Green & Red: Podcasts for Scrappy Radicals

It's Oscar season and in another episode in the G&R Arts and Culture segment, we're talk about the resistance politics of "One Battle After Another." A popular hit that has been getting lots of attention in awards ceremonies, the movie tells the story of disappointed burnt out radicals, community resistance, state repression and non-traditional families.

In our latest, Scott talks with comrade and movie fan Ma...

In our latest, Bob talked w/ Fadi Kafeety, a scholar of Arab and Middle Eastern history, about the current crises in the region which have been intensified by the US attacks on Iran and Israel's continued wars of colonialism and expansion. Among the topics discussed were the continued centrality of Palestine and the ongoing genocide there; the intensification of Israeli and American violence in the region; the escalation curren...

The U.S. and Israel have attacked Iran and killing some of the Islamic Republic's top leaders, including Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Iran has responded with attacks on Israel, U.S. bases in the Gulf Region, oil infrastructure and by closing the Strait of Hormuz. There is a long history of Iranian and U.S. relations and this war is another part of it.

In our latest, we talk with Prof. Afshin Matin-Asgari, author the new book "A...

Russia invade Ukraine four years ago and has resulted in a bloody conflict that has bled both countries and scrambled global politics. Donald Trump campaigned in 2016 on a platform of ending America's "forever wars" and in 2024, he and J.D. Vance said they were the "most pro-peace" campaign in history. We now know neither of those things are true as Trump attacked the Islamic Republic with Israel sparking a quickly escalating war t...

Mondelēz International — the food giant behind Oreos, Cadbury, and Toblerone — has spent years cultivating an image as a sustainability leader, earning high environmental scores and pledging to eliminate deforestation and human rights abuses from its supply chains.

But as has been documented over and over, Mondelēz' continues to fail at any effort to stop tropical deforestation and human rights

abuses.

In our latest, Scott t...

After 9/11, the radical environmental movement was considered the number one domestic terror threat by the U.S. government. But by the end of the decade the movement had largely gone silent. What happened? And given the threat from climate, why haven't more radical tactics re-emerged?

In our latest, we talk with Thomas Zeitzoff (zeitzoff.bsky.social) about his latest book "No Option But Sabotage", the radical environme...

It's our 6th anniversary and we talk about the underlying themes in our shows and some of our favorite moments.

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The Epstein Files is one of the biggest stories in the world... and it isn't. In our latest, we dive into the media coverage of the Epstein Files with professor of media studies Nolan Higdon(@NolanHigdonCML).Bio//

Nolan Higdon is a political analyst, author, host of The Disinfo Detox Podcast, lecturer at Merrill College and the Education Department at University of California, Santa Cruz, and Project Censored Judge. Higdon's...

Donald Trump's long-time aggression against Iran--abrogating the nuclear treaty, assassination officials, ramping up sanctions, and last June's prolonged attacks--is ramping up. So I talked to our good friend and one of the best-respected scholars of the region--Eskandar Sadeghi of the University of St. Andrews--about the current crisis . . . the ongoing brutal impact of sanctions--the inflation, shortages, damage to infras...

Each year, police officers kill over 1,000 people they’ve sworn to protect and serve. While some cases, like George Floyd’s and Sandra Bland’s, capture national attention, most victims remain nameless, their stories untold. Professor Terence Keel's new book, "The Coroner’s Silence" reveals a disturbing truth about these cases: coroners and other death investigators are often complicit in obscuring the violent circumstances of in-cu...

In our latest, we talk with return guest Dr. Stephen Bezruchka about how structural inequality and economic policies that favor the ultra rich are causing a health crisis in America.Bio//Stephen Bezruchka is Associate Teaching Professor Emeritus in the Department of Health Systems and Population Health at the University of Washington. He's the author of "Inequality Kills Us All: COVID-19's Health Lessons for the World,...

Rev. Jesse Jackson passed away today at the age of 84. A civil rights giant and candidate in the 1984 and 1988 presidential elections, he had a vision that kept hope alive and included economic justice and international solidarity. In our latest, we talk about the life and legacy of Jesse Jackson.

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In our latest, we talk again with the great Mickey Huff, director of Project Censored (@projectcensored) and professor of journalism at Ithaca College. We talk about Project Censored on its 50th anniversary, the current state of the free press, the Washington Post's layoffs, CBS hostile takeover by Ellisons and Bari Weiss and more. Bio//

Mickey Huff is the third director of Project Censored (founded in 1976) and is the president...

Bob and Scott celebrate President's Day by discussing the recent history of the presidency and look at how neoliberals Clinton, Bush and Obama paved theway for the rise of Trump and MAGA. We also talk about Nixon’s “Imperial Presidency” and how, these days, a “third rate burglary” wouldn’t be a blip on the radar. Furthermore, we define neoliberalism and explain the difference between Trump and neoliberals (despite what other lefty ...

ICE's surge into Minneapolis-St. Paul continues. After the ICE murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, labor and community groups mobilized against the federal intervention.

In our latest, we talk with labor reporter Amie Stager about what's happening on the ground in Minnesapolis-St. Paul. We discuss the labor led general strike on Jan. 23 and the student led strike on Jan. 30. We also discuss community resistance to ICE. B...

In our latest, we talk with legendary filmmaker, screenwriter and novelist John Sayles. We start with a discussion about his new novel "Crucible." But also talk about labor, class consciousness, portraying the organizer as a hero, the border and the American empire in his, and other, films and novels.

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John Sayles is an Oscar nominated American independent film director, screenwriter, editor, actor, and novelist. He is know...

On January 23, 2026, we saw the first general strike in 80 years in Minnesota after the murder of Renee Good by ICE (one day before their murder of Veteran’s Administration ICU nurse and union member Alex Pretti). Organizing, direct action and strikes are increasing in recent years and have the potential to lead to a larger general strike. They also have a long rich history in the US. In our latest, Scott talks with writer, histori...

Demonized by Republicans and Democrats alike, a myth emerged around “antifa” during Donald Trump’s first term. But few understand the dangerous work antifa does to disrupt and unmask the latest crop of white supremacists or listened when antifa sounded the alarm about these white supremacists taking positions of power. But, this underground network of militant anti-fascists is determined to stop the rising tide of fascism in Americ...

February 1st is the 66th anniversary of the Greensboro sit-ins where four African-American student sat in at a Woolworth's, suffering abuse from white racist patrons and eventually jail. Those actions launched the student sit-in movement to end segregation and led to over 70,000 people participating, including civil rights leaders like Martin Luther King, John Lewis, Bayard Rustin and many others. It also led to the formation o...