Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Gig Academy w/ Tom DePaola
Season 2 Episode 176
Tom DePaola is a Ph.D. candidate studying higher ed and academic labor at USC, and co-author (along with Adrianna J. Kezar and Daniel T. Scott) of th…
6 years, 2 months ago
The Blackademic Life w/ Lavelle Porter
Season 2 Episode 175
Lavelle Porter is a writer and professor of English at CUNY's New York City College of Technology. He joins us to discuss his new book The Blackademi…
6 years, 2 months ago
Engineering Addiction w/ Sarah Milov
Season 2 Episode 174
Sarah Milov is a professor of history at the University of Virginia and the author of The Cigarette: A Political History. In this conversation, she …
6 years, 3 months ago
The Farmer is the Man w/ Sarah Taber
Season 2 Episode 173
Sarah Taber is a crop scientist and ex-farmworker with a wide knowledge of agricultural history and practice, which you can hear in action on her exc…
6 years, 3 months ago
Empire of Cruelty w/ Luke O'Neil
Season 2 Episode 172
Luke O'Neil is a writer whose work chronicles the dark edges of 21st century America, capturing the horrific tenor of our age in his incredible newsl…
6 years, 4 months ago
The Extraterrestrial Left w/ A.M. Gittlitz
Season 2 Episode 170
A.M. Gittlitz is a writer on radical politics, counterculture, and the paranormal, and the producer of a wonderful podcast called The Antifada. In th…
6 years, 4 months ago
Gaming the Future w/ Mike Pearl
Season 2 Episode 169
Mike Pearl is a writer and self-described "apocalypse expert" whose new book The Day It Finally Happens explores the increasingly bizarre scenarios …
6 years, 4 months ago
Fight Club, But Woke w/ Sam Yang
Season 2 Episode 168
Sam Yang is the host of Southpaw, a podcast about the intersection of leftist politics and combat sports. Yang is on a mission to reclaim fighting c…
6 years, 5 months ago
Monster Mash w/ KJ Shepherd and Bill Black
Season 2 Episode 167
Bill Black and KJ Shepherd return to the Trap for a special Halloween episode, in which we reflect upon the public fears and personal phobias that pl…
6 years, 5 months ago
Showing the Receipts w/ Kevin Kruse
Season 2 Episode 166
Kevin Kruse is a historian at Princeton University and the author of a number of important books about race, class, and politics in 20th century Amer…
6 years, 5 months ago