History and Politics
79 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsHistory and Politics is a podcast about global issues.
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Natalie Smith on Chilean Politics
October 27, 2021 16:59 - 1 hour - 53.2 MBI talked with Natalie Smith an American based in Chile and co-host of the Superstructure Podcast. We talk about Chilean politics from the social explosion in 2019, Chile under lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Constitutional Convention and the general elections at the end of this year that likely would put the insurgent leftist Gabriel Boric against the far-right José Kast.
Alex Bare on the protests in Colombia
June 01, 2021 02:15 - 48 minutes - 45.2 MBMy conversation with Alex Bare an International Relations graduate and Fulbright in Colombia to talk about the protests in Colombia. We talk particularly about the role of indigenous people, Afro-Colombian community, feminist activists, the LGBTQ movement as well as student organizations and unions in the massive protests. We talk about the role of the tax reform, the COVID-19 crisis, police brutality, the complexities of the peace process and the proximity of the presidential election are r...
Karol Karpinski on Bangladesh, International Education and the Globalization of Football
May 18, 2021 01:31 - 58 minutes - 47.2 MBMy conversation with the Polish economist Karol Karpinski. We talked about developmental policies in Bangladesh, the role of the English language in international education and football as a global sport.
Kenneth Sánchez on Pedro Castillo, Keiko Fujimori and the elections in Peru
May 05, 2021 01:45 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBMy conversation with Peruvian journalist Kenneth Sánchez about the presidential election in Peru. We talk briefly about the first round of the election that had an open field with 18 candidates to then center on the second round of the election with Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori in the context of Peru being one hardest hit countries by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Frank Miroslav on Science and the Left
April 16, 2021 01:29 - 1 hour - 58.9 MBConversation with Frank Miroslav a writer at C4SS and The Plausible Possible as well as the host of the podcast All Power to the Imagination. We talk about radical scientists, crypto-currencies and nuclear power.
Alex McHugh on Religion and Radical Politics
April 03, 2021 00:08 - 1 hour - 80.4 MBConversation with Alex McHugh a writer and coordinator at C4SS. We talk about the intersection of religion and radical politics from Islamophobia being disguised as Secularism, Jewish Anarchism, the relationship between queer identity and spirituality and the possibility of multi-confessional alliances against authoritarianism everywhere. Note: In the moment of conversation when Alex mentions that there are 6 genders referenced in Torah he intended to say that is referenced in the Talmud.
Matheus Calderón on Peruvian protests
December 29, 2020 01:48 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBConversation with Matheus Calderón a cultural critic and curator of Comité de Lectura. We talk about how the protests that bring down the coup in Peru have been influencing political panorama and why protests continue in different parts of the country while also reflecting about the connection between the informal economy and Peruvian identity.
Elena McGrath on Bolivian History and Politics
November 02, 2020 23:41 - 1 hour - 84.1 MBConversation with Elena McGrath an Assistant Professor of History at Union College. We talk about the rise, fall and rise again of the MAS as well as the role played by Evo Morales and what role could Luis Arce and David Choquehuanca play in the future. We also talk about indigenous resistance, feminist struggles, black market economics and El Alto as a symbol of processes of change in Bolivia.
Jesse Walker on Anarchy, State and Paranoia
September 25, 2020 01:49 - 36 minutes - 28.9 MBConversation with Jesse Walker. He is the books editor at Reason Magazine as well as the author of The United States of Paranoia. We talk about recent conspiracies like QAnon, the boogaloo movement and "anarchist jurisdictions".
Cory Massimino on Libertarian Dilemma
August 20, 2020 22:58 - 1 hour - 57.5 MBConversation with Cory Massimino a philosophy student and fellow at the Center for a Stateless Society. We talk about the effect of Trumpism in the libertarian movement, how libertarians have been dealing with racism, xenophobia, sexism and homophobia, and what lessons could libertarians learn from Latin America.
Victoria Martínez on Argentinian Politics
July 26, 2020 22:27 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBIn this episode I talk with Victoria Martínez. She is a English teacher based on Buenos Aires, Argentina. We talk about Peronism, Posadism, anarchist bakery, feminism, gay liberation and indigenous rights.
Alon Levy on Berlin's Hype, Urbanism and Immigration
July 20, 2020 02:48 - 1 hour - 56 MBConversation with Alon Levy. They is a Marron Fellow at Marron Institute of Urban Management (New York University) doing research at transportation policy. We talk about Berlin's Hype as a city for creatives compared to other European cities, we deal with the debate on urbanism how terms of YIMBY/NIMBY are getting mainstream while urban policy also shows the complexity of political ideology and finally we talk about immigration and it's positive relationship with society as a broad.
Anthony Macedo on Mexican Economy
July 12, 2020 02:50 - 1 hour - 60.2 MBI talk with Anthony Macedo an Angelino Mexican American about the Mexican Economy. We deal with Mexican economic history, regional differences, comparative economies with other Latin American countries and the role of AMLO both in handling the coronavirus pandemic and his role in the future of Mexico.
Matheus Calderón on the Coronavirus Pandemic in Peru
June 09, 2020 20:56 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBConversation with Peruvian journalist and cultural critic Matheus Calderón who currently works at the Comité de Lecture about the causes and effects of higher number of cases of Coronavirus in Peru. We try to understand that role inequality play in the propagation of COVID-19. We try to understand how this pandemic is challenging the economic narrative about Peru. The role that corruption plays in this crisis and limited political response to this complex moment. Also we deal with the partic...
Mila Ghorayeb on Canadian Culture
June 04, 2020 21:18 - 59 minutes - 47.6 MBWe talk we with Mila Ghorayeb writer and co-host of the Unacceptable podcast to talk about Canadian culture. The complex relationship of Canada and the United States, the attitudes toward immigration, language policy and the Quebéc's laicité.
Ciaran Dold on Anime Socialism and the Weird World of European Politics
May 23, 2020 17:21 - 1 hour - 87.1 MBMy conversation with Ciaran Dold the co-host of the Corner Späeti podcast. We talk about the relationship of anime and geek culture with radical politics. I tell the story of Antifascist Otaku Brigade and then Ciaran explains the complexities of European politics.
Ciaran Dold on Anime Socialism and Weird World of European Politics
May 23, 2020 17:21 - 1 hour - 87.1 MBMy conversation with Ciaran Dold the co-host of the Corner Späeti podcast. We talk about the relationship of anime and geek culture with radical politics. I tell the story of Antifascist Otaku Brigade and then Ciaran explains the complexities of European politics.
Razib Khan on Ancient DNA, Personal Genomics and Viking Babies
May 15, 2020 23:26 - 1 hour - 52.8 MBMy conversation with geneticist Razib Khan. We talk diverse topics like Ancient DNA in China and India, personal genomics also known as the rise of genetic testing, Jewish and Middle Eastern presence in Iberia and Latin America, the influence Spinoza and Crypto-Jewish thought in the origins of modernity, sperm banks in Denmark also known as Viking Babies and the effects on Chinese immigration in Africa.
Razib Khan on Genetics, History and Politics
May 15, 2020 23:26 - 1 hour - 52.8 MBMy conversation with geneticist Razib Khan. We talk diverse topics like Ancient DNA in China and India, personal genomics also known as the rise of genetic testing, Jewish and Middle Eastern presence in Iberia and Latin America, the influence Spinoza and Crypto-Jewish thought in the origins of modernity, sperm banks in Denmark also known as Viking Babies and the effects on Chinese immigration in Africa.
C Derick Varn on Latin American Politics
April 19, 2020 15:19 - 1 hour - 83 MBWe talk C Derick Varn co-host of Pop the Left podcast of Zero Books and the Mortal Science podcast of Emancipation Network. We discuss Latin American politics dealing from topic like the Pink Wave, Trotskyism, US-Latin American relations as well as the place for ethnic and cultural conflictcs play into the political conflicts in the region. We pay attention particularly to political economy of the Andean region and that the Inquisition and Crypto-Judaism played an important role in Colonial L...
Lucy Steigerwald on Aliens, Conspiracies and Christmas
December 17, 2019 23:43 - 57 minutes - 46.2 MBMy conversation with writer Lucy Steigerwald. We talk about aliens, conspiracies and christmas.
Episode 28: Frank Miroslav on The World Is On Fire
November 21, 2019 13:37 - 55 minutes - 44.8 MBConversation with Frank Miroslav. We talk about global protests, far right populism, the resurgence of the radical left and the current debates about China.
Frank Miroslav on The World Is On Fire
November 21, 2019 13:37 - 55 minutes - 44.8 MBConversation with Frank Miroslav. We talk about global protests, far right populism, the resurgence of the radical left and the current debates about China.
Episode 27: Akiva Malamet on Nationalism
November 15, 2019 20:57 - 33 minutes - 29.2 MBMy conversation with Akiva Malamet. We talk about the dangers of different tendencies of nationalism.
Akiva Malamet on Nationalism
November 15, 2019 20:57 - 33 minutes - 29.2 MBMy conversation with Akiva Malamet. We talk about the dangers of different tendencies of nationalism.
Andrés Pertierra on United States and Cuba
July 22, 2019 17:07 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBConversation with Andrés Pertierra a graduate student at the Department of History at University of Wisconsin-Madison about the United States-Cuba relationship and the recent political developments in Cuba.
Episode 26: Andrés Pertierra on United States and Cuba
July 22, 2019 17:07 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBConversation with Andrés Pertierra a graduate student at the Department of History at University of Wisconsin-Madison about the United States-Cuba relationship and the recent political developments in Cuba.
Episode 25: Joshua Tait on American conservatism
June 14, 2019 16:32 - 57 minutes - 105 MBConversation with Joshua Tait currently a Ph.D. candidate in History at the University of North Caroline at Chappell Hill. We talk about the past and present of American conservatism particularly about the relationship of conservatives and free market plus how Trump is changing the conservative movement in regard to the growing nationalist tendencies in the American Right.
Joshua Tait on American Conservatism
June 14, 2019 16:32 - 57 minutes - 105 MBConversation with Joshua Tait currently a Ph.D. candidate in History at the University of North Caroline at Chappell Hill. We talk about the past and present of American conservatism particularly about the relationship of conservatives and free market plus how Trump is changing the conservative movement in regard to the growing nationalist tendencies in the American Right.
Conor Duffy on the Democratic Primaries
April 19, 2019 13:52 - 1 hour - 112 MBWe talk to Conor Duffy, scientist by day and twitter politics person by night about the 2020 presidential election particularly the Democratic primaries. How issues like immigration, foreign policy and economics are defining this race.
Episode 24: Conor Duffy on the Democratic primaries
April 19, 2019 13:52 - 1 hour - 112 MBWe talk to Conor Duffy, scientist by day and twitter politics person by night about the 2020 presidential election particularly the Democratic primaries. How issues like immigration, foreign policy and economics are defining this race.
Eric Hoover on the Road from Katmandu to an American College Campus
March 15, 2019 17:06 - 38 minutes - 70.9 MBConversation with Eric Hoover a senior writer at The Chronicle of Higher Education. We talk about the controversy over Nepalese students admitted to the University of Texas at Tyler who after receiving a full scholarship this was cancelled which make Eric to travel to Katmandu the capital of Nepal to understand the interest of Nepalese students in studying in the US. In the context of controversies surrounding the admission process in several universities we also deal with challenges that Nep...
Eric Hoover on the road from Katmandu to an American college campus
March 15, 2019 17:06 - 38 minutes - 70.9 MBConversation with Eric Hoover a senior writer at The Chronicle of Higher Education. We talk about the controversy over Nepalese students admitted to the University of Texas at Tyler who after receiving a full scholarship this was cancelled which make Eric to travel to Katmandu the capital of Nepal to understand the interest of Nepalese students in studying in the US. In the context of controversies surrounding the admission process in several universities we also deal with challenges that Nep...
Episode 23: Eric Hoover on the road from Katmandu to an American college campus
March 15, 2019 17:06 - 38 minutes - 70.9 MBConversation with Eric Hoover a senior writer at The Chronicle of Higher Education. We talk about the controversy over Nepalese students admitted to the University of Texas at Tyler who after receiving a full scholarship this was cancelled which make Eric to travel to Katmandu the capital of Nepal to understand the interest of Nepalese students in studying in the US. In the context of controversies surrounding the admission process in several universities we also deal with challenges that Nep...
Episode 22: Daniel Bessner on History and Its Discontents
March 08, 2019 22:38 - 31 minutes - 57.3 MBConversation with historian Daniel Bessner who is an Assistant Professor in American Foreign Policy in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington and author of Democracy in Exile: Hans Speier and the Rise of the Defense Intellectual. We talk about the decline in history majors, the lack of tenure track positions in History deparments and ways to change this.
Daniel Bessner on History and Its Discontents
March 08, 2019 22:38 - 31 minutes - 57.3 MBConversation with historian Daniel Bessner who is an Assistant Professor in American Foreign Policy in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington and author of Democracy in Exile: Hans Speier and the Rise of the Defense Intellectual. We talk about the decline in history majors, the lack of tenure track positions in History deparments and ways to change this.
Oscar Winberg on The United States from a Nordic Perspective
March 07, 2019 17:42 - 31 minutes - 57.8 MBMy conversation with Oscar Winberg who is a PhD Candidate at the History Department of Åbo Akademi University in Finland working on modern American political history and mass media. We talk about studying American history from a Nordic country, the place of Nordic countries in the American imagination, the use of mass media to study politics and recent developments in the historiography of American conservatism.
Episode 21: Oscar Winberg on The United States from a Nordic perspective
March 07, 2019 17:42 - 31 minutes - 57.8 MBMy conversation with Oscar Winberg who is a PhD Candidate at the History Department of Åbo Akademi University in Finland working on modern American political history and mass media. We talk about studying American history from a Nordic country, the place of Nordic countries in the American imagination, the use of mass media to study politics and recent developments in the historiography of American conservatism.
Episode 20: Mila Ghorayeb on Canadian politics
March 05, 2019 20:37 - 50 minutes - 92.8 MBWe talk with political writer Mila Ghorayeb about different topics of Canadian politics like Justin Trudeau, Maxine Bernier, Niki Ashton, far-left, far-right, immigration, multiculturalism and foreign policy.
Mila Ghorayeb on Canadian Politics
March 05, 2019 20:37 - 50 minutes - 92.8 MBWe talk with political writer Mila Ghorayeb about different topics of Canadian politics like Justin Trudeau, Maxine Bernier, Niki Ashton, far-left, far-right, immigration, multiculturalism and foreign policy.
Episode 19: Akiva Malamet on Israeli politics and jewish culture
February 11, 2019 01:48 - 1 hour - 54 MBMy conversation with Akiva Malamet. We talk the present of Israel, ethnic minorities, the Israeli-Palestinian-conflict, BDS, LGBT community, ultra-orthodox judaism and anti-semitism.
Akiva Malamet on Israeli Politics and Jewish Culture
February 11, 2019 01:48 - 1 hour - 54 MBMy conversation with Akiva Malamet. We talk the present of Israel, ethnic minorities, the Israeli-Palestinian-conflict, BDS, LGBT community, ultra-orthodox judaism and anti-semitism.
Episode 18: Samuel Hammond on Neoliberalism and Social Trust
February 02, 2019 22:47 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBConversation with Samuel Hammond director of poverty and welfare policy at the Niskanen Center we talk about relationship of neoliberalism and social trust in issues like taxes, education and housing.
Samuel Hammond on Neoliberalism and Social Trust
February 02, 2019 22:47 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBConversation with Samuel Hammond director of poverty and welfare policy at the Niskanen Center we talk about relationship of neoliberalism and social trust in issues like taxes, education and housing.
Conner Habib on Science, Mysticism and Sexuality
December 10, 2018 15:46 - 23 minutes - 20.8 MBConversation with Conner Habib host of podcast Against Everyone with Conner Habib and public intellectual. We talk about the relationship of science, mysticism and sexuality.
Episode 17: Conner Habib on Science, Mysticism and Sexuality
December 10, 2018 15:46 - 23 minutes - 20.8 MBConversation with Conner Habib host of podcast Against Everyone with Conner Habib and public intellectual. We talk about the relationship of science, mysticism and sexuality.
Mollie Nouwen on Argentinian Jewish History
November 17, 2018 13:26 - 31 minutes - 27 MBConversation with historian Mollie Nouwen who teaches at the Liberal Arts Department at the Pacific Northwest College of Art. We talk about the history of Jewish community in Argentina. We deal with topics of immigration, integration, zionism, radical left politics and the future of this community.
Episode 16: Mollie Nouwen on Argentinian Jewish History
November 17, 2018 13:26 - 31 minutes - 27 MBConversation with historian Mollie Nouwen who teaches at the Liberal Arts Department at the Pacific Northwest College of Art. We talk about the history of Jewish community in Argentina. We deal with topics of immigration, integration, zionism, radical left politics and the future of this community.
Episode 15: Bryan Caplan on The Case Against Global Education
November 09, 2018 19:54 - 26 minutes - 23.5 MBConversation Bryan Caplan professor of Economics at George Mason University and author of The Case Against Education. We talk about the problems about international education, immigration of graduate students, english language as an academic lingua franca and national students in international schools. We look particularly at the cases of Switzerland, Finland and Sweden.
Bryan Caplan on The Case Against Global Education
November 09, 2018 19:54 - 26 minutes - 23.5 MBConversation Bryan Caplan professor of Economics at George Mason University and author of The Case Against Education. We talk about the problems about international education, immigration of graduate students, english language as an academic lingua franca and national students in international schools. We look particularly at the cases of Switzerland, Finland and Sweden.