PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast

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Sociology of Religion ft. Galen Watts (preview) Feb 17, 2021

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Matt interviews @Galen_Watts on liberal religion, i.e. those who identify as "spiritual but not religious," using the sociological method of Emile Durkheim. Listen to this episode and all of our other bonus content on Patreon, at www.patreon.com/plasticpills

Pill Pod 30 - OWN the LIBS Feb 12, 2021

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The PillPod's bubbling civil war over political theory finally boils over into full-blown conflict. @Plasticpills and @T8Erik face off against @MattPolProf and @VictorBruzzone, debating the value of liberalism. Follow @PodPill and check out www.patreon.com/plasticpills to dose up on exclusive episodes and video content.

Semiotics and Semiology Feb 10, 2021

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Pills and Erik kick off a new series on the SIGNificance of semiotics in 20th century. Check out the forthcoming episodes or our previous series on cybernetics and systems theory on the Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills

Kant Get You Out of My Head (preview) Feb 04, 2021

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Before we can get to the other stuff we like in 20th century philosophy, we have to go back to the synthesizer of modern philosophy, the philosopher's philosophy, Immanuel Kant, to lay some groundwork. This is our best attempt to liven up the very dry Critique of Pure Reason. Listen to this episode and all of our other bonus content on Patreon, at www.patreon.com/plasticpills

Socialism Yesterday, Socialism Tomorrow ft. Bhaskar Sunkara (Bonus Interview) Feb 03, 2021

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Our political half is joined by Jacobin Magazine founder Bhaskar Sunkara to talk socialist history, the Nordic Model, and what happens five minutes after capitalism ends—themes undertaken in Bhaskar's book, The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality (https://amzn.to/36FlwTO)

Pill Pod 28 - Don't Go to Grad School Jan 29, 2021

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We get asked this question frequently, and the answer is NO, DON'T GO (or maybe do it). This episode is required listening before making a life-altering decision that you can quite easily change at any time. The Pill Pod is @plasticpills, @victorbruzzone, @mattpolprof, @t8erik. Check out www.patreon.com/plasticpills to dose up on exclusive episodes and other content.

The Burnout Society by Byung-Chul Han (preview) Jan 26, 2021

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Here's a brief introduction to The Burnout Society by Byung-Chul Han. Listen to this episode and all of our other bonus content on Patreon, at www.patreon.com/plasticpills Find the book here: https://amzn.to/3sW85IL

Fascism, Traditionalism, and the War for Eternity (ft. Ben Teitelbaum) Jan 18, 2021

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Fascism, folk music, Bannon and Dugin: the Pill Pod's Matt and Victor interview Benjamin Teitelbaum, a scholar of contemporary European radical nationalism, to discuss his new book, War For Eternity (Find it at https://amzn.to/38QrC5q) Follow @PodPill @Victorbruzzone @Mattpolprof @BenTeitel for more work. Check out www.patreon.com/plasticpills to support the Pill Pod and dose up on exclusive episodes.

Pill Pod 26 - The Debatelord Chronicles (ft. Ben Burgis) Jan 15, 2021

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Ben Burgis joins the Pill Pod to discuss the divide between analytic and continental philosophy before analyzing the geneology of debatelordism from Richard Dawkins to Ben Shapiro to whatever is happening on Twitch. Find links to Ben's Give Them An Argument Podcast, YouTube Channel, and other work at benburgis.com. Check out our bonus audio and video content on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills

Critical Theory of Video Games ft. Alfie Bown (Bonus Interview) Jan 12, 2021

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Matt (@mattpolprof) calls up Alfie Bown (@Leftist_Gamer) to discuss the politics, psychoanalytic interpretation, and emancipatory potential of video games, for the left-brained. Check out Alfie's stuff at everydayanalysis.net

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