Behind the News with Doug Henwood
Behind the News with Doug Henwood is a weekly podcast featuring in-depth interviews and commentary on politics, economics, and media. Hosted by journalist Doug Henwood, the show explores current events from a critical, left-leaning perspective, often drawing on his work with the Left Business Observer. Each episode covers topics like corporate power, labor, finance, and inequality, with guests including authors, activists, and scholars.
Episodes
Behind the News, 8/20/26
Behind the News, 8/20/26 - guests: Aurélie Daher on Israel's war on Lebanon • Annie McClanahan on nonstandard forms of service work - Doug Henwood
Behind the News, 8/13/26
Behind the News, 8/13/26 - guests: Jodi Dean on the perils of AI • Anatol Lieven on the horrors of the Ukraine–Russia war - Doug Henwood
Behind the News, 8/6/26
Behind the News, 8/6/26 - guests: Aditya Nigam on the Cockroach movement in India • Jerry Epstein and Juliet Schor on a program to transform the US economy - Doug Henwood
Behind the News, 7/23/26
Behind the News, 7/23/26 - guests: Michaela Brangan on DSA's new platform • Hagen Blix on why we fear AI - Doug Henwood
Behind the News, 7/16/26
Behind the News, 7/16/26 - guests: Kim Phillips-Fein on the enemies of equality • Jasmine Wynn on AIPAC's black front group - Doug Henwood
Behind the News, 7/9/26
Behind the News, 7/9/26 - guest: Hettie O'Brien on private equity - Doug Henwood
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