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Jacobin Radio: World Cup Controversy w/ David Goldblatt
Suzi talks to Alan Minsky and Meleiza Figueroa, creators and hosts of The People’s Game podcast, to get their unique perspectives on the 2022 Qatari World Cup. This is much more than soccer, but ther…
Published on 3 years ago
Dig: Founding Finance with William Hogeland
Astra Taylor interviews William Hogeland on his book Founding Finance: How Debt, Speculation, Foreclosures, Protests, and Crackdowns Made Us a Nation. Hogeland recovers a fascinating crop of mostly-f…
Published on 3 years ago
Michael and Us: God and Country
Released shortly before the attack on Pearl Harbor, Howard Hawks' SERGEANT YORK (1941) was an attempt to rouse popular support for America entering the Second World War. We excavate one of the bigges…
Published on 3 years ago
Behind the News: COP27 w/ Tina Gerhardt
Tina Gerhardt discusses the COP27 climate conference. Lyle Jeremy Rubin, author of Pain Is Weakness Leaving the Body, speaks about connections between masculinity, the Marines, and imperial violence.…
Published on 3 years ago
Jacobin Radio w/ Suzi Weissman: War Report w/ Jeremy Bigwood
Suzi talks to Jeremy Bigwood, investigative journalist, researcher, and photojournalist, about his observations and perceptions of Russia, where he has been living off and on since 2017. Jeremy’s ins…
Published on 3 years ago
Dig: The "Woke Mob" Made Them MAGA?
Featuring Daniel Denvir on the Citations Needed podcast (as guest, not host) debunking the argument that "woke mobs" (liberal or left identity politics) drove white working-class men into MAGA's arms…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Long Reads: Jonathan Wilson on Football, Money, and Power
The World Cup is beginning this week in Qatar. The biggest sporting event on the planet is taking place this year under a hail of controversy. The process that awarded Qatar its role as host prompted…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Behind the News: Election Debrief w/ Jodi Dean
Jodi Dean analyzes the political landscape in the wake of last week’s election. Tobias Hübinette, author of a recent Boston Review article, discusses the role of immigration in the backlash against S…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Dig: Iran, 1997-2022. Reform, Reaction, and Crisis
Featuring Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi and Golnar Nikpour on the history of modern Iran. This is the fifth and final episode in what is now a FIVE-part series. We begin this episode in 1997, with refo…
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago
Dig: Iran, 1979-1997. Islamic Republic, War, and Thermidor
Featuring Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi and Golnar Nikpour on the history of modern Iran. This is the fourth episode in what is now a FIVE-part series. We pick up in the wake of the Islamic Revolution …
Published on 3 years, 1 month ago