The Current Affairs Radio Hour

Series produced by Current Affairs

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A weekly discussion series offering sharp analysis on politics and culture, from the staff of Current Affairs magazine.

Current Affairs, one of the leading independent print magazines in the U.S., brings you The Current Affairs Radio Hour, a lively, dissenting weekly news analysis program that will be distributed to public and community radio stations around the country. The show features sharp political and cultural criticism, interviews with authors and activists, contentious debate, and panel discussions with the magazine’s editors. The Current Affairs Radio Hour is a fresh alternative to corporate radio that brings the voice of the millennial left to the airwaves. Previous guests include Stephanie Kelton, Michael Moore, Chris Hedges, Natalie Wynn, Jeffrey Sachs, Naomi Klein, Johann Hari, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Laurie Penny, Bill McKibben, Cory Doctorow, Ezra Klein, Ilhan Omar, Liza Featherstone, Jamelle Bouie, Mehdi Hasan, Bhaskar Sunkara, Patrick Cockburn, Thom Hartmann, Jamaal Bowman, Barbara Ehrenreich, Ralph Nader, and Noam Chomsky. Hide full description

Current Affairs, one of the leading independent print magazines in the U.S., brings you The Current Affairs Radio Hour, a lively, dissenting weekly news analysis program that will be distributed to public and community radio stations around the country. The show features sharp political and cultural criticism, interviews with authors and activists, contentious debate, and panel discussions with the magazine’s editors. The Current Affairs Radio Hour is a fresh alternative to corporate radio that brings the voice of the millennial left to the airwaves. Previous guests include Stephanie Kelton, Michael Moore, Chris Hedges, Natalie Wynn, Jeffrey Sachs, Naomi Klein, Johann Hari, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Laurie Penny, Bill McKibben, Cory Doctorow, Ezra Klein, Ilhan Omar, Liza Featherstone,... Show full description


6 Pieces

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Today we look at practical ways to approach the climate crisis and how we can tell real solutions from pseudo-solutions.

  • Added: Oct 16, 2022
  • Length: 54:53
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We speak to an economist and a sociologist about how economic concepts embody hidden values.

  • Added: Oct 16, 2022
  • Length: 56:32
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We speak to two union organizers about building worker power at Amazon and in the industrial laundries of Arizona.

  • Added: Oct 16, 2022
  • Length: 58:27
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A police officer and a civil rights lawyer break down the dysfunctions of the U.S. criminal punishment system.

  • Added: Oct 16, 2022
  • Length: 54:39
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A veteran of the war discusses how his opinions of the United States changed through exposure to the brutal realities of conflict abroad.

  • Added: Oct 11, 2022
  • Length: 54:14
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A short trailer for the Current Affairs Radio Hour.

  • Added: Oct 07, 2022
  • Length: 02:20