Left Anchor podcast

Left Anchor

Philosophy, politics, and the left.

Philosophy, politics, and the left.

 

#386

What Zohran Can Learn from the Sewer Socialists - 375 EXCERPT

Today we've got Rutgers labor historian <a href='https://ericblanc.org/'>Eric Blanc</a> ba... more

09 Dec 2025

34 MINS

34:44

09 Dec 2025


#385

Why the Thirty Years’ War Matters - 374

Today we have Dr. Lucian Staiano-Daniels on to talk about his book <a href='https://www.ca... more

26 Nov 2025

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:10

26 Nov 2025


#384

Summers, Epstein, and Economics

Today we have economics professor Marshall Steinbaum on to talk about the potential fall o... more

22 Nov 2025

04 MINS

04:41

22 Nov 2025


#383

The 2025 Blue Wave - 372

Zohran Mamdani won in New York City, and so did Democrats in New Jersey, Virginia, Pennsyl... more

07 Nov 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:02

07 Nov 2025


#382

The Bigoted Anti-Zohran Frenzy - 371 PREVIEW

Today we are discussing the home stretch of the New York City mayoral race, Andrew Cuomo's... more

31 Oct 2025

11 MINS

11:05

31 Oct 2025


#381

Life After Cars - 370

Is it possible to reform America's blighted hellscape of car-dependent suburban sprawl, bi... more

21 Oct 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:11

21 Oct 2025


#380

The American Farm Crisis - 369 EXCERPT

Today Ryan has <a href='https://www.youtube.com/@FarmToTaber'>Sarah Taber</a>, a small far... more

17 Oct 2025

33 MINS

33:53

17 Oct 2025


#379

Better Than Ezra - 368

Now that the dust has started to settled around the whole Charlie Kirk thing, we've brough... more

09 Oct 2025

52 MINS

52:34

09 Oct 2025


#378

Nordic Socialism - 367 EXCERPT

Today we have Danish MP <a href='https://bsky.app/profile/pelledragsted.bsky.social'>Pelle... more

02 Oct 2025

19 MINS

19:30

02 Oct 2025


#377

Why Christians Should Be Leftists - 366 PREVIEW

Today we have Phil Christman on to talk about his book <a href='https://www.eerdmans.com/9... more

16 Sep 2025

05 MINS

05:13

16 Sep 2025


#376

The Covid Doctors of Doubt - 365

Today we have Dr. Jonathan Howard, who writes at <a href='https://sciencebasedmedicine.org... more

05 Sep 2025

1 HR 25 MINS

1:25:07

05 Sep 2025


#375

The Case for Democracy - 364

Today we have writer and friend of the pod Osita Nwanevu on to talk about his new book <a ... more

26 Aug 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:16

26 Aug 2025


#374

Greenland Report - 363 EXCERPT

Ryan recently visited Greenland to report on their public sector, which turns out to be ex... more

16 Aug 2025

16 MINS

16:53

16 Aug 2025


#373

Katie Brennan Beat the New Jersey Machine - 362 EXCERPT

Today we're interviewing Katie Brennan, who just won the primary for the New Jersey state ... more

07 Aug 2025

34 MINS

34:35

07 Aug 2025


#372

A Turning Point for Gaza? - 361

Today we've got Layla Al-Sheik on to discuss recent events in Gaza, where an onrushing fam... more

01 Aug 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:20

01 Aug 2025


#371

Transphobia Is Based on Lies - 360

Alexi is still on vacation, so this time we are replaying a recent American Prospect Weekl... more

19 Jul 2025

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:22

19 Jul 2025


#370

The Worst Law in 175 Years - 359 PREVIEW

Today we've got David Dayen on to discuss the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: massive tax cuts... more

11 Jul 2025

12 MINS

12:59

11 Jul 2025


#369

Four Futures Revisited - 353 UNLOCKED

Back in 2011 Peter Frase wrote an article for Jacobin called "<a href='https://jacobin.com... more

09 Jul 2025

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:43

09 Jul 2025


#368

How Zohran Did It - 358

Today we’ve got New York City politics expert <a href='https://bsky.app/profile/michaelcal... more

29 Jun 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:32

29 Jun 2025


#367

Liberal Socialism?? - 357

Today we have Dr. Matthew McManus on to discuss his book <a href='https://www.routledge.co... more

21 Jun 2025

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:02

21 Jun 2025


#366

Israel's War on Iran - 356 PREVIEW

Today we've got Derek Davison of the <a href='https://www.foreignexchanges.news/'>Foreign ... more

18 Jun 2025

08 MINS

08:48

18 Jun 2025


#365

The Kaleckian Moment in 2024 - 355 PREVIEW

Back in 1943 the Polish economist Michał Kalecki published one of the all-time great essay... more

06 Jun 2025

10 MINS

10:14

06 Jun 2025


#364

Elon Is Out—Or Is He? - 354

Today we are talking Elon Musk’s alleged retreat from DOGE, the ungodly horrors he has unl... more

30 May 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:40

30 May 2025


#363

Four Futures Revisited - 353 PREVIEW

Back in 2011 Peter Frase wrote an article for Jacobin called "<a href='https://jacobin.com... more

24 May 2025

07 MINS

07:02

24 May 2025


#362

A New Left Economics? - 352

Today we have economist and YouTuber Cahal Moran on to talk about his book <a href='https:... more

17 May 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:40

17 May 2025


#361

Silicon Valley Brain Rot - 351 PREVIEW

<a href='https://www.patreon.com/posts/128579134?pr=true'>Subscribe now to hear the whole ... more

10 May 2025

13 MINS

13:14

10 May 2025