Alex Zaitchik's guest appearances

Alex Zaitchik

The Lydian Spin

Plus Three

Jordan Peterson

Dave Rubin

Michael Pollan

Merrill Garbus

Thurston Moore

Shilpa Ray

Douglas Rushkoff

Daniel Pinchbeck

Norman Reedus

Ioan Grillo

Buck Angel

Shirley Manson

Margaret Cho

Marilyn Minter

BOBBY GILLESPIE

OwlTail

Psymposia Advisory Board member Alex Zaitchik drops in to chat about his work and experiences as an investigative journalist with a critical analysis of capitalism. Alex has covered topics ranging from the effects of extractive industry on Indigenous communities, to the existential need for degrowth, and the economics of vaccine development.   Check out Alex's writing here: https://www.zaitchik.com   Co-hosts: David Nickles, Brian Normand, Brian Pace. Editor: Matt Payne   Support us on Patreon or make a tax-deductible donation.    Thank you to our podcast and video patrons:   Reliable Spores, Houston Puck, Dave Hodges, James Hubbard, Lindsay Munson, Evan Freimuth, Abigail Bianchi, Meghan Kennedy, Dave Ayers, Darrell Duane, Tehseen Noorani, Tariqul Islam, Clifford Hudson, Daniel McQueen, Maryann Kehoe, Ben ohno, Nathan Espinosa, Srikanth Cherla, Bill Harvest, Annick McIntosh, Starbuck, Anne Sagewood, Aaron Williams, Jenine Innes, Julia A, Jesse Liberty, Christian Dawley, Leon Boroditsky, Samy Tammam, Amanda Alexander, Jason Gross, Paige Hausfeld, John Bannon   .

Psymposia Advisory Board member Alex Zaitchik drops in to chat about his work and experiences as an investigative journalist with a critical analysis of capitalism. Alex has covered topics ranging from the effects of extractive industry on Indigenous communities, to the existential need for degrowth, and the economics of vaccine development.   Check out Alex's writing here: <a href="https://www.zaitchik.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.zaitchik.com</a>   Co-hosts: David Nickles, Brian Normand, Brian Pace. Editor: Matt Payne   <a href="https://www.patreon.com/psymposia" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Support us on Patreon</a> or make a <a href="https://www.psymposia.com/donate" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tax-deductible donation</a>.    Thank you to our podcast and video patrons:   Reliable Spores, Houston Puck, Dave Hodges, James Hubbard, Lindsay Munson, Evan Freimuth, Abigail Bianchi, Meghan Kennedy, Dave Ayers, Darrell Duane, Tehseen Noorani, Tariqul Islam, Clifford Hudson, Daniel McQueen, Maryann Kehoe, Ben ohno, Nathan Espinosa, Srikanth Cherla, Bill Harvest, Annick McIntosh, Starbuck, Anne Sagewood, Aaron Williams, Jenine Innes, Julia A, Jesse Liberty, Christian Dawley, Leon Boroditsky, Samy Tammam, Amanda Alexander, Jason Gross, Paige Hausfeld, John Bannon   .

#31 - Alex Zaitchik on Degrowth and Big Pharma

Alex Zaitchik is a journalist whose beat covers politics, media, and the environment, essentially the kindling that is girding American culture at the moment. He has written for The Nation, The New Republic, the Intercept, Rolling Stone, the Guardian, Foreign Policy, the Baffler, the International Herald Tribune, Wired, the San Francisco Chronicle, and The Believer. He was a staff writer and editor at the New York Press, the eXile in Moscow, and was the founding editor at the online magazine Freezerbox and the Prague Pill, an alternative newspaper in the Czech Republic. Alex has written three books that make for great election season reading. His first book, was Common Nonsense: Glenn Beck and the Triumph of Ignorance. His second book, The Gilded Rage: A Wild Ride Through Donald Trump's America was published in August 2016. Out of the Ooze: The Story of Dr. Tom Price was published in June 2017.

Alex Zaitchik is a journalist whose beat covers politics, media, and the environment, essentially the kindling that is girding American culture at the moment. He has written for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Nation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Nation</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Republic" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The New Republic</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Intercept" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Intercept</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rolling Stone</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guardian" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Guardian</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Policy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Foreign Policy</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baffler" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Baffler</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Herald_Tribune" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">International Herald Tribune</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wired_(magazine)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wired</a>, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco_Chronicle" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">San Francisco Chronicle</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Believer_(magazine)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Believer</a>. He was a staff writer and editor at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Press" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">New York Press</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_eXile" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the eXile</a> in Moscow, and was the founding editor at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_magazine" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">online magazine</a> <a href="https://www.freezerbox.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Freezerbox</a> and the Prague Pill, an alternative newspaper in the Czech Republic. Alex has written three books that make for great election season reading. His first book, was <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Nonsense:_Glenn_Beck_and_the_Triumph_of_Ignorance" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Common Nonsense: Glenn Beck and the Triumph of Ignorance</a>. His second book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gilded-Rage-Through-Donald-America/dp/1510714286" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Gilded Rage: A Wild Ride Through Donald Trump's America</a> was published in August 2016. <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Out-Ooze-Story-Dr-Price/dp/1947492020" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Out of the Ooze: The Story of Dr. Tom Price</a> was published in June 2017.

Episode 64 Alex Zaitchik