
Investigative reporting and social commentary on public culture, the arts, science, and politics. www.savageminds.co
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 228 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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Biljana Vankovska, a Macedonian professor of political science, international relations and peace studies at Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, delivers a sharp systemic critique of declining Western hegemony in this wide-ranging conversation.... more
Alex Taek-Gwang Lee, professor of philosophy and cultural studies at Kyung Hee University in South Korea, examines the deep tensions between Western Marxism, Stalinist orthodoxy, and the possibilities for communist thought today. In a powerful critiq... more
Jillian Spencer, child and adolescent psychiatrist, examines the ideological transformation of modern medicine through her experience challenging paediatric gender treatment protocols and the institutional backlash by Queensland Health that followed.... more
EJRkJKXYJbDiJ69cKu3ZIda Susser, distinguished professor of anthropology at Hunter College and the CUNY Graduate Center, examines the Gilets jaunes (Yellow Vests) movement in France as a volatile yet transformative response to the deepening crises of ... more
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Left - solidly and differently and from all over the place. The best and most savage minds you'll ever hear on a podcast.
as a whole, ideologically incoherent - deeply transphobic, also very pro-Palestine
Thank you for your excellent analysis and guests and thank you for keeping it commercial/corporate-free. Loved the Miriam Grossman conversation especially.
The host has a really cringy style of delivery -she continually turns the discussion of an interesting subject into a personal beef which lessens the impact of the info. She might be good at research and production but she should get someone else to host because she effectively makes the show an unpleasant listening experience on every level.
The host has the slurpiest, spittiest voice ever, like girl drink some water first
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This show consistently covers geopolitics, economics, and social issues through interviews and sharp analysis. Across recent episodes, the conversations explore U.S. foreign policy, imperial dynamics, and multipolar power shifts, often pairing historical context with contemporary crises in the Middle East, Latin America, and Europe. Guests range from academics and policy analysts to journalists and activists, offering rigorous critiques of neoliberalism, media narratives, and governance challenges, while centering human impacts such as humanitarian access, democratic resilience, and civil liberties. The format tends to mix theoretical frameworks with practical case studies, producing a provocative, at times contrarian, but deeply sourced pe... more
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