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Recent Episodes

Chile w/ Aldo Madariaga & Camila Vergara

Posted August 26, 2021 • 01:59:31

Dan interviews scholars Aldo Madariaga and Camila Vergara about how Chilean politics have been playing out since the massive popular uprisings that...

Jesus and John Wayne w/ Kristin Kobes Du Mez

Posted August 12, 2021 • 02:19:00

Dan interviews historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez on her book Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation. "Having...

Inflation Politics with Tim Barker

Posted July 28, 2021 • 02:07:05

Inflation is once again at the center of political debate. Dan interviews Tim Barker to put monetary policy in its historical and class war context. Reading: Preferred...

How China Escaped Shock Therapy w/ Isabella Weber

Posted July 13, 2021 • 02:05:43

How China rejected neoliberal orthodoxy and became the new workshop of the world. Dan interviews economist Isabella Weber on her book How China Escaped...

The Ruling Class with Doug Henwood

Posted June 29, 2021 • 01:19:08

Who governs? Upon closer inspection, the composition of the ruling class has undergone huge changes that are driving this political moment. Dan interviews...