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SOLVED! SAMPLE! #36 - Bribery Jazz - Corruption is the Water We Swim In
Episode 36
Air Date: 3–18-26
Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:
Ch. 1 - The dark history of money in politics, aka: corruption Ch. 2 - What the left …1 month, 3 weeks ago
AI, the Pentagon, Labor and Capitalism: The Fight Over Who Controls the Future
Episode 1778
Air Date: 3/19/2026
Today we explore the long history of technological disruption — from the Industrial Revolution to the rise of software engineerin…
2 months ago
How Christian Nationalism, Oil, and Zionism Built The War Against Iran
Episode 1777
Air Date: 3/15/2026
Today we examine how a century of foreign intervention created incompatible national memories between the US and Iran and how Net…
2 months ago
Trump's Pharaoh Complex, Our Flawed Constitution, and the 250th Anniversary
Episode 1776
Air Date: 3/11/2026
Today is episode 1776, in the year of our nation's 250th birthday, and we thought the occasion called for something big. So, we'r…
2 months, 1 week ago
SOLVED! FROM THE ARCHIVES - "Collaborators, Internal Exiles, and Dissidents" (Original Air Date: 01-26-25)
Episode 6
Re-Air Date: 01–26-25
Unless you were a member in January of 2025, this episode of SOLVED! will be brand new to you! If you were a member back then, …
2 months, 1 week ago
Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Coalition and the Remaking of American Politics
Episode 1775
Air Date: 3/7/2026
Welcome to this episode of the Award-Winning Best of the Left Podcast. Today we examine the life and legacy of Reverend Jesse Jac…
2 months, 1 week ago
Monthly-ish Mix: Who's in Charge?—The Scramble for Control of Nations, Bodies, and Minds
Episode 1774
Air Date: 3/3/2026
The Monthly-ish Mix™ is here to get you caught up on recent news without being overwhelming! This month we examine the multi-front…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Envisioning a Leftist Economic Future of Postcapitalism, High-Tech Automation, Universal Basic Income and a World (Mostly) Without Work (Throwback)
Episode 1615
Original Air Date: 3-1-2024
We don't have to think too hard to understand the fears of a world in which work, and the ability of millions to support …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
The Grift of Life (Scam Culture™ and the Economy it has built) (Throwback)
Episode 1540
Original Air Date: 1/31/2023
Today, we take a look at just some of the nearly infinite ways in which our society, culture and economy are infused fro…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
SOLVED! SAMPLE! #34 - Understanding The Dual State: Life Under Authoritarianism and Your Role in Fighting It
Episode 34
Air Date: 2-17-26
Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:
Ch. 1 - The "dual state" concept coined by German Jewish political scientist and la…
2 months, 3 weeks ago