The Bill Gates Problem (w/ Tim Schwab)
Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs !Tim Schwab is an investigative journalist who's been reporting on Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation since 2019. His work has appeared in The Nat...
13 Maj 202436min
A Climate Scientist on What We're Facing and What We Need to Do
Get new episodes at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs !Peter Kalmus is one of the country's most visible and engaged climate scientists. He is the author of Being the Change: Live Well and Spark a Climate Re...
10 Maj 202437min
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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Maj 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 Apr 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 Apr 202439min
