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Radicalism in the American Revolution
Episode 185
Here's an introduction to a new series on Radicalism in the American Revolution, in honor of/in frustration with 250 America.
Soon to come: Jefferson …
16 hours ago
The Horizontal Transcendence of the Everyday -- Clare Carlisle
Episode 184
How do you know your life is worthwhile? How do connect to the world around you? What sort of life is worth living?
In her new book, Transcendence for…
1 week ago
Mrs. Orwell -- Andrea Chalupa
Episode 183
Eric Blair, known as George Orwell, had all of his successes after he met and married Eileen O'Shaughnessy. The graphic novel Mrs. Orwell, written by…
3 weeks ago
182. A Door Into Ocean -- Joan Slonczewski
Episode 182
Joan Slonczewski joins me to discuss their novel A Door Into Ocean, a science fiction novel about an all-female society of "sharers" on an ocean plan…
1 month ago
The Language of Incompleteness -- Amit Chaudhuri
Episode 181
Amit Chaudhuri joins me to discuss his new collection of essays, Incompleteness. In these essays and his novels, Amit is constantly searching for new…
1 month, 1 week ago
Aurora -- Kim Stanley Robinson
Episode 180
Kim Stanley Robinson comes back to discuss Aurora, his novel of a generational starship, in which generations of humans are born, live, and die onboa…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Socialism from Bernie to Mamdani -- Dan Chiasson
Episode 179
Dan Chiasson joins me to discuss his combined Bernie and Burlington biography, Bernie for Burlington, and the connections between Bernie's socialism …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Fighting for the Future of PM Press -- Ramsey Kanaan
Episode 178
For almost 20 years, PM Press has been publishing brilliant anarchist books, including many covered on this podcast. Co-Founder Ramsey Kanaan joins m…
3 months ago
Year One of the Second Trump Regime -- Leonard Williams
Episode 177
Leonard Williams, who was my second guest on this podcast back in November of 2021, returns to talk about Trump's presidency over the past year, what…
3 months, 1 week ago
Building a World without Parkinson's -- Ray Dorsey
Episode 176
Ray Dorsey joins me to discuss The Parkinson's Plan, his new book about fighting and hopefully ending the disease. Ray and his co-author Michael S. O…
3 months, 2 weeks ago