Michael and Us: The Dialectic of Cool Britannia
THE QUEEN (2006) brings together a mismatched-buddy duo — one a symbol of stiff-upper-lipped British tradition (Liz Windsor), the other a radical left-wing politician (uh... Tony Blair?) — who both sl...
17 Nov 202142min
Weekends: What's Left of Build Back Better w/ David Sirota
David Sirota joins Weekends to discuss drastic cuts to the Build Back Better Act and why Democrats sabotaged their own bill. He talks about how Democrats’ failure to deliver real gains for working peo...
16 Nov 20212h 2min
Jacobin Radio w/ Suzi Weissman: October 1917
On the 104th anniversary of the Russian revolution, Suzi Weissman switches seats with Robert Brenner: She is the guest and he does the interviewing. The podcast begins with Suzi on "One Hundred Years ...
15 Nov 202157min
Long Reads: Fabien Escalona on French Socialism from Mitterrand to Meltdown
Fabien Escalona, journalist at the French publication Mediapart, joins Long Reads for a discussion about the trajectory of socialism in France over recent decades. Long Reads is a Jacobin podcast look...
13 Nov 202129min
A World to Win: The Production of Uselessness w/ Neil Vallelly
On this week’s podcast Grace speaks to Neil Vallelly, author of Futilitarianism: Neoliberalism and the Production of Uselessness.They discuss the role of utilitarian thinking in the development of cap...
12 Nov 202142min
The Dig: The Dawn of Everything w/ David Wengrow
Astra Taylor interviews archaeologist David Wengrow on The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity, his new book co-authored with the late David Graeber. Support us at Patreon.com/TheDigCheck ou...
11 Nov 20211h 37min
Behind the News: Debate on 'Degrowth'
Doug speaks with Sheryll Cashin, author of White Space, Black Hood, about the origins, mechanisms, and effects of residential segregation, mostly by race but also by class. Plus, Peter Victor and Robe...
10 Nov 202153min
Michael and Us: Nuance Mongering
FALLING DOWN (1993) features Michael Douglas as an ordinary man who's mad as hell, turning into a Travis Bickle for the Rush Limbaugh era. It's Hollywood's attempt to make a serious statement about a ...
9 Nov 202140min
