Western Governments, Media Complicit in Genocide / Hamza Ali Shah
Hamza Ali Shah discusses his Jacobin article, “Western Governments Share Responsibility for Israel’s Crimes," and his Declassified UK writing, "‘Beheaded Babies' – How UK media Reported Israel’s Fake ...
7 Mar 20241h 19min
The Erasure of Palestinian Society / Wendy Pearlman
Wendy Pearlman discusses her New Lines Magazine article, "The Erasure of Palestinian Society." Seb's final (at least for a while, we hope) "The Past Inside the Present" follows the interview. Check o...
6 Mar 20241h 30min
Hindu Supremacism in India and the United States / Safa Ahmed
Indian American Muslim Council's Safa Ahmed on her Jacobin Magazine article, "The US Hindu Right Is Still Whitewashing the Gujarat Pogrom." "Rotten History" follows the interview. Check out Safa's ar...
5 Mar 20241h 25min
The Fascism of Revisionist Zionism / Rick Perlstein
The American Prospect's Rick Perlstein on Israel's neglected history of revisionism, and a belated obit for Henry Kissinger. Also, we're announcing the winner of this week's Question from Hell!, a QFH...
29 Feb 20241h 31min
The Pentagon's Silicon Valley Problem / Andrew Cockburn
Harper's Andrew Cockburn returns to This Is Hell! to talk about his March cover story, "The Pentagon’s Silicon Valley Problem: How Big Tech is losing the wars of the future." "The Moment of Truth" wit...
28 Feb 20241h 14min
Nostalgia, Nationalism, and the US Militia Movement / Amy Cooter
Sociologist Amy Cooter joins This Is Hell! to discuss her new book from Routledge, "Nostalgia, Nationalism, and the US Militia Movement." After the interview, we announce this week's best answer to th...
22 Feb 20241h 15min
Guns Fuel US Anti-Immigration Politics / Emine Fidan Elcioglu
Emine Fidan Elcioglu on her Social Problems journal article, “Armed Citizens on the Border: How Guns Fuel Anti-Immigration Politics in America." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the int...
21 Feb 20241h 32min
Enshittification Made Tech Platforms Shitty and Now It's Coming for Your Industry / Cory Doctorow
Cory Doctorow on his Financial Times article, "‘Enshittification’ is coming for absolutely everything: The term describes the slow decay of online platforms such as Facebook. But what if we’ve entered...
20 Feb 20241h 19min
