John McMahon

Interlude 8 (2030): Generic AI-generated weather pun about terrible politics An LLM political analyst leans too hard on the weather puns to report on the political upheaval impacting climate legislation in the US — — Our theme music is from “I Can’t See the Milky Way Anymor…

A new episode: an interlude chapter lets us think about LLMs, journalism, climate politics, and the purpose of writing good sentences delugecast.wordpress.com/2025/07/22/w...

New episode, featuring two of the greatest scenes and one of the best needle drops in all of The Americans, and much much more

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13. Keeper III (2030) – You’re a Sinner in the Storm of an Angry God You push the boundaries of possibility for redemption as you once again fall into — but also explode — your familiar patterns.You feel the weather, the light, and the infinite sadness.&…

This week's episode is a reason-revelation-salvation-redemption joint as Keeper kicks off Book III. The weather (and infinite sadness) persist, Keeper confronts and enacts white supremacy, and we wonder if Stephen Markley is a Christopher Nolan hater or fan

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12. Jackie II (2029) – Steer, Into the. Skid: Strategic Accommodation of the Persuadable Middle Jackie spearheads a counterintuitive ratf*** of an advertising strategy for the worst corporations in the world as she navigates her sex life and fights off an anti-nostalgic nostalgia — — Our them…

Jackie II: what does Jackie's meeting with, pitch to, and reflections on the "Sustainable Future Coalition" (🤮) tell us about nostalgia, green capitalism, and sexual politics?
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We are joined by the ever-brilliant @gorenlj.bsky.social for Americans S5E09 to cover the multiple returns of the repressed in the episode, IHOP designs, Henry's boarding school scheme, Martha in Moscow, dressing up as Marx, and a whole lot else
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New episodes (as of last week)!
Amy Schiller joins to discuss White Lotus season 3, Nietzsche, simping for pop culture, Materialists, love and money, the cultural phenomenon of the new(ish) Pope, a bit of Zohran, and so much more.
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Please read the July 4 Declaration from the leaders of SUNY University Faculty Senate, Faculty Council of Community Colleges, Student Association, and the CUNY University Faculty Senate, and become a signatory. Petition link in comments.

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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: APT Summer Panel: Navigating the Political Theory Job Market. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. The Association for Political Theory is hosting its annual summer workshop on Navigating the Political Theory Job Market! The aim of the workshop will be to provide guidance, advice, and tips that...

On July 23, join APT from 12-2pm EDT for a virtual summer panel on navigating the political theory job market w/ @kdpham.bsky.social, Pinar Kemerli, and @kyebarker.bsky.social.

All are welcome - membership encouraged but not required. Register here for the zoom link: albany.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Inspired by and still paling in comparison to the real innovator in the mock podcast ad space @drewmagary.bsky.social

Coping with the world through fake podcast ads with @emilykcrandall.bsky.social for @delugecast.bsky.social

Interlude 7 (2029): The Daily Deluge Podcast Join your hosts Emily Crandall and John McMahon as they interview climate fiction podcasting experts John McMahon and Emily Crandall about Kate Morris’ interview on The Conversation podcast. They d…

Our most audacious (ridiculous?) formal conceit yet, ecofeminism, terrorism, non-violence, cancel culture, Kate Morris. We’re playing the hits.

AKA a podcast making a podcast about a podcast, you know you love it.
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Interlude 6 (2029): Crandall and McMahon Ponder the Bleak Future – Or is it the Present? Alienated Young Men in 2029 Marveling at Markley’s Metafiction Multiplies Gaza as an “auto-kill” zone: when and how do people get politicized? — — Our theme music is from “I Can’t See t…

New episode: Is the Book II headline splash taking place in 2029 or right now? delugecast.wordpress.com/2025/06/10/b...

11. Ashir II (2029) – Executive Summary on Sloppy Science and the Chaos of Reality Ash struggles with the tension between the adequate and the possible — challenging coalitional concerns with dispassionate empiricism, disappointing climate hardliners, and ultimately present…

New ep on Ashir II. What are the limits of dispassionate empiricism, how does Ash's dispassionate empiricism interact with legislative policy negotiations?! Plus feminist philosophy office hours w/Dr. @emilykcrandall.bsky.social & the sexual politics of meat
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If you're a fan of Stephen Markley's climate epic "The Deluge" and you're massive EPT nerd, you'll love this podcast 💚💚💚

Interlude 5 (2028): OK, Boomer — Don’t Be A Climate Doomer The Climate Old Guard Forges Ahead As They Exit the Stage, But Have They Learned Anything About Politics? — Our theme music is from “I Can’t See the Milky Way Anymore” by Alex Rudnick. We heartily …

New episode! An interlude posing the most important question of them all :can (more importantly, should) you rhyme "OK boomer" with "climate doomer"? We also talk about the legacies of Gore, McKibben and Hansen and how/why Markley engages them in the novel.

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New episode: we + the characters of The Americans are all dissociating. Coping with multiple subjectivities, sex and death (the usual), and more. Plus, Mischa back and @dvh26.bsky.social is winning in her ongoing quest to predict the future (of the series) notgreatbookstv.podbean.com/e/100-the-am...

10. Shane II (2028) – Slow Ends Our World: Society Must Not be Defended Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to follow us – and Shane – down the surveillance and dataveillance rabbit hole of copious Panopticon references in order to rendezvous w…

New episode on Shane II! Surveillance capitalism, the slow violence of climate change and what that means for human agency, oh so much Foucault, and surprise surprise, the weather is a character again. Plus, the eternal question: are you a Shane or a Kate?

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Earlier this week the SUNY Plattsburgh Faculty Senate passed a resolution defending higher ed, calling for a mutual academic defense compact, connecting to SUNY-wise University Faculty Senate efforts, protecting academic freedom, standing up for DEI, and more

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New episode! We are joined by @kennan.bsky.social to talk about the family and its impingements, bowling, the Jennings' fantasies of America, bugs, the return of [redacted!] and, improbably, Alex Chilton

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9. Matt II (2028) – The Sensation of Density: Years of Boldness and Prudence Energized despair. Fugazi. Climate politics on the inside and the outside. Machiavelli and Hanna Pitkin. This self-consciously literary chapter situates the reader (and your hosts) in the midst of …

New episode time: Matt II gives us another opportunity to discuss movement politics and movement theory as we dig deeper into Fierce Blue Fire confronting their inside-outside strategy for climate politics. Stick around for a rousing game of Fox or Lion!

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Our episode on Americans 502: the unwritten rules of (spy) families and (families of) spies, a Midwest jaunt with a @dvh26.bsky.social geoguessing adventure, Bennigans chat, Paige angst, a Phillip-Stan friendship breakdown and so much more.

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The initiators of this statement realize that it will not feel safe for all members to sign, but hope that those who feel comfortable will sign and distribute it to others in their professional networks and departments.

There is also an option to sign the statement anonymously.

We find ourselves in a crisis moment and must face it through collective action and clear articulations of our intent to defend our work as teachers and scholars.

While the statement focuses on the US, expressions of support are not limited to American scholars.

Speaking Out for Democracy and US Higher Education Speaking Out for Democracy and US Higher Education To add your name to this statement, go to https://bit.ly/DemocracyAndHigherEdSign We publicly affirm our commitment to the enterprise of higher educ...

A group of U.S.-based faculty colleagues from a wide range of disciplines and institutional affiliations have developed and are distributing a statement that expresses our shared commitments to democracy, diversity, and higher education.

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8. Tony II (2027) – Can you pierce collective delusions?: An exploration of climate change, kinship, and the politics of reality Your hosts follow Tony up and down the Magic Mountain to Davos to ponder billionaire shenanigans and unseriousness, the politics of reality, and the use and abuse of identity for politics. Plus the…

New episode, on Tony's trip up and down Magic Mountain. Come for the analysis of identity politics in the chapter and novel, stay for the celeb commentary, Thomas Mann bits, and the "Is Tony a Good Dad?" discussion.

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Not here much but you CAN find me at:

🕵️‍♀️ @notgreatbookstv.bsky.social for episode-by-episode breakdowns of The Americans (and Young Pope/New Pope)

🌐 @delugecast.bsky.social for a chapter-by-chapter analysis of the climate fiction epic The Deluge by Stephen Markley

Interlude 4 (2026): Kate Chaos and Political Parties in Dark Times A Fierce Blue Fire’s Kate Morris Finds Beauty and Joy in Rejecting Partisanship as Usual, in her “last stand” Against Climate Change Once a pastiche of seemingly disparate characters and experience…

New episode! Markley's version of a longform profile of Kate merits a full episode from your trusty Delugecasters. We go inside A Fierce Blue Fire and a new set of characters to examine movement politics and the politics of The Novel as a form

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We are so back for Season 5 of The Americans and are pumped for grain season. Covering S5E01, we discuss mothering, nighttime spycraft, Tuan's intro, parenting advice from two non-parents, the Olympics, and oh so much more. Are there new bits? of course.

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