The American Age

131 – The hosts use the kente cloth Congressional photo op on June 8th as a way to talk about race, generosity, and how to go about dismantling "race" without reifying it.

130 – The hosts discuss Juneteenth, the debate around police disinvestment, and the role of violence in the history of liberation.

129 – The hosts continue their conversation about the recent protests against racism, and why progress is so difficult to make.

128 – The hosts try their best to make sense of a chaotic week. They discuss police tactics, race, and the various communities' responses to Floyd's murder.

127 – The hosts explore the intersection of knowledge, violence, and beauty. Why are violence and sexual titillation so closely intertwined, and why are black males so closely associated with both in the cultural imagination?

126 – The hosts discuss the social categories we use to sanction aesthetic expression. Who gets to talk about Emmett Till, slavery, the Holocaust, and why?

125 – The hosts continue their conversation about Marxism and art, and revisit the controversy surrounding Dana Schutz painting of Emmett Till.

124 – The hosts begin their conversation on beauty, politics, and identity. This episode considers art and economics.

123 – For now, the hosts conclude their conversation about Covid-19. But before they do, they talk about the challenges small businesses face trying to survive.

122 – The hosts discuss the ways in which our political affiliations affect our interpretation of the pandemic, both its severity and its remedies.