This Week with David Rovics

Feb 07 2025 100 ep. 18 mins 136

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If I do an interview, whether as the interviewer or interviewee, or a livestream event, new song, or various other things, it’ll often go out as a podcast.

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Immigration: Myths and Realities, "The Economy," and What Happened in 2006

Feb 07 2025 18 mins

With Trump's new round of immigration raids, detention centers, and protests against them, I'm remembering two decades ago.

New song: "The Richest Man in the World Says So"

Feb 06 2025 3 mins

Finally, Elon gets his own song.

"He's Copying Me": Making Sense of the Moment

Feb 05 2025 15 mins

Will the real populist please stand up?

"When the People United" REMIX

Feb 04 2025 3 mins

A dreamy rendition of a song which is itself a dream.

New song: "When the People United"

Feb 02 2025 3 mins

After the worldwide revolution, when the people united, we looked back at our accomplishments.

A History of the World EPISODE 16

Feb 01 2025 40 mins

Listen to episode 16 first, or start at the beginning with episode 1 at davidrovics.com/ahistoryoftheworld. 2020-2022 The Centers for Disease Control suspend evictions nationwide (“Don’t Pay the Rent”) New Zealand/Aotearoa becomes one of the very few places on Earth free of Covid-19 (“Aotearoa”) George Floyd is executed on camera, and protests and riots explode acro

"Deport the Billionaires" REMIX

Jan 31 2025 2 mins

Another brilliant remix from Chet Gardiner's studio in Hawai'i, of my most recent composition, "Deport the Billionaires."

A History of the World EPISODE 15

Jan 31 2025 52 mins

You can just listen to episode 15, or start at the beginning of the podcast series at davidrovics.com/ahistoryoftheworld. 2016-2020 Thousands of people travel from all over to protest against the pipeline being put through the Standing Rock reservation in North Dakota (“Standing Rock”) Grenfell Tower burns in London, killing 72 (“Names and Addresses”) White supremacis

A History of the World EPISODE 14

Jan 30 2025 49 mins

Just listen to this episode, or start at the beginning with episode 1 at davidrovics.com/ahistoryoftheworld. 2013-2016 Edward Snowden reveals the NSA's Prism Program to the world ("Prism") I am prevented from entering New Zealand on a mysterious basis ("Spies are Reading my Blog") Folks who smashed helicopter gunships with sledgehammers in Australia go on trial ("If I had a H

New song: "Deport the Billionaires"

Jan 28 2025 2 mins

If we deported the billionaires and nationalized their wealth, the rest of the US could be twice as well-off at least. A much better deal than whatever benefit we're supposed to get from deporting our neighbors!