Varn Vlog
Hosted by C Derick Varn and Varn · C. Derick Varn
4.7from 229 ratings
- 434
- Episodes
- 29
- Transcribed
- 229
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
- 1M
- YouTube views
About Varn Vlog
Abandon all hope ye who subscribe here. Varn Vlog is the pod of C. Derick Varn. We combine the conversation on philosophy, political economy, art, history, culture, anthropology, and geopolitics from a left-wing and culturally informed perspective. We approach the world from a historical lens with an eye for hard truths and structural analysis.
- Publisher
- C. Derick Varn
- Category
- education · news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 14 May 2021
- Latest episode
- 15 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
29 of 434 episodes have a transcript.
15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Silicon Empires: How Big Tech Is Re-Mapping Geopolitics and Labor with Nick Srnicek
12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Leninism in the Age of Populism: Anti-Economism, Strategy & The Left with PK Gandakin
8 Oct 2026
The Masculinity Vacuum with Bram Geiben
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Silicon Empires: How Big Tech Is Re-Mapping Geopolitics and Labor with Nick Srnicek
Published 15 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] They don't have a digital advertising arm or cloud computing arm or anything like that that's making loads of money. So for them, it is a real desperation effort of like, how do we continue to secure funding into the future? And the standard response throughout capitalist history has been, the government is a great resource for that sort of thing. It's not subject to the same sort of competitive market elements that might eliminate unprofitable companies much quicker. So there's a certain different set of incentives, different set of structures and support systems available through that sort of government financing. […]
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- Nick Srnicek
- PK Gandakin
- Bram Geiben
- Brandon Lightly
- Ben Burgis
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- YouTube views
- 1,424,761
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 88 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.6 / 5
- 141 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 85 / 100
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- Quality
- 98
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 93
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Who hosts Varn Vlog?
C Derick Varn and Varn host the show. Published by C. Derick Varn.
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