What's Left of Philosophy
@leftofphilosophy.bsky.social
a podcast about theory and the history of political thought from a leftist perspective. hosted by Lillian, Owen (@owengw.bsky.social), Gil (@gilmorejon.bsky.social), and Will (@williammparis.bsky.social). leftofphilosophy.com
new episode out today! we talk about Badiou's metapolitics, which asserts that there are in fact political truths and that it is our task as subjects to be faithful to their infinity against the state. full episode is a patreon exclusive; free teaser in the next post www.patreon.com/leftofphilos...
141 | Badiou: Political Subjects and Infinite Truths | What's Left of Philosophy
141 | Badiou: Political Subjects and Infinite Truths by What's Left of Philosophy on Patreon. Join What's Left of Philosophy's community for exclusive content and updates.
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September 4, 2026 at 12:20 PM
new episode out today! we talk about Badiou's metapolitics, which asserts that there are in fact political truths and that it is our task as subjects to be faithful to their infinity against the state. full episode is a patreon exclusive; free teaser in the next post www.patreon.com/leftofphilos...
new episode out now! on Marx's Fragment on Machines and AI as potentially emancipatory technology 💖 abolish drudgery! refuse doomerism! your time can be yours! www.patreon.com/posts/163735...
138 | Machinic Intelligence and Marxism | What's Left of Philosophy
In this episode, we use Marx’s infamous “Fragment on Machines” from the Grundrisse as a starting-point for a wide ranging discussion about t
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July 14, 2026 at 12:11 PM
new episode out now! on Marx's Fragment on Machines and AI as potentially emancipatory technology 💖 abolish drudgery! refuse doomerism! your time can be yours! www.patreon.com/posts/163735...
new episode out now! you won't believe where our conversation about an obscure 17th century jurist leads us. it is a delight and you will love it www.patreon.com/posts/162364...
137 | Althusius: Communitarianism Before Hobbes | What's Left of Philosophy
In this episode we talk about the political philosophy of early modern jurist Johannes Althusius. For us, he represents a road not taken in
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June 29, 2026 at 10:17 AM
new episode out now! you won't believe where our conversation about an obscure 17th century jurist leads us. it is a delight and you will love it www.patreon.com/posts/162364...
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Liam is correct and also my podcast, @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social, is the best show about philosophy. go listen and tell your friends podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
June 18, 2026 at 2:12 AM
Liam is correct and also my podcast, @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social, is the best show about philosophy. go listen and tell your friends podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
new episode out today! we dive into the debate between relational and distributive egalitarians, asking we actually want when we talk about equality. as usual we're sympathetic with our left-liberal friends, but think they don't quite go far enough! www.patreon.com/posts/135-wh...
135 | What’s the Point of Equality? Meditations on Post-Socialist Analytical Philosophy | What's Left of Philosophy
135 | What’s the Point of Equality? Meditations on Post-Socialist Analytical Philosophy by What's Left of Philosophy on Patreon. Join What's Left of Philosophy's community for exclusive content and up...
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June 10, 2026 at 3:08 PM
new episode out today! we dive into the debate between relational and distributive egalitarians, asking we actually want when we talk about equality. as usual we're sympathetic with our left-liberal friends, but think they don't quite go far enough! www.patreon.com/posts/135-wh...
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reading Elizabeth Anderson's "What Is the Point of Equality?" for the next @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social ep and my god she really murders the hell out of luck egalitarianism and throws the body right into the dumpster and lights it on fire
June 3, 2026 at 4:07 AM
reading Elizabeth Anderson's "What Is the Point of Equality?" for the next @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social ep and my god she really murders the hell out of luck egalitarianism and throws the body right into the dumpster and lights it on fire
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Constitutions evolve & remain a site of struggle for today’s Left, as explored on @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social’s chat with @lucienferguson.bsky.social on Reconstruction’s legacy.
Loved considering notions of freedom as historically and economically contingent.
#marxwasright #socialism #philosophy
Loved considering notions of freedom as historically and economically contingent.
#marxwasright #socialism #philosophy
May 31, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Constitutions evolve & remain a site of struggle for today’s Left, as explored on @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social’s chat with @lucienferguson.bsky.social on Reconstruction’s legacy.
Loved considering notions of freedom as historically and economically contingent.
#marxwasright #socialism #philosophy
Loved considering notions of freedom as historically and economically contingent.
#marxwasright #socialism #philosophy
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Will really hits the correct analysis here, the republicans are the only ones in America that treat the Constitution as a living document, the Dems give it too much deference as a dead document.
Legal realism wins again.
Legal realism wins again.
new episode out today! professor Luke Ferguson joins us to talk about the history of constitutional law, how the Supreme Court gutted the project of reconstruction, and why the left should treat the law as a site of struggle 👇 www.patreon.com/posts/159412...
135 | The Ambiguities of Reconstruction w/ Professor Lucien Ferguson | What's Left of Philosophy
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May 28, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Will really hits the correct analysis here, the republicans are the only ones in America that treat the Constitution as a living document, the Dems give it too much deference as a dead document.
Legal realism wins again.
Legal realism wins again.
new episode out today! professor Luke Ferguson joins us to talk about the history of constitutional law, how the Supreme Court gutted the project of reconstruction, and why the left should treat the law as a site of struggle 👇 www.patreon.com/posts/159412...
135 | The Ambiguities of Reconstruction w/ Professor Lucien Ferguson | What's Left of Philosophy
135 | The Ambiguities of Reconstruction w/ Professor Lucien Ferguson by What's Left of Philosophy on Patreon. Join What's Left of Philosophy's community for exclusive content and updates.
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May 28, 2026 at 1:16 PM
new episode out today! professor Luke Ferguson joins us to talk about the history of constitutional law, how the Supreme Court gutted the project of reconstruction, and why the left should treat the law as a site of struggle 👇 www.patreon.com/posts/159412...
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for every @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social episode we put out we get a pile of bad faith misreadings in our inbox, accusing us of all manner of reactionary nonsense. to you, our critics, I say: nothing. you howl uselessly into a yawning void prison of your own mind's construction
May 20, 2026 at 11:40 PM
for every @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social episode we put out we get a pile of bad faith misreadings in our inbox, accusing us of all manner of reactionary nonsense. to you, our critics, I say: nothing. you howl uselessly into a yawning void prison of your own mind's construction
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we've just recorded a banger new @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social episode on the US Constitution, focusing on the reconstruction amendments and the late 19C supreme court cases that limited their reach. 1 key takeaway is that only the reactionary right actively treats it as a living, malleable document
May 13, 2026 at 10:35 PM
we've just recorded a banger new @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social episode on the US Constitution, focusing on the reconstruction amendments and the late 19C supreme court cases that limited their reach. 1 key takeaway is that only the reactionary right actively treats it as a living, malleable document
new episode out today! we talk about Kathi Weeks' The Problem with Work, which we are very sympathetic to even if we are probably trapped within some sort of the productivist modernism she criticizes. we promise we don't *want* to work! full ep is a patron exclusive: www.patreon.com/posts/158090...
134 | The Problem with Work | What's Left of Philosophy
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May 12, 2026 at 7:56 PM
new episode out today! we talk about Kathi Weeks' The Problem with Work, which we are very sympathetic to even if we are probably trapped within some sort of the productivist modernism she criticizes. we promise we don't *want* to work! full ep is a patron exclusive: www.patreon.com/posts/158090...
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just wrapped a new @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social episode on Kathi Weeks and our conclusion is that even if the goal of non-alienated, non-exploited work is still too productivist an imaginary, we would nevertheless like some less alienated and less exploited work please
May 6, 2026 at 6:13 PM
just wrapped a new @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social episode on Kathi Weeks and our conclusion is that even if the goal of non-alienated, non-exploited work is still too productivist an imaginary, we would nevertheless like some less alienated and less exploited work please
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great pod about a great book.
new episode out today! we discuss Glen Coulthard's book Red Skin, White Masks, talking through land back as the normative basis of radical indigenous struggles and the inadequacy of recognitive politics in settler colonial states. stay vigilant, comrades ❤️ www.patreon.com/posts/156471...
133 | Indigenous Struggles Beyond the Colonial Politics of Recognition: Glen Coulthard's Red Skin, White Masks | What's Left of Philosophy
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May 2, 2026 at 8:08 PM
great pod about a great book.
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Very Canadian episode of @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social on the politics of recognition and indigenous struggles
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133 | Indigenous Struggles Beyond the Colonial Politics of Recognition: Glen Coulthard's Red Skin, White Masks
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April 27, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Very Canadian episode of @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social on the politics of recognition and indigenous struggles
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instead of reading *that* Jacobin article, this @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social episode might be a better use of your time: podverse.fm/episode/559Q...
73 | Effective Altruism is Terrible w/ John Duncan - What's Left of Philosophy
In this episode, we are joined by researcher and video essayist John Duncan (@Johntheduncan) to talk about the Effective Altruism movement and why it is so comprehensively awful. Granted, it’s got som...
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April 28, 2026 at 1:55 PM
instead of reading *that* Jacobin article, this @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social episode might be a better use of your time: podverse.fm/episode/559Q...
new episode out today! we discuss Glen Coulthard's book Red Skin, White Masks, talking through land back as the normative basis of radical indigenous struggles and the inadequacy of recognitive politics in settler colonial states. stay vigilant, comrades ❤️ www.patreon.com/posts/156471...
133 | Indigenous Struggles Beyond the Colonial Politics of Recognition: Glen Coulthard's Red Skin, White Masks | What's Left of Philosophy
133 | Indigenous Struggles Beyond the Colonial Politics of Recognition: Glen Coulthard's Red Skin, White Masks by What's Left of Philosophy on Patreon. Join What's Left of Philosophy's community for e...
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April 25, 2026 at 3:23 PM
new episode out today! we discuss Glen Coulthard's book Red Skin, White Masks, talking through land back as the normative basis of radical indigenous struggles and the inadequacy of recognitive politics in settler colonial states. stay vigilant, comrades ❤️ www.patreon.com/posts/156471...
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Really good discussion on today's @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social on how the liberal concept of pluralism/universalism is inadequate in the face of indigenous movements for land back/sovereignity; one of those things where you can vibe out the contradiction but this was a solid articulation thereof
April 25, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Really good discussion on today's @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social on how the liberal concept of pluralism/universalism is inadequate in the face of indigenous movements for land back/sovereignity; one of those things where you can vibe out the contradiction but this was a solid articulation thereof
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loved chatting with Michael a bit on this livestream -- and we have more collaborations in the works, so keep an eye out!
talked about the pope shredding into dumb AI shit and then had philosopher @gilmorejon.bsky.social from @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social on and we just kinda cooked for a while. grab two beers and lock in.
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holy sh*t the pope is cool now
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April 24, 2026 at 9:19 PM
loved chatting with Michael a bit on this livestream -- and we have more collaborations in the works, so keep an eye out!
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talked about the pope shredding into dumb AI shit and then had philosopher @gilmorejon.bsky.social from @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social on and we just kinda cooked for a while. grab two beers and lock in.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiYe...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiYe...
holy sh*t the pope is cool now
YouTube video by Side Burns
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April 24, 2026 at 7:45 PM
talked about the pope shredding into dumb AI shit and then had philosopher @gilmorejon.bsky.social from @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social on and we just kinda cooked for a while. grab two beers and lock in.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiYe...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiYe...
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As a sociologist, Ive seen academics respond with contempt & derision for Marx, Durkheim, Foucault, Bourdieu… but rarely do people get their hate on for Weber.
Truly, @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social has filled a void LMAO. This is a fun, brutal episode.
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Truly, @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social has filled a void LMAO. This is a fun, brutal episode.
pod.link/1544487624/e...
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April 23, 2026 at 8:17 PM
As a sociologist, Ive seen academics respond with contempt & derision for Marx, Durkheim, Foucault, Bourdieu… but rarely do people get their hate on for Weber.
Truly, @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social has filled a void LMAO. This is a fun, brutal episode.
pod.link/1544487624/e...
Truly, @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social has filled a void LMAO. This is a fun, brutal episode.
pod.link/1544487624/e...
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If you haven't listened to the podcast "What's Left of Philosophy" (@leftofphilosophy.bsky.social), please do so. The first two episodes of their Marxism and Religion series have been both thought provoking and deeply affirming of a shared humane spirit. So good.
April 22, 2026 at 11:26 PM
If you haven't listened to the podcast "What's Left of Philosophy" (@leftofphilosophy.bsky.social), please do so. The first two episodes of their Marxism and Religion series have been both thought provoking and deeply affirming of a shared humane spirit. So good.
new episode today! it's an Easter miracle as we continue our Marxism & Religion series with Terry Eagleton's reflections on Christianity, the spirit of love and revolution, and dunking on the small-souled Dawkinses of the world. bless up to our patrons! teaser below www.patreon.com/posts/154872...
132 | Marxism and Religion, Part II: The Gospel According to Terry Eagleton | What's Left of Philosophy
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April 6, 2026 at 12:03 PM
new episode today! it's an Easter miracle as we continue our Marxism & Religion series with Terry Eagleton's reflections on Christianity, the spirit of love and revolution, and dunking on the small-souled Dawkinses of the world. bless up to our patrons! teaser below www.patreon.com/posts/154872...
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new @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social ep on Terry Eagleton's very beautiful reading of Christianity dropping tomorrow, the second installment in our Marxism and Religion series ❤️
April 6, 2026 at 12:53 AM
new @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social ep on Terry Eagleton's very beautiful reading of Christianity dropping tomorrow, the second installment in our Marxism and Religion series ❤️
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Great @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social episode. Good tune up for my lecture on Sowell/Shelby/Mills in two weeks!
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131 | What's Left of Black Politics? Brandon Terry's Tragic Vision of the Civil Rights Movement
Podcast Episode · What's Left of Philosophy · 23 March · 57min
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March 28, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Great @leftofphilosophy.bsky.social episode. Good tune up for my lecture on Sowell/Shelby/Mills in two weeks!
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