Episodes
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
103 - Entangled Life, Part 3
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
Thursday Sep 28, 2023
In which we finish our reading of "Entangled Life" by Merlin Sheldrake.
The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them.
They can change our minds, heal our bodies and even help us avoid environmental disaster; they are metabolic masters, earth-makers and key players in most of nature's processes. In Entangled Life, Merlin Sheldrake takes us on a mind-altering journey into their spectacular world, and reveals how these extraordinary organisms transform our understanding of our planet and life itself.
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Thursday Sep 07, 2023
102 - Entangled Life, Part 2
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
Thursday Sep 07, 2023
In which we continue our reading of "Entangled Life" by Merlin Sheldrake.
The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them.
They can change our minds, heal our bodies and even help us avoid environmental disaster; they are metabolic masters, earth-makers and key players in most of nature's processes. In Entangled Life, Merlin Sheldrake takes us on a mind-altering journey into their spectacular world, and reveals how these extraordinary organisms transform our understanding of our planet and life itself.
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Monday Jul 03, 2023
101 - Entangled Life, Part 1
Monday Jul 03, 2023
Monday Jul 03, 2023
In which we read "Entangled Life" by Merlin Sheldrake.
The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them.
They can change our minds, heal our bodies and even help us avoid environmental disaster; they are metabolic masters, earth-makers and key players in most of nature's processes. In Entangled Life, Merlin Sheldrake takes us on a mind-altering journey into their spectacular world, and reveals how these extraordinary organisms transform our understanding of our planet and life itself.
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Monday Jan 23, 2023
095 - The Ministry for the Future
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Monday Jan 23, 2023
In which we read "The Ministry for the Future", a novel by Kim Stanley Robinson.
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Monday Dec 12, 2022
094 - The Peripheral
Monday Dec 12, 2022
Monday Dec 12, 2022
In which we read "The Peripheral", a novel by William Gibson
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Tuesday Jun 21, 2022
090 - Simulating Socialist Planning
Tuesday Jun 21, 2022
Tuesday Jun 21, 2022
In which we are joined by Francis Tseng and Son La Pham, the creators of Half Earth Socialism, a game about socialist planning.
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- Half Earth Socialism, the game
- Half Earth Socialism, the book
- Son La Pham
- Francis Tseng
- General Intellect Unit on iTunes
- http://generalintellectunit.net
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- General Intellect Unit on archive.org
- Emancipation Network
Friday May 20, 2022
088 - Designs for the Pluriverse, Part 2
Friday May 20, 2022
Friday May 20, 2022
In which we read "Designs for the Pluriverse", by Arturo Escobar.
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- Designs for the Pluriverse, at Duke University Press
- The Classless Society in Motion (forthcoming book by Tom & Donal)
- General Intellect Unit on iTunes
- http://generalintellectunit.net
- Support the show on Patreon
- https://twitter.com/giunitpod
- General Intellect Unit on Facebook
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- Emancipation Network
Saturday Oct 03, 2020
065 - Marx and Nature, with Tom O'Brien, Part 3
Saturday Oct 03, 2020
Saturday Oct 03, 2020
In which conclude our discussion of "Marx and Nature: A Red and Green Perspective" by Paul Burkett.
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Saturday Sep 19, 2020
064 - Marx and Nature, with Tom O'Brien, Part 2
Saturday Sep 19, 2020
Saturday Sep 19, 2020
In which continue our discussion of "Marx and Nature: A Red and Green Perspective" by Paul Burkett.
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Saturday Sep 05, 2020
062 - Marx and Nature, with Tom O'Brien, Part 1
Saturday Sep 05, 2020
Saturday Sep 05, 2020
In which we are joined by Tom O'Brien (of From Alpha To Omega) to read "Marx and Nature: A Red and Green Perspective" by Paul Burkett. Part two will air one week after this episode.
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Saturday May 02, 2020
056 - Socialist Labour Time Planning, with Tom O'Brien, Part 2
Saturday May 02, 2020
Saturday May 02, 2020
In which we continue or discussion of "Soviet planning and the labor-time calculation model: implications for 21st-century socialism" by Seongjin Jeong.
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- Soviet planning and the labor-time calculation model: implications for 21st-century socialism (PDF)
- General Intellect Unit on iTunes
- http://generalintellectunit.net
- Support the show on Patreon
- https://twitter.com/giunitpod
- General Intellect Unit on Facebook
- General Intellect Unit on archive.org
- Emancipation Network
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
054 - The Capitalocene, with Bob Neubauer, Part 2
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
Wednesday Apr 22, 2020
In which we pick up part two of our discussion of Jason Moore's "The Capitalocene", with returning guest Bob Neubauer. In the third episode we will re-convene with Bob to discuss some of the responses to Moore's work, and to situate these episodes in the context of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
053 - The Capitalocene, with Bob Neubauer, Part 1
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
In which we are joined by returning guest Bob Neubauer, to discuss "The Capitalocene Part I: on the nature and origins of our ecological crisis" by Jason Moore. In part two, we will discuss the second essay. In the third episode we will re-convene with Bob to discuss some of the responses to Moore's work, and to situate these episodes in the context of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
037 - The People's Republic of Walmart, Part 2
Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
In which we continue reading "The People's Republic of Walmart" by Leigh Phillips and Michal Rozworski.
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Wednesday May 15, 2019
035 - Climate Technology, Gender, and Justice, with Tina Sikka
Wednesday May 15, 2019
Wednesday May 15, 2019
In which we are joined by Tina Sikka to discuss her new book "Climate Technology, Gender, and Justice: The Standpoint of the Vulnerable".
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