Shows / Jacobin Radio
Jacobin Radio
News, politics, history and more from Jacobin. Featuring The Dig, Long Reads, Confronting Capitalism, Behind the News, Jacobin Radio with Suzi Weissman, and occasional specials.
Episodes
- Jacobin Radio
Long Reads: Kristen Ghodsee on the Lost World of Bulgarian Communism
Kristen Ghodsee joins Long Reads to discuss the lost world and "progressive spirit" of Bulgarian Communism. Kristen is professor of Russian and East European…
- Jacobin Radio
A World to Win: The Long Decline of the Tory Party w/ Phil Burton-Cartledge
Grace speaks with Phil Burton-Cartledge, lecturer in sociology at the University of Derby and author of Falling Down: The Conservative Party and the Decline of…
- Jacobin Radio
Behind the News: The Kaepernick Effect
Doug speaks with Dave Zirin, author of The Kaepernick Effect, on how taking a knee spread across the country (and why leftists shouldn’t hate sports). Plus…
- Jacobin Radio
Michael and Us: The Carlson Doctrine w/ Alex Shephard
Tucker Carlson reigns as the most-watched personality on cable news. How did he get that way? How important is he really? And what does he actually believe? To…
- Jacobin Radio
Weekends: The Left 10 Years After Occupy Wall Street w/ Meagan Day & Seth Ackerman
Ten years after Occupy Wall Street, Jacobin's Meagan Day and Seth Ackerman join us to discuss how the left has changed. We also cover Manchin's money trail and…
- Jacobin Radio
The Dig: War on Terror W/ Spencer Ackerman Part 3
Episode three of The Dig’s War on Terror trilogy with Spencer Ackerman: Decadence, Trump, and Biden. Subscribe to Spencer’s Substack…
- Jacobin Radio
A World to Win: Demand a Shorter Working Week w/ Will Stronge and Kyle Lewis
Grace speaks to Kyle Lewis and Will Stronge, authors of Overtime: Why We Need a Shorter Working Week. They discuss the centrality of struggles over working…
- Jacobin Radio
Jacobin Show: Are You Watching Propaganda? w/ Eileen Jones
Jacobin film critic Eileen Jones joins TJS to discuss the uses (and the limits) of art as political propaganda and the role of mass entertainment in modern…
- Jacobin Radio
Behind the News: US-China Rivalry and the Reactionary Right in Texas
Doug interviews Clyde Barrow on how Texas, a diverse, urbanized, sophisticated state, is run by a bunch of reactionary white would-be cowboys. Plus: Anatol…
- Jacobin Radio
The Dig: War on Terror w/ Spencer Ackerman Part 2
Episode two of The Dig’s War on Terror trilogy with Spencer Ackerman: Obama, ISIS, and the Sustainable War. Subscribe to Spencer’s Substack…
- Jacobin Radio
Jacobin Radio w/ Suzi Weissman: Escalating Fascism in Brazil
Alex Sammon at the American Prospect says Democrats who believe we should keep the filibuster think that offensively they are at their limit, and need to keep…
- Jacobin Radio
Weekends: How COVID Shook the World's Economy w/ Adam Tooze
Economist Adam Tooze joins Weekends to discuss how the economic crisis brought on by the pandemic differs from prior economic crashes, how elites have…
- Jacobin Radio
Michael and Us: Ghosts
In Apichatpong Weerasethakul's UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES (2010), the boundaries between life and death, past and present, ghost and human…
- Jacobin Radio
Long Reads: Ho-Fung Hung on China's Future Under Xi Jinping
Ho-Fung Hung, professor at Johns Hopkins University, joins Long Reads for a discussion on the Chinese economy, COVID, and the future under Xi Jinping. Long…
- Jacobin Radio
The Dig: War on Terror w/ Spencer Ackerman Part 1
Episode one of The Dig's three-part War on Terror series the with Spencer Ackerman: 9/11, bipartisan war fever, and George W. Bush. Subscribe to Spencer's…
- Jacobin Radio
Jacobin Show: American Empire After 9/11 w/ Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky joins the Jacobin Show to discuss the twentieth anniversary of 9/11, the War on Terror, and the future of American imperialism after the…
- Jacobin Radio
Behind the News: Police Against Protest
Doug speaks with Paul Passavant, author of Policing Protest, on the change in how cops treat protesters since the 1960s. Plus: Marisol Cantú and Shiva Mishek…
- Jacobin Radio
Weekends: Will Infrastructure Sink Biden?
David Sirota joins Weekends to explain why corporate America is working to dismantle the infrastructure bill and how progressives can fight to retain the…
- Jacobin Radio
Jacobin Show: Why Liberals Love Losing w/ Luke Savage
Jacobin staff writer Luke Savage joins us to discuss American liberalism after Trump: Has Trump Derangement Syndrome permanently altered liberalism in the US?…
- Jacobin Radio
Behind the News: An Economic History of Cuba w/ Helen Yaffe
Doug speaks with Helen Yaffe, author of We Are Cuba!, about the country's economic history since the 1959 revolution generally and the recent “pro-democracy”…
- Jacobin Radio
The Dig: The Media War w/ Adam Johnson and Eric Levitz
Media critic Adam Johnson and New York Magazine's Eric Levitz on the media's warmongering attack on Biden's withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. Further…
- Jacobin Radio
Michael and Us: Sculpting in Time
Andrei Tarkovsky's debut film IVAN'S CHILDHOOD (1962) sends us into a discussion about poetic cinema, memory, Russia, and what it means to be a national…
- Jacobin Radio
A World to Win: The Transgender Issue w/ Shon Faye
On this episode of A World to Win, Grace speaks to Shon Faye, writer, artist, comedian, and author of the forthcoming book The Transgender Issue: An Argument…
- Jacobin Radio
Jacobin Radio w/ Suzi Weissman: The Unheeded Afghan Collapse Memo
Jonathan Guyer of The American Prospect joins Suzi to discuss his August 26 piece called, "The Unheeded Dissent Cable." This is a knockout—a devastating memo…
- Jacobin Radio
Weekends: Against Lifestyle Environmentalism w/ Matt Huber
Jacobin contributor Matt Huber joins Weekends to explain why appeals to "science" and "truth" and individual lifestyle changes won’t be enough to halt climate…
- Jacobin Radio
Long Reads: Jamie Maxwell on Scotland's Rocky Road to Independence
The journalist Jamie Maxwell joins Long Reads for a discussion on Scottish independence. Jamie writes for Al Jazeera, Vice, the New Statesman, the Herald, and…
- Jacobin Radio
Jacobin Show: The Class War to Come w/ Maximillian Alvarez
Maximillian Alvarez, editor in chief of The Real News and host of the podcast Working People, joins us to discuss the fortieth anniversary of Ronald Reagan…
- Jacobin Radio
The Dig: Chile w/ Aldo Madariaga & Camila Vergara
Dan interviews scholars Aldo Madariaga and Camila Vergara about how Chilean politics have been playing out since the massive popular uprisings that began in…
- Jacobin Radio
Michael and Us: Money Never Tweets
In 1987, Oliver Stone introduced the world to a man who was not your daddy's capitalist: Gordon Gekko. We revisit WALL STREET to consider the strengths and…
- Jacobin Radio
Jacobin Radio w/ Suzi Weissman: The End of the Occupation in Afghanistan
Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean of UC Berkeley Law explains the California recall procedure and argues that the rules of the recall violate constitutional principles…
- Jacobin Radio
Weekends: Capitalism Alone w/ Branko Milanovic
Economist Branko Milanovic joins Weekends to discuss the public's declining faith in capitalism, whether viable alternatives exist, how the system generates…
Jacobin RadioPrimer: Stronger Than Steel
This week, we speak with Michael Goldfield, a former labor and civil rights activist and professor emeritus at Wayne State University and the author of several…
- Jacobin Radio
Jacobin Show: Reviving the Fight for Medicare for All
Organizer Natalie Shure discusses strategies for reviving the fight for Medicare for All in the US after the pandemic. Organizer Christie Offenbacher details…
- Jacobin Radio
A World to Win: Monopsony Capitalism w/ Ashok Kumar
This week, Grace speaks with Ashok Kumar, senior lecturer of political economy at Birkbeck and author of Monopsony Capitalism: Power and Production in the…
- Jacobin Radio
Weekends: The Fall of Andrew Cuomo w/ Liza Featherstone
Jacobin columnist Liza Featherstone joins Weekends to discuss how elite feminists worked with Andrew Cuomo behind the scenes to help bury his own sexual…
- Jacobin Radio
Michael and Us: Oliver's Twist w/ Anders Lee
In 1994, the most vilified member of the Reagan administration tried to stage a political comeback, and it almost worked. The documentary A PERFECT CANDIDATE…
- Jacobin Radio
Behind the News: On Anti-Vaxxers
Doug speaks with Mia Jankowicz, reporter for Business Insider, about anti-vaxxers, notably Sherri Tenpenny. Plus: Sanford Jacoby, author of Labor in the Age of…
- Jacobin Radio
Long Reads: Antoni Kapcia on Revolutionary Cuba and the Legacy of the Castros
The historian Antoni Kapcia joins Long Reads for a conversation about Cuban politics since the revolution of 1959. Antoni is the author of several books on…
- Jacobin Radio
A World to Win: Post-Extractivist Green Transitions w/ Thea Riofrancos
This week Grace speaks to Thea Riofrancos, Associate Professor of Political Science at Providence College and author of Resource Radicals: From…
Jacobin RadioPrimer: Covering the Labor Beat
This week, we speak with Lauren Kaori Gurley, a prolific labor reporter at Vice's Motherboard. You can listen to Primer by searching for Jacobin Radio on…
- Jacobin Radio
The Dig: Jesus and John Wayne w/ Kristin Kobes Du Mez
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…
- Jacobin Radio
Jacobin Show: Remembering Richard Trumka and Maida Springer
The Jacobin Show offers socialist perspectives on class and capitalism in the twenty-first century, the failures of liberalism, and the prospects of rebuilding…
- Jacobin Radio
Behind the News: Riots in South Africa
Doug speaks with Sean Jacobs and William Shoki of Africa Is a Country on riots in South Africa and the long trajectory of the ANC. Plus: Max Krahé, author of a…
- Jacobin Radio
Weekends: Labor's Long March w/ Vivek Chibber
Catalyst journal editor Vivek Chibber joins us to discuss the structural constraints within capitalism that make organizing the working class so difficult. We…
- Jacobin Radio
Michael and Us: Rank Punditry
With an election looming in Canada, we decided to look back on a time when Justin Trudeau's father received his punishment at the hands of the Canadian media…
Jacobin RadioPrimer: Theseus's Warehouse
This week, we speak with Chicago labor lawyer Will Bloom about the latest NLRB news on the Amazon union drive in Bessemer, Alabama. Then, a conversation with…
- Jacobin Radio
Jacobin Show: The Trouble with Disparity w/ Adolph Reed and Walter Benn Michaels
Adolph Reed and Walter Benn Michaels join The Jacobin Show to discuss the limitations of focusing on racial disparities, why the notion that Black Lives Matter…
- Jacobin Radio
A World to Win: The Right to Roam w/ Nick Hayes
This week, Grace speaks to Nick Hayes, author of The Book of Trespass: Crossing the Lines that Divide Us. They discuss the radical history of English…
- Jacobin Radio
Weekends: How Socialists Can Win w/ Cornel West
Legendary socialist activist and professor Dr. Cornel West is talking to us about how the US left can still build power after the Bernie campaigns and the…
- Jacobin Radio
Long Reads: Peter Shirlow on Unionism and the Brexit Crisis in Northern Ireland
Long Reads is joined by Peter Shirlow, director of the Institute of Irish Studies at the University of Liverpool, and the author of several books on politics…
- Jacobin Radio
Primer: Class War in Seattle
This week, on episode eight of Primer, our producer Sarah Hurd spoke to Kshama Sawant's campaign manager Emily McArthur and the campaign's field organizer Elan…
- Jacobin Radio
Jacobin Show: Capitalism Is Killing Us w/ Marianne Williamson
Author and activist Marianne Williamson joins Jacobin to discuss the Democratic Party’s rot, her presidential run, and why capitalism makes us all so…
- Jacobin Radio
A World to Win: Asset Manager Capitalism w/ Adrienne Buller and Ben Braun
This week, Grace speaks to Adrienne Buller and Ben Braun. Adrienne is a senior research fellow at the think tank Common Wealth, and Ben is a political…
- Jacobin Radio
The Dig: Inflation Politics with Tim Barker
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…
- Jacobin Radio
Behind the News: Haiti in Context w/ Robert Fatton
Doug speaks with Robert Fatton, author of The Guise of Exceptionalism, on the assassination of Haiti’s president and the long history that led to this sorry…
- Jacobin Radio
Primer: Up All Night
We speak with Jonathan Bailey and Ted Miin, Amazon workers and members of Amazonians United. You can listen to Primer by searching for Jacobin Radio on Apple…
- Jacobin Radio
Michael and Us: Bugs Bunny is Dead, Long Live Bugs Bunny!
You may love Bugs Bunny, but you will never own him. That's the thesis of SPACE JAM: A NEW LEGACY (2021), which sends Bugs and LeBron James through a tour of…
- Jacobin Radio
A World to Win: Go Big w/ Ed Miliband
This week, Grace speaks to Ed Miliband, former leader of the Labour Party in the UK and current Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial…
- Jacobin Radio
Weekends: What Michael Brooks Taught Us
One year after his passing, our friend and comrade Michael Brooks continues to influence the Left for the better. Lisha Brooks, Ben Burgis, and Danny Bessner…
- Jacobin Radio
Jacobin Radio w/ Suzi Weissman: Meleiza Figueroa and Ali Meders-Knight on Climate Emergency
Suzi speaks to Meleiza Figueroa and Ali Meders-Knight — they both work with the Chico Traditional Ecological Stewardship Program — about the recently leaked…