

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This was one of the top topics from the previous patron vote--Fanon's postcolonialism. Get all our exclusive eps on https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills

Pill Pod 69 - The Jordan Peterson is Over Party Feb 11, 2022

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Joe Rogan hosted JBP to discuss fracking, Abraham, and Nietzsche, and we are here for those hot and not-so-hot takes on our first in-person, video podcast episode. Before we bid adieu to the University of Toronto's melodramatic guru, we cover the hits of his latest interview. Our co-authored, deep read of JBP: https://amzn.to/34yIQF1 Follows: @plasticpills @mattpolprof @victorbruzzone @HoratioVictor All content, including how to read Nietzsche properly: https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills

Pill Pod 41 - Fight Night 1: Baudrillard vs. Foucault *UNLOCKED* Feb 04, 2022

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This week's episode is going to be late, because we are planning something a little different. This episode is an unlock from a This episode features an exciting 1977 bout between the young iconoclast, Jean Baudrillard and the king of the French academy, Michel Foucault, as found in the provocatively titled: Forget Foucault. Can a well-timed tag team with Deleuze save Foucault? Or will Baudrillard be forever condemned to circle in the Disneyland teacups alone? If you missed this the first time around and want the other 5 Fight Night episodes, everything we do that isn't here is at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills

Futilitarianism: Neoliberalism and the Production of Uselessness (Bonus Interview) Feb 01, 2022

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Neil Vallelly (@NeilVallelly) joins Matt (@mattpolprof) for a cheery discussion of neoliberalism and futility, the central themes of Neil's new book, which can be found at https://amzn.to/32LjkLO or https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/futilitarianism. Matt's full review is here: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/12/neoliberalism-powerless-review-neil-vallelly-futilitarianism Some perhaps unfamiliar namedropping occurs in this episode, and a non-exhaustive list includes the utilitarians Jeremy Bentham, John Stuart Mill, and Henry Sidgwick, along with critics such as Herbert Marcuse, Wendy Brown, Mark Fisher, Byung Chul Han, Jessica Whyte, and Jodi Dean. Join us at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills if you want content+.

Pill Pod 68 - Lacan & Poe’s Purloined Letter Jan 29, 2022

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It's another literature corner episode, featuring The Purloined Letter and the interpretive stylings of the illustrious Lit Vic (find more of his utterances on Twitter @HoratioVictor). We discuss the short story as well as Lacan's psychoanalytic interpretation of it found in the seminar from Écrits. Join us at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills if you like content.

Pill Pod 67 - The Question Concerning Technology (preview) Jan 21, 2022

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This episode topic was chosen by our patrons. Get the episode and have your say on the next one over at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills

Pill Pod 66 - Neologism in Technofeudalism Jan 15, 2022

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Is capitalism over? Whether or not it is, Friday is a good day to coin some new academic terms. We discuss making up words to advance your career and then a new term drop: techno-feudalism. Find the full interview with Zizek and Varoufakis here: https://youtu.be/XIgFnfHhcRc There are many vids and pods for you to consume at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills Tell us what you think @podpill, @plasticpills, @victorbruzzone, @mattpolprof

Pill Pod 65 - Don’t Look Up (preview) Jan 09, 2022

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Movie episode! This is more than a film, it's now a cultural event, and content is content and we are serious about that content. Please time your molly accordingly. Get all our exclusive episodes, video lectures, and bonus CONTENT at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills

Pill Pod 64 - Democrathy Dieth in Darkneth Jan 07, 2022

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The resurrection took longer than expected as the Pill Pod got COVID, but we're back with a sprawling 100 minutes of sex, drugs, and democracy: Chile elected a socialist (again); France failed to become a communist state in '68; and we ask whether an authoritarian turn the only way to prevent climate catastrophe, because we read an article which asks that. Find the article on our Patreon, even if you aren't a https://patron www.patreon.com/plasticpills

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