Left Anchor

Philosophy, politics, and the left.

Episodes

Feb 9, 2024

1 hr 3 min

This time we've got David Dayen to talk about House Republicans' failed effort to impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, pass an immigration bill, or get through military aid to Israel, as well as David's piece about the failings of American democracy. Enjoy!

Feb 9, 2024

1 hr 3 min

Feb 3, 2024

11 min

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Feb 3, 2024

11 min

Jan 24, 2024

1 hr 10 min

We're talking Oppenheimer in time for awards season. Enjoy!

Jan 24, 2024

1 hr 10 min

Jan 11, 2024

7 min

This time we're talking about the weenie Trump apologists, his bad day in court, Gaza, and broken airplanes. Subscribe here to hear the whole thing! 

Jan 11, 2024

7 min

Jan 3, 2024

1 hr 13 min

We're taking the week off, so enjoy our episode with Astra Taylor speaking about her book The Age of Insecurity: Coming Together as Things Fall Apart. We discuss how modern capitalism came to produce insecurity on a personal scale, who benefits from it, whether a modern economy can be run with a secure population, and more. 

Jan 3, 2024

1 hr 13 min

Dec 26, 2023

10 min

Merry Christmas! This time we are doing another holiday movie review episode, this time about Children of Men and Die Hard. Subscribe here to hear the full episode!

Dec 26, 2023

10 min

Dec 20, 2023

57 min

Today we're posting an interview with Matt Bruenig of the People's Policy Project that was part of a telethon holiday livestream for The American Prospect. (Find the donation page here.) We discuss what happened when McDonald's crossed the Danish labor movement, how the same thing is happening to Tesla, why Americans seem so down on the economy, and more. Enjoy! 

Dec 20, 2023

57 min

Dec 13, 2023

1 hr 6 min

We're continuing the discussion on the Gaza war with Adam Johnson. Check out his articles we discuss at The Nation and Jacobin.

Dec 13, 2023

1 hr 6 min

Dec 5, 2023

6 min

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Dec 5, 2023

6 min

Nov 29, 2023

1 hr 4 min

We're unlocking our Gaza discussion with writer and organizer Layla Al-Sheikh, talking about the history of Hamas and Israel, the plausibility of a two-state solution, what people in the West can do to help, whether the Biden administration might think twice about its support for Netanyahu, and more.
Check out Layla's article in Dissent and Jacobin, and you can find the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund here.

Nov 29, 2023

1 hr 4 min

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This podcast is by journalist Ryan Cooper and academic Alexi the Greek. We talk politics, philosophy, history, current events, and whatever else catches our fancy.

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