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Well, this is the podcast I originally intended with Jordan before we went on our tangent about his new kid (Oliver’s doing great, btw). Jordan had a more standard left-of-centre political outlook on life but then in the past few years, he became more, I guess you could say, radicalised in his politics. He started reading a lot on leftist politics, views and history and thought they were cool and good. Now he’d say he’s a proper socialist, or at least believes in socialist principles and aims. And, may I say, he’s happier and better looking for it. Bouncier hair, a sparklier smile, a class act all the way. He lives in Rome and works for the UN so there’s lots of good stuff in this where he ties together what he’s learned with his life around him. Sounds a bit heavy but fear not, there’s some solid lols in there too. References There’s a wealth of reading here which Jordan sent on. Please check it out! Video: Barack Obama Speech at 2004 DNC Convention – C-SPAN, YouTube Is Left Populism the Solution? – Anton Jäger and Arthur Borriello in Jacobin UN Charter (full text) – United Nations Two cheers for the post-political – Luke Savage Neoliberalism? Never Heard of It – Luke Savage in Jacobin Listen Liberal - Thomas Frank – “a scathing look at the standard-bearers of liberal politics — a book that asks: what’s the matter with Democrats?” The Book of Jobs – Maureen Tkacik in Reuters Death of a Yuppie Dream: The Rise and Fall of the Professional-Managerial Class – Barbara Ehrenreich and John Ehrenreich Climate, Commonwealth, and the Green New Deal: A Conversation with Alyssa Battistoni and Jedediah Britton-Purdy – Los Angeles Review of Books Adam Curtis on real change – Clip from Chapo Trap House on Youtube