The Jacobin Show: Building a Bigger, Better Left w/ Jane McAlevey | Jacobin Show

[@JacobinMag]

We're sad to announce that tonight's Jacobin Show is actually our final Jacobin Show. We're so grateful for the support and community that was built around the channel. Your involvement with the show was really what made it worth it. We're also very proud of the videos we produced and hope our political interventions were fruitful. This certainly won't be the end of any of our involvement with left politics or left media, so expect to see us around again soon. Signing off with love and solidarity. Left is Best.

[@EricaEteson]

Noooooo!

[@justanotherguy1794]

I've learned so much from Adolph and Toure' Reed and Walter Benn Michaels and Catherine Liu and Vivek Chibber and Jen Pan, et al. and still have so many questions that I, for one, can't imagine how closing this space makes ANY sense. It's a go-to for (actual) leftists and I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels that way. In the interest of 'transparency' (ahem), I, for one, would like to know how shutting down the Jacobin Show serves the interests of our movement or leftist solidarity, more broadly - things I know you're all very much committed to. If it's a matter of personnel, surely there are others (as great as Jen is) who can pick up the slack. If it's a logistical issue, consider that the Jacobin Show has been our only access to many of these thinkers - and they always seemed more than happy to appear on this outlet. C'mon Jacobin: you're leaving us to a vast wasteland of bougie impresarios and their positivist-podcast pay-walled ratings wars. First Bernie, now this! HELP!!!

[@stephenwallace8782]

@@justanotherguy1794 You said it all.

[@AndrewThoesen]

Please leave this channel up, it’s fantastic content

[@Merrybandoruffians]

Is there an explanation on this? Seems pretty sudden and kind of random. Will the channel itself be ending? Will you continue to publish content elsewhere? Will you all make a public statement about it? (Couldn’t find anything on Twitter, etc)

[@CrefloHalfDollar]

Please don't delete the channel, there are good reference videos here especially with Michael Brooks

[@Tymonisthename]

He was our King that never was

[@Warrentertainment]

They're not going to delete the channel, too much history.

[@benjaminrevol54]

That is really sad news, you guys were so good. I'm a French listener and your perspective on American politics was very illuminating and rich. You'll be missed...

[@bbqnice1]

also the intro music is fire

[@calvinasu]

I'm an American, is there a Jacobin equivalent for French politics?

[@zozmachine]

Guys, this sucks. Don't end the show

[@elephantman2112]

Can you leave the channel up? It's a good archive of content, especially the late Michael Brooks.

[@benjaminrhall]

Just wanted to say that I really enjoyed this show and appreciate the effort and care that went into producing it each week. Thank you for all of your hard work and dedication. Left is Best, indeed.

[@brianellison410]

Thank you Jen. I've enjoyed your show and learned a lot. I look forward to finding you again somewhere in the future. Solidarity forever!

[@pandorabryn]

Jacobin is the best of left politics on KZbin… you will be missed. Hope to see more from you in the future.

[@benp4877]

Well this sucks. You guys were one of the rare political commentary channels that I actually trust. Jen was especially great. Oh, well.

[@johnra1394]

I’m very sad to hear the news. I’ve listened to the show nearly every week since it began. I understand how demanding the work must be and wish everyone the best with their future endeavors.

[@ScoonieP]

What a shocking, out of the blue downer that the Jacobin Show has come to an abrupt end. But it was a delight to see the inimitable Ariella Thornhill make a final appearance. Ariella exudes a blend of eloquence, wit and charm that is exceedingly rare in intellectual and political circles.

[@mtoussaint5395]

Sam Seder gets a lot of credit, but thank you for also holding up the community and providing continuity after Michael passed. It's the end of the Brooks/Jacobin/Brooks era. We had a good run. Thanks so much for the wrench, good times, education, and community. My best to Cale, Paul, Jen, and Ariella 🫂💐🕯

[@jocosus3]

R.I.P. Michael Brooks #ForeverMissYou

[@andrewclay5828]

Dang, you guys have the BEST SHOW on all youtube and all the tubes! So sorry to see you go! :( :( :( Jen, please start this show up again when you finish your book!

[@ultravioletiris6241]

Cant wait for that book 🤩

[@tonymccann1978]

Solidarity with our brothers and sisters over the pond

[@alexanderwood430]

I can’t believe this is it. Jacobin Talks, Weekends, and now, Show are finished. I learned a lot from these shows since the start of the pandemic. Thanks for all the effort! I hope the channel does not become dead weight and something new is in the works. ✊🏻

[@joseluiskanarek8075]

So sad to see you guys end this excellent show. I am a viewer from Mexico and believe the world needs content like this. Best of luck for future projects.

[@MorePlausible]

This is sad news! Thank you Jen and Cale for all the hard work. The highlight of Jacobin for me has and always will be Catherine Liu. I’ve since purchased her book, Virtue Hoarders, and watched much of her of content on KZbin. Thank you, again.

[@CrowsinthePark]

Definitely want to take the opportunity to say thank you for this channel, and especially all the fantastic work put in by the hosts. Ariella and Jen, you are actually my favorite political commentators, I always tuned in for any interview you did. Jen, I hope your disdain of the camera isn't such a barrier that we don't see you pivot to something else, you have a real talent for bringing these ideas to people in an approachable and interesting way. Very sad to see you all go.

[@BartAnderson_writer]

Sad to hear to hear you won't be continuing. It was an excellent show.

[@billwatt3775]

W/ appreciation, gratitude and solidarity. "One step at a time." And lots of food and celebration.

[@BA-wn1tu]

You all will be missed. When so many who claim to be on the left have embraced the corrupting cult of capital and sold their souls to Mammon, your respect for humanity and the dignity of those who labor, and reluctance to belittle and demonize people you did not agree with, while striving to hold power and the corrupt system accountable was sorely needed. I hope you are able to continue bringing such strength and wisdom to whatever you do in the future.

[@josephgrosso2943]

Sad news. Thank you for all the great work

[@joseluisaguilaralonzo6374]

JEN & CALE... GREAT JOURNALISM...

[@williamswanson1030]

I am so sorry to see this programming come to an end. All of you have provided excellent content that will be missed. Thank you for all that you have done and for all you will be doing going forward. [Heavy sigh]

[@jameseglavin4]

Goddammit guys, Jacobin has been invaluable! So sad to see it go down.

[@lefttrunleft]

KZbin will be poorer for not having new episodes of the Jacobin Show! You'll be sorely missed!!!

[@santiagomalagon6345]

Solidarity for ever!

[@janetwellsgreene4207]

Oh no! We will missthis show so much! Please leave it up!

[@ericcarabetta1161]

Nooo!!!! I love your show, I'm so sad to see it end. Thank you for providing excellent content and opening up a world of knowledge not easily accessible in corporate media.

[@colingauvin9361]

Loved the show since it’s inception. You’ve presented some of the clearest and most substantive arguments in favour of universalism. Your critiques of both the left and the right, from a materialist base, are so needed and your absence will be a huge loss to the left media sphere. Hopefully this end will lead to new beginnings and reprieve from the sea of identitarians who have no regard for our collective wellbeing and do their best to jockey for a better position in an unfair system, rather than focus on making the system fairer for everyone. Cheers,

[@ryancooper118]

Sad to see this come to an end, but I will be coming back to check for new content from time to time. I hope you all continue to work for a better world. The Jacobin Show will surely be missed. Thanks for everything.

[@jeffbiscuit]

To add to my former comment, I loved your "class reductionism" and some of the interviews you did with Adolph Reed and that other guy with the curly hair. And the interviews with Gary Gerstle, any time you had Slavoj or Noam on the show, and the debate between Chibber and Slavoj. Now I'm just listing every video on the channel... back to sobbing now.

[@hasappho]

This is an amazing show, and I'll miss it a lot. Thanks for all the hard work y'all put into it.

[@FunboyFandango]

The fact that Ana "tough on crime & the homeless" Kasparian as a host just completely shredded your credibility

[@scullystie4389]

Rest in Power, Michael.

[@teynaranjas788]

Thanks Jen, for overcoming your initial reluctance to join the show, and FWIW the camera loves you! And you’re a natural moderator, perfect combination of smarts and temperament for live interviewing. So while I look forward to your book, I hope to see you on this or some other left channel soon. Best of luck to you and chill & charming Cale.❤

[@Wraithing]

Gonna miss you, Jen, your AC/DC t-shirts, and Cale (of course). Thanks for the brilliant shows, interviews, illuminations and insights.

[@adulthoodrites]

Whhhhaaaatttttt please explain

[@allangardiner2515]

History based special shows will be great. I cannot thank you enough for these wonderful programs which will remain an important resource and a presence on this platform.

[@josephk.4200]

Hopefully you guys can find some way to keep releasing occasional videos when it would be expedient and timely.

[@ultravioletiris6241]

Agreed, they could feature more varied speakers that still uplift universalist and materialist perspectives. These speakers could take some/most of the production effort while Jen and Cale are busy

[@absolutelycitron1580]

Damn, this show helped me realize a lot since 2020. Well thank you for not taking down the channel.

[@kimmyp3275]

I’m gonna miss you guys. Thank you for everything you’ve done. Your show really helped me as a leftist.

[@randallpatton6455]

Watched every show. Hope to keep hearing from you guys in the future. Be well.

[@Johnkrumm65]

Bummer, loved the show.

[@celestialtreetarot4260]

Loved this show. So sorry to see it end. Thanks

[@leonkhachooni3287]

Thank you for all your hard work. I will miss the show and be watching for each of your projects in the future.

[@jamestitus472]

Why?

[@soyoungsogone]

Thank you Jen and Cale following the Jacobin show has been a real pleasure and you had done an incredible job hosting and producing it! Sad to see it go but fingers crossed we'll see it back again soon.

[@philesq9595]

Best of luck with the book and your other projects. You guys did a lot of informative work that you should be proud of on the channel. Hope to see you guys in some other capacity soon!

[@ultravioletiris6241]

Yes i cant wait to see where else these folks turn up

[@benjaminschrier3439]

Sorry to see this go, you all bring so much perspective and value to politics and political understanding. Will miss these!

[@GeniusOnHisWay]

Seriously, do not let this die, Jacobin! The views are decent, subscribers are growing and there HAS to be some funding somewhere to keep production going. Maybe with fewer uploads for a bit? You'll leave tons of untapped potential on the table if you abandon this channel!

[@ZacharyRosen1]

Appreciate you all!

[@falsificationism]

Wait what? Why??

[@kushluk777]

The αποκάλυψη has come.

[@caballosinnombre3981]

Aww big bummer-. Gonna miss the Jacobin afternoons…. Th as njs!!!!

[@SK89631]

so sad! learned so much through this show.

[@mysoccerdelight1]

F*** I am sad to hear y'all aren't making any more shows. Madame Pan and Sir Cale, thank you for the work you've done. As far as I'm concerned, you produced high quality content that you should be proud of. I sincerely wish you all the best and hope to find your content elsewhere.

[@kenpentel3396]

Thanks

[@hainish2381]

Thank you for presenting me to authors and ideas I really needed to be challenged with, in these last couple of years. This was a great show! The left owes you.

[@leehayes4019]

Thanks for all the things you taught me.

[@timeswaste]

Thank you for all the amazing shows over the years! Sad to see the show end. Hope to see you guys again soon comrades!

[@The.Ghost.of.Tom.Joad.]

Bummer. I've always been pretty far left... well, let's be real: VERY far left. But I'm Gen-X, raised where "socialism" meant the bad guys: Stalin's repressive, authoritarian Union of Soviet SOCIALIST Republics. So I'd always couch my socialist leanings saying, "I'm a pro-New Deal patriot." The Jacobin changed that. Now, I'm a proud DSA member and vocal pro-labor anti-capitalist.

[@willceurvels]

I really looked forward to this show every week and have been consistently impressed by the high standard of reportage and commentary that Jen and Cale consistently brought to their work. You guys will be sorely sorely missed and I really hope Jacobin can drum up some funding to reincarnate some version of this format going forward!!

[@Odysseuspolytropos]

Sad news. Thank you so much for your work. It was enlightening. ❤

[@jeffbiscuit]

Oh nooooooooooo. I really didn't think the title was going to actually be true haha. Well shucks, I'm really sad, this was very great and a nice primer for me to introduce me to some leftist commentary. Thanks for all you did and I really hope you can reboot sometime. Brilliant interviews all around.

[@jimlabbe8258]

Wow. Super bummer. Any chance it could come back at some point?

[@felixthecatx887]

Really sad to see this series go. You all have done such a great job and the content is incredibly important. Thanks and hope to see the weekly cadence continue someday!

[@skyinsession]

thanks for all your efforts jen and paul and ariella

[@xBLACKOUT19]

I’m so sorry to hear this news. I’ve been listening to almost every episode since the beginning. This show is one of the only ones that seems to justify its length. I walk away from every episode feeling like I’ve learned something new, that my analytical tools have been refined, and I’m more prepared to go back into the world of organizing. I can’t emphasize enough how much of an amazing job you guys have done with your research, commentary, and interviews (Jen especially has done some amazing interviews here). You have been such a key resource for the left and one I have shared with fellow organizers. Solidarity Jen and Cale, hope to see you guys doing more media content soon.

[@HP-ni4si]

Best wishes to you all! I learned a lot from you. Thanks!

[@sergiopawel]

Sad news, best of luck with your new projects

[@miskakerdez3750]

Loved your show. Sad to hear that you're done for now. Looking forward to following your respective projects in the future and being inspired by your thoughtful analysis.

[@Diego-ys9tv]

thanks for the channel, tons of learning, all the best, Left is best

[@hhgutf]

Sad to see you go! One of my favorite channels.

[@travisashby7780]

Thank you for the show. It taught me so much and really shaped my views. Hope to see your future projects!

[@mmccosker]

Keep all the content up! ❤

[@snuffsonic23]

nooooooo this is so sad! one of my favorite talkshows to listen to :(

[@michaelm2817]

Damn..sorry to hear you guys won't be doing this show anymore. I'm not a Marxist myself, but I always found your conversations to be really interesting and insightful. Wishing you Best of luck on your future endeavors

[@russellgallman7566]

Well, that makes me a bit bummed out. I have appreciated being able to follow your work.

[@Unclejamsarmy]

Damn!! Loved the show. I appreciate and follow all hosts but Jen and Ariella were my favorite hosting duo anywhere!

[@zaloo]

i would love to read a postmortem on this YT channel. producing a show is hard work, but beyond that, the technical aspects of this are shoestring off-the-shelf, so i'm curious as to why this has to have an official "ending"? why and what's next. it's true this thing is crazy underviewed, but the value is great. all the more woeful given the AWFUL state of breadtube post Bernard.

[@neseas]

I have learned so much from these this is such a surprise and will be missed!

[@torrentialrage]

Really hope you are able to start the show again.

[@RB-jl8gj]

Sad to see this is stopping. It was vital to me for some time. Solidarity and Communism will win !

[@aahchoo1]

I've been depressed lately about how clueless the vast majority of people seem to be about the multitude of serious problems we need to address. Then ,boom, this morning I watch this Jacobin episode and it features this amazing organizer who not only can explain the problems(and potential) of the labor movement *BUT ALSO* has sophisticated ideas about how to address various current labor issues. And now I have *hope* that OMG YES there are people out in the trenches who haven't been co-opted by our totalitarian neoliberal order. Jacobin Show, thank you! You will be missed!!! The real problem with our democracy isn't Trump or the Republicans... they are only the biggest symptoms of the problem. The biggest problem is that there is not enough good information about what's happening to this country... we Americans may as well be living in Plato's cave or the USSR where all news had to be officially approved (by the Communist Party there, here by the corporate neoliberal establishment... same difference). Please come back with the show one day soon!

[@happy-go-commie]

Thank you for your work, I appreciate you all so much. You have introduced me to a lot of left intellectuals that I otherwise may not have had encountered in my ongoing political education. Looking forward to what your group will come up with in the future.

[@AWildBard]

Well thanks for all the great shows. Just amazing work! Sad to hear you are leaving or shutting down. At least you said goodbye! It seemed really abrupt when Weekends just suddenly ended with no explanation.

[@ambitionbird]

Really sad to see this go. There have been many wonderful episodes. Better than the magazine, in my opinion.

[@Kunsoo1024]

Please bring this back.

[@randallpatton6455]

Good to hear about the history series!

[@christressler3857]

Mentioning "Detroit I do mind dying" (likely missing a comma or colon), a little after 52:20 would've been appreciated. Lol I can't count the number of times I've heard Chris Hedges and Noam Chomsky mention books and I'd have to pause the video and write it down somewhere!

[@bjornbuckley]

This channel has been awesome guys. It’s been a pleasure.

[@julianbluefeather8491]

Why is the show ending?

[@DzughashvilisFavored]

My absolute favorite place for Leftist info, particularly on KZbin, It's so sad to see you go!

[@Laurencemardon]

Jeez ... I've only recently gotten off a project which has kept me too busy to look at vids ... I'd been vaguely wondering why I hadn't seen anything from Jen Pan & Co. ... and I've just seen this. This is very bad news! I don't know if anyone from the crack Jacobin team is still reading comments, but how about a short vid in the new year talking about what some of the regulars are writing, etc.? You had such a great mix of ppl really regretting you've gone under. Many thx for having given us the channel & best of luck to all.

[@Chris-cq5pw]

I’ll really miss this show- it’s been great. The mutual aid episode was especially revelatory for me. All the episodes I’ve come across have been great. Cheers to you all and best of luck with everything going forward. PS I appreciate the heartfelt shoutout to Michael ❤

[@stuarthamilton3832]

I'll really miss the show. I thought that Jen was great ! Good, relevant topics. Good questions. Good guests. I learned a lot. I'm glad that this was the form and content of your last show since it had to end. Admittedly, the last one I saw before this one left a sour taste in my mouth. 🙊

[@nyguerilla]

Still miss Michael Brooks dearly. Thank you for this show and the past few years.. Obviously will miss this show too, sad to hear this. Hope Jacobin somehow finds a way to bring the team back & restart this down the line. #LeftIsBest #Solidarity

[@octogirl555]

I understand why the channel is ending and I wish you luck on your various endeavors. It feels a little sad when a collective project dissolves because of personal ambitions but everyone needs to do what they have to in this increasingly difficult world.

[@sail2byzantium]

Well this is very sad. Why do you have to go? The show has been excellent.

[@sail2byzantium]

Okay. Listening in, now I know. Still sad for you all to go away. I hope the channel's posts will still be available and perhaps at a future date the show might be revived in some way. Thanks, Jen. Thanks, Cale. The very best to both of you.