On Musical Plagiarism: The Case of Ed Sheeran vs. Marvin Gaye
Today on the podcast, we dive into the question of what kinds of musical borrowing constitute "influence" versus "plagiarism." In the news at the moment is a lawsuit against pop singer-songwriter Ed S...
20 Dec 202340min
How Socialists Took Over The Cities (w/ Shelton Stromquist)
Today we hear a little-told story, the story of how idealistic socialists around the world, starting around 1890, took over city governments. Prof. Sheldon Stromquist is the author of the book Claimi...
18 Dec 202335min
Why Does The Law Fail Women So Badly? (w/ Julie Suk)
Julie Suk is a professor of law at Fordham University. Her new book After Misogyny: How the Law Fails Women and What to Do about It is about why the law has not succeeded at eliminating patriarchy des...
15 Dec 202342min
Are "Family Values" The Problem? (w/ Sophie Lewis)
Sophie Lewis is a radical critic of the family. In Lewis's books, Full Surrogacy Now: Feminism Against Family and Abolish The Family, she argues that families are expected to take on functions that sh...
13 Dec 202339min
Why Our Healthcare System Needs to Do More than Just "Fairly" Distribute Scarce Resources (w/ Lily Sánchez)
Lily Sánchez is the managing editor of Current Affairs, and also a physician. In a new article for the magazine, Lily draws on her experiences practicing medicine to discuss different conceptions of w...
11 Dec 202343min
Understanding Reactionary Political Philosophy (w/ Matt McManus)
Today we are joined by political philosopher Matt McManus of the University of Michigan. Matt has contributed to Current Affairs and collaborated with Nathan on articles about Douglas Murray and the r...
8 Dec 202348min
Why the Labor Movement Needs to be Creative and Disruptive (w/ Jono Shaffer)
Jono Shaffer is a legendary labor organizer who was instrumental in the Justice for Janitors campaign. J4J successfully unionized Los Angeles janitorial workers under unbelievably difficult conditions...
6 Dec 202350min
Can Our Times Even Be Satirized? (w/ Matt Bors and Ben Clarkson)
Ben Clarkson is an illustrator and animator who has produced work for some of the best magazines in the country, including our own Current Affairs. Matt Bors is a leading political cartoonist and foun...
4 Dec 202342min
