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The Democratic Party Lied to You About Joe Biden

Episode 390

The Democratic Party is sclerotic. It’s easy to heap blame on Joe Biden now that he is weak and powerless. But that’s a convenient way of avoiding a …

11 months, 1 week ago

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America's Diplomatic Failures in China, Ukraine, and Gaza (w/Chas Freeman)

Episode 389

🦩 This episode originally aired on May 16, 2025. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs

Chas Freeman is one of the most insightful voice…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

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Democrats Are Not "The Left" (w/Ted Rall)

Episode 388

🦩 This episode originally aired on May 14, 2025. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs

Ted Rall is one of the most influential politica…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

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How Other Countries Solved What America Won’t (w/Natasha Hakimi Zapata)

Episode 387

🦩 This episode originally aired on April 18, 2025. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs

America is in crisis, but it doesn’t have to b…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

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Douglas Murray’s “Expertise” Is a Sham

Episode 386

In “On Democracies and Death Cults,” Murray offers a straightforward “good versus evil” account of the Israel-Palestine conflict. He does this by exc…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

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Inside Saturday Night Live (w/Susan Morrison)

Episode 385

🦩 This episode originally aired on May 6, 2025. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs

Lorne Michaels might be the most powerful figure …

11 months, 3 weeks ago

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We Must Return to the Radical Roots of Liberalism (w/ Matt McManus)

Episode 384

🦩 This episode originally aired on April 29, 2025. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!

Liberalism and socialism are often treated as…

1 year ago

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Shrimp Are the Most Abused Animals on Earth (w/ Andrés Jiménez Zorrilla)

Episode 383

🦩 This episode originally aired on April 22, 2025. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs

Most people never think twice about shrimp. Bu…

1 year ago

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Let's Talk About PHYSICS! (w/ Sean Carroll)

Episode 382

A bit of a change of pace for the CA podcast today: We're going to be doing SCIENCE instead of politics. We're joined by one of the world's leading p…

1 year ago

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“Common Sense” Is Destroying Democracy (w/ Sophia Rosenfeld)

Episode 381

🦩 This episode originally aired on April 4, 2025. Get new episodes early at patreon.com/CurrentAffairs!

Sophia Rosenfeld is a distinguished historian …

1 year ago

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