Democracy in Iran / Nojang Khatami
We speak with political science scholar, Nojang Khatami who is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Justitita Center for Advanced Studies at Goethe University Frankfurt. Beginning in the fall of 2023, he will...
9 Nov 20221h 28min
The Elite Academic Experts Propagating the Police State / Alec Karakatsanis
Alec Karakatsanis joins Chuck Mertz to discuss his piece "Warning to Journalists About Elite Academia" published at https://equalityalec.substack.com/ . Alec is the founder and executive director of C...
8 Nov 20221h 11min
The Road to Partisan Violence in America / Lilliana Mason
Chuck interviews political scientist Lilliana Mason on her books on partisan violence in the United States. We also introduce this week's Question from Hell!, and the weekly Hangover Cure. Producer Se...
7 Nov 20221h 25min
Staff Picks: John Perkins, 2007-8
Board Operator Dan spins some golden oldies; two classic interviews with John Perkins, author of Confessions of an Economic Hitman. Regular shows resume next week!
2 Nov 20221h 14min
Staff Picks: Jenny Odell, 2019
Lindsey replays an interview with Jenny Odell from May 18th, 2019. Odell is an artist and author of the books How to Do Nothing and the forthcoming, Saving Time. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/boo...
1 Nov 20221h 10min
Staff Picks: Michael Parenti, 2005
We revisit an interview with Michael Parenti from November 2005. Chuck is back next week.
31 Okt 202244min
Suburbia's Bad Bargain for American Immigrants / Sudip Bhattacharya
Sudip Bhattacharya talks about his article at HardCrackers.com, "Socialism or Suburbia." Sudip is a doctoral candidate in Political Science at Rutgers University. He is also a writer, organizer, and y...
26 Okt 20221h 34min
Power, Corruption, and Lies in Brazil's Presidential Election / Brian Mier
Correspondent Brian Mier connects with host Chuck Mertz to discuss the upcoming run-off 2022 Brazilian presidential election between Jair Bolsenaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Also featuring this w...
25 Okt 20221h 20min
