Wide Left Podcast
1) Episode 035: Biden's Bare Cupboard
Arif and Ben talk about Biden's cabinet, which is to say they talked about the potential cabinet back in December and are publishing the episode in late January. It's all relevant information and cove...Show More
2) Episode 034: Coups Light
Arif Hasan and Ben Natan take a look at the insurrection at the Capitol and what it tells us about the challenges posed by fascists, white supremacists as well as how to frame the events in the larger...Show More
3) Episode 033: JoeJoe's Bizarre Election
The first solo episode of Wide Left -- Arif Hasan goes into detail about his thoughts on what the 2020 election means for leftism, the limits of our joy, how compromise is being weaponized and why "no...Show More
4) Episode 032: Statues and Their Limitations
Arif Hasan and Ben Natan take on the statue debate, in particular discussing their function in society, the history of history, the way history is taught and the specific historical legacies of Christ...Show More
5) Episode 031: The Murder of George Floyd
In this 3-hour-long episode, Minneapolis resident Arif Hasan talks to co-host Ben Natan about living in Minneapolis while it captures national headlines and they discuss the state of policing in the U...Show More
6) Episode 030: Randemic
Ben Natan and Arif Hasan discuss the COVID-19 pandemic through the lens of their leftism, whatever that means. We discuss the intersection of race and class in this pandemic and how the social factors...Show More
7) Wide Left Podcast Episode 028: What is Neoliberalism
Arif and Ben talk about a term we've been seeing a lot over the past few years -- Neoliberalism. What does it mean and has the term been bandied about too loosely? If not, how can a term like that sti...Show More
8) Wide Left Podcast Episode 027: Aftermath
Arif Hasan and Ben Natan talk recent shootings, with a particular focus on the El Paso shooting and its relationship to white nationalist extremism. There's a discussion about modern radicalization, a...Show More
9) Wide Left Podcast Episode 026: Fascism From Concentrate
Arif Hasan and Ben Natan talk about immigration and fascism in the United States. Check out the full show notes at WideLeftPodcast.com; direct link to notes here.
10) Episode 025: Fire and Rouhani
Arif Hasan and Ben Natan take on a cavalcade of topics and try to look past the political theatre of the news cycle surrounding he "explosive" revelations like Michael Wolff's book Fire and Fury. We a...Show More