Podcast Episodes

Jacobin Radio: California's Extreme Weather w/ Ali Meders-Knight

Today Meleiza Figueroa hosts the podcast. She talks to three guests about the historic series of winter storms that have been lashing the entire state of California since New Year’s Eve, causing wide…

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago

Michael and Us: Rising Expectations

Filmed in the aftermath of the 1970 "October Crisis" that brought martial law to Canada, Gilles Groulx's radical documentary 24 HOURS OR MORE (1973) takes a disapproving look at life in Quebec under …

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago

Jacobin Radio: Remembering Mike Davis (Part 2)

Today Suzi brings part two of our tribute to Mike Davis, who died on October 25. Mike was a prolific writer, historian, political activist, urban theorist, and author of dozens of books, many feature…

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago

Michael and Us: 3rd Annual Year-in-Review Extravaganza

As we enter 2023, it's time for our annual look back on the movies that defined our podcast over the past 12 months. In our third Year-in-Review Extravaganza, we're handing out awards for Best Movie,…

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago

Dig: The Capitalist Conjuncture w/ Tim Barker

Featuring historian Tim Barker on monetary politics, inflation, and the general capitalist conjuncture. The second of a two-part interview.

Check out my July 2021 interview with Barker if you want a m…

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago

Jacobin Radio: Remembering Mike Davis (Part 1)

We pay tribute to Mike Davis, who died on October 25. Mike was a prolific writer, historian, political activist, urban theorist, and author of dozens of books. There has been an avalanche of tributes…

Published on 2 years, 11 months ago

Behind the News: Tech, AI, and Luddism w/ Edward Ongweso Jr

Kathryn Joyce discusses the far right and its internal battles. Doug then interviews Edward Ongweso Jr about tech, AI, and Luddism.

Behind the News, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of econom…

Published on 3 years ago

Dig: Monetary Politics w/ Tim Barker

Featuring historian Tim Barker on the state of monetary politics amid the current fight over inflation. 

Check out my July 2021 interview with Barker if you want a more expansive primer on inflation t…

Published on 3 years ago

Long Reads: Pepijn Brandon on Revolution in the Netherlands (Part 1)

The Dutch Revolt of the sixteenth century defeated the Spanish monarchy, the great European superpower of its day. It may not be as well remembered as the English Civil War or the French Revolution. …

Published on 3 years ago

Michael and Us: House of Pelosi

The 20-year filmmaking career of Alexandra Pelosi has been building up to this moment: a hagiographic documentary portrait of her mother, the outgoing U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. We watched PELO…

Published on 3 years ago