Current Affairs show

Current Affairs

Summary: A podcast of politics and culture, from the editors of Current Affairs magazine.

Podcasts:

 UNLOCKED: Rhiana Gunn-Wright on insurgent left policymaking | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:00:12

UNLOCKED FROM THE BIRD FEED: Current Affairs editor Nathan J. Robinson talks with lefty policy whiz Rhiana Gunn-Wright, the policy lead for the Green New Deal with New Consensus and former Policy Director for Michigan gubernatorial candidate Abdul El Sayed. Topics discussed: making policy accessible, the Green New Deal, intersectionality in policymaking, and more!

 #21: Meet the Candidates! (Part 1) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:59:00

The entire Current Affairs team comes together to brief listeners on as many of the Democratic presidential candidates as they can in two hours (spoiler alert: we only could get through half!)

 UNLOCKED: Maximillian Alvarez on amplifying the voices of working people | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:08:46

UNLOCKED FROM THE BIRD FEED:Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson sits down with Maximillian Alvarez, the host of Working People, a podcast in which ordinary people talk about their lives, jobs, struggles, and aspirations.

 UNLOCKED: Astra Taylor on her radically democratic life | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:33:58

UNLOCKED FROM THE BIRD FEED: Current Affairs host Pete Davis sits down with filmmaker, writer and activist Astra Taylor. Check out Astra's three films — Zizek!, Examined Life, and What is Democracy? See her writing in The Nation and in her upcoming book, Democracy May Not Exist, But We'll Miss It When It's Gone.

 #20: Voicemailbag IV | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:05:03

Every fifth episode, we like to open up the phone lines and take callers. Join us as we answer questions about: science, Beto, doctors, reverse racism and Douglas Adams!

 #19: The Chomsky Drop (ft. Noam Chomsky) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:54:20

Yes, you read right. Nathan J. Robinson interviews the man, himself: Noam Chomsky.

 The Current Affairs Live Show | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:40:26

We present the audio recording of the first-ever Current Affairs: Live! Join the entire Current Affairs team — and guests Ian Madrigal, Saikat Chakrabarti and Lee Carter — as they delight, confuse, and singalong with the Washington, DC crowd last week.

 UNLOCKED: Welcome to The Neighborhood | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:50:55

UNLOCKED FROM THE BIRD FEED: Current Affairs host Pete Davis and editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson discuss the visionary auteur, child development crusader, and moral voice Mister Rogers.

 UNLOCKED: "The West" and Other Myths with Daniel Walden | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:12:22

UNLOCKED FROM THE BIRD FEED: Amusements editor Lyta Gold and senior editor Brianna Rennix discuss myths with Classics scholar Daniel Walden, who recently wrote in the magazine about how the whole concept of “Western civilization" is a myth. Tune in to learn about why the myth of dragons may be a lefty one, why Jordan Peterson is confused about myths, what an anti-pope is, what myths can teach us about national origin stories, the purpose of trickster gods, and more.

 Come to "Current Affairs: LIVE!" — This Saturday in Washington, DC | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:02:18

A short reminder that the "Current Affairs: Live!" is this Saturday, January 26th at the Rock & Roll Hotel in Washington, DC. Tickets at: tinyurl.com/CurrentAffairsLiveShow

 UNLOCKED: Corey Robin on thinking differently about Trump, the Right, and Clarence Thomas | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:43:35

UNLOCKED FROM THE BIRD FEED: Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson and host Pete Davis talk with The Reactionary Mind author Corey Robin about how Donald Trump and the Republican Party is actually weak, what unifies the Right, and how Clarence Thomas is one the least understood political figures today.

 UNLOCKED: Room 101 (or: CA Gripefest I) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:23:57

UNLOCKED FROM THE BIRD FEED: BBC radio used to have a show, Room 101, in which celebrities came on and discussed their pet gripes, trying to convince the host to consign the object of their gripes to the titular Room 101... the punishment room from George Orwell’s 1984. In this episode, legal editor Oren Nimni and editor in chief Nathan J. Robinson recreate the show, sharing their loathing for a famous lawyer, a classic book, a gummy bear brand, a social media platform, a famous Leftist, a genre of movies, a major city, a mode of transportation and... garnishes.

 UNLOCKED: Vaughn Stewart on transforming from a poster into a politician | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:43:16

UNLOCKED FROM THE BIRD FEED: Maryland Delegate Vaughn Stewart was once a normal "very online" progressive poster like the rest of us. But after a health scare, he decided to move from ideas into action, running for — and, with the help of the Metro DC DSA, winning! — a seat in the Maryland House of Delegates. Current Affairs host Pete Davis sits down with him to talk about running for office with DSA's endorsement, finding policy ideas through twitter, how corporate lobbyists woo delegates, and pushing innovative housing policy.

 #18: The Dog Days Aren't Over (ft. Glenn Greenwald) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:10:19

Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson is joined for the whole episode by The Intercept's Glenn Greenwald to talk animal welfare, public censorship, and how to keep track of 26 dogs.

 #17: The Green Big Deal | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:22:21

The Current Affairs panel learns about the Green New Deal, discusses the American loneliness epidemic, and share what we think is the worst example of American political amnesia.

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