web02.fireside.fm Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:20:25 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) ex.haust - Episodes Tagged with “Progressivism” https://exhaust.fireside.fm/tags/progressivism Fri, 14 Oct 2022 08:00:00 -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 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.

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"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.

]]> Episode 65: The High Church of Wokeism ft. Joseph Keegin https://exhaust.fireside.fm/65 00991a6a-72cd-4626-a9b1-9c75c1cc7a36 Tue, 16 Nov 2021 23:00:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Emmet sat down with Joseph Keegin to talk about his pice for Tablet, The High Church of Wokeism, which traces certain elements of woke ideology back to Unitarian Universalism. They talk about the unacknowledged power of divinity schools in shaping American progressivism, repairing the "broken middle," identity talk as soul talk, and much more. 1:03:11 yes Emmet sat down with Joseph Keegin (https://twitter.com/fxxfy) to talk about his pice for Tablet, The High Church of Wokeism, which traces certain elements of woke ideology back to Unitarian Universalism. They talk about the unacknowledged power of divinity schools in shaping American progressivism, repairing the "broken middle," identity talk as soul talk, and much more. The High Church of Wokeism (https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/beacon-unitarians-joseph-keegin) by Joseph Keegin, Tablet. Subscribe to our Patreon to get two exclusive episodes a month. (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) Closing Song: Memorial by Moss Icon. (https://mossicon.bandcamp.com/album/complete-discography) woke, wokeism, robin d'angelo, ibram kendi, race, gender, progressivism, unitarian universalism, divinity school, protestantism Emmet sat down with Joseph Keegin to talk about his pice for Tablet, The High Church of Wokeism, which traces certain elements of woke ideology back to Unitarian Universalism. They talk about the unacknowledged power of divinity schools in shaping American progressivism, repairing the "broken middle," identity talk as soul talk, and much more.

The High Church of Wokeism by Joseph Keegin, Tablet.

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The High Church of Wokeism by Joseph Keegin, Tablet.

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Closing Song: Memorial by Moss Icon.

]]> [teaser] The True and Only Heaven 3: Nostalgia ft. Canada Mike https://exhaust.fireside.fm/p14t 4eb01506-8ace-4ac0-bfab-f2e8b3a73149 Mon, 04 Oct 2021 12:00:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Canada Mike fills in for John for the third installment of our series on Lasch's True and Only Heaven. Mike and Emmet detail Lasch's argument and consider the necessary relationship between progressive ideology and nostalgia. They talk about living in an eternal present, Cormac McCarthy as subverter of American tropes, the frontier as a "zone of innocence" and more. 7:46 yes Canada Mike fills in for John for the third installment of our series on Lasch's True and Only Heaven. Mike and Emmet detail Lasch's argument and consider the necessary relationship between progressive ideology and nostalgia. They talk about living in an eternal present, Cormac McCarthy as subverter of American tropes, the frontier as a "zone of innocence" and more. This a Teaser. Subscribe to get the rest of these episodes and the back catalog of our exclusive episodes. Patreon episodes come out twice a month. (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) nostalgia, lasch, progressivism, cormac mccarthy, progress Canada Mike fills in for John for the third installment of our series on Lasch's True and Only Heaven. Mike and Emmet detail Lasch's argument and consider the necessary relationship between progressive ideology and nostalgia. They talk about living in an eternal present, Cormac McCarthy as subverter of American tropes, the frontier as a "zone of innocence" and more.

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]]> Episode 53: The Lasch Files: The True and Only Heaven pt. I https://exhaust.fireside.fm/53 bc877a7f-ec32-4ad3-ad88-e96e8ede169c Tue, 24 Aug 2021 20:15:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Emmet and John begin their series on Lasch's book The True and Only Heaven: Progress and Its Critics." 1:19:00 yes Emmet and John begin their series on Lasch's book The True and Only Heaven: Progress and Its Critics." They lay out the general premise, debate whether or not Lasch was a degrowther, reflect on the impact of the 70s energy crisis, and more! Subscribe to the Patreon for 2 exclusive episodes a month. (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) We now have merch (http://tee.pub/lic/k8eEk8bR5-8). Song: "Playpen of Dissent" by Stuck (https://stuckchi.bandcamp.com/album/content-that-makes-you-feel-good). christopher lasch, cold war, leftism, chesa boudin, gop, progressivism, progress, history, republican Emmet and John begin their series on Lasch's book The True and Only Heaven: Progress and Its Critics." They lay out the general premise, debate whether or not Lasch was a degrowther, reflect on the impact of the 70s energy crisis, and more!

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Song: "Playpen of Dissent" by Stuck.

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We now have merch.

Song: "Playpen of Dissent" by Stuck.

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