Episodes

Saturday Jan 08, 2022
Saturday Jan 08, 2022
Today we are taking a look back at the January 6 putsch -- the total failure to prosecute any of the top organizers, above all Trump, how that has emboldened them to further extremism, how a segment of the left is weirdly naive about all this, and more. God help us all.
Check out Osita Nwanevu's article here and Corey Robin's article here.

Friday Dec 31, 2021

Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
We're reposting our episode from last year discussing It's a Wonderful Life, one of our favorite films of all time, and one that has only grown in relevance compared to when we grew up watching it decades past. Enjoy, and we hope everyone has a nice holiday season!

Sunday Dec 19, 2021
Sunday Dec 19, 2021
In this preview, Harvey Kaye discusses Josh Hawley's bizarre new book. Subscribe now to listen to the whole thing!

Thursday Dec 09, 2021

Sunday Dec 05, 2021
Sunday Dec 05, 2021
Today we've got the authors of Carceral Con: The Deceptive Terrain of Criminal Justice Reform on to discuss their book. We discuss some of the downsides of how criminal justice reform has been portrayed in popular media, in particular the downsides of the austerian logic that doing so will save the government money. Enjoy!

Sunday Nov 28, 2021
Sunday Nov 28, 2021
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Also don't miss Kate's book here.

Thursday Nov 18, 2021
Thursday Nov 18, 2021
Today we've got Smith College Assistant Professor of Government Erin Pineda on to talk about her book Seeing Like An Activist: Civil Disobedience and the Civil Rights Movement. We discuss how her work relates to the famous James Scott book Seeing Like a State, how civil disobedience really worked during the civil rights movement, how the movement against police brutality today has been sidetracked by fussy liberals, and more. Enjoy!

Saturday Nov 13, 2021
Saturday Nov 13, 2021
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And check out David's podcast series "Meltdown" here.

Thursday Nov 04, 2021

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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.