The Jacobin Show with David Griscom

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The Jacobin Show is a weekly program delivering in-depth analysis of the Left, working-class politics, and much more, hosted by David Griscom and produced by Matt Lech. This is the audio edition of our weekly video broadcast.

  1. 2d ago

    Bernie Sanders Still Matters

    A decade ago, Bernie Sanders launched a political movement whose effects we still see today. Jacobin’s editor Micah Uetricht and senior editor Megan Day join David to talk about how Sanders forever changed US politics and breathed life into the socialist movement. Read their piece for Jacobin, “A Decade of Bernie Sanders’s Transformation of America”: https://jacobin.com/2026/10/sanders-ten-year-anniversary-2016-primary And their book, Bigger Than Bernie: https://www.versobooks.com/products/2572-bigger-than-bernie You can get four print issues of Jacobin for just $10, or yearlong digital access for $5, by using the code EMPIREYT: https://jacobin.com/subscribe/?code=EMPIREYT This is the audio version of a video from October 30, 2026. Catch the Jacobin Show on YouTube every Friday at 3 PM ET: https://www.youtube.com/@JacobinMag

    Bernie Sanders Still Matters

  2. Oct 23

    America’s Forgotten Socialist w/ Shawn Gude

    David is joined by Shawn Gude, former editor at Jacobin and author of a new book about Eugene Debs, American Socialist. Read the review in Jacobin: https://jacobin.com/2026/10/debs-biography-socialism-class-race You can get four print issues of Jacobin for just $10, or yearlong digital access for $5, by using the code EMPIREYT: https://jacobin.com/subscribe/?code=EMPIREYT This is the audio version of a video from October 23, 2026. Catch the Jacobin Show on YouTube every Friday at 3 PM ET: https://www.youtube.com/@JacobinMag

    America’s Forgotten Socialist w/ Shawn Gude

  3. Oct 16

    Globalization May Be Dying, but Empire Is Alive

    This week on the Jacobin Show, we discuss Jacobin's latest issue, The New Empire, with two contributors. Features editor and host of Long Reads Daniel Finn joins us to discuss globalization, imperialism, and left internationalism. Read “Their Internationalism and Ours”: https://jacobin.com/2026/09/their-internationalism-and-ours Virgilio Urbina Lazardi joins us to discuss his critique of Thomas Piketty’s proposals for global redistribution. Read “Thomas Piketty’s Utopian Socialism”: https://jacobin.com/2026/09/thomas-pikettys-utopian-socialism You can get four print issues of Jacobin for just $10, or yearlong digital access for $5, by using the code EMPIREYT: https://jacobin.com/subscribe/?code=EMPIREYT This is the audio version of a video from October 16, 2026. Catch the Jacobin Show on YouTube every Friday at 3 PM ET: https://www.youtube.com/@JacobinMag

    Globalization May Be Dying, but Empire Is Alive

  4. Oct 9

    Is This the End of Brazilian Democracy?

    David speaks to Andre Pagliarini, professor at Louisiana State University and a contributor to Jacobin and Catalyst, about the elections in Brazil, if Lula can still win the presidency, and what lesson we can all take from Lula’s political project. ou can get four print issues of Jacobin for just $10, or yearlong digital access for $5, by using the code JACOBINSHOW25: https://jacobin.com/subscribe/?code=JACOBINSHOW25 This is the audio version of a video from October 9, 2026. Catch the Jacobin Show on YouTube every Friday at 3 PM ET: https://www.youtube.com/@JacobinMag

    Is This the End of Brazilian Democracy?

  5. Sep 25

    The Devil Visits New York

    Matt and David break down Netanyahu’s appearance in New York City and the protests that met him. We also answer: Should socialists reclaim efficiency, and why is sports gambling such a problem for working-class politics? You can get four print issues of Jacobin for just $10, or yearlong digital access for $5, by using the code JACOBINSHOW25: https://jacobin.com/subscribe/?code=JACOBINSHOW25 This is the audio version of a video from September 25, 2026. Catch the Jacobin Show on YouTube every Friday at 3 PM ET: https://www.youtube.com/@JacobinMag

    The Devil Visits New York

  6. Sep 18

    The Center Is Out of Ideas

    David and Matt talk about why democratic socialism is beating the center — and how the center is lashing out. From attacks on Hasan Piker to empty promises, the center is out of ideas. You can get four print issues of Jacobin for just $10, or yearlong digital access for $5, by using the code JACOBINSHOW25: https://jacobin.com/subscribe/?code=JACOBINSHOW25 This is the audio version of a video from September 18, 2026. Catch the Jacobin Show on YouTube every Friday at 3 PM ET: https://www.youtube.com/@JacobinMag

    The Center Is Out of Ideas

  7. Sep 11

    Tech Workers Take on the Oligarchs

    David is joined by Clarissa Redwine and JS Tan to talk about the many ways the tech industry has set itself up against workers, and how we can beat the power of Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos by organizing. You can get four print issues of Jacobin for just $10, or yearlong digital access for $5, by using the code JACOBINSHOW25: https://jacobin.com/subscribe/?code=JACOBINSHOW25 This is the audio version of a video from September 11, 2026. Catch the Jacobin Show on YouTube every Friday at 3 PM ET: https://www.youtube.com/@JacobinMag

    Tech Workers Take on the Oligarchs

  8. Sep 4

    Democratic Socialists Are Here and Elites Are Mad

    David and Matt talk about what democratic socialism is, and why it won’t leave James Carville alone. You can get four print issues of Jacobin for just $10, or yearlong digital access for $5, by using the code JACOBINSHOW25: https://jacobin.com/subscribe/?code=JACOBINSHOW25 This is the audio version of a video from September 4, 2026. Catch the Jacobin Show on YouTube every Friday at 3 PM ET: https://www.youtube.com/@JacobinMag

    Democratic Socialists Are Here and Elites Are Mad
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The Jacobin Show is a weekly program delivering in-depth analysis of the Left, working-class politics, and much more, hosted by David Griscom and produced by Matt Lech. This is the audio edition of our weekly video broadcast.

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