Podcast Episodes

Trump, Nihilism, and the Crisis of Virtue (w/ Dr. Cornel West)

Episode 376

🦩 This episode originally aired on March 5, 2025. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!

Dr. Cornel West is one of the most electric and morally serious voices in American public life. …

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

How to Fight Fascism and Have Fun Doing It (w/ Francesca Fiorentini)

Episode 375

🦩 This episode originally aired on March 14, 2025. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!

Francesca Fiorentini is a comedian, journalist, and host of The Bitchuation Room. She joins Nat…

Published on 8 months, 4 weeks ago

Dr. Omar Suleiman Interview | Islamophobia, Empire, and Resistance

Episode 374

🦩 This episode originally aired on March 11th. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/Current Affairs! Dr. Omar Suleiman is a distinguished Islamic scholar, civil rights activist, and President of the…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

How Do Workers Win? (w/ Eric Blanc)

Episode 373

This episode originally aired on February 10, 2025. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!

Eric Blanc is the author of We Are the Union: How Worker-to-Worker Organizing Is Revitalizing …

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

How Do We Fight Climate Denial? (w/ Dr. Genevieve Guenther)

Episode 372

This episode originally aired on February 6, 2025. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!

Dr. Genevieve Guenther, the founding director of End Climate Silence, thinks a lot about one of…

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

The Grotesque World of the Super-Rich (w/ Rob Larson)

Episode 371

This episode originally aired on February 3, 2025. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!

Rob Larson is Current Affairs' In-House Economist. He is also the author of Mastering the Unive…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Debunking Pseudo-Archaeology (and Why Atlantis Isn't Real) w/ Flint Dibble

Episode 370

This episode originally aired on February 1, 2025. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!

Today we are joined by Flint Dibble, who last year attempted the ambitious task of explaining s…

Published on 10 months ago

Medicare For All Is Still The Solution!

Episode 369

This episode originally aired on January 15, 2025. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/currentaffairs!

We are joined today by Dr. Adam Gaffney, the former head of Physicians For a National Health Pr…

Published on 10 months ago

If Not Luigi Mangione, Then What? The Need For a Solidaristic Health Justice Movement

Episode 368

This episode originally aired on January 7, 2025. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!

Today, Nathan is joined by Malaika Jabali as co-host along with Astra Taylor and Leah Hunt-Hendr…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago

How "Don't Look Up" Explains Our Times (w/ Adam McKay)

Episode 367

This episode originally aired on December 30, 2024. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!

Adam McKay is a writer and film director who has made some of the most successful comedy films…

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago