Current Affairs

576 Episodes

1. On The Persistence of Racist Pseudo-Science (w/ Keira Havens)

   Published: 5/8/2024
2. What Did the "Decade of Protest" Accomplish—And Why Did it Fail? (w/ Vincent Bevins)

   Published: 5/6/2024
3. Current Affairs Presents: "American Radio"

   Published: 5/3/2024
4. Can The Concept of "Philanthropy" Be Saved? (w/ Amy Schiller)

   Published: 5/1/2024
5. Why The Luddites Were Right (w/ Brian Merchant)

   Published: 4/29/2024
6. Why Students Are Rising Up for Gaza

   Published: 4/26/2024
7. The Meaning of "Security" (w/ Astra Taylor)

   Published: 4/26/2024
8. A Philosopher Explains Why It's Rational To Be Angry (w/ Myisha Cherry)

   Published: 4/24/2024
9. How is Capitalism Like a Bad Relationship? (w/ Malaika Jabali)

   Published: 4/22/2024
10. How to Spot Corporate Bullshit (w/ Nick Hanauer)

    Published: 4/19/2024
11. Your Money or Your Life: A Physician on the Miseries of Medical Debt

    Published: 4/17/2024
12. How Four Billionaires Are Creating A Horrible Future For All of Us (w/ Jonathan Taplin)

    Published: 4/15/2024
13. The Rise and Fall of Crypto Lunacy (w/ Zeke Faux)

    Published: 4/12/2024
14. How The Occupation Shapes Everything (w/ Nathan Thrall)

    Published: 4/10/2024
15. The Current Israel-Palestine Crisis Was Entirely Avoidable (w/ Jerome Slater)

    Published: 4/8/2024
16. Why Wars Happen (w/ Michael Mann)

    Published: 4/5/2024
17. A McKinsey Whistleblower on Life Inside The Secretive Consulting Firm

    Published: 4/3/2024
18. How Big Pharma Makes a Killing From Letting People Die (w/ Nick Dearden)

    Published: 4/1/2024
19. What Makes For a "Strong Town"? (w/ Allison Lirish Dean)

    Published: 3/29/2024
20. How White Supremacist Ideology Made Its Way Into Music Theory (w/ Philip Ewell)

    Published: 3/27/2024