Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEd Wood and the Politics of Bad Taste (w/ Will Sloan)
Episode 450
Will Sloan is a film critic and writer whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, Jacobin, and the Toronto Star. He is the co-host, with Luke Savage,…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
The Coup In Venezuela Is An Assault on the Whole World
Episode 449
Donald Trump's overthrow of Nicolás Maduro sets a terrible precedent that severely erodes international sovereignty. Can other countries depose any l…
4 months ago
How Zohran Mamdani Defeated the Democratic Establishment
Episode 448
In the fall of 2024, Zohran Mamdani was a long-shot challenger taking on New York City’s political establishment. Today, he’s the mayor. In this earl…
4 months ago
Michael Pollan Is Lying to You About "Ethical" Meat
Episode 447
John Sanbonmatsu is a professor of philosophy at Worcester Polytechnic Institute and the author of The Omnivore’s Deception: What We Get Wrong about …
4 months ago
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 …
4 months, 1 week 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-in…
4 months, 2 weeks 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 psychiatris…
4 months, 3 weeks 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 critic…
4 months, 3 weeks 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 f…
4 months, 3 weeks 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 Onl…
5 months ago