The 1950s & 60s saw a wave of radical movements. Che Guevara and the Cuban Revolution. The Black Panthers. Quebec and Canada had the FLQ — a showdown that dissolved into crisis. By October 1970, there were soldiers in the streets, communities on edge, kidnapping and terror in the headlines. But those frightening weeks were just the crescendo of a wave of ter ... Show More
Aug 22
Escape, immortality, AI: Silicon Valley's blueprint for the future
Elon Musk wants a million people living on Mars within 20 years. Jeff Bezos imagines a trillion humans in space, living in a constellation of space stations the size of major cities within a few generations. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is preparing for a future where rogue AI coul ... Show More
33m 35s
Nov 2023
1917: The October Revolution
We are republishing Alan Wood's series on the Russian Revolution as a podcast, originally released to mark the centenary of the greatest event in human history. In the final episode of the 1917 series, Alan Woods discusses the October Revolution, when the workers and peasants of ... Show More
24m 39s
Nov 2023
Evening Edition: Car Explosion At Canadian Border Crossing Raises Thoughts Of A Terror Attack
Frayed nerves, a warning by FBI Director Chris Wray of increased terror threat and a war in the Middle East have Americans on edge this holiday season. So, when an explosion happens at an international crossing between the United States and Canada, the possibility of a terror att ... Show More
17m 41s
Dec 2021
E157. Jesse Morton Regrets Being A Terrorist
Jesse Morton was once an American born, jihadist propagandist who ran Revolution Muslim, a New York City-based organization active in the 2000s and connected to a number of terrorism cases. He and Bridget talk about his upbringing, how he discovered Islam and the process of his r ... Show More
2h 23m