Hosts Rob Conlon and J. Dewey, two friends from New York's Hudson Valley, have a mutual love and appreciation for Better Homes & Gardens magazine. In this podcast, they pour drinks and spill the tea about what they really think about the latest issue. It's queer eye for the home decor magazine. If you’re a fan of witty banter about interior design magazines, LGBTQ issues, gardening, baking, parenting and home decor ...you may want to listen to something else. But if you’re the type who flips ...
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US Big Tech Supports Israeli Settler Colonialism / Omar Zahzah
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1:47:12Omar Zahzah joins us to discuss his new book, "Terms of Servitude: Zionism, Silicon Valley, and Digital/Settler-Colonialism in the Palestinian Liberation Struggle" (Seven Stories Press). "This Day in Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview.Check out Omar's book here: https://www.sevenstories.com/books/4729-terms-of-servitudeHelp …
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The Political Economy of Immigration Detention / Nancy Hiemstra and Deirdre Conlon
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1:52:57Nancy Hiemstra and Deirdre Conlon join us to discuss their new book, "Immigration Detention, Inc.: The Big Business of Locking up Migrants" from Pluto Press. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview.Check out Nancy and Deirdre's book here: https://www.plutobooks.com/product/immigration-detention-inc/Help keep This Is Hell! comp…
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Corporate Science Wants You to Buy the World a Coke / Susan Greenhalgh
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1:29:43Susan Greenhalgh joins us to discuss her new book, "Soda Science: Making the World Safe for Coca Cola" (University of Chicago Press). "This Day in Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview.Check out Susan's book here: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo221451790.htmlHelp keep This Is Hell! completely listener sup…
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On "Squirty Cream" and Other Items from the Mailbag / Chuck Mertz & the World's Best Audience
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1:12:33Due to an unexpected rescheduling of a guest, we present a rare mailbag episode that delves into our esteemed listeners' questions and insights. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview. No producers were harmed in the making of this episode.Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus episodes by subs…
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The Rich are Falling in Love with Antiracism / Jennifer C. Pan
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1:26:41Jennifer C. Pan joins This Is Hell! to talk about her new book “Selling Social Justice: Why The Rich Love Antiracism” published by Verso Books. (https://www.versobooks.com/products/2919-selling-social-justice)Jennifer C. Pan is a writer in Los Angeles whose work has appeared in the Nation, the Atlantic, Dissent, Damage, and elsewhere. She was forme…
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The New Racial Regime / Alana Lentin
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1:40:37Alana Lentin joins us to discuss her new book from Pluto Press, The New Racial Regime: Recalibrations of White Supremacy. "The Moment of Truth" with Jeff Dorchen follows the interview.Check out Alana's book here: https://www.plutobooks.com/9780745347967/the-new-racial-regime/Help keep This Is Hell! completely listener supported and access bonus epi…
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The American Dream Taken Over By Private Equity / Megan Greenwell
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1:26:17Journalist Megan Greenwell joins This Is Hell! to about her new book "Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream" published by Harper Collins. (https://www.megangreenwell.com/book)Megan Greenwell is a writer, editor, and newsroom leader. Megan worked as the editor of Wired.com and, for four months, the interim editor-in-chief o…
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The Gaza Genocide in World-Historical Perspective / Gilbert Achcar
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1:48:49Gilbert Achcar joins us to discuss his recent book, "Gaza Catastrophe: The Genocide in World-Historical Perspective" (University of California Press). "This Day in Rotten History" from Renaldo Migaldi follows the interview.Check out Gilbert's book here: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/the-gaza-catastrophe/paperHelp keep This Is Hell! completely liste…
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US Sanctions Kill as Many People as Wars / Mark Weisbrot & Francisco Rodriguez
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1:45:08Mark Weisbrot and Francisco Rodríguez join us to discuss their Lancet article, co-authored with Silvio Rendón, "Effects of international sanctions on age-specific mortality: a cross-national panel data analysis," and their articles based on that research, "Sanctions can kill as many people as wars" (Financial Times), and "Rethink sanctions. They’re…
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You're on Your Own: MAHA Dismantles Public Health / Rob Wallace & Rita Valenti
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1:32:45Rob Wallace and Rita Valenti join us to discuss their recent articles at Truthout that cover the Trump administration's dismantling of public health in the United States. These include "Trump Is Trying to Dismantle Public Health — and Replace It With a Police State," "'Make America Healthy Again' Aims to Make Public Health Your Responsibility," and…
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