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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 82 days 12 hours 36 minutes
Dig: Scholars Against Genocide
On the ongoing Israeli genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Recorded at the World Academic Forum for Palestine in Houston
Michael and Us: Embrace the Fire w/ Alex Shephard
Our resident God's Not Dead correspondent returns.
Behind the News: Israel and the World Court w/ Heidi Matthews
Plus: Elijah Wald on the hidden history of early blues music.
Dig: Thawra Ep. 7 – United Arab Republic Against Eisenhower
Today’s installment lays out the the US’s Eisenhower Doctrine, which in 1957 inaugurated a new era of imperialism in the Middle East...
Michael and Us: Sit Down, Sit Down
On THE GREAT SIT-DOWN (1976), a doc about the landmark strike in Flint.
Behind the News: Weaponizing 'Safe Space' Discourse w/ Natasha Lennard
Plus: Trita Parsi on why Israel is trying to expand its war to Iran and Hezbollah.
Long Reads: J. B. S. Haldane's Science and Socialism w/ Samanth Subramanian
How politics and science mixed in the life of a trailblazing geneticist.
Behind the News: How Israel Exploits the Shoah w/ Pankaj Mishra
On the propaganda-induced debasement of the Holocaust.
Dig: Thawra Ep. 6 – Cold War Heats Up
Today’s installment lays out the intensification of the cold war across the Middle East...
Jacobin Radio: Russia's Election w/ Ilya Matveev
On Putin's power and weakness in the wake of a horrific terror attack.