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Diet Soap - a podcast

The Diet Soap podcast began in 2009 in response to the economic crisis of 2008. Since then it has gone through many transformations, including becoming the podcast for a critical theory imprint out of the UK. Today the Diet Soap podcast is running under its original name for Sublation Media.Sublation Media includes a book publishing effort for critical theory and left politics, a magazine that covers current events and theoretical issues, youtube videos on theory and politics, and finally the

society & culture philosophy

All Episodes

86:35

Episode 681: Spencer Leonard on Habermas

Diet Soap - a podcast ·

2026/04/10

Spencer Leonard from the Platypus Affiliated Society discusses the politics of Habermas and how Moishe Postone's critique of Habermas both landed and missed.Support Sublation Media:https://patreon.com/dietsoap

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95:45

Episode 680: Chris Cutrone on the Democrats and Iran

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2026/04/03

In this episode of the Cutrone Zone, the Last Marxist describes how to separate the propaganda from reality, and declares that this is Trump's World and we're just living in it.Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

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96:07

Episode 679: Analyzing the FRIENDS Technique

Diet Soap - a podcast ·

2026/04/02

Rudi Grieser and Douglas Lain discuss the history of the sitcom and the techniques deployed in the television show FRIENDS. How did the FRIENDS machine operate? What were the elements deployed in the production of FRIENDS?Support Us on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

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61:09

Episode 678: Reproductive Freedom in a Wrong Life?

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2026/03/26

Ethan Linehan discusses his 2022 essay for Sublation Magazine entitled, "Wrong Life and Abortion." In the essay he critique's Conrad Hamilton's article "Abortion, Capitalism, and Demographic Control" and discusses how a living socialist movement would approach the question of reproduction and freedom.Wrong Life and Abortion at Sublation Magazinehttps://www.sublationmag.com/post/wrong-life-and-abortionSupport Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

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87:57

Episode 677: Cutrone asks: What if the US wins?

Diet Soap - a podcast ·

2026/03/20

In this Cutrone Zone, the Last Marxist asks: What if Trump and America actually win this conflict with Iran? Cutrone insists this is Trump's world and we just live in it. Not because this is a good thing, but because it's a political reality (Cutrone says). Who does it serve to think otherwise?Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

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58:26

Episode 676: The Death of Habermas

Diet Soap - a podcast ·

2026/03/18

In this episode of Sublation Magazine, Benjamin Studebaker and Douglas Lain discuss the significance of Habermas. Can we still learn from the junior member of the Frankfurt School? Can there be Communicative Action? Support Sublation MediaHttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

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68:56

Episode 675: Iran Still Under the Islamist Thumb

Diet Soap - a podcast ·

2026/03/11

Mani is a member of the Expansive Realist Workshop in Portland, Oregon, an Iranian ex-pat, and an MD. In this episode of the Diet Soap podcast, he discusses the attacks on Iran, the Islamic Republic, Christopher Hitchens, and his hopes for an emancipated Iran. Support Sublation Media https://patreon.com/dietsoap

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65:07

Episode 674: The Anti-War Movement?

Diet Soap - a podcast ·

2026/03/10

Benjamin Studebaker and Douglas Lain continue to discuss the war on Iran. How should the left respond to the war on Iran? What was revolutionary defeatism? Will there be a draft? Can the US avoid a ground war? Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

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75:03

Episode 673: Trump's Plan for Iran is Rational and...

Diet Soap - a podcast ·

2026/03/06

Chris Cutrone and Douglas Lain discuss Trump's invasion of Iran as an example of bourgeois politics. Rather than condemning the invasion from the perspective of neoliberalism, they neither condemn nor support but describe. Support Sublation Media on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

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67:56

Episode 672: How To React Without a Left?

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2026/03/02

Benjamin Studebaker and Douglas Lain discuss the likely effect of the attacks on Iran. Where will this go next? What motivated the Trump administration? Who will run Iran now? Support Sublation Mediahttps;//patreon.com/dietsoap

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83:18

Episode 671: C Wright Mills & Sociology's Problem...

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2026/02/25

Join Spencer Leonard and Douglas Lain on "The Spencer Leonard Hour" as they engage in a systematic study of the history of sociology. They explore the intricate relation between sociological imagination and Marxist theory. This discussion offers a clear perspective on the economy through a socialist lens.Support Sublation Media on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

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80:59

Episode 670: Why Socialists Should LOVE America

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2026/02/20

Chris Cutrone speaks out in defense of the American Revolution as vital to the struggle for socialism.Why Marxists loved Americahttps://www.sublationmag.com/post/why-marxists-loved-americaSupport Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

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78:17

Episode 669: Try Being Civil?

Diet Soap - a podcast ·

2026/02/17

Benjamin Studebaker and Douglas Lain discuss the question of civility in politics. What is the purpose of the principle of charity? Is civility a hindrance to politics? Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

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54:36

Episode 668: Noam Chomsky’s reputation will never...

Diet Soap - a podcast ·

2026/02/13

Ralph Leonard, freelance writer for Sublation Magazine and the New Statesman among other publications, joins Doug to discuss the career and reputation of Noam Chomsky and discuss his recent article on Chomsky that appeared in the New Statesman:Ralph Leonard on Chomsky in the New Statesmanhttps://www.newstatesman.com/ideas/2026/02/noam-chomskys-reputation-will-never-recover-from-the-epstein-filesSupport Sublation Media https://patreon.com/dietsoap

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57:54

Episode 667: Is Trump Ushering In an AI Dystopia?

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2026/02/06

Chris Cutrone discusses how Trump, Elon, International Capital, and Capital itself are ushering in a world littered with personal robots, self-driving cars, AI therapists, and other Kitsch Crap that could easily have been lifted from an old issue of Amazing Stories. Support Sublation Media:https://patreon.com/dietsoap

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Episode 666: Are You ALREADY Dead?

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2026/01/29

Danny Mulligan and Douglas Lain discuss Ernest Becker, death anxiety, and modernity in this episode of the Diet Soap Podcast.Support Sublation Media:https://patreon.com/dietsoap

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62:24

Episode 665: Chris Cutrone on IRAN

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2026/01/23

Douglas Lain and Chris Cutrone discuss the uprisings in Iran and their meaning within the history of the left.Support Sublation Media:https://patreon.com/dietsoap

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63:03

Episode 664: Chris Cutrone on Jared Kushner and Gaza

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2025/10/31

Chris Cutrone discusses the recent peace deal in Gaza and how it came about. Doug and Chris discuss a recent 60 Minutes interview with Kushner and Witkoff. Interview on 60 Minutes:https://youtu.be/dNa6PcU1Ke0?si=IrN7-Gy9XPzaTU0wSupport Sublation Media on Patreon:https://patreon.com/dietsoap

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75:18

Episode 663: Spencer Leonard on Trump's Attacks on...

Diet Soap - a podcast ·

2025/10/17

In this episode of the Spencer Leonard hour Professor Leonard discusses the new executive orders from the Trump administration, orders that specifically target "anti-capitalists" and "antifa."Support Sublation Media on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

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85:32

Episode 662: Did Marxism Die With Charlie Kirk?

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2025/09/18

In this Spencer Leonard Hour, we discuss how Marxism rose up in the last fifteen years only to fall away again. What destroyed the burgeoning neo-Marxist movement?Support Sublation Media https://patreon.com/dietsoap

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