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Primer: Covering the Labor Beat Aug 13, 2021

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This week, we speak with Lauren Kaori Gurley, a prolific labor reporter at Vice's Motherboard.

You can listen to Primer by searching for Jacobin Radio on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If want to support the show, subscribe at patreon.com/primerpodcast. When you do so, you'll receive show notes and video content. To keep up with us elsewhere, follow @primerpod on Twitter.

The Dig: Jesus and John Wayne w/ Kristin Kobes Du Mez Aug 12, 2021

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Dan interviews historian Kristin Kobes Du Mez on her book Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation. "Having replaced the Jesus of the Gospels with the vengeful warrior Christ, it’s no wonder many came to think of Trump in the same way."

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Jacobin Show: Remembering Richard Trumka and Maida Springer Aug 11, 2021

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The Jacobin Show offers socialist perspectives on class and capitalism in the twenty-first century, the failures of liberalism, and the prospects of rebuilding a left labor movement in the US. This is the podcast version of the show from August 10, 2021, a "Labor Paul" special, with Paul Prescod and Jen Pan hosting.

David Dayen was slated to be interviewed live, but because of technical issues that had to be taped later. Become a member on YouTube to view the interview with Dayen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tucyaTWvrWs&list=PLxlNhP2f0kUIGCK-V04s-lOQQecW8a2Xf&index=1

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Behind the News: Riots in South Africa Aug 11, 2021

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Doug speaks with Sean Jacobs and William Shoki of Africa Is a Country on riots in South Africa and the long trajectory of the ANC. Plus: Max Krahé, author of a report (PDF: https://www.academieroyale.be/Academie/documents/Opinio_SFPI_numerique31253.pdf) for the Belgian sovereign wealth fund on the need for central planning to cope with the climate crisis (FT article here: https://www.ft.com/content/54237547-4e83-471c-8dd1-8a8dcebc0382).

Behind the News, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. Find the archive here: https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html

Weekends: Labor's Long March w/ Vivek Chibber Aug 10, 2021

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Catalyst journal editor Vivek Chibber joins us to discuss the structural constraints within capitalism that make organizing the working class so difficult. We also delve into the business interests influencing the Biden administration, Nina Turner's recent electoral defeat, and the curse of bipartisanship.

On Fridays at 1pm ET, Ana Kasparian and Nando Vila broadcast live to subscribers on the Jacobin YouTube channel. Weekends features free-flowing and humorous commentary on current events and political strategy. This is the podcast version of the show from August 6, 2021.

Read Vivek's latest articles here: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/08/labors-long-march And here: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/08/conservatism-leftism-tradition-culture-values-community-music-market-forces-tribune

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Michael and Us: Rank Punditry Aug 07, 2021

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With an election looming in Canada, we decided to look back on a time when Justin Trudeau's father received his punishment at the hands of the Canadian media. The National Film Board of Canada documentary HISTORY ON THE RUN: THE MEDIA AND THE '79 ELECTION (1979) chronicles the unusual media landscape that led to a nine-month interruption in Pierre Trudeau's long tenure as Prime Minister. We discuss how media shapes and responds to election narratives, how things have changed since 1979, and the unusual Trudeau/Joe Clark/Ed Broadbent election. PLUS: rank punditry about Justin Trudeau's chances.

Michael and Us is a podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage. To hear weekly bonus episodes, subscribe to the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/michaelandus/

Primer: Theseus's Warehouse Aug 06, 2021

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This week, we speak with Chicago labor lawyer Will Bloom about the latest NLRB news on the Amazon union drive in Bessemer, Alabama. Then, a conversation with Heike Geissler, author of Seasonal Associate, a literary account of Amazon warehouse work.

Jacobin Show: The Trouble with Disparity w/ Adolph Reed and Walter Benn Michaels Aug 05, 2021

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Adolph Reed and Walter Benn Michaels join The Jacobin Show to discuss the limitations of focusing on racial disparities, why the notion that Black Lives Matter was co-opted is misleading, and how socialists today should approach history.

Every Wednesday at 6 PM ET, The Jacobin Show offers socialist perspectives on class and capitalism in the twenty-first century, the failures of liberalism, and the prospects of rebuilding a left labor movement in the US. This is the podcast version of the show from August 4, 2021 with Paul Prescod and Jen Pan hosting.

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A World to Win: The Right to Roam w/ Nick Hayes Aug 05, 2021

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This week, Grace speaks to Nick Hayes, author of The Book of Trespass: Crossing the Lines that Divide Us. They discuss the radical history of English trespassers, how the enclosure of common land formed the foundations of English capitalism, and how we can fight to enforce our rights to the commons and our right to roam against the Conservatives’ assault on our basic freedoms.

You can support our work on the show by becoming a Patron. Thanks to our producer Conor Gillies and the Lipman-Miliband Trust for making this episode possible.

Weekends: How Socialists Can Win w/ Cornel West Aug 02, 2021

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Legendary socialist activist and professor Dr. Cornel West is talking to us about how the US left can still build power after the Bernie campaigns and the moral force of our movement for justice.

Every Saturday at 1 PM ET, Ana Kasparian and Nando Vila broadcast live from the Jacobin YouTube channel. Weekends features free-flowing and humorous commentary on current events and political strategy. This is the podcast version of the show from July 31, 2021.

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