A podcast on the deep history of class struggle, paleo-parapolitics, and the demonology of capital. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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With the new class structure resembling that of the Medieval times, opportunity is quickly disappearing for small business people, property owners, skilled workers and private sector professionals. Join world-renown author Joel Kotkin and tech-entrepreneur Marshall Toplansky as they explore what we can do to liberate the global middle class. They sit down with business, government, and citizen leaders to uncover the trends and give you the insights and tools to forge a better future. Joel Ko ...
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Dive into the real-life history that inspires the locations, characters, and storylines of the legendary world of Assassin’s Creed. ‘Echoes of History’ is the official Assassin's Creed history podcast. We’ll head down the narrow side streets of Medici-ruled Florence, cross sand dunes in the shadow of ancient pyramids, climb the rigging of 18th century brigs sailing across the Caribbean and meet the most powerful warlords in Feudal Japan - all before hearing from the developers themselves to ...
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A murder will occur in this short play about the feudal pyramid and in the middle ages of Europe.
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Join the UK's youngest and most relevant broadcasters Elis James and John Robins for your twice-weekly dose of big laughs and top quality #content. Hilarious, welcoming and unashamedly ashamed, let these two best friends keep you company every Tuesday and Friday. Listen to the Elis James and John Robins podcast every Tuesday and Friday on BBC Sounds. Email: [email protected] #elisandjohn
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Expertly-curated progressive politics, news, and culture produced by leftist humans, not algorithms or AI. This is an award-winning podcast that dives deeply into a wide range of national and international issues facing society and governments. We draw from hundreds of sources of progressive news and commentary. Est. 2006. Save time by listening to a range of perspectives on a focused topic in each episode and be introduced to new sources you will not have come across on your own!
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"Two Years in the Forbidden City" is a book written by Princess Der Ling, who was the renowned Lady-in-waiting to the Empress Dowager Cixi in the early 20th century. Though Empress Dowager Cixi is a household name, Der Ling's point of view offers a quite unique and surprisingly intimate portrayal of the Empress and Beijing's Imperial Palace in China's last feudal dynasty.
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At the turn of the 20th century, New York City's millionaires started moving to the suburbs in Long Island and Westchester County. They had enormous homes and just about everything money could buy. There was just one problem: they weren't alone. Around the same time, ordinary, middle-class New Yorkers started exploring the suburbs themselves. The millionaires were horrified to see commuters and tourists enjoying their suburban paradise. But the beaches and the roads were public: how could th ...
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Recordings from the popular public lecture series featuring new work on all aspects of intellectual history. Hosted by the Institute of Intellectual History at the University of St Andrews. standrewsiih.substack.com
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Welcome to Preparing for AI. The AI podcast for everybody. We explore the human and social impacts of AI, including the effect of AI on jobs, safe development of AI, and where AI overlaps with sustainability. We dig deep into the barriers to change, the backlash that’s coming and put forward ideas for solutions and actions which individuals, organisations and society can take, and how you as an individual can get ready for what’s coming next !
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Brought together for the first time, this is a collection of perennially popular Jeeves and Wooster BBC Radio full-cast dramatizations, with Michael Hordern and Richard Briers starring as Jeeves and Wooster. The cast also features Maurice Denham, Paul Eddington, David Jason, John Le Mesurier, Miriam Margolyes, Jonathan Cecil, Liza Goddard, and Patrick Cargill. The stories include: The Inimitable Jeeves - Aunt Agatha is forcing Bertie to get engaged to the formidable Honoria Glossop. Can Jeev ...
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Un achegamento á historia universal de xeito ameno e en pequenas doses. Unha viaxe no tempo, desde Galiza e en galego.
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Hans-Hermann Hoppe presents a thorough reconstruction of the foundation of economics, social theory, and politics. Sweeping in scope and powerfully persuasive, these ten lectures are the basis of a grand treatise in the Misesian-Rothbardian tradition.
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Crisis and Critique, is a journal of political thought and philosophy, appearing two times a year. It has an international audience and readership, authors, and editorial board. The podcast will not reproduce any content of the journal but operate as its extension. Therefore topics will not necessarily resonate with those dealt with in the journal. The Crisis and Critique podcast seeks to intervene and reflect, discuss and engage from a philosophical perspective what happens outside of philo ...
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Five longtime friends and Chicago improvisers combine the best parts of two disparate worlds: sitcoms and Dungeons & Dragons. Follow a halfling bard, a half-orc warrior, a druid bar owner, and an elven princess as they struggle to keep the lights on at their tavern and inn, Bottoms Up. Unlike most D&D podcasts, each episode is self-contained, so drop in wherever just like your favorite sitcoms! Starring Erin Keif, Waleed Mansour, Elizabeth Andrews, Sean Coyle, and Ben Briggs.
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If you thought history was dull, dry and boring, you haven't read Bill Nye's books! He brings wit, humor, satire, irony and sheer nonsensical fun into the subject, making it both entertaining and memorable. The Comic History of England was published posthumously in 1896 after the writer's tragic and untimely death half-way through the project. Hence it remains incomplete and covers the history of the island nation only up to the Tudor period. However, beginning with Julius Caesar, the Roman ...
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In June 2004, Professor Hoppe visited the Mises Institute in Auburn to deliver an ambitious series of lectures titled Economy, Society, and History. This project brings together the core of Hoppe’s lifetime of theoretical work in one vital and cohesive source. Here we find provocative themes developed by Hoppe in the 1980s and 90s, particularly in his essays found in A Theory of Socialism and Capitalism and The Economics and Ethics of Private Property. We also find his devastating critique o ...
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The Past Crusade is a podcast devoted to history and the incredible stories that it gives us. We delve deep into topics once a month about historical figures, events, and ideas. Don't like history? Give us a shot. We strive to make history comedic, accessible and interesting! The Past Crusade is hosted, created, edited, and recorded by Hunter Holliday and Madilyn Grace. Special thanks to Anchor and Darrian Mitchell.
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W.A.I.T. WHY AM I TALKING? Broadcasting from occupied Tongva Land. As contemporary podcasters, we often use elements of Leftist theory, to look at how media and politics affect social relations and lifestyles through their ability to communicate media narratives throughout history. We are centrally focused on The Great Long Beach Area. Find out more info, get involved and donate: DefundLBPD.com DSA Long Beach Hit us Up: wait podcast homepage [email protected]
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In this podcast, I talk about history right: WITH JOKES! I also converse with guests on different more realistic angles of history. Be sure to check out my sweet (and sour) website, at https://atlantean7567.wixsite.com/behindthepagesshow!
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Welcome to The Spinoza Triad. We are a group of seasoned educators who like to discuss philosophy, culture and any big ideas which interest us. These podcasts are aimed at anyone who enjoys philosophy. Please join us and share in our enthusiasm as we grope around in the great ideas of the world. We aim to be amusing, illuminating and on occasion, thought- provoking. Listen as we fail in the attempt. email: [email protected] https://anchor.fm/john-gibbs1/message https://www.facebook.com/gr ...
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America's Jewish geography is undergoing a dramatic transformation, shifting from its historical concentration in the Northeast to flourishing communities across the South and West. This fascinating evolution reflects broader demographic patterns while revealing unique insights about Jewish identity, community formation, and cultural adaptation. De…
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What’s Feudal About ‘Technofeudalism’? With Eleanor Janega
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1:29:58Jem is joined by medieval historian, comrade and friend of the show Eleanor Janega, to talk about what exactly is ‘feudal’ about ‘techno-feudalism’ or ‘neo-feudalism’. Several prominent theorists and commentators have recently claimed that somehow, we’ve left the age of capitalism behind and entered a new epoch of…some kind of ‘feudalism’. But what…
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#1726 Epstein Forever: Trump flails as criticism finally comes from inside the MAGA house
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3:29:05Air Date: 7/31/2025 Who would have thought that a political movement built almost exclusively on conspiracy theories and a cult of personality would end up being threatened by the cult leader being implicated in the biggest and worst conspiracy coverup… even though it’s been well documented for decades? Content warning for detailed accusations leve…
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#458 - Simon Davies’ Uncle, #CigsNotPigs and The Protective Wall of Human Community
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59:53It’s a big show for Elis’s confidence. After failing to clinch the first quint-connection last week, he was already on the ropes. But throw in a Made Up Game question harking back to school maths, and another tense outing of the Cymru Connection, and he may (does) turn into a man on the edge. And for said Made Up Game we have a very special guest i…
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Beauty and the Footnote: Universities and the Study of Literature
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54:04Stefan Collini, FBA.Professor Emeritus of Intellectual History and English Literature, University of Cambridge. The Donald Winch Lectures in Intellectual History.University of St Andrews.11th, 12th & 13th October 2022. In the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, universities expanded to include a wide range of what came to be regarded …
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Dev Talk: What Film Inspired The Look Of Assassin's Creed?
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59:31For nearly two decades, the Assassin’s Creed video games have transported players to worlds of the past. From the hot sands of the medieval Middle East to the frozen Arctic of 18th century Canada; the variety of periods, people and places of the past that have been built from scratch, in detail, is immense. But video games are also meant to enterta…
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#1725 A Flood of Disinformation: A World of Climate Change and Conspiracies
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2:58:47Air Date: 7-27-2025 Back when I worked in the climate movement, just after the turn of the century, we knew that the extreme weather we were warning about would become ever-more clear to see in people's lived experiences and assumed that any doubts people had about the science of climate change would be wiped away with the evidence they could see w…
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#457 - Becoming Compost, Squire Dave and #SenseTheSoil
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1:03:20Elis and John vibes in the areoh! Producer Dave has been to see Oasis and talks the boys through the various ‘ingredients’ that made it a night to remember. He also recounts a living nightmare he’s just experienced including missing equipment, an excitable crowd in Oxford, and a cat that can’t stop weeing. Elsewhere there’s all the accoutrements th…
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Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/friendlyjordiespodcast 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:10 - Albanese and Latham 00:19:15 - Albo China Trip 00:36:31 - Stephen Colbert and Media Censorship 00:45:50 - A Very Middle Class TakeBy Friendlyjordies
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#1724 How to Socialism: Einstein liked socialism, you think you know better?
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3:47:42Check out our new show, SOLVED! on YouTube! BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) Use our links to shop Bookshop.org and Libro.fm for a non-evil book and audiobook purchasing experience! Join our Discord community! KEY POINTS KP 1: Old Democrats Must Go or Trump NEVER Will - UNFTR Media - Air Date 7-15-25 KP 2: 'The Economy …
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A Yakuza Filmmaker Takes it Back to the Dawn of Time: Imamura Shōhei’s Profound Desire of the Gods, part 1
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1:17:01Nathan, AKA KUBARK Stare, @postcyborg on Twitter, an organizer of a film club in London which listeners should check out, joins me for a conversation about noided proletarian filmmaker Imamura Shōhei’s 1968 film Profound Desire of the Gods. Former Ozu disciple Imamura rejected the neat and clean nationalist family values of his early mentor to expl…
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#456 - Mad Foxes, Papa Podium and 40 Rhodris
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57:52Elis is on the precipice of glory. Just two things stand between him and immortality. First up is the chance to be crowned the fastest dad in all of key stage 1 at his son’s sports day. We know he plays football a lot and we know he cycles to Brighton sometimes, but can Elis do it on an overcast Thursday in South London? Secondly, our very own son …
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SOLVED! #16 - Under Pressure: Aiming Higher to Fix Societal Problems
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20:26Air Date: 7–22-25 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: The need for universal childcare and the pressure release valve of fighting your employer over working from home The need for universal benefits and the pressure release valve of gig workers fighting for a patchwork of crumbs from giant corporations The need to get rid of the business m…
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The heart of the Assassin’s Creed franchise is the deadly rivalry between the brotherhoods of Assassins and Templars. These were real groups in history, whose power and influence in their lifetimes matched the longevity of their reputations. But how much of what we know of the two organisations is myth, and what is reality? To help separate fact fr…
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Beauty and the Footnote: Universities and the Study of Literature
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1:06:10Stefan Collini, FBA. Professor Emeritus of Intellectual History and English Literature, University of Cambridge. The Donald Winch Lectures in Intellectual History. University of St Andrews. 11th, 12th & 13th October 2022. In the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, universities expanded to include a wide range of what came to be regard…
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#455 - Badly Well, Warm Panic and A Defence of Yodelling
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43:26It's a very smell heavy show today but the aromas aren't good as listeners inform Elis and John of a quite literal VW barrel of eggs and a queasy French exchange tale. Meanwhile Maisie Adam is very very hungover after England’s dramatic quarter final win, and Dave gets sacked twice in the first 10 minutes after his lads trip to Mallorca. Of course …
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Professor Alan Finlayson is back to discuss the latest developments in UK politics: the suspension of several Labour MPs and the announcement of a new left party to be led by Zarah Sultana and Jeremy Corbyn (maybe). We also discuss the vexed questions of why Starmer’s government is so unpopular after its first year in office, given the relatively p…
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#1375 The Militia Movement is Having a Moment (Throwback)
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1:09:48Original Air Date: 10–16-2020 Transcript Today we take a look at the history and origins of the American militia movement right up to the recent plot to kidnap the Governor of Michigan, the likelihood of more violence and the high probability that they will show up at polling places on Election Day. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text a…
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Japanese First! (into the digital prison and the war machine) [PREVIEW]
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37:39I have several episodes in development, but each one I feel like I need to read at least one more book before it’s ready, so for now, some newsy musings on current events mostly in Japan, where this weekend’s election sees a far-right populist party set to pick up a dozen seats: Sanseitō, whose draft constitutional amendments would abolish all indi…
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Smoking Gun: Trump and Epstein Cover Up.
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1:12:48Please support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/friendlyjordiespodcast 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:20 - Epstein Files 00:20:12 - Tourism Afghanistan 00:25:27 - Australia's Worst-Ranked Prime Minister 00:48:40 - Liberals to launch challenge after losing Sydney 00:57:26 - Trump Hogs Soccer limelightBy Friendlyjordies
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PROPHET PROFITS LOSSES: Jimmy and Matt revisit their summer 2024 AI Predictions
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51:38Send us a text Have you ever wondered how accurate Jimmy and Matt's AI predictions about AI really are? Probably not, but in in this revealing episode, they are going to do it anyway. Revisiting some pretty wild forecasts from summer 2024 they see what they got right, what they missed, and what surprised them along the way. If nothing else it shows…
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#1723 Scam Nation: Trumpism is the Art of Screwing You Over in Every Way Possible
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4:39:27Air Date 7/16/2025 It increasingly feels like we are completely past the era of legitimate differences in political philosophy and policy preferences. Now that the Republican governing style has been completely consumed by Trumpism, we've entered the era of scam politics which fits nicely with Trump's traditional retail scams, capitalism's continua…
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‘Blue Labour’, an explicitly conservative tendency within the politics of the UK’s Labour Party, is said to be one of the few intellectual influences on the government of Keir Starmer. So in this episode, Jeremy is joined by Alex Worrad-Andrews to answer the question on everyone’s lips: what is ‘Blue Labour’? We discuss the history of the term and …
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#454 - Swiss Arrogance, All Cars are the Same and One of the UK’s SUVs
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52:05Elis needs a new car. But how can John advise him on his next whip when shackled by the understandable constraints of undue product prominence? Well John has been on a special course, the Balance BBc (Hons) at a local uni, in order to undertake this difficult task and be What Car?* for the impartial content generation. Can he navigate such tricky w…
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SOLVED! #15 - This is Propaganda Country: The Grotesque, Cruel, & Artificial Aesthetics of Modern Fascism
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19:11Air Date: 7–13-25 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: ⁃ The calculated, propaganda motives behind “Mar-a-Lago face” and bizarre MAGA hyper-femininity ⁃ How MAGA uses Kristi Noem’s “Border Barbie” vibes to attempt to soften its vicious immigration policy, and project victimization ⁃ How bad AI imagery is now the look of modern fascism ⁃ The…
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The first Assassin's Creed game puts players in the thick of the Siege of Acre during the Third Crusade. We can climb its battlements and fight in the shadow of its mighty walls. In this episode, Dr Nicolas Morton returns to help Matt Lewis explore how the confluence of cultures in the Holy Land produced unique features to Crusader Castles, and wha…
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#1722 Imbalance of Powers: The Supreme Court and Executive Branch Collude for Unchecked Power Grab
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3:18:29Air Date 7/12/2025 The idea of the founders was to separate and balance the powers of the federal government and that, as Madison wrote, that ambition would counteract ambition. The problem we face now is that the ambition of the Supreme Court is to give as much power as possible to the executive branch because, ironically, they seem to be nostalgi…
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#453 - Decking or Necking, Dad of the Year and Too Handsome to Focus
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50:44Elis is back from Euros Trip No. 1 and he’s Dad of the Year. A far more prestigious award than the 2008 accolade of the same name won by Peter Andre and sponsored by “Daddies Sauce”. Yes, his daughter not only experienced an unforgettable time watching the Welsh women, but she also saw her two favourite artists in eight days. Could Elis now become …
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South Australia Declares War: Democracy Not For Sale Anymore.
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1:27:30Please support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/friendlyjordiespodcast 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:50 - Mislav's book recommendation 00:05:22 - RBA Rate Pause 00:20:10 - Jordan's Family History of Serfdom in Rural Australia 01:00:49 - South Australia Bans Political DonationsBy Friendlyjordies
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#1721 The Evolution of the Military Industrial Complex: Now with AI!
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3:10:12Air Date 7/9/2025 It's an old joke that "military intelligence" is a good example of an oxymoron so I just asked an AI chatbot to finish a joke about what a military becomes when they implement artificial intelligence. It said, "an oxymoron squared - or as the generals call it, "strategically enhanced stupidity with a confidence interval of 95%" wh…
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AI Intentionality: Who’s Really in Control?
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46:05What happens when we give machines the power to think without ensuring they share our values? This riveting conversation dives deep into one of humanity's most pressing challenges: controlling artificial intelligence as it grows increasingly powerful. Joined by Roni Abovitz, founder of groundbreaking companies Mako Surgical and Magic Leap, and neur…
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#452 - Here Lies The Volkswagen Barrel of Eggs
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58:09After many moons of service the mobile terrarium / paint dump / dodgem, the VW Barrel of Eggs, is no more. And today’s show is in tribute to that trusty steed. Currently lying in state, when it makes its final journey on the back of a low loader to the scrapheap make sure to line the streets of South London and doff your cap. Yes this is the only p…
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SOLVED! #14 - How to Be An Imperfectionist: Fighting the infighting and building a resilient Left movement
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20:41Air Date: 7–7-25 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: Some advice on understanding how to identify imperfect allies vs. true opponents Good-faith critiques of (and agreements with) socialist NYU Professor Vivek Chibber’s views on identity politics on the Left Working Families Party head Maurice Mitchell’s ideas on “neoliberal identity” poli…
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The very first Assassin's Creed video game takes us back to the Third Crusade, and the Kingdom of Jerusalem. As Saladin's Islamic armies tried to reconquer the Holy Land, the Christian rulers of Jerusalem faced as many threats from within as without - perhaps none moreso than Sybilla and Isabella, women who ruled in a men’s world. Matt Lewis is joi…
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Is Capitalism Over? The ‘Technofeudalism’ Debate
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1:53:26Are we entering the world of ‘Techno-feudalism’, or ‘Neofeudalism’? Or are there better ways to understand our present situation, such as the concept of ‘Platform Capitalism’ ? In this episode Jeremy Gilbert, discusses these issues and lays out what’s at stake in defining terms like ‘capitalism’ ‘technofeudalism’ and ‘mode of production’. To find o…
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#451 - OG Guffer, Rodders (A) and The Man Is Your Husband
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1:18:52John’s annoyed because Elis and Dave have used all their material before the mics came on. Chin wagging like old ladies at the salon. But as is often the case we are saved by delving into the depths of insignificance. Some people think that the mines of inconsequentiality had run dry on this show. That the pick axes couldn’t uncover anything more m…
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#1376 Tell Stories, Not Myths- America is a Force But Not Always For Good (Throwback)
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1:01:36Original Air Date: 10-21-20 Today we take a look at some of the many zany foreign misadventures the United States has had over the past 100 years. And by "zany misadventures" I mean the naked pursuit of capitalism at any cost, the support of military coups and other undemocratic overthrows of foreign governments and wars for oil and resources in an…
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Super Man Keating is not Happy with Albo
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1:26:02Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/friendlyjordiespodcast 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:10 - Perth Shananigans 00:04:50 - Keating and Super 00:22:59 - Antoinette Lattouf v ABC 00:33:36 - Beauty and the Beast (90's Australian TV) 00:47:41 - Zohran Mamdani and DemocratsBy Friendlyjordies
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#1720 Building an Organized Left, the Eternal Oxymoron
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4:01:42Air Date 7/2/2025 The militarization of Trump's deportation regime and response to protesters is the clearest example of his desire to implement a fully authoritarian government. Pure and simple. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991, message us on the infamous Signal at the handle bestoftheleft.01, or email Jay@BestOfTheL…
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#450 - Backing Framed Content, Backing the Compliance Form and Backing the Riff
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1:12:16The time has come to pick a side: are you pro-riff or anti-riff? Do you think that caution kills the riff? Would you wilfully step into the riff matrix and do your damnedest to see it through to the bitter end? In short, do you back the riff? This is what Producer Dave must decide. But he’s not the only one facing tough questions this week. Elis is…
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#13 - How to Make Enemies and Influence People
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21:56Air Date: 6–30-25 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: Shifting the way we think and talk about the benefits of peaceful nonviolence at anti-fascist protests The unlimited patience for capitalism vs. the knee-jerk “Impossible!” for left-wing ideas The centrists Democrats (and their consultants) missing the forest for the trees An antidote t…
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Dev Talk: Why Did Assassin's Creed Rogue Make A Villain The Hero?
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53:42Assassin’s Creed Rogue lets players explore the frozen world of the Arctic coastline of North America. Players inhabit the memories of Shay Cormac, an Irish Assassin who switches sides to join the Templars, against the backdrop of the Seven Years’ War, or as its American theatre is known, the French-Indian War. Dr Holly Nielsen is joined by James N…
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CONFLICT FAKES, LOVERS TIFF & AI IMPACT ON THE BRAIN: Jimmy & Matt debate their favourite AI stories from June 2025
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59:16Send us a text The digital battlefield has a new weapon. As AI-generated deepfakes flood social media during the Iran-Israel conflict, we're witnessing perhaps the first mass deployment of synthetic media in global warfare. With fake videos amassing over 100 million views and even AI systems like Grok failing to detect these fabrications, how can w…
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#1719 The Fascist Playbook: Immigrants, Brown Shirts, and the Backlash
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4:12:04Air Date 6/28/2025 The militarization of Trump's deportation regime and response to protesters is the clearest example of his desire to implement a fully authoritarian government. Pure and simple. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991, message us on the infamous Signal at the handle bestoftheleft.01, or email Jay@BestOfThe…
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