Long Reads: Ramaa Vasudevan on Global Capitalism After COVID-19
Long Reads is a Jacobin podcast looking in-depth at political topics and thinkers, both contemporary and historical, with the magazine’s longform writers. Hosted by Features Editor Daniel Finn.
The gu…
Jacobin Show: The Promise of Radical Universalism w/ Nivedita Majumdar
Nivedita Majumdar, associate professor of English at John Jay College at CUNY, joins us to discuss the resurgence of cultural essentialism, the limitations of postcolonial theory, and what it would m…
Primer: Organizers Across Borders
We’re going abroad. Part I of a two-episode look at Amazon in Europe.We speak to Gianpaolo Meloni, an Amazon warehouse worker and president of his local union in Piacenza, Italy, and Christy Hoffman,…
Dig: Ruling Class with Doug Henwood
Who governs? Upon closer inspection, the composition of the ruling class has undergone huge changes that are driving this political moment. Dan interviews Doug Henwood, the author of "Take Me to Your…
Weekends: Teamsters, Amazon, and Biden's Bad Infrastructure Deal w/ Branko Marcetic
Branko Marcetic joins us to explain why Biden's bipartisan infrastructure deal is a massive disappointment for working people desperately in need of relief. We also discuss the speculation that the T…
Michael and Us: PhD in Freakonomics
We're still not entirely sure what the mega-bestselling 2005 book "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" was about, but it seems to have had something to do with arg…
Jacobin Show: The Triumph of Militant Liberalism w/ Cedric Johnson
Every Wednesday at 6 PM ET, The Jacobin Show offers socialist perspectives on class and capitalism in the twenty-first century, the failures of liberalism, and the prospects of rebuilding a left labo…
Primer: A Walk Through the Warehouse
Part I: a worker narrates his shift over audio recorded inside a warehouse. That segment was a collaboration between this anonymous worker and Freddie Stuart, a journalist and podcast producer based …
A World to Win: The Liberalism of 'The Economist' w/ Alexander Zevin
This week, Grace speaks to Alexander Zevin, assistant professor of history at City University of New York, an editor at New Left Review, and author of Liberalism at Large: The World According to the …
Jacobin Radio w/ Suzi Weissman: Yoav Peled on Israel's Election
Dig: Empire's Workshop with Greg Grandin
The history of the United States is in no small part the history of US intervention in Latin America. Historian Greg Grandin on his classic book Empire's Workshop: Latin America, the United States, a…
Weekends: Celebrating Juneteenth w/ Bill Fletcher
Every Saturday at 1 PM ET, Ana Kasparian and Nando Vila broadcast live from the Jacobin YouTube channel. Weekends features free-flowing and humorous commentary on current events and political strateg…
Long Reads: Sarah-Anne Buckley on Ireland's Carceral State
Long Reads is a Jacobin podcast looking in-depth at political topics and thinkers, both contemporary and historical, with the magazine’s longform writers. Hosted by Features Editor Daniel Finn.
The gu…
Jacobin Show: Why the Media Sucks w/ Matt Christman & AFSCME Contract Fight w/ Ernest Garrett
Every Wednesday at 6 PM ET, The Jacobin Show offers socialist perspectives on class and capitalism in the twenty-first century, the failures of liberalism, and the prospects of rebuilding a left labo…
Primer: Get Big Fast
We’re opening Amazon’s books to look at the company’s finances. On this episode, I'm joined by Edward Ongweso Jr, a staff writer at Vice News's Motherboard where he covers Silicon Valley and the gig …
A World to Win: Is Good Work Possible Under Capitalism? w/ Amelia Horgan
This week, Grace speaks to Amelia Horgan, Philosophy PhD candidate researching the politics of work and author ofLost in Work: Escaping Capitalism. They discuss the changing nature of work in the UK …
Jacobin Radio w/ Suzi Weissman: A Surprise Win in Peru w/ Nicolas Allen
Dig: Our History Is the Future with Nick Estes
The Dig is taking a break to play catch up this week and posting a favorite interview from our archives: Nick Estes on his book Our History Is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipel…
Weekends: Pedro Castillo's Victory and the Future of British Trade Unionism w/ Ronan Burtenshaw
Every Saturday at 1 PM ET, Ana Kasparian and Nando Vila broadcast live from the Jacobin YouTube channel. Weekends features free-flowing and humorous commentary on current events and political strateg…