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Michael and Us: Socialism with Disneyan Characteristics
The Buzz Lightyear origin movie LIGHTYEAR (2022) has become a cultural lightning-rod in the right-wing moral panic over "grooming." We discuss this c…
3 years, 9 months ago
Behind the News: Middle-Class Myths w/ David Roediger
Doug interviews David Roediger, author of The Sinking Middle Class, on the uses of that term in US politics. Then, a conversation with Paisley Currah…
3 years, 9 months ago
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 inequali…
3 years, 9 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 abou…
3 years, 9 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, …
3 years, 9 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 …
3 years, 9 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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3 years, 10 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 unorth…
3 years, 10 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 Gust…
3 years, 10 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…
3 years, 10 months ago