Economics & Beyond with Rob Johnson Podcast
1) Jocelyn Benson: On Becoming a Purposeful Warrior
In this episode of Economics and Beyond with Rob Johnson, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson discusses her book The Purposeful Warrior, which explores choosing courage over fear and standing u...Show More
2) Fred Block: Beyond Industrialism - Building Communities That Work for People
Fred Block, Research Professor of Sociology at UC Davis, joins Rob Johnson to discuss his latest book, The Habitation Society, which explores the need to move beyond industrial-era economic models t...Show More
Fred Block: Beyond Industrialism - Building Communities That Work for People
1:11:50 | Jan 30th, 2025
3) Lincoln Mitchell: Fear and Fascism: How America Reached a Political Breaking Point
Rob Johnson hosts Lincoln Mitchell, Political Science Professor at Columbia University, in a compelling conversation about the increasingly powerful fascist movement in the US. Mitchell outlines the e...Show More
Lincoln Mitchell: Fear and Fascism: How America Reached a Political Breaking Point
1:06:20 | Nov 14th, 2024
4) David Sirota: Money Talks - The Erosion of Democracy in the Age of Billionaire Influence
David Sirota joins Rob Johnson to examine the history and impact of money in U.S. politics, as explored in Sirota’s investigative podcast series, "The Master Plan." Sirota discusses how a series of ju...Show More
5) Marjorie Kelly: The Other Dangerous Supremacy - Wealth Supremacy
Author and Distinguished Senior Fellow of the Democracy Collaborative, Marjorie Kelly, talks about her recently released book, Wealth Supremacy: How the Extractive Economy and the Biased Rules of Cap...Show More
6) Steven Herrmann: America’s Shaman-Poets’ Vision for a Better Future
Rob Johnson and Steven Herrmann, an author and Jungian analyst, discuss the concept of "spiritual democracy" as explored in Herrmann's work and the writings of American poets like Walt Whitman, Herman...Show More
7) America’s Burning
What happened to the American dream? Rob talks with David Smick about his new film and the inspiration for the project.
8) Leah Hunt-Hendrix and Astra Taylor - Solidarity: A World-Changing Idea
Leah Hunt-Hendrix and Astra Taylor talk to Rob about their recently released book, Solidarity: The Past, Present, and Future of a World-Changing Idea. The wide-ranging conversation covers the importan...Show More
9) Rohinton Medhora: One Earth, One Family, One Future
Rohinton Medhora (INET's Board Chair, member of our Commission on Global Economic Transformation, and Distinguished Fellow at CIGI) discusses global social healing, India and the G20 with INET Preside...Show More
10) Adair Turner: India’s Leadership and Global Challenges of Climate and Finance
If we're going to address environmental catastrophe, we need to support each other on a global scale. Rob Johnson checks in with Adair Turner about his work, and practical solutions to address the cli...Show More
Adair Turner: India’s Leadership and Global Challenges of Climate and Finance
43:33 | Oct 26th, 2023