MTracey podcast

Dec 30 2024 31 ep. 75 mins 799

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What I got wrong in 2024: Audio/Video

Dec 30 2024 49 mins

Since I’ve now figured out how to capture full video/audio broadcasts on Substack, I’m sending this out as an incredible end-of-year gift. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mtracey.net/subscribe

Some Kind Of Heaven

May 19 2021 47 mins

Bit of a break from regular programming here — sorry if you were expecting another scintillating essay on Israel/Palestine. But for the first time, watching a movie motivated me to track down the director and interview him about it, in hopes that I could encourage more people to watch. The movie is called Some Kind of Heaven and it’s a documentary that defies any easy descripti

How To Spot Psychobabble Fads

Apr 09 2021 48 mins

Notwithstanding the comically intense online vitriol he often seems to provoke, Jesse Singal is a fairly laid-back guy. He also has a new book out this week, The Quick Fix, which I’ve read and can recommend. Upon its publication Singal has been greeted with a new wave of attempts to stigmatize both him and the book, primarily on the ground that he is allegedly “transphobic”�

How Boomers Ruined Everything

Mar 23 2021 57 mins

Helen Andrews’ fabulously acidic book Boomers has earned a rousing enough recommendation from me that I decided to feature her as the first guest in the newly revived M. Tracey podcast series, now hosted on Substack. Previously I’d been averse to demarcating political conflict by generational lines, but this book has spicily dispelled any lingering apprehension I had in that re

Tulsi Gabbard on the Red Scare podcast!

Feb 03 2020 41 mins

Subscribe to Red Scare! https://www.patreon.com/posts/33684113 Support MT on Patreon and PayPal! https://www.patreon.com/mtracey paypal.me/mctracey Subscribe to MT on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaLn4FMU_Fp-LBcdbYgYWow This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mtracey.net/subscribe

The Democratic candidates and foreign policy

Oct 10 2019 99 mins

I talked to Branko Marcetic, writer for Jacobin and In These Times, about the foreign policy positioning of the Democratic primary candidates (or lack thereof). Support/subscribe on Patreon: https://patreon.com/mtracey Support via PayPal: https://paypal.me/mctracey This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visi

Russiagate redux? Aaron Maté on Ukraine/impeachment

Sep 26 2019 56 mins

I talked to Aaron Maté about the latest Ukraine/impeachment developments. This is derived from a YouTube livestream recorded September 25. Support MT on Patreon: https://patreon.com/mtracey Support via PayPal: https://paypal.me/mctracey This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.mtracey.net/subscribe

Why Evangelicals support Trump

Sep 20 2019 98 mins

I spoke to Ben Howe, author of the new book "The Immoral Majority," about his criticism of Evangelical Christian political power in the age of Trump. He himself is an Evangelical Christian and strongly dislikes Trump, but I tried to avoid the typical "Never Trump" discursive pitfalls! Support the podcast on Patreon: https://patreon.com/mtracey Support via PayPal: https://paypal.me/

Presidential candidate Joe Sestak on foreign policy mistakes, Joe Biden, and Tulsi Gabbard

Sep 12 2019 55 mins

I spoke to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Sestak in New Hampshire. If you're not familiar with him, you're probably not alone. But even "minor" candidates deserve a fair hearing, and it was an interesting discussion. Support on Patreon: https://patreon.com/mtracey Support via PayPal: https://paypal.me/mctracey This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with

The founder of 8chan on mass shootings and the internet

Sep 06 2019 74 mins

Fredrick Brennan, the founder of 8chan, has been in the news due to mass shooters posting "manifestos" on the site. We discuss his views on the contemporary internet. Support on Patreon: https://patreon.com/mtracey Support via PayPal: https://paypal.me/mctracey This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ww