Podcast appearances and mentions of lea ypi

Gabriel Hetland, author of a [recent article](https://jacobin.com/2025/11/mamdani-chavez-torres-municipal-democracy-socialism) for Jacobin, looks to Venezuela for a model of municipal socialism. Lea Ypi, author of [Indignity](https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374614096/indignity/), looks into her grandmother's story and unfolds a rich history of Albania and its environment. Read “Mamdani Can Learn From Latin American Municipal Socialism” here: [https://jacobin.com/2025/11/mamdani-chavez-torres-municipal-democracy-socialism](https://jacobin.com/2025/11/mamdani-chavez-torres-municipal-democracy-socialism) [Behind the News](https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/radio.html), hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global.

Behind the News, 11/6/25 - guests: Gabriel Hetland on municipal socialism • Lea Ypi investigates her grandmother's past, and Albania's - Doug Henwood

Gabriel Hetland, author of this article, looks to Venezuela for a model of municipal socialism • Lea Ypi, author of Indignity, looks into her grandmother's story and unfolds a rich history of Albania and its environment The post Models of municipal socialism • Albania, a personal view of history appeared first on KPFA.

Lea Ypi's new book about her Greek-Albanian grandmother is a philosophical meditation on dignity, a history of Ottoman collapse and Balkan nationalism, and a warning about our own indignant age of manufactured identities and resurgent tribalism.Back in January 2022, Lea Ypi came on the show to discuss Free, her brilliant account of growing up in communist Albania. Now Ypi, who teaches political philosophy at LSE, is back with her follow-up, Indignity, an equally compelling biography of Leman Ypi, her maternal grandmother. “A Life Reimagined” is its subtitle, but it's not just her grandmother whose life Ypi is reimagining. The book is a retelling of the modern stories of Greece, Turkey and Albania as well as a sly backwards glance on the court politics of the late Ottomans. Indignity is a Balkan story, in the grand tradition of Rebecca West. And like West, Ypi shows us that Balkan history is never quite dead - instead, it's prophecy for our own age of resurgent nationalism and manufactured identities. Things don't die in South Eastern Europe, Ypi suggests, they just fester, creating more and more indignity. No wonder the Dracula myth is a Balkan creation. 1. Dignity is what we chase, indignity is what we photograph. Bob Dylan wrote that “dignity never been photographed,” and Ypi iterates an entire philosophical framework around this insight. A 1941 photo of her glamorous grandmother in the Italian Alps sparked the book—but also online accusations that she was a spy. For Ypi, following Kant, dignity is an immaterial ideal we pursue; indignity is the empirical reality we live in. The book oscillates between the two, asking: how do we think about the dignity of the dead when all we have left are degraded facts and hostile interpretations?2. Salonique the Magnificent died in 1912—and took cosmopolitan possibility with it. Leman Ypi was born in 1917 in Salonica, an Ottoman melting pot that was, for a time, considered a potential homeland for European Jews. When it became Greek in 1912, the Hellenization project began dismantling centuries of multicultural coexistence. By the time the Ottoman Empire collapsed after WWI, rising nationalism had replaced cosmopolitan possibility. Leman, an “Albanian” who'd never been to Albania, was told her identity must align with the new nation-state project. The book is a lament for this lost time—not a lost place, but a lost way of being.3. Nationalism is a zero-sum game for dignity. In the world of nation-states that emerged from Ottoman collapse, individual dignity became inseparable from collective identity. To be Albanian meant dignity only as part of the Albanian nation-state project. This homogenizing, exclusionary logic forced people into boxes they'd never inhabited before. Ypi shows how this nationalist manipulation of dignity—promising it while destroying it—ran from the 1920s through fascism and communism. And it's back now, in our age of deportations, border walls, and politicians demanding: “What are you? Where do you really belong?”4. The stoic suicide versus the Kantian fighter—two philosophies of dignity. Leman's aunt Selma, forced into marriage with a German businessman, killed herself on her wedding day—the ultimate stoic assertion of control. “If you see a room full of smoke, do you wait for help or just leave?” Throughout her life, especially during her husband's 15-year imprisonment under Albanian communism, Leman wrestled with this question. Her answer was Kantian: suicide is a betrayal of our moral responsibilities to others. Dignity means staying and fighting, even when the struggle seems futile. But Ypi doesn't romanticize this—Leman's principled decisions often brought tragic consequences.5. Identity is always more complicated than politics pretends. Writing the book forced Ypi to confront how constructed and contingent identity really is. Her “Albanian” grandmother was born in Greece, had never been to Albania, grew up in an Ottoman cosmopolitan elite, and only became Albanian through the accidents of collapsing empires and rising nationalisms. This complexity matters now, Ypi argues, when contemporary politics—from migration to deportation to calls for deglobalization—depends on simplistic, homogeneous notions of identity and belonging. The archive lies; borders shift; people contain multitudes. Any politics built on forcing people to “belong in one place and nowhere else” is both a scam and historically illiterate.Keen On America is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

In ihrem neuen Buch »Aufrecht« stellt Lea Ypi anhand des Lebens ihrer Großmutter vor und während Albaniens Hoxha-Regime Fragen über Flucht und Überwachung, die unsere von Ungleichheit und digitaler Datensammlung geprägte Gegenwart in ein neues Licht rücken. Artikel vom 29. Oktober 2025: https://jacobin.de/artikel/albanien-suhrkamp-aufrecht-lea-ypi-roman-hoxha-sozialismus-migration-flucht Seit 2011 veröffentlicht JACOBIN täglich Kommentare und Analysen zu Politik und Gesellschaft, seit 2020 auch in deutscher Sprache. Die besten Beiträge gibt es als Audioformat zum Nachhören. Nur dank der Unterstützung von Magazin-Abonnentinnen und Abonnenten können wir unsere Arbeit machen, mehr Menschen erreichen und kostenlose Audio-Inhalte wie diesen produzieren. Und wenn Du schon ein Abo hast und mehr tun möchtest, kannst Du gerne auch etwas regelmäßig an uns spenden via www.jacobin.de/podcast. Zu unseren anderen Kanälen: Instagram: www.instagram.com/jacobinmag_de X: www.twitter.com/jacobinmag_de YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/JacobinMagazin Webseite: www.jacobin.de

Die albanische Starautorin Lea Ypi rekonstruiert in ihrer literarischen Biografie „Aufrecht. Überleben im Zeitalter der Extreme“ die abenteuerliche Lebensgeschichte ihrer aus Griechenland stammenden Großmutter. Ein faszinierendes und erschütterndes Buch. Rezension von Holger Heimann

Die albanische Starautorin Lea Ypi rekonstruiert in ihrer literarischen Biografie „Aufrecht. Überleben im Zeitalter der Extreme“ die abenteuerliche Lebensgeschichte ihrer aus Griechenland stammenden Großmutter. Ein faszinierendes und erschütterndes Buch. Rezension von Holger Heimann

Lesung. Sie dachte, dass sie ihre Großmutter gut kannte - davon handelte Lea Ypis Buch "Frei". Aber vielleicht war doch alles ganz anders? Zwischen Philosophie, Akten und Fiktion setzt Ypi ihre Version dieser Frau neu zusammen.

In Nederland bekijken we de Tachtigjarige Oorlog vaak door een nationale bril. Historici Raymond Fagel en Yolanda Rodríguez Pérez kiezen in De Tachtigjarige Oorlog in Europese ogen een breder perspectief. De ervaringen van Europese tijdgenoten leveren verrassende nieuwe inzichten op, vertellen de auteurs: ‘De Hollanders werden gezien als de Taliban van Europa.' In haar nieuwe boek Onwaardig vertelt de Albanese schrijver Lea Ypi over de onmogelijke familiegeschiedenis van haar oma. Dat verhaal voert van de Ottomaanse aristocratie en het ontstaan van het moderne Griekenland naar de gruwelen van oorlog en communisme in de ‘open gevangenis' die Albanië was. Recensent Pieter van Os bespreekt het boek. Bij openbare executies in vroegere tijden denken we aan handenwrijvende toeschouwers, een wrede beul en een tot bloedens toe gemarteld slachtoffer. Historica Isabel Casteels vroeg zich af of dat wel klopte. Ze ontdekte dat terechtstellingen rituele voorstellingen waren die volgens een voorgeschreven programma dienden te voorlopen, waaraan zowel de beul als het slachtoffer zich hoorde te houden. Ze schreef er De kronieken van de dood over.

In today's episode David talks to Alan Renwick from UCL's Constitution Unit about the pros and cons of referendums. When does a democratic question need to be put direct to the people? Do some countries do it better than others? How can referendums be used to open up political debate? And how can we avoid a rerun of the pitfalls of the Brexit referendum? There are just a few tickets left for the 3rd film in our autumn film season at the Regent Street cinema on Thursday 9th October: a screening of Rosa Luxemburg, followed by a live recording of PPF with philosopher and writer Lea Ypi. We'd love to see you there https://bit.ly/4nDuKoY Next Up in Fixing Democracy: Compulsory Voting Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hugh interviews Albanian academic and author Lea Ypi about her new book Indignity: A Life Reimagined. The book is an exploration of political, historical and philosophical themes through the story of Ypi's grandmother, Leman Ypi, who experienced Albania's tumultuous 20th century, from the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, through fascism, Nazism, communism and its fall.Lea talks about how literature helps us hear silenced histories - particularly those of women. She also discusses nation formation, the role of archives, and the analogies between historical and current political crises.Lea Ypi is Professor in Political Theory at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Indignity: A Life Reimagined is published by Penguin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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In today's episode on how to fix democracy David talks to political scientist Nic Cheeseman about how to stop governments rigging elections around the world, from Africa to the United States. How widespread is the problem? Has digital technology made it worse? What makes an election free and fair? And what are the chances that the next US presidential election will be a free and fair one? Tickets are available for the 3rd film in our PPF Films of Ideas season at the Regent Street Cinema in London on Thursday 9th October: join us for a screening of the biopic Rosa Luxemburg followed by a live recording of the podcast with Lea Ypi https://bit.ly/4mNzNCT Next Time: Now & Then with Robert Saunders on Neil Kinnock, Labour and Militant Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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David talks to Lea Ypi about her new book Indignity: A Life Reimagined, which tells the story of her grandmother's extraordinary life and in doing so uncovers the hidden history of mid-twentieth-century Europe. But it is also a book about the different philosophies of dignity and how those ideas can shape, make and break individual human lives. A conversation about death and displacement, identity and betrayal, secrecy and salvation.  Indignity: A Life Reimagined by Lea Ypi is out now – get it wherever you get your books. ⁠https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/458930/indignity-by-ypi-lea/9780241661925⁠ The 2nd film in our autumn season of Films of Ideas at the Regent Street cinema is coming up on Thursday 25th September: a screening of My Dinner with Andre, followed by a live recording of PPF with playwright and screenwriter Lee Hall, creator of Billy Elliot. Tickets are available now ⁠https://bit.ly/4fWDa7V⁠ Next up, the start of a new series: Fixing Democracy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What can the collapse of the Ottoman Empire teach us about the danger of the current discourse around migration? ‘Re-migration' is not a new concept conjured up by the far-right, but rather something that would be familiar to many Europeans of a century ago. What would those involved in these tragedies think of the direction […]

The Booker prize winning novelist Arundhati Roy looks back at her foremost influences in her memoir, Mother Mary Comes To Me. While her writing and activism are shaped by early circumstances – both financial and political – at the centre is her relationship with her mother, who she describes as ‘my shelter and my storm'.The poet Sarah Howe won the TS Eliot prize for poetry for her debut collection, Loop of Jade. In her new work, Foretokens, she returns to the complex inheritance of family and language, as she tries to piece together the fragmentary, often mythical, early life of her Chinese mother, given away at birth. The academic Lea Ypi travels through the history of Ottoman aristocracy to the making of modern Albania and the early days of communism as she attempts to retrace the life of her beloved grandmother. In her new book, Indignity: A Life Reimagined, she reveals the fragility of truth, as her own memories collide with secret police reports and newly discovered photographs.Producer: Katy Hickman Assistant Producer: Natalia Fernandez

Today's episode is the first in a three-part conversation with philosopher and writer Lea Ypi about the idea of dignity and its role in the history of ideas and in the story of our lives. What is the difference between dignity and dignitas? How does our conception of dignity shape the ways that we think about death? And why is Kant so important for showing what the idea of dignity is capable of? Out tomorrow on PPF+: Part 2 of this conversation, in which David and Lea explore the role of dignity in human rights and in identity politics and ask how much it matters that our politics has become so undignified. To get this and all our bonus episodes plus ad-free listening sign up now to PPF+ https://www.ppfideas.com/join-ppf-plus Lea Ypi's new book is Indignity: A Life Reimagined – get it wherever you get your books. ⁠https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/458930/indignity-by-ypi-lea/9780241661925⁠ Tickets are available now for a special recording of PPF Live at the Cheltenham Literature Festival on Wednesday 15th October: Who Rules The World? Trump, Tech and the Fight for the Future. David will be talking to writer, philosopher and ex-politician Bruno Macaes plus a special guest to be announced about where the power really lies. Get your tickets now ⁠https://www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/who-rules-the-world-trump-tech-and-the-fight-for-the-future⁠ Next time: Lea Ypi talks about her remarkable new book Indignity: A Life Reimagined Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

My guest in this week's Book Club podcast is the Albanian-born political philosopher Lea Ypi, whose new book Indignity: A Life Reimagined reconstructs the story of her grandmother's early life amid the turbulence of the early and mid twentieth century. She talks to me about using the techniques of fiction to supply the gaps in the archive, about Albania's troubling position as a tiny power among great ones, why the fight between Kant and Nietzsche remains a live one — and how online trolls sparked her quest for a restorative account of her beloved grandmother's life.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gideon talks to Albanian academic Lea Ypi about her book Indignity. In the book, she describes how living first under the Ottoman empire, then as part of fascist Italy and later in a post-war communist state affected the lives of her grandparents. They discuss possible parallels between the first half of the 20th century and the times we are living in today and ask what lessons can be drawn from this history to avoid making the same mistakes. Clip: AQSHFFree links to read more on this topic:Kant and the case for peaceAlbania's ‘old sheriff' on course to win fourth term as prime ministerWhy the EU's migration dilemma is pushing the bloc further rightSubscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner and the executive producer is Flo Phillips.Follow Gideon on Bluesky or X @gideonrachman.bsky.social, @gideonrachmanRead a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

My guest in this week's Book Club podcast is the Albanian-born political philosopher Lea Ypi, whose new book Indignity: A Life Reimagined reconstructs the story of her grandmother's early life amid the turbulence of the early and mid twentieth century. She talks to me about using the techniques of fiction to supply the gaps in the archive, about Albania's troubling position as a tiny power among great ones, why the fight between Kant and Nietzsche remains a live one — and how online trolls sparked her quest for a restorative account of her beloved grandmother's life. Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcastsContact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Il referendum ha riacceso il dibattito sulla cittadinanza in Italia e sulle difficoltà di ottenerla per milioni di persone che vivono in Italia. La filosofa Lea Ypi propone di guardare ancora un po' più in là.Questa puntata è stata registrata live allo stand di Will e Chora durante il Salone del Libro 2025. Closer è realizzato grazie al supporto delle persone iscritte a Will Makers. Per ascoltare Closer tutti i giorni, sostenerci e accedere a contenuti esclusivi vai su ⁠willmedia.it/abbonati

Una conversazione che parte dall'Albania, il luogo di nascita della filosofa e intellettuale Lea Ypi, e che poi prende il largo: parliamo di migrazioni, confini, identità, classi sociali e crisi della sinistra. Confini di classe, di Lea Ypi Il link per abbonarti al Post e ascoltare la puntata per intero⁠⁠⁠.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A recomendação desta semana é são as aclamadas memórias de Lea Ypi: "Livre: Como me tornei adulta no fim da História". É uma história coming of age passada na transição entre dois regimes na Albânia. Uma reflexão muito interessante sobre o significado de liberdade. Como é óbvio, recomendamos. Senão não tínhamos feito este episódio. Mas quem somos nós? Apenas dois palhaços a falar para microfones.

Deniz Yüce Başarır, edebiyatımızın son dönem en sevilen yazarlarından biri olan Melisa Kesmez ile birlikte Arnavutluk'a uzanıyor bu kez de. Siyaset teorisyeni, akademisyen Lea Ypi'nin komünist rejim hüküm sürerken doğduğu ülkesi Arnavutluk'un, çok partili sisteme geçerken ve sonrasında yaşadığı çalkantıları “özgürlük” kavramını merkeze alarak anlattığı Özgür, Her Şey Parçalanırken Büyümek, roman gibi de okunabilecek çok zihin açıcı bir anı kitabı. Kesmez ile Başarır, kitapta anlatılanların ışığında ülkemizdeki çalkantıların çocuklar üzerindeki etkisini de tartışıyorlar. Bu edebi, insani, siyasi sohbeti kaçırmayın deriz. Elbette, metinden çarpıcı bölümler de yine seslendiriliyor. 

To kick off our new series on revolutionary ideas past, present and future David talks to two regular PPF contributors – the philosopher Lea Ypi and the scientist Adam Rutherford – about what makes an idea truly revolutionary. Do revolutionary ideas change the world? Can the world be changed without them? Can bad ideas ever be revolutionary ideas? And where should we be looking for revolutionary ideas today? Sign up to our free fortnightly newsletter to get more ideas, clips, reading suggestions and extra insights to accompany this and all our series. Join our mailing list now: https://www.ppfideas.com/newsletters Next Time: The History of Revolutionary Ideas: Socrates w/Agnes Callard Past Present Future is part of the Airwave Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episódio postado em 20 de dezembro de 2024. O Foro de Teresina desta semana começa com um debate sobre a desidratação do pacote fiscal no Congresso e as especulações geradas pelo mercado financeiro. Fernando de Barros e Silva, Ana Clara Costa e Celso Rocha de Barros também comentam a prisão do General Braga Netto e a manifestação de Flávio Dino para que o STF considere a ocultação de cadáver durante a ditadura um crime permanente que não constaria na chamada Lei da Anistia. Escalada: 00:00 1º bloco: 04:33 2º bloco: 24:46 3º bloco: 43:54 Kinder Ovo: 53:37 Momento Cabeção: 55:05 Correio Elegante: 58:17 Créditos: 01:01:29 Envie uma mensagem – ou um áudio de até 1 minuto – para o Correio Elegante pelo e-mail (forodeteresina@revistapiaui.com.br) ou por nossas redes sociais. Acesse os links citados nesse episódio: https://piaui.co/ft41 Momento Cabeção No “Momento Cabeção”, quadro em que os apresentadores indicam livros, filmes, podcasts e documentários aos ouvintes, eles sugeriram as seguintes leituras: Celso: Livre: Virando adulta no fim da história, livro de Lea Ypi. Ana: De onde eles vêm, livro de Jeferson Tenório. Fernando: Guerra ― I: Ofensiva paraguaia e reação aliada novembro de 1864 a março de 1866, romance de Beatriz Bracher. Ficha técnica: Apresentação: Fernando de Barros e Silva, Ana Clara Costa e Celso Rocha de Barros. Coordenação geral: Évelin Argenta Direção: Mari Faria Edição: Évelin Argenta, Bárbara Rubira e Thiago Picado Produção e distribuição: Maria Júlia Vieira Finalização e mixagem: Pipoca Sound Intérpretes da nossa música tema: João Jabace e Luis Rodrigues Identidade visual: Maria Cecília Marra com arte de Amandadrafts Distribuição: Maria Júlia Vieira Coordenação digital: Bia Ribeiro e Juliana Jaeger Checagem: Gilberto Porcidônio Gravado no Estúdio Rastro Redes Sociais: Fábio Brisolla, Emily Almeida e Isa Barros. Vídeos: Isa Barros e Fernanda Catunda

Esta semana, na estante do Governo Sombra, encontramos uma memória pessoal da ditadura de Enver Hohxa, no livro “Livre”, de Lea Ypi; uma “História de Arte”, assinada por Katy Heller, diferente de todas as outras: “Sem Homens”; as entrevistas de Maria João Avillez a grandes protagonistas políticos portugueses em “Eu Estive Lá”; e um clássico da literatura latina: “Remédios Contra o Amor”, de Ovídio.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Our counterfactuals series moves forward to 1989: David talks to Lea Ypi about what might have happened if the Berlin Wall hadn't fallen when it did. Was the night it came down really just one big accident? How long could the East German regime have lasted? And what does the fate of non-European communist states tell us about how it could have gone very differently? To hear the second part of David's conversation with Chris Clark about the fateful origins of the First World War sign up now to PPF+ and get ad-free listening and all our other bonuses too: £5 per month or £50 a year for 24 bonus episodes https://www.ppfideas.com/join-ppf-plusSign up here for our free fortnightly newsletter: the new edition is out now to go with our latest counterfactual episodes https://www.ppfideas.com/newslettersNext time: What If… Scotland Had Voted For Independence in 2014? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The writer and political philosopher Lea Ypi talks about the impact on her of Henrik Ibsen's The Wild Duck (1884), which she first read when she was eight – thinking it was a children's book (it isn't!) – and has been returning to ever since. A play about family and betrayal, idealism and disappointment, temptation and self-destruction, is it also a parable about the illusions of politics? And how might it shake a person's faith?Sign up now to PPF+ to get ad-free listening and all our bonus episodes – coming soon a special bonus episode on Philip Roth's The Plot Against America www.ppfideas.com Next time: Helen Lewis on To Kill A Mockingbird Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David talks to Mark Ford and Seamus Perry, hosts of the LRB's Close Readings poetry podcast, about what makes a great political poem. Can great poetry be ideological? How much does context matter? And is it possible to tell political truths in verse? From Yeats's ‘Easter 1916' to Owen's ‘Strange Meeting' to Auden's ‘Spain 1937': a conversation about political conviction and poetic ambiguity.To find out more about Close Readings and how to subscribe, just visit the LRB's website https://www.lrb.co.uk/podcasts-and-videos/podcasts/close-readingsSign up now to PPF+ to get ad-free listening and all our bonus episodes – including bonuses on the Great Political Fictions www.ppfideas.comNext time: Lea Ypi on Ibsen's The Wild Duck Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lynda la Plante discusses her final Jane Tennison novel, Whole Life Sentence and discusses the enduring legacy of Prime Suspect.Lea Ypi remembers the late Albanian writer and poet Ishmail Kadare, author of The General of the Dead Army and The Palace of Dreams.How is AI impacting music copyright? Hayleigh Bosher of Brunel University London, Reader in Intellectual Property Law and the music business journalist Eamonn Forde discuss.And Julie Finch, CEO of Hay Festival, discusses the future of books festival funding.Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Ciaran Bermingham

In our final episode David and Lea discuss liberation movements, from post-colonial liberation to women's liberation, gay liberation and animal liberation. What, if anything, do these movements have in common? Is liberation about equality or is it about difference? And who needs liberating next – children?You can hear our bonus episodes for this series by signing up to PPF+ www.ppfideas.com In the first bonus episode – available now – David and Lea answer listeners' questions about AI, technology, online surveillance and brains-in-a-vat: what happens to freedom if we're living in a computer simulation?Coming next our brand new series: The History of Bad Ideas, beginning with Adam Rutherford on eugenics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the penultimate episode in this series David and Lea discuss two twentieth-century philosophies of freedom and the human psyche. What can existentialism teach us about the nature of free choice under conditions of despair? Is there any escape from bad faith? And what can individuals – or even entire societies – learn about their freedom from being put on the couch?Sign up to PPF+ to get two bonus episodes to accompany this and all future series along with ad-free listening: www.ppfideas.comComing next on the History of Freedom: Liberation Movements Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the penultimate episode in this series David and Lea discuss two twentieth-century philosophies of freedom and the human psyche. What can existentialism teach us about the nature of free choice under conditions of despair? Is there any escape from bad faith? And what can individuals – or even entire societies – learn about their freedom from being put on the couch?Sign up to PPF+ to get two bonus episodes to accompany this and all future series along with ad-free listening: www.ppfideas.comComing next on the History of Freedom: Liberation Movements Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In our series about different ideas of freedom David and Lea have reached anarchism and nihilism. What is the positive vision of human freedom behind the anarchist rejection of the established order? What can nineteenth-century anarchists teach us about freedom in the twenty-first century? And if nihilists are against everything, what are they for?Sign up to PPF+ to get ad-free listening and two bonus episodes a month – just go to ppfideas.comComing up next: David and Lea discuss existentialism and psychoanalysis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit wisdomofcrowds.liveChristine and Damir kick things off by discussing a memoir about the fall of Communism in Albania. Damir reflects on his own post-Communist background, and ponders why Communist nostalgia affects only some countries, while others are not looking back. He wonders whether Christine is becoming a Communist herself after reading her essay about “Limitarianism,” a school of political thought that favors a cap on extreme wealth. Christine unpacks her own ideas about economic justice and democracy, and considers whether the Communist past in Europe should influence American political ideas for the future. For paid subscribers, the bonus part of the episode focuses on whether the United States or Europe has the better economic system, and whether European dreams of a “green” economy can survive competition with China.Required Reading:* Free: Coming of Age at the End of History by Lea Ypi.* The full story behind Joyce Carol Oates' infamous tweet.* Damir's Monday Note about Lea Ypi's book.* Limitarianism by Ingrid Robeyns* “What Would Society Look Like if Extreme Wealth Were Impossible?” by Christine Emba (The Atlantic)* “The Price of Peace is Stagnation” by Janan Ganesh (The Financial Times)

In the latest episode of our series about different ideas of freedom David and Lea explore what makes the free market free – and where it fails. How does buying and selling stuff advance human freedom? What does the free market free us from? And is it really possible to be free in a world dominated by credit and debt? Sign up now for PPF+ to get bonus episodes and ad-free listening www.ppfideas.comNext on the History of Freedom: Anarchism and Nihilism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the latest episode of our series about different ideas of freedom David and Lea explore what makes the free market free – and where it fails. How does buying and selling stuff advance human freedom? What does the free market free us from? And is it really possible to be free in a world dominated by credit and debt? Sign up to PPF+ to get ad-free listening and two bonus episodes a month – just go to ppfideas.comNext on the History of Freedom: Anarchism and Nihilism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode in our series about ideas of freedom David and Lea explore Immanuel Kant's vision of rational freedom and perpetual peace. Why was Kant so sure that human reason would produce enlightened progress? Was he right? What are the obstacles likely to derail the advance of peace, then and now? How well do his arguments about free speech and free expression hold up in the age of the internet?Sign up now for PPF+ to get bonus episodes and ad-free listening www.ppfideas.comComing up next on the History of Freedom: How Free is the Free Market? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

History of Freedom w/ Lea Ypi: Machiavelli and Political LibertyFor the third episode in our series about ideas of freedom David and Lea discuss Machiavelli, republicanism and what it means to live in a free state. What are the institutions that can protect people from domination and exploitation? How can political elites be held to account? Where are human beings most likely to find themselves at the mercy of others – and what be done to help them escape?Sign up now for PPF+ to get bonus episodes and ad-free listening www.ppfideas.comComing up next on the History of Freedom: Kant, Enlightenment and Peace Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode two of our new series David and Lea explore some ancient ideas of freedom and ask what they mean today. What can Socrates teach us about the nature of free inquiry and the pitfalls of democratic freedom? Is Stoicism a guide to emancipation from desire or an exercise in selfishness? And how did Christianity upend the notion of freedom by annexing it to ideas of salvation and love? A conversation about dissent, self-knowledge and faith.Sign up now for PPF+ to get ad-free listening and bonus episodes to accompany this and all future series. Just follow the top link https://linktr.ee/ppfideasComing next on the History of Freedom: Machiavelli, republicanism and what it means to live in a free state, then and now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first episode of our new series about the history of freedom, David and Lea discuss what the idea means to them and why it matters so much. What did freedom mean to Lea growing up in communist Albania? Is it possible to know true freedom without also having experienced oppression? And how is being free different from being lucky?Subscribe now to PPF+ to get bonus episodes and ad-free listening for this and all future series. Just go to www.ppfideas.com.Coming up next on the History of Freedom: The Ancients – Socrates, Seneca & Jesus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For our final episode in this series, David and Gary discuss the election of 2008, which saw Barack Obama's extraordinary ascent to the presidency. How did he outthink and outmanoeuvre Hilary Clinton? What role did the financial crisis play in his path to the White House? And was it really the vice-presidential candidates in this election who pointed the way to America's political future?To sign up for our free fortnightly newsletter to accompany this and future series, just click on the top link in our Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/ppfideasComing next: our new series – The History of Freedom with Lea Ypi. Plus news of how you can sign up to PPF Plus to get bonus episodes and ad-free listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week David talks to Richard Whatmore and Lea Ypi about what caused the loss of faith in the idea of Enlightenment at the end of the eighteenth century and the parallels with our loss of faith today. Why did hopes for a better, more rational world start to seem like wishful thinking? How was Britain implicated in the demise of Enlightenment ideals? And what might have happened if there had been no French Revolution?Richard Whatmore's The End of Enlightenment is available now Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Palace of Dreams is a novel from 1981 that is ostensibly set in the 19th century Ottoman empire, but the Albanian writer Ismail Kadare cleverly smuggles in thinly veiled criticism of the totalitarian state presided over by Enver Hoxha. The book was duly banned shortly after publication. Matthew Sweet looks at this and other examples of fiction that satirise bureaucratic overreach from Dickens to Kafka to Georgi Gospodinov, the Bulgarian novelist who won the 2023 International Booker prize for his novel Time Shelter. Sharing their thoughts on these books and on the history and role of bureaucracy within both democratic and totalitarian states are Lea Ypi, Mirela Ivanova and Roger Luckhurst.Producer: Torquil MacLeodLea Ypi is a Professor at the London School of Economics and the author of Free: Coming of Age at the End of History. You can hear her discussing the culture of Albania in a previous Free Thinking episode Professor Roger Luckhurst's books include Gothic: an illustrated history; Corridors - passages of modernity; Science Fiction: a Literary History Mirela Ivanova teaches at the University of Sheffield. You can hear her in a Free Thinking discussion of Slavic Myths

This week David and Lea answer your questions about democracy. When does democratic freedom shade over into anarchy? What's the connection between democracy and human rights? Do the voters choose the government or does the government choose the voters? Plus: what makes Lea an optimist about socialism? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the latest instalment of David's ongoing conversation with Lea Ypi about the past, present and future of democracy they discuss whether democratic politics can ever break free from the stranglehold of the nation-state. When and why did nationalism take such a strong grip of the idea of democracy? What are the international or cosmopolitan alternatives? And can a democracy police its borders without having actual borders or actual police?Listen to the previous episodes in this series here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.