On The Persistence of Racist Pseudo-Science (w/ Keira Havens)
Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs !Keira Havens is a science writer whose blog series "Box of Rocks" aims to identify and expose racist pseudo-science. She joins us today to explain...
8 Touko 202439min
What Did the "Decade of Protest" Accomplish—And Why Did it Fail? (w/ Vincent Bevins)
Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs !Vincent Bevins is a journalist who has written for the Financial Times, Los Angeles Times, and elsewhere, and is the author of the acclaimed The J...
6 Touko 202440min
Current Affairs Presents: "American Radio"
Today we have a most unusual episode: a parody of American radio cliches, pieced together by Nathan. Using audio editing software, sound effects libraries, voice cloning technology, and "AI" music too...
3 Touko 20241h 4min
Can The Concept of "Philanthropy" Be Saved? (w/ Amy Schiller)
Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs !Philanthropy is a problem. Lots of contemporary philanthropy is either useless (Rich people funding new buildings for Harvard) or shouldn't have t...
1 Touko 202439min
Why The Luddites Were Right (w/ Brian Merchant)
Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs ! And if you like our work, please consider subscribing or donating to beautiful Current Affairs Magazine. Brian Merchant is the technology columni...
29 Huhti 202440min
Why Students Are Rising Up for Gaza
Today we have a documentary episode examining and analyzing the ongoing pro-Palestine uprisings at campuses around the country. We look at the horrifying facts on the ground in Gaza that have caused U...
26 Huhti 202439min
The Meaning of "Security" (w/ Astra Taylor)
Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs !Astra Taylor is a filmmaker, writer, and activist whose latest book is The Age of Insecurity: Coming Together as Things Fall Apart, based on her C...
26 Huhti 202437min
A Philosopher Explains Why It's Rational To Be Angry (w/ Myisha Cherry)
Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs !Myisha Cherry is a philosopher at UC-Riverside whose book The Case for Rage: Why Anger Is Essential to Anti-Racist Struggle (Oxford University Pre...
24 Huhti 202442min
