May 21, 2026
Continuing the theme of the previous interview with Dr. Thea Riofrancos, I spoke with Dr. Mijin Cha about the ethical concerns that come with trying to transition away from fossil fuels and to a clean energy system.
A Just Transition for All: Workers and Communities for a Carbon-Free Future
Additional resources she...
May 7, 2026
I spoke with Dr. Thea Riofrancos about the ethical concerns that come with trying to transition away from fossil fuels and to a clean energy system, specifically focusing on lithium mining as the example she highlighted in her book.
Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism
Music is by Evan Schaeffer
Apr 9, 2026
I spoke with journalist and author Osita Nwanevu about his recently published book, The Right of the People: The Case for a New American Founding.
In this episode, I share our second conversation, about why we should have a new founding of American Democracy, and what that might look like.
In the previous episode, we...
Apr 2, 2026
I spoke with journalist and author Osita Nwanevu about his recently published book, The Right of the People: The Case for a New American Founding. In this episode, we talked about the first half of the book: how do we define (and identify) democracies, and what are the arguments for and against democracy as a form of...
Mar 5, 2026
I spoke with Lily Geismer and Brent Cebul about their recent book, Mastery and Drift: Professional Class Liberals Since the 1960s. We discussed what we mean when we talk about liberal as a political philosophy, and how the application of that principle has evolved in the last half-century in the United States...