Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchInside the MAGA Movement on the Ground (w/ Isaac Arnsdorf)
Episode 317
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Who actually comprises the MAGA movement? Where do Trumpian politicians come from? How do they …
1 year, 8 months ago
How The Dollar Became America's Most Powerful Weapon (w/ Saleha Mohsin)
Episode 316
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When we think of American power, we often think of missiles, guns, and tanks. But operating in …
1 year, 8 months ago
In Praise of Excess (w/ Becca Rothfeld)
Episode 315
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Becca Rothfeld is the nonfiction book critic for the Washington Post. Her new essay collection,…
1 year, 8 months ago
What Would a Left Foreign Policy Look Like? (w/ Van Jackson)
Episode 314
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We know the left is, generally speaking, anti-war and anti-imperialist. But if a left-wing gove…
1 year, 8 months ago
How Cars Make Life Worse (w/ Daniel Knowles)
Episode 313
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Daniel Knowles is a reporter for The Economist (yes, that one). His book Carmageddon: How Cars …
1 year, 9 months ago
Debunking Popular Talking Points on Israel-Palestine (w/ Ben Burgis)
Episode 312
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Ben Burgis is a philosopher and occasional contributor to Current Affairs, who runs the Philoso…
1 year, 9 months ago
Why We Need Solidarity Now More Than Ever (w/ Leah Hunt-Hendrix)
Episode 311
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“While there is a lower class, I am in it, while there is a criminal element, I am of it, and w…
1 year, 9 months ago
How To Communicate Left Political Ideas to Gen Z (w/ Jessica Burbank)
Episode 310
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Jessica L. Burbank is a broadcaster and commentator who appears on The Hill's Rising, co-hosts …
1 year, 9 months ago
Why We Don't Need Borders (w/ John Washington)
Episode 309
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John Washington is a journalist with Arizona Luminaria, whose new book The Case for Open Border…
1 year, 9 months ago
How Everyone Misunderstands Capitalism (w/ Grace Blakeley)
Episode 308
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Grace Blakeley is one of the left's leading economic thinkers. In her new book, Vulture Capital…
1 year, 9 months ago