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A New Nuclear Age
Season 1 Episode 32
Since the end of the Cold War, it's been easy to see nuclear competition as a thing of the past. As the dust settles over Iran—as Russia rattles the …
1 year, 2 months ago
The Inner Philosophy of the Far Right
Season 1 Episode 31
The reactionary right is in ascendance in the Trump administration. It's easy to dismiss them as a cabal of incoherent fools scrambling for Trump's e…
1 year, 3 months ago
Rethinking International Trade
Season 1 Episode 30
Are Trump's tariffs a personal madness, or a response to deeper dysfunctions in the world trade system? Yes. Join Samantha and guest Steven Randy Wal…
1 year, 3 months ago
Immigration and Terror
Season 1 Episode 29
Amidst escalating ICE raids, lawless deportations, and the horror of CECOT, immigration has moved to the center of American politics. Join Samantha a…
1 year, 3 months ago
Has Feminism Run Out of Steam?
Season 1 Episode 28
Join Samantha and guest Talia Bhatt as they discuss the state of feminism under Trump II, the enduring relevance of radical feminist ideas, and the u…
1 year, 3 months ago
How to Fix Democracy
Season 1 Episode 27
Join Samantha and guest Kevin J. Elliott as we talk about the history of democracy as a form of government, why it has no longer has any competitors,…
1 year, 4 months ago
Against Hyperlocalism
Season 1 Episode 26
Join Samantha and guest Ned Resnikoff as they discuss why Americans are so cynical about politics—and how a movement that began with the goal of retu…
1 year, 4 months ago
Does the Narrative Matter?
Season 1 Episode 25
Join Samantha and guest Will Stancil as they talk the vexed question of whether politics is driven by merely material conditions, ask why tyrants are…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Border Crisis Is an Everything Crisis
Season 1 Episode 24
Join Samantha and guest Professor Anna Law as they talk about the exploding constitutional crisis over Donald Trump's deportation program, exemplifie…
1 year, 5 months ago
The Porn Brain of the New Right
Season 1 Episode 23
Content warning: rape, pedophilia, and historical atrocities.
Join Samantha and guest Alan Elrod as they talk about the role of rape in conservative …
1 year, 5 months ago