Lands of Leviathan Podcast

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Our podcasts analyse concepts and theories from Political Science and International Relations using themes, trends and trivia in popular culture. Listen to two nerds discuss state reformation during a zombie apocalypse or how the Jedi Council would function in our international system. We aim to inform and entertain but welcome criticism, feedback and suggestions. Long live the Leviathan!
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Episode 28 - Trump's Iron Throne vs Kim Jong Un's Ice Dragon

Jan 21 2018 56 mins  
In this episode, we discuss the relationship between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un with reference to season 7 of Game of Thrones. In addition to comparing some states to the houses of Westeros, we discuss what it means to acquire weapons of mass destruction and why it is not necessarily the end of the world. As always, like and subscribe! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m

Episode 27: Socialism, Communism and the Needs of the Many

Oct 09 2017 64 mins  
In this episode, we continue our discussion on political ideologies by discussing Communism and Socialism. We have a lively debate regarding what Marx would think about the current state of Marxism and have fun looking at Animal Farm and whether Dr Spock makes a good communist.This episode was edited by Andrew Pfannkuche.The theme for this episode is the Game of Thrones Main Title

Episode 26 - The MAD Cold War of Ozymandias

Apr 17 2017 64 mins  
In this very special episode, we are joined by their good friend and debating competitor, Kyle Tee. They discuss the concept of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD) by analysing the craftily malignant plan of the villainous mastermind in Watchmen: Ozymandias.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 25 - Why Inequality is Our Biggest Problem

Mar 04 2017 64 mins  
In this long-overdue episode, we discuss one of the greatest challenges that the world faces today: global economic inequality. While the world is getting richer; wealth is spread out so poorly that we decided to discuss unjust systems with the aid of Bioshock, Elysium and Gattica. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 24 - Applying Ideologies to Affected Areas

Jan 29 2017 60 mins  
Happy New Years everyone! This episode was recorded before the end of 2016 but It is the first launch in 2017. In this episode, we discuss how the political ideologies of Conservatism and Liberalism are applied to a few issues in today's political climate. Included in the discussion are issues of climate change and immigration found in the films 'The Day after Tomorrow' and 'Distri

Episode 23 - Conservative zombies vs Liberal vampires

Dec 17 2016 66 mins  
In this episode, we discuss the basic assumptions and history of the two primary ideologies in the world today: conservatism and liberalism. The discussion includes how the good guys in Lord of the Rings are conservative, while those in the Matrix are liberals. We await your comments and feedback... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 22 - Ideas behind Ideologies

Nov 30 2016 67 mins  
In this episode, we discuss political ideologies as a set of ideas and how they evolved. This is a bit of a winding episode where we try to simplify what a political ideology is. This will serve as the first episode in our series about Ideologies and all that they entail. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 21 - Trump: The Inevitable Demagogue?

Nov 16 2016 69 mins  
In this special episode, we discuss the recent crazy election of Donald Trump as President-Elect of the Unites States of America. We discuss how middle-America has been ignored and how the Left has shot itself in the foot, with all the inevitable Chancellor Palpatine referencing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 20 - Is Captain America's Civil War Greedy or Grief-ridden?

Oct 14 2016 57 mins  
In this episode, we discuss the latest Captain America film "Civil War" and how the term differs from conflict and revolution in political science. The Greed vs Grievance model is unpacked and applied to the film to examine the causes of the rift between the Avengers. Listen to us argue over whether the Sekovia Accords should have been signed... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/priva

Episode 19 - Why We Need to Seperate the Church and the Seven Kingdoms

Aug 25 2016 57 mins  
In this episode, we discuss the separation of church and State through the lens of the Sixth Season of Game of Thrones. We thought that we would have much more conflict over this but we had quite a bit of agreement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.