What Would it Mean to Be "Woke"? (w/ Musa al-Gharbi)
This episode originally aired on December 12, 2024. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!Musa al-Gharbi is a sociologist with a unique, albeit controversial, take on the idea of "woken...
4 Feb 202553min
Why Democrats Fear Populism (And Keep Losing) (w/ Thomas Frank)
This episode originally aired on December 10, 2024. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!Thomas Frank, historian, journalist, and author of What’s the Matter with Kansas? and Listen, L...
31 Jan 202557min
Zohran Mamdani on How To Save NYC from Eric Adams
This episode originally aired on December 4, 2024. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!Zohran Mamdani represents the 36th District in the New York State Assembly. A member of the Demo...
27 Jan 202529min
How to Promote Animal Welfare In Ways That Actually Get People On Board (w/ Brian Kateman)
This episode originally aired on November 26, 2024. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!Brian Kateman is the head of the Reduceitarian Foundation and the author of the book Meat Me Ha...
24 Jan 202541min
What Harms Will AI Cause and What Can We Do About Them? (w/ Garrison Lovely)
This episode originally aired on November 18, 2024. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs! Garrison Lovely wrote the cover story for Jacobin magazine's special issue on AI, which explai...
22 Jan 202541min
How the "Child Welfare" System Destroys Black Families (w/ Dorothy Roberts)
This episode originally aired on November 15, 2024. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs !Is our “child welfare” system successfully helping protect kids from neglect and abuse? Or is ...
17 Des 202439min
Dr. Feroze Sidhwa on What He Saw in Gaza
This episode originally aired on November 4, 2024. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!Dr. Feroze Sidhwa is a trauma surgeon who has served in conflict zones around the world. He auth...
6 Des 202454min
Are We Heading into the Era of "Disaster Nationalism"? (w/ Richard Seymour)
This episode originally aired on October 29, 2024. Get new podcasts early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairsRight!Richard Seymour is one of the most learned and provocative leftist writers in the world. He...
14 Nov 202444min
