Diet Soap - a podcast

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• Episode 698: What if Reality is Real? 02.07.2026 59min

  Christopher Norris discusses his contribution to the 2007 collection "Adventures in Realism" entitled "Realism and Anti-Realism in Contemporary Philosophy: What's Truth Got to Do With It?" Rather than rehearse the philosophical arguments in the paper, Doug discusses the political import of analytic philosophy and realism. Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap
• Episode 697: Chris Cutrone on the MOU 26.06.2026 1h 10min

  In this episode of the CutroneZone, everyone's favorite contrarian discusses the meaning of the MOU, Israel's future decline, and the contemporary moment of post-neoliberalism. Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap
• Episode 696: Fatal Friends: Did The US Eat Europe? 25.06.2026 1h 3min

  Werner Rügemer discusses his book "Fatal Friendship: First Phase: From World War I to II." From the book jacket: Rising US capitalism presented itself to the world with freedom, democracy, and prosperity. However, the practices of America First-genocide, labor exploitation, and warlike plunder of foreign property-were merely modernized.The First World War became the first major global business venture, making allies dependent. After the war, US corporations invested in Western Europe. Mussolini was showered with loans. US corporations supplied Franco and equipped the German Wehrmacht for a war against Russia.Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap
• Episode 695: Spencer Leonard Discusses America 19.06.2026 1h 20min

  As we approach the Semiquincentennial of the American Revolution, Spencer Leonard reflects on why we seem to be forgetting what it means. Spencer is a collaborator on the Sublation Media film in production now: Forgetting The American Revolution. Support Sublation Media:https://patreon.com/dietsoap
• Episode 694: Is KITSCH All There Is? 17.06.2026 1h 20min

  Why must art be either avant-garde or Kitsch today? What could count as avant-garde art today? Should today's critics examine the formal techniques involved in the production of Kitsch? Is that all there is?  Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap
• Episode 693: Cutrone Responds to Rockhill's Fans 12.06.2026 1h 20min

  The Last Marxist Chris Cutrone responds to his critics and to the defenders of Gabriel Rockhill. He also argues for the necessity of individual thought and a willingness to critique and oppose the majority. Support Sublation Mediahttps:patreon.com/dietsoap
• Episode 692: Decoding Chomsky and Epstein 03.06.2026 1h 8min

  Chris Knight is a political activist and the author of the book "Decoding Chomsky: Science and Revolutionary Politics." In this episode of Diet Soap, Knight discusses Chomsky's legacy, his role within the military industrial complex, and the meaning of the Epstein scandal.Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap
• Episode 691: Cutrone's New Film: The Last Election 29.05.2026 1h 2min

  Chris Cutrone and Douglas Lain discuss their new film entitled "The Last Election." Film description: In 1992, the dissident writer Douglas Lain ran a rubber goldfish for president and declared himself a surrealist. In 2024, he took a group of young Marxists to both the RNC and the DNC. This film is the result.Purchase the Film: The Last Election:https://www.patreon.com/posts/last-election-158717862Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap
• Episode 690: History, Acting, and Perception 22.05.2026 1h 34min

  Rudi Greiser and Douglas Lain discuss the various approaches to acting that have developed in the West. How should a new Avant Garde, a new Expansivist Realist theatre, understand the history of and techniques deployed by actors.Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap
• Episode 689: From China to the World 15.05.2026 1h 25min

  Chris Cutrone discusses how China fits into the Global Capitalist order and how we should understand the way the world works today.Support Sublation Media:https://patreon.com/dietsoap
• Episode 688: Protestantism Exported to Africa 08.05.2026 1h

  Ethiopia’s Pentay are among the largest evangelical communities in the world, having grown from about 5% of the population in the 1980s to roughly a quarter today. M Rowton's essay "White Fields" in Sublation Magazine presents an expansive realist understanding of the Pentay movement. White Fields by M. Rowtonhttps://www.sublationmag.com/post/white-fieldsSupport Sublation Media https://patreon.com/dietsoap
• Episode 687: Project Freedom? (War is Politics by Other Means) 05.05.2026 1h 10min

  Benjamin Studebaker and Douglas Lain discuss Trump's new gambit: Project Freedom. Has this already led to an escalation back into combat? Is Trump falling into the escalation trap? What will this do to the markets? Are the walls finally closing in on Trump?Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap
• Episode 686: An Example of Petulant Millennial Statism 02.05.2026 1h 26min

  Chris Cutrone and "Tibor Szamuely" discuss the essay Belinksy Meets MAGA, which was recently published on the Sublation Substack. This Substack will be changing its character this month as Expansive Realism is introduced. Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap
• Episode 685: Spencer Leonard on Why Rousseau Still Matters 25.04.2026 1h 21min

  Spencer Leonard follows up on Monday's livestream on Bonpartism with a conversation about the concept of society, the significance of modernity, and the question of Rousseau's anarchism. Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap
• Episode 684: Jeffrey Epstein's Necrophilia 22.04.2026 53min

  Ashley Frawley returns to discuss her recent essay for Compact entitled "Jeffrey Epstein's Necrophilia." Ashley's Essay at Compact:https://www.compactmag.com/article/jeffrey-epsteins-necrophilia-and-ours/Support Us on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap
• Episode 683: Chris Cutrone on Trump's Version of "Regime Change" 17.04.2026 1h 20min

  Chris Cutrone discusses his essay for Sublation Magazine based on his recent presentation at the Platrypus Affiliated Society convention.Trump's Not Regime Change at Sublation Magazinehttps://www.sublationmag.com/post/trump-s-not-regime-change-in-iran-name-vs-substance Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap
• Episode 682: Noam Chomsky and an Emasculated Left? 14.04.2026 1h 25min

  Arturo Desimone discusses how the contemporary left targets individuality, creativity, and masculinity for cancellation. He uses Noam Chomsky as an example.His Essay at Counterpunch:https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/03/13/against-cancellation-chomsky-and-the-cyclical-emasculation-of-the-left/Support Sublation Media:https://patreon.com/dietsoap
• Episode 681: Spencer Leonard on Habermas 10.04.2026 1h 26min

  Spencer Leonard from the Platypus Affiliated Society discusses the politics of Habermas and how Moishe Postone's critique of Habermas both landed and missed.Support Sublation Media:https://patreon.com/dietsoap
• Episode 680: Chris Cutrone on the Democrats and Iran 03.04.2026 1h 35min

  In this episode of the Cutrone Zone, the Last Marxist describes how to separate the propaganda from reality, and declares that this is Trump's World and we're just living in it.Support Sublation Mediahttps://patreon.com/dietsoap
• Episode 679: Analyzing the FRIENDS Technique 02.04.2026 1h 36min

  Rudi Grieser and Douglas Lain discuss the history of the sitcom and the techniques deployed in the television show FRIENDS. How did the FRIENDS machine operate? What were the elements deployed in the production of FRIENDS?Support Us on Patreonhttps://patreon.com/dietsoap