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Silicon Valley wants to shape our future, but why should we let it? Every Thursday, Paris Marx is joined by a new guest to critically examine the tech industry, its big promises, and the people behind them. Tech Won’t Save Us challenges the notion that tech alone can drive our world forward by showing that separating tech from politics has consequences for us all, especially the most vulnerable. It’s not your usual tech podcast.
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Drilled

Critical Frequency

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A true-crime podcast about climate change. Hosted by award-winning investigative journalist Amy Westervelt and reported by a team of climate journalists, Drilled investigates the various obstacles that have kept the world from adequately responding to climate change.
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The Regrettable Century

Chris, Kevin, Jason, & Ben

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The old forms of the left are moribund and the new forms are stupid. We're making a podcast that discusses the need to organize a dialectical pessimism and develop a salvage project capable of sparking a new workers' movement for socialism. A clean, honest, and unsentimental melancholy is required; we are cultivating one and would like to share it with you.
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Social critic-at-large Charles Bursell presents podcasts, radio art, and commentary in a variety of formats and genres ranging from one-on-one conversation to full company experimental audio improv. Current podcasts include "Conversations with Charles Bursell" and "Stream of Consciousness Talk Radio Theatre"
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Critical Theory in Context

Center for Humanities and Social Change in Berlin

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What are the crucial conflicts of our time? What hopes and wishes for a better future are expressed within these conflicts? The podcast Critical Theory in Context combines analysis of the present with perspectives on societal transformation. We host conversations with theorists and activists about social crises and the possibilities of their emancipatory overcoming.
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(Formerly known as Black & White) Open, honest, respectful, entertaining, and informative conversations. Truth Starts Now features host Dan Perkins talking with newsmakers and other knowledgable and significant individuals about important subjects to the American people.
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Practical Criticism

The Brooklyn Institute for Social Research

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Practical Criticism is a series of the Podcast for Social Research. Each episode features a discussion of a different object from the cultural sphere; the catch is that only one participant knows in advance what that object is.
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We live in a complex, fast changing and highly social world. One of the most compelling questions we face is how to understand ourselves and other people. The video tracks on this album introduce the four main theoretical perspectives in social psychology - cognitive, psychoanalytical, discursive and phenomenological. The album also explores interrogative themes that help in the understanding of key topics in social psychology. This material forms part of The Open University course DD307 Soc ...
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Each week we bring you a new, in-depth exploration of the space where science and society collide. We’re committed to the idea that making an effort to understand the world around you though science and critical thinking can benefit everyone—and lead to better decisions. We want to find out what’s true, what’s left to discover, and why it all matters.
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A half-assed cultural talk show we accidentally created while trying to do a music show. We weigh in on pop culture, social topics, entertainment, sports, and much more from New York. The Director's commentary track to the culture. Featuring Paul Smith, Brandon, and Tone Aye. WARNING: Contains very strong opinions!rs!
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What does it take to become a critical practitioner in social work? This unit will guide you through some important concepts. An understanding of ‘critical perspectives’ will help you take a positive and constructive approach to problems that arise in social work practice. This study unit is just one of many that can be found on LearningSpace, part of OpenLearn, a collection of open educational resources from The Open University. Published in ePub 2.0.1 format, some feature such as audio, vi ...
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Hosted by Michael Davis, Common Sense on Social Justice brings you a common sense and fresh perspective to creating a just society. Listen each week to explore themes of Catholic social teaching and to be equipped with the tools you need to carry out social justice right where you are. Produced at the studios of Mater Dei Radio in Portland, Oregon. Share your comments and questions with Michael by emailing sjcommonsense@gmail.com.
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Welcome to Transformative Talk! Each episode is hosted by different graduate students in Dr. Haddad’s courses at UTSA. Join us as we explore how educators can use critical social theories to transform themselves and their classrooms. Educators get real and share real-life experiences, near misses, and big-little wins. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/transformative-talk/support
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Labor

Critical Frequency

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Journalists Elise Hu and Amy Westervelt bring you the social science behind the many issues facing working families today. S1: How a global pandemic exacerbated the epidemic of American parenting misery.
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I realize that for most of us it is extremely traumatic to fully grasp just how wrong this world has become. And just how far and fast this has happened/is happening. But this podcast gives an interesting, thorough, and dispassionate analysis of just how and why we got to here from there. Further, by using established, mainstream science, it then presents a clear, complete, non-ideological picture of human behavior and the human condition. Kind of like a really interesting college course. No ...
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An investigative podcast hosted by world-renowned literary critic and publishing insider Bethanne Patrick. Book bans are on the rise across America. With the rise of social media, book publishers are losing their power as the industry gatekeepers. More and more celebrities and influencers are publishing books with ghostwriters. Writing communities are splintering because members are at cross purposes about their mission. An all-new season of the investigative podcast Missing Pages premieres ...
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Teamcast

Mission Critical Team Institute

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Preston Cline, Coleman Ruiz, and the Mission Critical Team Institute share research and explore the questions vexing the most elite teams in the world, from Special Operations soldiers to Firefighters, from Trauma Medics to Professional Athletes, and from Astronauts to Tactical Law Enforcement.
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Rethinking Wellness

Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, CEDS

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Rethinking Wellness offers critical thinking and compassionate skepticism about wellness and diet culture, and reflections on how to find true well-being. We explore the science (or lack thereof) behind popular wellness diets, the role of influencers and social-media algorithms in spreading wellness misinformation, problematic practices in the alternative- and integrative-medicine space, how wellness culture often drives disordered eating, the truth about trending topics like gut health, how ...
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Counter~Voices focuses on Diversity as it applies to history, justice, inclusivity and equity. Episode 1 deals the genesis, vision and mission of the podcast. Host: Gloria Lopata Prosperi & Jorge Prosperi.
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Unlikely Critics

Carbon Dioxide Network

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Electronic social media allow us to relate to people with our podcast and videos and post. Unlikely Critics will never truly have a fixed topic, although we will often deal with movie reviews, internet videos, current political events, celebrity gossip, bs issues, personal anecdotes, comics and humor. It is defined by a stream of consciousness style. Hope everyone enjoys what they see, read and hear from us.
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“Let's Think This Through with Bailey Parnell" is a bi-weekly video podcast that invites audiences to enriching conversations over drinks, capturing the essence of your favourite coffee dates and cocktail chats with friends. Hosted by world-renowed speaker and researcher in the world of human skills and digital wellbeing, Bailey Parnell, each 45-60-minute episode features segments like "Thought Experiments" and “On Second Thought,” alongside other varied discussions that provoke, amuse, and ...
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Shelf Love is about romance novels and how they reflect, explore, challenge, and shape desire. Host Andrea Martucci invites experts from a variety of perspectives to critically engaging with romance novels. Listen for discussions of individual books, genre discourse, and scholarly topics.
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The InForm:Podcast seeks to be an informal and informative way to talk about the intersection of Social Work (or social justice if you prefer), Psychoanalysis, and Critical Theory.
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Money on the Left

Money on the Left

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Money on the Left is a monthly, interdisciplinary podcast that reclaims money’s public powers for intersectional politics. Staging critical conversations with leading historians, theorists, organizers, and activists, the show draws upon Modern Monetary Theory and constitutional approaches to money to advance new forms of left critique and practice. It is hosted by William Saas and Scott Ferguson and presented in partnership with Monthly Review magazine. Check out our website: https://moneyon ...
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Awake at the Wheel

Dr Oren Amitay and Malini Ondrovcik

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Join Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Oren Amitay and Registered Psychotherapist, Malini Ondrovcik each week as they explore, challenge and dissect social phenomena across the ideological spectrum. Malini and Oren each bring a depth of clinical expertise, a robust knowledge of the relevant literature and trends in psychology, diverse lived experiences, and out-of-the-box thinking to each discussion, with the goal of leaving listeners ready to explore their own take on the matter at hand. Malini is ...
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This is Football Social Daily. We are an award-winning Premier League podcast bringing you all the latest news, views and opinions from the EPL. We tackle all the juicy top flight talking points, speaking with fans and of course big interviews with former and current Premier League footballers. Hit follow so you never miss a show and don't forget to get involved with us on social media. Twitter: @FSDPod TikTok: @footballsocialdaily Telegram Group: https://t.me/FootballSocial Find us on the S ...
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Social Proof

Soapbox Influence

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Social Proof is a podcast about influence. In a world where anyone can call themselves an influencer, we dig into what makes certain people so compelling. Join us under the influence: we'll raise our glasses with captivating individuals and dig into what it means to build a personal brand and develop social proof.
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Single Serving Cinema looks at one critical scene in a movie every other week. We explore how the scene is constructed, what the scene achieves, and what it can tell us about the movie as a whole. Hosted by Tim & Tay.
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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Science and parenting journalist Melinda Wenner Moyer joins us to discuss the real risks of social media and smartphones for kids (and all of us), what the popular book THE ANXIOUS GENERATION gets wrong about the science on teens and technology, the simila…
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We live in a historical conjuncture characterized by the rise of a range of social movements that aim to challenge different forms of domination: capitalism, patriarchy, racism, settler colonialism, just to name a few. However, critical scholars remain divided about how to think about the relations between these different struggles. The political s…
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The group stages are over for England, but the tournament is just getting started as the Three Lions topped their group despite a drab draw against Slovenia. The last 16 awaits and it could result in a showdown with The Netherlands, and even a quarter-final rematch with Italy. Despite all of that, the criticism doesn't seem to be going away, so is …
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What does the history of men tell us about life today? In Men and Masculinities in Modern Britain: A History for the Present (Manchester UP, 2024), the editors Matt Houlbrook, a Professor of Cultural History at the University of Birmingham, Katie Jones, an independent scholar living in Birmingham, and Ben Mechen, an Associate Lecturer in Modern Bri…
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In Dance Music Spaces: Clubs, Clubbers, and DJs Navigating Authenticity, Branding, and Commercialism (Lexington Books, 2022), Danielle Antoinette Hidalgo examines the production of physical and digital spaces in dance music, and how the players—clubs, clubbers, and DJs—use authenticity, branding, and commercialism to navigate them. An in-depth stud…
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Israeli universities have long enjoyed a reputation as liberal bastions of freedom and democracy. Drawing on extensive research and making Hebrew sources accessible to the international community, Maya Wind shatters this myth by documenting how Israeli universities are directly complicit in the violation of Palestinian rights. In Towers of Ivory an…
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In this very exciting book that I couldn’t put down - Neo-Traditionalism in Islam in the West: Orthodoxy, Spirituality, and Politics (Edinburgh University Press, 2023) - Walaa Quisay explores the trend of white male convert neo-traditionalist scholars in the West and their relationship with young seekers of sacred knowledge. She highlights the mean…
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Sonia Chanchlani shares how Doctors for the Environment Australia developed toolkits for educators and clinicians to enable practical action at the front line to work towards net zero models of healthcare. This session was recorded at the Sustainable Healthcare Workshop workshop at CODA22 which took place in Melbourne in September 2022. For more in…
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Wake up babe, new Dugin Time just dropped. The boys are back and discussing Dugin's understanding of processes and, now that they're about halfway done with the book, begin to ask the question "What is the Fourth Political Theory?" Check out Varn Vlog here: https://www.patreon.com/varnvlog/posts Check out Antifada here: https://www.patreon.com/thea…
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It was a night to remember for Ollie Watkins and Three Lions fans alike, as his last minute winner sent England to the brink of major tournament glory. From non-league football ten years ago to now being one game away from history, Watkins has soared. But how much credit does a much-criticised Gareth Southgate deserve for his substitutions yesterda…
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In Waiting for the Cool Moon: Anti-Imperialist Struggles in the Heart of Japan's Empire (Duke UP, 2024) Wendy Matsumura interrogates the erasure of colonial violence at the heart of Japanese nation-state formation. She critiques Japan studies’ role in this effacement and contends that the field must engage with anti-Blackness and anti-Indigeneity a…
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Each year, hundreds of thousands of migrants are moved through immigration court. With a national backlog surpassing one million cases, court hearings take years and most migrants will eventually be ordered deported. The Slow Violence of Immigration Court: Procedural Justice on Trial (NYU Press, 2023) by Dr. Maya Pagni Barak sheds light on the expe…
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Paris Marx is joined by David Gerard to discuss Jack Dorsey’s decision to leave Bluesky, his obsession with Bitcoin, and his contributions (or lack thereof) to modern technology. David Gerard is the author of Attack of the 50 Foot Blockchain and Libra Shrugged. He also makes Pivot to AI with Amy Castor. Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspect…
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Now is the time for Southgate to cement his legacy. But will England's luck and steel run out against the Netherlands tonight? We discuss that massive EURO 2024 semi-final on today's show as the winner faces an impressive Spain in Sunday's showpiece in Berlin. Keep up to date with us on our socials here: Twitter: https://twitter.com/FSDPod Instagra…
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It's time, the semi-final stage of the European Championships is upon us with just one more win separating two teams from a final, but we've found ourselves with two very boring teams in not-so-boring territory... England and France have been pelted by the national media and fans alike for their style of play and yet they find their sides at the de…
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Awake at the Wheel | Ep 64 In this episode, Malini and Oren dive deep into the movie Inside Out 2 from a psychological perspective. They share their disappointment with the film's portrayal of anxiety, noting its failure to differentiate between normal and disordered anxiety. They critique the movie for its ethnocentric viewpoint and lack of repres…
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Mental health care and its radical possibilities reimagined in the context of its global development under capitalism. The contemporary world is oversaturated with psychiatric programs, methods, and reforms promising to address any number of "crises" in mental health care. When these fail, alternatives to the alternatives simply pile up and seem to…
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This episode of the Language on the Move Podcast is part of the Life in a New Language series. Life in a New Language is a new book just out from Oxford University Press. Life in a New Language examines the language learning and settlement experiences of 130 migrants to Australia from 34 different countries in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin Americ…
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The emergence of the popular music industry in the early twentieth century not only drove a wedge between music production and consumption, it also underscored a wider separation of labor from leisure and of the workplace from the domestic sphere. These were changes characteristic of an industrial society where pleasure was to be sought outside of …
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In Model Cases: On Canonical Research Objects and Sites (University of Chicago Press, 2021), Dr. Monika Krause asks about the concrete material research objects behind shared conversations about classes of objects, periods, and regions in the social sciences and humanities. It is well known that biologists focus on particular organisms, such as mic…
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The emergence of the popular music industry in the early twentieth century not only drove a wedge between music production and consumption, it also underscored a wider separation of labor from leisure and of the workplace from the domestic sphere. These were changes characteristic of an industrial society where pleasure was to be sought outside of …
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Counter-Cartographies: Reading Singapore Otherwise (Liverpool UP, 2024) draws from a body of Anglophone and multilingual cultural texts created in contemporary Singapore and in its diasporic communities. From banned documentaries to award-winning graphic novels, flash fiction collections to conceptual art, there is a vibrant, growing body of transm…
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This week, we bring you an episode from our climate litigation podcast, Damages, because we've been getting SO MANY emails about what sorts of legal strategies might still be available for climate accountability given everything happening at the Supreme Court. Public Citizen has been working with various prosecutors to explore the idea of using cri…
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Public Citizen has been working with various prosecutors to explore the idea of using criminal law to hold oil companies accountable for climate change. In the wake of recent Supreme Court rulings, it seems smarter than ever to explore the remedies offered by criminal law, but is it really viable? The group's senior climate policy counsel, Aaron Re…
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Sharon Desmond, Group Manager for Caring for People & Planet at Mercy Health, discusses Mercy Health's strategy for developing sustainable models of clinical care. This session was recorded at the Sustainable Healthcare Workshop workshop at CODA22 which took place in Melbourne in September 2022. For more information about the CODA Project go to: ht…
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In recent years, a searching national conversation has called attention to the social and racial injustices that define America’s criminal system. The incarceration of vast numbers of people, and the punitive treatment of African Americans in particular, are targets of widespread criticism. But despite the election of progressive prosecutors in sev…
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Based on over a decade of research, a powerful, moving work of narrative nonfiction that illuminates the little-known world of the anexos of Mexico City, the informal addiction treatment centers where mothers send their children to escape the violence of the drug war. The Way That Leads Among the Lost: Life, Death, and Hope in Mexico City's Anexos …
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