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Garry Wills and the Real Kennedy Curse

Garry Wills and the Real Kennedy Curse Garry Wills and the Real Kennedy Curse

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, talking with Sam Adler-Bell and Matt Sitman about the toxic legacy of a famous family.

Nov 26, 2023 / Audio / Jeet Heer

The Triumph and Tragedy of Betty Friedan

The Triumph and Tragedy of Betty Friedan The Triumph and Tragedy of Betty Friedan

Podcast / The Time of Monsters / Sep 17, 2023 The Triumph and Tragedy of Betty Friedan On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Moira Donegan on lessons from the life of a fe…

Sep 17, 2023 / Audio

US journalist Naomi Klein (L), columnist for The Nation and The Guardian and the author of “The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism,” speaks as Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Prize–winning economist and University Professor at Columbia University, listens at a debate on Economic Power on October 20, 2008, during the Great Issues Forum at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York in New York.

Naomi Klein and Her Doppelgänger Naomi Klein and Her Doppelgänger

On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Laura Marsh discusses the differences between Naomi Klein and Naomi Wolf.

Sep 10, 2023 / Audio / Jeet Heer

President Trump Departs White House For Campaign Stops In Minnesota

Heather Cox Richardson on “Our Authoritarian Experiment” Heather Cox Richardson on “Our Authoritarian Experiment”

On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, conversations about Trump, Chile, and “the other 9-11.”

Sep 7, 2023 / Audio / Jon Wiener

Cillian Murphy in “Oppenheimer”

Oppenheimer’s Inopportune Opportunism Oppenheimer’s Inopportune Opportunism

Podcast / The Time of Monsters / Sep 3, 2023 Oppenheimer’s Inopportune Opportunism On this episode of The Time of Monsters, Doug Bell joins the show to discuss Oppenheimer, M…

Sep 3, 2023 / Audio

Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer writes on a blackboard at Princeton, 1957

The Jewishness of “Oppenheimer” The Jewishness of “Oppenheimer”

Jewish Currents writers and editors Mari Cohen, David Klion, and Raphael Magarik on a surprising movie about the American left.

Aug 18, 2023 / Audio / Jeet Heer

1968 Olympian Dr. John Carlos on the Legacy of the Black Athletic Revolt

1968 Olympian Dr. John Carlos on the Legacy of the Black Athletic Revolt 1968 Olympian Dr. John Carlos on the Legacy of the Black Athletic Revolt

On this episode of The Edge of Sports, Dr. John Carlos joins the show to reflect.

Jul 6, 2023 / Audio / Dave Zirin

Shasta County resident Ronald Plumb, 71, addresses the Shasta County Board of Supervisors about his concerns of voter fraud during the public comment period of the Boards regular meeting inside the Board Chambers in Redding.

The Far Right’s Takeover of Shasta County, Plus the Enslaved Black Family The Far Right’s Takeover of Shasta County, Plus the Enslaved Black Family

On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, Sasha Abramsky reports on politics, and Brenda Stevenson talks about history.  

Jun 8, 2023 / Audio / Jon Wiener

Jeffrey Toobin on the Roots of Jan. 6 and Adam Hochschild on Anti-Woke History

Jeffrey Toobin on the Roots of Jan. 6 and Adam Hochschild on Anti-Woke History Jeffrey Toobin on the Roots of Jan. 6 and Adam Hochschild on Anti-Woke History

On this episode of the Start Making Sense podcast, the legacy of the 1995 bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building; and reading Hillsdale College’s “1776 Curriculum.”

May 18, 2023 / Audio / Jon Wiener and Start Making Sense

Hooked on Women’s Hoops With Kate Fagan

Hooked on Women’s Hoops With Kate Fagan Hooked on Women’s Hoops With Kate Fagan

On this episode of the Edge of Sports podcast, we discuss a new illustrated history of women in basketball.

Mar 9, 2023 / Audio / Dave Zirin

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