The Current Affairs Podcast

I used to co-host a podcast for the lefty magazine, Current Affairs — and I still do occasional interviews for the podcast. Main episodes of the podcast are here and bonus episode are at the podcast’s Patreon page.

Below are some of my favorite episodes I have been a part of:

Union organizer Jane McAlevey on organizing for power in the New Gilded Age (Current Affairs, April 2019 | view transcript):

Strong Towns founder Chuck Marohn on how to create thriving towns and cities (Current Affairs, July 2019):

Documentarian, author, and activist Astra Taylor on her radically democratic life and work (Current Affairs, February 2019):

Ralph Nader on the potential of young people, political tactics, and the advantages of being an outsider (Current Affairs, June 2019 | view transcript):

Cooperative lawyer Jason Weiner on the power of cooperatives (This is What Democracy Looks Like, March 2021):

Virgil Texas on his groundbreaking podcast Chapo Trap House (Current Affairs, April 2019)

Elias Crim on localism, solidarity, and the Christian Left (Current Affairs, November 2019)

Sociologist Zach Wehrwein on relational sociology (Current Affairs, April 2020)

Nathan J. Robinson and I on our shared love of Mister Rogers (Current Affairs, December 2018)

Sparky Abraham and I on the meaning of localism (Current Affairs, September 2020)

Rep. Vaughn Stewart on pushing bold policy in the Maryland statehouse (Current Affairs, December 2018)

Investigative journalist Jesse Eisinger on corporate crime fighting (Current Affairs, October 2018)