The real life Casablanca + much more
Added 2024-04-29 19:37:13 +0000 UTCHey friends, thanks for being with us as we move into the revamped Bunga schedule. A full NINE episodes in April, including a special interview by contributor Alex Gourevitch with political scientist Peter Gourevitch on his family history of exile, Nazi Germany and the USSR, a real life Casablanca story + more (out Tue 30 April).
We also wanted to remind you that by subscribing to the new $7 tier you get access to at least 4 patreon-only episodes a month. If you're still on the old tier, thanks for being with us. Though please note we are going to phase it out soon, so if you want access to all our episodes, be sure to upgrade.
Coming up in May
What emotions does populism channel? We will interview the great Eva Illouz about affect and emotional capitalism.
We discuss Palestine-solidarity protests, on campuses and elsewhere
What can we learn about the current moment from Alex Garland's Civil War – and from Jonathan Glazer's Zone of Interest?
Isaac Deutscher's biography of Stalin is the subject of the Reading Club, where we try to identify Stalin's ongoing impact.
And plenty on current affairs as we preview Mexico's elections and more.
ICYMI
Anthropologist Roger Lancaster told us about class, development, and the struggle to be gay – in Mexico, for example. He also told us about the new politics AMLO is cooking up in the country.
How has social media transformed the public sphere? We examined Jurgen Habermas's explanation.
Contributor Catherine Liu argued that politics has become melodrama.
In this month's Damage episodes, we talked to Dustin Guastella about anti-social socialism and social decay, and clinicians Christie Offenbacher and Ben Fife told us what is driving the penis-anxiety industry.
We discussed censorship in the EU and your questions & comments on a range of issues, in this month's Aufhebonus Bonus.
