Jacobin Radio

Suzi talks to her brother, Irv Weissman, Director of Stanford University’s Institute of Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine, who gives us a clear and comprehensive explanation of the new COVID vaccines. The FDA has now given emergency authorization for the Pfizer COVID 19 vaccine, which like Moderna’s is an mRNA vaccine. This authorization comes in the wake of a punishing wave of infections, hospitalizations and deaths as COVID rampages across the globe, with the highest rates of infection and death in the US. California is once again on lockdown. Consider this a primer on vaccines in general but COVID in particular – and we get answers to questions about how the new COVID vaccines work, what makes them revolutionary – and what obstacles -- structural, political and scientific – need to be understood – and possibly pushed out of the way?

Long Reads is a new Jacobin podcast looking in-depth at political topics and thinkers, both contemporary and historical, with the magazine’s longform writers. Hosted by Features Editor Daniel Finn.Our guest today for a discussion of Camus’s legacy is Oliver Gloag. Oliver teaches French and Francophone Studies at the University of North Carolina. He’s the author of a recently published book: Albert Camus: A Very Short Introduction.Read Oliver's essay on "The Colonial Contradictions of Albert Camus" here: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2020/10/colonialism-albert-camus-france-algeria-sartreProduced by Conor Gillies, music by Knxwledge.

Stephanie Mudge, sociologist and author of Leftism Reinvented, discusses the transformation of socialist parties into neoliberal parties, the disconnect between left parties and their base leading to support for the far right, the adoption of Keynesianism by left parties, the impact of the neoliberal ethic on Keynesianism, and the neoliberalization of left parties in Europe.

A podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world. Hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage. Terry Gilliam sought to update George Orwell for the 1980s with his career-defining film BRAZIL (1985), but his future dystopia isn't animated by an ideology like Oceania's. We attempt to untangle the satire of a movie where bureaucracy itself is the problem. PLUS: we hash out our thoughts on Netflix's The Crown and the travails of Johnny Depp.

This week Grace Blakeley talks to Owen Hatherley, Tribune's culture editor and author of many books, including his most recent, Red Metropolis: Socialism and the Government of London.Grace and Owen discuss municipal socialism, regional and class inequality in the UK, and the future of the Labour Party under Keir Starmer.Remember that you can support our work on the show by becoming a Patron.Thanks to our producer Conor Gillies and the Lipman-Miliband Trust for making this episode possible.

Host Doug Henwood covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global. In this episode, from December 3, 2020, Doug speaks with Thomas Sugrue, author of this essay, on COVID-19’s impact on cities. Also: Kristin Du Mez, author of Jesus and John Wayne, on gender, especially the masculine kind, in evangelical Christianity.

Every Saturday at 1 PM ET, Ana Kasparian and Nando Vila broadcast live from the Jacobin YouTube channel. Weekends features free-flowing and humorous commentary on current events and political strategy. This is the podcast version of the show from December 5, 2020.The guest is Corey Robin. Corey is the author of The Reactionary Mind: Conservatism from Edmund Burke to Donald Trump and a contributing editor at Jacobin.Join the Verso book club: https://www.versobooks.com/bookclubSubscribe to Jacobin for just $10: https://jacobinmag.com/subscribe/?cod...New issue of Jacobin out now! https://jacobinmag.com/issue/failure-...Music provided by Zonkey: https://linktr.ee/zonkey

Longtime labor organizer Alex Han talks with Micah about the 2008 Republic Windows and Doors factory occupation in Chicago. That occupation helped catalyze labor militancy and eventually a left political pole in the city, but it didn't lead to a broader working-class upsurge across the United States. Could things be different in 2020 if a similar spark can catch fire among workers fed up with austerity and dangerous working conditions under a pandemic? Please subscribe to Jacobin! https://jacobinmag.com/<wbr />subscribe

Prevailing identity politics norms call on people “listen to the most affected” or “centre the most marginalized." But this often works out quite badly in practice. Philosopher Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò on his brilliant essay "Being-in-the-Room Privilege: Elite Capture and Epistemic Deference."It's The Dig's four-year anniversary. Support us at Patreon.com/TheDig and take a moment to post something to social media about why you listen to The Dig and how it has shaped your politics.

This week Grace Blakeley is joined by Sa’eed Husaini, socialist activist and contributor to Africa is a Country and Jacobin.Sa’eed recently completed a PhD at the University of Oxford and is now living and working in Lagos, Nigeria. He discusses the recent #EndSARS protests, the economic and health impact of COVID 19 in Nigeria, and the history and future of the Nigerian left.A reminder that you can support our work on the show by becoming a Patron.Thanks to our producer, Conor Gillies, and Tribune’s designer Kevin Zweerink for their work on this episode. This podcast is supported by the Lipman-Miliband Trust.