Best Mutual Dignity Podcasts (2025)

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170. The Biblical Curse of Wealth -- Micah Belong 1:00:47

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Micah Belong joins me to share a radical reading of the Book of Genesis in which wealth isn't a blessing on God's people, but a curse! I recently appeared on Micah's podcast, The Word in Black and Red, to discuss the 10 Commandments with Micah. That link is here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s-2-20-exodus-19-20-arrival-at-mt-sanai-the-ten-…

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0009 - Art is Sacred 7:09

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In this sermon, Reverend Riot lifts up the spray-painted wall, the basement show, the sketchbook, and the song as holy ground. Art is more than expression—it’s resistance, communion, and a weapon against control. From graffiti tags to punk zines, from riffs to murals, we dive into why creation itself is sacred rebellion, and why every brushstroke, …

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169. The Teacher and Society -- Alfie Kohn 41:01

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Alfie Kohn returns to the show to discuss his new podcast, the role of teachers in social progress, and why someone's view on chatbots in the classroom tells you eveything you need to know about their view of education. You can listen to Kohn's Zone wherever you get your podcasts, or get it straight from his website: https://www.alfiekohn.org/podca…

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0008 - Smash Capitalistic Control 6:34

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Reverend Riot tears into the machine of greed—corporations that exploit, ads that manipulate, and a system that treats human lives as profit margins. This sermon isn’t about quiet resistance; it’s a call to action. We’ll dig into how punk defiance, worker solidarity, and creative rebellion can break the chains of consumer control and reclaim what r…

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168. Enshittification -- Cory Doctorow 34:47

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It's not your imagination: everything is getting worse. And there's a reason why.

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167. Henry Fonda for President -- Alexander Horwath 1:34:34

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The film Henry Fonda for President is showing this Thursday, October 2 at Duke University. Please join us if you are in the area! https://cinematicarts.duke.edu/screensociety/screenings/henry-fonda-president-alexander-horwath-2024 More than any other individual, Henry Fonda was a symbol for better, more leftist, more social democratic America, from…

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0007 - Defend the Oppressed 8:17

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In this sermon from Reverend Riot, we take aim at the systems that keep people down—racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, and every form of oppression hiding behind polite smiles or political doublespeak. This isn’t about charity; it’s about solidarity. We break down why true punk values demand standing shoulder-to-shoulder with the mar…

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166. Goliath's Curse -- Luke Kemp 1:18:04

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According to conventional history, the last 12,000 years has seen the steady march of progress from primitive savagery to enlightened civilization. In the age of Trump, Elon, Bezos, Zuckerberg, Putin, Xi, Orbán, Netanyahu, Erdoğan, and Khamenei, this story can't be true. Luke Kemp joins me to offer another story, one in which mutual aid is what mak…

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0006 - DIY or DIE 6:26

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In this episode of Reverend Riot and the Punk Rock Parish, we declare independence from the system with the battle cry: DIY or DIE. From basement shows to zines, protest art to permaculture, we explore how building our own systems isn’t just survival—it’s sacred rebellion. Reverend Riot preaches the gospel of self-reliance, creative resistance, and…

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165. Politics in Hollywood Westerns-- Ruth Kinna 1:10:12

2M ago1:10:12

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Happy 4th Anniversary to Everyday Anarchism! For this year's anniversary episode, Ruth Kinna comes on to talk about a couple of Hollywood Westerns: Fort Apache (John Ford, 1948) and Rancho Notorious (Fritz Lang, 1952). Hollywood Westerns are about law and order, violence and vigilantism, community and individualism, savagery and civilization, and i…

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0005 - Live Loud, Die Free 10:49

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In this electrifying episode of Reverend Riot and the Punk Rock Parish, we crank the volume to maximum and roar into the spirit of resistance through music, movement, and unapologetic identity. “Live Loud, Die Free” is a rallying cry against silence, conformity, and censorship—an ode to the misfits who refuse to be quieted and the cultures that pul…

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164. Slow Cinema as Democratic Cinema -- Paul Schrader 46:05

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In normal cinema, the goal of the director is to control the audience, to direct their gaze, to dictate their emotions. What does it mean when directors make movies where the audience is allowed to decide what the film means to them? Legendary filmmaker Paul Schrader (screenwriter of Taxi Driver and Raging Bull; director of Mishima: A Life in Four …

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163. Capitalism and Nature -- Alyssa Battistoni 51:40

2M ago51:40

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Alyssa Battistoni joins me to discuss her new book Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature. Capitalist theory generally describes nature as a "free gift." If gifts are already free, why does capitalism have to claim that nature is a "free gift"? And why does capitalism keep declaring that nature is "worth" some billions or trillions of do…

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0004 - Love is Revolutionary 7:48

3M ago7:48

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In this episode, Reverend Riot preaches the radical gospel of love—not the soft, sanitized kind sold back to us by Hallmark, but the fire-breathing, barrier-breaking kind that fuels revolutions. We explore how compassion becomes resistance, how chosen family heals the wounds left by broken systems, and how loving boldly in a world built on division…

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162. Divorcing Anarchism and Liberalism -- Alexandre Lefebvre 43:24

3M ago43:24

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Alex comes back on the podcast and we try to separate liberalism and anarchism, with some success! (I think the problem is that what Alex and I agree on is democratic socialism - so liberal socialism and anarchist socialism end up pretty close). The business of basketball is our central example, so sorry if that part bores you to tears. Being bored…

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0003 - No Gods, No Masters, Just Community 5:54

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EPISODE 3 – “No Gods, No Masters, Just Community” Reverend Riot takes the pulpit and sets fire to the golden thrones of power. This sermon dismantles the false idols of empire—flag worship, police loyalty, billionaire saviors, and megachurch messiahs. From ICE raids to corporate pulpits, this is a call to reject hierarchy and rediscover power where…

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161. The German Peasants' War -- Lyndal Roper 1:03:54

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Lyndal Roper joins me to discuss her book The Summer of Fire and Blood: The German Peasants' War. 500 years ago, German peasants learned that Martin Luther had declared that they should be free. They agreed - and Europe was plunged into war.By Graham Culbertson

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0002 - Question Everything 7:04

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EPISODE 2 – “Question Everything” In this firebrand sermon, Reverend Riot pulls no punches as he tears into the myths of American exceptionalism, the rot of capitalism, the sedative of consumerism, and the violence of the police state. Nothing is off-limits. No institution is safe. If it holds power, it gets the spotlight—and the smoke. This episod…

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160. Marrying Anarchism and Liberalism -- Alexandre Lefebvre 49:46

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Alexandre Lefebvre, author of Liberalism as a Way of Life, joins me to discuss the many ways that anarchism and liberalism are compatible. Later this month, you'll here Alexander back on the show, as we try to divorce the two traditions.By Graham Culbertson

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0000- July 4th Special 10:50

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🇺🇸 Episode 0000 – Independence Ain’t Free: A Sermon for the Dispossessed Originally released July 4th While fireworks light up the sky and flags wave in patriotic trance, Reverend Riot grabs the mic to blow up the myth of American freedom. This kickoff sermon dismantles the sanitized version of independence, dragging it through the mud of ICE raids…

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0001- The Ten Tenets 7:26

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Welcome to Punk Rock Parish In the fiery debut of Reverend Riot and the Punk Rock Parish, we crack open the hymnbook of resistance and lay the foundation of our anarcho-spiritual revolution. Reverend Riot kicks off the series with a sermon that ain’t about salvation—it’s about awakening. We walk through the Ten Tenets of Punk Rock Parish: a gritty,…

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159. The Folksinging Anarchist Tradition -- Willi Carlisle 57:24

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In celebration of his new album Winged Victory, Folksinger Willi Carlisle joins me to discuss the connections between folk music and leftism, especially anarchism. I love all of Willi's albums. Here's his website: https://www.willicarlisle.com/By Graham Culbertson

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158. Tolkien's Romantic Anarchy -- Meredith Veldman 1:01:49

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Everyday Anarchism goes back to where it all began: the romantic anarchism of J.R.R. Tolkien. Meredith Veldman, author of Fantasy, The Bomb, and the Greening of Britain, joins me to talk about the romantic protest underlying The Lord of the Rings. We discuss the romantic quest for reintegration at the heart of the novels, the appeal that romanticis…

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157. Nietzsche's Twilight of the Idols -- David Hill 55:30

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My colleague David Hill rejoins the show to discuss Twilight of the Idols, one of Nietzsche's last works, and one in which Nietzsche directly discusses anarchism. In addition to Nietzsche's putdowns of anarchists, David and I also discuss the ancient Greeks in Nietzsche's thoughts, the unsavory aspects of Nietzsche's philosphy, and Nietsche's attac…

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156. Bauhaus and the Anarchic City -- Robin Schuldenfrei 1:06:33

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Robin Schuldenfrei joins me to discuss her new book Objects in Exile, which is about the many afterlives of the Bauhaus school and its practitioners. Robin and I particularly focus on the relationship between Bauhaus and city planning, especially focusing on Chicago and the work of Ludwig Hilberseimer. Key questions include: How can societies ensur…

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155. Baseball Utopia in Eephus -- Carson Lund 55:59

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"What is joy when everything has been monetized and optimized?" For Carson Lund, the answer is rec league baseball, and his new film Eephus is about how a meaningless, anachronistic activity like a local baseball league can actually be the most meaningful and important thing you can do. The film is an ode to baseball, a comedy, and "an argument for…

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154. Hannah Arendt and Civil Disobedience -- John McGowan 1:14:42

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John McGowan joins the podcast again to discuss a recent republication of Hannah Arendt's essay "Civil Disobedience, which responds to Plato's Crito, Thoreau's "Resistance to Civil Government," and the leftwing mass movements of the 1960s. John and I discuss Arendt's importance as a theorist of revolution and totalitarianism, as well as the complex…

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153. Organizing in the 21st Century -- Jaz Brisack 37:59

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Jaz Brisack joins me to discuss their new book, Get on the Job and Organize. Jaz and I discuss why billionaires take union organizing personally, how organizing is different in the 21st century, and how you can organize your workplace. Jaz might be coming to a town near you soon - here's the link to their book tour sites: https://www.simonandschust…

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152. Why Billionaires Love AI -- Brian Merchant 1:05:51

7M ago1:05:51

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Brian Merchant, author of the newsletter Blood in the Machine, returns to the show to talk about the newsletter, ai, tech oligarchs, the neoliberal "abundance" agenda, jobs, and pretty much everything else you want to know about the terrible, horrible, no good collusion between Trump, Tech billionaires, and ai. Fight the tech billionaires. Support …

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151. Graeber's Debt Chapter 12, The Beginning of Something Yet to Be Determined 1:17:53

7M ago1:17:53

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In which I end my series on David Graeber's Debt, apologize for mistakes, and offer some hope for a new world in which we have more money and less monetarism. Thank you to all of the listeners to this series, and my wonderful lineup of guests: Dirk Ehnts, Eleanor Janega, Cory Doctorow, Bill Maurer, Henry Farrell, James K. Galbraith, Fuad Musallam, …

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150. Secret Mall Apartment -- Jeremy Workman and Michael Townsend 41:48

7M ago41:48

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When capitalists developed their neighborhood with a giant mall, eight artists developed an abandoned space in the mall into an apartment. It was art without permission, and now there's a documentary about what it was like to make a secret mall apartment as a form of art. Jeremy Workman, the director of Secret Mall Apartment, and Michael Townsend, …

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149. Anarchy in the Big Easy -- Max Cafard and Vulpes 39:55

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Max Cafard (which is a pen name) and Vulpes (which is also a pen name) join me to discuss their fantastic new graphic novel Anarchy in the Big Easy, which is just what it sounds like. Max and Vulpes and I discuss the cosmic anarchy, political anarchism, and everyday anarchy that's flowed through what is now called New Orleans for centuries and mill…

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148. Debt Discussion 12, In the Middle of Something New with Yanis Varoufakis 41:56

8M ago41:56

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Yanis Varoufakis joins me to discuss his new book, Technofeudalism, how the world economy has changed since Graeber wrote Debt, and where things might be going next. Live long and prosper.By Graham Culbertson

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147. Luigi Mangione and Anarchist Terrorism -- Constance Bantman 58:31

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Constance Bantman joins me to discuss the history of anarchist political violence through the prism of Luigi Mangione - and vice versa. Some of the questions we cover include: Can the history of nineteenth-century anarchist terrorism help us understand the recent assassination of healthcare CEO Brian Thompson by Mangione, and its rapturous receptio…

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146. James C. Scott's Two Cheers for Anarchism -- Luke Kemp 1:03:54

8M ago1:03:54

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Luke Kemp returns to the show to discuss Two Cheers for Anarchism, James C. Scott's six essays or "fragments" applying an anarchist squint to the world. Luke and I discuss the joy of Scott's book, it's controversial place in anarchist theory, and why it's a good place for the anarcho-curious to start their journey into anarchism. Along the way I al…

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145. Debt Discussion 11, The Great Divergence with Christopher Isett 58:55

9M ago58:55

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Christopher Isett joins me to discuss the rise of capitalism and "The Great Divergence," in which Christendom transformed itself from an obscure corner of the world into the dominant global power. Just how did that happen, what part did capitalism play in it, and why did capitalism develop in Europe? And what does China have to do with all of it? C…

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144. Victor Serge, Anarchist Bolshevik -- Mitchell Abidor 54:16

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Today Mitch Abidor joins me to discuss Victor Serge: acclaimed novelist, anarchist, Bolshevik, anticommunist, and all-around 20th century contradiction. Mitch and I discuss the legend of Serge, what's true about it, and the ways that Serge fails to live up to the legend. You can find Mitch's writing all over the place, but here's a good place to st…

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143. Graeber's Debt Chapter 11: Age of Great Capitalist Empires 38:15

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What is capitalism? It's not efficient markets, factories, and free labor. It's the financialization of empire and slavery, using greed, shame, indignation, and debt. And that means the first great capitalists weren't British factory owners, but colonizing conquistadors.By Graham Culbertson

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142. Green Earth -- Kim Stanley Robinson 1:00:55

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Kim Stanley Robinson returns to discuss his novel Green Earth, a technothriller about a near future world in which scientists work to solve the global climate crisis. Stan and I discuss how the book went from a trilogy to a single volume, its similarity to The Ministry for the Future, and its place in the genre of naturalism. Plus Emerson and Thore…

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141. A New Model for Food and Politics -- Mark Bittman 51:46

11M ago51:46

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Mark Bittman returns to Everyday Anarchism to discuss Community Kitchen, his new model for how we can do restaurant food better by running nonprofit restaurants rooted in their communities. But we also talk about RFK's crusade against seed oils, what's wrong with Pod Save America, why food is so cheap in the US, the recent US presidential election,…

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140. Graeber's Hidden Truth of the World -- Shawn from SRSLY Wrong 1:13:10

12M ago1:13:10

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Shawn Vulliez from SRSLY Wrong joins me to discuss the new collection of David Graeber essays, The Ultimate Hidden Truth of the World. Shawn and I talk about the tyranny of economics and how Graeber gave us permission to reveal that the emperor of economics has no clothes. Warning: Contains discussion of the recent election. Stay away if you just c…

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139. Hill's The World Turned Upside Down -- Ann Hughes (English Revolution) 54:25

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A spectre is haunting the Everyday Anarchism series on the English revolution: the spectre of Christopher Hill's 1972 book The World Turned Upside Down. It turns out most of the ideas I've shared in this series came from Hill's book! Ann Hughes joins me to discuss the book, and we talk through the following questions: Did Hill invent the idea of th…

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138. Debt Discussion 10, Debt in the Middle Ages with Eleanor Janega 1:02:44

1y ago1:02:44

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Eleanor Janega, the very first guest on the Graeber's Debt series, comes back on the show to discuss what the middle ages were, how they were a global phenomenon, and why they weren't as bad as you've heardBy Graham Culbertson

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137. Mao and Anarchism -- Karl Gerth 1:00:01

1y ago1:00:01

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I'm joined by Karl Gerth, professor of modern Chinese history at the University of California, San Diego, to discuss the Chinese Communist Revolution and how Maoism attempted to avoid the mistakes of the USSR and yet largely repeated them.By Graham Culbertson

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136. Graeber's Debt Chapter 10: The Middle Ages 49:30

1y ago49:30

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In Graeber's middle ages, empires fell apart while temples and monasteries kept everything together with metaphysical debt. Oh, and Europe isn't very important. Eleanor Janega returns later this month to discuss the chapter in the next Debt discussion!By Graham Culbertson

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135. Graeber's Debt Chapter 9: The Axial Age 35:24

1y ago35:24

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Following on my discussion with John Weisweiler, more detail on Graeber's account of the Axial AgeBy Graham Culbertson

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134. Debt Discussion 9, the Axial Age with John Weisweiler 54:12

1y ago54:12

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In this episode in my series on Graeber's Debt, I'm joined by John Weisweiler to discuss Chapter 9, "The Axial Age." John and I discuss Graeber's insights into the relationship between money, debt, and community, and the way that Graeber often got the ideas right even before the archaelogical record had gotten there.…

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133. 3rd Anniversary Episode! -- Ruth Kinna 57:14

1y ago57:14

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Ruth Kinna comes back on the show to celebrate 3 years of Everyday Anarchism. We talk about the relationship between anarchism and protest, and where everyday anarchism fits with capital-A Anarchism. Plus Occupy!By Graham Culbertson

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132. Debt Discussion 8, Cycles of History with Luke Kemp 53:47

1y ago53:47

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Luke Kemp joins me to discuss Chapter 8 of Debt, asking the question: Is Graeber right when he says that history follows clear cycles? Sort of!By Graham Culbertson

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131. The Case Against Competition -- Alfie Kohn 37:55

1y ago37:55

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I'm joined by Alfie Kohn to discuss No Contest: The Case Against Competition, his 1986 book about how competition hurts rather than helps people do their best. We cover the problem with grades, the reason why excellence and competition are opposed, and whats wrong with rewards and what makes awards even worse. For more from Alfie, check out his web…