The Dig

Latest Episodes
Settler-Colonial Revolutionaries with Joshua Simon
The divide between Latin American and the United States was not always so evident. Across the hemisphere, creoles—the descendants of European settlers, born in the Americas—launched revolutions to cast off European rule and preserve their own elite pos...
Worldmaking after Empire with Adom Getachew
The radical vision of black anticolonial nationalists in the Caribbean and Africa.
Hindu Nationalism with Achin Vanaik
A leading voice of the Indian left analyzes the dismal current state of Indian politics.
Worker Freedom with Alex Gourevitch
19th century worker radicals and the Knights of Labor.
Palestine and the Law with Noura Erakat
A deep analysis of the history of Israeli settler-colonialism and the Palestinian struggle for liberation.
Ayn Rand’s Optimistic Cruelty with Lisa Duggan
Everything you need to know about Rand without reading her terrifying books.
The Class Politics of Suburban Racism with Matt Lassiter
The history of suburbanite reactions to school integration in Atlanta and Charlotte reveal the class power underpinning both racism and the demolition of the New Deal order. Dan interviews Matt Lassiter, discussing suburbanite resistance to school busi...
The Class Politics of Suburban Racism with Matt Lassiter
The suburban class poliitcs of the racist reaction to civil rights.
Silvia Federici on Women and Capitalism
The legendary feminist scholar on Caliban and the Witch.
Black Socialism, Nationalism, Neoliberalism with Michael Dawson
Black politics from the CPUSA and Garvey to Obama and Jay-Z.