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November 02, 2020 Michael Moore on 2020
Nathan speaks to Michael Moore about his thoughts on the 2020 election.
This episode also has a transcript: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2020/11/17106
50 min
October 30, 2020 PREVIEW: Michael Moore on 2020
Nathan speaks to Michael Moore about his thoughts on the 2020 election.
This is a preview of an episode available in full now, on early access, to our $5 Patreon subscribers. To listen to the whole episode, as well as lots of other brilliant bonus episodes, please consider becoming one of our subscribers at www.patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!
1 min
October 29, 2020 PREVIEW: The Trial of the Chicago 7
We accidentally recorded two Sorkin episodes in a row, sorry. This one's about his most recent picture, The Trial of the Chicago 7, and why the real-life event was funnier and better-scripted than the actual movie.
This is a preview of an episode available in full to our $5 Patreon subscribers. To listen to the whole episode, as well as lots of other brilliant bonus episodes, please consider becoming one of our subscribers at www.patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!
5 min
October 28, 2020 PREVIEW: The Unimpressed Wing
It's a Bad Faith/Michael & Us/Current Affairs megacrossover! Nathan Robinson is joined by certified West Wing expert Luke Savage and West Wing neophyte Briahna Joy Gray to watch...well, you can guess.
This is a preview of an episode available in full to our $5 Patreon subscribers. To listen to the whole episode, as well as lots of other brilliant bonus episodes, please consider becoming one of our subscribers at www.patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!
2 min
October 26, 2020 UNLOCKED! Wendell Potter on the secrets of the health insurance industry
This episode was originally released on the bonus feed, but we've released it to all of you for free today! If you enjoyed this and want to hear more like this, please consider subscribing to our Patreon. For just $5 a month, you'll get access to two Current Affairs episodes per week, and the warm fuzzy feeling that you're supporting our show and helping it get made!
Nathan speaks to Wendell Potter (@wendellpotter), a former vice president of communications for the health insurance company Cigna, who has since made it his mission to expose the pathologies of the insurance industry. Tune in to hear how to persuade someone to support universal healthcare; also, tune in to hear the secret codename the insurance industry has for Michael Moore.
Wendell's book Deadly Spin: An Insurance Company Insider Speaks Out on How Corporate PR Is Killing Health Care and Deceiving Americans: https://wendellpotter.com/books/deadly-spin/
This episode was edited by Dan Thorn of Pink Noise Studios in Somerville, MA.
45 min
October 22, 2020 The Rhode Island Political Cooperative
The Rhode Island Political Cooperative is a grassroots organization that just ran a slate of 24 progressive candidates across Rhode Island's state legislature, of which two-thirds either won their primaries or ran unopposed. Even if you don't live in Rhode Island, their strategy provides an exciting blueprint for transforming state governments. To learn more, Pete interviews Cynthia Mendes, State Senate candidate for Rhode Island District 18, and Matt Brown, co-chair of the Rhode Island Political Cooperative.
Ryan Grim: "Rhode Island's Progressive Wave Was Four Years In The Making", The Intercept - https://theintercept.com/2020/09/11/rhode-island-democrat-primary-progressive-wave/
https://ripoliticalcoop.com/
This episode was edited by Dan Thorn of Pink Noise Studios in Somerville, MA.
36 min
October 20, 2020 Voicemailbag XII
Baked goods are foods made from dough or batter and cooked by baking. Salted meats are therefore not baked goods unless baked in a dough or batter.

Books mentioned in the revolution section include:
The Gods Are Thirsty by Tanith Lee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gods_Are_Thirsty_(Tanith_Lee)

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions by Thomas Kuhn:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Structure_of_Scientific_Revolutions

The beat used for the Chomsky Drop is "Grounded", by Mert Oksuz.

The panel this week was associate editor Vanessa A. Bee, contributing editor Eli Massey, amusements and managing editor Lyta Gold, and editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson. Your host is Pete Davis.

This episode was edited by Dan Thorn of Pink Noise Studios in Somerville, MA.
55 min
October 19, 2020 Should You Vote For Biden?: An Argument with Benjamin Studebaker
This episode was originally posted for Patreon subscribers only, but as the election draws closer, we are now releasing it to everyone.
Current Affairs editor Nathan Robinson is in favour of voting for Biden. Current Affairs contributor Benjamin Studebaker is against voting for Biden. Together, they debate what the left should do at the ballot box come November 2020. (Please note this episode was recorded in early September, and before the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg.)
Nathan's article: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2020/08/an-ineffectual-biden-presidency-is-better-for-the-left-than-an-actively-authoritarian-trump-presidency
Benjamin's article: https://benjaminstudebaker.com/2020/08/31/the-left-case-against-supporting-joe-biden-in-the-general-election/
This episode was edited by Dan Thorn of Pink Noise Studios in Somerville, MA.
57 min
October 16, 2020 PREVIEW: Sam Moyn on democratizing the Supreme Court
With the Supreme Court very much in the news cycle, Oren speaks to Yale professor of law and history, Samuel Moyn, about why we should not "pack the court", as many leftists call for, but instead end the court as we know it.
Sam Moyn's article in The New Republic: https://newrepublic.com/article/159710/supreme-court-reform-court-packing-diminish-power
This is a preview of an episode available in full to our $5 Patreon subscribers. To listen to the whole episode, as well as lots of other brilliant bonus episodes, please consider becoming one of our subscribers at www.patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!
2 min
October 15, 2020 PREVIEW: Tiger Lawyer Redux
Back in April, we interviewed animal rights lawyer Asher Smith about his battles against notorious animal collector Joe Exotic. Six months later, a lot has happened. Sparky, Allegra and Nick catch up with Asher on what's new in the world of private zoos, and what happens when you try and take lions away from someone who really wants to keep the lions.
This is a preview of an episode available in full to our $5 Patreon subscribers. To listen to the whole episode, as well as lots of other brilliant bonus episodes, please consider becoming one of our subscribers at www.patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!
2 min