Erasing Elizabeth Warren
Why was the media ignoring Elizbeth Warren? A discussion about whether Elizabeth Warren was being treated differently, and whether gender dynamics are at work here.
Disabled Americans’ Rights (David Pettinicchio)
We discuss attacks on the rights of disabled Americans with David Pettinicchio (University of Toronto).
Elite Self-Pity (Eric Schwartz)
We discuss elite self-pity, and whether the sentiment is prevalent among sociology professors.
What if the Republican Party were Destroyed? (Howard Ramos)
A recent NY Times opinion piece muses about the death of the Republican Party. Canada’s conservative party died in the mid-1990s. What happened?
Race on Capitol Hill (James R. Jones)
An interview with James R. Jones about his work on race. Neda Magbouleh is an Assistant Professor of Sociology from the University of Toronto. She wrote The Limits of Whiteness: Iranian Americans and the Everyday Politics of Race (2017, Stanford). Click here to hear other segments featuring Neda. Clayton Childress is an Assistant Professor of […]
Unrest in Sudan (Aliza Luft)
A discussion about political upheaval and the ouster of Omar al-Bashir in Sudan.
Socialism Today (McCarthy, Calnitsky and Denvir)
We discuss the current state of socialist thought
CPAC, the Bulwark, and Political Puritanism
We discuss political fissures in conservatism, and political puritanism.
The Shutdown
A discussion of the federal government shutdown.
Nationalism (Bart Bonikowski)
We talk about nationalism with Bart Bonikowski. Guest host Neda Magbouleh.