Out of the Box with Jonathan Russo

On the latest episode of Out of the Box, Jonathan is joined by John Reilly, who recounts his recent medical volunteering in Ukraine. John talks about his experiences and the people he met, connecting with Jonathan's time in Ukraine a year ago.About Care Force:Global Care Force partners with organizations providing safety net services in their communities. They equip individuals and groups with fundraising tools and resources to raise awareness and financial support for their volunteer service. You can learn more about them at their website, globalcareforce.org.

Jonathan is joined by Dan Perry to talk about why the war in Gaza has captured the world's attention when there are many devastating conflicts across the globe. The two give a summary of the conflict thus far, and discuss what could be next.

In this episode of Out of the Box with Jonathan Russo, expert on China and legislative counsel for the Coalition for a Prosperous America, James Stuber, rejoins as guest. He and Jonathan talk all things China, including just what's creating a Space Race 2.0 between the United States and China.

Jonathan Russo talks to esteemed professor of Marxist Theory, Clyde Barrow, who unequivocally states that Trump is the effect, not the cause, of the chaotic and authoritarian impulse in American politics.

Today, Jonathan is joined by Thomas Weber to discuss what links the social and political movements of 1930s-1940s Germany and 2024 America.

In this episode, Jonathan welcomes back Dr. Prit Buttar as the two talk through connections and differences in World War II and today’s Gaza–Israel conflict. This episode contains mentions of sexual assault.

On today's episode of Out of the Box with Jonathan Russo, Jonathan speaks with Jeffrey S. Robbins about the Republican party's gaslighting of America, the seemingly unsmearable reputation of Donald Trump, and "how the entire party has turned into a bunch of crybabies." They discuss how Republicans attempted to ruin the Clintons with Whitewater, Benghazi, and Monica Lewinsky, as well as how the "birther" Obama lies were a central plank of the Trump platform, yet when the truth of corruption and insurrection is turned on them, they cry "persecution."

Prit and Jonathan discuss Prit's latest release, To Besiege a City.

Marion Nestle, renowned food writer and professor of nutrition, food studies, and public health, joins Jonathan to talk about the latest craze of diet injections hitting the market.---Marion Nestle is Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, Emerita, at New York University, in the department she chaired from 1988-2003 and from which she retired in September 2017. She is also Visiting Professor of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell. She is the author, co-author, or co-editor of fifteen books, several of them prize-winning, notably What to Eat; Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health; and Soda Politics:Taking on Big Soda (and Winning). Her most recent book is a memoir, Slow Cooked: An Unexpected Life in Food Politics (2022). She is working on an updated and thoroughly revised edition of What to Eat for Picador Press (currently scheduled for March 2025).She blogs almost daily at www.foodpolitics.com, where she is writing about these very issues. Read Marion’s blog on obesity drugs here: https://www.foodpolitics.com/2023/10/the-new-obesity-drugs-a-threat-to-the-food-industry.She has received many awards and honors: In 2011, Michael Pollan ranked her as the #2 most powerful foodie in America (after Michelle Obama), and Mark Bittman ranked her #1 in his list of foodies to be thankful for. She is the recipient of the 2023 Edinburgh Medal for Science and Humanities.