016 Pirates (1650 - 1730)
Marcus Rediker on The Golden Age of Piracy the revolutionary Atlantic, and the disruption of early capitalism on the seas. Visit The Brief Podcast online: http://thebriefpodcast.com/
Oct 19, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 16
The Brief Podcast
Brief /brēf/ (verb) · to inform thoroughly in preparation for a task. With hosts Nora Barrows-Friedman and Jon Elmer.
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015 NBA wildcat strike
DAVE ZIRIN talks about the wildcat strikes in pro sports; and MAC SMIFF on 100 days on the streets in Portland. On The Bookend, it's VICKY OSTERWEIL on her new book, In Defense of Looting: A Riotous History of Uncivil Action. Visit The Brief Podcast online: http://thebriefpodcast.com/
Sep 17, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 15
014 Riots and abolition
Demonstrations continue across the United States against police violence and increasingly against the institution itself. We speak with Vicky Osterweil and Zoé Samudzi about riots, looting and abolishing the police. Visit The Brief Podcast online: http://thebriefpodcast.com/
Jul 18, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 14
013 Israeli annexation
Israel moves with White House-backing to declare sovereignty over their illegal West Bank settlements and annex the Jordan Valley border. We speak with Ali Abunimah about deepening Israeli apartheid in Palestine. Visit The Brief Podcast online: http://thebriefpodcast.com/
Jun 29, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 13
012 Uprising in America
The United States is rocked by protests against police violence as hundreds of thousands march from coast to coast. We are joined from New York by Margaret Kimberley and from Boston by Benjamin Dixon. Visit The Brief Podcast online: http://thebriefpodcast.com/
Jun 11, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 12
011 Bolsonaro's Brazil
Brazil’s new far-right government plunges the country into fascism. We speak with Brazilian scholar and activist, Diana Aguiar, about the downfall of the Worker’s Party and the rise of Jair Bolsonaro. Visit The Brief Podcast online: http://thebriefpodcast.com/
Jun 02, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 11
010 Canada's Saudi arms deal
Saudi’s $14B weapons contract puts Canadian armoured vehicles on the frontlines of the war in Yemen. We are joined by Anthony Fenton to discuss the machinations of Canada’s junior-partner imperialism. Visit The Brief Podcast online: http://thebriefpodcast.com/
May 16, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 10
009 India crackdown
India jails students, writers, and rights activists as the media works in effective coordination with the government inflaming sectarian divides, suppressing dissent and lionizing Modi. We speak to Shalini Gera and Freny Manecksha about India’s Hindutva crackdown. Visit The Brief Podcast online: http://thebriefpodcast.com/
May 03, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 9
008 Kashmir siege
Kashmir’s autonomous status is revoked by India’s far-right government and the military occupation is tightened with a total communications blackout. We speak with Ather Zia and Mohamad Junaid about the resistance in Jammu and Kashmir. Visit The Brief Podcast online: http://thebriefpodcast.com/
Apr 18, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 8
007 Delhi pogrom
India’s sectarian citizenship law set off months of protests that were met by government-incited mobs sacking markets, neighbourhoods and mosques as police looked on. We are joined by Kavita Krishnan to discuss the Delhi pogrom and right-wing nationalism in India. Visit The Brief Podcast online: http://thebriefpodcast.com/
Mar 31, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 7
006 Bernie 2020
Bernie Sanders' presidential bid has run into a wall, as the COVID-19 pandemic puts the Democratic Party primary campaign into suspended animation. We are joined by George Ciccariello-Maher to discuss grassroots mobilization and electoral politics. Visit The Brief Podcast online: http://thebriefpodcast.com/
Mar 21, 2020•34 min•Season 1Ep. 6
004 Taliban pact
The Taliban and the White House have signed an agreement that would ultimately see US troops withdraw from Afghanistan. After two decades of war, tens of thousands killed, and trillions spent - the US stands to leave a ruined Afghanistan in defeat. Visit The Brief Podcast online: http://thebriefpodcast.com/
Mar 11, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 4
003 Blockade standoff
Police move in on the Mohawks at Tyendinaga, setting off a further wave of blockades, disruptions and direct action from coast to coast. Anna Zalik joins us to discuss the oil and gas industry, and Gord Hill talks indigenous resistance. Visit The Brief Podcast online: http://thebriefpodcast.com/
Feb 29, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 3
002 Blockades expand
After the RCMP raided and dismantled the Wet'suwet'en roadblocks, rail, port and transportation blockades have spread across Canada in solidarity. And they are growing. Visit The Brief Podcast online: http://thebriefpodcast.com/
Feb 15, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 2
001 Pipeline blockade
The Wet’suwet’en evict Coastal GasLink, who are trying to build a gas pipeline through their territory. We discuss the context of their struggle against the Canadian state and corporations, and talk with Jeffrey Monaghan about the policing of Indigenous movements. Thanks to Michael Toledano for the audio of Freda Huson delivering the Wet'suwet'en eviction notice and Praxis Media for the excerpt of Dr. Roland Chrisjohn from Hoping against Hope . See more at http://thebriefpodcast.com/...
Feb 05, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 1
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