Insight Radio

Slavoj Zizek on Black Lives Matter and the American Protest

The Thought of Slavoj Zizek with Dr. Russell Sbriglia

Dr. Richard Wolff of Democracy at Work sets forth his interpretation of the Marxian conception of dialectical materialism along with a wide-ranging discussion of libertarianism and the events of the day.  Dr Wolff sees Western capitalism as effectively...

Christopher Leonard, author of The New York Times Bestselling "Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America," joins Patrick McCarty, host of Insight Radio, to elucidate the nature of the hold of corporate power on...

David Schweickart, professor of philosophy at Loyola University, author of "After Capitalism," and Helene Landemore, professor of philosophy at Yale University, author of "Democratic Reason," joins Patrick McCarty, host of Insight Radio, to discuss the...

Samir Haddad, professor of philosophy at Fordham University, joins Patrick McCarty, host of Insight Radio, to discuss the political commitments of Jacques Derrida, the founder of deconstruction.  Deconstruction is an enormously complex and subtle...

Mark Olshaker, co-author of The Deadliest Enemy: Our War Against Killer Germs, talks about the Covid-19 pandemic, why we should have known it was coming, how best to cope with it, and the much bigger pandemic that is coming.

The manager of the last Blockbuster on the planet describes the decline of the gigantic retail chain and what it is like now to be the last "man" standing.

Celebrated economist Richard Wolff joins Patrick McCarty, host of Insight Radio, to address a capitalistic system that is in crisis.  He responds to questions about the pandemic, the candidacy of Joe Biden, the stock market, Trumpism, Jordan Peterson,...

Kimberly Head tells the fascinating story of meeting the great Ray Charles and becoming a central part of his story.  It is Head who duels Charles in "Hit the Road, Jack."  This is a compelling portrait of the artist and a living piece of music history.