The podcast episodes provided explore the connections between cultural theory and radical politics, particularly the Marxist philosopher Ernst Bloch's emphasis on incorporating imagination, culture, religion, and other subjective/symbolic dimensions into revolutionary theory and praxis.

Episode 53093: Ernst Bloch's Audacity of Hope discusses Bloch's utopian Marxist philosophy, which sought to ground revolutionary politics in both material realities and emancipatory cultural visions. This aligns with a Marxist cultural theory approach that views culture as a site of struggle and potential transformation.

Episode [Anti-Essentialism Series] Ep 4 - Diversity vs. Inequality w/ Walter Benn Michaels critiques the focus on diversity and anti-discrimination as a way for neoliberal capitalism to ignore economic inequality, engaging with theories around culture, identity, and social constructs. This relates to how cultural theory often examines the role of cultural identity and representation in perpetuating or challenging social hierarchies.