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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
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Behind the News: Real Estate and Palestine w/ Kareem Rabie
Doug speaks with Christian Parenti, author of a chapter in this book, on carbon dioxide removal. Plus, Kareem Rabie, author of Palestine Is Throwing a Party…
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Michael and Us: The Doomsday Gap
At last, we have decided to stop worrying and love the bomb. We discuss Stanley Kubrick's immortal DR. STRANGELOVE (1964) and how its depiction of small…
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Long Reads: Helen Lackner on Yemen's Road to Crisis
Long Reads is joined by Helen Lackner, author of Yemen in Crisis: The Road to War and a leading expert on modern Yemen who spent years living in the country…
Jacobin RadioPrimer: A Force of Nature
We speak to Alec MacGillis, author of Fulfillment, a new book about Amazon and the country left in its wake. You can listen to Primer by searching for Jacobin…
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A World to Win: Ignorance Is Power w/ Linsey McGoey
This week, Grace speaks to Linsey McGoey, professor of sociology at the University of Essex and author of The Unknowers: How Strategic Ignorance Rules the…
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Jacobin Show: The Legacy of the French Revolution w/ Slavoj Žižek
Philosopher Slavoj Žižek joins The Jacobin Show on Bastille Day to discuss why the French Revolution still matters and how the Left today can embrace the the…
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The Dig: How China Escaped Shock Therapy w/ Isabella Weber
How China rejected neoliberal orthodoxy and became the new workshop of the world. Dan interviews economist Isabella Weber on her book How China Escaped Shock…
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Weekends: Latin America's Fight Against Imperialism and Neoliberalism w/ Greg Grandin
Well over a century of US intervention has shaped Latin America in disastrous ways. Historian Greg Grandin discusses that history, and the region's ongoing…
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Jacobin Radio w/ Suzi Weissman: Haiti in Crisis w/ Frantz Voltaire
Suzi talks to Frantz Voltaire, Haitian historian, filmmaker, and publisher, about the chaotic situation in Haiti. President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated at…
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Behind the News: Economic Reform in China w/ Isabella Weber
Doug speaks with Isabella Weber, author of How China Escaped Shock Therapy, on Chinese economic reform debates and how the country dodged post-Soviet-style…
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A World to Win: Imperial Nostalgia w/ Peter Mitchell
This week, Grace speaks to Peter Mitchell, author of Imperial Nostalgia: How the British Conquered Themselves, which considers how the memory of empire…
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Jacobin Show: Against Elon Musk, For Scientific Socialism w/ Leigh Phillips
Jacobin contributor and science writer Leigh Phillips joins us to discuss why socialists should embrace technological innovation and what science might look…
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Michael and Us: Conquest of the Useless
The classic documentary BURDEN OF DREAMS (1982) captures director Werner Herzog as he's mounting the most ambitious feat of his career: attempting to haul a…
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Primer: On the Shop Floor
Part II of our look at Amazon in Europe. We speak to Magda Malinovska and Agnieszka Mroz, both of whom work in an Amazon warehouse in Poznan, Poland. You can…
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Weekends: Miami Condo Disaster, Hustle Culture, and America's Radical Past w/ Harvey Kaye
Professor Harvey J. Kaye joined us for Independence Day weekend to discuss how to disentangle America's radical past from its failings to provide for the needs…
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Michael and Us: Enemy at the Gaetz
The HBO documentary THE SWAMP (2020) follows three "maverick" Republican congressmen who seek to fulfill Donald Trump's promise to "drain the swamp," even if…
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Behind the News: How White Men Won the Culture Wars
Doug speaks with Joseph Darda, author of How White Men Won the Culture Wars, on the role of the Vietnam vet in establishing white identity. Plus: Joshua Adams…
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Long Reads: Ramaa Vasudevan on Global Capitalism After COVID-19
Long Reads is a Jacobin podcast looking in-depth at political topics and thinkers, both contemporary and historical, with the magazine’s longform writers…
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Jacobin Show: The Promise of Radical Universalism w/ Nivedita Majumdar
Nivedita Majumdar, associate professor of English at John Jay College at CUNY, joins us to discuss the resurgence of cultural essentialism, the limitations of…
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Primer: Organizers Across Borders
We’re going abroad. Part I of a two-episode look at Amazon in Europe.We speak to Gianpaolo Meloni, an Amazon warehouse worker and president of his local union…
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The Dig: Ruling Class with Doug Henwood
Who governs? Upon closer inspection, the composition of the ruling class has undergone huge changes that are driving this political moment. Dan interviews Doug…
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Weekends: Teamsters, Amazon, and Biden's Bad Infrastructure Deal w/ Branko Marcetic
Branko Marcetic joins us to explain why Biden's bipartisan infrastructure deal is a massive disappointment for working people desperately in need of relief. We…
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Michael and Us: PhD in Freakonomics
We're still not entirely sure what the mega-bestselling 2005 book "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" was about, but it…
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Jacobin Show: The Triumph of Militant Liberalism w/ Cedric Johnson
Every Wednesday at 6 PM ET, The Jacobin Show offers socialist perspectives on class and capitalism in the twenty-first century, the failures of liberalism, and…
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Primer: A Walk Through the Warehouse
Part I: a worker narrates his shift over audio recorded inside a warehouse. That segment was a collaboration between this anonymous worker and Freddie Stuart…
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A World to Win: The Liberalism of 'The Economist' w/ Alexander Zevin
This week, Grace speaks to Alexander Zevin, assistant professor of history at City University of New York, an editor at New Left Review, and author of…
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Jacobin Radio w/ Suzi Weissman: Yoav Peled on Israel's Election
Suzi talks to Yoav Peled about the outcome of Israel’s 4th election in two years, ending Benjamin Netanyahu's long reign--for the time being. Netanyahu…
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The Dig: Empire's Workshop with Greg Grandin
The history of the United States is in no small part the history of US intervention in Latin America. Historian Greg Grandin on his classic book Empire's…
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Weekends: Celebrating Juneteenth w/ Bill Fletcher
Every Saturday at 1 PM ET, Ana Kasparian and Nando Vila broadcast live from the Jacobin YouTube channel. Weekends features free-flowing and humorous commentary…
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Long Reads: Sarah-Anne Buckley on Ireland's Carceral State
Long Reads is a Jacobin podcast looking in-depth at political topics and thinkers, both contemporary and historical, with the magazine’s longform writers…
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Jacobin Show: Why the Media Sucks w/ Matt Christman & AFSCME Contract Fight w/ Ernest Garrett
Every Wednesday at 6 PM ET, The Jacobin Show offers socialist perspectives on class and capitalism in the twenty-first century, the failures of liberalism, and…
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Primer: Get Big Fast
We’re opening Amazon’s books to look at the company’s finances. On this episode, I'm joined by Edward Ongweso Jr, a staff writer at Vice News's Motherboard…
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A World to Win: Is Good Work Possible Under Capitalism? w/ Amelia Horgan
This week, Grace speaks to Amelia Horgan, Philosophy PhD candidate researching the politics of work and author ofLost in Work: Escaping Capitalism. They…
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Jacobin Radio w/ Suzi Weissman: A Surprise Win in Peru w/ Nicolas Allen
Suzi speaks to Nicolas Allen of Jacobin America Latina about the June 6 nail-biter election in Peru. Socialist trade unionist Pedro Castillo, from an…
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The Dig: Our History Is the Future with Nick Estes
The Dig is taking a break to play catch up this week and posting a favorite interview from our archives: Nick Estes on his book Our History Is the Future…
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Weekends: Pedro Castillo's Victory and the Future of British Trade Unionism w/ Ronan Burtenshaw
Every Saturday at 1 PM ET, Ana Kasparian and Nando Vila broadcast live from the Jacobin YouTube channel. Weekends features free-flowing and humorous commentary…
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Behind the News: The Peruvian Election
Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. In this episode, Doug speaks with…
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Michael and Us: The Dirty Trickster
The archetype of the shadowy, Machiavellian political strategist is potent in the popular imagination, and no strategist has leaned into this potency harder…
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Jacobin Show: How Nonprofits Preserve Inequality w/ Ben Fong & Melissa Naschek
Every Wednesday at 6 PM ET, The Jacobin Show offers socialist perspectives on class and capitalism in the twenty-first century, the failures of liberalism, and…
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Primer: Episode 1, Enter the Ama-Zone
Primer is a new podcast about Amazon. I'm Alex Press, a staff writer at Jacobin, and I'll be hosting the show. Consider Primer an entry point for understanding…
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A World to Win: The Capitalocene w/ Jason W. Moore
This week, Grace speaks with Jason W. Moore, environmental historian and professor of sociology at Binghamton University, about capitalism and climate…
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Weekends: Anti-Populism and the Wuhan Lab-Leak Hypothesis w/ Thomas Frank
Every Saturday at 1 PM ET, Ana Kasparian and Nando Vila broadcast live from the Jacobin YouTube channel. Weekends features free-flowing and humorous commentary…
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The Dig: Climate Politics with Kate Aronoff
Journalist Kate Aronoff discusses climate policy and politics and her book Overheated: How Capitalism Broke the Planet—And How We Fight Back. Support this…
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Long Reads: Adam Mayer and Baba Aye on Nigerian Politics from Independence to #EndSARS
Long Reads is a Jacobin podcast looking in-depth at political topics and thinkers, both contemporary and historical, with the magazine’s longform writers…
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Jacobin Show: Can the US Become a Social Democracy? w/ Bhaskar Sunkara
Every Wednesday at 6 PM ET, The Jacobin Show offers socialist perspectives on class and capitalism in the twenty-first century, the failures of liberalism, and…
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Michael and Us: Hope and Despair
Paul Schrader's FIRST REFORMED (2017) looks at a world that might be beyond saving, and asks: "How can we go on living?" We discuss how this great film about…
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A World to Win: Marxism 101 w/ Hadas Thier
In this week’s episode, Grace talks to writer and activist Hadas Thier about her excellent book A People’s Guide to Capitalism, in which she provides a concise…
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Weekends: Is Neoliberalism Over in Chile? w/ René Rojas
Every Saturday at 1 PM ET, Ana Kasparian and Nando Vila broadcast live from the Jacobin YouTube channel. Weekends features free-flowing and humorous commentary…
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Michael and Us: Bernie versus the Space Barons
Why has an oligarch like Elon Musk attracted so many admirers? To answer that question, we looked at the short puff-piece documentary THE RISE OF SPACEX: ELON…
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The Dig: Organizing DSA's PRO Act Campaign
How ecosocialists formed a powerful coalition with unions to fight for labor law reform and why we need a powerful labor movement to win a Green New Deal. An…
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Jacobin Show: The End of the End of History w/ Alex Hochuli
Every Wednesday at 6 PM ET, The Jacobin Show offers socialist perspectives on class and capitalism in the twenty-first century, the failures of liberalism, and…
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A World to Win: Overheated w/ Kate Aronoff
This week, Grace speaks to Kate Aronoff, staff writer at The New Republic and author of the excellent new book Overheated: How Capitalism Broke the Planet and…
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Jacobin Radio w/ Suzi Weissman: Chile's Progressive Victory
Suzi talks to Pablo Abufom about the historic victory for progressives in the election held in Chile on May 15-16. This outcome would have been unimaginable…
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Behind the News: The Politics of Israel
Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. In this episode, Doug speaks with…
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Weekends: Palestinian General Strike, Mark Kelly's Money, and Dystopian Amazon w/ Alex Press & Big Wos
Every Saturday at 1 PM ET, Ana Kasparian and Nando Vila broadcast live from the Jacobin YouTube channel. Weekends features free-flowing and humorous commentary…
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The Dig: From the River to the Sea w/ Noura Erakat and Tareq Baconi
Dan speaks with Noura Erakat and Tareq Baconi: an in-depth interview on Israeli apartheid and dispossession, the history and future of the Palestinian…
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Michael and Us: The People vs Mr. Burns
THE SIMPSONS taught a generation to be skeptical of authority. And then, at some point, it stopped. We revisit one of the greatest television show with two of…
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A World to Win: Free Palestine w/ Akram Salhab
This week, Grace talks to Palestinian activist Akram Salhab on his experience living and organising in Palestine, what’s going on in Sheikh Jarrah, and the…
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The Dig: Gaza with Aya Alghazzawi & Issam Adwan
Two voices from Gaza. The first of two episodes on Palestine this week with teacher and BDS activist Aya Alghazzawi and journalist Issam Adwan, project manager…
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The Vast Majority: Christian Socialism
Micah and Meagan speak with Josh Davis and Aaron Anderson of the Institute for Christian Socialism about — you guessed it — Christian socialism. Josh Davis is…