Guest: John R. Hibbing is the Foundation Regents Professor of Political Science at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is the author of The Securitarian Personality: What Really Motivates Trump’s Base and Why It Matters for the Post-Trump Era.
Letters and Politics
10:00 AM Pacific Time: Monday - Thursday
Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today’s major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich.
Guest: Max Elbaum has been involved a peace and anti-racist movements since joining Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) in Madison, Wisconsin in the 1960s. Through the 1970s and 1980s he participated in campaigns defending affirmative action and opposing U.S. military interventions in the Third World while writing extensively for the radical press and taking … Continued
Part 1. RNC Day 3, Kenosha, and Hurricane Laura Guest: Mitch Jeserich is the host of Pacifica’s Letters and Politics show and former Capitol Hill correspondent. Part 2. The Latest Developments in Belarus Guest: Sasha Razor is from Belarus, she is a scholar of Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Languages and Cultures at UCLA. She … Continued
Part 1. The RNC Day 2 Guest: Mitch Jeserich is the host of Pacifica’s Letters and Politics show and former Capitol Hill correspondent. Part 2. Inside Bannon’s Far-Right Circle Guest: Benjamin R. Teitelbaum is an award-winning expert on the radical right and a professor of ethnomusicology and international affairs at the University of Colorado Boulder. … Continued
Part 1 On The RNC Day 1 Trump is nominated. What’s next? Guest: Mitch Jeserich is the host of Pacifica’s Letters and Politics show and former Capitol Hill correspondent. Part 2. Transforming Our Immigration Policy: A 2021 Action Plan Guest: Sarnata Reynolds is the Director of Policy for The Immigration Hub. The Immigration Hub is … Continued
Part 1. A Recap of the DNC and the RNC begins tonight, what to expect… Guest: Mitch Jeserich is the host of Pacifica’s Letters and Politics show and former Capitol Hill correspondent. Part 2. Climate Change and Wildfires in California Guest: Mark Schwartz is Professor of Environmental Science and Policy at the University of California, … Continued
Host Max Pringle is covering for host Mitch Jeserich today. Part 1. Analysis on Day #3 of the DNC Guest: Mitch Jeserich is the host of Pacifica’s Letters and Politics show and former Capitol Hill correspondent. Part 2. The Women’s Suffrage Movement Guest: Lisa Tetrault is associate professor of history at Carnegie Mellon University. She … Continued
Host Max Pringle is covering for host Mitch Jeserich today. Part 1. Analysis on Day 2 DNC Guest: Mitch Jeserich is the host of Pacifica’s Letters and Politics show and former Capitol Hill correspondent. Part 2. Workers and the COVID-19 Recession Guest: Guest: Sylvia Allegretto is a labor economist and co-chair of the Center on … Continued
Host Max Pringle is covering for host Mitch Jeserich today. Part 1. Analysis on Day 1 DNC Guest: Mitch Jeserich is the host of Pacifica’s Letters and Politics show and former Capitol Hill correspondent. Part 2. History of Attacks on the Post Office Guest: Christopher W. Shaw is an author, historian, and policy analyst. He … Continued
Host Max Pringle covering for Mitch Jeserich. Part 1. The DNC Guest: Mitch Jeserich is the host of Pacifica’s Letters and Politics show and former Capitol Hill correspondent. Part 2. The QAnon Conspiracy Theory in the Times of a Pandemic Guest: Alex Kaplan is a senior researcher at Media Matters