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Fight Like An Animal searches for a synthesis of behavioral science and political theory that illuminates paths to survival for this planet and our species. Each episode examines political conflict through the lens of innate contributors to human behavior, offering new understandings of our current crises. Bibliographies: www.againsttheinternet.com/ Support: www.patreon.com/biolog... more

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The structure of a society is the sum of the different kinds of agency different kinds of people exercise. Here we tell a story of the rise of the current intrigue-riddled, paranoid state of the world by examining the roles played by four individuals... more

How did we come to live in such an intrigue-riddled, spook-haunted world? In this two-part series, we tell a story about the ascent of the post-WWII espionage establishment, and the permanent sense of crisis and unreality it has created. We tell this... more

Thomas Zeitzoff's No Option but Sabotage: The Radical Environmental Movement and the Climate Crisis explores the tumultuous past and uncertain present of movements for a habitable Earth. In this interview, we explore the data he gathered, showing tre... more

We're not exactly asking what the true nature of the UFO phenomenon is. It's more like we're asking how people form the beliefs they do (which turns out to be a pretty good way to structure an inquiry into the true nature of something). What does bei... more

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Thomas Zeitzoff
Author of No Option but Sabotage; Professor
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Episode: No Option but Sabotage: Interview with Thomas Zeitzoff

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4.9 out of 5 stars from 204 ratings
  • Weed doesn’t help

    Arnold, you are a smart guy and I want to read your book, but when you record high you sound stupid.

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    L. decorata
    United States9 months ago
  • Old Organisms, New Politics

    Listen to this series straight from the beginning. No matter where you are coming from it will fundamentally change the way you think about politics. If we want to traverse the evolutionary cliffs and bottlenecks which threaten to swallow our species (along with most other life on earth) whole, we have to think and act differently. We need to understand and hack our own behavioral programming that evolution has left us with. We need to fight for survival, not like the rational deliberating human... more

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    United Statesa year ago
  • World-changing insights. Unique, brilliant, fascinating, entertaining.

    I found this podcast extremely interesting from the very start, but it took many episodes before I realized that it’s even more valuable than it is interesting.

    If you’re someone who hopes we can create a better world, to abolish the systems of coercion and hierarchy and exploitation that are destroying the environment, diminishing our freedom, and inflicting immense suffering on humans and the other life forms on this planet, all to feed the wealth and egos of those at the top of the hierarch... more

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  • Fractals, heartbeats and limbo

    🫀🙏🏽🔑 this sings to my soul thank you.

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  • Learning is fun

    I dig this show.

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No Option but Sabotage: Interview with Thomas Zeitzoff
Q: What were the two core thesis questions you presented in the book, and how do they illuminate the movement's shape and its current trajectory?
The two core questions are why the radical environmental movement emerged in that form at that time, and why, given the ongoing ecological crisis, we don't see a more intensified version of it today. The answers hinge on historical phases, repression, subcultural influences, and evolving tactical repertoires that respond to changing opportunities and constraints.
No Option but Sabotage: Interview with Thomas Zeitzoff
Q: Can you tell us a little bit about your overall path into this kind of work and what drew you to studying radical environmental movements?
I'm a political violence and repression researcher, with fieldwork that spans multiple regions. My interest came from seeing firsthand how environmental activism intersects with political violence and how people's backgrounds shape their participation. I focus on data, interviews, and the evolution of these movements over time to understand broader dynamics rather than single-case anecdotes.
Taming the Apocalypse with Dr. Shane Simonsen
Q: Can you talk a little bit about this project you have of finding these new ways to transmit scientific knowledge?
I'm interested in fables as a more durable way of transmitting useful information, particularly in light of potential future collapses.

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