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Amia Srinivasan is the modern philosopher | The Exchange

2026-03-18 •The New Society

When Amia Srinivasan published The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century in 2021, it sparked widespread debate about the politics of desire, consent, and sexual justice. In this episode of The Exchange, the Oxford academic joins Tanjil Rashid to discuss how philosophy can illuminate some of the most contentious questions in contemporary culture: from incels and pornography to whether our desires are shaped by society.

Being and Logos - Introduction to Middle-Platonism - 2 of X - The Old Academy, pt 1

2026-06-04 •ESOTERICA

Welcome to Being & Logos - An Introduction to Middle-Platonism While Plotinus and his inheritors are often associated with western mysticism and the occult philosophy, the philosophical ferment of the centuries following the Old Academy (post 347 bce) most directly influenced Hermeticism, Gnosticism, Hellenistic Magic and Astrology, Alexandrian Judaism and early Christianity. This period of philosophy, denoted as “Middle Platonism,” is thus crucially important for the study of the development Western Esotericism and, surprisingly (or not), this period is woefully unappreciated.

Miles Jupp - On I Bang | Full Comedy Special

2026-04-23 •Miles Jupp

The award nominated (Chortle) On I Bang has been touring the UK and Ireland for over 120 dates since January 2024 , it now rolls into a fourth leg in 2026. Miles’s recent television credits include The Full Monty on Disney+, The Durrells, Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?

aja monet - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

2026-03-26 •KEXP

http://KEXP.ORG presents aja monet performing live in the KEXP studio. Recorded February 6, 2026.

Anton Jäger on Hyperpolitics

2026-03-26 •Verso Books

As part of our HM series recorded in October, 2025, writer Anton Jäger sat down with Oliver Eagleton to discuss his new book Hyperpolitics – now available from Verso Books. Interview was recorded at the Verso office in London during the Historical Materialism Conference, 2025.

Haseeb Iqbal on Jah Shaka

2026-03-11 •The Vinyl Factory

"There is no other sound and no other frequency that I've ever heard in my life that has made me feel the way that Shaka's sound system made me feel. And the really beautiful thing about that is having met hundreds of people who have said the exact same thing, yet we can't quite describe why." Haseeb Iqbal's latest Listening Session at 180 Studios traces the life and legacy of Jah Shaka — the man many consider the father of UK sound system culture.

Being and Logos - Introduction to Middle-Platonism - 1 of X - The Shadow of Plato

2026-05-27 •ESOTERICA

Welcome to Being & Logos - An Introduction to Middle-Platonism While Plotinus and his inheritors are often associated with western mysticism and the occult philosophy, the philosophical ferment of the centuries following the Old Academy (post 347 bce) most directly influenced Hermeticism, Gnosticism, Hellenistic Magic and Astrology, Alexandrian Judaism and early Christianity. This period of philosophy, denoted as “Middle Platonism,” is thus crucially important for the study of the development Western Esotericism and, surprisingly (or not), this period is woefully unappreciated.

Nish Kumar | Nish, Don't Kill My Vibe (Full Comedy Special)

2026-05-12 •800 Pound Gorilla Comedy Exports

In Nish, Don’t Kill My Vibe, Nish Kumar brings his trademark blend of righteous fury and self-deprecating chaos to a world that feels like it’s permanently on fire. Sharp, fast, and gloriously exasperated, Kumar tears into Brexit Britain, culture-war absurdity, billionaire worship, and the fragile egos steering modern politics off a cliff.

Everything Was Already AI

2026-01-09 •Unlearning Economics

Feedback welcome, hope you enjoy this video which was a lot of fun to make (albeit late) References (in rough order of appearance) How to Make Realistic Predictions About AI, Tantham https://curveshift.net/p/how-to-make-realistic-predictions…

Will Self | Heroin, Shooting Stars & Facing Death

2026-05-29 •The Rosebud Podcast

The writer, satirist and urban explorer Will Self talks to Gyles about his childhood, his career and his life now. From his boyhood as "little Willy", the apple of his mother's eye, who was both enfolded and smothered by her love; to his adolescence when he began smoking, drinking and experimenting with drugs earlier than most; to his student days when his good looks meant he found it easy to get women into bed...

Amitav Ghosh: The Nutmeg's Curse

2021-11-01 •Chicago Humanities

What does nutmeg have to do with climate change? Quite a lot, says award-winning author Amitav Ghosh in his latest book The Nutmeg’s Curse, a successor to his critically acclaimed The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable.

KRAFTY KUTS – 5th Funkaversary Set | JFB Garden Party

2025-08-26 •Global Funk Fam

The man, the legend 🔥 Krafty Kuts dropped a HEAVYWEIGHT Funkaversary set for us at the House Party, full of trademark funk, breaks, and party-rocking classics that make him the legend we all know and love! 🎉 The JFB Garden Party celebrated the Global Funk Fam’s 5th Funkaversary live from JFB’s backyard!

Social Equality: Then And Now, Jonathan Wolff

2026-03-09 •The Royal Institute of Philosophy

In recent decades, political philosophers have been divided about how to conceive of a society of equals: whether to put the emphasis on distributional concerns or on the nature of relations between people. Contemporary ideas of relational equality revise ideas, especially from R.H.

Boards of Canada's 'Inferno': Top Tracks, Hidden Themes & Life After the Inferno Sessions

2026-05-31 •Acid Horizon

Vintagia: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/vintagia-basecamp Acid Horizon Research Commons summer courses: https://www.acidhorizonpodcast.com/ahrc-courses Jack and Tonx on Instagram: @jack.chuter, @tonx Craig's review in 'The Quietus': https://thequietus.com/quietus-reviews/boards-of-canada-inferno/ "Solidarity with Children" discussion on LEPHT HAND: https://www.patreon.com/posts/how-can-we-build-159633309?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_fan&utm_content=web_share Boards of Canada are (finally) back! Craig is joined by author and music writer Jack Chuter and Boards of Canada archivist Tonx (Tony Konecny) to review Inferno, the long-awaited new record from Scottish electronic legends Boards of Canada.