Current Affairs
A podcast of politics and culture, from the editors of Current Affairs magazine.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 600
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Is Christopher Hitchens' Life A Cautionary Tale For The Left?
Ben Burgis is the author of the upcoming book: Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters, as well as the host of "Give Them An Argument" on YouTube. His pre…
00:47:10 |
Thu 09 Dec 2021
How Do You Actually Convince a Climate Denier, Vaccine Skeptic, or Flat Earther? (w/ Lee McIntyre)
Lee McIntyre is a philosopher of science who serves as a research Fellow at the Center for Philosophy and History of Science at Boston University and an instructor in Ethics at Harvard Extension Scho…
00:52:31 |
Thu 09 Dec 2021
Why Does the Right Dominate Talk Radio? (w/ Thom Hartmann)
Thom Hartmann is the #1 progressive talk radio show host in the country. Today, he joins Current Affairs editor in chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss the world of talk radio, as well as his book "Th…
00:51:37 |
Thu 09 Dec 2021
How Do The Rich Profit From Racism? From Charter Schools to Private Detention
Author Jim Freeman discusses his book "Rich Thanks To Racism: How The Ultra-Wealthy Profit From Racial Injustice." Jim looks at three issue areas, education, policing, and immigration, and how in eac…
00:53:44 |
Thu 09 Dec 2021
Kshama Sawant on How Socialists Can Win Victories In Cities
Seattle city council member Kshama Sawant was elected as an open socialist in 2013, long before the present wave of local socialist political victories began. During her time in office, she has taken…
00:40:34 |
Thu 09 Dec 2021
Jeremy Lent on How To Find Meaningful Altenatives To Neoliberal Philosophy
Author Jeremy Lent discusses his new book "The Web Of Meaning: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find Our Place In The Universe." Jeremy's book shows how the individualistic philosophical…
01:07:14 |
Thu 09 Dec 2021
#79: The Flannel Coalition
Current Affairs is joined this week by Jacobin staff writer Luke Savage! Together, the panel asks if there are countries that exist outside the US and if they are bad, investigate the trope "the left…
01:05:26 |
Wed 28 Jul 2021
#78: A Utopia of Rum
The Current Affairs flock investigate how the right created a moral panic around "critical race theory", dare to make all tax records public, and dream of utopia.
The flock this week is made up of s…
01:21:30 |
Tue 13 Jul 2021
#77: Literalism in Art and Other Troubling Trends
Studio H3 of the Current Affairs World Headquarters is closed for renovations this week, so instead of the usual panel format, we have something different for you. Aisling, Allegra and Lyta discuss A…
01:19:21 |
Tue 29 Jun 2021
Tiffany Cabán for New York City Council (Election is June 22nd!)
This episode was originally on our bonus feed, but as Tiffany's election is tomorrow we're putting it out today for everyone!
Pete speaks to Tiffany Cabán, public defender and organizer with the Wo…
00:40:48 |
Mon 21 Jun 2021
#76: We Bite, We Vote
The panel give their NFT takes, propose a universal database of all human knowledge, and share some hard-earned life lessons.
The nest this week was inhabited by finance editor Sparky Abraham, poet-…
01:16:21 |
Tue 15 Jun 2021
Is MMT Real? Season 2 Available Now!
You've been asking for it, you've been waiting for it. Now, episodes 6 through 12 of Is MMT Real? are available to our Patreon subscribers. They will eventually be made free to the public, but for th…
00:00:38 |
Tue 08 Jun 2021
UNLOCKED! The MOVE Bombing
This episode was originally released on our Patreon feed last year, but we've decided to release it to everyone.
Aisling McCrea and Oren Nimni discuss that time the American police firebombed Phila…
01:07:19 |
Mon 07 Jun 2021
Voicemailbag XV
Once again, we dig into your voicemails. (We hear you, and we see you.) Topics include personality tests, cryptids, political arguments with relatives, and rebooting the left after the pandemic.
The…
00:45:23 |
Tue 01 Jun 2021
#74: The Owl Council of Local Heterogeneity
The Current Affairs flock discuss the right to live wherever you want, the dubious value of patriotism, and the things we love to do even though we're terrible at them. (Please note this episode was …
00:56:16 |
Tue 18 May 2021
Pete Is Back...And He Has A Book!
Pete returns to talk about his new book Dedicated: The Case for Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing.
Book is here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Dedicated/Pete-Davis/9781982140908
Ho…
00:56:10 |
Wed 12 May 2021
Activists You Should Know (feat. Lesley Williams)
This episode was originally posted to our Patreon feed a month ago, but we've decided to make it free for everyone. If you enjoy this kind of content, please consider subscribing to our bonus feed at…
01:50:52 |
Mon 10 May 2021
#73: The Pro-Bird/Anti-Fandom Caucus
The panel discuss the recent slate of anti-trans bills, theorize on politics as fandom, and announce their vows for post-pandemic life.
Today's flock consists of legal editor Oren Nimni, senior edit…
01:07:09 |
Tue 04 May 2021
#72: Are Property Taxes Real?
The team talk through the question of "vaccine passports", reimagine taxes, and judge whether it is obligatory to stay informed.
For the vaccine passport discussion, they are joined by Magnus Jamie…
01:10:06 |
Tue 20 Apr 2021
Immigration Update: Biden's First 100 Days
Continuing our series of semi-regular immigration updates, Current Affairs' resident immigration lawyers Brianna Rennix and Oren Nimni explain the Biden administration's supposed changes in immigrati…
01:05:48 |
Thu 08 Apr 2021
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