Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhat Happens When McKinsey Shows Up?
Episode 195
McKinsey & Co. is the world's leading consulting company. But it also does a lot of work that's, well, pretty downright sinister, and it's very secre…
3 years, 3 months ago
The Editors Take a MasterClass: Anna Wintour Edition
Episode 194
The editorial team of Current Affairs is fascinated by the online learning platform MasterClass, on which A-list celebrities offer “classes” that are…
3 years, 3 months ago
Why Our Wars Never End (w/ Chris Hedges)
Episode 193
Chris Hedges, who appeared on this program a few months back after the publication of his book Our Class, returns to discuss his powerful new book Th…
3 years, 3 months ago
A Merciless Intellectual Brawl Between a YIMBY and a "Left NIMBY"
Episode 191
For some time, Nathan has been critical of the "YIMBY" (Yes In My Backyard) movement, which takes stances on housing policy that are sometimes classi…
3 years, 3 months ago
How Billionaires Plan To Escape The World They've Destroyed
Episode 192
Douglas Rushkoff is a media and tech critic who has been called "one of the world's ten most influential intellectuals" by MIT. He has hosted PBS Fro…
3 years, 4 months ago
How Giant Corporations Squeeze Every Last Penny Out of Writers and Musicians
Episode 190
Rebecca Giblin is a professor at the University of Melbourne and the co-author (with Cory Doctorow) of Chokepoint Capitalism: How Big Tech and Big Co…
3 years, 4 months ago
How to Save Sick Piglets While Avoiding Jail Time (w/ Wayne Hsiung and Matt Johnson)
Episode 189
Wayne Hsiung is a former law professor who was recently acquitted by a Utah jury after being charged with stealing two piglets from a factory farm, i…
3 years, 4 months ago
How To Be A Smart Media Critic Who Knows Propaganda When They See It
Episode 188
Norman Solomon is one of the foremost progressive media critics, having founded the Institute for Public Accuracy and authored or co-authored many bo…
3 years, 4 months ago
How Do You Create A Leftist Animated Cartoon That Is Actually Funny?
Episode 187
Shawn Vulliez and Aaron Moritz are the creators and hosts of the utopian leftist comedy podcast Srsly Wrong and also the creators of the new animated…
3 years, 4 months ago
Why You Don't Need To Worry About "Superintelligent AI" Destroying The World (But Artificial Intelligence Is Still Scary)
Episode 186
Some, including both geniuses like Stephen Hawking and nongeniuses like Elon Musk, have warned that artificial intelligence poses a major risk to hum…
3 years, 4 months ago