Dec 18, 2025
I spoke with Dr. Vaughn Joy, author of a recent book on Christmas movies and politics. We spoke about Frank Capra, his celebration of America through film, and his ostracization as an alleged Communist, despite that.
Selling Out Santa: Hollywood Christmas Films in the Age of McCarthy
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Dec 4, 2025
I spoke with Kim Kelly, labor journalist and author of the recent American labor history: Fight Like Hell about the book and about what we can learn from labor history to help us today.
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Nov 20, 2025
I spoke with Professor Sara Bronin to learn about zoning: what is it, what is its purpose, and how does it work.
Link to her book on bookshop: Key to the City: How Zoning Shapes Our World
Link to her website tool to learn about zoning generally and in your area: National Zoning Atlas
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Oct 16, 2025
In advance of an upcoming interview about democracy with Osita Nwanevu, I revisited a 2020 interview with Lawrence Lessig about what the rule of law is, in order to be a better defender of and advocate for it.
It's aged perfectly well for the general ideas. Some statements aged, not exactly poorly, but not well. I'd say...
Sep 18, 2025
I spoke with Nicole Williams, a Philadelphia activist and organizer with Mt. Airy Community Fridge & Pantry about the work that the community fridge does as mutual aid and about mutual aid more broadly.
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