web02.fireside.fm Thu, 19 Mar 2026 01:25:37 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) ex.haust - Episodes Tagged with “Woke” https://exhaust.fireside.fm/tags/woke 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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]]> 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.

]]> Episode 78: The Political Biography of a Zoomer ft. James Lynch https://exhaust.fireside.fm/78 f73ee957-8d12-4480-a3ef-59600f2b6aa0 Wed, 16 Feb 2022 09:00:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney James Lynch, a producer at Breaking Points and contributor to Newsweek, sat down with Emmet to talk about what it was like to politically come of age as a zoomer, the deficits and merits of left and right, what the "crisis of masculinity" really means, what to do about Big Tech, and more! 1:07:13 yes James Lynch (https://twitter.com/jameslynch32), a producer at Breaking Points and contributor to Newsweek, sat down with Emmet to talk about what it was like to politically come of age as a zoomer, the deficits and merits of left and right, what the "crisis of masculinity" really means, what to do about Big Tech, and more! The Mainstream Media Is Attacking Joe Rogan Instead of Admitting Its Own Failures (https://www.newsweek.com/mainstream-media-attacking-joe-rogan-instead-admitting-its-own-failures-opinion-1674670) by James Lynch, Newsweek The Working Class Is Up For Grabs. Which Party Will Claim It? (https://www.newsweek.com/working-class-grabs-which-party-will-claim-it-opinion-1673941) by James Lynch, Newsweek How Progressive Theatrics Benefit the Elites (https://www.newsweek.com/how-progressive-theatrics-benefit-elites-opinion-1650559) by James Lynch, Newsweek Subscribe to Grid Brief! (https://www.gridbrief.com/subscribe) Become a Patron to get two exclusive episodes a month! (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) Closing Song: Suicide Design by Hope Conspiracy (https://thehopeconspiracy.bandcamp.com/album/death-knows-your-name-deluxe-2) blm, woke, new right, populism, trump, bernie, gop, dnc, liberalism, culture war, crt, big tech James Lynch, a producer at Breaking Points and contributor to Newsweek, sat down with Emmet to talk about what it was like to politically come of age as a zoomer, the deficits and merits of left and right, what the "crisis of masculinity" really means, what to do about Big Tech, and more!

The Mainstream Media Is Attacking Joe Rogan Instead of Admitting Its Own Failures by James Lynch, Newsweek
The Working Class Is Up For Grabs. Which Party Will Claim It? by James Lynch, Newsweek
How Progressive Theatrics Benefit the Elites by James Lynch, Newsweek

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]]> James Lynch, a producer at Breaking Points and contributor to Newsweek, sat down with Emmet to talk about what it was like to politically come of age as a zoomer, the deficits and merits of left and right, what the "crisis of masculinity" really means, what to do about Big Tech, and more!

The Mainstream Media Is Attacking Joe Rogan Instead of Admitting Its Own Failures by James Lynch, Newsweek
The Working Class Is Up For Grabs. Which Party Will Claim It? by James Lynch, Newsweek
How Progressive Theatrics Benefit the Elites by James Lynch, Newsweek

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Closing Song: Suicide Design by Hope Conspiracy

]]> [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 69: Brain Smart: Common Core and The Downfall of the Humanities ft. Catherine Liu https://exhaust.fireside.fm/69 1996180f-a5d9-4241-a093-cbf69fa8b903 Tue, 14 Dec 2021 23:00:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Professor of film and media studies and author of Virtue Hoarders: The Case Against the Professional Managerial Class, Catherine Liu joins Emmet to talk about the death of the humanities in higher ed, the meritocratic nightmare of Common Core, why the humanities are important, the HRification of everything, and more! 1:05:41 yes Professor of film and media studies and author of Virtue Hoarders: The Case Against the Professional Managerial Class (https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/virtue-hoarders), Catherine Liu (https://twitter.com/bureaucatliu) joins Emmet to talk about the death of the humanities in higher ed, the meritocratic nightmare of Common Core, why the humanities are important, the HRification of everything, and more! The Apotheosis of the Professional Class by Catherine Liu (https://catalyst-journal.com/2021/05/the-apotheosis-of-the-professional-class), Catalyst. Subscribe to our Patreon to get two exclusive episodes a month! (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) Closing Song: Shimmering Neck by Landowner. (https://landowner.bandcamp.com/album/impressive-almanac-2) common core, humanities, liberal arts, college, university, ap classes, college admissions, pmc, professional managerial class, obama, bennington college, woke Professor of film and media studies and author of Virtue Hoarders: The Case Against the Professional Managerial Class, Catherine Liu joins Emmet to talk about the death of the humanities in higher ed, the meritocratic nightmare of Common Core, why the humanities are important, the HRification of everything, and more!

The Apotheosis of the Professional Class by Catherine Liu, Catalyst.

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Closing Song: Shimmering Neck by Landowner.

]]> Professor of film and media studies and author of Virtue Hoarders: The Case Against the Professional Managerial Class, Catherine Liu joins Emmet to talk about the death of the humanities in higher ed, the meritocratic nightmare of Common Core, why the humanities are important, the HRification of everything, and more!

The Apotheosis of the Professional Class by Catherine Liu, Catalyst.

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Closing Song: Shimmering Neck by Landowner.

]]> Episode 67: The Imperial Vampire Castle II: Standpoint Bureaucracy and the CIA's New Dialect of Power ft. River Page https://exhaust.fireside.fm/67 8518d5c0-5cd0-48b7-bf1e-88442eb1edf8 Tue, 30 Nov 2021 23:00:00 -0800 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney River Page joins Emmet to talk about the new woke institutions and how they reify previously existing class structures. They go into standpoint theory, identity politics, the CIA's relationship to the New Left, PMC projections of the working class's soul, and much more. They close by contemplating the possibility of a better left populism. 1:06:54 yes River Page (https://twitter.com/river_is_nice) joins Emmet to talk about the new woke institutions and how they reify previously existing class structures. They go into standpoint theory, identity politics, the CIA's relationship to the New Left, PMC projections of the working class's soul, and much more. They close by contemplating the possibility of a better left populism. The Standpoint Bureaucracy (https://twinkrev.com/2021/02/the-standpoint-bureaucracy/) by River Page, Twink Revolution The CIA and the New Dialect of Power (https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2021/11/the-cia-and-the-new-dialect-of-power/) by River Page, American Affairs River's Substack. (https://riverpage.substack.com/) Subscribe to our Patreon to get two exclusive episodes a month! (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) pmc, working class, populism, cia, woke, wokeism, wokeness, identity politics, idpol, mental illness, tucker carlson, queer River Page joins Emmet to talk about the new woke institutions and how they reify previously existing class structures. They go into standpoint theory, identity politics, the CIA's relationship to the New Left, PMC projections of the working class's soul, and much more. They close by contemplating the possibility of a better left populism.

The Standpoint Bureaucracy by River Page, Twink Revolution
The CIA and the New Dialect of Power by River Page, American Affairs

River's Substack.

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]]> River Page joins Emmet to talk about the new woke institutions and how they reify previously existing class structures. They go into standpoint theory, identity politics, the CIA's relationship to the New Left, PMC projections of the working class's soul, and much more. They close by contemplating the possibility of a better left populism.

The Standpoint Bureaucracy by River Page, Twink Revolution
The CIA and the New Dialect of Power by River Page, American Affairs

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]]> 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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]]> 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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Closing Song: Memorial by Moss Icon.

]]> Episode 63: Public Writing, Public Thinking ft. Oliver Traldi https://exhaust.fireside.fm/63 c6c61d03-0f06-48f4-bf95-6e411ed1ec23 Wed, 03 Nov 2021 00:00:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Writer and philosopher Oliver Traldi sits down with Emmet to talk about what it means to be a public intellectual today, what being a writer's really like, CRT, how woke politicization has homogenized every other endeavor in the humanities, and more! 1:03:52 yes Writer and philosopher Oliver Traldi sits down with Emmet to talk about what it means to be a public intellectual today, what being a writer's really like, CRT, how woke politicization has homogenized every other endeavor in the humanities, and more! Clean Rooms and Dirtbags (https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2018/10/clean-rooms-and-dirtbags/) by Oliver Traldi, American Affairs. What's In A Name? (https://www.arcdigital.media/p/whats-in-a-name)by Oliver Traldi, Arc Digital Subscribe to our Patreon to get two exclusive episodes a month! (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) Closing Song: Garbage Man by Chat Pile (https://chatpile.bandcamp.com/). philosophy, crt, woke, polarization, politics, american politics, political philosophy Writer and philosopher Oliver Traldi sits down with Emmet to talk about what it means to be a public intellectual today, what being a writer's really like, CRT, how woke politicization has homogenized every other endeavor in the humanities, and more!

Clean Rooms and Dirtbags by Oliver Traldi, American Affairs.
What's In A Name? by Oliver Traldi, Arc Digital

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Closing Song: Garbage Man by Chat Pile.

]]> Writer and philosopher Oliver Traldi sits down with Emmet to talk about what it means to be a public intellectual today, what being a writer's really like, CRT, how woke politicization has homogenized every other endeavor in the humanities, and more!

Clean Rooms and Dirtbags by Oliver Traldi, American Affairs.
What's In A Name? by Oliver Traldi, Arc Digital

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Closing Song: Garbage Man by Chat Pile.

]]> Episode 62: The Coming Wave of Sex Negativity ft. Default Friend https://exhaust.fireside.fm/62 c1b2b637-d1fb-44b1-85a4-6cafaa17d2bd Wed, 27 Oct 2021 08:00:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Default Friend returns to ex.haust to talk about the death of sex positivity, the coming wave of sex negativity, affinity community online, how our identities are formed now, and a whole bunch of other stuff. 1:00:43 yes Default Friend returns to ex.haust to talk about the death of sex positivity, the coming wave of sex negativity, affinity community online, how our identities are formed now, and a whole bunch of other stuff. The Coming Wave of Sex Negativity by Default Friend (https://defaultfriend.substack.com/p/72-the-coming-wave-of-sex-negativity/comments) Affinity vs. Experience by Default Friend (https://defaultfriend.substack.com/p/affinity-vs-experience/comments) Subscribe to our Patreon to get 2 exclusive episodes a month! (https://www.patreon.com/creator-home) Closing Song: I Can My Heart Touching You by Parannoul (https://parannoul.bandcamp.com/album/to-see-the-next-part-of-the-dream) sex positivity, identity, hookup culture, dating, community, college, woke Default Friend returns to ex.haust to talk about the death of sex positivity, the coming wave of sex negativity, affinity community online, how our identities are formed now, and a whole bunch of other stuff.

The Coming Wave of Sex Negativity by Default Friend
Affinity vs. Experience by Default Friend

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Closing Song: I Can My Heart Touching You by Parannoul

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The Coming Wave of Sex Negativity by Default Friend
Affinity vs. Experience by Default Friend

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Closing Song: I Can My Heart Touching You by Parannoul

]]> Episode 40: "We all saw that idea come home": The Imperial Vampire Castle and Its Fixed Ideas https://exhaust.fireside.fm/40 b421a6f0-bb1e-42f1-9819-ca47803d6136 Tue, 25 May 2021 20:00:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Emmet and John use three articles to talk about our woke empire and how much it feels like the neocon heyday of the early 2000s. 1:06:04 yes Emmet and John use three articles to talk about our woke empire and how much it feels like the neocon heyday of the early 2000s. We talk about the major cultural resonances between the post-Trump era and the aftermath of 9/11, how the Greater War in the Middle East disabused us of optimism, why in the next few years there will be American Sniper but about an activist, and more! The essays: Fixed Opinions (https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2003/01/16/fixed-opinions-or-the-hinge-of-history/?lp_txn_id=1250122) by Joan Didion Exiting the Vampire's Castle (https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/opendemocracyuk/exiting-vampire-castle/) by Mark Fisher Feminism, the Taliban and the Politics of Counterinsurgency (http://fathom.lib.uchicago.edu/1/777777190136/) by Mahmood and Hirschkind Bibliography (https://exhaust.fireside.fm/articles/ep40bib). Twitter (https://twitter.com/ex_haustpodcast). Closing Song: "Good Bass Lines, Really Good Bass Lines (https://mans.bandcamp.com/track/good-bass-lines-really-good-bass-lines)" by MANS. Subscribe to our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust) for 2 exclusive episodes a month! Episode Image (https://unsplash.com/photos/7VHsb9sGBKs). iraq war, joan didion, neoconservatism, 911, woke, cancel culture, cia, afghanistan, mark fisher, mujahideen, cold war, empire, liberalism Emmet and John use three articles to talk about our woke empire and how much it feels like the neocon heyday of the early 2000s. We talk about the major cultural resonances between the post-Trump era and the aftermath of 9/11, how the Greater War in the Middle East disabused us of optimism, why in the next few years there will be American Sniper but about an activist, and more!

The essays:

Fixed Opinions by Joan Didion
Exiting the Vampire's Castle by Mark Fisher
Feminism, the Taliban and the Politics of Counterinsurgency by Mahmood and Hirschkind

Bibliography.

Twitter.

Closing Song: "Good Bass Lines, Really Good Bass Lines" by MANS.

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Episode Image.

]]> Emmet and John use three articles to talk about our woke empire and how much it feels like the neocon heyday of the early 2000s. We talk about the major cultural resonances between the post-Trump era and the aftermath of 9/11, how the Greater War in the Middle East disabused us of optimism, why in the next few years there will be American Sniper but about an activist, and more!

The essays:

Fixed Opinions by Joan Didion
Exiting the Vampire's Castle by Mark Fisher
Feminism, the Taliban and the Politics of Counterinsurgency by Mahmood and Hirschkind

Bibliography.

Twitter.

Closing Song: "Good Bass Lines, Really Good Bass Lines" by MANS.

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Episode Image.

]]> Episode 38: The Culture of Confession ft. Default Friend https://exhaust.fireside.fm/38 b4b3ed30-0ced-4d3f-8b2f-6f9ab591218a Tue, 11 May 2021 22:00:00 -0700 Emmet Penney full Emmet Penney Emmet sits down with Default Friend to talk about the culture of confession, the emotional history of the internet, millenial blues, and more. 1:03:10 yes Emmet sits down with Default Friend (https://twitter.com/default_friend)of After the Orgy (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/after-the-orgy/id1560522568)about her piece on the Culture of Confession (https://defaultfriend.substack.com/p/48-the-culture-of-confession), the emotional history of the internet, millenial blues, how tumblr turned the academy woke, and more. Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/exhaust). Twitter (https://twitter.com/ex_haustpodcast). Closing Song: "Juliette's Window" by Black Print. (https://dupagecountyhardcore.bandcamp.com/album/black-print-demo) millennial culture, paris hilton, myspace, tao lin, alt lit, xo jane, cancel culture, tumblr, woke, zoomers, sjw Emmet sits down with Default Friend of After the Orgy about her piece on the Culture of Confession, the emotional history of the internet, millenial blues, how tumblr turned the academy woke, and more.

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Twitter.

Closing Song: "Juliette's Window" by Black Print.

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Twitter.

Closing Song: "Juliette's Window" by Black Print.

]]> 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.

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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.

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