Communiqué #1

Dear PTO supporters,

First off, a huge thank you to all of you for your support - the show simply couldn't happen without you. When it was launched a little over a year ago the show wasn't remotely sustainable and was started with the hope that over time it might gain enough support to be viable. As things stand, the show is only just about scraping by, so your continued support really is extremely important and appreciated. Secondly, an apology - I had intended to write a regular email to supporters, but the amount of time it takes to write, record and produce a weekly show has often meant that tasks that aren't absolutely essential to getting new episodes out have tended to fall by the wayside. However, from this month I'll be sending a monthly email with news on upcoming shows and to solicit your suggestions on new guests and topics.

And so, here are some shows that are coming up over the next few weeks and months:

Christopher Connery on his New Left Review article on neoliberalism in China and the legacy of the Tiananmen Square protests:

https://newleftreview.org/issues/II115/articles/christopher-connery-ronald-coase-in-beijing

Josie Mitchell on the Green New Deal. You can read Josie's latest article for New Socialist here:

https://newsocialist.org.uk/theres-more-life-argument-joy-against-economism/

Natasha Lennard on Essays on Non-Fascist Life:

https://www.versobooks.com/books/2949-being-numerous/

Quinn Slobodian on Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism:

http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674979529

There are already quite a lot of interviews with Quinn on Globalists available, but our conversation will concentrate on the chapter on the European Union. 

Natascha Uhlmann will be making the case for Abolishing ICE:

https://www.orbooks.com/catalog/abolish-ice/

Kojo Koram returns to the show to chat about race and the war on drugs:

https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745338804/the-war-on-drugs-and-the-global-colour-line/

Also returning is Richard Seymour who will be discussing his new book, The Twittering Machine: 

https://www.theindigopress.com/the-twittering-machine

Finally, Lea Ypi will be chatting to me about the prospects of progressive reform of the EU. You can read a recent article by Lea here:

https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/remain-revolt-reform/

If you have suggestions for guests and topics please do reply here or via the email account: politicstheoryother@gmail.com 

Finally, some exclusive episodes that only patrons will have access to are also in the works (as is a second season of Joana Ramiro's #RedHacks - conversations on neoliberalism in the modern world) more news on that soon!

Once again, thank you for your support!

Alex