Diet Soap - a podcast

Benjamin Studebaker takes on the co-host role in this first of the new Sublation Magazine streams. In this episode, we'll discuss the idea of the pseudo-event, the assassination of the UnitedHealthcare CEO, and the meaning of the East Coast drone invasion while also covering Toby Green and Thomas Fazi's essay for Sublation Magazine entitled: "A Victory for the Covid Policy Skeptics?" Is Neofeudalism ending, or is it merely rebranding? We will also discuss Donald Barthleme's short story, "Some of Us Had Been Threatening Our Friend Colby." Some of Us Had Been Threatening Our Friend Colbyhttps://www.jessamyn.com/barth/colby.htmlA Victory for Covid Policy Skeptics essay:https://www.sublationmag.com/post/a-victory-for-covid-policy-skepticsSupport Sublation Media on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

Phil Illy is the author of the book "Autoheterosexual: Attracted to Being the Other Sex" and in this week's podcast, he discusses the theory that the transgender phenomenon is best understood through the lens of human sexuality. He argues that by covering up what he calls "autoheterosexuality" the culture is harming trans people.Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

The Sublation Magazine Show will be moving to Mondays starting on the 16th of December as we transition from the era of Ashley Frawley and welcome Benjamin Studebaker as the new co-host. In this Tuesday transition episode, Spencer Leonard and Doug will discuss the ideas of Henryk Grossman, the Marxist radical who believed that capitalism would eventually lead to a terminal crisis. Support Sublation Media https://patreon.com/dietsoap

In this episode of the Cutrone Zone Chris discusses how he came to be a target on the left. Why was he pre-canceled in 2013? What is it about him that drives people so crazy? Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

Daniel Tutt and Douglas Lain discuss Losurdo's Western Marxism and Postpone's critique of "Anti-Imperialism" in this special edition of Diet Soap. What is the substance of the new "anti-Imperialists"? What is cherry-picking? Was Losurdo charitable enough in his reading of the Frankfurt school?Support Sublation Media on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

Mir Bal is a former socialist podcaster from Sweden, a former social worker, and a Jesuit. This episode of Diet Soap is from the unpublished archive, and in it, Doug and Mir discuss just why he's left secular life and, with it, the left. Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.con/dietsoap

In this next to last Ashley Frawley episode of the Sublation Magazine Show we'll discuss Compact Magazine, my recent debate with Ashley's next co-host Geoff Shullenberger, the escalation in Ukraine, and what's next for the Campaign for a Socialist Party.Support Sublation Media on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

Chris Cutrone discusses his essay from Marxism and Politics entitled "The mass psychology of capitalist politics" as well as his essay "Critical authoritarianism." We are all living with the fear of freedom and this leads us to embrace authoritarian solutions to political and social problems. Buy Chris's Book:https://sublationmedia.com/product/marxism-and-politics-essays-on-critical-theory-and-the-party-2006-2024/Support Sublation Media https://patreon.com/dietsoap

Compact editor Geoff Shullenberger debates Douglas Lain about what Michael Shellenberger calls "The Censorship Industrial Complex." How bad was it and will it continue (along with the surveillance state) under Trump. Support Sublation Media on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

Chris Cutrone discusses the meaning of the Trump victory, how politics really works, and what is coming for the Campaign for the Socialist Party.Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

Ashley Frawley and Douglas Lain evaluate the chances for a rollback of the censorship apparatus and point to a few major threats that are flying under the radar. We'll also discuss how to create independent thinking and independent media in a statist society. Support Sublation Media https://patreon.com/dietsoap

In seven days, America will choose between Fascism and Joy, but how do we know which is which? David Shields joins Douglas Lain and Ashley Frawley to discuss how the Democrats are making their closing arguments against Trump. (And we introduce the return of Sublation Magazine on its own website.)Watch the second hour on Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/posts/parroting-chaos-114941879Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

Chris Cutrone explains the post-neoliberal era and the meaning of Trump as America approaches the conclusion of the 2024 election. Would a second Trump term indicate that the Obama era will finally be tossed into the dustbin of history? Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

Doug and Ashley discuss the meaning of Elon Musk in the context of the American empire and consider going to PA in order to register to vote and win a million dollars.Join Us for the Sublation Discussion Hour in the Parrot Roomhttps://www.patreon.com/posts/rousseau-and-114497159Support Sublation Media on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

Fabio Vighi is a professor of Italian and Critical Theory at Cardiff University and the author of the upcoming book "Emergency Capitalism" coming from Sublation in December. In this episode of Emergency Capitalism, Fabio discusses when and why paranoia can be rational, why de-dollarization is on the horizon, and how the mass production of wealth leads to poverty under capitalism.Support Sublation Media on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

Douglas Lain will present a series of clips this week as Ashley Frawley is at the Battle of Ideas in London and unavailable. He'll be asking the question: How can we escape from the spectacle of petite bourgeois ideology and really "touch grass."

Chris Cutrone and Douglas Lain discuss an essay from Cutrone's book "Marxism and Politics." The article is entitled "Chinoiserie: A Critique of the Revolutionary Communist Party, USA’s 'New Synthesis.'" In this episode of the Cutrone Zone Chris explains just why the 2010 "communist turn" was a repeat of the failure of the New Left even as it was a regression from the New Left into counterrevolutionary reaction.Purchase Marxism and Politics https://sublationmedia.com/product/marxism-and-politics-essays-on-critical-theory-and-the-party-2006-2024/Support Sublation Media on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

KJ Noh and Douglas Lain discuss the prospects for socialism. Is the Chinese state leading the way? Can there be any prospect for socialism without an independent working class movement? This week's Patreon content is a short Critical Cuts video entitled: The USA is Beyond BrainwashingSupport Us on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

Ashley Frawley and Douglas Lain discuss the notion of "radical rest" and ask whether, given the recent defeats of the pro-Palestinian movement, it's time that the kids in the street take a nap. Join Us for a Second Hour https://www.patreon.com/posts/parrots-need-113614411Support Sublation Media on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap

What does it mean that JD Vance did or did not make love to a couch? Is Kamala Harris mentally impaired? Will Donald Trump be an American dictator? Are the pets of Springfield safe? David Shields, author of "How We Got Here," evaluates the US presidential election.Purchase "How We Got Here" https://sublationmedia.com/product/how-we-got-here-melville-plus-nietzsche-divided-by-the-square-root-of-allan-bloom-times-zizek-squared-equals-bannon-by-david-shields/(discount code: howwegotherediscount)Support Us on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap