
The Dig
The Dig is a podcast from Jacobin magazine that discusses politics, criminal justice, immigration and class conflict with smart people. Please support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4839800
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Sep 14, 2023 • 55min
The Dig Presents: Alien Jerky Sold Here
If you look, you'll see. Most people don't look.
Produced by Stephen Cassidy Jones and Liza Yeager.
Edited by Mitchell Johnson, with editorial oversight from Daniel Denvir.
Featuring Mark Pilkington, Valerie Kuletz, and Trevor Paglen.
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Sep 9, 2023 • 1h 49min
Seizing Labor’s Moment w/ Alex Press & Eric Blanc
Seizing Labor’s Moment features Alex Press, a journalist and author, and Eric Blanc, a labor historian and writer. They discuss surging labor militancy, the challenges and reasons for hope in labor unions, the resurgence of worker strikes and organizing drives, the impact of the Biden administration on the labor movement, the future of higher education, the ongoing strikes in Hollywood and the potential job loss due to AI, and the impact of Labor Notes on the labor movement.

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Aug 31, 2023 • 52min
AOC on US Hegemony and Latin American Sovereignty
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez discusses US intervention in Latin America, emphasizing the need for solidarity, acknowledging the impact of US actions in Chile and Colombia, exploring the politics of oil and mining, and addressing the complexity of migration from Latin America to the US.

Aug 24, 2023 • 2h 15min
Emergent Terrain w/ Akbar, Winant, & Riofrancos
Legal scholar Amna Akbar, historian Gabriel Winant, and political scientist Thea Riofrancos discuss the challenges and potential of the new US left, the revitalization of American liberalism, the limitations of the Democratic Party, the state of the climate movement, the radicalization of the right, and the role of labor and industrial policy.

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Aug 13, 2023 • 2h 6min
Conjuncture w/ Akbar, Winant, & Riofrancos
"Conjuncture w/ Akbar, Winant, & Riofrancos" features Amna Akbar, Gabriel Winant, and Thea Riofrancos. They discuss the American conjuncture, analyzing its impact on the left. They explore protest movements like Occupy, Ferguson, and Standing Rock, examining how they formed the new American left. They also delve into the limited impact of police reform efforts and the challenges faced by left-leaning organizations during protests. Additionally, they discuss the shift in focus during the pandemic and the contradictory outcomes of economic policies, leading to a potential post-neoliberal order.

Aug 1, 2023 • 33min
The Dig Presents: Power Struggle
Reporter Dharna Noor learns about the Tennessee Valley Authority: the good, the bad, the past, and the future.
This is the 5th episode of The Dig Presents.
Produced by Dharna Noor. Edited by Liza Yeager and Mitchell Johnson.
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Jul 21, 2023 • 2h 28min
Bidenomics w/ Daniela Gabor, Ted Fertik, & Tim Sahay
Featuring Daniela Gabor, Ted Fertik, and Tim Sahay on Bidenomics. We define and debate the new American industrial policy, the energy transition, the New Cold War with China—and more.
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Jul 9, 2023 • 2h 2min
The Manifesto w/ China Miéville
Featuring China Miéville on The Communist Manifesto. Miéville is the author of A Spectre, Haunting: On the Communist Manifesto.
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Jun 29, 2023 • 46min
Counting in Chinese
Writer and critic Andrea Long Chu wanted to ask her family one simple question.
The Dig Presents is edited by Liza Yeager and Mitchell Johnson, with editorial oversight from Daniel Denvir and Alex Lewis.
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Jun 25, 2023 • 2h 23min
AI Hype Machine w/ Meredith Whittaker, Ed Ongweso, and Sarah West
Featuring Meredith Whittaker, Edward Ongweso Jr., and Sarah Myers West on the mundane dystopia concealed beneath the AI hype machine.
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