Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhy Minimalism? (w/ Kyle Chayka)
Episode 252
Kyle Chayka is a cultural critic and staff writer for the New Yorker. (Incidentally, he also wrote a piece back in 2017 that covered the early years …
2 years, 5 months ago
Is U.S. Democracy Just Going To Be Dysfunctional Forever? (w/ Benjamin Studebaker)
Episode 251
Benjamin Studebaker's new book The Chronic Crisis of American Democracy: The Way is Shut is a provocative critique of contemporary American politics.…
2 years, 5 months ago
What Happens to the Disappointed When Social Movements Fail? (w/ Sara Marcus)
Episode 250
Sara Marcus is the author of Political Disappointment: A Cultural History from Reconstruction to the AIDS Crisis. A lot of studies of social movement…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Disaster of Privatizing Everything (w/ Donald Cohen)
Episode 249
You name it, it's been privatized somewhere in the United States. Schools, roads, libraries, courts, prisons, and even the law itself have been outso…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Process of Leaving Jordan Peterson Behind (w/ Benjamin Howard)
Episode 248
Benjamin Howard is a Current Affairs reader who was once a huge fan of Canadian psychologist, pundit, and self-help guru Jordan Peterson. But Howard …
2 years, 5 months ago
How The Super-Rich Really Live (w/ Michael Mechanic)
Episode 247
Michael Mechanic is a senior editor at Mother Jones and the author of Jackpot: How the Super-Rich Really Live—and How Their Wealth Harms Us All. Mich…
2 years, 5 months ago
How to Explain Socialism To People Who Aren't Socialists (w/ Danny Katch)
Episode 246
Danny Katch is the author of the most accessible and entertaining existing introduction to socialist ideas, Socialism...Seriously: A Brief Guide To H…
2 years, 5 months ago
Exposing the Spurious Anti-Semitism Accusations That Helped Bring Down Corbyn (w/ Asa Winstanley)
Episode 245
Asa Winstanley of The Electronic Intifada is the author of the new book Weaponising Anti-Semitism, a bombshell exposé of how the burgeoning socialist…
2 years, 5 months ago
Dreaming of a World Without Wells Fargo (w/ Terri Friedline)
Episode 244
Terri Friedline is an associate professor of Social Work at the University of Michigan. She's also a contributor to Current Affairs, where she publis…
2 years, 5 months ago
How "Influencing" Became an Industry (w/ Emily Hund)
Episode 243
Emily Hund is the author of The Influencer Industry: The Quest for Authenticity on Social Media. Today she joins to discuss how "influencing" turned …
2 years, 5 months ago