Current Affairs

528 Episodes

1. Is Being "Moderate" Actually How Democrats Win? (w/ Alex Bronzini-Vender)

   Published: 3/6/2024
2. The Many Layers of Injustice in American Criminal Punishment (w/ Stephen Bright & James Kwak)

   Published: 3/4/2024
3. Can The Concept of "Philanthropy" Be Saved? (w/ Amy Schiller)

   Published: 2/28/2024
4. What Would It Take To Have a Democracy? (w/ Thom Hartmann)

   Published: 2/26/2024
5. How Did the Idea of Being "Self-Made" Come About? (w/ Tara Isabella Burton)

   Published: 2/23/2024
6. Our Plan to Make It Actually Enjoyable to Read The News

   Published: 2/21/2024
7. The Role of Drugs in American Life (w/ Benjamin Fong)

   Published: 2/19/2024
8. The History of Arab-Jews Can Change Our Understanding of The World (w/ Avi Shlaim)

   Published: 2/16/2024
9. A HEATED Encounter with Chris Rufo: Critical Race Theory, The Left, and American History

   Published: 2/14/2024
10. The Dark Side of Fashion (w/ Alyssa Hardy)

    Published: 2/12/2024
11. How To Make Schools That Children Actually Enjoy Going To (w/ Lauren Fadiman)

    Published: 2/9/2024
12. How Rupert Murdoch Killed The Only Good Social Media Platform (w/ Michael Tedder)

    Published: 2/7/2024
13. How Labor Can Drive a Hard Bargain (w/ Jane McAlevey and Abby Lawlor)

    Published: 2/5/2024
14. Learning From Neglected Novels By 1900s Radicals (w/ the Rickard Sisters)

    Published: 2/2/2024
15. Why Minimalism? (w/ Kyle Chayka)

    Published: 1/31/2024
16. Is U.S. Democracy Just Going To Be Dysfunctional Forever? (w/ Benjamin Studebaker)

    Published: 1/29/2024
17. What Happens to the Disappointed When Social Movements Fail? (w/ Sara Marcus)

    Published: 1/26/2024
18. The Disaster of Privatizing Everything (w/ Donald Cohen)

    Published: 1/24/2024
19. The Process of Leaving Jordan Peterson Behind (w/ Benjamin Howard)

    Published: 1/22/2024
20. How The Super-Rich Really Live (w/ Michael Mechanic)

    Published: 1/19/2024