Podcast Episodes featuring Noam Chomsky

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Nostalgia Trap - Episode 332: Manufacturing Noam Chomsky, Part One w/ Justin Rogers-Cooper

Nostalgia Trap - July 19, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 192 ratings
In the first of a trilogy of episodes examining the life, work, and legacy of Noam Chomsky, Justin Rogers-Cooper joins us for a discussion of Chomsky’s younger years: the historical moment into which he was born, the people and ideas that surrounded him, and the formation of his political and in...

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Noam Chomsky on How to Avoid World War 3

Current Affairs - April 22, 2022 14:34 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 576 ratings
Noam Chomsky is "arguably the most important intellectual alive," the founder of modern linguistics, one of the most cited scholars in history, and the author of over 100 books. He is currently laureate professor at the University of Arizona and professor emeritus in the MIT Department of Lingui...

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Noam Chomsky: Language, Cognition, and Deep Learning

Lex Fridman Podcast - November 29, 2019 15:11 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.1K ratings
Noam Chomsky is one of the greatest minds of our time and is one of the most cited scholars in history. He is a linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist. He has spent over 60 years at MIT and recently also joined the University of Arizona. This ...

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Deconstructed Special: The Noam Chomsky Interview

Deconstructed - October 31, 2019 10:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.5K ratings
Linguist, activist, and political theorist Noam Chomsky has been speaking out against U.S. interventionism from Vietnam to Latin America and the Middle East since the 1960s. He’s the most cited author alive, but you won’t see him on the nightly news, or in the pages of most major newspapers. On t...

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Noam Chomsky

Ralph Nader Radio Hour - March 02, 2019 17:42 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratings
In only the third public conversation between these two progressive icons, Ralph talks to Professor Chomsky about - among other things - the media, the Green New Deal, nuclear war, Gaza, and Venezuela. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

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#19: The Chomsky Drop (ft. Noam Chomsky)

Current Affairs - February 12, 2019 03:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 576 ratings
Yes, you read right. Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson sits down with the Patron Saint of Current Affairs, himself: Noam Chomsky! Topics discussed include: consciousness, the limits of human knowledge, Steven Pinker, Jordan Peterson, academia, artificial intelligence and more. ...

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E14: The Vietnam war with Noam Chomsky

Working Class History - October 29, 2018 19:29 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 540 ratings
Podcast episode about the Vietnam war with Noam Chomsky, and Mrs Van, a member of the Vietnamese Women's Union. We look at the geopolitics of the conflict and its human cost. Support this podcast and get early access to episodes and other benefits here on patreon: https://patreon.com/workingclass...

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American Dissident: Noam Chomsky on the State of the Empire

Intercepted - September 26, 2018 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5.7K ratings
Famed dissident Noam Chomsky breaks down the Trump presidency; the defeat of the U.S. in Afghanistan; what he believes is a just position on Syria’s civil war; and the agenda of Vladimir Putin and Russia. He also discusses the impact of big social media companies and explains why a life of resis...

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Ep5 - Noam Chomsky

Talks at Google - August 21, 2018 11:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 107 ratings
For the past forty years Noam Chomsky's writings on politics and language have established him as a preeminent public intellectual and as one of the most original and wide-ranging political and social critics of our time. Among the seminal figures in linguistic theory over the past century, sinc...

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Ep. 1089 Noam Chomsky: The Good and the Bad

The Tom Woods Show - February 07, 2018 23:08 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratings
Gene Epstein, formerly of Barron's, joins me to discuss the work of Noam Chomsky, whose views in some areas are so well formed, and in others are simplistic and disappointing. Chomsky is one of the people who Gene says led him to libertarianism, so this is a gem of a discussion.

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Noam Chomsky and Wallace Shawn: Rigorous Rationality

Library Talks - August 15, 2017 13:30 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 307 ratings
MIT linguist, philosopher, and political theorist Noam Chomsky, in conversation with actor Wallace Shawn.

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Yanis Varoufakis and Noam Chomsky on Money and The Sickest Joke in the History of Humankind

Library Talks - September 27, 2016 10:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 307 ratings
Yanis Varoufakis considers himself a politician by necessity, not by choice. An economist and academic by training, he became Greece’s finance minister amidst the country's financial crisis, creating an image for himself both beloved and reviled. He came to the Library last April to discuss this...

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Ep. 450 Noam Chomsky Led Me to Libertarianism, Says Guest

The Tom Woods Show - July 21, 2015 17:49 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratings
The outstanding economist and libertarian writer Gene Epstein describes his unlikely journey to libertarianism. If you don't know Gene yet, you're in for a real treat.

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A Conversation with Noam Chomsky

Great Minds Gather Here (Video) - May 05, 2014 21:00 - 53 minutes - Video ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Jan Nederveen Pieterse in conversation with Noam Chomsky, linguist, philosopher and political commentator. Chomsky is Emeritus professor of linguistics at MIT. Jan Nederveen Pieterse is professor of Global Studies and Sociology at University of California, Santa Barbara. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Cent...

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A Conversation with Noam Chomsky

Great Minds Gather Here (Audio) - May 05, 2014 21:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
Jan Nederveen Pieterse in conversation with Noam Chomsky, linguist, philosopher and political commentator. Chomsky is Emeritus professor of linguistics at MIT. Jan Nederveen Pieterse is professor of Global Studies and Sociology at University of California, Santa Barbara. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Cent...

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Shill Report 14: Noam Chomsky, Coverage of Cruz and the Future of Journalism

We Are Libertarians with Chris Spangle - September 28, 2013 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 314 ratings
Ryan, Joe and Chris interview Noam Chomsky on linguistics, propaganda, terrorism, American foreign policy, and his view on modern libertarianism. We then talk about the media’s slant on the government shutdown and the future of journalism. Special Guest: Noam Chomsky.

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Robert F. Barsky and Noam Chomsky, “Zellig Harris: From American Linguistics to Socialist Zionism” (MIT Press, 2011)

New Books Network - March 07, 2012 18:49 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 123 ratings
Zellig Harris’s name is famous in linguistics primarily for his early work on transformational grammar and his influence on his most famous student, Noam Chomsky. However, much of his linguistic work has since fallen into comparative obscurity. Moreover, his political research and activism – abou...

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Stan van Houcke Audioblog - April 02, 2011 00:18 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Title of Lecture : Contours of Global Order: Domination, Stability, Security in a Changing World: the rise of Xenophobia in the West

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Interview with Noam Chomsky

Stan van Houcke Audioblog - November 04, 2008 10:39 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 rating
An interview with the American dissident thinker Noam Chomsky about his book \\\'Necessary Illusions.\\\' A few days ago I found a lost tape with an interview I had fourteen years ago with Noam Chomsky about his book \\\'Necessary Illusions\\\' which was published in 1989. Listening to his words...

Books written by Noam Chomsky

The Common Good
Noam Chomsky, David Barsamian, Arthur Naiman

292 Episodes - 190 pages - ★★★★ - 419 ratings

Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance
Noam Chomsky

301 pages - ★★★★ - 10.8K ratings

The Chomsky-Foucault Debate: On Human Nature
Noam Chomsky, Michel Foucault, John Rajchman

213 pages - ★★★★ - 1.89K ratings

What Uncle Sam Really Wants
Noam Chomsky, Arthur Naiman, David Barsamian, Sandy Niemann

111 pages - ★★★★ - 1.63K ratings

The Chomsky Reader
Noam Chomsky

492 pages - ★★★★ - 1.56K ratings

Language and Mind 3ed
Noam Chomsky

190 pages - ★★★★ - 785 ratings

Propaganda and the Public Mind
Noam Chomsky, David Barsamian

256 pages - ★★★★ - 629 ratings

Aspects of the Theory of Syntax
Noam Chomsky

261 pages - ★★★★ - 290 ratings

The Umbrella of US Power: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights & the Contradictions of US Policy
Noam Chomsky, Greg Ruggiero

80 pages - ★★★★ - 149 ratings

On Democracy & Education
Noam Chomsky, C.P. Otero

480 pages - ★★★★ - 80 ratings