Podcast
Politics as Culture
How did the far right go so mainstream? Politics as Culture features a revolving panel of guests with expert knowledge on the far right, the 'manosphere', the 'culture wars', conspiracy theories, disinformation, and more, who try to get to the bottom of one of the biggest political developments of the twenty-first century: the rise of the far right. Fortnightly, on a podcast platform near you.
- Episodes
- 4
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Typical length
- 39 min
- On air since
- 2026
- Latest episode
- 3 weeks ago
Episodes
4 episodes, newest first
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44 min
How did the far right go mainstream?
Episode 4
Show notes
How did the far right launch itself into popular culture? In this episode Mark, Claudia and Marzi are joined by Xinyi Zhang and Alex Shermon, who bring their expertise on the far right and conspiratorial fringe groups into the picture.
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39 min
What are the 'culture wars' and why do they matter?
Episode 3
Show notes
This week Mark, Marzi and Claudia talk about the culture wars. Are they real or just a beat up, and why do academics not spend much time talking about them?
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39 min
What's up with the 'manosphere'?
Episode 2
Show notes
This week Mark talks with guest Marzi and Claudia about the 'manosphere'. How did it get so huge? Or are we just talking about it a lot?
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39 min
How politics became culture
Episode 1
Show notes
Mark, Marzi and Claudia discuss how politics became culture in an age of far right grift, social media, neoliberalism, and contrived culture wars.
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