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Back to SearchWhat Would it Mean to Be "Woke"? (w/ Musa al-Gharbi)
Episode 366
This episode originally aired on December 12, 2024. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!
Musa al-Gharbi is a sociologist with a unique, albeit controversial, take on the idea of "woke…
Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Democrats Fear Populism (And Keep Losing) (w/ Thomas Frank)
Episode 365
This episode originally aired on December 10, 2024. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!
Thomas Frank, historian, journalist, and author of What’s the Matter with Kansas? and Listen, …
Published on 10 months, 3 weeks ago
Zohran Mamdani on How To Save NYC from Eric Adams
Episode 364
This episode originally aired on December 4, 2024. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!
Zohran Mamdani represents the 36th District in the New York State Assembly. A member of the Dem…
Published on 11 months ago
How to Promote Animal Welfare In Ways That Actually Get People On Board (w/ Brian Kateman)
Episode 363
This episode originally aired on November 26, 2024. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!
Brian Kateman is the head of the Reduceitarian Foundation and the author of the book Meat Me H…
Published on 11 months ago
What Harms Will AI Cause and What Can We Do About Them? (w/ Garrison Lovely)
Episode 362
This episode originally aired on November 18, 2024. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!
Garrison Lovely wrote the cover story for Jacobin magazine's special issue on AI, which expla…
Published on 11 months ago
How the "Child Welfare" System Destroys Black Families (w/ Dorothy Roberts)
Episode 361
This episode originally aired on November 15, 2024. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs !
Is our “child welfare” system successfully helping protect kids from neglect and abuse? Or is…
Published on 1 year ago
Dr. Feroze Sidhwa on What He Saw in Gaza
Episode 360
This episode originally aired on November 4, 2024. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!
Dr. Feroze Sidhwa is a trauma surgeon who has served in conflict zones around the world. He aut…
Published on 1 year ago
Are We Heading into the Era of "Disaster Nationalism"? (w/ Richard Seymour)
Episode 358
This episode originally aired on October 29, 2024. Get new podcasts early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairsRight!
Richard Seymour is one of the most learned and provocative leftist writers in the world. H…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Why The Electoral College Is Worthless (w/ Carolyn Dupont)
Episode 357
This episode originally aired on October 22, 2024. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!
Carolyn Dupont, a professor of history at Eastern Kentucky University, is one of the country's …
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago
Why America Perceives a "World of Enemies" (w/ Osamah Khalil)
Episode 356
This episode originally aired on October 10, 2024. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!
Osamah Khalil of Syracuse University is the author of A World of Enemies: America’s Wars at Hom…
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago