For twenty-some years, Naomi Klein has been a leading thinker on the left. She’s especially known for the idea of disaster capitalism: an analysis that the forces of big business will exploit any severe disruption to take over more space in our lives. She was often confused with another prominent political writer, Naomi Wolf—once a feminist on the left who h ... Show More
Oct 27
Despite Reports, Reading Is Alive and Well
This summer, an article came out in The Atlantic called “The End of Reading Is Here,” and it put forward statistics that seem to prove the persistent feeling that new technologies are the death knell of reading books. But, looking into the question, the staff writer Nathan Heller ... Show More
20m 48s
Oct 21
Gina Hinojosa Aims to Make Texas Blue Again
The Senate race between James Talarico and Ken Paxton dominates the news out of Texas, but, in the race for governor, a Democratic state legislator is also running neck and neck with the longtime Republican incumbent, Greg Abbott. Gina Hinojosa is likely leading among independent ... Show More
28m 23s
Oct 2023
Naomi Klein on conspiracies, climate and the 'personal brand'
Today’s guest is Canadian academic and author Naomi Klein. Klein shot to fame with her first book, No Logo, which offered an acute critique of how powerful corporations in the 1990s had profited off exploitation in a globalizing world. Her later books have examined a range of sub ... Show More
44m 37s
Aug 2020
S1 Bonus - "Shock Corridor feat. Naomi Klein"
Author Naomi Klein joins us to discuss the American exploitation-fest in Iraq, her own experience coming up during the Bush years, the rehabilitation of the Bush administration, and its continuities with the Trump gang.
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43m 24s
<p><em>New episodes come out every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday for free, with 1-week early access for Wondery+ subscribers.</em></p> <p>---</p> <p>Klein goes down the rabbit hole after learning she has a digital doppelgänger who has gone all in on conspiracies.</p> <p><br /></p ... Show More
