44 min listen
UNLOCKED /179/ The Hobbyist Left ft. David Swift
FromBungacast
ratings:
Length:
82 minutes
Released:
Apr 25, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
How to address the political problems of leftwing parties today?
Liverpudlian historian David Swift argues that the problem is hobbyism - people for whom politics constitutes their identity rather than expressing their interest in social and political change. He joins us to take us through his arguments about hobbyism, and how he thinks the Left might change for the better.
Readings:
A Left For Itself, David Swift, Zer0 Books
How the Left lost all purpose, James Bloodworth, Unherd
How not to be a white anti-racist, David Swift, Unherd
Liverpudlian historian David Swift argues that the problem is hobbyism - people for whom politics constitutes their identity rather than expressing their interest in social and political change. He joins us to take us through his arguments about hobbyism, and how he thinks the Left might change for the better.
Readings:
A Left For Itself, David Swift, Zer0 Books
How the Left lost all purpose, James Bloodworth, Unherd
How not to be a white anti-racist, David Swift, Unherd
Released:
Apr 25, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
/24/ #IranProtest ft. Arash Azizi: In which we learn the extent to which the protests challenge the Islamic Republic itself. Also, why such little support from the Western Left? by Bungacast