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S4E13 The Memeification of Politics (with Chris Cutrone)
Episode 13 (recorded 1/12/25).The first episode of season 4 is a late release due to a family tragedy I've had to contend with. Chris Cutrone returns to discuss his latest intervention into the…
S3E12 Gen Z Confronts Reality (with Chris Cutrone, pt. 2)
Episode 12. Chris Cutrone and Michael Acuña speculate on the manner by which Generation Z will engage with the realities they face as they enter the capitalist labor market and navigate the political…
S3E11 Economic Planning in Theory and Practice (with Paul Cockshott)
Episode 11. Computer scientist, esteemed Marxist economist, and communist theoretician Paul Cockshott discusses the history and practice of economic planning with Michael Acuña, as well as themes…
S3E10 Which Way for Gen Z? (with Chris Cutrone, pt. 1)
Episode 10. Chris Cutrone returns to discuss the potential political trajectory of Generation Z with Michael Acuña. *DISCLAIMER: The views of host do not necessarily reflect those of the…
S3E9 The Communism of Abundance (with Ted Reese)
Episode 9. In the inaugural episode of season 3, Michael Acuña welcomes Henryk Grossman scholar and Marxist theorist Ted Reese back to Common Ruin to discuss his forthcoming draft manifesto:…
S2E2 [Unlocked] Capitalism versus Communism on Property and Exploitation
Patreon Bonus Episode 2. Anarcho-capitalist Charles Owen debates his libertarian conception of property rights with Marxist theorist Michael Acuña on The Value of Everything podcast. (Originally…
S2E8 More on Marx and Leftism (with Chris Cutrone, pt. 2)
Episode 8. In the second half of their exchange, Michael Acuña and Chris Cutrone continue to examine Marxism’s relationship to the left. Virtue ethics, liberalism, and the question of immigration…
S2E7 Is Marxism of the Left? (with Chris Cutrone, pt. 1)
Episode 7. After a long hiatus, Common Ruin returns. Season 2 continues with Chris Cutrone joining host Michael Acuña to analyze Marxism’s place within the broader left-wing movement historically, as…
S2E6 To Be or Not to Be a Christian (with Chanel Bayhí)
Episode 6. Season 2 of Common Ruin begins with Marxist activist and Platonist philosopher Chanel Bayhí reading Bertrand Russell's 1927 essay "Why I Am Not a Christian" with Michael Acuña, and both…
S1E5 Reconciling Idealism and Materialism (with Filip S.)
Episode 5. In the final episode of season 1, Michael Acuña is joined by Filip S. to discuss Iris Murdoch's 1970 work The Sovereignty of Good, as well as Filip's own writings on materialist and…
S1E4 Virtue in Athens and Jerusalem (with Dr. Kevin Vost)
Episode 4. Prolific author, doctor of psychology, and Thomist philosopher Kevin Vost joins Michael Acuña to discuss themes from Vost's 2016 work The Porch and the Cross: Ancient Stoic Wisdom for…
S1E3 Crisis Theory, Breakdown, and the Prospects for Communism (with Ted Reese)
Episode 3. Michael Acuña is joined by Marxist analyst and Henryk Grossman scholar Ted Reese to discuss Karl Marx's crisis theory, the empirical status of Grossman's systemic breakdown theory, and…
S1E2 Omnia sunt communia: Christianity and Marxism in The Philosophy of Liberation (with Filip S.)
Episode 2. Michael Acuña and Filip S. use Enrique Dussel’s The Philosophy of Liberation as a basis for a broader discussion on Christianity's relationship to Marxism and communism, idolatry and…
[Unlocked] Council Communism versus Anarcho-Syndicalism
Patreon Bonus Episode 1. Charles Owen moderates a debate between Marxist theorist Michael Acuña and Anarchist scholar Benjamin Smith on The Value of Everything podcast. (Originally aired 9 July…
S1E1 Nation and Working-Class (with Filip S.)
Episode 1. Common Ruin's inaugural podcast. Filip S. joins host Michael Acuña to discuss the obscure (and underappreciated) short text “Nation and Working-Class” by controversial German council…
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