http://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictomEmancipating conversation that seeks to spelunk the the questions and challenges that confront us, excavating and explicating their ROOTS...enBlogTalkRadio.com. All Rights Reserved.Sat, 15 Jun 2019 19:30:00 GMTWed, 01 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMTCultureBlogTalkRadio Feed v2.0https://dasg7xwmldix6.cloudfront.net/hostpics/2abf37d9-9c2d-49f4-a872-e327873bbd16_iceberg-poster.jpghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictomEmancipating conversation that seeks to spelunk the the questions and challenges that confront us, excavating and explicating their ROOTS...feeds@blogtalkradio.comBlogTalkRadio.comculture,politics,progressive,philosophy,ideas,capitalism,socialism,science,branding,capitaismRadical AnalysisnoEmancipating conversation that seeks to spelunk the the questions and challenges that confront us, excavating and explicating their ROOTS...episodichttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/10/01/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/10/01/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/10/01/radical-analysisWed, 01 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMTRadical Analysis Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 00:57:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideas,cultureRadical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the shttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/09/24/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/09/24/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/09/24/radical-analysisWed, 24 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMTRadical Analysis Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 00:52:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideas,cultureRadical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the shttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/09/17/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/09/17/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/09/17/radical-analysisWed, 17 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMTRadical Analysis Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 00:30:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideas,cultureRadical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the shttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/09/03/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/09/03/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/09/03/radical-analysisWed, 03 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMTRadical Analysis Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 00:52:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideas,cultureRadical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the shttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/08/27/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/08/27/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/08/27/radical-analysisWed, 27 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMTRadical Analysis Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 00:35:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideas,cultureRadical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the shttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/08/20/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/08/20/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/08/20/radical-analysisWed, 20 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMTRadical Analysis Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 00:58:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideas,cultureRadical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the shttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/08/13/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/08/13/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/08/13/radical-analysisWed, 13 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMTRadical Analysis Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 01:02:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideas,cultureRadical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the shttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/07/23/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/07/23/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/07/23/radical-analysisWed, 23 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMTRadical Analysis Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 01:01:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideas,cultureRadical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the shttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/07/17/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/07/17/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/07/17/radical-analysisThu, 17 Jul 2014 20:00:00 GMTRadical AnalysisA brief musing on what constitutes radicality, and the implications of more radical orientations for our understanding of the world, taking up the unfolding refugee crisis on the souther US order as a paradigm case... 00:15:00Radical AnalysisnoA brief musing on what constitutes radicality, and the implications of more radical orientations for our understanding of the world, taking up the unfolding refhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/07/16/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/07/16/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/07/16/radical-analysisWed, 16 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMTRadical AnalysisThis week's program opens with some musings on the unfolding situations in the Gaza Strip, the Southern US border, and the water crisis in Detroit.  Following that, we read from Murray Bookchin's "What is Social Ecology?"(http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/bookchin/socecol.html) Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 00:57:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideas,cultureThis week's program opens with some musings on the unfolding situations in the Gaza Strip, the Southern US border, and the water crisis in Detroit.  Following thttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/07/09/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/07/09/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/07/09/radical-analysisWed, 09 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMTRadical AnalysisThis week's episode features a conversation of Alyssa Rohrict of the blog Black Cat Revolution ( http://theblackcatrevolution.wordpress.com/).  We discuss the relationship between the views of nature engendered by capitalism, and our disposition and treatment of animals. From this point of departure, the interchange procedes along various other directions, such as the hazards of nuclear weaponry through to the challenges of engaging people to participate in the creation of a better world. Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 01:02:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideas,cultureThis week's episode features a conversation of Alyssa Rohrict of the blog Black Cat Revolution ( http://theblackcatrevolution.wordpress.com/).  We discuss the rhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/07/02/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/07/02/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/07/02/radical-analysisWed, 02 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMTRadical Analysis Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 01:03:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideas,cultureRadical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the shttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/06/25/radical-analysis-1Culturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/06/25/radical-analysis-1/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/06/25/radical-analysis-1Wed, 25 Jun 2014 18:00:00 GMTRadical AnalysisIn this episode, political economist and artist Rob Urie discusses the limits of conventional economic theory by way of an excavation of its latent presuppositions.  Beginning from a consideration of what is concealed rather than revealed by common metrics such as the GDP or unemployment rate, the conversation unfolds to a reflection on the historical and philosophical background of capitalism, even through Descartes back to the ancient tensions between Plato and Aristotle.  It concludes with a consideration of alternatives, and an anticipation of Rob Urie's forthcoming book from Counter Punch, Zen Economics. Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... Read more: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/06/25/radical-analysis#ixzz35gVuR6xh 01:01:00Radical AnalysisnoEconomics,Philosophy Politics Peace,progressive,capitalismIn this episode, political economist and artist Rob Urie discusses the limits of conventional economic theory by way of an excavation of its latent presuppositihttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/06/25/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/06/25/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/06/25/radical-analysisWed, 25 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMTRadical AnalysisThis edition features a probing discussion with Luke Austin Daugherty about dispensationalism, a hermeneutic and theological orientation maintained by many conservative evangelicals. We examine the implications of the perspective for how it construes history, ramifies for social engagement, and hint at its connection to other problematic 'interpretations' that have been employed to rationalize various injustices. Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 01:01:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,religion,evangelical christianThis edition features a probing discussion with Luke Austin Daugherty about dispensationalism, a hermeneutic and theological orientation maintained by many conshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/06/18/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/06/18/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/06/18/radical-analysisWed, 18 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMTRadical Analysis Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 01:01:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideas,cultureRadical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the shttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/06/11/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/06/11/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/06/11/radical-analysisWed, 11 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMTRadical AnalysisThis week's episode assembles a motley of reflections upon student debt, debt in general, and their relationship to class structuring.  We additionally read from Counterpunch.org contributor David Green's "The Economic and Political Context of Student Debt - Failing to Invest in Eductation", itself published on Counterpunch on 4 December 2013.  It is an abbreviated episode. Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 00:37:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideas,cultureThis week's episode assembles a motley of reflections upon student debt, debt in general, and their relationship to class structuring.  We additionally read frohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/06/04/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/06/04/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/06/04/radical-analysisWed, 04 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMTRadical AnalysisThis week's episode features a ranging discussion with Daniel Victor Brown.  Taking David Graeber's conception of 'bullshit jobs' as a point of departure, we consider the underlying social relations within capitalism that compel the seeming necessity of unfulfilling, even superfluous work. Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 01:02:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideas,cultureThis week's episode features a ranging discussion with Daniel Victor Brown.  Taking David Graeber's conception of 'bullshit jobs' as a point of departure, we cohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/05/14/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/05/14/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/05/14/radical-analysisWed, 14 May 2014 00:00:00 GMTRadical Analysis Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 00:55:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideas,cultureRadical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the shttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/05/07/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/05/07/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/05/07/radical-analysisWed, 07 May 2014 00:00:00 GMTRadical AnalysisIn this week's epidsode we read more from Andre Gorz's "Critique of Economic Reason", particularly his consideration of what is meant or intended specifically by economic reason, and how that reason ramifies for our understanding of work. Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 01:00:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideas,cultureIn this week's epidsode we read more from Andre Gorz's "Critique of Economic Reason", particularly his consideration of what is meant or intended specifically bhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/04/30/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/04/30/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/04/30/radical-analysisWed, 30 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMTRadical AnalysisThis week's show turns to Andre Gorz, and the analysis of how economic or commodifying reason corrosively reduces even the most intimate of human relationships to instrumental terms, turning attention especially to the notion of remunerating house or domestic work, a notion which, while seemingly benign at first blush, carries within it potentially damaging implications. Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 01:00:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideas,cultureThis week's show turns to Andre Gorz, and the analysis of how economic or commodifying reason corrosively reduces even the most intimate of human relationshipshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/04/23/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/04/23/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/04/23/radical-analysisWed, 23 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMTRadical Analysis Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 00:59:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideas,cultureRadical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the shttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/04/16/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/04/16/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/04/16/radical-analysisWed, 16 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMTRadical AnalysisThis week's episode features a discussion with Devin Fraze on education, the manner in which traditional institutional frameworks have come to impede or subvert education, and what are some alternative tacts that we can take.  Apologies for the first few moments are marked by technical difficulties, but they find resolution after five or so minutes. Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 01:00:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideas,cultureThis week's episode features a discussion with Devin Fraze on education, the manner in which traditional institutional frameworks have come to impede or subverthttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/04/02/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/04/02/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/04/02/radical-analysisWed, 02 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMTRadical AnalysisThis week's episode begins with consideration of Errico Malatesta's viewpoints on unions, alluding to some discussions upon it at http://www.libcom.org.  Subsequently, the broadcast cut off at roughly fifteen minutes due to recording difficulties. Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 00:59:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideas,cultureThis week's episode begins with consideration of Errico Malatesta's viewpoints on unions, alluding to some discussions upon it at http://www.libcom.org.  Subseqhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/03/26/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/03/26/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/03/26/radical-analysisWed, 26 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMTRadical AnalysisThis week's epidsode reads from and reflects upon some thoughts of libcom.org's contributor "sometimesexplode'' upon the manner in which the psychiatric profession ratifes models of identity that, rather than being genuinely therapeutic, discipline servility to the structures of capitalism. Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 00:58:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideas,cultureThis week's epidsode reads from and reflects upon some thoughts of libcom.org's contributor "sometimesexplode'' upon the manner in which the psychiatric professhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/03/19/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/03/19/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/03/19/radical-analysisWed, 19 Mar 2014 00:00:00 GMTRadical AnalysisThis week's episode reads from and discusses the pamphlet "Anarchy" by the noted Italian anarchist, Errico Malatesta. Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 01:04:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideas,cultureThis week's episode reads from and discusses the pamphlet "Anarchy" by the noted Italian anarchist, Errico Malatesta. Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the queshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/03/05/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/03/05/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/03/05/radical-analysisWed, 05 Mar 2014 01:00:00 GMTRadical AnalysisThis week's episode, drawing in part from a salient passage in Marx's "Capital", examines the relationship between capitalism and agriculture. Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 00:51:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideas,cultureThis week's episode, drawing in part from a salient passage in Marx's "Capital", examines the relationship between capitalism and agriculture. Radical Analysishttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/02/26/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/02/26/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/02/26/radical-analysisWed, 26 Feb 2014 01:00:00 GMTRadical Analysis Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 00:58:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideas,cultureRadical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the shttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/02/19/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/02/19/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/02/19/radical-analysisWed, 19 Feb 2014 01:00:00 GMTRadical Analysis Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 00:56:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideas,cultureRadical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the shttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/02/12/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/02/12/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/02/12/radical-analysisWed, 12 Feb 2014 01:00:00 GMTRadical Analysis Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 00:53:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideas,cultureRadical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the shttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/01/29/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/01/29/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/01/29/radical-analysisWed, 29 Jan 2014 01:00:00 GMTRadical Analysis Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 00:56:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideas,cultureRadical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the shttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/01/22/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/01/22/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/01/22/radical-analysisWed, 22 Jan 2014 01:00:00 GMTRadical Analysis Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 01:00:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideas,cultureRadical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the shttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/01/15/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/01/15/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/01/15/radical-analysisWed, 15 Jan 2014 01:00:00 GMTRadical Analysis Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 00:57:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideas,cultureRadical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the shttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/01/08/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/01/08/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2014/01/08/radical-analysisWed, 08 Jan 2014 01:00:00 GMTRadical Analysis Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 01:00:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideas,cultureRadical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the shttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/12/18/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/12/18/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/12/18/radical-analysisWed, 18 Dec 2013 01:00:00 GMTRadical Analysis Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 01:01:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideas,cultureRadical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the shttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/12/11/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/12/11/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/12/11/radical-analysisWed, 11 Dec 2013 01:00:00 GMTRadical Analysis Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 01:00:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideas,cultureRadical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the shttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/12/04/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/12/04/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/12/04/radical-analysisWed, 04 Dec 2013 01:00:00 GMTRadical Analysis Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 00:59:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideasRadical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the shttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/11/27/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/11/27/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/11/27/radical-analysisWed, 27 Nov 2013 01:00:00 GMTRadical AnalysisThis week's episode we read from Chapter 3 of Paulo Freire's "Pedagogy of the Oppressed." Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 00:59:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,culture,dialogueThis week's episode we read from Chapter 3 of Paulo Freire's "Pedagogy of the Oppressed." Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, bothhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/11/20/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/11/20/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/11/20/radical-analysisWed, 20 Nov 2013 01:00:00 GMTRadical AnalysisIn this week's episode, we begin with an effort to elucidate what we understand by the concept of nature by reading an essay of Murray Bookchin's " A Philosophica Naturalism" (http://dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/bookchin/philosonatural.html), and are led to a reevaluation of Reason, and, ultimately, of consciousness and its place in the cosmos. Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 00:58:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,culture,natureIn this week's episode, we begin with an effort to elucidate what we understand by the concept of nature by reading an essay of Murray Bookchin's " A Philosophihttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/11/13/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/11/13/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/11/13/radical-analysisWed, 13 Nov 2013 01:00:00 GMTRadical Analysis In this week's episode, we shift our conversation to begin exploring the underpinnings of the scientific narrative which figures so large in our contemporary discourse.  Beginning from a reflection upon the human role in the recent and yet unfolding tragedy in the Phillipines.  From here we look at the concept of Enlightenment and of Nature in the work of Adorno and Horkeimer, "Dialectic of Enlightenment", and transition to a reading from Paul Feyeraband's explosive work "Against Method".    Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 00:58:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,phillipines,science,secular,politicsIn this week's episode, we shift our conversation to begin exploring the underpinnings of the scientific narrative which figures so large in our contemporary dhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/11/06/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/11/06/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/11/06/radical-analysisWed, 06 Nov 2013 01:00:00 GMTRadical Analysis This week's show begins with an effort to find a definition of capitalism through a conversation among previous guests Daniel Victor Brown, Luke Austin Daugherty, and myself.  The dialogue moves quickly beyond that vantage, exploring tensions between how freedom can be established along social and individual lines respectively.  We're also joined by a contributing caller, Brown, who inserted the question of fear, and the role it plays in inhibiting movement towards freedom. Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 01:08:00Radical Analysisnocapitalism,socialism,progressive,ideas,freedomThis week's show begins with an effort to find a definition of capitalism through a conversation among previous guests Daniel Victor Brown, Luke Austin Daugherhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/10/30/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/10/30/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/10/30/radical-analysisWed, 30 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMTRadical Analysis In this week's episode, a wide ranging discussion with Luke Austin Daugherty, beginning with a consideration of whether fundamentalisms secularism or religious avoid confrontation with mortality and from there proceed to a consideration of death itself, its implications for the human condition, civilization and politics, concluding with some riffs on historical consciousness and thoughts on ordering one's own life. Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 01:02:00Radical Analysisnofundamentalism,philosophy,death,secularism,scienceIn this week's episode, a wide ranging discussion with Luke Austin Daugherty, beginning with a consideration of whether fundamentalisms secularism or religioushttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/10/23/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/10/23/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/10/23/radical-analysisWed, 23 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMTRadical Analysis In this week's episode, we open with a reading of the beginning passages of Theodor Adorno and Max Horkeimer's "The Culture Industry: Enlightenment as Mass Deception" from their seminal The Dialectic of Enlightenment. We then segway to a conversation wihth caller Daniel Victor Brown spanning a range of topics, from branding to proletarian consciousness. Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 00:58:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,branding,progressive,capitaism,socialismIn this week's episode, we open with a reading of the beginning passages of Theodor Adorno and Max Horkeimer's "The Culture Industry: Enlightenment as Mass Dechttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/10/16/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/10/16/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/10/16/radical-analysisWed, 16 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMTRadical Analysis This week we read Chapter 10 of Andre Gorz's fantastic book, Critque of Economic Reason from Verso Books' Radical Thinkers Series. Entitled "Markets and Society, Capitalism and Socialism", the text discusses both the corrosive result of our society's monetization of everyday life and the nature of Socialism as not merely a differing economic system, but a subordination of economic needs to social imperatives. Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 01:00:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,capitalism,socialism,market,cultureThis week we read Chapter 10 of Andre Gorz's fantastic book, Critque of Economic Reason from Verso Books' Radical Thinkers Series. Entitled "Markets and Societhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/10/09/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/10/09/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/10/09/radical-analysisWed, 09 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMTRadical Analysis In this episode, we consider the deeper underpinnings of the current impasse in Washigton over the questions of debt and healthcare: namely, the structure of the Capitalist frameworks itself, and the function of the State with reference to those frameworks. Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 01:00:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,shutdown,debt ceiling,capitalism,cultureIn this episode, we consider the deeper underpinnings of the current impasse in Washigton over the questions of debt and healthcare: namely, the structure of thttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/10/02/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/10/02/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/10/02/radical-analysisWed, 02 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMTRadical Analysis In this episode we consider the ultimately regressive structure of the PP ACA, or, as it is more broadly known, Obamacare. We discuss that despite certain positive features of the legislation it keeps the core of what is problematic in American Healthcare firmly in place by ultimately underwriting the profits of the insurance industry with the force of the State. Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 01:01:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,obamacare,progressive,marxism,cultureIn this episode we consider the ultimately regressive structure of the PP ACA, or, as it is more broadly known, Obamacare. We discuss that despite certain posihttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/09/25/radical-analysisCulturehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/09/25/radical-analysis/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/quixotictom/2013/09/25/radical-analysisWed, 25 Sep 2013 00:00:00 GMTRadical Analysis Radical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the surface to excavate the roots of those challenges.  It is animated by that spirit of the Radical articulated so elegantly by Paulo Freire: The radical, committed to human liberation, does not become the prisoner of a "circle of certainty" within which reality is also imprisoned.  On the contrary, the more radical a person is, the more fully he or she enters into reality so that, knowing it better, he or she can better transform it.  This individual is not afraid to confront, to listen, to see the world unveiled.   This person is not afraid to meet the people or to enter into dialogue with them. This person does not consider himself or herself the proprietor of history or of all people, or the liberator of the oppressed; but he or she does commit himself or herself, within history, to fight at their side... 01:00:00Radical Analysisnopolitics,philosophy,progressive,ideas,cultureRadical Analysis aims to spelunk the questions that confront us, both as individuals and as a society.  It is a forum for conversations that move beneath the s