A weekly podcast for progressives working to understand and make the most of the political moment.... more
FAQs about Feet to the Fire:How many episodes does Feet to the Fire have?The podcast currently has 53 episodes available.
October 18, 2021What‘s wrong with the U.S. economy, honestly?Not the pandemic. Not inflation. Not the global supply chain. The deep problem, says Peter Barnes, is a set of property rules that fails to recognize our co-inherited wealth....more40minPlay
October 08, 2021Forget Facebook (Ethan Zuckerman)With Congress weighing a host of plans to curb the social-media giant, Ethan Zuckerman and his colleagues are laying the technological foundation of a whole new social-media universe. (Originally recorded in May 2021.)...more37minPlay
September 30, 2021The 2022 Elections (Mike Lux)Handicapping and mobilizing for the midterms after a tough summer....more32minPlay
September 22, 2021A Civilian Climate Corps? (Neil Maher)Congress will soon decide the fate and shape of legislation to (among many other things) create a modern-day CCC. The historian Neil Maher looks back at the profound political as well as environmental benefits of the original corps. (This episode was first cast in March 2021.)...more24minPlay
September 14, 2021The Senate (Adam Jentleson)The Republicans have rendered one chamber of Congress dysfunctional. What do we do about it?...more30minPlay
September 09, 2021Reconciliation Time (David Sirota)The Biden administration has packed much of its domestic agenda into one giant package of legislation. The next few weeks could decide its fate....more26minPlay
September 03, 2021Can Blue America Talk to Red America? (George Goehl)We've learned a thing or two about how to build support for progressive values and candidates in Trump country. (Originally recorded in May 2021.)...more30minPlay
August 25, 2021The Quest for Multiracial Solidarity (Heather McGhee)The author, activist and NBC News commentator spent three years exploring the costs of racism and mapping a path to economic justice for "The Sum of Us." (Originally cast on 1/25/21)...more38minPlay
August 18, 2021Equality ImaginedAmerica was headed that way, not so long ago. What if we had stayed on course? A conversation with Sam Pizzigati, Sarah Anderson and Chuck Collins of the Institute for Policy Studies....more36minPlay
August 11, 2021Dreams and Scams (David Whitman)The challenge of protecting students and taxpayers against predatory for-profit colleges....more30minPlay
FAQs about Feet to the Fire:How many episodes does Feet to the Fire have?The podcast currently has 53 episodes available.