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Jon Schwarz talks about his Intercept article "Right-Wing Supreme Court Continues Its “Great Fraud” About the Second Amendment." We also hear from Jeff Dorchen in this week's Moment of Truth about a new UFO conspiracy, and we announce this week's winning answer to the Question from Hell!

We welcome political theorist and legal scholar Zachari Manfredi to talk about his Boston Review article "Radicalizing Human Rights." Then we have more of your answers to this week's Question from Hell!, as well this week's installment of Rotten History. https://bostonreview.net/articles/radicalizing-human-rights/

Chuck welcomes Spencer Roberts, science writer and contributor to Jacobin Magazine, the Intercept, Wired, and others to the program to talk about his research into the looming extinction of the Mexican grey wolf, a species whose repopuluation efforts are endangered by corrupt government officials, and greedy cattle ranchers. We also have this week's hangover cure, a new Question from Hell!, and producer Seb steps on his soapbox, fighting the misconception that things keep always getting better.

Chuck talks to freelance writer, journalist, and Wire contributor Kamala Thiagarajan about her Wired.com article "India is Not Prepared for the Combination of Heat and Humidity." Jeff Dorchen reveals the Super Truth(R), and we announce this week's winning answer to the Question from Hell!.

Latin Americanist Susan Paulson returns to the show to talk about her contributions to the collected edition "Degrowth & Strategy" published by Degrowth Vienna. Producer Sebastian steps on his soapbox to talk about how our understanding of past sexuality is likely wrong. Answers to this week's Question from Hell! are read and hilarity ensues. https://www.degrowthstrategy.org/

Chuck welcomes Reece Jones to the show to talk about his book "Nobody Is Protected: How the Border Patrol Became the Most Dangerous Police Force in the United States." We have your weekly Hangover Cure, this week in Rotten History as well as a brand new Question from Hell!

Chuck welcomes back This is Hell! Brazil correspondent and writer for Brazilwire, and Telesur English, Brian Mier to talk about the upcoming elections in Brazil and the possibility of a coup by far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro. Jeff Dorchen basks in the glory of the Jan 6 Insurrection Show, and we declare the winning answer to this week's Question from Hell!

Chuck welcomes historian Donna Murch to talk about her book "Assata Taught Me: State Violence, Mass Incarceration, and the Movement for Black Lives." We have this week in Rotten History, and new answers to this week's Question from Hell! https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1650-assata-taught-me

Independent scholar Laura Basu talks bout her OpenDemocracy article "Attention Deficit Disorder - The Anticapitalist Condition."

Chuck welcomes economics editor and scholar at the University of Utrecht Laura Basu to talk her OpenDemocracy article "Attention Deficit Disorder, the Anticapitalist Condition." We present this week's hangover cure, and producer Seb gets on his soapbox to talk about why hero worship is dangerous in democratic societies.