On this week’s episode, Ryan Grim of The Intercept joins us to discuss the since-withdrawn letter on diplomacy with Russia from the Congressional Progressive Caucus. We get into how it originated, the firestorm it caused, whether the outrage was reasonable and its ultimate retraction. We also discuss how eliminating any debate over how and when diplomacy should prioritized will ultimately lead to worse outcomes for Ukrainians.You can follow Ryan on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/ryangrimIf yo...
Oct 28, 2022•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast Note: This is a preview of our most recent premium episode. You can listen to the full episode by becoming a paid subscriber (paid intern!) for just $5 a month here: We’re joined on this episode by public health expert and Twitch streamer Frogan to talk about how the Biden administration is handling the very much still here Covid pandemic, how a winter surge is coming and whether or not it will make a difference in the midterms.You can follow Frogan on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/fr0gan An...
Oct 21, 2022•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode, Twitch streamer Carter joins us to break down the very chaotic TwitchCon in San Diego last weekend. We get into Twitch revenue splits, conversations about streamers and other creators unionizing, burnout gig economy workers face and more.You can follow Carter here: https://twitter.com/CarterForNowYou can become a paid subscriber (paid intern!) of the show and get access to all our premium episodes here: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribe...
Oct 14, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hunter Walker, reporter and author of the new book “The Breach” on the January 6 investigation, joins us to break down his findings. The book, which he wrote with former member of Congress Denver Riggleman, is available here .You can follow Hunter on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/hunterwYou can become a paid subscriber (paid intern!) of the show and gain access to our full back catalog of premium episodes here: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or...
Oct 03, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Transcript available on Metacast Note: This is a preview of our most recent premium episode. To hear the full episode and get access to our full backcatalog of premium episodes, you can become a paid subscriber—and paid intern!—at theinsurgents.substack.com This week we’re joined by Ed Zitron, author of the Where’s Your Ed At Substack, which you should subscribe to. Lately, Ed has been offering up great criticism of the “quiet quitting” hoax offered up by bosses and business press. He helps us cut through the noise and we break...
Aug 31, 2022•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Andrew Perez of The Lever joins us this week to discuss his huge story exposing the secretive billionaire, Barre Seid, who gave $1.6 billion to Leonard Leo, the co-chair of the Federalist Society and man behind the Supreme Court’s right-wing shift. Now, Leo, a skilled right-wing political operative, has a colossal war chest at his disposal and can seriously impact the future of the conservative moment.We also wade into Biden’s student debt cancellation a bit as well.You can read the story at The...
Aug 26, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week we’re joined by LucidFoxx, commentator and Twitch streamer (and returning guest!) to discuss the extreme weather wreaking havoc around the world. We get into the policy response from the Biden administration and how we stave off doomerism around climate change. We also discuss Dark Brandon and Rob’s new “Let’s Go Brandon” shirt. We also roll out our new paid internship program.You can follow Lucid HERE .Please consider supporting the show by becoming a paid subscriber (paid intern!) at...
Jul 29, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Note: This is a preview of our most recent premium episode. You can access the full episode and our entire back catalog of premium episodes by subscribing at TheInsurgents.Substack.com Chris Geidner, writer of Law Dork, with Chris Geidner , joins us on this episode to discuss the final few weeks of the Supreme Court’s term, the fallout caused by cases on climate change, abortion and religious entanglement with government. He also offers a look ahead at the fall term and, unsurprisingly, doesn’t ...
Jul 18, 2022•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast Please consider supporting the show by subscribing at TheInsurgents.Substack.com or by clicking the button below: Kate Smith of Planned Parenthood Federation of America joins us to discuss the fallout after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade in its decision in Dobbs vs. Jackson. Kate provides us with historical context, explains how we got to this point, how trigger laws impacted people in around a dozen states immediately and where the fight goes from here to protect abortion rights. We ...
Jul 08, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is a preview of our most recent premium episode for subscribers. To hear the full episode and access our entire back catalog of premium episodes, you can subscribe at TheInsurgents.Substack.com Jeremy Kaplowitz and Matt Saincome of Hard Drive join us on today’s episode to talk about Elon Musk’s weird obsession with their content. We get into how their feud started, his repeated ~meme theft~ without credit, and explore Elon’s many promises to revolutionize various aspects of society that, we...
Jun 29, 2022•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Adam Conover joins us this week to discuss his latest Netflix series, The G Word with Adam Conover . The show breaks down how the federal government actually works, he meets some of the unsung heroes who work in the federal bureaucracy who deal with critical issues like inspecting meat production, tracking extreme weather and making sure workers money is safe in banks—and more—and illustrates how, in some cases, departments and agencies can’t be effective because of how they’re designed.We also ...
Jun 21, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Transcript available on Metacast Note: This is a preview of our most recent premium episode. To hear the full episode and all of our premium episodes you can subscribe at TheInsurgents.Substack.com. On this episode Popular Information's Judd Legum joins us to discuss his work tracking the hollow overture corporations make during Pride Month while backing vile, anti-LGBTQIA+ republicans around the country.We also get into the January 6th hearings, his work tracking corporations who “paused” donations to Republicans who supported...
Jun 17, 2022•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Eoin Higgins of The Flashpoint joins us to talk about the January 6th hearings which just kicked off. We wade into the right’s creepy obsession with trans people, the attacks and harassment they inspire and how “just asking questions” journalists feed into the right’s narrative. Eoin and Jordan also discuss their new news aggregation site, NewsBolt, and the thought behind it. You can check out the site at NewsBolt.org .ALSO! We are on YouTube now. Please give us a follow here: https://www.youtub...
Jun 10, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Note: This is a preview of our most recent premium episode. To hear the full episode and all of our premium episodes you can subscribe at TheInsurgents.Substack.com. LivAgar joins us this week to talk about the corporate and military kickoff to Pride Month. We talk about the hollow, cynical ploys by corporations to Pride wash their social accounts while simultaneously backing Republicans who push anti-gay, anti-trans laws and weigh the impact of broader “inclusion” efforts.You can follow Liv on ...
Jun 03, 2022•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Note: We unlocked this premium episode due to popular demand. You can hear other premium episodes by subscribing at TheInsurgents.Substack.com. This week we’re joined by David Sirota of The Lever. We discuss the progressive primary wins this week in Pennsylvania & Oregon, what that means for voter sentiment in the Democratic base, and if the Democratic party could actually be reformed through the electoral process.You can follow David on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/davidsirotaYou can read ...
May 29, 2022•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast We’ll be honest, we had originally planned a somewhat lighthearted episode with Steve Sladkowski, guitarist in Canadian punk outfit PUP, and then the Robb Elementary School shooting happened. So while we do open with a bit of NBA playoffs talk, we ended up having a raw discussion about gun violence and how it’s a uniquely American problem. This was difficult and emotional and we share the frustration so many of you feel regarding inaction at the national level.Please do be sure to give Steve a f...
May 26, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is a preview of our most recent premium episode for subscribers. To hear the full episode and access our entire back catalog of premium episodes, you can subscribe at TheInsurgents.Substack.com This week we’re joined by David Sirota of The Lever. We discuss the progressive primary wins this week in Pennsylvania & Oregon, what that means for voter sentiment in the Democratic base, and if the Democratic party could actually be reformed through the electoral process. You can follow David on Tw...
May 20, 2022•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast We are joined this week by Peter from the Supreme Court podcast 5-4 who provides context for how we got to this point where the high court is poised to overturn Roe. We examine the opportunities Democrats had to codify Roe, the rhetoric around “just vote” to shift the burden onto voters & away from people in power and review the discourse over how people should protest SCOTUS, if at all. You can follow Peter here: https://twitter.com/The_Law_BoyAnd check out 5-4 here: https://www.patreon.com/fiv...
May 13, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is a preview of our most recent premium episode for subscribers. To hear the full episode and access our entire back catalog of premium episodes, you can subscribe here: This week we’re joined by Keegan Hamilton of Vice whose recent piece detailed the horrific conditions migrant children ender under Customs & Border Patrol’s control. We get into the broader context & what fuels immigration flow into the United States, and discuss what, if anything, the Biden administration is doing to recti...
May 06, 2022•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Edward Ongweso joins us today to discuss Elon Musk’s plan to purchase Twitter, what it will mean for the platform, whether concerns about him spying on people are well-founded and whether or not the deal will actually go through. We also tackle reports of Joe Biden’s admin considering cancelling some student loan debt and make (likely incorrect) predictions.You can follow Edward HERE .You can find the show on all the major streaming apps at InsurgentsPod.com Reminder that you can become a paying...
Apr 29, 2022•51 min•Transcript available on Metacast Note: This is a teaser of a premium episode. You can hear the full episode by subscribing at TheInsurgents.Substack.com The QAnon Anonymous boys are back again, this time to break down the weird “testicle tanning” and “decline of testosterone” mini film Tucker Carlson is apparently putting together. We get into it’s weird origins, how it overlaps with the holistic and thus anti-vax community, and how right wing demagogues are exploiting all these communities for political gain.You can subscribe ...
Apr 20, 2022•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s our 100th episode of the Insurgents & tax day is just around the corner, so who better than Dwight from Eat The Rich to join us to discuss the state of wealth inequality, parasitic capitalists and generally everything else ruining the world. We talk about Manchin standing in the way of a tax on the ultra wealthy and also discuss the real first family: the Sacklers.You can follow Dwight HERE .And subscribe to Eat the Rich HERE .And since this is our 100th episode, we wanted to take a moment ...
Apr 13, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is a sample of our latest premium episode. You can subscribe here to hear the full episode: This week, The Intercept’s Ken Klippenstein joins us to discuss the Amazon union push and his story on how the corporate giant has been censoring internal messaging to try to prevent workers from discussing union efforts, fair pay, using the restroom & more.We also review the latest posts from the “Occupy Democrats” Twitter account and assess whether 1 RT actually does = 1 support. This is a public e...
Apr 08, 2022•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week we cover a topic very few other people are talking about. Apparently a professionally trained actor “Will Smith” slapped another actor and comedian “Chris Rock” at a nationally televised event for actors. We wade into the awful takes, how mostly apolitical moments like this provide an opportunity to use them as springboards to launch into diatribes about their beliefs and suggest this perfectly describes whatever their worldview is, and Jordan argues in support of the “Slap Truther” st...
Mar 30, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Transcript available on Metacast This is a sample of our latest premium episode. You can subscribe here to hear the full episode: Eli Valley joins on this episode to discuss the disparate coverage of the invasion of Ukraine and the occupation of Palestine. We discuss his recent topic that contrasts how the media & purportedly liberal commentators discuss Palestinian resistance with the way those very same people are celebrating Ukrainians learning how to construct molotov cocktails. You can follow Eli on Twitter HERE . And subs...
Mar 23, 2022•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week we’re joined by journalist Kelly Weill, who just released her new book “Off The Edge: Flat Earthers, Conspiracy Culture & Why People Will Believe Anything.”We get into the history of conspiracy theories, including the origins of the flat earth movement, and Kelly draws a through line from early conspiracy culture & the modern day conspiracies that are impacting our politics.You can follow Kelly HERE .And buy her book HERE . Drop us a line at theinsurgentspod@gmail.com.Find the show on ...
Mar 15, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode journalist Spencer Ackerman joins us to discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the myriad geopolitical issues that both led to this and resulted in its wake, what it’s like to cover a warzone on the ground, the sympathetic coverage for Ukrainian refugees that has not traditionally been afforded to Middle Eastern refugees and more.Spencer’s book ‘Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America And Produced Trump’ is a fantastic book and available here .Spencer’s Substack,...
Mar 10, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this episode The Intercept’s Akela Lacy joins us to discuss the Amir Locke killing, the lack of action after the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act stalled in Congress, how the prison industry has handled Covid and an exploration into how the Democrats rhetoric on tackling police brutality doesn’t square up with their commitment to increase police funding. You can follow Akela HERE . Drop us a line at theinsurgentspod@gmail.com.Find the show on your favorite podcast provider at InsurgentsPo...
Feb 11, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Transcript available on Metacast On this week’s episode, Jen Psaki press conference addict Marcus from Left Flank Vets joins us to analyze the Biden administration’s messaging, spin and approach to the media. We get into the Peter Doocey/Biden “son of a bitch” saga and touch on Biden’s escalations in Ukraine with Russia.You can follow LFV 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 ...
Jan 26, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today we’re joined by writer, comedian and (I think?) host of Hardball, Matt Negrin. Matt, Rob & Jordan discuss the new Netflix film “Don’t Look Up,” and specifically its portrayal of media. From there we dissect the media’s assistance in rewriting the history of Republicans who were complicit in Jan 6 as well as the monuments The Daily Show erected in New York City commemorating the “patriots” who enabled the Capitol mob.You can follow Matt on Twitter HERE . Drop us a line at theinsurgentspod@g...
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