An Honest Conversation with a Marxist - Aaron Bastani

Aaron Bastani is a British journalist and writer. He co-founded the left-wing media organisation Novara Media in 2011, and has hosted and co-hosted many of its podcasts and videos. He has written for The Guardian, London Review of Books, UnHerd and Vice, and is the author of Fully Automated Luxury Communism (2019) the title for which is a term coined by Bastani which refers to a post-capitalist society in which automation greatly reduces the amount of labour humans need to do. #politics #interview #podcast SPONSORED BY: AG1. Go to https://www.drinkAG1.com/triggernometry/ to get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase! Join our exclusive TRIGGERnometry community on Locals! https://triggernometry.locals.com/ OR Support TRIGGERnometry Here: Bitcoin: bc1qm6vvhduc6s3rvy8u76sllmrfpynfv94qw8p8d5 Music by: Music by: Xentric | info@xentricapc.com | https://www.xentricapc.com/ YouTube: @xentricapc Buy Merch Here: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/shop/ Advertise on TRIGGERnometry: marketing@triggerpod.co.uk Join the Mailing List: https://www.triggerpod.co.uk/sign-up/ Find TRIGGERnometry on Social Media: https://twitter.com/triggerpod https://www.facebook.com/triggerpod/ https://www.instagram.com/triggerpod/ About TRIGGERnometry: Stand-up comedians Konstantin Kisin (@konstantinkisin) and Francis Foster (@francisjfoster) make sense of politics, economics, free speech, AI, drug policy and WW3 with the help of presidential advisors, renowned economists, award-winning journalists, controversial writers, leading scientists and notorious comedians. 00:00 Intro 01:25 Aaron Bastani’s Background 04:45 The Failure of Mainstream Media 06:42 What Happened to Left Wing Media? 08:52 The Increase of Identity Politics in Media 10:52 Is The BBC Right Leaning? 12:19 The Differences Between Liberal & Left Wing 16:24 The Misrepresentation of People on The Left 20:22 Sponsor Message: AG1 22:16 Can Labour Hold The Left Together? 24:18 Is Aaron Excited About The Idea of Keir Starmer Winning the Next Election? 27:04 The Most Dysfunctional Parts of British Politics 28:13 Are The Top 10% Really The Bad Guys? 33:19 Why is Having a High Income a Problem? 39:06 The Problem With Political Capture By The Elite 42:05 How Can Aaron Identify With Socialism When it Has Never Worked? 46:49 Lessons We Can Learn From Different Societies 52:23 What Left Wing Policies Would Aaron Implement? 55:56 What is Fair Pay For Workers? 1:00:00 AI, Automation and the Future of Jobs 1:06:31 What’s the One Thing We’re Not Talking About?