Half the Answer

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Caitlin M. Green and Trent R. Nelson interview experts who weigh in on current debates. In the process they seek not only to uncover answers to the questions of the day, but to explore why they are being asked in the first place. To understand the questions we ask, they believe, is half the answer.

  1. -20 h

    European Election Results, Racist Militias, and Jared Kushner (with Hunter CG)

    Our European correspondent Hunter CG, often known as RoteRoteMedia, clues us into the latest Old World happenings, with special attention to the ongoing adventures of Donald Trump's middle-aged son-in-law and "special envoy for peace" Jared Kushner. https://www.LiberalCurrents.com/drive/ https://www.democratsabroad.org/about_us https://www.thedemcon.org https://www.tiktok.com/@roterotemedia https://www.instagram.com/roterotemedia/ https://www.youtube.com/@roterotemedia/shorts https://bsky.app/profile/roterote.bsky.social https://apnews.com/video/protest-against-kushner-linked-coastal-development-held-near-albanias-parliament-f09c4305bc7548f3a37a5aa1d5463826 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c986w38r4j5o https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/who-rupert-lowe-restore-britain-5HjdTPC_2/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8znyzgkjjo https://apnews.com/article/wales-scotland-northern-ireland-independence-uk-devolution-4242b7fd6987520211562a2250f093a1 https://www.reuters.com/world/italys-meloni-says-albania-migrant-camp-scheme-will-continue-2025-11-13/ https://apnews.com/article/sweden-election-opposition-wins-andersson-bf88ef9771cdd4f435a1568b98a11790 https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-wedding-bankrolled-russian-oligarch-umar-kremlev-putin https://www.britannica.com/event/2025-Nepalese-Gen-Z-Protests https://apnews.com/article/madagascar-protests-gen-z-rajoelina-e39ef11bd1f4a92f1f4b353900348219 https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/online-exclusive/how-serbian-students-created-the-largest-protest-movement-in-decades/

  2. -4 j

    How the Tech Bros of Silicon Valley Would Govern Us (with Adrian Daub)

    When those at the very top echelon of influence in Silicon Valley think about, talk about, and interact with government, what does that look like? Can we come up with a legible, understandable picture of the tech elites' idea of what governing is and how they relate to it? Adrian Daub says yes, and he says it in his new book "What Tech Calls Governing." Resources "What Tech Calls Governing": https://bookshop.org/a/115699/9781503648333 "The Cancel Culture Panic: How an American Obsession Went Global": https://bookshop.org/a/115699/9781503640849 screengrab of Elizabeth Holmes from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGJSRFWALTI Elon Musk photo by Gage Skidmore https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/54349592271/in/album-72177720324044219 Mark Zuckerberg with Trump https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sI-ULy4akl0 Peter Thiel photo by Gage Skidmore https://flic.kr/p/2n3bPZt Tim Cook in Oval Office from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kSAGUjY2HIs

  3. 9 sept.

    Trump, Israel, the Iran War, and the Death of the Two-State Solution (with Y. L. Al-Sheikh)

    What is the current state of affairs in Israel, Palestine, and the surrounding nations? We ask Y. L. Al-Sheikh for her help summarizing and contextualizing recent developments. Resources ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/diplomatofnight.com⁠ ⁠https://www.liberalcurrents.com/author/ylalsheikh/⁠ ⁠https://foreignpolicy.com/author/yaseen-al-sheikh/⁠ ⁠https://internationalpolicy.org/resource-author/y-l-al-sheikh/⁠ ⁠https://foreignpolicy.com/author/yaseen-al-sheikh/⁠ ⁠https://www.newyorker.com/news/a-reporter-at-large/new-maps-show-how-israel-has-thwarted-hopes-for-a-palestinian-state⁠ ⁠https://truthout.org/articles/air-force-is-reviewing-case-of-iran-war-gold-star-widow-being-denied-benefits/⁠ "The One State Reality: What Is Israel/Palestine?": ⁠https://bookshop.org/a/115699/9781501768408

  4. 3 sept.

    Very Normal, Sir: Trump's Canadian and Iranian Quagmires (with Greg Sargent)

    Donald Trump's unprovoked trade war with Canada and his chaotic attacks on Iran have him hemorrhaging support in states he won in 2024. Why doesn't he seem to care? What is he thinking? We can't read minds, but we can talk to Greg Sargent from the New Republic about Trump's statements, posts, and actions over the last month or so. Resources https://newrepublic.com https://bsky.app/profile/gregsargent.bsky.social https://newrepublic.com/article/214669/trump-canada-trade-war-backfiring https://newrepublic.com/article/214682/transcript-krugman-trump-reveals-deep-contempt-maga-voters https://newrepublic.com/article/214748/transcript-trump-fury-canada-already-backfiring-badly

  5. 30 août

    Esther's Army: The Women Who Make Up MAGA (with Katie Gaddini)

    Who are the women supporting the rise of the far right in the United States? Are they brainwashed? Confused? Under coercive control? Dr. Katie Gaddini presents her findings after interviewing politically active right-wing women across the country and explains that there can be several distinct classifications of such women, who all are different, complex, and active participants in their political movement. Resources https://katiegaddini.com "Esther's Army: The Christian Women Who Power the American Right" https://bookshop.org/a/115699/9781324123767 https://slate.com/culture/2026/07/conservative-women-right-wing-republican-christian-evangelical-trump-politics-maga.html https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/katie-gaddini/esthers-army/ podcast: blessed & stressed https://katiegaddini.com/podcasts https://katiegaddini.substack.com

  6. 22 août

    For Back-to-School, It's Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (with Caitlin Gilbert)

    Vaccination rates are falling across the country, vaccine deniers are occupying positions of power in the United States government, and previously eradicated diseases are reappearing. Tracking all of this is Caitlin Gilbert and her colleagues at the Washington Post health, science, and wellness desk. We asked her to fill us in on the state of the nation when it comes to vaccination, inoculation, and all things disease prevention. Resources https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/caitlin-gilbert/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/08/17/trump-rolls-back-vaccine-recommendations-see-where-your-school-stands/ https://bsky.app/profile/caitlingilbert.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/caitlingilbert.bsky.social/post/3msr4aokzkc2s https://www.tiktok.com/@caitlingilbertdata https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/treatments/24135-vaccines https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3407399/

  7. 18 août

    Midterm Madness: Political Ads from Michigan to Texas (with Jonathan M. Katz)

    It's an unhinged political ad round-up, featuring racist memes from Donald Trump himself and Ken Paxton's rancid, deep-fried AI slop rip-off of one of the most famous ads from history. Author Jonathan M. Katz helps us make sense of the hideous soup of extremism, slander, bad art, and dirty dealings that we're all floating in. Resources: https://www.theracket.news https://www.forever-wars.com "Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and the Making and Breaking of America's Empire": https://bookshop.org/a/115699/9781250135599 "The Big Truck That Went By: How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster": https://bookshop.org/a/115699/9781137278975 "The Legend of Skokie: A Story of Free Speech and Fascism in America": https://bookshop.org/a/115699/9781250427519 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-primary-elections/michigan-senate-results https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/the-right-is-targeting-abdul-el-sayeds-family-members/ https://www.wbaltv.com/article/trump-backed-candidate-michigan-loss-dropped-out/73357749 https://www.splcenter.org/resources/reports/racist-book-camp-saints-gains-popularity/ https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Turner-Diaries https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/08/an-infamous-attack-ad-just-got-an-ai-resurrection/ https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/arts/rachel-pollack-dead.html https://www.splcenter.org/resources/reports/turner-diaries-other-racist-novels-inspire-extremist-violence/

  8. 10 août

    Was Cultural Marxism Responsible for the Beatles? (with A. J. A. Woods)

    Why does the right keep talking about a handful of critical theorists from the 1960s? Why are they hellbent on rooting out discussion of progressive ideas from the public sphere? What did Theodor Adorno have to do with the release of "I Wanna Hold Your Hand"? And does the notion of "Cultural Marxism" imply the existence of seminal thinker Cultural Marx? We talk to A. J. A. Woods, author of "The Cultural Marxism Conspiracy," about all these questions but the last one. "The Cultural Marxism Conspiracy" https://bookshop.org/a/115699/9781804296967 ⁠https://www.liberalcurrents.com/the-ever-shifting-cultural-marxism/⁠ ⁠https://nathangoldwag.wordpress.com/2020/06/10/do-we-all-live-on-campus-now/⁠ ⁠https://www.thefp.com/p/honestly-rufo-mounk-debate-dei⁠ "beatles 4" by beatles maniac11 is licensed under CC BY 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit ⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/?ref=openverse⁠.

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Caitlin M. Green and Trent R. Nelson interview experts who weigh in on current debates. In the process they seek not only to uncover answers to the questions of the day, but to explore why they are being asked in the first place. To understand the questions we ask, they believe, is half the answer.

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  • Création
    Liberal Currents
  • Années d’activité
    2025 - 2026
  • Épisodes
    105
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    Contenu explicite
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