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We Must Return to the Radical Roots of Liberalism (w/ Matt McManus)

Episode 384

🦩 This episode originally aired on April 29, 2025. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!

Liberalism and socialism are often treated as…

1 year, 1 month ago

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Shrimp Are the Most Abused Animals on Earth (w/ Andrés Jiménez Zorrilla)

Episode 383

🦩 This episode originally aired on April 22, 2025. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs

Most people never think twice about shrimp. Bu…

1 year, 2 months ago

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Let's Talk About PHYSICS! (w/ Sean Carroll)

Episode 382

A bit of a change of pace for the CA podcast today: We're going to be doing SCIENCE instead of politics. We're joined by one of the world's leading p…

1 year, 2 months ago

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“Common Sense” Is Destroying Democracy (w/ Sophia Rosenfeld)

Episode 381

🦩 This episode originally aired on April 4, 2025. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!

Sophia Rosenfeld is a distinguished historian …

1 year, 2 months ago

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Could a Socialist Mayor be Just What New York City Needs? (w/ Zohran Mamdani)

Episode 380

🦩 This episode originally aired on April 8, 2025. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!

Zohran Mamdani represents the 36th District in…

1 year, 2 months ago

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Taking Stock of the Biden Presidency (w/ Branko Marcetic)

Episode 379

🦩 This episode originally aired on February 21, 2025. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!

Joe Biden is gone, but we are now living w…

1 year, 2 months ago

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The Democratic Party Must Wake Up (w/ Sam Seder & Emma Vigeland)

Episode 378

🦩 This episode originally aired on February 26, 2025. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!

Sam Seder and Emma Vigeland of The Majorit…

1 year, 2 months ago

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Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza (W/Peter Beinart)

Episode 377

🦩 This episode originally aired on March 18, 2025. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!

Peter Beinart is one of the most important Je…

1 year, 2 months ago

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Trump, Nihilism, and the Crisis of Virtue (w/ Dr. Cornel West)

Episode 376

🦩 This episode originally aired on March 5, 2025. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!

Dr. Cornel West is one of the most electric an…

1 year, 3 months ago

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How to Fight Fascism and Have Fun Doing It (w/ Francesca Fiorentini)

Episode 375

🦩 This episode originally aired on March 14, 2025. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!

Francesca Fiorentini is a comedian, journalis…

1 year, 3 months ago

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