Episodes
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
059 - The Difference Engine, with Ben Tarnoff
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
In which we are joined by Ben Tarnoff, to talk about his article for Logic Magazine: "From Manchester To Barcelona".
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Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
058 - Abolish Silicon Valley, with Wendy Liu
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
In which we are joined by returning guest Wendy Liu, to talk about her new book "Abolish Silicon Valley".
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Wednesday May 20, 2020
057 - The Capitalocene, with Bob Neubauer, Part 3
Wednesday May 20, 2020
Wednesday May 20, 2020
In which we read the responses to Moore's work, with returning guest Bob Neubauer.
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- Academic Papers by Jason Moore
- In Defense of Metabolic Rift Theory, by Andreas Malm
- In Defense of Ecological Marxism, by John Bellamy Foster
- The Capitalocene, by McKenzie Wark
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- Emancipation Networkm
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
044 - Digital Socialism, Part 2
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
In which conclude our reading of "Digital Socialism?" by Evgeny Morozov.
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Wednesday Oct 17, 2018
022 - Transforming Technology, Part 1
Wednesday Oct 17, 2018
Wednesday Oct 17, 2018
In which we begin a three-part series on Andrew Feenberg's 2002 book: "Transforming Technology".
This book "rethinks the relationships between technology, rationality, and democracy, arguing that the degradation of labor--as well as of many environmental, educational, and political systems--is rooted in the social values that preside over technological development."
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Wednesday May 16, 2018
015 - Technology And The Worker
Wednesday May 16, 2018
Wednesday May 16, 2018
In which we read from the latest issue of Notes From Below, titled "Technology And The Worker".
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Wednesday Dec 27, 2017
005 - The Californian Ideology
Wednesday Dec 27, 2017
Wednesday Dec 27, 2017
In this episode we discuss the 1995 essay "The Californian Ideology" by Richard Barbrook and Andy Cameron.
This episode was recorded before the Blade Runner 2049 episodes, so in the recording it's misidentified as "Episode 3", don't @ us.
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Wednesday Nov 29, 2017
003 - Blade Runner 2049, Part 1
Wednesday Nov 29, 2017
Wednesday Nov 29, 2017
In which we discuss Blade Runner 2049, a fantastic piece of dystopian sci-fi, and a movie which has a lot to say about Ecological Collapse, Technology, Labor, and Alienation.
This episode is part one of a two-part series, so tune in two weeks from now for the second part.
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- Blade Runner 2049 on IMDB
- A full reading of the Baseline Test on Youtube
- General Intellect Unit on iTunes
- http://generalintellectunit.net
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Tuesday Oct 31, 2017
001 - Podcast of the Cybernetic Marxists
Tuesday Oct 31, 2017
Tuesday Oct 31, 2017
The first episode of General Intellect Unit, in which Shane and Kyle introduce the show and talk a little bit about Marx's idea of a "General Intellect"
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