Rocinante

Angela and Sean discuss the central role of Great Britain in of the horrors of the past and the present through two books:
Roger Casement's "The Crime Against Europe" https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14728
John Newsinger's "The Blood Never Dried: A People's History of the British Empire" https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=22826312867
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Angela is joined by Toby Shandy to discuss Don Quixote Part 1, the first half of the first modern novel. The invention of the comedic duo and the unreliable narrator reach into the present from the 1600s to teach us the importance of the highest virtue: never allowing anything or anyone to make you less insane.
You can find Toby on Substack: https://tobyshandy.substack.com/
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This week Angela and Sean discuss John Mearsheimer's 'The Tragedy of Great Power Politics'. Are we trapped in an endless struggle between regional powers? Is true global hegemony a mirage? Can China peacefully ascend and become the Certified Big Dog of the 21st century?
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Surveying the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's killing at Utah Valley University this month, Angela and Sean discuss making sense of political killings without coherent politics, guarding your humanity when every app on your phone is Liveleak, right wing Wokeismo, the Tel Aviv connection, and pitch a potentially lucrative X-Files reboot.
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Sean is joined by New York Times best-selling author Seth Harp to discuss titular cabal of pipe-hitters, 40 years of the opioid crisis, the drug trade and American foreign policy, and the merits of afghan-style rehab. 
 
Buy the book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/730414/the-fort-bragg-cartel-by-seth-harp/
 
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This week Sean and Angela discuss cultural decay inside the Imperial Information Technology particle accelerator of the present, and Eddington.
 
On Weird America by Anton Cebalo
https://novum.substack.com/p/on-weird-america
 
Why American Society Is Incredibly Stable by Toby Shandy
https://tobyshandy.substack.com/p/american-society-is-incredibly-stable
 
"Eddington" Conspiracy Cork Board: An AmerIsraeli Years of Lead Western Yarn by Parapower Mapping
https://substack.com/home/post/p-171013029
 
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Angela and Sean discuss Michael Hudson's The Destiny of Civilization. As the triumph of parasitic finance accelerates the decline of the American host organism, can China avoid the same fate? Is this humble podcast up to the task of formalizing the theory and practice of Marxist-Connollyist-Leninist-Maoist-Kaypakkayaist-Hudsonist thought? 
 
You can purchase a copy of The Destiny of Civilization here: https://michael-hudson.com/2022/05/the-destiny-of-civilization/
 
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Angela is joined by Philip Cunliffe to discuss his forthcoming book "The National Interest".
 
Preorder The National Interest here: https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=the-national-interest-politics-after-globalization--9781509561100
 
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Sean has returned from the Chinese Present with thoughts on our American Future.
 
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While Sean is abroad continuing his study of socialism with Chinese characteristics, Angela is joined by Peter Ryan to discuss “Money by Vile Means”, his piece in Compact published today (07/25/2025).  
Read Money by Vile Means here: https://www.compactmag.com/article/money-by-vile-means/
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