Chris Cutrone discusses with Doug Lain recent events in anti-regime protests in Iran and the anti-ICE protests in the U.S. including the killing of Renee Good in Minnesota.
Chris Cutrone with Cadell Last on Marxist politics for undead Millennials
Chris Cutrone and Cadell Last discuss Cutrone’s upcoming year-long 2026 Philosophy Portal course based on his books The Death of the Millennial Left and Marxism and Politics, reviewing the various topics and themes from the essays collected in these books.
Chris Cutrone with Doug Lain on Trump’s new Pax Americana
Chris Cutrone discusses his essay “Trump’s bid for a new Pax Americana,” published in Compact Magazine, with Doug Lain.
https://www.compactmag.com/article/trumps-bid-for-a-new-pax-americana
Chris Cutrone with Michel Bauwens and Cadell Last on Marxism and the commons
Michel Bauwens and Chris Cutrone discuss the commons and Marxism with Cadell Last for Philosophy Portal.
Chris Cutrone with Doug Lain on philosophy and Marxism and U.S. National Security Strategy
Chris Cutrone discusses with Doug Lain his article, “Objectivation of Spirit” published in Sublation Magazine, further response in summation to Benjamin Studebaker on Marxism and philosophy. In the second half, they discuss the new Trump Administration National Security Strategy published in November 2025.
Chris Cutrone with Platypus pedagogues on Korsch’s “Marxism and philosophy”
A discussion among Platypus pedagogues on readings from the Platypus Affiliated Society’s academic year syllabus of primary Marxist readings.
Reading addressed:
Karl Korsch, “Marxism and philosophy” (1923)
Chris Cutrone with Platypus pedagogues on Lukacs and Marxism
A discussion among Platypus pedagogues on readings from the Platypus Affiliated Society’s academic year syllabus of primary Marxist readings.
Readings addressed:
Georg Lukacs, “The phenomenon of reification” section 1 of “Reification and the consciousness of the proletariat” (1923)
Lukacs, “Class consciousness” (1920)
Lukacs, “What is orthodox Marxism?” (1919)
Lukacs, original preface (1922) to History and Class Consciousness
Chris Cutrone with Doug Lain debrief on Caleb Maupin and Benjamin Studebaker and the post-Millennial Left
Chris Cutrone discusses with Doug Lain recent conversations with Caleb Maupin and Benjamin Studebaker on the state of the post-Millennial Left.
Chris Cutrone with Caleb Maupin and Doug Lain on Marxism’s history and tasks today
Chris Cutrone of the Platypus Affiliated Society and Campaign for a socialist party and Caleb Maupin of the Center for Political Innovation in conversation with Douglas Lain of Sublation Media on the history of Marxism and its political tasks today.
Chris Cutrone with Doug Lain debrief debate on Trotskyism and Stalinism with Morbid Symptoms
Chris Cutrone and Doug Lain debrief after Cutrone’s debate with Stalinists at Morbid Symptoms podcast. In the second half, they discuss Cutrone’s on-going debate with Benjamin Studebaker.