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In this week’s episode, I am joined by Dr. Cahal Moran, the man behind the YouTube channel “ Unlearning Economics ,” and author of the recent book  “ Why We're Getting Poorer: A Realist’s Guide to the Economy and How We Can Fix It .”  In this podcast, I ask Cahal how he went from being an economist to debunking “Basic Economics” on YouTube. We also talk about modern China, the future of capitalism...

Get access to The Backroom Exclusive episodes on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠ https://www.patreon.com/OneDime .⁠ In this week’s episode, I am joined by Adam Turl, author of the book “Gothic Capitalism,” Published by Revol Press (where I am also going to be publishing my book): https://www.revolpress.com/gothic-capitalism Adam and I debate the hot topic of AI Art, what counts as art, the democratization of art, an...

Get access to The Backroom Exclusive episodes on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OneDime.⁠ In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Professor L. Randal Wray, a heterodox economist and a Pioneer of Modern Monetary Theory. In this episode, we demystify the history of money, what money is, and how modern money works in the economy today (how it is created and how the mechanics of government...

Get access to The Backroom Exclusive episodes on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠ https://www.patreon.com/OneDime .⁠ In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Michael Downs (known for his Blog “The Dangerous Maybe”) - a working-class intellectual autodidact philosopher who recently published the book “Capital VS Timenergy: A Žižekian Critique of Nick Land.”  In this episode, we discuss the themes of his book, wh...

Get access to The Backroom Exclusive episodes on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠ https://www.patreon.com/OneDime .⁠ In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by political theorist Benjamin St. Studebaker, a PhD at Cambridge and author of the books “The Chronic Crisis of American Democracy” and “Legitimacy in Liberal Democracies,” on we are witnessing the “end of neoliberalism” (given the ongoing tariff wars and mo...

Get access to The Backroom Exclusive episode on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OneDime.⁠ In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by economist Steve Keen to discuss the many myths of “Basic Economics” (Neo-Classical Economics), the end of Neoliberalism, the Trade Wars, Trump Tariffs, Marxism, and MMT (Modern Monetary Theory. In The Backroom on Patreon, Steve Keen talks about what Karl Marx...

In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by JT Chapman, the man behind Second Thought, the largest socialist YouTube channel at the moment, and The Deprogram Podcast . JT and I discuss the experiences and challenges in producing independent media, the importance of optics, and what Socialism in America could look like. In The Backroom on Patreon , JT debates Marxism-Leninism and talks about the...

Get access to The Backroom Exclusive episodes on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OneDime⁠ In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by homie  @JREG   to chat about the Politics of "Zoomers" (Generation Z/Gen Z). In The Backroom segment  on Patreon, we give some hot takes and find out what Jreg "Really Believes."  Become a Patron and get access to over 55 bonus episodes if you haven't already...

Get access to The Backroom and 55+ exclusive podcast episodes on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDime⁠⁠ In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Dr. Touré Reed (Son of Adolph Reed Jr.) to discuss his book “Toward Freedom: The Case Against Race Reductionism” In the Backroom on Patreon, Touré and I discuss the question of Reparations and misconceptions surrounding black politics.  Timestam...

Get access to The Backroom and over 55 exclusive podcast episodes on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/OneDime⁠⁠ In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Professor Fadhel Kaboub, Professor of Economics at Denison University, specializing in Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) in the Global South, particularly Africa. In this conversation, I ask Fadhel about whether MMT applies to developing countrie...

Warren Mosler, the founder of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), comes on 1Dime Radio to talk about MMT, what Elon Musk's DOGE (Department of Government Efficiency) gets wrong, Trump's tariffs, inflation, and an alternative for a better tax system. DISCLAIMER: The audio for this is not very good because Warren Mosler had bad internet on his end, but after some editing, now hopefully, it's still listena...

Get access to The Backroom Exclusive episodes on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OneDime⁠ In this episode, Professor Christian Parenti , son of the Legendary Michael Parenti, comes on 1Dime Radio to make the " leftist case for Kash Patel " and talks about his article " The Cargo Cult of Woke ." In The Backroom on Patreon, we talk about his spicy article  "How the Organ...

Get access to The Backroom Exclusive episodes on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OneDime⁠ In this episode of 1Dime Radio, we host Dr. Jane Hayward , a lecturer in Chinese Studies at the Lao China Institute at King's College. Dr. Hayward specializes in explaining China's political economy and misconceptions surrounding it. The conversation explores the role of state planning in China's market s...

Get access to The Backroom Exclusive episodes on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OneDime⁠Why is Trump pissing off all of America's allies? Is he inadvertently sinking the US empire? In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by a friend of the show, Benjamin Studebaker, PhD in politics and international studies from the University of Cambridge, to discuss the recent tensions between Trump, Ze...

Get access to The Backroom Exclusive episodes on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OneDime⁠ In this episode of the 1Dime Radio podcast, C. Derek Varn returns to discuss a wide range of topics related to The Left and the shifts in North American politics in the Age of Trump. In The Backroom on Patreon , Varn and I discuss the politics of multipolarity, Neo-Marxism-Leninism, BRICS, the left's...

Get access to The Backroom Exclusive episodes on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OneDime⁠ In this episode, I am joined by ⁠Aaron Good⁠, author of the book American Exception: Empire and the Deep State⁠” and host of the ⁠ American Exception podcast⁠ , to discuss Trump's plans to declassify the JFK and MLK Files. People believe that this promise is something that Trump can't afford to break, giv...

In this episode, I debate Chris Cutrone on Trump's plans for Gaza, Greenland, and the idea of Canada joining the "empire of liberty." In The Backroom segment on ⁠Patreon⁠ , we discuss the recent news about Israel and Trump's plans to clear out Gaza⁠, which literally happened in the midst of our conversation: Get access to The Backroom and over 50 exclusive podcast episodes on Pat...

Get access to The Backroom Exclusive episodes on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OneDime⁠ In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Catherine Liu, author of 'Virtue Hoarders: The Case Against the Professional Managerial Class" to discuss her critiques of PMC Progressivism and why "the Left" of today has failed to court enough working support and continues to lose to the...

Get access to The Backroom Exclusive episodes on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OneDime⁠ In this episode of 1Dime Radio, the host discusses anarchism with Daniel Baryon from the YouTube channel  Anark  joins me to discuss Anarchism and his case for it. After debunking some misconceptions about "anti-authoritarianism" popularized by Engels's Polemic "On Authority," I challenge Anark on some an...

Get access to The Backroom Exclusive episodes on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OneDime⁠ Benjamin Studebaker comes on 1Dime Radio to BlackPill us again on sobering realities of politics in America and other Western countries. We discuss some of the themes of his new book “Legitimacy in Liberal Democracies,” which discusses some of the themes that will be discussed in my upcoming book “Freedom...

This episode is all about Canada's political situation, Canada's "right-wing" shift, and the rise of Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Conservative Party and most likely Canada's Next Prime Minister. For this episode, I am joined by Rose, Matthias, and Umer, three members of the Democratic Socialists of Canada ( The DSC). In the Backroom on Patreon, we talk about the prospect of "Left Nationalism" i...

Joshua Citarella , host of the ​⁠ Doomscroll Podcast , joins me to exchange some hot takes on the state of political ideologies, problems with the left, and the political zeitgeist of our times. In the Backroom on Patreon, we talk about the "post-left." and the bizarre phenomenon of declining sperm counts, gay frogs, and various right-wing half-truths. Become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/On...

I am joined by economist Bill Mitchell, one of the pioneers of Modern Monetary Theory (MMT). In this episode of 1Dime Radio, we discuss the intersection of MMT and Marxism and why both frameworks are complementary and essential for understanding how the economy works. Timestamps: 00:00 Preview 03:07 MMT & Marxism 17:01 The Left's Shift in the 70s 21:48 Was Neoliberalism Inevitable? 37:17 The p...

Get access to The Backroom Exclusive episodes on Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OneDime⁠ In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Alice Cappelle , a left-wing French video essayist, to discuss the ongoing political fiasco in France following the 2024 French elections. We discuss the Left (New Popular Front coalition), The far-right (The National Rally), and President Emmanuel Macron (Th...

I interviewed Yanis Varoufakis about his vision for what Socialism in the 21st century could look like. In this episode of 1Dime Radio, Yanis Varoufakis joins me to talk about his science fiction novel "Another Now," where he depicts his vision of what an ideal transitory socialist society could look like. To break out of capitalist realism and envision an alternative to the dystopia of Techno-Feu...