Podcast Episodes

Behind the News: The Constitution's Failure w/ Aziz Rana

Aziz Rana, author of The Constitutional Bind: How Americans Came to Idolize a Document that Fails Them, analyzes how our founding document constrains democracy but we worship it anyway.

Behind the New…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Dig: Gaza and the US Conjuncture w/ Dylan Saba and Waleed Shahid

Featuring Dylan Saba and Waleed Shahid on how Israel’s genocide in Gaza and the mass solidarity movement opposing it are transforming US politics. This anti-imperialist internationalist moment marks …

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Jacobin Radio: The Trial Continued w/ Boris Kagarlitsky

The Russian Marxist Boris Kagarlitsky last spoke to us shortly after his release from nearly five months in prison. He was arrested on far-fetched charges of "justifying terrorism" for ironic remarks…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Behind the News: Update on Gaza w/ Mouin Rabbani

Mouin Rabbani discusses Israel's war on Gaza and the broader context of the conflict. Stefanie Stantcheva discusses her recent economic papers about why people hate inflation.

Behind the News, hosted …

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Long Reads: Immanuel Wallerstein's World-System w/ Gregory Williams

When Immanuel Wallerstein died in 2019, he was one of the most influential thinkers about the crisis-ridden development of global capitalism. People who might never have read one of his books will st…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Dig: Thawra Ep. 11 - Ba’ath Seize Power

Featuring Abdel Razzaq Takriti, this is the ELEVENTH episode of Thawra (Revolution), our rolling mini-series on Arab radicalism in the 20th century. Today’s installment tells the story of the destruc…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Jacobin Radio: UAW's Southern Campaign w/ Chattanooga Auto Workers

Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee scored a smashing victory on April 19, when they voted by a 3-1 margin to join the UAW. That makes Tennessee Volkswagen the first auto plant in the South …

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Behind the News: Why I Quit the State Department w/ Annelle Sheline

Annelle Sheline talks about her resignation from the State Department as a protest against the war on Gaza. See her statement on Yahoo! News. Plus: Daniel Bessner, author of a recent Harper's cover s…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Michael and Us: Studio Sucky (Part 1)

After inhabiting the White House but before examining the Newsroom, Aaron Sorkin created a show that sought nothing less than to fix the most important American institution of them all: Saturday Nigh…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago

Dig: Thawra Ep. 10 - Iraqi Revolution, Communist Power

Featuring Abdel Razzaq Takriti, this is the TENTH episode of Thawra (Revolution), our rolling mini-series on Arab radicalism in the 20th century. Today’s installment tells the story of Iraq’s 1958 Ju…

Published on 1 year, 7 months ago