Mutual Exchange Radio

The Center for a Stateless Society (C4SS.org) is an anarchist think-tank and media center. Its mission is to explain and defend the idea of vibrant social cooperation without aggression, oppression, or centralized authority.

In particular, it seeks to enlarge public understanding and transform public perceptions of anarchism, while reshaping academic and movement debate, through the production and distribution of market anarchist media content, both scholarly and popular.

It is also the home of Mutual Exchange Radio, a new podcast on anarchist thought, hosted by Zachary Woodman. The show brings together a wide variety of guests, from academics, to on-the-ground activists, to Center scholars, to entrepreneurs to discuss the latest developments in the philosophy and practice of market anarchism.

Aaron Ross Powell on Libertarianism and Buddhism

Mar 27, 2026

Joining me today is Aaron Ross Powell. Aaron is currently the director of Liberal Projects at the Institute for Humane Studies where he is the chief editor of Liberalism.org and host of the Liberalism.org podcast as well as Reimagining Liberty. I wanted to have Aaron on today to discuss two seemingly...

Kevin Carson on the Methodenstreit

Feb 26, 2026

Welcome to Mutual Exchange Radio, a project of the Center for a Stateless Society. I am your host, Zachary Woodman. Today’s guest—for the third time on MER—is Kevin Carson. Kevin probably needs no introduction, but he is a senior fellow of the Center for a Stateless Society (c4ss.org) and holds the Center's

Matthew McManus on Liberal Socialism

Sep 22, 2025

Today my guest is Matthew McManus. Matt McManus is an incoming assistant professor of political theory at Spellman College. He is the author of The Political Right and Equality as well as The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism, which we are discussing today. McManus sees himself as engaging in a project of...

MER Roundtable: Immigration Under Fascism

Apr 15, 2025

Zachary Woodman, Alex McHugh, and Nathan Goodman join Cory Massimino for a panel on Trump’s authoritarian actions on immigration, the history of immigration control and regulation, and what you can do to resist the administration’s authoritarian xenophobia.

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Mutual Exchange Radio: Christopher Coyne and Abigail Hall on 'How to Run Wars'

Jun 24, 2024

This episode is hosted by C4SS’s Elinor Ostrom Chair in the Study of Self Governance, Nathan Goodman. Nathan is joined by Christopher Coyne and Abigail Hall for a deep dive into the authors’ new book, How to Run Wars, A Confidential Playbook for the National Security Elite, available from June 18th on Amazon, or...