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Krystal Kyle & Friends

Krystal Ball, cohost of Breaking Points podcast, and Kyle Kulinski, host of Secular Talk, dive into politics, philosophy and random BS with people they like.

Episodes

Episode 224: David Doel

David Doel of The Rational National joins the show to analyze the recent Canadian elections.

May 03, 20251 hr 15 min

Episode 223: Richard Wolff

Economics professor emeritus and renowned political commentator Richard Wolff joins the show to turn a critical eye on Trump’s trade war with China.

Apr 26, 20251 hr 5 min

Episode 222: Ben Norton

Ben Norton joins us to discuss the potential of a global recession following Trump's disastrous tariff implementations.

Apr 19, 20251 hr 48 min

Episode 221: Jackson Franklin and Kat Abughazaleh

We talk to Democratic grassroots candidates Jackson Franklin and Kat Abughazaleh in their journey to take on the party establishment and change the party to the benefit of working people.

Apr 15, 20251 hr 42 min

Episode 220: Michael Tracey

Michael Tracey joins us to discuss escalations in the trade war Trump’s waging with China, grants being pulled from universities in the name of combating antisemitism, and more.

Apr 15, 20251 hr 43 min

Episode 219: Greg Palast

Investigative journalist Greg Palast joins the show to discuss how Trump plans to steal a third term.

Apr 01, 202556 min

Episode 217: Robert Weissman

This week’s guest, Robert Weissman, walks us through the current climate of grassroots and organizational pushback against our government’s current self-destruct mode

Mar 18, 20251 hr 35 min

Episode 216: Luke Savage

Writer Luke Savage joins us to discuss Trump's disastrous trade war.

Mar 11, 20251 hr 2 min

Episode 215: Maxwell Frost

Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) is on the show to talk about the Trump whirlwind hitting the Hill and share his insider info on what it’s like to be in government right now under President Musk.

Mar 02, 20251 hr 31 min

Episode 214: Greg Palast

Greg Palast joins us to discuss the devastating impact of voter suppression in the 2024 election.

Feb 23, 20251 hr 23 min

Episode 213: Rahna Epting

MoveOn director Rahna Epting responds to Hakeem Jeffries' criticism of progressive grassroots organizations.

Feb 23, 202525 min

Episode 212: Judd Legum

Join us and special guest Judd Legum to discuss Judd’s watchdog reporting on Musk’s abuses and follies in (unelected) office, where he’s keeping tabs on how the richest man in the world has bought his way into Trump’s right-hand position.

Feb 16, 20251 hr 21 min

Episode 209: Mike Figueredo

The Humanist Report's Mike Figueredo walks us through the nightmare of Trump 2.0.

Jan 25, 20251 hr 39 min

Episode 208: Biden Farewell

Krystal and Kyle look back over the Biden years as his administration comes to a close.

Jan 19, 20251 hr 29 min

Episode 207: Owen Jones

British journalist Owen Jones joins us to help make sense of what Elon is up to in Britain, whether his boost of the far right Reform Party will prove successful, and what to make of his falling out with Nigel Farage.

Jan 11, 20251 hr 33 min

Episode 206: Pisco

Pisco of Lib & Learn podcast joins us to discuss the current civil war hitting MAGA’s ranks and the future of the bromance between Trump and Elon (is it built to last?).

Jan 04, 20251 hr 10 min

Episode 205: Matt Bruenig

With this week’s guest, Matt Bruenig, we debunk the biggest misconceptions and lies about single-payer healthcare.

Dec 22, 20241 hr 32 min

Episode 204: Ken Klippenstein

Ken Klippenstein takes us through his coverage of the UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing, and the response of mainstream media outlets.

Dec 14, 202456 min

Episode 202: Ro Khanna

Congressman Ro Khanna joins us to talk about Democrats' loss in the 2024 election and where the party is headed.

Dec 01, 20241 hr 2 min

Episode 201: Steve Schmidt

We talk to MSNBC regular turned critic Steve Schmidt about Morning Joe’s recent heel turn on Donald Trump.

Nov 23, 20241 hr 29 min

Episode 200: Juan David Rojas

For our two hundredth episode, we talk to Juan David Rojas about how AMLO, Mexico’s Bernie, won.

Nov 16, 20241 hr 26 min

Episode 199: Ettingermentum

Ettingermentum joins us for 2024 Election Day analysis and helps us interpret what’s next under the coming four years of Trump.

Nov 09, 20241 hr 52 min

Episode 197: Sam Butler

Sam Butler joins the show to discuss his article for Drop Site News about Elon Musk’s plan to turn his immense capital into political power.

Oct 26, 20241 hr 24 min

Episode 196: Hutch and Pondering Politics

We're joined by fellow YouTubers Hutch and Pondering Politics to debate the pros and cons of Kamala's strategy of appealing to Republicans.

Oct 19, 20242 hr 4 min

Episode 195: Omar Baddar

We talk to political analyst Omar Baddar about whether Israel is headed for World War III.

Oct 12, 20241 hr 23 min
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