From the Vault: How Stupid Are We? / Rick Shenkman
Rick Shenkman is the author of "Just How Stupid Are We? Facing the Truth about the American Voter" (Basic Books), the second chapter of which was excerpted at TomDispatch.com as the article, "How Igno...
3 Jul 202358min
From the Vault: The Christian Reconstructionists Taking Dominion in America / Jeremy Leaming
Jeremy Leaming talked with us about his article, "Christian Reconstructionists Are Trying to Take Dominion in America -- and They Have Powerful Friends." Jeremy is a communications associate for Ameri...
29 Jun 20231h 9min
From the Vault: The Structural Imbalance of Political Talk Radio / Derek Turner
Chuck is off for the next couple of weeks, you will be stuck with producer Will. This episode features an interview from July 7, 2007 with S. Derek Turner when he discussed what his group, Free Press,...
28 Jun 202356min
The Shame of the Suburbs / Dave Denison
Today on This is Hell! Chuck interviews Dave Denison about his Baffler article “The Shame of the Suburbs” Dave Denison is a senior editor of The Baffler. He has written and edited for The Texas Obser...
26 Jun 20231h 41min
Unpacking the Myths Fueling the Right's Transphobia / Alex Hinton
Distinguished anthropologist Alex Hinton joins Chuck to discuss his Sapiens article, "Two Myths Fueling the Conservative Right's Dangerous Transphobia." The discussion includes Alex's insights from th...
21 Jun 20231h 16min
How to Build the End of the World: In Defense of the Chaotic Protester / Miliaku Nwabueze
Miliaku Nwabueze talks with Chuck about her Scaliwag essay, "How to Build the End of the World: In Defense of the Chaotic Protester."
20 Jun 20231h 17min
A Primer on Cop City / Micah Herskind
Micah Herskind discusses his Scalawag article, "This is the Atlanta Way: A Primer on Cop City," and his MSNBC post, “If those supporting ‘Cop City’ prevail in Atlanta, your city could be next.” Micah...
19 Jun 20231h 20min
The Long Land War / Jo Guldi
Historian Jo Guldi joins us to discuss her Boston Review article, "The Earth for Man: Redistributing land was once central to global development efforts---and it should be today." This article is adap...
14 Jun 20231h 37min
