Episodes
Saturday Sep 26, 2020
616: How Expensive was Roman Wal-Mart?
Saturday Sep 26, 2020
Saturday Sep 26, 2020
Solo episode. I talk about the Edict on Maximum Prices and Ancient Roman political economy.
Monday Sep 14, 2020
615: Dunking on Sports Team Owners (w/Abdul Malik)
Monday Sep 14, 2020
Monday Sep 14, 2020
Abdul Malik (@socialistraptor) talks about the political economy & politics of sports (mostly basketball)
Sorry if the quality isn't as good as it usually is, I'm in bad shape and can't spend much longer on the computer than I have to.
Abdul's article on the sports strike
Recommendations mentioned in the episode:
Hoop Dreams
Lenny Cooke
The Eagle Huntress
The Game is not a Game
abdulymalik.com
Peace by Chocolate
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
613: Debaser (w/Stephen Geoffries & Andy Palmur)
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Got me a study, I want you to know
Slicing up time, I want you to know
Paying infinite money the second time I want an expert to evaluate the composition of my coins, I want you to know
Don't know about you, but I am une savante néoclassique
Saturday Jun 20, 2020
612: Even the Nerds Say Fuck 12
Saturday Jun 20, 2020
Saturday Jun 20, 2020
Ryan (@handleOfRy) & Kris (@solidarity_goth) take a look at how Brookings Institute thinks we should end police violence.
Sunday Jun 07, 2020
611: Ghost in the Shell Company
Sunday Jun 07, 2020
Sunday Jun 07, 2020
Correction: I mixed up zaibatsu with keiretsu. Pieter's definition was correct.
Friday May 29, 2020
610: Spilling the Tea on Soviet Georgia
Friday May 29, 2020
Friday May 29, 2020
Ryan (@HandleOfRy) and Kris (@solidarity_goth) get into one of our classic, extremely specific topics: The history and political economy of the Georgian tea industry
Friday May 15, 2020
607: What if it's D growth and it's just for the fellas (w/yungneocon)
Friday May 15, 2020
Friday May 15, 2020
Ryan and @yungneocon discuss degrowth, sacrifice zones, and malthusianism. Plus, a bonus Mecha Madness minisode!
Sunday May 03, 2020
606: Back in my day, a dollar only cost a nickel
Sunday May 03, 2020
Sunday May 03, 2020
Ryan (@handleofry) and Corey (@f_a_r_t_s) discuss Capital as Power and Capital
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
605: Crazy Ryan's Discount IV Bag Super Sale (feat. Zalin)
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
I interview Zalin, who works in the medical supplies industry.
Friday Feb 21, 2020
603: In Cute Hell
Friday Feb 21, 2020
Friday Feb 21, 2020
Soyboi of the Deep (@halfasstroknot) joins me to talk about In-Q-Tel, the CIA's investment arm, the Predator drone's origins in trying to crush the Sandinistas, and one way to avoid their all-seeing eye.
Don't forget about our Five Star Stories livestream, 29 February at 7PM EST!