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Jul 19, 2024

Marlon Ettinger, a journalist living in France, joins Don to talk about French politics. Find Marlon on Twitter at @MarlonEttinger his new pod at @flep24pod and his book Zemmour & Gaullism.


Jul 1, 2024

Our friend Freddy joins from Vienna to talk about his Euro-Trip, Noam Chomsky, the war in Gaza, and the point of philosophy.

The Third Reich at War by Richard J. Evans.
Battle Cry of Freedom by James M. McPherson.
Understanding Power by Noam Chomsky.
Left anti-communism: The Unkindest Cut by Michael Parenti.
My Struggle...


Jun 3, 2024

We chat about the failing Dream Port, the peace plan, paying off our debts, soul corn, some books and elections.

Mentioned:
Harland's Half Acre by David Malouf.
My Struggle Book 1 by Karl Ove Knausgaard.
Historical Capitalism by Immanuel Wallerstein.
Language and Myth by Ernst Cassirer.
Our Bloc by James Schneider.


Feb 4, 2023

Tom and Don chat about some books and shows, including Robert Musil, Orhan Pamuk's The White Castle, Karamustafa, J.M. Coetzee, Joan Robinson, Wolf Hall, Copenhagen Cowboy and The Last of Us.
 
Mentioned:
The Confusions of Young Törless by Robert Musil
The White Castle by Orhan Pamuk
God's Unruly Friends by Ahmet T....


Jan 10, 2023

Tom tells the history of the Crusades, the Mongol invasions, and the rise of the Mamluks in part 3 of a series on Muslim history. The full series is available on Patreon.