Podcast Episodes

Dig: In This House w/ Jared Clemons

Political scientist Jared Clemons on feckless liberal anti-racism: how In This House We Believe racial liberalism leaves racial capitalism's inequalities in place and why, drawing on Martin Luther Ki…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

Jacobin Show: Is a Recession Coming? w/ Richard Wolff & Bhaskar Sunkara

Jen Pan speaks with Bhaskar Sunkara on what kind of politics a socialist successor to Bernie should push for. Then she speaks with Richard Wolff about how the left should think about economics and th…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

Behind the News: A Deep History of Racial Inequality w/ Ellora Derenoncourt

Doug speaks with Ellora Derenoncourt, co-author of a National Bureau of Economic Research paper about the racial wealth gap from 1860 to 2020. Then, an interview with David Gelles, author of The Man …

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

Michael and Us: Metaverse of Madness

Long before the "metaverse" loomed over us, David Cronenberg's EXISTENZ (1999) imagined a completely immersive virtual environment that is even less cozy than our own. We discuss the film's porous bo…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

Dig: The American Right w/ Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell

Know Your Enemy hosts Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell on terrifyingly protean right-wing American politics.

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Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

Long Reads: Esther Leslie on Walter Benjamin's Messianic Marxism

Esther Leslie joins Long Reads for a discussion about Walter Benjamin, one of the most influential cultural theorists of the last century. His unorthodox Marxism and ideas about culture and history h…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

Jacobin Show: Crime and Punishment w/ Ana Kasparian & Nando Vila

Jen Pan interviews Will Sommer on the Capitol riots, QAnon, and the influence of far right extremist groups on Republican party. Then we turn to Gustavo Petro and the upcoming presidential election i…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

A World to Win: Half-Earth Socialism w/ Troy Vetesse and Drew Pendergrass

This week, Grace speaks to Troy Vetesse and Drew Pendergrass about their book Half-Earth Socialism. They discuss the problems with proposed solutions to climate breakdown like geoengineering, how neo…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

Jacobin Radio w/ Suzi Weissman: Failures of the New Democrats w/ Lily Geismer

Suzi talks to historian Lily Geismer about her new book, Left Behind: The Democrats’ Failed Attempt to Solve Inequality, which explores the Democratic Party’s promotion of market-based solutions to s…

Published on 3 years, 6 months ago

Dig: Gunpower Death Drive w/ Patrick Blanchfield

Patrick Blanchfield analyzes the long history of US gun violence and the American death drive. 

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Published on 3 years, 6 months ago