A Marxist Podcast about Politics, Philosophy, and the Human Condition

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Nov. 12, 2021

Episode 42 - State of Injustice with BZ Douglas

Jules (@realjulestaylor) speaks to journalist, musician, podcaster, and documentarian BZ Douglas (@BZDug) about his project State of Injustice (@stateinjustice). BZ Douglas is an independent investigative journalist based out...

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Nov. 6, 2021

Let's talk about Foucault part 2

Let's talk about Foucault part 2 Jules is driving and having some thoughts about the philosopher Michel Foucault , as his projects relates to the project of Karl Marx . Cited in this episode are previous interviews with Gabri...

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Nov. 6, 2021

Let's talk about Foucault part 1

Let's talk about Foucault part 1 Jules is driving and having some thoughts about the philosopher Michel Foucault , as his projects relates to the project of Karl Marx . Cited in this episode are previous interviews with Gabri...

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Nov. 6, 2021

My personal ACAB Story

Thus far on No Easy Answers, I have not gotten too personal about my past and the things going on in my life. I think that all changed when I learned my mother's health was failing. I think in forming …

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Nov. 6, 2021

Quick Announcement about the show format

Hey y'all, Just a short announcement here that I'm switching up the show format. I have found that I'm really enjoying smaller episodes with spontaneous thoughts. Some listeners seem to really enjoy the cold open with no intr...

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Nov. 6, 2021

Jules Taylor, interviewed by Henry Hakamäki, for the David Feldman Sh…

I was invited on the David Feldman Show by my friend and comrade Henry Hakamäki from the Guerilla History podcast . I was really happy to talk with Henry - and if you haven't checked out both Guerilla History and …

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Oct. 21, 2021

There is no greater con than the American Dream

In this episode, Jules sits on his patio and talks about why there is no greater con than the American Dream. Links mentioned during this episode… Building dedication at South Texas Independent School District, speech by...

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Oct. 9, 2021

Episode 41 - Adam Jones from Acid Horizon, on Max Stirner and Hegel

In this final episode of our crossover series with the boys over at the Acid Horizon Podcast, Jules speaks with Adam Jones, a doctoral researcher of the links between Hegel and Max Stirner. Additional Links Below… Adam on Twi...

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Sept. 11, 2021

Episode 40 - David Parsons and Max Alvarez (9-11, Afghanistan, and Hi…

The war in Afghanistan is over. On August 30th, military transport planes flew the last remaining soldiers out of Hamid Karzai International Airport. This marked the end of the longest war in United States history, coming to ...

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Aug. 30, 2021

Episode 39 - Afghanistan Meant Nothing with Laura Jedeed

In this episode, Jules speaks with Laura Jedeed about her latest article, "Afghanistan Meant Nothing". You can unlock the video for this episode at our Patreon . Additional Links Below… Laura Jedeed website , twitter , medium...

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Aug. 19, 2021

Episode 38 - "Thought, Disability, and Refusal" with Will Conway from…

We're continuing our crossover series with the guys over at the Acid Horizon Podcast. Will Conway (@ emofoucault ) joins us to discuss his latest article, "Thought, Disability, and Refusal". Additional links below… Will's Web...

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Aug. 3, 2021

Episode 37 - Craig from Acid Horizon and Daniel Barker

In this episode, Jules speaks with Craig from Acid Horizon and Daniel Barker, who listeners may remember from episode 19. This conversation about Nietzsche starts by making fun of Schopenhauer, then discussing Bonnie Tyler's ...

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Aug. 1, 2021

Episode 36 - Craig from Acid Horizon

Jules speaks with Craig from Acid Horizon and the Deleuze & Guattari Quarantine Collective about music and theory. Acid Horizon Twitter , Podcast , Patreon Additional links below… Deleuze and Guattari Quarantine Collective Po...

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July 23, 2021

Episode 35 - Injury Impoverished: Workplace Accidents, Capitalism, an…

In this special episode, Jules speaks with Professor Nate Holdren about his book Injury Impoverished: Workplace Accidents, Capitalism, and Law in the Progressive Era . Professor Holdren's book recently received an honorable m...

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July 17, 2021

Episode 34 - Pt. 6 Dangerous Minds, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and the Ret…

Jules speaks with Professor Ronald Beiner about his book Dangerous Minds: Nietzsche, Heidegger, and the Return of the Far Right . Ronald Beiner is Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto. Contemporary far-...

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July 7, 2021

Episode 33 - Pt. 5 Fascism, Anti-Communism, the CIA and French Theory…

In the final episode in our series about Fascism, Jules speaks with Professor Gabriel Rockhill about a series of articles he wrote called "Fascism - A Counter-History". Professor Rockhill speaks to the conjunctural, structura...

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June 17, 2021

Episode 32 - Pt. 4 Carl Schmitt, States of Exception, and Political T…

Jules speaks with Matthew Lowery, one of the cohosts of the Acid Horizon Podcast , about the political works of Carl Schmitt. This conversation is part 4 in the arch of this show, and would naturally follow after our previous...

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May 30, 2021

Episode 31 - Pt. 3 Time and Trauma: Thinking Through Heidegger in the…

Jules speaks with Professor Richard Polt about the philosopher Martin Heidegger. Richard Polt is a Professor of Philosophy at Xavier University, and he is the author of several books on philosophy, including his most recent b...

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May 28, 2021

Episode 30 - Pt. 2 War for Eternity with Benjamin Teitelbaum

In this episode, Jules speaks with Benjamin Teitelbaum about his book War for Eternity . Professor Teitelbaum has conducted hours of in-person interviews with members of the far-right and Traditionalists who have positioned t...

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May 28, 2021

Episode 29 - Pt. 1 Apostasy, Spiritual but not Religious, Traditional…

In this monologue episode, Jules talks about the ways a secular society relocates the sacred to objects of liberal worship. Along the way, he speaks to the volatility of spirituality, in that vague senses of spirituality can ...

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April 12, 2021

Episode 28 - Decoding the Alt-Right with Laura Jedeed

The fabulous Laura Jedeed joins Jules for a conversation about the alt-right. In an effort to decode the alt-right, and examine their psychological workings, Jules and Laura flex their empathy muscles (but not too much) - bec...

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April 4, 2021

Episode 27 - The Xinjiang Atrocity Propaganda Blitz with Roderic Day

Jules speaks with Roderic Day about his article "The Xinjiang Atrocity Propaganda Blitz". This interview is preceded by a monologue about the Afghan Trap Doctrine. Follow Roderic Day on Twitter , and visit his website "The Xi...

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March 25, 2021

Episode 26 - Uyghurs in Xinjiang and Anti-Asian Hate in the US with D…

Jules speaks with Dr. Asatar Bair about the Uyghur population in Xinjiang, China. Dr. Bair is a professor of economics and statistics at Riverside City College. Additional Links Below… Follow Dr. Asatar Bair on Twitter and Yo...

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March 20, 2021

Episode 25 - Tools for New Revolutionaries with Comrade Gomer

Jules speaks with Comrade Gomer about 'baby leftists' and how to best guide and direct new revolutionaries in their radical development. This episode is preceded by a monologue about capitalist spiritualism and the internaliz...

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