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All the poor choices
In this episode of the Moscow Mules, Chay Bowes and his skeleton crew are looking into another week of the absolute stupidity that is Western political life now. Kamala Harris is endorsed by Vladimir Putin, Trump supporters get beaten, German...
Sep 8, 2024 14:26
A human brain can be grown in animals – stem cell biologist
An organ transplant can save a life but at least 20 people die each day waiting for a new heart or liver. Can science put an end to these long waiting lists? We talked to Dr. Hiromitsu Nakauchi, stem cell biologist and professor of genetics at...
Feb 11, 2022 06:03
Diving for Gold
The Pinut-an district is known as the Philippines’ underwater Klondike. For years, international corporations have attempted to start mining operations here, but were driven away by bad weather and low profit margins. Ultimately, the area was...
Dec 6, 2021 11:23
On Contact: The new global order
Chris Hedges discusses the decline of the American empire and the new global order with Professor Alfred McCoy, who holds the Harrington Chair in History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. McCoy looks at past empires and how they disintegrated...
Dec 5, 2021 06:10
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
On Contact: Anti-capitalist chronicles, part 2
On the show, the second of a two-part interview, Chris Hedges discusses with Professor David Harvey the social, political, and economic consequences of neoliberalism and globalization, exploring alienation, the rise of authoritarianism, the...
Sep 26, 2021 07:21
By changing the color and shape of food it's possible to change its flavor – experimentalist chef
Crispy lettuce, an airy soufflé and blood-red oranges – it turns out that enjoying the food we eat is not only a matter of taste. How does flavor find its way from the tongue to the brain? And how can it be manipulated? We talked to...
Sep 17, 2021 04:37
On Contact: Inverted totalitarianism
Chris Hedges discusses the work of political philosopher Sheldon Wolin with Professor Wendy Brown, University of California, Berkeley, a student of Wolin’s. Wolin, who died in 2015, is our most important contemporary political theorist, one...
Sep 12, 2021 06:15
John Romero: Video games are the ultimate art
As the virtual world increasingly becomes as vivid as the real one, the video games industry is poised to transform entertainment, education and social relations. We talk about this with legendary game designer and programmer, John Romero....
Sep 10, 2021 08:04
On Contact: Legacy of Empire
On the show this week, Chris Hedges discusses the importance of the scholar Edward Said with Professor Hamid Dabashi. Dabashi is professor of Iranian Studies and Comparative Literature at Columbia University. Every empire, as Edward Said points out,...
Aug 20, 2021 07:40