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Epidemiologist Justin Feldman makes a comprehensive and devastating critique of Biden’s pandemic response. Read Justin’s essay: jmfeldman.medium.com/?p=88452c696f2 Support this podcast at Patreon.com/TheDig Buy Angela Davis: An Autobiography haymarketbooks.org/books/1741-angela-davis
Next Shift with Gabriel Winant
Historian Gabriel Winant discusses The Next Shift: The Fall of Industry and the Rise of Health Care in Rust Belt America. It’s a fascinating study of the emergence of the …
Private Money with Stefan Eich
Episode two of our two-part series on cryptocurrency: political theorist Stefan Eich on how crypto fits into Hayek’s old neoliberal dream of private money and why that vision emerged in …
Bolsonarismo with Rodrigo Nunes
How neoliberal conditions create popular constituencies, ideologies, and subjectivities among poor and working-class people for a violent, mean, and repressive neoliberalism—and how those reactionary politics from below converge with those …
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The Dig: A podcast about the politics of race, sexuality, class, and other things that matter. Topics in this episode include:Topics in this episode include:Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.The Path.TWIWP: Welfare Fraud.Wipipo Words.Talking to people about BLM.Calm Down.Disclaimer: We know a lot but not everything. Let's [email protected]/thedigpodcast@tweetthedigThe Dig Podcast on YouTubewww.thedigpodcast.comSubscribe to us on iTunes and other places podcasts are available
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Episode 82 - The Politics of So Much Stuff… Again
Rosa Parks: Myth & Memory in the American Civil Rights Movement
The popular image of Parks is one of quiet, and demure respectability. When we were in elementary school, we were taught that Parks was a tired old woman, whose feet hurt after a long day on the job. Because she Read more…
Aunt Jemima: American Racism on Your Grocery Shelf
Last summer on June 17, 2020, the Quaker Oats Company announced its decision to rename its Aunt Jemima pancake brand after 131 years. Public opinion since the announcement has been mixed. One camp believes that the change is long overdue. Read more…
Marie Laveau: The Voodoo Queen and the Laveau Legend
Since her death in 1881 Marie Laveau has morphed from a respected and charitable neighbor, or a “she-devil” and mysterious Voodoo Queen (depending on whose talking), and into a saint of strong, Black, feminist womanhood. How do we separate popular Read more…
Werewolves, Vampires, and the Aryans of Ancient Atlantis: The Occultic Roots of the Nazi Party
Whether we’ve ever really given it any study, we’re all at least a little familiar with the link between the Nazi party and the occult. Movies like Captain America and Hellboy have plot lines that center on supernatural obsessions of Read more…
Mizuko: The History behind Vengeful Aborted Fetus Hauntings in 1980s Japan
In 1980s Japan, mizuko spirit attacks, or hauntings by the spirits of aborted fetuses, were on the rise among middle school and high school girls. Listen to one Japanese teen’s testimonial: “You probably won’t believe it, but mizuko spirit attacks Read more…
The Demonologist and the Clairvoyant: Ed and Lorraine Warren, Paranormal Investigation, and Exorcism in the Modern World
In the 1970s, Lorraine and Ed Warren had a spotlight of paranormal obsession shining on them. In the last decade, their work as paranormal investigators–ghost hunters–has been the premise for a blockbuster horror franchise totaling at least seven films so Read more…
None of Woman Born: Cesarean Birth before 1900, A Pre-History
In his occupation as a swineherd, Jacob Nufer had performed countless genital surgeries on his pigs. He was an expert gelder. He was convinced he could deliver his child abdominally so that both his wife and child would survive. For Read more…
Veronica Milsom
Veronica Milsom is a radio host, actress, comedian and writer who's now a rising star of podcasting. She is best known as a former co-host on triple j's Drive show and cast member in the ABC sketch comedy series Shaun Micallef's Mad As Hell. Veronica is the host and creator of the comedy doco podcast Zero Waste Baby.
About Dig
Dig is a fresh take on the iconic stories you thought you knew about Australia's most notorious and influential characters. This anthology podcast investigates the stories that have gone down in Australian history for being inspiring, infamous or downright unbelievable.
