AFTER ORDER PODCAST____________________

Exploring sovereignty and political economy in a world after order

ABOUT THE PODCAST_______

After Order is a new series from Alameda, created in collaboration with Macrodose. In line with Alameda’s After Order research project, this series explores a world no longer defined by stable systems, but by ongoing crises. Rather than living between orders, we may already be in a time after order, where power is fragmented, contested, and constantly shifting. From rising authoritarian movements and new wars to the growing influence of tech giants and non-state actors, today’s global landscape is increasingly unstable. Through conversations with leading thinkers from around the world, After Order asks: where does sovereignty lie in an age of disorder, and what new pathways might lead us toward something better? Across seven episodes, the podcast explores themes including the decline of American hegemony, digital sovereignty, energy geopolitics, and emerging forms of popular power.

Host

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James Meadway

James Meadway is an economist whose work is focused on developing a socially just economics for the Anthropocene. He was previously director of the Progressive Economy Forum, chief economist at the New Economics Foundation, and economic advisor to the Shadow Chancellor from 2015-18. He is the host of the weekly Macrodose podcast, and his most recent book, The Cost of Living Crisis (and How to Get Out of It), is out now from Verso.

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The After Order Series_______

Episode 1

02/04/2026

In our first episode, James meets Alameda associate Quinn Slobodian and technology writer Ben Tarnoff to discuss their new book, Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed.

Using Elon Musk as a lens, Quinn and Ben unpack what they call Muskism – a new political-economic logic emerging out of the ashes of neoliberalism, and one that might – just as Fordism did a century earlier – provide a roadmap to the ideological terrain of our present moment.

If the neoliberal era is coming to an end, can Muskism help us interpret the ensuing disorder? And what, if anything, can be done to push back against it?

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Next episode: 09/04

Most guests and the host are either Alameda Associates or members of staff.

CREDITS_____

A Macrodose production in collaboration with Alameda.

Produced by Freddie Stuart.