The Interesting Times podcast

Three things: Friday afternoon (in Japan) news, analysis, and (thoughtful hah) rants. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theinterestingtimes.substack.com

It was my great honor to host Prof. Velena Beety to discuss her essential, if chilling, exploration of a phenomenon she labels Pink Crime. Prof. Beety has extensive experience working to fight wrongful convictions through her work with the Innocence Project in both West Virginia and Indiana. She noticed that a lot of the same biases, judicial abuses, and junk science that drove wrongful convictions were being employed to prosecute Pink Crime—wherein women are charged and often jailed for years based on dubious and (as you will hear in the episode) patently ridiculous ‘science’ and misogynistic ‘theories’. This is an important conversation you do not want to miss.I strongly encourage you to pick up a copy of Pink Crime: Fighting Against the Criminalization of Motherhood, Pregnancy, and Queer Identity. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theinterestingtimes.substack.com

My thoughts and analysis of this historic election night! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theinterestingtimes.substack.com

My thoughts and analysis on the Iran conflict (and its many attendant facets) along with the looming issues tied to AI finance—which is deeply connected to wider potential economic meltdowns. Plus a bonus rant at the end of the episode, so stay tuned…Thanks as always for supporting the show! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theinterestingtimes.substack.com

A break down of the current situation in the US-Iran war. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theinterestingtimes.substack.com

It is my great pleasure to share my conversation with Dr. Angela Simms of Barnard College-Columbia University. Our discussion centers around her recent book entitled: Fighting for a Foothold: How Government and Markets Undermine Black Middle-Class Suburbia. Dr. Simms brings a host of experience both as a former official at the Office of Management & Budget (OMB) and a sociologist looking into the roadblocks that Black communities continue to encounter even after entering the suburban middle-class. This is one my all-time favorite conversations that covers a great deal of important ground. You can also find Dr. Simms on Instagram @ANGIE.ANG17. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theinterestingtimes.substack.com

Sorry, as a middle aged pops, I am drawn to puns like bugs to light…here is my analysis of some of the causes as well as near & long-term consequences of the MOU heard round the world. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theinterestingtimes.substack.com

My thoughts and analysis on the current state of play in US politics and thinking of Left ways moving forward.Note: You can find the essay I reference in the essay, here. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theinterestingtimes.substack.com

Some thoughts, analysis, and projections about the growing catastrophe in Iran. Thanks as always for your support. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theinterestingtimes.substack.com

Some analysis that questions the ‘TACO scenario’ everyone seems to be anticipating. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theinterestingtimes.substack.com