Episodes

  • Designing the socialist future, taking the measure of muscular Christianity

    Designing the socialist future, taking the measure of muscular Christianity
    Jul 2 2026
    Aaron Benanav, author of this pamphlet, on what a future socialist society might look like • Amy Laura Hall, author of Erecting the Pulpit, on muscular Christianity The post Designing the socialist future, taking the measure of muscular Christianity appeared first on KPFA.
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  • What’s going on with the Iran negotiations?

    What’s going on with the Iran negotiations?
    Jun 25 2026
    Two views from BtN regulars on the US–Iran negotiations: Anatol Lieven and Mouin Rabbani The post What’s going on with the Iran negotiations? appeared first on KPFA.
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  • Cop power, sex and the social

    Cop power, sex and the social
    Jun 18 2026
    Stuart Schrader, author of Blue Power, on how the political heft of cops allows them to get away with murder • Angela Jones, author of Sex in Public, on how the social and political shape our sexual lives (and vice versa) The post Cop power, sex and the social appeared first on KPFA.
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  • Against money, hating theory

    Against money, hating theory
    Jun 11 2026
    J.W. Mason and Arjun Jayadev, authors of Against Money, explain that curious stuff and enumerate its problems • Moira Weigel explains why the right hates Theory (October article here) The post Against money, hating theory appeared first on KPFA.
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  • Two views of the right: the sordid side of “respectable,” and Trump’s court intellectuals

    Two views of the right: the sordid side of “respectable,” and Trump’s court intellectuals
    Jun 4 2026
    David Austin Walsh, author of Taking America Back, on the relationship between the kooks and respectables on the right • Laura Field, author of Furious Minds, on the intellectual wing of Trumpism [rebroadcast of a January 29, 2026, show] The post Two views of the right: the sordid side of “respectable,” and Trump’s court intellectuals appeared first on KPFA.
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  • Latin America’s influence on Pope Leo • the Cultural Marxist conspiracy

    Latin America’s influence on Pope Leo • the Cultural Marxist conspiracy
    May 28 2026
    Greg Grandin, author of this article, on how his time in Peru shaped Pope Leo • AJA Woods, author of The Cultural Marxism Conspiracy, on how the right sees the Frankfurt School as the root of modern decay The post Latin America’s influence on Pope Leo • the Cultural Marxist conspiracy appeared first on KPFA.
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  • fundraising special: the Xi–Trump summit, the dark doings of Opus Dei

    fundraising special: the Xi–Trump summit, the dark doings of Opus Dei
    May 21 2026
    Jake Werner analyzes the Trump–Xi summit and US–China relations generally • Gareth Gore, author of Opus, talks about Opus Dei, a secretive, cult-like Catholic organization involved in right-wing politics around the world (and very much in the US) The post fundraising special: the Xi–Trump summit, the dark doings of Opus Dei appeared first on KPFA.
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  • Fundraising special: two views on the Iran war

    Fundraising special: two views on the Iran war
    May 14 2026
    Two views of the US–Israeli war on Iran: Laleh Khalili and Mouin Rabbani The post Fundraising special: two views on the Iran war appeared first on KPFA.
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