Best Jibs Podcasts (2026)

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JIB/JAB - Episode 42 - Monica Hakimi: Understanding the Current Crisis in International Law 57:40

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A conversation with Monica Hakimi of Columbia Law School about how best to understand and respond to the current transformation of the international legal order. We explore some of Monica's recent theoretical work on how to better understand the operation of international law, as a necessary step to being able to comprehend both why and how the int…

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Socialism From the Barrel of a Gun 7:42

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Recent media attention has focused on the Socialist Rifle Association (SRA), a US-based left-wing organisation promoting firearms training and “working-class armed self-defence,” after a Democratic Senate candidate in Maine was criticised for past posts encouraging people to join it. Reports suggest growing gun ownership among LGBTQ and left-libera…

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Transgender Issues and Capitalism 9:08

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This episode situates debates over transgender identity within a Marxist analysis of capitalist society, arguing that rigid gender roles are historically constructed and reinforced by capitalism’s need to reproduce labour power. It draws on Marx’s base-and-superstructure framework to explain how patriarchal and gender norms originate in earlier mod…

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Cheating The Reaper 9:42

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This episode article uses recent public comments by authoritarian leaders like Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, and the broader enthusiasm among billionaires and tech elites for life-extension research, to highlight the hubris of the rich attempting to “cheat death.” It points out the absurdity of autocrats and Silicon Valley figures treating ageing …

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Abolish The Wages System: Why We Need To Get Rid Of Capitalism 11:23

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This episode is a recording of a talk given by Johnny Mercer at The Socialist Party's Head Office on 30th November 2025. The speaker outlines the Socialist Party of Great Britain’s case for abolishing the wage system, arguing that capitalism is rooted in minority ownership of the means of production and in production for profit rather than human ne…

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Revolution Reclaimed: What It Really Means to Change the World 11:50

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This episode explores how the word “revolution” has been overused and misunderstood, much like marketing buzzwords such as “game-changer.” The speaker argues that revolutions are a normal and essential part of human progress — from mastering fire to agriculture, industry, and modern technologies like AI and genetics. Societal revolutions happen gra…

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Violence and War: Are They Inevitable? The Long View 19:26

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This episode argues that war and large-scale violence are not primitive constants built into human nature, but rather they became widespread only with the rise of hierarchical, agrarian and class-based societies. For most of human prehistory — during the long era when humans lived as small, egalitarian hunter-gatherer bands — there is scant evidenc…

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FRANKENSTEIN 1:34:32

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Shuli Branson joins Io to discuss Frankenstein! We talk about Mary Shelley’s cool life and legacy and Guillermo Del Toro’s (secret egg) take on her story. We also talk monstrosity, transness, parenthood and abolishing the family, prison, id and ego, what “life” is. You know, Frankenstein stuff. It’s about an hour and a half of a professor and a clo…

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'No Such Thing as Free Buses' and 'Woolly Thinking'. 9:52

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Proposals for “free buses” under capitalism—like the plan by New York politician Zohran Mamdani—paint a misleading picture: there’s no such thing as “free” in a system based on profit. While fare-free public transport would indeed make travel easier and lower emissions, the column warns that funding it via higher local taxes essentially subsidises …

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Bonkers From Jib to Poop – Tales of Capitalism All at Sea 35:49

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This is a talk that was given on 31 Oct 2025 on a general maritime theme. There's no particular point being made, just some observations on a number of vaguely related news stories from earlier in the year. World Socialist Radio is the official podcast of The Socialist Party of Great Britain. We have one single aim: the establishment of a society i…

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Basic Skills. How Capitalism Is Failing Us 8:39

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This Socialist Standard article “Pathfinders – Basic Skills” critiques claims that declining literacy and “cancel culture” stem from abandoning phonics, arguing instead that capitalism’s chaotic priorities—not conspiracies—drive educational failures. It notes that both US and UK literacy levels are poor, worsened by social media and AI, which promo…

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UFOs Exposed: How Capitalism’s Crafty Cover-Ups Shape What We Think We See 8:18

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This episode examines how UFO narratives have been shaped by secrecy, misinterpretation, and capitalist interests. It discusses the BBC4 documentary “What Are UFOs?”, which revisits pilot Alex Dietrich’s 2004 “tic tac” sighting and the 2015 “gimbal” video, both later explained by experts as camera and motion distortions of ordinary aircraft. Many s…

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JIB/JAB - Ep. 41 - Finucane on the US Killing of Drug Smugglers 57:58

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Conversation with Brian Finucane of The International Crisis Group and former legal advisor in the U.S. Dept. of State, on the legality of the US military strikes against alleged drug smugglers in the Southern Caribbean and Eastern Pacific. We discuss whether either self-defense under jus ad bellum, or international humanitarian law applicable to a…

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Withdrawal Symptoms 9:28

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Even in a socialist society the legacy of capitalism would pose deep challenges—particularly in areas tied to personal behavior, health and consumption. The episode points to obesity, processed foods, addictions, pollution, synthetic drugs and industrial toxins as examples of harms created under capitalism, and raises the question of how a socialis…

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Charlie Kirk: A Victim Of His Own Ideology 3:31

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This episode criticises Kirk’s activist legacy, arguing that his aggressive right-wing tactics — including demonisation of queer people, unions, and students — laid the grounds for the backlash that culminated in his assassination. It frames his death not simply as violence against a provocateur, but as the inevitable consequence of a combative ide…

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All Socialists Now? 15:51

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This episode criticises how Labour and other self-described “socialist” parties trumpet the label without a coherent understanding of socialism, arguing that most of their proposed reforms—such as nationalisation, higher taxes, expanded public services—do nothing to challenge capitalism’s fundamental logic of production for profit. It describes a “…

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Nationalism and Capitalism 9:58

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From the October 2025 issue of The Socialist Standard, written by Robin Cox Nationalism is a product of capitalism: it emerges to glue culturally diverse societies under a shared identity, but in fact tends to erase local diversity and enable state control. This episode traces nationalism’s rise alongside capitalism’s growth (via literacy, print cu…

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A Wealth of Hallucinations. AI deception and distortions. 8:42

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From the September 2025 issue of The Socialist Standard: This article warns of the growing crisis posed by generative AI’s propensity for “hallucinations”—fabrication of false or harmful content presented as fact. It highlights alarming examples, including a case where Google’s AI falsely informed council-house tenants they could be evicted to make…

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Corybn's Crumbs of Comfort. Lord Desai's Retort. Cooking The Books September 2025. 10:39

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Creating an egalitarian society through a redistribution of wealth within capitalism is a pipe-dream as it goes against the logic of the system. Capitalism is based on a minority owning the means of wealth production and on these being used to generate profits that are accumulated as more wealth for the owners. Inequality of wealth ownership and th…

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How Labour Changed 6:35

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Labour didn’t fundamentally reform capitalism. Instead, capitalism reshaped Labour, gradually pulling it away from egalitarian ideals toward embracing profit-driven policies and business-friendly governance. Originally formed in 1906 as a trade union pressure group in parliament, in 1918 the Labour Party adopted as its long-term aim a nationalised …

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Justice Isn't For Us 5:04

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We love watching cop shows. The bad guy gets caught, everyone breathes a sigh of relief, and law and order are secured for another day, again. The detective’s a heavy drinking, chain-smoking, emotionally wrecked mess, but somehow they get the bad guy. Usually some rich, powerful bastard who almost gets away with it, but justice wins in the final ac…

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ANDOR II 2:08:58

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Margaret Killjoy, Hazel Acacia and Io Asunder talk about everyone’s favorite allegory for Vietnam (Star Wars) Specifically the only good Star Wars, Andor. We deconstruct the second season of the best god damn show ever made and have a couple laughs along the way. We talk about revolutionary fiction, what we would do if given free reign over a piece…

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Just Another Day. A short story about planned obsolescence, free market ideology and everyday interactions. 16:09

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A short story about planned obsolescence, free market ideology and everyday interactions. Written by Hud and taken from the September 2025 edition of The Socialist Standard. World Socialist Radio is the official podcast of The Socialist Party of Great Britain. We have one single aim: the establishment of a society in which all productive resources …

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Introducing The Socialist Party 3:48

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The Socialist Party and the World Socialist Movement affirm that capitalism is incapable of meaningful change in the interests of the majority; that the basis of exploitation is the wages/money system. The Socialist Standard is proud to have kept alive the original idea of what socialism is -- a classless, stateless, wageless, moneyless society or,…

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Book Review: Raising the Red Flag. Marxism, Labourism, and the Roots of British Communism 1884-1921. By Tony Collins 11:13

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Taken from the July 2025 edition of The Socialist Standard. Walter Kendall advanced the view that Bolshevism-Leninism was something that was alien to the formally democratic traditions of the working class movement in Britain, introduced from an economically and politically backward part of the world where conditions were quite different. Collins, …

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Capitalism Is Mental 9:33

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Capitalism is not just a class war; it is a war of the mind. It demands conformity, punishes difference, and uses trauma as a tool of control. Still, resistance keeps bubbling up. Neurodivergent people often develop ways of thinking that refuse to follow capitalist logic, question authority, and imagine new ways of living. Taken from the August 202…

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It's a . . . Decameronomenon! 1:28:24

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Episode Summary A deadly disease strikes, and everyone is ill-equipped to handle it; a group of young people is stuck inside trying to escape, and they feel (and act) weird about it. This is the plot of Giovanni Boccaccio's 14th century story collection, set against the backdrop of the Black Death. For SOME REASON, this felt relevant to adapt in th…

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Bad Apples - Technological innovation, market competition, and the profit motive 9:57

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Apple have always been known for being control freakish and attempting to lock their customer base into their own exclusive ecosystem, including a special patent-protected charging cable that no one else is allowed to make and which doesn’t work with any third-party device. People say that capitalism drives brilliant technical innovation, but when …

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Reeves, Marx and Mosbacher. Cooking The Books – July 2025 10:45

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The Spending Revue: Governments can’t control the way that the capitalist economy works. They can, however, decide how they are going to spend the money that they have or plan to have. This is the annual budget. From time to time, in Britain, the government takes a longer view and sets out their spending plans over a period of three or four years. …

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Ep. 112: Juicy Mayo Packet! 49:16

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Send us a text We come out hot talking Pirates & Mexican cereal. JT talks about tickles in the throat and BG got new guppies. Send us your best names for the guppies!! JT awkwardly discusses his new favourite podcast, How Did This Get Made? BG gets back on but also off the Horse a coaster and talks about feeling grief over changes in your life. We …

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Catching up with TCG and Master Duel! Heart of the Cast #60 1:09:45

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Vanguards, Get Lost 4:13

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A criticism of modern-day would be vanguard parties, and a comparison of the vanguardist position with what Marx actually wrote. From the July 2025 edition of The Socialist Standard. Featuring music: 'Pushing P (Instrumental)' by Tiga Maine x Deejay Boe. Source: Free Music Archive, licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0…

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Ep. 111: No Dicks! 53:19

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Send us a text We get motivated by food early on and ask if everyone knows what a Nanaimo bar is? We talk doggie playdates and online jerks. We get into weird friend triangles. We get reminiscing about our wedding and the crazy combos of guests. We discuss our new favourite British shows Come fly with me & Little Britain. We delve into the Rob Mac …

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Farage – Opportunist Supreme 11:02

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With characteristic opportunism, Nigel Farage, sniffing political power, is seeking to present himself as the leader of a kind of neo-Labour Party who will fix everything Labour has always promised to fix for workers but never has. In the end however, he is only an extreme example of the opportunism inherent in all capitalist political leaders as t…

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Ep. 110: Optometrist Prime! 51:15

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Send us a text Get out your readers! We realize our eyes are getting old. We talk about the effects of coconut water as a natural laxative. We realize it's best for road trips with electric cars due to the frequent charging stops and coin the term, Stop and take a Tesla! We wonder if there's a secret war happening between urologists and proctologis…

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Labour in Sickness and Health 7:30

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Healthcare under capitalism and socialism. Article from the July 2025 edition of The Socialist Standard. Featuring music: 'Pushing P (Instrumental)' by Tiga Maine x Deejay Boe. Source: Free Music Archive, licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0

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Huge Week for Master Duel & TCG! | Heart of the Cast #59 1:25:57

6M ago1:25:57

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Ep. 109: Did you miss us? 43:56

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Send us a text We come out hard talking about nature documentaries and brutal fishing techniques. We talk about what we’ve been up to. BG discusses milestones with horses and JT’s weird sleeping habits, We review Everybody’s live with John Mulaney, Mobland & The Studio. Thanks so much all. SNL What's My Name: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rImxuuD…

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Dark Factors and Dodgy Populists 11:05

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On cooperation, selfish competition and the plasticity of human behaviour. Article from the July 2025 edition of The Socialist Standard. Featuring music: 'Pushing P (Instrumental)' by Tiga Maine x Deejay Boe. Source: Free Music Archive, licensed under Creative Commons CC BY 4.0

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The Best Blue-Eyes Player In The WORLD 1:35:57

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The Big WCQ & Master Duel Ban List Podcast! 1:28:01

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The End and the Means 1:31

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A description of the broad features of socialism, a society of free and democratic co-operation. Excerpt of a longer article taken from the May 2025 edition of The Socialist Standard. World Socialist Radio is the official podcast of The Socialist Party of Great Britain. We have one single aim: the establishment of a society in which all productive …

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WE ARE SO BACK! Catching up on TCG & MD! Heart of the Cast #56 1:04:35

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The Spectacle Goes Catholic 50:20

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Episode Summary McKenzie and Io chin wag about Conclave, the two popes and Catholicism and make a case for why Conclave should be ushered in gay film canon (a buncha messy flamboyant divas in iconic outfits backstab each other and treat women weirdly to see which of their boys gets to be the man?)What's better than this? Guys being dudes. Host Info…

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Yu-Gi-Oh! Banlists, Product Design and more with Ruxin! | Heart of the Cast #55 1:29:33

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Are We Entering ANOTHER Tier 0 Format??? ALIN Review feat. @JIb_YGO ! 1:30:42

9M ago1:30:42

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Dark Housewife-ification 1:29:42

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In the first of a series of over-analyzing underappreciated streaming series, Ellery, Robin and Miriam discuss Kevin Can Fuck Himself, a sitcom about patriarchy, abuse, and Massachusetts This show is published by Strangers in A Tangled Wilderness. We can be found at www.tangledwilderness.org, or on Twitter @TangledWild and Instagram @Tangled_Wilder…

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HUGE CHANGES TO YUGIOH! NEW TCG & MD FORMAT WITH PAK | Heart of the Cast #53 1:37:36

9M ago1:37:36

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REPRINTS GALORE! How Do We Fix The Ban List? What's Going On With Yu-Gi-Oh! & MORE! 1:20:58

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Vegas Recap, Ban List Predictions & Duelist Cup! | Heart of the Cast #50 1:27:12

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