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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 160: RM Brown

Is Taylor Swift a communist psyop? Is Travis Kelce the perfect cover? We’re thrilled to have RM Brown on the show this week to talk about the latest in lefty politics, the forthcoming presidential election, and more.

Feb 03, 20241 hr 13 min

Episode 159: Vaush

Kyle and Vaush discuss the upcoming presidential election, debates in left media, and Israel-Palestine.

Jan 28, 20241 hr 15 min

Episode 158: Owen Jones

Journalist Owen Jones joins us to discuss the dehumanization of Palestinians in mainstream media.

Jan 21, 20241 hr 28 min

Episode 157: Norman Finkelstein

Norman Finkelstein joins us to discuss the groundbreaking case made by South Africa in The Hague against Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza.

Jan 13, 20241 hr 20 min

Episode 156: Dean Phillips

Krystal and Kyle take on Congressman and Presidential candidate Dean Phillips for a wide-ranging interview and debate. Should Trump be kicked off the ballot? Is Israel committing a genocide? What would Dean do as president?

Jan 06, 20241 hr 12 min

Episode 155: Tim Alberta

We speak to author Tim Alberta about the story of the religious far right’s rise.

Dec 24, 20232 hr 37 min

Episode 154: Katie Halper

Katie Halper joins us to discuss the weaponization of antisemitism allegations.

Dec 17, 20231 hr 24 min

Episode 153: Dimi Reider

Our topic with this week’s guest, Dimi Reider, is the IDF’s genocidal plan for Gaza — and why more Israelis don’t oppose it.

Dec 10, 20231 hr 28 min

Episode 152: Scott Horton

Scott Horton joins us to discuss the relations between the Palestinian Authority, the occupying Israeli government, and American leadership, giving us insight into the occupation of Palestine.

Dec 03, 20232 hr 33 min

Episode 151: Ryan Grim

Ryan Grim discusses his new book on the secret history of the Squad.

Nov 26, 202350 min

Episode 150: Abby Martin

We’re joined by Abby Martin to discuss the ongoing genocide in Palestine.

Nov 19, 20231 hr 23 min

Episode 148: Omar Baddar

Omar Baddar joins us for an in-depth discussion of Israel’s siege on Gaza, the international response, and growing grassroots organizing to call for a ceasefire.

Nov 04, 20231 hr 17 min

Episode 147: Adam Johnson

We talk about Western media’s complicity in Israel’s war on Palestine with guest Adam Johnson.

Oct 29, 20232 hr 38 min

Episode 146: Cenk Uygur

TYT founder and host Cenk Uygur joins us to discuss his recently-announced bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Oct 21, 20232 hr 5 min

Episode 145: GoodPoliticGuy

With our guest GoodPoliticGuy, we discuss the latest updates on Israel’s war on Palestine.

Oct 14, 20231 hr 19 min

Episode 144: Nina Turner

Nina Turner joins us to discuss building labor power through We Are Somebody, a new organization to support striking workers.

Oct 07, 20231 hr 18 min

Episode 142: Naomi Klein

Activist and writer Naomi Klein joins us to discuss her new book on conspiracy culture.

Sep 24, 20231 hr 9 min

Episode 141: Andrew Yang

We talk to political commentator and author Andrew Yang about his latest book, The Last Election — and how political-thriller fiction might offer prescient insight into the precarity of American democracy.

Sep 16, 20232 hr 30 min

Episode 140: Briahna Joy Gray

Briahna Joy Gray joins us to discuss the potential of third parties in the American political landscape.

Sep 10, 20232 hr 46 min

Episode 139: Sohrab Ahmari

Writer Sohrab Ahmari joins us for a debate: Can left and right populists unite?

Sep 03, 20232 hr 44 min

Episode 137: Matt Karp

Historian Matt Karp joins us to discuss the midterms and what they tell us about class dealignment in the United States.

Aug 19, 20232 hr 38 min

Episode 135: Freddie deBoer

Writer Freddie deBoer joins us to discuss his critique of AOC’s political journey and the fate of the Bernie movement.

Aug 05, 20231 hr 3 min

Episode 134: Sitch and Adam

YouTubers Sitch and Adam are back on the podcast for a debate: who’s more authoritarian, the woke or the anti-woke?

Jul 29, 20232 hr 48 min

Episode 133: Zac & Gavin

We talk to The Vanguard hosts Zac & Gavin about their predictions for the 2024 presidential election.

Jul 22, 20232 hr 19 min

Episode 132: Ro Khanna

Representative Ro Khanna joins us to talk about Biden's approach to student debt relief, progressives' endorsement of Biden, and more.

Jul 15, 20231 hr 24 min