Podcasts

Faves

Class Unity

Class Unity is a Marxist organization that promotes class struggle politics: workers against bosses. Though the group is American, their interview guests have come from all over the world, including Radhika Desai from Winnipeg!

Confronting Capitalism

Episodes range from theory to analysis, but all focus on dissecting capitalism, and explaining how it could be replaced by socialism, specifically through the labour movement. Vivek Chibber makes theory incredibly accessible.

Occasional

Economic Update

Richard Wolff explains current events and economic ideas in plain language. One of the most approachable shows on this list.

American Prestige

I get most of my international news coverage from Danny Bessner and Derek Davison's weekly news round up. They cover more information than typical network broadcasts in the same time. Their guest interviews are good, but sometimes too academic for me.

This Is Revolution

TIR is a range of shows and hosts. Jason Myles, the show's founder, hosts the main show, which I keep up with most. Some frequent topics include love/dating, identity politics, current events, and making fun of culture wars.

Bungacast

Strangely, I like the work of the people involved with Bungacast's affiliate, Damage magazine, more than I like the podcast itself. One particular highlight for me is episode 430, "Welcome to the Tourist Age", featuring Marco d'Eramo.

Soberanía

José Luis Granados Ceja and Kurt Hackbarth discuss current events in Mexico. It's often surprisingly positive due to their president's policies, which have been aimed at improving the lives of Mexico's poorest.

Ended

A World To Win

Blakely mostly covered UK events and interviewed guests from Europe. This show ended some years ago, but Blakely still shares her thoughts as a guest on other shows.

Cargo Cult

Karavani and Greenstein's approach to the tech world and its failures and idiosyncracies was just so funny. Some of the issues they discussed are ongoing, such as Neom, and the continued development of AI.

Class Matters

Adolph Reed Jr. and various guests discussed labour and politics in the US. I think Reed and co. offered valuable and still relevant insight, even though the show began in 2021 and ended too soon.

Disclaimer

Podcasts ultimately range from switch-your-brain-off entertainment to genuinely valuable edutainment. If you really want to learn about something, it's best to engage with that subject in as many ways as possible. In other words: watch videos, read about it, and even try to find opposing or conflicting views about it.