Today we speak with Douglas Lain. Lain is the host of Zero Squared, a Zero Books Podcast. He is also the publisher of Zero Books a critical theory left leaning imprint. Titles include Capitalist Realism and Kill all Normies. Two books I highly recommend. In this first hour we discuss the changing political landscape, why Doug is a wannabe Marxist and how the influence of both Zizek and Peterson is shaping society.
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TTG Episode 10

Today we continue the discussion with Douglas Lain. Lain is the host of Zero Squared, a Zero Books Podcast. He is also the publisher of Zero Books a critical theory left leaning imprint. Titles include Capitalist Realism and Kill all Normies. Two books I highly recommend. In this episode we delve deeper into what some of the problems with Peterson’s presentation may be. What is a Post-Modern, Neo-Marxist? Why does Zizek hate his own celebrity? Is Zizek a Stalinist? And finally, can we write off the project of Marxism based on the death toll of the Twentieth century? Lain offers a variety of interesting philosophic avenues for us to traverse and presents a counterbalance to the weirdness of the Tangent General.
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TTG Episode 11 - The Fragile Absolute with Doug Lain Part 2

Today we are doing a deep dive into music and its role in pain relief. This episode is being broken into two parts, the first the main production and the second an addendum to the main production where I share my story of a traumatic period in my childhood and how music has helped me to deal with that and acknowledge that pain. In this first part, Chris and I discuss core beliefs and the role that these play in shaping our interactions with the world. We delve into how significant trauma is in our lives and how easily it is in contemporary society to simply compartmentalise it. If this episode triggers you in any way, please reach out to your local crisis centre.

Nick Ulbrick