web01.fireside.fm Tue, 28 Apr 2026 04:22:12 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) ex.haust - Episodes Tagged with “American History” https://exhaust.fireside.fm/tags/american%20history Sat, 26 Nov 2022 11:00:00 -0800 Co-hosts Emmet and John plumb the depths of history, culture, and philosophy to understand why it is that despite calamities and rapid change nothing feels possible anymore. Guests include artists, scholars, and thinkers from all over the world. Subscribe to our Patreon to receive 2 extra exclusive episodes a month: https://www.patreon.com/exhaust en-us episodic A podcast about political, cultural, and psychological exhaustion and why nothing feels possible. Emmet Penney Co-hosts Emmet and John plumb the depths of history, culture, and philosophy to understand why it is that despite calamities and rapid change nothing feels possible anymore. Guests include artists, scholars, and thinkers from all over the world. Subscribe to our Patreon to receive 2 extra exclusive episodes a month: https://www.patreon.com/exhaust yes politics, culture, history, philosophy Emmet Penney emmetmpenney@gmail.com [teaser] Leo Strauss and the Three Waves of Modernity ft. Alex Priou https://exhaust.fireside.fm/93 58faaf31-4a2a-4648-b611-a1e9dff1f4dd Sat, 26 Nov 2022 11:00:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Alex Pirou from the New Thinkery podcast sits down with Emmet to talk about Leo Strauss and his posthumously published lecture "The Three Waves of Modernity. They talk about the split between the ancients and the moderns, what Strauss was really after, the tasks modernity presents us with today, whether or not we can recover lessons from the ancients, and more! 20:01 yes Alex Priou from the New Thinkery podcast sits down with Emmet to talk about Leo Strauss and his posthumously published lecture "The Three Waves of Modernity. They talk about the split between the ancients and the moderns, what Strauss was really after, the tasks modernity presents us with today, whether or not we can recover lessons from the ancients, and more! Check out the New Thinkery: https://thenewthinkery.com/listen/ The essay: https://archive.org/details/LeoStrauss3WavesOfModernityocr Subscribe to our Patreon to hear the rest! (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) leo strauss, carl schmitt, liberalism, modernity, liberal, america, american history, politics, political philosophy Alex Priou from the New Thinkery podcast sits down with Emmet to talk about Leo Strauss and his posthumously published lecture "The Three Waves of Modernity. They talk about the split between the ancients and the moderns, what Strauss was really after, the tasks modernity presents us with today, whether or not we can recover lessons from the ancients, and more!

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The essay: https://archive.org/details/LeoStrauss3WavesOfModernityocr

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]]> Alex Priou from the New Thinkery podcast sits down with Emmet to talk about Leo Strauss and his posthumously published lecture "The Three Waves of Modernity. They talk about the split between the ancients and the moderns, what Strauss was really after, the tasks modernity presents us with today, whether or not we can recover lessons from the ancients, and more!

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The essay: https://archive.org/details/LeoStrauss3WavesOfModernityocr

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]]> [teaser]Democratic Pluralism ft. Michael Lind https://exhaust.fireside.fm/90 ebe0745c-1608-4a07-b131-3dadc06719a4 Sat, 22 Oct 2022 13:00:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Author Michael Lind joins Emmet to talk about his research speech on democratic pluralism in the 21st century. They discuss regime type, managerialism and technocracy, sector bargaining, the beauty of big, dumb, and simple, his forthcoming book on labor called Hell to Pay, and more. 20:10 yes Author Michael Lind joins Emmet to talk about his research speech on democratic pluralism in the 21st century. They discuss regime type, managerialism and technocracy, sector bargaining, the beauty of big, dumb, and simple, his forthcoming book on labor called Hell to Pay, and more. To hear the rest, subscribe to our Patreon to get 2 exclusive episodes and bonus content every month! (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) You can read Michael Lind's speech here: https://compactmag.com/article/democratic-pluralism-for-the-21st-century You can pre-order Hell to Pay here: https://www.amazon.com/Hell-Pay-Conspiracy-Destroying-America/dp/0593421256/ref=sr14?crid=2UXB8BXFRBDMY&keywords=michael+lind&qid=1666400635&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIzLjU4IiwicXNhIjoiMy4wNCIsInFzcCI6IjMuMDUifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=michael%2520lind%2Caps%2C103&sr=8-4 new deal, american history, economy, political economy, democracy, industry, degrowth, managerialism, economics, Author Michael Lind joins Emmet to talk about his research speech on democratic pluralism in the 21st century. They discuss regime type, managerialism and technocracy, sector bargaining, the beauty of big, dumb, and simple, his forthcoming book on labor called Hell to Pay, and more.

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]]> Author Michael Lind joins Emmet to talk about his research speech on democratic pluralism in the 21st century. They discuss regime type, managerialism and technocracy, sector bargaining, the beauty of big, dumb, and simple, his forthcoming book on labor called Hell to Pay, and more.

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You can read Michael Lind's speech here: https://compactmag.com/article/democratic-pluralism-for-the-21st-century

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]]> Episode 89: The Agony of the New Left ft. Leighton Woodhouse https://exhaust.fireside.fm/89 4478da3f-06eb-4222-ba1c-b003a2d74960 Fri, 14 Oct 2022 08:00:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Journalist Leighton Woodhouse joins Emmet to talk about the New Left of the 1960s and the values of the managerial class. They talk about progressive libertarianism, the difference between the old managerial order of the immediate postwar era and the post-70s era, cultural path dependency, the Port Huron statement, and more. 1:21:54 yes Journalist Leighton Woodhouse (https://twitter.com/lwoodhouse) joins Emmet to talk about the New Left of the 1960s and the values of the managerial class. They talk about progressive libertarianism, the difference between the old managerial order of the immediate postwar era and the post-70s era, cultural path dependency, the Port Huron statement, and more. "The Cult of the Individual: The Origins of the Nihilistic Left (https://leightonwoodhouse.substack.com/p/the-cult-of-the-individual?r=u0rd)," by Leighton Woodhouse. Subscribe to our Patreon to get two exclusive episodes plus bonus content every month! (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) Closing Song: Rollin & Tubmlin by RL Burnside (https://rlburnside.bandcamp.com/album/mr-wizard). new left, nihilism, progressivism, woke, wokeness, woke ideology, libertarianism, san francisco, history, american history Journalist Leighton Woodhouse joins Emmet to talk about the New Left of the 1960s and the values of the managerial class. They talk about progressive libertarianism, the difference between the old managerial order of the immediate postwar era and the post-70s era, cultural path dependency, the Port Huron statement, and more.

"The Cult of the Individual: The Origins of the Nihilistic Left," by Leighton Woodhouse.

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Closing Song: Rollin & Tubmlin by RL Burnside.

]]> Journalist Leighton Woodhouse joins Emmet to talk about the New Left of the 1960s and the values of the managerial class. They talk about progressive libertarianism, the difference between the old managerial order of the immediate postwar era and the post-70s era, cultural path dependency, the Port Huron statement, and more.

"The Cult of the Individual: The Origins of the Nihilistic Left," by Leighton Woodhouse.

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Closing Song: Rollin & Tubmlin by RL Burnside.

]]> [teaser] The True and Only Heaven 9: The Spiritual Discipline Against Resentment https://exhaust.fireside.fm/p21t 8cef38e6-dfa5-47df-bc2c-c38445366e2c Sun, 16 Jan 2022 20:45:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Emmet and John take on the ideas of Reinhold Niebuhr and his impact on neocons and MLK. Then they look at Lasch's interpretation of MLK's intellectual life and political career. They compare the Southern and Northern Civil Rights campaigns and contemplate the deadlock, in part created by King himself, left in his wake. They close by discussing resentment and its politics. 9:45 yes Emmet and John take on the ideas of Reinhold Niebuhr and his impact on neocons and MLK. Then they look at Lasch's interpretation of MLK's intellectual life and political career. They compare the Southern and Northern Civil Rights campaigns and contemplate the deadlock, in part created by King himself, left in his wake. They close by discussing resentment and its politics. This is a teaser, subscribe to the Patreon to hear the rest! (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) mlk, woke, wokeness, blm, american history, christianity, spirituality, civil rights, history, whiteness Emmet and John take on the ideas of Reinhold Niebuhr and his impact on neocons and MLK. Then they look at Lasch's interpretation of MLK's intellectual life and political career. They compare the Southern and Northern Civil Rights campaigns and contemplate the deadlock, in part created by King himself, left in his wake. They close by discussing resentment and its politics.

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]]> Emmet and John take on the ideas of Reinhold Niebuhr and his impact on neocons and MLK. Then they look at Lasch's interpretation of MLK's intellectual life and political career. They compare the Southern and Northern Civil Rights campaigns and contemplate the deadlock, in part created by King himself, left in his wake. They close by discussing resentment and its politics.

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]]> Episode 73: American Canon: Joan Didion's "Insider Baseball" ft. Luke Thompson https://exhaust.fireside.fm/73 536a1148-e342-47f7-835f-9faf4c234a3b Tue, 11 Jan 2022 23:00:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Luke Thompson returns to talk with Emmet about Joan Didion, who recently passed. They focus on her essay "Insider Baseball," her coverage of the 1988 presidential primary season, and discuss the nature of American presidential campaigns, the campaign press, the nature of Didion's insights, what made 2016 so weird, and more! 1:15:18 yes Luke Thompson (https://twitter.com/ltthompso) returns to talk with Emmet about Joan Didion, who recently passed. They focus on her essay "Insider Baseball," her coverage of the 1988 presidential primary season, and discuss the nature of American presidential campaigns, the campaign press, the nature of Didion's insights, what made 2016 so weird, and more! Insider Baseball by Joan Didion (https://www.nybooks.com/articles/1988/10/27/insider-baseball/). Closing Song: "Journey to the Darkened Empires" by Forlorn Kingdom (https://forlornkingdom.bandcamp.com/album/walking-the-paths-of-old). joan didion, didion, david foster wallace, literature, american literature, nonfiction, writers, politics, campaign, history, american history Luke Thompson returns to talk with Emmet about Joan Didion, who recently passed. They focus on her essay "Insider Baseball," her coverage of the 1988 presidential primary season, and discuss the nature of American presidential campaigns, the campaign press, the nature of Didion's insights, what made 2016 so weird, and more!

Insider Baseball by Joan Didion.

Closing Song: "Journey to the Darkened Empires" by Forlorn Kingdom.

]]> Luke Thompson returns to talk with Emmet about Joan Didion, who recently passed. They focus on her essay "Insider Baseball," her coverage of the 1988 presidential primary season, and discuss the nature of American presidential campaigns, the campaign press, the nature of Didion's insights, what made 2016 so weird, and more!

Insider Baseball by Joan Didion.

Closing Song: "Journey to the Darkened Empires" by Forlorn Kingdom.

]]> [teaser] The True and Only Heaven 5: The Populist Campaign Against "Improvement" https://exhaust.fireside.fm/p16t 91ba8e9f-014f-4cec-a1d7-273364c6864b Sun, 07 Nov 2021 18:00:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Emmet and John dive into Lasch's overview of populism. They start to get glimpses of Lasch's commitments here. Touring classical conceptions of republicanism to people like Paine, Cobbett, and Brownson, Emmet and John track how they frustrate our contemporary interpretations of republicanism and liberalism can't or don't apply to them. Thinking with Lasch on historiography, they close the chapter discussing 19th-century artisans, populism, the New Deal, and the triumph of Taylorism. 15:14 yes Emmet and John dive into Lasch's overview of populism. They start to get glimpses of Lasch's commitments here. Touring classical conceptions of republicanism to people like Paine, Cobbett, and Brownson, Emmet and John track how they frustrate our contemporary interpretations of republicanism and liberalism can't or don't apply to them. Thinking with Lasch on historiography, they close the chapter discussing 19th-century artisans, populism, the New Deal, and the triumph of Taylorism. This is a teaser. Subscribe to our Patreon for the full episode and get two exclusive episodes a month. (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) lasch, american history, populism, politics, progressive, liberal, liberalism Emmet and John dive into Lasch's overview of populism. They start to get glimpses of Lasch's commitments here. Touring classical conceptions of republicanism to people like Paine, Cobbett, and Brownson, Emmet and John track how they frustrate our contemporary interpretations of republicanism and liberalism can't or don't apply to them. Thinking with Lasch on historiography, they close the chapter discussing 19th-century artisans, populism, the New Deal, and the triumph of Taylorism.

This is a teaser.

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]]> Emmet and John dive into Lasch's overview of populism. They start to get glimpses of Lasch's commitments here. Touring classical conceptions of republicanism to people like Paine, Cobbett, and Brownson, Emmet and John track how they frustrate our contemporary interpretations of republicanism and liberalism can't or don't apply to them. Thinking with Lasch on historiography, they close the chapter discussing 19th-century artisans, populism, the New Deal, and the triumph of Taylorism.

This is a teaser.

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]]> Episode 59: Political Ossification ft. Luke Thompson https://exhaust.fireside.fm/59 92e4c146-0432-4123-84b0-db9a6f62d1a0 Tue, 05 Oct 2021 20:00:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Political consultant and podcaster Luke Thompson joins Emmet to talk through different conceptions of political ossification. They talk through realignment theory, conceptions of political time, and, of course, why nothing feels possible. 1:15:40 yes Political consultant and podcaster Luke Thompson (https://twitter.com/ltthompso) joins Emmet to talk through the problem of political ossification. They talk through realignment theory, conceptions of political time, how party coalitions have changed over time, the shifting nature of American political institutions, and, of course, why nothing feels possible. Check out Luke's podcast with Jay Cost, Constitutionally Speaking (https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/constitutionally-speaking/). Subscribe to our Patreon to get two exclusive episodes a month! Closing Song: "Talk Anyway" by Found Footage (https://foundfootageokc.bandcamp.com/). politics, conservatism, liberalism, history, america, american history Political consultant and podcaster Luke Thompson joins Emmet to talk through the problem of political ossification. They talk through realignment theory, conceptions of political time, how party coalitions have changed over time, the shifting nature of American political institutions, and, of course, why nothing feels possible.

Check out Luke's podcast with Jay Cost, Constitutionally Speaking.

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Closing Song: "Talk Anyway" by Found Footage.

]]> Political consultant and podcaster Luke Thompson joins Emmet to talk through the problem of political ossification. They talk through realignment theory, conceptions of political time, how party coalitions have changed over time, the shifting nature of American political institutions, and, of course, why nothing feels possible.

Check out Luke's podcast with Jay Cost, Constitutionally Speaking.

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Closing Song: "Talk Anyway" by Found Footage.

]]> Episode 52: American Canon: HP Lovecraft and Harlan Ellison ft. Canada Mike https://exhaust.fireside.fm/52 2a4486de-d13e-4396-957c-c76639f3ce83 Tue, 17 Aug 2021 23:00:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Canada Mike, Emmet, and John discuss HP Lovecraft's "Call of Cthulu" and Harlan Ellison's "I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream." 1:12:07 yes Canada Mike, Emmet, and John discuss HP Lovecraft's "Call of Cthulu" and Harlan Ellison's "I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream." They situate each of them in history and talk about the concept of the weird, the weird tale as an American contribution, Lovecraft's modernism vs. Ellison's post-modernism, non-time and post-time, and a whole lot more! Subscribe to our Patreon for 2 exclusive episodes a month! (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream" by Harlan Ellison. (https://wjccschools.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2016/01/I-Have-No-Mouth-But-I-Must-Scream-by-Harlan-Ellison.pdf) "Call of Cthulhu" by HP Lovecraft. (https://www.hplovecraft.com/writings/texts/fiction/cc.aspx) Twitter. (https://twitter.com/ex_haustpodcast) Closing Song: "With the Sun" by will mcgovern lovecraft, ellison, horror, fiction, america, american history, apocalypse, weird, weird fiction, dystopian Canada Mike, Emmet, and John discuss HP Lovecraft's "Call of Cthulu" and Harlan Ellison's "I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream." They situate each of them in history and talk about the concept of the weird, the weird tale as an American contribution, Lovecraft's modernism vs. Ellison's post-modernism, non-time and post-time, and a whole lot more!

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"I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream" by Harlan Ellison.

"Call of Cthulhu" by HP Lovecraft.

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Closing Song: "With the Sun" by will mcgovern

]]> Canada Mike, Emmet, and John discuss HP Lovecraft's "Call of Cthulu" and Harlan Ellison's "I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream." They situate each of them in history and talk about the concept of the weird, the weird tale as an American contribution, Lovecraft's modernism vs. Ellison's post-modernism, non-time and post-time, and a whole lot more!

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"I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream" by Harlan Ellison.

"Call of Cthulhu" by HP Lovecraft.

Twitter.

Closing Song: "With the Sun" by will mcgovern

]]> Episode 48: What We Talk About When We Talk About Conservatism ft. Micah Meadowcroft https://exhaust.fireside.fm/48 6ce11ed2-2059-4145-ae87-24e0339efd9c Tue, 20 Jul 2021 21:00:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Emmet sits down with Micah Meadowcroft, an editor at The American Conservative, to talk about some of his recent writing, a view of the right from the right, what conservatism should mean, and much more! 56:36 yes Emmet sits down with Micah Meadowcroft (https://twitter.com/Micaheadowcroft), an editor at The American Conservative, to talk about some of his recent writing, a view of the right from the right, what conservatism should mean, ending America's imperial posture, and much more. "We Are Going to Win (https://www.theamericanconservative.com/state-of-the-union/we-are-going-to-win/)" by Micah Meadowcroft "Roman Rhetoric And Florentine Politics: A Reply To Yarvin (https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/roman-rhetoric-and-florentine-politics-a-reply-to-yarvin/)" by Micah Meadowcroft The piece of Emmet's mentioned: "Nuclear Power Plants: Our Industrial Cathedrals (https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/nuclear-power-plants-our-industrial-cathedrals/)" by Emmet Penney Join our Patreon for two exclusive episodes a month! (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) Bibliography (https://exhaust.fireside.fm/articles/episode-48-bibliography). Twitter (https://twitter.com/ex_haustpodcast). Closing Song: "Hips Swingin (https://nakedraygun.bandcamp.com/album/understand)" by Naked Raygun conservatism, empire, plutarch, aristotle, christianity, aquinas, america, american history, politics, cs lewis Emmet sits down with Micah Meadowcroft, an editor at The American Conservative, to talk about some of his recent writing, a view of the right from the right, what conservatism should mean, ending America's imperial posture, and much more.

"We Are Going to Win" by Micah Meadowcroft
"Roman Rhetoric And Florentine Politics: A Reply To Yarvin" by Micah Meadowcroft

The piece of Emmet's mentioned:
"Nuclear Power Plants: Our Industrial Cathedrals" by Emmet Penney

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Closing Song: "Hips Swingin" by Naked Raygun

]]> Emmet sits down with Micah Meadowcroft, an editor at The American Conservative, to talk about some of his recent writing, a view of the right from the right, what conservatism should mean, ending America's imperial posture, and much more.

"We Are Going to Win" by Micah Meadowcroft
"Roman Rhetoric And Florentine Politics: A Reply To Yarvin" by Micah Meadowcroft

The piece of Emmet's mentioned:
"Nuclear Power Plants: Our Industrial Cathedrals" by Emmet Penney

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Closing Song: "Hips Swingin" by Naked Raygun

]]> Episode 45: I Make An Honest Living!: Pain & Gain, Wolf of Wall Street, and the Financial Crash https://exhaust.fireside.fm/45 3ca7142b-8f4e-4d29-9e33-325bdc72598e Tue, 29 Jun 2021 21:00:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Josh Bregman comes back on the pod to talk with Emmet about two movies that came out in the same summer that sought to capture post-crash America: Pain & Gain and Wolf of Wall Street. 1:17:38 yes Josh Bregman comes back on the pod to talk with Emmet about two movies that came out in the same summer that sought to capture post-crash America: Pain & Gain and Wolf of Wall Street. They talk about what a shitty director Michael Bay is, analyze the main characters of each movie, and try to figure out just why it was so hard to narrativize a financial crash that almost ended the world economy over night. Join our Patreon to get two exclusive episodes a month! (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) Bibliography (https://exhaust.fireside.fm/articles/ep45bib). Twitter (https://twitter.com/ex_haustpodcast). Closing Song: "Look At What You Did, You Little Jerk," by MANS. (https://mans.bandcamp.com/track/look-what-you-did-you-little-jerk) financial crash, 2008, martin scorsese, michael bay, film, politics, culture, american history, movies Josh Bregman comes back on the pod to talk with Emmet about two movies that came out in the same summer that sought to capture post-crash America: Pain & Gain and Wolf of Wall Street. They talk about what a shitty director Michael Bay is, analyze the main characters of each movie, and try to figure out just why it was so hard to narrativize a financial crash that almost ended the world economy over night.

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Closing Song: "Look At What You Did, You Little Jerk," by MANS.

]]> Josh Bregman comes back on the pod to talk with Emmet about two movies that came out in the same summer that sought to capture post-crash America: Pain & Gain and Wolf of Wall Street. They talk about what a shitty director Michael Bay is, analyze the main characters of each movie, and try to figure out just why it was so hard to narrativize a financial crash that almost ended the world economy over night.

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Closing Song: "Look At What You Did, You Little Jerk," by MANS.

]]> Episode 41: A Brief History of the American Electricity Grid From the 1920s to Closure of Indian Point ft. Edgardo Sepulveda https://exhaust.fireside.fm/41 5ac385ed-eddc-4b03-b427-ec8be1dd0fee Tue, 01 Jun 2021 20:00:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Emmet sits down with Edgardo Sepulveda to talk about the history of the electrical grid in America and why certain infrastructure projects no longer feel possible anymore. 1:07:13 yes Emmet sits down with economic historian Edgardo Sepulveda (https://twitter.com/E_R_Sepulveda) to talk about the history of the electrical grid in America from the 1920s until the closure of Indian Point. They talk vertical integration, the dawn of public utilities, the rise of monetarism and neoliberalism, the birth of the RTO system, and whether or not it's feasible to reform this precious infrastructure in an age of diminishing expecations and possibilities. Bibliography (https://exhaust.fireside.fm/articles/ep41bib). Twitter (https://twitter.com/ex_haustpodcast). Subscribe to our Patreon for 2 exclusive episodes a month (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust)! Closing Song: "OK FM DOA (https://dillingerfour.bandcamp.com/album/midwestern-songs-of-the-americas)" by the Dillinger Four neoliberalism, monetarism, electricity markets, new deal, nuclear energy, indian point, electricity grid, infrastructure, american history Emmet sits down with economic historian Edgardo Sepulveda to talk about the history of the electrical grid in America from the 1920s until the closure of Indian Point. They talk vertical integration, the dawn of public utilities, the rise of monetarism and neoliberalism, the birth of the RTO system, and whether or not it's feasible to reform this precious infrastructure in an age of diminishing expecations and possibilities.

Bibliography.

Twitter.

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Closing Song: "OK FM DOA" by the Dillinger Four

]]> Emmet sits down with economic historian Edgardo Sepulveda to talk about the history of the electrical grid in America from the 1920s until the closure of Indian Point. They talk vertical integration, the dawn of public utilities, the rise of monetarism and neoliberalism, the birth of the RTO system, and whether or not it's feasible to reform this precious infrastructure in an age of diminishing expecations and possibilities.

Bibliography.

Twitter.

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Closing Song: "OK FM DOA" by the Dillinger Four

]]> Episode 23: Vaccine Breakdown II: Decentralization Boogaloo ft. Canada Mike https://exhaust.fireside.fm/23 fcad83a0-8db2-4346-9c62-9daf5c841593 Tue, 02 Feb 2021 20:45:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Canada Mike joins us to talk about why America's vaccine rollout plan doesn't make sense and why it's not going well. 1:07:53 yes Canada Mike joins us to talk about why America's vaccine rollout plan doesn't make sense and why it's not going well. First, Emmet talks about watching Erin Brokovich for the first time and Gabor Mate. Then we get into the nitty gritty with Mike while historically contextualizing the US response and the shaping of the Federal Government via crises. Towards the end, it all comes full circle as we talk about our duties as citizens (and parents) in a very based and trad conclusion. Bibliography (https://exhaust.fireside.fm/articles/eptwentythreebib). Closing song: "Help Desk (https://hausumountain.bandcamp.com/track/help-desk)" by Wobbly. Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/ex_haustpodcast). Special Guest: Mike. covid19, coronavirus, corona virus, corona, pfizer, vaccine, supply chains, logistics, american history, america, christopher lasch, ivan ilich Canada Mike joins us to talk about why America's vaccine rollout plan doesn't make sense and why it's not going well. First, Emmet talks about watching Erin Brokovich for the first time and Gabor Mate. Then we get into the nitty gritty with Mike while historically contextualizing the US response and the shaping of the Federal Government via crises. Towards the end, it all comes full circle as we talk about our duties as citizens (and parents) in a very based and trad conclusion.

Bibliography.

Closing song: "Help Desk" by Wobbly.

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Special Guest: Mike.

]]> Canada Mike joins us to talk about why America's vaccine rollout plan doesn't make sense and why it's not going well. First, Emmet talks about watching Erin Brokovich for the first time and Gabor Mate. Then we get into the nitty gritty with Mike while historically contextualizing the US response and the shaping of the Federal Government via crises. Towards the end, it all comes full circle as we talk about our duties as citizens (and parents) in a very based and trad conclusion.

Bibliography.

Closing song: "Help Desk" by Wobbly.

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Special Guest: Mike.

]]> Episode 16: American Canon: Poe's "Fall of the House of Usher" and "Masque of the Red Death" https://exhaust.fireside.fm/16 a4df5286-cbee-4ec1-82df-820bfddbbd79 Tue, 15 Dec 2020 20:45:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney In the second installment in our American canon series, we look at our beloved, gothic failson Edgar Allan Poe. 1:02:08 yes In the second installment in our American canon series, we look at our beloved failson Edgar Allan Poe. We discuss his life, legacy (especially his impact on Borges), and what set him apart from his peers. We look at two stories: Fall of the House of Usher (https://poestories.com/read/houseofusher) and Masque of the Red Death (https://poemuseum.org/the-masque-of-the-red-death), the second especially relevant during COVID. It was our first time talking literature for the show, and we had a great time. We hope you enjoy it. Bibliography (https://exhaust.fireside.fm/articles/epsixteenbib). Complaints Dept. - ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com. Closing song: "Nothing Ends, Nothing Lasts" by Lamniformes. (https://lamniformes.bandcamp.com/album/sisyphean) edgar allan poe, poe, simpsons, american history, literature, 19th century, borges In the second installment in our American canon series, we look at our beloved failson Edgar Allan Poe. We discuss his life, legacy (especially his impact on Borges), and what set him apart from his peers. We look at two stories: Fall of the House of Usher and Masque of the Red Death, the second especially relevant during COVID. It was our first time talking literature for the show, and we had a great time. We hope you enjoy it.

Bibliography.

Complaints Dept. - ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com.

Closing song: "Nothing Ends, Nothing Lasts" by Lamniformes.

]]> In the second installment in our American canon series, we look at our beloved failson Edgar Allan Poe. We discuss his life, legacy (especially his impact on Borges), and what set him apart from his peers. We look at two stories: Fall of the House of Usher and Masque of the Red Death, the second especially relevant during COVID. It was our first time talking literature for the show, and we had a great time. We hope you enjoy it.

Bibliography.

Complaints Dept. - ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com.

Closing song: "Nothing Ends, Nothing Lasts" by Lamniformes.

]]> Episode 10: Putting the Neocon in Neoconfuscianism: Conservative Responses to East Asia's Rise ft. Jennifer Miller https://exhaust.fireside.fm/10 a381fefc-8c99-4fde-be56-a356a1f6f543 Tue, 03 Nov 2020 20:45:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Historian Jennifer Miller joins Emmet and John to talk about two papers she's written on conservative responses to the rise of East Asia in the latter part of the Cold War. 1:09:58 yes Historian Jennifer Miller (https://twitter.com/historianjennie) joins us to talk about two papers she's written on conservative responses to the rise of East Asia in the latter part of the Cold War. We get into the nitty gritty about international reactionary currents, ahistory in neoconservative thought, overlaps between neocons and Christopher Lasch, and a whole lot else! We were delighted to have her and hope to do so again. The two papers we discuss: “Let’s Not be Laughed at Anymore: Donald Trump and Japan from the 1980s to the Present (https://brill.com/view/journals/jaer/25/2/article-p138_138.xml)” "Neoconservatives and Neo-Confucians: East Asian Growth and the Celebration of Tradition (https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/modern-intellectual-history/article/neoconservatives-and-neoconfucians-east-asian-growth-and-the-celebration-of-tradition/E252CF331F5BF8DC4179E4F481EA4E0C)" Check out Jennifer's book: Cold War Democracy: The United States and Japan (https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674976344). Bibliography here. (https://exhaust.fireside.fm/articles/eptenbib) Remember: Sci-Hub is your friend. Special Guest: Jennifer Miller. east asia, conservative, japan, south korea, history, foreign relations, protestantism, american history Historian Jennifer Miller joins us to talk about two papers she's written on conservative responses to the rise of East Asia in the latter part of the Cold War. We get into the nitty gritty about international reactionary currents, ahistory in neoconservative thought, overlaps between neocons and Christopher Lasch, and a whole lot else! We were delighted to have her and hope to do so again.

The two papers we discuss:

“Let’s Not be Laughed at Anymore: Donald Trump and Japan from the 1980s to the Present”

"Neoconservatives and Neo-Confucians: East Asian Growth and the Celebration of Tradition"

Check out Jennifer's book: Cold War Democracy: The United States and Japan.

Bibliography here.

Remember: Sci-Hub is your friend.

Special Guest: Jennifer Miller.

]]> Historian Jennifer Miller joins us to talk about two papers she's written on conservative responses to the rise of East Asia in the latter part of the Cold War. We get into the nitty gritty about international reactionary currents, ahistory in neoconservative thought, overlaps between neocons and Christopher Lasch, and a whole lot else! We were delighted to have her and hope to do so again.

The two papers we discuss:

“Let’s Not be Laughed at Anymore: Donald Trump and Japan from the 1980s to the Present”

"Neoconservatives and Neo-Confucians: East Asian Growth and the Celebration of Tradition"

Check out Jennifer's book: Cold War Democracy: The United States and Japan.

Bibliography here.

Remember: Sci-Hub is your friend.

Special Guest: Jennifer Miller.

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