Working Conditions with Christopher Newfield & Anna Kornbluh (50th Episode #MLA2023 Special)

On the eve of the largest annual gathering of literary studies scholars, a discussion of the presidential theme of this year’s convention with the MLA President who chose that theme.

Industry Cringe & Reproductive Horror with Johanna Isaacson & Madeline Lane-McKinley

A ranging conversation inspired by two forthcoming books about genre, work, & visual culture. The authors consider HBO series like “The Baby,” “Barry,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” and “The Larry Sanders Show.”

The Ministry For The Future (Worldwide Climate Teach-In Special Episode) with Sheri-Marie Harrison, Anna Kornbluh, & Min Hyoung Song

American Vandal episode on Kim Stanley Robinson’s novel, Ministry For The Future, is part of the Worldwide Teach-In On Climate & Justice.

Bullshit Jobs, Fuck Work, & The Legacy of David Graeber with James Livingston & Corey McCall

New episode of The American Vandal Podcast about David Graeber’s posthumous book, The Dawn of Everything, as well as the Great Resignation, the Great Recession, the Great Risk Shift, and much more.

Working For The New Yorker: Putting The Historicity Back In The French Dispatch with Nora Shaalan & Dan Sinykin

Wes Anderson’s new movie takes inspiration from a literary magazine with a grand legacy.

Decommodified Labor, Selling Out, & Other Compromises of The Great Resignation with Leigh Claire La Berge & Rachel Greenwald Smith

New episode of The American Vandal Podcast focuses on The Great Resignation and other labor movements.

Bootstrapping Across Dystopia: Autofiction, Autotheory, Autoeverything with Merve Emre & Anna Kornbluh

A conversation about the personal essay boom, memoir, social media, the style of “too late capitalism,” and other self-indulgences with two decorated literary critics and theorists.

“Are We All Porn Workers Now?”: Gigwork & Radical Flexibility with Heather Berg & Michelle Chihara

A ranging conversation about platform capitalism from the perspective of gigworkers.

A Hedge Fund With A Drone Fleet: EdWork in 2022 with Annie McClanahan & Asheesh Kapur Siddique (An American Vandal Podcast Season Premiere)

“The World’s Work,” a new season of The American Vandal Podcast, kicks off with discussion of the labor of Higher Education.