Episode Details

Air Date 2/10/2026

Today we explore what effective resistance actually looks like. We'll hear why Jamelle Bouie says the panic of those in power signals that opposition is working, what abolitionists teach us about fighting without knowing the ending, and how Minneapolis proved that democratic force can overwhelm physical force.

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TOP TAKES

KP 1: What I've Learned From Reading History - Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie - Air Date 1-28-26

KP 2: Five Ways to Fight Trumps Fascism - Robert Reich - Air Date 8-19-25

KP 3: Abolish ICE! No Brainer. Then What? Also, How? - Matthew Cooke - Air Date 1-27-26

KP 4: "They Have Agency In This Moment. They Can Walk Away" - Maria J. Stephan's Message To ICE Officers - The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - Air Date 1-23-26

KP 5: Democrats Need To Change How We Talk About ICE | Kat Abughazaleh For Illinois - Kat Abughazaleh - Air Date 1-26-26

KP 6: Gadgets For People Who Don't Trust The Government - Benn Jordan - Air Date 1-4-26

KP 7: What Does Minnesota Today Tell Us About What Resistance Requires? - Tad Stoermer - Air Date 1-24-26

KP 8: What Is a General Strike (and Why Did the U.S. Outlaw Them) - More Perfect Union - Air Date 5-1-25

KP 9: Elites Shit Themselves as Serious Momentum Builds for a Nationwide General Strike - The Humanist Report - Air Date 1-28-26

KP 10: We Don't Need Irony. Just Make It Good - Jessie Gender - Air Date 1-26-26

(00:49:16) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On the war on empathy

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DEEPER DIVES

(00:59:25) SECTION A: WHAT DO WE WANT

A1: Force the Fight: A Resistance History Lesson From the Anti-Federalists - Tad Stoermer - Air Date 1-26-26

A2: Trump's Vacant Stare Is Sending Shockwaves Around the World - Heather Delaney Reese - Air Date 1-24-26

A3: The Kids Aren't Alright - The Majority Report W/ Sam Seder - Air Date 1-25-26

(01:21:40) SECTION B: WHAT DID WE WANT

B1:

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