Oats for Breakfast Podcast
1) Are immigrants to blame for the housing crisis? w/ James Hardwick
Episode Notes In this episode, we tackle the housing crisis with James Hardwick, a seasoned activist with over a decade of experience supporting adults facing poverty and houselessness. Drawing on hi...Show More
2) The Rise and Fall of Palestine w/ Norman Finkelstein
Episode Notes Norman Finkelstein is a political scientist whose work focuses on the Israel-Palestine conflict. He is the author of numerous books, including Image and Reality of the Israel-Palestine C...Show More
3) Trump's Unholy Alliance w/ Paul Jay
Episode Notes This episode of Oats for Breakfast features an interview with journalist and filmmaker Paul Jay about a recent essay he wrote titled, "Trump’s Unholy Alliance: Risking the Apocalypse for...Show More
4) 'Nuclear is Not the Solution' w/ M.V. Ramana
Episode Notes This episode features an interview with M.V. Ramana about his book Nuclear is Not the Solution: The Folly of Atomic Power in the Age of Climate Change (Verso 2024). Professor Ramana delv...Show More
5) Jim Crow and its afterlives w/ Adolph Reed Jr.
Episode Notes Oats chats with political scientist Adolph Reed Jr. about his 2022 book The South: Jim Crow and Its Afterlives. The discussion features personal reflections from Adolph Reed about what e...Show More
6) Remembering Noam Chomsky
Episode Notes In this episode, we reflect on the work and ideas of Noam Chomsky, the esteemed linguist and public intellectual, who recently suffered a stroke which has rendered him unable to particip...Show More
7) The view from Israel w/ Anaïs Elboujdaini
Episode Notes After a three-year hiatus, Oats for Breakfast is making a comeback. In this return episode, we chat with Montreal-based journalist Anaïs Elboujdaini about her experience of being in Isra...Show More
8) Episode 66: India's COVID catastrophe
In collaboration with Jamhoor, Oats for Breakfast hosts a discussion on the ongoing public health catastrophe in India. Those interested in supporting relief efforts in India can find a list of organi...Show More
9) Episode 65: The failed Amazon organizing drive w/ Adam King
Oats chats with post-doctoral fellow Adam King about the failed attempt to organize an Amazon fulfillment centre in Bessemer, Alabama. You can read the piece that our discussion is based on here: http...Show More
10) Episode 64: The Indian farmers' protest
We chat with Professor Navyug Gill about the ongoing farmers' protest in India. The discussion touches on: the intent of the Indian government to further neoliberalize and corporatize the farming sec...Show More