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Unknown Host hosts Essential Dissent, a news show with 104 episodes published.
A History of Libertarian Exit, from the Era of Decolonization to the Digital Age Imagine a capitalist paradise. An island utopia governed solely by the rules of the market and inspired by the fictions of Ayn Rand and Rob
This episode is “Flock Off! Ithaca - Organizing Against Mass Surveillance”, which is a panel from the 2026 Upstate Anarchist Book Fair, held May 2nd and 3rd in Binghamton, NY. Flock Off! Ithaca is a group of Ithaca, NY r
https://pmpress.org/ A decade of American society coming apart. Every Fire Needs a Little Bit of Help collects a decade of reflections on recent US struggles—Occupy Wall Street, Black Lives Matter, and the George Floyd R
This episode is a talk from the 2026 Upstate Anarchist Book Fair, held May 2nd and 3rd in Binghamton, NY. It features C.S. Soong, who previously co-hosted the well known radio show Against the Grain, in conversation with
In this episode, titled “People Power in Pursuit of Peace”, Michael Wong, a leader of Veterans For Peace and co-founder of VFP's China Working Group, interviews award-winning author Dee Knight. Dee Knight is the author o
Professor Khalidi is a Palestinian-American historian of the Middle East, and the Edward Said Professor Emeritus of Modern Arab Studies at Colombia University. The event was recorded on March 29, 2026 at the First Unitar
This episode is Professor Noura Erakat speaking at Princeton University on March 26, 2026, in a talk titled “Exit and Exception.” It was the Edward W. Said Memorial Lecture, given in honor of the public intellectual and
This episode is “Judy Bello on China”, in which I (Wilton Vought) interview Judy Bello about her 2025 trip to China, among other things.
A panel held at the Philadelphia Liberation Center on March 25th, 2026, featuring Gabriel Rockhill, Nazia Kazi, Adeem Suhail, and Adnan Husain. https://www.phillyliberationcenter.org https://pslweb.org https://criticalth
This episode is audio from a webinar sponsored by and held at the International Action Center in NYC on March 5th, 2026. https://iacenter.org Speakers: Larry Holmes Sunday Omowale Clay Sara Flounders Bahman Azad Plus: Ac
This episode is audio from a talk titled "The Long War on Iran", which features Behrooz Ghamari in conversation with Narges Bajoghli. Ghamari’s recent book of the same name draws on two decades of political analysis to e
This episode is “Celebrating the Revolutionary Contributions of Michael Parenti”, a webinar organized by the International Manifesto Group and Critical Theory Workshop. It took place on February 21, 2026. Michael Parenti
This episode is a talk by Gabriel Rockhill to mark the publication of his new book, titled “Who Paid the Pipers of Western Marxism?” For Rockhill, an American philosopher, writer, cultural critic, and Professor of Philos
Aly Wane is an undocumented alien who has been organizing around immigration issues for over 20 years. An abolitionist immigration activist is someone who believes the current U.S. immigration enforcement system—ICE, Bor
This episode is audio from a webinar titled From Venezuela to Minneapolis, Stop the Wars at Home and Abroad! The webinar was held on January 15, 2026, and was sponsored by UNAC, the United National Antiwar Coalition. It
This episode is “Father David Gierlach - Priest for Peace”. Father Gierlach, originally from upstate NY but now based in Hawaii, was a sucessful attorney for many years, but then chose to fulfill his lifelong dream of be
An anthology by social justice activists, journalists and commentators A project of Friends of Socialist China A book launch held Dec. 6, 2025 at the International Action Center in New York City. "China Changes Everythin
Sourced from a YT video called "Are Fascism and Liberalism Partners in Capitalist Crime?”, by Critical Theory Workshop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vnn_bWDmizw&t=2611s The talk is from 2024, but I'm unsure of the exa
This episode is Police Against the Movement: The Sabotage of the Civil Rights Struggle and the Activists Who Fought Back, a talk by author Joshua Clark Davis to mark the publication of his book of the same name. Joshua C
The following intervew is “Professor Eric Cheyfitz on Zionism, Genocide, and His Conflict with Cornell”. It features longtime Catholic Worker peace activist Mary Anne Grady Flores in conversation with Cornell Professor E
Rashid Khalidi
Edward Said Professor Emeritus of Modern Arab Studies · Columbia University
1 appearance on this show
Noura Erakat
Palestinian-American activist, academic, and author · Rutgers University Newark
1 appearance on this show
Gabriel Rockhill
philosopher, cultural critic, activist, educator · Villanova University
2 appearances on this show
Tim Foley
Assistant Superintendent · Building and Realty Institute
1 appearance on this show
Michael Parenti
1 appearance on this show
Erica
sports psychologist and strength coach · Journey Adoption Consultants
1 appearance on this show
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