https://feeds.blubrry.com/feeds/zerosquared.xml https://dietsoap.podomatic.com https://dietsoap.podomatic.com Zero Squared is a philosophy podcast from Zero Books. Zero publishes radical philosophy, aesthetics, film theory, experimental fiction, and anything else that smells faintly of the avant-garde. Our books aim not only to demonstrate how philosophical ideas are relevant to every day life, but also to change the terms of it. Douglas Lain is the host of this podcast and the publisher of Zero Books. He hosted the Diet Soap podcast out of this feed for five years. Zero Squared will continue the tradition of Diet Soap while giving Zero Books authors a chance to talk about their work. episodic Zero Squared hosted by Douglas Lain Douglas Lain Zero Squared is a philosophy podcast from Zero Books. Zero publishes radical philosophy, aesthetics, film theory, experimental fiction, and anything else that smells faintly of the avant-garde. Our books aim not only to demonstrate how philosophical ideas are relevant to every day life, but also to change the terms of it. Douglas Lain is the host of this podcast and the publisher of Zero Books. He hosted the Diet Soap podcast out of this feed for five years. Zero Squared will continue the tradition of Diet Soap while giving Zero Books authors a chance to talk about their work. en-us Copyright 2019 Zero Squared podcast@blubrry.com (Blubrry Podcasting) Douglas Lain podcast@blubrry.com https://dietsoap.podomatic.com https://assets.blubrry.com/coverart/orig/30942.jpg a philosophy podcast from zero books Blubrry Podcasting: https://www.blubrry.com/ clean http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 06 Oct 2019 17:38:42 -0400 Sun, 06 Oct 2019 17:38:42 -0400 https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dietsoap/episodes/2019-10-06T14_38_42-07_00 http://www.blubrry.com/zerosquared/49689450/zero-books-217-realizing-philosophy-wcutrone/ Douglas Lain Sun, 06 Oct 2019 17:38:42 -0400 Chris Cutrone is a college educator, writer, and media artist, committed to critical thinking and artistic practice and the politics of social emancipation. He is the former head of the often contrarian Marxist group The Platypus Affiliated Society and in this podcast, we discuss the possibility of realizing philosophy. This week’s podcast is available in full for everyone but our patrons usually get access to two podcasts every week: Symptomatic Redness and Zero Squared. They also get access to our History of Communism video series, interviews with authors for our monthly book club, and pretty soon a reprised series called Pop the Left. If you’re a fan of this podcast consider becoming a patron. 0:53:52 clean Douglas Lain Chris Cutrone is a college educator, writer, and media artist, committed to critical thinking and artistic practice and the politics of social emancipation. He is the former head of the often contrarian Marxist group The Platypus Affiliated Society and... Chris Cutrone is a college educator, writer, and media artist, committed to critical thinking and artistic practice and the politics of social emancipation. He is the former head of the often contrarian Marxist group The Platypus Affiliated Society and in this podcast, we discuss the possibility of realizing philosophy. This week’s podcast is available in full for everyone but our patrons usually get access to two podcasts every week: Symptomatic Redness and Zero Squared. They also get access to our History of Communism video series, interviews with authors for our monthly book club, and pretty soon a reprised series called Pop the Left. If you’re a fan of this podcast consider becoming a patron. https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/08/37/96/dietsoap/3000x3000_14372131.jpg https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dietsoap/episodes/2019-10-02T17_16_52-07_00 http://www.blubrry.com/zerosquared/49574964/symptomatic-redness-history-and-politics-with-camilo-gomez-2/ Douglas Lain Wed, 02 Oct 2019 20:16:52 -0400 In the second part of their conversation, Derick and Camilo Gomez of the History and Politics podcast discuss race in Latin America and the situation of various Latin American countries, including Mexico, Venezuela, and Colombia. 0:53:55 clean Douglas Lain In the second part of their conversation, Derick and Camilo Gomez of the History and Politics podcast discuss race in Latin America and the situation of various Latin American countries, including Mexico, Venezuela, and Colombia. In the second part of their conversation, Derick and Camilo Gomez of the History and Politics podcast discuss race in Latin America and the situation of various Latin American countries, including Mexico, Venezuela, and Colombia. https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/08/37/96/dietsoap/3000x3000_12704405.jpg https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dietsoap/episodes/2019-09-29T21_45_31-07_00 http://www.blubrry.com/zerosquared/49485644/zero-squared-216-a-left-for-itself/ Douglas Lain Mon, 30 Sep 2019 00:45:31 -0400 David Swift is the Kreitman post-doctoral fellow at Ben Gurion University, he has published in journals including the History Workshop Journal and the Women's History Review, as well as writing for The Independent and LabourList. His book “A Left for Itself” is due out from Zero Books next month. This week’s podcast is available in full for everyone but our patrons usually get access to two podcasts every week: Symptomatic Redness and Zero Squared. They also get access to our History of Communism video series, interviews with authors for our monthly book club, and pretty soon a reprised series called Pop the Left. If you’re a fan of this podcast consider becoming a patron. 1:04:26 clean Douglas Lain David Swift is the Kreitman post-doctoral fellow at Ben Gurion University, he has published in journals including the History Workshop Journal and the Women's History Review, as well as writing for The Independent and LabourList. David Swift is the Kreitman post-doctoral fellow at Ben Gurion University, he has published in journals including the History Workshop Journal and the Women's History Review, as well as writing for The Independent and LabourList. His book “A Left for Itself” is due out from Zero Books next month. This week’s podcast is available in full for everyone but our patrons usually get access to two podcasts every week: Symptomatic Redness and Zero Squared. They also get access to our History of Communism video series, interviews with authors for our monthly book club, and pretty soon a reprised series called Pop the Left. If you’re a fan of this podcast consider becoming a patron. https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/08/37/96/dietsoap/3000x3000_14359367.jpg https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dietsoap/episodes/2019-09-22T12_17_55-07_00 http://www.blubrry.com/zerosquared/49192577/zero-squared-215-socialism-and-value-teaser/ Douglas Lain Sun, 22 Sep 2019 15:17:55 -0400 Xexizy is a Marxist YouTuber who is determined to bring about the social revolution through the internet, somehow and in this episode, we discuss The Critique of the Gotha Program, the idea of labor certificates, and the notion that socialism is achieved in stages. Here's a link to Xexizy's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDULjo1v2Hivuu4h4LZSTUQ This week’s podcast is available in full for our patrons. Our patrons usually get access to two podcasts every week: Symptomatic Redness and Zero Squared. They also get access to our History of Communism video series, interviews with authors for our monthly book club, and pretty soon a reprised series called Pop the Left. 0:22:06 clean Douglas Lain Xexizy is a Marxist YouTuber who is determined to bring about the social revolution through the internet, somehow and in this episode, we discuss The Critique of the Gotha Program, the idea of labor certificates, Xexizy is a Marxist YouTuber who is determined to bring about the social revolution through the internet, somehow and in this episode, we discuss The Critique of the Gotha Program, the idea of labor certificates, and the notion that socialism is achieved in stages. Here's a link to Xexizy's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDULjo1v2Hivuu4h4LZSTUQ This week’s podcast is available in full for our patrons. Our patrons usually get access to two podcasts every week: Symptomatic Redness and Zero Squared. They also get access to our History of Communism video series, interviews with authors for our monthly book club, and pretty soon a reprised series called Pop the Left. https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/08/37/96/dietsoap/3000x3000_14345115.jpg https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dietsoap/episodes/2019-09-15T21_29_29-07_00 http://www.blubrry.com/zerosquared/48983822/zero-squared-214-psychological-politics/ Douglas Lain Mon, 16 Sep 2019 00:29:29 -0400 Ashley Frawley is the author of the Semiotics of Happiness, a University lecturer and a reader at Zero Books. This week she returns to discuss a recent lecture she gave at for the Academy of Ideas on the pitfalls of turning to psychology to fix social political problems. This week’s podcast is available for everyone. Our patrons get access to two podcasts every week: Symptomatic Redness and Zero Squared, but if you’re listening on our free feed you’ll always be able to access one or the other podcasts each week. Patrons also receive access to our new video series called The History of Communism and get access to the Capital Reading group. Book Club members receive electronic copies of new Zero Book titles every month and are invited to an online discussion group. 0:58:20 clean Douglas Lain Ashley Frawley is the author of the Semiotics of Happiness, a University lecturer and a reader at Zero Books. This week she returns to discuss a recent lecture she gave at for the Academy of Ideas on the pitfalls of turning to psychology to fix social ... Ashley Frawley is the author of the Semiotics of Happiness, a University lecturer and a reader at Zero Books. This week she returns to discuss a recent lecture she gave at for the Academy of Ideas on the pitfalls of turning to psychology to fix social political problems. This week’s podcast is available for everyone. Our patrons get access to two podcasts every week: Symptomatic Redness and Zero Squared, but if you’re listening on our free feed you’ll always be able to access one or the other podcasts each week. Patrons also receive access to our new video series called The History of Communism and get access to the Capital Reading group. Book Club members receive electronic copies of new Zero Book titles every month and are invited to an online discussion group. https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/08/37/96/dietsoap/3000x3000_14332660.jpg https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dietsoap/episodes/2019-09-11T21_30_33-07_00 http://www.blubrry.com/zerosquared/48839237/symptomatic-redness-history-and-politics-with-camilo-gomez/ Douglas Lain Thu, 12 Sep 2019 00:30:33 -0400 In this excerpt from their discussion, Derick and Camilo Gomez discuss the rural–urban divide in Latin America and the changing face of Christianity across the America 0:09:57 clean Douglas Lain In this excerpt from their discussion, Derick and Camilo Gomez discuss the rural–urban divide in Latin America and the changing face of Christianity across the America In this excerpt from their discussion, Derick and Camilo Gomez discuss the rural–urban divide in Latin America and the changing face of Christianity across the America https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/08/37/96/dietsoap/3000x3000_12917359.jpg https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dietsoap/episodes/2019-09-11T21_30_18-07_00 http://www.blubrry.com/zerosquared/48839236/symptomatic-redness-history-and-politics-with-camilo-gomez/ Douglas Lain Thu, 12 Sep 2019 00:30:18 -0400 In this excerpt from their discussion, Derick and Camilo Gomez discuss the rural–urban divide in Latin America and the changing face of Christianity across the America 0:09:57 clean Douglas Lain In this excerpt from their discussion, Derick and Camilo Gomez discuss the rural–urban divide in Latin America and the changing face of Christianity across the America In this excerpt from their discussion, Derick and Camilo Gomez discuss the rural–urban divide in Latin America and the changing face of Christianity across the America https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/08/37/96/dietsoap/3000x3000_12917359.jpg https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dietsoap/episodes/2019-09-05T12_52_04-07_00 http://www.blubrry.com/zerosquared/48640416/symptomatic-redness-on-fascism-part-three/ Douglas Lain Thu, 05 Sep 2019 15:52:04 -0400 In the third and final part of their conversation, Derick and Matthias Wasser take a look at Sam Francis’s book Leviathan and its Enemies to discuss fascist class analysis. They also discuss the future of the alt-right and the disparity between the radical left and right when it comes to political violence. 0:48:31 clean Douglas Lain In the third and final part of their conversation, Derick and Matthias Wasser take a look at Sam Francis’s book Leviathan and its Enemies to discuss fascist class analysis. They also discuss the future of the alt-right and the disparity between the r... In the third and final part of their conversation, Derick and Matthias Wasser take a look at Sam Francis’s book Leviathan and its Enemies to discuss fascist class analysis. They also discuss the future of the alt-right and the disparity between the radical left and right when it comes to political violence. https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/08/37/96/dietsoap/1400x1400_12917359.jpg https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dietsoap/episodes/2019-09-02T19_21_01-07_00 http://www.blubrry.com/zerosquared/48553395/zero-squared-213-read-the-news-today/ Douglas Lain Mon, 02 Sep 2019 22:21:01 -0400 Michael Brooks is the host of the Michael Brooks show, the co-host of the Majority Report, and the author of the upcoming Zero Books title "Against the Web: A Cosmpolitan Socialist Answer to the IDW & the New Right." In this episode we discuss the most pressing news items from about two weeks back. This week’s podcast is available for everyone. Our patrons get access to two podcasts every week: Symptomatic Redness and Zero Squared, but if you’re listening on our free feed you’ll always be able to access one or the other podcasts each week. Patrons also receive access to our new video series called The History of Communism and get access to the Capital Reading group. Book Club members receive electronic copies of new Zero Book titles every month and are invited to an online discussion group. 1:06:16 clean Douglas Lain Michael Brooks is the host of the Michael Brooks show, the co-host of the Majority Report, and the author of the upcoming Zero Books title "Against the Web: A Cosmpolitan Socialist Answer to the IDW & the New Right. Michael Brooks is the host of the Michael Brooks show, the co-host of the Majority Report, and the author of the upcoming Zero Books title "Against the Web: A Cosmpolitan Socialist Answer to the IDW & the New Right." In this episode we discuss the most pressing news items from about two weeks back. This week’s podcast is available for everyone. Our patrons get access to two podcasts every week: Symptomatic Redness and Zero Squared, but if you’re listening on our free feed you’ll always be able to access one or the other podcasts each week. Patrons also receive access to our new video series called The History of Communism and get access to the Capital Reading group. Book Club members receive electronic copies of new Zero Book titles every month and are invited to an online discussion group. https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/08/37/96/dietsoap/1400x1400_14034272.jpg https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dietsoap/episodes/2019-08-26T12_46_42-07_00 http://www.blubrry.com/zerosquared/48326318/zero-squared-212-zinnophobia/ Douglas Lain Mon, 26 Aug 2019 15:46:42 -0400 David Detmer is a Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University Northwest. He is the author of Freedom as a Value, Challenging Postmodernism: Philosophy and the Politics of Truth, and the Zero Books title Zinnophobia. This week’s podcast is available for everyone. Our patrons get access to two podcasts every week: Symptomatic Redness and Zero Squared, but if you’re listening on our free feed you’ll always be able to access one or the other podcasts each week. Patrons also receive access to our new video series called The History of Communism and get access to the Capital Reading group. Book Club members receive electronic copies of new Zero Book titles every month and are invited to an online discussion group. 1:02:50 clean Douglas Lain David Detmer is a Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University Northwest. He is the author of Freedom as a Value, Challenging Postmodernism: Philosophy and the Politics of Truth, and the Zero Books title Zinnophobia. David Detmer is a Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University Northwest. He is the author of Freedom as a Value, Challenging Postmodernism: Philosophy and the Politics of Truth, and the Zero Books title Zinnophobia. This week’s podcast is available for everyone. Our patrons get access to two podcasts every week: Symptomatic Redness and Zero Squared, but if you’re listening on our free feed you’ll always be able to access one or the other podcasts each week. Patrons also receive access to our new video series called The History of Communism and get access to the Capital Reading group. Book Club members receive electronic copies of new Zero Book titles every month and are invited to an online discussion group. https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/08/37/96/dietsoap/1400x1400_14294390.jpg https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dietsoap/episodes/2019-08-26T01_03_22-07_00 http://www.blubrry.com/zerosquared/48281713/zero-squared-212-zinnophobia/ Douglas Lain Mon, 26 Aug 2019 04:03:22 -0400 David Detmer is a Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University Northwest. He is the author of Freedom as a Value, Challenging Postmodernism: Philosophy and the Politics of Truth, and the Zero Books title Zinnophobia. This week’s podcast is available for everyone. Our patrons get access to two podcasts every week: Symptomatic Redness and Zero Squared, but if you’re listening on our free feed you’ll always be able to access one or the other podcasts each week. Patrons also receive access to our new video series called The History of Communism and get access to the Capital Reading group. Book Club members receive electronic copies of new Zero Book titles every month and are invited to an online discussion group. 1:02:50 clean Douglas Lain David Detmer is a Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University Northwest. He is the author of Freedom as a Value, Challenging Postmodernism: Philosophy and the Politics of Truth, and the Zero Books title Zinnophobia. David Detmer is a Professor of Philosophy at Purdue University Northwest. He is the author of Freedom as a Value, Challenging Postmodernism: Philosophy and the Politics of Truth, and the Zero Books title Zinnophobia. This week’s podcast is available for everyone. Our patrons get access to two podcasts every week: Symptomatic Redness and Zero Squared, but if you’re listening on our free feed you’ll always be able to access one or the other podcasts each week. Patrons also receive access to our new video series called The History of Communism and get access to the Capital Reading group. Book Club members receive electronic copies of new Zero Book titles every month and are invited to an online discussion group. https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/08/37/96/dietsoap/1400x1400_14294392.jpg https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dietsoap/episodes/2019-08-22T17_13_26-07_00 http://www.blubrry.com/zerosquared/48211007/symptomatic-redness-part-two-on-fascism/ Douglas Lain Thu, 22 Aug 2019 20:13:26 -0400 In this second part of a three part conversation, Derick and Matthias Wasser continue to discuss contemporary fascism along with associated topics, including the history of racial conceptions in historical fascist formations, Third-Worldism, Zionism, and the attraction of modern conservatives to Catholic and Eastern Orthodox forms of Christianity. 0:34:18 clean Douglas Lain In this second part of a three part conversation, Derick and Matthias Wasser continue to discuss contemporary fascism along with associated topics, including the history of racial conceptions in historical fascist formations, Third-Worldism, Zionism, In this second part of a three part conversation, Derick and Matthias Wasser continue to discuss contemporary fascism along with associated topics, including the history of racial conceptions in historical fascist formations, Third-Worldism, Zionism, and the attraction of modern conservatives to Catholic and Eastern Orthodox forms of Christianity. https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/08/37/96/dietsoap/1400x1400_12917359.jpg https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dietsoap/episodes/2019-08-18T13_39_40-07_00 http://www.blubrry.com/zerosquared/48099984/zero-squared-211-burgis-on-state-capitalism-pt-2/ Douglas Lain Sun, 18 Aug 2019 16:39:40 -0400 Ben Burgis is a philosophy professor, a logic nerd, a columnist for Jacobin, and the author of Give Them an Argument: Logic for the Left. This conversation on the podcast came out of a twitter battle Burgis and I engaged in on the topic of the State Capitalist theory and the question of whether the Soviet Union was State Capitalist. This is the second half of a two-part conversation. This week’s podcast is available for everyone. Our patrons get access to two podcasts every week: Symptomatic Redness and Zero Squared, but if you’re listening on our free feed you’ll always be able to access one or the other podcasts each week. Patrons also receive access to our new video series called The History of Communism and get access to the Capital Reading group. Book Club members receive electronic copies of new Zero Book titles every month and are invited to an online discussion group. 0:51:07 clean Douglas Lain Ben Burgis is a philosophy professor, a logic nerd, a columnist for Jacobin, and the author of Give Them an Argument: Logic for the Left. This conversation on the podcast came out of a twitter battle Burgis and I engaged in on the topic of the State Ca... Ben Burgis is a philosophy professor, a logic nerd, a columnist for Jacobin, and the author of Give Them an Argument: Logic for the Left. This conversation on the podcast came out of a twitter battle Burgis and I engaged in on the topic of the State Capitalist theory and the question of whether the Soviet Union was State Capitalist. This is the second half of a two-part conversation. This week’s podcast is available for everyone. Our patrons get access to two podcasts every week: Symptomatic Redness and Zero Squared, but if you’re listening on our free feed you’ll always be able to access one or the other podcasts each week. Patrons also receive access to our new video series called The History of Communism and get access to the Capital Reading group. Book Club members receive electronic copies of new Zero Book titles every month and are invited to an online discussion group. https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/08/37/96/dietsoap/1400x1400_14282128.jpg https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dietsoap/episodes/2019-08-16T21_49_58-07_00 http://www.blubrry.com/zerosquared/48019916/symptomatic-redness-part-one-on-fascism/ Douglas Lain Sat, 17 Aug 2019 00:49:58 -0400 In this, the first part of a three part discussion on fascism, Derick and Matthias Wasser discuss the recent history of the American right, whether the alt-right are relevant anymore, racialism, the definition of fascism, and much more besides. 1:03:26 clean Douglas Lain In this, the first part of a three part discussion on fascism, Derick and Matthias Wasser discuss the recent history of the American right, whether the alt-right are relevant anymore, racialism, the definition of fascism, and much more besides. In this, the first part of a three part discussion on fascism, Derick and Matthias Wasser discuss the recent history of the American right, whether the alt-right are relevant anymore, racialism, the definition of fascism, and much more besides. https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/08/37/96/dietsoap/1400x1400_12917359.jpg https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dietsoap/episodes/2019-08-12T14_16_57-07_00 http://www.blubrry.com/zerosquared/47864321/zero-squared-210-burgis-on-state-capitalism-teaser/ Douglas Lain Mon, 12 Aug 2019 17:16:57 -0400 Ben Burgis is a philosophy professor, a logic nerd, a columnist for Jacobin, and the author of Give Them an Argument: Logic for the Left. This conversation on the podcast came out of a twitter battle Burgis and I engaged in on the topic of the State Capitalist theory and the question of whether the Soviet Union was State Capitalist. This week’s podcast is available for our Patrons, part two will be available for everyone next week. Our patrons get access to two podcasts every week: Symptomatic Redness and Zero Squared, but if you’re listening on our free feed you’ll always be able to access one or the other podcasts each week. Patrons also receive access to our new video series called The History of Communism and get access to the Capital Reading group. Book Club members receive electronic copies of new Zero Book titles every month and are invited to an online discussion group. 0:12:59 clean Douglas Lain Ben Burgis is a philosophy professor, a logic nerd, a columnist for Jacobin, and the author of Give Them an Argument: Logic for the Left. This conversation on the podcast came out of a twitter battle Burgis and I engaged in on the topic of the State Ca... Ben Burgis is a philosophy professor, a logic nerd, a columnist for Jacobin, and the author of Give Them an Argument: Logic for the Left. This conversation on the podcast came out of a twitter battle Burgis and I engaged in on the topic of the State Capitalist theory and the question of whether the Soviet Union was State Capitalist. This week’s podcast is available for our Patrons, part two will be available for everyone next week. Our patrons get access to two podcasts every week: Symptomatic Redness and Zero Squared, but if you’re listening on our free feed you’ll always be able to access one or the other podcasts each week. Patrons also receive access to our new video series called The History of Communism and get access to the Capital Reading group. Book Club members receive electronic copies of new Zero Book titles every month and are invited to an online discussion group. https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/08/37/96/dietsoap/1400x1400_14272263.jpg https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dietsoap/episodes/2019-08-08T16_11_15-07_00 http://www.blubrry.com/zerosquared/47784666/symptomatic-redness-mason-kerr-on-gene-wolfe-pt-2/ Douglas Lain Thu, 08 Aug 2019 19:11:15 -0400 In the second part of their discussion, the third in Symptomatic Redness’s series of episodes on Gene Wolfe, Derick and Mason Kerr discuss salvation, race, and the philosophy of time in Gene Wolfe’s fiction, with some forays into questions of virtue, ideological litmus tests about who you should read, and Canadian politics and culture. 0:45:03 clean Douglas Lain In the second part of their discussion, the third in Symptomatic Redness’s series of episodes on Gene Wolfe, Derick and Mason Kerr discuss salvation, race, and the philosophy of time in Gene Wolfe’s fiction, with some forays into questions of virtue, In the second part of their discussion, the third in Symptomatic Redness’s series of episodes on Gene Wolfe, Derick and Mason Kerr discuss salvation, race, and the philosophy of time in Gene Wolfe’s fiction, with some forays into questions of virtue, ideological litmus tests about who you should read, and Canadian politics and culture. https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/08/37/96/dietsoap/1400x1400_12917359.jpg https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dietsoap/episodes/2019-08-05T00_53_56-07_00 http://www.blubrry.com/zerosquared/47784665/zero-squared-209-comedy-politics-and-revolution/ Douglas Lain Mon, 05 Aug 2019 03:53:56 -0400 Charlie Demers, is a Canadian writer, comedian and political activist. He is the voice of Walter from the 2016 Netflix original series Beat Bugs. and the voice of Night Light in the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic season seven episode "Once Upon a Zeppelin". His comedy album Fatherland was nominated for a Juno Awards in 2018, and he is the author of the novels The Prescription Errors and Property Values. This week’s podcast is available in full while next week’s podcast will be available for our Patreon supporters. Our patrons get access to two podcasts every week: Symptomatic Redness and Zero Squared, but if you’re listening on our free feed you’ll always be able to access one or the other podcasts each week. Patrons also receive access to our new video series called The History of Communism every month and get access to the Capital Reading group. Book Club members receive electronic copies of a new Zero Book titles every month and are invited to an online discussion group. 1:18:22 clean Douglas Lain Charlie Demers, is a Canadian writer, comedian and political activist. He is the voice of Walter from the 2016 Netflix original series Beat Bugs. and the voice of Night Light in the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic season seven episode "Once Upon a ... Charlie Demers, is a Canadian writer, comedian and political activist. He is the voice of Walter from the 2016 Netflix original series Beat Bugs. and the voice of Night Light in the My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic season seven episode "Once Upon a Zeppelin". His comedy album Fatherland was nominated for a Juno Awards in 2018, and he is the author of the novels The Prescription Errors and Property Values. This week’s podcast is available in full while next week’s podcast will be available for our Patreon supporters. Our patrons get access to two podcasts every week: Symptomatic Redness and Zero Squared, but if you’re listening on our free feed you’ll always be able to access one or the other podcasts each week. Patrons also receive access to our new video series called The History of Communism every month and get access to the Capital Reading group. Book Club members receive electronic copies of a new Zero Book titles every month and are invited to an online discussion group. https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/08/37/96/dietsoap/1400x1400_14258605.jpg https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dietsoap/episodes/2019-08-01T16_35_34-07_00 http://www.blubrry.com/zerosquared/47784664/symptomatic-redness-mason-kerr-on-gene-wolfe-part-one/ Douglas Lain Thu, 01 Aug 2019 19:35:34 -0400 In this first part of a two part episode, Derick is joined by Mason Kerr to discuss the political implications of the fiction of Gene Wolfe, who passed away earlier this year, as part of a series of episodes honoring Wolfe's life and work. They discuss The Fifth Head of Cerberus, The Book of the New Sun, and Wolfe's treatment of women and gender politics, along with some diversions into Marxist aesthetics and issues in the current American left milieu." 0:53:13 clean Douglas Lain In this first part of a two part episode, Derick is joined by Mason Kerr to discuss the political implications of the fiction of Gene Wolfe, who passed away earlier this year, as part of a series of episodes honoring Wolfe's life and work. In this first part of a two part episode, Derick is joined by Mason Kerr to discuss the political implications of the fiction of Gene Wolfe, who passed away earlier this year, as part of a series of episodes honoring Wolfe's life and work. They discuss The Fifth Head of Cerberus, The Book of the New Sun, and Wolfe's treatment of women and gender politics, along with some diversions into Marxist aesthetics and issues in the current American left milieu." https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/08/37/96/dietsoap/1400x1400_12917359.jpg https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dietsoap/episodes/2019-07-28T19_54_46-07_00 http://www.blubrry.com/zerosquared/47784663/zero-squared-207-defining-capitalism-teaser/ Douglas Lain Sun, 28 Jul 2019 22:54:46 -0400 Nikos Sotirakopoulos and Ashley Frawley join me in this second episode in what promises to be a new series of podcasts. Nikos is a committed Randian while Ashley Frawley and I are both Marxists and we debate how to define and understand capitalism with Nikos in this episode. This week’s podcast is available for our patrons. Our Patreon supporters get access to two podcasts every week: Symptomatic Redness and Zero Squared, but if you’re listening on our free feed you’ll always be able to access one or the other podcasts each week. At the moment we have 632 patrons. When we reach 1000 patrons we’ll begin production of a documentary on Western Marxism and Post-Marxism. 0:38:39 clean Douglas Lain Nikos Sotirakopoulos and Ashley Frawley join me in this second episode in what promises to be a new series of podcasts. Nikos is a committed Randian while Ashley Frawley and I are both Marxists and we debate how to define and understand capitalism with... Nikos Sotirakopoulos and Ashley Frawley join me in this second episode in what promises to be a new series of podcasts. Nikos is a committed Randian while Ashley Frawley and I are both Marxists and we debate how to define and understand capitalism with Nikos in this episode. This week’s podcast is available for our patrons. Our Patreon supporters get access to two podcasts every week: Symptomatic Redness and Zero Squared, but if you’re listening on our free feed you’ll always be able to access one or the other podcasts each week. At the moment we have 632 patrons. When we reach 1000 patrons we’ll begin production of a documentary on Western Marxism and Post-Marxism. https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/08/37/96/dietsoap/1400x1400_14246809.jpg https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/dietsoap/episodes/2019-07-24T22_42_34-07_00 http://www.blubrry.com/zerosquared/46315120/symptomatic-redness-glenn-mcdorman-and-brandon-budda-on-gene-wolfe-teaser/ Douglas Lain Thu, 25 Jul 2019 01:42:34 -0400 Glenn McDorman is a sixth-year PhD student specializing in the social, cultural, and institutional history of late antiquity and the early Middle Ages. Brandon Budda is a writer with a degree in Philosophy and English from Temple University. Together they are the host of The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast and in this episode of Symptomatic Redness they discuss Gene Wolfe with Deric Varn. 0:09:04 clean Douglas Lain Glenn McDorman is a sixth-year PhD student specializing in the social, cultural, and institutional history of late antiquity and the early Middle Ages. Brandon Budda is a writer with a degree in Philosophy and English from Temple University. Glenn McDorman is a sixth-year PhD student specializing in the social, cultural, and institutional history of late antiquity and the early Middle Ages. Brandon Budda is a writer with a degree in Philosophy and English from Temple University. Together they are the host of The Gene Wolfe Literary Podcast and in this episode of Symptomatic Redness they discuss Gene Wolfe with Deric Varn. https://assets.podomatic.net/ts/08/37/96/dietsoap/1400x1400_12704405.jpg