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The Chauncey DeVega Show is the official podcast of Salon.com politics writer Chauncey DeVega. On a weekly basis the show features a relaxed and free-form conversation with artists, authors, musicians, researchers, academics, journalists, activists, as well as Hollywood actors and directors.

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Ep. 393: The Strange, Bizarre, and Curious Ways of Whiteness and Black "Conservatives" in the Age of Trump

September 16th, 2023

2:18:51

Leonce Gaiter’s nonfiction writing has appeared in The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Times, LA Weekly, Slate, and The Washington Post.

Gaiter is also the author …

Ep. 392: Rich Logis Escaped the Trump - MAGA Cult -- Heed His Warnings About Its Power and Extreme Danger to America

August 30th, 2023

1:44:19

There are two guests on this week’s episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show.

Jen Senko is the director of the 2015 documentary The Brainwashing of My …

Ep. 391: What do Donald Trump’s Reactions to Being Indicted for the Crimes of Jan. 6 and Beyond Reveal About His Mental and Emotional Health?

August 17th, 2023

1:41:44

Dr. Justin Frank is a former clinical professor of psychiatry at the George Washington University Medical Center and the author of Trump on the Couch: Inside the Mind of the President.

Dr. Frank shares his expert …

Ep. 390: Tim Wise on Ron DeSantis’ War on African-American History and the Enduring Power of Donald Trump over White America

August 2nd, 2023

2:14:44

Tim Wise is an author, activist and leading expert on white privilege and racism. He is the author of many books, including his most recent "Dispatches From the Race War."

He explains how the recent Supreme Court …

Ep. 389: This is Not a Tragic Mulatto Story: CNN's John Blake on His New Book "More Than I Imagined: What a Black Man Discovered About the White Mother He Never Knew"

July 19th, 2023

1:58:24

There are two guests in this episode of the podcast.

John Blake is a senior writer and producer at CNN and the author of the new book More Than I Imagined: What a Black Man Discovered About the White Mother He Never …

Ep. 388: What to the American Slave is the Fourth of July? Historian David Blight on the American Prophet Frederick Douglass

July 4th, 2023

1:38:58

This is a special surprise July 4th episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show.

On this special episode, Chauncey takes a journey around his …

Ep. 387: Prison Journalist John J. Lennon on Life Lessons and How Writing Made Him a Better Person

June 22nd, 2023

1:30:14

Prison journalist John J. Lennon is currently serving a 28-years-to-life sentence at Sullivan Correctional Facility for murder, drug sales and gun …

Ep. 386: Jonathan Eig Takes Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Down Off The Monument and Makes Him Real

May 29th, 2023

1:50:49

Jonathan Eig is an award-winning author and journalist whose books include Ali: A Life and Luckiest Man: The Life and Death of Lou Gehrig.

His new book is King: A Life.

In this wide-ranging conversation, Jonathan …

Ep. 384: The Eclectic Star Wars Jerry Springer Animal Friends Episode

May 10th, 2023

1:35:03

In honor of Star Wars and the 40th anniversary of Return of the Jedi, friend of the podcast and fellow traveler Mr. Bill is the special guest on this eclectic episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show.

Chauncey DeVega and …

Ep. 383: Jason Van Tatenhove Reflects on the Perils of Right-Wing Radicalization and How He Found Himself a Leading Member of the Oath Keepers

April 25th, 2023

2:08:11

Jason Van Tatenhove is former national media director of the right-wing militia group the Oath Keepers. Mr. Tatenhove testified about the escalating dangers of right-wing radicalization and neofascism before the House …

Ep. 382: Donald Trump is Not Going Away Because He is the Worst of American Culture Vomited Out

March 31st, 2023

2:06:58

Nate Powell is a graphic novelist and musician. He is also the first cartoonist to win the National Book Award. Nate Powell has also won four Eisner Awards.

His work includes Ozark horror tale Come Again, civil …

Ep. 381: America is Sick With Diabolical Amnesia and Evil Forgetting

March 15th, 2023

1:51:37

“V” formerly known as Eve Ensler is an author, Tony Award-winner, playwright and activist. Her award-winning play The Vagina Monologues ran for …

Ep. 380: "The Other Side of Prospect" and Gun Violence in the Shadow of Yale University

February 28th, 2023

1:55:12

Nicholas Dawidoff is a journalist and author whose books include The Fly Swatter, In the Country of Country, and The Catcher Was a Spy: The …

Ep. 379: Chris Hedges Warns That "The News" and "The Truth" are Not The Same Thing

February 14th, 2023

3:09:33

Chris Hedges is the guest on this special February 2023 fundraising episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show.

He is a Pulitzer Prize-winning …

Ep. 378: Ruha Benjamin on the Digital Divide and the "New Jim Code"/Did You Know That People are "Racist" Against Black Robots?

January 31st, 2023

2:20:41

There are two guests on this special January 2023 fundraising episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show.

***Your generosity and support help to sustain the podcast and to keep it free, not behind a paywall and available to …

Ep. 377: Brian K. Vaughan Reflects on the Return of His Beloved Graphic Novel Series "Saga"/Paul Breines on Life Lessons Learned From His Time as a Freedom Rider in the Civil Rights Movement

January 16th, 2023

1:58:51

Brian K. Vaughan is the guest on this special January 2023 fundraising episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show.

He is the writer of such award-winning comic books and graphic novels as Saga, Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina

Ep. 376: The Black American Civil Rights Movement Was One of The Greatest "Military" Campaigns and Insurgencies in History

January 10th, 2023

2:27:59

Thomas Ricks is the guest on this special January 2023 fundraising episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show.

Your generosity and support helps to sustain the podcast and to keep it free, not behind a paywall and available to …

Ep. 375: Separating Fact From Fiction and Myth About Vladimir Putin and the War in Ukraine

December 14th, 2022

2:06:04

Mark Galeotti is one of the world's leading experts on Russia, transnational crime and military affairs.

He is the author of many books, including The Weaponisation of Everything, A Short History of Russia, and We Need …

Ep. 374: Reflecting on Gratitude and Thankfulness on This Thanksgiving Day 2022

November 24th, 2022

37:12

On this special Thanksgiving Day installment of the podcast, Chauncey DeVega reflects on the deeper meaning of gratitude and thankfulness during …

Ep. 373: The Republican Party's "Red Tide" of Fascist Sewage Didn't Fully Drown the American People

November 16th, 2022

1:26:14

Jeff Sharlet is a journalist and bestselling author of The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power and C Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy. His forthcoming book is The …

Ep. 372: American Democracy and Freedom are on the Ballot in the 2022 Midterm Elections

November 7th, 2022

47:45

David Neiwert is an investigative journalist. He is the author of numerous books including Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of TrumpThe Eliminationists: How Hate Talk Radicalized the American Right

Ep. 371: Baynard Woods Reflects on What Happens When You Confront and Try to Disown Whiteness

October 31st, 2022

1:35:22

Baynard Woods is the author of the new book Inheritance: An Autobiography of Whiteness.

His essays and other writing have appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, The Washington Post, and many other …

Ep. 370: From Pat Buchanan and the Culture Wars of the 1990s to the Age of Trump and American Neofascism and Beyond

October 13th, 2022

2:09:04

Nicole Hemmer is a political historian and founding director of the Carolyn T. and Robert M. Rogers Center for the Study of the Presidency at …

Ep. 369: "5 Days at Memorial" and How Doctors Decided Who Lived and Died During Hurricane Katrina

September 26th, 2022

1:27:03

Dr. Sheri Fink is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and the author of the New York Times bestselling nonfiction book Five Days at Memorial: Life …

Ep. 368: It is Almost Impossible to Escape America's Poverty Trap

September 12th, 2022

1:58:24

Colleen Shaddox is the co-author (with Joanne Goldblum) of the book Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding, and Ending US Poverty. Her essays and …

Ep. 366: Nuclear Espionage? More Proof That Donald Trump is The Worst President in American History and a Traitor

August 16th, 2022

1:34:53

Brynn Tannehill is a leading trans activist and essayist. She has written for such leading publications as The New York Times, The Huffington Post, and The Advocate.

Tannehill is a former United States Naval Aviator and …

Ep. 365: Marvel Comics Writer Jason Aaron Shares His Love of Great Storytelling in Comic Books, Graphic Novels, and Professional Wrestling

July 31st, 2022

1:53:46

There are two guests on this WWE SummerSlam weekend episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show

Jason Aaron is the writer of such comics books and graphic novels as Thor, Star Wars, Avengers, Punisher, Conan The Barbarian, The …

Ep. 363: Baz Luhrmann’s Great New Movie "Elvis" is Much More Than The Sum of Its Parts

July 12th, 2022

1:49:59

This week’s very special episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show focuses on Baz Luhrmann’s new movie Elvis and the life, music, legend, meaning, and enduring importance of “The King” Elvis Presley.

“Champion” Joe Lansdale …

Ep. 362: Jeff Sharlet’s Journey into the Dark Heart of the American Fascist Nightmare Fever Dream

June 27th, 2022

2:29:12

Jeff Sharlet is a journalist and bestselling author of The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power and C Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy.

His new article “January 6 Was …

Ep. 361: Your "Hashtag Activism", "Likes", "Shares", and "Tweets" Will Not Save You From the Fascist Nightmare or Other Political and Societal Disasters

June 13th, 2022

1:12:46

Gal Beckerman is the senior editor for books at The Atlantic. His new book is The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas.

His previous work When They Come for Us We’ll Be Gone was named book of the …

Ep. 360: Confronting The Raw Truth About The White Supremacist Terrorist Attack on The Black Community in Buffalo

May 18th, 2022

1:26:42

This week’s special episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show confronts the white supremacist terrorist attack on the black community in Buffalo, New York.

Leonce Gaiter’s nonfiction writing has appeared in The New York …

Ep. 359: The Battle to Save American Democracy From the Republican-Fascists Will Be Long and Difficult -- And Quitting Is Not an Option

May 3rd, 2022

2:02:20

Don Winslow is a bestselling crime fiction author, political activist, a hope warrior, and one of our premiere truth-tellers. His videos about the …

Ep. 358: Honoring and Remembering Eric Boehlert

April 19th, 2022

44:01

This episode is in honor of author, journalist, and media critic Eric Boehlert who passed away on April 4, 2022.

Chauncey DeVega reflects on Boehlert’s life and truth-telling and shares his final article about media …

Ep. 356: Advice on Navigating and Surviving the Emotional, Physical, and Spiritual Harm Caused by Living in a White Racist Society

March 24th, 2022

1:50:58

Resmaa Menakem is an artist and psychotherapist. He is the author of several books including The New York Times bestseller My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies. His …

Ep. 355: What is it Like When the Republican-Fascist "Critical Race Theory" Witch Hunt Comes After You?

March 7th, 2022

1:46:47

Ted Thornhill is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Florida Gulf Coast University where he is also the founder and director of the Center for …

Ep. 354: Life Lessons From General Smedley Butler, the (first) Jan. 6 Coup Plot, and How War is a Racket

February 15th, 2022

1:32:49

Jonathan Katz is the author of the new book Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and the Making and Breaking of America's Empire. His essays and other writing have appeared in such leading publications …

Ep. 352: Racism Will Bring America's Ultimate Destruction

January 20th, 2022

1:47:37

Leonce Gaiter’s nonfiction writing has appeared in The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Times, LA Weekly, Newsweek, and The Washington Post.

His essay “The True Story of …

Ep. 351: New Year's Eve 2021 Potpourri -- 1980s Cold War Action Movies, the Meaning of a Good Death, and What Troubles Await America and the World in 2022 and Beyond

January 1st, 2022

58:47

This is a special New Year’s Eve 2021 episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show and The Truth Report.

Elliot Ackerman is both a former White House Fellow and Marine. He served five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, where …

Ep. 350: The Life Wisdom of Artist Winfred Rembert and His Memoir of the Jim Crow South

December 27th, 2021

1:45:03

Winfred Rembert was one of America’s great contemporary artists. Originally from Cuthbert, Georgia, Rembert painted on carved and tooled leather …

Ep. 349: There is No "Nice" or "Kind" Way to Warn the American People About the Rising Fascist Tide and Disaster

December 8th, 2021

1:17:00

Ruth Ben-Ghiat is a professor of history and Italian studies at New York University and an expert on fascism and authoritarianism. Her opinion essays and other writing have been featured by CNN, the Washington Post, The …

Ep. 348: Are Terrible People Attracted to Power? Or Does Power Make Them Terrible?

November 23rd, 2021

1:18:15

Brian Klaas is a columnist at The Washington Post, a political scientist, and an associate professor in global politics at University College London.

Ep. 347: The Truth Report -- Tim Wise Explains How The Jim Crow Republicans "Critical Race Theory" Bogeyman is Powered by White Rage

November 9th, 2021

7:43

This is a preview of this week’s installment of The Truth Report which features anti-racism educator, activist, and premier truth-teller Tim Wise.

Ep. 346: Denis Villeneuve’s New Film "Dune" and the White Savior Problem

October 31st, 2021

1:33:51

Emmet Asher-Perrin is a writer and cultural critic. They are also the news and entertainment editor for Tor.com

Asher-Perrin critically interrogates …

Ep. 345: How the Jim Crow Republicans are Going to Steal the 2022 Midterm and 2024 Presidential Elections

October 22nd, 2021

11:54

Hello good people!

On this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show I am sending up a a signal flare and sharing a sneak preview of The Truth Report.

Ep. 344: Remembering Sociologist James Loewen

October 11th, 2021

47:37

This is a special Indigenous Peoples' Day episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show in honor of sociologist and historian James Loewen who passed away …

Ep. 343: How Do You Decide the Financial Value of a Human Life?

October 5th, 2021

1:01:09

Kenneth Feinberg served as the Special Master of the U.S. government’s September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. He has also been responsible for compensation programs for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, the …

Ep. 342: Donald Trump is Not Going Away -- No Matter How Much You Wish He Would

September 20th, 2021

1:17:07

Dr. Mary Trump is a clinical psychologist and business woman. She is also Donald Trump’s niece.

She is the author of the bestselling book Too Much …

Ep. 341: Deconstructing The "New" Candyman Film -- Is it a Masterpiece or Something Else Entirely?

September 6th, 2021

1:15:02

Adilifu Nama is Professor of African American Studies at Loyola Marymount University. He is the author of several books including Super Black: …

Ep. 340: "War Made Easy" and the Pitfalls and Lies of American Empire and its Forever Wars

August 25th, 2021

1:17:09

Norman Solomon is the author of several books including War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death". He is also the founder …

Ep. 339: S.A. Cosby on Life Lessons, Masculinity, Writing, and the Road to "Blacktop Wasteland"

August 4th, 2021

1:24:31

S.A. Cosby is the author of the bestselling crime noir novels “Blacktop Wasteland” and “Razorblade Tears”.

Cosby reflects on how his upbringing as a striving member of the black working poor in the south helped to teach …

Ep. 338: Anthea Butler Explains That White Christianity Cannot be Properly Separated From The Realities of White Supremacy

July 23rd, 2021

1:14:15

Anthea Butler is the author of the new book White Evangelical Racism. She is also Chair of Religious Studies and Associate Professor of Religious Studies and Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. Her …

Ep. 337: Dr. Aruna Khilanani Dared to Tell Dangerous Truths About Race, Whiteness, and Psychopathology

July 15th, 2021

59:36

There are two guests on this episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show.

Dr. Aruna Khilanani is a forensic psychiatrist and psychoanalyst with expertise in …

Ep. 336: On This July 4th Independence Day, America's Democracy is on Life Support

July 4th, 2021

45:00

Jared Yates Sexton is the guest on this very special July 4 Independence Day episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show and The Truth Report.

Jared Yates …

Ep. 335: Hakeem Oluseyi Reflects on His Quantum Life and Journey from the Streets to the Stars

June 30th, 2021

1:20:28

There are two guests on this episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show.

Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi is the author (with Joshua Horwitz) of the new book A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars. He is also a …

Ep. 334: On UFOs, Trump's Coup, QAnon, Ancient Aliens, and Tucker Carlson

June 18th, 2021

1:07:30

Jason Colavito is a professional skeptic and author. His investigations have appeared on the American Heroes Channel and the History Channel. …

Ep. 333: Chris Matthews is Worried About the Future of American Democracy

June 8th, 2021

1:18:10

Chris Matthews is the former host of "Hardball" on MSNBC.

His new book is This Country: My Life in Politics and History.

Chris Matthews shares his …

Ep. 331: The Cyberweapons Arms Race and How the World Ends

May 19th, 2021

56:17

Nicole Perlroth is an award-winning cybersecurity journalist for The New York Times.

She is the author of the new book This Is How They Tell Me the …

Ep. 330: Jesus and John Wayne -- Guns, God, Masculinity and the Christian Fascist Assault on American Democracy

May 4th, 2021

1:00:13

Kristin Du Mez is the author of Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation.

Du Mez explains how right-wing extremists took over the Republican Party and why they view the …

Ep. 329: Dave Grossman on "Killology" and America's Out of Control Police

April 25th, 2021

1:06:34

***Given the Derek Chauvin guilty verdict for murdering George Floyd, this week we are revisiting a conversation which took place with Lt. Colonel …

Ep. 328: Why Can't You Lose Weight? The Processed Food Industry Has Weaponized Your Hunger

April 15th, 2021

1:01:01

Michael Moss is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and bestselling author of Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us. His new …

Ep. 327: Jeff Sharlet Reflects on Navigating and Surviving the American Dream-Nightmare

April 1st, 2021

1:15:23

Jeff Sharlet is a journalist and bestselling author of The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power and C Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy. He is also the executive …

Ep. 326: Why Do People Kill? Lt Joe Kenda Explains The "Killer Triggers"

March 23rd, 2021

1:17:34

Lt. Joe Kenda (ret.) was a detective with the Colorado Springs Police Department for twenty years. During that time, he solved 356 of the 387 murder …

Ep. 325: "Mindfulness" Will Not Save You From The Pandemic or Anything Else

March 15th, 2021

1:03:06

Ronald Purser is a professor of Management in the College of Business at San Francisco State University. He is the author of several books including …

Ep. 324: "Judas and the Black Messiah" is a Marvelous and Flawed Film

March 1st, 2021

1:12:09

Adilifu Nama is Professor of African American Studies at Loyola Marymount University. He is the author of several books including Super Black: …

Ep. 323: The American News Media And a Crisis of Journalistic Imagination

February 17th, 2021

56:11

Leon Krauze is a news anchor on Univision’s KMEX station in Los Angeles. His writing and other work on U.S. politics and immigration has been …

Ep 322: Dr Carl Hart Reflects on Freedom and Drug Use For Grown-Ups

February 9th, 2021

1:04:18

Dr. Carl Hart is professor of neuroscience and psychology at Columbia University. He is one of the world’s leading experts on addiction and how drugs …

Ep. 321: The Truth Report Sneak Preview -- Dr Justin Frank Warns That Donald Trump's Political Cult Members Are Experiencing a Mass Psychological Emergency

February 4th, 2021

7:09

Dr. Justin Frank is the author of the book Donald Trump on the Couch.

He is a former clinical professor of psychiatry at the George Washington University Medical Center and a physician with more than 40 years of …

Ep. 320: The American People Will Not be Able to Escape The Age of Trump and Its Evil Shadow

January 26th, 2021

1:12:46

Jared Yates Sexton is the author of several books including American Rule: How a Nation Conquered the World But Failed Its People and The People Are …

Ep. 319: How the American Mainstream News Media Enabled Donald Trump's Coup Attack on the U.S. Capitol

January 18th, 2021

46:49

Eric Boehlert is an award-winning journalist who has written for Rolling Stone and Media Matters. He is also the author of the books "Bloggers on the …

Ep. 317: Dr. Cornel West Reflects on Trump's Fascist Coup Assault on the Capitol Building and America's Long Catastrophe

January 11th, 2021

53:37

Dr. Cornel West is professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy at Harvard and a professor emeritus at Princeton. He is the author of several bestselling books, including Democracy MattersRace Matters and Black …

Ep. 316: Futurist John Feffer on His Hopes and Worries for America and the World in the Year 2021 and Beyond

January 1st, 2021

44:16

In the spirit of the late great Art Bell and his radio show Coast to Coast AM, Happy New Year!

John Feffer is a futurist, foreign policy expert, …

Ep. 315: America is Now an Undead Country Whose Fantasies and Lies About Itself Have Now Been Vanquished

December 25th, 2020

50:19

Jonathan Lethem is a best-selling essayist, novelist, and cultural critic. His books include Dissident GardensChronic CityThe Fortress of Solitude

Ep. 314: What Will Donald Trump do Next? Start a TV Network and Open a Theme Park

December 15th, 2020

1:08:36

Michael D’Antonio is the author of The Truth About Trump. His forthcoming book is A Consequential President.

D’Antonio is also a frequent commentator on CNN where he has appeared on Anderson Cooper 360, New Day, CNN …

Ep. 313: Poet Nikki Giovanni Reflects on Living a Life of Truth-Telling, Mortality, and the Ultimate Emptiness of White Supremacy

December 8th, 2020

1:03:05

Nikki Giovanni is one of America’s greatest living poets. She has written dozens of collections of poetry as well as non-fiction and other work.

Ep. 311: Ace Atkins on Race, Writing Bestselling Crime Novels, and the "New South"

November 26th, 2020

51:42

Ace Atkins is a New York Times bestselling author whose novels include the Quinn Colson series and Robert B. Parker’s Spenser series. Atkins is a …

Ep. 310: Thom Hartmann Counsels That Joe Biden May be The Last Chance to Save American Democracy/Chauncey DeVega Reflects on the 2020 Election and Joe Biden's Victory

November 14th, 2020

53:38

Thom Hartmann is a national radio show host, New York Times bestselling-author, and leading progressive voice.

His new book is The Hidden History of …

Ep. 309: Election Day 2020 -- Planning for the Worst and Hoping for the Best

November 3rd, 2020

21:54

On this special Election Day episode, Chauncey DeVega goes solo and reflects on his and our feelings and emotions about America in the Age of Trump, …

Ep. 306: Donald Trump's Followers Fear the Freedom and Humanity of People Who are Not Like Them

October 28th, 2020

1:04:06

Paul Mason is a journalist, writer, film-maker and public speaker. 

He is the author of six books, including Postcapitalism.

Mason writes a weekly …

Ep. 305: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity

October 21st, 2020

55:58

Robert P. Jones is the CEO and Founder of PRRI and a leading scholar and commentator on religion, culture, and politics. He is the author of the …

Ep. 304: Philosopher Cornel West Reflects on Donald Trump, the Virus, and Questions of Karma and Justice

October 13th, 2020

54:05

Dr. Cornel West is professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy at Harvard and a professor emeritus at Princeton. He is the author of several bestselling books, including Democracy MattersRace Matters and Black …

Ep. 303: Donald Trump Won the First Debate Against Joe Biden -- and Will Steal the 2020 Election Using Violence and the Courts

October 1st, 2020

38:40

There are two guests on this special post 2020 first presidential debate special.

Greg Palast is an investigative journalist whose work has been …

Ep. 302: Rev. Al Sharpton Warns That Donald Trump is a Dirty Street Fighter Which is Why Joe Biden and The Democrats Don't Know How to Defeat Him

September 30th, 2020

56:11

Rev. Al Sharpton is the host of MSNBC’s “PoliticsNation” and the founder and President of the civil rights organization National Action Network …

Ep. 301: The Death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Put America's Multiracial Democracy on Life Support

September 21st, 2020

38:53

Tim Wise is one of the United States’ and the world’s leading antiracism activists and authors. His books include Dear White America, White Like Me, Speaking Treason Fluently, and Under the Affluence. His new book is

Ep. 300: To Save America the Republican Party and Its Policies Must Be Burned to the Ground

September 8th, 2020

1:33:35

There are two guests on this very special 300th episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show.

David Rothkopf is the CEO of The Rothkopf group. He was also a senior official in the Clinton Administration and CEO and …

Ep. 299: The Republican Party is Dying Because There Are Not Enough White People

August 31st, 2020

1:01:22

Stuart Stevens has worked as a strategist and consultant for the Republican Party at the highest levels including with the Dole, George W. Bush, …

Ep. 298: The Truth Report -- Donald Trump's Scheme to Steal the 2020 Presidential Election is Much Bigger Than Just The U.S. Mail

August 25th, 2020

5:26

This is a sneak preview of this week’s episode of The Truth Report which can be found at the link below:

Ep. 297: President Joe Biden's First 100 Days and a Return to Normalcy for the American People

August 17th, 2020

1:05:52

Simon Rosenberg is president of the New Democrats Network and the New Policy Institute, a liberal-think tank based in Washington, DC.  He has served …

Ep. 296: Donald Trump Should Be Criminally Prosecuted for His Willfully Negligent Response to The Pandemic

August 6th, 2020

1:13:14

Glenn Kirschner is an NBC News and MSNBC legal analyst and teaches criminal law at George Washington University. He also worked in the United States …

Ep. 295: The Truth Report -- Donald Trump is Bullying the American People

July 31st, 2020

6:25

This is a sneak preview of this week’s episode of The Truth Report which can be found at the link below:

Ep. 294: Donald Trump is Using The American People as Fuel For His Fascist Political Machine

July 25th, 2020

58:16

Ruth Ben-Ghiat is Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University and an expert on fascism and authoritarianism. Her new book is

Ep. 293: The Rhetorical Genius of the Demagogue Donald Trump

July 15th, 2020

57:41

Jennifer Mercieca is a historian of American political discourse at Texas A&M University. Her new book is Demagogue for President: The Rhetorical …

Ep. 292: Is It Ever Appropriate For White People to Wear "Blackface?"

July 4th, 2020

45:37

Marvin McAllister is Associate Professor of Theatre at Winthrop University. He is the author of Whiting Up: Whiteface Minstrels and Stage Europeans in African American Performance.

McAllister explains the history and …

Ep. 291: Cornel West Explains How George Floyd is a Martyr and The Struggle Ahead Will be Long and Perilous

June 26th, 2020

1:09:25

Dr. Cornel West is professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy at Harvard and a professor emeritus at Princeton. He is the author of several bestselling books, including Democracy Matters, Race Matters and Black …

Ep. 290: Rev. William Barber II Reflects on the Police Murder of George Floyd and America's Moral Reckoning in the Age of Trump

June 18th, 2020

1:13:56

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II is the President & Senior Lecturer of Repairers of the Breach and Co-Chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call For Moral Revival.

Rev. Dr. Barber is also the architect of the …

Ep 289: The Truth Report -- Greg Palast Warns That The Georgia Democratic Primary Was a Preview of How Donald Trump Will Steal The 2020 Presidential Election

June 13th, 2020

3:54

Greg Palast is an investigative journalist whose work has been featured by the BBC, the Guardian, the Nation, and Rolling Stone. He is one of the …

Ep. 288: "Implicit Bias" Didn't Murder George Floyd, "Old Fashioned Racism" Did

June 3rd, 2020

1:05:52

Jennifer Richeson is a social psychologist who studies racial identity and interracial interactions. She is currently the Philip R. Allen Professor …

Ep. 287: The Truth Report -- Fintan O'Toole Explains How the United States in the Age of Trump's Pandemic is a Pathetic and Pitiable Nation

May 28th, 2020

4:51

Fintan O’Toole is a historian, literary critic, author, and essayist whose work has appeared in The New York Review of Books, The Irish Times, The …

Ep. 286: The Pandemic is the First of Many Disasters That Will Change the World As We Know It

May 21st, 2020

1:07:47

Mike Davis is a historian, political activist, and writer. He is the author of many books including City of Quartz, Buda’s Wagon, and Planet of Slums

Ep. 285: From Donald Trump's Fake Pandemic "Protests" to a Second American Civil War

May 12th, 2020

41:29

David Neiwert is an investigative journalist based in Seattle and a contributing writer for the Southern Poverty Law Center. He is the author of numerous books including Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical Right in the …

Ep. 284: Ben Fountain Reflects on the Surreal Reality That is Life in the Age of Trump's Pandemic

May 3rd, 2020

1:11:07

Ben Fountain is the author of the novel Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, winner of the National Book Critics' Circle Award and a finalist for the National Book Award. Fountain traveled across the country during Donald …

Ep. 283: Hundreds of Ku Klux Klan Members Have Surrendered Their Robes and Hoods to Daryl Davis

April 23rd, 2020

1:05:20

Daryl Davis is an American R&B and blues musician, activist, author, actor, and bandleader. He is considered one of the best -- if not the best -- boogie-woogie piano players in the world. Daryl Davis has played …

Ep. 282: Don Winslow Explains How Donald Trump is Everything Wrong with American Masculinity

April 16th, 2020

50:55

Don Winslow is one of America and the world’s most widely read and acclaimed crime fiction writers. His books include the New York Times bestsellers “The Cartel”, “The Force”, and “The Border”. Winslow's work has been …

Ep. 281: Tim Wise Explains How White Privilege is Making the Coronavirus Plague Much Worse

April 7th, 2020

1:20:05

Tim Wise is one of America's and the world's leading experts on white privilege and racism. He is the author of numerous books including his most recent Under the Affluence: Shaming the Poor, Praising the Rich and …

Ep. 280: The Truth Report -- Navigating the Coronavirus Pandemic and Then Making a Better America and World

March 31st, 2020

26:25

Robert Evans has been a conflict journalist in Iraq and Ukraine. He has also reported extensively on far-right extremist groups in the United States. His investigative reporting is featured at the website Bellingcat.

Ep. 279: How Donald Trump and the Other Plutocrats Will Use the Coronavirus to Make Life Even Worse for Working Class and Poor Americans

March 24th, 2020

1:19:41

Jared Yates Sexton is a writer whose political writing has appeared in The New York Times, The New Republic, and elsewhere. He is the author of three …

Ep. 278: The Coronavirus and Social Inequality in America

March 15th, 2020

1:01:40

Jonathan Metzl is the Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Psychiatry, and the director of the Center for Medicine, Health, and …

Ep. 277: Rachel Bitecofer Explains Why Bernie Sanders Has a Better Chance Than Joe Biden of Beating Donald Trump

March 7th, 2020

1:03:09

Rachel Bitecofer is an Assistant Director of the Wason Center for Public Policy at Christopher Newport University, where she teaches political science

Ep. 276: Greg Palast Explains How Donald Trump and His Republican Party Will Steal the 2020 Presidential Election at the Ballot Box

March 1st, 2020

1:01:38

Greg Palast is an investigative journalist whose work has been featured by the BBC, The Guardian, the Nation Magazine and Rolling Stone Magazine. He …

Ep. 275: The Truth Report -- "Star Trek's" Walter Koenig Reflects on Humanity's Future, Hope, and Despair in the Age of Trump

February 28th, 2020

22:31

Walter Koenig portrayed the character “Pavel Chekov” on the original Star Trek series and in seven of the subsequent canonical films. Generations was Koenig's final appearance in the official Star Trek films.

Koenig …

Ep. 274: Tochi Onyebuchi on His New Book "Riot Baby", Black Revenge Fantasies, and Freeing Himself From the White Gaze

February 23rd, 2020

1:04:49

Tochi Onyebuchi explains how his new book Riot Baby is an act of liberation where black rage, black anger, and feelings of just revenge for injustice are acts of liberation against the White Gaze.

He also reflects on …

Ep. 273: The Truth Report -- After Impeachment Donald Trump is the Jim Jones of American Presidents

February 16th, 2020

23:30

Dr. Justin Frank is a former clinical professor of psychiatry at the George Washington University Medical Center and a physician with more than 40 years of experience in psychoanalysis. He is the author of the …

Ep. 272: Vince Houghton on Nuking the Moon: And Other Intelligence Schemes and Military Plots Left on the Drawing Board

February 8th, 2020

1:20:04

Vince Houghton is the historian and curator of the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC. He is also the host and creative director of the Museum’s podcast, SpyCast. His new book is Nuking the Moon: And Other …

Ep. 271: How "Revolutionary Love" and "Radical Empathy" Can Help Stop America From Destroying Itself

February 1st, 2020

1:00:09

Rabbi Michael Lerner is editor of Tikkun, chair of the Network of Spiritual Progressives, and rabbi of Beyt Tikkun Synagogue-Without-Walls in Berkeley, California. He is the author of eleven books, including The Left …

Ep. 270: Are Donald Trump and His Inner Circle Manipulating the Stock Market For Their Own Personal Gain?

January 24th, 2020

46:26

William Cohan is a New York Times bestselling author of several books about finance and Wall Street which include, Money and Power: How Goldman Sachs …

Ep. 269: Why the Democrats Must Embrace the Great Legacy of FDR and Other True Progressives and Liberals to Defeat Donald Trump in 2020

January 17th, 2020

57:53

Harvey J. Kaye is the Ben & Joyce Rosenberg Professor of Democracy and Justice Studies at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay.

He is the author of many books including The American Radical, Are We Good Citizens?;

Ep. 268: Donald Trump's Authoritarianism Report Card

January 9th, 2020

36:59

Ruth Ben-Ghiat is a historian at New York University who specializes in authoritarianism, aesthetics, cultural politics, and Italian history. She is …

Ep. 267: New Year's 2020 Goals, Resolutions, Reflections and Well-Being in Challenging Times

January 1st, 2020

38:35

Psychiatrist Dr. David Reiss is the guest on this week’s very special New Year’s 2020 episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show which focuses on goal …

Ep. 266: Deconstructing a Very Disappointing Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker/Christmas, Santa Claus, the KKK and Jessie Jackson

December 25th, 2019

51:05

This week’s special Christmas holiday season episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show focuses on the new movie Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

Chauncey …

Ep. 265: The True History of MKUltra, LSD, and the CIA's Poisoner in Chief

December 20th, 2019

54:18

Stephen Kinzer is the author of many books including Overthrow and All the Shah’s Men. His new book is Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA …

Ep. 264: How Neoliberalism Uses "Mindfulness" to Create Compliant and Weak People/The Politics of Limbic Capitalism, Pleasure, and Addiction

December 13th, 2019

1:09:48

There are two guests on this week’s very special December fundraising-month episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show.

Ronald E. Purser is a Professor of Management at San Francisco State University.

His new book is

Ep. 263: Chris Hedges Warns That Impeaching Donald Trump Will Not Save America's Dying Empire

December 5th, 2019

45:47

Chris Hedges is the author of numerous award-winning and bestselling books including "Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle," "Death of a Liberal Class," "War Is a Force That Gives Us …

Ep. 262: David Cay Johnston Connects the Dots Between the Ukraine Scandal, Donald Trump the De Facto Crime Family Boss, and Impeachment

November 28th, 2019

54:43

David Cay Johnston has been writing about and observing Donald Trump for more than thirty years. He is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative …

Ep. 261: The Truth Report -- Timothy Snyder Warns the Resistance That Just Opposing Donald Trump is Not Enough They Need to Offer a Better Vision of America's Future

November 21st, 2019

19:55

Timothy Snyder is a professor of history at Yale University and author of the bestselling book On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century.

Ep. 260: Christian Picciolini Reflects on His Descent Into White Supremacist Violence and How He Escaped

November 14th, 2019

47:25

Christian Picciolini is an award-winning television producer, a public speaker, author, peace advocate, and a former violent extremist. After …

Ep. 259: "Never Trump" Patriot Tom Nichols Reflects on What It Was Like to be Called "Human Scum" by Donald Trump

November 7th, 2019

47:12

Tom Nichols is a professor of national security affairs at the United States Naval War College and also teaches at the Harvard Extension School. He …

Ep. 258: Dr. Cornel West on Maintaining Hope in the Time of Struggle and Darkness that is the Age of Trump

October 31st, 2019

51:09

Cornel West is one of the United States’ and the world’s leading public intellectuals and truth-tellers. He is Professor of the Practice of Public …

Ep. 257: Walter Mosley Reflects on How Words are Like Music, the TV series "Snowfall", and His Friend John Singleton

October 26th, 2019

1:31:02

There are three great guests on this very special episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show.

Walter Mosley is one of America’s greatest writers. He is the author of more than 43 critically acclaimed books, including the major …

Ep. 256: Kevin Levin Exposes the Lie and Whitewashed History of So-Called "Black Confederate Soldiers" and the American Civil War

October 18th, 2019

44:27

Kevin Levin is an award-winning historian and educator whose work has been featured by The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, C-SPAN and NPR. His new book is Searching For Black …

Ep. 255: Philip Zimbardo Explains the Psychology of Evil Inside of Trump's Concentration Camps

October 10th, 2019

43:36

Philip Zimbardo is one of the world's leading authorities on the psychology of cruelty, groupthink, and evil. Most famous for the 1971 Stanford …

Ep. 254: The Truth Report with Chauncey DeVega: Dr. Justin Frank Explains the Real Reason that Donald Trump Hates the Ukraine Scandal Whistleblower

October 2nd, 2019

21:57

Dr. Justin Frank is a former clinical professor of psychiatry at the George Washington University Medical Center and a physician with more than 40 years of experience in psychoanalysis. He is the author of the …

Ep. 253: Ibram X. Kendi Explains How to Be an Antiracist

September 26th, 2019

1:06:26

Ibram X. Kendi is one of America’s foremost historians and leading antiracist voices. He is the author of Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive Idea of Racist Ideas in America which won the National Book Award for …

Ep. 252: Christopher Leonard on "Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America"

September 9th, 2019

1:07:34

Christopher Leonard is a business reporter whose work has appeared in such publications as The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. He is the author of the bestselling new book Kochland: The Secret History of …

Ep. 251: The Chosen One -- From Pat Robertson and The 700 Club to Donald Trump the Christian Fascist

August 28th, 2019

1:13:39

Terry Heaton was a television news executive for The Christian Broadcasting Network during the 1980s where he worked primarily on "The 700 Club". Heaton also served as one of Pat Robertson's advisers during his 1988 …

Ep. 250: Chris Arnade on Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America/Sam Quinones on Dreamland: The True Tale of America’s Opiate Epidemic

August 19th, 2019

1:26:12

There are two guests on this week's special 250th episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show.

Chris Arnade is a photographer and contributing writer for the New York Times, Atlantic, Guardian, Washington Post, Financial Times, …

Ep. 249: Dr. Justin Frank Warns That Donald Trump's Mental Pathologies are Encouraging a Plague of Right-wing Violence in America

August 11th, 2019

1:02:15

Dr. Justin Frank is a former clinical professor of psychiatry at the George Washington University Medical Center and a physician with more than 40 years of experience in psychoanalysis. He is the author of the …

Ep. 248: Tim Alberta on "American Carnage" and How Donald Trump Seduced a Very Eager and Willing Republican Party

August 6th, 2019

1:03:20

Tim Alberta is Politico Magazine’s chief political correspondent. He is also the author of the bestselling new book American Carnage: On the Front …

Ep. 247.5: The Truth Report with Chauncey DeVega: Tim Wise on White Rage, Donald Trump, and America's "Race War"

August 2nd, 2019

2:12

Tim Wise is one of America's and the world's leading experts on white privilege and racism. He is the author of numerous books including his most recent Under the Affluence: Shaming the Poor, Praising the Rich and …

Ep. 247: "Babylon 5" Creator J. Michael Straczynski on Adversity, Triumph and His New Autobiography "Becoming Superman: My Journey from Poverty to Hollywood"

August 1st, 2019

1:18:15

J. Michael Straczynski is the creator of landmark TV shows such as Babylon 5 and Sense8. He also wrote comic books such as The Amazing Spider-Man, Thor (both the movie and the comic book), and Superman: Earth One. J. …

Ep. 246.5: The Truth Report with Chauncey DeVega: Dr. Bandy Lee Warns That Donald Trump is Emotionally Empty Inside and Spiraling Even More Out of Control

July 24th, 2019

2:37

Dr. Bandy Lee is a forensic psychiatrist and a leading expert on violence at the Yale School of Medicine. She is also the editor of the New York Times

Ep. 246: Joy-Ann Reid Explains How Donald Trump Represents Everything Wrong With America

July 22nd, 2019

1:04:08

Joy-Ann Reid is the host of "AM Joy" on MSNBC. She is the author of several books including Fracture: Barack Obama, the Clintons and the Racial Divide as well as We Are the Change We Seek: The Speeches of Barack Obama. …

Ep. 245: Eve Ensler on Righteous Anger, Forgiveness and Her New Book "The Apology"

July 14th, 2019

56:47

Eve Ensler is an author, Tony Award-winner, playwright and activist. Her award-winning play The Vagina Monologues ran for more than 10 years and has …

Ep. 244: Human Rights Attorney Hope Frye on the Evils She Witnessed Inside of Trump's Concentration Camps

July 7th, 2019

53:28

Hope Frye is a human rights attorney who has been defending the human dignity and civil rights of migrants, refugees and other groups of vulnerable …

Ep. 243: Bryan Edward Hill on "American Carnage" and the Age of Trump

July 1st, 2019

56:01

Bryan Edward Hill is the writer of such comic books as the Batman Detective Comics series, Batman and the Outsiders, and also Michael Cray. His newest project is American Carnage.  

Bryan shares his thoughts on the rise …

Ep. 242: Michael Wolff on "Siege: Trump Under Fire"/Dr. John Gartner on Donald Trump the Mad King

June 22nd, 2019

1:08:53

There are two guests on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show.

Michael Wolff is the author of the bestselling book Fire and Fury: Inside …

Ep. 241: Jared Diamond on His New Book "Upheaval' and How Countries Choose to Succeed or Fail

June 18th, 2019

53:24

Jared Diamond is a professor of geography at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of numerous books including the Pulitzer …

Ep. 240.5: Introducing The Truth Report with Chauncey DeVega: Dr. Bandy Lee on How the Mueller Report Shows That Donald Trump is Mentally Unfit and Should Have His Presidential Powers Taken Away

June 13th, 2019

20:28

The Truth Report with Chauncey DeVega is my new podcast. It is a companion to The Chauncey DeVega Show.

The Truth Report will feature many of the same great conversations on a weekly (or twice weekly) basis as The …

Ep. 240: W. Kamau Bell on Truth-Telling in This Divided United Shades of America

June 6th, 2019

53:44

W. Kamau Bell is a comedian who is the host and executive producer of the Emmy Award winning CNN docu-series United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell. Kamau’s writing has been featured in The New York Times, Vanity …

Ep. 239: Ben Fountain Explains How American Democracy is Broken and the Country is Burning

June 1st, 2019

50:55

Ben Fountain is the author of the novel Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, winner of the National Book Critics' Circle Award and a finalist for the National Book Award. Fountain traveled across the country during Donald …

Ep. 238: Malcolm Nance Warns That Post-Mueller Report America May Not Survive Donald Trump's Assaults on Democracy

May 23rd, 2019

59:34

Malcolm Nance is one of the leading voices who for several years has been sounding the alarm about Donald Trump and his coterie's connections to …

Ep. 237: Is Game of Thrones Racist and Sexist?

May 19th, 2019

1:26:56

There are two guests on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show.

Paul Sturtevant is the founder and Editor-in-chief of The Public Medievalist

Ep. 236: Ira Steven Behr Reflects on the Legacy and Meaning of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and the new documentary What We Left Behind

May 12th, 2019

1:29:03

There are two guests on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show.

Ira Steven Behr was the showrunner and executive producer of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He is also the co-director and executive producer of the …

Ep. 235: Jonathan Metzl on Being Targeted by neo-Nazis/Tim Wise on White Privilege and White Christian Terrorists

May 4th, 2019

1:15:35

There are two guests on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show.

Jonathan Metzl is the Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and …

Ep. 234: Kathleen Belew Explains the Long History of the White Power Movement and its Global Plans for "Race War"

April 27th, 2019

1:09:02

Kathleen Belew is a professor of history at the University of Chicago and the author of the new book Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and …

Ep. 233: Jonathan Metzl Explains How Donald Trump's Voters are Dying of Whiteness

April 21st, 2019

1:00:19

Jonathan Metzl is the Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Psychiatry, and the director of the Center for Medicine, Health, and …

Ep. 232: Robert Reich Explains That Donald Trump is a Gangster Capitalist Tyrant and It is the Young People Who Will Save America

April 13th, 2019

52:16

Robert B. Reich is Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley. He served as Secretary of Labor in the …

Ep. 231: Exploring the Politics and Meaning of Jordan Peele's New Film "Us"

April 5th, 2019

1:13:49

This week's very special episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show explores the politics and meaning of Jordan Peele's new film "Us".

Kendall Phillips is a …

Ep. 230: Laurence Tribe Explains Why Robert Mueller and Impeachment Will Not Save America From Donald Trump

March 25th, 2019

1:00:06

Laurence Tribe is a professor of constitutional law at Harvard University. Tribe is also the Carl M. Loeb University Professor at Harvard University. He is the author of several books including his most recent …

Ep. 229: Tim Wise on White Privilege and the Varsity Blues College Cheating Scandal

March 22nd, 2019

59:56

Tim Wise returns for the second installment of a two-part conversation here on The Chauncey DeVega Show.

Tim Wise is the author of numerous books including his most recent Under the Affluence: Shaming the Poor, Praising …

Ep. 228: Tim Wise on the New Zealand Mosque Massacres and the Violence of White Privilege

March 16th, 2019

57:38

This week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show focuses on the white supremacist neo-Nazi terror massacre in Christchurch, New Zealand which killed at least 50 people and left 50 others injured.

Tim Wise is the author …

Ep. 227: Chris Hedges on Bernie Sanders' "Race Problem" and America's Broken Politics of Spectacle and Corruption

March 8th, 2019

57:35

Chris Hedges returns for a second conversation.

He is the author of the new book America: The Farewell Tour.

Hedges is also the author of other award winning books including Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and …

Ep. 226: Vegas Tenold on the Rebirth of White Nationalism in America

March 2nd, 2019

1:09:34

There are two guests on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show.

Vegas Tenold is the author of the new book Everything You Love Will Burn: …

Ep. 225: Dr. Bandy Lee Warns That Donald Trump's Mental Health is America's Real National Emergency

February 22nd, 2019

1:08:11

There are two guests on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show

Bandy Lee is a professor at the Yale School of Medicine and one of the …

Ep. 224: How Black Americans Used the Sears Catalog to Fight Back Against Jim and Jane Crow Racism

February 14th, 2019

1:01:13

Professor Louis Hyman is a historian of work and business at the ILR School of Cornell University, where he also directs the Institute for Workplace …

Ep. 223: Eddie Glaude Jr on The Age of Trump vs The Black Freedom Struggle

February 7th, 2019

1:00:16

Eddie Glaude Jr. is the William S. Tod Professor of Religion and African American Studies at Princeton University. His publications include Democracy …

Ep. 222: Colin Kaepernick, the NFL, and the Politics of the Black Athlete

January 31st, 2019

1:16:41

David Leonard is Professor in the Department of Critical Culture, Gender and Race Studies at Washington State University, Pullman.

He is the author …

Ep. 221: Tim Wise on White Privilege and the Trump Covington High School MAGA Mob

January 24th, 2019

1:27:57

Tim Wise is one of the United States' leading anti-racism activists, authors, and scholars. He is the author of numerous books including his most …

Ep. 220: Timothy Snyder Explains How Donald Trump's "National Emergency" Will Be Used to Overthrow American Democracy and the Constitution

January 17th, 2019

1:29:21

There are two guests on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show.

Yale University historian and New York Times-bestselling author Timothy Snyder returns to The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is the author of "On …

Ep. 219: How Psychics and Ghost Hunters Are Using Technology to "Hack" the Paranormal and Supernatural

December 31st, 2018

1:09:25

Peter Bebergal writes widely on the speculative and slightly fringe. His essays and reviews have appeared in NewYorker.com, The Times Literary …

Ep. 218: What Type of a White Person Do You Want to Be?

December 24th, 2018

1:16:47

Paul Breines was a student at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin and a member of the Student Council on Civil Rights when he was …

Ep. 217: David Blight Explains How The Wisdom of Frederick Douglass Can Help to Save American Democracy

December 19th, 2018

1:24:16

David Blight is the Class of 1954 Professor of American History at Yale University. He is also the Director of the Gilder Lehrman Center for the …

Ep. 216: Seth Abramson Explains How Robert Mueller Will Put the Trump Crime Family in Prison

December 12th, 2018

1:09:17

Seth Abramson is the author of the New York Times bestselling book Proof of Collusion: How Trump Betrayed America.

Abramson's work and commentary has …

Ep. 215: How the Podcast "Serial" Crafts a Narrative About Inequality, Race, Class and America's Criminal Justice System

December 6th, 2018

1:16:22

There are three guests on this week's special December fundraising month episode of the podcast. 

Julie Snyder is the co-creator and producer of the …

Ep. 214: James Loewen Explains the Lies Your Teachers Told You About American History

November 29th, 2018

1:32:03

There are two guests on this week's podcast.

James Loewen is the author of the bestselling book Lies My Teacher Told Me. He has also written …

Ep. 213: James Hansen Reflects on the Life of Neil Armstrong, "First Man", and the Future of NASA and Space Travel

November 21st, 2018

1:24:59

There are two guests on this week's podcast. James Hansen is a professor of history at Auburn University in Alabama and the author of the acclaimed biography First Man: The Life of Neil Armstrong. Dr. Hansen has also …

Ep. 212: Donald Trump Thinks He is God and So Do His Followers

November 13th, 2018

1:16:03

There are two guests on this week's podcast.

Psychiatrist Justin Frank returns to The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is a former clinical professor of psychiatry at the George Washington University Medical Center and a …

Ep. 211: Racism is a Weapon of the Rich That's Being Used Against All of Us

November 5th, 2018

1:20:01

Ian Haney Lopez is The Earl Warren Professor of Public Law at the University of California, Berkeley and author many articles and numerous books …

Ep. 210: Donald Trump is Responsible for the Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre and the "MAGA Bomber"

October 31st, 2018

1:19:55

David Neiwert is an investigative journalist based in Seattle and a contributing writer for the Southern Poverty Law Center. He is the author of numerous books including the new Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical …

Ep. 209: Chris Hedges Explains How America is a Diseased Society and Donald Trump is the Symptom

October 23rd, 2018

52:50

Chris Hedges is the author of the new book America: The Farewell Tour.

He is also the author of numerous award winning books including Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle, Death of a …

Ep. 208: Max Boot Explains Why the Republican Party Needs to be Burned to the Ground

October 16th, 2018

58:32

Max Boot is the author of numerous bestselling books including The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Tragedy in Vietnam, The Savage Wars of Peace: Small Wars and the Rise of American Power, War Made New: …

Ep. 207: Anthony Bourdain's Dear Friend Joel Rose Reflects on His Passing, Life, and Their Final Project "Hungry Ghosts"

October 8th, 2018

1:18:27

Joel Rose is the author of such acclaimed novels as Kill, Kill, Faster, Faster and The Blackest Bird. He is also a dear and close friend of the late, great and very much missed Anthony Bourdain. Their friendship was …

Ep. 206: Donald Trump is an Adult Baby Whose Greatest Power is Hate

September 30th, 2018

1:36:39

Dr. Justin Frank is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the George Washington University Medical Center and a physician with more than forty years of experience in psychoanalysis. He is the author of the bestselling …

Ep. 205: Psychiatrist Bandy Lee Warns That Donald Trump is Delusional and Living in His Own Reality

September 23rd, 2018

1:14:21

Bandy Lee is a professor at the Yale School of Medicine and one of the principle editors of the New York Times bestseller The Dangerous Case of …

Ep. 204: Carl Hart Explains How Everything You Think You Know About Drugs is Wrong

September 17th, 2018

1:46:48

Carl Hart is the Chair of the Department of Psychology at Columbia University. Professor Hart is also the Ziff Professor of Psychology in the …

Ep. 203: How Search Engines Like Google and Other Algorithms Reproduce Social Inequality

September 10th, 2018

1:32:10

Safiya Noble is the guest on this week's edition of The Chauncey DeVega Show. She is a professor at the University of Southern California (USC) …

Ep. 202: Tim Wise Explains How the Republican Party is a White Identity Cult

September 4th, 2018

1:24:01

Anti-racism activist, author, and scholar Tim Wise is the guest on this week's edition of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Tim Wise is the author of …

Ep. 201: Bryan Edward Hill on Writing Batman, Black Lightning, and How to Live One's Own Best Life Philosophy

August 27th, 2018

1:34:57

Bryan Edward Hill is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show

He is the writer of such comic books as the Batman Detective Comics series and also Michael Cray. His newest project is American Carnage

Ep. 200-2: Joe Feagin on Liberal White Racism and "Colorblind" America

August 21st, 2018

1:26:12

Joe Feagin is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. This is part two of our conversation which began on last week's very …

Ep. 200-1: Black KkKlansman/Joe Feagin on Donald Trump, Racism, and Elite White Male Power

August 13th, 2018

1:39:15

There are two guests on part one of this very special two-part 200th episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show.  

Kevin Willmott is a professor of film at …

Ep. 199: Yes, We Should be Comparing Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler

August 8th, 2018

1:22:43

Richard Frankel is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show.   

He is a professor of history at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette and the author of numerous articles as well as the book

Ep. 198: Eothen "Egon" Alapatt on the Art of Record Collecting and Protecting J. Dilla's Musical Legacy

August 1st, 2018

1:38:38

Eothen "Egon" Alapatt is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show.   

He is the founder and president of Now-Again Records, the reissue imprint he founded in 2002. He oversees all of the label’s …

Ep. 197: How Donald Trump and the "Alt-Right" Use Political Magic to Expand Their Power

July 17th, 2018

1:15:36

Gary Lachman is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show.  

He is the author of several books and has lectured across the United States, Britain and Europe on the relationship between consciousness, …

Ep. 196: Malcolm Nance Explains Donald Trump and Russia's Plot to Destroy American Democracy

July 9th, 2018

1:17:37

Malcolm Nance is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is a career intelligence and counterterrorism officer for the …

Ep. 195: Richard Painter on Why He is No Longer a Republican and Trump's Threat to American Democracy

July 3rd, 2018

1:08:40

Richard Painter is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Painter was White House chief ethics counsel under George W. Bush …

Ep. 194: Cartoonist Rob Rogers was Fired Because He Refused to Stop Telling the Truth About Donald Trump

June 24th, 2018

1:11:03

Rob Rogers is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is a nationally-syndicated political cartoonist who worked with the …

Ep. 193: Michael Eric Dyson on Donald Trump and America's Moral Crisis

June 17th, 2018

1:07:26

Michael Eric Dyson is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is a Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University and the …

Ep. 192: What was It Like to be Jewish and to Live Across the Street From Hitler?

June 10th, 2018

1:25:56

This week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show features two guests. 

Professor Edgar Feuchtwanger is a Jewish historian who grew up across the …

Ep. 191: When Ted Thornhill Taught a Class Called "White Racism" the Right-wing Mob Threatened His Life

June 4th, 2018

1:08:57

Ted Thornhill is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is a Professor of Sociology at Florida Gulf Coast University who …

Ep. 190: Black Genius and Childish Gambino's "This is America"

May 28th, 2018

1:24:39

Stephen Casmier is the guest on this week's Childish Gambino "This is America" themed episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is a professor of …

Ep. 189: Dr. Mark Goulston on Maintaining Our Emotional Well-being and Fighting Self-Sabotage

May 20th, 2018

1:27:07

Mark Goulston is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is a psychiatrist and author of several best-selling self-help …

Ep. 188: Timothy Snyder on How Donald Trump is Hurting White People in Order to Stay in Power

May 14th, 2018

1:47:45

There are two guests on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show.  Yale University historian and New York Times-bestselling author Timothy Snyder returns to The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is the author of "On …

Ep. 187: Avengers: Infinity War / The Secret History of Marvel v. DC Comics

May 6th, 2018

1:44:28

There are two guests on this week's Avengers: Infinity War and the secret history of Marvel vs. DC comics themed episode of The Chauncey DeVega ShowWriter and Hugo-award nominated podcaster Alasdair Stuart is the …

Ep. 186: Reza Aslan on How Donald Trump has Turned White Christian Evangelicals Into a Cult

April 29th, 2018

1:44:27

Reza Aslan is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is the author of numerous books including the New York Times-bestseller "Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth" as well as "No god …

Ep. 185: If Donald Trump is Removed From Office There Will be Violence

April 21st, 2018

1:44:06

David Cay Johnston is the guest on this week's edition of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter who has …

Ep. 184: Ed Ayers Explains Why Americans are Still Fighting About the Civil War

April 14th, 2018

1:23:34

Historian Ed Ayers is the guest on this week's edition of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Ed Ayers has written and edited twelve books, including In the Presence of Mine Enemies: Civil War in the Heart of America, winner of …

Ep. 183: Tim Wise Explains How White Privilege and White Racism Hurt White People

April 8th, 2018

1:25:42

Anti-racism activist, author, and scholar Tim Wise is the guest on this week's edition of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Tim Wise is the author of …

Ep. 182: How Collective Narcissism Explains Donald Trump's Control Over His Followers

April 1st, 2018

1:11:46

Elizabeth Mika is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. She is a psychotherapist and contributor to The New York Times bestselling book The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and …

Ep. 181: Daina Berry Explains How Black Slaves were the Human Gold That Built American Empire

March 24th, 2018

1:31:30

Daina Ramey Berry is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. She is an associate professor of history and African and African diaspora studies, and the George W. Littlefield Fellow in American …

Ep. 180: The Racial Wealth Gap is a Threat to American Prosperity

March 17th, 2018

1:20:16

Dedrick Asante-Muhammad is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is Senior Fellow, Racial Wealth Divide at Prosperity Now and one of the principle authors of the much-discussed report, The …

Ep. 179: CIA Veteran Melvin Goodman on the Perils of the Trump Administration

March 10th, 2018

1:30:11

Melvin Goodman is the guest on this week's special fundraising month episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He served in the Central Intelligence Agency for 24 years as an intelligence analyst where he specialized in …

Ep. 178: Donald Trump is the Leader of a Political Cult

March 3rd, 2018

1:16:37

Steven Hassan is the guest on this week's special fundraising month episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is one of the world's foremost experts on …

Ep. 177: Is the "Black Panther" Movie Disrespectful to Black Americans?

February 28th, 2018

1:17:02

This is part 2 of the special fundraising month all things Black Panther episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. It is also Chauncey DeVega's way of …

Ep. 176: Timothy Snyder Warns That Trump Could Cancel the 2018 Midterm Elections

February 22nd, 2018

1:26:23

There are two guests on this week's special fundraising month episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show.

Jared Yates Sexton is the author of The People Are Going to Rise Like the Waters Upon Your Shore: A Story of American …

Ep. 175: "Black Panther" and Questions of Diversity and Representation in Comic Books and Graphic Novels

February 16th, 2018

1:59:09

There are two guests on this week's special fundraising month all things Black Panther episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show

Adilifu Nama is an …

Ep. 174: Yascha Mounk on the Rise of Trump and the Decline of Western Democracies

February 10th, 2018

1:33:58

The Chauncey DeVega Show is supported by its kind and good and generous listeners. There are no advertisements on the podcast. I have been offered that opportunity many times but have always said no. But twice a year, I …

Ep. 173: Bandy Lee Continues to Warn the World About Donald Trump's Mental Health

February 2nd, 2018

1:24:29

The Chauncey DeVega Show is supported by its kind and good and generous listeners. There are no advertisements on the podcast. I have been offered that opportunity many times but have always said no. But twice a year, I …

Ep. 172: America's Elites Will Survive a Nuclear War and You Will Die

January 27th, 2018

54:00

Garrett Graff is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is the author of numerous books including his most recent, Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government’s Secret Plan to Save …

Ep. 171: Carol Anderson Explains White Rage and the Rise of Donald Trump

January 20th, 2018

1:07:51

Carol Anderson is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. She is Professor of African American Studies at Emory University and …

Ep. 170: George Ciccariello-Maher Told the Truth About Toxic White Masculinity and Mass Shootings and Lost His Job

January 13th, 2018

1:07:16

George Ciccariello-Maher is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is a political scientist and activist who is a visiting …

Ep. 169: White Supremacy and the So-Called "War on Christmas"

January 7th, 2018

1:36:12

Randy Blazak is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is a tenured sociologist and criminologist who has taught at …

Ep. 168: News Journalist Marvin Scott Shares Five Decades of Amazing Stories

December 30th, 2017

1:47:41

Marvin Scott is the guest on this week's special New Year's Eve episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is a journalist and reporter with more than 50 years of experience. Scott is an iconic personality in the New York …

Ep. 167: Brian Klaas Explains How Donald Trump is the Despot's Apprentice

December 22nd, 2017

1:26:11

Brian Klaas is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is a fellow in Comparative Politics at the London School of …

Ep. 166: All Things "Star Wars" and "The Last Jedi"

December 15th, 2017

1:18:22

May the Force be with you. 

This week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show celebrates all things Star Wars and the release of the newest installment in the saga "The Last Jedi". 

Patrick Johnson is the first guest on …

Ep. 165: Nancy MacLean Dissects the Evil Republican "Tax Reform" Bill

December 9th, 2017

1:19:26

There are two guests on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show

Nancy MacLean returns to explain the real impact and long-term devastation to the American people that will be caused by the Republican so-called …

Ep. 164: Henry Giroux Evaluates America One Year After Donald Trump

December 2nd, 2017

1:21:24

Henry Giroux is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He has written dozens of books and articles including America at War with Itself and the forthcoming The Public in Peril: Trump and the …

Ep. 163: Anti-Black Violence, Whiteness, and the Pleasures of Owning People

November 24th, 2017

1:35:17

Volney Gay is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is a professor of religious studies, psychiatry, and anthropology at …

Ep. 162: Bruce Bartlett Explains Why the Republican Party Must Die

November 18th, 2017

1:21:55

Bruce Bartlett is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He served in the Reagan White House and also under George H.W. Bush. …

Ep. 160: John Gartner Warns That Donald Trump is Mentally Ill/John Mueller's Indictments

November 4th, 2017

2:10:05

This week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show features three guests and a special bonus Halloween feature. 

Psychologist John Gartner is the …

Ep. 159: White Supremacists Don't Know Much About European History

October 27th, 2017

1:07:39
Dr. Dorothy Kim is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. She is an assistant professor of literature at Vassar College. …

Ep. 158: Lecturer Lars Maischak "Threatened" Donald Trump on Twitter and Lost His Job

October 22nd, 2017

1:32:19

Dr. Lars Maischak is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is a lecturer of history at Fresno State University. Several months ago, Maischak exercised his rights of free speech and said via …

Ep. 157: Tom Nichols Explains Donald Trump and the Nuclear "Madman Theory"

October 15th, 2017

1:54:34

Tom Nichols is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is a professor of national security affairs at the United States …

Ep. 156: Nancy MacLean Explains the Radical Right-wing's Plans to Destroy American Democracy

October 7th, 2017

1:09:37

Nancy MacLean is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. She is the William H. Chafe Professor of History and Public Policy …

Ep. 155: Frank Miller Reflects on Batman and a Career in Comic Books

September 29th, 2017

1:00:51

Frank Miller is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show.

He is one of the most influential voices in contemporary American comic books. During his 40 year career Miller has written such notable …

Ep. 154: Dallas Penn Reflects on the Black Blogosphere, Life, Collecting, and Hip-Hop

September 24th, 2017

1:43:58

Dallas Penn is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is a pioneer in what was once known as the "black blogosphere", birthed the phrase "Internets", and has been a contributing writer to such …

Ep. 153: There's "No Easy Way Out" When You are Bowling with Gangsters and Hustlers

September 16th, 2017

1:43:27

This week's special birthday edition of The Chauncey DeVega Show features two guests.

Robert Tepper is the writer and singer of the classic 1980s song "No Easy Way Out" from the movie Rocky IV. He stops by the virtual …

Ep. 152: Lance Dodes Warns That Donald Trump is Sociopathic

September 9th, 2017

1:33:09

Dr. Lance Dodes is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical …

Ep. 151: James Whitman Explains What Adolf Hitler and the Nazis Learned From American Racism

September 2nd, 2017

1:06:20

James Q. Whitman is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is the Ford Foundation Professor of Comparative and Foreign Law …

Ep. 150: Timothy Snyder Explains how Donald Trump will use Charlottesville to advance his fascist agenda

August 25th, 2017

1:31:23

Timothy Snyder is the first guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is an award-winning professor of history at Yale University and author of numerous books including Bloodlands: Europe Between …

Ep. 149: Analyzing the White Supremacist Terrorism in Charlottesville

August 18th, 2017

1:32:20

This week's special episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show examines the white supremacist terrorism in Charlottesville, Virginia which took place last week.

The first guest is Adele Stan. She is a journalist for The …

Ep. 148: Van Jones Explains How Best to Resist Donald Trump

August 13th, 2017

1:46:54

Note: this week's podcast was recorded on the Friday evening before the white supremacist terrorist attack in Charlottesville, Virginia.  Van Jones is the first guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. …

Ep. 147: Randi Weingarten Explains the Dangers of Gangster Capitalism and the War on America's Schools

August 4th, 2017

1:45:06

Randi Weingarten is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. She is the president of the American Federation of Teachers and one of the country's leading advocates (and defenders) for public …

Ep. 146: Tom Nichols Explains How Anti-intellectualism and the War on Expertise Led to the Rise of Donald Trump

July 29th, 2017

1:31:43

Tom Nichols is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is a professor of national security affairs at United States Naval …

Ep. 145: Randolph Hohle Explains How Neoliberalism and the Color Line Intersect

July 23rd, 2017

2:06:48

Randolph Hohle is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is a professor of sociology at SUNY Fredonia and the author of …

Ep. 144: Resisting Fascism and White Supremacy in the Age of Donald Trump

July 7th, 2017

2:03:25

This week's very special episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show focuses on how to resist fascism and white supremacy in the Age of Donald Trump. There are four guests on this week's show.

The first guest is Ryan Lenz. He …

Ep. 143: Joseph Baker Explores the Lives of Bigfoot Hunters, Demonologists, and UFO Researchers

June 30th, 2017

1:31:20

Joseph Baker is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is a professor of sociology at Eastern Tennessee State University …

Ep. 142: Jason Aaron on Writing "Star Wars", "Southern Bastards", and Reflections on the South

June 23rd, 2017

1:34:06

Jason Aaron is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Jason is the writer of such great comic book and graphic novel series as Star Wars, Thor, Southern Bastards, and The Goddamned. Jason has also …

Ep. 141: Barry Blaustein Talks Professional Wrestling, Donald Trump, and Eddie Murphy

June 16th, 2017

1:54:25

Writer, movie producer, and director Barry Blaustein is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Barry is the writer of such great comedies as Coming to America, The Nutty Professor, and Boomerang. …

Ep. 140: Tim Wise Explores White Identity Politics in the Age of Donald Trump

June 9th, 2017

1:45:52

Anti-racism activist, author, and scholar Tim Wise is the guest on this week's edition of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Tim Wise is the author of …

Ep. 139: Ruth Ben-Ghiat Analyzes Authoritarianism and Donald Trump's Predatory Masculinity

June 2nd, 2017

1:29:13

Ruth Ben-Ghiat is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. She is a historian at New York University who specializes in …

Ep. 138: Bandy Lee Sounds the Alarm about Donald Trump's Mental Health

May 24th, 2017

1:23:12

Psychiatrist Bandy Lee is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. She is a psychiatrist at Yale University who specializes in …

Ep. 137: Naveed Jamali Explains How Russia Could Have Infiltrated Trump's White House

May 19th, 2017

1:27:49

Counterintelligence expert Naveed Jamali, who is the author of the new book How to Catch a Russian Spy, is a guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He shares his experiences as a double agent who …

Ep. 136: Rachel Dolezal Explains "Transracial" Identity and Her Journey From "Black" to "White"

May 11th, 2017

1:22:45

Rachel Dolezal is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. She is an anti-racism and human rights activist who is most …

Ep. 135: Scott Snyder Shares His Thoughts on Writing Batman, Politics, and "Diversity" in Comic Books

May 6th, 2017

1:32:51

Scott Snyder is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is an award-winning writer of graphic novels such as All-Star Batman, Detective Comics, American Vampire, The Wake and Swamp Thing.   …

Ep. 134: Timothy Snyder Explains How to Fight Back Against Donald Trump

April 28th, 2017

1:15:37

Historian Timothy Snyder is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is an award-winning professor of history at Yale University and author of numerous books including Bloodlands: Europe Between …

Ep. 133: Henry Giroux Explains How the Culture of Cruelty Helped to Elect Donald Trump

April 21st, 2017

1:41:50

Philosopher Henry Giroux is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is one of the leading authorities on critical pedagogy …

Ep. 132: Sheldon Solomon Explains How Death Anxieties and Existential Angst Helped to Elect Donald Trump

April 15th, 2017

1:52:12

Psychologist Sheldon Solomon is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is a leading authority on social psychology and …

Ep. 131: Philip Zimbardo Explains What the Stanford Prison Experiment Can Tell Us About America and Donald Trump Today

April 6th, 2017

1:23:04

Psychologist Philip Zimbardo is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is one of the world's leading authorities on social …

Ep. 129: Jane Elliott Explains the Blue-Eyed/Brown-Eyed Teaching Exercise, Racism, and the Rise of Donald Trump

March 24th, 2017

1:18:17

Jane Elliott is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Elliot is an anti-racism educator and activist who is most well-known for her Blue-Eyed/Brown-Eyed teaching exercise. During this week's …

Ep. 127: Malcolm Nance Explains How Russia Hacked the 2016 Election and Manipulated the Traitor Donald Trump

March 9th, 2017

1:27:04

Malcolm Nance is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show.  He is a frequent contributor to MSNBC and other media outlets such …

Ep. 126: Colin Dickey Discusses Ghosts, Trauma and American Cultural Memory

March 3rd, 2017

1:09:44

Colin Dickey is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is the author of several books including Ghostland: An American …

Ep. 125: Cornel Belcher Explains Trump's Victory and the Racist Backlash Against Barack Obama

February 17th, 2017

1:16:11

Cornell Belcher is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He served as Pollster for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) …

Ep. 122: William Smith Explains Racial Battle Fatigue

January 27th, 2017

1:31:41

William Smith is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is a professor at The University of Utah and author of numerous …

Ep. 121: A Special Donald Trump Inauguration Day Episode

January 21st, 2017

1:11:52

This week's podcast is a special episode focusing on the inauguration of The Fascist in Chief of the United States Donald Trump. To help him reflect on these ominous days, four guests stop by to offer their thoughts on …

Ep. 120: Kelly Baker on "The Good White People" Problem

January 14th, 2017

1:35:46

Kelly Baker is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. She is the author of Gospel According to the Klan: The KKK’s Appeal to Protestant America, 1915-1930, as well as The Zombies Are Coming!: The …

Ep. 119: Lester Spence on Neoliberalism and Black Politics

January 6th, 2017

1:49:12

The guest, for this, the first official podcast episode of 2017, is Lester Spence. He is the author of several great books including Stare in the …

Ep. 118: A Special New Year's Eve 2017 Episode

January 1st, 2017

36:12

Happy New Year!

On this week's impromptu podcast episode, Chauncey Devega offers up some personal reflections on the year past and hopes for the …

Ep. 117: Ben Winters talks "Underground Airlines"

December 24th, 2016

1:29:36

This week's special fundraising podcast guest is Ben Winters, author of the New York Times bestselling book "Underground Airlines". In this expansive conversation, Ben and Chauncey talk about the "what if?" scenario of …

Ep. 116: 1968 Olympic Legend Tommie Smith

December 17th, 2016

1:01:34

This week's special fundraising podcast guest is the civil rights icon, educator, and 1968 Olympic gold medalist Dr. Tommie Smith. He is most widely …

Ep. 115: Van Jones Explains "The Messy Truth" About Trumplandia

December 9th, 2016

1:06:20

For this month's fundraiser, I have four special guests for the podcast. This week's very special fundraising podcast features Van Jones. He has served as President Barack Obama’s special adviser for green jobs and is a …

Ep. 114: Zach Schonfeld Ponders Donald Trump and Andy Kaufman

December 6th, 2016

1:36:49

This week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show features two great guests.

Documentary filmmaker Steven Okazaki stops by to discuss his new documentary 'Mifune: The Last Samurai' and to also share what his documentary …

Ep. 113: Joe Lansdale and William Astore Ponder Trump's Victory

November 22nd, 2016

1:53:25

This week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show features two great guests. Author, writer extraordinaire, and friend of the podcast "Champion" Joe Lansdale stops by to share his thoughts on Donald Trump's winning the …

Ep. 112: A Special Trump v. Clinton Election Night 2016 Episode

November 9th, 2016

1:20:51

This week's very special episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show focuses on the 2016 presidential election and Donald Trump's victory over Hillary Clinton. Historian, writer, and friend of Chauncey DeVega, the one and only

Ep. 111: Jared Yates Sexton on Violence and Donald Trump's Rallies

October 28th, 2016

1:52:25

There are two guests on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Psychiatrist David Reiss returns to analyze Donald Trump's behavior during presidential debates and to offer his thoughts on the Republican …

Ep. 110: Jennifer Mittelstadt Explains the Military Welfare State

October 21st, 2016

1:35:23

Professor Jennifer Mittelstadt is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. She is a Professor of History at Rutgers University and the author of the new book The Rise of the Military Welfare State.

Ep. 109: John Schiemann Explains Why Torture Does Not Work

October 10th, 2016

1:26:38

Professor John Schiemann is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is a Professor of Political Science at Fairleigh …

Ep. 108: Daniel Czitrom on the Gilded Age, Corruption, and "Copper"

September 30th, 2016

1:23:48

Professor Daniel Czitrom is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is a Professor of History at Mount Holyoke College. He …

Ep. 107: Whitney Strub Connects Newark, Indy Films, and Moral Panics

September 23rd, 2016

1:44:54

Professor Whitney Strub is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is an Associate Professor and Director of Women's and …

Ep. 106: Psychologist Monnica Williams on Racism and Mental Health

September 9th, 2016

1:18:41

Psychologist Monnica Williams is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. She is a practicing clinician, educator, and expert on …

Ep. 105: Paul Street on Race, Class, Labor, and Neoliberalism pt. 2

September 2nd, 2016

1:27:17

Paul Street is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. This is the second installment of a two part conversation. He is an …

Ep. 104: Paul Street on Race, Class, Labor, and Neoliberalism pt. 1

August 26th, 2016

1:08:44

Paul Street is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. This is the first installment of a two-part conversation. He is an …

Ep. 103: Tim Wise on Racism, David Duke, and Donald Trump

August 19th, 2016

1:31:02

Tim Wise is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is one of the United States' leading anti-racism scholars and activists. …

Ep. 102: Phil Torres Ponders Humanity's Future and Extinction

August 12th, 2016

1:46:12

Phil Torres is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Phil is an author, contributor at the Future of Life Institute, …

Ep. 101: Nicholas Stargardt on the Holocaust, Trauma, and Children

August 5th, 2016

1:33:50

Nicholas Stargardt is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Professor Stargardt is a historian at Oxford University and the …

Ep. 100 part 2: The Black Israelites and International Mr. Leather

July 29th, 2016

59:17

This week's installment of The Chauncey DeVega Show is part 2 of our special 100th episode. It is good fun, something random, and features the good, interesting, and smart people of Chicago. This week's podcast was …

Ep. 100: Kevin Willmott on Chi-Raq and Destination Planet Negro

July 21st, 2016

1:20:26

This week's episode special 100th episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show features film scholar, actor, writer, and professor Kevin Willmott. Professor …

Ep. 99: Jared Yates Sexton on the Craft of Writing & Pro Wrestling

July 15th, 2016

1:26:19

This week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show features writer Jared Yates Sexton.  This is the second installment of a two-part conversation. 

In this week's installment of the podcast, Jared and Chauncey talk about …

Ep. 98: Jared Yates Sexton on the Donald Trump Political Rodeo

July 8th, 2016

1:32:04

This week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show features writer Jared Yates Sexton.  

Jared's first-hand reporting on the Donald Trump phenomenon has been featured by The New York Times and The New Republic. In this …

Ep. 97: Alondra Nelson Explains Race and "The Social Life of DNA"

June 30th, 2016

1:19:04

This week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show features Alondra Nelson. She is a Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at Columbia University …

Ep. 96: Courtney Baker on Images of Black Suffering and Death

June 24th, 2016

1:30:18

This week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show features Professor Courtney Baker. She is a professor at Connecticut College and author of the new …

Ep. 95: Randy Roberts on Boxing, Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X

June 17th, 2016

1:33:01

This week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show honors Muhammad Ali. To that end, Professor Randy Roberts is the guest on this week's podcast. He is the author of the new book Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship …

Ep. 94: Claire Conner, a Child of the John Birch Society Tells All pt. 2

June 10th, 2016

1:11:52

This week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show features Claire Conner. She is the author of Wrapped in the Flag: A Personal History of America's Radical Right. This is the second part of our conversation here on The …

Ep. 93: Claire Conner, a Child of the John Birch Society Tells All pt. 1

June 2nd, 2016

1:39:36

This week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show features Claire Conner. She is the author of Wrapped in the Flag: A Personal History of America's Radical Right

Claire Conner possesses unique insights about the …

Ep. 92: Laurie Essig on How Consumerism Ruins Love and Marriage

May 26th, 2016

1:50:16

This week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show features Professor Laurie Essig. She is the author of several books including "American Plastic: Boob Jobs, Credit Cards, and Our Quest for Perfection. Dr. Essig is also …

Ep. 91: Pro Wrestling, a Doggie Friend and Captain America

May 20th, 2016

1:54:45

This week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show features two great guests and friends of the podcast. 

Psychiatrist David Reiss returns to the show and shares his insights and thoughts about the deaths of music legend …

Ep. 90: Richard Rubin Interviews World War One Veterans pt. 2

May 12th, 2016

1:24:07

Richard Rubin is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. This is the second part of my conversation with him about his great book about World War One, The Last of the Doughboys: The Forgotten …

Ep. 89: Richard Rubin Interviews World War One Veterans pt. 1

May 6th, 2016

1:21:27

Richard Rubin is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Richard is the author of the great book about World War One, The Last of the Doughboys: The Forgotten Generation and Their Forgotten War

Ep. 88: Lt. Colonel (Ret.) Dave Grossman Explains Learning to Kill

April 28th, 2016

1:48:07

Former United States Army Ranger and Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Dave Grossman is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Lt. …

Ep. 87: Bill Clinton vs. 'Black Lives Matter'

April 25th, 2016

1:40:08

This special installment of The Chauncey DeVega Show features four different guests in three acts.

In the first part of this week's episode Rufus Farmer and Erica Mines, the two African-American activists who Bill …

Ep. 86: Joseph Lowndes on Obama and "Post Racial" America

April 15th, 2016

1:45:18

Professor Joseph Lowndes is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is a Professor of Political Science at the University of …

Ep. 85: Cedric Johnson on the Long Black Freedom Struggle

April 7th, 2016

1:42:22

Professor Cedric Johnson is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is the author/editor of several books including

Ep. 84: Paul O'Brien on Crime Novels and Professional Wrestling

March 31st, 2016

1:44:39

Paul O'Brien is the guest on this week's special "Wrestlemania" themed episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is the author of the great series of …

Ep. 83: Andrew Heisel on the NFL, Biorhythms, Race and Writing

March 24th, 2016

1:33:11

Writer Andrew Heisel is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Andrew's great essays and other work have been featured by such publications and sites as the Washington Post, Jezebel, Slate, LA …

Ep. 82: Sex Wisdom With "The Perverted Negress" Mollena Williams

March 17th, 2016

1:57:29

Sex educator, BDSM practitioner, and kink expert Mollena Williams is the guest on this week's installment of The Chauncey DeVega Show. She is the …

Ep. 81: I was There--Donald Trump's Chicago 'No-Show' Rally

March 14th, 2016

41:06

In this special installment of The Chauncey DeVega Show, Chauncey shares his experience at the Chicago Donald Trump "No-Show" Rally.

There was much which occurred there that was not accurately reported by the mainstream …

Ep. 80: David Weintraub on Extraterrestrial Life and Religion

March 10th, 2016

1:48:53

Astronomer David Weintraub is the guest on this week's installment of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Dr. Weintraub is a Professor at Vanderbilt University in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and author of the new book

Ep. 79: Allan G. Johnson on Empathy, Power, and Privilege pt. 2

March 3rd, 2016

1:31:12

Sociologist Allan Johnson is the guest on this week's installment of The Chauncey DeVega Show. This is part 2 of the conversation which began on last …

Ep. 78: Allan G. Johnson on Empathy, Power, and Privilege pt. 1

February 25th, 2016

1:37:36

Sociologist Allan G. Johnson is the guest on this week's installment of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is the author of many books--non-fiction, …

Ep. 77: Preston Lauterbach on Memphis, Race and Beale Street

February 18th, 2016

1:26:37

Writer and cultural historian Preston Lauterbach is the guest on this week's installment of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Preston is the author of the …

Ep. 76: David Theo Goldberg Meditates on the Global Color Line

February 11th, 2016

1:41:08

Philosopher David Theo Goldberg is the guest on this week's installment of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Dr. Goldberg is one of the world's leading …

Ep. 75: Tim Wise on White Privilege and White Racial Fragility

February 4th, 2016

2:03:18

Anti-racism activist, author, and scholar Tim Wise is the guest on this week's edition of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Tim Wise is the author of …

Ep. 74: A History of the Penis with Sofian Khan

January 28th, 2016

1:40:48

Documentary filmmaker and writer Sofian Khan is the guest on this week's edition of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Sofian's films include The Dickumentary and his newest project The Interpreter. During this fun and …

Ep. 73: Terry Finnegan on Warfare and Moral Courage

January 21st, 2016

1:45:23

Author and former senior United States Air Force intelligence officer Terry Finnegan is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is the author of the books Shooting the Front: Allied …

Ep. 72: Oliver Speck on Tarantino, Django, Race and Digital Media

January 14th, 2016

1:59:32

Dr. Oliver Speck is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show.

Oliver is a professor of Film Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University. He is the author or editor of numerous books and articles, …

Ep. 71: David Silverman is an Atheist Who is Fighting God and Religion

January 8th, 2016

1:35:07

David Silverman is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show.

He is the president of the American Atheists. David is also the author of the new book Fighting God: An Atheist Manifesto for a Religious …

Ep. 70: Deconstructing "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"

December 31st, 2015

2:12:22

This week's New Year's Eve episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show is two great shows in one. 

The first part of the New Year's Eve podcast features a review and discussion of Star Wars: The Force Awakens with friend of the …

Ep. 69: Michael Witwer on the Secret History of the Dungeons and Dragons Role-playing Game

December 24th, 2015

2:13:59

This episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show features two great guests.   Star Wars: The Force Awakens is taking the world by storm. The Chauncey DeVega Show has done several special episodes with friend of the site Bill …

Ep. 68: Joe Lansdale is Back to Talk "Hap and Leonard" & Other Goodness

December 18th, 2015

2:33:02

Print author, TV, and film writer Joe Lansdale is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. This is the second time that "Champion" Joe has stopped by to chat at the virtual bar and he does not …

Ep. 67: Ned and Constance Sublette Discuss "The American Slave Coast: A History of the Slave-Breeding Industry"

December 10th, 2015

1:49:23

Ned and Constance Sublette are the guests on this week’s episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. They are the authors of the amazing and powerful new …

Ep. 66: David Neiwert on the Right-wing Hate Media and the Beauty of Killer Whales

December 4th, 2015

1:46:37

Dave Neiwert is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is one of the United States' foremost experts on the American …

Ep. 65: Sean McElwee from Demos Explores Race, Wealth Inequality and Democracy

November 28th, 2015

1:32:17

Sean McElwee is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is a Research Associate at the Demos think tank. He is also a contributing writer for Salon and Al Jazeera. In this great conversation on

Ep. 64: Paula Ioanide on How Emotions Trump Facts in a Colorblind Era

November 20th, 2015

1:39:09

Paula Ioanide is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Dr. Ioanide is a Professor of Comparative Race and Ethnicity Studies …

Ep. 63: Irvin Muchnick on Pro Wrestling, the NFL, Concussions and Cover-ups

November 13th, 2015

1:49:12

This week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show features sports journalist Irvin Muchnick. In addition to many articles, he is the author of Justice Denied; Wrestling Babylon; and Concussion Inc.. He is a smart, direct, …

Ep. 61: All Things "Star Wars" Explained by Mark Clark

October 30th, 2015

2:08:05

This week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show explores all things Star Wars and Star Wars: The Force Awakens related.  Almost 40-years-ago George …

Ep. 60: Douglas McAdam Explains Why American Politics is So Deeply Divided

October 23rd, 2015

1:59:16

Sociologist Douglas McAdam is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Dr. McAdam is the author or coauthor of some 85 articles …

Ep. 59: John Michael Williams Talks Suicide, Life, Hope and "Bridgend"

October 16th, 2015

1:50:02

Filmmaker, producer, and singer John Michael Williams is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. This is an expansive …

Ep. 58: M. Lamar on Black Masculinity, Sex and being "Negrogothic"

October 9th, 2015

2:20:33

Performance artist M. Lamar is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. M. Lamar is a New York city-based composer, musician, …

Ep. 57: Nina Hartley's Wisdom on Sex, Politics, and "Boogie Nights"

October 1st, 2015

1:25:09

Nina Hartley is the guest on this week's edition of The Chauncey DeVega Show

Nina is a legendary adult film actress and sex educator who has …

Ep. 56: Gary Brown on Writing Pro Wrestling, Benson and Reality TV

September 25th, 2015

1:42:20

Gary Brown is the guest on this week's edition of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Gary is a TV writer, producer, and director who worked on such landmark shows as Benson and 227. Mr. Brown is also a former writer with World …

Ep. 55: David Frankfurter on the Problem of "Evil" and the Supernatural

September 17th, 2015

1:46:19

Dr. David Frankfurter is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is a Professor of Religion at Boston University. David is …

Ep. 54: Joe Uscinski on 9/11, Birtherism and Conspiracy Theories

September 10th, 2015

1:47:03

Political Scientist Joe Uscinski is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is the co-author of the new book American …

Ep. 53: Jessie Daniels on Cyber Racism, Modern Lynchings and Digital Literacy

September 4th, 2015

2:03:21

This week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show features two great guests.  The first part of the show is very unique, and is perhaps a first in the history of podcasting and other online media. Friend of the show …

Ep. 52: Walidah Imarisha on White Washing American History and Black Sci-Fi

August 26th, 2015

1:50:19

Walidah Imarisha is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Walidah is an activist, writer, and historian whose work focuses on the history of black Americans in the Pacific Northwest, the …

Ep. 51: On Collecting Sneakers and How to Do More Good Better

August 11th, 2015

2:04:57

This week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show features two firsts. David Friendly is the director and producer of the new documentary on …

Ep. 50: Sean McFate on How Private Armies are Changing the World

August 6th, 2015

1:50:28

Sean McFate is the guest on this week's episode of the podcast known as The Chauncey DeVega Show. Sean is an expert on international and military affairs. He is also the author of the book The Modern Mercenary: …

Ep. 49: Psychiatrist David Reiss on Professional Wrestling and America's Broken Mental Health Care System

July 30th, 2015

2:04:40

Psychiatrist David Reiss is the guest on this week's episode ofThe Chauncey DeVega Show. David and Chauncey first connected in a previous podcast discussion of the passing of the late great professional wrestler "The …

Ep. 48: Bill Fletcher Jr. on TransAfrica, Organizing, Resistance and Labor Unions

July 23rd, 2015

2:15:50

There are two guests on this week's installment of The Chauncey DeVega Show. It is full of goodness, teaching, learning, and great conversations.

  …

Ep. 47: Gregory Downs on Reconstruction, Black Freedom and Resistance

July 16th, 2015

1:53:21

Historian Gregory Downs is the guest on this week's edition ofThe Chauncey DeVega Show. Dr. Downs is the author of the new book After Appomattox, which offers an analysis of the post Civil War era South, Reconstruction, …

Ep. 46: Shan Nicholson on the Origins of Hip-Hop, Gang Culture, and Social Activism

July 9th, 2015

1:45:37

Documentary filmmaker Shan Nicholson is the guest on this week's edition of the podcast known as The Chauncey DeVega Show. His new film Rubble …

Ep. 45: Jonathan Lethem on "Old" New York, "They Live", and the Culture of Disreputability

June 25th, 2015

2:18:24

Jonathan Lethem is the featured guest on this week's installment of the podcast known as The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is the author of many …

Ep. 44: Ali Abunimah on Electronic Intifada, the Global Color Line, and the Israeli Lobby

June 11th, 2015

1:38:27

Ali Abunimah is the guest on this week's edition of the podcast known as The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is an internationally known human rights activist and author whose work focuses on the struggle for the …

Ep. 43: Henry Giroux on Neoliberalism and the Culture of Cruelty

June 4th, 2015

1:44:04

Dr. Henry Giroux is the guest on this week's edition of the podcast known as The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is the author of numerous books such as …

Ep. 40: Robert Neer on Matters of Napalm, Technology and Morality

May 14th, 2015

1:26:18

Robert Neer is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show.

He is a historian at Columbia University and the author of Napalm: …

Ep. 39: Joe McKinney on Zombies and Disaster Planning

May 7th, 2015

1:53:32

Joe McKinney is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is the author of such popular zombie horror books as Dead City

Ep. 38: C2E2 2015--Max Brooks and Bill Willingham

April 27th, 2015

38:20

This special episode of the podcast known as The Chauncey DeVega Show features two conversations from Chicago's 2015 Comic and Entertainment Expo. The first conversation is with Max Brooks. He is the author of …

Ep. 37: Keli Dailey on Comedy and the News

April 23rd, 2015

2:11:53

Keli Dailey is the guest on this week's packed full of goodness installment of The Chauncey DeVega Show. She is the host of News Hangover, an 

Ep. 36: Claire Potter on Public Pedagogy, Digital Culture, Archives and Teaching

April 14th, 2015

1:46:21

Professor Claire "Tenured Radical" Potter is the guest on this installment of the podcast known as The Chauncey DeVega Show. Dr. Potter is a …

Ep. 35: Jeffrey Sammons and John Morrow Discuss "The Harlem Hellfighters"

April 3rd, 2015

1:20:58

Dr. Jeffrey T. Sammons and Dr. John H. Morrow Jr. are the guests on this week's installment of The Chauncey DeVega Show where we discuss their new book "Harlem's Rattlers and the Great War". They are both starred …

Ep. 34: Rosalyn Dischiavo on Sex Education, BDSM, Porn and 50 Shades of Grey

March 27th, 2015

1:41:19

Rosalyn Dischiavo, founder of the Institute for Sexual Education and Enlightenment is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. …

Ep. 33: Adilifu Nama on Race, Science Fiction and Black Nerds

March 19th, 2015

1:45:02

Adilifu Nama, Professor of African-American Studies at Loyola Marymount University and expert on race and popular culture is the guest on this …

Ep. 32: David Greven on How "Star Trek" Explores Sexuality, Gender and Race

March 12th, 2015

1:16:25

David Greven, professor and expert on Star Trek is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. David is the author of numerous books including Gender and Sexuality in Star Trek: Allegories of …

Ep. 31: Paul Rosenberg on Why Voting Still Matters

March 5th, 2015

1:37:42

Journalist and political analyst Paul Rosenberg is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Paul is a contributing writer …

Ep. 30: Frank Schaeffer on the Christian Right's Threat to American Democracy

February 5th, 2015

57:16

For this episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show, I had the great opportunity to talk with Mr. Frank Schaeffer. He is a frequent guest on MSNBC, Free Speech TV, and many other radio and TV outlets. Mr. Schaeffer …

Ep. 29: Mickey Hess on the Genius of Ol' Dirty Bastard

January 30th, 2015

1:10:38

For this, the second episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show of 2015, I chatted with Dr. Mickey Hess about the life and times of the legendary hip-hop artist Ol' Dirty Bastard. Mickey took on the challenge of tracking …

Ep. 28: Jack Hamilton on the Golden Age of Hip Hop

January 22nd, 2015

1:33:23

To begin 2015, The Chauncey DeVega Show will feature two shows focusing on hip hop music.  Our first guest for 2015 is Jack Hamilton. He is a contributing writer at Slate magazine, and also an Assistant Professor …

Ep. 27: Tim Wise on the Lie of Post Racial Politics and the Enduring Power of White Priviilege

December 23rd, 2014

1:11:51

For this, the sixth episode of the third season of The Chauncey DeVega Show, I had the good fortune to chat with Tim Wise. Tim is one of the United States' leading anti-racist educators and activists. He is the …

Ep. 26: Jason Colavito on Fringe History, UFOs, White Supremacists and Big Foot

December 17th, 2014

1:05:59

For this episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show, I had the great opportunity to talk with Jason Colavito. Our conversation is a real treat and gem for …

Ep. 25: Nick Chiles Ponders "Justice While Black"

December 9th, 2014

1:13:19

The police killer of Eric Garner is free. The police killer of Michael Brown is free. The police killer of 12-year-old Tamir Rice was a documented …

Ep. 24: Reverend Renita Lamkin on Justice and Resistance in Ferguson

November 20th, 2014

59:31

The imminent decision by a grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri about whether to (not) indict Darren Wilson for his choice to kill an unarmed teenager named Michael Brown looms over Ferguson, Missouri. The grand jury …

Ep. 23: Lou Dubose at Ground Zero in Ferguson

November 13th, 2014

43:29

I have written extensively about the killing of Michael Brown by Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri. However, like most of the cultural critics, …

Ep. 22: All Things Star Wars

November 6th, 2014

1:29:31

For this, the first episode of Season 3 of The Chauncey DeVega Show, I decided to reach back to the first guest on the first episode of the podcast series from almost two years ago. Bill the Lizard is my …

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