The Skeptical Leftist Podcast

Cory Johnston
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Jan 6, 2022 • 1h 1min

Interview #43 - He Was Our Man in Washington with Owen Symes

Hey everyone, welcome to another great interview on The Mind of a Skeptical Leftist. This time around I talk to author Owen Symes about his book, He Was Our Man In Washington: A History of the Obama Years. It was a great chat and I’m gonna tell you now that you should go out and buy the book, it’s available at Zero Books and I will make sure to put a link in the show notes. Buy the book here - https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/he-was-our-man-in-washington You can get the full show notes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=484 You can become a patron and get longer unedited versions of the show at patreon.com/skepticalleftist Rate the podcast here - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-skeptical-leftis-1779751
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Jan 4, 2022 • 1h 4min

Interview #42 - China Unraveled with Jason Szeftel

Hey folks, welcome to another great interview on The Mind of a Skeptical Leftist. This time around I talked to Jason Szeftel about China and some of the misunderstandings that people seem to have about the country and its history. You can find the full shownotes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=473 You can become a patron and get longer unedited versions of the show at patreon.com/skepticalleftist  Rate the podcast here - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-skeptical-leftis-1779751
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Dec 26, 2021 • 1h 4min

Red Reviews #17 - The Minimal Self

Justin and Cory talk about the book The Minimal Self by Christopher Lasch You can find it here - https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780393302639 Check the shownotes for Justin's links and links to Cory's other projects. They're available at https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/
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Dec 20, 2021 • 42min

Interview #41 - Anarcho-Airsoftism with Bubble

In this episode Cory talks to Bubble, an activist from Dallas, Texas, about the state of the world, being an activist, and training for self defense. Show notes can be found at https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/ Please support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/skepticalleftist or on Buymeacoffee at buymeacoffee.com/skepticallefty  or you can give the show a rating at https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-mind-of-a-skeptical-leftis-1779751
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Nov 25, 2021 • 1h 2min

Red Reviews #16 - Stolen

This time around Justin and Cory discuss the book Stolen by Grace Blakely You can find that book here https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/606759/stolen-by-grace-blakeley/ Check out the shownotes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=425
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Nov 24, 2021 • 1h 18min

Covid Conspiracies and the Far Right w/ Dr. Edwin Hodge

This episode I talked to Dr. Edwin Hodge about the crossover between extremists on the far right and the anti-mask/antivax covid conspiracies.  You can find more from Edwin here  https://www.twitch.tv/sociocalypse  https://sociologyoftheweird.wordpress.com/   Past interviewsI’ve done with Edwin  https://youtu.be/fREcygZKrqY  https://youtu.be/BPpNyb5hdqM You can find the full show notes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=414
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Nov 11, 2021 • 1h 2min

Red Reviews #15 - Two Books on the Russian Revolution

This time around Justin and Cory talk about October by China Mieville and Lenin on the Train by Catherine Merridale and the history of the Russian revolution You can find the show notes here: https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=391
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Nov 8, 2021 • 50min

A Marxist in Kazakhstan with Peace Labor May

In this episode I talk a little bit about an article I saw from the New York Times before talking to May from the Youtube Channel, Peace Labor May. It was a fun chat and I hope you enjoy it You can find the rest of the shownotes here: https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=383
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Oct 27, 2021 • 1h 13min

Red Reviews #14 - The State and Revolution

This time around Justin and Cory talk about The State and Revolution by Vladmir Lenin You can find the show notes here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=355
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Oct 25, 2021 • 44min

Examining Jair Bolsonaro with Yanis Iqbal

In this interview Cory talks to Yanis Iqbal about the president of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro Shownotes can be found here - https://skepticalleftistpod.wordpress.com/?p=349

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