Show overview
The Socialist Program with Brian Becker has been publishing since 2021, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 517 episodes. That works out to roughly 330 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 27 min and 53 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 months ago, with 41 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2022, with 137 episodes published.
From the publisher
News and views about the world for those who want to change it, with Brian Becker
Latest Episodes
View all 517 episodesHere Comes the Next Capitalist Economic Meltdown
Socialism Is Making A Comeback In The Heart Of Global Capitalism
Trump Is Stuck In A Foreign Policy Dead End
Biggest Home Insurance Companies Denied Nearly Half of Last Year’s Claims
Iran War Causing ‘Fundamental Shift’ In How Resources Are Distributed w/ Prof. Richard Wolff
U.S. Inequality Can’t Be Propped Up By Force Alone w/ Prof. Richard Wolff
US Claims Cuba Planning Drone Attack, While Actually Planning To Attack Cuba [Preview]
Iran: A Bigger Defeat Than Vietnam? [Preview]
Spirit Is Gone, But We Could Build A People’s Airline In The United States
US Debt Surpasses GDP Due to War Spending: How Will Working People Be Affected? w/ Richard Wolff
Iran Now Striking Gulf States as US Plans Ground Invasion w/ Prof. Mohammad Marandi
Big Tech’s War Against Tech Workers
US Corporations Are Getting Even Richer From The Iran War [Preview]
Iran War Sparks Global Energy Shock
How Iran Really Views Trump's Erratic Statements and Threats [Preview]
Is It Trump Or Is It The System? w/ Prof. Wolff
Iran Will Not Surrender to Trump’s Gangster-Style Threats [Preview]
Trump’s Failed Fantasy In Iran [Preview]
On Wednesday night, President Trump addressed the nation and issued what can only be described as a genocidal threat against Iran, saying: “We’re going to bring them back to the Stone Ages, where they belong.” He also claimed that the US is winning the war and that it should be over “very shortly.” Today, a US F-15E fighter jet was shot down over Iran. Editor's Note: This episode was recorded at 11:00AM ET today, April 3rd. After this recording, a second US fighter jet, on a search mission for the first downed jet, was downed by Iranian air defenses. This is a preview of a patrons-only episode. Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/TheSocialistProgram to hear the full episode, get access to all our patrons-only content, and help make this show possible.
Trump's Fake War Briefings and the $1.5 Billion 'Bet' [Preview]
Brian Becker and Layan Fuleihan discuss what's happening behind the scenes in Trump's war room. This includes the Trump administration's possible collusion with a massive insider trading scheme. This is a preview of a patrons-only episode. Subscribe at https://www.patreon.com/TheSocialistProgram to hear the full episode, get access to all our patrons-only content, and help make this show possible.
Trump: Losing in Iran, Losing on Tariffs, Losing Public Opinion
The U.S. economic crisis is worsening as Trump requests $200 billion more dollars to fund his war against the Iranian people, which has already killed at least 3,230 people in Iran and 13 U.S. soldiers. Trump is facing legal battles against his tariffs and public opinion is turning against him. Professor Richard Wolff and Brian Becker discuss. Professor Richard Wolff is an author & co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work. You can find his work at rdwolff.com. Join the The Socialist Program community at http://www.patreon.com/thesocialistprogram to get exclusive content and help keep this show on the air.