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Estimated from 28 chart positions in 28 markets.
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- 🇦🇺AU · Government#38100K to 300K
- 🇺🇸US · Government#9330K to 100K
- 🇩🇪DE · Government#1475K to 30K
- 🇬🇧GB · Government#1555K to 30K
- 🇮🇳IN · Government#19100K to 300K
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Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
175K to 565K🎙 Weekly cadence·96 episodes·Last published 2mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
349K to 1.1M🇦🇺27%🇮🇳27%🇺🇸9%+25 more - Active Followers
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140K to 452K
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Kojève & the End of History
Apr 6, 2026
1h 33m 26s
Murray Edelman & Symbolic Politics
Feb 4, 2026
1h 33m 25s
Clarence Streit and International Federalism
Nov 27, 2025
1h 41m 28s
Friedrich List and the National System
Sep 8, 2025
1h 26m 50s
Vico and the Concept of the Natural
Jul 6, 2025
1h 22m 16s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/6/26 |  Kojève & the End of History✨ | KojèveHegel+4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1h 33m 26s | |
| 2/4/26 | Murray Edelman & Symbolic Politics✨ | symbolic politicsMurray Edelman+1 | — | — | — | French theoryspectacle | — | 1h 33m 25s | |
| 11/27/25 |  Clarence Streit and International Federalism✨ | international federalismdemocracy+3 | — | International Federalism | — | Clarence Streitfederation+1 | — | 1h 41m 28s | |
| 9/8/25 | Friedrich List and the National System✨ | Friedrich Listnationalism+1 | — | the National System | — | political theoryeconomics+1 | — | 1h 26m 50s | |
| 7/6/25 |  Vico and the Concept of the Natural✨ | Vicotheory of nature+3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1h 22m 16s | |
| 6/6/25 | Hobbes' Behemoth✨ | Thomas HobbesBehemoth+2 | — | BehemothPolitical Theory 101+1 | — | — | — | 1h 40m 45s | |
| 4/21/25 | Nick Land & the Politics of Acceleration (w/Michael Downs)✨ | Nick Landpolitical thought+4 | Michael Downs | — | — | — | — | 1h 47m 41s | |
| 3/27/25 |  The Politics of Plato's Parmenides✨ | Platodialectical thinking+3 | — | The Politics of Plato's Parmenides | — | — | — | 1h 36m 32s | |
| 3/5/25 | John Morley & the Politics of Compromise✨ | John Morleypolitics+3 | — | — | IrelandIndia | compromiseliberty+2 | — | 1h 27m 03s | |
| 12/22/24 | The Politics of Plato's Philebus✨ | PlatoPhilebus+4 | Benjamin | The Politics of Plato's PhilebusPhilebus | — | Plato's Philebuspolitical theory+1 | — | 1h 57m 41s | |
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| 11/20/24 |  Clausewitz (w/Elizabeth Dearden-Williams) | Elizabeth Dearden-Williams, a former student of mine from Cambridge who is currently pursuing a masters, comes on to discuss the work of the Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz. | — | ||||||
| 10/8/24 |  Cutrone and the Party (w/Chris Cutrone) | Chris Cutrone joins Benjamin for a discussion of political parties, focusing on the role pluralism plays in Chris' thinking about party structure. | — | ||||||
| 8/2/24 | John Milton as a Political Theorist (w/Raeffe Gibson) | John Milton isn't just the author of Paradise Lost! Raeffe Gibson makes a guest appearance to discuss his role in the English Civil War. | — | ||||||
| 6/16/24 | Michael Pettis as a Political Theorist | Alex and Benjamin discuss the work of Michael Pettis, putting him in conversation with older theorists of imperialism like J.A. Hobson and Vladimir Lenin. | — | ||||||
| 5/25/24 | Samuel Huntington | Alex and Benjamin discuss Huntington's early emphasis on centralization and institutions, his turn toward civilizational thinking, and the position of religion - and particularly Catholicism - in his account. | — | ||||||
| 5/2/24 | Frédéric Bastiat | Alex and Benjamin explore the history of political thought from the point of view of Bastiat - who threw many ancient and enlightenment thinkers together into the basket of plunderers. If we think we come from God whole and complete, the need for civic education falls away... | — | ||||||
| 4/16/24 | Terry Eagleton | Alex and Benjamin discuss Terry Eagleton's work, focusing on interactions between religion and Marxism in the context of the "end of history" - the 1990s and beyond. | — | ||||||
| 3/20/24 | Tertullian | Alex and Benjamin discuss the Roman persecution of the Christians - why the Romans did it, how the Christians responded to it, and the ways the experience shaped Christian political thought going forward. | — | ||||||
| 2/21/24 | Pocock & History in Political Theory | We explore the methodological contributions of the late historian of political thought, John Pocock. We talk about the role of language and context in interpreting texts, distinctions between "history" and "philosophy," and the implications of these methodological shifts for the political economy of the university. | — | ||||||
| 2/6/24 | Murakami and Political Despair | Alex and Benjamin explore post-political themes in Haruki Murakami's rat tetralogy. | — | ||||||
| 1/22/24 | Habermas | Alex and Benjamin delve into Habermas' notions of the public sphere, legitimacy, and communication. They also discuss postmetaphysical thinking. | — | ||||||
| 1/9/24 | Christian Wolff | Alex and Benjamin talk about 18th century German philosopher Christian Wolff. Wolff suggested that there are reasons behind our motivations. Even a soldier who deserts his post is motivated to desert for a reason. Does that mean that rebels are motivated to rebel for reasons? And when two states are motivated to war with one another, does that mean that they both have reasons to go to war? | — | ||||||
| 12/1/23 | Monks in the City | Alex and Benjamin talk about the explosion of monasteries in late antiquity. As it turns out, withdrawing from politics can be yet another way of trying to do politics. | — | ||||||
| 11/15/23 | G.K. Chesterton & G.B. Shaw as Political Theorists | Alex and Benjamin explore a debate G.K. Chesterton and George Bernard Shaw had a century ago concerning political economy, then we dive into their political writings. | — | ||||||
| 10/23/23 | Laclau | Alex and Benjamin discuss Laclau's socialist strategy, populism, empty signifiers, and the relationship between Laclau's socialism and Marxism. | — | ||||||
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Chart Positions
28 placements across 28 markets.
Chart Positions
28 placements across 28 markets.