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1Dime Radio

1Dime Radio is a podcast about politics, philosophy, theory, history, and political economy hosted by Tony, a political theorist and founder of the YouTube channel "1Dime." For access to the Patreon exclusive episodes (The Backroom podcast), become a Patron: thttps://www.patreon.com/OneDime

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01:20:03

A Nuanced Debate on Immigration (Ft. Artin Salimi)

1Dime Radio ·

2026/04/03

Get access to The Backroom (100+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDimeIn this episode of 1Dime Radio, I sit down with my friend Artin Salimi for a nuanced debate on immigration, what the right gets wrong, what the left gets wrong, and why the issue cannot be reduced to either xenophobic panic or liberal denial. We get into labor markets, Thatcherism, Brexit, brain drain, asylum, nationalism, class politics, and the ways neoliberal capitalism both drives migration and

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01:51:30

Why Environmentalism Failed (Ft. Matt Huber)

1Dime Radio ·

2026/03/27

Get access to The Backroom (100+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDimeWhy has modern environmentalism failed to build a real mass politics? In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I’m joined by Matt Huber, author of Climate Change as Class War, to talk about why mainstream climate politics has so often been trapped in consumer guilt, lifestyle moralism, and elite discourse, instead of building power through class politics, labor, energy, and production. We discuss why carbon

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01:13:22

Hot Takes on AI (Ft. Peter Coffin)

1Dime Radio ·

2026/03/20

Get access to The Backroom (100+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDimeIn this episode, I sit down with Peter Coffin to talk about AI, automation, art, and why so much of the left has responded to these technologies with moral panic instead of material analysis. We get into the backlash to using AI in political and historical media, the difference between using AI as a tool versus treating it as a substitute for thought, and why so much so-called “AI slop” is really just an

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01:49:21

The Iran War Predictions (Ft. Benjamin Studebaker)

1Dime Radio ·

2026/03/13

Get access to The Backroom (100+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDimeBenjamin Studebaker returns to 1Dime Radio to cut through the noise surrounding the war between Iran, Israel, and the United States. We break down what the actual strategic objectives seem to be, why this conflict may not unfold like Iraq, what a Libya-style collapse in Iran could look like, whether regime change by air power is really possible, and why oil prices, regional power balances, and American

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00:54:24

Nick Fuentes and the Gen Z Far-Right (Ft. PF Jung)

1Dime Radio ·

2026/03/06

Get access to The Backroom (95+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDimeIn this episode, I’m joined by PF Jung to analyze the rise of Nick Fuentes, what makes him appealing, and why so many young people, especially young men, seem increasingly drawn toward the far right. In The Backroom on Patreon, PF Jung breaks down his idea of dark centrism, a synthesis of culturally conservative and economically left-wing politics, and explains how he situates himself between the

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01:57:48

Will America Become a Dictatorship? (Ft. Benjamin...

1Dime Radio ·

2026/02/27

Get access to The Backroom (100+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDimeThis week on 1Dime Radio, Tony is joined again by Benjamin Studebaker, political theorist with a PhD from Cambridge, to dig into Ben’s recent article on “Debilitated Democracy,” the idea that modern democracies do not simply “decline”, they get structurally less capable over time, as modernization accelerates, politics fractures, and governance is pushed into an executive-technical machine that neither

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01:33:16

Towards a Conservative Left (Ft. Michael Behrent)

1Dime Radio ·

2026/02/20

Get access to The Backroom (95+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDimeIn this week’s episode of 1Dime Radio, I’m joined by Professor Michael C. Behrent to discuss Towards a Conservative Left: Selected Writings of Jean-Claude Michéa, a newly translated collection of essays by one of France’s most fascinating dissident socialists, sometimes described as “the French Christopher Lasch.”Michéa is a rare kind of left thinker: fiercely anti-capitalist and pro-democracy, but deeply

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02:33:27

The End of History Breakdown (Ft. Untimely Reflections)

1Dime Radio ·

2026/02/13

Get access to The Backroom (95+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDimeIn this episode of 1Dime Radio, Keegan Kjeldsen from Essential Salts (Untimely Reflections/The Nietzsche podcast) joins me for a chapter-by-chapter breakdown of Francis Fukuyama’s book The End of History and the Last Man. We unpack liberal democracy’s philosophical roots, the fragility of authoritarian states, the Hegelian struggle for recognition, and the tensions between capitalism, legitimacy, and human

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01:46:56

The Global Conservative Shift (Ft.Cadell Last)

1Dime Radio ·

2026/02/06

Get access to The Backroom (95+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDimeThis week on 1Dime Radio, I’m joined by Dr. Cadell Last, creator of Philosophy Portal, to unpack what feels like a shifting “world spirit” in politics and culture. We dig into the collapse of New Atheism, the move from reason to “spirit,” why Jordan Peterson landed when he did, and how religion and politics are re-emerging as answers to a modern crisis of meaning. Along the way we talk Marx, “events” like

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01:13:28

Can the NDP Be Saved? (Ft. Rob Ashton)

1Dime Radio ·

2026/01/28

Get access to The Backroom (95+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDimeThis week on 1Dime Radio, I sit down with Rob Ashton, a trade unionist and frontrunner for the Federal NDP (New Democratic Party) leadership race. I ask him all about his policy platform, what the NDP needs to do to win back the working-class majority. and the biggest issues facing Canadians right now. We get into Ashton’s labour-first strategy, his comprehensive labor reform, whether higher union density

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01:51:45

Radical Responsibility and Self-Criticism (Ft. Theory...

1Dime Radio ·

2026/01/23

Get access to The Backroom (95+ exclusive episodes of 1Dime Radio) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDimeIn this episode, friend of the show, Philosopher Dave McKerracher of Theory Underground, and I dig into the idea of “radical responsibility,” basically the notion that if you’re trying to change the world, you’ve got more responsibility on your shoulders, not less. We talk about how bad messaging, cringe behavior, and ideological shortcuts can tank movements, including a wild DSA mishap

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01:22:14

The Leftist Case for National Service (Ft. Harper...

1Dime Radio ·

2026/01/16

Get access to The Backroom (90+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDimeIn this episode of 1Dime Radio, I sit down with Harper O’Connor, a rising Socialist YouTuber and DSA organizer, to make the socialist case for National Service and how the millitary can be transformed and used to solve climate change. This ain’t just a case for millitary conscription or to bring back the millitary draft per se, but rather for a broader, socialist vision of National Service. This includes

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01:34:18

The Biggest Soviet History Myths Debunked (Ft. Noj...

1Dime Radio ·

2026/01/09

Get access to The Backroom (90+ exclusive episodes) and support 1Dime Radio: https://www.patreon.com/OneDimeThis week on 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Noj Rants, one of the sharpest new voices in Soviet history on YouTube. We go straight at the myths that both mainstream commentators and newer Marxist sympathizers tend to repeat, especially about the Lenin era, the Soviets themselves, and how the Soviet state actually functioned. We talk about bad historiography, timeline compression, “Lenin died,

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01:32:25

The Meaning of Mamdani (Ft. Benjamin Studebaker)

1Dime Radio ·

2026/01/02

Get access to The Backroom (85+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDimeBenjamin Studebaker returns to 1Dime Radio to break down the meaning of Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Socialist who was just sworn in as the new Mayor of New York City, and what his rise means for the Left, what to expect, and whether his policies are actually socialist whatsoever. In the Backroom exclusive on Patreon, we get deeper into Studebaker’s theory of “Neo-Leftism” and how it differs from both

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00:25:29

The Christian Case for Socialism (Christmas Special)

1Dime Radio ·

2025/12/25

A Christian critique of Capitalism by Tony of 1DimeSince there won't be a new episode of 1Dime Radio this week, I decided to release a voice-over of an essay manuscript I had written on Christianity, capitalism, and a vision of socialism founded on Christian principles. Merry Christmas and happy holidays to all of you! Become a Patron if you wish to support my work: https://www.patreon.com/c/OneDimeSubscribe to my Substack: https://substack.com/@tonyof1dime

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01:38:59

We Have Never Been Woke (Ft. Musa Al-Gharbi)

1Dime Radio ·

2025/12/19

Get access to The Backroom (Almost 90+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDimeIn this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by American sociologist Musa Al-Gharbi to discuss his book "We Have Never Been Woke" which is by far the most scholarly work on the topic of “wokeness.” Al‑Gharbi provides a materialist theory of the economics and social dynamics that drive what we call "wokeism" and the great disconnect between what he calls “symbolic capitalists” (the

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02:31:55

Immigration: What The Left Misses (Ft. Benjamin...

1Dime Radio ·

2025/12/12

Get access to The Backroom (80+ EXCLUSIVE episodes): https://www.patreon.com/OneDime⁠Given there is some confusion regarding my positions on immigration, I decided to release the BACKROOM exclusive episode (originally supposed to be for Patrons only) that I did with Benjamin Studebaker (Cambridge, and author of the Chronic Crisis of American Democracy) all on the subject of immigration,—what both the left and right get wrong, and what leftists & liberals don't understand about the rise of the

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01:35:20

The Rise of Neo-Stalinism (Ft. Ross Wolfe)

1Dime Radio ·

2025/12/05

Get access to The Backroom (80+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon.com/onedimeIn this episode of 1Dime Radio, I have an in-depth discussion with Ross Wolfe about neo-Stalinism. We examine the influence of Domenico Losurdo, and how his work relates to a niche defence of Marxism-Leninism. We take up the concepts of state power and revolution, and how the history of liberalism is often misinterpreted by modern activists. In the Backroom on Patreon, Ross Wolfe and I explore just what is “Western Marxism.”

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01:00:13

A New Old Left? (Ft. Vivek Chibber)

1Dime Radio ·

2025/11/28

Get access to The Backroom (80+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OneDime⁠In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I have a provocative discussion with a much-requested guest, Vivek Chibber. Chibber is a professor and published writer (Catalyst and Jacobin). We discuss the state of the left today, and whether recent elections mark meaningful shifts in socialist political organizing. We also cover the challenges of building working-class support amidst the rise and conflicting

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01:10:40

Liberalism in Decay (Ft. Catherine Liu)

1Dime Radio ·

2025/11/22

Get access to The Backroom (80+ exclusive episodes) on Patreon: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/OneDime⁠In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined again by Professor ⁠Catherine Liu⁠, author of the book ⁠Virtue Horders⁠, to talk about the recent victory of Zohran Mamdani, the crisis of the Democratic Party, liberalism as ideology of decay, and her upcoming book on Trauma Culture and why everyone in liberal America suddenly identifies as “traumatized” and how that shapes politics, morality, and everyday

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