Fully Automated

Fully Automated


Latest Episodes

Episode 33: Can’t Get Chairman Moe out of My Head
August 31, 2021

Hey everybody! Its your old pal, “Dr. Nick” here (Simpsons heads will get that reference pretty easily). This episode features the return of Chairman Moe, your favorite Fully Automated regular guests.

Episode 32: The New Twenty Years’ Crisis, with Philip Cunliffe, Shahar Hameiri, Patrick Porter, and Nicholas Kiersey
July 14, 2021

The episode features a roundtable on Philip Cunliffe’s latest book, The New Twenty Years' Crisis (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2020). And, in a bit of a break with tradition, this episode also see

Episode 31: Grimes, Fully Automated Communism, PMC Ideology, and Political Correctness in Science Fiction, with KMO
June 12, 2021

Hello friends! Its been a while. Sorry about that. Its been a busy semester, teaching an overload class, and wrapping up some publishing projects (here and here). But we are back, and we have a ton of

Episode 30: Space Expansionism & Planetary Geopolitics, with Daniel Deudney
February 04, 2021

Welcome to another episode of Fully Automated! - This is not only our 30th episode, but it is the first episode of our fifth year bringing you the most fully-automated space-aged communist podcast aro

Episode 29: The Iranian Nuclear ‘Crisis,’ with Hal Tagma and Paul Lenze
January 10, 2021

Welcome to another episode of Fully Automated! - With the inauguration of Joe Biden just around the corner, many are pondering what new approaches his team might bring to US foreign policy. Despite Pr

Episode 28: The New Economic Governance,’ with Vanessa Bilancetti
November 15, 2020

Welcome to another episode of Fully Automated! - Today, we’re bringing you an interview with Dr. Vanessa Bilancetti, Lecturer in Political Sociology at UniNettuno University, in Rome. Vanessa is one of those rare scholars who can bring together Fo...

Episode 27: “Stay in Your Lane!” — Special Commentary Episode on the 2020 US Election, and the Puzzling Prevalence of the K-Hive in American Academia
November 11, 2020

This episode is coming to you on Wednesday, November 11, 2020, just a few days after the media called the 2020 US presidential election for Joe Biden. Its an unusual episode for this show, insofar as it doesn’t feature an interview (we have a great int...

Episode 26: The Dead Pundit Strikes Back, with Adam Proctor (Part II)
October 23, 2020

Greetings! Welcome to Part Two of Episode 26, where we continue our interview with Adam Proctor. As I noted last time, while this is a long interview, it was also a long overdue interview. There was so much good stuff to talk about,

Episode 26: Rise of the Dead Pundit, with Adam Proctor (Part I)
October 20, 2020

Hey everyone! Welcome to Episode 26 of Fully Automated… or, at least, Episode 26, Part One! - This is a super long overdue episode with a guest I have wanted to have on the show for a long time: Adam Proctor, the host of Dead Pundit's Society.

Episode 25: Cosmopolitan Dystopia, with Philip Cunliffe
August 03, 2020

Philip Cunliffe, excorcizing the demons of Cosmopolitan Dystopia Hello everyone! Welcome to Episode 25 of Fully Automated. This week we are joined by Dr Philip Cunliffe, Senior Lecturer in International Conflict at the University of Kent.