Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchCandace 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…
6 months, 2 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…
6 months, 2 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…
6 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…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
There Have to Be Consequences For Advocating Illegal Wars
Episode 440
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7 months 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 r…
7 months, 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 Unau…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
The Silencing of Me
Episode 437
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7 months, 2 weeks ago
The Case for Centrism Does Not Hold Up
Episode 436
The New York Times editorial board is wrong. Principled progressive politics on the Bernie Sanders model is still the path forward.
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7 months, 2 weeks ago
Follow Mamdani’s Example
Episode 435
This is how you run. This is how you win. This is the politics we need right now. Democratic socialist candidates can inspire people again, and fight…
7 months, 3 weeks ago