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Pill Pod 163 - How to Control a Democracy ft. 1Dime: This week we discuss how modern liberal democracies co-opt resistance and adapt to internal opposition as a mechanism of inverted totalitarian control. Our guest is Tony from 1Dime, who made a video on what he calls "contained opposition", find it... by PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast

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Pill Pod 161 - Andy Warhol and the End of Art: We're still on why everything's ending, this time with another pillar of civilization: art, and modern art in particular. Part of the discussion comes from Frederic Jameson's Postmodernism or the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism, the cover of which... by PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast

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Pill Pod 160 - Walter Benjamin on Leftist Content Creators (Preview): We read Walter Benjamin's (perhaps) undelivered address to the Anti-Fascist Club: The Author as Producer, and try to test whether or not it holds up. Get this episode and all other exclusive episodes at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills by PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast

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Pill Pod 159 - The End of the University: Most everyone agrees that the university has failed its ideal, but few agree as to the reasons for why this happened. Did it get too arcane? Too expensive? Too woke? Maybe there's a bit of everything, but these explanations forget the most material... by PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast

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Pill Pod 157 - Leftist Christianity ft. John Hamer: Listen to our public episodes ad-free, for free, at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills Although Conservative Christians are the most attention-seeking of the Flock, our patrons reminded us that there are progressive Christians out there. For the... by PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast

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Pill Pod 156 - Christofascism vs. History: Listen to our public episodes ad-free, for free, at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills What if, instead of letting history end or disappear, we hit the rewind button and let the Church have another shot? We navigate through some stars in the... by PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast

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Pill Pod 155 - Jean Baudrillard & The Disappearance of History (preview): As all things disappear, we have our rountable on Baudrillard's "Illusion of the End." Get the full episode and all episodes ad-free at https://www.patreon.com/plasicpills by PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast

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Pill Pod 154 - Christian Intellectuals at the End of History: Listen to our public episodes ad-free, for free, at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills While no one is exactly happy that history has ended, few are quite as perturbed about it as Christian conservatives. We delved into a treasure trove of the... by PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast

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Pill Pod 151 - The End of History: We embark on the notion of "the end of history" by trying to figure out if we have an idea of history. This is mostly inspired by our reading of Fukuyama's book (https://amzn.to/3tPo5Bt) but the series won't be limited to it. Support our efforts and ... by PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast

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Pill Pod 152 - Fukuyama on The End of History (preview): Adjusted for inflation, Francis Fukyama received $1,311,814.68 to write The End of History and the Last Man (https://amzn.to/3tPo5Bt); we want to see what $1,311,814.68 is worth.Get the full episode and many more at https://www.patreon.com/plasicpill... by PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast

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Pill Pod 149 - Gothic Horror: Edgar Allen Poe & The Fall of The House of Usher: Inspired by the new Netflix series, we read some Poe short stories and compared them to their TV adaptation. Victor Hainagiu (aka Litvic aka @horatiovictor) came on to help us put gothic horror into historical context. Half our episodes are here, b... by PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast

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Pill Pod 147 - Authenticity & Existentialism (preview): Dr. Phil battles Heidegger and Sartre. Get all of our episodes by becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills. by PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast

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Pill Pod 146 - Heidegger on the Anaximander Fragment (preview): Anaximander, Apeiron, Heidegger, Derrida, Logocentrism. It's a mouthful. Get all of our full episodes by becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills by PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast

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Pill Pod 145 - Metamodernism is just bad: Postmodernism has fallen. All hail the new dumbuy cult: METAMODERNISM. We took its FRESH NEW RADICAL academic wing out for a spin, as seen in this book: https://amzn.to/3So0kKH. Find tons of content from our all-powerful postmodern windmill at https... by PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast

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There are no Democratic Systems: Pill Pod 145 - Preview: Get the full episode and whole lot more at www.patreon.com/plasticpills by PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast

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Pill Pod 143 - Gaza & Frantz Fanon on Violence: We noticed a few Fanon name drops so this week we decided to read "On Violence" from Wretched of the Earth and see whether it's a useful heuristic for the discourse of violence in Gaza. You can read the chapter here.If you want all our episodes they ... by PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast

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Pill Pod 142 - Systems Theory Politics in the Shadow of Gaza: Despite the shadow of Gaza hanging over our consciences this week, we try to introduce Systems Theory via politics. The book is Political Theory in the Welfare State by Niklas Luhmann (https://amzn.to/48Q6I3g), and we hope to give you a glimpse of wh... by PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast

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Pill Pod 140 - Heidegger Nazi Debate No. 125,421: The timeloop continues: Another Ukrainian SS soldier in Canada and another wave of books and articles about the dangers of Heidegger following the publication of the third edition of History of Beyng, we reflect on air fryers and moralism after the e... by PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast

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Affect Theory and Revolutionary Routines - Interview with Carolyn Pedwell: Victor interviews Professor Carolyn Pedwell, editor of the Affect Theory Reader (two volumes) and Revolutionary Routines (https://amzn.to/44FykoA). Pedwell argues that minor gestures may be as significant as major happenings, revealing the potential ... by PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast

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Pill Pod 137 - Groomer Mythology: Erik and Pills break down the myths of grooming, childhood, sexuality and the semiotic systems which produced them. The book is Roland Barthes, 195, Mythologies (https://amzn.to/47i5kpd) The rest of this series on myth is available at www.patreon.com... by PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast

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Pill Pod 135 - Political Mythologies of the Left and Right ft. Diego Ruzzarin: Diego Ruzzarin is back on the Plastic Pills Podcast to talk about mythologies of the Left and Right as analyzed by Roland Barthes in his 1957 book (https://amzn.to/47i5kpd). Our previous two episodes covering "Mythologies" (introducing the book and a... by PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast

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Pill Pod 131 - Freedom Isn’t Free: Everyone speaking on freedom but nobody's asking what it means. "Freedom-from interference" is a 400-year-old definition that covers a few bases but not much beyond that. We looked to Maurice Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology in this book (https://amzn.t... by PlasticPills - Philosophy & Critical Theory Podcast

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Pill Pod 162 - Walter Benjamin: The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction (preview)

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