Agora: The Podcast

Ali, from Twitter and our prison abolition episode, joins us to talk about her story, schooling politics, her advocacy, and more.

We're back talking about punk rock and metal, a meta-conversation on the history of Libertarianism, John Locke, democratic liberalism, the Black Death, and a lot more

In this installment, we talk about sonic technology and harmonics, rain dances, more on Jewish history and Judaism within Judaism, anarchism as a minority viewpoint, and a whole lot more.

In this fun-filled discussion we touch on education and young adulthood; metal music; and pacifism, violence, and the morality of self-defense.

In both a continuation of our series and a change of pace, Sek records on location with Anarchy Farms about coming up as a Dead Head and in the rave scene, getting into homesteading, and the challenges that she's faced as woman in some scenes. Ohana jumps in towards the end.

Part 2 of our series on Paul Cripple of the legendary punk band Reagan Youth -- a video biography presented here in audio form. A project of The Agora Podcast.

Long-time friend of the show BJ comes on to talk about her story and how it relates to her path to liberty.

We come out with another great episode where we touch on vampires and other monsters, more on Jewish history, the World Wars, the real possibility of continued Nazi influence post-war, right-wing death squads, and tons more.

Rachel Blackfyre of the Liberation Caucus, comes onto the pod to talk about her peaceful parenting advocacy, her political journey, and her perspective as a woman anarchist.

Our good friend checks in to give us updates on his lifestyle, recount lessons learned as an activist, and break down trends in the past five years of radical and anti-war politics.

Anarchist Ktron talks about her story on the latest installment of out WoA series.

Another absolute banger where we go into topics like alternative readings of history, and the modern history of the Jewish people, plus more.

Another inspiring discussion with our friend, Jackie Kerouac, part of the Women of Anarchism series

Sek and Penguin have a lively discussion, now released to the public audience.

Part 1 of a series on Paul Cripple of the legendary punk band Reagan Youth -- a video biography presented here in audio form. A project of Agora Media.

Friend-of-the show Rae joins us for another installment of our Women of Anarchism series.

Libertarian writer and thought-leader Sheldon Richman joins to talk about his background, past and current trends in politics, left-libertarianism, optimism and pessimism, and a lot more

Ramadan, the annual religious observance of Muslims worldwide, is here. Penguin answers questions about Islam and the holy month.

Our exclusive interview with Nick from the death metal band, Tribe of Pazuzu.

Resonance joins us for a very special episode to inaugurate our open-ended "Women of Anarchism" series.

Brian Sovryn is back with a vengeance. We engage a long discussion on pickup trucks, consumer goods, the vibe shift in certain political scenes, the history of the Illuminati and elite studies in general, the bourgeois class, mysticism, and a lot more.

Sek's appearance on "Declare Your Independence" with Ernie Hancock.

Friend-of-the-pod Kumo rejoins us to talk about van life, low-cost living, time preference, anti-police protests, and a lot more.

Listen to our panel discussion on addiction and recovery, featuring many past guests and friends of the pod!

Justin from Voluntaryism in Action joins us to talk about peaceful human interaction, crowdfunding for those in need, direct giving, and the possibilities for libertarian coordination in relief efforts and disaster relief.

Sek and Penguin tackle social media, state intervention, censorship, and propaganda.

Sek Mcgora talks about guerilla gardening on the "Let's Make Some Shit!" podcast, hosted by friends of the show Resonance and Rae. Be sure to check them out.

We have an enlightening discussion with Jackie Kerouac where we discuss self-reliance, community resilience, Covid lockdowns, and a lot more.

Join us as we talk with anarchist Jeremiah Harding, as we discuss conspiracy theories, the left versus right ideological battles, tension campaigns, propaganda, full-throated opposition to the warfare state, and a lot more.

We talk with Zach, formerly known as Immortal Nomad, now re-branded as Agora Mutualist, to talk about mental health, psychiatry, substance abuse, and the effects of environment and society on human well-being.

Join us for our end-of-year and predictions panel podcast, featuring big-time friends of the show Dagorist & Rae, Rayo from The Vonu Podcast, Derrick Broze, and Keith McHenry from Food Not Bombs.

We recorded a special episode this month. In it, we discuss a bevy of subjects where we double down on our theories of decentralizing production and a peer-to-peer economy, talk about industries and specific examples, and answer a cool question from a friend of the pod, on counter-economy. 

This week we have on Drew Cook, a libertarian, founder of the Sober Caucus, and harm reduction activist. We go into a range of topics from his activism, the organizations he's founded, overdose reversals, fentanyl, libertarian attitudes towards the Drug War, and the nature of substance use under Prohibition. 

Part XIV of Carson's important work, featuring friend-of-the-show Rae.  This audio file includes the remainder of Chapter Seven.

Part XIII of Carson's important work, featuring friend-of-the-show Rae. This audio file includes the Chapter Seven, sections A-E.

Part XII of Carson's important work, featuring friend-of-the-show Rae.  This audio file includes the Chapter Six, sections E & F.

Part XI of Carson's important work, featuring friend-of-the-show Rae.  This audio file includes the Chapter Six, sections A-D.

Friend-of-the-pod Kumo joins us to talk about his background and his journey to libertarian ideals from the Left, as well as two articles he recently wrote. In the first, Kumo discusses his response to and critique of the high-tech, hypercapitalist, dystopian setting of the anime series "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners". In the second, he uses the animated film, "Kiki's Delivery Service" to write about the ups and downs one experiences as a self-employed person or small-scale entrepeneur.

We get Brian Sovryn to delve into his ideas of the tripartite nature of reality, and talk about about all sorts of topics including little green men.

Penguin recorded some bonus content in the form of an audio essay that's now being released to the general public. In it, he takes social democratic and socialist ideas seriously as a competitor ideology, and explains why the idea of mass democracy and centralization are flawed attempts at addressing the systemic flaws of the status quo.

Part X of Carson's important work, featuring friend-of-the-show Rae.  This audio file includes the remainder of Chapter Five.

Part IX of Carson's important work, featuring friend-of-the-show Rae.  This audio file includes the first two sections of Chapter Five.

You may have heard people mention the "Cathedral" or engage in discourse on the term. What does it mean? What is its origin? Does the concept have any validity, or parallels, or better alternative explanations? We discuss this topic and related ones in this episode.

Silas Soule and Jackie Kerouac from The Road to Autonomy Magazine (https://rtamagazine.com/) join us to talk about the magazine, the origin of their project, nomadic ways of living and making a living, planting seeds, and possible downsides of and hazards of mass public gardening.

Join the fellas, along with Dagorist, Rae, and jerky merchant BJ, for a long discussion on Sovereign Citizens, guerilla gardening, and plants generally. Get a taste of our Patreon Q&A content, where you can become a patron and participate yourself.

The guys discuss a bevy of topics, including the Left's embrace of centralization, social democracy, the failures of progressive liberalism, the rise of nationalist populism and potentially fascist-adjacent governments, neo-reaction, and the aesthetics of "woke" neoliberalism. A real banger of an episode ...

Our full panel discussion on the topic, "Food as a Weapon" discussing the intersection of food and liberation. Hosted by Sek McGora. Featuring Penguin, Rae from the Let's Make Some Shit podcast, Shane from The Vonu Podcast, Keith McHenry from Food Not Bombs, author nutrition advocate BJ Woods, Brian and Ellen Sovryn, and friend-of-the-pod Djoom.

Sek narrates a short explanation of guerilla gardening -- something anyone can try

The legendary anarchist writer and intellectual Gary Chartier joins us to talk about market anarchism, the preference for non-hierarchical organizations, social change and revolution, the viability of commons-based production, and the importance of the market form.