Macro N Cheese

Macro N Cheese

Steven D Grumbine

Episodes 300
Avg. Duration 1h
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.8 (154)
Since Sep 2020
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Weekly
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Episodic
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100%
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About This Podcast

A podcast that critically examines the working-class struggle through the lens of MMT or 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!

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Recent Episodes

Ep 383 - The Complicit Lens with Robin Andersen

Jun 06, 2026 1h 3m Transcript

Join us Tuesday, June 9th, at Macro ‘n Chill, the online gathering where we’ll listen to and discuss this episode. 8pm ET/5pm PT. Register with this link:…

Ep 382 - Yellow Vests & the Battle for Democracy: Beyond the Ballot Box with Ida Susser

May 30, 2026 1h 2m Transcript

**Every Tuesday we hold an online gathering where we listen to and talk about the episode while building community. Share your insights and questions as we educate ourselves and each other. Macro ‘n…

Ep 381 - Disinformation Nation with Mickey Huff

May 23, 2026 1h 1m Transcript

**Will we see you at Macro ‘n Chill on Tuesday? You’re invited to join our online gathering where we listen to the episode together and share our insights and questions. May 26 at 8pm ET/5pm PT. Use…

Ep 380 - Struggle & Resistance: Retelling Vietnam with Luna Nguyen

May 16, 2026 1h 14m Transcript

** This Tuesday, come to Macro ‘n Chill, our online gathering. Bring your insights and questions about this episode. May 19 at 8pm ET/5pm PT Use this link to register:…

Ep 379 - The Real Cost of War with L. Randall Wray

May 09, 2026 54m Transcript

** This Tuesday, May 12, come to Macro ‘n Chill, our online gathering where we listen to and discuss this episode. Bring your questions and insights. 8pm ET/5pm PT. Use this link to register:…

Ep 378 - Revisiting the Stalin Eras Part 2: Context Not Caricature with Jeremy of Proles Pod

May 02, 2026 1h 4m Transcript

** Macro ‘n Chill is our weekly online gathering where we listen to the podcast episode and talk about it among friends. This Tuesday, Jeremy of Proles Pod will be with us to answer questions. May 5…

Ep 377 - Revisiting the Stalin Eras Part 1: Understanding Democratic Centralism with Jeremy of ProlesPod

Apr 25, 2026 55m Transcript

** Come to Macro ‘n Chill, our online community gathering, where we listen to and discuss the current episode. This week, Jeremy of Proles Pod will be joining us. If you have questions for him, bring…

Ep 376 - Modern Monetary Theory & the Question of Democracy with Jim Byrne

Apr 18, 2026 1h 2m Transcript

** Questions about MMT? Thoughts about the episode? Come to our online gathering, Macro ‘n Chill. Tuesday, April 21, 8pm ET/5pm PT. Use this link to register:…

Ep 375 - (R)evolutionary Struggle with Steve Grumbine

Apr 11, 2026 1h Transcript

** This week’s Macro ‘n Chill might shake us up. Some of us, at least. Come discuss the episode with the community. Tues, April 14, 8pm ET/5pm PT. Use this link to register:…

Ep 374 - Escape From Capitalism with Clara Mattei

Apr 04, 2026 59m Transcript

Join our community on Tuesday evening as we listen to and discuss this episode. April 7th at 8pm ET/5pm PT. Use this link to register:…

Ep 373 - Is There A Path To Fiat Socialism? with Carlos García Hernández

Mar 28, 2026 58m Transcript

Carlos García Hernández, author of Fiat Socialism: Achieving the Goals of Socialism Through Modern Monetary Theory, joins Steve to revisit their discussion of topics covered in his earlier visits to…

Ep 372 - Crisis of Hegemony & the Vassalization of Europe with Thomas Fazi

Mar 21, 2026 1h 6m Transcript

** Tuesday evening, March 24, we’ll be listening to and discussing this episode in our online gathering, Macro ‘n Chill. Register here:…

Ep 371 - You Can't Vote Away Colonialism with Fadhel Kaboub

Mar 14, 2026 1h 6m Transcript

** Join our community-building online gathering where we listen to the episode together and discuss it in a relaxed, supportive atmosphere. Tuesday, March 17, at 8pm ET/5pm PT.…

Ep 370 - Empire & Exodus with Erald Kolasi

Mar 07, 2026 58m Transcript

Erald Kolasi is back to attack the bourgeois narrative on immigration, which reduces it to a series of individual choices. He and Steve dig into the material roots of migration, showing how empire,…

Ep 369 - Sarah Connor Warned Us with Peter Byrne

Feb 28, 2026 1h 7m Transcript

While we’re being distracted by chatbots and AI gimmicks, Silicon Valley is quietly embedding its products into surveillance systems, border enforcement, battlefield logistics, and even nuclear…

Ep 368 - Socialism Unmade: Confronting Five Centuries of Capital with Ali Kadri

Feb 21, 2026 1h 1m Transcript

“...Some are dancing, some are drowning, but in the end everybody’s going to go under.”Dr. Ali Kadri (Sun Yat-sen University), author of the Unmaking of Arab Socialism, joins Steve to talk about…

Ep 367 - MMT & Marxism: Finding Common Ground with Owen Bennett

Feb 14, 2026 1h 5m Transcript

Can Marxists and MMTers find common ground, or are they doomed to be strategic enemies?Steve’s guest is Australian labor historian and organizer Owen Bennett, who founded the Australian Unemployed…

Ep 366 - Who Paid the Pipers of Western Marxism? with Gabriel Rockhill

Feb 07, 2026 1h 4m Transcript

This week Steve invited Gabriel Rockhill to talk about his new book Who Paid the Pipers of Western Marxism? Vol 1 of The Intellectual World War. The war on communism is about protecting imperial…

Ep 365 - Funding White Supremacy with Robert B. Williams

Jan 31, 2026 53m Transcript

Funding white supremacy is a core, not incidental, function of the modern capitalist state in the U.S. It is also the title of economist Robert B. Williams’ 2025 book, Funding White Supremacy:…

Ep 364 - State Money, Class Struggle with Anthony Anastasi

Jan 24, 2026 1h Transcript

We’ve made the case before, but it bears repeating: MMT is a politically neutral, descriptive lens explaining the operational realities of a sovereign fiat currency system where the availability of…

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