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
How is Capitalism Like a Bad Relationship? (w/ Malaika Jabali)
Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs !Malaika Jabali is Senior News and Politics Editor at Essence magazine. She is also the only previous Current Affairs contributor whose writing for...
22 Huhti 202437min
How to Spot Corporate Bullshit (w/ Nick Hanauer)
Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs !Today we take a dive into the world of "corporate bullshit" with Nick Hanauer, who has become an expert on spotting and debunking it. Nick is a bu...
19 Huhti 202443min
Your Money or Your Life: A Physician on the Miseries of Medical Debt
Get new episodes early at patreon.com/currentaffairs !Dr. Luke Messac is an emergency physician and historian whose new book is Your Money or Your Life: Debt Collection in American Medicine (Oxford Un...
17 Huhti 202436min
How Four Billionaires Are Creating A Horrible Future For All of Us (w/ Jonathan Taplin)
Jonathan Taplin has had a fascinating career, from being a tour manager for Bob Dylan and the Band to a film producer for Martin Scorsese to running the Innovation Lab at the University of Southern Ca...
15 Huhti 202437min
