The Telos Press Podcast
78 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsSince 1968, the quarterly journal Telos has served as the definitive international forum for discussions of political, social, and cultural change. Readers from around the globe turn to Telos to engage with the sharpest minds in politics, philosophy, and critical theory, and to discover emerging theoretical analyses of the pivotal issues of the day. Don't miss a single issue—subscribe to Telos today at the Telos Press website, www.telospress.com.
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Episodes
The TPPI Podcast, Episode 3: Democracy in India: Mark Kelly Speaks with Salvatore Babones
February 16, 2024 18:55 - 52 minutes - 71.5 MBIn the latest podcast of the Telos-Paul Piccone Institute, TPPI's Mark G. E. Kelly, organizer of the 2024 Telos conference on "Democracy Today?," speaks with Salvator Babones of the University of Sydney about democracy in India, asking him in particular about his sympathetic reading of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A video version of this interview is available here: https://youtu.be/epeq67sOccg
The TPPI Podcast, Episode 2: Abe Silberstein on Frantz Fanon
February 12, 2024 17:19 - 1 hour - 92.6 MBGabriel Brahm, director of the Telos-Paul Piccone Institute's Israel initiative, talks with Abe Silberstein, a writer and critic based in New York, whose essays have appeared in the New York Times, Ha’aretz, The Forward, Times Literary Supplement (UK), and Dissent, among other publications. Their discussion focuses on Frantz Fanon and the events of October 7. This conversation follows TPPI's webinar on January 7 on the same subject with Silberstein, Cary Nelson, and Manuela Consonni, availab...
The TPPI Podcast, Episode 1: A Conversation with Cary Nelson
January 28, 2024 02:00 - 1 hour - 113 MBGabriel Brahm, director of the Telos-Paul Piccone Institute's Israel initiative, speaks with Prof. Cary Nelson, former president of the American Association of University Professors, about the role of critical theory in the response within higher education to the Hamas atrocities of October 7. This conversation follows TPPI's webinar on January 7 on the same subject with Nelson, Abe Silberstein, and Manuela Consonni, available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWNDnQtLvLQ
Episode 75: Sherman A. Jackson on Islam and the Promotion of Human Rights
November 07, 2023 19:01 - 55 minutes - 43 MBSherman A. Jackson discusses his article "Islam and the Promotion of Human Rights" from Telos 203 (Summer 2023).
Episode 74: Chih-yu Shih on Benevolent Love, Universal Love, and Hong Kong
July 19, 2023 05:00 - 41 minutes - 30.4 MBChih-yu Shih discusses his article "Loving Hong Kong: Unity and Solidarity in the Politics of Belonging" from Telos 202 (Spring 2023).
Episode 73: Stephen Muecke on Belonging in Aboriginal Australia
July 11, 2023 04:15 - 31 minutes - 23.1 MBDavid Pan talks with Stephen Muecke about his article "Belonging in Aboriginal Australia: A Political 'Cosmography,'" from Telos 202 (Spring 2023).
Episode 72: Matthew Dal Santo on Russia, the Ukraine War, and the West's Empire of Secularization
May 03, 2023 19:42 - 1 hour - 53.8 MBDavid Pan talks with Matthew Dal Santo about his article "Russia, the Ukraine War, and the West’s Empire of Secularization," from Telos 201 (Winter 2022).
Episode 71: John Milbank on Carl Schmitt and the Current Global Crisis
April 25, 2023 04:25 - 54 minutes - 39 MBJohn Milbank discusses his article "A Tale of Two Monsters and Four Elements: Variations of Carl Schmitt and the Current Global Crisis" from Telos 201 (Winter 2022).
Episode 70: Paul Grenier on Konstantin Krylov's Ethical Theory
April 17, 2023 06:00 - 48 minutes - 34.2 MBPaul Grenier discusses his article "Konstantin Krylov's Ethical Theory and What It Reveals about the Propensity for Conflict between Russia and the West" from Telos 201 (Winter 2022).
Episode 69: Miles Yu on China, Ideology, and Geopolitical Conflict
April 03, 2023 18:00 - 33 minutes - 26.2 MBMiles Yu discusses his article "Escape from Civilization's Predicaments" from Telos 201 (Winter 2022).
Episode 68: Eric Hendriks-Kim on China's Counter Cosmopolitanism
March 20, 2023 18:50 - 51 minutes - 38.9 MBEric Hendriks-Kim discusses his article "The Polemics of China's Counter Cosmopolitanism" from Telos 201 (Winter 2022).
Episode 67: David A. Westbrook on the Role and Function of the University Today
February 06, 2023 15:00 - 51 minutes - 39.4 MBDavid A. Westbrook discusses his article "From the Ivory Tower to the Football Stadium: A Rueful Response to Michael Hüther" from Telos 200 (Fall 2022).
Episode 66: Michael Hüther on Science, Myth, and the Place of the Truth at the University
January 31, 2023 18:00 - 26 minutes - 20 MBMichael Hüther discusses his article "Tired of Science?! Notes on the Relationship between University and Society" from Telos 200 (Fall 2022).
Episode 65: Greg Melleuish and Susanna Rizzo on the Historical Roots of the Current Crisis of the University
January 23, 2023 20:12 - 36 minutes - 27.9 MBGreg Melleuish and Susanna Rizzo discusses their article "Universities: Truth, Reason, or Emotion?" from Telos 200 (Fall 2022)
Episode 64: J. E. Elliott on Brand English and Its Discontents
December 14, 2022 05:01 - 37 minutes - 29.7 MBJ. E. Elliott discusses his article "Brand English and Its Discontents: Situating Truth and Value in the University Today," from Telos 200 (Fall 2022)
Episode 63: Richard T. Marcy and Valerie J. D'Erman on Political Narratives in Academic Settings
November 23, 2022 07:00 - 42 minutes - 32.2 MBRichard T. Marcy and Valerie J. D'Erman discuss their article "The Sensemaking and Construction of Political Narratives in Academic Settings," from Telos 200 (Fall 2022)
Episode 62: Xudong Zhang on Comparative Studies of China and the West
September 26, 2022 04:00 - 28 minutes - 21.4 MBXudong Zhang discusses his article "China and the West: Methodologies for Comparison," from Telos 199 (Summer 2022).
Episode 61: Sijia Yao on Third Term Comparisons
September 19, 2022 08:38 - 16 minutes - 12.2 MBSijia Yao discusses her article "Third Term Comparison," from Telos 199 (Summer 2022).
Episode 60: Brian Wolfel on Carlyle’s Transcendentalism and Theorizing Postliberalism
September 12, 2022 05:15 - 25 minutes - 20.4 MBBrian Wolfel discusses his article "Thomas Carlyle’s Conception of Transcendentalism in Sartor Resartus and Its Application to Theorizing Postliberalism," from Telos 199 (Summer 2022).
Episode 59: Karen Thornber on Decentering the West and China
September 06, 2022 04:01 - 45 minutes - 36.2 MBKaren Thornber discusses her article "Decentering the 'West' and 'China' in China-West Comparison," from Telos 199 (Summer 2022).
Episode 58: Ban Wang on the Clash of Civilization and World Community
August 22, 2022 04:05 - 44 minutes - 32 MBBan Wang discusses his article "The Clash of Civilization and World Community: The West and China," from Telos 199 (Summer 2022).
Episode 57: Tomáš Sobek on Tolerance as Suppressed Disapproval
August 15, 2022 18:15 - 18 minutes - 13.7 MBTomáš Sobek discusses his article "Tolerance as Suppressed Disapproval," from Telos 199 (Summer 2022).
Episode 56: Roundtable on Ukraine and World Order
July 25, 2022 05:00 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBTelos editors Tim Luke, Mark Kelly, and David Pan discuss their essays on Ukraine and world order from Telos 199 (Summer 2022).
Episode 55: Courtney Hodrick on Neoreaction, the Alt-Right, and Carl Schmitt
July 04, 2022 14:00 - 37 minutes - 28.7 MBCourtney Hodrick discusses her article "From Neoreaction to Alt-Right: A Schmittian Perspective," from Telos 198 (Spring 2022).
Episode 54: Georges Van Den Abbeele on the Gig Economy and the Challenge of Mutual Aid
June 27, 2022 04:01 - 31 minutes - 25.1 MBGeorges Van Den Abbeele discusses his article "Can the Precariat Be Organized?: The Gig Economy, Worksite Dispersion, and the Challenge of Mutual Aid," from Telos 198 (Spring 2022).
Episode 53: Martin Tomszak on John Caputo, Dorothy Day, and the Theology of Divine Weakness
May 23, 2022 04:35 - 31 minutes - 25.3 MBMartin Tomszak discusses his article "'With Desire I Have Desired': Enjoying the Face of the Other as Political Theology: John Caputo and Dorothy Day Situating Hospitality as Divine Encounter," from Telos 198 (Spring 2022).
Episode 52: Vivian Lee on Hong Kong Cinema
February 11, 2022 05:00 - 35 minutes - 27.2 MBVivian P. Y. Lee discusses her article "The City in Flux: Toward an Urban Topology of Hong Kong Cinema," from Telos 197 (Winter 2021).
Episode 51: Xuesong Shao on Wang Xiaoshuai's "Third Front Trilogy"
January 21, 2022 05:00 - 28 minutes - 22.1 MBXuesong Shao discusses her article "Restoring and Reimagining Socialist-Built Cities: Wang Xiaoshuai's 'Third Front Trilogy,'" from Telos 197 (Winter 2021).
Episode 50: Timothy W. Luke's The Travails of Trumpification
December 28, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 68.1 MBA panel discussion of Timothy W. Luke's new book, The Travails of Trumpification (Telos Press, 2021), with Timothy Luke, David Pan, Fred Siegel, and Mark S. Weiner.
Episode 49: Linus Recht on Foucault, Plato, and the Ethics of the Self in the Internet Age
December 14, 2021 05:00 - 34 minutes - 25.9 MBLinus Recht discusses his article "After Desire: Foucault’s Ethical Critique of Psychological Man and the Foucauldian Ethos of the Internet Age," from Telos 196 (Fall 2021).
Episode 48: Kyle Baasch on Adorno and Foucault in San Francisco
December 12, 2021 05:00 - 20 minutes - 17.5 MBKyle Baasch discusses his article "Critical Theory in the Flesh: Adorno and Foucault in San Francisco," from Telos 196 (Fall 2021).
Episode 47: Nir Evron on Hannah Arendt, Thinking, and Metaphor
December 09, 2021 05:00 - 28 minutes - 21.7 MBNir Evron discusses his article "Hannah Arendt, Thinking, Metaphor," from Telos 196 (Fall 2021).
Episode 46: Matthew Sharpe on Albert Camus, Political Engagement, and the Contemplative Life
November 19, 2021 15:44 - 15 minutes - 12.7 MBMatthew Sharpe discusses his article "Solitaire/Solidaire: Camus, Contemplation, and the Vita Mixta," from Telos 196 (Fall 2021).
Episode 45: Lillian Hingley on Adorno, Ibsen, and the Feminine Character
November 12, 2021 05:00 - 29 minutes - 25.9 MBLillian Hingley discusses her article "The Feminine Character: The Allegory of Ibsen’s Women in Adorno’s Modernist Literary Theory," from Telos 196 (Fall 2021).
Episode 44: The Causes and Consequences of the US Failure in Afghanistan
September 24, 2021 04:00 - 2 hours - 95.2 MBTelos editors Mark G. E. Kelly, Adrian Pabst, Marcia Pally, David Pan, and David A. Westbrook discuss the causes of the U.S. failure in Afghanistan and the long-term consequences.
Episode 43: Matthias Schwartz on Populism, Nationalism, and Virtual Reality in Ukraine
August 05, 2021 04:30 - 15 minutes - 12.9 MBMatthias Schwartz discusses his article "Servants of the People: Populism, Nationalism, State-Building, and Virtual Reality in Contemporary Ukraine," from Telos 195 (Summer 2021).
Episode 42: Roundtable on the Changing Character of the Public Sphere
July 29, 2021 05:30 - 44 minutes - 35 MBTelos Editor David Pan talks with Jay Gupta, Mark G.E. Kelly, and Timothy W. Luke about the changing character of the public sphere.
Episode 41: Aryeh Botwinick on Originalism, Skepticism, and Constitutional Theory
July 20, 2021 04:00 - 39 minutes - 30.5 MBAryeh Botwinick discusses his article "Contra Originalism: The Elusive Text," from Telos 195 (Summer 2021).
Episode 40: Kiran Sridhar on Russia's Hybrid Warfare Strategy against Western Liberal Democracies
July 16, 2021 04:00 - 14 minutes - 19.8 MBKiran Sridhar discusses his article "Russia’s Hybrid Warfare Strategy and How to Combat It," from Telos 193 (Winter 2020).
Episode 39: Adam K. Webb on the Dignified Constitution and the Prospects for Global Governance
July 13, 2021 04:00 - 22 minutes - 18.1 MBAdam K. Webb discusses his article "Supranational Governance and the Problem of the 'Dignified Constitution,'" from Telos 195 (Summer 2021).
Episode 38: Marcin Skladanowski on Russia, Traditional Values, and Western Liberal Democracy
July 09, 2021 04:31 - 24 minutes - 34.4 MBMarcin Skladanowski discusses his article "Criticism of Western Liberal Democracy by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Rus’," from Telos 193 (Winter 2020).
Episode 37: Antonio Lecuna on Chavismo in Venezuela
July 05, 2021 04:00 - 18 minutes - 13.6 MBAntonio Lecuna discusses his article "Populism in Venezuela: The Nature of Chavismo," from Telos 195 (Summer 2021).
Episode 36: Beau Mullen on Faith, Nationalism, and Liberalism in Egypt
July 02, 2021 16:00 - 16 minutes - 12.8 MBBeau Mullen discusses his article "Turmoil in Egypt: Faith, Nationalism, and the Apparent Inadequacies of Liberalism," from Telos 194 (Spring 2021).
Episode 35: Michael Millerman on Alexander Dugin's Populism
June 04, 2021 05:30 - 21 minutes - 30.2 MBMichael Millerman discusses his article "The Ethnosociological and Existential Dimensions of Alexander Dugin’s Populism," from Telos 193 (Winter 2020).
Episode 34: Edward Hadas on the Ideologies of Money
May 21, 2021 04:00 - 25 minutes - 21.5 MBEdward Hadas discusses his article "Three Rival Versions of Monetary Enquiry: The Ideologies of Money," from Telos 194 (Spring 2021).
Episode 33: Roundtable on the US Capitol Riot
May 13, 2021 06:30 - 1 hour - 51.9 MBTelos Editor David Pan talks with Jay A. Gupta, Mark G. E. Kelly, and Timothy W. Luke about the January 6th US Capitol riot.
Episode 32: Rabab Kamal on Islamic Reform
May 04, 2021 05:00 - 26 minutes - 21 MBRabab Kamal discusses her article "The Curious Case of Islamic Reform: Why the Concept of Holy Violence Remains Disputed and How Nonviolent Islamism Is More Than Problematic," from Telos 194 (Spring 2021).
Episode 31: Timothy W. Luke on Screens of Power
April 23, 2021 05:30 - 1 hour - 92.2 MBTimothy W. Luke discusses the new edition of his book Screens of Power: Ideology, Domination, and Resistance in Informational Society (Telos Press, 2020).
Episode 30: David A. Westbrook on Social Capitalism
April 20, 2021 04:00 - 42 minutes - 34.5 MBDavid A. Westbrook discusses his article "Social Capitalism: A Descriptive Sketch," from Telos 194 (Spring 2021).
Episode 29: F. Cartwright Weiland on the Commission on Unalienable Rights
March 18, 2021 04:00 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBF. Cartwright Weiland discusses his article "Reflections of a Rapporteur" from Telos 192 (Fall 2020).