Podcast Episodes

What the Government Shutdown Actually Revealed for Democrats (w/ Ettingermentum)

Episode 446

Joshua Cohen is a political theorist and writer of the Ettingermentum Substack: an exceedingly thorough and insightful resource for anyone hoping to understand what the hell is going on in American p…

Published on 14 hours ago

Gaza, Ukraine, and Why Trump’s "Anti-War" Rhetoric Is a Lie (w/ Medea Benjamin)

Episode 445

Medea Benjamin is an anti-war activist and one of the co-founders of CODEPINK: Women for Peace. She’s spent decades fighting the American military-industrial complex, organizing protests against the …

Published on 1 week ago

Candace Owens and the Decay of the American Brain

Episode 444

How can someone so delusional attract an audience of millions? What does it say about us that Owens is listened to by anyone other than a psychiatrist?

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Published on 1 week, 3 days ago

MAGA Megadonors Are Recruiting Mayors to Criminalize Pro-Palestine Speech

Episode 443

Right-wing megadonors flew mayors to an all-expenses-paid summit in New Orleans, where they pushed a policy framework that codified mainstream criticism of Israel as “antisemitic.”

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Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Why Democrats Keep Failing Working People (w/ Nina Turner)

Episode 442

Nina Turner is a former Ohio State Senator, national co-chair of Bernie Sanders’ 2020 presidential campaign, and one of the most forceful advocates for working-class politics in the United States. Sh…

Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago

Anthony Fantano on the Exploitative Music Industry and Zohran's Rap Career

Episode 441

Anthony Fantano is the biggest music critic on YouTube, and the self-described “internet’s busiest music nerd.” The New York Times calls him “The Only Music Critic Who Matters (if You’re Under 25),” …

Published on 3 weeks ago

There Have to Be Consequences For Advocating Illegal Wars

Episode 440

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Yet again, the New York Times’ Bret Stephen…

Published on 1 month ago

Dick Cheney's Legacy Is Mass Murder (w/ Adam McKay)

Episode 439

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to mark the passing of a professional liar, war criminal, and mass murderer. Dick Cheney is dead. As you read this, his co-conspirator George W. Bush may be…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Why Everything is Getting Worse (w/ Cory Doctorow)

Episode 438

Cory Doctorow is the author of over 20 books, including The Internet Con, How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism, and the science fiction novels Unauthorized Bread and Down and Out in the Magic Kingd…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

The Silencing of Me

Episode 437

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Published on 1 month, 1 week ago