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Jacobin Radio episodes

  • Long Reads: Antoni Kapcia on Revolutionary Cuba and the Legacy of the Castros

    The historian Antoni Kapcia joins Long Reads for a conversation about Cuban politics since the revolution of 1959. Antoni is the author of several books on Cuban history, including A Short History of Revolutionary Cuba and Leadership in the Cuban Revolution. Long Reads is a Jacobin podcast looking in-depth at political topics and thinkers, both contemporary and historical, with the magazine’s longform writers. Hosted by Features Editor Daniel Finn.

    Read Antoni's article for Jacobin about the legacy of Raúl Castro here: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/04/raul-castro-fidel-che-guevara-cuba-history

    Produced by Conor Gillies, music by Knxwledge.


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    1 hr 18 min
  • A World to Win: Post-Extractivist Green Transitions w/ Thea Riofrancos

    This week Grace speaks to Thea Riofrancos, Associate Professor of Political Science at Providence College and author of Resource Radicals: From Petro-Nationalism to Post-Extractivism in Ecuador.

    They discuss the findings of the IPCC’s latest report, whether it’s possible to imagine a green transition within capitalist social relations, and how the Left can chart a path to decarbonization that doesn’t compromise the Earth’s other natural systems and communities.

    You can support our work on the show by becoming a Patron. Thanks to our producer Conor Gillies and the Lipman-Miliband Trust for making this episode possible.


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    44 min
  • Primer: Covering the Labor Beat

    This week, we speak with Lauren Kaori Gurley, a prolific labor reporter at Vice's Motherboard.

    You can listen to Primer by searching for Jacobin Radio on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If want to support the show, subscribe at patreon.com/primerpodcast. When you do so, you'll receive show notes and video content. To keep up with us elsewhere, follow @primerpod on Twitter.


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    33 min
  • Dig: Jesus and John Wayne w/ Kristin Kobes Du Mez

    Dan interviews historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez on her book Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation. "Having replaced the Jesus of the Gospels with the vengeful warrior Christ, it’s no wonder many came to think of Trump in the same way."

    Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig

    We now have a Discord for patrons and, starting in September, a weekly email newsletter too. If you want to join our Discord and cannot afford to contribute, just send us an email.


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    2 hr 19 min
  • Jacobin Show: Remembering Richard Trumka and Maida Springer

    The Jacobin Show offers socialist perspectives on class and capitalism in the twenty-first century, the failures of liberalism, and the prospects of rebuilding a left labor movement in the US. This is the podcast version of the show from August 10, 2021, a "Labor Paul" special, with Paul Prescod and Jen Pan hosting.

    David Dayen was slated to be interviewed live, but because of technical issues that had to be taped later. Become a member on YouTube to view the interview with Dayen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tucyaTWvrWs&list=PLxlNhP2f0kUIGCK-V04s-lOQQecW8a2Xf&index=1

    Subscribe to Jacobin for just $10: https://jacobinmag.com/subscribe/?code=JACOBINYT

    Music provided by Zonkey: https://linktr.ee/zonkey

    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jacobinmag


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    1 hr 6 min
  • Behind the News: Riots in South Africa

    Doug speaks with Sean Jacobs and William Shoki of Africa Is a Country on riots in South Africa and the long trajectory of the ANC. Plus: Max Krahé, author of a report (PDF: https://www.academieroyale.be/Academie/documents/Opinio_SFPI_numerique31253.pdf) for the Belgian sovereign wealth fund on the need for central planning to cope with the climate crisis (FT article here: https://www.ft.com/content/54237547-4e83-471c-8dd1-8a8dcebc0382).

    Behind the News, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. Find the archive here: https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html


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    53 min
  • Weekends: Labor's Long March w/ Vivek Chibber

    Catalyst journal editor Vivek Chibber joins us to discuss the structural constraints within capitalism that make organizing the working class so difficult. We also delve into the business interests influencing the Biden administration, Nina Turner's recent electoral defeat, and the curse of bipartisanship.

    On Fridays at 1pm ET, Ana Kasparian and Nando Vila broadcast live to subscribers on the Jacobin YouTube channel. Weekends features free-flowing and humorous commentary on current events and political strategy. This is the podcast version of the show from August 6, 2021.

    Read Vivek's latest articles here: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/08/labors-long-march And here: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/08/conservatism-leftism-tradition-culture-values-community-music-market-forces-tribune

    Join the Verso book club: https://www.versobooks.com/bookclub

    Music provided by Zonkey: https://linktr.ee/zonkey

    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jacobinmag


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    2 hr 15 min
  • Michael and Us: Rank Punditry

    With an election looming in Canada, we decided to look back on a time when Justin Trudeau's father received his punishment at the hands of the Canadian media. The National Film Board of Canada documentary HISTORY ON THE RUN: THE MEDIA AND THE '79 ELECTION (1979) chronicles the unusual media landscape that led to a nine-month interruption in Pierre Trudeau's long tenure as Prime Minister. We discuss how media shapes and responds to election narratives, how things have changed since 1979, and the unusual Trudeau/Joe Clark/Ed Broadbent election. PLUS: rank punditry about Justin Trudeau's chances.

    Michael and Us is a podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage. To hear weekly bonus episodes, subscribe to the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/michaelandus/


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    43 min
  • Primer: Theseus's Warehouse

    This week, we speak with Chicago labor lawyer Will Bloom about the latest NLRB news on the Amazon union drive in Bessemer, Alabama. Then, a conversation with Heike Geissler, author of Seasonal Associate, a literary account of Amazon warehouse work.

    You can listen to Primer by searching for Jacobin Radio on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If want to support the show, subscribe at patreon.com/primerpodcast. When you do so, you'll receive show notes and video content. To keep up with us elsewhere, follow @primerpod on Twitter.


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    43 min
  • Jacobin Show: The Trouble with Disparity w/ Adolph Reed and Walter Benn Michaels

    Adolph Reed and Walter Benn Michaels join The Jacobin Show to discuss the limitations of focusing on racial disparities, why the notion that Black Lives Matter was co-opted is misleading, and how socialists today should approach history.

    Every Wednesday at 6 PM ET, The Jacobin Show offers socialist perspectives on class and capitalism in the twenty-first century, the failures of liberalism, and the prospects of rebuilding a left labor movement in the US. This is the podcast version of the show from August 4, 2021 with Paul Prescod and Jen Pan hosting.

    Subscribe to Jacobin for just $10: https://jacobinmag.com/subscribe/?code=JACOBINYT

    Music provided by Zonkey: https://linktr.ee/zonkey

    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jacobinmag


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    2 hr 9 min

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