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Why Christians Should Be Leftists - 366 PREVIEW
Episode 377
Today we have Phil Christman on to talk about his book Why Christians Should Be Leftists. Is there a model of Christianity aside from right-wing fund…
6 months ago
The Covid Doctors of Doubt - 365
Episode 376
Today we have Dr. Jonathan Howard, who writes at Science Based Medicine, on to discuss his new book Everyone Else Is Lying to You: How the medical es…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Case for Democracy - 364
Episode 375
Today we have writer and friend of the pod Osita Nwanevu on to talk about his new book The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New Amer…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Greenland Report - 363 EXCERPT
Episode 374
Ryan recently visited Greenland to report on their public sector, which turns out to be extremely large and critical to the local economy. How and wh…
7 months ago
Katie Brennan Beat the New Jersey Machine - 362 EXCERPT
Episode 373
Today we're interviewing Katie Brennan, who just won the primary for the New Jersey state Assembly in Hudson County. She explains how the state Democ…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
A Turning Point for Gaza? - 361
Episode 372
Today we've got Layla Al-Sheik on to discuss recent events in Gaza, where an onrushing famine has suddenly become widely acknowledged, even among par…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Transphobia Is Based on Lies - 360
Episode 371
Alexi is still on vacation, so this time we are replaying a recent American Prospect Weekly Roundup show, in which Evan Urquhart of Assigned Media he…
8 months ago
The Worst Law in 175 Years - 359 PREVIEW
Episode 370
Today we've got David Dayen on to discuss the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: massive tax cuts for the rich, massive cuts to Medicaid, food stamps, evisc…
8 months, 1 week ago
Four Futures Revisited - 353 UNLOCKED
Episode 369
Back in 2011 Peter Frase wrote an article for Jacobin called "Four Futures," later turned into a book, speculating about how politics and the economy…
8 months, 1 week ago
How Zohran Did It - 358
Episode 368
Today we’ve got New York City politics expert Michael Caley on to discuss how Zohran Mamdani managed to assemble a coalition that bested Andrew Cuomo…
8 months, 3 weeks ago