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Everyday Anarchism

Graham Culbertson

The core idea of this podcast comes from David Graeber, who wrote that our everyday life is mostly run on anarchism, and at the same time people believe that anarchism doesn’t work. One of these is wrong. I hope to illuminate how our communities already depend on Mutual Aid, in big and small ways. I"ll do that by excavating the historical events and cultural trends you already know about, but have never thought about in terms of anarchism. Find me at https://www.everydayanarchism.com

society & culture

All Episodes

43:13

121. Graeber's Debt Chapter 6, Games with Sex and Death

Everyday Anarchism ·

2024/05/08

Graeber explains human economies, economies in which money can only be used to shore up social relations, and can't be used to buy things - to the utter confusion of anthropologists trying to buy things

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01:01:56

120. Richard Rorty's Anti-Authoritarianism -- John...

Everyday Anarchism ·

2024/05/01

My former professors John McGowan and Meili Steele join me to discuss Richard Rorty's final book, Pragmatism as Anti-Authoritarianism.

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52:35

119. Debt Discussion 5: The Sterility of Economics...

Everyday Anarchism ·

2024/04/24

James K. Galbraith joins me to discuss the flaws in the field of economics and its pseudoscientific justifications

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51:17

118. The Films of Preston Sturges -- Stuart Klawans

Everyday Anarchism ·

2024/04/17

Stuart Klawans joins me to discuss his recent book Crooked but Never Common about the films of Preston Sturges, the first writer-director of the Hollywood sound era. Informed by the work of Stanley Cavell, Stuart's book reads these comedies as asking important questions about democracy, business, the New Deal, marriage, and other pressing questions. Plus they're a joy to watch!

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55:51

117. Graeber's Debt Chapter 5, The Moral Ground of...

Everyday Anarchism ·

2024/04/10

The chapter of Debt which inspired this podcast - get ready to hear the origin of everyday anarchism!

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01:12:08

116. Seeing Like a Game -- C. Thi Nguyen

Everyday Anarchism ·

2024/04/03

Philosopher of games C. Thi Nguyen joins me to discuss his current work on the intersection of anarchism and games studies. The conversation was so much fun that I started a whole new podcast, Plumbing Game Studies, to continue exploring this topic.For more from Thi, here's his website: https://objectionable.net/ Here's the website for the new podcast, Plumbing Game StudiesSpotify Link: https://open.spotify.com/show/4axfbEJzRpVg6NXIaycm8d?si=272f3a6401024df6 Apple Link:

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49:40

115. Debt Discussion 4: Henry Farrell on His Internet...

Everyday Anarchism ·

2024/03/27

In this episode I'm joined by Henry Farrell, who got into an internet spat with David Graeber over Debt. Henry recently wrote a reflection on the kerfuffle at the blog Crooked Timber, and also co-wrote a book, Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy, that came about in part as a response to Graeber's Debt.

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55:36

114. Revolution and Anarchism in The Mars Trilogy --...

Everyday Anarchism ·

2024/03/20

Kim Stanley Robinson to talk about his Mars trilogy, the theory of revolution that animates it, and where anarchism and anarchists fit in. This conversation is a direct sequel to our conversations on the Three Californias triptych, which you can listen to

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57:26

Rerun: Anarchism is...Mardi Gras with Meredith King

Everyday Anarchism ·

2024/02/13

Happy Mardi Gras! The show should be back publishing new episodes in March. In the meantime, here's a rerun, and a link to a couple of interview I did late last year:https://pod.link/1705765872/episode/716e36494d7eff56dc142642d55c7c3bhttps://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jelle-laverge/episodes/The-Core-Curriculum---Episode-1---Interview-with-Graham-Culbertson-e2aeujb

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01:23:17

113. The Ranters -- Nigel Smith (English Revolution)

Everyday Anarchism ·

2023/12/27

Radicalism in the English Revolution gets to the Ranters, the radical group of protestants who may or may not have practiced free love - but definitely sparked a moral panic!In this extra-long discussion, Nigel Smith and I discuss the roots of Ranterism, its connections to the Diggers, its legacy for romanticism, and its connection to later American radical movements. Plus we talk about punk rock, especially in connection to Nigel's book: A Collection of Ranter Writings: Spiritual Liberty and Sexual

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41:43

Rerun: Anarchism is...Santa Claus! -- Ruth Kinna

Everyday Anarchism ·

2023/12/24

For my very first repeat episode, I'm reposting a conversation with Ruth Kinna about Santa Claus, Kropotkin, and the prefigurative practice of Christmas.You can read Ruth's article on the topic here: An Anarchist Guide to Christmas

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47:05

112. The Puritan Christmas Wars -- Diane Purkiss...

Everyday Anarchism ·

2023/12/20

Diane Purkiss joins me to discuss the Christmas Wars, in which Puritans attempted to prevent the celebration of Christmas in the 17th century. Christmas was a carnival in which the world was turned upside down - and the Puritans weren't having it. We also discuss the Lord of Misrule, Twelfth Night, and that 21st century lord of misrule: Lord Buckethead!

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39:13

111. Graeber's Debt: Chapter 4, Cruelty and Redemption

Everyday Anarchism ·

2023/12/13

Debt Chapter 4, in which Jesus and Nietzsche show up!

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53:04

110. Luddism: 19th Century Direct Action against...

Everyday Anarchism ·

2023/12/06

I'm joined by Brian Merchant to discuss his new book, Blood in the Machine. Brian argues persuasively that the Luddites weren't anti-technology but were actually for a different social order and a different use of technology. More importantly, in Brian's book the factory owners look a lot like today's tech titans and the workers look a lot like, well, today's workers. So come back with us to the early 19th century to find out how it all went wrong!

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51:45

109. Anarchism is...Homeschooling -- Andrewism

Everyday Anarchism ·

2023/11/29

In a break from the two ongoing series, in this week's episode I'm joined by the anarchist YouTuber Andrewism. Andrew and I discuss homeschooling, our shared experiences as homeschooled kids, the way homeschooling prepared us to be learners, and the liberatory potential of the homeschooling ethos.Andrewism is one of the best ways to introduce yourself to the ideas of anarchism - check out his videos on solarpunk and, for Graeber fans, the myth of barter

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58:02

108. Radicalism in the English Revolution 4: Oliver...

Everyday Anarchism ·

2023/11/22

John Morrill, whose work I first encountered in Mike Duncan's podcast about the English Revolution, joins me to discuss the career of Oliver Cromwell. Cromwell was attacked in his time for being both too radical and not radical enough, and the picture has only gotten more complicated from there. John and I discuss his career, his convictions, his relationship to radicals like the Levellers and the Diggers, and how we should remember him today.To see John discuss these issues in the glorious

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55:11

107. Debt Discussion 3: Anthropology and Everyday...

Everyday Anarchism ·

2023/11/15

For the third episode of Debt Discussions, the anthropologist Bill Maurer joins me to talk about Chapter 3 of Debt, Primordial Debts. Bill and I talk about the myth of primordial debt, where it fits in the anarchism vs. social democracy debate, and if the anthropological parables in the book fit Graeber's claims. We also talk about the strengths and flaws of Graeber's approach, especially the way that his work embraces grand narratives while critiquing the grand narrative tradition.Bill wrote the

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59:46

106. Radicalism in the English Revolution 3: The...

Everyday Anarchism ·

2023/11/08

Ariel Hessayon returns to discuss The Diggers, the radical group whose farming community most closely resembles the ideas of anarchist communism as expressed by 19th century figures such as Kropotkin, Morris, and Tolstoi. Ariel and I discuss their origins, their theology, their 19th century recovery, and above all the brilliant writings of one of their leaders, Gerrard Winstanley.

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29:55

105. Graeber's Debt: Chapter 3, Primordial Debts

Everyday Anarchism ·

2023/11/01

Continuing my series on Graeber's Debt, this episode looks at chapter 3, which introduces the other big myth which Graeber says underpins our modern imaginary. Primordial Debt, I argue, is the left-wing counterpart to the myth of barter, and Graeber critiques it less harshly but just as fully.Join me later this month for a conversation with the anthropologist Bill Maurer about this chapter, the myth of primordial debt, and the anthropological nature of Graeber's claims.

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58:32

104. Radicalism in the English Revolution 2: The...

Everyday Anarchism ·

2023/10/25

Emerging from both civilian and military backgrounds, the Levellers were a radical group who advocated for expanded voting rights and freedom of conscience and speech. Rachel Foxley, author of The Levellers: Radical Political Thought in the English Revolution, explains the Levellers' views, their relationship to Oliver Cromwell, their revolutionary methods, and how their ideas resonate with later radicals.

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