The Daily Dialectic by Ted Metrakas: Recent Episodes
Theodore Metrakas
A podcast about social philosophy, history, current politics, and cultural criticism
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In this episode of the Daily Dialectic I talk about why Brooklyn sucks, Kevin Durant staying in Brooklyn, Kobe Bryant, the 1980s Boston Celtics and racism, and lame progressive politics.
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In this episode of the Daily Dialectic, I analyze some ideas from Nietzsche on women and connect them to his larger philosophy. I also discuss a recent article in Psychology Today about dating in modern society, and then I critique an article in the New York Times business section.
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In this brief edition, I talk about some recent news and analyze it. You’re welcome!
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In this episode I start off talking about how basketball has changed from the early 80s to today, and then branch off into a lot of other stuff…
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In this episode I talk about the repeal of Roe v Wade by the Supreme Court, and how this seemingly out of nowhere extreme right wing shift became inevitable once the Democratic Party made certain choices in 2016. I also talk about how identity politics is used by the bourgeoisie in ways that are increasingly absurd to everyone except them, and at the end of the episode I give a bit of history about the bourgeoisie and how they conceive of themselves, and how Wokeness and identity politics relates to that.
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In this episode of the Daily Dialectic, I talk about the Boston Celtics, Elon Musk buying Twitter, and the significance of the recent French presidential election.
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In this episode I talk about a new article in Vanity Fair which promotes the idea of a “dissident populist new right.” I talk about why this movement is not dissident, new, or populist…
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In this episode I talk about the new movie from Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza…and many other things…
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In this episode I discuss Will Smith slapping Chris rock, the ongoing war in Europe, and some other stuff.
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I am back, talking about the awful year that is about to end, and the even worse year that is about to start. I talk about lots of things like coronavirus, Ghislaine Maxwell, Spider-Man, Biden, Trump, VICE propaganda, love, Elvis, hopelessness, the Great Resignation, MasterClass, Amazon, strikes, and more.
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I interviewed Mike Watt (the bass player of The Minutemen, among many other things) about history, revisionism, 70s culture, 90s culture; his career in music; the influence of Walt Whitman and James Joyce, and a lot more.
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In this episode, I am joined once again by BPD hoe Tailor Lee. I very nicely guide her through conceptual analysis, and indulge her b**t.
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Listen now | In this episode, I talked with artist Tai Lee about the problems with universalism, human nature, and populism. We also talked about revolution, politics, basketball, and a lot more.
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In this episode, I talk to the extremely dialectical Ben (@notbenfish on Twitter) about sports, neoliberalism, culture, love, and lots more.
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In part 1, I talk to alcoholic con artist Tailor Lee about dialectics, revolution, Maoism, art, and many other things.
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In this episode I talk about why Larry Bird is a very dialectical basketball player. I also talk about what Social Democracy is and why it should be viewed as the enemy. And I briefly mention Jordan Peterson versus Elvis, Lana Del Rey versus Katy Perry, and the actor John Cazale.
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Listen now (85 min) | On this episode of the Daily Dialectic, I talk to Nathanael Haun, who is a communist and a farmer in rural Indiana. We talk about how revolutionary agriculture must be hostile to the status quo, Indiana history, dialectics, and a lot more.
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Listen now | In this episode, I discuss why Jesus wanted to die, the power of silence, and how Jesus is the opposite of Socrates (and much more interesting).
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This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tedmetrakas.substack.com/subscribe
This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit tedmetrakas.substack.com/subscribe