We speak to author Matt McManus and Tuomas Kuusniemi on Nordic and Western welfare models, 'dignity', agency, gaming and art!Matt McManus a Professor of Politics, from Canada, is a Professor of Politics at Whitman College in the USA and has written several books including The Rise of Post-Modern Conservatism (Palgrave), What Is Postmodern Conservatism? from Zero Books and A Critical Legal Examination of Liberalism and Liberal Rights also from Palgrave. See recent text here on Jacobin: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/12/ni...​Tuomas Kuusniemi is a candidate for Vasemmisto, a left of center party in Finland in the upcoming municipal elections in Oulu, in northern Finland. He is involved in YouTubing and twitch streaming on board gaming channels, and in a podcast called Punatulkut which offers ‘left perspectives on the world’. Tuomas's channels:Punatulkut: https://www.youtube.com/punatulkut​My Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/muadmouse​Support the Acid Left on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/acidleft​ facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theacidleft/​insta: @theacidleftTwitch: twitch.tv/theacidleft