Diet Soap - a podcast
Douglas LainThe 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 cov... more
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 100 | Founded | 18 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | PhilosophySociety & Culture | |||
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Chris Cutrone and Douglas Lain discuss the question "What is Socialism?" following up after Lain's participation in a Platypus panel discussion of the question in Portland, Oregon.
Platypus Panel 10/18/26
Benjamin Zachariah discusses his book "The Postcolonial Volk" with Douglas Lain in the latest Diet Soap podcast. How did the struggle against Eurocentrism become racist in its own right?
The Postcolonial Volk is available through Polity
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Spencer Leonard discusses how the idea of equality has regressed during the Industrial revolution. Why is the left dysfunctional and conservative?
Chris Cutrone discusses Thomas Jefferson and his disappointment with the left.
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- Artful representations and conversations of Marx’s criticisms of Capitalism and much more.
The best podcast that I’ve found on the topic since 2016. It’s been around longer and I think this podcast will be part of an archive for people to reference, enjoy, and learn from until we’ve achieved a classless society.
Apple Podcasts5BnLively
United States3 months ago - Mixed bag but not clearly trying to brand itself as “controversial” like Compact
Very eclectic and often seeming to be purposefully contrarian. Weird mix of so-called “Marxist humanism “, Moishe Postone, lots of Christopher Lasch, and being anti-woke for the sake of being anti-wokeness. There are some good episodes, like the debate over GA Cohen and analytical Marxism a few years ago, recent interview with JA Smith, and the recent discussion on afterlives of the Frankfurt School.
A lot of it is just too confusing and peripatetic for me to handle. I was on oxycodone yesterd... more
Apple Podcasts3shd345United States3 years ago - Great work
Thanks for putting all the work in. This podcast has improved my morning shift 100 fold!
Apple Podcasts5teesmi
Canada3 years ago - Good example of conservative style Marxism
This is an entertaining view of Marxist/ Hegelian philosophy.just be aware that it comes from a questionable conservative place that place’s identity politics in opposition to Marxism, specifically often in a quite transphobic way.
Apple Podcasts3Jill Lloyd FlanaganUnited States3 years ago - Still Marxist after all these years(?)
Stubbornly representing Marxist, Marxian, and Marx-ish ideas. I hold out hope that one day, Lain and Varn will read Rerum Novarum, Quadragesimo Anno, and Centesimus Annus and see the light.
Apple Podcasts5L. BlownapartUnited States3 years ago
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Apple Podcasts | #208 | United States/Society & Culture/Philosophy |
Apple Podcasts | #144 |  Germany/Society & Culture/Philosophy |
Apple Podcasts | #117 |  Israel/Society & Culture/Philosophy |
Apple Podcasts | #127 |  Finland/Society & Culture/Philosophy |
Apple Podcasts | #150 |  Hong Kong/Society & Culture/Philosophy |
Apple Podcasts | #184 |  India/Society & Culture/Philosophy |
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This show explores leftist theory, philosophy, and political strategy through extended conversations with philosophers, historians, and activists. Episodes frequently juxtapose classic theories (Marxism, realism, elite theory) with contemporary politics, asking how ideas translate into organizing, culture, and policy. A standout quality is the blend of rigorous ideological critique with accessible, wide-ranging cultural reference points, often featuring lively banter and long-form guest dialogues that push beyond traditional academic boundaries.
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Recent guests on Diet Soap include:
1. Chris Cutrone
2. Benjamin Zachariah
3. Spencer Leonard
4. Ashley Frawley
5. Matt McManus
6. Jörg Pohl
7. Ralph Leonard
8. Jim Igor Kallenberg
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