Un-American

By: Kai Schnier
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  • National debates, international takes: In Un-American, I invite experts from abroad to share their perspectives on U.S.-related issues and to add new angles to inherently American conversations.

    Hosted by Kai Schnier
    Music by sam_o.b
    Artwork by The Aliens
    © 2024 Un-American
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Episodes
  • Escalation to What End? Israel’s War of Retaliation and U.S. Complicity

    Escalation to What End? Israel’s War of Retaliation and U.S. Complicity
    Oct 29 2024

    Working toward reconciliation instead of seeking retaliation: Israeli peace activist Noy Katsman does what the Netanyahu government has never sought to do. In this episode they talk about the radicalization within Israeli society, the shortcomings of the American debate on its ally in the Middle East and the importance of retaining empathy towards one’s alleged enemy.

    Quoted in this episode: Ta-Nehisi Coates, Moshe Dayan, Rashid Khalidi, David Klion, Ezra Klein, Slavoj Žižek

    Mentioned in this episode: Unapologetic: The Third Narrative (podcast), The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine (book), The Ezra Klein Show (podcast)

    Music by sam_o.b
    Artwork by The Aliens
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    39 mins
  • Elections as Entertainment: The Commodification of Political News

    Elections as Entertainment: The Commodification of Political News
    Sep 29 2024

    British-Australian media studies scholar Toby Miller talks about the symbiosis of entertainment and politics, the role of U.S. mainstream media in turning elections into sports and the influence of capital on news reporting.

    Music by sam_o.b
    Artwork by The Aliens
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • A Canadian Take on Police Violence and Police Reform

    A Canadian Take on Police Violence and Police Reform
    Aug 26 2024

    Former police chief Devon Clunis, who joined the Canadian Police Service in 1987 and later became the Chief of Police for the City of Winnipeg, shares his perspective on police violence and the need for police reform.

    Music by sam_o.b
    Artwork by The Aliens
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    47 mins

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