Expected to begin Fall 2026, the duties of this tenure-track position are expected to include instruction of three courses (e.g. introductory course in U.S. national politics, upper-level electives in...

An LLM political analyst leans too hard on the weather puns to report on the political upheaval impacting climate legislation in the US — — Our theme music is from “I Can’t See the Milky Way Anymor…

Back on their own this week, Danielle and John descend into the basement to talk about The Americans Season 5 Episode 10, “Darkroom,” and BOY, is THIS an EPISODE!?! Your hosts unpack a series of scene...

You push the boundaries of possibility for redemption as you once again fall into — but also explode — your familiar patterns.You feel the weather, the light, and the infinite sadness.&…

Jackie spearheads a counterintuitive ratf*** of an advertising strategy for the worst corporations in the world as she navigates her sex life and fights off an anti-nostalgic nostalgia — — Our them…

This week, John and Danielle are joined by one of their favorite recurring guests in the NQGB (Zencastr) studio, Lilly Goren! Together, they tackle The Americans 5x9, “IHOP.” They consider the develop...

Amy Schiller is back with John for a wide-ranging conversation about economies both sacred and profane. Together, they consider the May election of Pope Leo XIV as a pop culture phenomenon (2:36), the...

The Association for Political Theory is hosting its annual summer workshop on Navigating the Political Theory Job Market! The aim of the workshop will be to provide guidance, advice, and tips that...

Join your hosts Emily Crandall and John McMahon as they interview climate fiction podcasting experts John McMahon and Emily Crandall about Kate Morris’ interview on The Conversation podcast. They d…

Alienated Young Men in 2029 Marveling at Markley’s Metafiction Multiplies Gaza as an “auto-kill” zone: when and how do people get politicized? — — Our theme music is from “I Can’t See t…

Ash struggles with the tension between the adequate and the possible — challenging coalitional concerns with dispassionate empiricism, disappointing climate hardliners, and ultimately present…

The Climate Old Guard Forges Ahead As They Exit the Stage, But Have They Learned Anything About Politics? — Our theme music is from “I Can’t See the Milky Way Anymore” by Alex Rudnick. We heartily …

John and Danielle are back to dig into The Americans 5x5, “Lotus 1-2-3,” and they are DISSOCIATING as they do so! With that theme, your hosts consider how this approach helps Philip and Elizabeth cope...

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to follow us – and Shane – down the surveillance and dataveillance rabbit hole of copious Panopticon references in order to rendezvous w…

This week, John and Danielle are joined by their friend and fellow political theorist Kennan Ferguson! Together, these three dig into Danielle’s take on Season 5 Episode 3, “The Midges,” using the fra...

Energized despair. Fugazi. Climate politics on the inside and the outside. Machiavelli and Hanna Pitkin. This self-consciously literary chapter situates the reader (and your hosts) in the midst of …

Oh boy. John and Danielle are back at it for The Americans Season 5 Episode 2, “Pests.” Framing their discussion around “unofficial rules,” they consider how unwritten and unofficial rules structure t...

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Your hosts follow Tony up and down the Magic Mountain to Davos to ponder billionaire shenanigans and unseriousness, the politics of reality, and the use and abuse of identity for politics. Plus the…

A Fierce Blue Fire’s Kate Morris Finds Beauty and Joy in Rejecting Partisanship as Usual, in her “last stand” Against Climate Change Once a pastiche of seemingly disparate characters and experience…

WE ARE SO BACK! Back from an extended break in the Soviet Union, Danielle and John dive into Season 5 of The Americans! They take on Season 5 Episode 1, “Amber Waves,” by focusing in on the multiple m...