Left Anchor
Philosophy, politics, and the left.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 46 minutes
- Episodes
- 377
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Episode 150 - Monopolized America with David Dayen
Today we've got Dave Dayen of The American Prospect on to talk about his new book Monopolized: Life in the Age of Corporate Power. Enjoy!
Episode 149 PREVIEW - The Four Freedoms with Harvey Kaye
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Episode 148 - Randian Moochers with Tobi Olowe
Here we've got Tobi Olowe, host of the Impressions of America podcast, on to talk about the life and legacy of Ayn Rand, and her eponymous institute's decision to get on the coronavirus welfare train…
Episode 147 PREVIEW - Life, Death, and Democratic Socialism
Subscribe here to listen to our full discussion of Martin Hägglund's book This Life.
Episode 146 -American City Government with Bill Humphrey
Today we've got an interview with Bill Humphrey, a city councilor for Newton, Massachusetts. We ask him about how he got into politics, how he ran his successful campaign, and what it's like being a …
Episode 145 PREVIEW - The Coronavirus Resurgence and Democratic Primaries
Episode 144 - Primarying Bad Democrats with Arati Kreibich
Today we've got Arati Kreibich, who is running in the Democratic primary for New Jersey's 5th District against Josh Gottheimer, one of the most pro-Trump Democrats in the House. (New Jersey voters ta…
Episode 142 - The Power of Protests and The End of Policing: Part II, with David Kaib
Today we continue our discussion of what a post-police society might look like with David Kaib, who has taught some DC DSA night school classes on the subject.
Links to articles we mentioned: Ryan on…
Episode 141 PREVIEW - The Power of Protests and The End of Policing: Part I
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Episode 140 - Breaking into the Democratic Machine with Nikil Saval
Today we've got Nikil Saval, candidate for the upcoming primary in the Pennsylvania First Senate District on June 2nd. We talk about how he got into organizing and politics, what it's like interactin…
Episode 139 - The Keynesian Movement with Zach Carter
We've got journalist Zach Carter on to talk about his new book The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes -- an intellectual biography that he's been working on for yea…
Episode 138 UNLOCKED - The Coronavirus Death March with David Dayen
We've got David Dayen, the executive editor of the The American Prospect, on to discuss his latest coverage of the pandemic -- the utter failure of the national government response, the timidity of c…
Episode 138 PREVIEW: The Coronavirus Death March with David Dayen
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Episode 137 - Political Religion with Jack Jenkins
We've got religion reporter Jack Jenkins on to talk about his forthcoming book American Prophets: The Religious Roots of Progressive Politics and the Ongoing Fight for the Soul of the Country. We tal…
Episode 136 Preview: Why Bernie Lost, Part II
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Episode 135 - Why Bernie Lost with David Sirota
We've got former Bernie Sanders speechwriter David Sirota on to talk about why the Democratic establishment ultimately defeated Bernie Sanders. We ask whether he could have done anything differently,…
Episode 134 - UBI vs. Job Guarantee with Jeff Spross
Enjoy this preview of our latest bonus episode, where we talk with Jeff Spross about our previous episode with Rohan Grey. To hear the whole thing, subscribe here!
Episode 133 - The Radical FDR with Harvey Kaye
Today we are talking with Harvey Kaye about his new book FDR on Democracy: The Greatest Speeches and Writings of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. We discuss how Roosevelt's radical politics can b…
Episode 132 - Tara Isabella Burton & Strange Rites
We've got author Tara Isabella Burton on to talk about her forthcoming book Strange Rites: New Religions for a Godless World, to talk about spirituality and belief in an age when traditional religiou…
Episode 131 PREVIEW - The Coronavirus General Strike
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