Podcast Episodes

Trump’s New Merger Scandal Is Swampier Than Watergate

Season 5 Episode 92

In a stunning reversal, the Trump administration just gave the green light to a major tech merger — and then fired two Justice Department lawyers who opposed it. Was corruption at play in the merger …

Published on 1 month ago

How AI Is Taking Over The U.S. Government

Season 5 Episode 91

The Trump administration just unveiled a sweeping AI Action Plan that aims to achieve global dominance in the industry. Hiding deep within the document? A previously rejected scheme to ban oversight …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

The Fight For Control Of Your Money (with Matt Stoller and Nathan Tankus)

Season 5 Episode 90

President Donald Trump and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell are dueling over interest rates set by America’s secretive central bank, the Federal Reserve. Is the Fed’s secrecy and independence good…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Trump, Colbert, And The War On Truth (with David Enrich)

Season 5 Episode 89

Why did CBS cancel Stephen Colbert’s show mere days after the company settled a lawsuit with Donald Trump? Are Trump’s lawsuits part of a larger movement to crush dissent? And which other billionaire…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why They’re Protecting Jeffrey Epstein’s Secrets (with Julie K. Brown)

Season 5 Episode 88

Why is President Donald Trump’s right-wing voter base up in arms over Jeffrey Epstein? Which of the many conspiracy theories are based in truth? And what is Trump’s Department of Justice now trying t…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

8 Absurd Handouts Hiding In Trump’s Tax Bill (With David Dayen)

Season 5 Episode 87

You’ve likely heard about the slashed health care for millions of Americans. Hospitals defunded. Massive tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans. But guess what? Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" is e…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why America Isn't Prepared For The Next Big Flood

Season 5 Episode 86

Even before the deadly July 4th floods in Texas, the United States had a problem. Today on Lever Time, David Sirota sits down with Lever reporter Freddy Brewster to discuss a technology that could he…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Case For Calling Gaza A Genocide

Season 5 Episode 85

Since Israel launched its war in Gaza a year and a half ago in response to Hamas’s October 7 attack, Israeli armed forces have killed tens of thousands of Palestinians in their quest to destroy Hamas…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago

Why Did Trump Rush To Pass The Tax Cut Bill?

Season 5 Episode 84

Why did Republicans rush their massive tax cut bill through Congress? What are they hiding? As the media focuses on specific provisions, David Sirota digs into the bill’s far-reaching consequences, w…

Published on 2 months ago

Are We Closer Than Ever To Nuclear War?

Season 5 Episode 83

Seventy-two minutes. That’s how long it could take from a country launching a nuclear weapon to global nuclear winter and the end of human civilization. 

If that’s not scary enough, the United States …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago