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Politics is one of the only practical disciplines where none of the main concepts have clear, coherent definitions. We define ourselves with terms like "left” and "right" and we believe in things like "democracy," “markets,” "capitalism" and "socialism" even though we don’t really know what any of these words actually mean. This series aims to make sense out of the political muddle that we've inherited from media, academia, and from decades of cold war propaganda, so that we can figure what it is that we want when it comes to politics, and how we can achieve it.

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9.5 – Why “Woke” is a Right-Wing Ideology

2026/09/22

It’s fifteen years too late, but the left is finally starting to have a debate on “woke”. Sort of. But what is “woke”? And what do we do about it? Is it embarrassing terminology that we should distance ourselves from,... Continue Reading → WHAT IS POLITICS? is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://worldwidescrotes.wordpress.com/

10.5d – The Real Dawn of Everything pt. 4: the origins of modern life and prospects for the future

2026/06/21

Why did social liberalism become widespread again, after thousands of years of socially conservative tribes, monarchies and empires? How did democratic states re-emerge after thousands of years of the state being primarily a tool to help ruling classes steal grain... Continue Reading → WHAT IS POLITICS? is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://worldwidescrotes.wordpress.com/

10.5c – The Real Dawn of Everything: from democratic chieftains to despotic monarchs

2026/06/01

This segment outlines the role that bargaining power plays in: 1. how social classes and economic hierarchy emerged around the world in cultures that initially had tribes made up of equal families 2. how authoritarian kings and emperors emerged, where... Continue Reading → WHAT IS POLITICS? is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://worldwidescrotes.wordpress.com/

10.5b – The real Dawn of Everything: from socially liberal bands to conservative patriarchal tribes

2026/05/14

How did human societies go from socially liberal, gender equal band societies to male dominated, gerontocratic, socially conservative tribal societies? Why did some societies maintain gender equality despite adopting gerontocracy and tribalism? Part 2 of a 4 part series tracking... Continue Reading → WHAT IS POLITICS? is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://worldwidescrotes.wordpress.com/

10.5a – The Real Dawn of Everything: why our early ancestors were egalitarian and socially liberal

2026/05/12

Can we stop our civilization from collapsing into more and more inequality and less and less democracy? Are our only choices to be ruled by an owner class of infantile, out of touch zillionaire lunatics, or else an intellectual class... Continue Reading → WHAT IS POLITICS? is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://worldwidescrotes.wordpress.com/

9.4 – Noam Chomsky: what does the evidence actually say about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein?

2026/03/25

Why was Noam Chomsky – scourge of the american elite – BFFs with Jeffrey Epstein, the personification of the worst aspects of that elite? Why was Chomsky giving Epstein advice on how to deal with attacks against him in... Continue Reading → WHAT IS POLITICS? is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://worldwidescrotes.wordpress.com/

9.5 – Why the “Left” is full of Cancel Goblins, Stalinist Gooners, D.E.Idiots and Post-Modern Tallywankers

2026/03/05

As inequality gets worse and worse, hostility for elites is at all time highs, and huge majorities of voters want higher taxes on the ultra-wealthy to pay for social programs, all the conditions are perfect for the left to be... Continue Reading → WHAT IS POLITICS? is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://worldwidescrotes.wordpress.com/

17 – Socialism for Conservatives, Free Markets for Socialists and the Tyranny of Property Rights

2026/01/28

Today, free markets are championed as the foundation of capitalism, while socialists argue that free markets cause growing inequality and exploitation of the working classes, and thus need to be constrained by the state, or else abolished entirely. But in... Continue Reading → WHAT IS POLITICS? is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://worldwidescrotes.wordpress.com/

16.1 – A Realistic Solution to the Forever Housing Crisis (make it happen!)

2025/12/16

In this episode we outline: How to build enough affordable housing for everyone using an existing housing model that’s proven to work. How to pay for it. How to convert existing market rate housing into affordable housing. How we can... Continue Reading → WHAT IS POLITICS? is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://worldwidescrotes.wordpress.com/

12.3 The Great Land Theft (secret history of Israel / Palestine pt. 3)

2025/11/23

In this chapter of Secret History of Israel/Palestine, we look how the small urban elite stole much of region’s land from it’s rightful peasant owners, turning them from an independent tribal peasantry, into a class of impoverished, indebted tenants on... Continue Reading → WHAT IS POLITICS? is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://worldwidescrotes.wordpress.com/

12.2 Fellahin and Bedouin in the Ottoman Empire (secret history of Israel / Palestine pt. 2)

2025/10/17

Who were the people of Palestine and what were their lives about in the late 19th century, before the first Zionists began arriving from Europe in the 1880s? This episode focuses on the fellahin – the peasants of Palestine... Continue Reading → WHAT IS POLITICS? is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://worldwidescrotes.wordpress.com/

16 – Dumbundance: can the “Abundance Agenda” fix the eternal housing crisis?

2025/09/02

In the book Abundance, left liberal authors Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson identify unnecessary bureaucracy and red tape as an important factor in why there is a shortage of housing across the USA. Very quickly, billionaires and powerful donors have... Continue Reading → WHAT IS POLITICS? is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://worldwidescrotes.wordpress.com/

15 – How Inequality of Wealth and Power are like Obesity and Diabetes

2025/08/04

Why are human beings so greedy and why are our societies so hierarchical, if our ancestors were so fiercely egalitarian? What is “human nature” in this regard? A new theory about inequality of wealth and power in human societies.... Continue Reading → WHAT IS POLITICS? is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://worldwidescrotes.wordpress.com/

Hello, Fellow Jews! How Lies About Oslo led to the Destruction of Gaza

2025/07/01

My message to Jewish supporters of the war in Gaza. (TIMESTAMPS BELOW) TO SUPPORT MY EXISTENCE: PAYPAL ONE TIME OR MONTHLY DONATIONS: PATREON PER EPISODE DONATIONS: KO-FI ONE TIME OR MONTHLY DONATIONS: TRANSCRIPT BIBLIOGRAPHY / WORKS CITED VIDEO... Continue Reading → WHAT IS POLITICS? is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://worldwidescrotes.wordpress.com/

14 – Why Elites Ruined the Meaning of the Left Right Political Spectrum (and we need it back!)

2025/05/30

Market Exit, like many others before him, tells us that the left-right political spectrum is obsolete and does more harm than good. That’s because he doesn’t know what they mean. This video explains: 1. What the political left and right... Continue Reading → WHAT IS POLITICS? is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://worldwidescrotes.wordpress.com/

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133 reviews

★★★★★

PDX gardener 2026/03/08

Amazing

I have learned so much from this podcast! So grateful for all his hard work.

★★★★★

YoungCharmer 2026/03/06

Gem of a podcast

This podcast is a fantastic, lucid, and well-researched source on the origins of inequality in our world. It dispels so many myths and clarifies so ma...

★★★★★

qiuranke 2025/12/09

Underrated gem!

Each episode is very well researched. The content is objective and cut through all the BS people have been fed. I hope more people can give it a try!

★★★★★

Teacup775 2025/07/21

I’ve listened to many hours now

And somebody with just a bit of anthropology education I can say everything he sang squares with the information I learned in the mid 80s and the scra...

★★★★★

xBrianH 2025/07/11

The perfect dose

I came across on this podcast after I saw a Goodreads reviewer I follow and trust for their thoughtful and insightful reviews recommended it. I too hi...

★★★★★

Cccccccccccccc987 2025/02/16

Very informative and entertaining

Just learned about the podcast as I have been watching his channel on YouTube. Love the information and how it is presented.

★★★★★

jvonachen 2024/07/28

I give about $10 a month

Episode 11.1 was the gateway drug for me, why communism failed. Especially the part where the rich kids are trying to “hang” with the peasants. Hila...

★★★★★

Lorena Webber 2024/03/17

Excellent!

This is an excellent podcast!!! I have learned so much and truly appreciate the content!

★★★★★

KaleChipCarrotTop 2024/02/02

REQUIRED “READING”

I wanted to write a full essay as a review, and I still might do that… but just to get something on the books, I’ll say here that this podcast says AL...

★★★★★

cneieocnei 2024/01/10

Essential

I don’t think I’ve ever come across a more compelling, well-researched, and thoroughly listenable podcast about politics. Daniel does an incredible jo...

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