Podcast Episodes

Black Socialism, Nationalism, Neoliberalism with Michael Dawson

Dan discusses the history of black politics in the US—left, nationalist, liberal, and neoliberal—with Michael Dawson.

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6 years, 10 months ago

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz on Indigenous History

Guest host Astra Taylor interviews Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz about Indigenous people’s history to reexamine all of history, the present, and our possible …

6 years, 10 months ago

Keywords of Capitalism with John Patrick Leary

Ordinary language is the sound of hegemony; it is also an archive of the struggles to overturn it. Language is an institution and a constantly emerge…

6 years, 10 months ago

Socialist Manifesto with Bhaskar Sunkara

Dan talks to Jacobin editor Bhaskar Sunkara about his book The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in an Era of Extreme Inequality. We…

6 years, 10 months ago

On the Clock with Emily Guendelsberger

Jobs have in recent years gotten much worse for millions of service workers at Amazon, McDonalds and call centers. Dan interviews Emily Guendelsberge…

6 years, 11 months ago

Race and Class in the Liberal Suburbs with Lily Geismer

Dan interviews Lily Geismer, the author of Don’t Blame Us: Suburban Liberals and the Transformation of the Democratic Party. While Boston whites foug…

6 years, 11 months ago

From the archives: Aziz Rana on Two Faces of American Freedom

Dan is taking his first week off ever in Dig history to finish his book. Here’s a classic from deep in the archives: our first interview with Aziz Ra…

6 years, 11 months ago

The Struggle in Chile with Alondra Carrillo & Pablo Abufom

Dan’s lengthy interview with two brilliant Chilean social movement organizers: Alondra Carrillo and Pablo Abufom. Carrillo organizes in the country’s…

6 years, 11 months ago

Abolish the Family with Sophie Lewis

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Dan interviews Sophie Lewis about her new book Full Surrogacy Now: Feminism Against Family. Something is deeply wrong with commercial…

7 years ago

Astra Taylor on Socialism, Democracy, Liberalism

For much of the 20th century, Cold War politics defined socialism as the antithesis of democracy. Today, an insurgent democratic socialist movement i…

7 years ago