http://www.thisishell.com Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:51:16 +0000 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:51:16 +0000 60 en All rights reserved feeds@soundcloud.com (SoundCloud Feeds) Manufacturing Dissent since 1996 This is Hell is four hours of completely uninterrupted unedited blah blah blah which airs every Saturday morning in Chicago. Troublemakers, muckrakers, whistleblowers, host Chuck Mertz does in-depth interviews with rabble of all sorts. Noam Chomsky has ca This Is Hell! no https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-SO415XIpmqZQ3bzM-e2RznQ-original.jpg http://www.thisishell.com Chicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviewsThis is Hell is four hours of completely uninterrupted unedited blah blah blah which airs every Saturday morning in Chicago. Troublemakers, muckrakers, whistleblowers, host Chuck Mertz does in-depth interviews with rabble of all sorts. Noam Chomsky has called This is Hell "a voice of sanity on talk radio." After you listen, you'll know why we think Noam's gone insane.thisishell@wnur.org tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2361454571 Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:51:16 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/canada-and-its-asshole 02:31:25 This Is Hell! yes Dónal Gill discusses the view of the United States from Canada in the age of MAGA. His essay appears in the new edited volume by The Dial, "How We See It: The World Looks at America in the Age of Trump" (The New Press). "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. The back half of the show features an interview with host Chuck Mertz with questions from radio and streaming partner Beware the Radio. Dónal Gill discusses the view of the United State… Dónal Gill discusses the view of the United States from Canada in the age of MAGA. His essay appears in the new edited volume by The Dial, "How We See It: The World Looks at America in the Age of Trump" (The New Press). "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. The back half of the show features an interview with host Chuck Mertz with questions from radio and streaming partner Beware the Radio. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2360640032 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:48:58 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/how-to-think-about-ai-before 01:20:04 This Is Hell! yes Cory Doctorow returns to This Is Hell! to talk about his new book “The Reverse Centaur’s Guide To Life After AI - How To Think About Artificial Intelligence Before It’s Too Late”, published by Macmillan Publishers. (https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374621568/thereversecentaursguidetolifeafterai/) For over twenty years, Cory has worked with the Electronic Frontier Foundation to safeguard and further our human rights online. He was the coeditor of the weblog Boing Boing for nineteen years and now maintains a daily(ish) newsletter at Pluralistic.net. Follow Cory on bluesky at @doctorow.pluralistic.net We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Cory Doctorow returns to This Is Hell! to talk ab… Cory Doctorow returns to This Is Hell! to talk about his new book “The Reverse Centaur’s Guide To Life After AI - How To Think About Artificial Intelligence Before It’s Too Late”, published by Macmillan Publishers. (https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374621568/thereversecentaursguidetolifeafterai/) For over twenty years, Cory has worked with the Electronic Frontier Foundation to safeguard and further our human rights online. He was the coeditor of the weblog Boing Boing for nineteen years and now maintains a daily(ish) newsletter at Pluralistic.net. Follow Cory on bluesky at @doctorow.pluralistic.net We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2355781100 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:12:46 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/nativism-shapes-scarcity 01:55:41 This Is Hell! yes Peter Bloom joins us to discuss his recent book, "Nativism and Capitalism: From Colonial Hauntings to Radical Indigenous Futures" from Routledge.: https://www.routledge.com/Nativism-and-Capitalism-From-Colonial-Hauntings-to-Radical-Indigenous-Futures/Bloom/p/book/9781041033950 "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Peter Bloom joins us to discuss his recent book, … Peter Bloom joins us to discuss his recent book, "Nativism and Capitalism: From Colonial Hauntings to Radical Indigenous Futures" from Routledge.: https://www.routledge.com/Nativism-and-Capitalism-From-Colonial-Hauntings-to-Radical-Indigenous-Futures/Bloom/p/book/9781041033950 "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2355167783 Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-anti-defamation-league-the 01:23:31 This Is Hell! yes Emmaia Gelman joins This Is Hell! to talk about her new book “The Anti-Defamation League And The Racial State”, published by University of California Press. (https://www.ucpress.edu/books/the-anti-defamation-league-and-the-racial-state/hardcover) Emmaia Gelman is the founding Director of the Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism. She has taught social and cultural analysis at NYU and social sciences at Sarah Lawrence College. She is co-editor of, "The Anti-Defamation League: A Critical Reader". Emmaia also co-hosts the podcast "Unpacking Zionism." Emmaia is also co-chair of the American Studies Association Caucus on Academic and Community Activism, and a longtime activist in New York City. Her writing appears in Jewish Currents, Boston Review, The Forward, and elsewhere. We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Emmaia Gelman joins This Is Hell! to talk about h… Emmaia Gelman joins This Is Hell! to talk about her new book “The Anti-Defamation League And The Racial State”, published by University of California Press. (https://www.ucpress.edu/books/the-anti-defamation-league-and-the-racial-state/hardcover) Emmaia Gelman is the founding Director of the Institute for the Critical Study of Zionism. She has taught social and cultural analysis at NYU and social sciences at Sarah Lawrence College. She is co-editor of, "The Anti-Defamation League: A Critical Reader". Emmaia also co-hosts the podcast "Unpacking Zionism." Emmaia is also co-chair of the American Studies Association Caucus on Academic and Community Activism, and a longtime activist in New York City. Her writing appears in Jewish Currents, Boston Review, The Forward, and elsewhere. We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2351328203 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:00:42 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/gerontocracy-samuel-moyn 01:44:27 This Is Hell! yes Historian and legal scholar Samuel Moyn joins us to discuss his latest book from Macmillan, "Gerontocracy in America: How the Old Are Hoarding Power and Wealth—and What to Do About It": https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374607647/gerontocracyinamerica/ "Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi and "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen both follow the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Historian and legal scholar Samuel Moyn joins us … Historian and legal scholar Samuel Moyn joins us to discuss his latest book from Macmillan, "Gerontocracy in America: How the Old Are Hoarding Power and Wealth—and What to Do About It": https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374607647/gerontocracyinamerica/ "Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi and "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen both follow the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2345458217 Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:07:16 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/a-history-of-conspiracy-theory 02:04:30 This Is Hell! yes Andrew McKenzie-McHarg joins us to discuss his recent book, "The Hidden History of Conspiracy Theory" from Princeton University Press: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691177069/the-hidden-history-of-conspiracy-theory "Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi" and "The Moment of Truth" follow the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Andrew McKenzie-McHarg joins us to discuss his re… Andrew McKenzie-McHarg joins us to discuss his recent book, "The Hidden History of Conspiracy Theory" from Princeton University Press: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691177069/the-hidden-history-of-conspiracy-theory "Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi" and "The Moment of Truth" follow the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2341414346 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:04:08 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/chicagos-conviction-machine 01:39:03 This Is Hell! yes Flint Taylor, co-founder of the People's Law Office, joins us to discuss his new book, "The Conviction Machine: Prosecutors, Politicians, and Police Violence in Chicago" from Haymarket Books. Get your copy here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2733-the-conviction-machine Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Flint Taylor, co-founder of the People's Law Offi… Flint Taylor, co-founder of the People's Law Office, joins us to discuss his new book, "The Conviction Machine: Prosecutors, Politicians, and Police Violence in Chicago" from Haymarket Books. Get your copy here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2733-the-conviction-machine Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2340644996 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:34:31 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-story-of-the-jewish-bund 01:29:03 This Is Hell! yes Artist and writer Molly Crabapple joins This Is Hell! to talk about her new book, “Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund." Molly is the author of two books, her 2015 memoir, "Drawing Blood," and "Brothers of the Gun: A Memoir of the Syrian War," which is written and Illustrated by Molly and Marwan Hisham. "Brothers of the Gun" was long-listed for a National Book Award. She was a 2020 New America Fellow and her reportage was the winner of the Bernhard Labor Journalism Award, and has been published in The New York Times, New York Review of Books, The Paris Review, Vanity Fair, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, The New Yorker and elsewhere. Her animations have won two Emmys and an Edward R. Murrow Award. Her art is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art. We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Artist and writer Molly Crabapple joins This Is H… Artist and writer Molly Crabapple joins This Is Hell! to talk about her new book, “Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund." Molly is the author of two books, her 2015 memoir, "Drawing Blood," and "Brothers of the Gun: A Memoir of the Syrian War," which is written and Illustrated by Molly and Marwan Hisham. "Brothers of the Gun" was long-listed for a National Book Award. She was a 2020 New America Fellow and her reportage was the winner of the Bernhard Labor Journalism Award, and has been published in The New York Times, New York Review of Books, The Paris Review, Vanity Fair, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, The New Yorker and elsewhere. Her animations have won two Emmys and an Edward R. Murrow Award. Her art is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art. We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2337047198 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:25:51 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/inventing-antifa-lauren 01:44:01 This Is Hell! yes Lauren Fadiman joins us to discuss her new piece in The Baffler, "The Invention of Antifa: The courts decree a new domestic terrorist": https://thebaffler.com/salvos/the-invention-of-antifa-fadiman Lauren Fadiman joins us to discuss her new piece … Lauren Fadiman joins us to discuss her new piece in The Baffler, "The Invention of Antifa: The courts decree a new domestic terrorist": https://thebaffler.com/salvos/the-invention-of-antifa-fadiman thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2336253497 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:54:58 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/us-medias-complicity-in-the 01:32:33 This Is Hell! yes Robin Anderson joins This Is Hell! to talk about her her new book “The Complicit Lens: US Media Coverage Of Israel’s Genocide In Gaza” published by OR Books. https://orbooks.com/catalog/the-complicit-lens/ Robin Andersen is professor emerita of media studies at Fordham University and an award-winning author of a dozen single- and co-authored books. Her work examines film, television, and media coverage of war, the environment, politics, and elections. She edits the Routledge Focus Book Series on Media and Humanitarian Action, serves as a Project Censored Judge, and contributes to the annual State of the Free Press. Andersen is on the Board of Directors of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), where she also writes regularly, and is an Izzy Award Judge for the Park Center for Independent Media. Her writing has appeared in CounterPunch, LA Progressive, The Progressive, Salon, Common Dreams, and ScheerPost, among others. We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Robin Anderson joins This Is Hell! to talk about … Robin Anderson joins This Is Hell! to talk about her her new book “The Complicit Lens: US Media Coverage Of Israel’s Genocide In Gaza” published by OR Books. https://orbooks.com/catalog/the-complicit-lens/ Robin Andersen is professor emerita of media studies at Fordham University and an award-winning author of a dozen single- and co-authored books. Her work examines film, television, and media coverage of war, the environment, politics, and elections. She edits the Routledge Focus Book Series on Media and Humanitarian Action, serves as a Project Censored Judge, and contributes to the annual State of the Free Press. Andersen is on the Board of Directors of Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR), where she also writes regularly, and is an Izzy Award Judge for the Park Center for Independent Media. Her writing has appeared in CounterPunch, LA Progressive, The Progressive, Salon, Common Dreams, and ScheerPost, among others. We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2328428612 Wed, 27 May 2026 17:43:44 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/we-are-being-ip-ed-to-death 01:43:32 This Is Hell! yes Vicky Osterweil joins us to discuss her new book, "The Extended Universe How Disney Killed the Movies and Took Over the World" from Haymarket Books: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2525-the-extended-universe "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Vicky Osterweil joins us to discuss her new book,… Vicky Osterweil joins us to discuss her new book, "The Extended Universe How Disney Killed the Movies and Took Over the World" from Haymarket Books: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2525-the-extended-universe "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2327884430 Tue, 26 May 2026 18:28:03 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/immigration-detention 01:25:43 This Is Hell! yes American Immigration Council's Nayna Gupta and Aaron Reichlin-Melnick join This Is Hell! to discuss their report, "Immigration Detention Expansion in Trump’s Second Term”. https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/report/immigration-detention/ Nayna Gupta is an immigration attorney, policy expert, and the current Policy Director at the American Immigration Council. Based in Washington, D.C., she leads the Council's legislative, administrative, and policy advocacy portfolio. Her work primarily focuses on immigration enforcement, the U.S. immigration detention system, and the intersection of criminal law and immigration civil policy. She is a frequent commentator on major networks like Al Jazeera, analyzing mass deportation strategies and federal immigration expenditures. Aaron Reichlin-Melnick is a Senior Fellow at the American Immigration Council. He previously worked as a Staff Attorney at the Council, working on impact litigation, Freedom of Information Act litigations, and practice advisories. Prior to joining the Council, he was an Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow placed as a Staff Attorney at the Immigration Law Unit of The Legal Aid Society in New York City, representing immigrants placed in removal proceedings because of a prior criminal conviction. Aaron holds a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A. in Politics and East Asian Studies from Brandeis University. We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell American Immigration Council's Nayna Gupta and Aa… American Immigration Council's Nayna Gupta and Aaron Reichlin-Melnick join This Is Hell! to discuss their report, "Immigration Detention Expansion in Trump’s Second Term”. https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/report/immigration-detention/ Nayna Gupta is an immigration attorney, policy expert, and the current Policy Director at the American Immigration Council. Based in Washington, D.C., she leads the Council's legislative, administrative, and policy advocacy portfolio. Her work primarily focuses on immigration enforcement, the U.S. immigration detention system, and the intersection of criminal law and immigration civil policy. She is a frequent commentator on major networks like Al Jazeera, analyzing mass deportation strategies and federal immigration expenditures. Aaron Reichlin-Melnick is a Senior Fellow at the American Immigration Council. He previously worked as a Staff Attorney at the Council, working on impact litigation, Freedom of Information Act litigations, and practice advisories. Prior to joining the Council, he was an Immigrant Justice Corps Fellow placed as a Staff Attorney at the Immigration Law Unit of The Legal Aid Society in New York City, representing immigrants placed in removal proceedings because of a prior criminal conviction. Aaron holds a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A. in Politics and East Asian Studies from Brandeis University. We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2324510519 Wed, 20 May 2026 21:56:30 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/tih20260520phelps 01:28:57 This Is Hell! yes Sociologist Michelle Phelps joins us to discuss her book, "The Minneapolis Reckoning: Race, Violence, and the Politics of Policing in America": https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691245980/the-minneapolis-reckoning Sociologist Michelle Phelps joins us to discuss h… Sociologist Michelle Phelps joins us to discuss her book, "The Minneapolis Reckoning: Race, Violence, and the Politics of Policing in America": https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691245980/the-minneapolis-reckoning thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2323806653 Tue, 19 May 2026 18:53:36 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/how-money-dominates-human 01:26:39 This Is Hell! yes Educator and author Arjun Jayadev joins This Is Hell! to talk about the new book published by The University Of Chicago Press that he co-wrote with J.W. Mason called “Against Money”, which talks about how money has gotten to dominate the lives of humans world wide as it become the most influential human creation. https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/A/bo265118979.html Arjun Jayadev is professor of economics and director of the Centre for the Study of the Indian Economy at Azim Premji University in India. He has previously taught at the University of Massachusetts-Boston. He is also a Senior Economist at the Institute for New Economic Thinking. His research combines quantitative and theoretical analysis of Finance, Development, Political Economy and Intellectual Property. He is also a fellow at the Groundwork Collective. https://groundworkcollaborative.org/ We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Educator and author Arjun Jayadev joins This Is H… Educator and author Arjun Jayadev joins This Is Hell! to talk about the new book published by The University Of Chicago Press that he co-wrote with J.W. Mason called “Against Money”, which talks about how money has gotten to dominate the lives of humans world wide as it become the most influential human creation. https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/A/bo265118979.html Arjun Jayadev is professor of economics and director of the Centre for the Study of the Indian Economy at Azim Premji University in India. He has previously taught at the University of Massachusetts-Boston. He is also a Senior Economist at the Institute for New Economic Thinking. His research combines quantitative and theoretical analysis of Finance, Development, Political Economy and Intellectual Property. He is also a fellow at the Groundwork Collective. https://groundworkcollaborative.org/ We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2320015670 Wed, 13 May 2026 19:41:12 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/another-bag-of-mail-chuck 01:21:04 This Is Hell! yes Due to an unexpected rescheduling of a guest, we present a rare mailbag episode that delves into our esteemed listeners' questions and insights. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. No producers were harmed in the making of this episode. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Due to an unexpected rescheduling of a guest, we … Due to an unexpected rescheduling of a guest, we present a rare mailbag episode that delves into our esteemed listeners' questions and insights. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. No producers were harmed in the making of this episode. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2319322709 Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/how-the-british-made-the-far 01:20:54 This Is Hell! yes Journalist and author Daniel Trilling returns to This Is Hell! to talk about his new book “If We Tolerate This: How the British establishment made the far right respectable”, published by Pan Macmillan. This is Daniel’s fourth appearance on the show. Daniel was shortlisted for the 2022 and 2023 Orwell Prizes, for his writing focused on homelessness, human rights and politics. His work has also been shortlisted for the Political Book Awards and the Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing. Daniel is also an associate lecturer in journalism at London College of Communication, where he helps with the Refugee Journalism Project, a training and mentoring scheme for exiled media workers in the UK, which you can learn more about at refugeejournalismproject.org. Link to purchase Daniel Trilling's new book https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/daniel-trilling/if-we-tolerate-this/9781037411571 We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Journalist and author Daniel Trilling returns to … Journalist and author Daniel Trilling returns to This Is Hell! to talk about his new book “If We Tolerate This: How the British establishment made the far right respectable”, published by Pan Macmillan. This is Daniel’s fourth appearance on the show. Daniel was shortlisted for the 2022 and 2023 Orwell Prizes, for his writing focused on homelessness, human rights and politics. His work has also been shortlisted for the Political Book Awards and the Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing. Daniel is also an associate lecturer in journalism at London College of Communication, where he helps with the Refugee Journalism Project, a training and mentoring scheme for exiled media workers in the UK, which you can learn more about at refugeejournalismproject.org. Link to purchase Daniel Trilling's new book https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/daniel-trilling/if-we-tolerate-this/9781037411571 We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2316590054 Thu, 07 May 2026 20:02:56 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-death-of-asylum-tanvi 01:46:32 This Is Hell! yes Tanvi Misra returns to discuss her new piece at Jewish Currents, " The Death of Asylum: How centuries of efforts to deny refuge to persecuted people paved way for authoritarianism." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Tanvi's essay here: https://jewishcurrents.org/the-death-of-asylum Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Tanvi Misra returns to discuss her new piece at J… Tanvi Misra returns to discuss her new piece at Jewish Currents, " The Death of Asylum: How centuries of efforts to deny refuge to persecuted people paved way for authoritarianism." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Tanvi's essay here: https://jewishcurrents.org/the-death-of-asylum Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2315153540 Tue, 05 May 2026 17:38:22 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/reshaping-war-for-the-21st 01:34:32 This Is Hell! yes Shana Marshall joins This Is Hell! to talk about her new piece for Security In Context titled “A Violent Convergence: How Silicon Valley and Private Finance Are Reshaping War”. Shana Marshall is Associate Director of the Institute for Middle East Studies and Assistant Research Faculty member at the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs. Her work has been published by The Middle East Report, The International Journal of Middle East Studies, Middle East Policy, Jadaliyya, the Carnegie Middle East Center, and various edited volumes. We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell https://www.securityincontext.org/team/shana-marshall Shana Marshall joins This Is Hell! to talk about … Shana Marshall joins This Is Hell! to talk about her new piece for Security In Context titled “A Violent Convergence: How Silicon Valley and Private Finance Are Reshaping War”. Shana Marshall is Associate Director of the Institute for Middle East Studies and Assistant Research Faculty member at the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs. Her work has been published by The Middle East Report, The International Journal of Middle East Studies, Middle East Policy, Jadaliyya, the Carnegie Middle East Center, and various edited volumes. We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell https://www.securityincontext.org/team/shana-marshall thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2311545230 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:28:05 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/internationalism-from-below 01:36:17 This Is Hell! yes Leila Al-Shami returns with co-author Benjamin to discuss their new book by The People's Want, "Revolutions of Our Times: An Internationalist Manifesto" (Haymarket Books). "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out the new book from The People's Want: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2732-revolutions-of-our-times Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Leila Al-Shami returns with co-author Benjamin to… Leila Al-Shami returns with co-author Benjamin to discuss their new book by The People's Want, "Revolutions of Our Times: An Internationalist Manifesto" (Haymarket Books). "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out the new book from The People's Want: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2732-revolutions-of-our-times Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2310916826 Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-authoritarian-coalitions 01:15:22 This Is Hell! yes Rakeem Mabud speaks with This Is Hell! about her new essay for Common Wealth that she co-wrote with Melanie Brusseler titled “The Power Grab: The Authoritarian Coalition’s Strategy of Power Consolidation”. https://www.common-wealth.org/publications/the-power-grab Rakeen is an expert on how economic trends impact people’s everyday lives. She was most recently the Chief Economist at Groundwork Collaborative, and has also held roles in the US Treasury Department, Roosevelt Institute and Time’s Up. She holds a PhD in Government from Harvard University, and a BA from Wellesley College. We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Rakeem Mabud speaks with This Is Hell! about her … Rakeem Mabud speaks with This Is Hell! about her new essay for Common Wealth that she co-wrote with Melanie Brusseler titled “The Power Grab: The Authoritarian Coalition’s Strategy of Power Consolidation”. https://www.common-wealth.org/publications/the-power-grab Rakeen is an expert on how economic trends impact people’s everyday lives. She was most recently the Chief Economist at Groundwork Collaborative, and has also held roles in the US Treasury Department, Roosevelt Institute and Time’s Up. She holds a PhD in Government from Harvard University, and a BA from Wellesley College. We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2307319865 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:10:52 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/elon-musk-is-a-symptom-quinn 01:55:31 This Is Hell! yes Quinn Slobodian returns with his co-author, Ben Tarnoff, to discuss their just-published book from Harper Collins, "Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Quinn and Ben's book here: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/muskism-quinn-slobodianben-tarnoff?variant=43838135402530 Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Quinn Slobodian returns with his co-author, Ben T… Quinn Slobodian returns with his co-author, Ben Tarnoff, to discuss their just-published book from Harper Collins, "Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Quinn and Ben's book here: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/muskism-quinn-slobodianben-tarnoff?variant=43838135402530 Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2306797604 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:03:42 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/loyola-university-union-thugs 00:21:43 This Is Hell! yes Paige Warren, Co-Chair of the SEIU 73 Faculty Forward Union at Loyola, joins us to update us on the next steps Loyola University Chicago non-tenure-track faculty are taking for a fair contract after the passage of a strike authorization vote. This follows 14 months of bargaining with a stonewalling, corporatized administration. Paige is an Adjunct Instructor in the Department of English at Loyola University Chicago. Paige Warren, Co-Chair of the SEIU 73 Faculty For… Paige Warren, Co-Chair of the SEIU 73 Faculty Forward Union at Loyola, joins us to update us on the next steps Loyola University Chicago non-tenure-track faculty are taking for a fair contract after the passage of a strike authorization vote. This follows 14 months of bargaining with a stonewalling, corporatized administration. Paige is an Adjunct Instructor in the Department of English at Loyola University Chicago. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2306772866 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:04:31 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-cultural-marxism 01:37:53 This Is Hell! yes Intellectual historian A.J.A. Woods, author of, “The Cultural Marxism Conspiracy: Why the Right Blames the Frankfurt School for the Decline of the West" (Verso Books) discusses their book on the day it is published. A.J.A.’s writings on conspiracy theories and reactionary politics have been translated into four languages and appeared in Open Democracy, Patterns of Prejudice, and Marx & Philosophy Review of Books. Check out A.J.A.'s book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804696/the-cultural-marxism-conspiracy-by-aja-woods/ "Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. After all that, we receive an update from Loyola University Chicago SEIU 73 Faculty Forward co-chair Paige Warren about next steps bargaining for a fair contract for non-tenture-track faculty with a corporatized university after a successful strike authorization vote. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners.d Intellectual historian A.J.A. Woods, author of, “… Intellectual historian A.J.A. Woods, author of, “The Cultural Marxism Conspiracy: Why the Right Blames the Frankfurt School for the Decline of the West" (Verso Books) discusses their book on the day it is published. A.J.A.’s writings on conspiracy theories and reactionary politics have been translated into four languages and appeared in Open Democracy, Patterns of Prejudice, and Marx & Philosophy Review of Books. Check out A.J.A.'s book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804696/the-cultural-marxism-conspiracy-by-aja-woods/ "Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. After all that, we receive an update from Loyola University Chicago SEIU 73 Faculty Forward co-chair Paige Warren about next steps bargaining for a fair contract for non-tenture-track faculty with a corporatized university after a successful strike authorization vote. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners.d thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2303200121 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:19:15 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/labor-struggle-in-higher-ed-an 01:58:01 This Is Hell! yes Members of the leadership team of the SEIU 73 Faculty Forward Union representing non-tenure-track faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences at Loyola University Chicago update us on their 14-month-old fight for a fair contract. NTT faculty Matt Williams, Paige Warren, Sarita Heer, and Deb Goodman discuss the precarity and exploitation facing faculty at Loyola and on campuses across the United States and the union's efforts to bargain collectively at a corporatized university. We will follow up with them next Tuesday after strike authorization votes have been tallied. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. You can follow their struggle at the SEIU 73 website: https://seiu73.org/updates/loyola-university-updates/ and in the Loyola Phoenix's ongoing coverage: https://loyolaphoenix.com/2026/04/faculty-shares-grievances-with-new-administrative-policies/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Members of the leadership team of the SEIU 73 Fac… Members of the leadership team of the SEIU 73 Faculty Forward Union representing non-tenure-track faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences at Loyola University Chicago update us on their 14-month-old fight for a fair contract. NTT faculty Matt Williams, Paige Warren, Sarita Heer, and Deb Goodman discuss the precarity and exploitation facing faculty at Loyola and on campuses across the United States and the union's efforts to bargain collectively at a corporatized university. We will follow up with them next Tuesday after strike authorization votes have been tallied. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. You can follow their struggle at the SEIU 73 website: https://seiu73.org/updates/loyola-university-updates/ and in the Loyola Phoenix's ongoing coverage: https://loyolaphoenix.com/2026/04/faculty-shares-grievances-with-new-administrative-policies/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2302570271 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/colonialism-continues-from-oil 01:13:00 This Is Hell! yes Nelly Madegwa is co-author of The Intercept story supported by the Pulitzer Center, "Where There Is Salt: An American Company Drilled for Oil in Kenya — and Left Behind Soaring Cancer Rates," which she co-wrote with Georgia Gee.

Nelly is an award-winning journalist from Kenya whose reporting covers climate change, sustainable development, health, and human rights across Africa. She writes frequently from a gender perspective on issues ranging from public health to sexual violence

Her work has appeared in The Elephant, Minority Africa, taz, and Africa Uncensored. Her storytelling blends investigative and data-driven reporting with human-interest narratives. Nelly is a Pulitzer Center Persephone Miel Fellow. https://theintercept.com/2026/04/06/amoco-bp-oil-kargi-kenya-cancer/ She was first runner-up in the 2021 African Journalist Gender Equality Awards. She also holds a certificate in explanatory journalism from the Knight Center. We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Nelly Madegwa is co-author of The Intercept story… Nelly Madegwa is co-author of The Intercept story supported by the Pulitzer Center, "Where There Is Salt: An American Company Drilled for Oil in Kenya — and Left Behind Soaring Cancer Rates," which she co-wrote with Georgia Gee.

Nelly is an award-winning journalist from Kenya whose reporting covers climate change, sustainable development, health, and human rights across Africa. She writes frequently from a gender perspective on issues ranging from public health to sexual violence

Her work has appeared in The Elephant, Minority Africa, taz, and Africa Uncensored. Her storytelling blends investigative and data-driven reporting with human-interest narratives. Nelly is a Pulitzer Center Persephone Miel Fellow. https://theintercept.com/2026/04/06/amoco-bp-oil-kargi-kenya-cancer/ She was first runner-up in the 2021 African Journalist Gender Equality Awards. She also holds a certificate in explanatory journalism from the Knight Center. We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2298960596 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:58:32 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/ai-grifters-in-power 01:52:48 This Is Hell! yes Henry Burke of the Revolving Door Project joins us to discuss his recent writing, "How OpenAI Hacked The Military-Industrial Complex" at The Lever and, "Centrists: Better Things Aren’t Possible" at The American Prospect. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Henry's articles here: https://www.levernews.com/how-openai-hacked-the-military-industrial-complex/ and here: https://prospect.org/2026/03/10/centrists-better-things-arent-possible-democrats-south-carolina-third-way/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Henry Burke of the Revolving Door Project joins u… Henry Burke of the Revolving Door Project joins us to discuss his recent writing, "How OpenAI Hacked The Military-Industrial Complex" at The Lever and, "Centrists: Better Things Aren’t Possible" at The American Prospect. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Henry's articles here: https://www.levernews.com/how-openai-hacked-the-military-industrial-complex/ and here: https://prospect.org/2026/03/10/centrists-better-things-arent-possible-democrats-south-carolina-third-way/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2298394886 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/ukraine-going-from-maidan-to 01:34:35 This Is Hell! yes Research associate at the Institute of East European Studies, Freie Universität Berlin and sociologist Volodymyr Ishchenko returns to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war and many of the misconceptions we may have regarding the ongoing conflict. His writing has appeared in The Guardian, Al Jazeera, Jacobin and New Left Review. He is the author of “Towards the Abyss: Ukraine from Maidan to War”, published by Verso Books. We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Research associate at the Institute of East Europ… Research associate at the Institute of East European Studies, Freie Universität Berlin and sociologist Volodymyr Ishchenko returns to discuss the Russia-Ukraine war and many of the misconceptions we may have regarding the ongoing conflict. His writing has appeared in The Guardian, Al Jazeera, Jacobin and New Left Review. He is the author of “Towards the Abyss: Ukraine from Maidan to War”, published by Verso Books. We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2294899109 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:05:01 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/death-by-ai-andy-worthington 01:37:01 This Is Hell! yes Andy Worthington returns to the show to discuss his recent writing, including "The Horrors of AI-Driven Military Targeting, From Gaza to Iran," and "900 Days of Genocide in Gaza." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Andy's writing at his website: https://www.andyworthington.co.uk/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Andy Worthington returns to the show to discuss h… Andy Worthington returns to the show to discuss his recent writing, including "The Horrors of AI-Driven Military Targeting, From Gaza to Iran," and "900 Days of Genocide in Gaza." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Andy's writing at his website: https://www.andyworthington.co.uk/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2294143412 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:32:27 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/fighting-against-the-corporate 01:23:23 This Is Hell! yes Author, Executive Director of San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeepers, and Goldman Prize winner Diane Wilson returns to This Is Hell! to talk about her ongoing hunger strike to protest Dow’s environmental damage to San Antonio Bay and the surrounding community. We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Author, Executive Director of San Antonio Bay Est… Author, Executive Director of San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeepers, and Goldman Prize winner Diane Wilson returns to This Is Hell! to talk about her ongoing hunger strike to protest Dow’s environmental damage to San Antonio Bay and the surrounding community. We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2291791649 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:32:43 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/2026-listener-favorites-so-1 01:14:20 This Is Hell! yes While Chuck is away this week undergoing physical therapy, we are featuring some of your favorite interviews of 2026 so far. This time, we revisit our January 15th conversation with Séamus Malekafzali. He joined us to discuss his recent piece at The Nation, "The Assassination That Paved the Way for Trump’s Venezuela Attack: How Trump’s illegal 2020 killing of Qassem Soleimani—and the West’s indifferent response—laid the groundwork for the brazen abduction of Nicolás Maduro." Check out the article here: https://www.thenation.com/article/world/trump-soleimani-venezuela-maduro/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. While Chuck is away this week undergoing physical… While Chuck is away this week undergoing physical therapy, we are featuring some of your favorite interviews of 2026 so far. This time, we revisit our January 15th conversation with Séamus Malekafzali. He joined us to discuss his recent piece at The Nation, "The Assassination That Paved the Way for Trump’s Venezuela Attack: How Trump’s illegal 2020 killing of Qassem Soleimani—and the West’s indifferent response—laid the groundwork for the brazen abduction of Nicolás Maduro." Check out the article here: https://www.thenation.com/article/world/trump-soleimani-venezuela-maduro/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2290534994 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:09:15 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/2026-listener-favorites-so-far 00:59:53 This Is Hell! yes While Chuck is away for the week to endure the torture of physical therapy, we revisit your favorite interviews of 2026 so far. In this episode, we revisit your most-suggested interview, Chuck's January 27th conversation with Clara Mattei. Clara is professor of economics at The University of Tulsa and the Founding President of FREE—the Forum for Real Economic Emancipation. She joined us to discuss her new book, "Escape from Capitalism: An Intervention,” from Simon & Shuster. Score your copy of "Escape from Capitalism" here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Escape-from-Capitalism/Clara-E-Mattei/9781668085141 Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. While Chuck is away for the week to endure the to… While Chuck is away for the week to endure the torture of physical therapy, we revisit your favorite interviews of 2026 so far. In this episode, we revisit your most-suggested interview, Chuck's January 27th conversation with Clara Mattei. Clara is professor of economics at The University of Tulsa and the Founding President of FREE—the Forum for Real Economic Emancipation. She joined us to discuss her new book, "Escape from Capitalism: An Intervention,” from Simon & Shuster. Score your copy of "Escape from Capitalism" here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Escape-from-Capitalism/Clara-E-Mattei/9781668085141 Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2286226019 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:35:26 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/trumps-imperial-presidency 01:45:47 This Is Hell! yes Twenty-two years after last joining us, we welcome back Mohamad Bazzi. He discusses his latest at the Guardian, "Trump promised no wars. Now he’s a Bush-style regime change president," and "Trump’s war in Iran marks the culmination of his imperial presidency." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview in which he, "fights to wake up from a DARVOnian nightmare." Check out Mohamad's latest writing at the Guardian here: https://www.theguardian.com/profile/mohamad-bazzi Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Twenty-two years after last joining us, we welcom… Twenty-two years after last joining us, we welcome back Mohamad Bazzi. He discusses his latest at the Guardian, "Trump promised no wars. Now he’s a Bush-style regime change president," and "Trump’s war in Iran marks the culmination of his imperial presidency." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview in which he, "fights to wake up from a DARVOnian nightmare." Check out Mohamad's latest writing at the Guardian here: https://www.theguardian.com/profile/mohamad-bazzi Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2285578106 Tue, 17 Mar 2026 17:08:09 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/on-the-ground-in-venezuela 01:36:26 This Is Hell! yes Brian Mier returns to This Is Hell! to discuss his new writing at his Substack, De-Linking Brazil, "30 Days in Venezuela." "Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Brian's report here: https://bmier.substack.com/p/30-days-in-venezuela Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Brian Mier returns to This Is Hell! to discuss hi… Brian Mier returns to This Is Hell! to discuss his new writing at his Substack, De-Linking Brazil, "30 Days in Venezuela." "Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Brian's report here: https://bmier.substack.com/p/30-days-in-venezuela Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2281949477 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:34:45 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/only-us-enemies-can-be-drug 01:50:31 This Is Hell! yes Laleh Khalili returns to discuss her new piece at the London Review of Books, "Guns, Money and Opium." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Laleh's article here: https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n03/laleh-khalili/guns-money-and-opium Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Laleh Khalili returns to discuss her new piece at… Laleh Khalili returns to discuss her new piece at the London Review of Books, "Guns, Money and Opium." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Laleh's article here: https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/n03/laleh-khalili/guns-money-and-opium Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2281129697 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/breaking-the-earth-to-steal 01:39:00 This Is Hell! yes Academic and writer Timothy Mitchell joins This Is Hell! to talk about his new book his new book "The Alibi of Capital: How We Broke the Earth to Steal the Future on the Promise of a Better Tomorrow”, published by Verso Books (https://www.versobooks.com/products/3452-the-alibi-of-capital). Mitchell is the William B. Ransford Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at Columbia University. His is based in the Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies. We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Academic and writer Timothy Mitchell joins This I… Academic and writer Timothy Mitchell joins This Is Hell! to talk about his new book his new book "The Alibi of Capital: How We Broke the Earth to Steal the Future on the Promise of a Better Tomorrow”, published by Verso Books (https://www.versobooks.com/products/3452-the-alibi-of-capital). Mitchell is the William B. Ransford Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at Columbia University. His is based in the Department of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies. We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2277631913 Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:15:11 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/white-americas-attachment-to 01:43:58 This Is Hell! yes Caroline Light joins us to discuss her book, "Stand Your Ground: A History of America’s Love Affair with Lethal Self-Defense." A 10th anniversary edition with a new introduction and a preface by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz is now available from Beacon Press. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Caroline's book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/815354/stand-your-ground-by-caroline-light/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Caroline Light joins us to discuss her book, "Sta… Caroline Light joins us to discuss her book, "Stand Your Ground: A History of America’s Love Affair with Lethal Self-Defense." A 10th anniversary edition with a new introduction and a preface by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz is now available from Beacon Press. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Caroline's book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/815354/stand-your-ground-by-caroline-light/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2277397964 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:03:47 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/world-war-x-alex-de-waal 01:20:26 This Is Hell! yes Alex de Waal returns to discuss his recent writing in the series, "World War X" from the World Peace Foundation. "Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Alex's series here: https://worldpeacefoundation.org/topic/world-war-x/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Alex de Waal returns to discuss his recent writin… Alex de Waal returns to discuss his recent writing in the series, "World War X" from the World Peace Foundation. "Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Alex's series here: https://worldpeacefoundation.org/topic/world-war-x/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2268417704 Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/t082_20260217brown 01:26:31 This Is Hell! yes Journalist and author Julie K. Brown from the Miami Herald’s Investigative Team, joins This Is Hell! to talk about her work uncovering and investigating the Epstein Files, which can be found on her Substack, jkbjournalist.substack.com, where she is still breaking new stories on the case. We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Journalist and author Julie K. Brown from the Mia… Journalist and author Julie K. Brown from the Miami Herald’s Investigative Team, joins This Is Hell! to talk about her work uncovering and investigating the Epstein Files, which can be found on her Substack, jkbjournalist.substack.com, where she is still breaking new stories on the case. We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2264829419 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 23:08:54 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/overcoming-americas-long 01:40:13 This Is Hell! yes Award-winning climate and environment journalist Whitney Bauck discusses her latest at the Guardian, "The criminalizing of protest and dissent has a long history in America." Our conversation will also cover her previous posts describing "How activism is tackling the US loneliness epidemic," and "How US cities are helping each other resist ICE." Checkout Whitney's recent Guardian pieces here: https://www.theguardian.com/profile/whitney-bauck Whitney currently serves as a contributing writer for the Guardian, and previously served as print editor at the climate and culture magazine Atmos. Award-winning climate and environment journalist … Award-winning climate and environment journalist Whitney Bauck discusses her latest at the Guardian, "The criminalizing of protest and dissent has a long history in America." Our conversation will also cover her previous posts describing "How activism is tackling the US loneliness epidemic," and "How US cities are helping each other resist ICE." Checkout Whitney's recent Guardian pieces here: https://www.theguardian.com/profile/whitney-bauck Whitney currently serves as a contributing writer for the Guardian, and previously served as print editor at the climate and culture magazine Atmos. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2263768562 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 19:13:59 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/dept-of-labor-betrays-its 01:01:51 This Is Hell! yes Kim Kelly, author of, "Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor," (Atria Books) host of "Unite and Win: A Guide to Workplace Organizing" podcast at workerorganizing.org, speaks with This Is Hell! to discuss her writing at The Baffler, "A Piece of Work: The Department of Labor’s anti-immigrant turn betrays its history." Kim Kelly is a labor reporter for In These Times magazine and has been a regular labor columnist for Teen Vogue since 2018. Her writing on labor, class, politics, disability, and culture has appeared in The Nation, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Baffler, The New Republic, Rolling Stone, Esquire, and many others. Kelly has also worked as a video correspondent for More Perfect Union, The Real News Network, and Means TV. Previously, she was the heavy metal editor at Noisey, Vice’s music vertical, and helped organize the Vice union. A third-generation union member, she served three terms as an elected councilperson for the Writers Guild of America, East Council. Her first book, Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor, was published in 2022, and the young readers edition, Fight to Win! Heroes of American Labor, was published by Simon & Schuster Kids in 2025. We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Kim Kelly, author of, "Fight Like Hell: The Untol… Kim Kelly, author of, "Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor," (Atria Books) host of "Unite and Win: A Guide to Workplace Organizing" podcast at workerorganizing.org, speaks with This Is Hell! to discuss her writing at The Baffler, "A Piece of Work: The Department of Labor’s anti-immigrant turn betrays its history." Kim Kelly is a labor reporter for In These Times magazine and has been a regular labor columnist for Teen Vogue since 2018. Her writing on labor, class, politics, disability, and culture has appeared in The Nation, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Baffler, The New Republic, Rolling Stone, Esquire, and many others. Kelly has also worked as a video correspondent for More Perfect Union, The Real News Network, and Means TV. Previously, she was the heavy metal editor at Noisey, Vice’s music vertical, and helped organize the Vice union. A third-generation union member, she served three terms as an elected councilperson for the Writers Guild of America, East Council. Her first book, Fight Like Hell: The Untold History of American Labor, was published in 2022, and the young readers edition, Fight to Win! Heroes of American Labor, was published by Simon & Schuster Kids in 2025. We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2260336388 Thu, 05 Feb 2026 01:03:30 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/trumps-mass-deportation-campaign-one-year-in-nicole-foy 01:44:28 This Is Hell! yes Nicole Foy joins us to discuss her recent reporting at ProPublica, including "We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Nicole's articles at ProPublica here: https://www.propublica.org/people/nicole-foy Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Nicole Foy joins us to discuss her recent reporti… Nicole Foy joins us to discuss her recent reporting at ProPublica, including "We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Nicole's articles at ProPublica here: https://www.propublica.org/people/nicole-foy Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2259538943 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/a-silent-killer-named-plastic-judith-neck 01:03:32 This Is Hell! yes Judith Enck joins This Is Hell! to talk about the book that she recently co-authored of, "The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late”, published by The New Press. https://thenewpress.org/books/the-problem-with-plastic/?v=eb65bcceaa5f Judith is the founder and president of Beyond Plastics, whose goal is eliminating plastic pollution everywhere. In 2009, she was appointed by President Obama to serve as regional administrator at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and served as deputy secretary for the environment in the New York Governor’s Office. She is currently a professor at Bennington College, where she teaches classes on plastic pollution. https://www.beyondplastics.org/ We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Judith Enck joins This Is Hell! to talk about the… Judith Enck joins This Is Hell! to talk about the book that she recently co-authored of, "The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It’s Too Late”, published by The New Press. https://thenewpress.org/books/the-problem-with-plastic/?v=eb65bcceaa5f Judith is the founder and president of Beyond Plastics, whose goal is eliminating plastic pollution everywhere. In 2009, she was appointed by President Obama to serve as regional administrator at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and served as deputy secretary for the environment in the New York Governor’s Office. She is currently a professor at Bennington College, where she teaches classes on plastic pollution. https://www.beyondplastics.org/ We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2256056756 Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:54:58 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/cold-war-on-five-continents-aflred-mccoy 01:49:38 This Is Hell! yes Historian Alfred McCoy joins us to discuss his new book, "Cold War on Five Continents: A Global History of Empire and Espionage" from Haymarket Books. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Alfred's book here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2631-cold-war-on-five-continents Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Historian Alfred McCoy joins us to discuss his ne… Historian Alfred McCoy joins us to discuss his new book, "Cold War on Five Continents: A Global History of Empire and Espionage" from Haymarket Books. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Alfred's book here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2631-cold-war-on-five-continents Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2255282825 Tue, 27 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/how-humanity-needs-to-be-rescued-from-capitalism-clara-e-mattei 01:21:48 This Is Hell! yes Clara E. Mattei, a professor of economics at The University of Tulsa. She is the Founding President of FREE—the Forum for Real Economic Emancipation (https://www.freefreeforum.org/)—and the author of "The Capital Order”, which was praised by The Financial Times as one of the ten best economics books of 2022 and has been translated into over a dozen languages. Clara joins This Is Hell! to talk about her new book, "Escape from Capitalism: An Intervention”, by Simon & Shuster. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Escape-from-Capitalism/Clara-E-Mattei/9781668085141 We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Clara E. Mattei, a professor of economics at The … Clara E. Mattei, a professor of economics at The University of Tulsa. She is the Founding President of FREE—the Forum for Real Economic Emancipation (https://www.freefreeforum.org/)—and the author of "The Capital Order”, which was praised by The Financial Times as one of the ten best economics books of 2022 and has been translated into over a dozen languages. Clara joins This Is Hell! to talk about her new book, "Escape from Capitalism: An Intervention”, by Simon & Shuster. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Escape-from-Capitalism/Clara-E-Mattei/9781668085141 We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2248205075 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 19:19:47 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-assassination-that-paved-the-way-for-trumps-venezuela-attack-seamus-malekafzali 01:55:49 This Is Hell! yes Séamus Malekafzali returns to discuss his recent piece at The Nation, "The Assassination That Paved the Way for Trump’s Venezuela Attack: How Trump’s illegal 2020 killing of Qassem Soleimani—and the West’s indifferent response—laid the groundwork for the brazen abduction of Nicolás Maduro." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Séamus' article here: https://www.thenation.com/article/world/trump-soleimani-venezuela-maduro/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Séamus Malekafzali returns to discuss his recent … Séamus Malekafzali returns to discuss his recent piece at The Nation, "The Assassination That Paved the Way for Trump’s Venezuela Attack: How Trump’s illegal 2020 killing of Qassem Soleimani—and the West’s indifferent response—laid the groundwork for the brazen abduction of Nicolás Maduro." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Séamus' article here: https://www.thenation.com/article/world/trump-soleimani-venezuela-maduro/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2246905013 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:58:10 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-adventures-of-the-narco-elite-maureen-tkacik 01:41:54 This Is Hell! yes Maureen Tkacik makes her debut on This Is Hell! to talk about her new investigative piece for American Prospect, “The Narco Terrorist Elite”, which goes into how narco terrorists have historically operated with right wing Latin American dictatorships and US imperialism and how Marco Rubio’s recent actions within the Trump administration might become a new version of Iran-Contra. https://prospect.org/2025/12/23/narco-terrorist-elite-rubio-south-america-iran-contra/ We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Maureen Tkacik makes her debut on This Is Hell! … Maureen Tkacik makes her debut on This Is Hell! to talk about her new investigative piece for American Prospect, “The Narco Terrorist Elite”, which goes into how narco terrorists have historically operated with right wing Latin American dictatorships and US imperialism and how Marco Rubio’s recent actions within the Trump administration might become a new version of Iran-Contra. https://prospect.org/2025/12/23/narco-terrorist-elite-rubio-south-america-iran-contra/ We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2228141618 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:13:44 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/coroners-complicit-in-obscuring-violent-deaths-in-state-custody-terence-keel 01:57:29 This Is Hell! yes Terence Keel returns to discuss his new book from Beacon Press, "The Coroner's Silence: Death Records and the Hidden Victims of Police Violence." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Terence's book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790545/the-coroners-silence-by-terence-keel/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Terence Keel returns to discuss his new book from… Terence Keel returns to discuss his new book from Beacon Press, "The Coroner's Silence: Death Records and the Hidden Victims of Police Violence." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Terence's book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790545/the-coroners-silence-by-terence-keel/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2226831782 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-trail-of-sickness-thru-navajo-nation-sarah-lazare 01:27:57 This Is Hell! yes Sarah Lazare returns to This Is Hell! to talk about her new In These Times piece “They Worked Underground in the Uranium Mines. They've Been Surrounded by Death Ever Since”. Sarah investigates how the uranium industry left a trail of sickness and loss through Navajo territory while President Trump is pushing for another mining boom. We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Sarah Lazare returns to This Is Hell! to talk abo… Sarah Lazare returns to This Is Hell! to talk about her new In These Times piece “They Worked Underground in the Uranium Mines. They've Been Surrounded by Death Ever Since”. Sarah investigates how the uranium industry left a trail of sickness and loss through Navajo territory while President Trump is pushing for another mining boom. We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2223442052 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 20:40:26 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-bbcs-gaza-fiasco 01:34:45 This Is Hell! yes Daniel Trilling returns to discuss his new Equator piece, "Inside the BBC’s Gaza Fiasco: How the world’s most trusted media organisation fell apart." Check out Daniel's article here: https://www.equator.org/articles/inside-the-bbc-s-gaza-fiasco Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Daniel Trilling returns to discuss his new Equato… Daniel Trilling returns to discuss his new Equator piece, "Inside the BBC’s Gaza Fiasco: How the world’s most trusted media organisation fell apart." Check out Daniel's article here: https://www.equator.org/articles/inside-the-bbc-s-gaza-fiasco Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2223425675 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 20:02:21 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/a-trillion-dollar-war-machine-keeps-americans-poor-and-at-war-william-hartung-ben-freeman 01:45:14 This Is Hell! yes Quincy Institute scholars William Hartung and Ben Freeman join us to discuss their new book from Bold Type Books, "The Trillion Dollar War Machine: How Runaway Military Spending Drives America into Foreign Wars and Bankrupts Us at Home." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out William and Ben's book here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/william-d-hartung/the-trillion-dollar-war-machine/9781645030638/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Quincy Institute scholars William Hartung and Ben… Quincy Institute scholars William Hartung and Ben Freeman join us to discuss their new book from Bold Type Books, "The Trillion Dollar War Machine: How Runaway Military Spending Drives America into Foreign Wars and Bankrupts Us at Home." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out William and Ben's book here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/william-d-hartung/the-trillion-dollar-war-machine/9781645030638/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2216059691 Thu, 20 Nov 2025 16:49:57 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/american-footballs-long-violent-history-michael-oriard 01:44:04 This Is Hell! yes Professor Emeritus and pro footballer Michael Oriard joins us to discuss his new book from University of North Carolina Press, "Sanctioned Savagery: A History of Violence in American Football." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Michael's book here: https://uncpress.org/9781469690667/sanctioned-savagery/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Professor Emeritus and pro footballer Michael Ori… Professor Emeritus and pro footballer Michael Oriard joins us to discuss his new book from University of North Carolina Press, "Sanctioned Savagery: A History of Violence in American Football." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Michael's book here: https://uncpress.org/9781469690667/sanctioned-savagery/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2214895574 Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-downfall-of-liberal-civilization-richard-seymour 01:43:36 This Is Hell! yes Richard Seymour returns to This Is Hell! to talk about his new book "Disaster Nationalism: The Downfall of Liberal Civilization”, published by Verso Books. Seymour discusses the ideologies amplifying the contemporary right that is distorting modern politics into a nihilistic disaster nationalism. We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Richard Seymour returns to This Is Hell! to talk … Richard Seymour returns to This Is Hell! to talk about his new book "Disaster Nationalism: The Downfall of Liberal Civilization”, published by Verso Books. Seymour discusses the ideologies amplifying the contemporary right that is distorting modern politics into a nihilistic disaster nationalism. We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2212007381 Thu, 13 Nov 2025 16:27:02 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/how-the-tax-code-made-an-american-aristocracy-ray-madoff 01:38:03 This Is Hell! yes Legal scholar Ray Madoff joins us to discuss her new book from the University of Chicago Press, "The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Ray's book here: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo256019296.html Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Legal scholar Ray Madoff joins us to discuss her … Legal scholar Ray Madoff joins us to discuss her new book from the University of Chicago Press, "The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Ray's book here: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo256019296.html Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2210859482 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/how-the-prison-industry-dehumanizes-and-profits-bianca-tylek 01:35:07 This Is Hell! yes Bianca Tylek speaks to This Is Hell! about “The Prison Industry: How It Works and Who Profits" that is published by the New Press. Bianca Tylek is one of the nation’s leading experts on the prison industry and is the Founder and Executive Director of Worth Rises, a national non-profit dismantling the prison industry and ending the exploitation of those it touches. Bianca’s work has been covered by the New York Times, Washington Post, the Atlantic, NPR, The Nation, Mother Jones, CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg, and more. We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon and Discord. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Bianca Tylek speaks to This Is Hell! about “The P… Bianca Tylek speaks to This Is Hell! about “The Prison Industry: How It Works and Who Profits" that is published by the New Press. Bianca Tylek is one of the nation’s leading experts on the prison industry and is the Founder and Executive Director of Worth Rises, a national non-profit dismantling the prison industry and ending the exploitation of those it touches. Bianca’s work has been covered by the New York Times, Washington Post, the Atlantic, NPR, The Nation, Mother Jones, CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg, and more. We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon and Discord. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2206448679 Sun, 02 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/can-one-change-the-world-when-elections-and-protests-fail-sasha-davis 01:27:23 This Is Hell! yes Writer and researcher Sasha Davis speaks to This Is Hell! to talk about his new book “Replace The State: How To Change The World When Elections And Protests Fail”, published by University of Minnesota Press. The book talks about bringing new hope for social justice movements by looking to progressive campaigns that have found success by unconventional, and more direct, means since elections and protests might have become stagnated in regards to bring forth societal change. (https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517919528/replace-the-state/) We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Writer and researcher Sasha Davis speaks to This … Writer and researcher Sasha Davis speaks to This Is Hell! to talk about his new book “Replace The State: How To Change The World When Elections And Protests Fail”, published by University of Minnesota Press. The book talks about bringing new hope for social justice movements by looking to progressive campaigns that have found success by unconventional, and more direct, means since elections and protests might have become stagnated in regards to bring forth societal change. (https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517919528/replace-the-state/) We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2201783227 Wed, 29 Oct 2025 19:44:31 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/genocide-and-the-illusion-of-western-civilization-hamid-dabashi 01:41:58 This Is Hell! yes Hamid Dabashi returns to This Is Hell! to discuss his new book from Haymarket Books, "After Savagery: Gaza, Genocide, and the Illusion of Western Civilization." Jeff Dorchen edifies us with a new "Moment of Truth" after the interview. Check out Hamid's book here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2607-after-savagery Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Hamid Dabashi returns to This Is Hell! to discuss… Hamid Dabashi returns to This Is Hell! to discuss his new book from Haymarket Books, "After Savagery: Gaza, Genocide, and the Illusion of Western Civilization." Jeff Dorchen edifies us with a new "Moment of Truth" after the interview. Check out Hamid's book here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2607-after-savagery Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2200934143 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/how-capitalism-breeds-vector-borne-disease-brent-z-kaup-kelly-f-austin 01:26:06 This Is Hell! yes Brent Z. Kaup and Kelly F. Austin join This Is Hell! to talk about their new book "The Pathogens of Finance: How Capitalism Breeds Vector-Borne Disease" published by University of California Press. The Pathogens of Finance explores how the power and profits of Wall Street underpin the contemporary increases in and inadequate responses to vector-borne disease. (https://www.ucpress.edu/books/the-pathogens-of-finance/paper?fbclid=IwY2xjawNtwAhleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFGRVpZQzFoa1FZYXR4eUYzAR6-3zKbFGV7SDYV2U-xSBScfcX0UhnL3VQQ61-FYHAYxUqOttxWbvb3rKsV5Q_aem_jVwNXP3bFHvXiL3oGJDLyQ#about-book) Brent Z. Kaup studies how the transformation of nature affects social inequalities and societal well-being. In addition, he seeks to understand how the materiality of nature shapes markets, policies, and social movements.  Through his research, he has examined an array of topics including genetically modified crops in the Midwest, extractive industries in Bolivia, and the bugs in his own backyard. His areas of specialization include Environment, Energy, Political Economy, Socioeconomic Change and Development, and Globalization. Brent Z. Kaup is Professor of Sociology at William & Mary and author of Market Justice: Political Economic Struggle in Bolivia Kelly F. Austin grew up outside of Santa Cruz, California. She attended college at Oregon State University, and went to earn her PhD in Sociology at North Carolina State University. Kelly arrived at Lehigh University in 2012, and in addition to being a member of the Sociology and Anthropology department, has also served as Director of the Health, Medicine and Society program, Director of the Global Studies Program, and is currently Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs for the College of Arts and Sciences. Kelly lives in Fountain Hill and spends summers in Bududa, Uganda working with Lehigh undergraduates and local community groups.  We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Brent Z. Kaup and Kelly F. Austin join This Is He… Brent Z. Kaup and Kelly F. Austin join This Is Hell! to talk about their new book "The Pathogens of Finance: How Capitalism Breeds Vector-Borne Disease" published by University of California Press. The Pathogens of Finance explores how the power and profits of Wall Street underpin the contemporary increases in and inadequate responses to vector-borne disease. (https://www.ucpress.edu/books/the-pathogens-of-finance/paper?fbclid=IwY2xjawNtwAhleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFGRVpZQzFoa1FZYXR4eUYzAR6-3zKbFGV7SDYV2U-xSBScfcX0UhnL3VQQ61-FYHAYxUqOttxWbvb3rKsV5Q_aem_jVwNXP3bFHvXiL3oGJDLyQ#about-book) Brent Z. Kaup studies how the transformation of nature affects social inequalities and societal well-being. In addition, he seeks to understand how the materiality of nature shapes markets, policies, and social movements.  Through his research, he has examined an array of topics including genetically modified crops in the Midwest, extractive industries in Bolivia, and the bugs in his own backyard. His areas of specialization include Environment, Energy, Political Economy, Socioeconomic Change and Development, and Globalization. Brent Z. Kaup is Professor of Sociology at William & Mary and author of Market Justice: Political Economic Struggle in Bolivia Kelly F. Austin grew up outside of Santa Cruz, California. She attended college at Oregon State University, and went to earn her PhD in Sociology at North Carolina State University. Kelly arrived at Lehigh University in 2012, and in addition to being a member of the Sociology and Anthropology department, has also served as Director of the Health, Medicine and Society program, Director of the Global Studies Program, and is currently Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs for the College of Arts and Sciences. Kelly lives in Fountain Hill and spends summers in Bududa, Uganda working with Lehigh undergraduates and local community groups.  We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2197278535 Thu, 23 Oct 2025 17:46:07 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-great-white-hoax-philip-kadish 01:42:44 This Is Hell! yes Philip Kadish joins us to discuss his new book, "The Great White Hoax: Two Centuries of Selling Racism in America" from The New Press. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Philips book here: https://thenewpress.org/books/the-great-white-hoax/?v=eb65bcceaa5f Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Philip Kadish joins us to discuss his new book, "… Philip Kadish joins us to discuss his new book, "The Great White Hoax: Two Centuries of Selling Racism in America" from The New Press. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Philips book here: https://thenewpress.org/books/the-great-white-hoax/?v=eb65bcceaa5f Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2195650491 Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-fascist-attempt-to-take-over-yoga-stewart-home 01:18:59 This Is Hell! yes Stewart Home speaks to This Is Hell! about his new book "Fascist Yoga: Grifters, Occultists, White Supremacists, and the New Order In Wellness”, published by Pluto Press. Stewart Home is an artist, filmmaker, pamphleteer, art historian and activist, and the author of countless pulp fictions, including most recently Art School Orgy and She’s My Witch. He regularly performs to audiences across the world and recently started making headstand paintings with the canvas placed above him and brushes held in his toes. He was born and lives in London. We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Stewart Home speaks to This Is Hell! about his ne… Stewart Home speaks to This Is Hell! about his new book "Fascist Yoga: Grifters, Occultists, White Supremacists, and the New Order In Wellness”, published by Pluto Press. Stewart Home is an artist, filmmaker, pamphleteer, art historian and activist, and the author of countless pulp fictions, including most recently Art School Orgy and She’s My Witch. He regularly performs to audiences across the world and recently started making headstand paintings with the canvas placed above him and brushes held in his toes. He was born and lives in London. We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2190208255 Tue, 14 Oct 2025 18:39:24 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/enshittification-cory-doctorow 01:28:45 This Is Hell! yes Cory Doctorow returns to This Is Hell! to discuss his new book from Verso, "Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What To Do About It." "Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi and "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follow the interview. Check out Cory's book here: https://www.versobooks.com/products/3341-enshittification Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Cory Doctorow returns to This Is Hell! to discuss… Cory Doctorow returns to This Is Hell! to discuss his new book from Verso, "Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What To Do About It." "Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi and "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follow the interview. Check out Cory's book here: https://www.versobooks.com/products/3341-enshittification Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2185250015 Wed, 08 Oct 2025 18:40:21 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/ais-environmental-footprint-ashley-dawson 01:42:00 This Is Hell! yes Ashley Dawson returns to discuss his new piece at the New York Review of Books, "The Costs of the Cloud: How much power does AI consume?" "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Ashley's article here: https://www.nybooks.com/online/2025/09/27/the-costs-of-the-cloud/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Ashley Dawson returns to discuss his new piece at… Ashley Dawson returns to discuss his new piece at the New York Review of Books, "The Costs of the Cloud: How much power does AI consume?" "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Ashley's article here: https://www.nybooks.com/online/2025/09/27/the-costs-of-the-cloud/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2184487159 Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/t039_20251007everill 01:24:00 This Is Hell! yes Bronwen Everill joins This Is Hell! to talk about her new book "Africonomics: A History of Western Ignorance”, published by The New Press. https://thenewpress.org/authors/bronwen-everill/?v=eb65bcceaa5f We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Bronwen Everill joins This Is Hell! to talk about… Bronwen Everill joins This Is Hell! to talk about her new book "Africonomics: A History of Western Ignorance”, published by The New Press. https://thenewpress.org/authors/bronwen-everill/?v=eb65bcceaa5f We will have new installments of Rotten History and Hangover Cure. We will also be sharing your answers to this week's Question from Hell! from Patreon. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2180200135 Wed, 01 Oct 2025 19:10:14 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-global-economy-runs-on-extraction-lalah-khalili 01:44:46 This Is Hell! yes Political Scientist Laleh Khalili joins us to discuss her new book, "Extractive Capitalism: How Commodities and Cronyism Drive the Global Economy" out now from Verso. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Laleh's book here: https://www.versobooks.com/products/3405-extractive-capitalism Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Political Scientist Laleh Khalili joins us to dis… Political Scientist Laleh Khalili joins us to discuss her new book, "Extractive Capitalism: How Commodities and Cronyism Drive the Global Economy" out now from Verso. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Laleh's book here: https://www.versobooks.com/products/3405-extractive-capitalism Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2179465239 Mon, 29 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-destruction-of-democracy-to-christianize-america-matthew-boedy 01:28:41 This Is Hell! yes Matthew Boedy, author of “Speaking of Evil”, comes to This Is Hell!! to talk about his new book "The Seven Mountains Mandate: Exposing the Dangerous Plan to Christianize America and Destroy Democracy" published by Westminster John Knox Press. Matthew was targeted by Turning Point USA in 2016 and listed on its “professor watchlist” after speaking up against allowing concealed guns on college campuses. As one of the foremost experts on Turning Point USA and its founder and CEO Charlie Kirk, Boedy exposes their role in perpetuating Christian nationalism in the United States and the threat to democracy they pose. He currently teaches rhetoric and composition courses at the University of North Georgia. A new installment of “This Week In Rotten History” from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Matthew Boedy, author of “Speaking of Evil”, come… Matthew Boedy, author of “Speaking of Evil”, comes to This Is Hell!! to talk about his new book "The Seven Mountains Mandate: Exposing the Dangerous Plan to Christianize America and Destroy Democracy" published by Westminster John Knox Press. Matthew was targeted by Turning Point USA in 2016 and listed on its “professor watchlist” after speaking up against allowing concealed guns on college campuses. As one of the foremost experts on Turning Point USA and its founder and CEO Charlie Kirk, Boedy exposes their role in perpetuating Christian nationalism in the United States and the threat to democracy they pose. He currently teaches rhetoric and composition courses at the University of North Georgia. A new installment of “This Week In Rotten History” from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2172838980 Thu, 18 Sep 2025 20:12:12 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/us-big-tech-supports-israeli-settler-colonialism-omar-zahzah 01:47:12 This Is Hell! yes Omar Zahzah joins us to discuss his new book, "Terms of Servitude: Zionism, Silicon Valley, and Digital/Settler-Colonialism in the Palestinian Liberation Struggle" (Seven Stories Press). "This Day in Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Omar's book here: https://www.sevenstories.com/books/4729-terms-of-servitude Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Omar Zahzah joins us to discuss his new book, "Te… Omar Zahzah joins us to discuss his new book, "Terms of Servitude: Zionism, Silicon Valley, and Digital/Settler-Colonialism in the Palestinian Liberation Struggle" (Seven Stories Press). "This Day in Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Omar's book here: https://www.sevenstories.com/books/4729-terms-of-servitude Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2164894683 Thu, 04 Sep 2025 17:12:41 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-political-economy-of-immigration-detention-nancy-hiemstra-and-deirdre-conlon 01:52:57 This Is Hell! yes Nancy Hiemstra and Deirdre Conlon join us to discuss their new book, "Immigration Detention, Inc.: The Big Business of Locking up Migrants" from Pluto Press. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Nancy and Deirdre's book here: https://www.plutobooks.com/product/immigration-detention-inc/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Nancy Hiemstra and Deirdre Conlon join us to disc… Nancy Hiemstra and Deirdre Conlon join us to discuss their new book, "Immigration Detention, Inc.: The Big Business of Locking up Migrants" from Pluto Press. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Nancy and Deirdre's book here: https://www.plutobooks.com/product/immigration-detention-inc/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2163759144 Tue, 02 Sep 2025 22:39:52 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/corporate-science-wants-you-to-buy-the-world-a-coke-susan-greenhalgh 01:29:43 This Is Hell! yes Susan Greenhalgh joins us to discuss her new book, "Soda Science: Making the World Safe for Coca Cola" (University of Chicago Press). "This Day in Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Susan's book here: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo221451790.html Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Susan Greenhalgh joins us to discuss her new book… Susan Greenhalgh joins us to discuss her new book, "Soda Science: Making the World Safe for Coca Cola" (University of Chicago Press). "This Day in Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Susan's book here: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo221451790.html Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2160382587 Wed, 27 Aug 2025 20:49:08 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/on-squirty-cream-and-other-items-from-the-mailbag-chuck-mertz-the-worlds-best-audience 01:12:33 This Is Hell! yes Due to an unexpected rescheduling of a guest, we present a rare mailbag episode that delves into our esteemed listeners' questions and insights. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. No producers were harmed in the making of this episode. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Due to an unexpected rescheduling of a guest, we … Due to an unexpected rescheduling of a guest, we present a rare mailbag episode that delves into our esteemed listeners' questions and insights. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. No producers were harmed in the making of this episode. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2159754630 Sun, 24 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-rich-are-falling-in-love-with-antiracism-jennifer-pan 01:26:41 This Is Hell! yes Jennifer C. Pan joins This Is Hell! to talk about her new book “Selling Social Justice: Why The Rich Love Antiracism” published by Verso Books. (https://www.versobooks.com/products/2919-selling-social-justice) Jennifer C. Pan is a writer in Los Angeles whose work has appeared in the Nation, the Atlantic, Dissent, Damage, and elsewhere. She was formerly a host of the Jacobin Show and a staff writer at the New Republic. A new installment of “This Week In Rotten History” from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon. Jennifer C. Pan joins This Is Hell! to talk about… Jennifer C. Pan joins This Is Hell! to talk about her new book “Selling Social Justice: Why The Rich Love Antiracism” published by Verso Books. (https://www.versobooks.com/products/2919-selling-social-justice) Jennifer C. Pan is a writer in Los Angeles whose work has appeared in the Nation, the Atlantic, Dissent, Damage, and elsewhere. She was formerly a host of the Jacobin Show and a staff writer at the New Republic. A new installment of “This Week In Rotten History” from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2156652633 Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:41:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-new-racial-regime-alana-lentin 01:40:37 This Is Hell! yes Alana Lentin joins us to discuss her new book from Pluto Press, The New Racial Regime: Recalibrations of White Supremacy. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Alana's book here: https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745347967/the-new-racial-regime/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Alana Lentin joins us to discuss her new book fro… Alana Lentin joins us to discuss her new book from Pluto Press, The New Racial Regime: Recalibrations of White Supremacy. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Alana's book here: https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745347967/the-new-racial-regime/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2155872252 Mon, 18 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-american-dream-taken-over-by-private-equity-megan-greenwell 01:26:17 This Is Hell! yes Journalist Megan Greenwell joins This Is Hell! to about her new book "Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream" published by Harper Collins. (https://www.megangreenwell.com/book) Megan Greenwell is a writer, editor, and newsroom leader. Megan worked as the editor of Wired.com and, for four months, the interim editor-in-chief of WIRED, overseeing the publication’s transition to a global newsroom. Megan has written or edited for publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post, New York Magazine, WIRED, and ESPN. She is also the deputy director of the Princeton Summer Journalism Program, a workshop and college access initiative for students from low-income backgrounds. A new installment of “This Week In Rotten History” from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon. Journalist Megan Greenwell joins This Is Hell! to… Journalist Megan Greenwell joins This Is Hell! to about her new book "Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream" published by Harper Collins. (https://www.megangreenwell.com/book) Megan Greenwell is a writer, editor, and newsroom leader. Megan worked as the editor of Wired.com and, for four months, the interim editor-in-chief of WIRED, overseeing the publication’s transition to a global newsroom. Megan has written or edited for publications including The New York Times, The Washington Post, New York Magazine, WIRED, and ESPN. She is also the deputy director of the Princeton Summer Journalism Program, a workshop and college access initiative for students from low-income backgrounds. A new installment of “This Week In Rotten History” from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2153306214 Thu, 14 Aug 2025 18:06:25 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-gaza-genocide-in-world-historical-perspective 01:48:49 This Is Hell! yes Gilbert Achcar joins us to discuss his recent book, "Gaza Catastrophe: The Genocide in World-Historical Perspective" (University of California Press). "This Day in Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Gilbert's book here: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/the-gaza-catastrophe/paper Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Gilbert Achcar joins us to discuss his recent boo… Gilbert Achcar joins us to discuss his recent book, "Gaza Catastrophe: The Genocide in World-Historical Perspective" (University of California Press). "This Day in Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Gilbert's book here: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/the-gaza-catastrophe/paper Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2152599762 Wed, 13 Aug 2025 17:56:50 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/us-sanctions-kill-as-many-people-as-wars-mark-weisbrot-francisco-rodriguez 01:45:08 This Is Hell! yes Mark Weisbrot and Francisco Rodríguez join us to discuss their Lancet article, co-authored with Silvio Rendón, "Effects of international sanctions on age-specific mortality: a cross-national panel data analysis," and their articles based on that research, "Sanctions can kill as many people as wars" (Financial Times), and "Rethink sanctions. They’re killing as many people as war does" (LA Times). "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Mark and Francisco's study, co-authored with Silvio Rendón: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(25)00189-5/fulltext Check out Mark's article in the LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-07-24/united-states-sanctions-deaths Check out Francisco's article at Financial Times: https://www.ft.com/content/99206b73-92c4-41f1-9677-d4a1e6fc78b1?accessToken=zwAGO8yGY2UgkdOZIGtzksRB8dOWd9Sh5vx4sQ.MEQCIFP6yeUhZIJ4mPS1-GjgdlEcQAaHOOh8YjxiUWaqlMAJAiB5JbhVt6_de4NuKcvk8TCwva2ZtyzJMBscOiQnyHKTiA&sharetype=gift&token=4d21afe8-c829-4682-8cd0-4ea688ff1ca7 (sorry about the long url) Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Mark Weisbrot and Francisco Rodríguez join us to … Mark Weisbrot and Francisco Rodríguez join us to discuss their Lancet article, co-authored with Silvio Rendón, "Effects of international sanctions on age-specific mortality: a cross-national panel data analysis," and their articles based on that research, "Sanctions can kill as many people as wars" (Financial Times), and "Rethink sanctions. They’re killing as many people as war does" (LA Times). "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Mark and Francisco's study, co-authored with Silvio Rendón: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(25)00189-5/fulltext Check out Mark's article in the LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2025-07-24/united-states-sanctions-deaths Check out Francisco's article at Financial Times: https://www.ft.com/content/99206b73-92c4-41f1-9677-d4a1e6fc78b1?accessToken=zwAGO8yGY2UgkdOZIGtzksRB8dOWd9Sh5vx4sQ.MEQCIFP6yeUhZIJ4mPS1-GjgdlEcQAaHOOh8YjxiUWaqlMAJAiB5JbhVt6_de4NuKcvk8TCwva2ZtyzJMBscOiQnyHKTiA&sharetype=gift&token=4d21afe8-c829-4682-8cd0-4ea688ff1ca7 (sorry about the long url) Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2149610562 Thu, 07 Aug 2025 18:34:37 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/youre-on-your-own-maha-dismantles-public-health-rob-wallace-rita-valenti 01:32:45 This Is Hell! yes Rob Wallace and Rita Valenti join us to discuss their recent articles at Truthout that cover the Trump administration's dismantling of public health in the United States. These include "Trump Is Trying to Dismantle Public Health — and Replace It With a Police State," "'Make America Healthy Again' Aims to Make Public Health Your Responsibility," and "Labor Was Crucial in Building Public Health Institutions Trump Wants to Destroy." "This Day in Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Rob and Rita's writing here: https://truthout.org/articles/trump-is-trying-to-dismantle-public-health-and-replace-it-with-a-police-state/ here: https://truthout.org/articles/make-america-healthy-again-aims-to-make-public-health-your-responsibility/ and here: https://truthout.org/articles/labor-was-crucial-in-building-public-health-institutions-trump-wants-to-destroy/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. Rob Wallace and Rita Valenti join us to discuss t… Rob Wallace and Rita Valenti join us to discuss their recent articles at Truthout that cover the Trump administration's dismantling of public health in the United States. These include "Trump Is Trying to Dismantle Public Health — and Replace It With a Police State," "'Make America Healthy Again' Aims to Make Public Health Your Responsibility," and "Labor Was Crucial in Building Public Health Institutions Trump Wants to Destroy." "This Day in Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Rob and Rita's writing here: https://truthout.org/articles/trump-is-trying-to-dismantle-public-health-and-replace-it-with-a-police-state/ here: https://truthout.org/articles/make-america-healthy-again-aims-to-make-public-health-your-responsibility/ and here: https://truthout.org/articles/labor-was-crucial-in-building-public-health-institutions-trump-wants-to-destroy/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2149081398 Wed, 06 Aug 2025 22:40:04 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/climate-justice-through-collective-liberation-mikaela-loach 01:33:22 This Is Hell! yes All-new longform interview Hell returns at last! Mikaela Loach joins us to discuss her new book, "It’s Not That Radical: Climate Action to Transform Our World" (Haymarket Books). "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Mikaela's book here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2583-it-s-not-that-radical Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. All-new longform interview Hell returns at last! … All-new longform interview Hell returns at last! Mikaela Loach joins us to discuss her new book, "It’s Not That Radical: Climate Action to Transform Our World" (Haymarket Books). "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Mikaela's book here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2583-it-s-not-that-radical Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Please rate and review This Is Hell! wherever you get your podcasts. It really helps the show ascend the algorithm to reach new listeners. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2131874343 Thu, 17 Jul 2025 17:39:08 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/building-community-to-sustain-liberation-in-atlanta-kamau-franklin 01:31:03 This Is Hell! yes We wrap up our three-part series on "No Cop City, No Cop World," by speaking with co-editor and contributor Kamau Franklin, founder of Community Movement Builders, a Black member-based collective of community residents and activists serving Black working-class and poor Black communities. Kamau's essay in the collection is titled, "Is This Enough Black Folks for You, Andre Dickens?," which is a reference to the current Atlanta mayor. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out "No Cop City, No Cop World" here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2541-no-cop-city-no-cop-world Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell We wrap up our three-part series on "No Cop City,… We wrap up our three-part series on "No Cop City, No Cop World," by speaking with co-editor and contributor Kamau Franklin, founder of Community Movement Builders, a Black member-based collective of community residents and activists serving Black working-class and poor Black communities. Kamau's essay in the collection is titled, "Is This Enough Black Folks for You, Andre Dickens?," which is a reference to the current Atlanta mayor. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out "No Cop City, No Cop World" here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2541-no-cop-city-no-cop-world Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2130552219 Sun, 13 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/how-the-war-in-gaza-is-becoming-the-crime-of-the-century-suzy-hansen 01:26:05 This Is Hell! yes Journalist and author Suzy Hansen will returns to This Is Hell! To talk about her New York Magazine article, "Crimes of the Century: How Israel, with the help of the U.S., broke not only Gaza but the foundations of humanitarian law." Suzy is the author of, "Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World," which was a finalist for the 2018 Pulitzer Prize. Her new book, "From Life Itself: Turkey, Istanbul, and a Neighborhood in the Age of Erdoğan," will be published in April by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/israel-palestine-gaza-war-crimes-genocide.html A new installment of “This Week In Rotten History” from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Journalist and author Suzy Hansen will returns to… Journalist and author Suzy Hansen will returns to This Is Hell! To talk about her New York Magazine article, "Crimes of the Century: How Israel, with the help of the U.S., broke not only Gaza but the foundations of humanitarian law." Suzy is the author of, "Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World," which was a finalist for the 2018 Pulitzer Prize. Her new book, "From Life Itself: Turkey, Istanbul, and a Neighborhood in the Age of Erdoğan," will be published in April by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/israel-palestine-gaza-war-crimes-genocide.html A new installment of “This Week In Rotten History” from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2127369453 Wed, 09 Jul 2025 22:40:37 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/deep-background-on-bukeles-gulags-in-el-salvador-john-washington 02:01:04 This Is Hell! yes John Washington joins us to discuss his recent piece in the New York Review of Books, "The Roots of Bukele’s Gulag." An all new "Rotten History" and "The Moment of Truth" segments follow the interview. Check out John's article here: https://www.nybooks.com/online/2025/06/01/the-roots-of-bukeles-gulag/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell John Washington joins us to discuss his recent pi… John Washington joins us to discuss his recent piece in the New York Review of Books, "The Roots of Bukele’s Gulag." An all new "Rotten History" and "The Moment of Truth" segments follow the interview. Check out John's article here: https://www.nybooks.com/online/2025/06/01/the-roots-of-bukeles-gulag/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2124717192 Fri, 04 Jul 2025 19:33:08 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/2020-flashback-generalized-precarity-and-subversive-pragmatism-albena-azmanova 00:39:54 This Is Hell! yes While Chuck is out this week, we revisit our first interview from 2020. Theorist Albena Azmanova examines the dynamics of post-2008 precarity capitalism, the left's long failure to strike through capitalism's competitive production of profit, and explains why radical change for the precarious multitude is possible without a revolutionary break - but through subversive pragmatism. Albena is author of Capitalism on Edge: How Fighting Precarity Can Achieve Radical Change Without Crisis or Utopia from Columbia University Press. While Chuck is out this week, we revisit our firs… While Chuck is out this week, we revisit our first interview from 2020. Theorist Albena Azmanova examines the dynamics of post-2008 precarity capitalism, the left's long failure to strike through capitalism's competitive production of profit, and explains why radical change for the precarious multitude is possible without a revolutionary break - but through subversive pragmatism. Albena is author of Capitalism on Edge: How Fighting Precarity Can Achieve Radical Change Without Crisis or Utopia from Columbia University Press. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2119400934 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:19:10 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/resisting-cop-city-in-americas-most-surveilled-unequal-city-micah-herskind 01:48:04 This Is Hell! yes Micah Herskind returns to This Is Hell! to discuss his contribution to the new edited volume, "No Cop City, No Cop World: Lessons from the Movement" from Haymarket Books. After the interview, Jeff Dorchen delivers a live, in-studio "Moment of Truth." Check out Micah's book here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2541-no-cop-city-no-cop-world Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Micah Herskind returns to This Is Hell! to discus… Micah Herskind returns to This Is Hell! to discuss his contribution to the new edited volume, "No Cop City, No Cop World: Lessons from the Movement" from Haymarket Books. After the interview, Jeff Dorchen delivers a live, in-studio "Moment of Truth." Check out Micah's book here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2541-no-cop-city-no-cop-world Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2115642081 Wed, 18 Jun 2025 18:44:22 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-rights-war-on-gender-is-also-a-war-on-government-paisley-currah 01:37:45 This Is Hell! yes Paisley Currah joins us to discuss his New Yorker piece, "Donald Trump's War on Gender Is Also a War on Government." "Rotten History" by Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Paisley's article here: https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/donald-trumps-war-on-gender-is-also-a-war-on-government Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Paisley Currah joins us to discuss his New Yorker… Paisley Currah joins us to discuss his New Yorker piece, "Donald Trump's War on Gender Is Also a War on Government." "Rotten History" by Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Paisley's article here: https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/donald-trumps-war-on-gender-is-also-a-war-on-government Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2115171345 Tue, 17 Jun 2025 22:27:45 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/fake-work-leigh-claire-la-berge 01:35:13 This Is Hell! yes Leigh Claire La Berge joins us to discuss her new book published today by Haymarket, "Fake Work: How I Began to Suspect Capitalism is a Joke." "Rotten History" by Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Leigh's book here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2534-fake-work Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Leigh Claire La Berge joins us to discuss her new… Leigh Claire La Berge joins us to discuss her new book published today by Haymarket, "Fake Work: How I Began to Suspect Capitalism is a Joke." "Rotten History" by Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Leigh's book here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2534-fake-work Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2111771061 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 23:23:52 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/inventing-invasion-molly-redden 01:29:26 This Is Hell! yes ProPublica's Molly Redden joins us to discuss her article, "The “Invasion” Invention: The Far Right’s Long Legal Battle to Make Immigrants the Enemy." A new "Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Molly's article here: https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-administration-immigration-invasion-rhetoric-courts Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell ProPublica's Molly Redden joins us to discuss her… ProPublica's Molly Redden joins us to discuss her article, "The “Invasion” Invention: The Far Right’s Long Legal Battle to Make Immigrants the Enemy." A new "Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Molly's article here: https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-administration-immigration-invasion-rhetoric-courts Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2108990154 Fri, 06 Jun 2025 18:15:59 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/atlantas-cop-city-brought-to-you-by-southern-capital-mariah-parker 01:31:41 This Is Hell! yes Mariah Parker joins us to discuss her chapter in the new co-authored book, "No Cop City, No Cop World: Lessons from the Movement." A classic "Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Mariah's new book here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/events/717-no-cop-city-no-cop-world Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Mariah Parker joins us to discuss her chapter in … Mariah Parker joins us to discuss her chapter in the new co-authored book, "No Cop City, No Cop World: Lessons from the Movement." A classic "Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Mariah's new book here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/events/717-no-cop-city-no-cop-world Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2107161306 Fri, 30 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/recognizing-ai-hype-and-how-people-can-fight-backdr-emily-bender-and-dr-alex-hanna 01:31:06 This Is Hell! yes Dr. Emily M. Bender and Dr. Alex Hanna come on the show to talk about their new book “The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want” published but LitHub. The book tackles the pitfalls of AI and why it’s so crucial to understand the capitalist greed that is manipulating AI behind the scenes. https://thecon.ai/ A new installment of “This Week In Rotten History” from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Dr. Emily M. Bender and Dr. Alex Hanna come on th… Dr. Emily M. Bender and Dr. Alex Hanna come on the show to talk about their new book “The AI Con: How to Fight Big Tech's Hype and Create the Future We Want” published but LitHub. The book tackles the pitfalls of AI and why it’s so crucial to understand the capitalist greed that is manipulating AI behind the scenes. https://thecon.ai/ A new installment of “This Week In Rotten History” from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2099793798 Wed, 21 May 2025 19:18:17 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/subsidizing-crypto-in-the-climate-crisis 01:44:09 This Is Hell! yes Candice Bernd returns to This Is Hell! to discuss her recent writing at The American Prospect, "The Crypto Racket." After the interview, we hear a classic "Moment of Truth" from Jeff Dorchen. Check out Candice's article here: https://prospect.org/power/2025-05-09-crypto-racket-texas-bitcoin-mining/ Candice Bernd returns to This Is Hell! to discuss… Candice Bernd returns to This Is Hell! to discuss her recent writing at The American Prospect, "The Crypto Racket." After the interview, we hear a classic "Moment of Truth" from Jeff Dorchen. Check out Candice's article here: https://prospect.org/power/2025-05-09-crypto-racket-texas-bitcoin-mining/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2099185824 Tue, 20 May 2025 17:53:46 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/overbroad-antisemitism-definitions-deiscipline-and-constrain-the-jewish-diaspora-lihi-yona-itamar-mann 01:43:35 This Is Hell! yes Lihi Yona and Itamar Mann join us to discuss their recent UCLA Law Review piece, "Defending Jews From the Definition of Antisemitism." A special 10th anniversary installment of "This Week in Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Lihi and Itamar's piece here: https://www.uclalawreview.org/defending-jews-from-the-definition-of-antisemitism/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Lihi Yona and Itamar Mann join us to discuss thei… Lihi Yona and Itamar Mann join us to discuss their recent UCLA Law Review piece, "Defending Jews From the Definition of Antisemitism." A special 10th anniversary installment of "This Week in Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Lihi and Itamar's piece here: https://www.uclalawreview.org/defending-jews-from-the-definition-of-antisemitism/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2097027378 Thu, 15 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/interracial-labor-solidarity-in-the-united-states-cedric-de-leon 01:50:42 This Is Hell! yes Sociologist Cedric de Leon joins us to discuss his new book, "Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity" from University of California Press. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Cedric's book here: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/freedom-train/paper Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Sociologist Cedric de Leon joins us to discuss hi… Sociologist Cedric de Leon joins us to discuss his new book, "Freedom Train: Black Politics and the Story of Interracial Labor Solidarity" from University of California Press. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Cedric's book here: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/freedom-train/paper Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2095714251 Mon, 12 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/enemy-feminisms-sophie-lewis 01:42:02 This Is Hell! yes Sophie Lewis returns to This Is Hell! to discuss her new book, "Enemy Feminisms: TERFs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation" from Haymarket Books. "This Week in Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Sophie's book here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2440-enemy-feminisms Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Sophie Lewis returns to This Is Hell! to discuss … Sophie Lewis returns to This Is Hell! to discuss her new book, "Enemy Feminisms: TERFs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation" from Haymarket Books. "This Week in Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Sophie's book here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2440-enemy-feminisms Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2089026123 Thu, 01 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/marx-in-america-andrew-hartman 01:47:42 This Is Hell! yes Historian Andrew Hartman returns to This Is Hell! to discuss his new book from University of Chicago Press, "Karl Marx in America." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Andrew's book here: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/K/bo245100866.html Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Historian Andrew Hartman returns to This Is Hell!… Historian Andrew Hartman returns to This Is Hell! to discuss his new book from University of Chicago Press, "Karl Marx in America." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Andrew's book here: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/K/bo245100866.html Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2087305722 Mon, 28 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/neofeudalism-and-the-new-class-struggle-jodi-dean 01:31:07 This Is Hell! yes Academic and author Jodi Dean returns to This Is Hell! to talk about her new book, "Capital's Grave: Neofeudalism and the New Class Struggle" published by Verso Books. https://www.versobooks.com/products/3144-capital-s-grave We also have a new “This Week in Rotten History”. Keep our website with a more than ten-year archive of past shows absolutely free, and our show completely listener supported, refusing all advertising and corporate foundation money by following us on Patreon at patreon.com/thisishell and get all sorts of bonus content. Academic and author Jodi Dean returns to This Is … Academic and author Jodi Dean returns to This Is Hell! to talk about her new book, "Capital's Grave: Neofeudalism and the New Class Struggle" published by Verso Books. https://www.versobooks.com/products/3144-capital-s-grave We also have a new “This Week in Rotten History”. Keep our website with a more than ten-year archive of past shows absolutely free, and our show completely listener supported, refusing all advertising and corporate foundation money by following us on Patreon at patreon.com/thisishell and get all sorts of bonus content. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2085129687 Thu, 24 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/a-new-history-of-the-new-world-greg-grandin 01:44:23 This Is Hell! yes Greg Grandin returns to This Is Hell! to discuss his new book, "America, América: A New History of the New World." "Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Greg's book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/747326/america-america-by-greg-grandin/ Greg Grandin returns to This Is Hell! to discuss … Greg Grandin returns to This Is Hell! to discuss his new book, "America, América: A New History of the New World." "Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Greg's book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/747326/america-america-by-greg-grandin/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2085102063 Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/what-paths-remain-for-preventing-climate-apocalypse-malcolm-harris 01:37:57 This Is Hell! yes Malcolm Harris Returns to This Is Hell! to discuss his new book, "What's Left: Three Paths Through the Planetary Crisis." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Malcolm's book here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/malcolm-harris/whats-left/9780316577410/?lens=little-brown Malcolm Harris Returns to This Is Hell! to discus… Malcolm Harris Returns to This Is Hell! to discuss his new book, "What's Left: Three Paths Through the Planetary Crisis." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Malcolm's book here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/malcolm-harris/whats-left/9780316577410/?lens=little-brown thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2081030484 Fri, 18 Apr 2025 13:27:18 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/a-genocide-foretold-chris-hedges 01:12:19 This Is Hell! yes Chris Hedges discusses his new book, "A Genocide Foretold: Reporting on Survival and Resistance in Occupied Palestine." Check out Chris's book here: https://www.sevenstories.com/books/4716-a-genocide-foretold Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Chris Hedges discusses his new book, "A Genocide … Chris Hedges discusses his new book, "A Genocide Foretold: Reporting on Survival and Resistance in Occupied Palestine." 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Check out Alec's book here: https://thenewpress.org/books/copaganda/ Alec Karakatsanis returns to talk about his new b… Alec Karakatsanis returns to talk about his new book, “Copaganda: How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News.” Alec founded the Civil Rights Corps, an organization that challenges systemic injustices in the U.S. legal system. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Alec's book here: https://thenewpress.org/books/copaganda/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2079347612 Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/neoliberalism-turning-to-nature-to-defend-inequality-quinn-slobodiant011_20250415slobodian 01:30:24 This Is Hell! yes Author Quinn Slobodian returns to “This Is Hell!” to talk about his new book, “Hayek’s Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ and the Capitalism of the Far Right”, published by Zone Books. Check out Quinn’s book here: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9781890951917?srsltid=AfmBOopa361sL5mow9Y4zSXDsHQXyvTQBZ0YZASHJvW-UyhbliOMShxt Keep TiH! free and completely listener supported by subscribing to our weekly bonus Patreon podcast or visiting thisishell.com/pages/support Author Quinn Slobodian returns to “This Is Hell!”… Author Quinn Slobodian returns to “This Is Hell!” to talk about his new book, “Hayek’s Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ and the Capitalism of the Far Right”, published by Zone Books. Check out Quinn’s book here: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9781890951917?srsltid=AfmBOopa361sL5mow9Y4zSXDsHQXyvTQBZ0YZASHJvW-UyhbliOMShxt Keep TiH! free and completely listener supported by subscribing to our weekly bonus Patreon podcast or visiting thisishell.com/pages/support thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2074897200 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/pirate-care-valeria-graziano-and-tomislav-medak 02:17:57 This Is Hell! yes Valeria Graziano, Marcell Mars and Tomislav Medak discuss their book, "Pirate Care: Acts Against the Criminalization of Solidarity." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen and "Rotten History" by Renaldo Migaldi both follow the interview. Check out their book here: https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745349800/pirate-care/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Valeria Graziano, Marcell Mars and Tomislav Medak… Valeria Graziano, Marcell Mars and Tomislav Medak discuss their book, "Pirate Care: Acts Against the Criminalization of Solidarity." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen and "Rotten History" by Renaldo Migaldi both follow the interview. Check out their book here: https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745349800/pirate-care/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2063143116 Mon, 24 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/how-will-history-judge-us-after-gaza-pankaj-mishra 01:35:56 This Is Hell! yes Award-winning author Pankaj Mishra returns to “This Is Hell!” to talk about his new book, “The World After Gaza: A History”, published by the Penguin Random House. Check out Pankaj’s book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/780437/the-world-after-gaza-by-pankaj-mishra/ Keep TiH! free and completely listener supported by subscribing to our weekly bonus Patreon podcast or visiting thisishell.com/pages/support Award-winning author Pankaj Mishra returns to “Th… Award-winning author Pankaj Mishra returns to “This Is Hell!” to talk about his new book, “The World After Gaza: A History”, published by the Penguin Random House. Check out Pankaj’s book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/780437/the-world-after-gaza-by-pankaj-mishra/ Keep TiH! free and completely listener supported by subscribing to our weekly bonus Patreon podcast or visiting thisishell.com/pages/support thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2060176940 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/how-school-integration-failed-black-students-noliwe-rooks 01:26:46 This Is Hell! yes Noliwe Rooks returns to This Is Hell! to discuss her recent book, "Integrated: How American Schools Failed Black Children" from Penguin. "Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Noliwe's book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/721962/integrated-by-noliwe-rooks/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Noliwe Rooks returns to This Is Hell! to discuss … Noliwe Rooks returns to This Is Hell! to discuss her recent book, "Integrated: How American Schools Failed Black Children" from Penguin. "Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Noliwe's book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/721962/integrated-by-noliwe-rooks/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2058420880 Wed, 19 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/covertly-manufacturing-consent-for-us-imperialism-and-militarism-in-hollywood-tanner-mirrlees 01:45:04 This Is Hell! yes Tanner Mirrlees on the new Cost of War paper from the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University entitled, "The Militarization of Movies and Television." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Tanner's writing here: https://home.watson.brown.edu/research/research-briefs/militarization-movies-and-tv Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Tanner Mirrlees on the new Cost of War paper from… Tanner Mirrlees on the new Cost of War paper from the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs at Brown University entitled, "The Militarization of Movies and Television." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Tanner's writing here: https://home.watson.brown.edu/research/research-briefs/militarization-movies-and-tv Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2054721868 Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/maga-rule-by-the-numbers-lindsay-koshgarian 01:36:29 This Is Hell! yes Lindsay Koshgarian joins us to discuss the Institute for Policy Studies report, "The High Moral Stakes of the Policy Battles Raging in Washington." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out their report here: https://ips-dc.org/summary-high-moral-stakes/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Lindsay Koshgarian joins us to discuss the Instit… Lindsay Koshgarian joins us to discuss the Institute for Policy Studies report, "The High Moral Stakes of the Policy Battles Raging in Washington." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out their report here: https://ips-dc.org/summary-high-moral-stakes/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2051893368 Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/sustaining-a-politics-of-extermination-an-climate-chaos-omar-el-akkad 01:36:18 This Is Hell! yes Award-winning author Omar El Akkad joins “This Is Hell!” to talk about his new book, "One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This”, published by the Penguin Books. Check out Omar’s book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/777485/one-day-everyone-will-have-always-been-against-this-by-omar-el-akkad/?fbclid=IwY2xjawI9NZpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHRHlIY5dAk3hrnB8dk0wOc9P_cL3vOlRO6pa78Ux07cr9tv4PR_GhwkMrg_aem_ltRUIYUqFxKHG-AUz9rHsg Keep TiH! free and completely listener supported by subscribing to our weekly bonus Patreon podcast or visiting thisishell.com/pages/support Award-winning author Omar El Akkad joins “This Is… Award-winning author Omar El Akkad joins “This Is Hell!” to talk about his new book, "One Day, Everyone Will Have Always Been Against This”, published by the Penguin Books. Check out Omar’s book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/777485/one-day-everyone-will-have-always-been-against-this-by-omar-el-akkad/?fbclid=IwY2xjawI9NZpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHRHlIY5dAk3hrnB8dk0wOc9P_cL3vOlRO6pa78Ux07cr9tv4PR_GhwkMrg_aem_ltRUIYUqFxKHG-AUz9rHsg Keep TiH! free and completely listener supported by subscribing to our weekly bonus Patreon podcast or visiting thisishell.com/pages/support thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2046784728 Tue, 11 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-dark-history-of-american-orphanhood-kristen-martin 01:35:57 This Is Hell! yes Journalist and cultural critic Kristen Martin joins “This Is Hell!” to talk about her new book, "The Sun Won’t Come Out Tomorrow: The Dark History of American Orphanhood”, published by the Bold Type Books. Check out Kristen’s book here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kristen-martin/the-sun-wont-come-out-tomorrow/9781645030348/?lens=bold-type-books Visit Kristen’s website: https://www.kristenmartin.net/ Keep TiH! free and completely listener supported by subscribing to our weekly bonus Patreon podcast or visiting thisishell.com/pages/support Journalist and cultural critic Kristen Martin joi… Journalist and cultural critic Kristen Martin joins “This Is Hell!” to talk about her new book, "The Sun Won’t Come Out Tomorrow: The Dark History of American Orphanhood”, published by the Bold Type Books. Check out Kristen’s book here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kristen-martin/the-sun-wont-come-out-tomorrow/9781645030348/?lens=bold-type-books Visit Kristen’s website: https://www.kristenmartin.net/ Keep TiH! free and completely listener supported by subscribing to our weekly bonus Patreon podcast or visiting thisishell.com/pages/support thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2049086656 Wed, 05 Mar 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/worker-to-worker-organizing-eric-blanc 01:51:04 This Is Hell! yes Labor scholar Eric Blanc joins us to discuss his new book published just today by the University of California Press titled, "We Are the Union: How Worker-to-Worker Organizing Is Revitalizing Labor and Winning Big." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Eric's book here: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/we-are-the-union/paper Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Labor scholar Eric Blanc joins us to discuss his … Labor scholar Eric Blanc joins us to discuss his new book published just today by the University of California Press titled, "We Are the Union: How Worker-to-Worker Organizing Is Revitalizing Labor and Winning Big." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Eric's book here: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/we-are-the-union/paper Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2043405116 Wed, 26 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/hitlers-takeover-was-completely-constitutional-timothy-ryback 01:52:39 This Is Hell! yes Historian Timothy W. Ryback joins us to discuss his Atlantic essays, "How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days: He used the constitution to shatter the constitution," "The Oligarchs Who Came to Regret Supporting Hitler They helped him in pursuit of profit. Many ended up in concentration camps," and, "‘Herr Hitler, Do You Really Believe Me Capable of Such a Dirty Trick?’ The chancellor rewarded loyalty with loyalty. Until he didn’t." Timothy is director of the Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation in The Hague. He is the author of several books on Hitler’s Germany, most recently, "Takeover: Hitler’s Final Rise to Power." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Timothy's writing at The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/author/timothy-w-ryback/ Check out his new book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/727483/takeover-by-timothy-w-ryback/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Historian Timothy W. Ryback joins us to discuss h… Historian Timothy W. Ryback joins us to discuss his Atlantic essays, "How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days: He used the constitution to shatter the constitution," "The Oligarchs Who Came to Regret Supporting Hitler They helped him in pursuit of profit. Many ended up in concentration camps," and, "‘Herr Hitler, Do You Really Believe Me Capable of Such a Dirty Trick?’ The chancellor rewarded loyalty with loyalty. Until he didn’t." Timothy is director of the Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation in The Hague. He is the author of several books on Hitler’s Germany, most recently, "Takeover: Hitler’s Final Rise to Power." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Timothy's writing at The Atlantic: https://www.theatlantic.com/author/timothy-w-ryback/ Check out his new book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/727483/takeover-by-timothy-w-ryback/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2042067772 Tue, 25 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/a-new-political-ideology-is-needed-to-change-the-world-erald-kolasi 01:36:56 This Is Hell! yes Physicist Erald Kolasi returns to “This Is Hell!” to talk about his new book, "The Physics of Capitalism: How a New Political Ecology Can Change the World”, published by the Monthly Review. Check out Erald’s book here: https://monthlyreview.org/product/the-physics-of-capitalism-how-a-new-political-ecology-can-change-the-world/ Keep TiH! free and completely listener supported by subscribing to our weekly bonus Patreon podcast: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Physicist Erald Kolasi returns to “This Is Hell!”… Physicist Erald Kolasi returns to “This Is Hell!” to talk about his new book, "The Physics of Capitalism: How a New Political Ecology Can Change the World”, published by the Monthly Review. Check out Erald’s book here: https://monthlyreview.org/product/the-physics-of-capitalism-how-a-new-political-ecology-can-change-the-world/ Keep TiH! free and completely listener supported by subscribing to our weekly bonus Patreon podcast: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2039577420 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/chuck-has-covid-pt-2-technoauthoritarian-frontiers-quinn-slobodian-greg-grandin 01:56:43 This Is Hell! yes Chuck is out of action this week COVID, so we are featuring past interviews with upcoming guests who all have new books coming out on the days we are scheduled to interview them in upcoming weeks. Today's episode features two listener-favorite historians. First up is Quinn Slobodian on his 2023 book "Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracy." Greg Grandin follows with a discussion of his Pulitzer Prize-winning 2020 book "The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America." A classic Moment of Truth with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Chuck is out of action this week COVID, so we are… Chuck is out of action this week COVID, so we are featuring past interviews with upcoming guests who all have new books coming out on the days we are scheduled to interview them in upcoming weeks. Today's episode features two listener-favorite historians. First up is Quinn Slobodian on his 2023 book "Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracy." Greg Grandin follows with a discussion of his Pulitzer Prize-winning 2020 book "The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America." A classic Moment of Truth with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2038248612 Wed, 19 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/chuck-has-covid-pt-1-socialist-futures-jodi-dean-erald-kolasi 01:49:44 This Is Hell! yes Chuck is out of action this week COVID, so we are featuring past interviews with upcoming guests who all have new books coming out on the days we are scheduled to interview them in upcoming weeks. Today's episode features two guests whose work imagine a more emancipatory, dignified, sustainable future should socialist imperatives govern the future of human development. First up is political scientist Jodi Dean, who joined us in 2022 to discuss her book "Socialist Reconstruction: A Better Future for the United States" from 1804 Books. Physicist and researcher Erald Kolasi follows in a 2021 interview in which he outlines his vision for a more ecologically sustainable future as discussed in his Monthly Review article titled "The Ecological State." Rotten History from our dear friend and comrade Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Chuck is out of action this week COVID, so we are… Chuck is out of action this week COVID, so we are featuring past interviews with upcoming guests who all have new books coming out on the days we are scheduled to interview them in upcoming weeks. Today's episode features two guests whose work imagine a more emancipatory, dignified, sustainable future should socialist imperatives govern the future of human development. First up is political scientist Jodi Dean, who joined us in 2022 to discuss her book "Socialist Reconstruction: A Better Future for the United States" from 1804 Books. Physicist and researcher Erald Kolasi follows in a 2021 interview in which he outlines his vision for a more ecologically sustainable future as discussed in his Monthly Review article titled "The Ecological State." Rotten History from our dear friend and comrade Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2033528916 Tue, 11 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/law-enforcement-needs-to-get-serious-about-the-far-right-mike-german 01:44:25 This Is Hell! yes Mike German, co-author with Beth Zasloff of the new book, "Policing White Supremacy: The Enemy Within," returns to This is Hell! Mike is a former FBI agent who went undercover in the far right whtie supremacsit movement and has appeared on the show a couple of times. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Mike's book here: https://thenewpress.com/books/policing-white-supremacy Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Mike German, co-author with Beth Zasloff of the n… Mike German, co-author with Beth Zasloff of the new book, "Policing White Supremacy: The Enemy Within," returns to This is Hell! Mike is a former FBI agent who went undercover in the far right whtie supremacsit movement and has appeared on the show a couple of times. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Mike's book here: https://thenewpress.com/books/policing-white-supremacy Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2031887720 Mon, 10 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/becca-lewishow-technofacism-is-rooted-in-silicon-valley 01:28:52 This Is Hell! yes Disinformation and far-right digital media scholar Becca Lewis, who posted The Guardian article, “‘Headed for technofascism’: the rightwing roots of Silicon Valley." Check out Becca Lewis new Guardian piece at this link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2025/jan/29/silicon-valley-rightwing-technofascism?fbclid=IwY2xjawIYf-tleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHc2nPsngc-4BdtZ_VAwm84lbBIMTOkq8WaTAvn1nYmXhUWlgWa_lfeyW2w_aem_L7nLbYIVbWoIlBoxR9OKLw Becca served as an expert witness in the defamation lawsuits brought against Alex Jones by parents of Sandy Hook shooting victims. She is currently writing a book on the rise of reactionary politics in Silicon Valley and online. Keep TiH! free and completely listener supported by subscribing to our weekly bonus Patreon podcast or visiting thisishell.com/pages/support Disinformation and far-right digital media schola… Disinformation and far-right digital media scholar Becca Lewis, who posted The Guardian article, “‘Headed for technofascism’: the rightwing roots of Silicon Valley." Check out Becca Lewis new Guardian piece at this link: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2025/jan/29/silicon-valley-rightwing-technofascism?fbclid=IwY2xjawIYf-tleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHc2nPsngc-4BdtZ_VAwm84lbBIMTOkq8WaTAvn1nYmXhUWlgWa_lfeyW2w_aem_L7nLbYIVbWoIlBoxR9OKLw Becca served as an expert witness in the defamation lawsuits brought against Alex Jones by parents of Sandy Hook shooting victims. She is currently writing a book on the rise of reactionary politics in Silicon Valley and online. Keep TiH! free and completely listener supported by subscribing to our weekly bonus Patreon podcast or visiting thisishell.com/pages/support thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2027544228 Wed, 05 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/how-thiel-musk-and-other-tech-billionaires-bought-the-liberal-media-eoin-higgins 01:45:34 This Is Hell! yes Journalist and historian Eoin Higgins, author of the new book, "Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Eoin's book here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/eoin-higgins/owned/9781645030461/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Journalist and historian Eoin Higgins, author of … Journalist and historian Eoin Higgins, author of the new book, "Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Eoin's book here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/eoin-higgins/owned/9781645030461/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2026033724 Sat, 01 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/natasha-hakimi-zapatawhat-different-parts-of-the-world-has-that-the-us-lacks 01:29:51 This Is Hell! yes Award-winning journalist Natasha Hakimi Zapata joins us to discuss her new book, “Another World Is Possible: Lessons For America From Around The Globe”, published by The New Press. Her articles can be found be found in In These TImes, The Nation, and The New York Times. Purchase the book at this link: https://thenewpress.com/books/another-world-possible Natasha Hakimi Zapata’s website: https://www.natashahakimizapata.com/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Award-winning journalist Natasha Hakimi Zapata jo… Award-winning journalist Natasha Hakimi Zapata joins us to discuss her new book, “Another World Is Possible: Lessons For America From Around The Globe”, published by The New Press. Her articles can be found be found in In These TImes, The Nation, and The New York Times. Purchase the book at this link: https://thenewpress.com/books/another-world-possible Natasha Hakimi Zapata’s website: https://www.natashahakimizapata.com/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2021510957 Wed, 29 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/putting-the-community-in-community-schools-can-save-public-education-jeff-bryant 01:57:39 This Is Hell! yes Jeff Bryant joins us to discuss his recent writing on the threats facing community public education and the ways schools and communities are resisting them. Articles to be discussed include "How a Struggling Boston School Found Success in the Roots of its Haitian American Community," and "Voters Across the Political Spectrum Gave Public Education Important Wins in the 2024 Election," both available at The Progressive. Rotten History from Renaldo Migaldi and The Moment of Truth with Jeff Dorchen both follow the interview. Check out Jeff's recent writing at The Progressive here: https://progressive.org/topics/jeff-bryant/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Jeff Bryant joins us to discuss his recent writin… Jeff Bryant joins us to discuss his recent writing on the threats facing community public education and the ways schools and communities are resisting them. Articles to be discussed include "How a Struggling Boston School Found Success in the Roots of its Haitian American Community," and "Voters Across the Political Spectrum Gave Public Education Important Wins in the 2024 Election," both available at The Progressive. Rotten History from Renaldo Migaldi and The Moment of Truth with Jeff Dorchen both follow the interview. Check out Jeff's recent writing at The Progressive here: https://progressive.org/topics/jeff-bryant/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2017378185 Wed, 22 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/parenting-toward-abolition-maya-schenwar-kim-wilson 01:57:12 This Is Hell! yes Maya Schenwar returns to This is Hell! Maya will be joined by the co-editor Kim Wilson who are co-editors of the new collection, "We Grow the World Together: Parenting Toward Abolition" from Haymarket Books. Maya is editor in-chief of truthout. Kim is the cofounder, cohost, and producer of Beyond Prisons, a podcast on incarceration and prison abolition. Rotten History from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out their new edited volume here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2446-we-grow-the-world-together Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Maya Schenwar returns to This is Hell! Maya will … Maya Schenwar returns to This is Hell! Maya will be joined by the co-editor Kim Wilson who are co-editors of the new collection, "We Grow the World Together: Parenting Toward Abolition" from Haymarket Books. Maya is editor in-chief of truthout. Kim is the cofounder, cohost, and producer of Beyond Prisons, a podcast on incarceration and prison abolition. Rotten History from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out their new edited volume here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2446-we-grow-the-world-together Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2014702963 Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/our-grief-and-mourning-can-interrupt-the-flow-of-capitalismsarah-jaffe 01:35:27 This Is Hell! yes Sarah Jaffe, author of “Work Won't Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone and Necessary Trouble: Americans in Revolt” joins us to discuss her new book “From the Ashes: Grief and Revolution in a World on Fire”, published by Bold Type Books. Purchase the book at this link: https://bookshop.org/p/books/from-the-ashes-grief-and-revolution-in-a-world-on-fire-sarah-jaffe/21156243?ean=9781541703490 Sarah Jaffe’s website: https://sarahljaffe.com/ Jeffrey Dorchen also brings us his latest "Moment of Truth". Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Sarah Jaffe, author of “Work Won't Love You Back:… Sarah Jaffe, author of “Work Won't Love You Back: How Devotion to Our Jobs Keeps Us Exploited, Exhausted, and Alone and Necessary Trouble: Americans in Revolt” joins us to discuss her new book “From the Ashes: Grief and Revolution in a World on Fire”, published by Bold Type Books. Purchase the book at this link: https://bookshop.org/p/books/from-the-ashes-grief-and-revolution-in-a-world-on-fire-sarah-jaffe/21156243?ean=9781541703490 Sarah Jaffe’s website: https://sarahljaffe.com/ Jeffrey Dorchen also brings us his latest "Moment of Truth". Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2010134931 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/spotifys-plot-against-musicians 01:42:52 This Is Hell! yes Liz Pelly joins This Is Hell! to discuss her Harper's cover article titled "The Ghosts in the Machine: Spotify's Plot Against Musicians," excerpted from her new book, Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist (One Signal Publishers). An all-new Moment of Truth with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Liz's article: https://harpers.org/archive/2025/01/the-ghosts-in-the-machine-liz-pelly-spotify-musicians/ And her book: https://lizpelly.info/book Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Liz Pelly joins This Is Hell! to discuss her Harp… Liz Pelly joins This Is Hell! to discuss her Harper's cover article titled "The Ghosts in the Machine: Spotify's Plot Against Musicians," excerpted from her new book, Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist (One Signal Publishers). An all-new Moment of Truth with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Liz's article: https://harpers.org/archive/2025/01/the-ghosts-in-the-machine-liz-pelly-spotify-musicians/ And her book: https://lizpelly.info/book Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2009275071 Mon, 13 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/defunding-the-police-and-abolition-as-forms-of-democracy 01:24:12 This Is Hell! yes Sonali Kolhatkar, author of “Rising Up: The Power of Narrative in Pursuing Racial Justice” joins us to discuss her new book “Talking About Abolition: A Police-Free World Is Possible”, published by Seven Stories Press. Purchase the book at this link: https://sevenstories.com/books/4670-talking-about-abolition?srsltid=AfmBOopfJr7eEoqqTYOKWx9Q_aJhojtOxT5fyipK4DfbqnIfm4q0VBy1 Sonali Kolhatkar’s website: https://www.sonalikolhatkar.com Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Sonali Kolhatkar, author of “Rising Up: The Power… Sonali Kolhatkar, author of “Rising Up: The Power of Narrative in Pursuing Racial Justice” joins us to discuss her new book “Talking About Abolition: A Police-Free World Is Possible”, published by Seven Stories Press. Purchase the book at this link: https://sevenstories.com/books/4670-talking-about-abolition?srsltid=AfmBOopfJr7eEoqqTYOKWx9Q_aJhojtOxT5fyipK4DfbqnIfm4q0VBy1 Sonali Kolhatkar’s website: https://www.sonalikolhatkar.com Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2004455767 Wed, 08 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2024-a-forceful-history-of-black-resistance-kellie-carter-jackson 01:04:18 This Is Hell! yes Kellie Carter-Jackson returns to discuss her new book, We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance (Seal Press). Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Kellie Carter-Jackson returns to discuss her new … Kellie Carter-Jackson returns to discuss her new book, We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance (Seal Press). Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/2003590675 Mon, 06 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2024-dark-money-human-trafficking-and-right-wing-conspiracy-inside-the-catholic-church-gareth-gore 01:06:38 This Is Hell! yes Best of 2024: Gareth Gore on his book, "Opus: The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking, and Right-Wing Conspiracy inside the Catholic Church," published by Simon and Schuster on the day of the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Best of 2024: Gareth Gore on his book, "Opus: Th… Best of 2024: Gareth Gore on his book, "Opus: The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking, and Right-Wing Conspiracy inside the Catholic Church," published by Simon and Schuster on the day of the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1997280771 Thu, 02 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2024-louisiana-is-a-testbed-for-a-fascist-state-apparatus-gabrielle-perry 01:00:11 This Is Hell! yes Gabrielle Perry joins us to discuss her recent Scalawag article, "Louisiana is the blueprint for further fascist repression." Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Gabrielle Perry joins us to discuss her recent Sc… Gabrielle Perry joins us to discuss her recent Scalawag article, "Louisiana is the blueprint for further fascist repression." Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1997276755 Wed, 01 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2024-cop-feminisms-sophie-lewis 01:11:41 This Is Hell! yes Returning to This is Hell! is listener favorite Sophie Lewis, author of Full Surrogacy Now: Feminism Against Family, as well as Abolish the Family: A Manifesto for Care and Liberation. Sophie will be on to talk about her new writing at The Drift, "Lipstick on the Pigs: Kamala Harris and the Lineage of the Female Cop." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Returning to This is Hell! is listener favorite S… Returning to This is Hell! is listener favorite Sophie Lewis, author of Full Surrogacy Now: Feminism Against Family, as well as Abolish the Family: A Manifesto for Care and Liberation. Sophie will be on to talk about her new writing at The Drift, "Lipstick on the Pigs: Kamala Harris and the Lineage of the Female Cop." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1997252675 Mon, 30 Dec 2024 17:08:42 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2024-enshittification-cory-doctorow 00:58:33 This Is Hell! yes Cory Doctorow on his Financial Times article, "‘Enshittification’ is coming for absolutely everything: The term describes the slow decay of online platforms such as Facebook. But what if we’ve entered the ‘enshittocene’?" "Rotten History" follows the interview. Cory also has a new novel, The Bezel. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Cory Doctorow on his Financial Times article, "‘E… Cory Doctorow on his Financial Times article, "‘Enshittification’ is coming for absolutely everything: The term describes the slow decay of online platforms such as Facebook. But what if we’ve entered the ‘enshittocene’?" "Rotten History" follows the interview. Cory also has a new novel, The Bezel. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1997272423 Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2024-against-resilience-ajay-singh-chaudhary 01:13:25 This Is Hell! yes Ajay Singh Chaudhary returns to This Is Hell! to talk about his Baffler Magazine article, "Sick and Tired: Against Resilience," an excerpt from, The Exhausted of the Earth: Politics in a Burning World (Repeater Books). Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Ajay Singh Chaudhary returns to This Is Hell! to … Ajay Singh Chaudhary returns to This Is Hell! to talk about his Baffler Magazine article, "Sick and Tired: Against Resilience," an excerpt from, The Exhausted of the Earth: Politics in a Burning World (Repeater Books). Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1995534691 Wed, 25 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2024-ketamine-dan-piepenbring 01:12:50 This Is Hell! yes Dan Piepenbring on his Baffler article, "K-Pop: Our forefathers did dissociatives." Dan is the New Books columnist for Harper’s and the co-author, with Tom O’Neill, of CHAOS: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties. He’s currently working on a book about ketamine. "The Moment of Truth" follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon. Dan Piepenbring on his Baffler article, "K-Pop: O… Dan Piepenbring on his Baffler article, "K-Pop: Our forefathers did dissociatives." Dan is the New Books columnist for Harper’s and the co-author, with Tom O’Neill, of CHAOS: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties. He’s currently working on a book about ketamine. "The Moment of Truth" follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1993745283 Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2024-ideologies-of-climate-change-tad-delay 00:57:26 This Is Hell! yes Tad DeLay returns to This Is Hell! to discuss his new book from Verso, Future of Denial: The Ideologies of Climate Change. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Tad DeLay returns to This Is Hell! to discuss his… Tad DeLay returns to This Is Hell! to discuss his new book from Verso, Future of Denial: The Ideologies of Climate Change. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1993737647 Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2024-new-apostolic-reformation-wages-spiritual-warfare-on-demon-crats-matthew-taylor 01:04:24 This Is Hell! yes Matthew D. Taylor joins us to discuss his book, The Violent Take It by Force: The Christian Movement That Is Threatening Our Democracy, published just yesterday by Broadleaf Books. Jeff Dorchen joins us after the interview to deliver a new segment of "The Moment of Truth." Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Matthew D. Taylor joins us to discuss his book, T… Matthew D. Taylor joins us to discuss his book, The Violent Take It by Force: The Christian Movement That Is Threatening Our Democracy, published just yesterday by Broadleaf Books. Jeff Dorchen joins us after the interview to deliver a new segment of "The Moment of Truth." Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1993729111 Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2024-taking-down-fat-phobia-kate-manne 00:58:59 This Is Hell! yes Kate Manne returns to talk about her book, Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Kate Manne returns to talk about her book, Unshri… Kate Manne returns to talk about her book, Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1993203975 Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2024-armed-struggle-for-black-liberation-in-southern-california-gerald-horne 01:03:18 This Is Hell! yes Historian Gerald Horne returns to the show to discuss his new book, Armed Struggle?: Panthers & Communists; Black Nationalists and Liberals in Southern California through the Sixties and Seventies. "Rotten History" follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Historian Gerald Horne returns to the show to dis… Historian Gerald Horne returns to the show to discuss his new book, Armed Struggle?: Panthers & Communists; Black Nationalists and Liberals in Southern California through the Sixties and Seventies. "Rotten History" follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1991485971 Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2024-from-the-river-to-the-sea-means-freedom-and-equality-for-all-not-genocide-of-jews-stephen-zunes 01:05:22 This Is Hell! yes Past guest Stephen Zunes returns to speak with us about his recent Truthout writing including, "Biden Continues to Provide Israel Billions for War Crimes," "Biden’s Response to Israel’s ICC Prosecution Is an Attack on International Law," and "Don’t Buy the Right-Wing Disinformation Campaign on “From the River to the Sea.” Stephen is a professor of Politics at the University of San Francisco, who is currently the Torgny Segerstedt Visiting Research professor at the Gothenburg University in Sweden. "Rotten History" follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Past guest Stephen Zunes returns to speak with us… Past guest Stephen Zunes returns to speak with us about his recent Truthout writing including, "Biden Continues to Provide Israel Billions for War Crimes," "Biden’s Response to Israel’s ICC Prosecution Is an Attack on International Law," and "Don’t Buy the Right-Wing Disinformation Campaign on “From the River to the Sea.” Stephen is a professor of Politics at the University of San Francisco, who is currently the Torgny Segerstedt Visiting Research professor at the Gothenburg University in Sweden. "Rotten History" follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1989218759 Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2024-why-you-should-hate-the-ruling-class-for-its-obscene-wealth-rob-larson 01:09:29 This Is Hell! yes Economist Rob Larson returns to This Is Hell! to dicsuss Mastering the Universe: The Obscene Wealth of the Ruling Class, What They Do with Their Money, and Why You Should Hate Them Even More (Haymarket Books) on the day it's published. Check out Rob's book here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2215-mastering-the-universe Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon. Economist Rob Larson returns to This Is Hell! to … Economist Rob Larson returns to This Is Hell! to dicsuss Mastering the Universe: The Obscene Wealth of the Ruling Class, What They Do with Their Money, and Why You Should Hate Them Even More (Haymarket Books) on the day it's published. Check out Rob's book here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2215-mastering-the-universe Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1992236131 Thu, 19 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/tih20241218bestoflewis 00:58:17 This Is Hell! yes We wrap up the week with the return of writer, theorist, and recovering academic Sophie Lewis to talk about her new writing at Salvage Magazine, "Some of my best enemies are feminists: on Zionist feminism." This will be Sophie's fourth appearance on This is Hell! and her interviews have repeatedly been selected by listeners as their favorites of the year each time she has appeared. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon. We wrap up the week with the return of writer, th… We wrap up the week with the return of writer, theorist, and recovering academic Sophie Lewis to talk about her new writing at Salvage Magazine, "Some of my best enemies are feminists: on Zionist feminism." This will be Sophie's fourth appearance on This is Hell! and her interviews have repeatedly been selected by listeners as their favorites of the year each time she has appeared. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1981165867 Wed, 11 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/hindu-supremacy-on-college-campuses-and-the-diaspora 01:43:52 This Is Hell! yes Nevin Kallepalli joins us to discuss his writing at the Baffler, “Hindutva University: Meet the group spreading Hindu supremacist propaganda on college campuses”. “Moment of Truth” from Jeff Dorchen will follow the interview. Check out Nevin’s article here: https://thebaffler.com/latest/university-of-hindutva-kallepalli Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Nevin Kallepalli joins us to discuss his writing … Nevin Kallepalli joins us to discuss his writing at the Baffler, “Hindutva University: Meet the group spreading Hindu supremacist propaganda on college campuses”. “Moment of Truth” from Jeff Dorchen will follow the interview. Check out Nevin’s article here: https://thebaffler.com/latest/university-of-hindutva-kallepalli Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1979422927 Mon, 09 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-persistence-of-the-us-nuclear-deterrence-policyelaine-scarry 01:34:26 This Is Hell! yes Elaine Scarry joins us to discuss her writing at the Boston Review, “The Extortionist Doctrine : On the persistence of U.S. nuclear deterrence policy.’” "Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follow the interview. Check out Elaine’s article here: https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/the-extortionists-doctrine/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Elaine Scarry joins us to discuss her writing at … Elaine Scarry joins us to discuss her writing at the Boston Review, “The Extortionist Doctrine : On the persistence of U.S. nuclear deterrence policy.’” "Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follow the interview. Check out Elaine’s article here: https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/the-extortionists-doctrine/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1973772131 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 22:54:42 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/big-oils-climate-change-cover-up-began-in-the-1950s-rebecca-john 02:07:47 This Is Hell! yes Rebecca John joins us to discuss her writing at DeSmog, "Revealed: Big Oil Told 70 Years Ago That Fossil Fuel Emissions Could Impact ‘Civilization.’" "Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi and "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follow the interview. Check out Rebecca's article here: https://www.desmog.com/2024/11/12/revealed-big-oil-told-70-years-ago-that-fossil-fuel-emissions-could-impact-civilization/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Rebecca John joins us to discuss her writing at D… Rebecca John joins us to discuss her writing at DeSmog, "Revealed: Big Oil Told 70 Years Ago That Fossil Fuel Emissions Could Impact ‘Civilization.’" "Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi and "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follow the interview. Check out Rebecca's article here: https://www.desmog.com/2024/11/12/revealed-big-oil-told-70-years-ago-that-fossil-fuel-emissions-could-impact-civilization/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1967739531 Tue, 26 Nov 2024 20:46:32 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/liberalism-will-cost-us-the-earthalberto-toscano 01:44:20 This Is Hell! yes Alberto Toscano joins us to discuss his In These TImes piece, "Liberalism Will Cost Us the Earth - Trump’s recoronation is another symptom of centrism’s global bankruptcy.." Check out Alberto's article here: https://inthesetimes.com/article/liberalism-will-cost-us-the-earth?fbclid=IwY2xjawGzEB1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHSSXdh3TbVJILW-Ke60gd7sHll2I-8Y0gu8Hpt8uILxKhva2d1OWrwLeYQ_aem_8ZjUNhGUyyNj4NkRN7PLnA Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Alberto Toscano joins us to discuss his In These … Alberto Toscano joins us to discuss his In These TImes piece, "Liberalism Will Cost Us the Earth - Trump’s recoronation is another symptom of centrism’s global bankruptcy.." Check out Alberto's article here: https://inthesetimes.com/article/liberalism-will-cost-us-the-earth?fbclid=IwY2xjawGzEB1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHSSXdh3TbVJILW-Ke60gd7sHll2I-8Y0gu8Hpt8uILxKhva2d1OWrwLeYQ_aem_8ZjUNhGUyyNj4NkRN7PLnA Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1964770795 Fri, 22 Nov 2024 17:58:57 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/project-esther-a-trumpian-blueprint-to-crush-anticolonial-resistance 01:36:52 This Is Hell! yes Yoav Litvin joins us to discuss his Al Jazeera column, "Project Esther: A Trumpian blueprint to crush anticolonial resistance: The Heritage Foundation strategy named after the biblical Jewish queen offers insights into the persecution those who oppose Zionism and white-supremacy will likely face in Trump’s America." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Yoav's article here: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/11/15/project-esther-a-trumpian-blueprint-to-crush-anticolonial-resistance Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Yoav Litvin joins us to discuss his Al Jazeera co… Yoav Litvin joins us to discuss his Al Jazeera column, "Project Esther: A Trumpian blueprint to crush anticolonial resistance: The Heritage Foundation strategy named after the biblical Jewish queen offers insights into the persecution those who oppose Zionism and white-supremacy will likely face in Trump’s America." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Yoav's article here: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/11/15/project-esther-a-trumpian-blueprint-to-crush-anticolonial-resistance Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1962218027 Tue, 19 Nov 2024 20:51:15 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/famine-denials-past-and-presentalex-de-waal 01:30:46 This Is Hell! yes Author and scholar Alex de Waal returns to the show to discuss his recent article at the Boston Review titled "Engineers of Calamity - Famine Denial's Past and Present From Ukraine to Gaza". Check out Alex's article here: https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/engineers-of-calamity/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Famine Denial's Past and Present/Alex De Waal By This Is Hell! is licensed under a Creative Commons License. Author and scholar Alex de Waal returns to the sh… Author and scholar Alex de Waal returns to the show to discuss his recent article at the Boston Review titled "Engineers of Calamity - Famine Denial's Past and Present From Ukraine to Gaza". Check out Alex's article here: https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/engineers-of-calamity/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Famine Denial's Past and Present/Alex De Waal By This Is Hell! is licensed under a Creative Commons License. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1957437887 Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:11:57 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/betting-on-us-elections-francis-northwood 01:49:14 This Is Hell! yes Francis Northwood joins us to discuss his new Baffler article titles "Unsafe Bets - Polymarket’s great expectations". Check out Francis' article :https://thebaffler.com/latest/unsafe-bets-northwood Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Francis Northwood joins us to discuss his new Baf… Francis Northwood joins us to discuss his new Baffler article titles "Unsafe Bets - Polymarket’s great expectations". Check out Francis' article :https://thebaffler.com/latest/unsafe-bets-northwood Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1957262155 Mon, 11 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/trump-presidency-will-expand-unilateral-presidential-power-karen-greenberg 01:29:03 This Is Hell! yes Legal scholar Karen Greenberg returns to the show to discuss her recent article at TomDispatch titled "It’s Not Just About the President It’s About the Presidency." "Rotten History" by Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Karen's article here: https://tomdispatch.com/its-not-just-about-the-president/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Legal scholar Karen Greenberg returns to the show… Legal scholar Karen Greenberg returns to the show to discuss her recent article at TomDispatch titled "It’s Not Just About the President It’s About the Presidency." "Rotten History" by Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Karen's article here: https://tomdispatch.com/its-not-just-about-the-president/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1951207775 Wed, 06 Nov 2024 19:32:51 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/cop-feminisms-sophie-lewis 01:41:15 This Is Hell! yes Returning to This is Hell! is listener favorite Sophie Lewis, author of Full Surrogacy Now: Feminism Against Family, as well as Abolish the Family: A Manifesto for Care and Liberation. Sophie will be on to talk about her new writing at The Drift, "Lipstick on the Pigs: Kamala Harris and the Lineage of the Female Cop." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Sophie's article here: https://www.thedriftmag.com/lipstick-on-the-pigs/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Returning to This is Hell! is listener favorite S… Returning to This is Hell! is listener favorite Sophie Lewis, author of Full Surrogacy Now: Feminism Against Family, as well as Abolish the Family: A Manifesto for Care and Liberation. Sophie will be on to talk about her new writing at The Drift, "Lipstick on the Pigs: Kamala Harris and the Lineage of the Female Cop." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Sophie's article here: https://www.thedriftmag.com/lipstick-on-the-pigs/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1950351411 Tue, 05 Nov 2024 18:19:46 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/feminist-fillains-nicole-froio 01:36:34 This Is Hell! yes Co-founder of the new feminist blog, Flytrap, Nicole Froio joins us to discuss her new piece titled, "The (Feminist) Empire Strikes Back." The Flytrap Media is a worker-owned, intersectional, and expansive feminist media group that thinks beyond clicks and hashtag-engagement. "Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Nicole's piece here: https://theflytrap.beehiiv.com/p/the-feminist-empire-strikes-back Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Co-founder of the new feminist blog, Flytrap, Nic… Co-founder of the new feminist blog, Flytrap, Nicole Froio joins us to discuss her new piece titled, "The (Feminist) Empire Strikes Back." The Flytrap Media is a worker-owned, intersectional, and expansive feminist media group that thinks beyond clicks and hashtag-engagement. "Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Nicole's piece here: https://theflytrap.beehiiv.com/p/the-feminist-empire-strikes-back Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1947404315 Fri, 01 Nov 2024 16:46:41 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-military-industrial-complex-on-campus-sylvia-martin 01:13:42 This Is Hell! yes Anthropologist Sylvia J. Martin discusses her recent the Monthly Review article, "UARCs: The American Universities that Produce Warfighters." She is the author of numerous articles on globalization and the intersection of narrative and the U. S. national security state. Check out Sylvia's article here: https://monthlyreview.org/2024/09/01/uarcs-the-american-universities-that-produce-warfighters/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Anthropologist Sylvia J. Martin discusses her rec… Anthropologist Sylvia J. Martin discusses her recent the Monthly Review article, "UARCs: The American Universities that Produce Warfighters." She is the author of numerous articles on globalization and the intersection of narrative and the U. S. national security state. Check out Sylvia's article here: https://monthlyreview.org/2024/09/01/uarcs-the-american-universities-that-produce-warfighters/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1945906315 Thu, 31 Oct 2024 00:01:54 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/breaking-the-public-schools-jennifer-berkshire 01:32:46 This Is Hell! yes Returning to the show for the third time, Jennifer C. Berkshire wrote the American Prospect article, "Breaking the Public Schools: Red states are enacting universal education vouchers, threatening budget calamity and potentially degrading student achievement." Jennifer is the host of the education podcast 'Have You Heard' and the author, with another past guest Jack Schneider, of "The Education Wars: A Citizen’s Guide and Defense Manual." "Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Jennifer's article here: https://prospect.org/education/2024-10-11-breaking-public-schools/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Returning to the show for the third time, Jennife… Returning to the show for the third time, Jennifer C. Berkshire wrote the American Prospect article, "Breaking the Public Schools: Red states are enacting universal education vouchers, threatening budget calamity and potentially degrading student achievement." Jennifer is the host of the education podcast 'Have You Heard' and the author, with another past guest Jack Schneider, of "The Education Wars: A Citizen’s Guide and Defense Manual." "Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Jennifer's article here: https://prospect.org/education/2024-10-11-breaking-public-schools/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1936106084 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 19:01:13 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/abolish-rent-tracy-rosenthal-1 00:56:30 This Is Hell! yes Tracy Rosenthal returns to discuss her new book, "Abolish Rent: How Tenants Can End the Housing Crisis" from Haymarket Books. Check out Tracy's book here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2443-abolish-rent Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Tracy Rosenthal returns to discuss her new book, … Tracy Rosenthal returns to discuss her new book, "Abolish Rent: How Tenants Can End the Housing Crisis" from Haymarket Books. Check out Tracy's book here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2443-abolish-rent Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1936105421 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 18:59:49 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/abolish-rent-tracy-rosenthal 01:37:17 This Is Hell! yes Tracy Rosenthal returns to discuss her new book, "Abolish Rent: How Tenants Can End the Housing Crisis" from Haymarket Books. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Tracy's book here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2443-abolish-rent Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Tracy Rosenthal returns to discuss her new book, … Tracy Rosenthal returns to discuss her new book, "Abolish Rent: How Tenants Can End the Housing Crisis" from Haymarket Books. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Tracy's book here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2443-abolish-rent Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1936080932 Wed, 16 Oct 2024 18:12:03 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/a-pride-paradox-fuels-far-right-politics-in-appalachia-arlie-hochschild 01:27:39 This Is Hell! yes National Book Award finalist Arlie Russell Hochschild returns to This is Hell! to speak with us about her new book, "Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right." "Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview Check out Arlie's new book: https://thenewpress.com/books/stolen-pride Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell National Book Award finalist Arlie Russell Hochsc… National Book Award finalist Arlie Russell Hochschild returns to This is Hell! to speak with us about her new book, "Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right." "Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview Check out Arlie's new book: https://thenewpress.com/books/stolen-pride Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1931961758 Wed, 09 Oct 2024 20:26:01 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/tyrannical-couty-sheriffs-in-the-united-states-threaten-democracy-jessica-pishko 01:37:41 This Is Hell! yes Journalist and lawyer Jessica Pishko joins us to discuss her new book, "The Highest Law in the Land: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Jessica's book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/707263/the-highest-law-in-the-land-by-jessica-pishko/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Journalist and lawyer Jessica Pishko joins us to … Journalist and lawyer Jessica Pishko joins us to discuss her new book, "The Highest Law in the Land: How the Unchecked Power of Sheriffs Threatens Democracy." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Jessica's book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/707263/the-highest-law-in-the-land-by-jessica-pishko/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1931179136 Tue, 08 Oct 2024 17:33:12 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/we-have-never-been-woke-musa-al-gharbi 01:33:04 This Is Hell! yes Sociologist Musa al-Gharbi returns to discuss his new book, "We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite," published just today by Princeton University Press. "Rotten History" by Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Musa's book here: https://musaalgharbi.com/we-have-never-been-woke-available-now/ Musa is currently on a book tour. Check out the dates here: https://musaalgharbi.com/book-tour-we-have-never-been-woke/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Sociologist Musa al-Gharbi returns to discuss his… Sociologist Musa al-Gharbi returns to discuss his new book, "We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite," published just today by Princeton University Press. "Rotten History" by Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Musa's book here: https://musaalgharbi.com/we-have-never-been-woke-available-now/ Musa is currently on a book tour. Check out the dates here: https://musaalgharbi.com/book-tour-we-have-never-been-woke/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1927665059 Wed, 02 Oct 2024 17:56:19 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-new-apostolic-reformation-wages-spiritual-warfare-on-demon-crats-matthew-taylor 01:50:24 This Is Hell! yes Matthew D. Taylor joins us to discuss his book, "The Violent Take It by Force: The Christian Movement That Is Threatening Our Democracy," published just yesterday by Broadleaf Books. Jeff Dorchen joins us after the interview to deliver a new segment of "The Moment of Truth." Check out Matthew's book here: https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506497785/The-Violent-Take-It-by-Force Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Matthew D. Taylor joins us to discuss his book, "… Matthew D. Taylor joins us to discuss his book, "The Violent Take It by Force: The Christian Movement That Is Threatening Our Democracy," published just yesterday by Broadleaf Books. Jeff Dorchen joins us after the interview to deliver a new segment of "The Moment of Truth." Check out Matthew's book here: https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506497785/The-Violent-Take-It-by-Force Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1927275890 Wed, 02 Oct 2024 00:16:17 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/dark-money-human-trafficking-and-right-wing-conspiracy-inside-the-catholic-church-gareth-gore 01:45:17 This Is Hell! yes Gareth Gore on his book, "Opus: The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking, and Right-Wing Conspiracy inside the Catholic Church," published just today by Simon and Schuster. "Rotten History" by Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Gareth's book here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Opus/Gareth-Gore/9781668016145 Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Gareth Gore on his book, "Opus: The Cult of Dark … Gareth Gore on his book, "Opus: The Cult of Dark Money, Human Trafficking, and Right-Wing Conspiracy inside the Catholic Church," published just today by Simon and Schuster. "Rotten History" by Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Gareth's book here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Opus/Gareth-Gore/9781668016145 Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1923469799 Wed, 25 Sep 2024 19:03:40 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/staten-islands-politics-of-resentment-dennis-hogan 02:06:25 This Is Hell! yes We have a treat for all you New Yorkers out there. Writer, academic, organizer, and fourth-generation Staten Islander Dennis Hogan joins us to discuss his recent article from The Baffler, "I Got Mine: Staten Island's Politics of Resentment." "Rotten History" by Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview, as does an all-new "Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen live from another borough of New York. Check out Dennis's article here: https://thebaffler.com/salvos/i-got-mine-hogan Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell We have a treat for all you New Yorkers out there… We have a treat for all you New Yorkers out there. Writer, academic, organizer, and fourth-generation Staten Islander Dennis Hogan joins us to discuss his recent article from The Baffler, "I Got Mine: Staten Island's Politics of Resentment." "Rotten History" by Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview, as does an all-new "Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen live from another borough of New York. Check out Dennis's article here: https://thebaffler.com/salvos/i-got-mine-hogan Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1918892687 Wed, 18 Sep 2024 18:35:41 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/gaza-genocide-divides-the-organization-of-american-states-francesca-emanuele 01:16:13 This Is Hell! yes Center for Economic and Policy Research's Francesca Emanuele on her article, "Gaza Is Causing Diplomatic Rifts in the Western Hemisphere: The Organization of American States’ pro-Israel stance may erode its legitimacy in the region," at Foreign Policy. Check out Francesca's article here: https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/09/12/israel-palestine-gaza-war-oas-latin-america-almagro-us-far-right/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Center for Economic and Policy Research's Frances… Center for Economic and Policy Research's Francesca Emanuele on her article, "Gaza Is Causing Diplomatic Rifts in the Western Hemisphere: The Organization of American States’ pro-Israel stance may erode its legitimacy in the region," at Foreign Policy. Check out Francesca's article here: https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/09/12/israel-palestine-gaza-war-oas-latin-america-almagro-us-far-right/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1918478798 Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:25:09 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/a-forceful-history-of-black-resistance-kellie-carter-jackson 01:43:06 This Is Hell! yes Kellie Carter-Jackson returns to discuss her new book, "We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance" (Seal Press). "Rotten History" by Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Kellie's book here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kellie-carter-jackson/we-refuse/9781541602908/?lens=seal-press Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Kellie Carter-Jackson returns to discuss her new … Kellie Carter-Jackson returns to discuss her new book, "We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance" (Seal Press). "Rotten History" by Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Kellie's book here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/kellie-carter-jackson/we-refuse/9781541602908/?lens=seal-press Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1914771902 Wed, 11 Sep 2024 18:34:42 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/wealthy-states-outsource-their-borders-to-poorer-indebted-states-heba-gowayed 01:47:41 This Is Hell! yes Heba Gowayed discusses her In These Times article, "Borders and the Exchange of Humans for Debt: Borders and debt are new instruments of violence in a system that has had many names." Heba is an Associate Professor of Sociology at CUNY Hunter College. She is author of, "Refuge: How the State Shapes Human Potential." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Heba's article here: https://inthesetimes.com/article/borders-exchange-humans-debt-asylum-global-south Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Heba Gowayed discusses her In These Times article… Heba Gowayed discusses her In These Times article, "Borders and the Exchange of Humans for Debt: Borders and debt are new instruments of violence in a system that has had many names." Heba is an Associate Professor of Sociology at CUNY Hunter College. She is author of, "Refuge: How the State Shapes Human Potential." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Heba's article here: https://inthesetimes.com/article/borders-exchange-humans-debt-asylum-global-south Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1914215957 Tue, 10 Sep 2024 22:59:36 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/heat-a-history 01:40:36 This Is Hell! yes Returning to This is Hell!, On Barak, author of, "Heat, a History Lessons from the Middle East for a Warming Planet." On is a social and cultural historian of science and technology and Professor of Middle Eastern and African History at Tel Aviv University. After the interview, we hear a new "Rotten History" by Renaldo Migaldi. Check out Barak's book here: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/heat-a-history/paper Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Returning to This is Hell!, On Barak, author of, … Returning to This is Hell!, On Barak, author of, "Heat, a History Lessons from the Middle East for a Warming Planet." On is a social and cultural historian of science and technology and Professor of Middle Eastern and African History at Tel Aviv University. After the interview, we hear a new "Rotten History" by Renaldo Migaldi. Check out Barak's book here: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/heat-a-history/paper Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1910155334 Wed, 04 Sep 2024 15:29:18 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/welcome-to-the-new-feudalism-ben-norton 01:51:59 This Is Hell! yes Ben Norton joins us to discuss his recent article at the Geopolitical Economy Report titled, "How US Big Tech monopolies colonized the world: Welcome to neo-feudalism." After the interview, we hear a new "Rotten History" by Renaldo Migaldi. Check out Ben's article here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/08/19/us-big-tech-monopolies-neo-feudalism/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Ben Norton joins us to discuss his recent article… Ben Norton joins us to discuss his recent article at the Geopolitical Economy Report titled, "How US Big Tech monopolies colonized the world: Welcome to neo-feudalism." After the interview, we hear a new "Rotten History" by Renaldo Migaldi. Check out Ben's article here: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/08/19/us-big-tech-monopolies-neo-feudalism/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1905698534 Wed, 28 Aug 2024 18:31:39 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/louisiana-is-a-testbed-for-a-fascist-state-apparatus 01:42:20 This Is Hell! yes Gabrielle Perry joins us to discuss her recent Scalawag article, "Louisiana is the blueprint for further fascist repression." Jeff Dorchen delivers a new "The Moment of Truth" after the interview. Check out Gabrielle's article here: https://scalawagmagazine.org/2024/07/louisiana-is-the-blueprint-for-further-fascist-repression/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Gabrielle Perry joins us to discuss her recent Sc… Gabrielle Perry joins us to discuss her recent Scalawag article, "Louisiana is the blueprint for further fascist repression." Jeff Dorchen delivers a new "The Moment of Truth" after the interview. Check out Gabrielle's article here: https://scalawagmagazine.org/2024/07/louisiana-is-the-blueprint-for-further-fascist-repression/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1905173204 Tue, 27 Aug 2024 22:49:05 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/academic-freedom-under-threat-at-public-universities-shilpa-jindia 01:32:39 This Is Hell! yes Shilpa Jindia discusses her recent Baffler article, "Freedom from Dissent: The Independence of Public Universities Is Under Attack." "Rotten History" by Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Shilpa's article here: https://thebaffler.com/latest/freedom-from-dissent-jindia Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Shilpa Jindia discusses her recent Baffler articl… Shilpa Jindia discusses her recent Baffler article, "Freedom from Dissent: The Independence of Public Universities Is Under Attack." "Rotten History" by Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Shilpa's article here: https://thebaffler.com/latest/freedom-from-dissent-jindia Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1901437698 Wed, 21 Aug 2024 18:11:59 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/torture-is-systemic-in-israels-prisons 01:40:55 This Is Hell! yes Shai Parnes, Spokesperson for B'Tselem, The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, on their new report, "Welcome to Hell," a report on the abuse and inhuman treatment of Palestinians held in Israeli custody since October 7th 2023. B’Tselem collected testimonies from 55 Palestinians held during that time and released, almost all with no charges. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out B'Tselem's report here: https://www.btselem.org/sites/default/files/publications/202408_welcome_to_hell_eng.pdf Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Shai Parnes, Spokesperson for B'Tselem, The Israe… Shai Parnes, Spokesperson for B'Tselem, The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, on their new report, "Welcome to Hell," a report on the abuse and inhuman treatment of Palestinians held in Israeli custody since October 7th 2023. B’Tselem collected testimonies from 55 Palestinians held during that time and released, almost all with no charges. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out B'Tselem's report here: https://www.btselem.org/sites/default/files/publications/202408_welcome_to_hell_eng.pdf Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1900943610 Tue, 20 Aug 2024 21:16:59 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/why-you-should-hate-the-ruling-class-for-its-obscene-wealth-rob-larson 01:44:14 This Is Hell! yes Economist Rob Larson returns to This Is Hell! to dicsuss "Mastering the Universe: The Obscene Wealth of the Ruling Class, What They Do with Their Money, and Why You Should Hate Them Even More," (Haymarket Books) on the day it's published. "Rotten History" by Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Economist Rob Larson returns to This Is Hell! to … Economist Rob Larson returns to This Is Hell! to dicsuss "Mastering the Universe: The Obscene Wealth of the Ruling Class, What They Do with Their Money, and Why You Should Hate Them Even More," (Haymarket Books) on the day it's published. "Rotten History" by Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1896707154 Tue, 13 Aug 2024 19:43:49 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/far-right-anti-immigration-riots-in-the-uk-daniel-trilling 01:44:07 This Is Hell! yes Daniel Trilling discusses his London Review of Books article, "This Time It's Worse," on the UK far-right riots. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen and "Rotten History" by Renaldo Migaldi follow the interview. Check out Daniel's article here: https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2024/august/this-time-it-s-worse Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Daniel Trilling discusses his London Review of Bo… Daniel Trilling discusses his London Review of Books article, "This Time It's Worse," on the UK far-right riots. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen and "Rotten History" by Renaldo Migaldi follow the interview. Check out Daniel's article here: https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2024/august/this-time-it-s-worse Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1891437474 Wed, 07 Aug 2024 18:40:37 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/listener-picks-peter-thiels-dream-of-capitalism-without-democracy-quinn-slobodian 01:09:10 This Is Hell! yes Historian Quinn Slobodian joins This is Hell! to discuss his new book, Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracy. Quinn is the award-winning author of, Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism, which has been translated into six languages. He is a professor of the history of ideas at Wellesley College. A classic "Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Quinn's book here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250753892/crackupcapitalism Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Historian Quinn Slobodian joins This is Hell! to … Historian Quinn Slobodian joins This is Hell! to discuss his new book, Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracy. Quinn is the award-winning author of, Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism, which has been translated into six languages. He is a professor of the history of ideas at Wellesley College. A classic "Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Quinn's book here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250753892/crackupcapitalism Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1890833769 Tue, 06 Aug 2024 23:17:23 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/listener-picks-what-direction-for-the-french-left-jacob-hamburger 00:56:42 This Is Hell! yes Journalist Jacob Hamburger examines the present state and future choices of France's left wing insurgent movement La France Insoumise - rebelling against the failures of France's mainstream socialist party and the successes of its center right neoliberal president, and wavering between chasing populist energy and uniting a splintered French left. After the interview, we hear Renaldo Migaldi's handpicked "The Worst of Rotten History." Jacob wrote the article Whose Populism? The Mixed Messages of La France Insoumise for Dissent: https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/whose-populism-mixed-messages-france-insoumise-melenchon-left/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Journalist Jacob Hamburger examines the present s… Journalist Jacob Hamburger examines the present state and future choices of France's left wing insurgent movement La France Insoumise - rebelling against the failures of France's mainstream socialist party and the successes of its center right neoliberal president, and wavering between chasing populist energy and uniting a splintered French left. After the interview, we hear Renaldo Migaldi's handpicked "The Worst of Rotten History." Jacob wrote the article Whose Populism? The Mixed Messages of La France Insoumise for Dissent: https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/whose-populism-mixed-messages-france-insoumise-melenchon-left/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1889659302 Mon, 05 Aug 2024 20:30:49 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/listener-picks-palestinian-liberation-and-separating-vengeance-from-justice-arielle-angel 01:12:58 This Is Hell! yes Our listener-favorite showcase continues with Jewish Currents editor-in-chief Arielle Angel joins This Is Hell! to discuss her essay on current state of the Palestinian liberation movement, "'We Cannot Cross Until We Carry Each Other.'" We will also hear a classic The Past Inside the Present with past-correspondent and producer Sebastian Wuepper that offers a succinct and nuanced unpacking of the process of settler colonialism and weighs in on whether or not the term correctly applies to Zionism. Check out Arielle's article here: https://jewishcurrents.org/we-cannot-cross-until-we-carry-each-other Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Our listener-favorite showcase continues with Jew… Our listener-favorite showcase continues with Jewish Currents editor-in-chief Arielle Angel joins This Is Hell! to discuss her essay on current state of the Palestinian liberation movement, "'We Cannot Cross Until We Carry Each Other.'" We will also hear a classic The Past Inside the Present with past-correspondent and producer Sebastian Wuepper that offers a succinct and nuanced unpacking of the process of settler colonialism and weighs in on whether or not the term correctly applies to Zionism. Check out Arielle's article here: https://jewishcurrents.org/we-cannot-cross-until-we-carry-each-other Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1885694427 Wed, 31 Jul 2024 16:29:49 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/listener-picks-following-the-rules-to-the-heart-of-bureaucracy-david-graeber 01:02:38 This Is Hell! yes Anthropologist David Graeber explores the bureaucratic dimension that rules our lives, takes our money, and stretches between the public and private, the right and the left, between capitalism and whatever comes next. A classic "Moment of Truth" from Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Anthropologist David Graeber explores the bureauc… Anthropologist David Graeber explores the bureaucratic dimension that rules our lives, takes our money, and stretches between the public and private, the right and the left, between capitalism and whatever comes next. A classic "Moment of Truth" from Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1885000032 Tue, 30 Jul 2024 21:12:55 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/listener-picks-disability-is-everyones-problem 01:11:54 This Is Hell! yes Chuck interviews sociologist Laura Mauldin on her Baffler piece "Care Tactics: Hacking an Ableist World." An installment of classic "Rotten History" segments handpicked by Renaldo Migaldi himself that we like to call "The Worst of Rotten History" follows the interview. Check out Laura's article here: https://thebaffler.com/salvos/care-tactics-mauldin Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Chuck interviews sociologist Laura Mauldin on her… Chuck interviews sociologist Laura Mauldin on her Baffler piece "Care Tactics: Hacking an Ableist World." An installment of classic "Rotten History" segments handpicked by Renaldo Migaldi himself that we like to call "The Worst of Rotten History" follows the interview. Check out Laura's article here: https://thebaffler.com/salvos/care-tactics-mauldin Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1884071232 Mon, 29 Jul 2024 22:25:52 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/listener-picks-resistence-is-not-enough-on-labor-strategy-and-the-path-to-power-jane-mcalevey 01:04:03 This Is Hell! yes Our first installment of our two-week showcase of listener favorites features the late great labor organizer Jane McAlevey. In this July 29, 2017 interview, Jane charts out a course for claiming power in the Trump era - around the bought-off electoral system captured by the rich, and beyond the short-term battles of the online left - towards true power for the American worker, and explains why that path starts with class conciousness and a willingness to battle capital at the point of production. Jane is author of: Raising Expectations and Raising Hell, My Decade Fighting for the Labor Movement (Verso, 2012): https://janemcalevey.com/book/raising-expectations-and-raising-hell-my-decade-fighting-for-the-labor-movement/ No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age (Oxford University Press, 2016): https://janemcalevey.com/book/no-shortcuts-organizing-for-power-in-the-new-gilded-age/ A Collective Bargain: Unions, Organizing, and the Fight for Democracy (Ecco Press, 2020): https://janemcalevey.com/book/a-collective-bargain-unions-organizing-and-the-fight-for-democracy/ Rules to Win By: Power and Participation in Union Negotiations (Oxford University Press, 2023): https://janemcalevey.com/book/rules-to-win-by-power-and-participation-in-union-negotiations/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Our first installment of our two-week showcase of… Our first installment of our two-week showcase of listener favorites features the late great labor organizer Jane McAlevey. In this July 29, 2017 interview, Jane charts out a course for claiming power in the Trump era - around the bought-off electoral system captured by the rich, and beyond the short-term battles of the online left - towards true power for the American worker, and explains why that path starts with class conciousness and a willingness to battle capital at the point of production. Jane is author of: Raising Expectations and Raising Hell, My Decade Fighting for the Labor Movement (Verso, 2012): https://janemcalevey.com/book/raising-expectations-and-raising-hell-my-decade-fighting-for-the-labor-movement/ No Shortcuts: Organizing for Power in the New Gilded Age (Oxford University Press, 2016): https://janemcalevey.com/book/no-shortcuts-organizing-for-power-in-the-new-gilded-age/ A Collective Bargain: Unions, Organizing, and the Fight for Democracy (Ecco Press, 2020): https://janemcalevey.com/book/a-collective-bargain-unions-organizing-and-the-fight-for-democracy/ Rules to Win By: Power and Participation in Union Negotiations (Oxford University Press, 2023): https://janemcalevey.com/book/rules-to-win-by-power-and-participation-in-union-negotiations/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1879924977 Wed, 24 Jul 2024 18:28:05 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/journalist-who-exposed-cop-gangs-is-being-surveilled-and-harassed-by-cops-cerise-castle 01:38:05 This Is Hell! yes Award-winning investigative journalist and podcaster Cerise Castle returns to discuss her latest article at the Los Angeles Public Press, "How LASD surveilled me, a journalist, after I started reporting on deputy gangs: More than 50 LASD employees sent emails about me in the months after I published my reporting." After the interview, Jeff Dorchen delivers "The Moment of Truth" live from Second Story Studios! Check out Cerise's article here: https://lapublicpress.org/2024/07/lasd-surveils-journalist-deputy-gang-reporter/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Award-winning investigative journalist and podcas… Award-winning investigative journalist and podcaster Cerise Castle returns to discuss her latest article at the Los Angeles Public Press, "How LASD surveilled me, a journalist, after I started reporting on deputy gangs: More than 50 LASD employees sent emails about me in the months after I published my reporting." After the interview, Jeff Dorchen delivers "The Moment of Truth" live from Second Story Studios! Check out Cerise's article here: https://lapublicpress.org/2024/07/lasd-surveils-journalist-deputy-gang-reporter/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1879246626 Tue, 23 Jul 2024 19:21:43 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/israel-applies-human-shield-charge-to-every-inch-of-gaza-neve-gordon 01:26:57 This Is Hell! yes Neve Gordon on his Jewish Currents article (co-authored with Nicola Perugini), "A Legal Justification for Genocide." "Rotten History" by Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Neve's article here: https://jewishcurrents.org/human-shields-gaza-israel-a-legal-justification-for-genocide Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Neve Gordon on his Jewish Currents article (co-au… Neve Gordon on his Jewish Currents article (co-authored with Nicola Perugini), "A Legal Justification for Genocide." "Rotten History" by Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview. Check out Neve's article here: https://jewishcurrents.org/human-shields-gaza-israel-a-legal-justification-for-genocide Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1874071836 Wed, 17 Jul 2024 18:18:12 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/demonizing-opioids-has-unintended-consequences-ann-neumann 01:28:59 This Is Hell! yes Ann Neumann returns to This is Hell! to discuss her Baffler Magazine article, "Pain and Suffering: The extraordinary power of opium products to alleviate pain is complicated by the language." "The Moment of Truth" follows the interview. Check out Ann's article here: https://thebaffler.com/salvos/pain-and-suffering-neumann Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Ann Neumann returns to This is Hell! to discuss h… Ann Neumann returns to This is Hell! to discuss her Baffler Magazine article, "Pain and Suffering: The extraordinary power of opium products to alleviate pain is complicated by the language." "The Moment of Truth" follows the interview. Check out Ann's article here: https://thebaffler.com/salvos/pain-and-suffering-neumann Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1873376412 Tue, 16 Jul 2024 20:03:56 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/everglades-non-profit-sues-former-scientist-for-stealing-trade-secrets-boyce-upholt 01:15:45 This Is Hell! yes Award-winning investigative journalist Boyce Upholt returns to discuss his article at The New Republic, "An Everglades Scientist on Trial in Ron DeSantis’s Kingdom: A powerful nonprofit, closely allied with the Florida governor, sued one of its former scientists for stealing trade secrets. What was it really after?" "Rotten History" follows the interview. Check out Boyce's article here: https://newrepublic.com/article/182364/everglades-scientist-trial-ron-desantis-florida Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Award-winning investigative journalist Boyce Upho… Award-winning investigative journalist Boyce Upholt returns to discuss his article at The New Republic, "An Everglades Scientist on Trial in Ron DeSantis’s Kingdom: A powerful nonprofit, closely allied with the Florida governor, sued one of its former scientists for stealing trade secrets. What was it really after?" "Rotten History" follows the interview. Check out Boyce's article here: https://newrepublic.com/article/182364/everglades-scientist-trial-ron-desantis-florida Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1873237449 Tue, 16 Jul 2024 16:17:28 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/accomplice-liability-laws-imprison-victims-for-abusers-actions-sharon-hefferman 01:15:08 This Is Hell! yes Shannon Heffernan of the Marshall Project discusses her article, "Serving Time for Their Abusers’ Crimes: The Marshall Project found nearly 100 people who were punished for the actions of their abusers under little-known laws like “accomplice liability.” Check out Sharon's article here: https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/06/13/abuse-domestic-violence-survivors-liability-prison Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Shannon Heffernan of the Marshall Project discuss… Shannon Heffernan of the Marshall Project discusses her article, "Serving Time for Their Abusers’ Crimes: The Marshall Project found nearly 100 people who were punished for the actions of their abusers under little-known laws like “accomplice liability.” Check out Sharon's article here: https://www.themarshallproject.org/2024/06/13/abuse-domestic-violence-survivors-liability-prison Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1873213233 Tue, 16 Jul 2024 15:34:59 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-night-wont-end-in-gaza-kavitha-chekuru 01:18:11 This Is Hell! yes Recent guest Kavitha Chukuru of Al Jazeera returns to talk about her new Fault Lines documentary, 'The Night Won’t End," the product of Al Jazeera’s longstanding commitment to on-the-ground reporting inside Gaza. It was made possible by the work of brave journalists who worked for weeks in harrowing conditions to tell the story of three families who lived through horrific experiences and have been struggling to survive inside Gaza. Check out the documentary here: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/fault-lines/2024/6/21/the-night-wont-end-bidens-war-on-gaza-2 Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Recent guest Kavitha Chukuru of Al Jazeera return… Recent guest Kavitha Chukuru of Al Jazeera returns to talk about her new Fault Lines documentary, 'The Night Won’t End," the product of Al Jazeera’s longstanding commitment to on-the-ground reporting inside Gaza. It was made possible by the work of brave journalists who worked for weeks in harrowing conditions to tell the story of three families who lived through horrific experiences and have been struggling to survive inside Gaza. Check out the documentary here: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/fault-lines/2024/6/21/the-night-wont-end-bidens-war-on-gaza-2 Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1867368828 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 17:42:25 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-system-is-built-on-insecurity-astra-taylor 01:23:36 This Is Hell! yes Astra Taylor on her new book from AK Press, "The Age of Insecurity: Coming Together as Things Fall Apart." "Rotten History" follows the interview. Check out Astra's book here: https://www.akpress.org/the-age-of-insecurity.html Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Astra Taylor on her new book from AK Press, "The … Astra Taylor on her new book from AK Press, "The Age of Insecurity: Coming Together as Things Fall Apart." "Rotten History" follows the interview. Check out Astra's book here: https://www.akpress.org/the-age-of-insecurity.html Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1867331919 Tue, 09 Jul 2024 16:45:28 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/how-israel-became-a-nuclear-power-emma-claire-foley 01:23:28 This Is Hell! yes Writer and filmmaker Emma Claire Foley on her Jacobin article, "How Israel Became a Nuclear Power." Check out Emma's article here: https://jacobin.com/2024/06/israel-nuclear-weapons-nonproliferation-iran-gaza Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Writer and filmmaker Emma Claire Foley on her Jac… Writer and filmmaker Emma Claire Foley on her Jacobin article, "How Israel Became a Nuclear Power." Check out Emma's article here: https://jacobin.com/2024/06/israel-nuclear-weapons-nonproliferation-iran-gaza Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1863105222 Thu, 04 Jul 2024 16:17:46 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/ideologies-of-climate-change-tad-delay 01:21:37 This Is Hell! yes Tad DeLay returns to This Is Hell! to discuss his new book from Verso, "Future of Denial: The Ideologies of Climate Change." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Tad's book here: https://www.versobooks.com/products/2857-future-of-denial Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Tad DeLay returns to This Is Hell! to discuss his… Tad DeLay returns to This Is Hell! to discuss his new book from Verso, "Future of Denial: The Ideologies of Climate Change." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Tad's book here: https://www.versobooks.com/products/2857-future-of-denial Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1861085775 Tue, 02 Jul 2024 17:47:30 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/armed_struggle_horne 01:20:02 This Is Hell! yes Historian Gerald Horne returns to the show to discuss his new book, "Armed Struggle?: Panthers & Communists; Black Nationalists and Liberals in Southern California through the sixties and seventies." "Rotten History" follows the interview. Check out Gerald's book here: https://www.intpubnyc.com/browse/armed-struggle/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Historian Gerald Horne returns to the show to dis… Historian Gerald Horne returns to the show to discuss his new book, "Armed Struggle?: Panthers & Communists; Black Nationalists and Liberals in Southern California through the sixties and seventies." "Rotten History" follows the interview. Check out Gerald's book here: https://www.intpubnyc.com/browse/armed-struggle/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1860376140 Mon, 01 Jul 2024 17:49:40 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/will-the-revolution-be-funded-zac-chapman-nairuti-shastry 01:26:14 This Is Hell! yes Zac Chapman and Nairuti Shastry discuss their article at The Forge, "Will the Revolution Be Funded?," which is against big philanthropy and argues for community 'self-funding.' Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Zac Chapman and Nairuti Shastry discuss their art… Zac Chapman and Nairuti Shastry discuss their article at The Forge, "Will the Revolution Be Funded?," which is against big philanthropy and argues for community 'self-funding.' Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1857284256 Wed, 26 Jun 2024 18:17:39 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/israels-complicity-in-guatemalan-genocide-mary-jo-mcconahay 01:28:57 This Is Hell! yes Mary Jo McConahay on her article at The Progressive, "Genocide Trial in Guatemala Brings Memories of Israel’s Role in the Killings." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. We also announce this week's Question from Hell! winner. Check out Mary's article here: https://progressive.org/latest/genocide-trial-in-guatemala-brings-memories-of-israels-role-in-the-killings-mcconahay-20240507/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Mary Jo McConahay on her article at The Progressi… Mary Jo McConahay on her article at The Progressive, "Genocide Trial in Guatemala Brings Memories of Israel’s Role in the Killings." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. We also announce this week's Question from Hell! winner. Check out Mary's article here: https://progressive.org/latest/genocide-trial-in-guatemala-brings-memories-of-israels-role-in-the-killings-mcconahay-20240507/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1856639253 Tue, 25 Jun 2024 17:09:24 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/white-supremacy-hamstrings-liberal-climate-agenda-anthony-karefa-rogers-wright 01:24:15 This Is Hell! yes Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright on his recent Black Agenda Report piece, "If You Want to See White “Supremacy” at Work, Don’t go to a Trump Rally, Observe the Democrats’ Approach to Climate Change." "Rotten History" follows the interview. Check out Anthony's piece here: https://www.blackagendareport.com/if-you-want-see-white-supremacy-work-dont-go-trump-rally-observe-democrats-approach-climate-change Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright on his recent Black … Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright on his recent Black Agenda Report piece, "If You Want to See White “Supremacy” at Work, Don’t go to a Trump Rally, Observe the Democrats’ Approach to Climate Change." "Rotten History" follows the interview. Check out Anthony's piece here: https://www.blackagendareport.com/if-you-want-see-white-supremacy-work-dont-go-trump-rally-observe-democrats-approach-climate-change Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1855957950 Mon, 24 Jun 2024 17:33:54 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-pentagons-anti-vax-campaign-chris-bing 01:19:07 This Is Hell! yes Chris Bing on his Reuters investigation, "The Pentagon ran a secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China during the pandemic," co-authored with Joel Schectman. Check out Chris and Joel's article here: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-covid-propaganda/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Chris Bing on his Reuters investigation, "The Pen… Chris Bing on his Reuters investigation, "The Pentagon ran a secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China during the pandemic," co-authored with Joel Schectman. Check out Chris and Joel's article here: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-covid-propaganda/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1852162251 Wed, 19 Jun 2024 18:45:10 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/us-states-and-municipalities-foot-the-bill-for-israels-war-machine-lucy-randall-clark-randall 01:42:48 This Is Hell! yes Clark Randall, a past guest, and Lucy Randall who co-wrote The Nation article, "How Israel Bonds Put the Cost of the War in Gaza on US States and Municipalities: After October 7, Palm Beach County, Florida, bought $660 million in Israel bonds. A new lawsuit argues that it’s a bad deal for taxpayers." Clark is an independent journalist and PhD student at Brown University. His work considers questions of race, class, and finance in the US and internationally. Lucy is a freelance journalist and an immigration lawyer representing asylum seekers in New York City. Clark was on last August to talk about his Boston Review article, "Bond Villains: How a little-understood feature of urban finance—municipal bonds—fuels racial inequality." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out their article here: https://www.thenation.com/article/society/israel-bonds-palm-beach-lawsuit/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Clark Randall, a past guest, and Lucy Randall who… Clark Randall, a past guest, and Lucy Randall who co-wrote The Nation article, "How Israel Bonds Put the Cost of the War in Gaza on US States and Municipalities: After October 7, Palm Beach County, Florida, bought $660 million in Israel bonds. A new lawsuit argues that it’s a bad deal for taxpayers." Clark is an independent journalist and PhD student at Brown University. His work considers questions of race, class, and finance in the US and internationally. Lucy is a freelance journalist and an immigration lawyer representing asylum seekers in New York City. Clark was on last August to talk about his Boston Review article, "Bond Villains: How a little-understood feature of urban finance—municipal bonds—fuels racial inequality." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out their article here: https://www.thenation.com/article/society/israel-bonds-palm-beach-lawsuit/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1851193191 Tue, 18 Jun 2024 17:51:41 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/from-the-river-to-the-sea-means-freedom-and-equality-for-all-not-genocide-of-jews-stephen-zunes 01:27:31 This Is Hell! yes Past guest Stephen Zunes returns to speak with us about his recent Truthout writing including, "Biden Continues to Provide Israel Billions for War Crimes," "Biden’s Response to Israel’s ICC Prosecution Is an Attack on International Law," and "Don’t Buy the Right-Wing Disinformation Campaign on “From the River to the Sea.” Stephen is a professor of Politics at the University of San Francisco, who is currently the Torgny Segerstedt Visiting Research professor at the Gothenburg University in Sweden. "Rotten History" follows the interview. Check out Stephen's articles here: https://truthout.org/articles/biden-continues-to-provide-israel-billions-for-war-crimes/ https://truthout.org/articles/bidens-response-to-israels-icc-prosecution-is-an-attack-on-international-law/ https://truthout.org/articles/dont-buy-the-right-wing-disinformation-campaign-on-from-the-river-to-the-sea/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Past guest Stephen Zunes returns to speak with us… Past guest Stephen Zunes returns to speak with us about his recent Truthout writing including, "Biden Continues to Provide Israel Billions for War Crimes," "Biden’s Response to Israel’s ICC Prosecution Is an Attack on International Law," and "Don’t Buy the Right-Wing Disinformation Campaign on “From the River to the Sea.” Stephen is a professor of Politics at the University of San Francisco, who is currently the Torgny Segerstedt Visiting Research professor at the Gothenburg University in Sweden. "Rotten History" follows the interview. Check out Stephen's articles here: https://truthout.org/articles/biden-continues-to-provide-israel-billions-for-war-crimes/ https://truthout.org/articles/bidens-response-to-israels-icc-prosecution-is-an-attack-on-international-law/ https://truthout.org/articles/dont-buy-the-right-wing-disinformation-campaign-on-from-the-river-to-the-sea/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1845786951 Wed, 12 Jun 2024 17:08:18 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/architecture-firms-drive-ever-larger-county-jails 01:20:59 This Is Hell! yes Amanda Abrams on her story at The Intercept, "The Little-Known Reason Counties Keep Building Bigger Jails: Architecture Firms." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Amanda's article here: https://theintercept.com/2024/05/31/jail-construction-justice-architecture-firms/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Amanda Abrams on her story at The Intercept, "The… Amanda Abrams on her story at The Intercept, "The Little-Known Reason Counties Keep Building Bigger Jails: Architecture Firms." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Amanda's article here: https://theintercept.com/2024/05/31/jail-construction-justice-architecture-firms/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1844976495 Tue, 11 Jun 2024 17:43:16 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/insulin-profiteering-kills-edward-ongweso-jr-athena-sofides 01:31:49 This Is Hell! yes Edward Ongweso Jr and Athena Sofides on their Baffler essay, "The Insulin Empire: How profiteers pushed a lifesaving drug out of reach." "Rotten History" follows the interview. Check out Edward and Athena's article here: https://thebaffler.com/after-the-fact/the-insulin-empire-ongweso-jr-sofides Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Edward Ongweso Jr and Athena Sofides on their Baf… Edward Ongweso Jr and Athena Sofides on their Baffler essay, "The Insulin Empire: How profiteers pushed a lifesaving drug out of reach." "Rotten History" follows the interview. Check out Edward and Athena's article here: https://thebaffler.com/after-the-fact/the-insulin-empire-ongweso-jr-sofides Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1844950125 Tue, 11 Jun 2024 17:02:40 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/israels-war-on-hospitals-includes-imprisoning-doctors-kavitha-chekuru 01:16:46 This Is Hell! yes Kavitha Chekuru on her Intercept article, "Gaza's Stolen Healers: Hundreds of Palestinian Doctors Disappeared Into Israeli Detention." Check out Kavitha's article here: https://theintercept.com/2024/05/24/gaza-palestinian-doctors-hospital-detained-missing-disappeared/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Kavitha Chekuru on her Intercept article, "Gaza's… Kavitha Chekuru on her Intercept article, "Gaza's Stolen Healers: Hundreds of Palestinian Doctors Disappeared Into Israeli Detention." Check out Kavitha's article here: https://theintercept.com/2024/05/24/gaza-palestinian-doctors-hospital-detained-missing-disappeared/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1838871579 Wed, 05 Jun 2024 20:02:38 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/ketamine-dan-piepenbring 02:02:53 This Is Hell! yes Dan Piepenbring on his Baffler article, "K-Pop: Our forefathers did dissociatives." Dan is the New Books columnist for Harper’s and the co-author, with Tom O’Neill, of CHAOS: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties. He’s currently working on a book about ketamine. "Rotten History" and "The Moment of Truth" follow the interview. Check out Dan's article here: https://thebaffler.com/salvos/k-pop-piepenbring Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Dan Piepenbring on his Baffler article, "K-Pop: O… Dan Piepenbring on his Baffler article, "K-Pop: Our forefathers did dissociatives." Dan is the New Books columnist for Harper’s and the co-author, with Tom O’Neill, of CHAOS: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties. He’s currently working on a book about ketamine. "Rotten History" and "The Moment of Truth" follow the interview. Check out Dan's article here: https://thebaffler.com/salvos/k-pop-piepenbring Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1827935475 Wed, 22 May 2024 18:03:02 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/revolution-will-always-be-illegal-under-international-law-jake-romm-dylan-saba 02:01:17 This Is Hell! yes Dylan Saba and Jake Romm discuss their n+1 article, "Acts Harmful to the Enemy," on international humanitarian law criminalizing revolution. After the interview, we hear new installments of "Rotten History" and "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen. Check out Dylan and Jake's writing here: https://www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/acts-harmful-to-the-enemy/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Dylan Saba and Jake Romm discuss their n+1 articl… Dylan Saba and Jake Romm discuss their n+1 article, "Acts Harmful to the Enemy," on international humanitarian law criminalizing revolution. After the interview, we hear new installments of "Rotten History" and "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen. Check out Dylan and Jake's writing here: https://www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/acts-harmful-to-the-enemy/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1826359536 Mon, 20 May 2024 18:50:21 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/immigrant-justice-needs-abolition-silky-shah 01:34:26 This Is Hell! yes Silky Shah joins us to discuss her new book from Haymarket Books, "Unbuild Walls: Why Immigrant Justice Needs Abolition." Check out Silky's book here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2213-unbuild-walls Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Silky Shah joins us to discuss her new book from … Silky Shah joins us to discuss her new book from Haymarket Books, "Unbuild Walls: Why Immigrant Justice Needs Abolition." Check out Silky's book here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2213-unbuild-walls Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1822868583 Wed, 15 May 2024 23:39:25 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/student-encampments-arent-a-danger-to-jews-crackdowns-are-hadas-thier 01:24:15 This Is Hell! yes Hadas Thier returns to This Is Hell! to talk about her writing at The Nation on the Columbia protests, "The Student Encampments Aren’t a Danger to Jews. But the Crackdown Is." Hadas is author of, "A People’s Guide to Capitalism: An Introduction to Marxist Economics." Jeff Dorchen delivers "The Moment of Truth" after the interview. Check out Hadas' article here: https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/campus-encampment-police-crackdown-antisemitism-brutality/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Hadas Thier returns to This Is Hell! to talk abou… Hadas Thier returns to This Is Hell! to talk about her writing at The Nation on the Columbia protests, "The Student Encampments Aren’t a Danger to Jews. But the Crackdown Is." Hadas is author of, "A People’s Guide to Capitalism: An Introduction to Marxist Economics." Jeff Dorchen delivers "The Moment of Truth" after the interview. Check out Hadas' article here: https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/campus-encampment-police-crackdown-antisemitism-brutality/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1821906453 Tue, 14 May 2024 17:09:18 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/tih202405514hussain 01:15:50 This Is Hell! yes Murtaza Hussein returns to This Is Hell! to discuss his recent Intercept piece, "They Used to Say Arabs Can’t Have Democracy Because It’d Be Bad for Israel. Now the U.S. Can’t Have It Either." "Rotten History" follows the interview. Check out Murtaza's article here: https://theintercept.com/2024/05/08/american-democracy-israel-us-arabs/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Murtaza Hussein returns to This Is Hell! to discu… Murtaza Hussein returns to This Is Hell! to discuss his recent Intercept piece, "They Used to Say Arabs Can’t Have Democracy Because It’d Be Bad for Israel. Now the U.S. Can’t Have It Either." "Rotten History" follows the interview. Check out Murtaza's article here: https://theintercept.com/2024/05/08/american-democracy-israel-us-arabs/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1821088839 Mon, 13 May 2024 17:58:03 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-rise-of-the-tradwife-sarah-bouillete-astrid-lorange 01:21:50 This Is Hell! yes Sarah Bouillete and Astrid Lorange join This Is Hell! to discuss what they call, "inexorable rise of the tradwife: the social media influencer who embodies an idealized aesthetic of wifehood" in their recent Verso piece, "From Scratch." After the interview, we check the mailbag. Check out Sarah and Astrid's piece here: https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/from-stratch Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Sarah Bouillete and Astrid Lorange join This Is H… Sarah Bouillete and Astrid Lorange join This Is Hell! to discuss what they call, "inexorable rise of the tradwife: the social media influencer who embodies an idealized aesthetic of wifehood" in their recent Verso piece, "From Scratch." After the interview, we check the mailbag. Check out Sarah and Astrid's piece here: https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/from-stratch Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1817612385 Wed, 08 May 2024 20:39:54 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/we-have-not-had-enough-campus-protest-in-the-us-erik-baker 01:25:27 This Is Hell! yes Historian Erik Baker on his Boston Review article, "The Real Scandal of Campus Protest: It’s not that there has been too much student protest. It’s that there has not been much, much more of it." Jeff Dorchen joins us with "The Moment of Truth" after the interview. Check out Erik's piece here: https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/the-real-scandal-of-campus-protest/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Historian Erik Baker on his Boston Review article… Historian Erik Baker on his Boston Review article, "The Real Scandal of Campus Protest: It’s not that there has been too much student protest. It’s that there has not been much, much more of it." Jeff Dorchen joins us with "The Moment of Truth" after the interview. Check out Erik's piece here: https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/the-real-scandal-of-campus-protest/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1816635210 Tue, 07 May 2024 17:48:24 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/columbia-professor-corrects-distorted-media-coverage-of-campus-protests-helen-benedict 01:22:06 This Is Hell! yes Continuing our coverage of the campus protests for Palestinian freedom, Columbia Journalism Professor Helen Benedict joins us to discuss her Tom Dispatch piece, "The Distortion of Campus Protests over Gaza: How the Right Has Weaponized Antisemitism to Distract from Israel's War." "Rotten History" follows the interview. Check out Helen's piece here: https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/the-real-scandal-of-campus-protest/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Continuing our coverage of the campus protests fo… Continuing our coverage of the campus protests for Palestinian freedom, Columbia Journalism Professor Helen Benedict joins us to discuss her Tom Dispatch piece, "The Distortion of Campus Protests over Gaza: How the Right Has Weaponized Antisemitism to Distract from Israel's War." "Rotten History" follows the interview. Check out Helen's piece here: https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/the-real-scandal-of-campus-protest/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1816114272 Tue, 07 May 2024 00:02:38 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/weaponized-safety-and-unhinged-police-crackdowns-on-campus-natasha-lennard 01:22:53 This Is Hell! yes Natasha Lennard on "I’ve Covered Violent Crackdowns on Protests for 15 Years. This Police Overreaction Was Unhinged." Check out Natasha's article here: https://theintercept.com/2024/05/01/nyc-gaza-college-protests-police-outside-agitators/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Natasha Lennard on "I’ve Covered Violent Crackdow… Natasha Lennard on "I’ve Covered Violent Crackdowns on Protests for 15 Years. This Police Overreaction Was Unhinged." Check out Natasha's article here: https://theintercept.com/2024/05/01/nyc-gaza-college-protests-police-outside-agitators/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1812157896 Wed, 01 May 2024 21:22:30 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-us-lawfare-campaign-against-brazilian-democracy-brian-mier 01:28:02 This Is Hell! yes Correspondent Brian Mier on the Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting article, “‘I Knew They Had Fabricated a False Narrative’: An Interview with Estela Aranha on 'Twitter Files Brazil.'” Estela Aranha is former secretary of digital rights in the Brazilian Justice Ministry. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. We also announce this week's best answer to the Question from Hell! Check out Brian's interview with Estala Aranha here: https://fair.org/home/i-knew-they-had-fabricated-a-false-narrative/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Correspondent Brian Mier on the Fairness & Accura… Correspondent Brian Mier on the Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting article, “‘I Knew They Had Fabricated a False Narrative’: An Interview with Estela Aranha on 'Twitter Files Brazil.'” Estela Aranha is former secretary of digital rights in the Brazilian Justice Ministry. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. We also announce this week's best answer to the Question from Hell! Check out Brian's interview with Estala Aranha here: https://fair.org/home/i-knew-they-had-fabricated-a-false-narrative/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1811267886 Tue, 30 Apr 2024 16:54:42 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/anti-palestinian-racism-is-todays-accepted-racism-jess-ghannam 01:16:17 This Is Hell! yes The Anti-Palestinian Racism Research Group's Jess Ghannam, who is co-author of the just-released "Anti-Palestinian Racism Survey Preliminary Report," joins This Is Hell! to discuss anti-Palestinian racism and its effects in the United States. Following the interview, we will hear some fresh "Rotten History" and a listener email. Check out the report here: https://medium.com/@aprresearchgroup/anti-palestinian-racism-survey-preliminary-report-april-2024-11cfed327d85 Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell The Anti-Palestinian Racism Research Group's Jess… The Anti-Palestinian Racism Research Group's Jess Ghannam, who is co-author of the just-released "Anti-Palestinian Racism Survey Preliminary Report," joins This Is Hell! to discuss anti-Palestinian racism and its effects in the United States. Following the interview, we will hear some fresh "Rotten History" and a listener email. Check out the report here: https://medium.com/@aprresearchgroup/anti-palestinian-racism-survey-preliminary-report-april-2024-11cfed327d85 Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1810514964 Mon, 29 Apr 2024 17:31:46 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/palestine-speaks-for-everyone-jodi-dean 01:20:59 This Is Hell! yes Jodi Dean on her Verso column, "Palestine Speaks for Everyone." Following the interview, we hear feedback from listeners like you. Check out Jodi's column here: https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/palestine-speaks-for-everyone Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Jodi Dean on her Verso column, "Palestine Speaks … Jodi Dean on her Verso column, "Palestine Speaks for Everyone." Following the interview, we hear feedback from listeners like you. Check out Jodi's column here: https://www.versobooks.com/blogs/news/palestine-speaks-for-everyone Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1807096641 Wed, 24 Apr 2024 18:33:30 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/defunding-unrwa-from-containment-to-destruction-laura-robson 01:21:21 This Is Hell! yes Laura Robson on her article at The Baffler Magazine, "Assistance as Containment; A historical take on defunding the UNRWA." Plus a Moment of Truth from Jeffrey Dorchen. Check out Laura's article here: https://thebaffler.com/latest/assistance-as-containment-robson Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Laura Robson on her article at The Baffler Magazi… Laura Robson on her article at The Baffler Magazine, "Assistance as Containment; A historical take on defunding the UNRWA." Plus a Moment of Truth from Jeffrey Dorchen. 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Check out Loretta's book here: https://www.sevenstories.com/books/4601-technocapitalism Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Loretta Napoleoni returns to discuss her new book… Loretta Napoleoni returns to discuss her new book, “Technocapitalism: The Rise of the New Robber Barons and the Fight for the Common Good.” "Rotten History" follows the interview. Check out Loretta's book here: https://www.sevenstories.com/books/4601-technocapitalism Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1805718159 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 21:41:16 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/taking-down-fatphobia-kate-manne 01:20:16 This Is Hell! yes Kate Manne returns to talk about her book, “Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia.” Check out Kate's book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722318/unshrinking-by-kate-manne/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Kate Manne returns to talk about her book, “Unshr… Kate Manne returns to talk about her book, “Unshrinking: How to Face Fatphobia.” Check out Kate's book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/722318/unshrinking-by-kate-manne/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1802310021 Wed, 17 Apr 2024 18:42:16 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/india-israel-worker-deal-looks-a-lot-like-indentured-servitude 01:29:53 This Is Hell! yes We wrap up the week with geographer Michelle Buckley and media scholar Paula Chakravartty co-wrote the Boston Review article, "Labor and the Bibi-Modi 'Bromance': The Israel-India worker deal resembles British indenture." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Michelle and Paula's article here: https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/labor-and-the-bibi-modi-bromance/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell We wrap up the week with geographer Michelle Buck… We wrap up the week with geographer Michelle Buckley and media scholar Paula Chakravartty co-wrote the Boston Review article, "Labor and the Bibi-Modi 'Bromance': The Israel-India worker deal resembles British indenture." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Michelle and Paula's article here: https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/labor-and-the-bibi-modi-bromance/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1801734820 Tue, 16 Apr 2024 17:15:08 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-us-souths-elites-have-kept-the-region-poor-and-underdeveloped-keri-leigh-merritt 01:21:34 This Is Hell! yes Keri Leigh Merritt returns to discuss her Aeon article, "The southern gap: In the American South, an oligarchy of planters enriched itself through slavery. Pervasive underdevelopment is their legacy." "Rotten History" follows the interview. Check out Keri's article here: https://aeon.co/essays/capitalism-and-underdevelopment-in-the-american-south Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Keri Leigh Merritt returns to discuss her Aeon ar… Keri Leigh Merritt returns to discuss her Aeon article, "The southern gap: In the American South, an oligarchy of planters enriched itself through slavery. Pervasive underdevelopment is their legacy." "Rotten History" follows the interview. Check out Keri's article here: https://aeon.co/essays/capitalism-and-underdevelopment-in-the-american-south Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1801367508 Mon, 15 Apr 2024 22:57:24 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/accenture-is-taking-over-police-reform-in-la-county-alec-karakatsanis-hamid-khan 01:25:03 This Is Hell! yes This Is Hell! returns from Spring Break! Alec Karakatsanis and Hamid Khan join Chuck to discuss consulting and biometrics giant Accenture's quiet takeover of police reform in Los Angeles County, California. Check out Akela Lacy's article on that process: https://theintercept.com/2024/03/12/los-angeles-jail-accenture-measure-j/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell This Is Hell! returns from Spring Break! Alec Kar… This Is Hell! returns from Spring Break! Alec Karakatsanis and Hamid Khan join Chuck to discuss consulting and biometrics giant Accenture's quiet takeover of police reform in Los Angeles County, California. Check out Akela Lacy's article on that process: https://theintercept.com/2024/03/12/los-angeles-jail-accenture-measure-j/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1792891978 Thu, 04 Apr 2024 18:48:26 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-cloud-is-material-and-impacts-the-environment-steven-gonzalez-monserrate 01:37:59 This Is Hell! yes MIT Program in Science, Technology, and Society's Cloud Anthropologist Steven Gonzalez Monserrate on his article, "The Cloud Is Material: On the Environmental Impacts of Computation and Data Storage." "Rotten History" and some correspondence from listeners follow the interview. Check out Steven's article here: https://sts-program.mit.edu/news/mit-serc-case-study-the-cloud-is-material-on-the-environmental-impacts-of-computation-and-data-storage-by-steven-gonzalez-monserrate-mit-hasts-graduate-student/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell MIT Program in Science, Technology, and Society's… MIT Program in Science, Technology, and Society's Cloud Anthropologist Steven Gonzalez Monserrate on his article, "The Cloud Is Material: On the Environmental Impacts of Computation and Data Storage." "Rotten History" and some correspondence from listeners follow the interview. Check out Steven's article here: https://sts-program.mit.edu/news/mit-serc-case-study-the-cloud-is-material-on-the-environmental-impacts-of-computation-and-data-storage-by-steven-gonzalez-monserrate-mit-hasts-graduate-student/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1790273767 Tue, 02 Apr 2024 00:38:58 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/judicial-supremacy-in-the-us-lisa-heinzerling 01:18:41 This Is Hell! yes Lisa Heinzerling on her Boston Review article, “The Judicial War on Government: The Supreme Court’s latest bid to control agencies like the EPA—and Congress itself." Check out Lisa's article here: https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/the-judicial-war-on-government/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Lisa Heinzerling on her Boston Review article, “T… Lisa Heinzerling on her Boston Review article, “The Judicial War on Government: The Supreme Court’s latest bid to control agencies like the EPA—and Congress itself." Check out Lisa's article here: https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/the-judicial-war-on-government/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1785934887 Wed, 27 Mar 2024 18:46:34 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/hamas-journey-from-charitable-org-to-national-liberation-force-assaf-kfoury 01:28:31 This Is Hell! yes We wrap up the week with Assaf Kfoury who wrote the Cosmonaut article, "Hamas From Candidate Enforcer to Implacable Foe." Check out Assaf's article here: https://cosmonautmag.com/2024/03/hamas-from-candidate-enforcer-to-implacable-foe/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell We wrap up the week with Assaf Kfoury who wrote t… We wrap up the week with Assaf Kfoury who wrote the Cosmonaut article, "Hamas From Candidate Enforcer to Implacable Foe." Check out Assaf's article here: https://cosmonautmag.com/2024/03/hamas-from-candidate-enforcer-to-implacable-foe/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1785035796 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 17:18:13 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/lederhosen-nazis-dancing-queen 01:18:08 This Is Hell! yes Gaby Del Valle on The Baffler Magazine article, “Lost at CPAC: The paranoid style in conservative politics.” "Rotten History" follows the interview. Check out Gaby's article here: https://thebaffler.com/latest/lost-at-cpac-del-valle Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Gaby Del Valle on The Baffler Magazine article, “… Gaby Del Valle on The Baffler Magazine article, “Lost at CPAC: The paranoid style in conservative politics.” "Rotten History" follows the interview. Check out Gaby's article here: https://thebaffler.com/latest/lost-at-cpac-del-valle Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1784329128 Tue, 26 Mar 2024 02:09:32 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-shoah-after-gaza-pankaj-mishra 01:19:49 This Is Hell! yes Pankaj Mishra discusses his London Review of Books article, "The Shoah After Gaza." Check out Pankaj's article here: https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/n06/pankaj-mishra/the-shoah-after-gaza Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Pankaj Mishra discusses his London Review of Book… Pankaj Mishra discusses his London Review of Books article, "The Shoah After Gaza." Check out Pankaj's article here: https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v46/n06/pankaj-mishra/the-shoah-after-gaza Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1780201356 Wed, 20 Mar 2024 22:22:48 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/on-zionist-feminism-sophie-lewis 01:21:05 This Is Hell! yes We wrap up the week with the return of writer, theorist, and recovering academic Sophie Lewis to talk about her new writing at Salvage Magazine, "Some of my best enemies are feminists: on Zionist feminism." This will be Sophie's fourth appearance on This is Hell! and her interviews have repeatedly been selected by listeners as their favorites of the year each time she has appeared. Following the interview, Jeffrey Dorchen delivers "The Moment of Truth" live from Second Story Studios, aka the center of Hell. Check out Sophie's article here: https://salvage.zone/some-of-my-best-enemies-are-feminists-on-zionist-feminism/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell We wrap up the week with the return of writer, th… We wrap up the week with the return of writer, theorist, and recovering academic Sophie Lewis to talk about her new writing at Salvage Magazine, "Some of my best enemies are feminists: on Zionist feminism." This will be Sophie's fourth appearance on This is Hell! and her interviews have repeatedly been selected by listeners as their favorites of the year each time she has appeared. Following the interview, Jeffrey Dorchen delivers "The Moment of Truth" live from Second Story Studios, aka the center of Hell. Check out Sophie's article here: https://salvage.zone/some-of-my-best-enemies-are-feminists-on-zionist-feminism/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1779217272 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 19:00:08 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/facebook-instagram-censor-peaceful-pro-palestinian-speech-deborah-brown-rasha-younes 01:25:26 This Is Hell! yes Deborah Brown and Rasha Younes of Human Rights Watch join This Is Hell! to discuss their report, "Meta’s Broken Promises: Systemic Censorship of Palestine Content on Instagram and Facebook." "Rotten History" follows the interview. Check out Deborah and Rasha's report here: https://www.hrw.org/report/2023/12/21/metas-broken-promises/systemic-censorship-palestine-content-instagram-and Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Deborah Brown and Rasha Younes of Human Rights Wa… Deborah Brown and Rasha Younes of Human Rights Watch join This Is Hell! to discuss their report, "Meta’s Broken Promises: Systemic Censorship of Palestine Content on Instagram and Facebook." "Rotten History" follows the interview. Check out Deborah and Rasha's report here: https://www.hrw.org/report/2023/12/21/metas-broken-promises/systemic-censorship-palestine-content-instagram-and Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1778472606 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 22:58:53 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/normalizing-slaughter-oded-naaman 01:23:01 This Is Hell! yes Oded Na'aman joins This Is Hell! to discuss his Boston Review article, "A Menacing Silence: Why is the reality of Palestinian suffering denied in the Israeli consciousness?" After the interview, we hear share some feedback from our dear listeners. Check out Oded's article here: https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/a-menacing-silence/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Oded Na'aman joins This Is Hell! to discuss his B… Oded Na'aman joins This Is Hell! to discuss his Boston Review article, "A Menacing Silence: Why is the reality of Palestinian suffering denied in the Israeli consciousness?" After the interview, we hear share some feedback from our dear listeners. Check out Oded's article here: https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/a-menacing-silence/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1773770733 Wed, 13 Mar 2024 21:05:55 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/effective-antifascism-requires-understanding-fascism-joan-braune 01:27:01 This Is Hell! yes We wrap up the week with lecturer in philosophy at Gonzaga University, Joan Braune who will speak with us about her book, "Understanding and Countering Fascist Movements: From Void to Hope." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Joan's book here: https://www.routledge.com/Understanding-and-Countering-Fascist-Movements-From-Void-to-Hope/Braune/p/book/9780367696986 Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell We wrap up the week with lecturer in philosophy a… We wrap up the week with lecturer in philosophy at Gonzaga University, Joan Braune who will speak with us about her book, "Understanding and Countering Fascist Movements: From Void to Hope." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Joan's book here: https://www.routledge.com/Understanding-and-Countering-Fascist-Movements-From-Void-to-Hope/Braune/p/book/9780367696986 Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1772700903 Tue, 12 Mar 2024 17:03:19 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/can-humanity-survive-ai-garrison-lovely 01:23:51 This Is Hell! yes Garrison Lovely on his Jacobin article, "Can Humanity Survive AI?: With the development of artificial intelligence racing forward at warp speed, some of the richest men in the world may be deciding the fate of humanity right now." Check out Garrison's article here: https://jacobin.com/2024/01/can-humanity-survive-ai Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Garrison Lovely on his Jacobin article, "Can Huma… Garrison Lovely on his Jacobin article, "Can Humanity Survive AI?: With the development of artificial intelligence racing forward at warp speed, some of the richest men in the world may be deciding the fate of humanity right now." Check out Garrison's article here: https://jacobin.com/2024/01/can-humanity-survive-ai Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1771788615 Mon, 11 Mar 2024 18:05:41 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/jesus-and-john-wayne-kristin-kobes-du-mez 01:17:48 This Is Hell! yes Historian Kristen du Mez on her bestselling cultural history, "Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation." Check out Kristin's book here: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781631499050 Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Historian Kristen du Mez on her bestselling cultu… Historian Kristen du Mez on her bestselling cultural history, "Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation." Check out Kristin's book here: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781631499050 Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1768427820 Thu, 07 Mar 2024 21:35:37 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/western-governments-media-complicit-in-genocide-hamza-ali-shah 01:19:02 This Is Hell! yes Hamza Ali Shah discusses his Jacobin article, “Western Governments Share Responsibility for Israel’s Crimes," and his Declassified UK writing, "‘Beheaded Babies' – How UK media Reported Israel’s Fake News as Fact." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Hamza's Jacobin article here: https://jacobin.com/2024/02/western-governments-israel-war-crimes and his Declassified UK piece here: https://www.declassifieduk.org/beheaded-babies-how-uk-media-reported-israels-fake-news-as-fact/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Hamza Ali Shah discusses his Jacobin article, “We… Hamza Ali Shah discusses his Jacobin article, “Western Governments Share Responsibility for Israel’s Crimes," and his Declassified UK writing, "‘Beheaded Babies' – How UK media Reported Israel’s Fake News as Fact." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Hamza's Jacobin article here: https://jacobin.com/2024/02/western-governments-israel-war-crimes and his Declassified UK piece here: https://www.declassifieduk.org/beheaded-babies-how-uk-media-reported-israels-fake-news-as-fact/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1767350499 Wed, 06 Mar 2024 22:31:28 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-erasure-of-palestinian-society-wendy-pearlman 01:30:09 This Is Hell! yes Wendy Pearlman discusses her New Lines Magazine article, "The Erasure of Palestinian Society." Seb's final (at least for a while, we hope) "The Past Inside the Present" follows the interview. Check out Wendy's article here: https://newlinesmag.com/argument/the-erasure-of-palestinian-society/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Wendy Pearlman discusses her New Lines Magazine a… Wendy Pearlman discusses her New Lines Magazine article, "The Erasure of Palestinian Society." Seb's final (at least for a while, we hope) "The Past Inside the Present" follows the interview. Check out Wendy's article here: https://newlinesmag.com/argument/the-erasure-of-palestinian-society/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1766092584 Tue, 05 Mar 2024 18:09:14 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/hindu-supremacism-in-india-and-the-united-states-safa-ahmed-1 01:25:29 This Is Hell! yes Indian American Muslim Council's Safa Ahmed on her Jacobin Magazine article, "The US Hindu Right Is Still Whitewashing the Gujarat Pogrom." "Rotten History" follows the interview. Check out Safa's article here: https://jacobin.com/2024/03/hindutva-us-right-gujarat-pogrom-modi Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Indian American Muslim Council's Safa Ahmed on he… Indian American Muslim Council's Safa Ahmed on her Jacobin Magazine article, "The US Hindu Right Is Still Whitewashing the Gujarat Pogrom." "Rotten History" follows the interview. Check out Safa's article here: https://jacobin.com/2024/03/hindutva-us-right-gujarat-pogrom-modi Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1761627504 Thu, 29 Feb 2024 23:22:22 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-fascism-of-revisionist-zionism-rick-perlstein 01:31:22 This Is Hell! yes The American Prospect's Rick Perlstein on Israel's neglected history of revisionism, and a belated obit for Henry Kissinger. Also, we're announcing the winner of this week's Question from Hell!, a QFH! suggested by Rick. Check out Rick's article here: https://prospect.org/world/2024-02-21-neglected-history-state-of-israel/ and here: https://prospect.org/politics/2024-02-28-kissinger-revisited/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell The American Prospect's Rick Perlstein on Israel'… The American Prospect's Rick Perlstein on Israel's neglected history of revisionism, and a belated obit for Henry Kissinger. Also, we're announcing the winner of this week's Question from Hell!, a QFH! suggested by Rick. Check out Rick's article here: https://prospect.org/world/2024-02-21-neglected-history-state-of-israel/ and here: https://prospect.org/politics/2024-02-28-kissinger-revisited/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1760430348 Wed, 28 Feb 2024 19:33:18 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-pentagons-silicon-valley-problem-andrew-cockburn 01:14:28 This Is Hell! yes Harper's Andrew Cockburn returns to This Is Hell! to talk about his March cover story, "The Pentagon’s Silicon Valley Problem: How Big Tech is losing the wars of the future." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Andrew's article here: https://harpers.org/archive/2024/03/the-pentagons-silicon-valley-problem-andrew-cockburn/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Harper's Andrew Cockburn returns to This Is Hell!… Harper's Andrew Cockburn returns to This Is Hell! to talk about his March cover story, "The Pentagon’s Silicon Valley Problem: How Big Tech is losing the wars of the future." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Andrew's article here: https://harpers.org/archive/2024/03/the-pentagons-silicon-valley-problem-andrew-cockburn/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1755405963 Thu, 22 Feb 2024 22:32:54 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/nostalgia-nationalism-and-the-us-militia-movement 01:15:20 This Is Hell! yes Sociologist Amy Cooter joins This Is Hell! to discuss her new book from Routledge, "Nostalgia, Nationalism, and the US Militia Movement." After the interview, we announce this week's best answer to the Question from Hell! Check out Amy's book here: https://www.routledge.com/Nostalgia-Nationalism-and-the-US-Militia-Movement/Cooter/p/book/9781032421971 Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Sociologist Amy Cooter joins This Is Hell! to dis… Sociologist Amy Cooter joins This Is Hell! to discuss her new book from Routledge, "Nostalgia, Nationalism, and the US Militia Movement." After the interview, we announce this week's best answer to the Question from Hell! Check out Amy's book here: https://www.routledge.com/Nostalgia-Nationalism-and-the-US-Militia-Movement/Cooter/p/book/9781032421971 Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1754243454 Wed, 21 Feb 2024 21:58:05 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/guns-fuel-us-anti-immigration-politics-emine-fidan-elcioglu 01:32:52 This Is Hell! yes Emine Fidan Elcioglu on her Social Problems journal article, “Armed Citizens on the Border: How Guns Fuel Anti-Immigration Politics in America." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Emine's article here: https://academic.oup.com/socpro/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/socpro/spad034/7222583 Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Emine Fidan Elcioglu on her Social Problems journ… Emine Fidan Elcioglu on her Social Problems journal article, “Armed Citizens on the Border: How Guns Fuel Anti-Immigration Politics in America." "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Emine's article here: https://academic.oup.com/socpro/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/socpro/spad034/7222583 Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1753046814 Tue, 20 Feb 2024 18:46:04 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/enshitification-made-tech-platforms-shitty-and-now-its-coming-for-your-industry-cory-doctorow 01:19:05 This Is Hell! yes Cory Doctorow on his Financial Times article, "‘Enshittification’ is coming for absolutely everything: The term describes the slow decay of online platforms such as Facebook. But what if we’ve entered the ‘enshittocene’?" "Rotten History" follows the interview. Check out Cory's article here: https://www.ft.com/content/6fb1602d-a08b-4a8c-bac0-047b7d64aba5 Cory also has a new novel, "The Bezzle." https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250865878/thebezzle Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Cory Doctorow on his Financial Times article, "‘E… Cory Doctorow on his Financial Times article, "‘Enshittification’ is coming for absolutely everything: The term describes the slow decay of online platforms such as Facebook. But what if we’ve entered the ‘enshittocene’?" "Rotten History" follows the interview. Check out Cory's article here: https://www.ft.com/content/6fb1602d-a08b-4a8c-bac0-047b7d64aba5 Cory also has a new novel, "The Bezzle." https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250865878/thebezzle Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1748302959 Thu, 15 Feb 2024 21:13:21 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/electronic-monitoring-jacob-kang-brown-james-kilgore 01:22:31 This Is Hell! yes Joining This Is Hell! today are Jacob Kang-Brown and James Gilgore to discuss the uses, abuses, and inequities of the use of wearable electronic monitoring devices in the US criminal legal system. Jacob co-authored the Vera Institute report, "People on Electronic Monitoring," with Jessica Zhang and Ari Kotler. James co-wrote the book, "Understanding E-Carcertation: Electronic Monitoring, the Surveillance State, and the Future of Mass Incarceration," published by The New Press. A new "The Past Inside the Present" follows the interview. Check out Jacob's report here: https://www.vera.org/publications/people-on-electronic-monitoring Check out James' book here: https://thenewpress.com/books/understanding-e-carceration Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Joining This Is Hell! today are Jacob Kang-Brown … Joining This Is Hell! today are Jacob Kang-Brown and James Gilgore to discuss the uses, abuses, and inequities of the use of wearable electronic monitoring devices in the US criminal legal system. Jacob co-authored the Vera Institute report, "People on Electronic Monitoring," with Jessica Zhang and Ari Kotler. James co-wrote the book, "Understanding E-Carcertation: Electronic Monitoring, the Surveillance State, and the Future of Mass Incarceration," published by The New Press. A new "The Past Inside the Present" follows the interview. Check out Jacob's report here: https://www.vera.org/publications/people-on-electronic-monitoring Check out James' book here: https://thenewpress.com/books/understanding-e-carceration Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1747320906 Wed, 14 Feb 2024 22:41:22 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-battle-to-control-haiti-jake-johnson 01:14:32 This Is Hell! yes Returning to This is Hell!, Jake Johnston is author of the new book, "Aid State: Elite Panic, Disaster Capitalism, and the Battle to Control Haiti." Jake is a Senior Research Associate at the Center for Economic and Policy Research. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Jake's book here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250284679/aidstate Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Returning to This is Hell!, Jake Johnston is auth… Returning to This is Hell!, Jake Johnston is author of the new book, "Aid State: Elite Panic, Disaster Capitalism, and the Battle to Control Haiti." Jake is a Senior Research Associate at the Center for Economic and Policy Research. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Jake's book here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250284679/aidstate Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1746317574 Tue, 13 Feb 2024 19:09:05 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/black-women-ivory-tower-jasmine-harris 01:30:24 This Is Hell! yes Dr. Jasmine L. Harris joins This Is Hell! to discuss her new book from Broadleaf Books, "Black Women, Ivory Tower: Revealing the Lies of White Supremacy in American Education." "Rotten History" follows the interview, as do your first batch of responses to this week's Question from Hell! Check out Dr. Harris's book here: https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506489834/Black-Women-Ivory-Tower Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Dr. Jasmine L. Harris joins This Is Hell! to disc… Dr. Jasmine L. Harris joins This Is Hell! to discuss her new book from Broadleaf Books, "Black Women, Ivory Tower: Revealing the Lies of White Supremacy in American Education." "Rotten History" follows the interview, as do your first batch of responses to this week's Question from Hell! Check out Dr. Harris's book here: https://www.broadleafbooks.com/store/product/9781506489834/Black-Women-Ivory-Tower Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1740736143 Wed, 07 Feb 2024 23:04:28 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-final-nail-in-psychiatrys-antidepressant-coffin-bruce-levine 01:16:36 This Is Hell! yes Bruce E. Levine on his CounterPunch article, "Scientific Misconduct and Fraud: The Final Nail in Psychiatry’s Antidepressant Coffin." Also, Jeff Dorchen and the 'Moment of Truth.' Check out Bruce's article here: https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/01/17/scientific-misconduct-and-fraud-the-final-nail-in-psychiatrys-antidepressant-coffin/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Bruce E. Levine on his CounterPunch article, "Sci… Bruce E. Levine on his CounterPunch article, "Scientific Misconduct and Fraud: The Final Nail in Psychiatry’s Antidepressant Coffin." Also, Jeff Dorchen and the 'Moment of Truth.' Check out Bruce's article here: https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/01/17/scientific-misconduct-and-fraud-the-final-nail-in-psychiatrys-antidepressant-coffin/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1739594196 Tue, 06 Feb 2024 18:11:57 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/whats-in-store-for-milwaukee-at-this-summers-rnc-rachel-ida-buff 01:24:53 This Is Hell! yes Our guest is Rachel Ida Buff who posted the Boston Review article, “The Right Comes for Milwaukee: Why did the blue city agree to host the Republican National Convention—and to suspend a hard-won police reform for its duration?” Also, 'This Week in Rotten History.' Check out Rachel's article here: https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/the-right-comes-for-milwaukee/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Our guest is Rachel Ida Buff who posted the Bosto… Our guest is Rachel Ida Buff who posted the Boston Review article, “The Right Comes for Milwaukee: Why did the blue city agree to host the Republican National Convention—and to suspend a hard-won police reform for its duration?” Also, 'This Week in Rotten History.' Check out Rachel's article here: https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/the-right-comes-for-milwaukee/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1738880136 Mon, 05 Feb 2024 22:51:40 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/human-rights-under-el-salvadors-cool-dictator-john-cavanagh 01:24:27 This Is Hell! yes Institute for Policy Studies' John Cavanagh on their report on El Salvador, "State of Deception: A fact-finding report on El Salvador’s detained water defenders, the potential return of environmentally destructive mining, and the state of human rights under the Bukele administration." Also, Seb Wupper and the Past Inside the Present. Check out John and his co-authors' report here: https://ips-dc.org/report-state-of-deception-human-rights-under-bukele/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Institute for Policy Studies' John Cavanagh on th… Institute for Policy Studies' John Cavanagh on their report on El Salvador, "State of Deception: A fact-finding report on El Salvador’s detained water defenders, the potential return of environmentally destructive mining, and the state of human rights under the Bukele administration." Also, Seb Wupper and the Past Inside the Present. Check out John and his co-authors' report here: https://ips-dc.org/report-state-of-deception-human-rights-under-bukele/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1735986381 Fri, 02 Feb 2024 22:11:47 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/israel-the-united-states-and-the-rhetoric-of-the-war-on-terror-maha-hilal 01:28:01 This Is Hell! yes Our final guest of the week is Dr. Maha Hilal, who wrote the TomDispatch piece, "Israel, the United States, and the Rhetoric of the War on Terror: From September 11, 2001, to October 7, 2023 (and Beyond)." Maha is founding Executive Director of the Muslim Counterpublics Lab and author of, "Innocent Until Proven Muslim: Islamophobia, the War on Terror, and the Muslim Experience Since 9/11." A new The Past Inside the Present with Sebastian Wuepper follows the interview. Check out Maha's article here: https://tomdispatch.com/israel-the-united-states-and-the-rhetoric-of-the-war-on-terror/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Our final guest of the week is Dr. Maha Hilal, wh… Our final guest of the week is Dr. Maha Hilal, who wrote the TomDispatch piece, "Israel, the United States, and the Rhetoric of the War on Terror: From September 11, 2001, to October 7, 2023 (and Beyond)." Maha is founding Executive Director of the Muslim Counterpublics Lab and author of, "Innocent Until Proven Muslim: Islamophobia, the War on Terror, and the Muslim Experience Since 9/11." A new The Past Inside the Present with Sebastian Wuepper follows the interview. Check out Maha's article here: https://tomdispatch.com/israel-the-united-states-and-the-rhetoric-of-the-war-on-terror/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1733560734 Wed, 31 Jan 2024 20:09:49 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-brutal-illogic-of-the-us-attacks-on-yemen-seamus-malekafzali 01:26:16 This Is Hell! yes Séamus Malekafzali joins This Is Hell! talk to us about his Baffler article, "More Fog, More War: The brutal illogic of the U.S. attacks on Yemen." The Moment of Truth with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Séamus' article here: https://thebaffler.com/latest/more-fog-more-war-malekafzali Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Séamus Malekafzali joins This Is Hell! talk to us… Séamus Malekafzali joins This Is Hell! talk to us about his Baffler article, "More Fog, More War: The brutal illogic of the U.S. attacks on Yemen." The Moment of Truth with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out Séamus' article here: https://thebaffler.com/latest/more-fog-more-war-malekafzali Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1732392531 Tue, 30 Jan 2024 19:23:25 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-female-body-drove-human-evolution-and-that-matters-in-big-ways-cat-bohannon 01:22:28 This Is Hell! yes Researcher Cat Bohannon joins This Is Hell! to discuss her new book from Knopf, "Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution." Rotten History follows the interview. Check out Cat's book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/227568/eve-by-cat-bohannon/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Researcher Cat Bohannon joins This Is Hell! to di… Researcher Cat Bohannon joins This Is Hell! to discuss her new book from Knopf, "Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution." Rotten History follows the interview. Check out Cat's book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/227568/eve-by-cat-bohannon/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1727550399 Thu, 25 Jan 2024 18:49:26 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-jail-is-everywhere-jack-norton-judah-schept 01:14:30 This Is Hell! yes Jack Norton and Judah Schept join This Is Hell! to discuss their forthcoming volume, co-authored with Lydia Pelot-Hobbs, "The Jail Is Everywhere: Fighting the New Geography of Mass Incarceration" available February 14th from Verso. After the interview, Sebastian Wuepper returns with an all-new The Past Inside the Present. Check out their book here: https://www.versobooks.com/products/3039-the-jail-is-everywhere Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Jack Norton and Judah Schept join This Is Hell! t… Jack Norton and Judah Schept join This Is Hell! to discuss their forthcoming volume, co-authored with Lydia Pelot-Hobbs, "The Jail Is Everywhere: Fighting the New Geography of Mass Incarceration" available February 14th from Verso. After the interview, Sebastian Wuepper returns with an all-new The Past Inside the Present. Check out their book here: https://www.versobooks.com/products/3039-the-jail-is-everywhere Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1726661667 Wed, 24 Jan 2024 23:17:39 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/bombing-gaza-isnt-fighting-sexual-violence-heidi-matthews-tanya-serisier-1 01:07:17 This Is Hell! yes Joining us today in Hell are Heidi Matthews and Tanya Serisier, who co-wrote the CounterPunch article, "Bombing Gaza Isn’t Fighting Sexual Violence." A Moment of Truth with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out their article here: https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/01/16/bombing-gaza-isnt-fighting-sexual-violence/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Joining us today in Hell are Heidi Matthews and T… Joining us today in Hell are Heidi Matthews and Tanya Serisier, who co-wrote the CounterPunch article, "Bombing Gaza Isn’t Fighting Sexual Violence." A Moment of Truth with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Check out their article here: https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/01/16/bombing-gaza-isnt-fighting-sexual-violence/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1725595362 Tue, 23 Jan 2024 19:53:26 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/against-resilience-ajay-singh-chaudhary 01:42:41 This Is Hell! yes Ajay Singh Chaudhary returns to This Is Hell! to talk about his Baffler Magazine article, "Sick and Tired: Against Resilience," an excerpt from, "The Exhausted of the Earth: Politics in a Burning World" (Repeater Books). An all-new Rotten History follows the interview. Check out the article here: https://thebaffler.com/latest/sick-and-tired-chaudhary And the forthcoming book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736324/the-exhausted-of-the-earth-by-ajay-singh-chaudhary/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Ajay Singh Chaudhary returns to This Is Hell! to … Ajay Singh Chaudhary returns to This Is Hell! to talk about his Baffler Magazine article, "Sick and Tired: Against Resilience," an excerpt from, "The Exhausted of the Earth: Politics in a Burning World" (Repeater Books). An all-new Rotten History follows the interview. Check out the article here: https://thebaffler.com/latest/sick-and-tired-chaudhary And the forthcoming book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/736324/the-exhausted-of-the-earth-by-ajay-singh-chaudhary/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1720314747 Wed, 17 Jan 2024 22:33:44 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/killing-detroit-christopher-hood 01:26:20 This Is Hell! yes Christopher Hood, author of the award-winning script and film, “Killing Detroit: The City That Refused To Die,” that is now in book form. A new Moment of Truth from Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Christopher Hood, author of the award-winning scr… Christopher Hood, author of the award-winning script and film, “Killing Detroit: The City That Refused To Die,” that is now in book form. A new Moment of Truth from Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1719320718 Tue, 16 Jan 2024 19:03:12 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/how-police-undermine-the-promise-of-body-cameras-eric-umansky 01:18:00 This Is Hell! yes ProPublica editor-at-large Eric Umansky joins This Is Hell! to discuss his recent ProPublica article, "How Police Have Undermined the Promise of Body Cameras." A new Rotten History follows the interview. Check out Eric's piece here: https://www.propublica.org/article/how-police-undermined-promise-body-cameras Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell ProPublica editor-at-large Eric Umansky joins Thi… ProPublica editor-at-large Eric Umansky joins This Is Hell! to discuss his recent ProPublica article, "How Police Have Undermined the Promise of Body Cameras." A new Rotten History follows the interview. Check out Eric's piece here: https://www.propublica.org/article/how-police-undermined-promise-body-cameras Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1718369373 Mon, 15 Jan 2024 19:18:32 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/a-black-panthers-take-on-obamas-election-larry-pinkney 00:35:06 This Is Hell! yes On MLK Day 2024, we share a 2008 talk with Black Panther Larry Pinkney and his hot and very critical take on Barack Obama shortly after Obama was elected president and before he was inaugurated. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell On MLK Day 2024, we share a 2008 talk with Black … On MLK Day 2024, we share a 2008 talk with Black Panther Larry Pinkney and his hot and very critical take on Barack Obama shortly after Obama was elected president and before he was inaugurated. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1712861859 Tue, 09 Jan 2024 18:41:31 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/detroit-eviction-defense-battles-for-housing-justice-jeff-wilson 01:26:54 This Is Hell! yes This Is Hell! returns with new interviews this week! Kicking off 2024, geographer Jeff Wilson joins us to discuss his new graphic novel he co-created with Bambi Kramer, "We Live Here: Detroit Eviction Defense and the Battle for Housing Justice" from Seven Stories Press. Following the interview, Jeff Dorchen returns with a new Moment of Truth in which he tries to gain perspective on the human condition with a cheap sci-fi thought experiment. Check out Jeff and Bambi's graphic novel here: https://www.sevenstories.com/books/4468-we-live-here You can find out more about Detroit Eviction Defense here: https://www.detroitevictiondefense.net Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell This Is Hell! returns with new interviews this we… This Is Hell! returns with new interviews this week! Kicking off 2024, geographer Jeff Wilson joins us to discuss his new graphic novel he co-created with Bambi Kramer, "We Live Here: Detroit Eviction Defense and the Battle for Housing Justice" from Seven Stories Press. Following the interview, Jeff Dorchen returns with a new Moment of Truth in which he tries to gain perspective on the human condition with a cheap sci-fi thought experiment. Check out Jeff and Bambi's graphic novel here: https://www.sevenstories.com/books/4468-we-live-here You can find out more about Detroit Eviction Defense here: https://www.detroitevictiondefense.net Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1708451847 Thu, 04 Jan 2024 19:00:20 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2023-revolting-capital-racism-radicalism-in-washington-dc-1900-2000 01:04:06 This Is Hell! yes The Best of 2023 concludes with listener-favorite historian Gerald Horne, on his new book “Revolting Capital: Racism & Radicalism in Washington, D.C., 1900-2000” (International Publishers). Check out Gerald's book here: https://www.intpubnyc.com/browse/revolting-capital-racism-radicalism-in-washington-d-c-1900-2000/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell The Best of 2023 concludes with listener-favorite… The Best of 2023 concludes with listener-favorite historian Gerald Horne, on his new book “Revolting Capital: Racism & Radicalism in Washington, D.C., 1900-2000” (International Publishers). Check out Gerald's book here: https://www.intpubnyc.com/browse/revolting-capital-racism-radicalism-in-washington-d-c-1900-2000/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1707473151 Wed, 03 Jan 2024 21:09:51 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2023-building-movements-is-uncomfortable-thats-a-good-thing-kelly-hayes 01:31:28 This Is Hell! yes The penultimate Best of 2023 episode features a September interview with Truthout's Kelly Hayes on the article she co-wrote the Boston Review essay with past guest Mariame Kaba, “How Much Discomfort Is the Whole World Worth?: Movement building requires a culture of listening—not mastery of the right language.” Following the interview, Jeff Dorchen delivers a Moment of Truth and we read more of your answers to the Question from Hell! Check out Kelly and Mariame's essay here: https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/how-much-discomfort-is-the-whole-world-worth/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell The penultimate Best of 2023 episode features a S… The penultimate Best of 2023 episode features a September interview with Truthout's Kelly Hayes on the article she co-wrote the Boston Review essay with past guest Mariame Kaba, “How Much Discomfort Is the Whole World Worth?: Movement building requires a culture of listening—not mastery of the right language.” Following the interview, Jeff Dorchen delivers a Moment of Truth and we read more of your answers to the Question from Hell! Check out Kelly and Mariame's essay here: https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/how-much-discomfort-is-the-whole-world-worth/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1706352150 Tue, 02 Jan 2024 19:09:03 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2023-silicon-valley-vs-humanity-malcolm-harris 01:19:19 This Is Hell! yes The Best of 2023 continues with our April interview with Malcolm Harris on his Little, Brown and Company book, "Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World." After the interview, we read your first answers to 2024's first Question from Hell and the Worst of Rotten History from Renaldo Migaldi. Check out Malcolm's book here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/malcolm-harris/palo-alto/9780316592031/?lens=little-brown Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell The Best of 2023 continues with our April intervi… The Best of 2023 continues with our April interview with Malcolm Harris on his Little, Brown and Company book, "Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World." After the interview, we read your first answers to 2024's first Question from Hell and the Worst of Rotten History from Renaldo Migaldi. Check out Malcolm's book here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/malcolm-harris/palo-alto/9780316592031/?lens=little-brown Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1702174215 Thu, 28 Dec 2023 18:26:22 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2023-the-revolution-will-not-be-scheduled-sheila-liming 01:30:14 This Is Hell! yes The Best of 2023 continues with writer, professor and musician Sheila Liming on her recently published book, "Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time." Check out Sheila's book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717263/hanging-out-by-sheila-liming/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell The Best of 2023 continues with writer, professor… The Best of 2023 continues with writer, professor and musician Sheila Liming on her recently published book, "Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time." Check out Sheila's book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717263/hanging-out-by-sheila-liming/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1701166095 Wed, 27 Dec 2023 16:59:28 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/how-to-build-the-end-of-the-world-in-defense-of-the-chaotic-protester-miliaku-nwabueze-2 01:22:36 This Is Hell! yes The best of 2023 continues with Miliaku Nwabueze on her May 5 Scalawag essay, "How to Build the End of the World: In Defense of the Chaotic Protester." Check out Miliaku's article here: https://scalawagmagazine.org/2023/05/black-radical-tradition-cop-city/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell The best of 2023 continues with Miliaku Nwabueze … The best of 2023 continues with Miliaku Nwabueze on her May 5 Scalawag essay, "How to Build the End of the World: In Defense of the Chaotic Protester." Check out Miliaku's article here: https://scalawagmagazine.org/2023/05/black-radical-tradition-cop-city/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1700149962 Tue, 26 Dec 2023 16:40:31 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/living-and-reliving-the-us-invasion-of-iraq-rasha-al-aqeedi 01:27:01 This Is Hell! yes The Best of 2023 continues with our April 10th interview with Rasha Al Aqeedi about her New Lines Magazine article, "Living — and Reliving — the US Invasion of Iraq." Check out Rasha's article here: https://newlinesmag.com/first-person/living-and-reliving-the-us-invasion-of-iraq/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell The Best of 2023 continues with our April 10th in… The Best of 2023 continues with our April 10th interview with Rasha Al Aqeedi about her New Lines Magazine article, "Living — and Reliving — the US Invasion of Iraq." Check out Rasha's article here: https://newlinesmag.com/first-person/living-and-reliving-the-us-invasion-of-iraq/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1695490914 Wed, 20 Dec 2023 22:01:10 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2023-family-abolition-capitalism-and-the-communizing-of-care-me-obrien 01:10:35 This Is Hell! yes The Best of 2023 continues! M.E. O’Brien joins us in Hell to discuss her new book "Family Abolition: Capitalism and the Communizing of Care" published by Pluto Press. Check out M.E.'s book here: https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745343846/family-abolition/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell The Best of 2023 continues! M.E. O’Brien joins us… The Best of 2023 continues! M.E. O’Brien joins us in Hell to discuss her new book "Family Abolition: Capitalism and the Communizing of Care" published by Pluto Press. Check out M.E.'s book here: https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745343846/family-abolition/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1694505531 Tue, 19 Dec 2023 20:05:35 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2023-unpacking-the-myths-fueling-the-rights-transphobia-alex-hinton 01:35:04 This Is Hell! yes Continuing the Best of 2023 series, distinguished anthropologist Alex Hinton joins Chuck to discuss his Sapiens article, "Two Myths Fueling the Conservative Right's Dangerous Transphobia." The discussion includes Alex's insights from the most recent CPAC. This interview originally aired on June 21st. After the interview, we have both a new Rotten History and a new Moment of Truth. Alex is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at Rutgers University, Director of the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, and UNESCO Chair on Genocide Prevention. Check out Alex's article here: https://www.sapiens.org/culture/transphobia-myths/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Continuing the Best of 2023 series, distinguished… Continuing the Best of 2023 series, distinguished anthropologist Alex Hinton joins Chuck to discuss his Sapiens article, "Two Myths Fueling the Conservative Right's Dangerous Transphobia." The discussion includes Alex's insights from the most recent CPAC. This interview originally aired on June 21st. After the interview, we have both a new Rotten History and a new Moment of Truth. Alex is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at Rutgers University, Director of the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, and UNESCO Chair on Genocide Prevention. Check out Alex's article here: https://www.sapiens.org/culture/transphobia-myths/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1693827774 Mon, 18 Dec 2023 22:32:17 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2023-how-corporations-overthrew-democracy-claire-provost-matt-kennard 01:26:17 This Is Hell! yes The Best of 2023 continues with Matt Kennard and Claire Provost on their Bloomsbury book, "Silent Coup: How Corporations Overthrew Democracy." This interview originally aired on May 16th. Check out "Silent Coup" here: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/silent-coup-9781350269989/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell The Best of 2023 continues with Matt Kennard and … The Best of 2023 continues with Matt Kennard and Claire Provost on their Bloomsbury book, "Silent Coup: How Corporations Overthrew Democracy." This interview originally aired on May 16th. Check out "Silent Coup" here: https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/silent-coup-9781350269989/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1690564737 Thu, 14 Dec 2023 19:28:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2023-the-long-land-war-jo-guldi 01:31:26 This Is Hell! yes The Best of 2023 continues with historian Jo Guldi on her Boston Review article, "The Earth for Man," on land redistribution which is adapted from her Yale University Press book, "The Long Land War: The Global Struggle for Occupancy Rights." Following the interview, we read the rest of your answers to the Question from Hell and select our favorite of the week and Sebastian Wuepper delivers another timely Past Inside the Present. Check out Jo's article here: https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/the-earth-for-man/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell The Best of 2023 continues with historian Jo Guld… The Best of 2023 continues with historian Jo Guldi on her Boston Review article, "The Earth for Man," on land redistribution which is adapted from her Yale University Press book, "The Long Land War: The Global Struggle for Occupancy Rights." Following the interview, we read the rest of your answers to the Question from Hell and select our favorite of the week and Sebastian Wuepper delivers another timely Past Inside the Present. Check out Jo's article here: https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/the-earth-for-man/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1689603723 Wed, 13 Dec 2023 18:48:25 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2023-american-agriculture-guebert 01:31:46 This Is Hell! yes The Best of 2023 continues with our October interview with Alan Guebert who had just posted the The Baffler Magazine article, “Farmed Out: American agriculture is about business, not food.” Plus, a Moment of Truth with Jeffrey Dorchen and your answers to the week's Question from Hell! Check out Alan's article here: https://thebaffler.com/salvos/farmed-out-guebert Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell The Best of 2023 continues with our October inter… The Best of 2023 continues with our October interview with Alan Guebert who had just posted the The Baffler Magazine article, “Farmed Out: American agriculture is about business, not food.” Plus, a Moment of Truth with Jeffrey Dorchen and your answers to the week's Question from Hell! Check out Alan's article here: https://thebaffler.com/salvos/farmed-out-guebert Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1688733972 Tue, 12 Dec 2023 18:13:59 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2023-arielle-angel-solidarity-for-palestinian-liberation 01:18:44 This Is Hell! yes Jewish Currents editor-in-chief Arielle Angel joins This Is Hell! to discuss her essay on the Palestinian liberation, "'We Cannot Cross Until We Carry Each Other.'" After the interview, the we read the first batch of your answers to the Question from Hell, followed by Rotten History. Check out Arielle's article here: https://jewishcurrents.org/we-cannot-cross-until-we-carry-each-other Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Jewish Currents editor-in-chief Arielle Angel joi… Jewish Currents editor-in-chief Arielle Angel joins This Is Hell! to discuss her essay on the Palestinian liberation, "'We Cannot Cross Until We Carry Each Other.'" After the interview, the we read the first batch of your answers to the Question from Hell, followed by Rotten History. Check out Arielle's article here: https://jewishcurrents.org/we-cannot-cross-until-we-carry-each-other Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1683943767 Wed, 06 Dec 2023 19:20:42 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2023-secret-power-wikileaks-and-its-enemies-stefania-maurizi 01:09:12 This Is Hell! yes Our Best of 2023 series continues with Stefania Maurizi, an investigative journalist currently contributing to the major Italian daily Il Fatto Quotidiano after working for the last 14 years for la Repubblica, consistently rated among the top two Italian newspapers, and for the italian newsmagezine l’Espresso. She has worked with Julian Assange and his organization WikiLeaks since 2009, teaming up with large teams of international media to cover and investigate all of WikiLeaks' secret documents. Stefania speaks with host Chuck Mertz about her book "Secret Power: WikiLeaks and Its Enemies" recently published by Pluto Press: https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745347615/secret-power/ After the interview, more of your answers to the Question from Hell and a Moment of Truth from Jeff Dorchen. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Our Best of 2023 series continues with Stefania M… Our Best of 2023 series continues with Stefania Maurizi, an investigative journalist currently contributing to the major Italian daily Il Fatto Quotidiano after working for the last 14 years for la Repubblica, consistently rated among the top two Italian newspapers, and for the italian newsmagezine l’Espresso. She has worked with Julian Assange and his organization WikiLeaks since 2009, teaming up with large teams of international media to cover and investigate all of WikiLeaks' secret documents. Stefania speaks with host Chuck Mertz about her book "Secret Power: WikiLeaks and Its Enemies" recently published by Pluto Press: https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745347615/secret-power/ After the interview, more of your answers to the Question from Hell and a Moment of Truth from Jeff Dorchen. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1683066999 Tue, 05 Dec 2023 18:40:21 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2023-big-pharma-rigs-the-game 01:15:20 This Is Hell! yes Today's episode features our second-most played interview of 2023, according to SoundCloud's data. Reporter, public records requester, researcher Julia Rock joins us to discuss her article at The Lever, "How Big Pharma Actually Spends Its Massive Profits: New research shows that pharmaceutical companies have spent more on enriching shareholders than drug research and development over the past decade." After the interview, we read more of your answers to this week's Question from Hell and an all-new installment of Rotten History from Renaldo Migaldi. Check out Julia's article here: https://www.levernews.com/how-big-pharma-actually-spends-its-massive-profits/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Today's episode features our second-most played i… Today's episode features our second-most played interview of 2023, according to SoundCloud's data. Reporter, public records requester, researcher Julia Rock joins us to discuss her article at The Lever, "How Big Pharma Actually Spends Its Massive Profits: New research shows that pharmaceutical companies have spent more on enriching shareholders than drug research and development over the past decade." After the interview, we read more of your answers to this week's Question from Hell and an all-new installment of Rotten History from Renaldo Migaldi. Check out Julia's article here: https://www.levernews.com/how-big-pharma-actually-spends-its-massive-profits/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1681949334 Mon, 04 Dec 2023 19:42:12 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2023-luxury-emissions-doom-us-all-christopher-ketcham 01:39:39 This Is Hell! yes Back by popular demand in our Best of 2023 series: Journalist Christopher Ketcham who co-wrote The Intercept piece, "The Shutdown of “Luxury Emissions” Should Be at the Center of Climate Revolt." After that, Sebastian Wuepper returns with a new The Past Inside the Present. Check out Christopher's article here: https://theintercept.com/2022/12/13/climate-protest-private-jets-schiphol-airport/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Back by popular demand in our Best of 2023 series… Back by popular demand in our Best of 2023 series: Journalist Christopher Ketcham who co-wrote The Intercept piece, "The Shutdown of “Luxury Emissions” Should Be at the Center of Climate Revolt." After that, Sebastian Wuepper returns with a new The Past Inside the Present. Check out Christopher's article here: https://theintercept.com/2022/12/13/climate-protest-private-jets-schiphol-airport/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1678650822 Thu, 30 Nov 2023 19:31:09 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/us-instrumental-in-brazils-long-coup-brian-mier 01:26:23 This Is Hell! yes Brian Mier returns to This Is Hell! to discuss his recent publication, "Anticorruption and Imperialist Blind Spots: The Role of the United States in Brazil’s Long Coup," in Latin American Perspectives. This is the first peer-reviewed study confirming that the United States played a crucial role in Brazil's long coup, which threw the left out of power in 2016 and brought about far-right rule in 2018 under the guise of anti-corruption. After that, the rest of your answers to the Question from Hell, including the week's winner, and another Moment of Truth from Jeff Dorchen. Check out Brian's article here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0094582X231213614 Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Brian Mier returns to This Is Hell! to discuss hi… Brian Mier returns to This Is Hell! to discuss his recent publication, "Anticorruption and Imperialist Blind Spots: The Role of the United States in Brazil’s Long Coup," in Latin American Perspectives. This is the first peer-reviewed study confirming that the United States played a crucial role in Brazil's long coup, which threw the left out of power in 2016 and brought about far-right rule in 2018 under the guise of anti-corruption. After that, the rest of your answers to the Question from Hell, including the week's winner, and another Moment of Truth from Jeff Dorchen. Check out Brian's article here: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0094582X231213614 Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1676853843 Tue, 28 Nov 2023 18:39:45 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/mental-health-stigma-wont-prevent-mass-shootings-olivia-riggio 01:10:17 This Is Hell! yes Olivia Riggio on her Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting article, “Blaming Mass Shootings on Mental Illness Doesn’t Address Either Issue: Rationalizing the horrors of a mass shooting by emphasizing the perpetrator’s mental state does little to address the larger issue,” followed by Rotten History. Check out Olivia's article here: https://fair.org/home/blaming-mass-shootings-on-mental-illness-doesnt-address-either-issue/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Olivia Riggio on her Fairness & Accuracy In Repor… Olivia Riggio on her Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting article, “Blaming Mass Shootings on Mental Illness Doesn’t Address Either Issue: Rationalizing the horrors of a mass shooting by emphasizing the perpetrator’s mental state does little to address the larger issue,” followed by Rotten History. Check out Olivia's article here: https://fair.org/home/blaming-mass-shootings-on-mental-illness-doesnt-address-either-issue/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1675987956 Mon, 27 Nov 2023 21:39:37 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/inside-the-mind-of-an-ecoterrorist-christopher-ketchamfull 01:35:50 This Is Hell! yes Christopher Ketcham on his Harper's Magazine article, "The Machine Breaker: Inside the mind of an ‘ecoterrorist’." Then a Past Inside the Present with Sebastian Wuepper. Check out Christopher's article here: https://harpers.org/archive/2023/11/the-machine-breaker/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Christopher Ketcham on his Harper's Magazine arti… Christopher Ketcham on his Harper's Magazine article, "The Machine Breaker: Inside the mind of an ‘ecoterrorist’." Then a Past Inside the Present with Sebastian Wuepper. Check out Christopher's article here: https://harpers.org/archive/2023/11/the-machine-breaker/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1671197007 Tue, 21 Nov 2023 20:22:43 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-anti-trans-panic-and-the-crusade-against-teachers-kay-gabriel 01:49:34 This Is Hell! yes Kay Gabriel on her n+1 magazine article, "The Anti-Trans Panic and the Crusade Against Teachers: The goal is to crumble popular support for public education." Plus, a Moment of Truth from Jeff Dorchen and Rotten History from Renaldo Migaldi. Check out Kay's article here: https://www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/the-anti-trans-panic-and-the-crusade-against-teachers/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Kay Gabriel on her n+1 magazine article, "The Ant… Kay Gabriel on her n+1 magazine article, "The Anti-Trans Panic and the Crusade Against Teachers: The goal is to crumble popular support for public education." Plus, a Moment of Truth from Jeff Dorchen and Rotten History from Renaldo Migaldi. Check out Kay's article here: https://www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/the-anti-trans-panic-and-the-crusade-against-teachers/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1670217471 Mon, 20 Nov 2023 19:36:26 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/in-germany-reflexive-defenses-of-israel-suppress-critics-susan-neiman-full 01:36:49 This Is Hell! yes Susan Neiman on her The New York Review of Books essay, "Germany on Edge: In recent weeks, Germany’s reflexive defenses of Israel and suppression of its critics have assumed a fevered pitch." Then another installment of The Past Inside the Present with Sebastian Wuepper. Check out Susan's article here: https://www.nybooks.com/online/2023/11/03/germany-on-edge-israel-palestine/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Susan Neiman on her The New York Review of Books … Susan Neiman on her The New York Review of Books essay, "Germany on Edge: In recent weeks, Germany’s reflexive defenses of Israel and suppression of its critics have assumed a fevered pitch." Then another installment of The Past Inside the Present with Sebastian Wuepper. Check out Susan's article here: https://www.nybooks.com/online/2023/11/03/germany-on-edge-israel-palestine/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1664896266 Tue, 14 Nov 2023 18:22:09 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/united-nations-denied-its-role-in-haitis-cholera-epidemic-pooja-bhatia 01:21:11 This Is Hell! yes Pooja Bhatia Agarwal joins This Is Hell! to discuss her recent Baffler article, "Deadly Strain: How the UN sought to deny its role in Haiti’s cholera epidemic." Plus, another dose of Rotten History from Renaldo Migaldi. Check out Pooja's article here: https://thebaffler.com/outbursts/deadly-strain-bhatia Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Pooja Bhatia Agarwal joins This Is Hell! to discu… Pooja Bhatia Agarwal joins This Is Hell! to discuss her recent Baffler article, "Deadly Strain: How the UN sought to deny its role in Haiti’s cholera epidemic." Plus, another dose of Rotten History from Renaldo Migaldi. Check out Pooja's article here: https://thebaffler.com/outbursts/deadly-strain-bhatia Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1664156937 Mon, 13 Nov 2023 21:40:02 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/pentagon-finds-no-one-at-fault-for-2018-drone-strike-that-killed-somali-woman-and-child-nick-turse 01:24:07 This Is Hell! yes The Intercept's Nick Turse joins This Is Hell! to discuss his just-published report, "Civilian Harm Secret Pentagon Investigation Found No One at Fault in Drone Strike That Killed Woman and 4-Year-Old." In the undeclared drone war, nobody is accountable. Check out Nick's report here: https://theintercept.com/2023/11/12/somalia-drone-strike-civilian-deaths/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell The Intercept's Nick Turse joins This Is Hell! to… The Intercept's Nick Turse joins This Is Hell! to discuss his just-published report, "Civilian Harm Secret Pentagon Investigation Found No One at Fault in Drone Strike That Killed Woman and 4-Year-Old." In the undeclared drone war, nobody is accountable. Check out Nick's report here: https://theintercept.com/2023/11/12/somalia-drone-strike-civilian-deaths/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1661106813 Thu, 09 Nov 2023 19:31:10 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/in-western-media-history-began-and-ended-on-october-7th 01:27:36 This Is Hell! yes Saree Makdisi returns to discuss his n+1 article, "No Human Being Can Exist: How can a person make up for seven decades of misrepresentation and willful distortion in the time allotted to a sound bite?” Then, Sebastian Wuepper returns with a new The Past Inside the Present. Check out Saree's article: https://www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/no-human-being-can-exist/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Saree Makdisi returns to discuss his n+1 article,… Saree Makdisi returns to discuss his n+1 article, "No Human Being Can Exist: How can a person make up for seven decades of misrepresentation and willful distortion in the time allotted to a sound bite?” Then, Sebastian Wuepper returns with a new The Past Inside the Present. Check out Saree's article: https://www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/no-human-being-can-exist/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1659965019 Wed, 08 Nov 2023 20:33:30 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-persistent-man-the-hunter-myth-faye-flam 01:23:28 This Is Hell! yes Bloomberg's Faye Flam on her Noema Magazine article, “The 'Man the Hunter' Myth Won't Go Away: Persistent myths about strictly defined social roles for humans in the past only limit what it means to be part of society today.” Also, a 'Moment of Truth' from Jeffrey Dorchen. Check out Faye's article here: https://www.noemamag.com/the-man-the-hunter-myth-wont-go-away/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Bloomberg's Faye Flam on her Noema Magazine artic… Bloomberg's Faye Flam on her Noema Magazine article, “The 'Man the Hunter' Myth Won't Go Away: Persistent myths about strictly defined social roles for humans in the past only limit what it means to be part of society today.” Also, a 'Moment of Truth' from Jeffrey Dorchen. Check out Faye's article here: https://www.noemamag.com/the-man-the-hunter-myth-wont-go-away/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1659026493 Tue, 07 Nov 2023 18:18:22 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/far-right-exploiting-gaza-war-to-spread-antisemitism-and-islamophobia-shane-burley 01:15:32 This Is Hell! yes Shane Burley on his writing at Waging Nonviolence on white nationalists manipulating the Gaza crisis. Plus 'Rotten History.' Check out Shane's article, "How the far right is trying to manipulate the crisis in Gaza": https://wagingnonviolence.org/2023/11/far-right-try-manipulate-gaza-crisis/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Shane Burley on his writing at Waging Nonviolence… Shane Burley on his writing at Waging Nonviolence on white nationalists manipulating the Gaza crisis. Plus 'Rotten History.' Check out Shane's article, "How the far right is trying to manipulate the crisis in Gaza": https://wagingnonviolence.org/2023/11/far-right-try-manipulate-gaza-crisis/ Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1655309277 Thu, 02 Nov 2023 19:06:53 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/staff-picks-the-enduring-siege-of-gaza-norman-finkelstein-1 01:08:47 This Is Hell! yes We had to reschedule today's guest, Nick Turse, whose article on American drone strikes and civilian casualties in Somalia remains to be published. We will let you know when that interview will take place as soon as we know. Today's episode features a timely interview from our archives. On February 15, 2015, just months after Israel's last invasion of Gaza, Middle East scholar Norman Finkelstein joined This Is Hell! to discuss the mechanisms of Israeli occupation, and the internal politics that sustain the country’s periodic massacres in Palestine. He is the author of the then-recently published book, _Method and Madness: The Hidden Story of Israel’s Assaults on Gaza_ from OR Books. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell We had to reschedule today's guest, Nick Turse, w… We had to reschedule today's guest, Nick Turse, whose article on American drone strikes and civilian casualties in Somalia remains to be published. We will let you know when that interview will take place as soon as we know. Today's episode features a timely interview from our archives. On February 15, 2015, just months after Israel's last invasion of Gaza, Middle East scholar Norman Finkelstein joined This Is Hell! to discuss the mechanisms of Israeli occupation, and the internal politics that sustain the country’s periodic massacres in Palestine. He is the author of the then-recently published book, _Method and Madness: The Hidden Story of Israel’s Assaults on Gaza_ from OR Books. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1654444776 Wed, 01 Nov 2023 20:08:11 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-global-food-system-is-a-recipe-for-mass-death-george-monbroit 01:23:37 This Is Hell! yes George Monbiot returns to This Is Hell! to discuss his recent article, "The Cruel Fantasies of Well-Fed People: The astonishing story of how a movement’s quest for rural simplicity drifted into a formula for mass death." Check out George's article here: https://www.monbiot.com/2023/10/04/the-cruel-fantasies-of-well-fed-people/ Jeff Dorchen plays the Jew card in his latest Moment of Truth. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell George Monbiot returns to This Is Hell! to discus… George Monbiot returns to This Is Hell! to discuss his recent article, "The Cruel Fantasies of Well-Fed People: The astonishing story of how a movement’s quest for rural simplicity drifted into a formula for mass death." Check out George's article here: https://www.monbiot.com/2023/10/04/the-cruel-fantasies-of-well-fed-people/ Jeff Dorchen plays the Jew card in his latest Moment of Truth. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1652744862 Mon, 30 Oct 2023 17:23:30 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/blunt-force-precision-warfare-does-not-exist 01:26:02 This Is Hell! yes Sophia Goodfriend discusses her Baffler article, "Blunt Force: 'Precision' warfare does not exist," on the war in #Gaza. Also, 'The Past Inside the Present" with Seb Wüpper on Money. Sophia Goodfriend discusses her Baffler article, … Sophia Goodfriend discusses her Baffler article, "Blunt Force: 'Precision' warfare does not exist," on the war in #Gaza. Also, 'The Past Inside the Present" with Seb Wüpper on Money. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1649246196 Wed, 25 Oct 2023 19:20:19 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/ecuadors-election-could-have-lasting-consequences-mark-weisbrot 01:31:12 This Is Hell! yes Center for Economic and Policy Research's Mark Weisbrot on his article, "Ecuador’s Election Could Have Lasting Consequences," which was originally posted at Common Dreams: https://www.cepr.net/ecuadors-election-could-have-lasting-consequences/ Also, Jeffrey Dorchen with a 'Moment of Truth,' and we are announcing this week's Question from Hell! winner. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Center for Economic and Policy Research's Mark We… Center for Economic and Policy Research's Mark Weisbrot on his article, "Ecuador’s Election Could Have Lasting Consequences," which was originally posted at Common Dreams: https://www.cepr.net/ecuadors-election-could-have-lasting-consequences/ Also, Jeffrey Dorchen with a 'Moment of Truth,' and we are announcing this week's Question from Hell! winner. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1648447446 Tue, 24 Oct 2023 18:51:28 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/we-need-an-immediate-ceasefire-in-gaza-phyllis-bennis 01:19:41 This Is Hell! yes Institute for Policy Studies' Phyllis Bennis on her recent writing, “As Israel and Gaza erupt, the US must commit to ending the violence — all the violence,” at The Hill and, “Both Israelis and Palestinians Are Victims of Israel’s Apartheid System," at InsideSources. We will also have this week's Hangover Cure, Question from Hell, and Rotten History. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Institute for Policy Studies' Phyllis Bennis on h… Institute for Policy Studies' Phyllis Bennis on her recent writing, “As Israel and Gaza erupt, the US must commit to ending the violence — all the violence,” at The Hill and, “Both Israelis and Palestinians Are Victims of Israel’s Apartheid System," at InsideSources. We will also have this week's Hangover Cure, Question from Hell, and Rotten History. Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1644744141 Thu, 19 Oct 2023 18:26:46 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/guantanamo-is-closingat-a-snails-pace-karen-greenberg 01:28:11 This Is Hell! yes Karen Greenberg, Director of the Center on National Security at Fordham Law, joins This is Hell! to discuss her latest article, "Closing Guantánamo?: Yes, at a Snail's Pace...but a Pace," published in TomDispatch. Seb returns with another installment of The Past Inside the Present. Check out her article here: https://tomdispatch.com/closing-guantanamo/ Check out the United Nations 2023 special report on GITMO here: https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/sr-terrorism/us-and-guantanamo-detention-facility Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Karen Greenberg, Director of the Center on Nation… Karen Greenberg, Director of the Center on National Security at Fordham Law, joins This is Hell! to discuss her latest article, "Closing Guantánamo?: Yes, at a Snail's Pace...but a Pace," published in TomDispatch. Seb returns with another installment of The Past Inside the Present. Check out her article here: https://tomdispatch.com/closing-guantanamo/ Check out the United Nations 2023 special report on GITMO here: https://www.ohchr.org/en/special-procedures/sr-terrorism/us-and-guantanamo-detention-facility Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access weekly bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1643795415 Wed, 18 Oct 2023 17:27:33 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/twitters-death-and-anti-trans-strategies 01:25:51 This Is Hell! yes openDemocracy's Chrissy Stroop on Twitter's death and what it means for the 2024 presidential election, and anti-trans activists taking a page from the anti-abortion movement's winning playbook. Also, a note about Gaza and Chuck's adventures with media polls. openDemocracy's Chrissy Stroop on Twitter's death… openDemocracy's Chrissy Stroop on Twitter's death and what it means for the 2024 presidential election, and anti-trans activists taking a page from the anti-abortion movement's winning playbook. Also, a note about Gaza and Chuck's adventures with media polls. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1642960884 Tue, 17 Oct 2023 17:11:56 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-israeli-palestinian-peace-movement-arielle-angel 01:18:28 This Is Hell! yes Jewish Currents editor-in-chief Arielle Angel joins This Is Hell! to discuss her essay on current state of the Palestinian liberation movement, "'We Cannot Cross Until We Carry Each Other.'" Check out Arielle's article here: https://jewishcurrents.org/we-cannot-cross-until-we-carry-each-other Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Jewish Currents editor-in-chief Arielle Angel joi… Jewish Currents editor-in-chief Arielle Angel joins This Is Hell! to discuss her essay on current state of the Palestinian liberation movement, "'We Cannot Cross Until We Carry Each Other.'" Check out Arielle's article here: https://jewishcurrents.org/we-cannot-cross-until-we-carry-each-other Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1638595521 Thu, 12 Oct 2023 18:14:25 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/crypto-and-the-silicon-valley-scam-economy 01:36:08 This Is Hell! yes Hadas Thier returns to talk about her Jacobin article, "The Rot of the Crypto Economy Goes Deeper Than Sam Bankman-Fried." Check out the article here: https://jacobin.com/2023/08/crypto-economy-sam-bankman-fried-bitcoin-ftx-scam After the interview, Jeff Dorchen returns with a new Moment of Truth Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell Hadas Thier returns to talk about her Jacobin art… Hadas Thier returns to talk about her Jacobin article, "The Rot of the Crypto Economy Goes Deeper Than Sam Bankman-Fried." Check out the article here: https://jacobin.com/2023/08/crypto-economy-sam-bankman-fried-bitcoin-ftx-scam After the interview, Jeff Dorchen returns with a new Moment of Truth Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1636929402 Tue, 10 Oct 2023 20:15:37 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/american-agriculture-is-about-money-not-food-alan-guebert 01:32:52 This Is Hell! yes Agricultural journalist Alan Guebert joins This is Hell! to discuss the historical roots, current state, and future of the United States' food production system. Check out Alan's Baffler article, "Farmed Out: American Agriculture Is About Business, Not Food": https://thebaffler.com/salvos/farmed-out-guebert Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Agricultural journalist Alan Guebert joins This i… Agricultural journalist Alan Guebert joins This is Hell! to discuss the historical roots, current state, and future of the United States' food production system. Check out Alan's Baffler article, "Farmed Out: American Agriculture Is About Business, Not Food": https://thebaffler.com/salvos/farmed-out-guebert Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subscribing to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1632506100 Wed, 04 Oct 2023 20:21:23 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/greatest-hits-feminisms-promise-is-not-a-place-within-capitalism-its-a-place-beyond-it 01:04:06 This Is Hell! yes Writer Jessa Crispin rejects today's mainstreamed, neoliberal feminism, and calls for a return to feminism's radical promise: as a sharp-edged, outsider's social critique, as a challenge to the supremacy of capitalism, and as a path towards a radically reorganized society. Jessa wrote the book Why I Am Not a Feminist: A Feminist Manifesto from Melville House. Writer Jessa Crispin rejects today's mainstreamed… Writer Jessa Crispin rejects today's mainstreamed, neoliberal feminism, and calls for a return to feminism's radical promise: as a sharp-edged, outsider's social critique, as a challenge to the supremacy of capitalism, and as a path towards a radically reorganized society. Jessa wrote the book Why I Am Not a Feminist: A Feminist Manifesto from Melville House. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1631696937 Tue, 03 Oct 2023 19:20:14 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/greatest-hits-indigenous-feminism-buying-selling-feminism-sarah-manning-andi-zeisler 01:27:38 This Is Hell! yes Journalist Sarah Sunshine Manning discusses the politics of indigenous feminism - both inside today's Women's movement, and as a longer historical force in resistance to settler colonialism and environmental destruction - and calls on social movements to recognize, respect and listen to the voices of Native American women. Sarah wrote the article No Indigenous Women, No Women's Movement for Truthdig. Writer and Bitch Media co-founder Andi Zeisler explores 50 years of tension between feminism and capitalism in popular culture, and explains how mass media has adapted and amplified the language of empowerment, but in a depoliticized form in service of selling products, and why she's hopeful that a young generation of connected girls and women can reclaim feminism's radical, libratory potential. Andi is author of We Were Feminists Once: From Riot Grrrl to CoverGirl, the Buying and Selling of a Political Movement from PublicAffairs. Journalist Sarah Sunshine Manning discusses the p… Journalist Sarah Sunshine Manning discusses the politics of indigenous feminism - both inside today's Women's movement, and as a longer historical force in resistance to settler colonialism and environmental destruction - and calls on social movements to recognize, respect and listen to the voices of Native American women. Sarah wrote the article No Indigenous Women, No Women's Movement for Truthdig. Writer and Bitch Media co-founder Andi Zeisler explores 50 years of tension between feminism and capitalism in popular culture, and explains how mass media has adapted and amplified the language of empowerment, but in a depoliticized form in service of selling products, and why she's hopeful that a young generation of connected girls and women can reclaim feminism's radical, libratory potential. Andi is author of We Were Feminists Once: From Riot Grrrl to CoverGirl, the Buying and Selling of a Political Movement from PublicAffairs. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1631040693 Tue, 03 Oct 2023 00:25:12 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/greatest-hits-feminist-and-neoliberal-wars-on-crime-aya-gruber-and-donna-murch 01:33:40 This Is Hell! yes Law scholar Aya Gruber examines the intersection of gender crime and criminal law in the mass incarceration era - and explains how 'tough on crime' policies towards domestic violence expanded the policing, surveillance and punishment of marginalized communities, amplifying the harm faced by victims and their families. Aya is author of the book The Feminist War on Crime: The Unexpected Role of Women's Liberation in Mass Incarceration from University of California Press. Historian Donna Murch recalls the effects of the Clinton political partnership on Black America during the 1990s - from landmark legislation gutting welfare and expanding incarceration, to their conscious courting of White voters through dog-whistle politics - and analyzes the factors behind Hillary Clinton's political support from Black America in 2016. Donna contributed to the Verso Books collection False Choices: The Faux Feminism of Hillary Rodham Clinton, extracted as the piece The Clintons’ War on Drugs: When Black Lives Didn’t Matter for The New Republic. Law scholar Aya Gruber examines the intersection … Law scholar Aya Gruber examines the intersection of gender crime and criminal law in the mass incarceration era - and explains how 'tough on crime' policies towards domestic violence expanded the policing, surveillance and punishment of marginalized communities, amplifying the harm faced by victims and their families. Aya is author of the book The Feminist War on Crime: The Unexpected Role of Women's Liberation in Mass Incarceration from University of California Press. Historian Donna Murch recalls the effects of the Clinton political partnership on Black America during the 1990s - from landmark legislation gutting welfare and expanding incarceration, to their conscious courting of White voters through dog-whistle politics - and analyzes the factors behind Hillary Clinton's political support from Black America in 2016. Donna contributed to the Verso Books collection False Choices: The Faux Feminism of Hillary Rodham Clinton, extracted as the piece The Clintons’ War on Drugs: When Black Lives Didn’t Matter for The New Republic. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1628826126 Fri, 29 Sep 2023 22:27:58 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/liberalism-against-itself-cold-war-intellectuals-and-the-making-of-our-times-samuel-moyn 01:16:09 This Is Hell! yes Samuel Moyn, author of, “Liberalism against Itself: Cold War Intellectuals and the Making of Our Times" Plus, Jeffrey Dorchen with a 'Moment of Truth,' and we're announcing our favorite answer to this week's Question from Hell! Samuel Moyn, author of, “Liberalism against Itsel… Samuel Moyn, author of, “Liberalism against Itself: Cold War Intellectuals and the Making of Our Times" Plus, Jeffrey Dorchen with a 'Moment of Truth,' and we're announcing our favorite answer to this week's Question from Hell! thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1626391317 Wed, 27 Sep 2023 10:10:06 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/ukrainian-victims-of-russian-atrocities-seen-as-collaborators-alice-speri 01:38:43 This Is Hell! yes The Intercept's Alice Speri joins This Is Hell! to discuss her report on Ukrainian victims of Russian atrocities being seen as collaborators. Then a Moment of Truth from Jeff Dorchen. Check out Alice's article, "Enemies Within A Ukrainian Woman Protected Her Daughter From Russian Soldiers — and Was Accused of Collaborating With the Enemy" here: https://theintercept.com/2023/09/27/ukraine-russia-war-crimes-sexual-violence-collaborators/ The Intercept's Alice Speri joins This Is Hell! t… The Intercept's Alice Speri joins This Is Hell! to discuss her report on Ukrainian victims of Russian atrocities being seen as collaborators. Then a Moment of Truth from Jeff Dorchen. Check out Alice's article, "Enemies Within A Ukrainian Woman Protected Her Daughter From Russian Soldiers — and Was Accused of Collaborating With the Enemy" here: https://theintercept.com/2023/09/27/ukraine-russia-war-crimes-sexual-violence-collaborators/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1626252246 Tue, 26 Sep 2023 21:55:56 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/us-pressured-pakistan-to-remove-imran-khan-murtaza-hussain 01:21:25 This Is Hell! yes The Intercept's Murtaza Hussain on the Biden administration's role in ousting Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for not taking sides in the Russia-Ukraine war, followed by another installment of Rotten History. Check out the article: https://theintercept.com/2023/08/09/imran-khan-pakistan-cypher-ukraine-russia/ If you like, share. If you love, support completely listener supported This is Hell! at patreon.com/thisishell The Intercept's Murtaza Hussain on the Biden admi… The Intercept's Murtaza Hussain on the Biden administration's role in ousting Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for not taking sides in the Russia-Ukraine war, followed by another installment of Rotten History. Check out the article: https://theintercept.com/2023/08/09/imran-khan-pakistan-cypher-ukraine-russia/ If you like, share. If you love, support completely listener supported This is Hell! at patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1625226231 Mon, 25 Sep 2023 17:51:59 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/robot-police-dogs-rod-mccullom 01:22:50 This Is Hell! yes Undark Magazine's Rod McCullom discusses his article, "Robot Police Dogs Are on Patrol, But Who’s Holding the Leash? Numerous cities have acquired dog-like robots for policing. Researchers say the lack of transparency is worrying." Another installment of 'The Past Inside the Present' from Dr. Seb Wüpper, this time on the Boxer Rebellion. Undark Magazine's Rod McCullom discusses his arti… Undark Magazine's Rod McCullom discusses his article, "Robot Police Dogs Are on Patrol, But Who’s Holding the Leash? Numerous cities have acquired dog-like robots for policing. Researchers say the lack of transparency is worrying." Another installment of 'The Past Inside the Present' from Dr. Seb Wüpper, this time on the Boxer Rebellion. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1620242244 Tue, 19 Sep 2023 19:20:49 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/sayhername-black-womens-stories-of-police-violence-and-public-silence-kimberle-crenshaw 01:23:45 This Is Hell! yes Kimberlé Crenshaw joins This is Hell! to discuss her new book, “#SayHerName: Black Women’s Stories of Police Violence and Public Silence” (Haymarket Books). Then, another dose of Rotten History from Renaldo Migaldi. Support This is Hell! at www.patreon.com/thisishell Kimberlé Crenshaw joins This is Hell! to discuss … Kimberlé Crenshaw joins This is Hell! to discuss her new book, “#SayHerName: Black Women’s Stories of Police Violence and Public Silence” (Haymarket Books). Then, another dose of Rotten History from Renaldo Migaldi. Support This is Hell! at www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1619386947 Mon, 18 Sep 2023 18:00:02 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/new-york-socialists-won-big-on-climate-change 01:22:11 This Is Hell! yes Liza Featherstone on her In These Times article, "New York Socialists Won Big On Climate. How Did It Happen?: We don’t have to settle for neoliberal half-measures." Seb looks inside history's most devastating civil war. Liza Featherstone on her In These Times article, … Liza Featherstone on her In These Times article, "New York Socialists Won Big On Climate. How Did It Happen?: We don’t have to settle for neoliberal half-measures." Seb looks inside history's most devastating civil war. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1615821702 Thu, 14 Sep 2023 00:20:23 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/movement-building-involves-discomfort 01:29:32 This Is Hell! yes Chuck interviews Truthout's Kelly Hayes on the article she co-wrote the Boston Review essay with past guest Mariame Kaba, “How Much Discomfort Is the Whole World Worth?: Movement building requires a culture of listening—not mastery of the right language.” Jeff returns with a Moment of Truth in which he travels back 39 years to revisit his visit to Morocco. Chuck interviews Truthout's Kelly Hayes on the ar… Chuck interviews Truthout's Kelly Hayes on the article she co-wrote the Boston Review essay with past guest Mariame Kaba, “How Much Discomfort Is the Whole World Worth?: Movement building requires a culture of listening—not mastery of the right language.” Jeff returns with a Moment of Truth in which he travels back 39 years to revisit his visit to Morocco. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1614713370 Tue, 12 Sep 2023 19:05:37 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/a-mckinsey-whisteblower-spills-the-beans-garrison-lovely 01:19:14 This Is Hell! yes Chuck interviews Garrison Lovely on his article at The Nation Magazine, "Confessions of a McKinsey Whistleblower: Inside the soul-crushing, morally bankrupt, top-secret world of our most powerful consulting firm." Check out the article here: https://www.thenation.com/article/society/mckinsey-whistleblower-confessions/ Today's episode also features a new installment of Rotten History by Renaldo Migaldi. Support This is Hell! at www.patreon.com/thisishell Chuck interviews Garrison Lovely on his article a… Chuck interviews Garrison Lovely on his article at The Nation Magazine, "Confessions of a McKinsey Whistleblower: Inside the soul-crushing, morally bankrupt, top-secret world of our most powerful consulting firm." Check out the article here: https://www.thenation.com/article/society/mckinsey-whistleblower-confessions/ Today's episode also features a new installment of Rotten History by Renaldo Migaldi. Support This is Hell! at www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1613767434 Mon, 11 Sep 2023 17:26:52 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/to-build-an-abolitionist-future-cherise-morris 01:24:35 This Is Hell! yes Cherise Morris on the Truthout article, "To Build an Abolitionist Future, We Must Look to Indigenous Pasts: Worlds without police and without prisons have already existed, predating colonization and slavery." Seb starts a series of exploring the Century of Humiliation, which is what the Chinese sometimes call the nineteenth century. Learn about the Opium Wars. Cherise Morris on the Truthout article, "To Build… Cherise Morris on the Truthout article, "To Build an Abolitionist Future, We Must Look to Indigenous Pasts: Worlds without police and without prisons have already existed, predating colonization and slavery." Seb starts a series of exploring the Century of Humiliation, which is what the Chinese sometimes call the nineteenth century. Learn about the Opium Wars. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1609938870 Wed, 06 Sep 2023 17:50:58 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/undercover-with-the-new-alt-right-amanda-moore 01:33:21 This Is Hell! yes Amanda Moore on her article at The Nation, “Undercover with the New Alt-Right: For 11 months, I pretended to be a far-right extremist. I discovered a radical youth movement trying to infiltrate the Republican Party.” And Jeff Dorchen flies the dogwhistling skies. Amanda Moore on her article at The Nation, “Under… Amanda Moore on her article at The Nation, “Undercover with the New Alt-Right: For 11 months, I pretended to be a far-right extremist. I discovered a radical youth movement trying to infiltrate the Republican Party.” And Jeff Dorchen flies the dogwhistling skies. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1609250994 Tue, 05 Sep 2023 21:47:15 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-evisceration-of-a-public-university 01:32:04 This Is Hell! yes Professor of communications and director of gender studies at the University of Arkansas Lisa M. Corrigan joins Chuck to discuss the neoliberal dismantling of the University of West Virginia--a harbinger of a return to a tuition-based, legacy-first, exclusive educational order for all of American higher education. Check out her article, "The Evisceration of a Public University," in The Nation: https://www.thenation.com/article/society/wvu-cuts-higher-education/ Support This is Hell! at www.patreon.com/thisishell Professor of communications and director of gende… Professor of communications and director of gender studies at the University of Arkansas Lisa M. Corrigan joins Chuck to discuss the neoliberal dismantling of the University of West Virginia--a harbinger of a return to a tuition-based, legacy-first, exclusive educational order for all of American higher education. Check out her article, "The Evisceration of a Public University," in The Nation: https://www.thenation.com/article/society/wvu-cuts-higher-education/ Support This is Hell! at www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1604607024 Wed, 30 Aug 2023 21:03:41 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-great-reorganization-of-sexuality-and-gender-hugh-ryan 01:15:51 This Is Hell! yes Hugh Ryan on his Boston Review article, "Who’s Afraid of Social Contagion?: Our ideas about sexuality and gender have changed before, and now they’re changing again." Jeff Dorchen shares another Moment of Truth. Support This is Hell! at www.patreon.com/thisishell Hugh Ryan on his Boston Review article, "Who’s Af… Hugh Ryan on his Boston Review article, "Who’s Afraid of Social Contagion?: Our ideas about sexuality and gender have changed before, and now they’re changing again." Jeff Dorchen shares another Moment of Truth. Support This is Hell! at www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1603682502 Tue, 29 Aug 2023 16:40:46 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/big-techs-waste-solutions-are-a-scam-matthew-king 01:14:32 This Is Hell! yes Matthew King on his New Republic article, “Big Tech’s Waste ‘Solutions’ Are a Scam." https://newrepublic.com/article/173780/big-techs-waste-solutions-scam Also, 'This Week in Rotten History.' Support This is Hell! at www.patreon.com/thisishell Matthew King on his New Republic article, “Big Te… Matthew King on his New Republic article, “Big Tech’s Waste ‘Solutions’ Are a Scam." https://newrepublic.com/article/173780/big-techs-waste-solutions-scam Also, 'This Week in Rotten History.' Support This is Hell! at www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1602949839 Mon, 28 Aug 2023 17:39:41 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/bond-villians-clark-randall 01:32:11 This Is Hell! yes Clark Randall on his Boston Review article, "Bond Villains: How a little-understood feature of urban finance—municipal bonds—fuels racial inequality." Sebastian looks at how the United States ended up with a drinking age most other countries laugh at - and what that means for Americans. Support This is Hell! at www.patreon.com/thisishell Clark Randall on his Boston Review article, "Bond… Clark Randall on his Boston Review article, "Bond Villains: How a little-understood feature of urban finance—municipal bonds—fuels racial inequality." Sebastian looks at how the United States ended up with a drinking age most other countries laugh at - and what that means for Americans. Support This is Hell! at www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1599601221 Wed, 23 Aug 2023 18:05:48 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-kingdom-of-private-equity-george-scialabba 01:36:21 This Is Hell! yes The Baffler's George Scialabba on his latest article, "Kudzu: The kingdom of private equity." Support This is Hell! at https://www.patreon.com/thisishell The Baffler's George Scialabba on his latest arti… The Baffler's George Scialabba on his latest article, "Kudzu: The kingdom of private equity." Support This is Hell! at https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1598008365 Mon, 21 Aug 2023 19:37:09 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-rise-of-uber-and-the-fall-of-the-city-katie-j-wells 01:24:58 This Is Hell! yes Geographer Katie J. Wells joins Chuck to discuss Uber's takeover of urban transportation. Wells is the author of Disrupting D.C.: The Rise of Uber and the Fall of the City with Kafui Attoh and Declan Cullen from Princeton University Press. Sebastian Wuepper returns with another Past Inside The Present. In this segment, Sebastian historicizes the ongoing catastrophe in Hawai'i. If you can, please consider donating to victims of the wildfires, many of whom lost everything. Here are some ways you can help: https://www.instagram.com/lahaina_ohana_venmo/ https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/strengthening/maui-strong-fund https://www.hawaiiancouncil.org/ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lExatubPl6zvsDcy4qUd3Sv1PvvKrzMhUyOzaKuId0o/htmlview#gid=194434303 https://secure.actblue.com/donate/kokuamaui https://mauifoodbank.org/donate/ Geographer Katie J. Wells joins Chuck to discuss … Geographer Katie J. Wells joins Chuck to discuss Uber's takeover of urban transportation. Wells is the author of Disrupting D.C.: The Rise of Uber and the Fall of the City with Kafui Attoh and Declan Cullen from Princeton University Press. Sebastian Wuepper returns with another Past Inside The Present. In this segment, Sebastian historicizes the ongoing catastrophe in Hawai'i. If you can, please consider donating to victims of the wildfires, many of whom lost everything. Here are some ways you can help: https://www.instagram.com/lahaina_ohana_venmo/ https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/strengthening/maui-strong-fund https://www.hawaiiancouncil.org/ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lExatubPl6zvsDcy4qUd3Sv1PvvKrzMhUyOzaKuId0o/htmlview#gid=194434303 https://secure.actblue.com/donate/kokuamaui https://mauifoodbank.org/donate/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1593905550 Tue, 15 Aug 2023 17:59:33 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-rise-of-new-left-raina-lipsitz 01:28:35 This Is Hell! yes Chucks describes his recent family vacation. Raina Lipsitz discuses her Verso Books title, "The Rise of a New Left: How Young Radicals Are Shaping the Future of American Politics." Rotten History of the 1953 coup d’état in Iran. Chucks describes his recent family vacation. Rai… Chucks describes his recent family vacation. Raina Lipsitz discuses her Verso Books title, "The Rise of a New Left: How Young Radicals Are Shaping the Future of American Politics." Rotten History of the 1953 coup d’état in Iran. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1588668119 Wed, 09 Aug 2023 18:45:18 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/greatest-hits-revolting-capital-racism-and-radicalism-in-washington-dc-gerald-horne 01:20:00 This Is Hell! yes We return to Hell today with Gerald Horne, on his new book “Revolting Capital: Racism & Radicalism in Washington, D.C., 1900-2000” (International Publishers, 2023). We return to Hell today with Gerald Horne, on his… We return to Hell today with Gerald Horne, on his new book “Revolting Capital: Racism & Radicalism in Washington, D.C., 1900-2000” (International Publishers, 2023). thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1587563355 Tue, 08 Aug 2023 21:51:42 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/greatest-hits-texas-slavery-jim-crow-and-the-roots-of-us-fascism-gerald-horne 01:18:40 This Is Hell! yes Chuck interviews historian Gerald Horne on his 2022 book from International Publishers, The Counter-Revolution of 1836: Texas Slavery, Jim Crow, and the Roots of U.S. Fascism. Please show your appreciation for completely listener-supported This is Hell! by becoming a Patreon patron at patreon.com/thisishell Chuck interviews historian Gerald Horne on his 20… Chuck interviews historian Gerald Horne on his 2022 book from International Publishers, The Counter-Revolution of 1836: Texas Slavery, Jim Crow, and the Roots of U.S. Fascism. Please show your appreciation for completely listener-supported This is Hell! by becoming a Patreon patron at patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1586291655 Mon, 07 Aug 2023 21:30:47 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/greatest-hits-the-political-economy-of-blackness-and-boxing 01:21:33 This Is Hell! yes Historian Gerald Horne on the intertwined histories of boxing and Black men under the long reach of slavery, White supremacy and capitalist exploitation in the American 20th century, and his book The Bittersweet Science: Racism, Racketeering and the Political Economy of Boxing from International Publishers. Please show your appreciation for completely listener-supported This is Hell! by becoming a Patreon patron at patreon.com/thisishell Historian Gerald Horne on the intertwined histori… Historian Gerald Horne on the intertwined histories of boxing and Black men under the long reach of slavery, White supremacy and capitalist exploitation in the American 20th century, and his book The Bittersweet Science: Racism, Racketeering and the Political Economy of Boxing from International Publishers. Please show your appreciation for completely listener-supported This is Hell! by becoming a Patreon patron at patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1581125383 Wed, 02 Aug 2023 19:55:06 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/greatest-hits-race-religion-capital-and-slavery-in-the-16th-century-atlantic-gerald-horne 01:25:33 This Is Hell! yes Historian Gerald Horne explores the terrains of race, religion, capital and slavery across the 16th century trans-Atlantic world - as European powers pillaged Africa and the Americas of both people and resources, their destruction created the enduring formations of life in the 21st century - White supremacy and rapacious capitalism. Gerald is author of the book The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century from Monthly Review Press. Please show your appreciation for completely listener-supported This is Hell! by becoming a Patreon patron at patreon.com/thisishell Historian Gerald Horne explores the terrains of r… Historian Gerald Horne explores the terrains of race, religion, capital and slavery across the 16th century trans-Atlantic world - as European powers pillaged Africa and the Americas of both people and resources, their destruction created the enduring formations of life in the 21st century - White supremacy and rapacious capitalism. Gerald is author of the book The Dawning of the Apocalypse: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, Settler Colonialism, and Capitalism in the Long Sixteenth Century from Monthly Review Press. Please show your appreciation for completely listener-supported This is Hell! by becoming a Patreon patron at patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1580177626 Tue, 01 Aug 2023 20:28:09 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/greatest-hits-global-white-supremacy-and-international-apartheid-resistance-gerald-horne 01:18:41 This Is Hell! yes Historian Gerald Horne explores the intersection of White supremacy, Cold War politics and global liberation movements in southern Africa - as the struggle against colonialism and apartheid oriented itself within the larger conflict between capitalist and socialist states, the ANC and solidarity movements won major (but compromised and incomplete) victories against regimes of racial and economic exploitation. Gerald is author of White Supremacy Confronted: U.S. Imperialism and Anti-Communism vs. the Liberation of Southern Africa from Rhodes to Mandela from International Publishers. Please show your appreciation for completely listener-supported This is Hell! by becoming a Patreon patron at patreon.com/thisishell Historian Gerald Horne explores the intersection … Historian Gerald Horne explores the intersection of White supremacy, Cold War politics and global liberation movements in southern Africa - as the struggle against colonialism and apartheid oriented itself within the larger conflict between capitalist and socialist states, the ANC and solidarity movements won major (but compromised and incomplete) victories against regimes of racial and economic exploitation. Gerald is author of White Supremacy Confronted: U.S. Imperialism and Anti-Communism vs. the Liberation of Southern Africa from Rhodes to Mandela from International Publishers. Please show your appreciation for completely listener-supported This is Hell! by becoming a Patreon patron at patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1579308547 Mon, 31 Jul 2023 21:11:39 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/greatest-hits-gerald-horne 01:24:23 This Is Hell! yes While Chuck is away for the next two weeks in Northern Michigan on the annual family vacation, producer Will Ippen is holding down the fort. This episode features the first of six This is Hell! interviews with prolific historian and listener favorite Gerald Horne. This interview features a discussion of the roots of white supremacy in 17th century settler colonialism in North America as revealed in Horne's 2018 book The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism: The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, and Capitalism in 17th Century North America and the Caribbean. Gerald Horne is the John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. He is the author of more than thirty books and one hundred scholarly articles and reviews that document the history of racism as it intersects with labor, civil rights, politics, international relations, and war. Please show your appreciation for completely listener-supported This is Hell! by becoming a Patreon patron at patreon.com/thisishell While Chuck is away for the next two weeks in Nor… While Chuck is away for the next two weeks in Northern Michigan on the annual family vacation, producer Will Ippen is holding down the fort. This episode features the first of six This is Hell! interviews with prolific historian and listener favorite Gerald Horne. This interview features a discussion of the roots of white supremacy in 17th century settler colonialism in North America as revealed in Horne's 2018 book The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism: The Apocalypse of Settler Colonialism: The Roots of Slavery, White Supremacy, and Capitalism in 17th Century North America and the Caribbean. Gerald Horne is the John J. and Rebecca Moores Chair of History and African American Studies at the University of Houston. He is the author of more than thirty books and one hundred scholarly articles and reviews that document the history of racism as it intersects with labor, civil rights, politics, international relations, and war. Please show your appreciation for completely listener-supported This is Hell! by becoming a Patreon patron at patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1575167722 Wed, 26 Jul 2023 18:45:09 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/anti-putin-russian-militia-has-ties-to-neo-nazi-and-anti-trans-figures-ben-makuch 01:26:51 This Is Hell! yes Ben Makuch discusses his recent Intercept report titled " Russian Militia Has Links to American Neo-Nazi and Anti-Trans Figures: The leader of the anti-Putin Russian Volunteer Corps is publicly connected to Robert Rundo and Christopher Pohlhaus." After the interview, a Question from Hell! winner is revealed and Jeff Dorchen remembers when we tried civilization in his latest Moment of Truth. Support This is Hell! at https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Ben Makuch discusses his recent Intercept report … Ben Makuch discusses his recent Intercept report titled " Russian Militia Has Links to American Neo-Nazi and Anti-Trans Figures: The leader of the anti-Putin Russian Volunteer Corps is publicly connected to Robert Rundo and Christopher Pohlhaus." After the interview, a Question from Hell! winner is revealed and Jeff Dorchen remembers when we tried civilization in his latest Moment of Truth. Support This is Hell! at https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1574312701 Tue, 25 Jul 2023 18:10:02 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-us-could-still-do-whats-right-for-haiti-jake-johnson 01:17:20 This Is Hell! yes Center for Economic and Policy Research's Jake Johnston on his opinion piece at The New York Times, “The U.S. Still Can Do What’s Right for Haiti.” Afterwards, Rotten History explores the Erfurt Latrine Disaster. Support This is Hell! at https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Center for Economic and Policy Research's Jake Jo… Center for Economic and Policy Research's Jake Johnston on his opinion piece at The New York Times, “The U.S. Still Can Do What’s Right for Haiti.” Afterwards, Rotten History explores the Erfurt Latrine Disaster. Support This is Hell! at https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1573447240 Mon, 24 Jul 2023 17:35:13 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-good-enough-momfluencer-disavowing-maternal-fantasies-is-easier-said-than-done-sophie-lewis 01:18:21 This Is Hell! yes Writer, theorist, and recovering academic Sophie Lewis returns to Hell to discuss her Baffler article, “The Good Enough Momfluencer: Disavowing maternal fantasies is easier said than done.” The article is a review of the book, “Momfluenced: Inside the Maddening, Picture-Perfect World of Mommy Influencer Culture,” by Sara Peterson. Peterson’s website says she writes about feminism, domesticity, and motherhood. Peterson also writes a newsletter about the myth of the ideal mother, ‘In Pursuit of Clean Countertops.’ Read Sophie’s article: https://thebaffler.com/latest/the-good-enough-momfluencer-lewis This is Sophie’s third appearance on This is Hell! She was on the show most recently in October of last year, 2022, to discuss her book, “Abolish the Family: A Manifesto for Care and Liberation.” You may also remember Sophie being on the show back in July 2019 to talk about her book, “Full Surrogacy Now: Feminism Against Family.” Not only were both those interviews selected by listeners as among the best of each year – and replayed during our end of year ‘Best of’ special broadcasts – but you can find both conversations by going to thisishell.com and searching on ‘Lewis,’ and, as always, they are free. Sophie is currently hard at work on a book for Haymarket on enemy feminisms. Sophie’s lectures are archived at lasophielle.org. Follow Sophie on Twitter at (at)reproutopia and support her work at patreon.com/reproutopia Support This is Hell! at https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Writer, theorist, and recovering academic Sophie … Writer, theorist, and recovering academic Sophie Lewis returns to Hell to discuss her Baffler article, “The Good Enough Momfluencer: Disavowing maternal fantasies is easier said than done.” The article is a review of the book, “Momfluenced: Inside the Maddening, Picture-Perfect World of Mommy Influencer Culture,” by Sara Peterson. Peterson’s website says she writes about feminism, domesticity, and motherhood. Peterson also writes a newsletter about the myth of the ideal mother, ‘In Pursuit of Clean Countertops.’ Read Sophie’s article: https://thebaffler.com/latest/the-good-enough-momfluencer-lewis This is Sophie’s third appearance on This is Hell! She was on the show most recently in October of last year, 2022, to discuss her book, “Abolish the Family: A Manifesto for Care and Liberation.” You may also remember Sophie being on the show back in July 2019 to talk about her book, “Full Surrogacy Now: Feminism Against Family.” Not only were both those interviews selected by listeners as among the best of each year – and replayed during our end of year ‘Best of’ special broadcasts – but you can find both conversations by going to thisishell.com and searching on ‘Lewis,’ and, as always, they are free. Sophie is currently hard at work on a book for Haymarket on enemy feminisms. Sophie’s lectures are archived at lasophielle.org. Follow Sophie on Twitter at (at)reproutopia and support her work at patreon.com/reproutopia Support This is Hell! at https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1569467383 Wed, 19 Jul 2023 18:48:04 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/breaking-predatory-brazil-narratives-from-the-imperialist-north 01:21:35 This Is Hell! yes Today's episode features an interview with This Is Hell! regular Brian Mier. Brian updates Chuck on what the US corporate media has been getting wrong about Brazil. We also have the second of a two-part Moment of Truth from Jeff Dorchen. Brian Mier is a Chicagoan who immigrated to Brazil in the 1990s. He is a sociologist and geographer. He is also Brazil Correspondent for TeleSur English, co-host of Globalistas on TV 247, Brasilwire, FAIR, COHA, Truthdig, Geopolitical Economy Report, Carta Capital, Outras Palavras. Support This is Hell! on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Today's episode features an interview with This I… Today's episode features an interview with This Is Hell! regular Brian Mier. Brian updates Chuck on what the US corporate media has been getting wrong about Brazil. We also have the second of a two-part Moment of Truth from Jeff Dorchen. Brian Mier is a Chicagoan who immigrated to Brazil in the 1990s. He is a sociologist and geographer. He is also Brazil Correspondent for TeleSur English, co-host of Globalistas on TV 247, Brasilwire, FAIR, COHA, Truthdig, Geopolitical Economy Report, Carta Capital, Outras Palavras. Support This is Hell! on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1568404462 Tue, 18 Jul 2023 17:58:31 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/field-notes-from-the-frontlines-of-the-governments-war-on-the-left-michael-gould-wartofsky 01:18:39 This Is Hell! yes Michael Gould-Wartofsky on his TomDispatch article, "American Inquisition: Field Notes from the Frontlines of the Government's War on the Left," which also appeared at Salon. Michael Gould-Wartofsky is a writer, ethnographer, and human-rights activist from New York City and a postdoctoral research fellow at Columbia University. He is the author of The Occupiers and American Inquisitions (forthcoming in 2025), and has written for the Washington Post, the Daily Beast, Tom Dispatch, Gizmodo, Jacobin, Mother Jones, The Nation, and Newsweek. You can read more of his work at mgouldwartofsky.com. Also included: Rotten History about the Port of Chicago disaster. Support This is Hell! on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell Michael Gould-Wartofsky on his TomDispatch articl… Michael Gould-Wartofsky on his TomDispatch article, "American Inquisition: Field Notes from the Frontlines of the Government's War on the Left," which also appeared at Salon. Michael Gould-Wartofsky is a writer, ethnographer, and human-rights activist from New York City and a postdoctoral research fellow at Columbia University. He is the author of The Occupiers and American Inquisitions (forthcoming in 2025), and has written for the Washington Post, the Daily Beast, Tom Dispatch, Gizmodo, Jacobin, Mother Jones, The Nation, and Newsweek. You can read more of his work at mgouldwartofsky.com. Also included: Rotten History about the Port of Chicago disaster. Support This is Hell! on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1567360246 Mon, 17 Jul 2023 17:58:46 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/family-abolition-capitalism-and-the-communizing-of-care-me-obrien 01:27:27 This Is Hell! yes M.E. O’Brien joins us in Hell to discuss her new book "Family Abolition: Capitalism and the Communizing of Care" published by Pluto Press. M.E. co-edits two magazines, Pinko, on gay communism, and Parapraxis, on psychoanalytic theory and politics. Her work on family abolition has been translated into Chinese, German, Greek, French, Spanish, and Turkish. Her writing has been published by Work, Employment and Society, Social Movement Studies, Endnotes, Homintern, Commune, and Invert. Previously, she coordinated the New York City Trans Oral History Project, and worked in HIV and AIDS activism and services. She completed a PhD at NYU, where she wrote on how capitalism shaped New York City LGBTQ social movements. Find her on twitter (at)genderhorizon and at her website https://genderhorizon.com/ Support This is Hell! on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell M.E. O’Brien joins us in Hell to discuss her new … M.E. O’Brien joins us in Hell to discuss her new book "Family Abolition: Capitalism and the Communizing of Care" published by Pluto Press. M.E. co-edits two magazines, Pinko, on gay communism, and Parapraxis, on psychoanalytic theory and politics. Her work on family abolition has been translated into Chinese, German, Greek, French, Spanish, and Turkish. Her writing has been published by Work, Employment and Society, Social Movement Studies, Endnotes, Homintern, Commune, and Invert. Previously, she coordinated the New York City Trans Oral History Project, and worked in HIV and AIDS activism and services. She completed a PhD at NYU, where she wrote on how capitalism shaped New York City LGBTQ social movements. Find her on twitter (at)genderhorizon and at her website https://genderhorizon.com/ Support This is Hell! on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thisishell thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1565158555 Fri, 14 Jul 2023 18:13:50 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-hopi-tribe-fights-arizona-for-its-right-to-water 01:26:52 This Is Hell! yes Today's interview features Umar Farooq, author of the article, "‘The fight for our lives’: Arizona’s water regime limits the Hopi Tribe’s future" published in High Country News in collaboration with ProPublica. Umar Farooq is Umar Farooq is an Ancil Payne Fellow with ProPublica. Check out the article here: https://www.hcn.org/issues/55.7/indigenous-affairs-water-the-fight-for-our-lives-arizona-water-regime-limits-the-hopi-tribes-future See more ProPublica reporting on indigenous Americans' fight for the promised resource of water here: https://www.propublica.org/series/waiting-for-water Today's interview features Umar Farooq, author of… Today's interview features Umar Farooq, author of the article, "‘The fight for our lives’: Arizona’s water regime limits the Hopi Tribe’s future" published in High Country News in collaboration with ProPublica. Umar Farooq is Umar Farooq is an Ancil Payne Fellow with ProPublica. Check out the article here: https://www.hcn.org/issues/55.7/indigenous-affairs-water-the-fight-for-our-lives-arizona-water-regime-limits-the-hopi-tribes-future See more ProPublica reporting on indigenous Americans' fight for the promised resource of water here: https://www.propublica.org/series/waiting-for-water thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1562188441 Tue, 11 Jul 2023 21:42:45 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/right-wingers-push-death-penalty-reinstatement-maya-schenwar 01:19:07 This Is Hell! yes Maya Schenwar returns to discuss her Truthout article, “Right-Wingers Push Death Penalty Reinstatement Bills as Part of Hardline Agenda: The same forces that are attacking abortion, trans health care and racial justice are also pushing for more executions." Maya Schenwar is a writer, editor, journalist and organizer who has spent the last 20 years working tosculpt new ways for journalism to serve the public good and fuel social transformation. She spent 13 years as Editor-in-Chief of Truthout, an independent social justice news publication, and is currently the organization’s Editor-at-Large and Board President. Recently, Maya founded the Truthout Center for Grassroots Journalism. She is the co-author (with Victoria Law) of Prison by Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms (The New Press, July 2020), and the author of Locked Down, Locked Out: Why Prison Doesn’t Work and How We Can Do Better (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2014). Both books challenge the ingrained logic of prison and policing that holds our society captive, and share the work of bold and creative efforts to uproot the prison-industrial complex. Maya is also the co-editor (with Joe Macaré and Alana Yu-Lan Price) of Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect? Police Violence and Resistance in the United States, an anthology focused on the entrenched racism and violence of policing and the fight to dismantle that institution. She authored a chapter in The Long Term: Resisting Life Sentences, Working Toward Freedom, and co-authored a chapter in the anthology Welcome to the Revolution: Universalizing Resistance for Social Justice and Democracy in Perilous Times, with Alana Yu-Lan Price. More info at https://www.mayaschenwar.com/. Also, an episode of "Rotten History." Maya Schenwar returns to discuss her Truthout art… Maya Schenwar returns to discuss her Truthout article, “Right-Wingers Push Death Penalty Reinstatement Bills as Part of Hardline Agenda: The same forces that are attacking abortion, trans health care and racial justice are also pushing for more executions." Maya Schenwar is a writer, editor, journalist and organizer who has spent the last 20 years working tosculpt new ways for journalism to serve the public good and fuel social transformation. She spent 13 years as Editor-in-Chief of Truthout, an independent social justice news publication, and is currently the organization’s Editor-at-Large and Board President. Recently, Maya founded the Truthout Center for Grassroots Journalism. She is the co-author (with Victoria Law) of Prison by Any Other Name: The Harmful Consequences of Popular Reforms (The New Press, July 2020), and the author of Locked Down, Locked Out: Why Prison Doesn’t Work and How We Can Do Better (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2014). Both books challenge the ingrained logic of prison and policing that holds our society captive, and share the work of bold and creative efforts to uproot the prison-industrial complex. Maya is also the co-editor (with Joe Macaré and Alana Yu-Lan Price) of Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect? Police Violence and Resistance in the United States, an anthology focused on the entrenched racism and violence of policing and the fight to dismantle that institution. She authored a chapter in The Long Term: Resisting Life Sentences, Working Toward Freedom, and co-authored a chapter in the anthology Welcome to the Revolution: Universalizing Resistance for Social Justice and Democracy in Perilous Times, with Alana Yu-Lan Price. More info at https://www.mayaschenwar.com/. Also, an episode of "Rotten History." thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1561171921 Mon, 10 Jul 2023 18:38:52 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/revolting-capital-racism-radicalism-in-washington-dc-1900-2000-gerald-horne 01:26:07 This Is Hell! yes We return to Hell today with Gerald Horne, on his new book “Revolting Capital: Racism & Radicalism in Washington, D.C., 1900-2000” (International Publishers). Sebastian Wüpper also returns with a 'Past Inside the Present.’ Find Gerald's book here (and as a raffle prize at our listener appreciation party): https://www.intpubnyc.com/.../revolting-capital-racism.../ Dr. Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies. His research has addressed issues of racism in a variety of relations involving labor, politics, civil rights, international relations and war. He has also written extensively about the film industry. Dr. Horne received his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley and his B.A. from Princeton University. We return to Hell today with Gerald Horne, on his… We return to Hell today with Gerald Horne, on his new book “Revolting Capital: Racism & Radicalism in Washington, D.C., 1900-2000” (International Publishers). Sebastian Wüpper also returns with a 'Past Inside the Present.’ Find Gerald's book here (and as a raffle prize at our listener appreciation party): https://www.intpubnyc.com/.../revolting-capital-racism.../ Dr. Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies. His research has addressed issues of racism in a variety of relations involving labor, politics, civil rights, international relations and war. He has also written extensively about the film industry. Dr. Horne received his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley and his B.A. from Princeton University. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1556889688 Wed, 05 Jul 2023 18:06:07 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/from-the-vault-americas-empire-is-a-liability-chalmers-johnson 01:08:21 This Is Hell! yes Today's dive into the archives features a July 4, 2009 interview with political scientist Chalmers Johnson about the state of American Empire. Sadly, not much has changed. Chalmers Ashby Johnson (August 6, 1931 – November 20, 2010 was an American political scientist specializing in comparative politics, and professor emeritus of the University of California, San Diego. He served in the Korean War, was a consultant for the CIA from 1967 to 1973 and chaired the Center for Chinese Studies at the University of California, Berkeley from 1967 to 1972. He was also president and co-founder with Steven Clemons of the Japan Policy Research Institute (now based at the University of San Francisco), an organization that promotes public education about Japan and Asia. Today's dive into the archives features a July 4,… Today's dive into the archives features a July 4, 2009 interview with political scientist Chalmers Johnson about the state of American Empire. Sadly, not much has changed. Chalmers Ashby Johnson (August 6, 1931 – November 20, 2010 was an American political scientist specializing in comparative politics, and professor emeritus of the University of California, San Diego. He served in the Korean War, was a consultant for the CIA from 1967 to 1973 and chaired the Center for Chinese Studies at the University of California, Berkeley from 1967 to 1972. He was also president and co-founder with Steven Clemons of the Japan Policy Research Institute (now based at the University of San Francisco), an organization that promotes public education about Japan and Asia. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1556161201 Tue, 04 Jul 2023 22:40:36 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/from-the-vault-ending-neoliberal-power-creep-and-financial-capitalism-saskia-sassen 01:01:06 This Is Hell! yes Saskia Sassen is professor of sociology and member of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University. Saskia's most recent book is 2007's "A Sociology of Globalization" (WW Norton). She wrote this week's openDemocracy piece, "The new executive politics: a democratic challenge". Before that, she wrote April's openDemocracy article, "Too big to save: the end of financial capitalism." Saskia Sassen is professor of sociology and membe… Saskia Sassen is professor of sociology and member of the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University. Saskia's most recent book is 2007's "A Sociology of Globalization" (WW Norton). She wrote this week's openDemocracy piece, "The new executive politics: a democratic challenge". Before that, she wrote April's openDemocracy article, "Too big to save: the end of financial capitalism." thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1555485814 Mon, 03 Jul 2023 23:33:17 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/from-the-vault-how-stupid-are-we-rick-shenkman 00:58:48 This Is Hell! yes Rick Shenkman is the author of "Just How Stupid Are We? Facing the Truth about the American Voter" (Basic Books), the second chapter of which was excerpted at TomDispatch.com as the article, "How Ignorant Are We?: The Voters Choose… but on the Basis of What?." Rick is an Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter, New York Times bestselling author, and associate professor of history at George Mason university is also the founder and editor of History News Network, a website that features articles by historians on current events. He also blogs at "How Stupid?" Rick Shenkman is the author of "Just How Stupid A… Rick Shenkman is the author of "Just How Stupid Are We? Facing the Truth about the American Voter" (Basic Books), the second chapter of which was excerpted at TomDispatch.com as the article, "How Ignorant Are We?: The Voters Choose… but on the Basis of What?." Rick is an Emmy Award-winning investigative reporter, New York Times bestselling author, and associate professor of history at George Mason university is also the founder and editor of History News Network, a website that features articles by historians on current events. He also blogs at "How Stupid?" thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1553092051 Thu, 29 Jun 2023 20:07:52 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/from-the-vault-the-christian-reconstructionists-taking-dominion-in-america-jeremy-leaming 01:09:46 This Is Hell! yes Jeremy Leaming talked with us about his article, "Christian Reconstructionists Are Trying to Take Dominion in America -- and They Have Powerful Friends." Jeremy is a communications associate for Americans United for Separation of Church and State. You can learn more about the organization here: http://www.au.org/ Jeremy Leaming talked with us about his article, … Jeremy Leaming talked with us about his article, "Christian Reconstructionists Are Trying to Take Dominion in America -- and They Have Powerful Friends." Jeremy is a communications associate for Americans United for Separation of Church and State. You can learn more about the organization here: http://www.au.org/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1552257235 Wed, 28 Jun 2023 19:36:09 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/from-the-vault-the-structural-imbalance-of-political-talk-radio-derek-turner 00:56:26 This Is Hell! yes Chuck is off for the next couple of weeks, you will be stuck with producer Will. This episode features an interview from July 7, 2007 with S. Derek Turner when he discussed what his group, Free Press, has done with the Center for American Progress. Their study, "The Structural Imbalance of Political Talk Radio," shows how the right wing's grip on the airwaves is because of a failed market, not a cultural revolution. You can find the report here: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-structural-imbalance-of-political-talk-radio/ Chuck is off for the next couple of weeks, you wi… Chuck is off for the next couple of weeks, you will be stuck with producer Will. This episode features an interview from July 7, 2007 with S. Derek Turner when he discussed what his group, Free Press, has done with the Center for American Progress. Their study, "The Structural Imbalance of Political Talk Radio," shows how the right wing's grip on the airwaves is because of a failed market, not a cultural revolution. You can find the report here: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-structural-imbalance-of-political-talk-radio/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1550590378 Mon, 26 Jun 2023 19:19:03 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-shame-of-the-suburbs-dave-denison 01:41:46 This Is Hell! yes Today on This is Hell! Chuck interviews Dave Denison about his Baffler article “The Shame of the Suburbs” Dave Denison is a senior editor of The Baffler. He has written and edited for The Texas Observer, CommonWealth magazine, and The American Prospect. A selected archive of his writing is warehoused at www.davedenison.net. A transplanted Midwesterner, he lives near Boston and claims to be an amateur carpenter, an aspiring mason, and an above-average bowler. Read Dave’s article on Baffler at https://thebaffler.com/salvos/the-shame-of-the-suburbs-denison Today on This is Hell! Chuck interviews Dave Deni… Today on This is Hell! Chuck interviews Dave Denison about his Baffler article “The Shame of the Suburbs” Dave Denison is a senior editor of The Baffler. He has written and edited for The Texas Observer, CommonWealth magazine, and The American Prospect. A selected archive of his writing is warehoused at www.davedenison.net. A transplanted Midwesterner, he lives near Boston and claims to be an amateur carpenter, an aspiring mason, and an above-average bowler. Read Dave’s article on Baffler at https://thebaffler.com/salvos/the-shame-of-the-suburbs-denison thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1546405399 Wed, 21 Jun 2023 19:02:21 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/unpacking-the-myths-fueling-the-rights-transphobia 01:16:41 This Is Hell! yes Distinguished anthropologist Alex Hinton joins Chuck to discuss his Sapiens article, "Two Myths Fueling the Conservative Right's Dangerous Transphobia." The discussion includes Alex's insights from the most recent CPAC. You can find the article here: https://www.sapiens.org/culture/transphobia-myths/ Alex is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at Rutgers University, Director of the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, and UNESCO Chair on Genocide Prevention. Distinguished anthropologist Alex Hinton joins Ch… Distinguished anthropologist Alex Hinton joins Chuck to discuss his Sapiens article, "Two Myths Fueling the Conservative Right's Dangerous Transphobia." The discussion includes Alex's insights from the most recent CPAC. You can find the article here: https://www.sapiens.org/culture/transphobia-myths/ Alex is Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at Rutgers University, Director of the Center for the Study of Genocide and Human Rights, and UNESCO Chair on Genocide Prevention. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1545581416 Tue, 20 Jun 2023 17:46:30 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/how-to-build-the-end-of-the-world-in-defense-of-the-chaotic-protester-miliaku-nwabueze 01:17:16 This Is Hell! yes Miliaku Nwabueze talks with Chuck about her Scaliwag essay, "How to Build the End of the World: In Defense of the Chaotic Protester." Miliaku Nwabueze talks with Chuck about her Scali… Miliaku Nwabueze talks with Chuck about her Scaliwag essay, "How to Build the End of the World: In Defense of the Chaotic Protester." thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1544731435 Mon, 19 Jun 2023 17:56:28 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/a-primer-on-cop-city-micah-herskind 01:20:07 This Is Hell! yes Micah Herskind discusses his Scalawag article, "This is the Atlanta Way: A Primer on Cop City," and his MSNBC post, “If those supporting ‘Cop City’ prevail in Atlanta, your city could be next.” Micah Herskind is an Atlanta-based organizer and writer. Find more of his writing on his website, micahherskind.com and follow him on Twitter at: micahinATL Read Micah’s article here: https://scalawagmagazine.org/2023/05/cop-city-atlanta-history-timeline/ #StopCopCity Micah Herskind discusses his Scalawag article, "T… Micah Herskind discusses his Scalawag article, "This is the Atlanta Way: A Primer on Cop City," and his MSNBC post, “If those supporting ‘Cop City’ prevail in Atlanta, your city could be next.” Micah Herskind is an Atlanta-based organizer and writer. Find more of his writing on his website, micahherskind.com and follow him on Twitter at: micahinATL Read Micah’s article here: https://scalawagmagazine.org/2023/05/cop-city-atlanta-history-timeline/ #StopCopCity thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1539936349 Wed, 14 Jun 2023 17:41:17 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-long-land-war-jo-guldi 01:37:17 This Is Hell! yes Historian Jo Guldi joins us to discuss her Boston Review article, "The Earth for Man: Redistributing land was once central to global development efforts---and it should be today." This article is adapted from her 2022 book from Yale University Press, "The Long Land War: The Global Struggle for Occupancy Rights." You can find the article here: https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/the-earth-for-man/ And the book here: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300256680/the-long-land-war/ Jeff Dorchen delivers the first installment of a two-part "Moment of Truth." This week's Question from Hell! winner is announced. The competition this week was fierce. Historian Jo Guldi joins us to discuss her Boston… Historian Jo Guldi joins us to discuss her Boston Review article, "The Earth for Man: Redistributing land was once central to global development efforts---and it should be today." This article is adapted from her 2022 book from Yale University Press, "The Long Land War: The Global Struggle for Occupancy Rights." You can find the article here: https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/the-earth-for-man/ And the book here: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300256680/the-long-land-war/ Jeff Dorchen delivers the first installment of a two-part "Moment of Truth." This week's Question from Hell! winner is announced. The competition this week was fierce. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1538955508 Tue, 13 Jun 2023 18:04:50 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/mcmansions-american-apocalypse 01:07:06 This Is Hell! yes McMansion Hell's Kate Wagner returns to discuss her new Baffler article, “Bad Manors: The McMansion as harbinger of the American apocalypse.” McMansion Hell's Kate Wagner returns to discuss h… McMansion Hell's Kate Wagner returns to discuss her new Baffler article, “Bad Manors: The McMansion as harbinger of the American apocalypse.” thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1537916740 Mon, 12 Jun 2023 18:22:04 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-pandemic-isnt-over-matt-mazewski 01:29:12 This Is Hell! yes Matt Mazewski joins This is Hell! to discuss his new article, "The Pandemic Isn't Over." Matt Mazewski is a contributing writer and book critic at Commonweal, where he writes on economics and public policy. He is a former research analyst in the research and statistics group at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Matt teaches courses on economics and labor studies for high school students at Columbia University's pre-college programs, as well as being an economics tutor. He's an independent researcher working on several projects related to labor economics, including the measurement of union membership over time at a fine geographic level, the impacts of collective bargaining on retirement outcomes, and the dynamics of monopsony power in labor markets. Read Matt’s article "The Pandemic Isn’t Over" at commonwealmagazine.org Matt Mazewski joins This is Hell! to discuss his … Matt Mazewski joins This is Hell! to discuss his new article, "The Pandemic Isn't Over." Matt Mazewski is a contributing writer and book critic at Commonweal, where he writes on economics and public policy. He is a former research analyst in the research and statistics group at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Matt teaches courses on economics and labor studies for high school students at Columbia University's pre-college programs, as well as being an economics tutor. He's an independent researcher working on several projects related to labor economics, including the measurement of union membership over time at a fine geographic level, the impacts of collective bargaining on retirement outcomes, and the dynamics of monopsony power in labor markets. Read Matt’s article "The Pandemic Isn’t Over" at commonwealmagazine.org thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1533371368 Wed, 07 Jun 2023 18:20:35 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/our-ailing-bodies-under-late-capitalism-jennifer-lunden 01:26:44 This Is Hell! yes Writer, speaker, and ecofeminist Jennifer Lunden joins This is Hell! to discuss her new book "American Breakdown, Our Ailing Nation, My Body's Revolt, and the Nineteenth-Century Woman Who Brought Me Back to Life," out now from Harper Collins: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/american-breakdown-jennifer-lunden You can learn more about Lunden and her work at her website: https://jenniferlunden.com/ Jeff Dorchen is back with another "Moment of Truth," in which he cleans up after the dogman. Writer, speaker, and ecofeminist Jennifer Lunden … Writer, speaker, and ecofeminist Jennifer Lunden joins This is Hell! to discuss her new book "American Breakdown, Our Ailing Nation, My Body's Revolt, and the Nineteenth-Century Woman Who Brought Me Back to Life," out now from Harper Collins: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/american-breakdown-jennifer-lunden You can learn more about Lunden and her work at her website: https://jenniferlunden.com/ Jeff Dorchen is back with another "Moment of Truth," in which he cleans up after the dogman. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1532407993 Tue, 06 Jun 2023 17:07:58 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/kissingers-killing-fields-nick-terse 01:14:52 This Is Hell! yes American journalist Nick Terse joins This is Hell to discuss his recent Intercept piece, "Kissinger's Killing Fields." Interviews with more than 75 witnesses and survivors of U.S. military attacks and an exclusive archive of documents show that Henry Kissinger is responsible for even more civilian deaths in Cambodia than was previously known. You can find the article here: https://theintercept.com/series/henry-kissinger-killing-fields/ American journalist Nick Terse joins This is Hell… American journalist Nick Terse joins This is Hell to discuss his recent Intercept piece, "Kissinger's Killing Fields." Interviews with more than 75 witnesses and survivors of U.S. military attacks and an exclusive archive of documents show that Henry Kissinger is responsible for even more civilian deaths in Cambodia than was previously known. You can find the article here: https://theintercept.com/series/henry-kissinger-killing-fields/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1531530355 Mon, 05 Jun 2023 16:59:38 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-economy-is-hell-on-overproduction-and-crypto 01:31:28 This Is Hell! yes Economic historian Trevor Jackson joins This is Hell! to discuss two recent pieces: "Overproduction and Its Discontents: Capitalism's inherent predilection for excess" in Baffler Magazine and "The Price of Crypto: Despite its boosters' frequent references to democracy and freedom, cryptocurrency reflects a radical marketization of politics in which major players can rewrite the rules as needed" in the New York Review of Books. You can find the Baffler article here: https://thebaffler.com/latest/overproduction-and-its-discontents-jackson You can find the New York Review of Books article here: https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2023/06/08/the-price-of-crypto-the-cryptopians-laura-shin/ Economic historian Trevor Jackson joins This is H… Economic historian Trevor Jackson joins This is Hell! to discuss two recent pieces: "Overproduction and Its Discontents: Capitalism's inherent predilection for excess" in Baffler Magazine and "The Price of Crypto: Despite its boosters' frequent references to democracy and freedom, cryptocurrency reflects a radical marketization of politics in which major players can rewrite the rules as needed" in the New York Review of Books. You can find the Baffler article here: https://thebaffler.com/latest/overproduction-and-its-discontents-jackson You can find the New York Review of Books article here: https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2023/06/08/the-price-of-crypto-the-cryptopians-laura-shin/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1528884742 Fri, 02 Jun 2023 14:09:49 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/tih20230531koshgarian 01:42:43 This Is Hell! yes Lindsay Koshgarian and Ashik Siddique, co-authors of the National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies report, “The Warfare State: How Funding for Militarism Compromises Our Welfare. You can check out there report here: https://www.nationalpriorities.org/analysis/2023/warfare-state-how-funding-militarism-compromises-our-welfare/ LIndsay Koshgarian is Lindsay's work and commentary on the federal budget and military spending has appeared on NPR, the BBC, CNN, The Nation, U.S. News and World Report, and others. At NPP, her work is at the intersection of military and domestic federal spending. Ashik Siddique is a research analyst for the National Priorities Project, working on analysis of the federal budget and military spending. After the interview, Jeff fills us in on the codplast boom. Finally, Chuck and Will's favorite answer to this week's Question from Hell is revealed! Lindsay Koshgarian and Ashik Siddique, co-authors… Lindsay Koshgarian and Ashik Siddique, co-authors of the National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies report, “The Warfare State: How Funding for Militarism Compromises Our Welfare. You can check out there report here: https://www.nationalpriorities.org/analysis/2023/warfare-state-how-funding-militarism-compromises-our-welfare/ LIndsay Koshgarian is Lindsay's work and commentary on the federal budget and military spending has appeared on NPR, the BBC, CNN, The Nation, U.S. News and World Report, and others. At NPP, her work is at the intersection of military and domestic federal spending. Ashik Siddique is a research analyst for the National Priorities Project, working on analysis of the federal budget and military spending. After the interview, Jeff fills us in on the codplast boom. Finally, Chuck and Will's favorite answer to this week's Question from Hell is revealed! thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1527113053 Wed, 31 May 2023 19:33:01 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/why-are-we-in-ukraine-benjamin-schwarz-christopher-layne 01:34:40 This Is Hell! yes Writer and editor Benjamin Schwarz and international affairs scholar Christopher Layne join Chuck to discuss their recent Harper's article, "Why are We in Ukraine? On the dangers of American hubris." You can find their article here: https://harpers.org/archive/2023/06/why-are-we-in-ukraine/ Benjamin Schwarz was formerly the national and literary editor of The Atlantic and the executive editor of World Policy Journal. Christopher Layne is the University Distinguished Professor of International Affairs and the Robert M. Gates Chair in National Security at Texas A&M University. Writer and editor Benjamin Schwarz and internatio… Writer and editor Benjamin Schwarz and international affairs scholar Christopher Layne join Chuck to discuss their recent Harper's article, "Why are We in Ukraine? On the dangers of American hubris." You can find their article here: https://harpers.org/archive/2023/06/why-are-we-in-ukraine/ Benjamin Schwarz was formerly the national and literary editor of The Atlantic and the executive editor of World Policy Journal. Christopher Layne is the University Distinguished Professor of International Affairs and the Robert M. Gates Chair in National Security at Texas A&M University. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1521679336 Wed, 24 May 2023 18:54:21 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-christian-roots-of-antisemitism-and-racism-magda-teter 02:04:34 This Is Hell! yes Historian Madga Teter joins This is Hell! to discuss her new book, "Christian Supremacy: Reckoning with the Roots of Antisemitism and Racism" now available from Princeton University Press: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691242583/christian-supremacy . The work offers "a panoramic cultural and legal history that traces the roots of antisemitism and racism to early Christian theology." Jeff Dorchen shares another "Moment of Truth," followed by another installment of Renaldo Migaldi's Rotten History. Historian Madga Teter joins This is Hell! to disc… Historian Madga Teter joins This is Hell! to discuss her new book, "Christian Supremacy: Reckoning with the Roots of Antisemitism and Racism" now available from Princeton University Press: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691242583/christian-supremacy . The work offers "a panoramic cultural and legal history that traces the roots of antisemitism and racism to early Christian theology." Jeff Dorchen shares another "Moment of Truth," followed by another installment of Renaldo Migaldi's Rotten History. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1516291270 Wed, 17 May 2023 18:18:50 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/j-d-vance-changes-the-subject-gabriel-winant 01:12:00 This Is Hell! yes Historian Gabriel Winant on the N + 1 article, “J. D. Vance Changes the Subject: A senator from the unconscious.” You can find Gabriel's article here: https://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-45/politics/j-d-vance-changes-the-subject-2/ Historian Gabriel Winant on the N + 1 article, “J… Historian Gabriel Winant on the N + 1 article, “J. D. Vance Changes the Subject: A senator from the unconscious.” You can find Gabriel's article here: https://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-45/politics/j-d-vance-changes-the-subject-2/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1515598660 Tue, 16 May 2023 19:54:23 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/silent-coup-how-corporations-overthrew-democracy 01:27:31 This Is Hell! yes Chuck interviews Claire Provost and Matt Kennard on their book, "Silent Coup: How Corporations Overthrew Democracy." Chuck interviews Claire Provost and Matt Kennard … Chuck interviews Claire Provost and Matt Kennard on their book, "Silent Coup: How Corporations Overthrew Democracy." thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1514755534 Mon, 15 May 2023 17:35:09 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/vegetarianism-as-surveillance-and-punishment-in-india-sharanya-deepak 01:26:11 This Is Hell! yes Sharanya Deepak on The Baffler article, "India’s Beef with Beef: Vegetarianism as a tool for punishment and surveillance." Also, 'The Past Inside the Present with Seb Wüepper. Sharanya Deepak on The Baffler article, "India’s … Sharanya Deepak on The Baffler article, "India’s Beef with Beef: Vegetarianism as a tool for punishment and surveillance." Also, 'The Past Inside the Present with Seb Wüepper. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1511286610 Wed, 10 May 2023 19:28:39 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-pregnancy-was-the-crisis-not-the-abortion-charlotte-shane 01:28:23 This Is Hell! yes Writer and publisher Charlotte Shane on the N + 1 article, "Three Times: The pregnancy was the crisis, not the abortion." You can find Charlotte's N+1 article here: https://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-44/politics/three-times/ And some of her other work here: http://www.charoshane.com/ Writer and publisher Charlotte Shane on the N + 1… Writer and publisher Charlotte Shane on the N + 1 article, "Three Times: The pregnancy was the crisis, not the abortion." You can find Charlotte's N+1 article here: https://www.nplusonemag.com/issue-44/politics/three-times/ And some of her other work here: http://www.charoshane.com/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1510432837 Tue, 09 May 2023 17:25:25 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/sudan-alex-dewaal 01:16:13 This Is Hell! yes Alex de Waal discusses the war inside Sudan and the impact of internal and external forces on the continued bloodshed. Alex de Waal discusses the war inside Sudan and t… Alex de Waal discusses the war inside Sudan and the impact of internal and external forces on the continued bloodshed. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1509424366 Mon, 08 May 2023 17:09:02 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/decolonize-conservation-ashley-dawson 01:22:28 This Is Hell! yes Ashley Dawson joins This is Hell! to discuss their new book, "Decolonize Conservation: Global Voices for Indigenous Self-Determination, Land, and a World in Common," co-edited with Fiore Longo and Survival International Ashley Dawson is currently Professor of Postcolonial Studies in the English Department at the Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY), and at the College of Staten Island/CUNY. He currently works in the fields of environmental humanities and postcolonial ecocriticism. Ashley Dawson joins This is Hell! to discuss thei… Ashley Dawson joins This is Hell! to discuss their new book, "Decolonize Conservation: Global Voices for Indigenous Self-Determination, Land, and a World in Common," co-edited with Fiore Longo and Survival International Ashley Dawson is currently Professor of Postcolonial Studies in the English Department at the Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY), and at the College of Staten Island/CUNY. He currently works in the fields of environmental humanities and postcolonial ecocriticism. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1505653240 Wed, 03 May 2023 18:25:22 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-green-growth-delusion-christopher-ketcham 01:32:12 This Is Hell! yes Christopher Ketcham on his Truthdig article, “The Green Growth Delusion: Advocates of “Green Growth” promise a painless transition to a post-carbon future. But what if the limits of renewable energy require sacrificing consumption as a way of life?” Christopher writes for several outlets, including his journalism non-profit, Denatured. Jeff Dorchen muses about advice in a new The Moment of Truth. You can find Christopher's article here: https://www.truthdig.com/dig/green-tinted-glasses/ Christopher Ketcham on his Truthdig article, “Th… Christopher Ketcham on his Truthdig article, “The Green Growth Delusion: Advocates of “Green Growth” promise a painless transition to a post-carbon future. But what if the limits of renewable energy require sacrificing consumption as a way of life?” Christopher writes for several outlets, including his journalism non-profit, Denatured. Jeff Dorchen muses about advice in a new The Moment of Truth. You can find Christopher's article here: https://www.truthdig.com/dig/green-tinted-glasses/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1504894564 Tue, 02 May 2023 18:19:08 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/unmaking-asian-excepionalism-gauitra-bahadur 01:31:29 This Is Hell! yes Gaiutra Bahadur on her Boston Review article, “Unmaking Asian Exceptionalism: On violence and the possibility of solitaries in America.” Chuck shares rotten history, and, in "Past Inside the Present," Seb looks at the history of the fairness doctrine. Gaiutra Bahadur on her Boston Review article, “Un… Gaiutra Bahadur on her Boston Review article, “Unmaking Asian Exceptionalism: On violence and the possibility of solitaries in America.” Chuck shares rotten history, and, in "Past Inside the Present," Seb looks at the history of the fairness doctrine. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1500884209 Wed, 26 Apr 2023 19:12:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/peter-thiels-dream-of-capitalism-without-democracy 01:20:46 This Is Hell! yes Historian Quinn Slobodian joins This is Hell! to discuss his new book, "Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracy." Quinn is the award-winning author of, "Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism," which has been translated into six languages. He is a professor of the history of ideas at Wellesley College. Then, Jeff Dorchen enlightens us with another installment of "The Moment of Truth." Historian Quinn Slobodian joins This is Hell! to … Historian Quinn Slobodian joins This is Hell! to discuss his new book, "Crack-Up Capitalism: Market Radicals and the Dream of a World Without Democracy." Quinn is the award-winning author of, "Globalists: The End of Empire and the Birth of Neoliberalism," which has been translated into six languages. He is a professor of the history of ideas at Wellesley College. Then, Jeff Dorchen enlightens us with another installment of "The Moment of Truth." thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1500197020 Tue, 25 Apr 2023 18:50:36 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/worst-laid-plans-foreign-policy-is-politics-simon-waxman 01:23:28 This Is Hell! yes Simon Waxman talks about his Baffler article, "Worst Laid Plans: Foreign Politics is politics." Waxman is a senior editor with the Harvard University Press and his writing has been published by the Washington Post, Boston Globe, New Republic, LA Review of Books, Democracy Journal, the Baffler, and others. Simon Waxman talks about his Baffler article, "Wo… Simon Waxman talks about his Baffler article, "Worst Laid Plans: Foreign Politics is politics." Waxman is a senior editor with the Harvard University Press and his writing has been published by the Washington Post, Boston Globe, New Republic, LA Review of Books, Democracy Journal, the Baffler, and others. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1499419726 Mon, 24 Apr 2023 17:43:55 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/tih20230424quart 01:18:56 This Is Hell! yes Alissa Quart joins This is Hell! to discuss her new book, Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream. Alissa Quart is a journalist and executive director of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. Alissa Quart joins This is Hell! to discuss her n… Alissa Quart joins This is Hell! to discuss her new book, Bootstrapped: Liberating Ourselves from the American Dream. Alissa Quart is a journalist and executive director of the Economic Hardship Reporting Project. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1497195967 Thu, 20 Apr 2023 19:54:33 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/brandon-johnson-will-have-to-beat-capital-strikes-in-chicago-kevin-young 01:26:55 This Is Hell! yes Historian Kevin A. Young joins us to discuss the challenges of capital strikes, institutional resistance, and potential allies and foes Chicago's Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson will face when he takes office on May 15. He recently published the Jacobin article, "Brandon Johnson Won in Chicago. Now His Movement Will Have to Beat Capital Strikes." Kevin is Associate Professor of History at University of Massachusetts Amherst where he teaches Latin American History. You can find his recent Jacobin article here: https://jacobin.com/2023/04/brandon-johnson-mayor-chicago-capital-strikes-movements Historian Kevin A. Young joins us to discuss the … Historian Kevin A. Young joins us to discuss the challenges of capital strikes, institutional resistance, and potential allies and foes Chicago's Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson will face when he takes office on May 15. He recently published the Jacobin article, "Brandon Johnson Won in Chicago. Now His Movement Will Have to Beat Capital Strikes." Kevin is Associate Professor of History at University of Massachusetts Amherst where he teaches Latin American History. You can find his recent Jacobin article here: https://jacobin.com/2023/04/brandon-johnson-mayor-chicago-capital-strikes-movements thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1496277031 Wed, 19 Apr 2023 17:26:27 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/silicon-valley-vs-humanity-malcolm-harris 01:20:52 This Is Hell! yes We have on Malcolm Harris to talk about his recent book Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World. Malcolm Harris is a freelance writer and an editor at The New Inquiry. And an all-new mind expanding Moment of Truth from our own Jeff Dorchen. We have on Malcolm Harris to talk about his recen… We have on Malcolm Harris to talk about his recent book Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World. Malcolm Harris is a freelance writer and an editor at The New Inquiry. And an all-new mind expanding Moment of Truth from our own Jeff Dorchen. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1495774465 Tue, 18 Apr 2023 23:03:14 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/big-oils-counterinsurgency-after-standing-rock 01:19:30 This Is Hell! yes Returning to This is Hell! is the Intercept's Alleen Brown. Her work focuses on environmental justice issues. Her most recent article, co-written with Naveen Sadasivan is titled, "Oil and Water: After Spying on Standing Rock, TigerSwan Shopped Anti-Protest 'Counterinsurgency' to Other Oil Companies." The investigation is based on more than 50,000 pages of documents that were recently made public after the company behind the Dakota Access pipeline lost a court case to keep them secret. You can find the article, "Oil and Water," here: https://theintercept.com/2023/04/13/standing-rock-tigerswan-protests/ Returning to This is Hell! is the Intercept's All… Returning to This is Hell! is the Intercept's Alleen Brown. Her work focuses on environmental justice issues. Her most recent article, co-written with Naveen Sadasivan is titled, "Oil and Water: After Spying on Standing Rock, TigerSwan Shopped Anti-Protest 'Counterinsurgency' to Other Oil Companies." The investigation is based on more than 50,000 pages of documents that were recently made public after the company behind the Dakota Access pipeline lost a court case to keep them secret. You can find the article, "Oil and Water," here: https://theintercept.com/2023/04/13/standing-rock-tigerswan-protests/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1491796339 Thu, 13 Apr 2023 18:59:09 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/secret-forever-wars-and-the-obscure-laws-that-allow-them-katherine-yon-ebright 01:17:34 This Is Hell! yes Katherine Yon Ebright joins Chuck to discuss her report, "Secret War: How the U.S. Uses Partnerships and Proxy Forces Wage War Under the Radar." She explains how security cooperation programs have led U.S. forces into unauthorized hostilities alongside foreign partners. Ebright serves as counsel with the Brennan Center's Liberty and National Security Program. You can read Katherine Ebright's report, "Secret War: How the U.S. Uses Partnerships and Proxy Forces Wage War Under the Radar," here: https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/secret-war Katherine Yon Ebright joins Chuck to discuss her … Katherine Yon Ebright joins Chuck to discuss her report, "Secret War: How the U.S. Uses Partnerships and Proxy Forces Wage War Under the Radar." She explains how security cooperation programs have led U.S. forces into unauthorized hostilities alongside foreign partners. Ebright serves as counsel with the Brennan Center's Liberty and National Security Program. You can read Katherine Ebright's report, "Secret War: How the U.S. Uses Partnerships and Proxy Forces Wage War Under the Radar," here: https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/secret-war thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1490873182 Wed, 12 Apr 2023 18:31:30 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/fast-foods-bad-bargain-for-black-america-naa-oyo-a-kwate 01:30:22 This Is Hell! yes We're joined by Dr. Naa Oyo A. Kwate who is on to discuss her recent book "White Burgers, Black Cash," about the affect of the Fast Food industry on Black America. Dr. Kwate is an Associate Professor of Africana Studies as well as an Associate Professor of Human Ecology at Rutgers University. Moreover we've got Rotten History and an all-new Moment of Truth from Jeff Dorchen! It's stacked! We're joined by Dr. Naa Oyo A. Kwate who is on to… We're joined by Dr. Naa Oyo A. Kwate who is on to discuss her recent book "White Burgers, Black Cash," about the affect of the Fast Food industry on Black America. Dr. Kwate is an Associate Professor of Africana Studies as well as an Associate Professor of Human Ecology at Rutgers University. Moreover we've got Rotten History and an all-new Moment of Truth from Jeff Dorchen! It's stacked! thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1489265323 Mon, 10 Apr 2023 17:28:43 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/living-and-reliving-the-us-invasion-of-iraq 01:22:00 This Is Hell! yes After a tongue-twister of a Danish hangover cure, Chuck interviews Rasha Al Aqeedi about her New Lines Magazine article, "Living — and Reliving — the US Invasion of Iraq." Rasha Al Aqeedi, formerly a 2018-2019 Robert A. Fox Fellow in FPRI’s Middle East Program, is Managing Editor of Irfaa Sawtak (Raise Your Voice) and a researcher and analyst of contemporary Iraqi politics and political Islam. She is also a non-resident fellow of George Washington University’s Program on Extremism. Previously, Rasha was a researcher at the Al Mesbar Studies and Research Center in Dubai, and an analyst at Inside Iraqi Politics. Her work on Mosul and Sunni politics is frequently cited by The New York Times, Washington Post, AP and Buzzfeed. Rasha received an M.A. in Translation, a B.A. in Translation, and a B.A. in Computer Engineering from Mosul University. Check out Rasha's New Line Magazine article here: https://newlinesmag.com/first-person/living-and-reliving-the-us-invasion-of-iraq/ After a tongue-twister of a Danish hangover cure,… After a tongue-twister of a Danish hangover cure, Chuck interviews Rasha Al Aqeedi about her New Lines Magazine article, "Living — and Reliving — the US Invasion of Iraq." Rasha Al Aqeedi, formerly a 2018-2019 Robert A. Fox Fellow in FPRI’s Middle East Program, is Managing Editor of Irfaa Sawtak (Raise Your Voice) and a researcher and analyst of contemporary Iraqi politics and political Islam. She is also a non-resident fellow of George Washington University’s Program on Extremism. Previously, Rasha was a researcher at the Al Mesbar Studies and Research Center in Dubai, and an analyst at Inside Iraqi Politics. Her work on Mosul and Sunni politics is frequently cited by The New York Times, Washington Post, AP and Buzzfeed. Rasha received an M.A. in Translation, a B.A. in Translation, and a B.A. in Computer Engineering from Mosul University. Check out Rasha's New Line Magazine article here: https://newlinesmag.com/first-person/living-and-reliving-the-us-invasion-of-iraq/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1485776590 Wed, 05 Apr 2023 16:46:54 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-lost-pandemic-tapes-dissent-at-a-dead-end-malcolm-harris 01:14:20 This Is Hell! yes Our mystical foray into the This Is Hell vaults, retrieving never-before-aired interviews from early covid times, has reached its satisfying conclusion. Today we play an interview with Malcolm Harris, who in April of 2020 was talking about his then-recent book "Shit Is Fucked Up and Bullshit: History Since the End of History." As though that wasn't enough, we also provide ALL NEW answers to this weeks Question From Hell, and ask you to join our Patreon several times. (please do it's cold in this studio) Our mystical foray into the This Is Hell vaults, … Our mystical foray into the This Is Hell vaults, retrieving never-before-aired interviews from early covid times, has reached its satisfying conclusion. Today we play an interview with Malcolm Harris, who in April of 2020 was talking about his then-recent book "Shit Is Fucked Up and Bullshit: History Since the End of History." As though that wasn't enough, we also provide ALL NEW answers to this weeks Question From Hell, and ask you to join our Patreon several times. (please do it's cold in this studio) thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1485072121 Tue, 04 Apr 2023 17:21:06 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/pandemic-tapes-cuban-healthcare-shames-us-helen-yaffe 01:16:29 This Is Hell! yes Our series of lost pandemic tapes continues: an interview from early covid times that was never aired on our home station WNUR: Helen Yaffe explains the ideological threat that Cuban's healthcare system poses to free market capitalism. And all-new Rotten History and your answers to the Question From Hell! Our series of lost pandemic tapes continues: an i… Our series of lost pandemic tapes continues: an interview from early covid times that was never aired on our home station WNUR: Helen Yaffe explains the ideological threat that Cuban's healthcare system poses to free market capitalism. And all-new Rotten History and your answers to the Question From Hell! thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1484225062 Mon, 03 Apr 2023 17:16:08 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/tih20230403hatton 01:26:50 This Is Hell! yes Sociologist Erin Hatton explores the nature of coerced labor in America - as prisons, welfare programs and universities push workers outside the protection of traditional legal employment, employers wield increasing power to exploit and punish subjects with little protection and less bargaining power. Sociologist Erin Hatton explores the nature of co… Sociologist Erin Hatton explores the nature of coerced labor in America - as prisons, welfare programs and universities push workers outside the protection of traditional legal employment, employers wield increasing power to exploit and punish subjects with little protection and less bargaining power. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1480774861 Thu, 30 Mar 2023 02:37:41 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-tragic-legacy-of-the-iraq-war 01:22:06 This Is Hell! yes We welcome Murtaza Hussain, a reporter at The Intercept who focuses on national security and foreign policy to discuss the horrendous aftermath of the Iraq War We welcome Murtaza Hussain, a reporter at The Int… We welcome Murtaza Hussain, a reporter at The Intercept who focuses on national security and foreign policy to discuss the horrendous aftermath of the Iraq War thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1478793580 Mon, 27 Mar 2023 18:43:42 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/monday-march-27-2023 01:22:26 This Is Hell! yes Just as there is a lost cause narrative for the South White Northerners and Westerners have spun a related tale, and it's that they're all abolitionist. Just as there is a lost cause narrative for the S… Just as there is a lost cause narrative for the South White Northerners and Westerners have spun a related tale, and it's that they're all abolitionist. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1475900215 Thu, 23 Mar 2023 18:04:07 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/weapons-of-mass-distraction-chris-toensing 01:21:37 This Is Hell! yes Today's episode takes us into the archives 20 years ago to the day. Less than a week after the United States military invaded Iraq, Middle East Report editor Chris Toensing spoke with Chuck about the narrative being spun at the time to frame the invasion as a preemptive defensive measure to remove an imminent threat to the United States. Little did Chris and Chuck know at the time just how much water the media would carry for the Bush administration and the imperialists at the Project for the New American Century. Then Jeff regales us with his vision of illuminated dog paws. Finally, a Question from Hell winner is announced. Today's episode takes us into the archives 20 yea… Today's episode takes us into the archives 20 years ago to the day. Less than a week after the United States military invaded Iraq, Middle East Report editor Chris Toensing spoke with Chuck about the narrative being spun at the time to frame the invasion as a preemptive defensive measure to remove an imminent threat to the United States. Little did Chris and Chuck know at the time just how much water the media would carry for the Bush administration and the imperialists at the Project for the New American Century. Then Jeff regales us with his vision of illuminated dog paws. Finally, a Question from Hell winner is announced. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1474224151 Tue, 21 Mar 2023 16:47:30 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/freedom-dreams-of-feminism-robin-dg-kelley 01:18:34 This Is Hell! yes Historian Robin D. G. Kelley returns to This is Hell! to talk about his essay titled, “Buried History: The Death and Life of Donald S. Kelley” Part of a collection of essays called “After Life: A Collective History of Loss and Redemption in Pandemic America." (Haymarket Books). Robin is a writer and professor of history at UCLA. His most recent book is "Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination" https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/206173/freedom-dreams-by-robin-dg-kelley/ Produced by Lindsey Gorry Historian Robin D. G. Kelley returns to This is H… Historian Robin D. G. Kelley returns to This is Hell! to talk about his essay titled, “Buried History: The Death and Life of Donald S. Kelley” Part of a collection of essays called “After Life: A Collective History of Loss and Redemption in Pandemic America." (Haymarket Books). Robin is a writer and professor of history at UCLA. His most recent book is "Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Imagination" https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/206173/freedom-dreams-by-robin-dg-kelley/ Produced by Lindsey Gorry thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1473365299 Mon, 20 Mar 2023 18:21:23 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/botching-the-coverage-of-a-bank-run-dean-baker 01:18:35 This Is Hell! yes After a multipurpose hangover cure, Center for Economic Policy and Research Senior Economist and longtime friend of the show Dean Baker edifies us with his analysis of the mainstream media's irresponsible reporting on the failure of Silicon Valley Bank along with some remarks on how the financial system might be restructured. On The Past Inside the Present, Seb continues his series on Soviet history and the origins of US-Soviet relations with a discussion of the Great Patriotic War and its significance. You can follow Dean's musings on his Center for Economic Policy and Research blog, Beat the Press: https://cepr.net/blog/dean-bakers-beat-the-press/ After a multipurpose hangover cure, Center for Ec… After a multipurpose hangover cure, Center for Economic Policy and Research Senior Economist and longtime friend of the show Dean Baker edifies us with his analysis of the mainstream media's irresponsible reporting on the failure of Silicon Valley Bank along with some remarks on how the financial system might be restructured. On The Past Inside the Present, Seb continues his series on Soviet history and the origins of US-Soviet relations with a discussion of the Great Patriotic War and its significance. You can follow Dean's musings on his Center for Economic Policy and Research blog, Beat the Press: https://cepr.net/blog/dean-bakers-beat-the-press/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1469582707 Wed, 15 Mar 2023 17:51:02 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/hyperviolent-supercops-assassinate-with-impunity-michael-gould-wartoksky 01:25:32 This Is Hell! yes Writer, ethnographer, and human-rights activist Michael Gould-Wartofsky is onto talk about his TomDispatch article, "Welcome to the Predator State: Where the Scorpions on the Corner Just Might Kill You," which about the killing of Tyre Nichols by a Memphis police unit called SCORPION. And an all-new Moment of Truth with Jeff Dorchen: This week Jeff wants to conquer the world with a philosophy of radical underachievement. Writer, ethnographer, and human-rights activist M… Writer, ethnographer, and human-rights activist Michael Gould-Wartofsky is onto talk about his TomDispatch article, "Welcome to the Predator State: Where the Scorpions on the Corner Just Might Kill You," which about the killing of Tyre Nichols by a Memphis police unit called SCORPION. And an all-new Moment of Truth with Jeff Dorchen: This week Jeff wants to conquer the world with a philosophy of radical underachievement. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1468772578 Tue, 14 Mar 2023 16:39:45 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/atrophy-and-the-after-life-in-covid-19-infected-america-keri-leigh-merritt 01:12:01 This Is Hell! yes Tuesday, March 14th 2023, historian Keri Leigh Merritt returns to This is Hell! is co-editor of the collection, "After Life: A Collective History of Loss and Redemption in Pandemic America." This episode also features this week in Rotten History and new responses to the Question from Hell! Keri Leigh was a guest on the show back in 2017 to discuss a book that was selected as one of our listeners favorites of the year, "Masterless Men: Poor Whites and Slavery in the Antebellum South." Keri Leigh Merritt is a historian, editor and an independent scholar. She earned her B.A. from Emory University and her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Georgia. Her first book, Masterless Men: Poor Whites and Slavery in the Antebellum South (Cambridge University Press, 2017), won both the Bennett Wall Award from the Southern Historical Association, honoring the best book in Southern economic or business history published in the previous two years, as well as the President’s Book Award from the Social Science History Association. Merritt is also co-editor, with Matthew Hild, of Reconsidering Southern Labor History: Race, Class, and Power (University Press of Florida, 2018), which won the 2019 Best Book Award from the UALE (United Association for Labor Education). She is currently working on two book-length projects for trade presses. Merritt also writes for the public, and has had letters and essays published in a variety of outlets. Most recently she released a self-narrated audiobook version of Masterless Men, and launched her history-based YouTube Channel “Merrittocracy.” Produced by Lindsey Gorry Tuesday, March 14th 2023, historian Keri Leigh Me… Tuesday, March 14th 2023, historian Keri Leigh Merritt returns to This is Hell! is co-editor of the collection, "After Life: A Collective History of Loss and Redemption in Pandemic America." This episode also features this week in Rotten History and new responses to the Question from Hell! Keri Leigh was a guest on the show back in 2017 to discuss a book that was selected as one of our listeners favorites of the year, "Masterless Men: Poor Whites and Slavery in the Antebellum South." Keri Leigh Merritt is a historian, editor and an independent scholar. She earned her B.A. from Emory University and her M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Georgia. Her first book, Masterless Men: Poor Whites and Slavery in the Antebellum South (Cambridge University Press, 2017), won both the Bennett Wall Award from the Southern Historical Association, honoring the best book in Southern economic or business history published in the previous two years, as well as the President’s Book Award from the Social Science History Association. Merritt is also co-editor, with Matthew Hild, of Reconsidering Southern Labor History: Race, Class, and Power (University Press of Florida, 2018), which won the 2019 Best Book Award from the UALE (United Association for Labor Education). She is currently working on two book-length projects for trade presses. Merritt also writes for the public, and has had letters and essays published in a variety of outlets. Most recently she released a self-narrated audiobook version of Masterless Men, and launched her history-based YouTube Channel “Merrittocracy.” Produced by Lindsey Gorry thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1468124881 Mon, 13 Mar 2023 18:31:12 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/tih20230313kara 01:25:04 This Is Hell! yes After this week's hangover cure leaves us in suspense, British Academy Global Professor Siddharth Kara shares his horrifying research on the exploitation and inhumanity at the heart of the cobalt mining industry in the Congo upon which current rechargeable battery technology relies. Sebastian then brightens the mood with the first of several segments on a subject which the Western public remains ignorant: the history of the Soviet Union. Spoiler: it's not all gulags and show trials, but there were still plenty of those. After this week's hangover cure leaves us in susp… After this week's hangover cure leaves us in suspense, British Academy Global Professor Siddharth Kara shares his horrifying research on the exploitation and inhumanity at the heart of the cobalt mining industry in the Congo upon which current rechargeable battery technology relies. Sebastian then brightens the mood with the first of several segments on a subject which the Western public remains ignorant: the history of the Soviet Union. Spoiler: it's not all gulags and show trials, but there were still plenty of those. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1464320977 Wed, 08 Mar 2023 19:23:59 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/ethiopias-new-dam-tilts-the-balance-of-power-ann-neumann 01:25:22 This Is Hell! yes We have on Ann Neumann to discuss her new Baffler article: "Hydropower: A dam on the Nile roils democratic relations in the Horn of Africa" Jeff delivers a new Moment of Truth and the Question From Hell Contest freewheels into its cathartic culmination. We have on Ann Neumann to discuss her new Baffler… We have on Ann Neumann to discuss her new Baffler article: "Hydropower: A dam on the Nile roils democratic relations in the Horn of Africa" Jeff delivers a new Moment of Truth and the Question From Hell Contest freewheels into its cathartic culmination. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1463551990 Tue, 07 Mar 2023 18:15:58 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/identifying-american-violence-ariane-chebel-dappollonia 01:21:29 This Is Hell! yes Professor Ariane Chebel d'Appollonia joins us in Hell to discuss her book "Violent America: The Dynamics of Identity Politics in a Multiracial Society" This episode also features new responses to the Question from Hell and this week in Rotten History. Dr. Ariane Chebel d'Appollonia is a professor in the School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA) at Rutgers University–Newark. She is also a Senior Researcher affiliated with the Center for European Studies and Comparative Politics (Sciences Po Paris). Her research focuses on the politics of immigration and racism, management of diversity, urban/minority policies, anti-discrimination, security issues, xenophobia, extreme-right wing movements, immigrant integration, and European policies. She has taught at universities both in France and in the United States. Professor Ariane Chebel d'Appollonia joins us in … Professor Ariane Chebel d'Appollonia joins us in Hell to discuss her book "Violent America: The Dynamics of Identity Politics in a Multiracial Society" This episode also features new responses to the Question from Hell and this week in Rotten History. Dr. Ariane Chebel d'Appollonia is a professor in the School of Public Affairs and Administration (SPAA) at Rutgers University–Newark. She is also a Senior Researcher affiliated with the Center for European Studies and Comparative Politics (Sciences Po Paris). Her research focuses on the politics of immigration and racism, management of diversity, urban/minority policies, anti-discrimination, security issues, xenophobia, extreme-right wing movements, immigrant integration, and European policies. She has taught at universities both in France and in the United States. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1462735663 Mon, 06 Mar 2023 18:20:18 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/daddy-desantis-sunshine-imperium 01:21:31 This Is Hell! yes Journalist Jasper Craven discusses his Baffler article, "The Sunshine Imperium: The Militarism of Ron DeSantis." Chuck and Will review the latest hangover cure, Siberian (red) ginseng, and fresh responses from this week's Question from Hell. Seb's "The Past Inside the Present" segment edifies and terrifies with a deep dive into the differences between American and Soviet nuclear doctrines. Journalist Jasper Craven discusses his Baffler ar… Journalist Jasper Craven discusses his Baffler article, "The Sunshine Imperium: The Militarism of Ron DeSantis." Chuck and Will review the latest hangover cure, Siberian (red) ginseng, and fresh responses from this week's Question from Hell. Seb's "The Past Inside the Present" segment edifies and terrifies with a deep dive into the differences between American and Soviet nuclear doctrines. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1459022386 Wed, 01 Mar 2023 18:46:08 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/is-the-next-pandemic-inevitable-caroline-chen 01:23:19 This Is Hell! yes Today we have on Caroline Chen to discuss her ProPublica series, "Roots of an Outbreak" And the Question From Hell flies right towards its effulgent fulfillment. Today we have on Caroline Chen to discuss her Pro… Today we have on Caroline Chen to discuss her ProPublica series, "Roots of an Outbreak" And the Question From Hell flies right towards its effulgent fulfillment. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1458148423 Tue, 28 Feb 2023 17:52:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/pretty-good-housing-for-all-dan-kolbert 01:17:27 This Is Hell! yes Chuck interviews Dan Kolbert, co-author along with Christopher Briley, Michael Maines and Emily Mottram, of, “Pretty Good House: A Guide to Creating Better Homes.” Dan has been a carpenter and contractor in Portland, Maine, for three decades. He has written for various trade publications, including Fine Homebuilding magazine, and for the past 10 years has been moderator of the original Building Science Discussion Group in Portland, Maine, where the Pretty Good House idea originated. You can see Dan’s work at kolbertbuilding.com Follow Dan’s work on Instagram @kolbertbuilding This episode also features this week in Rotten History, written by Renaldo Migaldi. Chuck interviews Dan Kolbert, co-author along wit… Chuck interviews Dan Kolbert, co-author along with Christopher Briley, Michael Maines and Emily Mottram, of, “Pretty Good House: A Guide to Creating Better Homes.” Dan has been a carpenter and contractor in Portland, Maine, for three decades. He has written for various trade publications, including Fine Homebuilding magazine, and for the past 10 years has been moderator of the original Building Science Discussion Group in Portland, Maine, where the Pretty Good House idea originated. You can see Dan’s work at kolbertbuilding.com Follow Dan’s work on Instagram @kolbertbuilding This episode also features this week in Rotten History, written by Renaldo Migaldi. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1457163844 Mon, 27 Feb 2023 18:01:30 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/poverty-amid-plenty-liz-theoharis 01:31:22 This Is Hell! yes Theologian, ordained minister, and anti-poverty activist Liz Theoharis is on to discuss her TomDispatch articles "Poverty Amid Plenty' and "Making it in a Poor World". Liz is Co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival and director of the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights and Social Justice at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. She is the author of, "Always With Us? What Jesus Really Said About the Poor," and, "We Cry Justice: Reading the Bible with the Poor People’s Campaign." https://tomdispatch.com/poverty-amid-plenty/ This episode also features this week's Hangover Cure and a Past Inside the Present from Sebastian Wuepper, PhD. Theologian, ordained minister, and anti-poverty a… Theologian, ordained minister, and anti-poverty activist Liz Theoharis is on to discuss her TomDispatch articles "Poverty Amid Plenty' and "Making it in a Poor World". Liz is Co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival and director of the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights and Social Justice at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. She is the author of, "Always With Us? What Jesus Really Said About the Poor," and, "We Cry Justice: Reading the Bible with the Poor People’s Campaign." https://tomdispatch.com/poverty-amid-plenty/ This episode also features this week's Hangover Cure and a Past Inside the Present from Sebastian Wuepper, PhD. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1453291306 Wed, 22 Feb 2023 18:16:02 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/nationalize-the-railroads-now-kari-lyderson 01:30:28 This Is Hell! yes Journalist Kari Lydersen returns to talk about her In These Times article, "The Case for Nationalizing the Railroads." Plus, and all-new Moment of Truth and the Question from Hell reaches it's electrifying terminus. Journalist Kari Lydersen returns to talk about he… Journalist Kari Lydersen returns to talk about her In These Times article, "The Case for Nationalizing the Railroads." Plus, and all-new Moment of Truth and the Question from Hell reaches it's electrifying terminus. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1452343459 Tue, 21 Feb 2023 18:29:11 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/clean-up-or-cover-up-chemtrain-capitalists-lobbied-lawmakers-say-trust-our-tests-prem-thakker 01:20:16 This Is Hell! yes Journalist Prem Thakker speaks with host Chuck Mertz about his articles in the New Republic about the the hellish Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, where residents have been told it is safe to return to the site of an intentional burn of 1.1 million pounds of vinyl chloride, a class 1 carcinogen, despite lack of comprehensive testing and many test results remaining inconclusive. This episode was produced by Lindsey Gorry and features this week in Rotten History written by Renaldo Migaldi Prem Thakker is an associate writer for breaking news at The New Republic. His work has appeared in The American Prospect, Washington Monthly, CNN podcasts, and his newsletter Better World. Find Prem's writing on the East Palestine here: https://newrepublic.com/authors/prem-thakker Journalist Prem Thakker speaks with host Chuck Me… Journalist Prem Thakker speaks with host Chuck Mertz about his articles in the New Republic about the the hellish Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, where residents have been told it is safe to return to the site of an intentional burn of 1.1 million pounds of vinyl chloride, a class 1 carcinogen, despite lack of comprehensive testing and many test results remaining inconclusive. This episode was produced by Lindsey Gorry and features this week in Rotten History written by Renaldo Migaldi Prem Thakker is an associate writer for breaking news at The New Republic. His work has appeared in The American Prospect, Washington Monthly, CNN podcasts, and his newsletter Better World. Find Prem's writing on the East Palestine here: https://newrepublic.com/authors/prem-thakker thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1451447089 Mon, 20 Feb 2023 18:17:14 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/trump-2024-wants-to-make-executions-exciting-again 01:20:09 This Is Hell! yes Journalist Asawin Suebsaeng discusses his Rolling Stones articles "Twitter Kept Entire 'Database’ of Republican Requests to Censor Posts " and "Trump Plans to Bring Back Firing Squads, Group Executions if He Retakes White House". This episode also features this week's Hangover Cure, new Question from Hell!, and a Past Inside the Present about Jim Crow Laws from historian Sebastion Wuepper. https://www.rollingstone.com/author/asawin-suebsaeng/ Journalist Asawin Suebsaeng discusses his Rolling… Journalist Asawin Suebsaeng discusses his Rolling Stones articles "Twitter Kept Entire 'Database’ of Republican Requests to Censor Posts " and "Trump Plans to Bring Back Firing Squads, Group Executions if He Retakes White House". This episode also features this week's Hangover Cure, new Question from Hell!, and a Past Inside the Present about Jim Crow Laws from historian Sebastion Wuepper. https://www.rollingstone.com/author/asawin-suebsaeng/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1447650943 Wed, 15 Feb 2023 18:35:05 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/remembering-the-good-war-elizabeth-samet 01:28:30 This Is Hell! yes We have on Elizabeth Samet, author of, "Looking for the Good War: American Amnesia and the Violent Pursuit of Happiness." Elizabeth is a professor of English at West Point. We have on Elizabeth Samet, author of, "Looking f… We have on Elizabeth Samet, author of, "Looking for the Good War: American Amnesia and the Violent Pursuit of Happiness." Elizabeth is a professor of English at West Point. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1446907315 Tue, 14 Feb 2023 17:57:09 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/big-poultry-breeds-bird-flu-and-asks-consumers-to-pay-the-price-boyce-upholt 01:15:53 This Is Hell! yes Boyce Upholt returns to This is Hell! to discuss his piece recently published by the New Republic, "The Frightening Cost of Cheap Eggs: Why paying more for eggs could save us from another pandemic". This episode also features this week in Rotten History and new responses to the Question from Hell. Boyce Upholt is an award-winning freelance writer focused on the way we use and imagine the non-human world. He covers, among other subjects, public lands, exploration, biodiversity, foodways, infrastructure, and the cultural history of ”wilderness.” His work has appeared in The Atlantic, National Geographic, the Oxford American, and many other publications, and has been noted in the Best American Science and Nature series. Boyce won the 2019 award for investigative journalism from the James Beard Foundation. He is currently working on a book about the Mississippi River—a history of what’s been done to it and travelogue showing the results. Boyce Upholt returns to This is Hell! to discuss … Boyce Upholt returns to This is Hell! to discuss his piece recently published by the New Republic, "The Frightening Cost of Cheap Eggs: Why paying more for eggs could save us from another pandemic". This episode also features this week in Rotten History and new responses to the Question from Hell. Boyce Upholt is an award-winning freelance writer focused on the way we use and imagine the non-human world. He covers, among other subjects, public lands, exploration, biodiversity, foodways, infrastructure, and the cultural history of ”wilderness.” His work has appeared in The Atlantic, National Geographic, the Oxford American, and many other publications, and has been noted in the Best American Science and Nature series. Boyce won the 2019 award for investigative journalism from the James Beard Foundation. He is currently working on a book about the Mississippi River—a history of what’s been done to it and travelogue showing the results. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1446146869 Mon, 13 Feb 2023 18:43:28 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/supression-of-the-black-vote-fuels-fascism-clarence-lusane 01:21:22 This Is Hell! yes Dr. Clarence Lusane joins This is Hell! to discuss his series of Tom Dispatch articles, explaining how MAGA fascists found inspiration in suppressing the black vote to storm the US Capitol on Jan. 6th 2021. This episode also features this week's Hangover Cure and a Past Inside the Present from Dr. Sebastian Wuepper. This Week's Question from Hell! If you could spy on anyone or anything in the United States, who or what would it be? https://truthout.org/articles/january-6-report-obscured-the-role-of-racism-in-the-stop-the-steal-movement/ https://tomdispatch.com/authors/clarencelusane/ Dr. Clarence Lusane is a full Professor, former Chairman of Howard University’s Department of Political Science, and current Director of the International Affairs program. He is an author, activist, scholar, lecturer, and journalist. For more than 40 years, he has written about and been active in national and international human rights, anti-racism politics, Diaspora engagements, U.S. foreign policy, democracy building, and social justice issues such as education, criminal justice, and voting rights. He earned his B.A. from Wayne State University, and both his Masters and Ph.D. from Howard University in Political Science. His most recent book is The Black History of the White House. Dr. Clarence Lusane joins This is Hell! to discus… Dr. Clarence Lusane joins This is Hell! to discuss his series of Tom Dispatch articles, explaining how MAGA fascists found inspiration in suppressing the black vote to storm the US Capitol on Jan. 6th 2021. This episode also features this week's Hangover Cure and a Past Inside the Present from Dr. Sebastian Wuepper. This Week's Question from Hell! If you could spy on anyone or anything in the United States, who or what would it be? https://truthout.org/articles/january-6-report-obscured-the-role-of-racism-in-the-stop-the-steal-movement/ https://tomdispatch.com/authors/clarencelusane/ Dr. Clarence Lusane is a full Professor, former Chairman of Howard University’s Department of Political Science, and current Director of the International Affairs program. He is an author, activist, scholar, lecturer, and journalist. For more than 40 years, he has written about and been active in national and international human rights, anti-racism politics, Diaspora engagements, U.S. foreign policy, democracy building, and social justice issues such as education, criminal justice, and voting rights. He earned his B.A. from Wayne State University, and both his Masters and Ph.D. from Howard University in Political Science. His most recent book is The Black History of the White House. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1443375625 Thu, 09 Feb 2023 18:28:15 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/revolutionary-palestinian-futures-noura-erakat 01:20:54 This Is Hell! yes We welcome human rights attorney Noura Erakat who wrote the Boston Review article, "Designing the Future in Palestine: Palestinian women and feminist organizations are reimagining what liberation can look like beyond national independence." Noura is Associate Professor at Rutgers University, New Brunswick in the Department of Africana Studies and the Program in Criminal Justice, and author of, "Justice for Some: Law and in the Question of Palestine." We welcome human rights attorney Noura Erakat who… We welcome human rights attorney Noura Erakat who wrote the Boston Review article, "Designing the Future in Palestine: Palestinian women and feminist organizations are reimagining what liberation can look like beyond national independence." Noura is Associate Professor at Rutgers University, New Brunswick in the Department of Africana Studies and the Program in Criminal Justice, and author of, "Justice for Some: Law and in the Question of Palestine." thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1442609614 Wed, 08 Feb 2023 18:27:07 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-revolution-will-not-be-scheduled-sheila-liming 01:24:52 This Is Hell! yes Writer, professor and musician Sheila Liming joins us in Hell! to talk about her recently published book, "Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time". This episode also features a Past inside the Present from Dr. Sebastian Wuepper and new responses to this week's Question from Hell! Which is "When we take over the means of production, what can we produce once in a while as a treat?" https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717263/hanging-out-by-sheila-liming/ Sheila Liming is an associate professor at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont, where she teaches classes on literature, media, and writing. She is the author of two books, What a Library Means to a Woman and Office. Sheila also plays the accordion and bagpipes. http://sheilaliming.com/ Twitter: @seeshespeak Writer, professor and musician Sheila Liming join… Writer, professor and musician Sheila Liming joins us in Hell! to talk about her recently published book, "Hanging Out: The Radical Power of Killing Time". This episode also features a Past inside the Present from Dr. Sebastian Wuepper and new responses to this week's Question from Hell! Which is "When we take over the means of production, what can we produce once in a while as a treat?" https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/717263/hanging-out-by-sheila-liming/ Sheila Liming is an associate professor at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont, where she teaches classes on literature, media, and writing. She is the author of two books, What a Library Means to a Woman and Office. Sheila also plays the accordion and bagpipes. http://sheilaliming.com/ Twitter: @seeshespeak thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1441937338 Tue, 07 Feb 2023 19:40:57 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/covid-19-continued-rob-wallace 01:25:12 This Is Hell! yes Agroecologist and epidemiologist Rob Wallace returns to This is Hell! to discuss his new book, "The Fault in our SARS, COVID-19 in the Biden Era". Also featuring this week's Hangover cure and Rotten History. Rob Wallace is an evolutionary epidemiologist with the Agroecology and Rural Economics Research Corps. He is author of Big Farms Make Big Flu and coauthor of Clear-Cutting Disease Control: Capital-Led Deforestation, Public Health Austerity, and Vector-Borne Infection. He has consulted with the Food and Agriculture Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Agroecologist and epidemiologist Rob Wallace retu… Agroecologist and epidemiologist Rob Wallace returns to This is Hell! to discuss his new book, "The Fault in our SARS, COVID-19 in the Biden Era". Also featuring this week's Hangover cure and Rotten History. Rob Wallace is an evolutionary epidemiologist with the Agroecology and Rural Economics Research Corps. He is author of Big Farms Make Big Flu and coauthor of Clear-Cutting Disease Control: Capital-Led Deforestation, Public Health Austerity, and Vector-Borne Infection. He has consulted with the Food and Agriculture Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1437601006 Wed, 01 Feb 2023 18:26:19 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/coplovers-hit-back-against-reforms-with-fearmongering-katya-schwenk 01:21:59 This Is Hell! yes We have on journalist Katya Schwenk to discuss her Baffler Magazine article, "The Crime Wave That Wasn't." Faithful correspondent Jeff Dorchen explores ways to dissolve world Leadership. And the Question From Hell contest collapses into its barn-burning resolution. We have on journalist Katya Schwenk to discuss he… We have on journalist Katya Schwenk to discuss her Baffler Magazine article, "The Crime Wave That Wasn't." Faithful correspondent Jeff Dorchen explores ways to dissolve world Leadership. And the Question From Hell contest collapses into its barn-burning resolution. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1436770342 Tue, 31 Jan 2023 18:15:26 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-fear-of-black-consciousness-lewis-gordon 01:18:59 This Is Hell! yes Dr. Lewis Gordon, department head and professor of philosophy at the University of Connecticut, discusses his most recent book titled, Fear of Black Consciousness. This episode also features this week in Rotten History and new responses to the Question from Hell! Lewis Gordon is a philosopher at the University of Connecticut who works in the areas of Africana philosophy, existentialism, phenomenology, social and political theory, postcolonial thought, theories of race and racism, philosophies of liberation, aesthetics, philosophy of education, and philosophy of religion. He has written particularly extensively on Africana and black existentialism, postcolonial phenomenology, race and racism, and on the works and thought of W. E. B. Du Bois and Frantz Fanon. Find Fear of Black Consciousness at: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374159023/fearofblackconsciousness Manufacturing dissent since 1996: https://thisishell.com/pages/support Dr. Lewis Gordon, department head and professor o… Dr. Lewis Gordon, department head and professor of philosophy at the University of Connecticut, discusses his most recent book titled, Fear of Black Consciousness. This episode also features this week in Rotten History and new responses to the Question from Hell! Lewis Gordon is a philosopher at the University of Connecticut who works in the areas of Africana philosophy, existentialism, phenomenology, social and political theory, postcolonial thought, theories of race and racism, philosophies of liberation, aesthetics, philosophy of education, and philosophy of religion. He has written particularly extensively on Africana and black existentialism, postcolonial phenomenology, race and racism, and on the works and thought of W. E. B. Du Bois and Frantz Fanon. Find Fear of Black Consciousness at: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374159023/fearofblackconsciousness Manufacturing dissent since 1996: https://thisishell.com/pages/support thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1435964440 Sat, 28 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/for-tortuguita-and-the-trees-stopping-cop-city-rachel-garbus 01:21:30 This Is Hell! yes Recorded Monday, January 30th 2023, we speak with Rachel Garbus, a writer and editor based in Atlanta. Rachel discusses her piece recently published on Welcome to Hell World titled, "Stopping Cop City, the murder of Tortuguita, and the trees that got us here". This episode also includes a new Question from Hell! and this week's Hangover Cure. https://www.welcometohellworld.com/stopping-cop-city-the-murder-of-tortuguita-and-the-trees-that-got-us-here/ Rachel Garbus is a writer, editor and oral history maker in Atlanta, GA. She writes for Atlanta Magazine, covering politics and arts & culture for print and digital. She is the culture editor at WUSSY Mag, with writing and podcasting about all things queer with a Southeast lens. She is the co-founder of Out Down South, a multimedia history project and podcast celebrating the stories of LGBTQ+ Southerners. She's on Twitter @rachel_garbus Manufacturing Dissent since 1996: https://thisishell.com/pages/support Recorded Monday, January 30th 2023, we speak with… Recorded Monday, January 30th 2023, we speak with Rachel Garbus, a writer and editor based in Atlanta. Rachel discusses her piece recently published on Welcome to Hell World titled, "Stopping Cop City, the murder of Tortuguita, and the trees that got us here". This episode also includes a new Question from Hell! and this week's Hangover Cure. https://www.welcometohellworld.com/stopping-cop-city-the-murder-of-tortuguita-and-the-trees-that-got-us-here/ Rachel Garbus is a writer, editor and oral history maker in Atlanta, GA. She writes for Atlanta Magazine, covering politics and arts & culture for print and digital. She is the culture editor at WUSSY Mag, with writing and podcasting about all things queer with a Southeast lens. She is the co-founder of Out Down South, a multimedia history project and podcast celebrating the stories of LGBTQ+ Southerners. She's on Twitter @rachel_garbus Manufacturing Dissent since 1996: https://thisishell.com/pages/support thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1432285639 Wed, 25 Jan 2023 18:05:28 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-lost-interviews-pt-3-max-haiven 01:24:08 This Is Hell! yes NOW IT CAN BE TOLD: we spin the never-before-aired-on-WNUR-because-it-was-the-start-of-covid interview from 3/25/20 with Max Haiven who had, at that time, just written the ROAR Magazine article, “No return to normal: for a post-pandemic liberation: Today, new forms of solidarity, mutual aid, and common struggle are emerging in the pandemic. How will they shape tomorrow’s struggles for a post-capitalist world?” Also, from behind the paywall we retrieve Chuck's poignant recollection of his long-lived romantic partnership that requires no state sanction. And the Question From Hell contest careens towards its dazzling fulfillment. NOW IT CAN BE TOLD: we spin the never-before-aire… NOW IT CAN BE TOLD: we spin the never-before-aired-on-WNUR-because-it-was-the-start-of-covid interview from 3/25/20 with Max Haiven who had, at that time, just written the ROAR Magazine article, “No return to normal: for a post-pandemic liberation: Today, new forms of solidarity, mutual aid, and common struggle are emerging in the pandemic. How will they shape tomorrow’s struggles for a post-capitalist world?” Also, from behind the paywall we retrieve Chuck's poignant recollection of his long-lived romantic partnership that requires no state sanction. And the Question From Hell contest careens towards its dazzling fulfillment. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1431584464 Tue, 24 Jan 2023 19:17:56 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-lost-interviews-pt-2-eileen-applebaum 01:15:41 This Is Hell! yes We revisit the strange times of the early 2020 Covid-19 pandemic social breakdown with interviews that never before graced the radiowaves of 89.3 WNUR, Northwestern University community radio across Evanston and North Chicago. At the time, we were locked down and out of the broadcasting studio. This interview was originally recorded on March 31st, 2020 with economist Eileen Applebaum about her article, "The U.S. Response to COVID-19: What’s in Federal Legislation and What’s Not, but Still Needed" written with Shawn Fremstad for CEPR. We consider it with 2023 hindsight and review the present week's Question from Hell! The entire past show exists on our website at: https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/tih20200331 Manufacturing dissent since 1996: https://thisishell.com/pages/support We revisit the strange times of the early 2020 Co… We revisit the strange times of the early 2020 Covid-19 pandemic social breakdown with interviews that never before graced the radiowaves of 89.3 WNUR, Northwestern University community radio across Evanston and North Chicago. At the time, we were locked down and out of the broadcasting studio. This interview was originally recorded on March 31st, 2020 with economist Eileen Applebaum about her article, "The U.S. Response to COVID-19: What’s in Federal Legislation and What’s Not, but Still Needed" written with Shawn Fremstad for CEPR. We consider it with 2023 hindsight and review the present week's Question from Hell! The entire past show exists on our website at: https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/tih20200331 Manufacturing dissent since 1996: https://thisishell.com/pages/support thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1430727961 Mon, 23 Jan 2023 17:41:14 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-lost-interviews-pt-1-vijay-koinjivadi 01:26:54 This Is Hell! yes We play the first of three "lost" interview from the early days of the Pandemic that was never played on the radio. We also present this week's Question from Hell! as well as the Hangover Cure. And then producer Seb has a best-off repeat of a Past inside the Present from last summer, the last he will read live in studio before leaving for greener pastures. We play the first of three "lost" interview from … We play the first of three "lost" interview from the early days of the Pandemic that was never played on the radio. We also present this week's Question from Hell! as well as the Hangover Cure. And then producer Seb has a best-off repeat of a Past inside the Present from last summer, the last he will read live in studio before leaving for greener pastures. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1427089342 Wed, 18 Jan 2023 18:03:55 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/big-pharma-rigs-the-game-and-gouges-away-julia-rock 01:23:36 This Is Hell! yes Reporter, public records requester, researcher Julia Rock joins us to discuss her article at The Lever, "How Big Pharma Actually Spends Its Massive Profits: New research shows that pharmaceutical companies have spent more on enriching shareholders than drug research and development over the past decade." Reporter, public records requester, researcher Ju… Reporter, public records requester, researcher Julia Rock joins us to discuss her article at The Lever, "How Big Pharma Actually Spends Its Massive Profits: New research shows that pharmaceutical companies have spent more on enriching shareholders than drug research and development over the past decade." thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1426373245 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 18:17:12 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/limbo-war-crime-and-punishment-rebecca-gordon-2016 01:10:23 This Is Hell! yes Our host Chuck Mertz postpones his scheduled interview with philosopher Rebecca Gordon due to stomach flu. Lindsey Gorry fills in at the studio by playing back Gordon's interview with This is Hell! in 2016 about the case for prosecuting the Bush administration for post 9/11 war crimes. Also featuring an extra sticky week in Rotten History and new responses to the Question from Hell. Rebecca Gordon teaches at the University of San Francisco. She is the author of Mainstreaming Torture, American Nuremberg: The U.S. Officials Who Should Stand Trial for Post-9/11 War Crimes and is now at work on a new book on the history of torture in the United States. Prior to teaching at USF, Rebecca spent many years as an activist in a variety of movements, including for women's and LGBTQ+ liberation, the Central America and South Africa solidarity movements and for racial justice in the United States. If you would like to contribute to This is Hell! and the manufacture of dissent, you can buy merch, subscribe to Patreon, or donate any amount by following this link: https://thisishell.com/pages/support Our host Chuck Mertz postpones his scheduled inte… Our host Chuck Mertz postpones his scheduled interview with philosopher Rebecca Gordon due to stomach flu. Lindsey Gorry fills in at the studio by playing back Gordon's interview with This is Hell! in 2016 about the case for prosecuting the Bush administration for post 9/11 war crimes. Also featuring an extra sticky week in Rotten History and new responses to the Question from Hell. Rebecca Gordon teaches at the University of San Francisco. She is the author of Mainstreaming Torture, American Nuremberg: The U.S. Officials Who Should Stand Trial for Post-9/11 War Crimes and is now at work on a new book on the history of torture in the United States. Prior to teaching at USF, Rebecca spent many years as an activist in a variety of movements, including for women's and LGBTQ+ liberation, the Central America and South Africa solidarity movements and for racial justice in the United States. If you would like to contribute to This is Hell! and the manufacture of dissent, you can buy merch, subscribe to Patreon, or donate any amount by following this link: https://thisishell.com/pages/support thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1425672880 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 19:25:01 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/brazils-fight-against-fascism-brian-mier 01:27:37 This Is Hell! yes Chuck welcomes friend of the show Brian Mier to talk about Brazil's January 6 knockoff event and the differences in how Brazil fights fascism to how the US refuses to. We have this week's Question from Hell!, your weekly Hangover Cure, and producer Sebastian brings a new Past inside the Present segment. In honor of Martin Luther King Day Sebastian talks about slavery in America. Chuck welcomes friend of the show Brian Mier to t… Chuck welcomes friend of the show Brian Mier to talk about Brazil's January 6 knockoff event and the differences in how Brazil fights fascism to how the US refuses to. We have this week's Question from Hell!, your weekly Hangover Cure, and producer Sebastian brings a new Past inside the Present segment. In honor of Martin Luther King Day Sebastian talks about slavery in America. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1421698324 Wed, 11 Jan 2023 18:49:51 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-blind-greed-of-the-ultra-rich-dooms-us-all-christopher-ketcham 01:33:50 This Is Hell! yes Today we have the return of journalist Christopher Ketcham who co-wrote The Intercept piece, "The Shutdown of “Luxury Emissions” Should Be at the Center of Climate Revolt." Today we have the return of journalist Christophe… Today we have the return of journalist Christopher Ketcham who co-wrote The Intercept piece, "The Shutdown of “Luxury Emissions” Should Be at the Center of Climate Revolt." thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1420819249 Tue, 10 Jan 2023 18:02:09 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/secret-power-wikileaks-and-its-enemies 01:07:38 This Is Hell! yes Stefania Maurizi is an investigative journalist currently contributing to the major Italian daily Il Fatto Quotidiano after working for the last 14 years for la Repubblica, consistently rated among the top two Italian newspapers, and for the italian newsmagezine l’Espresso. She has worked with Julian Assange and his organization WikiLeaks since 2009, teaming up with large teams of international media to cover and investigate all WikiLeaks' secret documents Stefania speaks with host Chuck Mertz about her book "Secret Power: WikiLeaks and Its Enemies" recently published by Pluto Press. This episode also features new responses to the Question from Hell and this week in Rotten History. https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745347615/secret-power/ https://stefaniamaurizi.it/en-idx.html https://twitter.com/SMaurizi www.fattoquotidiano.it twitter.com/fattoquotidian www.repubblica.it twitter.com/repubblica Stefania Maurizi is an investigative journalist c… Stefania Maurizi is an investigative journalist currently contributing to the major Italian daily Il Fatto Quotidiano after working for the last 14 years for la Repubblica, consistently rated among the top two Italian newspapers, and for the italian newsmagezine l’Espresso. She has worked with Julian Assange and his organization WikiLeaks since 2009, teaming up with large teams of international media to cover and investigate all WikiLeaks' secret documents Stefania speaks with host Chuck Mertz about her book "Secret Power: WikiLeaks and Its Enemies" recently published by Pluto Press. This episode also features new responses to the Question from Hell and this week in Rotten History. https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745347615/secret-power/ https://stefaniamaurizi.it/en-idx.html https://twitter.com/SMaurizi www.fattoquotidiano.it twitter.com/fattoquotidian www.repubblica.it twitter.com/repubblica thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1420107319 Mon, 09 Jan 2023 18:19:17 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/not-all-crypto-bros-esme-von-hoffman 01:20:48 This Is Hell! yes Filmmaker and journalist Esmé von Hoffman talks with Chuck Mertz about her recent article "I Heard it was Safe" published by The Lever. Also featuring a new Past Inside the Present from Sebastian Wuepper and this week's Hangover Cure. Esmé von Hoffman runs Chalk Circle Films and is an award-winning filmmaker who draws on her experience in journalism, theater, and the visual arts to bring a fresh aesthetic to film and television. @esme_von https://esmevonhoffman.com/ https://www.levernews.com/i-heard-it-was-safe/?fbclid=IwAR3QLaIppaV_MCFMuLGPl9APw313M1lxM4AAtPckG94DX7rN-pH3ekKYK5Y Filmmaker and journalist Esmé von Hoffman talks … Filmmaker and journalist Esmé von Hoffman talks with Chuck Mertz about her recent article "I Heard it was Safe" published by The Lever. Also featuring a new Past Inside the Present from Sebastian Wuepper and this week's Hangover Cure. Esmé von Hoffman runs Chalk Circle Films and is an award-winning filmmaker who draws on her experience in journalism, theater, and the visual arts to bring a fresh aesthetic to film and television. @esme_von https://esmevonhoffman.com/ https://www.levernews.com/i-heard-it-was-safe/?fbclid=IwAR3QLaIppaV_MCFMuLGPl9APw313M1lxM4AAtPckG94DX7rN-pH3ekKYK5Y thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1417332655 Thu, 05 Jan 2023 18:54:26 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2022-gentrified-tripping-and-legal-psychodelics-roberto-lovato 01:22:42 This Is Hell! yes We despair with too few replies to this week's needlessly complicated Question from Hell!, reveal big news about the This is Hell! Team, and play the final Best of 2022 interview from January last year with Roberto Lovato talking about the implications of legalizing drugs and criminalizing psychodelics for people that have consumed them for hundreds of years. We despair with too few replies to this week's ne… We despair with too few replies to this week's needlessly complicated Question from Hell!, reveal big news about the This is Hell! Team, and play the final Best of 2022 interview from January last year with Roberto Lovato talking about the implications of legalizing drugs and criminalizing psychodelics for people that have consumed them for hundreds of years. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1416438850 Wed, 04 Jan 2023 17:55:40 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2022-the-homeless-industrial-complex-tracy-rosenthal 01:18:18 This Is Hell! yes Our latest 'Best of 2022' interview is with organizer and author Tracy Rosenthal who wrote The New Republic article, “Inside LA’s Homeless Industrial Complex,” which she argues exists not of some failure of homelessness policy but an example of the system working exactly as intended. Our latest 'Best of 2022' interview is with organ… Our latest 'Best of 2022' interview is with organizer and author Tracy Rosenthal who wrote The New Republic article, “Inside LA’s Homeless Industrial Complex,” which she argues exists not of some failure of homelessness policy but an example of the system working exactly as intended. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1415701774 Tue, 03 Jan 2023 18:38:36 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2022-florida-will-try-to-kill-you-cd-davidson-hiers-and-jeff-vandermeer 01:19:55 This Is Hell! yes We replay listener-chosen Best of 2022 interview with CD Davidson-Hiers and Jeff Vandermeer on their article "Is Florida Becoming a Failed State?" published October 11th, 2022 by The Nation. Also featuring this week's Hangover Cure and new responses to the Question from Hell! www.thenation.com/article/society/…a-hurricane-ian/ CD Davidson-Hiers is a native Floridian who grew up on a 40-acre horse farm in North Florida. Her work has appeared in the Bitter Southerner, Flamingo Magazine, and USA Today. She works for the nonprofit Education Writers Association while also overseeing the Florida Student News Watch, an organization to mentor new journalists. Her work covering the US Covid-19 vaccine rollout received recognition from NPR, The Washington Post, Soledad O’Brien, and other national news outlets. Jeff VanderMeer’s award-winning novel Annihilation is set in the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. His environmental advocacy has included helping save cypress swamp in North Florida and sponsoring research into the endangered frosted flatwood salamander. A 35-year resident of Florida, he has previously written about the state for, among others, Current Affairs and The Los Angeles Times. We replay listener-chosen Best of 2022 interview … We replay listener-chosen Best of 2022 interview with CD Davidson-Hiers and Jeff Vandermeer on their article "Is Florida Becoming a Failed State?" published October 11th, 2022 by The Nation. Also featuring this week's Hangover Cure and new responses to the Question from Hell! www.thenation.com/article/society/…a-hurricane-ian/ CD Davidson-Hiers is a native Floridian who grew up on a 40-acre horse farm in North Florida. Her work has appeared in the Bitter Southerner, Flamingo Magazine, and USA Today. She works for the nonprofit Education Writers Association while also overseeing the Florida Student News Watch, an organization to mentor new journalists. Her work covering the US Covid-19 vaccine rollout received recognition from NPR, The Washington Post, Soledad O’Brien, and other national news outlets. Jeff VanderMeer’s award-winning novel Annihilation is set in the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. His environmental advocacy has included helping save cypress swamp in North Florida and sponsoring research into the endangered frosted flatwood salamander. A 35-year resident of Florida, he has previously written about the state for, among others, Current Affairs and The Los Angeles Times. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1411823587 Wed, 28 Dec 2022 17:54:34 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2022-the-election-in-brazil-brian-mier 01:11:57 This Is Hell! yes From October, Brian Mier, editor and contributor to, “Year of Lead: Washington, Wall Street and the New Imperialism in Brazil,” co-editor of Brasilwire, Brazil correspondent for TeleSur English's News Program, From the South, and co-host on Brazil 24/7. Brian was on to discuss his most recent writing at the time, “Media Spins Lula Victory As Defeat,” which was posted just before Lula da Silva won the Brazilian presidential run-off over incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. From October, Brian Mier, editor and contributor … From October, Brian Mier, editor and contributor to, “Year of Lead: Washington, Wall Street and the New Imperialism in Brazil,” co-editor of Brasilwire, Brazil correspondent for TeleSur English's News Program, From the South, and co-host on Brazil 24/7. Brian was on to discuss his most recent writing at the time, “Media Spins Lula Victory As Defeat,” which was posted just before Lula da Silva won the Brazilian presidential run-off over incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1411148677 Tue, 27 Dec 2022 19:56:30 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2022-family-policing-protects-white-supremacy-dorothy-roberts 01:25:57 This Is Hell! yes We replay a listener chosen favorite interview from 2022 with Dorothy Roberts, an award-winning author and expert on the interplay of gender, race, and class in legal issues concerning reproduction, bioethics, and child welfare. She is a professor of law and sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. Chuck Mertz interviews Roberts about her latest book, TORN APART: How the child welfare system destroys black families—and how abolition can build a safer world. We replay a listener chosen favorite interview fr… We replay a listener chosen favorite interview from 2022 with Dorothy Roberts, an award-winning author and expert on the interplay of gender, race, and class in legal issues concerning reproduction, bioethics, and child welfare. She is a professor of law and sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. Chuck Mertz interviews Roberts about her latest book, TORN APART: How the child welfare system destroys black families—and how abolition can build a safer world. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1410556216 Mon, 26 Dec 2022 17:44:51 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2022-criminalization-of-pregnancy-kate-manne 01:17:48 This Is Hell! yes Live from Sebastian's living room where he hasn't calibrated his mic correctly, here's the Best of 2022 for Boxing Day with an interview from July 2022 with writer Kate Manne on abortion rights and pregnancy criminalization. Live from Sebastian's living room where he hasn't… Live from Sebastian's living room where he hasn't calibrated his mic correctly, here's the Best of 2022 for Boxing Day with an interview from July 2022 with writer Kate Manne on abortion rights and pregnancy criminalization. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1407527668 Wed, 21 Dec 2022 17:56:07 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2022-the-counter-revolution-of-1836-gerald-horne 01:20:46 This Is Hell! yes We continue our Best of 2022 series, wherein we revisit the very best interviews of the past year. This week we return to our interview with Gerald Horne, author of, “The Counter-Revolution of 1836: Texas Slavery & JIm Crow and the Roots of U.S. Fascism.” Gerald continues his dynasty of repeated appearances on our year-end best-of round-ups! Moreover, this week's Question From Hell contest reaches its electrifying culmination. We continue our Best of 2022 series, wherein we r… We continue our Best of 2022 series, wherein we revisit the very best interviews of the past year. This week we return to our interview with Gerald Horne, author of, “The Counter-Revolution of 1836: Texas Slavery & JIm Crow and the Roots of U.S. Fascism.” Gerald continues his dynasty of repeated appearances on our year-end best-of round-ups! Moreover, this week's Question From Hell contest reaches its electrifying culmination. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1406687854 Tue, 20 Dec 2022 18:21:50 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2022-laura-mauldin 01:24:00 This Is Hell! yes We replay a listener chosen favorite interview from 2022 with Laura Mauldin who is a writer, sociologist, and interdisciplinary scholar based in New York City. The interview was initially recorded August 22, 2022 and discusses Mauldin's article "Care Tactics" published by the Baffler https://thebaffler.com/salvos/care-tactics-mauldin We replay a listener chosen favorite interview fr… We replay a listener chosen favorite interview from 2022 with Laura Mauldin who is a writer, sociologist, and interdisciplinary scholar based in New York City. The interview was initially recorded August 22, 2022 and discusses Mauldin's article "Care Tactics" published by the Baffler https://thebaffler.com/salvos/care-tactics-mauldin thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1405961059 Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:37:40 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/best-of-2022-heather-berg 01:22:57 This Is Hell! yes The Listeners (you) chose this August interview with Heather Berg, Assistant Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies at Washington University St. Louis. Dr. Berg talked about her Boston Review article "Freedom, not Benefits: Sex Workers are the Vanguard of Labor. The Left ignores them at its own Peril." We also feature an somewhat new Past inside the Present, present this week's Question from Hell!, and then also give you this week's much needed Hangover Cure. The Listeners (you) chose this August interview w… The Listeners (you) chose this August interview with Heather Berg, Assistant Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies at Washington University St. Louis. Dr. Berg talked about her Boston Review article "Freedom, not Benefits: Sex Workers are the Vanguard of Labor. The Left ignores them at its own Peril." We also feature an somewhat new Past inside the Present, present this week's Question from Hell!, and then also give you this week's much needed Hangover Cure. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1402697308 Wed, 14 Dec 2022 18:22:09 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-super-rich-spew-toxic-sludge-into-our-water-michael-hawthorne 01:34:37 This Is Hell! yes Michael Hawthorne is on to talk about his investigation into "Forever chemicals: They’re in your drinking water and likely your food. Michael is a Pulitzer-finalist investigative reporter who focuses on the environment and public health for the Chicago Tribune. Michael Hawthorne is on to talk about his investi… Michael Hawthorne is on to talk about his investigation into "Forever chemicals: They’re in your drinking water and likely your food. Michael is a Pulitzer-finalist investigative reporter who focuses on the environment and public health for the Chicago Tribune. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1402030930 Tue, 13 Dec 2022 18:53:32 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/staff-picks-maya-schenwar-victoria-law 01:20:04 This Is Hell! yes Our planned interview is rescheduled for tomorrow. Today we review Rotten History and new answers to the Question from Hell. We play back an interview with Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law, recorded August 5th, 2020. https://thisishell.com/interviews/1214-victoria-law-maya-schenwar Our planned interview is rescheduled for tomorrow… Our planned interview is rescheduled for tomorrow. Today we review Rotten History and new answers to the Question from Hell. We play back an interview with Maya Schenwar and Victoria Law, recorded August 5th, 2020. https://thisishell.com/interviews/1214-victoria-law-maya-schenwar thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1401287725 Mon, 12 Dec 2022 19:28:29 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/who-gentrifies-the-gentrifiers-leslie-kern 01:25:19 This Is Hell! yes We welcome environmental scholar Leslie Kern to talk about her new book "Gentrification is Inevitable - And other Lies." We also present you this week's (long) Question from Hell!, and have another Icelandic hangover cure. Producer Sebastian has this week's Past Inside the Present, in which he details some of the reasons for Germany's awkward relationship with Israel. We welcome environmental scholar Leslie Kern to t… We welcome environmental scholar Leslie Kern to talk about her new book "Gentrification is Inevitable - And other Lies." We also present you this week's (long) Question from Hell!, and have another Icelandic hangover cure. Producer Sebastian has this week's Past Inside the Present, in which he details some of the reasons for Germany's awkward relationship with Israel. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1398930349 Thu, 08 Dec 2022 20:51:55 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/staff-picks-wesley-willis 01:02:31 This Is Hell! yes Today's guest had to reschedule, so we replay a past episode, Lindsey has a hellride to work and is called to play back a musical episode featuring artist Wesley WIllis, recovered from the vaults by producer Dan Hill. Today's guest had to reschedule, so we replay a p… Today's guest had to reschedule, so we replay a past episode, Lindsey has a hellride to work and is called to play back a musical episode featuring artist Wesley WIllis, recovered from the vaults by producer Dan Hill. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1398138262 Wed, 07 Dec 2022 18:45:44 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/monstrous-torture-by-the-depraved-police-flint-taylor 01:29:56 This Is Hell! yes Lawyer and activist Flint Taylor returns to the program to discuss his recent article in the Police Misconduct and Civil Rights Law Report "The Wrongful Conviction of Johnnie Lee Savory. Taylor’s work in fighting against police torture in Chicago over the past 29 years has been instrumental in obtaining the conviction and imprisonment of police torture ringleader Jon Burge and the precedent setting decision that upheld the inclusion of former Mayor Richard M. Daley as a co-conspiring defendant in the Tillman civil rights case. Lawyer and activist Flint Taylor returns to the p… Lawyer and activist Flint Taylor returns to the program to discuss his recent article in the Police Misconduct and Civil Rights Law Report "The Wrongful Conviction of Johnnie Lee Savory. Taylor’s work in fighting against police torture in Chicago over the past 29 years has been instrumental in obtaining the conviction and imprisonment of police torture ringleader Jon Burge and the precedent setting decision that upheld the inclusion of former Mayor Richard M. Daley as a co-conspiring defendant in the Tillman civil rights case. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1396713739 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 18:40:26 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/death-by-advertising-matthew-crain 01:33:58 This Is Hell! yes We welcome Associate Professor of Media and Communication Matthew Crain to the show to talk about his Boston Review article "How Capitalism and not a Few Bad Actors Destroyed the Internet." We also present this week's Question from Hell!, have a brand new Hangover Cure, and producer Sebastian talks about how railroad strikes getting cracked down upon by the government is a tradition in this country almost as old as railroads themselves in this week's Past Inside the Present. https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/how-capitalism-not-a-few-bad-actors-destroyed-the-internet/ We welcome Associate Professor of Media and Commu… We welcome Associate Professor of Media and Communication Matthew Crain to the show to talk about his Boston Review article "How Capitalism and not a Few Bad Actors Destroyed the Internet." We also present this week's Question from Hell!, have a brand new Hangover Cure, and producer Sebastian talks about how railroad strikes getting cracked down upon by the government is a tradition in this country almost as old as railroads themselves in this week's Past Inside the Present. https://www.bostonreview.net/articles/how-capitalism-not-a-few-bad-actors-destroyed-the-internet/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1393583107 Wed, 30 Nov 2022 20:11:32 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/chicagos-housing-crisis-mick-dumke 01:20:07 This Is Hell! yes Mick Dumke is a reporter for ProPublica. His work has focused on politics and government, including investigations of local and federal gun policies, secret police databases and corruption at Chicago City Hall. Mick is on to discuss his reporting on the growing Chicago Housing Authority scandal. Mick's most recent article on the topic at ProPublica is headlined, "Chicago Officials Withhold Key Financial Information as City Hands Public Housing Land Over to Wealthy Ally of the Mayor. Mick Dumke is a reporter for ProPublica. His work… Mick Dumke is a reporter for ProPublica. His work has focused on politics and government, including investigations of local and federal gun policies, secret police databases and corruption at Chicago City Hall. Mick is on to discuss his reporting on the growing Chicago Housing Authority scandal. Mick's most recent article on the topic at ProPublica is headlined, "Chicago Officials Withhold Key Financial Information as City Hands Public Housing Land Over to Wealthy Ally of the Mayor. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1392846580 Tue, 29 Nov 2022 18:36:42 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-meat-merchants-feeding-climate-catastrophe-spencer-roberts-and-jan-dutkiewicz 01:22:00 This Is Hell! yes Chuck Mertz speaks with science writer Spencer Roberts and political economist Jan Dutkiewicz about their New Republic Article, "How the Meat Industry Undermines Effective Climate Policy". https://newrepublic.com/article/168766/meat-industry-lobbying-climate This week in Rotten History and new responses to the Question from Hell! Spencer Roberts is a science writer, ecologist, musician, and engineer from Colorado. His writing focuses on corporate greenwashing and science corruption. It is featured in places like Jacobin, Wired, and Current Affairs. @Unpop_Science Jan Dutkiewicz is a Visiting Fellow at Harvard Law School. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science and comes to Harvard after Postdoctoral Fellowships at Johns Hopkins University and with the Swiss National Science Foundation. He is a political economist whose research focuses on large-scale conventional meat production and the emergent world of alternative protein. His work examines how business interests, ethical and environmental debates, and consumer behavior both shape and are shaped by the law, policy, and politics, and how this all influences what Americans eat. @jan_dutkiewicz Chuck Mertz speaks with science writer Spencer Ro… Chuck Mertz speaks with science writer Spencer Roberts and political economist Jan Dutkiewicz about their New Republic Article, "How the Meat Industry Undermines Effective Climate Policy". https://newrepublic.com/article/168766/meat-industry-lobbying-climate This week in Rotten History and new responses to the Question from Hell! Spencer Roberts is a science writer, ecologist, musician, and engineer from Colorado. His writing focuses on corporate greenwashing and science corruption. It is featured in places like Jacobin, Wired, and Current Affairs. @Unpop_Science Jan Dutkiewicz is a Visiting Fellow at Harvard Law School. He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science and comes to Harvard after Postdoctoral Fellowships at Johns Hopkins University and with the Swiss National Science Foundation. He is a political economist whose research focuses on large-scale conventional meat production and the emergent world of alternative protein. His work examines how business interests, ethical and environmental debates, and consumer behavior both shape and are shaped by the law, policy, and politics, and how this all influences what Americans eat. @jan_dutkiewicz thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1392113530 Mon, 28 Nov 2022 19:15:08 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/policing-ourselves-out-of-democracy-austin-mccoy 01:35:15 This Is Hell! yes Chuck returns to the studio, we have this week's Hangover Cure where Sebastian mispronounces Icelandic names, an all new Question from Hell! for the week, and a brand new installment of The Past inside the Present, talking about the connection between billionaire worship, the Puritans and the history of the prosperity gospel movement. Chuck welcomes historian, writer, and activist Austin McCoy to talk about his Baffler Magazine article "After Floyd - If you can’t rein in the police, you can’t save democracy." Chuck returns to the studio, we have this week's … Chuck returns to the studio, we have this week's Hangover Cure where Sebastian mispronounces Icelandic names, an all new Question from Hell! for the week, and a brand new installment of The Past inside the Present, talking about the connection between billionaire worship, the Puritans and the history of the prosperity gospel movement. Chuck welcomes historian, writer, and activist Austin McCoy to talk about his Baffler Magazine article "After Floyd - If you can’t rein in the police, you can’t save democracy." thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1389049132 Wed, 23 Nov 2022 17:20:36 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/staff-picks-how-black-girls-are-criminalized-monique-morris 00:49:29 This Is Hell! yes Board Operator Dan selects a Golden Oldie from the This is Hell! vaults while Chuck recuperates from the Creeping Crud. In this selection, Dr. Monique Morris talks about how racism and sexism collide to criminalize Black girls. After which, this week's Question From Hell contest culminates thunderously. Board Operator Dan selects a Golden Oldie from th… Board Operator Dan selects a Golden Oldie from the This is Hell! vaults while Chuck recuperates from the Creeping Crud. In this selection, Dr. Monique Morris talks about how racism and sexism collide to criminalize Black girls. After which, this week's Question From Hell contest culminates thunderously. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1388440303 Tue, 22 Nov 2022 18:59:52 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/staff-picks-thea-riofrancos-from-2019 01:10:48 This Is Hell! yes Producer Lindsey Gorry replays an interview from 2019 with political scientist Thea Riofrancos while Chuck recovers from Covid-19. More info on Thea Riofrancos work here: http://www.theariofrancos.com/about And find her on twitter here: https://twitter.com/triofrancos Producer Lindsey Gorry replays an interview from … Producer Lindsey Gorry replays an interview from 2019 with political scientist Thea Riofrancos while Chuck recovers from Covid-19. More info on Thea Riofrancos work here: http://www.theariofrancos.com/about And find her on twitter here: https://twitter.com/triofrancos thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1387706092 Mon, 21 Nov 2022 18:29:53 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/staff-picks-corruption-ball-fifas-bribery-scandals-patrick-bond 00:57:32 This Is Hell! yes Chuck is out sick this week, so the producers run the show in Limbo Mode. Sebastian presents a 2015 interview with South African political economist Patrick Bond, talking about the FIFA bribery scandals of which the now (in 2022) ongoing world cup in Qatar is a fruit. Chuck is out sick this week, so the producers run… Chuck is out sick this week, so the producers run the show in Limbo Mode. Sebastian presents a 2015 interview with South African political economist Patrick Bond, talking about the FIFA bribery scandals of which the now (in 2022) ongoing world cup in Qatar is a fruit. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1379670652 Wed, 09 Nov 2022 20:15:54 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/democracy-in-iran-nojang-khatami 01:28:39 This Is Hell! yes We speak with political science scholar, Nojang Khatami who is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Justitita Center for Advanced Studies at Goethe University Frankfurt. Beginning in the fall of 2023, he will be Assistant Professor of Political Science at Fordham University. Nojang is on to talk about his Boston Review article, “The Lifeblood of Iranian Democracy: From street demonstrations to song, dance, film, and poetry, women are advancing a long legacy of struggle against authoritarianism in Iran.” We speak with political science scholar, Nojang K… We speak with political science scholar, Nojang Khatami who is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Justitita Center for Advanced Studies at Goethe University Frankfurt. Beginning in the fall of 2023, he will be Assistant Professor of Political Science at Fordham University. Nojang is on to talk about his Boston Review article, “The Lifeblood of Iranian Democracy: From street demonstrations to song, dance, film, and poetry, women are advancing a long legacy of struggle against authoritarianism in Iran.” thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1378940596 Tue, 08 Nov 2022 18:03:46 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-elite-academia-experts-propgating-the-police-state-alec-karakatsanis 01:11:54 This Is Hell! yes Alec Karakatsanis joins Chuck Mertz to discuss his piece "Warning to Journalists About Elite Academia" published at https://equalityalec.substack.com/ . Alec is the founder and executive director of Civil Rights Corps and Author of Usual Cruelty. New responses to the Question from Hell and this week in Rotten History. Alec Karakatsanis joins Chuck Mertz to discuss hi… Alec Karakatsanis joins Chuck Mertz to discuss his piece "Warning to Journalists About Elite Academia" published at https://equalityalec.substack.com/ . Alec is the founder and executive director of Civil Rights Corps and Author of Usual Cruelty. New responses to the Question from Hell and this week in Rotten History. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1378295959 Mon, 07 Nov 2022 18:59:33 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-road-to-partisan-violence-in-america-lilliana-mason 01:25:12 This Is Hell! yes Chuck interviews political scientist Lilliana Mason on her books on partisan violence in the United States. We also introduce this week's Question from Hell!, and the weekly Hangover Cure. Producer Sebastian talks about why it's really better to not use the term "Kristallnacht" to talk about the pogroms against German Jews on November 9, 1938. Chuck interviews political scientist Lilliana Mas… Chuck interviews political scientist Lilliana Mason on her books on partisan violence in the United States. We also introduce this week's Question from Hell!, and the weekly Hangover Cure. Producer Sebastian talks about why it's really better to not use the term "Kristallnacht" to talk about the pogroms against German Jews on November 9, 1938. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1375041535 Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:43:34 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/staff-picks-john-perkins-2007-8 01:14:26 This Is Hell! yes Board Operator Dan spins some golden oldies; two classic interviews with John Perkins, author of Confessions of an Economic Hitman. Regular shows resume next week! Board Operator Dan spins some golden oldies; two … Board Operator Dan spins some golden oldies; two classic interviews with John Perkins, author of Confessions of an Economic Hitman. Regular shows resume next week! thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1374451813 Tue, 01 Nov 2022 18:51:25 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/staff-picks-jenny-odell-2019 01:10:15 This Is Hell! yes Lindsey replays an interview with Jenny Odell from May 18th, 2019. Odell is an artist and author of the books How to Do Nothing and the forthcoming, Saving Time. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/672377/saving-time-by-jenny-odell/ Lindsey replays an interview with Jenny Odell fro… Lindsey replays an interview with Jenny Odell from May 18th, 2019. Odell is an artist and author of the books How to Do Nothing and the forthcoming, Saving Time. https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/672377/saving-time-by-jenny-odell/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1373729710 Mon, 31 Oct 2022 18:19:53 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/tih20221031 00:44:52 This Is Hell! yes We revisit an interview with Michael Parenti from November 2005. Chuck is back next week. We revisit an interview with Michael Parenti from… We revisit an interview with Michael Parenti from November 2005. Chuck is back next week. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1370614036 Wed, 26 Oct 2022 19:15:09 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/suburbias-bad-bargain-for-american-immigrants-sudip-bhattacharya 01:34:35 This Is Hell! yes Sudip Bhattacharya talks about his article at HardCrackers.com, "Socialism or Suburbia." Sudip is a doctoral candidate in Political Science at Rutgers University. He is also a writer, organizer, and you can find his other work at outlets like Protean Magazine, CounterPunch and Reappropriate, and the Aerogram. Sudip Bhattacharya talks about his article at Har… Sudip Bhattacharya talks about his article at HardCrackers.com, "Socialism or Suburbia." Sudip is a doctoral candidate in Political Science at Rutgers University. He is also a writer, organizer, and you can find his other work at outlets like Protean Magazine, CounterPunch and Reappropriate, and the Aerogram. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1369933546 Tue, 25 Oct 2022 17:23:42 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/power-corruption-and-lies-in-brazils-presidential-election-brian-mier 01:20:00 This Is Hell! yes Correspondent Brian Mier connects with host Chuck Mertz to discuss the upcoming run-off 2022 Brazilian presidential election between Jair Bolsenaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Also featuring this week's Rotten History, Chuck has Christmas in October, and Lindsey shares the pear harvest from Oriana's Orchard. Brian is an editor and contributor to, “Year of Lead: Washington, Wall Street and the New Imperialism in Brazil,” co-editor of Brasilwire, Brazil correspondent for TeleSur English's News Program, From the South, and co-host on Brazil 24/7. Correspondent Brian Mier connects with host Chuck… Correspondent Brian Mier connects with host Chuck Mertz to discuss the upcoming run-off 2022 Brazilian presidential election between Jair Bolsenaro and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Also featuring this week's Rotten History, Chuck has Christmas in October, and Lindsey shares the pear harvest from Oriana's Orchard. Brian is an editor and contributor to, “Year of Lead: Washington, Wall Street and the New Imperialism in Brazil,” co-editor of Brasilwire, Brazil correspondent for TeleSur English's News Program, From the South, and co-host on Brazil 24/7. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1369331692 Mon, 24 Oct 2022 19:15:13 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/florida-will-try-to-kill-you-cd-davidson-hiers-and-jeff-vandermeer 01:12:24 This Is Hell! yes CD Davidson-Hiers and Jeff Vandermeer speak with Chuck about their article "Is Florida Becoming a Failed State?" published October 11th, 2022 by The Nation. This week's Hangover Cure and new Question from Hell. https://www.thenation.com/article/society/florida-hurricane-ian/ CD Davidson-Hiers is a native Floridian who grew up on a 40-acre horse farm in North Florida. Her work has appeared in the Bitter Southerner, Flamingo Magazine, and USA Today. She works for the nonprofit Education Writers Association while also overseeing the Florida Student News Watch, an organization to mentor new journalists. Her work covering the US Covid-19 vaccine rollout received recognition from NPR, The Washington Post, Soledad O’Brien, and other national news outlets. Jeff VanderMeer’s award-winning novel Annihilation is set in the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. His environmental advocacy has included helping save cypress swamp in North Florida and sponsoring research into the endangered frosted flatwood salamander. A 35-year resident of Florida, he has previously written about the state for, among others, Current Affairs and The Los Angeles Times. CD Davidson-Hiers and Jeff Vandermeer speak with … CD Davidson-Hiers and Jeff Vandermeer speak with Chuck about their article "Is Florida Becoming a Failed State?" published October 11th, 2022 by The Nation. This week's Hangover Cure and new Question from Hell. https://www.thenation.com/article/society/florida-hurricane-ian/ CD Davidson-Hiers is a native Floridian who grew up on a 40-acre horse farm in North Florida. Her work has appeared in the Bitter Southerner, Flamingo Magazine, and USA Today. She works for the nonprofit Education Writers Association while also overseeing the Florida Student News Watch, an organization to mentor new journalists. Her work covering the US Covid-19 vaccine rollout received recognition from NPR, The Washington Post, Soledad O’Brien, and other national news outlets. Jeff VanderMeer’s award-winning novel Annihilation is set in the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge. His environmental advocacy has included helping save cypress swamp in North Florida and sponsoring research into the endangered frosted flatwood salamander. A 35-year resident of Florida, he has previously written about the state for, among others, Current Affairs and The Los Angeles Times. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1366247779 Wed, 19 Oct 2022 19:14:19 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-legacy-of-harold-washington-joe-winston 01:29:27 This Is Hell! yes We have filmmaker Joe Winston on to discuss his new movie, ‘Punch 9 for Harold Washington, “The story of Harold Washington, elected in 1983 as Chicago's first African-American Mayor, the political battles he fought, and his legacy to Chicago and the nation.” We have filmmaker Joe Winston on to discuss his n… We have filmmaker Joe Winston on to discuss his new movie, ‘Punch 9 for Harold Washington, “The story of Harold Washington, elected in 1983 as Chicago's first African-American Mayor, the political battles he fought, and his legacy to Chicago and the nation.” thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1365557533 Tue, 18 Oct 2022 17:07:08 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/a-tradition-of-violence-los-angeles-county-sheriff-deputy-gangs-cerise-castle 01:16:53 This Is Hell! yes Los Angeles, California-based freelance journalist Cerise Castle speaks with host Chuck Mertz about her research and reporting published on Knock LA: “A Tradition of Violence,” the first history of deputy gangs inside the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the largest local law enforcement agency in the United States. The investigation was published as a 15-part reporting series exposing 18 gangs, 19 documented murders (all of whom were people of color), and over $100 million dollars in lawsuits paid for by the people of Los Angeles. The podcast of the same name and subject matter is due October 19th 2022. https://knock-la.com/tradition-of-violence-lasd-gang-history/ Cerise Castle specializes in arts & culture, civil rights, crime, and human interest stories. She's produced and hosted segments for the Emmy-award winning nightly news program, VICE News Tonight, NPR, and several podcasts. Her reporting and commentary have been featured in publications like Knock LA, the Daily Beast, the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Magazine, and MTV. Los Angeles, California-based freelance journalis… Los Angeles, California-based freelance journalist Cerise Castle speaks with host Chuck Mertz about her research and reporting published on Knock LA: “A Tradition of Violence,” the first history of deputy gangs inside the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the largest local law enforcement agency in the United States. The investigation was published as a 15-part reporting series exposing 18 gangs, 19 documented murders (all of whom were people of color), and over $100 million dollars in lawsuits paid for by the people of Los Angeles. The podcast of the same name and subject matter is due October 19th 2022. https://knock-la.com/tradition-of-violence-lasd-gang-history/ Cerise Castle specializes in arts & culture, civil rights, crime, and human interest stories. She's produced and hosted segments for the Emmy-award winning nightly news program, VICE News Tonight, NPR, and several podcasts. Her reporting and commentary have been featured in publications like Knock LA, the Daily Beast, the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Magazine, and MTV. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1364860975 Mon, 17 Oct 2022 19:59:40 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/whither-the-left-jodi-dean 01:22:08 This Is Hell! yes We have on Jodi Dean, author of, "Socialist Reconstruction, A Better Future for the United States." We have on Jodi Dean, author of, "Socialist Recon… We have on Jodi Dean, author of, "Socialist Reconstruction, A Better Future for the United States." thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1361822587 Wed, 12 Oct 2022 19:17:53 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-war-on-the-poor-liz-theoharis 01:39:32 This Is Hell! yes Theologian, ordained minister, and anti-poverty activist Liz Theoharis is on to discuss her TomDispatch article, "No More Sacrifices: Mercy Makes Good Policy." Liz is Co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival and director of the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights and Social Justice at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. She is the author of, "Always With Us? What Jesus Really Said About the Poor," and, "We Cry Justice: Reading the Bible with the Poor People’s Campaign." Theologian, ordained minister, and anti-poverty a… Theologian, ordained minister, and anti-poverty activist Liz Theoharis is on to discuss her TomDispatch article, "No More Sacrifices: Mercy Makes Good Policy." Liz is Co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival and director of the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights and Social Justice at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. She is the author of, "Always With Us? What Jesus Really Said About the Poor," and, "We Cry Justice: Reading the Bible with the Poor People’s Campaign." thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1361103907 Tue, 11 Oct 2022 16:46:49 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-disappearing-art-of-maintanence 01:07:06 This Is Hell! yes Reporter Alex Vuocolo speaks with host Chuck Mertz about his NOEMA Magazine article "The Disappearing Art Of Maintenance" published September 22nd, 2022. This week in Rotten History and new listener responses to the Question from Hell. Reporter Alex Vuocolo speaks with host Chuck Mert… Reporter Alex Vuocolo speaks with host Chuck Mertz about his NOEMA Magazine article "The Disappearing Art Of Maintenance" published September 22nd, 2022. This week in Rotten History and new listener responses to the Question from Hell. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1360447381 Mon, 10 Oct 2022 18:22:15 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/collapse-in-afghanistan-elyas-nawandish 01:20:09 This Is Hell! yes Elyas Nawandish is on to talk about his article at The Intercept, “I Watched the Afghan Government Collapse Under the Weight of Its Own Greed: Our leaders failed to give Afghan soldiers the food, tools, and respect they needed to defeat a brutal insurgency.” Elyas is an Afghanistan Observatory Scholar at New America. Since 2014, he has worked with the Kabul-based Etilaat Roz daily newspaper, where he is currently the online chief editor, supervising a team of 20 journalists. Previously, he served as news manager, investigative reporter, and text editor for Etilaat Roz. He has produced around 160 reports and editorials, including 12 major investigations on politics, security, human rights, rule of law, corruption, and abuse of state resources by former Afghan government officials. Elyas Nawandish is on to talk about his article a… Elyas Nawandish is on to talk about his article at The Intercept, “I Watched the Afghan Government Collapse Under the Weight of Its Own Greed: Our leaders failed to give Afghan soldiers the food, tools, and respect they needed to defeat a brutal insurgency.” Elyas is an Afghanistan Observatory Scholar at New America. Since 2014, he has worked with the Kabul-based Etilaat Roz daily newspaper, where he is currently the online chief editor, supervising a team of 20 journalists. Previously, he served as news manager, investigative reporter, and text editor for Etilaat Roz. He has produced around 160 reports and editorials, including 12 major investigations on politics, security, human rights, rule of law, corruption, and abuse of state resources by former Afghan government officials. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1357460632 Wed, 05 Oct 2022 21:10:15 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-surveillance-state-and-muslim-america-fatema-ahmad 01:27:28 This Is Hell! yes We speak with Fatema Ahmad, co-author, along with Azadeh Shahshahani, of a new article at The Progressive, “The Surveillance State Can’t Solve White Supremacy: After the January 6 attack, federal surveillance programs expanded to counter white supremacist violence have made Black and brown communities their main target.” Fatema is executive director of the Muslim Justice League. We speak with Fatema Ahmad, co-author, along with… We speak with Fatema Ahmad, co-author, along with Azadeh Shahshahani, of a new article at The Progressive, “The Surveillance State Can’t Solve White Supremacy: After the January 6 attack, federal surveillance programs expanded to counter white supremacist violence have made Black and brown communities their main target.” Fatema is executive director of the Muslim Justice League. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1356676306 Tue, 04 Oct 2022 16:52:53 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/abolish-the-family-sophie-lewis 01:17:17 This Is Hell! yes Sophie Lewis returns to This Is Hell on Tuesday, October 4th to speak with host Chuck Mertz about her new book, Abolish the Family, out on Verso, October 2022. https://www.versobooks.com/books/4075-abolish-the-family Sophie Lewis is the author of Full Surrogacy Now: Feminism Against Family (Verso, 2019), hailed by Donna Haraway as “the seriously radical cry for full gestational justice that I long for.” Abolish the Family: A Manifesto for Care and Liberation (Verso, 2022) is her second book. As a member of the faculty of Brooklyn Institute for Social Research, Sophie teaches courses on feminist, trans and queer politics and philosophy, including family abolitionism, Shulamith Firestone, and Kathi Weeks. With the Out of the Woods writing collective, Lewis contributed to the collection Hope Against Hope: Writings on Ecological Crisis (Common Notions, 2020). With Blind Field Journal, she has helped foster communities of Marxist-feminist cultural criticism. Previously, Dr. Lewis studied English Literature (BA) and Nature, Society and Environmental Policy (MSc) at Oxford University; Politics (MA) at the New School for Social Research; and Geography (PhD) at Manchester University. Her doctoral dissertation, “Cyborg Labor: Exploring Surrogacy as Gestational Work,” sought to reframe the political economy of contract pregnancy for the purposes of an antiwork polymaternalist utopianism. Sophie’s essays and commentaries appear in venues such as n+1, Boston Review, The Nation, The Baffler, Mal, e-flux, the New York Times and London Review of Books; her papers appear in, e.g., Signs, Paragraph, and Feminist Theory. A Visiting Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Research on Feminist, Queer and Transgender Studies, Sophie is nevertheless a freelance writer dependent on public speaking and Patreon (patreon.com/reproutopia). Her lectures are archived at lasophielle.org. Sophie Lewis returns to This Is Hell on Tuesday, … Sophie Lewis returns to This Is Hell on Tuesday, October 4th to speak with host Chuck Mertz about her new book, Abolish the Family, out on Verso, October 2022. https://www.versobooks.com/books/4075-abolish-the-family Sophie Lewis is the author of Full Surrogacy Now: Feminism Against Family (Verso, 2019), hailed by Donna Haraway as “the seriously radical cry for full gestational justice that I long for.” Abolish the Family: A Manifesto for Care and Liberation (Verso, 2022) is her second book. As a member of the faculty of Brooklyn Institute for Social Research, Sophie teaches courses on feminist, trans and queer politics and philosophy, including family abolitionism, Shulamith Firestone, and Kathi Weeks. With the Out of the Woods writing collective, Lewis contributed to the collection Hope Against Hope: Writings on Ecological Crisis (Common Notions, 2020). With Blind Field Journal, she has helped foster communities of Marxist-feminist cultural criticism. Previously, Dr. Lewis studied English Literature (BA) and Nature, Society and Environmental Policy (MSc) at Oxford University; Politics (MA) at the New School for Social Research; and Geography (PhD) at Manchester University. Her doctoral dissertation, “Cyborg Labor: Exploring Surrogacy as Gestational Work,” sought to reframe the political economy of contract pregnancy for the purposes of an antiwork polymaternalist utopianism. Sophie’s essays and commentaries appear in venues such as n+1, Boston Review, The Nation, The Baffler, Mal, e-flux, the New York Times and London Review of Books; her papers appear in, e.g., Signs, Paragraph, and Feminist Theory. A Visiting Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Research on Feminist, Queer and Transgender Studies, Sophie is nevertheless a freelance writer dependent on public speaking and Patreon (patreon.com/reproutopia). Her lectures are archived at lasophielle.org. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1355986552 Mon, 03 Oct 2022 17:43:18 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/how-to-steal-a-forest-lyndsey-bourgon 01:27:53 This Is Hell! yes It's Chuck's Birthday! Jubilations all around! We welcome writer, researcher, and oral historian Lyndsie Bourgon to talk about her book "Tree Thieves - Crime and Survival in North America's Woods." We also present your Hangover Cure for this Monday, and have a new Question from Hell! for the week. Also producer Sebastian talks immigration history in another installment of The Past Inside the Present. It's Chuck's Birthday! Jubilations all around! … It's Chuck's Birthday! Jubilations all around! We welcome writer, researcher, and oral historian Lyndsie Bourgon to talk about her book "Tree Thieves - Crime and Survival in North America's Woods." We also present your Hangover Cure for this Monday, and have a new Question from Hell! for the week. Also producer Sebastian talks immigration history in another installment of The Past Inside the Present. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1353004066 Wed, 28 Sep 2022 20:08:04 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/reparations-in-evanston-kari-lydersen 01:22:38 This Is Hell! yes Journalist Kari Lydersen is an author and assistant professor of journalism at Northwestern University. She's on to discuss her article at The New Republic, "Can Liberal Evanston, Illinois, Atone for Its Racist Past?" Journalist Kari Lydersen is an author and assista… Journalist Kari Lydersen is an author and assistant professor of journalism at Northwestern University. She's on to discuss her article at The New Republic, "Can Liberal Evanston, Illinois, Atone for Its Racist Past?" thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1352019106 Tue, 27 Sep 2022 21:07:50 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/tih20220927 01:20:10 This Is Hell! yes Hadas Thier returns to This is Hell! to discuss her In These Times Article "A Left Answer to Inflation." Producer Alex returns for one show. We have new answers to this week's Question from Hell!, and This Week in Rotten History. Hadas Thier returns to This is Hell! to discuss h… Hadas Thier returns to This is Hell! to discuss her In These Times Article "A Left Answer to Inflation." Producer Alex returns for one show. We have new answers to this week's Question from Hell!, and This Week in Rotten History. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1351372810 Mon, 26 Sep 2022 17:24:20 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/to-degrow-or-not-to-degrow-andrea-vetter-matthias-schmelzer 01:16:46 This Is Hell! yes Chuck talks to cultural anthropologist Andrea Vetter and economic historian Matthias Schmelzer about their new book "The Future is Degrowth - A Guide to a World Beyond Capitalism. https://www.versobooks.com/books/3989-the-future-is-degrowth We also have your hangover cure for this Monday, and this week's new Question from Hell! Chuck talks to cultural anthropologist Andrea Vet… Chuck talks to cultural anthropologist Andrea Vetter and economic historian Matthias Schmelzer about their new book "The Future is Degrowth - A Guide to a World Beyond Capitalism. https://www.versobooks.com/books/3989-the-future-is-degrowth We also have your hangover cure for this Monday, and this week's new Question from Hell! thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1348312147 Wed, 21 Sep 2022 17:48:11 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/epidemiology-and-the-poultry-industry-boyce-upholt 01:18:57 This Is Hell! yes Investigative journalist Boyce Upholt wrote The New Republic article, "Will the Next Pandemic Start With Chickens?: This spring, a virulent strain of bird flu ripped through U.S. farms. The public hardly noticed. That we could ignore the disease shows just how little we’ve learned about the origin of new viruses." Investigative journalist Boyce Upholt wrote The N… Investigative journalist Boyce Upholt wrote The New Republic article, "Will the Next Pandemic Start With Chickens?: This spring, a virulent strain of bird flu ripped through U.S. farms. The public hardly noticed. That we could ignore the disease shows just how little we’ve learned about the origin of new viruses." thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1347556192 Tue, 20 Sep 2022 17:21:55 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/carbon-footprints-vs-carbon-bootprints-climate-change-as-class-war-matthew-huber 01:23:01 This Is Hell! yes Host Chuck Mertz speaks with with Geographer Matthew Huber to discuss how individualized focus on the purification of consumer choices divides the working class and depletes energy for collective organizing against the the Capitalist culprits profiting off the extraction of environmental resources. Matthew T. Huber is Professor of Geography in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. His book Climate Change as Class War: Building Socialism on a Warming Planet published May 2022 on Verso. https://www.versobooks.com/books/3973-climate-change-as-class-war Chuck also discusses the 26th Anniversary Listener Appreciation Party, reads this week in Rotten History, and new responses to the Question from Hell. Host Chuck Mertz speaks with with Geographer Matt… Host Chuck Mertz speaks with with Geographer Matthew Huber to discuss how individualized focus on the purification of consumer choices divides the working class and depletes energy for collective organizing against the the Capitalist culprits profiting off the extraction of environmental resources. Matthew T. Huber is Professor of Geography in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. His book Climate Change as Class War: Building Socialism on a Warming Planet published May 2022 on Verso. https://www.versobooks.com/books/3973-climate-change-as-class-war Chuck also discusses the 26th Anniversary Listener Appreciation Party, reads this week in Rotten History, and new responses to the Question from Hell. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1346905744 Mon, 19 Sep 2022 18:09:46 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/guilty-until-further-notice-daniel-medwed 01:24:01 This Is Hell! yes Legal scholar Daniel Medwed talks about his book "Barred: Why the Innocent Can't Get Out of Prison." We present your Hangover Cure, talk about the weekend's Listener Appreciation Party, and present this week's Question from Hell!. Legal scholar Daniel Medwed talks about his book … Legal scholar Daniel Medwed talks about his book "Barred: Why the Innocent Can't Get Out of Prison." We present your Hangover Cure, talk about the weekend's Listener Appreciation Party, and present this week's Question from Hell!. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1343931886 Wed, 14 Sep 2022 20:28:34 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/big-alcohol-vs-working-class-joy-james-wilt 01:36:58 This Is Hell! yes Today we have on James Wilt, author of, “Drinking Up the Revolution: How to Smash Big Alcohol and Reclaim Working-Class Joy.” James is a writer and PhD candidate based in Winnipeg, Canada. James discusses how working class people form their relationship with drugs and alcohol when these are commodified by big business interests as well as the way in which enforcement of norms surrounding drugs and alcohol are often racialized. Today we have on James Wilt, author of, “Drinking… Today we have on James Wilt, author of, “Drinking Up the Revolution: How to Smash Big Alcohol and Reclaim Working-Class Joy.” James is a writer and PhD candidate based in Winnipeg, Canada. James discusses how working class people form their relationship with drugs and alcohol when these are commodified by big business interests as well as the way in which enforcement of norms surrounding drugs and alcohol are often racialized. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1343249635 Tue, 13 Sep 2022 17:51:41 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/failed-fostering-punishing-the-poor-and-protecting-white-supremacy-dorothy-roberts-on-torn-apart 01:36:17 This Is Hell! yes Dorothy Roberts is an award-winning author and expert on the interplay of gender, race, and class in legal issues concerning reproduction, bioethics, and child welfare. She is a professor of law and sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. Chuck Mertz interviews Roberts about her latest book, TORN APART: How the child welfare system destroys black families—and how abolition can build a safer world. TORN APART available Now at Basic Books https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/dorothy-roberts/torn-apart/9781541675445/ Dorothy Roberts is an award-winning author and ex… Dorothy Roberts is an award-winning author and expert on the interplay of gender, race, and class in legal issues concerning reproduction, bioethics, and child welfare. She is a professor of law and sociology at the University of Pennsylvania. Chuck Mertz interviews Roberts about her latest book, TORN APART: How the child welfare system destroys black families—and how abolition can build a safer world. TORN APART available Now at Basic Books https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/dorothy-roberts/torn-apart/9781541675445/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1342602721 Mon, 12 Sep 2022 19:09:11 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/scotus-v-democracy-steve-fraser 00:46:53 This Is Hell! yes Historian Steve Fraser talks about his Tom Dispatch article "The Trump Supreme Court is Nothing New," about how the Supreme Court has over time been used to kneecap the democrat process in the U.S., and how it's been originally designed to provide that function to uphold the rule of the powerful against the masses. https://tomdispatch.com/the-trump-supreme-court-is-nothing-new/ Historian Steve Fraser talks about his Tom Dispat… Historian Steve Fraser talks about his Tom Dispatch article "The Trump Supreme Court is Nothing New," about how the Supreme Court has over time been used to kneecap the democrat process in the U.S., and how it's been originally designed to provide that function to uphold the rule of the powerful against the masses. https://tomdispatch.com/the-trump-supreme-court-is-nothing-new/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1342601494 Mon, 12 Sep 2022 19:06:49 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-supreme-court-guardrail-against-excessive-democracy-steve-fraser 01:25:18 This Is Hell! yes Steve Fraser talks about his Tom Dispatch article "The Trump Supreme Court is Nothing New." Chuck complains about the hell of a week he's had. Seb presents another Past inside the Present, in which he muses about what 9/11 means in the age of Covid. We reveal this week's Question from Hell! (anniversary edition), and this week's Hangover Cure. Steve Fraser talks about his Tom Dispatch article… Steve Fraser talks about his Tom Dispatch article "The Trump Supreme Court is Nothing New." Chuck complains about the hell of a week he's had. Seb presents another Past inside the Present, in which he muses about what 9/11 means in the age of Covid. We reveal this week's Question from Hell! (anniversary edition), and this week's Hangover Cure. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1338845656 Tue, 06 Sep 2022 17:23:23 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/naturally-noxious-misplaced-faith-and-the-impact-of-the-natural-gas-industry-in-appalachian-america 01:19:47 This Is Hell! yes Chuck Mertz talks with Sean O'Leary about his writing for the Ohio River Valley Institute on the impact of the natural gas industry on Appalachian Americans. Also including this week's Hangover Cure, Rotten History, and Introducing this week's Question from Hell. Featuring a first announcement of musical artists performing at This Is Hell's listener appreciation party on September 17th, 2022. Sean O’Leary is senior researcher of energy and petrochemicals at the ORVI and is a native of Wheeling, WV. He has written about coal, natural gas, and their role in the economies of Appalachia in a book, a newspaper column, and blog titled, “The State of My State”. Previously, Sean served as communications director at the NW Energy Coalition in Seattle, Washington. Chuck Mertz talks with Sean O'Leary about his wri… Chuck Mertz talks with Sean O'Leary about his writing for the Ohio River Valley Institute on the impact of the natural gas industry on Appalachian Americans. Also including this week's Hangover Cure, Rotten History, and Introducing this week's Question from Hell. Featuring a first announcement of musical artists performing at This Is Hell's listener appreciation party on September 17th, 2022. Sean O’Leary is senior researcher of energy and petrochemicals at the ORVI and is a native of Wheeling, WV. He has written about coal, natural gas, and their role in the economies of Appalachia in a book, a newspaper column, and blog titled, “The State of My State”. Previously, Sean served as communications director at the NW Energy Coalition in Seattle, Washington. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1335135214 Wed, 31 Aug 2022 19:23:42 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-history-of-personhood-in-the-abortion-debate-brianna-muir 01:27:57 This Is Hell! yes Brianna Muir wrote the Sapiens article, "An Archaeology of Personhood and Abortion: Opinions about fetal personhood and abortion have fluctuated enormously throughout history and differ in surprising ways between cultures." Brianna is a master’s student in biological anthropology at the University of Central Florida. As an emerging bioarchaeologist, she is interested in how integrative approaches can be used to address questions of personhood, identity, and agency in the past. In particular, she investigates how these factors may have shaped and influenced a person’s lived experiences. Muir received her B.A. from the Australian National University in 2019 and has undertaken fieldwork and research in the Philippines, Vanuatu, and Australia. Brianna Muir wrote the Sapiens article, "An Archa… Brianna Muir wrote the Sapiens article, "An Archaeology of Personhood and Abortion: Opinions about fetal personhood and abortion have fluctuated enormously throughout history and differ in surprising ways between cultures." Brianna is a master’s student in biological anthropology at the University of Central Florida. As an emerging bioarchaeologist, she is interested in how integrative approaches can be used to address questions of personhood, identity, and agency in the past. In particular, she investigates how these factors may have shaped and influenced a person’s lived experiences. Muir received her B.A. from the Australian National University in 2019 and has undertaken fieldwork and research in the Philippines, Vanuatu, and Australia. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1334317105 Tue, 30 Aug 2022 17:49:43 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/leaving-the-ivy-league-william-deresiewicz 01:13:48 This Is Hell! yes William Deresiewicz is a writer and former professor of English at Yale University. William discusses his article "Why I Left Academia (Since You're Wondering)" published August 17th 2022 on Quillete.com with host Chuck Mertz. New responses to the Question From Hell and this week in Rotten History William Deresiewicz is a writer and former profes… William Deresiewicz is a writer and former professor of English at Yale University. William discusses his article "Why I Left Academia (Since You're Wondering)" published August 17th 2022 on Quillete.com with host Chuck Mertz. New responses to the Question From Hell and this week in Rotten History thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1333584901 Mon, 29 Aug 2022 18:50:26 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/flooding-in-eastern-kentucky-terence-ray 01:22:18 This Is Hell! yes We have on Tarence Ray from the Trillbilly Worker's Party podcast to discuss the devastating effects of recent flooding in Eastern Kentucky and how the government response affected the poor and working class. We have on Tarence Ray from the Trillbilly Worker… We have on Tarence Ray from the Trillbilly Worker's Party podcast to discuss the devastating effects of recent flooding in Eastern Kentucky and how the government response affected the poor and working class. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1330576231 Wed, 24 Aug 2022 19:16:02 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/how-bad-is-inflation-dean-baker 01:08:40 This Is Hell! yes The return of economist Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic Policy and Research. Dean is on to discuss his most recent writing, including, “Structuring the Economy to Give Money to the Rich Is Inflationary.” The return of economist Dean Baker, co-director o… The return of economist Dean Baker, co-director of the Center for Economic Policy and Research. Dean is on to discuss his most recent writing, including, “Structuring the Economy to Give Money to the Rich Is Inflationary.” thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1329921784 Tue, 23 Aug 2022 19:22:46 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/lessons-from-the-cold-war-penny-m-von-eschen 01:27:20 This Is Hell! yes Penny M. Von Eschen is author of the new book, “Paradoxes of Nostalgia: Cold War Triumphalism and Global Disorder since 1989.” Penny is the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of American Studies and Professor of History at the University of Virginia and author of, “Satchmo Blows Up the World: Jazz Ambassadors Play the Cold War,” and “Race against Empire: Black Americans and Anticolonialism, 1937–1957.” We speak with Penny about the enduring legacy of the Cold War in international politics. Penny M. Von Eschen is author of the new book, “P… Penny M. Von Eschen is author of the new book, “Paradoxes of Nostalgia: Cold War Triumphalism and Global Disorder since 1989.” Penny is the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of American Studies and Professor of History at the University of Virginia and author of, “Satchmo Blows Up the World: Jazz Ambassadors Play the Cold War,” and “Race against Empire: Black Americans and Anticolonialism, 1937–1957.” We speak with Penny about the enduring legacy of the Cold War in international politics. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1329208669 Mon, 22 Aug 2022 17:41:44 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/disability-is-everybodys-problem-some-day 01:33:55 This Is Hell! yes Sociologist Laura Mauldin talks about her Baffler article "Care Tactics: Hacking an Ableist World," we introduce this week's Question from Hell!, and bring you your Hangover Cure for this Monday. Also, producer Seb gives another history lesson on the Nazis, and the Holocaust - and why we need to remember it. Sociologist Laura Mauldin talks about her Baffler… Sociologist Laura Mauldin talks about her Baffler article "Care Tactics: Hacking an Ableist World," we introduce this week's Question from Hell!, and bring you your Hangover Cure for this Monday. Also, producer Seb gives another history lesson on the Nazis, and the Holocaust - and why we need to remember it. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1326628795 Thu, 18 Aug 2022 18:31:09 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/heather-berg-the-stripper-in-the-coal-mine-sex-work-and-labor-rights 01:25:32 This Is Hell! yes Gender and Sexuality studies scholar Heather Berg talks about her Boston Review article "Freedom, Not Benefits Sex workers are labor’s vanguard. The left ignores them at its peril." We have the winning answer to this week's Question from Hell!, and producer Seb introduces his rebranded segment "The Past inside the Present" with the first half of a two-parter on the most fun topic of all: the Holocaust. https://bostonreview.net/articles/freedom-not-benefits/ Gender and Sexuality studies scholar Heather Berg… Gender and Sexuality studies scholar Heather Berg talks about her Boston Review article "Freedom, Not Benefits Sex workers are labor’s vanguard. The left ignores them at its peril." We have the winning answer to this week's Question from Hell!, and producer Seb introduces his rebranded segment "The Past inside the Present" with the first half of a two-parter on the most fun topic of all: the Holocaust. https://bostonreview.net/articles/freedom-not-benefits/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1326040723 Wed, 17 Aug 2022 22:06:49 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/tih20220817austin 01:29:34 This Is Hell! yes Algernon Austin, Director for Race and Economic Jusice at the Center for Economic and Policy research discusses his recent writing including, "Black People Need Better Options than the Morgue or Mass Incarceration," "Black People (And Everyone Else) Should Avoid Crypto," "Only Radical Changes Will Make Rents Affordable," and "Black Children are Disproportionately Harmed by Extremist Gun Rights Policies in the US. Algernon Austin, Director for Race and Economic J… Algernon Austin, Director for Race and Economic Jusice at the Center for Economic and Policy research discusses his recent writing including, "Black People Need Better Options than the Morgue or Mass Incarceration," "Black People (And Everyone Else) Should Avoid Crypto," "Only Radical Changes Will Make Rents Affordable," and "Black Children are Disproportionately Harmed by Extremist Gun Rights Policies in the US. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1325271835 Tue, 16 Aug 2022 17:11:19 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/dispatches-from-the-viral-underclass-steven-thrasher 01:22:55 This Is Hell! yes Chuck is back from his vacation! Today he talked to journalist Steven Thrasher about his book "The Viral Underclass The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide." We also have your Hangover Cure, this week in Rotten History, and some of your answers to the Question from Hell!. Chuck is back from his vacation! Today he talked … Chuck is back from his vacation! Today he talked to journalist Steven Thrasher about his book "The Viral Underclass The Human Toll When Inequality and Disease Collide." We also have your Hangover Cure, this week in Rotten History, and some of your answers to the Question from Hell!. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1321635022 Wed, 10 Aug 2022 19:16:47 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/staff-picks-the-enduring-siege-of-gaza-norman-finkelstein 01:31:20 This Is Hell! yes Producer Dan introduces two interviews with activist and scholar Norman Finkelstein, talking about the Israeli siege of Gaza. We also crown this week's winning answer to the Question from Hell!. Producer Dan introduces two interviews with activ… Producer Dan introduces two interviews with activist and scholar Norman Finkelstein, talking about the Israeli siege of Gaza. We also crown this week's winning answer to the Question from Hell!. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1320946411 Tue, 09 Aug 2022 17:17:55 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/staff-picks-disease-and-capitalist-labor-tamara-fernando 00:54:58 This Is Hell! yes Producer Lindsey presents a 2020 interview with Labor historian Tamara Fernando on disease and East Indian pearl fisheries, and what those early capitalist labor conditions in relation to diseases can tell us about the still-current moment. Producer Lindsey presents a 2020 interview with L… Producer Lindsey presents a 2020 interview with Labor historian Tamara Fernando on disease and East Indian pearl fisheries, and what those early capitalist labor conditions in relation to diseases can tell us about the still-current moment. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1320163417 Mon, 08 Aug 2022 17:02:18 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/staff-picks-growing-to-extinction-ashley-dawson 01:13:15 This Is Hell! yes Producer Seb introduces a 2016 interview with postcolonial studies scholar Ashley Dawson on capitalism powered extinction events around the globe. He also has some answers to this week's Question from Hell! and tries (without success) to come up with a valid hangover cure. Producer Seb introduces a 2016 interview with pos… Producer Seb introduces a 2016 interview with postcolonial studies scholar Ashley Dawson on capitalism powered extinction events around the globe. He also has some answers to this week's Question from Hell! and tries (without success) to come up with a valid hangover cure. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1317306520 Wed, 03 Aug 2022 18:17:09 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/staff-picks-toxic-capitalism-makes-us-sick-elizabeth-grossman-valerie-brown 01:06:36 This Is Hell! yes Producer Lindsey plays a 2015 interview with science journalists Elizabeth Grossman and Valerie Brown on the failure of government regulatory agency and corporate greed in the chemical industry and how those things are making everyone sicker and less safe. Producer Lindsey plays a 2015 interview with scie… Producer Lindsey plays a 2015 interview with science journalists Elizabeth Grossman and Valerie Brown on the failure of government regulatory agency and corporate greed in the chemical industry and how those things are making everyone sicker and less safe. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1317293002 Wed, 03 Aug 2022 17:47:28 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/staff-picks-kurdish-freedom-movements-and-alternatives-to-capitalism-dilar-dirik 01:57:32 This Is Hell! yes Producer Dan introduces two interviews with Kurdish activist Dilar Dirik, talking about the movement for Kurdish liberation and how that movement's politics represent an alternate vision to the neoliberal world order. Producer Dan introduces two interviews with Kurdi… Producer Dan introduces two interviews with Kurdish activist Dilar Dirik, talking about the movement for Kurdish liberation and how that movement's politics represent an alternate vision to the neoliberal world order. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1316558674 Tue, 02 Aug 2022 17:19:28 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/staff-picks-the-us-wars-and-the-rise-of-isis-robert-fisk-patrick-cockburn 01:20:54 This Is Hell! yes Producer Dan plays two interviews from the vault that deal with the U.S. war in Iraq, and the subsequent rise of ISIS in the region. Producer Dan plays two interviews from the vault … Producer Dan plays two interviews from the vault that deal with the U.S. war in Iraq, and the subsequent rise of ISIS in the region. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1312895296 Wed, 27 Jul 2022 17:52:17 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/black-hawk-frown-us-military-returns-to-somalia-amanda-sperber 01:21:22 This Is Hell! yes We welcome investigative journalist Amanda Sperber back to the program to talk about her recent Baffler article "Prelude to a Redeployment - Listening for signs of the Americans in Kismayo, Somalia." After the interview we present a brand new Moment of Truth with Jeff Dorchen, and declare the winning answer to this week's Question from Hell!. https://thebaffler.com/latest/prelude-to-a-redeployment-sperber We welcome investigative journalist Amanda Sperbe… We welcome investigative journalist Amanda Sperber back to the program to talk about her recent Baffler article "Prelude to a Redeployment - Listening for signs of the Americans in Kismayo, Somalia." After the interview we present a brand new Moment of Truth with Jeff Dorchen, and declare the winning answer to this week's Question from Hell!. https://thebaffler.com/latest/prelude-to-a-redeployment-sperber thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1312254763 Tue, 26 Jul 2022 17:49:02 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/not-funny-racist-humor-and-white-supremacy-raul-perez 01:16:47 This Is Hell! yes Sociologist Raul Perez talks about his book "The Souls of White Jokes: How Racist Humor Fuels White Supremacy," we have this week in Rotten History, and read more of your answers to this week's Question from Hell!. Sociologist Raul Perez talks about his book "The … Sociologist Raul Perez talks about his book "The Souls of White Jokes: How Racist Humor Fuels White Supremacy," we have this week in Rotten History, and read more of your answers to this week's Question from Hell!. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1311522637 Mon, 25 Jul 2022 17:36:12 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/texas-and-the-origins-of-american-fascism-gerald-horne 01:29:47 This Is Hell! yes We welcome Gerald Horne back to the show to talk about most recent book "The Counter-Revolution of 1836 - Texas Slavery & Jim Crow and the Roots of U.S. Fascism." Stay tuned and learn of this week's whale-snack sized hangover cure, hear this week's Question from Hell!, and learn from Seb's Soapbox about some of the origins of Whiteness. We welcome Gerald Horne back to the show to talk … We welcome Gerald Horne back to the show to talk about most recent book "The Counter-Revolution of 1836 - Texas Slavery & Jim Crow and the Roots of U.S. Fascism." Stay tuned and learn of this week's whale-snack sized hangover cure, hear this week's Question from Hell!, and learn from Seb's Soapbox about some of the origins of Whiteness. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1308735229 Wed, 20 Jul 2022 17:58:12 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/rearming-the-constitution-william-e-forbath 01:25:53 This Is Hell! yes We welcome legal scholar and lawyer William E. Forbath to the program to talk about his book "The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution." Chuck muses about 26 years of running God's favorite radio program with Jeff Dorchen in this week's Moment of Truth, and we declare the winning answer to this week's Question from Hell! We welcome legal scholar and lawyer William E. Fo… We welcome legal scholar and lawyer William E. Forbath to the program to talk about his book "The Anti-Oligarchy Constitution." Chuck muses about 26 years of running God's favorite radio program with Jeff Dorchen in this week's Moment of Truth, and we declare the winning answer to this week's Question from Hell! thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1308044998 Tue, 19 Jul 2022 17:47:34 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/not-a-riot-race-massacres-capitalism-dre-cummings-kalvin-graham 01:23:54 This Is Hell! yes We welcome law scholars Dre Cummings and Kalvin Graham to talk about their work published in Tulsa Law Review about the relationship between race massacres and capitalism. We also have This Week in Rotten History, and more of your answers to this week's Question from Hell! We welcome law scholars Dre Cummings and Kalvin G… We welcome law scholars Dre Cummings and Kalvin Graham to talk about their work published in Tulsa Law Review about the relationship between race massacres and capitalism. We also have This Week in Rotten History, and more of your answers to this week's Question from Hell! thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1307427247 Mon, 18 Jul 2022 17:41:26 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/profit-uber-alles-the-uber-files-dean-starkman 01:29:39 This Is Hell! yes We welcome Dean Starkman of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists to talk about the coverage of the Uber Files, detailing the misdealings and corruption that the rideshare giant engages in. Producer Seb Wuepper gets on his soapbox to talk about the old question whether or not the United States is a democracy, we present your hangover cure for this week, and also introduce this week's Question from Hell! We welcome Dean Starkman of the International Con… We welcome Dean Starkman of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists to talk about the coverage of the Uber Files, detailing the misdealings and corruption that the rideshare giant engages in. Producer Seb Wuepper gets on his soapbox to talk about the old question whether or not the United States is a democracy, we present your hangover cure for this week, and also introduce this week's Question from Hell! thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1304613559 Wed, 13 Jul 2022 18:22:07 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/staff-picks-mushrooms-for-hope-anna-tsing 01:20:00 This Is Hell! yes Producer Lindsey introduces a 2015 interview with anthropologist Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing, Jeff Dorchen delivers another Moment of (Super)Truth on a flashforward seance in the stone age, and we declare the winning answer to this week's Question from Hell!. Producer Lindsey introduces a 2015 interview with… Producer Lindsey introduces a 2015 interview with anthropologist Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing, Jeff Dorchen delivers another Moment of (Super)Truth on a flashforward seance in the stone age, and we declare the winning answer to this week's Question from Hell!. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1303979281 Tue, 12 Jul 2022 17:03:50 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/staff-picks-blackness-as-anarchism-willam-c-anderson-zoe-samudzi 01:02:28 This Is Hell! yes Producer Dan Hill presents a 2017 interview with writer and medical sociologist Zoe Samudzi and activist William C. Anderson on their piece "The Anarchism of Blackness" piece in Roar Magazine. Dan also has this week in Rotten History, and reads more of the listeners' answers to this week's Question from Hell!. https://roarmag.org/magazine/black-liberation-anti-fascism/ Producer Dan Hill presents a 2017 interview with … Producer Dan Hill presents a 2017 interview with writer and medical sociologist Zoe Samudzi and activist William C. Anderson on their piece "The Anarchism of Blackness" piece in Roar Magazine. Dan also has this week in Rotten History, and reads more of the listeners' answers to this week's Question from Hell!. https://roarmag.org/magazine/black-liberation-anti-fascism/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1303386973 Mon, 11 Jul 2022 17:06:27 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/staff-picks-fascist-cages-of-capitalism-richard-hunsinger 01:02:47 This Is Hell! yes Producer Seb hijacks the studio for a soapbox-y episode while Chuck recuperates from surgery. Seb gets on his soapbox to question what, if anything, the Nazis can teach us, and plays a 2019 interview on capitalism and forced, migrant labor with writer and housing advocate Richard Hunsinger. We also have an all new Question from Hell! with some replies from the listening audience. Producer Seb hijacks the studio for a soapbox-y e… Producer Seb hijacks the studio for a soapbox-y episode while Chuck recuperates from surgery. Seb gets on his soapbox to question what, if anything, the Nazis can teach us, and plays a 2019 interview on capitalism and forced, migrant labor with writer and housing advocate Richard Hunsinger. We also have an all new Question from Hell! with some replies from the listening audience. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1301407441 Thu, 07 Jul 2022 17:39:01 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/tih20220707nangwayaakunostaffpicks 01:15:20 This Is Hell! yes Producer Dan presents an October 2017 interview with Ajamu Nangwaya and Kali Akuno from Cooperation Jackson, talking about retaking democracy for the people and how to build functional, bottom-up cooperation. Jeff Dorchen presents this week's Moment of (SUPER!)Truth, and Dan declares a winning answer to this week's Question from Hell! Producer Dan presents an October 2017 interview w… Producer Dan presents an October 2017 interview with Ajamu Nangwaya and Kali Akuno from Cooperation Jackson, talking about retaking democracy for the people and how to build functional, bottom-up cooperation. Jeff Dorchen presents this week's Moment of (SUPER!)Truth, and Dan declares a winning answer to this week's Question from Hell! thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1300696408 Wed, 06 Jul 2022 18:14:06 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/staff-picks-the-il-logic-of-misogyny-kate-manne 01:13:53 This Is Hell! yes Chuck is out, preparing for surgery, so cross your fingers and send good vibes. Inspired by the preceding episode's new interview with Kate Manne, producer Lindsey plays the 2017 interview with her on her book "Down, Girl - The Logic of Misogyny." We also have this week in Rotten History, and Lindsey reads more answers to this week's Question from Hell! Chuck is out, preparing for surgery, so cross you… Chuck is out, preparing for surgery, so cross your fingers and send good vibes. Inspired by the preceding episode's new interview with Kate Manne, producer Lindsey plays the 2017 interview with her on her book "Down, Girl - The Logic of Misogyny." We also have this week in Rotten History, and Lindsey reads more answers to this week's Question from Hell! thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1300131451 Tue, 05 Jul 2022 19:38:41 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/when-pregnancy-becomes-crime-kate-manne 01:35:17 This Is Hell! yes We welcome writer and philosophy scholar at Cornell University, Kate Manne. Kate talks about her Substack article "Criminalizing Pregnant People: A Brief Retrospective." We present this week's Hangover Cure, as well as the newest installment of Seb's Soapbox, where our resident historian producer takes the Turner Thesis to task. We welcome writer and philosophy scholar at Corne… We welcome writer and philosophy scholar at Cornell University, Kate Manne. Kate talks about her Substack article "Criminalizing Pregnant People: A Brief Retrospective." We present this week's Hangover Cure, as well as the newest installment of Seb's Soapbox, where our resident historian producer takes the Turner Thesis to task. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1296708946 Wed, 29 Jun 2022 17:46:51 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/second-amendment-fraud-jon-schwarz 01:33:25 This Is Hell! yes Jon Schwarz talks about his Intercept article "Right-Wing Supreme Court Continues Its “Great Fraud” About the Second Amendment." We also hear from Jeff Dorchen in this week's Moment of Truth about a new UFO conspiracy, and we announce this week's winning answer to the Question from Hell! Jon Schwarz talks about his Intercept article "Ri… Jon Schwarz talks about his Intercept article "Right-Wing Supreme Court Continues Its “Great Fraud” About the Second Amendment." We also hear from Jeff Dorchen in this week's Moment of Truth about a new UFO conspiracy, and we announce this week's winning answer to the Question from Hell! thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1296025579 Tue, 28 Jun 2022 17:43:44 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/tih20220628manfredi 01:17:16 This Is Hell! yes We welcome political theorist and legal scholar Zachari Manfredi to talk about his Boston Review article "Radicalizing Human Rights." Then we have more of your answers to this week's Question from Hell!, as well this week's installment of Rotten History. https://bostonreview.net/articles/radicalizing-human-rights/ We welcome political theorist and legal scholar Z… We welcome political theorist and legal scholar Zachari Manfredi to talk about his Boston Review article "Radicalizing Human Rights." Then we have more of your answers to this week's Question from Hell!, as well this week's installment of Rotten History. https://bostonreview.net/articles/radicalizing-human-rights/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1295373574 Mon, 27 Jun 2022 17:28:33 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/tih20220627roberts 01:24:06 This Is Hell! yes Chuck welcomes Spencer Roberts, science writer and contributor to Jacobin Magazine, the Intercept, Wired, and others to the program to talk about his research into the looming extinction of the Mexican grey wolf, a species whose repopuluation efforts are endangered by corrupt government officials, and greedy cattle ranchers. We also have this week's hangover cure, a new Question from Hell!, and producer Seb steps on his soapbox, fighting the misconception that things keep always getting better. Chuck welcomes Spencer Roberts, science writer an… Chuck welcomes Spencer Roberts, science writer and contributor to Jacobin Magazine, the Intercept, Wired, and others to the program to talk about his research into the looming extinction of the Mexican grey wolf, a species whose repopuluation efforts are endangered by corrupt government officials, and greedy cattle ranchers. We also have this week's hangover cure, a new Question from Hell!, and producer Seb steps on his soapbox, fighting the misconception that things keep always getting better. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1292469466 Wed, 22 Jun 2022 21:34:47 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/global-warming-in-india-kamala-thiagarajan 01:22:29 This Is Hell! yes Chuck talks to freelance writer, journalist, and Wire contributor Kamala Thiagarajan about her Wired.com article "India is Not Prepared for the Combination of Heat and Humidity." Jeff Dorchen reveals the Super Truth(R), and we announce this week's winning answer to the Question from Hell!. Chuck talks to freelance writer, journalist, and … Chuck talks to freelance writer, journalist, and Wire contributor Kamala Thiagarajan about her Wired.com article "India is Not Prepared for the Combination of Heat and Humidity." Jeff Dorchen reveals the Super Truth(R), and we announce this week's winning answer to the Question from Hell!. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1291810585 Tue, 21 Jun 2022 21:00:11 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/strategic-degrowth-susan-paulson 01:23:10 This Is Hell! yes Latin Americanist Susan Paulson returns to the show to talk about her contributions to the collected edition "Degrowth & Strategy" published by Degrowth Vienna. Producer Sebastian steps on his soapbox to talk about how our understanding of past sexuality is likely wrong. Answers to this week's Question from Hell! are read and hilarity ensues. https://www.degrowthstrategy.org/ Latin Americanist Susan Paulson returns to the sh… Latin Americanist Susan Paulson returns to the show to talk about her contributions to the collected edition "Degrowth & Strategy" published by Degrowth Vienna. Producer Sebastian steps on his soapbox to talk about how our understanding of past sexuality is likely wrong. Answers to this week's Question from Hell! are read and hilarity ensues. https://www.degrowthstrategy.org/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1291789819 Tue, 21 Jun 2022 20:22:07 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-borderline-police-state-reece-jones 01:23:32 This Is Hell! yes Chuck welcomes Reece Jones to the show to talk about his book "Nobody Is Protected: How the Border Patrol Became the Most Dangerous Police Force in the United States." We have your weekly Hangover Cure, this week in Rotten History as well as a brand new Question from Hell! Chuck welcomes Reece Jones to the show to talk ab… Chuck welcomes Reece Jones to the show to talk about his book "Nobody Is Protected: How the Border Patrol Became the Most Dangerous Police Force in the United States." We have your weekly Hangover Cure, this week in Rotten History as well as a brand new Question from Hell! thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1288232482 Wed, 15 Jun 2022 22:36:59 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/brazil-election-troubles-brian-mier 01:31:17 This Is Hell! yes Chuck welcomes back This is Hell! Brazil correspondent and writer for Brazilwire, and Telesur English, Brian Mier to talk about the upcoming elections in Brazil and the possibility of a coup by far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro. Jeff Dorchen basks in the glory of the Jan 6 Insurrection Show, and we declare the winning answer to this week's Question from Hell! Chuck welcomes back This is Hell! Brazil correspo… Chuck welcomes back This is Hell! Brazil correspondent and writer for Brazilwire, and Telesur English, Brian Mier to talk about the upcoming elections in Brazil and the possibility of a coup by far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro. Jeff Dorchen basks in the glory of the Jan 6 Insurrection Show, and we declare the winning answer to this week's Question from Hell! thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1287480919 Tue, 14 Jun 2022 18:59:54 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/black-lives-black-radicalism-and-state-violence-donna-murch 01:20:57 This Is Hell! yes Chuck welcomes historian Donna Murch to talk about her book "Assata Taught Me: State Violence, Mass Incarceration, and the Movement for Black Lives." We have this week in Rotten History, and new answers to this week's Question from Hell! https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1650-assata-taught-me Chuck welcomes historian Donna Murch to talk abou… Chuck welcomes historian Donna Murch to talk about her book "Assata Taught Me: State Violence, Mass Incarceration, and the Movement for Black Lives." We have this week in Rotten History, and new answers to this week's Question from Hell! https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1650-assata-taught-me thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1286763553 Mon, 13 Jun 2022 18:10:54 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/attention-deficit-disorder-vs-capitalism 00:48:59 This Is Hell! yes Independent scholar Laura Basu talks bout her OpenDemocracy article "Attention Deficit Disorder - The Anticapitalist Condition." Independent scholar Laura Basu talks bout her Ope… Independent scholar Laura Basu talks bout her OpenDemocracy article "Attention Deficit Disorder - The Anticapitalist Condition." thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1286748778 Mon, 13 Jun 2022 17:43:35 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/attention-deficit-capitalism 01:26:12 This Is Hell! yes Chuck welcomes economics editor and scholar at the University of Utrecht Laura Basu to talk her OpenDemocracy article "Attention Deficit Disorder, the Anticapitalist Condition." We present this week's hangover cure, and producer Seb gets on his soapbox to talk about why hero worship is dangerous in democratic societies. Chuck welcomes economics editor and scholar at th… Chuck welcomes economics editor and scholar at the University of Utrecht Laura Basu to talk her OpenDemocracy article "Attention Deficit Disorder, the Anticapitalist Condition." We present this week's hangover cure, and producer Seb gets on his soapbox to talk about why hero worship is dangerous in democratic societies. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1283781352 Wed, 08 Jun 2022 21:21:38 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/great-replacement-world-tour-pranay-somayajula 01:45:46 This Is Hell! yes Chuck welcomes writer and journalist Pranay Somayajula to the show to talk about his Jacobin article "From Buffalo to India, the Right’s Demographic Paranoia Fuels Deadly Violence." We will also have this week's Rotten History *and* this week's Moment of Truth with Jeff Dorchen *and* this week's winning answer to the Question from Hell! Chuck welcomes writer and journalist Pranay Somay… Chuck welcomes writer and journalist Pranay Somayajula to the show to talk about his Jacobin article "From Buffalo to India, the Right’s Demographic Paranoia Fuels Deadly Violence." We will also have this week's Rotten History *and* this week's Moment of Truth with Jeff Dorchen *and* this week's winning answer to the Question from Hell! thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1283229532 Wed, 08 Jun 2022 03:19:42 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/tih20220607kallispaulson 00:48:57 This Is Hell! yes Chuck is taking a sick day, so Producer Dan plays a 2020 interview with environmental scholar Giorgos Kallis and with Latin Americanist Susan Paulson on their book "The Case for Degrowth." https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=the-case-for-degrowth--9781509535620 Chuck is taking a sick day, so Producer Dan plays… Chuck is taking a sick day, so Producer Dan plays a 2020 interview with environmental scholar Giorgos Kallis and with Latin Americanist Susan Paulson on their book "The Case for Degrowth." https://www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?book_slug=the-case-for-degrowth--9781509535620 thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1282124947 Mon, 06 Jun 2022 17:30:08 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-war-against-children-henry-giroux 01:18:25 This Is Hell! yes Scholar, writer, professor, and cultural critic Henry Giroux talks to Chuck about his recent Counterpunch magazine article "Targeting Children - Killing Fields in the Age of Mass Shootings." Seb gets on his soapbox for a lesson on why people doing monstrous things should never be denied their humanity. https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/05/31/targeting-children-killing-fields-in-the-age-of-mass-shootings/ Scholar, writer, professor, and cultural critic H… Scholar, writer, professor, and cultural critic Henry Giroux talks to Chuck about his recent Counterpunch magazine article "Targeting Children - Killing Fields in the Age of Mass Shootings." Seb gets on his soapbox for a lesson on why people doing monstrous things should never be denied their humanity. https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/05/31/targeting-children-killing-fields-in-the-age-of-mass-shootings/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1279948513 Thu, 02 Jun 2022 17:54:13 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/searching-for-american-utopia-adrian-shirk 01:27:23 This Is Hell! yes Adrian Shirk talks to Chuck about her book "Heaven is a Place on Earth: Searching for American Utopia." In a Moment of Truth Jeff Dorchen takes the Party of Manson Family Values to task. A winner of the weekly Question from Hell! is chosen. Adrian Shirk talks to Chuck about her book "Heave… Adrian Shirk talks to Chuck about her book "Heaven is a Place on Earth: Searching for American Utopia." In a Moment of Truth Jeff Dorchen takes the Party of Manson Family Values to task. A winner of the weekly Question from Hell! is chosen. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1279255669 Wed, 01 Jun 2022 17:06:46 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/power-to-the-neighborhoods-joseph-marguelies 01:18:20 This Is Hell! yes Legal scholar Joseph Marguelies talks to Chuck about his Boston Review article "A Path to Neighborhood Power." We have new answers to this week's Question from Hell!, and other shenanigans. Legal scholar Joseph Marguelies talks to Chuck ab… Legal scholar Joseph Marguelies talks to Chuck about his Boston Review article "A Path to Neighborhood Power." We have new answers to this week's Question from Hell!, and other shenanigans. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1278682423 Tue, 31 May 2022 18:17:19 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/tih2022-05-31-aasim 01:25:19 This Is Hell! yes Political scholar Aasim Sajjad Akhtar talks to Chuck about his Catlyst Journal article "Breaking Afghanistan." We also have a new Rotten History, and your weekly Hangover Cure. https://catalyst-journal.com/2022/03/breaking-afghanistan Political scholar Aasim Sajjad Akhtar talks to Ch… Political scholar Aasim Sajjad Akhtar talks to Chuck about his Catlyst Journal article "Breaking Afghanistan." We also have a new Rotten History, and your weekly Hangover Cure. https://catalyst-journal.com/2022/03/breaking-afghanistan thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1275081565 Wed, 25 May 2022 17:58:11 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-folly-of-endless-growth-dominic-boyer 01:49:34 This Is Hell! yes Chuck interviews, Dominic Boyer, professor of anthropology at Rice University and Berggruen Institute fellow, who wrote the Noema Magazine article "Why We Have To Give Up On Endless Economic Growth." Jeff Dorchen is doing some deep brooding in a brand new Moment of Truth. A winner is declared for the weekly Question from Hell! Chuck interviews, Dominic Boyer, professor of ant… Chuck interviews, Dominic Boyer, professor of anthropology at Rice University and Berggruen Institute fellow, who wrote the Noema Magazine article "Why We Have To Give Up On Endless Economic Growth." Jeff Dorchen is doing some deep brooding in a brand new Moment of Truth. A winner is declared for the weekly Question from Hell! thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1274435449 Tue, 24 May 2022 17:20:21 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/the-homeless-industrial-complex-tracy-rosenthal 01:27:26 This Is Hell! yes Chuck is back! He welcomes writer, activist, and co-founder of the Los Angeles Tenants Union Tracy Rosenthal, who wrote the New Republic article "Inside L.A.'s Homeless Industrial Complex" Also: A new Rotten History, and a new Hangover Cure, and a new Question from Hell! https://newrepublic.com/article/166383/los-angeles-echo-park-homeless-industrial-complex Chuck is back! He welcomes writer, activist, and … Chuck is back! He welcomes writer, activist, and co-founder of the Los Angeles Tenants Union Tracy Rosenthal, who wrote the New Republic article "Inside L.A.'s Homeless Industrial Complex" Also: A new Rotten History, and a new Hangover Cure, and a new Question from Hell! https://newrepublic.com/article/166383/los-angeles-echo-park-homeless-industrial-complex thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1271531314 Thu, 19 May 2022 19:50:52 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/staff-picks-myth-of-whitness-and-western-civilization-ben-ehrenreich 01:17:31 This Is Hell! yes Producer Sebastian muses on origin and utility of racial categories and introduces a 2019 interview with writer Ben Ehrenreich explains how Enlightenment-era ideas of progress and Western civilization collapsed time and space around the bumbling, destructive European ideology of early capitalism, and why those ideas still mis-guide the bumbling, destructive European ideology of late capitalism on a dying planet. https://thebaffler.com/salvos/after-the-storm-ehrenreich Producer Sebastian muses on origin and utility of… Producer Sebastian muses on origin and utility of racial categories and introduces a 2019 interview with writer Ben Ehrenreich explains how Enlightenment-era ideas of progress and Western civilization collapsed time and space around the bumbling, destructive European ideology of early capitalism, and why those ideas still mis-guide the bumbling, destructive European ideology of late capitalism on a dying planet. https://thebaffler.com/salvos/after-the-storm-ehrenreich thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1270762048 Wed, 18 May 2022 17:09:21 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/staff-picks-environmental-racism-and-government-negligence 00:43:45 This Is Hell! yes Producer Lindsey introduces a 2017 interview with Journalist Sharon Lerner, who reports on the Exxon Mobil refinery polluting the majority-black Charlton-Pollard neighborhood of Beaumont, Texas, and the poisonous, 14 year silence from the EPA after the citizens' civil rights complaint, and connects the mechanisms of environmental racism to a history (and present) of regulatory rollbacks and industry noncompliance in powerless communities across the country. Producer Lindsey introduces a 2017 interview with… Producer Lindsey introduces a 2017 interview with Journalist Sharon Lerner, who reports on the Exxon Mobil refinery polluting the majority-black Charlton-Pollard neighborhood of Beaumont, Texas, and the poisonous, 14 year silence from the EPA after the citizens' civil rights complaint, and connects the mechanisms of environmental racism to a history (and present) of regulatory rollbacks and industry noncompliance in powerless communities across the country. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1270195090 Tue, 17 May 2022 19:33:56 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/staff-picks-real-estate-racism-and-black-homeownership-keeanga-yamahtta-taylor 00:42:53 This Is Hell! yes Producer Dan introduces an interview with African American studies scholar Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor who in her book "Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership" examines the mechanism of racism in the American real estate industry - as post-1968 public policies pushed Black renters and homeowners into a racially stratified, predatory housing market without Civil Rights protection, a predatory inclusion took shape, funneling wealth into private industry and foreclosing the futures of Black families for decades to come. https://uncpress.org/book/9781469653662/race-for-profit/ Producer Dan introduces an interview with African… Producer Dan introduces an interview with African American studies scholar Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor who in her book "Race for Profit: How Banks and the Real Estate Industry Undermined Black Homeownership" examines the mechanism of racism in the American real estate industry - as post-1968 public policies pushed Black renters and homeowners into a racially stratified, predatory housing market without Civil Rights protection, a predatory inclusion took shape, funneling wealth into private industry and foreclosing the futures of Black families for decades to come. https://uncpress.org/book/9781469653662/race-for-profit/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1269497008 Mon, 16 May 2022 18:07:43 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/medical-monopolies-and-patents-in-the-age-of-covid-19 01:33:36 This Is Hell! yes Chuck is back live in studio for his first full interview in two months, welcoming back independent journalist and writer Alexander Zaitchik, who wrote the book "Owning the Sun - A People's History of Monopoly Medicine from Aspirin to COVID-19 Vaccines." Chuck and Alexander talk about medical monopolies, the role people like Bill Gates and Joe Biden play in keeping medical patents in place, and why this makes the world sicker and poorer. It is a new week, so we have a new Question from Hell! as well as a new Hangover Cure and an all new Rotten History! https://www.counterpointpress.com/dd-product/owning-the-sun/ Chuck is back live in studio for his first full i… Chuck is back live in studio for his first full interview in two months, welcoming back independent journalist and writer Alexander Zaitchik, who wrote the book "Owning the Sun - A People's History of Monopoly Medicine from Aspirin to COVID-19 Vaccines." Chuck and Alexander talk about medical monopolies, the role people like Bill Gates and Joe Biden play in keeping medical patents in place, and why this makes the world sicker and poorer. It is a new week, so we have a new Question from Hell! as well as a new Hangover Cure and an all new Rotten History! https://www.counterpointpress.com/dd-product/owning-the-sun/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1267159849 Thu, 12 May 2022 18:46:21 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/staff-picks-american-exceptionalism-and-fascism-danny-haiphong 01:24:46 This Is Hell! yes Black Agenda Report's Danny Haiphong examines the lies at the root of the story America tells itself - as the corporate media obscures the reality of social relations at the base of American power, our collective notions of exceptionalism and innocence mask the exploitation that occurs around us everyday, and the exploiting class at the top of American society. In a brand new Moment of Truth Jeff Dorchen takes the Catholic Fascist United States Supreme Court Justices to court. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/American-Exceptionalism-and-American-Innocence/Roberto-Sirvent/9781510742369 https://abortionfunds.org/funds/ Black Agenda Report's Danny Haiphong examines the… Black Agenda Report's Danny Haiphong examines the lies at the root of the story America tells itself - as the corporate media obscures the reality of social relations at the base of American power, our collective notions of exceptionalism and innocence mask the exploitation that occurs around us everyday, and the exploiting class at the top of American society. In a brand new Moment of Truth Jeff Dorchen takes the Catholic Fascist United States Supreme Court Justices to court. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/American-Exceptionalism-and-American-Innocence/Roberto-Sirvent/9781510742369 https://abortionfunds.org/funds/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1267137025 Thu, 12 May 2022 17:59:27 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/tih20220511-damaris-b-hill 00:55:04 This Is Hell! yes Writer DaMaris Hill traces a history, and present, of Black women imprisoned in America - under a parallel regime of sexual violence and exploitation in the Jim Crow era and beyond, subject to the edges of a legal and economic system built on repression, risking freedom and safety in the simple acts of navigating daily life in a racist country. https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/a-bound-woman-is-a-dangerous-thing-9781635572629/ https://abortionfunds.org/funds/ Writer DaMaris Hill traces a history, and present… Writer DaMaris Hill traces a history, and present, of Black women imprisoned in America - under a parallel regime of sexual violence and exploitation in the Jim Crow era and beyond, subject to the edges of a legal and economic system built on repression, risking freedom and safety in the simple acts of navigating daily life in a racist country. https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/a-bound-woman-is-a-dangerous-thing-9781635572629/ https://abortionfunds.org/funds/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1265866348 Tue, 10 May 2022 19:38:04 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/tih-2022-05-10-staff-picks-jenny-brown 00:58:58 This Is Hell! yes Producer Dan presents a 2019 interview with organizer Jenny Brown who examines the long history and present politics of the fight for abortions in America, and explains why the left must be clear and honest about abortion - as an unrestricted right, as a social service to be included in national healthcare, and as an unfinished front of the feminist revolution. https://www.versobooks.com/books/3095-without-apology https://abortionfunds.org/funds/ Producer Dan presents a 2019 interview with organ… Producer Dan presents a 2019 interview with organizer Jenny Brown who examines the long history and present politics of the fight for abortions in America, and explains why the left must be clear and honest about abortion - as an unrestricted right, as a social service to be included in national healthcare, and as an unfinished front of the feminist revolution. https://www.versobooks.com/books/3095-without-apology https://abortionfunds.org/funds/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1265259616 Mon, 09 May 2022 20:58:58 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/tih20220509 01:16:27 This Is Hell! yes Alex plays two interviews with Black Agenda Report founders Bruce Dixon (Jan 2017) and Glen Ford (Dec 2008) Alex plays two interviews with Black Agenda Repor… Alex plays two interviews with Black Agenda Report founders Bruce Dixon (Jan 2017) and Glen Ford (Dec 2008) thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1262909014 Thu, 05 May 2022 18:23:19 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/staff-picks-connor-woodman-the-imperial-boomerang 01:12:51 This Is Hell! yes Producer Sebastian presents a June 2020 interview with Writer Connor Woodman on his Verso blog series "The Imperial Boomerang" and in a new segment, Sebastian gets on his soapbox and lectures about the history of abortion rights and the anti-abortion right in the United States. https://www.versobooks.com/blogs?tag=375 Abortion rights: https://billmoyers.com/story/history-of-abortion-law-america/ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/sep/08/abortion-us-religious-right-racial-segregation https://abortionfunds.org/funds/ Producer Sebastian presents a June 2020 interview… Producer Sebastian presents a June 2020 interview with Writer Connor Woodman on his Verso blog series "The Imperial Boomerang" and in a new segment, Sebastian gets on his soapbox and lectures about the history of abortion rights and the anti-abortion right in the United States. https://www.versobooks.com/blogs?tag=375 Abortion rights: https://billmoyers.com/story/history-of-abortion-law-america/ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/sep/08/abortion-us-religious-right-racial-segregation https://abortionfunds.org/funds/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1262216623 Wed, 04 May 2022 16:36:37 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/staff-picks-feminsm-beyond-capitalism-jessa-crispin 01:03:17 This Is Hell! yes Writer Jessa Crispin rejects today's mainstreamed, neoliberal feminism, and calls for a return to feminism's radical promise: as a sharp-edged, outsider's social critique, as a challenge to the supremacy of capitalism, and as a path towards a radically reorganized society. https://www.mhpbooks.com/books/why-i-am-not-a-feminist/ https://abortionfunds.org/funds/ Writer Jessa Crispin rejects today's mainstreamed… Writer Jessa Crispin rejects today's mainstreamed, neoliberal feminism, and calls for a return to feminism's radical promise: as a sharp-edged, outsider's social critique, as a challenge to the supremacy of capitalism, and as a path towards a radically reorganized society. https://www.mhpbooks.com/books/why-i-am-not-a-feminist/ https://abortionfunds.org/funds/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1261611886 Tue, 03 May 2022 16:43:39 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/tih-2022-05-03-boots-riley-staff-pick 00:48:56 This Is Hell! yes Producer Dan presents a 2018 interview Chuck conducted with the amazing multi talented artist Boots Riley prompted by the release of his movie "Sorry to Bother You." Also due to the current news surrounding the United States Supreme Court's impending overturning of Roe v. Wade and the coming outlawing of abortions, here is a link to the National Abortion Fund where you can find a local fund to contribute to. https://abortionfunds.org/about/abortion-funds-101/ Producer Dan presents a 2018 interview Chuck cond… Producer Dan presents a 2018 interview Chuck conducted with the amazing multi talented artist Boots Riley prompted by the release of his movie "Sorry to Bother You." Also due to the current news surrounding the United States Supreme Court's impending overturning of Roe v. Wade and the coming outlawing of abortions, here is a link to the National Abortion Fund where you can find a local fund to contribute to. https://abortionfunds.org/about/abortion-funds-101/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1261178086 Mon, 02 May 2022 20:30:32 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/tih20220502 00:54:35 This Is Hell! yes Writer Asad Haider explains how today's reductive form of identity politics acts as an obstacle to understanding and confronting oppression. FIRST BROADCAST: June 2018. Writer Asad Haider explains how today's reductive… Writer Asad Haider explains how today's reductive form of identity politics acts as an obstacle to understanding and confronting oppression. FIRST BROADCAST: June 2018. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1258854952 Thu, 28 Apr 2022 19:10:26 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/staff-picks-cedric-johnson-race-class-and-the-policing-of-inequality 01:21:40 This Is Hell! yes Political scientist Cedric Johnson examines the collisions of race, class, policing and activism in the wake of George Floyd's murder, and explains why the Democratic Party and capital threaten to co-opt and re-direct the protest movement's energy unless it commits to a politics of redistribution and power for the working class. https://nonsite.org/the-triumph-of-black-lives-matter-and-neoliberal-redemption/ Political scientist Cedric Johnson examines the c… Political scientist Cedric Johnson examines the collisions of race, class, policing and activism in the wake of George Floyd's murder, and explains why the Democratic Party and capital threaten to co-opt and re-direct the protest movement's energy unless it commits to a politics of redistribution and power for the working class. https://nonsite.org/the-triumph-of-black-lives-matter-and-neoliberal-redemption/ thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1258232533 Wed, 27 Apr 2022 21:37:44 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/tih20220427jamesdoucetbattle 01:03:40 This Is Hell! yes Anthropologist James Doucet-Battle on sugar, diabetes, racialized science and his book "Sweetness in the Blood: Race, Risk, and Type 2 Diabetes" from University of Minnesota Press. https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/sweetness-in-the-blood Anthropologist James Doucet-Battle on sugar, diab… Anthropologist James Doucet-Battle on sugar, diabetes, racialized science and his book "Sweetness in the Blood: Race, Risk, and Type 2 Diabetes" from University of Minnesota Press. https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/sweetness-in-the-blood thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1257630733 Tue, 26 Apr 2022 20:53:32 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/staff-picks-david-graeber-bureaucracy-and-bullshit-jobs 01:41:45 This Is Hell! yes Dan replays two interviews Chuck did with the late, great David Graeber, the first about his book on bureaucracy "The Utopia of Rules," the second on the book "Bullshit Jobs." https://www.mhpbooks.com/books/the-utopia-of-rules/ https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Bullshit-Jobs/David-Graeber/9781501143335 Dan replays two interviews Chuck did with the lat… Dan replays two interviews Chuck did with the late, great David Graeber, the first about his book on bureaucracy "The Utopia of Rules," the second on the book "Bullshit Jobs." https://www.mhpbooks.com/books/the-utopia-of-rules/ https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Bullshit-Jobs/David-Graeber/9781501143335 thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1256870791 Mon, 25 Apr 2022 18:10:01 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/tih20220425 01:04:36 This Is Hell! yes Alex replays Chuck's Oct 2021 conversation with writer Panashe Chigumadzi on her article "The Cry of Black Worldlessness" for Africa Is A Country. https://africasacountry.com/2021/10/the-cry-of-black-worldlessness Alex replays Chuck's Oct 2021 conversation with w… Alex replays Chuck's Oct 2021 conversation with writer Panashe Chigumadzi on her article "The Cry of Black Worldlessness" for Africa Is A Country. https://africasacountry.com/2021/10/the-cry-of-black-worldlessness thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1254472453 Thu, 21 Apr 2022 17:24:31 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/staff-picks-the-power-of-pleasure-activism-adrienne-maree-brown 01:02:30 This Is Hell! yes Writer adrienne maree brown explores the radical, liberatory potential of pleasure - to reclaim the self from the bounds of oppression, to restore our relationships with other people and the planet, and to imagine (and inhabit) the future worlds we hope to win with our activism. adrienne is author of the book Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good from AK Press. https://www.akpress.org/pleasure-activism.html Writer adrienne maree brown explores the radical,… Writer adrienne maree brown explores the radical, liberatory potential of pleasure - to reclaim the self from the bounds of oppression, to restore our relationships with other people and the planet, and to imagine (and inhabit) the future worlds we hope to win with our activism. adrienne is author of the book Pleasure Activism: The Politics of Feeling Good from AK Press. https://www.akpress.org/pleasure-activism.html thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1253748034 Wed, 20 Apr 2022 16:41:54 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/staff-picks-sarah-ihmoud-sheikh-jarrah-and-beyond 00:54:59 This Is Hell! yes Anthropologist Sarah Ihmoud on the dynamics of colonialist violence and domination against indigenous people in Palestine and across the globe, connecting those struggles across borders, and her article Sheikh Jarrah: The Question Before Us for Jadaliyya. https://www.jadaliyya.com/Details/42757/Sheikh-Jarrah-The-Question-Before-Us Anthropologist Sarah Ihmoud on the dynamics of co… Anthropologist Sarah Ihmoud on the dynamics of colonialist violence and domination against indigenous people in Palestine and across the globe, connecting those struggles across borders, and her article Sheikh Jarrah: The Question Before Us for Jadaliyya. https://www.jadaliyya.com/Details/42757/Sheikh-Jarrah-The-Question-Before-Us thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1253260870 Tue, 19 Apr 2022 21:10:55 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/fascism-where-it-comes-from-and-how-to-counter-it-ed-sutton-natasha-lennard 01:19:25 This Is Hell! yes In another This is Limbo! episode, producer Sebastian muses about what drives fascism and presents two interviews, one with Antidote writer Ed Sutton and one with political analyst Natasha Lennard who both mused on these very questions themselves. In another This is Limbo! episode, producer Sebas… In another This is Limbo! episode, producer Sebastian muses about what drives fascism and presents two interviews, one with Antidote writer Ed Sutton and one with political analyst Natasha Lennard who both mused on these very questions themselves. thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1252441801 Mon, 18 Apr 2022 18:24:38 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/tih20220418 00:49:19 This Is Hell! yes Alex replays Chuck's interview with theorist Jodi Dean on her book "Crowds and Party" from Verso Books. [First broadcast January 23 2016] Alex replays Chuck's interview with theorist Jodi… Alex replays Chuck's interview with theorist Jodi Dean on her book "Crowds and Party" from Verso Books. [First broadcast January 23 2016] thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1250352985 Thu, 14 Apr 2022 20:43:35 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/tih20220414 01:19:49 This Is Hell! yes Sebastian replays Chuck's interview with historian Trevor Griffey on his article "A New Deal for College Teachers and Teaching" written with Mia McIver for the American Association of University Professors website, and in an ALL NEW Moment of Truth, Jeff Dorchen introduces The Other White Pride: Calcium. [Griffey interview first broadcast May 4, 2021] https://www.aaup.org/article/new-deal-college-teachers-and-teaching Sebastian replays Chuck's interview with historia… Sebastian replays Chuck's interview with historian Trevor Griffey on his article "A New Deal for College Teachers and Teaching" written with Mia McIver for the American Association of University Professors website, and in an ALL NEW Moment of Truth, Jeff Dorchen introduces The Other White Pride: Calcium. [Griffey interview first broadcast May 4, 2021] https://www.aaup.org/article/new-deal-college-teachers-and-teaching thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1249692712 Wed, 13 Apr 2022 21:13:35 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/tih20220413 01:12:40 This Is Hell! yes Dan replays interviews with Gary Brecher (The War Nerd) and Mark Ames. [First broadcast Oct 20 2012 and April 30 2011] Dan replays interviews with Gary Brecher (The War… Dan replays interviews with Gary Brecher (The War Nerd) and Mark Ames. [First broadcast Oct 20 2012 and April 30 2011] thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews tag:soundcloud,2010:tracks/1249039285 Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:02:05 +0000 https://soundcloud.com/this-is-hell/tih20220412 00:59:16 This Is Hell! yes Lindsey replays artist Cassie Thornton explores the revolutionary potential of The Hologram - a peer-to-peer system of care between people as equals in an unequal society. [First broadcast August 4, 2020] Lindsey replays artist Cassie Thornton explores t… Lindsey replays artist Cassie Thornton explores the revolutionary potential of The Hologram - a peer-to-peer system of care between people as equals in an unequal society. [First broadcast August 4, 2020] thisishell@wnur.orgChicago,This,is,Hell,Chuck,Mertz,interviews