42 Best Ideology Podcasts

1. The Toddzilla X-Pod

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A blunt, unsentimental dive into propaganda, ideology, and the contemporary cult of belief. Host Todd Thompson dissects how both corporate and collectivist power structures manipulate guilt, fear, and identity to keep the herd in line. From Ellul and Chomsky to Didion and Camus, the show fuses political philosophy, field experience, and gallows humor to expose how revolutions become religions, and how 'progress' often hides new forms of control. The X-Pod is an autopsy of the narratives that shape us: digital Marxism, moral theater, and the algorithmic priests of the new faith...MORE Host Todd Thompson
Producer/Network Toddzilla X
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
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2. ISM | Ideas Meet Power

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ISM is a narrative history of the people and places behind the world's most revolutionary ideas: socialism, anarchism, communism, fascism, and beyond. Each season follows an ideology through the moments when it collides with power, shaping cities, movements, and lives. Current Season: The Age of Anarchism — Chicago and the American Labor Revolt Previous Season: The Origins of Socialism — Paris and the Making of Modern Revolution Written and produced by Matt Payne Original musical compositions by Ian Payne ismhistorypodcast.substack.comMORE Email ****@gmail.com
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 51 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

3. Ideology Unbound

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Ideology Unbound is a podcast from the Illiberalism Studies Program at George Washington University and hosted by Laura K. Field. We talk about the past and future of ideologies, and about liberalism and its challenges, with thinkers in the United States and around the world.MORE Recent Guests Matt McManus, Marlène Laruelle
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 6 Avg Length 62 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. Deprogrammed with Keri Smith

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Become a Paid Subscriber: https://kerismith.locals.com/Keri Smith is a speaker, writer, and the founder of Civility Dinners. Deprogrammed started as a series of interviews intended to better understand and make sense of her old belief system, Social Justice ideology.Deprogrammed is committed to fostering conversation, creating a culture that respects freedom of speech, and making space for both reason and faith.MORE Hosts Deprogrammed Podcast, Keri Smith
Producer/Network Keri Smith
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 45Facebook 1.7KTwitter 1.8KInstagram 2.1K Avg Length 101 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

5. Reactionary Digital Politics

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In the 1990s tech evangelists told us that the internet would bring the world together; that it would help us share knowledge and learn from each other. Spoiler Alert: that didn't happen. The world of digital politics is filled with hucksters, ideological entrepreneurs performing invective for a few likes and subscriptions. It's a recruiting ground for far-right extremists, cultists and conspiracy fantasists...MORE Producer/Network reactionarydigitalpolitics
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
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6. Donald Trump's Army of God

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Covering the Christian Nationalists who power Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign and their ideology of Christian Nationalism.
Producer/Network Clifford Cook
Email ****@donaldtrumpsarmyofgod.com
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7. Think Feminist

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Think Feminist is a podcast series that explains fundamental concepts of feminism. Throughout this series, we look at feminism through many lenses: as an ideology or a set of beliefs, as an analytic framework to understand societal problems, and as a social change strategy to overcome them!MORE Producer/Network CREA
Email ****@creaworld.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
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8. The Fourth Estate

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I'm a student at Goddard College studying American political ideologies and ideological media. I founded The Fourth Estate podcast so that I could help myself and others further our understanding of the dominant American political ideologies influence politics, policy, activism, and media.MORE Producer/Network Erik Nieto
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 7 Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

9. Know Your Enemy

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A leftist's guide to the conservative movement, one podcast episode at a time, with co-hosts Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell.
Hosts Matthew Sitman, Sam Adler-Bell
Producer/Network Matthew Sitman
Email ****@commonwealmagazine.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guests Jason Zengerle, David Adler +6 more
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 2.1KTwitter 26.8K Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Since May 2019 Get Email Contact

10. Red Menace

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Red Menace is a podcast that explains and analyzes revolutionary theory and then applies its lessons to our contemporary conditions. Hosted by Alyson Escalante and Breht O'Shea.
Hosts Alyson Escalante, Breht OShea
Producer/Network Red Menace
Email ****@protonmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Recent Guest Margaret Kimberley
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 1.4KTwitter 26.9K Avg Length 101 min Format Extended Since Feb 2019 Get Email Contact

11. The A Level Politics Show

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Welcome to The A Level Politics Show, your one-stop shop for A Level Politics revision. We focus on UK and US politics as well as liberalism, socialism, conservatism and feminism. If you enjoyed the latest episode, why not subscribe to PLUS PLUS PLUS!? For less than a price of a coffee each month you'll get access to every past episode including news updates and forthcoming quiz pods. Click here to get started: https://anchor.fm/nick-de-souza/subscribeMORE Host Nick De Souza
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 218 Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Since Jul 2019 Get Email Contact

12. History Homos

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Scott and William put aside their continental differences to teach a history lesson to you (and hopefully a guest) each week in their attempt to come to a greater understanding about history, ideology and current affairs while having lots of laughs along the way.MORE Hosts Scott Abrams, William
Producer/Network Scott Lizard Abrams
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guest Johnny Vedmore
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 90Twitter 767Instagram 824 Avg Length 119 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

13. Victory Over Communism with Bill Gertz

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Veteran national security journalist and best-selling author Bill Gertz makes the case against Marxism-Leninism with Chinese characteristics and American Marxism and offers a faith-based counterproposal to destructive ideologies. With news, commentary and interviews. Hour-long podcasts will post every two weeks.MORE Host Bill Gertz
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 1 Avg Length 63 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

14. Everything is Ideology: a Cultural Studies Podcast

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Everything is Ideology: A Cultural Studies Podcast is a collection of interviews hosted by Dr. Lee Caplan, featuring conversations with scholars, writers, and thinkers whose recent work contributes to the broad and interdisciplinary field of Cultural Studies. Each episode centers on a newly published article, book, or research project, using it as a starting point to explore larger questions about power, ideology, culture, and everyday life.MORE Apple Rating 4/5 Avg Length 75 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

15. The Threat Podcast

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The Threat podcast will analyze and discuss the most pressing, yet not always so visible, threats to global security and the movements and ideologies that fuel extremism and terrorism. We'll take listeners to the frontlines of these battles, both at home and abroad, and we'll talk with the key players in law enforcement, intelligence, diplomacy, and academia who are working to counter these threats.MORE Email ****@gwu.edu
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

16. Strange Exiles

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A podcast about ideas, identity and ideology hosted by Bram E. Gieben. To listen to full episodes, subscribe at strangeexiles.substack.com
Host Bram E. Gieben
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guest Chris Kelso
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5Facebook 157Twitter 320Instagram 1K Avg Length 23 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

17. Talking Politics: HISTORY OF IDEAS

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A new series of talks by David Runciman, in which he explores some of the most important thinkers and prominent ideas lying behind modern politics from Hobbes to Gandhi, from democracy to patriarchy, from revolution to lock down. Plus, he talks about the crises revolutions, wars, depressions, pandemics that generated these new ways of political thinking. From the team that brought you Talking Politics: a history of ideas to help make sense of what's happening today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Host David Runciman
Email ****@cam.ac.uk
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 2.5K Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

18. Revolution and Ideology

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Hosts sociologist Nick Lee and historian Jared Benson discuss modern and historical revolutionary theory and praxis.
Hosts Revolution and Ideology, Nicholas B. Lee
Producer/Network Revolution and Ideology
Email ****@revolutionandideology.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 88Facebook 237Twitter 699 Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

19. Westminster Institute talks

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We're a think tank dedicated to individual liberty, highlighting the threats from extremists and radical ideologies. Follow our work at Westminster-Institute.org
Producer/Network Westminster Institute talks
Email ****@westminster-institute.org
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 7Facebook 856Twitter 816 Avg Length 62 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

20. The Witness Project

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The Witness Project podcast tells the tragic and powerful stories of the victims of communism. Join us as we speak with the courageous men and women who experienced life under the most deadly ideology in history, the historians preserving the truth, and the politicians fighting back.MORE Producer/Network The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation
Email ****@victimsofcomunism.org
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21. Revolution Today

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A podcast focusing on current events in politics as well as leftist ideology. Whether you are a communist, anarchist, or anything within that sphere, take a listen to this weekly podcast!
Host DarKnight
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
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22. Liberal Reads

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A series of crises has put many liberal ideas under question. Inspired by a popular commercial concept, Liberal Reads are packaged in an easily accessible format that provides key insights in 30 minutes or less. The aim of Liberal Reads is to revisit and rethink classical works that have defined liberalism in the past, but also to introduce more recent books that drive the debate around Europe's oldest political ideology. Liberal Reads may also engage critically with other important political, philosophical, and economic books through a liberal lens. Curated by Antonios Nestoras, PhD.MORE Host European Liberal Forum
Email ****@liberalforum.eu
Apple Reviews 1Facebook 12.9KTwitter 6.8KInstagram 1.7K Avg Length 26 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

23. What's What

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Fusing counterculture ideas, Earth-conscious living, and traditional Eastern philosophy and spirituality; host Chris Siracuse takes a critical look at the progressive ideology shaping mainstream industrialized society and explores alternative paths for the development of the modern world.MORE Host Chris Siracuse
Producer/Network Vayus Media
Email ****@vayuscreative.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 8Facebook 126Instagram 392 Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

24. Unionist Central

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Welcome to Unionist Central. This channel is dedicated to exploring the Political, Philosophical, and Economical Sphere by debating and conversing about key concepts that relate to these sectors. The name is an attempt at formatting our own ideology entitled Unionism. The channel is at its core a Left Wing one, but we intend to take an in depth and fair look at each of the topics brought up on the channel. We hope you will join us as we embark upon our adventure into the complex and exiting realm of the modern world...MORE Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 16 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

25. Careful, Comrade

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'Careful, Comrade' is a warning of totalitarian ideologies by way of reflection and discussion. Hosted by Zack Estes.
Producer/Network Zack Estes
Email ****@barncatmedia.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2 Avg Length 14 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

26. Decoding Political Ideology

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This podcast attempt to understand and interpret political ideology.
Producer/Network Nicholas
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 5 Get Email Contact

27. Past Present Future

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Past Present Future is a bi-weekly History of Ideas podcast with David Runciman, host and creator of Talking Politics, exploring the history of ideas from politics to philosophy, culture to technology. David talks to historians, novelists, scientists and many others about where the most interesting ideas come from, what they mean, and why they matter. Ideas from the past, questions about the present, shaping the future. New episodes every Wednesday and Sunday.MORE Host David Runciman
Email ****@cam.ac.uk
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Lea Ypi, Ian McEwan +2 more
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 176 Avg Length 60 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

28. Culture, Power and Politics » Podcast

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Recordings of a regular seminar on radical theory, culture and politics led by Jeremy Gilbert, Professor of Cultural and Political Theory at the University of East London.
Host Jeremy Gilbert
Email ****@mac.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guests Eleanor Janega, Jeremy Gilbert +1 more
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 138Facebook 782 Avg Length 97 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

29. The Telos Press Podcast

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Since 1968, the quarterly journal Telos has served as the definitive international forum for discussions of political, social, and cultural change. Readers from around the globe turn to Telos to engage with the sharpest minds in politics, philosophy, and critical theory, and to discover emerging theoretical analyses of the pivotal issues of the day. Don't miss a single issue—subscribe to Telos today at the Telos Press website, www.telospress.com.MORE Host David Pan
Producer/Network Telos Press
Email ****@davidpanforcongress.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 79Facebook 2.2KTwitter 2.3KInstagram 150 Avg Length 69 min Format Long form Since Sep 2020 Get Email Contact

30. Ideas Matter

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A podcast where two mates discuss philosophy, politics and intellectual history, because Ideas Matter.Ideas Matter is hosted by Louis, a PhD student in political theory, and Alex, a humanities teacher. Each episode is structured around the work of a great thinker. We aim to explore their ideas in an accessible manner, without dumbing them down.No topic is off limits: the theology of Saint Augustine, Lenin's revolutionary theory, Marx's critique of capitalism, Platonic discussions on love, or Nietzsche's metaphysical musings. Follow the show on Instagram @ideasmatterpodMORE Producer/Network Louis Devine and Alex B.
Email ****@substack.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guest Paul Kelly
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 12Instagram 1.4K Avg Length 59 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

31. Juggernaut: A Paradigm Shift on Antisemitism

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Most discussions of antisemitism are shallow, emotional, and historically illiterate.Juggernaut: A Paradigm Shift on Antisemitism approaches it differently.This podcast examines antisemitism as a system—recurring, adaptive, and embedded across religions, ideologies, and political movements.Through historical analysis and real-time breakdowns, each episode exposes patterns most people are trained not to see.This is not about outrage.It's about understanding the mechanism.https://orrleschziner.com/MORE Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 6 Avg Length 24 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

32. Perspective: Beauty of Philosophy & Ideologies

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The purpose of this podcast is to explore various world-views of writers, scholars, and philosophers or any individuals of great influence toward society and civilization. We will also be examining and sharing various life experiences so that we connect with each other and understand each other's perspectives about a topic or an experience.MORE Producer/Network Shekhar kc
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Apple Rating 5/5 Avg Length 15 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

33. Rev Left Radio

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Discussing political philosophy, current events, activism, and the inevitable historical downfall of capitalism from a revolutionary leftist perspective.
Host Breht O'Shea
Producer/Network Revolutionary Left Radio
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guests Gabriel Rockhill, Willy Massay +2 more
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 4KTwitter 71.7KInstagram 26.5K Avg Length 103 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

34. 5-4

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5-4 is a podcast about how much the Supreme Court sucks. Hosted by Peter Shamshiri, Rhiannon Hamam, and Michael Liroff, it's a progressive and occasionally profane take on the ideological battles at the heart of the Court's most important landmark cases and an irreverent tour of all the ways in which the law is shaped by politics. Subscribe to our premium episodes & much more at fivefourpod.com/support 5-4 is a production of Prologue Projects.MORE Hosts Peter Shamshiri, Michael Liroff, Rhiannon Hamam
Producer/Network Prologue Projects
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 50k-250k
Recent Guest Alec Karakatsanis
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 3.5KFacebook 73Twitter 43.3KInstagram 10.8K Avg Length 40 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

35. The Deprogram

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What do an Iraqi, a Balkan Slav and a Texan have in common? A burning hatred for the system. Oh, and a podcast. Say no to eating out of the trash can of ideology. Join us on a journey exploring and critically assessing the perceived 'normalcy' of late-stage capitalism. The only truly international, global, and anti-capitalist podcast you'll find. SUPPORT US on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/TheDeprogram FOLLOW US on Twitter @TheDeprogramPodMORE Hosts Jt Chapman, Yugopnik, Hakim
Producer/Network JT, Hakim, and Yugopnik
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 1.6KTwitter 41.2K Avg Length 63 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

36. Why Theory

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Why Theory brings continental philosophy and psychoanalytic theory together to examine cultural phenomena.
Hosts Todd McGowan, Ryan Engley
Producer/Network Why Theory
Email ****@uvm.edu
Estimated Monthly Listeners 10k-50k
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 806 Avg Length 80 min Format Long form Since Oct 2017 Get Email Contact

37. Ideology

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Welcome to Ideology, a podcast where we explore the shift in Western culture from operating within a predominantly Judeo-Christian belief system to a primarily secular belief system and how followers of Jesus can be formed into the image of Christ in this context.We chose 'Ideology' for its etymology (idea, or pattern; logos, or word/discourse). It is the science of ideas - the pattern of discourse that impacts how we perceive reality.MORE Hosts Drew Steadman, Mick Murray
Producer/Network Drew Steadman & Mick Murray
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guest Dr. Ben Young
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 107 Avg Length 45 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

38. Literate Machine

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Literate Machine explores media through the lens of culture, history, and politics, examining the ways capitalism, power, and ideology shape and are shaped by the stories we love.Written and performed by Eric Rosenfield, Literate Machine is available as blog entries, newsletter, podcast, and YouTube channel.Literate Machine is available on Apple Podcasts and finer podcast apps everywhere.MORE Hosts Literate Machine, Eric Rosenfield
Producer/Network Eric Rosenfield
Email ****@literatemachine.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 4Twitter 63 Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

39. Fascism on Film Podcast

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What do movies teach us about fascism?From propagandistic myths of power to stories of suffering and belonging, cinema has long chronicled the many faces of fascism. Films don't just reflect history or envision the future; they help shape it, revealing how authoritarian movements seduce, normalize, and endure, and at what cost to our humanity.Fascism on Film Podcast explores these connections one episode at a time. Each season (10 15 episodes) tackles a different facet of fascism on screen...MORE Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
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40. The Film Analysis

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Hi,my name is Wolfgang M. Schmitt. I am an ideology critic and film critic from Germany. On this channel I will analyze a popular film every week in an ideology-critical way. In addition, I will draw on philosophical, political, psychoanalytic and sociological theories. Like the famous German film critic Siegfried Kracauer said: 'Films are a mirror of society'. I would be happy if you would like to look into this mirror with me.MORE Email ****@wolfgangmschmitt.de
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41. Liberal Lagniappe

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A Liberal and a Socialist talk political news, ideology, and strategy from a left-of-center perspective. Lagniappe means 'a little something extra' in Louisiana and we go extra deep into the ideas and decisions that shape political news.Logo: Our logo is an old Catholic symbol of paternalism that Louisiana adopted on its flag where a mother bird, in our case a brown pelican that is colored white for... reasons, is tearing from her breast to feed her hungry children. We like it because it was adopted in a time when Louisiana was much more leftist in caring for its people.MORE Producer/Network Scott Cornelius & Joshua Fini
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 5 Avg Length 140 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

42. Escaping Ideology with Jonathan Church

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A podcast hosted by Jonathan Church and produced by Merion West.
Host Jonathan Church
Producer/Network Merion West
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 78 min Format Long form Get Email Contact