Apr 22, 2026
We chat about our fairly boring Springs, including Toronto sports, and Tom does an update on his recent reading, including Dostoevsky and Jameson.
Mentioned:
The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
An Essay on Man by Ernst Cassirer
The Following Story by Cees Nooteboom
Molloy by Samuel Beckett
Malone Dies by Samuel...
Apr 8, 2026
Our fourth episode in our read-along for The Aesthetics of Resistance: Volume III, up to page 164 (Part II). Next AOR episode will be up to page 209. The war enters a new phase and there's some cinematic intrigue plus some discussion about art.
Mar 25, 2026
We check in about Tom's trip to Mexico, minor life updates and the news. Tom is still a bit sick so we had to cut this one somewhat short but we'll be back soon. Next Aesthetics of Resistance Volume 3 episode should be within the next week or two, up to end of Part I of the book.
Mar 3, 2026
We talk about pp 90 to 131 of Aesthetics of Resistance Volume 3 by Peter Weiss. The resistance to German fascism enters a new stage as isolated Communists struggle to find ways to be helpful.
The art from AOR is available here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Works_of_art_in_The_Aesthetics_of_Resistance
Next time (in a...
Feb 22, 2026
We chat about Ramadan and Lent, fitness and travel, investing in leftist coin Avi Lewis, and a mini-review of NTBTSTM.