Left Anchor

Philosophy, politics, and the left.

Episodes

Sep 28, 2021

1 hr 20 min

We're unfortunately delayed thanks to personal events so we're unlocking this one as a retrospective of our initial thoughts on the January 6 putsch. Tomorrow Ryan will have another episode on the fascism question, so stay tuned!

Sep 28, 2021

1 hr 20 min

Sep 18, 2021

4 min

In this excerpt we make the case against sanctioning Afghanistan. To hear the full episode subscribe here! 

Sep 18, 2021

4 min

Sep 12, 2021

1 hr 6 min

Today we are talking with Alex from the Providence Leftist Radio Podcast (also see their Patreon here) about Chapter 5 in Nikolai Bukharin's book Historical Materialism, "The Equilibrium between Society and Nature," as well as Friedrich Engels' essay "On Authority." Enjoy!

Sep 12, 2021

1 hr 6 min

Sep 3, 2021

30 min

In this first half of this episode, we talk about the situation in Afghanistan with Lyta Gold, particularly the media freakout about America's imperial humiliation. To hear our following discussion of The Green Knight, subscribe here! 

Sep 3, 2021

30 min

Aug 28, 2021

6 min

Subscribe now to hear the full episode! 

Aug 28, 2021

6 min

Aug 21, 2021

1 hr 19 min

Today we've got Professor Brad Evans to talk about his recent book Ecce Humanitas: Beholding the Pain of Humanity. We discuss his arguments against privileging sacrifice, why liberalism is dead, and how to create something better. Enjoy!

Aug 21, 2021

1 hr 19 min

Aug 12, 2021

5 min

In this preview we discuss the ways that America really is better than Hungary, and the ways that it is an international embarrassment. Subscribe now to hear the whole thing!

Aug 12, 2021

5 min

Aug 7, 2021

50 min

Today we've got an interview with Imani Oakley, who is running to represent New Jersey's 10th District in Congress next year. We talk about what the district is like, why she got into politics, the political splits in the Black community, and more. Enjoy! 

Aug 7, 2021

50 min

Jul 31, 2021

14 min

In this excerpt, we discuss a (partial) list of one week's worth of climate disasters, and the recent Kim Stanley Robinson book The Ministry for the Future. Subscribe now to hear the full episode! 

Jul 31, 2021

14 min

Jul 25, 2021

1 hr 16 min

Ryan has been off on vacation for the past 2 weeks, so we are unlocking this one as a treat while we get the next one produced. This time we talk about both the fake smear campaign version of critical race theory as invented by professional conservative liars, and the actual body of thought. Enjoy!
Links to articles we mentioned: one by Sam Kriss, one by Damon Linker, and one by John Ganz.

Jul 25, 2021

1 hr 16 min

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