‘Control groups’
Interview with Tobias Haberkorn about the themes of Nervous States, published in The Point.
LRB at 40: in conversation with Katrina Forrester
A podcast is now available for this event, which was held as part of a series marking the 40th birthday of the London Review of Books. We discussed the current crisis of liberalism in relation to our own writing.
‘Britain’s Nervous Breakdown’ – seminar recording
I joined Jeremy Gilbert for the Culture, Power and Politics open seminar, to discuss Brexit, Boris Johnson and the broader crisis of liberal democracy. Listen to an audio recording of the seminar here.
Review and interview with The Economist
I discussed Nervous States with Richard Cockett from The Economist, and the possible routes forward for an evidence-based politics.
Interview with FT Alphaville
This podcast interview with Jamie Powell and Thomas Hale explores central themes from Nervous States, especially in relation to economics and economic policy.
In advance of my participation in this week’s Sydney Writer’s Festival, I spoke at length to Phillip Adams about Nervous States, host of Late Night Live.
ABC Late Night Live
Podcast on the crisis of expertise
The Critical Theory blog has a new podcast, The Order of Things. This interview explored themes of the rise of and challenges to expertise, discussed in Nervous States.
Democracy and the decline of reason
Discussing Nervous States with Mind of State, a new podcast exploring the intersection of politics and psychology.
‘The end of the age of objectivity’
Interview with The New Yorker on Nervous States, covering Trump and the status of truth in American politics right now.
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