105: Empire of Mediocrity (with Vijay Prashad)
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Vijay Prashad, director of the Tricontinental Institute and author of books such as Washington Bullets and The Darker Nations joins the show for a wide ranging conversation that touches on everything from The Kate Middleton Conspiracy, the absurdity of the coming Biden/Trump rematch, the ongoing atrocities in Gaza, the threat a declining United States poses to the rest of the world... even the latest self-help trend sweeping the nation. Listen to my other interviews with Vijay here: 2022: https://youtu.be/gc_IGqmS6vY?si=h9zQB9oAiaLunTwS 2023: https://youtu.be/t3HM-M_cXLA?si=WlGGQKeOjUFrHbS_ Purchase tickets to my live show with Nashwa Lina Khan and Paris Marx here: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/canada-what-are-we-doing-here-harbinger-soapbox-series-vol2-tickets-857046066857?aff=oddtdtcreator Support the show here: http://www.patreon.com/robrousseau Catch TRRS Live here: http://www.twitch.tv/robrousseau  
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