Aufhebunga Bunga
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 286:43:23
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Synopsis
The global politics podcast at the end of the End of History. The period in which Western liberal democracy was held to be the final form of human government is now over. Were charting whats emerging and what comes next. With help from a range of contributors, we scan the globe to understand the politics, economics, and culture of the new era. Fortnightly. Produced in Brazil/UK/South Africa/USA. By Alex Hochuli, Ben Fogel, Philip Cunliffe, George Hoare.
Episodes
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/41/ The Colombian Exception ft. Pablo Medina Uribe
27/06/2018 Duration: 47minIn which we discuss how the Right won this month's election -- in a country that has never seen the Left in power. Is Colombia an exception? The civil war there feels like part of the Cold War that forgot to end. We discuss the fragile peace, the militarisation of politics, and drug cartels.
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/40/ Centrists Are the Bad Guys ft. David Adler
20/06/2018 Duration: 45minIn which we try to understand why it's not the extremes, but the centre, that has given up on democracy. David Adler talks to us about his research, and we learn about the centrist tribes: elites, anti-elite populists, and the apathetic. We talk about how we think about political space and what 'moderate' really means... maybe that horeshoe needs to be turned upside down? Readings: David Adler in the New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/05/23/opinion/international-world/centrists-democracy.html David Adler's working paper: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fOGwtRUF-y-98IcDs-3YYrtREl8GbaoH/view
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/39/ Geopolitics of the World Cup ft. Karl Sharro & Euan Marshall
13/06/2018 Duration: 01h09minIn which we talk about the politics of hosting the World Cup + the sublots & intrigues that will animate the tournament: hot and cold wars, Salah's revenge, Brazil after the 7-1. Featuring lots of hating on Sergio Ramos.
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/38/ The Economics of Exit ft. Thomas Fazi
31/05/2018 Duration: 01h01minIn which we discuss why the Left should not to be scared of sovereignty: Brexit, Italexit, and Modern Monetary Theory
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/37/ The Ghosts of May '68 ft. Catherine Liu
16/05/2018 Duration: 01h02minIn which we unpick the legacies of 1968 and all that: political fragmentation, the loss of authority, the cult of youth.
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/36/ Portugal: The Soft Whip? ft. Catarina Príncipe
02/05/2018 Duration: 01h08minIn which we debate whether Portugal really represents an alternative to austerity
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/35/ (Dis)Arm the People? ft. Reid Kane
24/04/2018 Duration: 01h05minIn which we delve into the gun control debate: are guns really essential for democracy? Plus, the 2018 UK university strike.
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/34/ War Propaganda ft. Tara McCormack
18/04/2018 Duration: 35minIn which we laugh at The Times' hatchet job with one of its targets & wonder what the West's endgame is in Syria
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/33/ Hungary's Illiberal Democracy ft. Tamas Gerocs
10/04/2018 Duration: 01h01minIn which we unpick another Fidesz's victory and ask whether neoliberalism in an nationalist-authoritarian shell is the future
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/32/ Brazil Moves Right? ft. Sabrina Fernandes
30/03/2018 Duration: 01h15minIn which we ask who killed Marielle Franco & discuss the shooting at Lula's caravan + Brazil's absent center
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/31/ Woke Neoliberalism ft. James Heartfield
14/03/2018 Duration: 01h26minIn which we debate the 'equal opportunities revolution': how race & gender has changed, in the workplace & beyond
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/30/ Italy: Country of the Future? ft. David Broder
28/02/2018 Duration: 01h38minIn which we debate the upcoming Italian elections. Also corruption, bunga bunga, communism, migrants, fascism, & Europe.