325: American Empire: From Scene on Radio

“America” and “empire.” Do those words go together? If so, what
kind of imperialism does the U.S. practice, and how has American
empire changed over time?


 


By host and producer John Biewen, with series collaborator
Chenjerai Kumanyika. Interviews with Nikhil Singh and Daniel
Immerwahr.


 


The series editor is Loretta Williams. Music by Algiers, John
Erik Kaada, Eric Neveux, and Lucas Biewen. Music consulting and
production help from Joe Augustine of Narrative Music.


 


Chenjerai Kumanyika, collaborator on the Seeing White series, is
a researcher, journalist, and artist who works as an assistant
professor in Rutgers University’s Department of Journalism and
Media Studies. His research and teaching focus on the
intersections of social justice and emerging media in the
cultural and creative industries.


 


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Photo: U.S. Navy Seabees at Camp Morell, Kuwait,
2005. U.S. Navy photo by James Finnigan.