In Other Words
In Other Words is a podcast about how we know what we know—and why it matters. The stories we inherit, the systems we trust, and the “truths” we repeat are rarely as simple as they seem. Most have been shaped, spun, and repackaged until the lines between fact and narrative blur.
This show peels back those layers. Each episode looks at the assumptions beneath our politics, history, and culture, tracing how they took shape and what they leave out.
In other words, come unlearn with us.
In Other Words
(bonus episode) Capitalism relies on socialism to avoid collapse
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When New York City elected Zohran Mamdani as mayor, conservatives warned of creeping socialism. This episode looks beyond the headlines to ask a deeper question: why do capitalist systems always turn to socialist policies to survive? From FDR’s New Deal to modern bailouts and public infrastructure, history shows that when markets falter, collective investment holds society together. Mamdani’s victory underscores a simple truth: capitalism relies on socialism to avoid collapse.