Podcasts about why he still matters

Has any American mayor ever made a greater stamp on the public consciousness than the Little Flower, Fiorello La Guardia, mayor of New York City from 1934 to 1945? La Guardia is brought to life in historian Terry Golway's “I Never Did Like Politics”: How Fiorello La Guardia Became America's Mayor, and Why He Still Matters (St. Martin's Press, 2024). The podcast tracks with Golway's thematic approach to his book, which features chapters on “In Defense of Democracy,” “The Immigrant's Friend,” and “The Anti-Politician Politician.” Golway recognizes and celebrates the Little Flower as a champion of enduring American political and cultural values that, once again today, as in his times, are under severe and seemingly unremitting stress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Has any American mayor ever made a greater stamp on the public consciousness than the Little Flower, Fiorello La Guardia, mayor of New York City from 1934 to 1945? La Guardia is brought to life in historian Terry Golway's “I Never Did Like Politics”: How Fiorello La Guardia Became America's Mayor, and Why He Still Matters (St. Martin's Press, 2024). The podcast tracks with Golway's thematic approach to his book, which features chapters on “In Defense of Democracy,” “The Immigrant's Friend,” and “The Anti-Politician Politician.” Golway recognizes and celebrates the Little Flower as a champion of enduring American political and cultural values that, once again today, as in his times, are under severe and seemingly unremitting stress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Fiorello LaGuardia was one of the twentieth century's most colorful politicians―a 5'2'' ball of energy who led New York as major during the Depression and World War Two, charming the media during press conference and fighting the dirty machine politics of the city. He was also quintessentially American: the son of Italian immigrants, who rose in society through sheer will and chutzpah.La Guardia made an unsuccessful attempt to enlist during the Spanish-American War. Following that, he served in two U.S. consulates in Europe from 1901 to 1906, and later worked as an interpreter at Ellis Island from 1907 to 1910. Strongly disapproving of corrupt Tammany Hall, his charisma and appeal to minority groups led to victories in districts that were traditionally Democratic. From 1923 to 1933, La Guardia gained national prominence in the House of Representatives, aligning himself with reformers and progressives. In the 1933 mayoral race, Franklin Roosevelt saw La Guardia as a potential ally who could collaborate across party lines. From there he took on the New York mayor's office with gusto.Today's guest is Terry Golway, author of “I Never Did Like Politics: How Fiorello La Guardia Became America's Mayor, and Why He Still Matters.”

Please support our patreon.  For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more.Ben Burgis is an adjunct philosophy professor at Morehouse College, a columnist for Jacobin Magazine, and the author of several books, most recently "Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters." We talk about the legacy of G.A. Cohen and analytical Marxism. Cohen is actually interesting for an analytical Marxist because he was not as dependent on neoclassical economic assumptions being smuggled back into the picture like Elster and Roamer, but does seem to add a few assumptions himself. Dr. Burgis's take on Cohen can be found here.Abandon all hope ye who subscribe here.   Crew:Host: C. Derick VarnAudio Producer: Paul Channel Strip  ( @aufhebenkultur )Intro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Video Design: Jason MylesLinks and Social Media:twitter: @skepoetFacebookYou can find the additional streams on Youtube Support the show

In Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters (Zero Books, 2022), Ben Burgis reminds readers about what was best in Hitchens's writings and helps us gain a better understanding of how someone whose whole political life was animated by the values of the socialist left could have ended up holding grotesque positions on Iraq and the War on Terror. Burgis' book makes a case for the enduring importance of engaging with Hitchen's complicated legacy. Ben Burgis is a Jacobin columnist, an adjunct philosophy professor at Morehouse College, and the host of the YouTube show and podcast Give Them An Argument. Schneur Zalman Newfield is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Borough of Manhattan Community College, City University of New York, and the author of Degrees of Separation: Identity Formation While Leaving Ultra-Orthodox Judaism (Temple University Press, 2020). Visit him online at ZalmanNewfield.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

In Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters (Zero Books, 2022), Ben Burgis reminds readers about what was best in Hitchens's writings and helps us gain a better understanding of how someone whose whole political life was animated by the values of the socialist left could have ended up holding grotesque positions on Iraq and the War on Terror. Burgis' book makes a case for the enduring importance of engaging with Hitchen's complicated legacy. Ben Burgis is a Jacobin columnist, an adjunct philosophy professor at Morehouse College, and the host of the YouTube show and podcast Give Them An Argument. Schneur Zalman Newfield is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Borough of Manhattan Community College, City University of New York, and the author of Degrees of Separation: Identity Formation While Leaving Ultra-Orthodox Judaism (Temple University Press, 2020). Visit him online at ZalmanNewfield.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

In Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters (Zero Books, 2022), Ben Burgis reminds readers about what was best in Hitchens's writings and helps us gain a better understanding of how someone whose whole political life was animated by the values of the socialist left could have ended up holding grotesque positions on Iraq and the War on Terror. Burgis' book makes a case for the enduring importance of engaging with Hitchen's complicated legacy. Ben Burgis is a Jacobin columnist, an adjunct philosophy professor at Morehouse College, and the host of the YouTube show and podcast Give Them An Argument. Schneur Zalman Newfield is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Borough of Manhattan Community College, City University of New York, and the author of Degrees of Separation: Identity Formation While Leaving Ultra-Orthodox Judaism (Temple University Press, 2020). Visit him online at ZalmanNewfield.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

This is an unlocked episode, originally available only to subscribers to Patreon.com/ThePopularPod. Please consider helping us continue by signing up for regular bonus episodes!  His support for the Iraq War so obliterated the reputation of Christopher Hitchens on the Left that the millennial and Gen Z socialists emerging since his death in 2011 are barely aware he existed. In a special crossover with Ben Burgis's Give Them an Argument show, we discuss Ben's attempts to change that with a new book, Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, Where He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters. To help us interrogate Hitchens's many contradictions, we welcome back to TPS his brother, Mail on Sunday columnist Peter Hitchens: an author the elder Hitch once described as so reactionary, he felt he should a wear a garlic rosary while reading him.

This is a special Patreon subscribers' episode. Support us on Patreon for less than the price of a pint: https://www.patreon.com/posts/tps43-hitches-57702978 His support for the Iraq War so obliterated the reputation of Christopher Hitchens on the Left that the millennial and Gen Z socialists emerging since his death in 2011 are barely aware he existed. In a special crossover with Ben Burgis's Give Them an Argument show, we discuss Ben's attempts to change that with a new book, Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, Where He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters. To help us interrogate Hitchens's many contradictions, we welcome back to TPS his brother, Mail on Sunday columnist Peter Hitchens: an author the elder Hitch once described as so reactionary, he felt he should a wear a garlic rosary while reading him.

Lisa Appignanesi, Benjamin Burgis, Janan Ganesh and James Wolcott on ‘A Hitch in Time', chaired by David RuncimanChristopher Hitchens was a star writer wherever he wrote; the London Review of Books, to which he contributed sixty pieces over two decades, was no exception. A Hitch in Time, published in December to mark the tenth anniversary of his death, collected 20 of the best in a selection James Wolcott describes, in his introduction, as ‘restorative, an extended spa treatment that stretches tired brains and unkinks the usual habitual responses where Hitchens is concerned.' Wolcott discussed what he means – the pre-9/11 ‘Hitch in time' that the collection recaptures – with Benjamin Burgis, author of Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters, along with the writer and campaigner Lisa Appignanesi, the FT columnist Janan Ganesh, and the LRB's David Runciman.Part of our ongoing ‘Revivalism' series of conversations focussing on literary revivals and heroes of the LRB archive. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On episode 123, we welcome philosopher Ben Burgis to discuss the intellectual development of the late Christopher Hitchens, his early socialist ideals, the different versions of socialism and why Stalinist communism is sometimes considered to be state capitalism, Hitchens' criticisms of the Clintons and Mother Teresa, Hitchens' hopelessness about fostering widespread socialism and what he may have thought about the popularity of current grassroots movements, the false dichotomy of capitalism vs communism and social democracy as a more humane alternative, and why Hitch hated Donald Trump. Ben Burgis is a columnist for Jacobin Magazine, an adjunct philosophy professor at Rutgers University, an online instructor at the School for Social and Cultural Change, and the host of the podcast and YouTube show “Give Them An Argument.” He's the author of several books including “Canceling Comedians While the World Burns: A Critique of the Contemporary Left” and his newest book, “Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters.”  | Ben Burgis | ► Website | https://benburgis.com/ ► Twitter | https://twitter.com/BenBurgis ► Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/benburgis ► Podcast Link (GTAA) | https://www.youtube.com/c/BenBurgisGTAA/videos?view=57 Where you can find us: | Seize The Moment Podcast | ► Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/SeizeTheMoment ► Twitter | https://twitter.com/seize_podcast  ► Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/seizethemoment ► TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@seizethemomentpodcast ► Patreon | https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32208666

Ben Burgis is a columnist for Jacobin Magazine, an adjunct philosophy professor at Morehouse College, and the host of the podcast and YouTube show “Give Them An Argument.” He's the author of several books including “Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters” and “Canceling Comedians While the World Burns: A Critique of the Contemporary Left.”

Topics: Putin; Ukraine; Cosby; Canadian Truckers; San Francisco school board; Jeff Zucker Guests With Time Stamps: (1:17) Rudy Giuliani's Cameo for Liam McEneaney (Robert Smigel) (3:30) David Does the News (1:11:12) Jason Myles (co-host of "This is Revolution" podcast) (1:34:21) Professor Ben Burgis (his new book is "Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters") (2:02:00) Howie Klein (founder and treasurer of The Blue America PAC and author of Down With Tyranny) (2:32:00) "Ain't No Chairs" written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel (2:36:00) David Cobb (environmental activist and Green Party Presidential candidate) (2:59:00) Dr. Harriet Fraad (host of "Capitalism Hits Home") (3:34:00) "I'm Traveling Light" written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel (3:39:00)  Professor Adnan Husain ("Guerrilla History" and "The Majlis" podcasts) (4:08:00) Peter B. Collins (Bay Area Radio Hall of Fame) (4:49:37) Dave Sirus (SNL, King of Staten Island and Fox's Let's Be Real) (5:34:53)  Professor Mike Steinel (Jazz historian and Dylanologist) "Feldman's CV" Written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel

It's Casual Friday! Sam and Emma host Ben Burgis, columnist at Jacobin, host of Give Them An Argument and author of Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters, to round up the week in news. Then, Sam and Emma are joined by comedian Jena Friedman, host and director of Indefensible on AMCPlus! Sam, Emma, and Ben begin by – surprise – diving into the legacy of Christopher Hitchens, and how he went from anti-war activist to weirdly pro-US intervention in the Middle East, looking to his slow trickle over to the side of the elite and well-educated, seeing a difference between the Cold War imperialism against peasant armies and the counter-insurrection of the ‘90s and ‘00s. Next, they look to the Ukraine-Russia conflict, the state of the Ukrainian separatists in the Donbas region, the absurd notion of debating false flags, and where the Biden administration actual stands, before they explore the Democratic establishment looking for any reason to blame the progressive agenda for their losses, even with all the money mismanagement, electoral failures, and policy choices stemming from themselves, all the while refusing to acknowledge the skyrocketing child poverty rates in the wake of them stepping away from progressive policy. Then, Jena Friedman tells the crew how she went from stand-up taking on the absurdity of the true-crime genre, to working on a more self-aware take on the category and its role in the hyper-punitive, racist, and sexist culture we live in. They also admire Charlie Kirk clinging to his childhood pediatrician to make fun of vaccines, and debate how comedy's relationship to politics and progressivism has developed, before Sam and Emma also touch on the terrible Tommy Tuberville. And in the Fun Half: Ronald Raygun calls in to explore canceling out cancel culture, aka getting back at Disney, Milo from Maine dives into the lack of union-focused education courses, and Sean from Coco Cali takes a crack at the Kennedy assassination and dives into a conversation on the draw of conspiracy theories. Eric Trump has one question for Jesus that boils down to, “so, what's up with Biden?” and Andrew Yang wants everyone to pay a crypto lobby group to… solve poverty? Sam and Emma discuss the unsurprisingly bipartisan defense authorization bill, plus, your calls and IMs! Purchase tickets for the live show in Boston on May 15th HERE: https://thewilbur.com/artist/majority-report/ Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: https://fans.fm/majority/join Subscribe to the AMQuickie newsletter here:  https://madmimi.com/signups/170390/join Join the Majority Report Discord! http://majoritydiscord.com/ Get all your MR merch at our store: https://shop.majorityreportradio.com/ Check out today's sponsors: sunsetlakecbd is a majority employee owned farm in Vermont, producing 100% pesticide free CBD products. Great company, great product and fans of the show! Use code Leftisbest and get 20% off at http://www.sunsetlakecbd.com. And now Sunset Lake CBD has donated $2500 to the Nurses strike fund, and we encourage MR listeners to help if they can. Here's a link to where folks can donate: https://forms.massnurses.org/we-stand-with-st-vincents-nurses/ Support the St. Vincent Nurses today! https://action.massnurses.org/we-stand-with-st-vincents-nurses/ Check out Matt's show, Left Reckoning, on Youtube, and subscribe on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Subscribe to Matt's other show Literary Hangover on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/literaryhangover Check out The Nomiki Show on YouTube. https://www.patreon.com/thenomikishow Check out Matt Binder's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/mattbinder Subscribe to Brandon's show The Discourse on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/ExpandTheDiscourse Check out The Letterhack's upcoming Kickstarter project for his new graphic novel! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/milagrocomic/milagro-heroe-de-las-calles Check out Jamie's podcast, The Antifada. https://www.patreon.com/theantifada, on iTunes, or at https://www.twitch.tv/theantifada (streaming every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 7pm ET!) Subscribe to Discourse Blog, a newsletter and website for progressive essays and related fun partly run by AM Quickie writer Jack Crosbie. https://discourseblog.com/ Subscribe to AM Quickie writer Corey Pein's podcast News from Nowhere. https://www.patreon.com/newsfromnowhere  Follow the Majority Report crew on Twitter: @SamSeder @EmmaVigeland @MattBinder @MattLech @BF1nn @BradKAlsop The Majority Report with Sam Seder - https://majorityreportradio.com/

Ben Burgis and the GTAA crew talk about all the big dumb controversies of the week (Rogan, Whoopi) and try to extract from them at least a couple of things that actually matter. Noami Karavani, a comedian and correspondent for "Redacted Tonight," joins Ben to debunk some Prager U videos. Dr. Jenn comes on for a philosophy segment and the one and only Conan Neutron is on deck t hang out in the postgame for patrons. Good stuff all around.Follow Naomi on Twitter: @naomikaravaniFollow Redacted tonight: @RedactedTonightOrder Ben's new book ("Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters") from worker-owned Red Emmas:https://redemmas.org/titles/36536-christopher-hitchens--what-he-got-right--how-he-went-wrong--and-why-he-still-mattersListen to the Callin show:https://www.callin.com/show/give-me-an-argument-the-ben-burgis-call-in-show-SxHBwTxAPCIndependent creators rely on your support to create the content you want! Support Give Them An Argument on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/benburgis. Patrons get a bonus episode every Thursday, access to the Discord server, a “Sopranos” Recap Bonus Episode every month with Mike Recine, Nando Vila, and Wosny Lambre, a monthly Discord Movie Night, and "Discord Office Hours" (regularly scheduled group voice chats).Follow Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenBurgisLike, subscribe, and get notifications on Ben's channel: https://www.youtube.com/BenBurgisGTAAVisit benburgis.com

Ben Burgis is a #Jacobin columnist, an adjunct #philosophy #professor at Morehouse College, and the host of the YouTube show and podcast Give Them An Argument. He's the author of several books, most recently Christopher #Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters. We talked about Christopher Hitchens life, works, and how his internationalist politics and worldview traversed his life, from youthful #Trotskyist to playing with #neoconservatives. Follow Ben's work here: https://jacobinmag.com/author/ben-burgis and his YT channel/podcast, Give Them An Argument: https://www.youtube.com/c/BenBurgisGTAA  

Author, writer, professor, and podcaster Ben Burgis joins us to discuss both his new book, 'Christopher Hitchens: What he Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters" and his recent article about the political risks of censorship. support the show: patreon.com/duedissidence subscribe to our substack: duedissidence.substack.com Buy Ben's book: https://www.johnhuntpublishing.com/zer0-books/our-books/christopher-hitchens

Topics: Voting rights, filibuster and Biden's presidency dead; Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell compares African Americans to Americans; FBI raids Congressman Henry Cuellar's home; Teddy Roosevelt cancelled; Peloton, Netflix and Adele disappoint the world   Guests With Time Codes: (2:50) David Does the News (1:04:12) Dave Sirus (SNL, "King of Staten Island" and Triumph The Insult Comic Dog) (1:33:01) Professor Ben Burgis (his new book is "Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters") (2:08:00) The Herschenfelds: Dr. Philip Herschenfeld (Freudian psychoanalyst), and Ethan Herschenfeld (his new comedy special "Thug, Thug Jew" is streaming on YouTube) (2:38:06) Emil Guillermo (host of the PETA Podcast, and columnist for The Asian American Legal Defense And Education Fund) (3:05:32)  The Rev. Barry W. Lynn (Americans United for Separation of Church and State) along with Dr. Joanne Lynn. (4:15:33) The Professors And Mary Anne: Professors Mary Anne Cummings, Ann Li, Jonathan Bick, Adnan Husain (5:12:28)  Professor Harvey J. Kaye ("FDR on Democracy") and Alan Minsky (executive director of Progressive Democrats of America) (6:07:24) Dan Frankenberger's Community Billboard (6:30:29)  Liam McEneany (Comedian and Producer)

Ben Burgis joins David and Matt to discuss his new book, "Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters."Also: MLK take lightning round.

Ben Burgis and the GTAA crew talk about the Democrats rapturous embrace of Dick Cheney. The main guest is Scott Horton, talks about the hlighlights of his recent debate with neocon all-star Bill Kristol. After a quick preview of the patron-exclusive episode from the weekend w/Matt McManus ("Season 3 Episode 26: To Beat the Right We Have to Understand Their Arguments"), Professor Jennifer Burgis returns for another attempt to sort of Sam Harris's deep confusion about meta-ethics.Order Ben's book "Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters" (out now!) from worker-owned Red Emmas:https://redemmas.org/titles/36536-chr...Independent creators rely on your support to create the content you want! Support Give Them An Argument on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/benburgis. Patrons get a bonus episode every Thursday, access to the Discord server, a “Sopranos” Recap Bonus Episode every month with Mike Recine, Nando Vila, and Wosny Lambre, a monthly Discord Movie Night, and "Discord Office Hours" (regularly scheduled group voice chats).Follow Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BenBurgisLike, subscribe, and get notifications on Ben's channel: https://www.youtube.com/BenBurgisGTAAVisit benburgis.com

Topics: Biden's presidency teeters on the brink; Jeffrey Epstein visited the Clinton White House; Prince Andrew stripped of his titles; Did anyone think Biden was actually up to the job?; Glenn Beck, unvaccinated, gets Covid again this time it's in his lungs; Guests With Time Codes (1:07) "Feldman Made Me Do It " written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel (4:33) David Does the News (1:35:00) Professor Ben Burgis (his new book is "Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters") (2:15:04) The Herschenfelds: Dr. Philip Herschenfeld (Freudian psychoanalyst), and Ethan Herschenfeld (his new comedy special "Thug, Thug Jew" is streaming on YouTube) (2:40:23) Emil Guillermo (host of the PETA Podcast, and columnist for The Asian American Legal Defense And Education Fund) (3:19:02) The Rev. Barry W. Lynn (Americans United for Separation of Church and State) (4:20:13) The Professors And Mary Anne: Professors Mary Anne Cummings, Ann Li, Jonathan Bick, Adnan Husain (5:21:00) Professor Harvey J. Kaye ("FDR on Democracy") and Alan Minsky (executive director of Progressive Democrats of America)

“Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters” has been on the shelves for exactly a week! It's gotten some hate from a few super-fanboys who don't think his late-in-life foreign policy positions were wrong and from some gate-keeping leftists who think Hitch was so problematic no one should talk or write or think about him and some love from those on the left who continue to have mixed feelings about this ultimate problematic fave. If you have opinions, positive or negative, call in and let me know! Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

Topics: Flu-Rona; Biden Blames Trump; Merrick Garland honors the one year anniversary by not indicting Trump; Guests With Time Codes (5:00) David Does the News (1:39:00) Professor Ben Burgis (his new book is "Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters" (2:01:39) The Herschenfelds: Dr. Philip Herschenfeld (Freudian psychoanalyst), and Ethan Herschenfeld (his new comedy special "Thug, Thug Jew" is streaming on YouTube) (2:38:59) Emil Guillermo (host of the PETA Podcast, and columnist for The Asian American Legal Defense And Education Fund) (3:09:52) The Rev. Barry W. Lynn (Americans United for Separation of Church and State) (4:07:53) The Professors And Mary Anne: Professors Mary Anne Cummings, Ann Li, Jonathan Bick, Adnan Husain (5:07:12) Professor Harvey J. Kaye ("FDR on Democracy") and Alan Minsky (executive director of Progressive Democrats of America) (6:08:36) Dan Frankenberger's Community Billboard

Topics: Time to call off 2022; Ghislaine Maxwell guilty; Archbishop Desmond Tutu, champion of human rights is gone; Covid clampdown; Meet the new year same as the old year; Guests With Time Stamps (02:53) David Does the News (1:01:50) New Yorker Cartoonist Jose Arroyo (Emmy Winning Comedy writer and cartoonist. His new comic book is called "Somewhere In L.A. A Book Of Hours") (1:40:00) Professor Ben Burgis his new book is, "Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters"(http://tinyurl.com/fth4fmr8) (2:05:33) The Herschenfelds: Dr. Philip Herschenfeld (Freudian psychoanalyst), and Ethan Herschenfeld (his new comedy special "Thug, Thug Jew" is streaming on YouTube) (2:33:57) Emil Guillermo (host of the PETA Podcast, and columnist for The Asian American Legal Defense And Education Fund) (3:05:34) The Rev. Barry W. Lynn (Americans United for Separation of Church and State) (4:06:44) The Professors And Mary Anne: Professors Mary Anne Cummings, Ann Li, Jonathan Bick, and Adnan Husain (5:05:25) Professor Harvey J. Kaye ("FDR on Democracy") and Alan Minsky (executive director of Progressive Democrats of America) (5:46:00) "The Harvey J. Kaye Alan Minsky Love Theme" written and performed by Professor Mike Steinel (5:51:02) “Texas Tom” Webber (“Spirituality and Activism”) talks about whatever he wants

Topics: United & Delta Cancel X-mas; Kim Potter guilty; Biden confused; Omicron weakens; Biden extends moratorium on student loans; "Being The Ricardos" has a lot of 'splaining to do; Paxlovid; Special Guest: Investigative Journalist Russ Baker author of "Family of Secrets" which uncovers the sordid relationship between the Bush family, the CIA and the Kennedy assassination. How is it possible George Herbert Walker Bush couldn't remember where he was on November 22, 1963? "Family of Secrets" examines the Bush Dynasty and the confluence of money, oil, power and politics. Guests With Time Stamps: 00:00 Chapters 03:30 David Does the News 1:03:40 Russ Baker (investigative journalist and editor of Who What Why) author of "Family of Secrets" 1:35:00 Professor Ben Burgis whose new book is "Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters" 2:03:48 The Herschenfelds: Dr. Philip Herschenfeld (Freudian psychoanalyst), and Ethan Herschenfeld (his new comedy special "Thug, Thug Jew" is streaming on YouTube) 2:36:00 Emil Guillermo (host of the PETA Podcast, and columnist for The Asian American Legal Defense And Education Fund) 3:09:00 The Rev. Barry W. Lynn (Americans United for Separation of Church and State) 4:08:20 The Professors And Mary Anne: Professors Mary Anne Cummings, Ann Li, Jonathan Bick, and Adnan Husain 5:16:09 Professor Harvey J. Kaye ("FDR on Democracy") and Alan Minsky (executive director of Progressive Democrats of America) 6:02:00 Comic Liam McEneany (Comedian and Producer)

On the tenth anniversary of the death of Christopher Hitchens, I talk with philosophy professor and fellow podcaster Ben Burgis about his new book Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters. Buy a copy of Ben's book Christopher Hitchens for yourself. For more about Ben visit BenBurgis.com. Check out Ben's podcast Give Them An Argument. Theme music courtesy of Body Found. Follow American Freethought on the intertubes: Website: AmericanFreethought.com  Twitter: @AMERFREETHOUGHT Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/21523473365/ Libsyn Classic Feed: https://americanfreethought.libsyn.com/rss Contact: john@americanfreethought.com Support the Podcast: PayPal funds to sniderishere@gmail.com

Ben Burgis is the author of the upcoming book: Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters, as well as the host of "Give Them An Argument" on YouTube. His previous book Give Them An Argument: Logic for the Left was covered in Current Affairs and he and Nathan have co-written before. In today's episode, Ben and Nathan discuss Hitchens' career, writings, and beliefs, including: - The enduring value of Hitchens' leftist polemics against Henry Kissinger and Bill Clinton - The roots of Hitchens' repugnant and despicable views on Islam and the Iraq War - The question of how useful his strident "anti-theism" was - The way the 80s and 90s neoliberal consensus caused certain socialists to lose their way - The need for the left to avoid Hitchens' worst tendencies while learning from his erudition, debating flair, and love of skewering overrated sacred figures The Trial of Henry Kissinger can be seen on YouTube. Ben's book on Hitchens is now available for pre-order. Edited by Tim Gray

Links to guests:Dr Ben Burgis' new book (Link: http://tinyurl.com/fth4fmr8 ) titled, "Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters"And channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/BenBurgisGTAAStuart Knechtle's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/askcliffeAnd TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@stuartknechtle? DISCLAIMER The views shared by guests on Modern-Day Debate are not necessarily representative of the views of Modern-Day Debate, James, or any university he has or has had any affiliation with. This includes our debate podcast.______________________________________________________________________________________I'm a Christian. If you ever want prayer or just someone to talk to after a horrible day, please reach out and let me know. moderndaydebate@gmail.com__________________________________________________________________________________#Debate #Podcast

Christopher Hitchens was perhaps the wittiest and most vibrant of the atheist “Four Horsemen” until his passing in 2011. In addition to religious criticism, over his long career as a writer and journalist, “Hitch” turned his critical pen against many figures, including Bill and Hillary Clinton, Henry Kissinger, and even Mother Teresa. But his career was not without controversy, particularly his support for the Iraq War in 2003, which seemed to contradict his socialist politics. To talk about Hitchens's complex legacy – and other subjects including cancel culture, YouTube debates, and the links between socialism and atheism – we are joined by Dr. Ben Burgis, a philosophy instructor at Rutgers University and author of “Christopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters.”For bonus content, available exclusively to our supporters on Patreon, we talk with Ben about his recent interview with Christopher's brother, Peter Hitchens, and about Hitch's legendary affinity for drinking.For more on Ben: https://benburgis.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCByZMNYpHFEetI0s3deYH2gTwitter: https://twitter.com/BenBurgisChristopher Hitchens: What He Got Right, How He Went Wrong, and Why He Still Matters: https://redemmas.org/titles/36536-christopher-hitchens--what-he-got-right--how-he-went-wrong--and-why-he-still-mattersCanceling Comedians While the World Burns: A Critique Of The Contemporary Left: https://redemmas.org/titles/34877-canceling-comedians-while-the-world-burns--a-critique-of-the-contemporary-leftCharlie Kirk debate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VWFlteBniwFollow Nathan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NathGAlexanderNathan's website: https://www.nathangalexander.com/If you find the podcast valuable and want to support it, check out our Patreon page, where you will also find bonus content: https://www.patreon.com/beyond_atheism You can also contribute by going to https://anchor.fm/beyond-atheism and clicking the “Support” button. We are grateful for every contribution.