by William Engels
Curated lectures, interviews, and talks with philosophers, social scientists, and historians together in one place. Each week, we explore brand new research in history, economics, psychology, political science, philosophy, indigenous studies, and human rights while presenting the work of canonical scholars in a way that is accessible to newcomers while retaining interest for students and specialists. If you are an author in nonfiction or a scholar in the humanities/social sciences and are interested in being interviewed for the show please email me at [email protected] or @Bluesky.
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April 17, 2025
<p>Book 3 of Boethius' 6th century masterpiece De consolatione philosophiae</p><p>CONTACT FORM:</p><p><a href="https://form.typeform.com/to/kW1uMg8G" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://form.typeform.com/to/kW1uMg8G</a></p><p>Listen to previous sections:</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/100-spotify-of-122976487?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Project Introduction, Essay by Scott Goins and Barbara H. Wyman</a></p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/consolatio-2-to-123437016?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Book 1 - To Oppose Evil Men</a></p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/consolatio-3-2-124515988?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Book 2 - Fortune's Wheel</a></p><p>Thanks for your patience. Remember, at least you're not dying alone in a tower for no good reason. And if you are, sorry for the wait.</p>
April 13, 2025
<p>Learn more about Franco and his research:</p><p><a href="https://www.keele.ac.uk/socialsciences/staff/francocastroescobar/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.keele.ac.uk/socialsciences/staff/francocastroescobar/</a></p><p><a href="https://uk.linkedin.com/in/fcastroescobar" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://uk.linkedin.com/in/fcastroescobar</a></p><p>Come join my Patreon!</p><p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/c/HemlockPatreon" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.patreon.com/c/HemlockPatreon</a></p><p><strong>Summary</strong></p><p>In this conversation, Franco Castro Escobar, a peace researcher and PhD candidate, discusses the historical and contemporary issues surrounding nuclear weapons, particularly focusing on Japan's anti-nuclear movement. The dialogue explores the origins of nuclear disarmament efforts, the role of scientists and intellectuals, the impact of censorship, and the environmental consequences of nuclear testing. </p><p><strong>Chapters</strong></p><p>(00:00) Introduction to Nuclear Disarmament and Peace Research<br>(04:32) The Historical Context of Nuclear Weapons in Japan<br>(12:30) The Role of Scientists and Intellectuals in Anti-Nuclear Movements<br>(20:39) Censorship and Early Opposition in Post-War Japan<br>(30:47) The Impact of Nuclear Weapons on Society and Environment<br>(37:54) Tactical Nuclear Weapons: Myths and Realities<br>(51:54) Contemporary Nuclear Arms Control and Its Challenges<br>(01:00:10) Erosion of Arms Control Treaties<br>(01:05:27) The Role of the NPT in Global Security<br>(01:12:10) Nuclear Weapons as a Deterrent<br>(01:15:54) The Impact of Nuclear Weapons on Global Politics<br>(01:19:44) Youth Activism Against Nuclear Weapons<br>(01:28:19) The Future of Nuclear Energy<br>(01:49:09) Building a Youth Archive for Anti-Nuclear Activism</p><p>-//-</p><p><strong>Books:</strong></p><p>-The World Set Free, H. G. Wells (1913)</p><p>-Confronting the Bomb: Lawrence S. Wittner</p><p><a href="https://www.lawrenceswittner.com/books/confronting-the-bomb" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.lawrenceswittner.com/books/confronting-the-bomb</a></p><p>-The Ocean on Fire, Anaïs Maurer</p><p><a href="https://www.dukeupress.edu/the-ocean-on-fire" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.dukeupress.edu/the-ocean-on-fire</a></p><p>-Political Fallout, Toshihiro Higuchi</p><p><a href="https://www.sup.org/books/sociology/political-fallout" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.sup.org/books/sociology/political-fallout</a></p><p>-Nuclear is Not the Solution, M. V. Ramana</p><p><a href="https://www.versobooks.com/products/3013-nuclear-is-not-the-solution" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.versobooks.com/products/3013-nuclear-is-not-the-solution</a></p><p>-Being Nuclear: Africans and the Global Uranium Trade, Gabrielle Hecht</p><p><a href="https://gabriellehecht.org/being-nuclear/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://gabriellehecht.org/being-nuclear/</a></p><p>-The Rape of Nanking, Iris Chang</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rape_of_Nanking_(book)" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rape_of_Nanking_(book)</a></p><p>-The Free World, Louis Menand</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/books/review/louis-menand-the-free-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/books/review/louis-menand-the-free-world.html</a></p><p>-The Wizards of Armageddon, Fred Kaplan</p><p><a href="http://www.fredkaplan.info/wizards.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">http://www.fredkaplan.info/wizards.htm</a></p><p><strong>Articles and News</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.wxyz.com/science-and-tech/how-a-lab-in-california-is-ensuring-the-effectiveness-of-us-nuclear-weapons" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lawrence Livermore National Ignition Facility Tests Nuclear Arsenal</a></p><p><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/960122" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">All Rainwater is Poison (Microplastics)</a></p><p><a href="https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2012/03/why-fukushima-was-preventable?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fukushima Nuclear Disaster was Preventable, Company Responsible</a></p><p><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-announces-artemis-concept-awards-for-nuclear-power-on-moon/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Nuclear Reactor on Moon as Part of Artemis Mission</a></p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/10/26/1049222045/the-pentagon-says-climate-change-is-having-a-negative-impact-on-national-securit" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Pentagon Identifies Climate Change as Top Nat'l Sec Threat</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_Tooth_Survey" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Baby Tooth Survey (Radiation in Baby Teeth)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/26430814?seq=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Trump Admin Alters Nuclear Posture Review (NPR)</a></p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/texas-wildfires-nuclear-facility-pantex-16bfa90f49b65b604f63744a9aee3b97" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Texas Wildfire at Nuclear Weapons Facility</a></p><p><a href="https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2024-07-08/sentinel%C2%A0icbm-minuteman-cost-overrun-nuclear-14424456.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Cost Overruns on SENTINEL ICBM Modernization Program</a></p><p><strong>Art, Poetry, Prose</strong></p><p>The Maruki Gallery for the Hiroshima Panels</p><p><a href="https://marukigallery.jp/en/hiroshimapanels/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://marukigallery.jp/en/hiroshimapanels/</a></p><p>Hiroshima: Three Witnesses (Book of Poetry, trans. Richard H. Minear)</p><p><a href="https://a.co/d/1c6Tky0" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://a.co/d/1c6Tky0</a></p><p>When We Say Hiroshima, Kurihara Sadako</p><p><a href="https://press.umich.edu/Books/W/When-We-Say-Hiroshima" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://press.umich.edu/Books/W/When-We-Say-Hiroshima</a></p><p><strong>People & Organizations</strong></p><p>-Garry Davis (World Citizen)</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Davis" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garry_Davis</a></p><p>-"Hibakusha" (Japanese term, “nuclear-affected person/nuclear bomb survivor”)</p><p>-John Lewis Gaddis (Cold War Historian, “The Long Peace”)</p><p>-Robert “Bo” Jacobs (Cold War as Limited Nuclear War)</p><p><a href="https://bojacobs.net/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://bojacobs.net/</a></p><p><strong>Significant Events, Treaties</strong></p><p>Atoms for Peace Speech, Eisenhower 1953</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atoms_for_Peace" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atoms_for_Peace</a></p><p>Castle-Bravo Hydrogen Bomb Test (March 1954, Bikini Atoll, 15 Megatons)</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Bravo" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Bravo</a></p><p>Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (1968)</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Non-Proliferation_of_Nuclear_Weapons" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on_the_Non-Proliferation_of_Nuclear_Weapons</a></p><p>Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (1963)</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partial_Nuclear_Test_Ban_Treaty" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partial_Nuclear_Test_Ban_Treaty</a></p><p><strong>Errata</strong></p><p>I said the Bravo test yielded 30 megatons, it actually yielded 15.</p>
April 8, 2025
<p>Help support the show, get access to exclusive episodes, and keep the podcast ad-free forever:</p><p><a href="https://patreon.com/c/HemlockPatreon" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://patreon.com/c/HemlockPatreon</a></p><p>Write-up on the May 68 barricades:</p><p><a href="https://jacobin.com/2018/05/how-beautiful-it-was" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://jacobin.com/2018/05/how-beautiful-it-was</a></p><p>The original recording was made in late April 2008 by the BBC.</p><p><strong>Chapters</strong></p><p>(00:00:00) Casablanca Intro</p><p>(00:06:39) 1) The Year of Revolutions: 1968</p><p>(00:48:43) 2) Philosophy in the Streets</p><p><strong>References and Keywords</strong></p><p>Charles de Gaulle, Joseph Stalin, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Confederation_of_Labour_(France)" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">CGT (Trade Union Confédération Générale du Travail)</a>, Women's Liberation, Birth Control Pill, Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault, Herbert Marcuse, Jean-Paul Sartre, Slavoj Zizek, Jacques Lacan, Guy Debord and the Situationists, Gilles Deleuze, Alain Badiou, David Cunningham (<a href="https://www.radicalphilosophy.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Radical Philosophy</a>), Simon Critchley, "Boredom is counterrevolutionary", <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89cole_normale_sup%C3%A9rieure_(Paris)" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">École Normale Supérieure</a>, Henri Bergson, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Structuralism" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Structuralism</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Ranci%C3%A8re" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Jacques Rancière</a>, Claude Levi-Strauss, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deconstruction" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Deconstruction</a>.</p><p>Books:</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Society_of_the_Spectacle" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Society of the Spectacle - Guy Debord</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Order_of_Things" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Order of Things - Michel Foucault</a></p><p><a href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/2105919" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Ends of Man - Jacques Derrida</a></p><p><a href="https://archive.org/details/ecritsfirstcompl0000laca" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Écrits (Writings) - Jacques Lacan</a></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_Capital" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Reading Capital - Louis Althusser</a></p><p><br></p>
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