This Week with David Rovics
If I do an interview, whether as the interviewer or interviewee, or a livestream event, new song, or various other things, it’ll often go out as a podcast.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 14 minutes
- Episodes
- 124
- Years Active
- 2025
New song: "Meanwhile in Gaza"
The Israeli government has shut off the Gaza Ghetto completely, so no food can get in. After a brief message from our sponsors, this holocaust now continues.
The People Want Music
I have some free advice to anyone trying to organize a memorable protest or a successful social movement.
Jury Duty
I don't know what came over me, but this time when I got the summons for jury duty, I didn't make up a reason why I couldn't do it. Next time I get such a summons, I'll make sure I'm out of town, or…
"What do you mean you haven't seen the new Dylan movie?!"
Somehow I have a lot to say about a movie I haven't seen yet. Sort of a non-review here.
"It's A Coup" REMIX
OK, now they're firing all the military lawyers who are supposed to be responsible for determining whether a command is legal or not. Folks, this is definitely a coup, in case there was any question…
New song: "What's Going on Here, Montreal?" #FreeYvesEngler
To the list of allegedly democratic, free countries where the police arrest journalists for writing in opposition to Israeli fascism, we may now add Canada.
"The Richest Man in the World Says So" REMIX
A really lively remix of this song I wrote earlier this month (that Elon Musk earned every penny of), with an especially counterpunctual bass line, from Chet Gardiner's studio in Hawai'i.
Punishment and Appeasement
"The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking, and thus we drift toward unparalleled catastrophe." Albert Einstein
Remembering Joan S. Livingston
I learned belatedly that the wonderful and brilliant woman on the left of this photo, Joan S. Livingston, died last month, at the age of 70. This photo is from December 1st, 2024, last time I was in …
Discussion with Peter Phillips, author of Titans of Capital
In a special episode of This Week with David Rovics, I had a discussion earlier today with Peter Phillips about his new book, Titans of Capital: How Concentrated Wealth Threatens Humanity.
Immigration: Myths and Realities, "The Economy," and What Happened in 2006
With Trump's new round of immigration raids, detention centers, and protests against them, I'm remembering two decades ago.
New song: "The Richest Man in the World Says So"
Finally, Elon gets his own song.
"He's Copying Me": Making Sense of the Moment
Will the real populist please stand up?
"When the People United" REMIX
New song: "When the People United"
After the worldwide revolution, when the people united, we looked back at our accomplishments.
A History of the World EPISODE 16
Listen to episode 16 first, or start at the beginning with episode 1 at davidrovics.com/ahistoryoftheworld.
2020-2022-
The Centers for Disease Control suspend evictions nationwide (“Don’t Pay the Re…
"Deport the Billionaires" REMIX
Another brilliant remix from Chet Gardiner's studio in Hawai'i, of my most recent composition, "Deport the Billionaires."
A History of the World EPISODE 15
You can just listen to episode 15, or start at the beginning of the podcast series at davidrovics.com/ahistoryoftheworld.
2016-2020
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Thousands of people travel from all over to protest against the p…
A History of the World EPISODE 14
Just listen to this episode, or start at the beginning with episode 1 at davidrovics.com/ahistoryoftheworld.
2013-2016-
Edward Snowden reveals the NSA's Prism Program to the world ("Prism")
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I am p…