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Conversations about books with the people who wrote them. Hosted by Marianne Barisonek

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“Shift will involve sections of the world becoming uninhabitable, leading to mass migration as well as pain, suffering, and death around the world.” Dana Fisher Saving Ourselves: From Climate shocks to Climate ActionHow bad will it get be... more

Gareth Gore has been investigating the secretive Catholic sect, Opus Dei, for years. His interest in the organization started when a Spanish bank collapsed in the early 2000’s. As a financial reporter he followed the money and realized that something... more

Paul Johnson takes a look at the impact of economic inequalities in the US and the UK in his book Challenging Inequalities.

In September of 2025 Marjorie Taylor Greene called for a national divorce arguing that Red and Blue states had so little in common it was time for them to part company. She isn’t alone. There are secession movements on both the right and the left as... more

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Paul Johnson
Author of Challenging Inequalities
Episode: Episode 11: Paul Johnson - Challenging Inequalities
Ryan Griffiths
Author of The Disunited States
Author and political thinker
Episode: Episode 10: Ryan Griffiths - The Disunited States
Dean Spade
Transgender activist, writer, and associate professor of law
Dean Spade (author)
Episode: Episode 9: Dean Spade - Love in a F*cked up World
Clara Mattei
Professor of economics and president of the Forum for Real Economic Emancipation
Forum for Real Economic Emancipation
Episode: Episode 8: Clara Mattei - Escape from Capitalism
John Washington
Author of The Case for Open Borders
Episode: Episode 7: John Washington - The Case for Open Borders
Steve Phillips
Author of How We Win the Civil War
New Press
Episode: Episode 6: Steve Phillips - How We Win the Civil War
Amy Bowers Cordalis
Author of The Water Remembers; Indigenous lawyer and river steward
Author, The Water Remembers
Episode: Episode 5: Amy Bowers Cordalis - The Water Remembers
Tim Jackson
Author of The Care Economy
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Episode: Episode 4: Tim Jackson - The Care Economy
Soraya Chemaly
Author of All We Want is Everything
Author, All We Want is Everything
Episode: Episode 3: Soraya Chemaly - All We Want is Everything

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Episode 24: James Fairhead - Naturekind
Q: Why is communication with the non-human world important to the survival of humanity?
Fairhead explains that recognizing the wider communicative life around us helps us understand humans as part of a broader network rather than separate, and it reframes how we relate to nature in terms of mutual interaction and care.
Episode 22: Chuck Collins - Burned by Billionaires
Q: What are some concrete policy fixes that could counter these dynamics and restore opportunity for non-rich people?
Policy fixes include breaking up concentrations of wealth through taxes and antitrust, increasing investment in affordable housing, and pursuing global coordination on wealth taxes and transparency.
Episode 22: Chuck Collins - Burned by Billionaires
Q: There's always been a certain amount of inequality in our economic system, but what has changed most in the last few decades?
Ian describes how wages have stagnated for workers while wealth has concentrated at the very top, with the top 0.1% and 1% accumulating a growing share of assets.
Episode 8: Clara Mattei - Escape from Capitalism
Q: How would we structure an economy without a market-based system?
It's a million-dollar question, but history shows there were moments of economic democracy and councils that advocated for worker and community control; the challenge is scaling such experiments and ensuring they are not centralized and technocratic.
Episode 8: Clara Mattei - Escape from Capitalism
Q: Now, when you say capitalism, it's a term that's thrown around all the time. But I don't think we look at exactly what we mean by capitalism.
Right. That's part of how the system works, is that we use words that we barely know how to define exactly, because if you define it, this might prompt uncomfortable questions for those who benefit from this system.

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This program features door-opening conversations with authors, scholars, and activists who critique mainstream economic, political, and social systems from a progressive lens. Recent episodes thread through income and wealth inequality, immigration, climate justice, Indigenous rights, gender dynamics, and visions for alternative futures, often pairing historical context with policy debates and practical examples. Guests skew toward academics, policy thinkers, and organizers who blend rigorous analysis with lived experience, emphasizing systemic critique and emancipatory, rights-based solutions. A standout trait is the breadth of topics—from degrowth and open borders to Indigenous sovereignty and anti-trafficking perspectives—delivered in ac... more

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