
Hosted by Kevin Hockmuth · EN

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

Thoughts and analysis of the US and Israel’s illegal aggression in Iran. 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 pleasure to welcome Prof. Sean Parson from Northern Arizona University to discuss his new book Punk Anarchism: An Anti-Theory of Resistance. We had a wide-ranging discussion that considered these fraught times through the multiple lenes employed in the book. I really enjoyed this conversation and I am confident you will too. 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 analysis of the speech heard round the world. There were many admirable parts, but I was also left with big questions while also finding some aspects worthy of critique and deeper consideration. 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 reflections on the everyday heroic actions by the courageous citizens of Minneapolis-St. Paul. Here is a link to the video I mention in 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

I always learn a great deal from guests, but I must say this conversation particularly floored me as it revealed a central aspect of Russia—Ukraine relations, both at present and historically, that I knew basically zero about. Prof. Greta Uehling is a highly accomplished scholar and practitioner focusing on Ukraine and Crimea in particular.We discuss her recent important contribution to our understanding of these complex and deeply historical aspects of the conflict, Decolonizing Ukraine: The Indigenous People of Crimea and Pathways to Freedom. This is a can’t miss conversation that opens a window into the history and experiences of the indigenous Tatar people of Crimea and how their story helps us better understand the present ongoing war.Thanks as always for listening and 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 follow up to my very early takes yesterday. I feel that though it may seem pat, or ‘too easy’, the oil angle I have been pushing was unambiguously verified by Trump’s absolutely wild press conference. Here I try to make some sense or simply meditate on the senselessness of this whole wretched, ongoing escapade. 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

There is still quite a bit to learn here, but I wanted to offer my initial reaction and analysis to the US invasion of Venezuela. 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