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
UNLOCKED! Student Debt Special (feat. Allie Conti, Marshall Steinbaum and Matt Bruenig)
Unlocked from our Patreon feed, here's a little bonus for you all!
Current Affairs finance editor Sparky Abraham sits down with Vice writer Allie Conti, economics professor Marshall Steinbaum and Pe…
01:07:11 |
Wed 15 Jan 2020
End-of-Season Bonus: The Decade In Review
The twenty-tens are over, if you're not one of those pedants who insists the twenties don't start 'til 2021. This week, our panel waves goodbye to the last decade, and looks back on the new trends it…
01:14:07 |
Tue 14 Jan 2020
PREVIEW: Justin "donoteat" Roczniak on TRAINS (and other things)
Nathan Robinson and Aisling McCrea speak to a very special guest: urban planning and infrastructure guru Justin Roczniak, who makes Youtube videos on planning, politics, transport and much more under…
00:02:13 |
Thu 02 Jan 2020
In conversation: RJ Eskow
Today Nathan talks to RJ Eskow, host of The Zero Hour podcast and YouTube show, and former lead writer for the 2016 Bernie Sanders campaign. Together, they discuss dirty secrets RJ learned during his…
00:59:44 |
Thu 26 Dec 2019
Voicemailbag VIII
Precious listeners of Current Affairs, we hear you loud and clear! This week, the panel answers your queries on everything from literature, to dreams, to questionable environmentalist projects.
The…
00:55:52 |
Tue 24 Dec 2019
In conversation: Cenk Uygur
In this episode, contributing editor Eli Massey speaks to Cenk Uygur, creator and host of The Young Turks, who is running as a Democrat in the 2020 primary for California's 25th congressional distric…
00:59:16 |
Fri 20 Dec 2019
PREVIEW: Cenk Uygur
In this episode, contributing editor Eli Massey speaks to Cenk Uygur, creator and host of The Young Turks, who is running as a Democrat in the 2020 primary for California's 25th congressional distric…
00:01:29 |
Thu 19 Dec 2019
PREVIEW: Mike Duncan on revolutions
In this very special episode, amusements and managing editor Lyta Gold and finance editor Sparky Abraham speak to Mike Duncan, beloved history podcaster and bestselling author. Together, they discuss…
00:02:19 |
Thu 12 Dec 2019
Episode #39: The Durian Of Power
"You have a grandfather clock, you bastard!"
In this jam-packed episode, the panel investigates The Atlantic's hatred of democracy, shares their most recent revelations, and Aisling invites the team…
01:32:56 |
Wed 11 Dec 2019
In conversation: Jamaal Bowman, Democrat for Congress NY-16
A smaller episode, to refresh our patrons after the big, bloaty extravaganza that was our Harry Potter episode. The dessert after the turkey, if you will (in other words, smaller but more important).…
00:25:03 |
Wed 04 Dec 2019
UNLOCKED: Kendri M. Cesar on Indian Law
Read more about Kendri's firm here. Read Indian Country Today on Thanksgiving here. Read Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz on the whitewashing of America's founding myths (including Thanksgiving) here. Read abou…
00:44:59 |
Thu 28 Nov 2019
UNLOCKED! Meagan Day on why everyone should have the right to a sabbatical
Unlocked, for your listening pleasure.
Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson, senior editor Brianna Rennix and newsletter editor Nick Slater sit down with Jacobin staff writer Meagan Da…
00:51:50 |
Wed 27 Nov 2019
Wizard Children
A lot of people are completely sick and tired of the world's twenty-year-long obsession with Harry Potter. "Shut up about Harry Potter! Read another book!" they cry.
To which we respond: no.
This …
01:33:35 |
Tue 26 Nov 2019
UNLOCKED: Welcome to The Neighborhood
To celebrate the release of the new Mister Rogers biopic, 'A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood', we're reposting this cosy little episode!
This week, unlocked from the patreon bird feed, to the main f…
00:50:55 |
Mon 25 Nov 2019
Antiquity: GOOD or BAD? (feat. Dan Walden)
Aisling McCrea and Lyta Gold are joined by Homeric scholar Dan Walden, in an episode that settles the question, once and for all, of whether Ancient Greece and Rome were GOOD...or BAD.
This is an e…
00:02:12 |
Thu 21 Nov 2019
In conversation: Maureen Tkacik on airplane disasters
Nathan J. Robinson sits down with journalist Maureen Tkacik to discuss the recent Boeing 737 Max disasters, and the toxic management structures behind them. There's also some gossip about sharing a c…
00:01:21 |
Tue 19 Nov 2019
UNLOCKED! Ryan Grim on following Sanders and Warren since the 2000s
We've unlocked a bonus episode from the Patreon feed! In this episode, Current Affairs host Pete Davis sits down with Ryan Grim, author and DC bureau chief for The Intercept. Ryan shares his experien…
00:41:36 |
Mon 18 Nov 2019
In conversation: Elizabeth Anderson on expanding democracy
In this episode, Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson speaks to philosophy professor Elizabeth Anderson about workplaces as dictatorships, expanding democracy, and what feminism can bri…
00:01:06 |
Thu 14 Nov 2019
UNLOCKED! Corey Robin on Clarence Thomas
This week, we're unlocking a very special Patreon-exclusive episode for all our listeners!
Legal editor Oren Nimni and associate editor Vanessa A. Bee speak to political science professor Corey Robi…
00:50:02 |
Wed 13 Nov 2019
Deep Dive: The Sanders Immigration Plan
This week, Current Affairs' resident immigration lawyers, Oren Nimni and Brianna Rennix, roll up their sleeves and delve into all the details of Bernie Sanders' plan for immigration policy, which was…
01:18:41 |
Tue 12 Nov 2019
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