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While Our Students Are Sleeping: the Theory & Politics Podcast

Rolf Strom-Olsen & Reed van Schenk
Carl Schmitt
Curtis Yarvin
Friend-Enemy Distinction
Roman Catholicism
American Revolution
Civil War
Iran
Sovereignty
United States
Weimar Republic
Catholic Church
World War I
World War II
Democracy
Israel

A podcast with a couple of political theory professors that explores the thinkers, ideas and debates that inform our modern political landscape. rolfstromolsen.substack.com

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Rolf Strommolson
Host of the Theory & Politics Podcast; political theory professor at IE University (Spain).
Reed Van Schenck
Co-host of the Theory & Politics Podcast; political theory professor at IE University (Spain).

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A pair of political theory professors discuss ideas from classic and contemporary thinkers, weaving rigorous textual analysis with current geopolitical and domestic political dynamics. Episodes center on thinkers like Carl Schmitt and Curtis Yarvin, exploring concepts such as sovereignty, friend-enemy logic, technocratic governance, and the interplay between foreign policy and domestic reform. The discussions are deeply theoretical but are anchored to real-world events and policy debates, with a distinctive emphasis on how scholarly ideas illuminate today's political landscape and power structures. Noteworthy is the sustained, critical lens on liberal constitutional orders, the role of technology and media in shaping political influence, an... more

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