Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael - podcast cover

Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael

A podcast where politics, history, and culture are examined from perspectives you may not have considered before. Call it a parallax view.
Last refreshed:
Follow this podcast in the Metacast mobile app to refresh it and see new episodes.
Download Metacast podcast app
Podcasts are better in Metacast mobile app
Don't just listen to podcasts. Learn from them with transcripts, summaries, and chapters for every episode. Skim, search, and bookmark insights. Learn more

Episodes

How an Ultra-Zionist Rabbi Inspired Candace Owens’ Conspiracy Theories w/ Jay Michaelson

👉 Pitch in on Patreon and fuel the future of free-thinking conversations. https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews Also visit our returning sponsor Mike Swanson's Wall Street Window for the best financial and trading newsletter around: https://wallstreetwindow.com/ NOTE: There's a bit of a question of whether Marvin Antelman was involved in the creation of the mood ring. Dr. Jonathan Sarna claimed this to Jay Michaelson, as detailed in the interview. But he may be confusing Antelman with Marvin We...

May 19, 20261 hr 37 minEp. 1154

Trump/Rubio's Tough-on-Cuba Policy Has Yet to Bear Fruits & May Be a Disaster w/ Lee Schlenker

👉 Pitch in on Patreon and fuel the future of free-thinking conversations. https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews Also visit our returning sponsor Mike Swanson's Wall Street Window for the best financial and trading newsletter around: https://wallstreetwindow.com/ On this edition of Parallax Views, Quincy Institute research associate Lee Schlenker joins us to unpack the Trump administration’s escalating pressure campaign against Cuba and why Marco Rubio’s hardline approach may be pushing the isla...

May 13, 20261 hr 4 minEp. 1153

The Yellow Vests and the Battle For Democracy w/ Ida Susser

👉 Pitch in on Patreon and fuel the future of free-thinking conversations. https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews Also visit our returning sponsor Mike Swanson's Wall Street Window for the best financial and trading newsletter around: https://wallstreetwindow.com/ On this edition of Parallax Views , anthropologist and author Ida Susser joins us to discuss her book The Yellow Vests and the Battle for Democracy and the deeper political crisis underlying the rise of the Yellow Vest movement in Franc...

May 11, 20261 hr 21 minEp. 1152

Media Watchdog Project Censored Turns 50 Years Old! w/ Mischa Geracoulis

👉 Pitch in on Patreon and fuel the future of free-thinking conversations. https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews Also visit our returning sponsor Mike Swanson's Wall Street Window for the best financial and trading newsletter around: https://wallstreetwindow.com/ As debates over censorship, misinformation, and the power of corporate media reach a fever pitch, Project Censored —one of the longest-running media watchdog organizations in the United States—marks its 50th anniversary. But in 2026, wh...

May 06, 20261 hr 4 minEp. 1151

Will the Future Like You?: Reflections on the Age of Hyper-Reinvention w/ Patricia Martin

👉 Pitch in on Patreon and fuel the future of free-thinking conversations. https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews Also visit our returning sponsor Mike Swanson's Wall Street Window for the best financial and trading newsletter around: https://wallstreetwindow.com/ On this edition of Parallax Views , J.G. Michael is joined by Patricia Martin,host of the Jung in the World podcast, to explore her provocative new book Will the Future Like You?: Reflections on the Age of Hyper-Reinvention . In a wide-...

Apr 29, 20261 hr 4 minEp. 1150

Stuck: How Money, Media, and Violence Prevent Change in Congress w/ Maya L. Kornberg

👉 Pitch in on Patreon and fuel the future of free-thinking conversations. https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews Also visit our returning sponsor Mike Swanson's Wall Street Window for the best financial and trading newsletter around: https://wallstreetwindow.com/ On this edition of Parallax Views, political scientist Maya Kornberg joins the show to discuss her new book on why Congress seems increasingly unable to function as an effective, representative, and co-equal branch of government. Drawin...

Apr 24, 20261 hr 1 minEp. 1149

Fighting Oligarchy: How Positive Populism Can Reclaim America w/ Charles Derber

👉 Pitch in on Patreon and fuel the future of free-thinking conversations. https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews Also visit our returning sponsor Mike Swanson's Wall Street Window for the best financial and trading newsletter around: https://wallstreetwindow.com/ Recorded 3-11-26 On this edition of Parallax Views, sociologist and public intellectual Charles Derber joins us to discuss his book Fighting Oligarchy: How Positive Populism Can Reclaim America and the growing struggle between democracy...

Apr 18, 20261 hr 26 minEp. 1148

The Complicit Lens: US Media Coverage of Israel’s Genocide in Gaza w/ Robin Andersen

👉 Pitch in on Patreon and fuel the future of free-thinking conversations. https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews Also visit our returning sponsor Mike Swanson's Wall Street Window for the best financial and trading newsletter around: https://wallstreetwindow.com/ On this edition of Parallax Views, media scholar Robin Andersen joins us to discuss her new book The Complicit Lens: US Media Coverage of Israel’s Genocide in Gaza . In this conversation, Andersen examines how major American news outlet...

Apr 16, 20261 hr 23 minEp. 1147

Are U.S. Elections Secure?: The 2024 Election and Election Forensics w/ Nathan Taylor

👉 Pitch in on Patreon and fuel the future of free-thinking conversations. https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews Also visit our returning sponsor Mike Swanson's Wall Street Window for the best financial and trading newsletter around: https://wallstreetwindow.com/ On this edition of Parallax Views , host J.G. Michael speaks with Nathan Taylor, a representative of the Election Truth Alliance (ETA) , about controversial claims regarding vulnerabilities in U.S. election systems and the group’s ongoi...

Apr 09, 20261 hr 1 minEp. 1146

The Unnecessary Iran War: "Everybody is Going to Pay a Heavy Price" w/ James Dorsey

Recorded 4-2-2026 👉 Pitch in on Patreon and fuel the future of free-thinking conversations. https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews Also visit our returning sponsor Mike Swanson's Wall Street Window for the best financial and trading newsletter around: https://wallstreetwindow.com/ On this edition of Parallax Views, returning guest James M. Dorsey joins us to discuss the Iran War one month on and its potential consequences for the United States, Europe, the Gulf States, Israel, and Iran itself. R...

Apr 03, 20261 hr 24 minEp. 1145

"Don't Believe 'Em, They're Lying": Intel Analyst - Trump's Iran War WILL Escalate w/ Larry Johnson

👉 Pitch in on Patreon and fuel the future of free-thinking conversations. https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews Also visit our returning sponsor Mike Swanson's Wall Street Window for the best financial and trading newsletter around: https://wallstreetwindow.com/ In this explosive edition of Parallax Views, host J.G. Michael is joined by former CIA analyst and counterterrorism official Larry C. Johnson of the Sonar21 blog to discuss the rapidly escalating U.S.–Iran war and why Johnson believes t...

Mar 26, 202651 minEp. 1144

The Iran War: A Sorry State of Affairs w/ William Astore

👉 Pitch in on Patreon and fuel the future of free-thinking conversations. https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews Also visit our returning sponsor Mike Swanson's Wall Street Window for the best financial and trading newsletter around: https://wallstreetwindow.com/ On this edition of Parallax Views , historian, retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel, and foreign policy critic William J. Astore joins the show to discuss what he calls the sorry state of affairs that is contemporary American forei...

Mar 26, 202652 minEp. 1143

Reading the City: Dublin’s History in Its Streets w/ Garvan Rushe

👉 Pitch in on Patreon and fuel the future of free-thinking conversations. https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews Also visit our returning sponsor Mike Swanson's Wall Street Window for the best financial and trading newsletter around: https://wallstreetwindow.com/ On this edition of Parallax Views , J.G. Michael is joined by Dublin-based historian and guide Garvan Rushe, founder of Dublin Tour Guide . Rushe discusses his approach to bringing the history of Dublin to life for visitors—not by simpl...

Mar 24, 20261 hr 21 minEp. 1142

The Israel Lobby and the Iran War w/ Ian Lustick and Eli Clifton

Recorded 3-18-26 👉 Pitch in on Patreon and fuel the future of free-thinking conversations. https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews Also visit our returning sponsor Mike Swanson's Wall Street Window for the best financial and trading newsletter around: https://wallstreetwindow.com/ On this edition of Parallax Views , I’m joined by journalist Eli Clifton and political scientist Ian S. Lustick to discuss their provocative The Nation article, “The Israeli Tail Wags the American Dog,” as well as their...

Mar 20, 20261 hr 10 minEp. 1141

The Iran War Catastrophe w/ Amb. Patrick Theros

Recorded 3-18-26 👉 Pitch in on Patreon and fuel the future of free-thinking conversations. https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews Also visit our returning sponsor Mike Swanson's Wall Street Window for the best financial and trading newsletter around: https://wallstreetwindow.com/ In this episode of Parallax Views , retired U.S. diplomat Patrick N. Theros returns to examine what he sees as a catastrophic turning point in American foreign policy: the Trump administration’s decision to wage war wit...

Mar 19, 20261 hr 14 minEp. 1140

"Iran Has Got a Loaded Gun to the Head of the Global Economy": The Iran War w/ Wahid Azal

Recorded 3-15-2026 👉 Pitch in on Patreon and fuel the future of free-thinking conversations. https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews Also visit our returning sponsor Mike Swanson's Wall Street Window for the best financial and trading newsletter around: https://wallstreetwindow.com/ On this edition of Parallax Views, returning guest Wahid Azal—an independent scholar of Islamic esotericism, Sufi mystic, and founder of the Fatimiya Sufi Order—joins us to unpack the rapidly escalating Iran War and i...

Mar 17, 20261 hr 5 minEp. 1139

George Kennan, Moderate Realism, & Multipolarity w/ Michael F. Duggan

👉 Pitch in on Patreon and fuel the future of free-thinking conversations. https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews Also visit our returning sponsor Mike Swanson's Wall Street Window for the best financial and trading newsletter around: https://wallstreetwindow.com/ On this edition of Parallax Views , I’m joined by historian and political analyst Michael F. Duggan for a wide-ranging discussion on realism in international relations, the legacy of George Kennan, and the emerging multipolar world orde...

Mar 11, 20261 hr 8 minEp. 1137

"We've Seen This Movie Before": Operation Epic Fury, Iran, & Preemptive War w/ Jon Hoffman

👉 Pitch in on Patreon and fuel the future of free-thinking conversations. https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews Also visit our returning sponsor Mike Swanson's Wall Street Window for the best financial and trading newsletter around: https://wallstreetwindow.com/ On this edition of Parallax Views , returning guest Jon Hoffman, a research fellow in defense and foreign policy at the Cato Institute specializing in U.S. Middle East policy and political Islam, joins us to discuss the Trump administra...

Mar 06, 202649 minEp. 1136

The Meaning of the Iran War: Tehran Challenges Trump's Muscular Foreign Policy w/ James Dorsey

👉 Pitch in on Patreon and fuel the future of free-thinking conversations. https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews Also visit our returning sponsor Mike Swanson's Wall Street Window for the best financial and trading newsletter around: https://wallstreetwindow.com/ On this edition of Parallax Views, returning for his monthly visit, journalist and geopolitical analyst James M. Dorsey of The Turbulent World joins us to unpack what the escalating Iran war means—and what it reveals about Donald Trump’...

Mar 03, 20261 hr 5 minEp. 1135

The View from Israel: The Iran War w/ Ori Goldberg

👉 Pitch in on Patreon and fuel the future of free-thinking conversations. https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews Also visit our returning sponsor Mike Swanson's Wall Street Window for the best financial and trading newsletter around: https://wallstreetwindow.com/ On this edition of Parallax Views, returning guest Ori Goldberg—Israeli dissident, former academic, and Middle East analyst—joins the program to discuss the rapidly escalating U.S.–Israel war on Iran and why he believes the conflict was...

Mar 03, 20261 hr 22 minEp. 1134

Trump and Netanyahu's War on Iran w/ Richard Silverstein

👉 Pitch in on Patreon and fuel the future of free-thinking conversations. https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews Also visit our returning sponsor Mike Swanson's Wall Street Window for the best financial and trading newsletter around: https://wallstreetwindow.com/ On this edition of Parallax Views, returning guest Richard Silverstein of the Tikun Olam blog joins us to discuss his latest article, “Iran: Trump’s War of Annihilation.” Silverstein argues that Donald Trump has embarked on a dangerousl...

Mar 03, 20261 hr 12 minEp. 1133

REPLAY: U.S.-Iran, Netanyahu Goes to Washington, & the Saudi-UAE Rivalry w/ James Dorsey

REPLAY OF AN EPISODE OF PARALLAX VIEWS FROM EARLIER THIS MONTH DUE TO A FAMILY CRISIS; PARALLAX VIEWS WILL BE BACK TO REGULAR SCHEDULE NEXT WEEK. MY APOLOGIES 👉 Pitch in on Patreon and fuel the future of free-thinking conversations. https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews Also visit our returning sponsor Mike Swanson's Wall Street Window for the best financial and trading newsletter around: https://wallstreetwindow.com/ On this edition of Parallax Views , returning guest James M. Dorsey, independ...

Feb 25, 20261 hr 26 minEp. 1132

As War with Iran Lurks in Wait, How Did We Get Here? w/ Dr. Arta Moeini

👉 Pitch in on Patreon and fuel the future of free-thinking conversations. https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews Also visit our returning sponsor Mike Swanson's Wall Street Window for the best financial and trading newsletter around: https://wallstreetwindow.com/ On this edition of Parallax Views , host J.G. Michael speaks with international relations expert Dr. Arta Moeini of the Institute for Peace and Diplomacy about the United States being on the brink of war with Iran. Moeini explains how w...

Feb 19, 20261 hr 3 minEp. 1131

The Epstein Files: Networks, the Spy Industry, Oligarchs, and More w/ Matthew Petti

👉 Pitch in on Patreon and fuel the future of free-thinking conversations. https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews Also visit our returning sponsor Mike Swanson's Wall Street Window for the best financial and trading newsletter around: https://wallstreetwindow.com/ On this edition of Parallax Views , J.G. Michael speaks with Reason journalist Matthew Petti about his reporting on Jeffrey Epstein, the Epstein network, and what newly surfaced emails reveal about Epstein’s attempts to enter the survei...

Feb 12, 20261 hr 14 minEp. 1130

U.S.-Iran Talks, Netanyahu Goes to Washington Redux, & the Saudi-UAE Rivalry w/ James Dorsey

👉 Pitch in on Patreon and fuel the future of free-thinking conversations. https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews Also visit our returning sponsor Mike Swanson's Wall Street Window for the best financial and trading newsletter around: https://wallstreetwindow.com/ On this edition of Parallax Views , returning guest James M. Dorsey, independent journalist and scholar at The Turbulent World Substack, breaks down the latest developments shaping the Middle East. We start with the high-stakes U.S.-Ira...

Feb 11, 20261 hr 26 minEp. 1129

ICE, Homeland Security, and the Long, Post-9/11 March to Police State USA w/ Jordan Liz

👉 Pitch in on Patreon and fuel the future of free-thinking conversations. https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews Also visit our returning sponsor Mike Swanson's Wall Street Window for the best financial and trading newsletter around: https://wallstreetwindow.com/ On this edition of Parallax Views , J.G. Michael speaks with Jordan Liz — Associate Professor of Philosophy at San José State University and a contributor to Common Dreams — about ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement), the Departmen...

Feb 11, 20261 hr 1 minEp. 1128

Is the World Order Really Dead?: Anti-Politics, Trump, & Davos w/ Joseph Sciortino & Grant Gallagher

👉 Pitch in on Patreon and fuel the future of free-thinking conversations. https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews Also visit our returning sponsor Mike Swanson's Wall Street Window for the best financial and trading newsletter around: https://wallstreetwindow.com/ On this edition of Parallax Views, J.G. Michael is joined by Joseph Sciortino and Grant Gallagher of The Rabble Report to examine the World Economic Forum (WEF), Trump, and the shifting global order through the lens of anti-politics — t...

Feb 10, 20262 hr 2 minEp. 1127

The Oscar Buzz Episode w/ Albert Lanier

👉 Pitch in on Patreon and fuel the future of free-thinking conversations. https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews Also visit our returning sponsor Mike Swanson's Wall Street Window for the best financial and trading newsletter around: https://wallstreetwindow.com/ On this edition of Parallax Views , host J.G. Michael is joined by film analyst Albert Lanier of the Final Cut Substack newsletter and podcast for an in-depth conversation on the Oscars, awards season as we approach the 98th Annual Acad...

Feb 05, 20261 hr 19 minEp. 1126

A Marine's Perspective on the Alex Pretti Killing and Trump 2.0 w/ James R. Webb

👉 Pitch in on Patreon and fuel the future of free-thinking conversations. https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews Also visit our returning sponsor Mike Swanson's Wall Street Window for the best financial and trading newsletter around: https://wallstreetwindow.com/ In this urgent, unflinching conversation, former U.S. Marine infantryman and seasoned policy voice James R. Webb — son of Senator Jim Webb, ex-Military Legislative Assistant to Rand Paul, and writer for Responsible Statecraft and Milita...

Jan 29, 20261 hr 53 minEp. 1125

Reviewing Trump 2.0's First Year w/ Amb. Patrick Theros

👉 Pitch in on Patreon and fuel the future of free-thinking conversations. https://www.patreon.com/parallaxviews Also visit our returning sponsor Mike Swanson's Wall Street Window for the best financial and trading newsletter around: https://wallstreetwindow.com/ On this edition of Parallax Views , Ambassador Patrick Theros offers a seasoned diplomat’s assessment of the first year of Donald Trump’s second presidency. The conversation is anchored in Theros’ recent National Herald column, “Twenty ...

Jan 28, 20261 hr 17 minEp. 1124
For the best experience, listen in Metacast app for iOS or Android