Podcast Episodes

UNLOCKED: Fighting Joe Rogan (feat. Sam Yang of Southpaw)

This episode was originally posted on the bonus feed, but we're releasing it for everyone today! Sparky speaks to Sam Yang (@StuffFromSam) of Southpa…

5 years, 3 months ago

MMT Update

Sparky and Pete took a little break from the MMT series over the holidays. (You can see one of the reasons at the link below.) But don't worry—more e…

5 years, 3 months ago

Medical Debt Special with Astra Taylor and Elizabeth Bruenig

Episode 66

Finance editor Sparky Abraham is joined by contributing editor Eli Massey, activist and filmmaker Astra Taylor, and journalist Elizabeth Bruenig to d…

5 years, 3 months ago

Voicemailbag XIII

Episode 65

We dip once again into your voicemails! Topics include expectations for the Biden administration, anarchic education, and aliens. Stay tuned to the e…

5 years, 3 months ago

Jubilee Day 5: Shireen Al-Adeimi on the war in Yemen

Eli speaks to assistant professor at Michigan State University and writer for In These Times, Shireen Al-Adeimi, about the ongoing war in Yemen—its c…

5 years, 4 months ago

Jubilee Day 4: Libby Watson on American sickness

Aisling speaks to journalist Libby Watson (@libbycwatson), formerly of The New Republic and Splinter, about her new Substack newsletter, Sick Note. T…

5 years, 4 months ago

Jubilee Day 3: Samuel Moyn on democratizing the Supreme Court

With the Supreme Court very much in the news cycle, Oren speaks to Yale professor of law and history, Samuel Moyn, about why we should not "pack the …

5 years, 4 months ago

Jubilee Day 2: Is Anything Real?

Episode 64

The team discuss the ensmallening of culture, women in science fiction, and reveal which things they suspect may not be real. The panel this week was…

5 years, 4 months ago

Jubilee Day 1 - Nick and Sparky's CA Gripefest

Hello all! We took a week off for the holidays, but now we're back—and we've brought presents! To ring in the new year, we're bringing everyone five…

5 years, 4 months ago

PREVIEW: Yasmin Nair on the arts industry

This week, Lyta Gold had an extra-long, two-part conversation with Current Affairs editor-at-large Yasmin Nair, in which they dissect the arts indust…

5 years, 4 months ago