Recent Interviews & Discussions
My latest interview was with writer and critic
, where we discussed the violence I experienced at the Toronto G20, anti-capitalist struggle more broadly, and the effects of identitarianism within the left.Before that, I had an excellent conversation with painter and theorist Tyler Murphy about faith, ideology, and spiritual/existential crisis.
In this discussion, I explore the neoliberal portrayal of female sexuality in the film Babygirl with
, and of .This is the talk I gave at the
conference in Boise, Idaho last October, now titled You Must First Change Yourself: Is the Self-Care Left Abandoning Collective Action?Here,
and I discuss what it was like to speak at a conference where working-class autodidacts sat on panels beside accomplished academics.This was my first conversation with
and , just as we were getting to know each other, and I was deciding to make the trip to Boise.Reading Group
Everyone should read The Chronic Crisis of American Democracy by
to better contextualize the recent re-election of Donald Trump. You can watch a chapter-by-chapter reading with in-depth discussions here.From the Archives
This panel was a part of the
podcast tour, and took place at the Wise Hall in Vancouver on May Day 2023. It also featured , one of my favourite writers.Before the tour began,
and interviewed me about my time in the social justice subculture.
Really enjoyed our conversation Kier. Hopefully we get to talk again!