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Patriotism in Peril: Democracy, the Military, and the Fight Over What America Means
Episode 1748
Air Date 11/02/2025
A lot of people on the left aren't feeling the love for their country right now and that's understandable but we have some thoughts on more productive ways to channel those confli…
Published on 17 hours ago
Racism in the United States, it turns out, is a problem
Episode 1747
Air Date 10/28/2025
As we were looking for episode topics, I came across an article making the case that racism is a real problem in the country and that there were lots of recent examples that prove…
Published on 5 days, 1 hour ago
What an actual attack on free speech looks like
Episode 1746
Air Date 10/25/2025
Trump's attacks on free speech, particularly with the use of the Federal Communications Commission, goes far beyond the Jimmy Kimmel story. We're in the middle of an all-out assau…
Published on 1 week, 1 day ago
#1374 Tell Stories, Not Myths: Columbus and the Centrality of Colonialism (Throwback)
Episode 1374
Original Air Date: 10/13/2020
Today we take a look at the myths of Columbus and American Exceptionalism™ that we cling to and turn our gaze to some of the less-understood but more accurate and import…
Published on 1 week, 4 days ago
SOLVED! SAMPLE! #25 - Trump’s “State Capitalism” is Just a Grift, NOT Socialism
Episode 25
Air Date: 10–14-25
Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:
Ch. 1 - The cartoonish conservative and libertarian responses to Trump’s state capitalism
Ch. 2 - Trump’s interest in sovereign wea…
Published on 1 week, 5 days ago
Fake New World: The Age of AI Slop, AI Education, and AI Fascism
Episode 1745
Air Date 10/19/2025
Robber Barons™ of The Gilded Age™ told themselves stories about how they were ushering in progress for all which is why, they argued, they shouldn't be constrained by things like …
Published on 1 week, 6 days ago
Sell Outs, Shills, and Scandals: Saudi Arabia and Israel are buying the credibility they can't earn honestly
Episode 1744
Air Date 10/15/2025
It's said that money can't buy a variety of things like peace, happiness, loyalty, and, relevant for today; integrity and trust. But in a world in which impressions (a very multil…
Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago
SOLVED! #25 - Trump’s “State Capitalism” is Just a Grift, NOT Socialism
Episode 25
Air Date: 10–15-25
Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:
Ch. 1 - The cartoonish conservative and libertarian responses to Trump’s state capitalism Ch. 2 - Trump’s interest in sovereign weal…
Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago
SOLVED! SAMPLE! #24 - Attacking the Medium is the Message: Trump’s Media Oligarchs and the Assault on Free Speech
Episode 24
Air Date: 10–5-25
Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:
Ch. 1 - The state of American media consolidation Ch. 2 - The debate over free speech and the how the history of the right proves the…
Published on 2 weeks, 5 days ago
Trump and Project 2025: Blitzkrieg Against America
Episode 1743
Air Date 10/10/2025
The strategy that Trump and the masterminds behind Project 2025 are following is to move as fast as possible to implement their agenda because they know perfectly well how unpopul…
Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago