How Do You Actually Convince a Climate Denier, Vaccine Skeptic, or Flat Earther? (w/ Lee McIntyre)
Lee McIntyre is a philosopher of science who serves as a research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University and an instructor in Ethics at Harvard Extension Schoo...
9 Dec 202152min
Why Does the Right Dominate Talk Radio? (w/ Thom Hartmann)
Thom Hartmann is the #1 progressive talk radio show host in the country. Today, he joins Current Affairs editor in chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss the world of talk radio, as well as his book "The...
9 Dec 202151min
How Do The Rich Profit From Racism? From Charter Schools to Private Detention
Author Jim Freeman discusses his book "Rich Thanks To Racism: How The Ultra-Wealthy Profit From Racial Injustice." Jim looks at three issue areas, education, policing, and immigration, and how in each...
9 Dec 202153min
Kshama Sawant on How Socialists Can Win Victories In Cities
Seattle city council member Kshama Sawant was elected as an open socialist in 2013, long before the present wave of local socialist political victories began. During her time in office, she has taken ...
9 Dec 202140min
Jeremy Lent on How To Find Meaningful Altenatives To Neoliberal Philosophy
Author Jeremy Lent discusses his new book "The Web Of Meaning: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find Our Place In The Universe." Jeremy's book shows how the individualistic philosophical ...
9 Dec 20211h 7min
#79: The Flannel Coalition
Current Affairs is joined this week by Jacobin staff writer Luke Savage! Together, the panel asks if there are countries that exist outside the US and if they are bad, investigate the trope "the left ...
28 Juli 20211h 5min
#78: A Utopia of Rum
The Current Affairs flock investigate how the right created a moral panic around "critical race theory", dare to make all tax records public, and dream of utopia. The flock this week is made up of se...
13 Juli 20211h 21min
#77: Literalism in Art and Other Troubling Trends
Studio H3 of the Current Affairs World Headquarters is closed for renovations this week, so instead of the usual panel format, we have something different for you. Aisling, Allegra and Lyta discuss Ai...
29 Juni 20211h 19min
