Macro N Cheese

A podcast that critically examines the working-class struggle through the lens of Modern Monetary Theory. Host Steve Grumbine, founder of Real Progressives, provides incisive political commentary and showcases grassroots activism. Join us for a robust, unfiltered exploration of economic issues that impact the working class, as we challenge the status quo and prioritize collective well-being over profit. This is comfort food for the mind, fueling our fight for justice and equity!

Macroeconomics for the People!


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Episode 390 - China's Green Development is Both Anti-Imperialist & Socialist with Ashwin Shantha

Episode 390 – China’s Green Development is Both Anti-Imperialist & Socialist with Ashwin Shantha

China’s green industrial transformation shows that ecological development, anti-imperialism, and socialism can advance together under a state that governs capital rather than serving it. Ashwin Shantha explains.

Episode 389 - Voices of Political Economy & Struggle with William Thomson

Episode 389 – Voices of Political Economy & Struggle with William Thomson

A special crossover episode where Scotland Political Economy’s host William Thomson and Steve Grumbine reflect on their favorite interviews, intellectual evolutions, and shared journey from MMT mechanics to a revolutionary class-struggle lens.

Episode 388 - From Theory to Praxis: Lenin's REvolutionary Formula with Breht O'Shea

Episode 388 – From Theory to Praxis: Lenin’s Revolutionary Formula with Breht O’Shea

Breht O’Shea, of Rev Left Radio and Red Menace podcast, joins Steve to break down Lenin’s Leftwing Communism: An Infantile Disorder, a text that has been misused to pressure leftists into voting for the Democratic Party.

Ep 387 - Judgment of Gender with Allison Butler

Episode 387 – Judgment of Gender with Allison Butler

Media scholar Allison Butler talks with Steve about her book, Judgment of Gender: How Women are Centered and Silenced in Pop Culture.

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