15 Best Critical Theory Podcasts

1. Politics Theory Other

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A podcast on radical politics, critical theory, and history. Hosted by Alex Doherty.Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/poltheoryotherContact: ****@gmail.com
Host Alex Doherty
Producer/Network Politics Theory Other
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 629Facebook 2.2KTwitter 18.1K Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Since Apr 2018 Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. PlasticPills Critical Theory & Philosophy

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The Pill Pod is hosted by a group of PhDs offering their irreverent (and unsolicited) takes on critical theory, philosophy, culture, and politics.
Hosts Victor Bruzzone, Matt McManus
Producer/Network Plasticpills
Email ****@protonmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 177Twitter 6KInstagram 12.4K Avg Length 69 min Format Long form Since Mar 2020 Get Email Contact

3. New Books in Critical Theory

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Interviews with Scholars of Critical Theory about their New BooksSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/critical-theory
Host Morteza Hajizadeh
Producer/Network Marshall Poe
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Apple Rating 3.9/5Apple Reviews 283Facebook 9.1KTwitter 15.7K Avg Length 56 min Format Long form Since Dec 2008 Get Email Contact

4. InForm:Podcast

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The InForm:Podcast seeks to be an informal and informative way to talk about the intersection of Social Work (or social justice if you prefer), Psychoanalysis, and Critical Theory.
Host Neil Gorman
Producer/Network [S][J][P]
Email ****@outlook.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 28Twitter 636 Avg Length 71 min Format Long form Since Dec 2018 Get Email Contact

5. Critical Theory in Context

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What are the crucial conflicts of our time? What hopes and wishes for a better future are expressed within these conflicts? The podcast Critical Theory in Context combines analysis of the present with perspectives on societal transformation. We host conversations with theorists and activists about social crises and the possibilities of their emancipatory overcoming.MORE Hosts Rahel Jaeggi, Robin Celikates, Jacob Blumenfeld
Producer/Network Center for Humanities and Social Change in Berlin
Email ****@hu-berlin.de
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 11 Avg Length 70 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. The Nerve: An English and Arts Podcast

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The Nerve is a podcast produced by the English department at South East Technological University (Waterford, Ireland). Each episode brings together staff and students to discuss a range of topics, including English literature, cultural events and critical theory. Hosted by Dr. Jenny O'Connor.MORE Host Jenny OConnor
Producer/Network Jenny O'Connor
Email ****@wit.ie
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Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

7. Critical Theory: The Podcast

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From Bernard E. Harcourt at the Columbia Center for Contemporary Critical Thought, Critical Theory: The Podcast explores the front lines of critical thought.
Host Bernard E. Harcourt
Producer/Network Columbia Center for Contemporary Critical Thought
Email ****@columbia.edu
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Apple Rating 3.7/5Apple Reviews 16 Avg Length 101 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

8. Money Can't Buy You Class

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Money Can't Buy You Cla$$ is an ongoing conversation & reading group situated at the intersection of critical theory & reality television, hosted by Gemma Godfrey & Phoebe Kaufman.
Hosts Gemma Godfrey, Phoebe Kaufman
Producer/Network Gemma Godfrey & Phoebe Kaufman
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 11 Avg Length 67 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. Always Already Podcast, a critical theory podcast

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Tune in to the Always Already Podcast for indulgent conversations about critical theory (in the broadest read of the term!). Our podcast consists of two episode streams. The first is a discussion of texts spanning critical theory, political theory, social theory, and philosophy. We work through and analyze main ideas, underlying assumptions, connections with other texts and theories, and occasionally delve into the great abyss of free association, ad hoc theory jokes, and makeshift puns...MORE Hosts James Padilioni Jr, John McMahon, Emily Crandall, Rachel Brown, B Lee-Harrison Aultman
Producer/Network Always Already Podcast
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 159Facebook 1.4KTwitter 1.6K Since Dec 2015 Get Email Contact

10. This Is Not A Pipe

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Interviewing authors of Critical Theory, Cultural Studies, and Philosophy.
Host Chris Richardson
Email ****@gmail.com
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Facebook 268 Avg Length 57 min Format Long form Since Sep 2017 Get Email Contact

11. Critical Theories!

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A show about the decline and insanity of the worlds greatest country.
Producer/Network Joshua McClusky
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Avg Length 12 min Format Short form Since Sep 2020 Get Email Contact