Hitting Left Podcast
1) With Floyd Webb and Peter Hudis.
Mike's guests on this edition of Hitting Left are filmmaker and cultural historian Floyd Webb, who is promoting a new film, 'Rediscovering Fanon'. Floyd joins us with his ongoing excavation of Frantz ...Show More
2) With Lori Lightfoot
Joining Mike in the Lumpen Radio studio today is former Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot. They discuss Trump, his SOTU address and the threat of war.
3) With Michael Ansara
Joining Mike and Susan Klonsky in the Lumpen Radio studio is Michael Ansara. Michael is an organizer, writer, and longtime movement builder.
4) with David Stovall
Joining Mike in the Heading Left Lumpen Radio studio is David Stovall, professor of Black Studies and Criminology, Law & Justice at UIC, and one of the sharpest voices on the intersections of race, ed...Show More
5) With Mae Ngai.
On this cold artic-like day in Chicago Mike is joined by Mae Ngai, one of the most influential historians of immigration, labor, and Asian American politics. Her work has reshaped how we understand th...Show More
6) With Carlos Martinez.
We're closing out the year with a compelling guest. Carlos Martinez, London‑based writer, researcher, and co‑founder of Friends of Socialist China. Martinez is known for his sharp analysis of global p...Show More
7) With Ilya Sokolov
On this edition of Hitting Left Mike is joined by Ilya Sokolov, the manager behind two powerhouse acts: the Roma punk energy of Fugu Dugu and the legendary klezmer innovators The Klezmatics. They talk...Show More
8) With Prexy Nesbitt
Joining Mike on this edition of Hitting Left is Prexy Nesbitt. Prexy is a veteran activist, educator, and internationalist whose decades of work have connected Chicago's struggles with global movement...Show More
9) With Martha Biondi.
Joining MIke on this edition of HItting Left is Martha Biondi. Martha is a historian and the Lorraine H. Morton Professor of African American Studies and Professor of History at Northwestern Universit...Show More
10) Wirth Meredith Shiner.
Joining Mike in the Lumpen Radio studio is nationally recognized journalist and communications expert, Meredith Shiner. We'll be unpacking the widening rift within the Democratic Party over the vote t...Show More