Give Them An Argument

Heterodox economist Nia Cola and Zero Books' C Derick Varn have a friendly "debate" (agreeing on more they than they disagree on as it turns out) about MMT vs. orthodox Marxist economics. We don't exactly settle the issue for all time but it is a good medium-deep dive into some important aspects of the controversy. To get the full episode and every other Thursday patron-exclusive episode, support Give Them An Argument on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/benburgis​.

Philosophy professor Ryan Lake, poli sci professor Matt McManus and literature professor Russell Sbriglia join Ben for Part I of a multi-week deep dive into the philosophy of Immanuel Kant. Part II should be coming in a couple of weeks! To get the full episode and every other Thursday episode, subscribe to Give Them An Argument on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/benburgis​​​​​​​...

Liza Featherstone talks to Ben about her in-depth profile of Natalie Wynn ("ContraPoints") in The Nation. To get the rest of the episode and every Thursday episode, become a GTAA patron at patreon.com/benburgis

Russell Sbriglia, Matt McManus, and Ryan Lake join Ben to continue their deep dive into the philosophy of Immanuel Kant. To get the full episode and every other Thursday patron-exclusive episode, become a GTAA patron at patreon.com/benburgis...

Djene Bajalan and Pascal Robert join Ben to break down this atrocious National Review article: https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/03/an-american-defense-of-britains-constitutional-monarchy/ To get the full episode and every other Thursday patron-exclusive episode, become a GTAA patron at patreon.com/benburgis...

Musician and "This is Revolution" host Jason Myles joins Ben to talk about subjects ranging from Metallica and Black Sabbath to whether grunge is really a distinct genre to what police abolitionism really means in a society with massive economic inequality. To get the full episode and every other Thursday patron-exclusive episode, support give them on argument on Patreon: patreon.com/benburgis

Ben interviews Aaron Rabinowitz, a philosophy professor and the host of the Embrace the Void podcast, about moral realism, free will, and several other subjects. This is a free public preview of a patron-exclusive episode. To listen to the full episode and every other Thursday patron episode become a Give Them An Argument patron at patreon.com/benburgis.

About a week ago, Ben debated Gene Epstein at the Soho Forum in Florida on capitalism vs. socialism.. Now that the video's out, Ben watched it with Producer Forrest and economics prof & Current Affairs House Economist Rob Larson and did a little postgame analysis at the end. Enjoy!

Ben is joined by TMBS Super-Producer Matt Lech to talk about Bret Weinstein and the hypocrisy of the IDW, historian Harvey J. Kaye to talk about radical history, Jacobin founding editor Bhaskar Sunkara to talk about social democracy and the possibilities for a realistic alternative to capitalism, and Jacobin columnist Liza Featherstone to talk about DSA's recent electoral victories in New York.

Ben is joined by Michael Powell from the New York Times, David Griscom from The Michael Brooks Show, Dave Smith from Part of the Problem, and Ana Kasparian from The Young Turks and Weekends with Ana Kasparian and Nando Vila.