This Is Hell!
This Is Hell!
Manufacturing Dissent since 1996
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Dec 30, 2021 • 45min
2021 FAVORITE: Craig Robertson / The filing cabinet
April conversation with Craig Robertson on his book "The Filing Cabinet: A Vertical History of Information" from University of Minnesota Press. Suggested by David G. and Braden S.
Dec 29, 2021 • 55min
2021 FAVORITE: Adam Zmith / On poppers and queer utopia
October interview with writer Adam Zmith on his book "Deep Sniff: A History of Poppers and Queer Futures" from Repeater Books. Suggested by Jeff, Braden and David G.
Dec 28, 2021 • 47min
2021 FAVORITE: Ben Ehrenreich / Global suicide
April conversation with writer Ben Ehrenreich on his article "We're Hurtling Toward Global Suicide" for The New Republic. Suggested by Joel and Pete.
Dec 27, 2021 • 1h 2min
2021 FAVORITE: Tanvi Misra / Broader Crises
July conversation with writer Tanvi Misra on her article "Broader Crises" for The Baffler. Suggested by Jeff G, David G. and Derek B.
Dec 24, 2021 • 45min
2021 FAVORITE: James K. Galbraith / Modern Monetary Theory
April interview with economist James K. Galbraith on his article "Who's Afraid of MMT?" for Project Syndicate. Suggested by listeners Joel G. and Koffie.
Dec 22, 2021 • 41min
2021 FAVORITE: Cerise Castle / LA's police gangs
April interview with journalist Cerise Castle on her investigative series "A Tradition of Violence: The History of Deputy Gangs in the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department" for Knock LA. Suggested by David G and Jeff D.
Dec 21, 2021 • 44min
2021 FAVORITE: Mimi Sheller / Island Futures: Caribbean Survival in the Anthropocene
January interview with sociologist Mimi Sheller on her book "Island Futures: Caribbean Survival in the Anthropocene" from Duke University Press. Suggested by Jenica and Chuck.
Dec 21, 2021 • 58min
2021 FAVORITE: Chris Tomlinson / Forget the Alamo
July conversation with writer Chris Tomlinson on his book "Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth," co-written with Bryan Burrough and Jason Stanford for Penguin Press. Suggested by Wally, Joel and Mark.

Dec 15, 2021 • 1h 29min
Why workers quit working / David Dayen
Writer David Dayen on his article "The Great Escape" for The American Prospect, and in a Moment of Truth, Jeff Dorchen picks egg over chicken.
https://prospect.org/labor/great-escape-why-workers-quitting-pandemic-trauma/

Dec 14, 2021 • 1h 12min
On science and colonialism / Max Liboiron
Max Liboiron on their article "Decolonizing geoscience requires more than equity and inclusion" for Nature Geoscience.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41561-021-00861-7


