After a short end-of-summer break we’re happy to bring you season two of the newly relaunched Verso Podcast. This week Brett St Louis and Arun Kundnani join our host Eleanor Penny to discuss the near foundational figure in the domains of decolonial, marxist, and pan-african thought - C. L. R. James.
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Nov 2024
AI, Automation, and Algorithms | Matteo Pasquinelli
This week we have a special episode for you as part of our inter-season programming - an interview with Matteo Pasquinelli. Of course, we’re still working hard to bring you more roundtable discussions with our wonderful Verso authors in our upcoming fourth series of The Verso Pod ... Show More
58m 29s
Feb 2023
“In the Presence of Agape, Battles for Life Ensue” - Joy James & K. Kim Holder, In Pursuit of Revolutionary Love
In this episode, Joy James returns to the podcast and is joined by K. Kim Holder. Holder was a member of the Harlem Chapter of the Black Panther Party and his dissertation The Black Panther Party 1966-1972: a curriculum tool for Afrikan-American studies was the second dissertati ... Show More
1h 45m
Jun 2021
Weekends: Is Neoliberalism Over in Chile? w/ René Rojas
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 May 29, 2021, with producer Cale ... Show More
1h 29m
Mar 2021
“Lemon Aid” (with Cerise Castle and Don Lemon)
Ira, Louis, and Aida discuss the Asian spa shootings in Atlanta, Teen Vogue’s new editor-in-chief firing for past racist tweets, Thomas Middleditch’s sexual misconduct allegations, Bill Maher’s take on recontextualizing problematic films, and Justin Bieber featuring Martin Luther ... Show More
1h 28m
Nov 2021
Interview with Myriam J. A. Chancy
In this week’s episode, Kendra talks with Myriam J. A. Chancy about her book, What Storm, What Thunder, which is out from Tin House. Check out our Patreon page to learn more about our book club and other Patreon-exclusive goodies. Follow along over on Instagram, join the discussi ... Show More
41m 29s