Episodes

Jules speaks with Craig from Acid Horizon and the Deleuze & Guattari Quarantine Collective about music and theory. Acid Horizon Twitter, Podcast, Patreon Additional links below… Deleuze and Guattari Quarantine Collective Podcast Anti-Oedipus Gilles Deleuze Wiki Permanent Links Below… --- Follow us on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Medium Patreon --- Join the discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/noeasyanswerspodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/noeasyanswers/message --- Visi...

In this special episode, Jules speaks with Professor Nate Holdren about his book Injury Impoverished: Workplace Accidents, Capitalism, and Law in the Progressive Era. Professor Holdren's book recently received an honorable mention for the Merle Curti Intellectual History Award, and Nate Holdren is a Marxist Historian and US Legal Historian at Drake University. *This conversation was recorded during a thunderstorm, so we've edited a few storm clouds into our conversation to depict when our conve...

Jules speaks with Professor Ronald Beiner about his book Dangerous Minds: Nietzsche, Heidegger, and the Return of the Far Right. Ronald Beiner is Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto. Contemporary far-right and neofascist movements continue to be inspired by these philosophers, and intellectually conscious fascists still hold them in high regard. Do these philosophers have anything useful for the political left, and if so, what can we find in philosophers who outright reje...

In the final episode in our series about Fascism, Jules speaks with Professor Gabriel Rockhill about a series of articles he wrote called "Fascism - A Counter-History". Professor Rockhill speaks to the conjunctural, structural, and systemic aspects of Fascism from a materialist perspective, and how this method breaks with liberal notions of fascism simply being an idiosyncratic occurrence that happened once in history. Along the way, questions of syncretism, operation paperclip, and Michel Fouca...

Jules speaks with Matthew Lowery, one of the cohosts of the Acid Horizon Podcast, about the political works of Carl Schmitt. This conversation is part 4 in the arch of this show, and would naturally follow after our previous episodes discussing Heidegger, Fascism, and Traditionalism. Matthew explains to us who Carl Schmitt was, why one would wish to engage with his work, and makes clear that Carl Schmitt was a Nazi bastard but his ideas are still relevant to contemporary politics. Links and add...

Jules speaks with Professor Richard Polt about the philosopher Martin Heidegger. Richard Polt is a Professor of Philosophy at Xavier University, and he is the author of several books on philosophy, including his most recent book, called Time and Trauma: Thinking Through Heidegger in the Thirties. Heidegger is a controversial figure in that he joined the Nazi party in 1933, and so this left a shadow over his philosophical contributions. Evidence revealed in the last 20 years would suggest it is n...

In this episode, Jules speaks with Benjamin Teitelbaum about his book War for Eternity. Professor Teitelbaum has conducted hours of in-person interviews with members of the far-right and Traditionalists who have positioned themselves in positions of geopolitical influence. Topics discussed include Aleksandr Dugin, Steve Bannon, Olavo de Carvalho, three agents of the far-right who have taken influence from more obscure thinkers of the far-right, specifically Julius Evola, and René Guénon. Additi...

In this monologue episode, Jules talks about the ways a secular society relocates the sacred to objects of liberal worship. Along the way, he speaks to the volatility of spirituality, in that vague senses of spirituality can lead one into other thoughts that are useful for inchoate fascism. Ultimately, he argues we must take seriously the ways in which spirituality can lend itself to fascism, as there are actual fascists in the world who would leverage spirituality to spread their ideology. Add...

The fabulous Laura Jedeed joins Jules for a conversation about the alt-right. In an effort to decode the alt-right, and examine their psychological workings, Jules and Laura flex their empathy muscles (but not too much) - because these fuckers aren't deserving of too much sympathy beyond that required of gaining an understanding of their motives and how they operate. About our guest… Laura Jedeed's website, Twitter *Laura should be coming back to Twitter around 4/20/21 Laura Jedeed's YouTube ...

Jules speaks with Roderic Day about his article "The Xinjiang Atrocity Propaganda Blitz". This interview is preceded by a monologue about the Afghan Trap Doctrine. Follow Roderic Day on Twitter, and visit his website "The Xinjiang Atrocity Propaganda Blitz" by Roderic Day Alberta Advantage - Corporate welfare bums "Reforming to Survive: The Bolshevik Origins of Social Policies" by Magnus Rasmussen and Carl Knutsen Canada Co-Operative Commonwealth Federation Wilfred Chan's ties to the White Ho...

Jules speaks with Dr. Asatar Bair about the Uyghur population in Xinjiang, China. Dr. Bair is a professor of economics and statistics at Riverside City College. Additional Links Below… Follow Dr. Asatar Bair on Twitter and YouTube Prison Labor in the United States: An Economic Analysis by Dr. Asatar Bair Six Basic Problems with the Uyghur Genocide Narrative by Dr. Asatar Bair Image of US Military Bases in the Pacific Who are the Uyghurs? China's Belt and Road Initiative Who is Adrian Zenz? Th...

Jules speaks with Comrade Gomer about 'baby leftists' and how to best guide and direct new revolutionaries in their radical development. This episode is preceded by a monologue about capitalist spiritualism and the internalization of the contradictions of capitalism. Links for Comrade Gomer… Comrade Gomer's YouTube Channel, Twitch Channel, Twitter Radical Reparations The Communist Org Recommended reading from Comrade Gomer… Principles of Communism by Frederick Engels State and Revolution by V...

Jules joins Pearson on Coffee with Comrades to reflect on one year’s time living in the age of COVID-19. Along the way, they discuss how the coronavirus has impacted society, emerging conspiracy theories, and the way capitalism has exacerbated the crisis. This is a heavy discussion that leaves space to mourn and grieve, not just for those we have lost, but for our ways of making our way in the world that have been stripped from us. Additional Links… Listen to Coffee with Comrades, a part of th...

Jules speaks with cult deprogrammer Rick Alan Ross about destructive cults, and their methods of indoctrinating their members. This interview is preceded by a monologue about destructive cults, and their links to capitalist spiritualism. Additional Links below… 60 Minutes | Landmark Forum | Originally aired on March 3rd, 1991 Cults Inside Out: How People Get In and Can Get Out by Rick Alan Ross Outrageous Betrayal: The Dark Journey of Werner Erhard from EST to Exile by Steven Pressman Seduced...

Jules speaks with an anonymous therapist about QAnon, and how to reach out to people in our lives who are (to varying degrees) believers in conspiracy theories. Additional links QAnon believer has a meltdown afterJoe Biden is Elected It's over and nothing makes sense Interview with Enrique Tarrio A podcast episode about right-wing conspiratorial thinking: Guerilla History --- Follow us on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Medium Patreon --- Join the discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/noeasyans...

Jules speaks with writer, artist, performer, and storyteller Kristen Chapman Gibbons about her journey from preacher's daughter to community cultivator. Kristen Chapman Gibbons on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube Kristen Chapman Gibbons' Website Art by Kristen Madison on my Mind True Stories Let Loose on Soundcloud Performances by Kristen Performance at the Tennessee Women's Theater Festival Other stories by Kristen https://youtu.be/hrDjfiTVeEA https://youtu.be/3b7xOcLbJdo https:/...

Dr. Furr is the author of several books and articles on Soviet History, specifically the Stalin era of 1930 to 1953. I wanted to talk with him because every single one of his publications stands in contradiction to the generally accepted narratives of Soviet History. If you ask a random person who Joseph Stalin is, they'll probably tell you something like Stalin was a brutal dictator and he killed millions of people. Books by historians Steven Kotkin and Robert Conquest affirm these accusations...

Jules speaks with a practicing psychotherapist named Daniel Barker. For reasons pertaining to confidentiality, that's about all the info we can disclose about him. Daniel and Jules agreed to not disclose his location, his practice, and honestly, Daniel isn't even his real name. All of this probably sounds strange, but the question they're talking about is 'Is Psychology a Pseudoscience"? Who better to talk to about this sort of thing, than a practicing psychologist? Links / Books / Thinkers men...

Following the capitol riots, social media platforms are cracking down on subversive accounts. With the threat of the surveillance state amplifying, and the Patriot Act 2.0 on the horizon, Rainer Shea joins us to talk about the events of January 6th and his recent banning from Facebook. You can follow Rainer on Twitter, read his journal on his website , and listen to his podcast 'Revolutionary Socialist Review' Call to action from Rainer: COMMUNICATIONS FOR REBELS --- Follow us on Social Media: ...

Jules takes a broader look at death from a social perspective by comparing the plague of 14th century Europe and the American Civil War. These time periods are seemingly incommensurate, but they're worth comparing to gain a perspective on the social effects of mass death. Links for further reading Barbara W. Tuchman, A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th century Klaus Schwab and Thierry Malleret, Covid-19: The Great Reset Ars Moriendi Translation (the shorter version) Drew Gilpin Faust, This R...

In a follow up to Episode 13 - "On Death", Jules' research leads him to a conversation with two End of Life facilitators from British Colombia. Jo-Anne Huan and Karen Hendrickson are cofounders of the Death Doula Network of British Colombia. Jo-Anne Huan is an End of Life Doula, Death Educator, and Licensed Willow EOL Facilitator. She is a member of the End of Life Doula Association of Canada and the National End of Life Doula Alliance. She provides educational seminars, workshops, and private...

Jules ruminates on the topic of death, existential philosophy, and the afterlife. Intro / Outro Music by Samuel Thomas (Self-Taut) --- Follow us on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Medium Patreon --- Join the discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/noeasyanswerspodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/noeasyanswers/message --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/noeasyanswers/support --- Become a Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/noeasyanswers --- One-off Contribution: https://www.p...

Introducing: Dr. Maximillian Alvarez and Working People This is a crossover / collaborative episode between No Easy Answers and Working People. Follow Working People on Twitter: @WorkingPod Follow Dr. Maximillian Alvarez on Twitter: @maximillian_alv Working People Listen Now: Working People Music by: Self-Taut --- Follow us on Social Media: Twitter Facebook Medium Patreon --- Join the discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/noeasyanswerspodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/noeasy...

Today on the show is another longtime friend of mine, Brandon Villarreal. He's a guy I met while I was still too young to legally drink or buy my own smokes. This is the guy who took me to my first strip club while I was still underage. He's like an older brother to me in a lot of ways. He was always down to get into trouble, and he was sometimes a bad influence, but you need friends like that and aside from drinking and raising hell, he's also the person who first encouraged me to apply for a j...