Podcast Episodes

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…

7 years, 1 month 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…

7 years, 1 month 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…

7 years, 1 month 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…

7 years, 1 month 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…

7 years, 2 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, 2 months 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, 2 months ago

Our History Is the Future with Nick Estes

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Dan’s lengthy interview with Nick Estes on his remarkable book Our History Is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipe…

7 years, 2 months ago

Russia Beyond Putin with Tony Wood

Russia intervened and Trump is a criminal who committed obstruction of justice and is surrounded by constant criminality. But it’s no doubt also true…

7 years, 3 months ago

The Italian Situation with David Broder, Lorenzo Zamponi, and Marta Fana

There is perhaps no more depressing situation in Western Europe than that which prevails in Italy: a coalition government between the far-right Lega …

7 years, 3 months ago