
Kissinger's Killing Fields / Nick Turse
American journalist Nick Terse joins This is Hell to discuss his recent Intercept piece, "Kissinger's Killing Fields." Interviews with more than 75 witnesses and survivors of U.S. military attacks and...
6 Kesä 20231h 14min

"The Economy" is Hell: On Overproduction and Crypto / Trevor Jackson
Economic historian Trevor Jackson joins This is Hell! to discuss two recent pieces: "Overproduction and Its Discontents: Capitalism's inherent predilection for excess" in Baffler Magazine and "The Pri...
5 Kesä 20231h 31min

The Warfare State Compromises our Welfare / Lindsay Koshgarian & Ashik Siddique
Lindsay Koshgarian and Ashik Siddique, co-authors of the National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies report, “The Warfare State: How Funding for Militarism Compromises Our Welfare....
2 Kesä 20231h 42min

Why Are We in Ukraine? / Benjamin Schwarz & Christopher Layne
Writer and editor Benjamin Schwarz and international affairs scholar Christopher Layne join Chuck to discuss their recent Harper's article, "Why are We in Ukraine? On the dangers of American hubris." ...
31 Touko 20231h 34min

The Christian Roots of Antisemitism and Racism / Magda Teter
Historian Madga Teter joins This is Hell! to discuss her new book, "Christian Supremacy: Reckoning with the Roots of Antisemitism and Racism" now available from Princeton University Press: https://pre...
24 Touko 20232h 4min

J. D. Vance Changes the Subject / Gabriel Winant
Historian Gabriel Winant on the N + 1 article, “J. D. Vance Changes the Subject: A senator from the unconscious.” You can find Gabriel's article here: https://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-45/politics/j-d...
17 Touko 20231h 12min

Silent Coup: How Corporations Overthrew Democracy / Claire Provost & Matt Kennard
Chuck interviews Claire Provost and Matt Kennard on their book, "Silent Coup: How Corporations Overthrew Democracy."
16 Touko 20231h 27min

Vegetarianism as Surveillance and Punishment in India / Sharanya Deepak
Sharanya Deepak on The Baffler article, "India’s Beef with Beef: Vegetarianism as a tool for punishment and surveillance." Also, 'The Past Inside the Present with Seb Wüepper.
15 Touko 20231h 26min




















