Podcast Episodes

Jacobin Radio: The Legacy of Revolutionary Ukraine w/ Vladyslav Starodubtsev

Ukrainian left activist, historian, and soldier Vladyslav Starodubtsev joins Suzi to connect two moments, separated by more than a century, in the fight for Ukrainian self-determination.

We begin wit…

Published on 4 months ago

Behind the News: Beyond the Capitalist Economy w/ Aaron Benanav

Aaron Benanav, author of a recent article for New Left Review, outlines possibilities for a democratically planned economy. Jerome Nikolai Warren examines the possibilities for cooperatives.

Behind t…

Published on 4 months ago

Dig: Death and Life Under Capitalism w/ Sarah Jaffe

Featuring Sarah Jaffe on her book From the Ashes: Grief and Revolution in a World on Fire. The ordinary death of a loved one under a capitalist order that routinely forbids sufficient time off to mou…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Jacobin Radio: A Left Split From Labour w/ Tariq Ali

Suzi speaks to Tariq Ali about Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana’s new party — provisionally called Your Party — which has surpassed Labour’s membership with over 650,000 sign-ups. Your Party calls for…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Confronting Capitalism: The PMC Isn’t Going Away

The “professional managerial class” has become a staple of political debate on the Left.

In this episode of Confronting Capitalism, Vivek Chibber explains why the “PMC” is better understood as a hete…

Published on 4 months, 1 week ago

Behind the News: The “Anti-Woke” Culture War w/ Jodi Dean

Jodi Dean, author of a recent article about the “classism of defeat,” makes a case for why going anti-woke is very wrong. Emily Jashinsky analyzes Marjorie Taylor Greene’s use of the word “genocide” …

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Long Reads: Trump’s Gaza Famine w/ Akbar Shahid Ahmed

Gaza is experiencing a man-made famine as Israel blocks the supply of almost all humanitarian aid. By the start of August, Israeli soldiers had killed nearly 1,400 Palestinians as they were looking f…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Dig: Chicago’s Left Experiment

Featuring Alex Han, Asha Ransby-Sporn, and alderwoman Jeanette Taylor on Chicago’s left political experiment. In the wake of Zohran’s remarkable victory in New York, organizers all over the country a…

Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago

Behind the News: Can Mamdani Reform the NYPD? w/ Alex Vitale

Alex Vitale, author of a recent Nation article, discusses Zohran Mamdani, the NYPD, and policing generally. Plus: Dwayne Monroe takes on the latest wave of AI mania.

Behind the News, hosted by Doug H…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Jacobin Radio: Israel’s Gaza Starvation Campaign w/ Yoav Peled

Suzi speaks to Yoav Peled of Tel Aviv University about the accelerating crisis in Israel and Gaza. Though there is a “humanitarian pause” in Israel’s war, the relentless and devastating destruction o…

Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago