Mass for Shut-ins: The Gin and Tacos Podcast

The Glass-Steagall banking bill was one of the most important progressive reforms of the 20th Century. It's gone now, but as often happens with members of Congress, Glass and Steagall have been almost entirely forgotten. Glass's story offers some very...

In 1989 Kraft held a promotional sweepstakes (grand prize: a new minivan) with game pieces in packages of Kraft Singles and due to a series of errors, every single one was a winner. By the time they caught the mistake, over 10,000 people had already...

This is a quick teaser to let non-Patreon subscribers know that you missed the last Minicast, .  I won't be putting all Minicasts behind the paywall, but this one was a special treat for subscribers. If you want to listen and can spare $1, join...

Two vagabonds with great luck and big balls perpetrate a hoax that made them extremely rich and hoodwinked some of the finest, most respectable citizens of early Gilded Age America. In our modern era of boring electronic fraud, the romance of walking...

In which I stoop to being my own guest on my own podcast to talk about my book, which is available from wherever you prefer to get books in , , and formats. If you listen to this podcast you're almost certainly aware by now that I have a book, and in...

Guest: Steve Mang, college professor and amateur ultra-long-distance runner, joins us to talk about CC Pyle's Bunion Derbies, the informal name of two LA-to-NYC footraces held in 1928 and 1929. Amateur runners, some lacking basic equipment or running...

The resplendent radio voice of Ryan Cooper joins me to talk about his new book, . You might be familiar with his writing from his tenure at The Week, or from his cohosting duties on the . He currently is the . We talk the social welfare state,...

Dr. Olufemi Taiwo () joins us with his new book . We talk about the future of organizing and activism and what those of us without power should be doing to avoid falling into the traps more powerful actors set for us. I also do my best to embarrass...

Dr. Erin Thompson (), the , joins me to talk about her book We cover the illusory permanence of monuments, the politics of taking them up (and down), and the fate of removed monuments sitting in storage right now, waiting for a more reactionary...

Labor journalist and author Max Alvarez () takes a break from hosting the essential podcast (@WorkingPod) and reporting for to talk about the recent labor issues on America's freight railroads. Also joining us is Matt Weaver, a maintenance of way...