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Newsdive episodes

  • Interview with Kimberly Wilber of AWU

    Sam and Shane are joined by Kimberly Wilber, a software engineer at Google and volunteer spokesperson for the recently formed Alphabet Workers Union. Wilber shares how the union of tech workers at one of the biggest major tech companies was formed and the role that workplace organizing can play in opposing the most harmful qualities of big tech.

    57 min
  • Farmers & Stonks (feat. Soumi Sarkar)
    This week Sam and Shane are joined by Left Voice reporter, Soumi Sarker, to talk about the massive farmers protest movement in India. Later, Sam and Shane share their takes on the recent stock market story.
    1 hr 23 min
  • Interview with Mohamed Elmaazi

    Journalist, Mohamed Elmaazi joins Sam to talk about the trial of Craig Murray, a former UK diplomat turned free speech activist. Elmaazi explains why the trial holds greater implications for press freedom.

    41 min
  • The Blinken Episode (feat. Ethan Pelland & Gideon Kariuki)
    Sam and Shane are joined by student journalists, Ethan Pelland and Gideon Kariuki, hosts of The Review Squared. Together, the four go over the recent Senate confirmation hearing of newly appointed Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, and have a wide-ranging conversation about U.S. foreign policy.
    1 hr 22 min
  • I-Nah-guration (feat. Maryam Alaniz)
    Maryam Alaniz, writer and editor at Left Voice, returns to the show to talk about hers and Sam's on the ground coverage of Inauguration Day in D.C. Shane joins later and the three have a wide ranging conversation of what to expect in politics now that Biden is officially president.
    1 hr 2 min
  • How Low Can TPUSA Go? (feat. Seven Surack)
    This week Sam and Shane are joined by former Turning Point USA employee turned leftist, Seven Surack. They talk about the role organizations like TPUSA play in hurting discourse, what Libertarians get wrong, and dunk on Charlie Kirk. Later, Sam is joined by Joe Amditis and they cover some of the more tedious corporate coverage of the D.C. riots.
    1 hr 34 min
  • Interview with Kevin Gosztola
    Sam Carliner is joined by Kevin Gosztola to discuss the past week's developments in the trial of Julian Assange, Kevin's coverage, and what comes next for Assange's defense and the state of press freedom.
    46 min
  • Stimulus, Assange, and Escalations on Iran
    Newsdive is back to cover all the under-reported news of the world! In this first episode of 2021, Shane recaps the negotiations that resulted in a terrible stimulus bill, Sam talks about his trip to D.C. to protest an Assange extradition, and we end with the U.S. closer to war with Iran and why no one should support that.
    1 hr 1 min
  • Covering Censorship with Ben Norton

    Sam Carliner is joined by Ben Norton to discuss the role the United States government and tech companies play in censoring independent journalism, and how censorship may expand under a Biden administration.

    51 min

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Newsdive was founded in January 2020 as a college radio show to support independent journalism and cover under-reported news. Now a podcast, our hosts provide a mix of news commentary, corporate media…