Best Benjamin Studebaker Podcasts (2025)

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God, Esoteric and Apophatic - WL and WR crossover episode 53:22

6d ago53:22

53:22

If you're serious about doing theory, making art, changing the world, or living well, we invite you to join us. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe Theory Underground exists to cultivate the conditions necessary for a working class intellectual renaissance that goes beyond old political categories or other identitarian niches. At TU, autodidact…

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Episode 477 Promo - Did We Learn Nothing? (w/ Benjamin Studebaker) 8:45

8d ago8:45

8:45

Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Political theorist and author of Legitimacy in Liberal Democracies and The Chronic Crisis of American Democracy Benjamin Studebaker returns to Bad Faith with a wakeup call for the left: You've learned nothing…

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The End of Neoliberalism? (Ft. Benjamin Studebaker) 2:00:23

25d ago2:00:23

2:00:23

Get access to The Backroom Exclusive episodes on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OneDime.⁠ In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by political theorist Benjamin St. Studebaker, a PhD at Cambridge and author of the books “The Chronic Crisis of American Democracy” and “Legitimacy in Liberal Democracies,” on we are witnessing the “end of neol…

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Paranoia: Justin Smith-Ruiu 37:27

4h ago37:27

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Questions like “What does this mean?” are central to our encounters with art. “How are these signs connected?” or “how do all symbols fit into an unstated scheme?” are the foundational concerns of aesthetics. Yet, when the same concerns crop up regularly in almost any other part of life, we give a clinical, pathological name: paranoia. These questi…

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The Economy is Rigged & Economics is Wrong (Ft. Unlearning Economics) 1:39:51

2h ago1:39:51

1:39:51

In this week’s episode, I am joined by Dr. Cahal Moran, the man behind the YouTube channel “Unlearning Economics,” and author of the recent book “Why We're Getting Poorer: A Realist’s Guide to the Economy and How We Can Fix It.” In this podcast, I ask Cahal how he went from being an economist to debunking “Basic Economics” on YouTube. We also talk …

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Episode 479 Promo - Truth in Fiction (w/ Cory Doctorow) 7:49

1d ago7:49

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Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Author, journalist, & activist Cory Doctorow joins Bad Faith to discuss his latest novel Picks and Shovels, enshittification, the utility of fiction as a vehicle to expose scams and create urgency around poli…

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The Return of Martin Guerre 1:00:52

4d ago1:00:52

1:00:52

This episode is on the 1982 film, The Return of Martin Guerre. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastBy Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power

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Art in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (Ft. Adam Turl) 1:21:01

4d ago1:21:01

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Get access to The Backroom Exclusive episodes on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OneDime.⁠ In this week’s episode, I am joined by Adam Turl, author of the book “Gothic Capitalism,” Published by Revol Press (where I am also going to be publishing my book): https://www.revolpress.com/gothic-capitalism Adam and I debate the hot topic of AI Art, wh…

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Episode 478 - The Abundance Conspiracy (w/ Sandeep Vaheesan, Isabella Weber, & Aaron Regunberg) 1:33:16

5d ago1:33:16

1:33:16

Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast This abundance panel -- which been weeks in the making -- is well-timed: A new poll shows that voters prefer populist messaging to "abundance" messaging by a significant margin, throwing advocates of Abundance, a new book by Ez…

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Paranoia: Sam Jennings, A Long Thread 22:48

5d ago22:48

22:48

Questions like “What does this mean?” are central to our encounters with art. “How are these signs connected?” or “how do all symbols fit into an unstated scheme?” are the foundational concerns of aesthetics. Yet, when the same concerns crop up regularly in almost any other part of life, we give a clinical, pathological name: paranoia. These questi…

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Modern Monetary Theory: The Fundamentals (Ft. L. Randall Wray) 2:03:55

11d ago2:03:55

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Get access to The Backroom Exclusive episodes on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OneDime.⁠ In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Professor L. Randal Wray, a heterodox economist and a Pioneer of Modern Monetary Theory. In this episode, we demystify the history of money, what money is, and how modern money works in the economy today (how…

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Episode 476 - The Forgotten History of Jewish Anti-Zionism (w/ Zachary Foster) 1:18:13

12d ago1:18:13

1:18:13

Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Historian and founder of Palestine Nexus, an educational resource on Palestine, Zachary Foster joins Bad Faith to break down his viral article on the forgotten history of Jewish anti-zionism. By forensically examining the long …

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Living in Oblivion 1:01:15

12d ago1:01:15

1:01:15

This episode is on the 1995 film, Living in Oblivion. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastBy Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power

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Paranoia: Thomas Peermohamed Lambert, Reading Between the Lines 28:09

12d ago28:09

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Questions like “What does this mean?” are central to our encounters with art. “How are these signs connected?” or “how do all symbols fit into an unstated scheme?” are the foundational concerns of aesthetics. Yet, when the same concerns crop up regularly in almost any other part of life, we give a clinical, pathological name: paranoia. These questi…

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WL - The Benjamin Black Pill 1:16:12

14d ago1:16:12

1:16:12

So hard to swallow most people will kick into instant name-calling, scategoating, or lesser evilist modes of displacement and disavowal. If you're serious about doing theory, making art, changing the world, or living well, we invite you to join us. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe Theory Underground exists to cultivate the conditions necessa…

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Episode 475 Promo - Conservative Economist Fired Over Palestine (w/ Glenn Loury) 8:34

16d ago8:34

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Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast The Manhattan Institute, a conservative think tank, ended its relationship with noted Brown University economist Glenn Loury after he was critical of Israel's actions in Gaza. The cancelation followed an appe…

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Accelerationism: The Philosophy of Nick Land and Curtis Yarvin (Ft. Michael Downs) 2:53:36

18d ago2:53:36

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Get access to The Backroom Exclusive episodes on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OneDime.⁠ In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Michael Downs (known for his Blog “The Dangerous Maybe”) - a working-class intellectual autodidact philosopher who recently published the book “Capital VS Timenergy: A Žižekian Critique of Nick Land.” In this…

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Episode 474 - People vs. Neoliberalism : Race, Gold, IQ, & the Capitalism of the Far Right (w/ Quinn Slobodian) 1:10:51

19d ago1:10:51

1:10:51

Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Professor of International History at Boston University & author of Globalists: The End of Empire & the Birth of Neoliberalism Quinn Slobodian joins Bad Faith to discuss his latest book Hayek's Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ, & the C…

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Episode 473 Promo - Democrats are Making the Case for Leaving the Party (w/ Nick Cruse) 7:21

22d ago7:21

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Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Revolutionary Blackout Network co-founder Nick Cruse returns to Bad Faith to break down the liberal media meltdown over tepid efforts to push the party left. Not only are establishment politicians and comment…

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Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World 1:01:19

26d ago1:01:19

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This episode is on the 2023 Romanian film, Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastBy Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power

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Episode 472 - Monopoly Money (w/ Matt Stoller) 56:51

26d ago56:51

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Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Director of Research at the American Economic Liberties Project Matt Stoller returns to Bad Faith to talk Facebook’s anti-trust case, why big tech is pushing AI, the surprising goodness of Trump’s FTC, and whether the worst imp…

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Episode 471 Promo - Sinners Have Soul Too (w/ Josh Olson & Leslie Lee III) 7:32

29d ago7:32

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Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast A Brief History of Violence screenwriter & co-host of The Movies that Made Me Josh Olson and Struggle Session co-host Leslie Lee III join the show to discuss the movie everyone's talking about: Ryan Coogler's…

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Episode 470 - The Group Chats That Changed America (w/ Ben Smith) 57:46

1M ago57:46

57:46

Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Semifor editor-in-chief and former EIC of Buzzfeed News Ben Smith joins Bad Faith to discuss his recent exposé on the private group chats in which tech billionaires like Marc Andreessen & Mark Cuban build consensus and debate i…

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Why Economists are CLUELESS (Ft. Steve Keen) 1:29:37

1M ago1:29:37

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Get access to The Backroom Exclusive episode on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OneDime.⁠ In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by economist Steve Keen to discuss the many myths of “Basic Economics” (Neo-Classical Economics), the end of Neoliberalism, the Trade Wars, Trump Tariffs, Marxism, and MMT (Modern Monetary Theory. In The Backroom…

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Birth of a Nation 1:01:23

1M ago1:01:23

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This episode is on the 1915 film, Birth of a Nation. To hear the B-side, subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thelackpodcastBy Helen Rollins, Benjamin Studebaker, and Nina Power

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Episode 469 Promo - From Two State to Final Solution (w/ Dr. Trita Parsi) 7:14

1M ago7:14

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Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Co-founder and executive president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft Dr. Trita Parsi returns to Bad Faith podcast for an update on Iran, Gaza, and the death of international law. Subscribe to…

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Why Left - Cutrone on the PCFM vs Revolutionary Subject and The Dictatorship of the Proletariat 1:55:50

1M ago1:55:50

1:55:50

If you're serious about doing theory, making art, changing the world, or living well, we invite you to join us. https://theoryunderground.com/subscribe Theory Underground exists to cultivate the conditions necessary for a working class intellectual renaissance that goes beyond old political categories or other identitarian niches. At TU, autodidact…

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Episode 468 - Magical Thinking (w/ Vivek Chibber) 1:24:35

1M ago1:24:35

1:24:35

Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Professor of sociology at New York University, theorist, and founder of the journal Catalyst Vivek Chibber joins Bad Faith to debate the course of the left under Trump, the value of entryism, third party politics, and the fatal…

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