Episodes

4 days ago
4 days ago
This time we've got Eoin Higgins on to talk about his book Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices on the Left. He uses Glenn Greenwald and Matt Taibbi as case studies in how shifting monetary incentives created by tech oligarchs like Peter Thiel and Marc Andreessen combined with certain personal pathologies turned formerly respected progressive journalists into right-wing blowhards.
Coincidentally, Ryan also made videos on both Greenwald and Taibbi, which make for a nice pairing.

Monday Feb 03, 2025
Monday Feb 03, 2025
This time we are taking a step back to consider just what is going on with shadow president Musk and his gang of thugs seizing control of core government functions. It's important, we feel, to foreground the grave political implications of what is happening.
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Saturday Jan 25, 2025
Saturday Jan 25, 2025
Today we're bringing back Professor Harvey Kaye to talk about Trump's inaugural address and some of his first executive orders.
Check out the Prospect's coverage of Trump's actions: day 1, day 2, day 3, day 4.

Saturday Jan 18, 2025

Thursday Jan 09, 2025
Thursday Jan 09, 2025
Alexi is off, so David Dayen joins Ryan to discuss the events over the holiday. What are Republicans going to do? Is anyone driving the GOP train--maybe Elon Musk? And what in God's name is Trump going on about with conquering Greenland, Canada, and Panama? We live in hell.

Friday Jan 03, 2025
Friday Jan 03, 2025
Today economics professor Rob Larson comes on to discuss his new book Mastering the Universe: The Obscene Wealth of the Ruling Class, What They Do with Their Money, and Why You Should Hate Them Even More. We discuss how the ultra-rich got their money, what they do with it, why it's a problem, and what to do about it. Enjoy!

Tuesday Dec 24, 2024

Friday Dec 20, 2024
Friday Dec 20, 2024
What worked and what didn't about the Biden administration's program, and why didn't it pay off politically? We discuss, and at the end we give a brief update on what's going on in Syria.
Read President Biden’s defense of his record here.

Sunday Dec 08, 2024
Sunday Dec 08, 2024
Today we are talking the United Healthcare CEO assassination, the attempted coup in Korea, and the revolution in Syria. Subscribe now to listen to the whole thing!

Wednesday Nov 27, 2024
Wednesday Nov 27, 2024
Pennsylvania Senator Nikil Saval, who represents the First District in South Philadelphia, talks about what went wrong with the Harris campaign in Philadelphia and across the nation, and how the left might rebuild going forward.
Check out Nikil's recent book Rage in Harlem: June Jordan and Architecture.

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