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Shrimp Are the Most Abused Animals on Earth (w/ Andrés Jiménez Zorrilla)

Shrimp Are the Most Abused Animals on Earth (w/ Andrés Jiménez Zorrilla)

Current Affairs

4/29/2025

Let's Talk About PHYSICS! (w/ Sean Carroll)

Let's Talk About PHYSICS! (w/ Sean Carroll)

Current Affairs

4/22/2025

“Common Sense” Is Destroying Democracy (w/ Sophia Rosenfeld)

“Common Sense” Is Destroying Democracy (w/ Sophia Rosenfeld)

Current Affairs

4/18/2025

Could a Socialist Mayor be Just What New York City Needs? (w/ Zohran Mamdani)

Could a Socialist Mayor be Just What New York City Needs? (w/ Zohran Mamdani)

Current Affairs

4/15/2025

Taking Stock of the Biden Presidency (w/ Branko Marcetic)

Taking Stock of the Biden Presidency (w/ Branko Marcetic)

Current Affairs

4/11/2025

The Democratic Party Must Wake Up (w/ Sam Seder & Emma Vigeland)

The Democratic Party Must Wake Up (w/ Sam Seder & Emma Vigeland)

Current Affairs

4/8/2025

Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza (W/Peter Beinart)

Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza (W/Peter Beinart)

Current Affairs

4/4/2025

Trump, Nihilism, and the Crisis of Virtue (w/ Dr. Cornel West)

Trump, Nihilism, and the Crisis of Virtue (w/ Dr. Cornel West)

Current Affairs

4/1/2025

How to Fight Fascism and Have Fun Doing It (w/ Francesca Fiorentini)

How to Fight Fascism and Have Fun Doing It (w/ Francesca Fiorentini)

Current Affairs

3/28/2025

Dr. Omar Suleiman Interview | Islamophobia, Empire, and Resistance

Dr. Omar Suleiman Interview | Islamophobia, Empire, and Resistance

Current Affairs

3/18/2025

How Do Workers Win? (w/ Eric Blanc)

How Do Workers Win? (w/ Eric Blanc)

Current Affairs

3/11/2025

How Do We Fight Climate Denial? (w/ Dr. Genevieve Guenther)

How Do We Fight Climate Denial? (w/ Dr. Genevieve Guenther)

Current Affairs

3/8/2025

The Grotesque World of the Super-Rich (w/ Rob Larson)

The Grotesque World of the Super-Rich (w/ Rob Larson)

Current Affairs

3/1/2025

Debunking Pseudo-Archaeology (and Why Atlantis Isn't Real) w/ Flint Dibble

Debunking Pseudo-Archaeology (and Why Atlantis Isn't Real) w/ Flint Dibble

Current Affairs

2/27/2025

Medicare For All Is Still The Solution!

Medicare For All Is Still The Solution!

Current Affairs

2/22/2025

If Not Luigi Mangione, Then What? The Need For a Solidaristic Health Justice Movement

If Not Luigi Mangione, Then What? The Need For a Solidaristic Health Justice Movement

Current Affairs

2/12/2025

How "Don't Look Up" Explains Our Times (w/ Adam McKay)

How "Don't Look Up" Explains Our Times (w/ Adam McKay)

Current Affairs

2/8/2025

What Would it Mean to Be "Woke"? (w/ Musa al-Gharbi)

What Would it Mean to Be "Woke"? (w/ Musa al-Gharbi)

Current Affairs

2/4/2025

Why Democrats Fear Populism (And Keep Losing) (w/ Thomas Frank)

Why Democrats Fear Populism (And Keep Losing) (w/ Thomas Frank)

Current Affairs

1/31/2025

Zohran Mamdani on How To Save NYC from Eric Adams

Zohran Mamdani on How To Save NYC from Eric Adams

Current Affairs

1/27/2025