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We’re on the verge of '70s-like revolution – Saxo Bank chief investment officer
As 2021 draws to a close, futurists, political scientists, and economists are all competing in wild guesses about what the next year has in store for us. We talked to Steen Jakobsen, chief investment officer at Saxo Bank....
Dec 17, 2021 06:19
On Contact: Sex, women, gender identity
Chris Hedges discusses gender identity with Kathleen Stock, professor of philosophy at the University of Sussex. There are few cultural debates as contentious as the one raging around gender identity. Do we have an inner state called a gender...
Nov 7, 2021 06:34
On Contact: The Julian Assange case
On the show, Chris Hedges talks to documentary filmmaker and investigative journalist John Pilger about the upcoming appeals hearing in London for the Julian Assange case. On Sept. 26, Yahoo! News published ‘Kidnapping, assassination and a...
Oct 24, 2021 06:25
Social media add to depression and FOMO – visionary entrepreneur
Feel that others are enjoying a better life and you are missing a trick? We all feel this way from time to time, and it turns out science has a name for it. We talk to venture capitalist and the man who coined the term ‘fear of missing...
Oct 1, 2021 06:34
Intelligence explained with math – MIT physicist
Mathematics is an ingenious tool that we use to dig into the mysteries of our universe. But can it actually be the fabric of the universe itself? Max Tegmark, professor of physics at MIT and president of the Future of Life Institute, shares his...
Mar 26, 2021 06:23
On Contact: Radical Hamilton with Christian Parenti
On the show this week, Chris Hedges talks to Christian Parenti about Alexander Hamilton, the first treasury secretary of the United States, who has been called the founding father of US capitalism and imperialism. In his new book ‘Radical...
Oct 25, 2020 06:45
Sadhguru: We’re not fully aware of our mortality
The Covid-19 pandemic caught us off guard – as humanity and as individuals. What are the lessons we can draw from this? We discussed this with Sadhguru, a true spiritual rock star, yogi, poet, mystic, and visionary....
Jun 5, 2020 06:30
On Contact: Afghanistan Papers with Spenser Rapone
Chris Hedges talks to Spenser Rapone, former combat veteran and US Army officer, about the Washington Post’s series the ‘Afghanistan Papers’. Drawing on thousands of pages of international government documents about the war in...
Dec 22, 2019 06:51
Time for EU to stop freeriding on America’s defense policy – former Austrian Chancellor
Donald Trump’s victory in the American presidential race has sent ripples of panic across the Atlantic: European leaders have cautiously welcomed their new partner, while right-wing alternative parties are cheering his win. As alternative...
Nov 18, 2016 08:24
Cr-Isis of state? Ft. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, President of Afghanistan
The Islamic State has grown out of the ashes of failed states stretching from South Asia to the Middle East, melding medieval-style brutality with modern technology and organisation. And though the international community has mounted a response, its...
Aug 23, 2015 05:30