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May 24, 2023 • 2h 5min

The Christian Roots of Antisemitism and Racism / Magda Teter

Historian Madga Teter joins This is Hell! to discuss her new book, "Christian Supremacy: Reckoning with the Roots of Antisemitism and Racism" now available from Princeton University Press: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691242583/christian-supremacy . The work offers "a panoramic cultural and legal history that traces the roots of antisemitism and racism to early Christian theology." Jeff Dorchen shares another "Moment of Truth," followed by another installment of Renaldo Migaldi's Rotten History.
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May 17, 2023 • 1h 12min

J. D. Vance Changes the Subject / Gabriel Winant

Historian Gabriel Winant on the N + 1 article, “J. D. Vance Changes the Subject: A senator from the unconscious.” You can find Gabriel's article here: https://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-45/politics/j-d-vance-changes-the-subject-2/
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May 16, 2023 • 1h 28min

Silent Coup: How Corporations Overthrew Democracy / Claire Provost & Matt Kennard

Chuck interviews Claire Provost and Matt Kennard on their book, "Silent Coup: How Corporations Overthrew Democracy."
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May 15, 2023 • 1h 26min

Vegetarianism as Surveillance and Punishment in India / Sharanya Deepak

Sharanya Deepak on The Baffler article, "India’s Beef with Beef: Vegetarianism as a tool for punishment and surveillance." Also, 'The Past Inside the Present with Seb Wüepper.
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May 10, 2023 • 1h 28min

The Pregnancy was the Crisis, Not the Abortion / Charlotte Shane

Writer and publisher Charlotte Shane on the N + 1 article, "Three Times: The pregnancy was the crisis, not the abortion." You can find Charlotte's N+1 article here: https://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-44/politics/three-times/ And some of her other work here: http://www.charoshane.com/
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May 9, 2023 • 1h 16min

Sudan: Making Sense of a Senseless War / Alex de Waal

Alex de Waal discusses the war inside Sudan and the impact of internal and external forces on the continued bloodshed.
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May 8, 2023 • 1h 22min

Decolonize Conservation / Ashley Dawson

Ashley Dawson joins This is Hell! to discuss their new book, "Decolonize Conservation: Global Voices for Indigenous Self-Determination, Land, and a World in Common," co-edited with Fiore Longo and Survival International Ashley Dawson is currently Professor of Postcolonial Studies in the English Department at the Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY), and at the College of Staten Island/CUNY. He currently works in the fields of environmental humanities and postcolonial ecocriticism.
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May 3, 2023 • 1h 32min

The Green Growth Delusion / Christopher Ketcham

Christopher Ketcham on his Truthdig article, “The Green Growth Delusion: Advocates of “Green Growth” promise a painless transition to a post-carbon future. But what if the limits of renewable energy require sacrificing consumption as a way of life?” Christopher writes for several outlets, including his journalism non-profit, Denatured. Jeff Dorchen muses about advice in a new The Moment of Truth. You can find Christopher's article here: https://www.truthdig.com/dig/green-tinted-glasses/
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May 2, 2023 • 1h 31min

Unmaking Asian Excepionalism / Gauitra Bahadur

Gaiutra Bahadur on her Boston Review article, “Unmaking Asian Exceptionalism: On violence and the possibility of solitaries in America.” Chuck shares rotten history, and, in "Past Inside the Present," Seb looks at the history of the fairness doctrine.
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Apr 26, 2023 • 1h 21min

Peter Thiel's Dream of Capitalism without Democracy / Quinn Slobodian

Historian Quinn Slobodian joins This is Hell! to discuss his new book, "Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracy." Quinn is the award-winning author of, "Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism," which has been translated into six languages. He is a professor of the history of ideas at Wellesley College. Then, Jeff Dorchen enlightens us with another installment of "The Moment of Truth."

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