web01.fireside.fm Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:37:49 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) ex.haust - Episodes Tagged with “Democracy” https://exhaust.fireside.fm/tags/democracy Sat, 22 Oct 2022 13:00:00 -0700 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]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.

To hear the rest, subscribe to our Patreon to get 2 exclusive episodes and bonus content every month!

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=sr_1_4?crid=2UXB8BXFRBDMY&keywords=michael+lind&qid=1666400635&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIzLjU4IiwicXNhIjoiMy4wNCIsInFzcCI6IjMuMDUifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=michael%2520lind%2Caps%2C103&sr=8-4

]]> 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!

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=sr_1_4?crid=2UXB8BXFRBDMY&keywords=michael+lind&qid=1666400635&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIzLjU4IiwicXNhIjoiMy4wNCIsInFzcCI6IjMuMDUifQ%3D%3D&sprefix=michael%2520lind%2Caps%2C103&sr=8-4

]]> Episode 84: Why Do Movies Suck Now? ft. Will Tavlin https://exhaust.fireside.fm/84 63eaadc7-af0a-4b03-b20d-f2cc2e74ab31 Tue, 29 Mar 2022 23:00:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Will Tavlin joins Emmet to talk about how the democratic promise of digital filmmaking turned into the current top-down Marvel hellscape we all live in. They talk about the insanity of the original multiplex model of screening, why digital is so hard to archive, the deadness of major blockbuster films, the importance of forming aesthetic communities to preserve cultural memory, and more! 55:11 yes Will Tavlin (https://twitter.com/wtavlin) joins Emmet to talk about how the democratic promise of digital filmmaking turned into the current top-down Marvel hellscape we all live in. They talk about the insanity of the original multiplex model of screening, why digital is so hard to archive, the deadness of major blockbuster films, the importance of forming aesthetic communities to preserve cultural memory, and more! Digital Rocks: How Hollywood Killed Celluloid (https://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-42/essays/digital-rocks/) by Will Tavlin, n+1 Closing Song: Storyteller by Broadside (https://broadsideva.bandcamp.com/track/storyteller). george lucas, digital film, marvel, star wars, hollywood, david fincher, netflix, democracy, monopoly, movie theaters, film, celluloid, dasha Will Tavlin joins Emmet to talk about how the democratic promise of digital filmmaking turned into the current top-down Marvel hellscape we all live in. They talk about the insanity of the original multiplex model of screening, why digital is so hard to archive, the deadness of major blockbuster films, the importance of forming aesthetic communities to preserve cultural memory, and more!

Digital Rocks: How Hollywood Killed Celluloid by Will Tavlin, n+1

Closing Song: Storyteller by Broadside.

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Digital Rocks: How Hollywood Killed Celluloid by Will Tavlin, n+1

Closing Song: Storyteller by Broadside.

]]> Episode 31: Thinking Through Happiness, Misery and Freedom ft. Ashley Frawley https://exhaust.fireside.fm/31 06ce6bfd-fd19-421e-99af-cd9c9571872a Tue, 23 Mar 2021 20:45:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Emmet sits down with Ashley Frawley to talk about her work on the semiotics of happiness, the knowledge class, and the how to think about freedom. 53:49 yes Emmet sits down with Ashley Frawley (https://twitter.com/AshleyAFrawley)to talk about her work on the semiotics of happiness, the knowledge class, and the how to think about freedom. Ashley was a great guest and we hope to have her return to the pod. Buy her book (https://www.amazon.com/Semiotics-Happiness-Rhetorical-beginnings-Bloomsbury/dp/1350004766/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1MKTJGJYOTN3Y&dchild=1&keywords=ashley+frawley&qid=1616092874&sprefix=ashley+frawley%2Caps%2C1032&sr=8-1). Bibliography (https://exhaust.fireside.fm/articles/ep31bib). Twitter (https://twitter.com/ex_haustpodcast). Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust). Closing Song: "Ceiling (https://stuckchi.bandcamp.com/album/change-is-bad)" by Stuck Episode image: Photo by Maximilian Scheffler on Unsplash Special Guest: Ashley Frawley. covid, therapy, knowledge class, happiness, social distancing, freedom, marx, capitalism, socialism, the elightenment, plato, democracy Emmet sits down with Ashley Frawley to talk about her work on the semiotics of happiness, the knowledge class, and the how to think about freedom. Ashley was a great guest and we hope to have her return to the pod.

Buy her book.

Bibliography.

Twitter.

Patreon.

Closing Song: "Ceiling" by Stuck

Episode image: Photo by Maximilian Scheffler on Unsplash

Special Guest: Ashley Frawley.

]]> Emmet sits down with Ashley Frawley to talk about her work on the semiotics of happiness, the knowledge class, and the how to think about freedom. Ashley was a great guest and we hope to have her return to the pod.

Buy her book.

Bibliography.

Twitter.

Patreon.

Closing Song: "Ceiling" by Stuck

Episode image: Photo by Maximilian Scheffler on Unsplash

Special Guest: Ashley Frawley.

]]> Episode 25: Democracy Under Siege ft. Frank Furedi https://exhaust.fireside.fm/25 5a5e4873-0279-4ec3-b88c-09a9967bf4eb Tue, 16 Feb 2021 20:45:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Emmet sits down with Frank Furedi to discuss his latest book, Democracy Under Siege: Don't Let Them Lock It Down! 1:00:11 yes Emmet sits down with Frank Furedi (https://twitter.com/Furedibyte) to discuss his latest book, Democracy Under Siege: Don't Let Them Lock It Down! They discuss Athenian Democracy, the role of expertise in society, how technocrats need wokeness to make their anti-democratic aims palatable, Brexit, and so much more! Buy the book here (https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/democracy-under-siege). Buy his other book, Why Borders Matter, here (https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0367416824?tag=metrica-21&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1). Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/ex_haustpodcast). Closing Song: "Never Follow (https://nakedraygun.bandcamp.com/track/never-follow)" by Naked Raygun. Special Guest: Frank Furedi. frank furedi, democracy, hamilton, technocracy, psychology, politics, philosophy, athens, plato, woke Emmet sits down with Frank Furedi to discuss his latest book, Democracy Under Siege: Don't Let Them Lock It Down! They discuss Athenian Democracy, the role of expertise in society, how technocrats need wokeness to make their anti-democratic aims palatable, Brexit, and so much more!

Buy the book here. Buy his other book, Why Borders Matter, here.

Follow us on Twitter.

Closing Song: "Never Follow" by Naked Raygun.

Special Guest: Frank Furedi.

]]> Emmet sits down with Frank Furedi to discuss his latest book, Democracy Under Siege: Don't Let Them Lock It Down! They discuss Athenian Democracy, the role of expertise in society, how technocrats need wokeness to make their anti-democratic aims palatable, Brexit, and so much more!

Buy the book here. Buy his other book, Why Borders Matter, here.

Follow us on Twitter.

Closing Song: "Never Follow" by Naked Raygun.

Special Guest: Frank Furedi.

]]> Episode 17: The Eclipse of the Demos ft. Kyong-Min Son https://exhaust.fireside.fm/17 8ef49afe-59ea-4fce-afbf-b4257a0f83f2 Tue, 22 Dec 2020 20:45:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney We speak with scholar Kyong-Min Son about his book The Eclipse of the Demos: The Cold War and the Crisis of Democracy before Neoliberalism. 1:00:41 yes We speak with scholar Kyong-Min Son about his book The Eclipse of the Demos: The Cold War and the Crisis of Democracy before Neoliberalism. We cover some of the major themes of the book, but also discuss consumerism, populism, Carl Schmitt's legacy, and why democracy can't just be radical action from below, but needs to become a public institution. You should buy Kyong-Min's book. (https://kansaspress.ku.edu/978-0-7006-2919-0.html) Bibliography (https://exhaust.fireside.fm/articles/epseventeenbib). Complaints Department: ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com. Closing song: "Old Connecticut Money (https://landowner.bandcamp.com/track/old-connecticut-money)" by Landowner. Special Guest: Kyong-Min Son. neoliberalism, cold war, kyong-min son, randcorp, democracy, carl schmitt, hayek We speak with scholar Kyong-Min Son about his book The Eclipse of the Demos: The Cold War and the Crisis of Democracy before Neoliberalism. We cover some of the major themes of the book, but also discuss consumerism, populism, Carl Schmitt's legacy, and why democracy can't just be radical action from below, but needs to become a public institution.

You should buy Kyong-Min's book.

Bibliography.

Complaints Department: ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com.

Closing song: "Old Connecticut Money" by Landowner.

Special Guest: Kyong-Min Son.

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You should buy Kyong-Min's book.

Bibliography.

Complaints Department: ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com.

Closing song: "Old Connecticut Money" by Landowner.

Special Guest: Kyong-Min Son.

]]> Episode 11: The Lasch Files: Revolt of the Elites Pt. III: Democratic Discourse in Crisis https://exhaust.fireside.fm/11 2865e9f5-956a-4b2c-be59-35c9b685e87b Tue, 10 Nov 2020 20:45:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney The lads dive into the middle portion of Lasch's book and talk about education, the press, and how "third places" helped them cultivate identities as a sense of civic virtue. 1:10:58 yes We dive into the middle portion of Lasch's book about the challenges facing democratic discourse. We talk about education, the press, and how "third places" helped them cultivate identities as a sense of civic virtue. This is probably our most autobiographical episode to date. Bibliography here (https://exhaust.fireside.fm/articles/epelevenbib). Complaints Dept.: ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com. lasch, common core, higher ed, democracy We dive into the middle portion of Lasch's book about the challenges facing democratic discourse. We talk about education, the press, and how "third places" helped them cultivate identities as a sense of civic virtue. This is probably our most autobiographical episode to date.

Bibliography here.

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

]]> We dive into the middle portion of Lasch's book about the challenges facing democratic discourse. We talk about education, the press, and how "third places" helped them cultivate identities as a sense of civic virtue. This is probably our most autobiographical episode to date.

Bibliography here.

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

]]> Episode 9: The Lasch Files: Revolt of the Elites Pt. II: Martyrs Don't Run the Church https://exhaust.fireside.fm/9 0e58ae16-6927-4ffd-80f1-6d09efebd001 Tue, 27 Oct 2020 20:45:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Emmet and John continue their reading of Lasch's The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy. 54:48 yes Emmet and John continue their reading of Lasch's The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy. This time, they talk about democratic subjectivity, double-standards as a threat to democratic culture, the Citizens United decision, and where Lasch disappointed them. Bibliography here. Email: ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com. politics, democracy, christopher lasch, john dewey, philosophy Emmet and John continue their reading of Lasch's The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy. This time, they talk about democratic subjectivity, double-standards as a threat to democratic culture, the Citizens United decision, and where Lasch disappointed them.

Bibliography here.

Email: ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com.

]]> Emmet and John continue their reading of Lasch's The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy. This time, they talk about democratic subjectivity, double-standards as a threat to democratic culture, the Citizens United decision, and where Lasch disappointed them.

Bibliography here.

Email: ex.haustpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com.

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