This Week with David Rovics
drovicsThis podcast features audio essays, interviews, concerts, and new topical songs.
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 100 | Founded | 7 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | NewsMusicNews Commentary | |||
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My latest collaboration with the Ai Tsuno Project drops on all the music streaming platforms on February 1st. Here's a guided tour of the album.
Chad Westover is a man around my age, who also lives in Oregon. David first learned about Chad because of having kids, and living in the same city as Chad’s extended family.
Chad’s extended family is full of kind and loving people, which, by the acc... more
Just before our Berkeley show last night, Kamala and I spent the hour with Dennis Bernstein as guests of Flashpoints on KPFA Community Radio. Along with us there were appearances via phone from the brilliant poet, Anita Barrows, and a report from the... more
I had a very nice and wide-ranging interview with Rebel Fagin on his Radio Resistance radio show recently, which was broadcast on his show on KBBF Community Radio on Sunday. Here's the podcast version.
A lot of people are saying a lot of things about AI to me, and in general. Here I make a bit of effort to distinguish the baby from the bathwater.
The Ai Tsuno Project's latest album, Save the Humans, drops on all the music streaming platforms on January 15th. Ai Tsuno’s 10th album includes such instant classics as “Disarm Israel,” “Message from Gaza,” and “Bisbee, Arizona, 1917.”
A song for Renee Nicole Good, killed by ICE in Minneapolis on January 7th, 2026.
As much as Trump is behaving in ways that could be characterized as unprecedented, in other ways his behavior is surprisingly consistent with the history of US imperialism.
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- Always has good analysis
I always appreciate what David has to say and sing about current events and politics.
Apple Podcasts5Lordl77
United States5 years ago - Instant karma
David Rovics delivers comments set to music on topical concerns, keeping alive and up to date the spirit of the sixties.
Apple Podcasts4Mahir.listener
Australia6 years ago - This Week is wonderful!
Solid podcast - great songs and insight.
Apple Podcasts5Ryan RemainsUnited States7 years ago - Perfect
Quick mortar blasts that hit the target.
Apple Podcasts5Anarchist BastardUnited States7 years ago - This Week with David Rovics
In half the time it takes for other podcasts to get through news about an issue, Rovics will cover the history, meaning, and possibilities of a current world issue, and will write and perform a song about it to boot! He's an accomplished musician. He is absurdly intelligent, knowledgeable, well-traveled, and satisfyingly truthful, that is, progressive (leftist). He digs deep. Once he's unveiled certain things, you can't look back.
Apple Podcasts5Ms.MarylynUnited States7 years ago - Sorely needed podcast
Great music and solid comentary on contemporary leftist themes. Quick and to the point with interesting subjects every week.
Apple Podcasts5Rafa230
Brazil7 years ago
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This podcast features a unique blend of audio essays, interviews, concerts, and topical songs, centering around pressing social and political issues. Discussions often touch on current events, music as a form of activism, and the struggles faced by marginalized communities. The host frequently addresses the implications of censorship, the impact of artificial intelligence in creative fields, and the intricacies of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. This focus on activism through music and commentary on contemporary social justice issues makes it a compelling listen for those engaged in or interested in progressive movements and political discourse.
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This Week launched 7 years ago and published 100 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
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Recent guests on This Week include:
1. Dr. Deidre Noonan
2. Judy Reaver
3. Rabbi David Mivisere
4. David Rovics
5. Jane Yates
6. Unnamed Guest
7. Peter Phillips
8. Anita Barrows
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