Naturally Noxious: Misplaced Faith in Appalachian Natural Gas Industry / Sean O'Leary
Chuck Mertz talks with Sean O'Leary about his writing for the Ohio River Valley Institute on the impact of the natural gas industry on Appalachian Americans. Also including this week's Hangover Cure, ...
6 Sep 20221h 19min
The History of Personhood in the Abortion Debate / Brianna Muir
Brianna Muir wrote the Sapiens article, "An Archaeology of Personhood and Abortion: Opinions about fetal personhood and abortion have fluctuated enormously throughout history and differ in surprising ...
31 Aug 20221h 27min
Leaving the Ivy League / William Deresiewicz
William Deresiewicz is a writer and former professor of English at Yale University. William discusses his article "Why I Left Academia (Since You're Wondering)" published August 17th 2022 on Quillete....
30 Aug 20221h 13min
Flooding in Eastern Kentucky / Tarence Ray
We have on Tarence Ray from the Trillbilly Worker's Party podcast to discuss the devastating effects of recent flooding in Eastern Kentucky and how the government response affected the poor and workin...
29 Aug 20221h 22min
How Bad is Inflation? / Dean Baker
The return of economist Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic Policy and Research. Dean is on to discuss his most recent writing, including, “Structuring the Economy to Give Money to the ...
24 Aug 20221h 8min
Lessons From the Cold War / Penny M. Von Eschen
Penny M. Von Eschen is author of the new book, “Paradoxes of Nostalgia: Cold War Triumphalism and Global Disorder since 1989.” Penny is the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of American Studies and Profe...
23 Aug 20221h 27min
Disability is Everybody's Problem / Laura Mauldin
Sociologist Laura Mauldin talks about her Baffler article "Care Tactics: Hacking an Ableist World," we introduce this week's Question from Hell!, and bring you your Hangover Cure for this Monday. Also...
22 Aug 20221h 33min
Heather Berg / The Stripper in the Coal Mine: Sex Work and Labor Rights
Gender and Sexuality studies scholar Heather Berg talks about her Boston Review article "Freedom, Not Benefits Sex workers are labor’s vanguard. The left ignores them at its peril." We have the winnin...
18 Aug 20221h 25min
