Ciaran Dold on Anime Socialism and the Weird World of European Politics

05/23/20 • 95 min

My conversation with Ciaran Dold the co-host of the Corner Späeti podcast. We talk about the relationship of anime and geek culture with radical politics. I tell the story of Antifascist Otaku Brigade and then Ciaran explains the complexities of European politics.

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