Episode 126: FD Signifier
FD Signifier joins us this week to dismantle myths about black conservatism.
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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.
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Episode 125: David Dayen
We talk to writer and editor David Dayen about the debt ceiling negotiations.
Episode 124: Jason Nichols
Media fawns and humiliates themselves over Secretary Pete, Ron DeSantis sinks to new lows in his war on trans people, and Kyle reveals that time he almost had to debate Alex Jones. We're joined this week by Jason Nichols.
Episode 123: Mark Bankston
Lawyer Mark Bankston gives us a primer on defamation cases.
Episode 122: Corey Robin
Political scientist Corey Robin joins us to discuss the corruption scandal surrounding Clarence Thomas.
Episode 121: Daniel Nichanian
We talk to journalist Daniel Nichanian about GOP candidates’ losses in school board races, Brandon Johnson’s election in Chicago, and more.
Episode 120: Norman Finkelstein
Author and political commentator Norman Finkelstein joins us to talk about his political work, identity politics, the Bernie 2020 campaign, and more.
Episode 119: Bradley Moss
Lawyer and journalist Bradley Moss joins us to give us a primer on Trump's criminal allegations.
Episode 118: Steven Donziger
An exclusive interview with Steven Donziger on the Supreme Court’s recent refusal to consider his appeal.
Episode 117: Matthew Zeitlin
Matthew Zeitlin is on the show this week, taking us through the fallout from the SVB crash and explaining everything you want to know but are too afraid to ask.
Episode 116: Gabriel and John Shipton
Gabriel and John Shipton rejoin us to discuss their powerful documentary, Ithaka , the story of Julian Assange’s persecution and incarceration for whistleblowing on US war crimes.
Episode 115: Marshall Kosloff
We're joined by Marshall Kosloff, co-host of The Realignment podcast.
Episode 114: Marianne Williamson
Krystal and Kyle sit down with presidential candidate Marianne Williamson to discuss how she will overcome establishment opposition, her pitch to “normie” Democrats, why this run will be different from the last one, and much more.
Episode 113: Trevor Aaronson
Trevor Aaronson of the Alphabet Boys podcast joins us to discuss how the FBI paid and planted an informant in Denver’s Racial Justice Movement.
Episode 112: David Sirota
David Sirota rejoins the podcast to talk about the catastrophic train derailment in East Palestine, OH.
Episode 111: Matt Bruenig
Matt Bruenig joins us to debunk myths about socialism.
Episode 110: Corin
Join us for "politics and chill" with Kyle and Corin, who discuss DeSantis's politics of far-right outrage, gun policy, the Austin food scene, and much more.
Episode 109: Ken Roth
This week's guest is Ken Roth, former executive director of Human Rights Watch, here to discuss how his criticism of Israel cost him a fellowship at Harvard Kennedy School.
Episode 108: Lonerbox
YouTuber Lonerbox joins the show to discuss the secret history of deplatforming.
Episode 107: Philion
YouTuber Philion is our guest this week, discussing his reporting on the online manosphere.
Episode 106: Will Menaker
We talk to Chapo Trap House co-host Will Menaker about the current contest for Speaker of the House.
Episode 105: Touré
We're joined by author and TV host Touré to discuss his book The Ivy League Counterfeiter and the world of elite financial crime.
Episode 104: Matt Binder
Journalist Matt Binder joins us to discuss his return to Twitter and issues of free speech on the site during Elon Musk's leadership.
Episode 103: Coffeezilla
We talk to YouTube commentator Coffeezilla about the latest developments in the FTX crash.
Episode 102: Thom Hartmann
We’re joined by radio host Thom Hartmann to discuss the legal precedent behind the “corporations are people” argument, the political power of railroad companies, and much more.
Episode 101: Jonah Furman
Labor reporter Jonah Furman joins us to discuss the Senate's recent vote to block a rail strike.
Episode 100: Farron Cousins
A deep dive on Florida politics and Trump vs. DeSantis with commentator Farron Cousins.
Episode 99: Matt Stoller
We're joined by Matt Stoller to discuss antitrust politics in the age of Ticketmaster and crypto crashes.
Episode 98: Marianne Williamson
Marianne Williamson rejoins the show to talk to us about the midterm elections.
Episode 97: Rana Foroohar
Economic analyst Rana Foroohar joins us to discuss the past and present of neoliberalism and her new book Homecoming .