Podcast Episodes

Is Christopher Hitchens' Life A Cautionary Tale For The Left?

Episode 85

Ben Burgis is the author of the upcoming book: Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters, as well as the h…

4 years, 3 months ago

How Do You Actually Convince a Climate Denier, Vaccine Skeptic, or Flat Earther? (w/ Lee McIntyre)

Episode 84

Lee McIntyre is a philosopher of science who serves as a research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University and…

4 years, 3 months ago

Why Does the Right Dominate Talk Radio? (w/ Thom Hartmann)

Episode 83

Thom Hartmann is the #1 progressive talk radio show host in the country. Today, he joins Current Affairs editor in chief Nathan J. Robinson to discus…

4 years, 3 months ago

How Do The Rich Profit From Racism? From Charter Schools to Private Detention

Episode 82

Author Jim Freeman discusses his book "Rich Thanks To Racism: How The Ultra-Wealthy Profit From Racial Injustice." Jim looks at three issue areas, ed…

4 years, 3 months ago

Kshama Sawant on How Socialists Can Win Victories In Cities

Episode 81

Seattle city council member Kshama Sawant was elected as an open socialist in 2013, long before the present wave of local socialist political victori…

4 years, 3 months ago

Jeremy Lent on How To Find Meaningful Altenatives To Neoliberal Philosophy

Episode 80

Author Jeremy Lent discusses his new book "The Web Of Meaning: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find Our Place In The Universe." Jeremy'…

4 years, 3 months ago

#79: The Flannel Coalition

Episode 79

Current Affairs is joined this week by Jacobin staff writer Luke Savage! Together, the panel asks if there are countries that exist outside the US an…

4 years, 7 months ago

#78: A Utopia of Rum

Episode 78

The Current Affairs flock investigate how the right created a moral panic around "critical race theory", dare to make all tax records public, and dre…

4 years, 8 months ago

#77: Literalism in Art and Other Troubling Trends

Episode 77

Studio H3 of the Current Affairs World Headquarters is closed for renovations this week, so instead of the usual panel format, we have something diff…

4 years, 8 months ago

Tiffany Cabán for New York City Council (Election is June 22nd!)

This episode was originally on our bonus feed, but as Tiffany's election is tomorrow we're putting it out today for everyone! Pete speaks to Tiffany …

4 years, 9 months ago