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This week Aaron Bastani is joined by Alex Williams and Nick Srnicek, co-editors of "Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a world without work".

Inventing the Future

Political theorist Nick Srnicek explains how a defeated left lost its vision of a future beyond capitalism, why looming wide-scale automation offers future of either worsened exploitation or emancipation from wage-labor, and what the left can do now to reclaim the future.

Nick is co-author of Inventing the Future: Postcapitalism and a World Without Work from Verso Books.

The fight for a postcapitalist society is happening right now.

Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams, authors of Inventing the Future, join Kirsty to discuss the possibility of a future without work.

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Produced by James Shield. Programme editor for NEF: Huw Jordan.

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Brought to you by the New Economics Foundation – the independent think tank and charity campaigning for a fairer, sustainable economy. Find out more at www.neweconomics.org.

Music by Quiet Music for Tiny Robots, Podington Bear and David Hilowitz.

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Inventing The Future: Universal Basic Income and Automation

Jacobin editor Peter Frase examines the future beyond climate change, capitalism and other disasters, and finds tomorrow's fights for survival, prosperity and stability rooted in the same conflict - class struggle for production and power.

Peter is author of the new book "Four Futures: Life After Capitalism" part of the Jacobin series from Verso Books: https://www.versobooks.com/books/1847-four-futures

On climate change, automation, and the possibilities of life beyond capitalism.

Love those boys: On our 50th episode, we recall our humble beginnings and listen to messages of love and devotion from friends of the show. The meat of the show is a sprawling interview with historian Matt Karp, about America's slaveholding empire, horrible Civil War movies like "Gods and Generals," the Sanders Truth Squad, and new Chapo staple, Caleb.

Lastly, we plug our upcoming show at Caroline's on Wednesday for the third debate on 10/19, and announce a very special Election Night Live Show in NYC.

Buy Tickets for Caroline's Show: http://www.carolines.com/comedian/chapo-trap-house-live-election-2016-debates/

Become a Grey Wolf on our 50th show: patreon.com/chapotraphouse

Matt's book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01INP11O2/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

Episode 50 - AKP 50th Episode Ergenekon Extravaganza feat. @KarpMJ (10/17/16)

Joining me this week are Angela Nagle and Amber A'Lee Frost. We discuss the dirtbag left, the culture wars and the kind of socialism for normies that is so badly needed. Tune in for Naglemania and stay for the Frostival. ... yeesh... just listen, ok?

Dateline ABC segment on the Kill All Normies Documentary: http://abcnews.go.com/US/documentary-alt-sheds-light-movements-alleged-roots/story?id=52420449

Readings mentioned on the show: 
-Mark Fisher, "Exiting the Vampire Castle," http://www.thenorthstar.info/?p=11299
-Mark Fisher, "Why Mental Health is a Political Issue," https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/jul/16/mental-health-political-issue
-Nina Power, "In Memoriam," https://ninapower.net/2018/01/13/in-memoriam-mark-fisher-january-13th/
-G.M. Tamás, "Telling the Truth About Class," http://www.grundrisse.net/grundrisse22/tellingTheTruthAboutClass.htm
 
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Ep. 40: Naglemania & The Dirtbag Left w/ Angela Nagle and Amber A'Lee Frost

Will, Amber, and Matt sit down with Professor Richard Wolff to talk Boss Baby and Marx in the 21st Century

Tix for West Coast Tour available at http://chapotraphouse.com/

Pre Order The Chapo Guide to Revolution: 
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-chapo-guide-to-revolution-chapo-trap-house/1127949899#/

https://www.amazon.com/Chapo-Guide-Revolution-Manifesto-Against-ebook/dp/B079RLXFYB

Episode 186 - Executive Producer feat. Richard Wolff (2/18/18)

Author...Editor...Father

-We finally peel away the layers of rumor and intrigue and get to the bottom of Will's secret family history with the help of his father, Daniel Menaker
- Felix brings us Dana Loesch's Harsh Normie Tweets, and we examine the link between normie-ism and fascism
- Finally, Dennis Prager complains about how liberals complain too much to be happy.

Tix for West Coast Tour available at chapotraphouse.com/

Pre Order The Chapo Guide to Revolution: 
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www.amazon.com/Chapo-Guide-Revol…ook/dp/B079RLXFYB

Episode 188 - Menaker Facts Stated feat. Daniel Menaker (2/25/18)

It's a real throwback ep as the original Dry Boys record the way it all started to discuss the idiotic non-controversy around the White House Correspondents Dinner that has consumed media discourse over the last week.​

Episode 206 - Dry Boys Ride Again (5/1/18)

And introducing...Kanye West! Chris and Molly are joined by online expert Felix Biederman to discuss Kanye's latest tear through Twitter, his sudden (but not necessarily unexpected) embrace of Trump, his new music, his ability to bend the world to his will, the intersection of politics & celebrity, and why hip-hop beefs have gotten so lame. 

Songs:

Runaway (wade pod dub)
Kanye West - Ye vs. the People (starring TI as the People)
Kanye West -  MAGA Hat Full Freestyle
Kanye West - Lift Yourself
Kanye West - Father Stretch My Hands pt. 1
Cam’ron feat. Kanye West - Down and Out (Instrumental)

And Introducing Podcast

#25 KANYE WEST! (ft. Felix Biederman)

Ep. 107 - Rubiks tube

Possibly deceased politician, economist, philosopher and musicologist Lyndon LaRouche* calls in to explain the secret KGB-House of Windsor population reduction cabal. We're then joined by writer Lyle Jeremy Rubin to fully dissect the resurrection of Max Boot, the enduring grift of the neocons, and how we must resist The Blob. 

Read Lyle's piece in the Baffler here: https://thebaffler.com/latest/under-the-boot-rubin

*James Adomian

290 - Maximum Boot feat. Lyle Jeremy Rubin and Lyndon LaRouche (2/17/19)

Topics include: Tucker Carlson, Redd Foxx, Meghan McCain, Mrs. Maisel, Yang Gang shit, Miami Pool Boys, 2 Samuel, and the Chinese Hand Job Scandal.

296 - The Unsullied (3/11/19)

Amber interviews economist and author Costas Lapavitsas about the European Union, how it works, its problems, how it relates to Brexit, and how we might think of it from a leftist perspective.

Bonus: This Is Where I Leave EU

Eli Valley stops by to talk Ilhan Omar, Meghan McCain, Chelsea Clinton, and the latest act of fascist mass murder in Christchurch, NZ.

Also Virgil solves the Israel-Palestine conflict.

https://givealittle.co.nz/cause/christchurch-shooting-victims-fund

298 - The Israel Nerd feat. Eli Valley (3/18/19)

We're joined by Rolling Stone's Matt Taibbi to discuss his new serial book "Hate Inc.", and the political media's many failings in covering Russiagate.

Check out Hate Inc. here: https://taibbi.substack.com/