In this episode, we discuss the relationship between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un with reference to season 7 of Game of Thrones. In addition to comparing some states to the houses of Westeros, we discuss what it means to acquire weapons of mass destruction and why it is not necessarily the end of the world. As always, like and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we continue our discussion on political ideologies by discussing Communism and Socialism. We have a lively debate regarding what Marx would think about the current state of Marxism and have fun looking at Animal Farm and whether Dr Spock makes a good communist.This episode was edited by Andrew Pfannkuche.The theme for this episode is the Game of Thrones Main Title Theme by Ramin Djawadi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this very special episode, we are joined by their good friend and debating competitor, Kyle Tee. They discuss the concept of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) by analysing the craftily malignant plan of the villainous mastermind in Watchmen: Ozymandias.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this long-overdue episode, we discuss one of the greatest challenges that the world faces today: global economic inequality. While the world is getting richer; wealth is spread out so poorly that we decided to discuss unjust systems with the aid of Bioshock, Elysium and Gattica. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Happy New Years everyone! This episode was recorded before the end of 2016 but It is the first launch in 2017. In this episode, we discuss how the political ideologies of Conservatism and Liberalism are applied to a few issues in today's political climate. Included in the discussion are issues of climate change and immigration found in the films 'The Day after Tomorrow' and 'District 9'. Please give whatever you can to our Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/user?u=3727955 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss the basic assumptions and history of the two primary ideologies in the world today: conservatism and liberalism. The discussion includes how the good guys in Lord of the Rings are conservative, while those in the Matrix are liberals. We await your comments and feedback... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss political ideologies as a set of ideas and how they evolved. This is a bit of a winding episode where we try to simplify what a political ideology is. This will serve as the first episode in our series about Ideologies and all that they entail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special episode, we discuss the recent crazy election of Donald Trump as President-Elect of the Unites States of America. We discuss how middle-America has been ignored and how the Left has shot itself in the foot, with all the inevitable Chancellor Palpatine referencing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss the latest Captain America film "Civil War" and how the term differs from conflict and revolution in political science. The Greed vs Grievance model is unpacked and applied to the film to examine the causes of the rift between the Avengers. Listen to us argue over whether the Sekovia Accords should have been signed... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss the separation of church and State through the lens of the Sixth Season of Game of Thrones. We thought that we would have much more conflict over this but we had quite a bit of agreement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss the idea of the Clash of Civilisations and the End of History. We jump around through games like Age of Empires and the movie Body of Lies to analyse whether a Clash of Civilisation is inevitable or rather elites just fighting over ideologies... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss the the historical Brexit Vote. Through the lenses of Star Wars and Star Trek, we look at the separatists under Count Dooku and The United Federation of Planets. We end up arguing about just how silly this was, why it happened and what may happen next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss the international norm: Responsibility to Protect, a fascinating idea in International law. We look at this through the lens of Spiderman and his motto: with great power come great responsibility. We end up framing human rights in the international order. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss the different types of authoritarian regimes we can find in popular culture. Using some political science tools like Oakeshott's regime continuum, the discussion classifies popular culture regimes from Star Wars to Starcraft as well as Priest and the Walking Dead. And Peter rants about Che Guevara... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss the theme of Colonialism in James Cameron's blockbuster sci-fi flick: Avatar. The discussion includes some historical contextualising of colonialism before dissecting the dynamics of the Na'vi on Pandora and whether a T-1000 could defeat a Na'vi warrior riding an Ikran with a machine gun. Follow us on the app! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss The Panama Papers - Political and Corporate Corruption through the the lens of the movie Daybreakers. We debate the phenomenon of corruption while trying not to provoke the aggression of Vladimir Putin and Jackie Chan. Follow us on the Acast app! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, our first episode as part of the Agora Network, we discuss Democracy through the ages. From Ancient Greece to future systems of Electronic Direct Democracy. The discussion includes analogies of the 300 film and how Gladiator is a terrible representation of Roman Politics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss Freedom through the ages. From Ancient Greece to contemporary understandings. The discussion includes the great William Wallace as well as the Matrix paradox. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss the idea of the post-scarcity economy: one where all material goods are supplied infinitely. We use Star Trek to speculate about the effects this would have on the real-world economy and society. We were fortunate to have the help of economic guru Nishigandha Boppana. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss the religious type of Zombies as we promised in our first episode. The discussion includes the religious types of zombies, the theocratic state, and its effectiveness during and after a Zombie Apocalypse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.