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Latest Episodes:

The Media War w/ Adam Johnson and Eric Levitz Sep 03, 2021

Show notes

Media critic Adam Johnson and New York Magazine’s Eric Levitz on the media’s warmongering attack on Biden’s withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.

Further reading:
nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/08/media-bias-biden-polls-approval-afghanistan-withdrawal.html
thecolumn.substack.com/p/on-afghanistan-withdrawal-nyts-peter

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Chile w/ Aldo Madariaga & Camila Vergara Aug 26, 2021

Show notes

Dan interviews scholars Aldo Madariaga and Camila Vergara about how Chilean politics have been playing out since the massive popular uprisings that began in October 2019.

Further reading:
jacobinlat.com/2021/06/19/el-neoliberalismo-atenta-contra-la-democracia-2
newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/burying-pinochet
jacobinmag.com/2021/06/rene-rojas-interview-democracy-new-constitution-constituent-assembly-plebiscite-left-chile

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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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Inflation Politics with Tim Barker Jul 28, 2021

Show notes

Inflation is once again at the center of political debate. Dan interviews Tim Barker to put monetary policy in its historical and class war context.

Reading:
Preferred Shares by Tim Barker phenomenalworld.org/analysis/wage-share

email digradiopod@gmail.com for PDFs of the following two articles:
The Vietnam War and the Political Economy of Full Employment by Dean Baker, Robert Pollin and Elizabeth Zahrt
Class Conflict and the “Natural Rate of Unemployment” by Robert Pollin

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How China Escaped Shock Therapy w/ Isabella Weber Jul 13, 2021

Show notes

How China rejected neoliberal orthodoxy and became the new workshop of the world. Dan interviews economist Isabella Weber on her book How China Escaped Shock Therapy: The Market Reform Debate.