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.
Interview on The Happiness Industry
Discussing The Happiness Industry with the Mad in America podcast .
Politics Theory Other podcast interview
Interview about Nervous States with Alex Doherty for the Politics Theory Other podcast. This is the second part of an interview on the book. The first part is here.
