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PlasticPills Critical Theory & Philosophy

The Pill Pod is hosted by a group of PhDs offering their irreverent (and unsolicited) takes on critical theory, philosophy, culture, and politics.

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Pill Pod 159 - The End of the University

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2024/03/15

Most everyone agrees that the university has failed its ideal, but few agree as to the reasons for why this happened. Did it get too arcane? Too expensive? Too woke? Maybe there's a bit of everything, but these explanations forget the most material cause: the private-sector vampires sucking it dry. We read a case study that you can find hereDon't miss an episode! find the full feed ad-free at https://www.patreon.com/plasicpills

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Pill Pod 158 - Walter Benjamin & The Idea of History...

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2024/03/15

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Pill Pod 157 - Progressive v. Reactionary...

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2024/02/21

Listen to our public episodes ad-free, for free, at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpillsAlthough Conservative Christians are the most attention-seeking of the Flock, our patrons reminded us that there are progressive Christians out there. For the sake of fair and balanced reporting, we invited John Hamer from Centre Place Toronto to represent the leftist side of the Christian Flock. We asked about his view of the church in history and in politics, and read this Christofascist article together. Find

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Pill Pod 156 - Christofascism

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2024/02/14

Listen to our public episodes ad-free, for free, at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpillsWhat if, instead of letting history end or disappear, we hit the rewind button and let the Church have another shot? We navigate through some stars in the Christofascist constellation and read Why Liberalism Failed (https://amzn.to/3waNh6l) to see what the world might look like if the Catholic intellectuals had their way.

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Pill Pod 155 - Jean Baudrillard & The Disappearance...

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2024/02/10

As all things disappear, we have our rountable on Baudrillard's "Illusion of the End." Get the full episode and all episodes ad-free at https://www.patreon.com/plasicpills

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Pill Pod 154 - Christian Intellectuals at the End of...

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2024/02/08

Listen to our public episodes ad-free, for free, at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpillsWhile no one is exactly happy that history has ended, few are quite as perturbed about it as Christian conservatives. We delved into a treasure trove of the Christian brain trust—"The Imaginative Conservative"—to piece together what they think history is for, and how they react to it's having ended.

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Pill Pod 152 - Fukuyama on The End of History (preview)

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2024/01/14

Adjusted for inflation, Francis Fukyama received $1,311,814.68 to write The End of History and the Last Man (https://amzn.to/3tPo5Bt); we want to see what $1,311,814.68 is worth. Get the full episode and many more at https://www.patreon.com/plasicpills

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Pill Pod 151 - The End of History

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2024/01/14

We embark on the notion of "the end of history" by trying to figure out if we have an idea of history. This is mostly inspired by our reading of Fukuyama's book (https://amzn.to/3tPo5Bt) but the series won't be limited to it. Support our efforts and get the full series on https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills

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Pill Pod 149 - Gothic Horror: Edgar Allen Poe & The...

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2023/12/01

Inspired by the new Netflix series, we read some Poe short stories and compared them to their TV adaptation. Victor Hainagiu (aka Litvic aka @horatiovictor) came on to help us put gothic horror into historical context. Half our episodes are here, but if you want the other half check us out on https://patreon.com/plasticpills

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Pill Pod 148 - Badiou: Philosophy & Antiphilosophy

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2023/11/24

Some oversimplified Badiou plus a look at Wittgenstein's Antiphilosophy (https://amzn.to/47xStiv) Want more episodes? Every other one is posted to https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills

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Pill Pod 147 - Authenticity & Existentialism (preview)

PlasticPills Critical Theory & Philosophy ·

2023/11/20

Dr. Phil battles Heidegger and Sartre. Get all of our episodes by becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills.

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Pill Pod 146 - Heidegger on the Anaximander Fragment...

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2023/11/17

Anaximander, Apeiron, Heidegger, Derrida, Logocentrism. It's a mouthful. Get all of our full episodes by becoming a patron at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills

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Pill Pod 145 - Metamodernism is just bad

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2023/11/04

Postmodernism has fallen. All hail the new dumbuy cult: METAMODERNISM. We took its FRESH NEW RADICAL academic wing out for a spin, as seen in this book: https://amzn.to/3So0kKH. Find tons of content from our all-powerful postmodern windmill at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills

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There are no Democratic Systems (Pill Pod 144 - Preview)

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2023/10/27

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Pill Pod 143 - Gaza & Frantz Fanon on Violence

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2023/10/21

We noticed a few Fanon name drops so this week we decided to read "On Violence" from Wretched of the Earth and see whether it's a useful heuristic for the discourse of violence in Gaza. You can read the chapter here. If you want all our episodes they are on www.patreon.com/plasticpills

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Pill Pod 142 - Systems Theory Politics in the Shadow...

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2023/10/14

Despite the shadow of Gaza hanging over our consciences this week, we try to introduce Systems Theory via politics. The book is Political Theory in the Welfare State by Niklas Luhmann (https://amzn.to/48Q6I3g), and we hope to give you a glimpse of what it looks like in practice. This is the sixth episode on systems theory, some of which are on here and all of which are on patreon at www.patreon.com/plasticpills

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Pill Pod 140 - Heidegger Nazi Debate No. 125,421

PlasticPills Critical Theory & Philosophy ·

2023/10/02

The timeloop continues: Another Ukrainian SS soldier in Canada and another wave of books and articles about the dangers of Heidegger following the publication of the third edition of History of Beyng, we reflect on air fryers and moralism after the end of history.

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Affect Theory and Revolutionary Routines - Interview...

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2023/09/08

Victor interviews Professor Carolyn Pedwell, editor of the Affect Theory Reader (two volumes) and Revolutionary Routines (https://amzn.to/44FykoA). Pedwell argues that minor gestures may be as significant as major happenings, revealing the potential in our ability to remake social or political habits and then to reinhabit everyday life.

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Pill Pod 137 - Groomer Mythology

PlasticPills Critical Theory & Philosophy ·

2023/09/01

Erik and Pills break down the myths of grooming, childhood, sexuality and the semiotic systems which produced them. The book is Roland Barthes, 195, Mythologies (https://amzn.to/47i5kpd) The rest of this series on myth is available at www.patreon.com/plasticpills

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Pill Pod 135 - Political Mythologies of the Left and...

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2023/08/15

Diego Ruzzarin is back on the Plastic Pills Podcast to talk about mythologies of the Left and Right as analyzed by Roland Barthes in his 1957 book (https://amzn.to/47i5kpd). Our previous two episodes covering "Mythologies" (introducing the book and analyzing car commercials) are on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/plasticpills

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