Ryan and Jamie talking about people talking about Marx, and occasionally Marx himself.
In this podcast, Ryan and Jamie analyse and go into talks about Marx from great scholars.
We got a lot to get through, so on your Marx, get set, let’s go! For more Marx, go to the website: https://www.articulationsofdesire.com/
In this episode, Ryan and Jamie talk about dream work, creative labour, and self-exploitation under contemporary capitalism. Guiding us through this subject is friend of the podcast, Marxist theorist and editor Stevphen Shukaitis, discussing art, autonomy, and The Wages of Dream Work.
We’ve got a lot to get through, so on your Marx, get set, let’s go!
Karl Marx · Stevphen Shukaitis · Dream Work · Creative Labour · Autonomy · Self-Exploitation · Art & Capitalism · Gig Economy · Corporate Social Responsibility · Class Composition
https://www.minorcompositions.info/
20 Oct 2025
E09 The Dutch Election Special: Why!(Are We Still Doing Government?)
No Marx today! Ryan and Jamie talk about the upcoming Dutch elections, dissecting the peculiar machinery of consensus politics, multi-party chaos, and norm-breaking coalitions. Ryan takes a crash course in things like lijstduwers, informateurs, and gedoogakkoorden, and we have some predictions for the election but of course we also have time for theoretical reflections about the state of Dutch politics.
From the rise of norm-defying populism to the moral contortions of the liberal left, we talk about how the Dutch politics mirrors global trends—creeping authoritarianism, political short-termism, and the hollowing of the political imagination.
We have a lot to get through so get your stemwijzer ready—set, GO!
Dutch Elections · Consensus Politics · Housing Crisis · Coalition Chaos · Becoming Belgian · Political Vision
5 Oct 2025
E08 Renting the Future: Labor, Ursula Huws and Platform Capitalism
We’re back—and this time it’s all about labor. Guiding Ryan and Jamie's conversation is one of the sharpest voices on work, capitalism, and the platform economy: Ursula Huws. From living in a Situationist house with Guy Debord to breaking down today’s gig economy and platform labor, Ursula has seen and done it all.
Together, we dig into her typology of labor—paid, unpaid, productive, reproductive—and how these shifting categories help us understand the changes in our economic system. We ask: what does it mean when almost every aspect of life gets folded into capitalism? Is there a way out of the crisis of social reproduction? And what happens when everything, even the future, is up for rent?
On your Marx, get set—let’s go!
Marx · Ursula Hews · Connecting the Dots · Gig Work · Platform Capitalism · Renting the Future · 400 Blows
13 Nov 2024
E07 The US Election Special: LIVE and Analysis
The US Election · LIVE · Donald Trump sweeps · Aftermath and AnalysisWelcome, ladies and gentlemen, to another very special episode of Desire + Capital. We are doing it live @Arminius!This is our live coverage of the US Election at Arminius. Of course, we felt it was necessary to give some post-election analyses in order to put the outcome of the elections in some perspective.Also, thanks to the organisers @StudiumGenerale and @Arminius! Who put together a great evening, albeit with a l...
24 Oct 2024
E06 The US Pre-election Special: Countdown to Civil War
The US Election · How does it work? · Kamala Harris · Donald Trump · Gerrymandering Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to this very special episode of Desire + Capital. It’s difficult to get ready for what has been called the greatest show on earth by some and an empty gesture of feudal spectacle by others. But, we will be here with you through this Countdown to Civil War. Desire + Capital will be live on 5 November at the Arminius, so please join us for this historic...
15 Apr 2024
E05 Ketamine Standard Time: Thinking With the Music
In this episode, it's all about the music. Ryan and Jamie are joined by special guest Stevphen Shukaitis from the University of Essex. They will be taking a short leave from Marx and talk about desire through the art of music. We got a lot to get through, so on your Marx, get set, let’s go!Stevphen is the editor-in-chief of Minor Compositions, a publisher of books and media drawing from autonomous politics, avant-garde aesthetics, and the revolutions of everyday life. Among other ...
15 Apr 2024
E5: Ketamine Standard Time: Thinking With the Music
In this episode, it's all about the music. Ryan and Jamie are joined by special guest Stevphen Shukeitis from the University of Essex. They will be taking a short leave from Marx and talk about desire through the art of music. We got a lot to get through, so on your Marx, get set, let’s go!
Music · Mckenzie Wark · Stevphen Shukeitis· Desire · Ketamine Standard Time · Consumer Programming · Wu-Tang Clan · RZA · Polyphia · Sophia Black · Liquid Swords · Sleater-Kinney
9 Feb 2024
E4: Volume II: The Commodity is a Queer Thing(Queer Marxism)
In this episode, Ryan and Jamie talk about the theoretical framework called Queer Marxism. Guiding us through this subject is Gianmaria Colpani. He teaches feminist, queer, and postcolonial theories at the University of Utrecht. We got a lot to get through, so on your Marx, get set, let’s go!
Karl Marx · Reification · Gianmaria Colpani · Queer theory · Marxism · Commodity · Desire · Judith Butler · Kevin Floyd · Queer Marxism
9 Feb 2024
E04 The Commodity is a Queer Thing(Queer Marxism)
In this episode, Ryan and Jamie talk about the theoretical framework called Queer Marxism. Guiding us through this subject is Gianmaria Colpani. He teaches feminist, queer, and postcolonial theories at the University of Utrecht. We got a lot to get through, so on your Marx, get set, let’s go!Karl Marx · Reification · Gianmaria Colpani · Queer theory · Marxism · Commodity · Desire · Judith Butler · Kevin Floyd · Queer Marxism
19 Sept 2023
E03 The Fetishism of The Commodity And Its Secret
In this episode, Ryan and Jamie talk about a central concept of Marx: the commodity. Guiding us trough this subject is Marxist and Literary scholar Viola Marchi. We got a lot to get through, so on your Marx, get set, let’s go!Karl Marx · Viola Marchi · Communism · Socialism · Revolution · Commodity · Commodity Fetishism · Scooby Do · Camera Obscura
19 Sept 2023
E3: Volume II: The Fetishism of The Commodity And Its Secret
In this episode, Ryan and Jamie talk about a central concept of Marx: the commodity. Guiding us trough this subject is Marxist and Literary scholar Viola Marchi. We got a lot to get through, so on your Marx, get set, let’s go!
Karl Marx · Viola Marchi · Communism · Socialism · Revolution · Commodity · Commodity Fetishism · Scooby Do · Camera Obscura
14 Mar 2023
E02 The Pores of Debt
In this episode, Ryan and Jamie talk with David van Putten about something nobody wants but everybody has: debt. We got a lot to get through, so on your Marx, get set, let’s go!Debt · Time belongs to god · Usury · Margin Call · Augustine · Luther · CDO's · Nietzsche
14 Mar 2023
E2: Volume I: The Pores of Debt
In this episode, Ryan and Jamie talk with David van Putten about something nobody wants but everybody has: debt. We got a lot to get through, so on your Marx, get set, let’s go!
Debt · Time belongs to god · Usury · Margin Call · Augustine · Luther · CDO's · Nietzsche
20 Feb 2023
Teaser episode 2: Debt
Check out the new trailer for our second episode on debt with David van Putten.
1 Dec 2022
E01 Money, the God of Commodities
In this episode, Ryan and Jamie talk about the god of commodities: money. Guiding us trough this subject is Marxist scholar Anitra Nelson. We got a lot to get through, so on your Marx, get set, let’s go!Karl Marx · Anitra Nelson · Communism · Socialism · Revolution · Real Value · Use Value · Exchange Value · Jeff Bezos · Mad Max Fury Road
1 Dec 2022
E1: Volume I: Money, the God of Commodities
In this episode, Ryan and Jamie talk about the god of commodities: money. Guiding us trough this subject is Marxist scholar Anitra Nelson. We got a lot to get through, so on your Marx, get set, let’s go!
Karl Marx · Anitra Nelson · Communism · Socialism · Revolution · Real Value · Use Value · Exchange Value · Jeff Bezos · Mad Max Fury Road
29 Nov 2022
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