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The Chauncey DeVega ShowThe Force is Not Very Strong with Star Wars: The Acolyte On this heat dome episode of the podcast, Chauncey DeVega previews (and warns about) the first debate between President Joe Biden and the Jan. 6 coup plotter and convicted felon Donald Trump. In an (unsuccessful) attempt to escape the hellish heat, Chauncey then declares a political sanctuary and reads some kind emails from the good people who appreciate the podcast and his essays, is joyful as he recounts a story about a miracle in his neighborhood, reads part of a wonderful short story from Walter Mosley’s award-winning collection The Awkward Black Man, and honors the great recently de...2024-06-271h 28
The Chauncey DeVega ShowRich Logis Escaped the Trump - MAGA Cult -- Heed His Warnings About Its Power and Extreme Danger to America There are two guests on this week’s episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Jen Senko is the director of the 2015 documentary The Brainwashing of My Dad. She shares her thoughts on the new CBS News/YouGov poll that shows how Donald Trump’s followers trust him more than their friends, family members, and religious leaders. In essence, and once again, Donald Trump is the leader of a fascist political cult. Jen Senko also reflects on the impact of her very prescient documentary given Trump’s criminal trials and the plot against democracy, the es...2023-08-301h 44
The Chauncey DeVega ShowConfronting The Raw Truth About The White Supremacist Terrorist Attack on The Black Community in BuffaloThis week’s special episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show confronts the white supremacist terrorist attack on the black community in Buffalo, New York. Leonce Gaiter’s nonfiction writing has appeared in The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Times, LA Weekly, Newsweek, and The Washington Post. Gaiter is also the author of the historical novel, “I Dreamt I Was in Heaven - The Rampage of the Rufus Buck Gang”. He reflects on questions of justice, black rage, black revenge, and white denial and complicity in respo...2022-05-181h 26
The Chauncey DeVega ShowThe Battle to Save American Democracy From the Republican-Fascists Will Be Long and Difficult -- And Quitting Is Not an OptionDon Winslow is a bestselling crime fiction author, political activist, a hope warrior, and one of our premiere truth-tellers. His videos about the dangers to democracy embodied by Donald Trump and the Republican Party have been viewed online more than 250 million times. Don Winslow is the author of many bestselling novels, including "Savages" (2010), "The Cartel" (2015), "The Force" (2017), and "The Border" (2019). His work has also been adapted for major Hollywood movies and TV series. His new book, the first in a trilogy, is "City on Fire." He explains that the struggle to save American democracy will...2022-05-032h 02
The Chauncey DeVega ShowHonoring and Remembering Eric BoehlertThis episode is in honor of author, journalist, and media critic Eric Boehlert who passed away on April 4, 2022. Chauncey DeVega reflects on Boehlert’s life and truth-telling and shares his final article about media malpractice and the Biden administration. Chauncey also reads Will Bunch’s wonderful tribute to Eric Boehlert at The Philadelphia Inquirer. This episode of the podcast revisits our conversation with Eric Boehlert from January 2021, several weeks after Trump and his cabal’s coup attempt. * * * Eric Boehlert is an award-winning journalist who has written for Rolling...2022-04-1944 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowAdvice on Navigating and Surviving the Emotional, Physical, and Spiritual Harm Caused by Living in a White Racist SocietyResmaa Menakem is an artist and psychotherapist. He is the author of several books including The New York Times bestseller My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies. His new book is The Quaking of America: An Embodied Guide to Navigating Our Nations Upheaval & Racial Reckoning. He explains how white supremacy and life in a racist society such as the United States has a profound impact on black and brown people’s mental, emotional, physical and psychological health and overall wellbeing. Resmaa also warns that American neofascism and Trumpism ar...2022-03-241h 50
The Chauncey DeVega ShowWhat is it Like When the Republican-Fascist "Critical Race Theory" Witch Hunt Comes After You?Ted Thornhill is an Associate Professor of Sociology at Florida Gulf Coast University where he is also the founder and director of the Center for Critical Race and Ethnic Studies He shares what it is like to be under siege by (and resisting) the Republican-fascist Orwellian assaults on higher education as seen with the “critical race theory” white supremacist moral panic and other attacks on the truth and human decency. Ted Thornhill also reflects on the personal, professional, and other costs of being a truth-teller – and how and why he endures -- in a moment of whi...2022-03-071h 46
The Chauncey DeVega ShowLife Lessons From General Smedley Butler, the (first) Jan. 6 Coup Plot, and How War is a RacketJonathan Katz is the author of the new book Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and the Making and Breaking of America's Empire. His essays and other writing have appeared in such leading publications as The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, the New Republic, The Guardian, Mother Jones and Foreign Policy. He is also a recipient of the James Foley/Medill Medal for Courage in Journalism. Jonathan explains the parallels between Donald Trump and his cabal’s coup attempt on Jan. 6, 2021 and the “Business Plot” against President Roosevelt in the 1930s. He also...2022-02-151h 32
The Chauncey DeVega ShowRacism Will Bring America's Ultimate DownfallLeonce Gaiter’s nonfiction writing has appeared in The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Times, LA Weekly, Newsweek, and The Washington Post. His essay “The True Story of The Harder They Fall’s Villain Is Even Weirder Than in the Movie” was recently featured at Slate. He is the author of several novels including his most recent, “In the Company of Educated Men”. Gaiter is also the author of the historical novel, “I Dreamt I Was in Heaven - The Rampage of the Rufus Buck Gang”. He explain...2022-01-201h 47
The Truth Report with Chauncey DeVegaNew Year's Eve 2021 Potpourri -- 1980s Cold War Action Movies, the Meaning of a Good Death, and What Troubles Await America and the World in 2022 and BeyondThis is a special New Year’s Eve 2021 episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show and The Truth Report. Elliot Ackerman is both a former White House Fellow and Marine. He served five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, where he received the Silver Star, the Bronze Star for Valor, and the Purple Heart. Ackerman is also an ex–CIA paramilitary officer. His new book (co-written with Adm. James Stavridis USN (Ret.)) is The New York Times bestseller 2034: A Novel of the Next World War. Elliott and Chauncey reflect on coming of age d...2022-01-0158 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowNew Year's Eve 2021 Potpourri -- 1980s Cold War Action Movies, the Meaning of a Good Death, and What Troubles Await America and the World in 2022 and BeyondThis is a special New Year’s Eve 2021 episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show and The Truth Report. Elliot Ackerman is both a former White House Fellow and Marine. He served five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, where he received the Silver Star, the Bronze Star for Valor, and the Purple Heart. Ackerman is also an ex–CIA paramilitary officer. His new book (co-written with Adm. James Stavridis USN (Ret.)) is The New York Times bestseller 2034: A Novel of the Next World War. Elliott and Chauncey reflect on coming of ag...2022-01-0158 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowThe Life Wisdom of Artist Winfred Rembert and His Memoir of the Jim Crow SouthWinfred Rembert was one of America’s great contemporary artists. Originally from Cuthbert, Georgia, Rembert painted on carved and tooled leather where he chronicled black life during the Jim Crow terror regime through the lens of his own personal experiences. Rembert’s artwork and life story are a testament to the enduring spirit of black Americans and his attempt to live a good life even in the face of much struggle and tragedy. Winfred Rembert would eventually settle in New Haven, Connecticut, where he would pass away in April 2021. Rembert was honored by the Equal Just...2021-12-271h 45
The Chauncey DeVega ShowThere is No "Nice" or "Kind" Way to Warn the American People About the Rising Fascist Tide and DisasterRuth Ben-Ghiat is a professor of history and Italian studies at New York University and an expert on fascism and authoritarianism. Her opinion essays and other writing have been featured by CNN, the Washington Post, The New Yorker and the Atlantic. Ruth Ben-Ghiat's most recent book is Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present. Ruth Ben-Ghiat reflects on how authoritarianism and America’s escalating democracy crisis are an attack on the American people's individual and collective emotions, intellect, bodies, and overall well-being. She also explains why so many Americans – as well as elites in the...2021-12-081h 17
The Chauncey DeVega ShowAre Terrible People Attracted to Power? Or Does Power Make Them Terrible?Brian Klaas is a columnist at The Washington Post, a political scientist, and an associate professor in global politics at University College London. He is the author of several books including The Devil’s Accomplice, The Devil’s Apprentice, and How to Rig an Election. His new book is Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us. Brian Klaas warns that America’s political, social, and other institutions are structured to reward and encourage sociopathic and other anti-human and authoritarian behavior. Klaas also explains that to prevent the rise of anothe...2021-11-231h 18
The Chauncey DeVega ShowDenis Villeneuve’s New Film "Dune" and the White Savior ProblemEmmet Asher-Perrin is a writer and cultural critic. They are also the news and entertainment editor for Tor.com Asher-Perrin critically interrogates the new Dune film and its white savior theme(s) and questions of identity, gender, power, orientalism and cultural appropriation. They also reflect upon Denis Villeneuve’s choices in terms of casting, narrative, visual storytelling and character development. Mr. Bill, friend of The Chauncey DeVega Show and expert on all things Dune and science fiction, also joins this week’s episode where he explains some of the many story elements that the...2021-10-311h 33
The Chauncey DeVega ShowHow Do You Decide the Financial Value of a Human Life?Kenneth Feinberg served as the Special Master of the U.S. government’s September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. He has also been responsible for compensation programs for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, the Virginia Tech massacre, and other tragedies. He is also the subject of the documentary "Playing God" as well as the new Netflix film “Worth”. Ken Feinberg reflects on how he navigates the pressures and difficulties of deciding the literal financial value and material worth of a person’s life. He also shares his thoughts on negotiating and the fine art of liste...2021-10-051h 01
The Chauncey DeVega ShowS.A. Cosby on Life Lessons, Masculinity, Writing, and the Road to "Blacktop Wasteland"S.A. Cosby is the author of the bestselling crime noir novels “Blacktop Wasteland” and “Razorblade Tears”. Cosby reflects on how his upbringing as a striving member of the black working poor in the south helped to teach him lessons about humanity, dignity, and masculinity that guide his life to this day. He also explains the importance of family and the many other good people who mentored him throughout his life and how those relationships influence his writing and storytelling. Cosby also shares his creative process and how he decided to trust his own gifts and ambi...2021-08-041h 24
The Chauncey DeVega ShowDr. Aruna Khilanani Dared to Tell Dangerous Truths About Race, Whiteness, and PsychopathologyThere are two guests on this episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Dr. Aruna Khilanani is a forensic psychiatrist and psychoanalyst with expertise in violence and racism. Dr. Khilanani shares what it was like to be attacked by the right-wing rage machine because of her recent talk at the Yale University School of Medicine titled “The Psychopathic Problem of the White Mind”. To that end, she explains her argument about the relationship between Whiteness, society, and mental health -- and why her truth-telling was met with such rage and accompanying threats of violence. 2021-07-1559 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowOn This July 4th Independence Day, America's Democracy is on Life SupportJared Yates Sexton is the guest on this very special July 4 Independence Day episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show and The Truth Report. Jared Yates Sexton is the author of several books including “The People Are Going to Rise Like the Waters Upon Your Shore: A Story of American Rage” and “American Rule: How a Nation Conquered the World But Failed Its People”. In this wide-ranging conversation Jared and Chauncey ponder why so many rank-and-file Americans as well as the country’s “elites” are in denial about the ongoing and worsening crises that may be the end of the...2021-07-0545 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowHakeem Oluseyi Reflects on His Quantum Life and Journey from the Streets to the StarsThere are two guests on this episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Dr. Hakeem Oluseyi is the author (with Joshua Horwitz) of the new book A Quantum Life: My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars. He is also a professor at the Florida Institute of Technology, and a frequent contributor to the Discovery Channel and National Geographic. Hakeem has given multiple TED talks and is regularly invited to speak at science forums all around the world. Hakeem reflects on how he managed to go from being an at-risk youth and self-described gangster nerd t...2021-06-301h 20
The Chauncey DeVega ShowOn UFOs, Trump's Coup, QAnon, Ancient Aliens, and Tucker CarlsonJason Colavito is a professional skeptic and author. His investigations have appeared on the American Heroes Channel and the History Channel. Colavito’s essays and commentary have also been featured by The New Republic and other leading publications. His forthcoming book is The Legends of the Pyramids. Jason Colavito explains why today’s America is so sick with conspiracy theories and other anti-truth beliefs. He also outlines how right-wing extremists are using the public’s interest in ancient aliens, UFOs, and other conspiracy theories to recruit new members (especially insecure white men) online. Colavito also details...2021-06-181h 07
The Chauncey DeVega ShowChris Matthews is Worried About the Future of American DemocracyChris Matthews is the former host of "Hardball" on MSNBC. His new book is This Country: My Life in Politics and History. Chris Matthews shares his worries and concerns about American democracy under existential threat from Trumpism and the Jim Crow Republican Party. He also reflects on life lessons, opportunities, the kindness of mentors and strangers, and his long love affair with journalism and politics. And Matthews explains what it means to be a real patriot during a time of great crisis in the United States – and why he is optimistic that...2021-06-091h 18
The Chauncey DeVega ShowThe Cyberweapons Arms Race and How the World EndsNicole Perlroth is an award-winning cybersecurity journalist for The New York Times. She is the author of the new book This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race. Perlroth explains the existential threat that cyberwarfare and such digital weapons as computer viruses and “zero-day exploits” represent to an internet-connected society. She also warns that individual hackers and organizations working for countries, corporations, terrorist groups, and other organizations can easily disrupt American and other societies by extorting and otherwise interfering with banks, hospitals, municipalities, and essential infrastructure such as tele...2021-05-1956 min
The Truth Report with Chauncey DeVegaEp. 89: Sneak Preview of The Chauncey DeVega Show -- Lt. Dave Grossman on "Killology" and America's Out of Control PoliceThis is a sneak preview of The Chauncey DeVega Show which can be found at the link below: https://thechaunceydevegashow.libsyn.com/ep-329-dave-grossman-on-killology-and-americas-out-of-control-police ***Given the Derek Chauvin guilty verdict for murdering George Floyd, this week I am revisiting a conversation which took place with Lt. Colonel (ret.) Dave Grossman that originally aired on The Chauncey DeVega Show on April 28, 2016. Grossman has been prominently featured in these recent discussions of how America’s police are trained to use lethal and other force.*** Former United States Army Ranger and Lieutenant Colonel (retired) Da...2021-04-2612 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowDave Grossman on "Killology" and America's Out of Control Police***Given the Derek Chauvin guilty verdict for murdering George Floyd, this week we are revisiting a conversation which took place with Lt. Colonel (ret.) Dave Grossman that originally aired here on The Chauncey DeVega Show on April 28, 2016. Grossman has been prominently featured in these recent discussions of how America’s police are trained to use lethal and other force.*** Former United States Army Ranger and Lieutenant Colonel (retired) Dave Grossman is one of the world's leading experts on the psychology of killing and combat. He is the author of several books including On Killing and On...2021-04-251h 06
The Chauncey DeVega ShowWhy Can't You Lose Weight? The Processed Food Industry Has Weaponized Your HungerMichael Moss is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist and bestselling author of Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us. His new book is Hooked: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Exploit Our Addictions. Moss explains how the processed food industry has weaponized our hunger. He also highlights how the processed food industry is constantly developing new ways to use excess amounts of salt, sugar, fat, protein -- and now genetic engineering – to create food products that human beings will find irresistible. Moss also shares what the processed food industry learned from th...2021-04-151h 01
The Chauncey DeVega ShowWhy Do People Kill? Lt Joe Kenda Explains The "Killer Triggers"Lt. Joe Kenda (ret.) was a detective with the Colorado Springs Police Department for twenty years. During that time, he solved 356 of the 387 murder cases he investigated. Kenda is the host of the new discovery+ show American Detective. Lt. Kenda’s new book is Killer Triggers. His previous book is I Will Find You: Solving Killer Cases from My Life Fighting Crime. Prior to his new show, Kenda was the host of the beloved TV show Homicide Hunter on the Investigation Discovery (ID) network. Kenda explains the randomness of life and why...2021-03-231h 17
The Chauncey DeVega ShowThe American News Media And a Crisis of Journalistic ImaginationLeon Krauze is a news anchor on Univision’s KMEX station in Los Angeles. His writing and other work on U.S. politics and immigration has been featured by such leading publications as The New Yorker, The Daily Beast, Foreign Affairs, The New Republic, Foreign Policy, Newsweek, the Los Angeles Times, and The Washington Post. Krauze formerly held the Wallis Annenberg Chair in Journalism at USC. Krauze reflects on the unhealthy state of the American news media in the Age of Trump and beyond. He also shares why the country’s reporters and journalists need to ground thei...2021-02-1756 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowDr Carl Hart Reflects on Freedom and Drug Use For Grown-UpsDr. Carl Hart is professor of neuroscience and psychology at Columbia University. He is one of the world’s leading experts on addiction and how drugs interact with the brain. In addition to articles in leading science journals, Dr. Hart’s popular writing has been featured in such outlets as The New York Times, Scientific American, and The Nation. His new book is Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear. Dr. Hart explains how myths about the use of narcotics and other mood-altering drugs have confused the American people about the diff...2021-02-091h 04
The Chauncey DeVega ShowThe American People Will Not be Able to Escape The Age of Trump and Its Evil ShadowJared Yates Sexton is the author of several books including American Rule: How a Nation Conquered the World But Failed Its People and The People Are Going to Rise Like the Waters Upon Your Shore: A Story of American Rage. He is also a featured commentator on Vice TV’s new series While the Rest of Us Die. Sexton explains how and why Donald Trump’s neo fascist movement and assault on democracy will continue in America during Joe Biden’s presidency. Sexton also reflects on Donald Trump’s coup attack on the Capitol and how and why the...2021-01-261h 12
The Chauncey DeVega ShowHow the American Mainstream News Media Enabled Donald Trump's Coup Attack on the U.S. CapitolEric Boehlert is an award-winning journalist who has written for Rolling Stone and Media Matters. He is also the author of the books "Bloggers on the Bus: How the Internet Changed Politics and the Press" and “Lapdog: How the Press Rolled Over for Bush". Boehlert is the editor and founder of PressRun.Media. He explains how the American mainstream corporate news media helped to enable Donald Trump’s fascist coup attack on the Capitol by denying reality and trying to silence those voices who were sounding the alarm. Boehlert also highlights how the leading voices among the Amer...2021-01-1846 min
The Truth Report with Chauncey DeVegaThe Chauncey DeVega Show -- Dr. Cornel West on Trump's Fascist Coup and America's Long Catastrophe This is a sneak preview of The Chauncey DeVega Show which can be found at the link below: https://thechaunceydevegashow.libsyn.com/ep-317-dr-cornel-west-reflects-on-trumps-fascist-coup-assault-on-the-capitol-building-and-americas-long-catastrophe Dr. Cornel West is professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy at Harvard and a professor emeritus at Princeton. He is the author of several bestselling books, including Democracy Matters, Race Matters and Black Prophetic Fire. Dr. West reflects on what Trump’s fascist white supremacist coup attempt and assault on the Capitol Building reveals (even more) about how America is a sick society experiencing many catastrophes at the sa...2021-01-1307 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowDr. Cornel West Reflects on Trump's Fascist Coup Assault on the Capitol Building and America's Long CatastropheDr. Cornel West is professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy at Harvard and a professor emeritus at Princeton. He is the author of several bestselling books, including Democracy Matters, Race Matters and Black Prophetic Fire. Dr. West reflects on what Trump’s fascist white supremacist coup attempt and assault on the Capitol Building reveals (even more) about how America is a sick society experiencing many catastrophes at the same time. West also shares what it means to prepare oneself to survive and triumph in a time of chaos, tumult, sickness, and struggle for a real democracy and hu...2021-01-1153 min
The Truth Report with Chauncey DeVegaFuturist John Feffer on His Hopes and Worries for America and the World in the Year 2021 and BeyondOn this episode of The Truth Report I am sharing a special New Year’s Eve episode of my other podcast The Chauncey DeVega Show. John Feffer is a futurist, foreign policy expert, social theorist, and author of the speculative fiction books Splinterlands and Frostlands. He is also Director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies. His work has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Nation, The American Prospect, Salon, The Progressive, The Christian Science Monitor, the Boston Globe, and many other publications. He is a fo...2021-01-0144 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowFuturist John Feffer on His Hopes and Worries for America and the World in the Year 2021 and BeyondIn the spirit of the late great Art Bell and his radio show Coast to Coast AM, Happy New Year! John Feffer is a futurist, foreign policy expert, social theorist, and author of the speculative fiction books Splinterlands and Frostlands. He is also Director of Foreign Policy in Focus at the Institute for Policy Studies. His work has been published in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Nation, The American Prospect, Salon, The Progressive, The Christian Science Monitor, the Boston Globe, and many other publications. He is a former associate editor of World...2021-01-0144 min
The Truth Report with Chauncey DeVegaSharing A Special Christmas Holiday Episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show -- Jonathan Lethem Warns That America is an Undead Country Positive energy to all of you. I would also like to thank the kind Patreons and other good people who via Paypal have shown so much love forThe Truth Report. On this episode of The Truth Report I am sharing a special Christmas holiday episode of my other podcast The Chauncey DeVega Show. I do hope you enjoy it. Jonathan Lethem is a best-selling essayist, novelist, and cultural critic. His books include Dissident Gardens, Chronic City, The Fortress of Solitude, The Feral Detective, and Motherless Brooklyn. Lethem is a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and winner...2020-12-2550 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowAmerica is Now an Undead Country Whose Fantasies and Lies About Itself Have Now Been VanquishedJonathan Lethem is a best-selling essayist, novelist, and cultural critic. His books include Dissident Gardens, Chronic City, The Fortress of Solitude, The Feral Detective, and Motherless Brooklyn. Lethem is a recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction. Lethem’s new book is The Arrest. Jonathan ponders thinking and writing in the Age of Trumpism and the plague, how Trump may be an evil “gift” for an undead America because he has vanquished so many of the country’s myths and fables, and how “essential workers” are part of a dystop...2020-12-2550 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowWhat Will Donald Trump do Next? Start a TV Network and Open a Theme ParkMichael D’Antonio is the author of The Truth About Trump. His forthcoming book is A Consequential President. D’Antonio is also a frequent commentator on CNN where he has appeared on Anderson Cooper 360, New Day, CNN Tonight with Don Lemon, and Reliable Sources. He is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist whose essays and other writing have been featured by such leading publications as The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Times of London, and Sports Illustrated. Michael D'Antonio reflects on our collective rollercoaster of emotions following the 2020 Election, why...2020-12-151h 08
The Chauncey DeVega ShowPoet Nikki Giovanni Reflects on Living a Life of Truth-Telling, Mortality, and the Ultimate Emptiness of White SupremacyNikki Giovanni is one of America’s greatest living poets. She has written dozens of collections of poetry as well as non-fiction and other work. Giovanni has received many awards and other honors including a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and three NAACP Image awards for literature. She was also a central voice in the Black Arts Movement. Giovanni is currently University Distinguished Professor at Virginia Tech. Nikki Giovanni’s new book is “Make Me Rain: Poems & Prose”. Giovanni reflects on truth-telling and writing as vocation, the evil of Donal...2020-12-081h 03
The Chauncey DeVega ShowAce Atkins on Race, Writing Bestselling Crime Novels, and the "New South"Ace Atkins is a New York Times bestselling author whose novels include the Quinn Colson series and Robert B. Parker’s Spenser series. Atkins is a former newspaper reporter and SEC football player. His essays and other writing have appeared in national publications such as Time magazine and elsewhere. Ace reflects on the ghosts and demons of the color line in America and what the “New South” means to him. Ace also shares what he learned about life and the craft of writing through his journey from being a newspaper reporter to the author of bestse...2020-11-2651 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowThom Hartmann Counsels That Joe Biden May be The Last Chance to Save American DemocracyThom Hartmann is a national radio show host, New York Times bestselling-author, and leading progressive voice. His new book is The Hidden History of Monopolies: How Big Business Destroyed the American Dream. Hartmann counsels that the American people -- and liberals and progressives in particular -- should be both optimistic and cautious about Joe Biden's presidency. He also explains that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have the potential to enact a progressive policy agenda if they are sufficiently pressured and held accountable by the American people. And Hartmann also issues an om...2020-11-1453 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowDonald Trump's Followers Fear the Freedom and Humanity of People Who are Not Like ThemPaul Mason is a journalist, writer, film-maker and public speaker. He is the author of six books, including Postcapitalism. Mason writes a weekly column for the New Statesman, and contributes to the Guardian, Freitag and Le Monde Diplomatique. He is a frequent guest on opinion-forming TV and radio shows, including BBC Newsnight, DemocracyNow! BBC Politics Live and BBC Question Time. Mason was also economics editor at both BBC Newsnight and Channel 4 News. Paul Mason warns that the Democratic Party and the country’s “left” and “progressives” in the United States are not equipped...2020-10-281h 04
The Chauncey DeVega ShowThe Legacy of White Supremacy in American ChristianityRobert P. Jones is the CEO and Founder of PRRI and a leading scholar and commentator on religion, culture, and politics. He is the author of the acclaimed book The End of White Christian America. His new book is White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity. Jones reflects on the relationship between racism and white supremacy in White Christianity and the Age of Trump. Jones also explains how the lie that Christianity is somehow “race neutral” and “colorblind” does the work of right-wing politics and of sustaining social inequality along the color line in the Un...2020-10-2155 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowPhilosopher Cornel West Reflects on Donald Trump, the Virus, and Questions of Karma and JusticeDr. Cornel West is professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy at Harvard and a professor emeritus at Princeton. He is the author of several bestselling books, including Democracy Matters, Race Matters and Black Prophetic Fire. Dr. West reflects upon questions of right and wrong, karma, and justice as related to how Donald Trump was recently hospitalized because he was infected by the virus. Dr. West also explains how true liberals and progressives should respond to Donald Trump being hospitalized – even though he is evil and cruel. Dr. West also shares his thoughts on a democr...2020-10-1354 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowDonald Trump Won the First Debate Against Joe Biden -- and Will Steal the 2020 Election Using Violence and the CourtsThere are two guests on this special post 2020 first presidential debate special. Greg Palast is an investigative journalist whose work has been featured by the BBC, the Guardian, the Nation, and Rolling Stone. He is one of the United States’ and the world’s foremost experts on voter suppression, vote theft and vote fraud. He is the author of the bestselling books Billionaires & Ballot Bandits and The Best Democracy Money Can Buy. His new book is How Trump Stole 2020. Jared Yates Sexton's writing has appeared in The New York Times, The New Republic, and elsewhere. He i...2020-10-0138 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowThe Death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Put America's Multiracial Democracy on Life SupportTim Wise is one of the United States’ and the world’s leading antiracism activists and authors. His books include Dear White America, White Like Me, Speaking Treason Fluently, and Under the Affluence. His new book is Dispatches from the Race War. Tim Wise reflects on the recent passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and how her death has now made America’s multiracial democracy even more imperiled by the Age of Trump and his white neofascist movement. He also shares how the Trump regime’s move to immediately replace Ginsburg with a white neofascist is but a...2020-09-2138 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowTo Save America the Republican Party and Its Policies Must Be Burned to the GroundThere are two guests on this very special 300th episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. David Rothkopf is the CEO of The Rothkopf group. He was also a senior official in the Clinton Administration and CEO and editor-in-chief of Foreign Policy Magazine. He is the author of many books and articles including the forthcoming Traitor: A History of American Betrayal from Benedict Arnold to Donald Trump. Rothkopf is a frequent contributor to such leading news media outlets as The Washington Post, The New York Times, Financial Times, Time, CNN, and Newsweek. Rothkopf is...2020-09-081h 33
The Chauncey DeVega ShowThe Republican Party is Dying Because There Are Not Enough White PeopleStuart Stevens has worked as a strategist and consultant for the Republican Party at the highest levels including with the Dole, George W. Bush, Romney, and McCain presidential campaigns. He now serves as a senior advisor to the Lincoln Project, a political advocacy group founded by “Never-Trumpers” and former Republicans that is committed to defeating Donald Trump and his movement. His new book is, It Was All a Lie: How the Republican Party Became Donald Trump. Stuart Stevens explains how the Republican Party became one with Donald Trump and his neo fascist movement and the cent...2020-08-311h 01
The Chauncey DeVega ShowPresident Joe Biden's First 100 Days and a Return to Normalcy for the American People Simon Rosenberg is president of the New Democrats Network and the New Policy Institute, a liberal-think tank based in Washington, DC. He has served as a senior advisor to the Democratic Party at the highest levels and has worked in two presidential campaigns, including a senior role in the 1992 Clinton “War Room”. In 2018, Rosenberg was a senior advisor to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee where he helped to craft the strategy which resulted in the Democratic Party winning 41 seats in the House of Representatives. Simon Rosenberg shares his thoughts on what issues should be prioritized durin...2020-08-171h 05
The Chauncey DeVega ShowDonald Trump Should Be Criminally Prosecuted for His Willfully Negligent Response to The PandemicGlenn Kirschner is an NBC News and MSNBC legal analyst and teaches criminal law at George Washington University. He also worked in the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia office as a federal prosecutor/Assistant U.S. Attorney where he was supervised by Robert Mueller. Kirschner explains why Donald Trump and other members of his inner circle should be criminally prosecuted for manslaughter and/or negligent homicide because of their response to the pandemic. Kirschner also outlines how he would prosecute the Trump de facto political crime family. Glenn Kirschner also shares his th...2020-08-061h 13
The Chauncey DeVega ShowDonald Trump is Using The American People as Fuel For His Fascist Political MachineRuth Ben-Ghiat is Professor of History and Italian Studies at New York University and an expert on fascism and authoritarianism. Her new book is Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present. Ruth Ben-Ghiat warns that Donald Trump’s threats of violence against the American people are very real. Ruth Ben-Ghiat explains that the American people (including the country’s political elites) remain in denial about the existential dangers of neo-fascism and autocracy because to admit the truth would mean they would have to take action against such forces. Chauncey DeVega reflects on America’s extreme...2020-07-2558 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowThe Rhetorical Genius of the Demagogue Donald TrumpJennifer Mercieca is a historian of American political discourse at Texas A&M University. Her new book is Demagogue for President: The Rhetorical Genius of Donald Trump. Mercieca explains how Donald Trump is intentionally using the rhetorical strategies of demagogues and other authoritarians. She also details how Trump’s use of the demagogue’s language playbook allows him to consistently evade responsibility for his actions. And Mercieca reveals how Donald Trump is the P.T. Barnum con artist of American politics. Chauncey DeVega reflects on another week in Donald Trump’s crime empire where Roger Stone’...2020-07-1557 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowIs It Ever Appropriate For White People to Wear "Blackface?"Marvin McAllister is Associate Professor of Theatre at Winthrop University. He is the author of Whiting Up: Whiteface Minstrels and Stage Europeans in African American Performance. McAllister explains the history and enduring power and damage of so-called “blackface” race minstrelsy. He also shares some hidden history about how black folks in America and across the Black Atlantic have performed “whiteness” as a means of striking back against racism – this cultural resistance also includes the centuries-old tradition of “white face” performance art. McAllister and Chauncey also reflect on some iconic white face performances such as Dave Chappelle’s “Cl...2020-07-0445 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowCornel West Explains How George Floyd is a Martyr and The Struggle Ahead Will be Long and PerilousDr. Cornel West is professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy at Harvard and a professor emeritus at Princeton. He is the author of several bestselling books, including Democracy Matters, Race Matters and Black Prophetic Fire. Dr. West explains how George Floyd is a martyr and that the American people must prepare for a long and brutal reaction from the country's right-wing elites to the rising demands for social justice. He also warns that Donald Trump and his regime constitute a neofascist disaster that could doom any hope for a true multiracial democracy in America, wh...2020-06-271h 09
The Chauncey DeVega ShowRev. William Barber II Reflects on the Police Murder of George Floyd and America's Moral Reckoning in the Age of TrumpRev. Dr. William J. Barber II is the President & Senior Lecturer of Repairers of the Breach and Co-Chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call For Moral Revival. Rev. Dr. Barber is also the architect of the Forward Together Moral Movement He is the author of several books including We Are Called to Be a Movement; Revive Us Again: Vision and Action in Moral Organizing; The Third Reconstruction: How a Moral Movement Is Overcoming the Politics of Division and Fear; and Forward Together: A Moral Message for the Nation. Rev. Barber is...2020-06-181h 13
The Chauncey DeVega ShowThe Pandemic is the First of Many Disasters That Will Change the World As We Know ItMike Davis is a historian, political activist, and writer. He is the author of many books including City of Quartz, Buda’s Wagon, and Planet of Slums. Davis has also written for The Nation and The New Statesman among other magazines and publications. Davis is also an editor of the New Left Review. He is the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship and the Lannan Literary Award. Davis is also a Distinguished Emeritus Professor in the Department of Creative Writing at the University of California, Riverside. Mike Davis warns that the pandemic is only the...2020-05-211h 07
The Chauncey DeVega ShowFrom Donald Trump's Fake Pandemic "Protests" to a Second American Civil WarDavid Neiwert is an investigative journalist based in Seattle and a contributing writer for the Southern Poverty Law Center. He is the author of numerous books including Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump, The Eliminationists: How Hate Talk Radicalized the American Right, Of Orcas and Men: What Killer Whales Can Teach Us, and Over the Cliff: How Obama's Election Drove the American Right Insane. Neiwert explains how Trump’s fake “anti-lockdown” “protests” are the latest iteration of the so-called Tea Party Movement which viciously harassed President Obama and laid the foundations for Donald Trum...2020-05-1341 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowBen Fountain Reflects on the Surreal Reality That is Life in the Age of Trump's PandemicBen Fountain is the author of the novel Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, winner of the National Book Critics' Circle Award and a finalist for the National Book Award. Fountain traveled across the country during Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign in an effort to document that political and social disaster as it took place in real time. The result is his most recent book Beautiful Country Burn Again. Fountain shares how he is trying to remain focused and grounded in these maddening and surreal days of the Trump Pandemic. He also explains that Trump is so powerful and...2020-05-031h 11
The Chauncey DeVega ShowHundreds of Ku Klux Klan Members Have Surrendered Their Robes and Hoods to Daryl DavisDaryl Davis is an American R&B and blues musician, activist, author, actor, and bandleader. He is considered one of the best -- if not the best -- boogie-woogie piano players in the world. Daryl Davis has played with such legendary musicians as Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, B. B. King, and Bruce Hornsby. He is also the subject of the 2016 documentary Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America. Daryl Davis is also the author of the book Klan-destine Relationships: A Black Man's Odyssey in the Ku Klux Klan. Daryl Davis explains how he decided to...2020-04-231h 05
The Chauncey DeVega ShowTim Wise Explains How White Privilege is Making the Coronavirus Plague Much WorseTim Wise is one of America's and the world's leading experts on white privilege and racism. He is the author of numerous books including his most recent Under the Affluence: Shaming the Poor, Praising the Rich and Sacrificing the Future of America. Tim Wise explains how the coronavirus plague and the types of surveillance and changes in personal behavior and freedom it requires are a crisis for white entitlement and white privilege. Tim Wise also reflects on how only white men such as Donald Trump and his cabal could still be viewed as competent given t...2020-04-071h 20
The Chauncey DeVega ShowThe Coronavirus and Social Inequality in AmericaJonathan Metzl is the Frederick B. Rentschler II Professor of Sociology and Psychiatry, and the director of the Center for Medicine, Health, and Society, at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. He is the author of several books, including Prozac on the Couch and The Protest Psychosis. His new book is Dying of Whiteness: How the Politics of Racial Resentment is Killing America's Heartland. Dr. Metzl explains how the novel coronavirus pandemic will further expose social inequality in America. He also shares what his contacts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have told him about...2020-03-151h 01
The Chauncey DeVega ShowVince Houghton on Nuking the Moon: And Other Intelligence Schemes and Military Plots Left on the Drawing Board Vince Houghton is the historian and curator of the International Spy Museum in Washington, DC. He is also the host and creative director of the Museum’s podcast, SpyCast. His new book is Nuking the Moon: And Other Intelligence Schemes and Military Plots Left on the Drawing Board. Houghton explains how the Cold War spawned fantastical science fiction-like weapons programs and plans by the United States government and the Pentagon such as atomic bomb-powered spacecraft, nuking the moon, psychic soldiers with the powers of telekinesis and mind control, and cyborg cats and other animals. Houghton also shares hi...2020-02-081h 20
The Chauncey DeVega ShowDonald Trump's Authoritarianism Report CardRuth Ben-Ghiat is a historian at New York University who specializes in authoritarianism, aesthetics, cultural politics, and Italian history. She is the author of numerous books including an upcoming project on authoritarianism and political strongmen. Ben-Ghiat is also a regular contributor to CNN, The Atlantic, and The Huffington Post. Professor Ben-Ghiat explains how Donald Trump is continuing to wear down America’s democratic institutions – and the public – to a point where authoritarian rule will be accepted as the new normal. Ben-Ghiat also warns how Trump leads a personality cult, which in keeping with how authoritarian regimes have histor...2020-01-0936 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowDeconstructing a Very Disappointing Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerThis week’s special Christmas holiday season episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show focuses on the new movie Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Chauncey DeVega and his fellow Star Wars expert and life traveler Bill the Lizard offer a very critical and spoiler-filled discussion of The Rise of Skywalker and the movie’s many problems with plot, narrative, characters, and emotion. They are also deeply concerned with how The Rise of Skywalker, specifically, and the Kylo Ren-Rey relationship, more generally, shows emotionally and physically abusive relationships as somehow being ultimately “romantic” and where male abusers...2019-12-2551 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowThe True History of MKUltra, LSD, and the CIA's Poisoner in ChiefStephen Kinzer is the author of many books including Overthrow and All the Shah’s Men. His new book is Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control. Kinzer explains how the CIA conducted horrific experiments involving LSD and other drugs during the Cold War with the goal of determining if they could destroy the human mind and then reprogram it for their own purposes. Kinzer also explores the daily life of the CIA’s “poisoner in chief” Sidney Gottlieb – a man who had a literal license to kill. And Kinzer separates...2019-12-2054 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowHow Neoliberalism Uses "Mindfulness" to Create Compliant and Weak PeopleThere are two guests on this week’s very special December fundraising-month episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Ronald E. Purser is a Professor of Management at San Francisco State University. His new book is McMindfulness: How Mindfulness Became the New Capitalist Spirituality. Purser is also the author of the widely-read essay at the Huffington Post,“Beyond McMindfulness”. Purser explains how neoliberalism and its gangster capitalists use “mindfulness” as a way of creating a compliant, lonely and weak public that is not equipped for the collective action necessary to make a better and more human...2019-12-131h 09
The Chauncey DeVega ShowChris Hedges Warns That Impeaching Donald Trump Will Not Save America's Dying EmpireChris Hedges is the author of numerous award-winning and bestselling books including "Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle," "Death of a Liberal Class," "War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning," "American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America" and "Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt." His newest book is "America: The Farewell Tour." Hedges explains how Trumpism, white right-wing Christian Evangelicals, white supremacists and other right-wing groups are the types of death cults which come into existence when a society is in decline and crisis. He also highlights...2019-12-0545 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowDavid Cay Johnston Connects the Dots Between the Ukraine Scandal, Donald Trump the De Facto Crime Family Boss, and ImpeachmentDavid Cay Johnston has been writing about and observing Donald Trump for more than thirty years. He is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter and author of the bestselling book "The Making of Donald Trump." His recent book is "It's Even Worse Than You Think: What the Trump Administration is Doing to America." Johnston explains why the Ukraine scandal should not be a surprise given Donald Trump’s many years of success as a white-collar criminal – skills he learned from his father as well as mentor Roy Cohn. He also highlights how the testimony of Ambassador Sondland is key i...2019-11-2854 min
The Chauncey DeVega Show"Never Trump" Patriot Tom Nichols Reflects on What It Was Like to be Called "Human Scum" by Donald TrumpTom Nichols is a professor of national security affairs at the United States Naval War College and also teaches at the Harvard Extension School. He is the author of seven books including "No Use: Nuclear Weapons and U.S. National Security" and “The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters.” He is also a political columnist for USA Today. Tom Nichols shares what it was like to be targeted by President Donald Trump who slurred him and other “Never Trumper” patriots as “human scum”. Nichols warns that Donald Trump is a mafia-like boss and autho...2019-11-0747 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowDr. Cornel West on Maintaining Hope in the Time of Struggle and Darkness that is the Age of TrumpCornel West is one of the United States’ and the world’s leading public intellectuals and truth-tellers. He is Professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy at Harvard University and holds the title of Professor Emeritus at Princeton University. He has also taught at Union Theological Seminary, Yale, Harvard, and the University of Paris. Cornel West is the author of several bestselling books including Race Matters, Democracy Matters, and his memoir, Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud. He is also a frequent guest on CNN, C-Span and Democracy Now. Cornel West explains why hope must...2019-10-3151 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowKevin Levin Exposes the Lie and Whitewashed History of So-Called "Black Confederate Soldiers" and the American Civil WarKevin Levin is an award-winning historian and educator whose work has been featured by The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, C-SPAN and NPR. His new book is Searching For Black Confederates: The Civil War’s Most Persistent Myth. Levin explains how the Internet has allowed lies and disinformation about American history and the Civil War to spread so easily and the harm that is doing to the country’s politics. Levin details why more than 150 years after the end of the Civil War so many people are still not...2019-10-1944 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowPhilip Zimbardo Explains the Psychology of Evil Inside of Trump's Concentration CampsPhilip Zimbardo is one of the world's leading authorities on the psychology of cruelty, groupthink, and evil. Most famous for the 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, Dr. Zimbardo has written dozens of books and articles including the powerful and disturbing book The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil. Dr. Zimbardo explains how America under Donald Trump is fully devolving into a state of violence, authoritarianism, and cruelty and the many ways that the Trump regime encourages thuggery against nonwhite immigrants, migrants, and refugees by law enforcement and others. Dr. Zimbardo also highlights the connections between his infamous Sta...2019-10-1043 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowIbram X. Kendi Explains How to be an AntiracistIbram X. Kendi is one of America’s foremost historians and leading antiracist voices. He is the author of Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive Idea of Racist Ideas in America which won the National Book Award for Nonfiction. His new book is the New York Times bestselling, How to Be an Antiracist. Kendi explains how racism is violence and death. He also highlights how America’s moral crisis along the color line is inseparable from capitalism. Kendi warns how Donald Trump is one of America’s most dangerous white supremacist presidents, perhaps second only to And...2019-09-261h 06
The Chauncey DeVega ShowChristopher Leonard on Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in AmericaChristopher Leonard is a business reporter whose work has appeared in such publications as The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post. He is the author of the bestselling new book Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America. Leonard explains how Charles Koch and his political network were able amass so much power and influence over American life. He also offers insights into Charles Koch’s “market based management” philosophy and how it enabled him to make so much money and also execute his long-term political strategies. Christopher Leonard also details the specif...2019-09-091h 07
The Chauncey DeVega ShowThe Chosen One -- From Pat Robertson and The 700 Club to Donald Trump the Christian FascistTerry Heaton was a television news executive for The Christian Broadcasting Network during the 1980s where he worked primarily on "The 700 Club". Heaton also served as one of Pat Robertson's advisers during his 1988 presidential campaign. Terry Heaton is the author of several books including his most recent, "The Gospel of Self: How Jesus Joined the GOP". Heaton explains how right-wing Christian Evangelicals have come to worship and love Donald Trump, a man who is an unapologetic sinner. Heaton also offers insights on how there is a direct connection between the Christian Broadcasting Network and Christian Na...2019-08-281h 13
The Chauncey DeVega ShowDr. Justin Frank Warns That Donald Trump's Mental Pathologies are Encouraging a Plague of Right-wing Violence in AmericaDr. Justin Frank is a former clinical professor of psychiatry at the George Washington University Medical Center and a physician with more than 40 years of experience in psychoanalysis. He is the author of the bestselling books Bush on the Couch and Obama on the Couch. His newest book is Trump on the Couch. Dr. Frank's work has appeared in Time magazine and the Daily Beast and he has appeared as an expert commentator and guest on MSNBC, CNN, PBS and other outlets. Dr. Frank explains how Donald Trump's many mental pathologies give permission for the violence, hatred and terr...2019-08-111h 02
The Chauncey DeVega ShowTim Alberta on American Carnage and How Donald Trump Seduced a Very Eager and Willing Republican PartyTim Alberta is Politico Magazine’s chief political correspondent. He is also the author of the bestselling new book American Carnage: On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President Trump. Alberta explains how the American fascist Donald Trump took over a very willing and eager Republican Party, what it was like to interview Donald Trump, and is the president a political genius, an idiot, or something all together different? Alberta also explains how and why the wicked sinner Donald Trump is viewed with such adoration and love by white ri...2019-08-061h 03
The Chauncey DeVega ShowEp. 247.5: The Truth Report with Chauncey DeVega: Tim Wise on White Rage, Donald Trump, and America's "Race War"Tim Wise is one of America's and the world's leading experts on white privilege and racism. He is the author of numerous books including his most recent Under the Affluence: Shaming the Poor, Praising the Rich and Sacrificing the Future of America. Tim Wise explains why three years into Trump's presidency there are still so many journalists, reporters and other political observers who are "shocked" and "surprised" by his blatant racism and authoritarian behavior. Is Republican strategist Rick Wilson correct in his assessment that Donald Trump wants a "race war" in America? And in what ways is the...2019-08-0202 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowEp. 246.5: The Truth Report with Chauncey DeVega: Dr. Bandy Lee Warns That Donald Trump is Emotionally Empty Inside and Spiraling Even More Out of ControlDr. Bandy Lee is a forensic psychiatrist and a leading expert on violence at the Yale School of Medicine. She is also the editor of the New York Times bestseller, The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 37 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President. Dr. Lee and other leading mental health professionals working in conjunction with the World Mental Health Organization, convened an online town hall meeting in anticipation of Mueller's congressional testimony. During that meeting they shared five questions which they believe that Mueller should be asked regarding Trump's mental health and by implication his ability t...2019-07-2402 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowEve Ensler on Righteous Anger, Forgiveness and Her New Book "The Apology"Eve Ensler is an author, Tony Award-winner, playwright and activist. Her award-winning play The Vagina Monologues ran for more than 10 years and has been performed in more than 140 countries. Ensler's new book The Apology is a meditation on the decades of sexual abuse and other violence she endured from her father and on how she finally purged his power over her life through creative confrontation and forgiveness. Ensler reflects on the rise of Donald Trump and America's moral crisis, privilege and responsibility, healthy masculinity, why only certain groups in America are forced to forgive the transgressions against them...2019-07-1456 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowBryan Edward Hill on "American Carnage" and the Age of TrumpBryan Edward Hill is the writer of such comic books as the Batman Detective Comics series, Batman and the Outsiders, and also Michael Cray. His newest project is American Carnage. Bryan shares his thoughts on the rise of Trump, the New Right, and making art and telling the truth in this moment. He also explains the connections between existential angst, extremism, and why men and boys join such groups as ISIS and white supremacist organizations. Chauncey and Bryan also reflect on fandom and "representation", the symbolic power of black masculinity, internalized racism, and the importance of mentors and ot...2019-07-0156 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowMichael Wolff on "Siege: Trump Under Fire"/Dr. John Gartner on Donald Trump the Mad KingThere are two guests on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Michael Wolff is the author of the bestselling book Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House. His new book is Siege: Trump Under Fire. He explains the real reason why Special Counsel Robert Mueller decided to not indict Donald Trump for obstruction of justice. And will Donald Trump leave the White House if defeated in 2020? Dr. John Gartner is a contributor to the 2017 bestselling book The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 27 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President. He explains ho...2019-06-221h 08
The Chauncey DeVega ShowJared Diamond on His New Book "Upheaval' and How Countries Choose to Succeed or FailJared Diamond is a professor of geography at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is the author of numerous books including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies. Dr. Diamond's new book is Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis. In addition to many other honors, Dr. Diamond is the recipient of a MacArthur Foundation genius award. Dr. Diamond highlights the four factors that could end America's global dominance, how societies and their leaders choose to succeed or fail, the importance of national character and national identity, the need for countries to...2019-06-1853 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowEp. 240.5: Introducing The Truth Report with Chauncey DeVega: Dr. Bandy Lee on How the Mueller Report Shows That Donald Trump is Mentally Unfit and Should Have His Presidential Powers Taken AwayThe Truth Report with Chauncey DeVega is my new podcast. It is a companion to The Chauncey DeVega Show. The Truth Report will feature many of the same great conversations on a weekly (or twice weekly) basis as The Chauncey DeVega Show. But The Truth Report is more "traditional" and will not feature my extended analyses of the week's events and other commentary. You can find The Truth Report with Chauncey DeVega at Apple Podcasts, Itunes, and the other places you download your other favorite podcasts. Please subscribe to and share The Truth Report with C...2019-06-1320 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowW. Kamau Bell on Truth-Telling in This Divided United Shades of AmericaW. Kamau Bell is a comedian who is the host and executive producer of the Emmy Award winning CNN docu-series United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell. Kamau’s writing has been featured in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, The Hollywood Reporter, CNN.com and The LA Review of Books. Kamau reflects on what it means to tell the truth about a very divided America, why the Democrats must pursue bold action to stop Donald Trump, the reasons that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is such an important voice and leader, and what he has learned traveling across th...2019-06-0653 min
The Chauncey DeVega ShowEp. 237: Is Game of Thrones Racist and Sexist?There are two guests on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Paul Sturtevant is the founder and Editor-in-chief of The Public Medievalist and the author of the book The Middle Ages in Popular Imagination: Memory, Film and Medievalism. Paul is also a Visitor Research Specialist for the Smithsonian Institution. Paul reflects on how the "high fantasy" genre which includes Game of Thrones, Lord of the Rings as well as games such as Dungeons & Dragons help to teach the public lessons--mostly incorrect--about medieval Europe. He also shares his thoughts on military strategy as depicted in...2019-05-191h 26
The Chauncey DeVega ShowEp. 236: Ira Steven Behr Reflects on the Legacy and Meaning of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and the new documentary What We Left BehindThere are two guests on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Ira Steven Behr was the showrunner and executive producer of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He is also the co-director and executive producer of the new documentary What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Behr has also been a writer and executive producer on the HBO series Outlander. He reflects on the origins of Deep Space Nine, what he learned from the new documentary What We Left Behind, the challenges and triumphs of creating what w...2019-05-121h 29
The Chauncey DeVega ShowEp. 226: Vegas Tenold on the Rebirth of White Nationalism in AmericaThere are two guests on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Vegas Tenold is the author of the new book Everything You Love Will Burn: Inside the Rebirth of White Nationalism in America. He is an award-winning journalist who has covered the far right in America for years, as well as human rights in Russia, conflict in central Africa and the Middle East, and national security. A graduate of Columbia University’s School of Journalism, his work has appeared in publications including the New York Times, Rolling Stone, New Republic, and Al Jazeera America. Vegas sp...2019-03-021h 09
The Chauncey DeVega ShowEp. 220: Timothy Snyder Explains How Donald Trump's "National Emergency" Will Be Used to Overthrow American Democracy and the ConstitutionThere are two guests on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Yale University historian and New York Times-bestselling author Timothy Snyder returns to The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is the author of "On Tyranny" and the new book "The Road to Unfreedom". Dr. Snyder explains how Donald Trump will--like other dictators and authoritarians--use his "national emergency" to overthrow American democracy and the Constitution, why "states of exception" are so very dangerous for democracies, and how the government shutdown reflects the right-wing's fake "populism" and mix of sadism and public policy to maintain power ov...2019-01-171h 29
The Chauncey DeVega ShowEp. 218: What Type of a White Person Do You Want to Be?Paul Breines was a student at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin and a member of the Student Council on Civil Rights when he was arrested for his participation in the Freedom Rides during the summer of 1961. As part of the Freedom Ride Breines, along with three other students, traveled from Nashville, Tennessee to Jackson, Mississippi via a Greyhound bus where all four participants were arrested in the Greyhound terminal in Jackson, Mississippi on 21 July 1961. Paul Breines is also Associate Professor Emeritus of History at Boston College. ****To support The Chauncey DeVega Show during this fundraising mont...2018-12-241h 16
The Chauncey DeVega ShowEp. 200-2: Joe Feagin on Liberal White Racism and "Colorblind" AmericaJoe Feagin is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. This is part two of our conversation which began on last week's very special 200th show. He is a distinguished professor of sociology at Texas A&M University and one of the leading scholars of race and social inequality in the world. Professor Feagin has written dozens of books including The White Racial Frame:Centuries of Racial Framing and Counter-Framing, Racist America, and How Blacks Built America. Professor Feagin and Chauncey discuss "liberal racism", the so-called "browning of America", how the langua...2018-08-211h 26
The Chauncey DeVega ShowEp. 188: Timothy Snyder on How Donald Trump is Hurting White People in Order to Stay in PowerThere are two guests on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Yale University historian and New York Times-bestselling author Timothy Snyder returns to The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is the author of "On Tyranny" and the new book "The Road to Unfreedom". This is Professor Snyder's fourth appearance on The Chauncey DeVega Show. Professor Snyder and Chauncey discuss how America's democratic institutions are under siege by Donald Trump and the Republican Party's fascist campaign, the ways that Trump and his allies are hurting white voters in order to stay in power by redirecting th...2018-05-141h 47
The Chauncey DeVega ShowEp. 187: Avengers: Infinity War / The Secret History of Marvel v. DC ComicsThere are two guests on this week's Avengers: Infinity War and the secret history of Marvel vs. DC comics themed episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Writer and Hugo-award nominated podcaster Alasdair Stuart is the first guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Alasdair and Chauncey discuss their thoughts on Avengers: Infinity War and what it reveals about the future of the Marvel film universe, the pathos and menace of Josh Brolin as Thanos, and all that Infinity War does so very right in terms of emotion and relationships. Alasdair also tries to convince Chauncey t...2018-05-061h 44
The Chauncey DeVega ShowEp. 161: Rory Karpf on His New ESPN 30 for 30 Documentary About the "Nature Boy" Ric FlairAward-winning documentary filmmaker Rory Karpf is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. His much-anticipated ESPN 30 for 30 film "Nature Boy" on the amazing life and times of the legendary professional wrestler Ric Flair debuted earlier this week. During this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show, Rory and Chauncey discuss their mutual love of professional wrestling, how they fell in love with the sport, getting to know Ric Flair, the personal tragedies and the public persona, and why and how Flair has remained so relevant in global popular culture some forty years after he...2017-11-111h 26
The Chauncey DeVega ShowEp. 150: Timothy Snyder Explains how Donald Trump will use Charlottesville to advance his fascist agendaTimothy Snyder is the first guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. He is an award-winning professor of history at Yale University and author of numerous books including Bloodlands: Europe Between Hitler and Stalin as well as Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning. His newest book is On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons from the Twentieth Century. This is Professor Snyder's second appearance on The Chauncey DeVega Show. His first conversation with Chauncey DeVega about Trump's election and the potential for a coup and a fascist regime was read several million times at the online...2017-08-251h 31
The Chauncey DeVega ShowEp. 128: Andrew Gelman Clarifies Some Misconceptions About the 2016 Election, Mama DeVega Returns, and Jane Elliott Chimes InThis week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show features three great guests. Political scientist and statistician Andrew Gelman is the first guest. He is a professor at Columbia University and the author of several books including Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State: Why Americans Vote the Way They Do. He recently wrote a great piece for Slate called "19 Lessons for Political Scientists from the 2016 Election". During this week's episode, Dr. Gelman does some great teaching and sharing about the 2016 presidential election and what the so-called "smart people" got right and wrong. Civil rights a...2017-03-171h 18
The Chauncey DeVega ShowEp. 95: Randy Roberts on Boxing, Muhammad Ali and Malcolm XThis week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show honors Muhammad Ali. To that end, Professor Randy Roberts is the guest on this week's podcast. He is the author of the new book Blood Brothers: The Fatal Friendship Between Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X. Dr. Roberts is an expert on social history and American culture whose other works include Joe Louis: Hard Times Man, Jack Dempsey: The Manassa Mauler, Papa Jack: Jack Johnson and the Era of White Hopes and Heavy Justice: The State of Indiana v. Michael G. Tyson. In this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show, Ch...2016-06-171h 33
The Chauncey DeVega ShowEp. 87: Bill Clinton vs. 'Black Lives Matter'This special installment of The Chauncey DeVega Show features four different guests in three acts. In the first part of this week's episode Rufus Farmer and Erica Mines, the two African-American activists who Bill Clinton lectured and finger pointed out during a recent rally in Philadelphia, share their on the ground experience(s). Rufus Farmer's and Erica Mines's account of the Philadelphia rally is quite different from how the mainstream corporate news media framed "Black Lives Matter" "protesting" against Bill Clinton and his role in the 1994 Crime Bill. Bill the Lizard, friend of the podcast an...2016-04-251h 40
The Chauncey DeVega ShowEp. 69: Michael Witwer on the Secret History of the Dungeons and Dragons Role-playing GameThis episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show features two great guests. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is taking the world by storm. The Chauncey DeVega Show has done several special episodes with friend of the site Bill the Lizard about the new series of Star Wars films. Chauncey and Bill the Lizard have finally seen the new movie. They originally intended to talk for only 20 minutes, but instead ended up with an almost hour long deconstruction of the film, the future of the franchise, and other matters about the (for all intents and purposes) rebooted/remixed J.J. Abrams Star W...2015-12-242h 13
The Chauncey DeVega ShowEp. 62: Heather Richardson on the Republican Party vs. the Poor and People of ColorHistorian Heather Cox Richardson is the guest on this week's episode of The Chauncey DeVega Show. Dr. Richardson is the author of numerous books including To Make Men Free: A History of the Republican Party and Wounded Knee: Party Politics and the Road to an American Massacre. She is also a contributing writer for the online magazine Salon.com. Her essays on American politics, culture, and the past/present of the GOP offer an amazing amount of wonderfully researched and grounded insight into the dangers and threats posed by "movement conservatism" to the Common Good...2015-11-062h 05