Eoin Higgins joins us to discuss the Lincoln Project’s fall from grace after a slew of scandals popped up, effectively ending the massive cash grab by career republicans. We also get into the Democrats cave on calling witnesses during the impeachment trial.You can follow Eoin HERE.—Drop us a line at theinsurgentspod@gmail.com.You can also listen to the Insurgents on iTunes HERE .On Spotify HERE .On Google Podcasts HERE .And all other links are HERE .If you’d like to become a premium subscriber a...
Feb 15, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Transcript available on Metacast The future is bleak. LivPosting / Liv Agar joins us to discuss tech companies trying to form their own governments, the energy drain of cryptocurrency mining (not gaming though, that is fine), market “instability” and more.You can follow Liv on Twitter HERE and on Twitch HERE .—Drop us a line at theinsurgentspod@gmail.com.You can also listen to the Insurgents on iTunes HERE .On Spotify HERE .On Google Podcasts HERE .And all other links are HERE .If you’d like to become a premium subscriber and g...
Feb 07, 2021•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast Respectable Lawyer joins us for his first ever podcast appearance. We talk about, well, everything. From GME to Wall Street regulation to the lack of a central organizing tenant on the left that leaves various factions in disarray.You can follow RL HERE .—You can leave us a voicemail at: 202-570-4639. Or drop us a line at theinsurgentspod@gmail.com.You can also listen to the Insurgents on iTunes HERE .On Spotify HERE .On Google Podcasts HERE .And all other links are HERE .If you’d like to become...
Feb 01, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Transcript available on Metacast New president baby. Problems are solved. The adults are back in the room!!!!!!!!!—You can leave us a voicemail at: 202-570-4639. Or drop us a line at theinsurgentspod@gmail.com.You can also listen to the Insurgents on iTunes HERE .On Spotify HERE .On Google Podcasts HERE .And all other links are HERE .If you’d like to become a premium subscriber and gain access to premium episodes as well as our private Discord server, you can do so here: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this w...
Jan 25, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Transcript available on Metacast Friend of the show and 3x guest Vanessa A. Bee joins us again to recap the Trump’s second impeachment. We discuss the long-term consequences of the insurrection and the rise of nationalistic violence.You can follow Vanessa HERE .—You can leave us a voicemail at: 202-570-4639. Or drop us a line at theinsurgentspod@gmail.com.You can also listen to the Insurgents on iTunes HERE .On Spotify HERE .On Google Podcasts HERE .And all other links are HERE .If you’d like to become a premium subscriber and ...
Jan 15, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast On Wednesday the President spoke to a crowd of his most ardent supporters, encouraged them to go to the Capitol and, after weeks of fanning the flames, incited a failed insurrection. It was haphazard, bizarre, at points absurd to the point of humorous but generally concerning about where this energy goes after Trump. Jared Holt, who has been tracking right wing extremism for years, joins us to talk about just that.You can follow Jared HERE .—You can leave us a voicemail at: 202-570-4639. Or drop...
Jan 08, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today we’re joined by Dan Evans aka Dan From The Internet to talk about AOC’s comments on the need for a change in Dem leadership. We talk a bit about the “debate” over forcing a Medicare for All vote but mostly avoid the origin of the conversation and the associated discourse. Sorry. It sucks!You can follow Dan HERE .—You can leave us a voicemail at: 202-570-4639. Or drop us a line at theinsurgentspod@gmail.com.You can also listen to the Insurgents on iTunes HERE .On Spotify HERE .On Google Pod...
Dec 21, 2020•1 hr 24 min•Transcript available on Metacast Liliana Segura , senior reporter at the Intercept, joins us on this episode to talk about the tragic case of Brandon Bernard and the Trump administration’s rush to execute inmates on death row before he leaves office. We explore the extenuating circumstances affecting Brandon’s case and the change of heart jurors had after the sentencing. Additionally, we discuss the arguments against capital punishment and how it intersects with efforts to defund the police and reallocate those funds toward soc...
Dec 14, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Friend of the show Hasan Piker has found his way back onto the show to give us his post-election hot takes, weighs in on Obama’s anti-“catchy slogans” take, the Trump world denying the election results, and more.Follow Hasan on YouTube HERE . Twitter HERE . Twitch HERE . And Instagram HERE . You can leave us a voicemail at: 202-570-4639. Or drop us a line at theinsurgentspod@gmail.com.You can also listen to the Insurgents on iTunes HERE .On Spotify HERE .On Google Podcasts HERE .And all other li...
Dec 07, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast We’re joined on this episode by Ricci Sergienko , an organizer with People’s City Council LA & Sunrise LA. We’re talking about LA/California’s disastrous response to homelessness, the cruel forced removals of unhoused neighbors from state-owned homes during Thanksgiving weekend, and the rumors about LA Mayor Eric Garcetti being on Biden’s shortlist for a cabinet position.You can follow People’s City Council HERE . You can leave us a voicemail at: 202-570-4639. Or drop us a line at theinsurgentsp...
Nov 29, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast This one is painful for us. We give Ken Klippenstein a stern talking to for his repeated offenses of work policies. From “trolling” a Trump official to violating his non-compete clause with his new Substack , Ken’s flippant attitude has led us to do the unthinkable: give him a verbal warning and ban him from the show.Before we send him on his way we get his thoughts on Biden’s recent admin selections and the liberal responses.If you think absolute lawlessness is fine, follow Ken HERE . You can l...
Nov 20, 2020•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast In this episode, Kyle Kulinski joins us to talk about the moderates and centrists blaming AOC and the Squad for their own failures while taking credit for barely hanging on to a House majority. The news of Cecilia Muñoz being appointed to Biden’s transition team signals kids might still be in cages when Biden takes office. Then we get into how Trump & his supporters refuse to accept the results of the election, fascists are marching in DC and escalating tension points to a rise in violence in th...
Nov 15, 2020•2 hr 30 min•Transcript available on Metacast So, uh… THAT happened! The election is finally over, kind of, Orange Man Bad has been defeated, we think, and everything in America is finally going to go back to normal. There’s now just the minor question of whether the Democrats can flip the Senate and actually have any hope of accomplishing anything — let alone any of the big bold ideas that Joe Biden apparently campaigned on — over the next few years. Battle lines have already been drawn as the activists who delivered Biden the election are...
Nov 09, 2020•2 hr 31 min•Transcript available on Metacast As we trudge through the final days of the 2020 election we reflect on how we got here, where we were election night 2016, and what we think will be the most impactful issues once the votes are counted. And who better to break that all down with than Jack Mirkinson & Sam Grasso from Discourse Blog . Jack, Sam and the rest of the Discourse Blog team will be doing a live election night stream over on Twitch so be sure to tune in & subscribe over at DiscourseBlog.com You can follow Jack HERE and Sa...
Nov 01, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today we’re joined by journalist Matthew Gault to talk about the AOC/Ilhan/Hasan “Among Us” stream on Twitch. We explore how Twitch will be used going forward in a political context, the politicization of video games, and what sets this stream apart from other government/politicized streams like, say, the military. Wonder where that conversation leads!You can follow Matthew HERE . His substack for Angry Planet is HERE . Also in this episode, we receive a very special, perfect phone call from non...
Oct 22, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Transcript available on Metacast Ken Klippenstein joins Jordan and Rob the Blob to talk about our President’s impressive breathing, the beautiful (perfect?) return home from Walter Reed and more Trumpworld Coronavirus news. Ken also breaks in mid-conversation with an update about Stephen Miller.We also talk about Ken’s recent reporting in the Nation about how ICE is charting a new course for agency voice and ideology , its attacks on Talia Lavin and the FBI’s warnings of right wing extremism .You can follow Ken HERE . You can l...
Oct 07, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today we’re joined by Henry Williams & David Oks of the Gravel Institute . We talk about the general sense of doom overwhelming so many of us in this moment and our frustrations caused by the feeble response by Democrats to the right ramming through another Supreme Court nominee. Our conversation wraps up with some talk about the Gravel Institute and their plans to take on Prager U. You can leave us a voicemail at: 202-570-4639. Or drop us a line at theinsurgentspod@gmail.com.You can also listen...
Sep 30, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast We’re joined today by Peter, aka the Law Boy, from 5-4 podcast to talk about the obvious. Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s untimely passing further complicates an already contentious election and the fight to replace the liberal justice can reshape the court for a generation.We talk to Peter about the looming confirmation fight, RBG’s choice not to resign when Obama was president and Democrats controlled the Senate and the impact her absence (and even an empty seat) might have on upcoming cases this fall.Y...
Sep 21, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Massachusetts darling Eoin Higgins joins us this week for postmortem on the Alex Morse & Ed Markey campaigns. Eoin’s reporting in the Intercept helped shine a light on the egregious, homophobic smears levied against Morse’s campaign by the Massachusetts Democratic Party and associated hacks. Eoin’s reporting on Morse can be found HERE .We also spend some time talking about former Michigan governor Rick Snyder, the Republican ghoul who oversaw Flint’s poisoning, enthusiastically endorsing Joe Bid...
Sep 08, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Transcript available on Metacast This episode we’re joined by frienemy of the show, Ken Klippenstein, to talk about the NBA “strike” in response to the police shooting Jacob Blake several times point blank in the back and continued uprising over police brutality. We also spend some time talking about the right wing’s response to the militia cosplayer shooting Kenosha protesters, essentially valorizing him and turning him into a hero overnight.You can follow Ken HERE . You can leave us a voicemail at: 202-570-4639. Or drop us a ...
Aug 30, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week we’re joined by Manny Fidel of Business Insider. We recap the Dem Convention, in both aesthetics and substance. Manny also breaks down his column in Insider about how progressives are grappling with the Biden nomination. There’s some talk in here also about sports returning and the Dem leadership’s efforts to prolong fossil fuel subsidies. We do not read any of your nasty reviews where you get our names wrong in this episode.You can follow Manny HERE . You can leave us a voicemail at: ...
Aug 24, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week we’re joined by Nate and Riley from TRASHFUTURE, who let us know how the intrepid truth-tellers in the British press are holding Boris Johnson’s Conservative government to account for their bumbling Coronavirus response that has resulted in tens of thousands of otherwise preventable deaths. I mean, surely that’s what they’ve been doing. Right? Hello? It’s an interesting discussion that touches on how media in the UK protects the interests of the wealthy and powerful and draws parallels...
Aug 17, 2020•2 hr 46 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week on the show we’re joined by media & technology reporter Justin Hendrix to talk about deepfakes, online disinformation, the Postal Service, and the variety of different ways that the US election in November is going to be a world-historic disaster. Justin also tries, unsuccessfully, to convince us to be positive about the future. Also: Rob lambasts Donald Trump for incompetently screwing up what could have been a great coup in Venezuela and pitches the Democratic Party on a way to disru...
Aug 10, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week we’re joined by John Iadarola, host of “ The Damage Report ” on The Young Turks. We talk about the looming eviction crisis, the Kennedy/Markey race and disingenuous arguments made on behalf of Kennedy, Jordan gives a rundown of his work on the military esports issue and AOC’s amendment on it, and Rob sheds a tear for the end of TikTok.We also read some of your reviews.You can follow John HERE .You can check out the Damage Report HERE . You can leave us a voicemail at: 202-570-4639. Or ...
Aug 02, 2020•2 hr 30 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today we’re joined by Gaby Del Valle of BORDER/LINES , also on Substack and part of our new collaborative effort, Discontents . We discuss the impact coronavirus is having on immigrant communities, specifically families at the border seeking asylum, the broken immigration process that leaves immigrants even more susceptible to the virus and how, despite all the 👏there👏are👏kids👏in👏cages👏 posturing from Democrats, little is being done to actually remedy the situation or prevent it from happe...
Jul 26, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Transcript available on Metacast We’re joined on this episode by Akela Lacy from the Intercept. Akela talks with us about the inadequate response to coronavirus in US prisons & jails, including the Harris county jail in Texas which she wrote about HERE .We also get into the alleged Joe Kennedy ~cyberbullying~ scandal at the hands of the Markey Marauders and Ken Klippenstein joins us to talk about his reporting on the extrajudicial law enforcement practices in Portland. You can follow Akela on Twitter HERE . You can leave us a v...
Jul 20, 2020•1 hr•Transcript available on Metacast We’re joined by Kofie Yeboah of SB Nation’s Fumble Dimenson on this episode. We talk about his show testing the limits of sports video games, the forced return of the NBA and what that means for sports, athletes and corporate interests & how they benefit from a rushed return, and talk a little bit about the US Army esports team.You can follow Kofie on Twitter HERE .On YouTube HERE & HERE .And Twitch HERE . You can leave us a voicemail at: 202-570-4639. Or drop us a line at theinsurgentspod@gmail...
Jul 13, 2020•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast This episode we’re joined by friend of the show Hasan Piker to talk about the looming eviction crisis, insufficient federal response to the coronavirus pandemic, police accountability, the election and more.We also update you on some disciplinary action for Klip Einstein.You can follow Hasan HERE .And on Twitch HERE . You can leave us a voicemail at: 202-570-4639. Or drop us a line at theinsurgentspod@gmail.com.You can also listen to the Insurgents on iTunes HERE .On Spotify HERE .On Google Podc...
Jul 07, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Transcript available on Metacast This episode we’re joined by Bryan Garris and Kevin Otten of Kentucky-based hardcore band Knocked Loose . Kentucky’s nice boys talk about how they’ve used their platform to raise tens of thousands of dollars for various bail funds around the country, why they decided to endorse Charles Booker for Dem nominee in the Senate race in Kentucky, and what it was like touring southeast Asia during the outbreak of coronavirus.You can follow Bryan HERE .You can follow Kevin HERE . You can leave us a voice...
Jun 28, 2020•2 hr 30 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is a big one. A “mega-episode,” if you will.Today we’re joined by Taylor Lorenz, internet culture reporter for the New York Times. We talk about our ever-changing digital world, TikTok hype houses (Rob joined one! Real! Not clickbait! Gone wrong!), how corporate PR departments compile dossiers on reporters and intimidate into silence, and more.We’re also joined by…..and we’re sorry for this….Ken Klippenstein from the Nation to talk about the Jamaal Bowman & Eliot Engel race & what Engel’s s...
Jun 18, 2020•2 hr 38 min•Transcript available on Metacast 
