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Two intellectual historians discuss politics, culture, and the history of ideas in the United States.... more
FAQs about Trotsky & the Wild Orchids:How many episodes does Trotsky & the Wild Orchids have?The podcast currently has 43 episodes available.
October 19, 2021EP44: Andrew & Ray Are Back from BreakAndrew and Ray are back from summer break! In this episode Andrew provides an update on his book before the conversation transitions to the New Deal's legacy as well as sports and our contemporary moment. For this episode we read Michael Kazin's review of Eric Rauchway's book Why the New Deal Matters and "You can't separate sports and politics," an interview with Dave Zirin in Jacobin. ...more44minPlay
April 20, 2021EP43: Andrew & Ray, unadulteratedAndrew & Ray check in about the Biden administration and discuss New Monetary Theory, the strategic objectives of the American military and how Andrew became a lefty. Kim Hjelmgaard's USA Today article "A Reckoning is Near" and Jed Purdy's "A Possible Majority" in Dissent Magazine. ...more47minPlay
March 11, 2021EP42: Keith PluymersKeith Pluymers comes on the show to talk about environmental history, wood in the early modern world, and contemporary environmental politics....more1h 10minPlay
February 25, 2021EP41: Nicole HemmerNicole Hemmer sits down with Ray and Andrew to discuss a range of topics from conservative media and the NYT to public history and "Welcome to Your Fantasy," a podcast about the Chippendales!...more53minPlay
February 09, 2021EP40: Inauguration, with Harvey KayeHarvey joins Andrew and Ray to discuss the inaugural address as well as Biden's bipartisan hopes. ...more1h 19minPlay
January 07, 2021Ep Thirty-Nine: Harvey KayeRay and Andrew return from a recording hiatus to have a conversation with the historian Harvey Kaye....more1h 22minPlay
August 12, 2020Ep Thirty-Eight: Reed on Race ReductionismClass reductionism or race reductionism? Listen in as Andrew and Ray speak with Touré Reed about his book Toward Freedom: The Case Against Race Reductionism....more1hPlay
August 10, 2020Ep Thirty-Seven: Derek Catsam on RugbyDerek Charles Catsam, professor of history and humanities at University of Texas-Permian Basin, joins Andrew and Ray for a conversation about race, class, and rugby in sports history. For this episode we read Catsam's essays for Africa is a Country. ...more46minPlay
June 02, 2020Ep Thirty-Six: The Pandemic's Social and Psychic ContextSalik Farooqi comes on the show to discuss the pandemic from the perspective of political sociology. For this episode we read: An Organic Crisis is upon Us; On the Concept of History; Gooseberries; Pandemic’s Lesson: Global Capitalism is Uneven and Dangerously Particularistic; The Myth of Sisyphus; and the Wiki on total football. (Links on our website: http://wildorchids.libsyn.com)...more1h 12minPlay
May 19, 2020Ep Thirty-Five: Sweden's Response to Covid19Professor Gina Gustavsson from the Department of Government at Uppsala University speaks with Ray and Andrew about Sweden's response to covid19. Listen in as we consider the meaning of nationalism during a pandemic....more43minPlay
FAQs about Trotsky & the Wild Orchids:How many episodes does Trotsky & the Wild Orchids have?The podcast currently has 43 episodes available.