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In the mood to think about Politics, Philosophy or International Relations? Well...think poLit! The poLit podcast provides short episodes that are analytical and yet easy to understand, enco...

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Episode 59 - English School Diaries - Hedley Bull's 'The Case For A Classical Approach' (Part Two of Two).

Time for some English School Theory! This episode is the second of two parts where we explore Hedley Bull's seminal essay 'International The...

00:32:23Jan 31, 2023

Episode 58 - English School Diaries - Hedley Bull's 'International Theory: The Case For A Classical Approach' (Part One of Two).

Time for some English School Theory! This episode is the first of two parts where we explore Hedley Bull's seminal essay 'International Theo...

00:21:57Jan 2, 2023

Episode 57 - On The Line Between Pornography and Art (Part 2 of 2).

In this episode we will discuss the second part this two part series on where the line is between Pornography and Art. This episode was take...

00:21:10Dec 12, 2022

Episode 56 - On The Line Between Pornography and Art (Part 1 of 2).

In this episode we will discuss the first part of a two part series on where the line is between Pornography and Art. This episode was taken...

00:22:28Dec 6, 2022

Episode 55 - On The Initial Results of the 2022 US Midterm Elections.

In this episode, we will discuss the initial results of the 2022 US Midterm Elections. For more on the Midterm Elections, check out the poLi...

00:44:00Nov 14, 2022

Episode 54 - On The 2022 US Midterms and The House of Representatives.

In this episode, we will explore the upcoming US Midterm General Elections and what they mean for the US House of Representatives. We talk a...

00:37:28Nov 7, 2022

Episode 53 - On Kranzberg's First Law of Technology.

In this episode, I briefly explore Melvin Kranzberg's 'First Law of Technology' in relation to political theory. The original essay this epi...

00:19:49Sep 19, 2022

Episode 52 - Kevin Bloor On Understanding Global Politics.

In this episode I am in conversation with Kevin Bloor - Teacher, Chief Examiner and Author - about his latest book ' Understanding Global Po...

00:39:40Sep 12, 2022

Episode 51 - On Urban Insurgency and State Security Force Ratios.

In this episode I explore an Article by Professor Anthony King of Warwick University that discusses Urban Insurgency and State Security Forc...

00:24:57Jul 12, 2022

Episode 50 - Fred Scharmen On Space, Architecture and Politics.

In this episode, Fred Scharmen from Morgan State University's School of Architecture and Planning discusses his most recent book ' Space For...

00:41:03Jul 4, 2022

Episode 49 - On Transnational Repression

In this episode I look at the phenomenon of Transnational Repression by discussing an article written by Yana Gorokhovskaia and Isabel Linze...

00:31:45Jun 27, 2022

Episode 48 - On Rationalism in Politics (Part 2 of 2).

In this episode we will discuss Michael Oakeshott's famous essay 'Rationalism in Politics'. For citations and references, the original artic...

00:28:42Jun 20, 2022

Episode 47 - On Rationalism in Politics (Part 1 of 2).

In this episode we will discuss Michael Oakeshott's famous essay ' Rationalism in Politics '. For citations and references, the original art...

00:29:18May 30, 2022

Episode 46 - On Bullsh*t and Post-Truth.

In this episode, I discuss my thoughts on Harry G. Frankfurt's philosophical essay 'On Bullsh*t' in relation to the post-truth era. For more...

00:22:14May 23, 2022

Episode 45 - On The 2022 Local Elections.

In this episode, we discuss the local elections in the UK on May 5th with some help from Local Elections data since 1997. We are going to lo...

00:42:42May 5, 2022

Episode 44 - On the Alt-Right and Alt-Lite.

In this episode we will seek to understand who and what the term 'Alt-Right' applies to and how this is distinguishable from the 'Alt-Lite'....

00:20:19Apr 25, 2022

Episode 43 - Connor James On Marvel, Popular Culture and Philosophy.

In this episode, I chat with Mr Connor James and discuss the intersection between the Marvel Universe, Popular Culture and Philosophy. Don't...

00:44:03Mar 28, 2022

Episode 42 - On Why The Russian Invasion of Ukraine is Illegal.

In this episode, we explore why Russia's invasion of Ukraine is illegal by reference to the articles of the UN Charter and the 1994 Budapest...

00:45:18Mar 21, 2022

Episode 41 - Two Articles and a Book - February 2022.

This episode is the first in a new monthly series, called 'Two Articles and Book'. Here, I will discuss two articles and a book that I thoug...

00:34:13Feb 28, 2022

Episode 40 - What is Politics? - Part One.

This episode is an aggregation of five previous guest's answers to the question "How do you understand 'politics' or 'the political'?". Here...

00:13:30Feb 21, 2022