Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Jim Crow 2.0 — SCOTUS Kills the Voting Rights Act and Unleashes the Gerrymandering War
Episode 1791
Air Date: 5/12/2026
Today we examine the redistricting scramble unleashed by the Supreme Court's gutting of the Voting Rights Act. We'll hear how Sou…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Assassin Nation: How Political Violence Got Normalized And How To Reverse It
Episode 1790
Air Date: 5–9-2026
Today we examine how political violence has always been woven into the fabric of American life and who gets to decide what counts …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Boomcession: Why the Economy Looks Great on Paper and Hurts in Real Life
Episode 1789
Air Date: 05-06-2026
Today we examine how the U.S. war on Iran is producing an economic crisis with echoes of the 1970s stagflation era which expla…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Monthly-ish Mix: The America That Almost Was—Empire Abroad, Control at Home, and the Long Arc of Resistance
Episode 1788
Air Date: 05/01/2026
The Monthly-ish Mix™ is here to get you caught up on recent news without being overwhelming! This month we open with Jesse Jacks…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
The American President vs The American Pope: Leo XIV, Trump, and the MAGA-Catholic Rift
Episode 1787
Air Date: 4–29-2026
Today we explore the extraordinary clash between Pope Leo XIV and the Trump White House — a feud involving military threats, medi…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Defeating Viktor Orbán in Hungary and the Authoritarian Playbook Worldwide
Episode 1786
Air Date: 4/24/2026
Today we explore how Viktor Orban spent 16 years transforming Hungary into a blueprint for 21st-century autocracy, how that bluep…
4 months ago
Our Longest War Has Been a Lie All Along (The Afghanistan Papers) (Throwback)
Episode 1329
Re-Air Date: 4-21-2026
Original Air Date: 1–18-2020
Today we take a look at The Afghanistan Papers which reveal in stark detail much of what the anti…
4 months ago
SOLVED! SAMPLE! #38 - Keepin' it Class-y: How Class Structure and Wealth Inequality Keep Us Stuck
Episode 38
Air Date: 4-8-26
Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:
Ch. 1 - The history of the war on poverty in the U.S. Ch. 2 - How the wealthiest 9.9…
4 months ago
Iran and the Chain Reaction: The War Nobody Thought Through (Or, Bomb First, Think Never)
Episode 1783
Air Date: 4/17/2026
Today we examine how the U.S. war with Iran has exposed the deep structural rot at the heart of American power, the global econom…
4 months, 1 week ago
Who Gets to Be American, Who Gets to Vote, and Who Decides
Episode 1784
Air Date: 4/14/2026
Today we examine the legal battles shaking the foundations of American citizenship and voting rights as Trump's legal team uses t…
4 months, 1 week ago