What Can the U.S. Learn From Canadian Politics? (w/ Ed Broadbent)
Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs !Ed Broadbent was perhaps the best-known democratic socialist in Canada. He served for 14 years as the head of the country's New Democratic Party, ...
17 Maj 202435min
How George Santos Scammed Everyone (w/ Mark Chiusano)
Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs !Mark Chiusano of Newsday knows George Santos better than anyone else, having covered Santos’ political career from its start to its recent ignomin...
15 Maj 202442min
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
