Long Reads: The Return of Indonesia's Old Guard w/ Michael Vann
Ten years ago, Indonesia elected a new president named Jokowi who was supposed to represent a clear break with the legacy of Suharto’s dictatorship. He defeated the most notorious representative of th...
12 Aug 20241h 13min
Michael and Us: Death of the Iron Age Café
Tony Buba chronicled the decline of his hometown of Braddock, Pennsylvania in a series of acclaimed documentaries that elevated him to national notoriety. But in the extraordinary documentary/fiction ...
9 Aug 202456min
Behind the News: Israel's Illegal Occupations w/ Heidi Matthews
Heidi Matthews analyzes the World Court’s declaration of Israel’s occupations illegal. Molly White looks at how crypto is spending its money in politics. And lastly, Nausicaa Renner, author of a recen...
7 Aug 202453min
The Dig: Solidarity w/ Jeremy Corbyn and Laleh Khalili
Featuring Jeremy Corbyn and Laleh Khalili on internationalism and left-wing politics. A special Dig co-hosted with the Verso Podcast in front of a live London audience. Support The Dig at Patreon.com...
5 Aug 20241h 33min
Michael and Us: Albanian Bacon w/ Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison
In Barry Levinson and David Mamet's WAG THE DOG (1997), a political spin-doctor teams with a movie producer to fake a war and save an incumbent president. You've heard of manufacturing consent, but to...
3 Aug 202448min
Macrodose! The Future of Global Capitalism
Dan just did a live Dig in London with Jeremy Corbyn and Laleh Khalili. It was part of a podcast doubleheader that included this live episode of the economics podcast Macrodose featuring Asad Rehman, ...
2 Aug 202452min
Behind the News: J. D. Vance's Tech Ties w/ David Palumbo-Liu
Cole Stangler talks about the monumentally inconclusive French elections. David Palumbo-Liu explores the Silicon Valley world that launched J. D. Vance as a politician. Plus: a brief bit from the late...
1 Aug 202453min
The Dig: Thawra Ep. 16 - Siege of Beirut
Featuring Abdel Razzaq Takriti, this is the SIXTEENTH and final episode of Thawra (Revolution), our series on Arab radicalism in the 20th century. Today’s installment traces a massive defeat for the P...
31 Juli 20242h 33min
