Well, That Went Well: Talking Iran with Mean Djene Bajalan
18.06.2026 | 1 Std. 3 Min.
When Trump announced the war at the end of February, he said the goal was to bring "freedom" the people of Iran. Over and over again in the weeks of fighting, he said he'd settle for nothing less than "unconditional surrender." At one point, he said that if Iran didn't bend the knee he would "destroy" their "civilization."
So...what happened? And what's going to happen now?
Djene Bajalan joins us to break it all down.
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Dialogue on Left and Right Populism w/Sohrab Ahmari (YouTube Version)
11.06.2026 | 2 Std. 13 Min.
Last month in New York City, Ben Burgis and Sohrab Ahmari sat down for an in-person dialogue on left- and right- "populism." Here it is!
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Hegelian Marxism vs. Analytical Marxism (ft. Matt McManus + Michael Lazarus)
08.06.2026 | 1 Std. 23 Min.
Ben Burgis is joined by Michael Lazarus (author of "Absolute Ethical Life: Aristotle, Hegel and Marx") and Matt McManus (who needs no introduction to GTAA fans) for a fun three-way exchange on "analytical Marxism" (the tradition Ben works in), Michael's more Hegel-inflected version of Marxism, and Matt's sympathies with both sides.
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Debate on Socialism with Jillian Michaels
07.06.2026 | 2 Std. 33 Min.
Last week Ben Burgis and Jillian Michaels hashed out their disagreements on socialism in an in-person debate in Michaels's studio in LA. Here it is!
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Western Marxism Through the Looking Glass (ft. Matt McManus)
14.04.2026 | 1 Std. 16 Min.
Matt McManus discusses his review of Gabriel Rockhill's Temu-Stalinist conspiracy theory of "western Marxism."
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