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Expertly-curated progressive politics, news, and culture produced by leftist humans, not algorithms or AI. This is an award-winning podcast that dives deeply into a wide range of national and international issues facing society and governments. We draw from hundreds of sources of progressive news and commentary. Est. 2006. Save time by listening to a range of perspectives on a focused topic in each episode and be introduced to new sources you will not have come across on your own!
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StraightioLab is an intellectual podcast where smart comedians George Civeris and Sam Taggart unpack the rich, multi-colored tapestry of straight culture. In each episode, George and Sam are joined by a guest to hold a MIRROR to society and finally get to the BOTTOM of mysterious and perverse topics such as college fraternities, gender reveal parties, the military, themed restaurants, and the concept of "the holidays." Scared? Good.
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Indo American News Radio commentators Jawahar Malhotra, Sanchali Basu and Pramod Kulkarni cover an eclectic mix of news, views and guest interviews from the South Asian community in Houston, Texas, every Saturday from 4 to 6pm on FM 98.7. From 3 to 4 pm, Jyoti Kulkarni entertains on Classically Yours deciphering the Ragas which are the basis of Hindi movie songs and Jawahar & Sanchali play the I Think I Know This current affairs quiz. IANR is a product of Indo American News paper which has s ...
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Air Date 5/3/2024 A look back at previous coverage of criminalizing protests, weaponizing civility, and violent responses to peaceful dissent. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Clips and Shows + No Ads!) Join our Discord community! SHOW NOTES C…
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Air Date 5/1/2024 The past, present, and future of tackling the uselessness of extreme wealth by exposing and closing tax avoidance loopholes and pushing for a culture change to embrace the need for a more equal society. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Suppo…
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Cole Escola has created the theater event of the year with the stunning "Oh Mary!" (moving soon to Broadway!!) and now they are creating the podcast guest appearance of a lifetime with this groundbreaking episode. We talk hotels, baby carrots, dirty cups, and what's coming to the runway this year. And let's just say that Tim Gunn voice is in full e…
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Get full, weekly bonus shows! Air Date: 4-29-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - how the film 'Civil War' intentionally avoids any specifics about the "why", and in doing so becomes a perfect encapsulation of the Amanda Principle™ - how "the view from nowhere" journalism is supposed to be straight down the middle and fact-based, but is…
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IAN UNPLUGGED 2417 042724 Line Up Jay & Sanchali play the current affairs quiz “I Think I Know This” with Rishi Bhutada, Vinay Sarda & Bharat Pallod. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/indo-american-news-radio/support
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IANR 2417 042724 Line Up 4-6pm INTERVIEWS Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, April 27, 2024 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerican-news.com), a production of Indo American News. We are on 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app (www.masalaradio.com) By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spot…
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Original Air Date 9/14/2022 Today, we take a look at the history and hysteria behind debt and debt forgiveness while Biden is canceling student debt and opponents of the idea are reacting in the most predictable way possible because they misunderstand the relationship between debt and morality. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202…
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Air Date 4/24/2024 Only by understanding the past can we understand the present and the histories of Cuba and Haiti have very stark lessons to impart about the cruelty of the Cuba embargo, the repercussions of imperial exploitation, and the dangers that arise amid dysfunctional democracy. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3…
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This week we decide to be randomly controversial, and who better to do it with than author and critic Lauren Oyler! First we courageously wade into the Taylor Swift waters without educating ourselves one bit, and then we turn our attention to the concept of "online backlash." Sure, it's okay when it happens to other people... but what about when it…
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BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Clips and Shows + No Ads!) Air Date: 4-22-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - How Israeli citizens and government officials use of the US's settler-colonialist past, westward expansion, and religious fundamentalism to justify their own settler expansion - How the members of the extreme right…
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IAN UNPLUGGED 2416 042024 On Sat, April 20, 2024, from 3 - 4 pm on “IAN UNPLUGGED” on Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerican-news.com), on Classically Yours with Jyoti, enjoy songs based on raag Adana --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/indo-american-news-radio/support…
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IANR 2416 042024 Line Up 4-6pm INTERVIEWS Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, April 20, 2024 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerican-news.com), a production of Indo American News. We are on 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app (www.masalaradio.com) By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spot…
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Air Date 4/20/2024 Old habits die hard and the American establishment's unquestioning support for Israel is a very old habit indeed. Israel's government drifts farther and farther to the right, culminating in a genocidal push into Gaza. Meanwhile, President Biden, standard-bearer of the old establishment, seems destined to be the very last Democrat…
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Air Date: 4-18-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - how a tech start-up is trying to sell a shortcut to bliss - the world of drug-free psychedelic experiences - the capitalists trying to solve the loneliness epidemic REFERENCES: The Meditation Start-Up That’s Selling Bliss on Demand What’s it like to take a $249 drug-free psychedelic tr…
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Original Air Date 2/12/2019 Today we take a look at both the BDS movement and the backlash response to it resulting in firings and legislation in many states (and pending federally) to restrict employment and business opportunities from those who fail to pledge in writing to not support of the boycott of Israel Be part of the show! Leave us a messa…
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Hope you're hungry because today's episode with public intellectual, Nymphowars host, and now writer/director/star of the new film Stress Positions, Theda Hammel, will give you plenty to chew on. We discuss the recently selected Chosen Twink of 2024, the trickiness of dignity in undignified spaces, and of course the relationship between shame and e…
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IAN UNPLUGGED 2415 041324 Line Up On Sat, April 13, 2024, from 3 - 4 pm on “IAN UNPLUGGED” on Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerican-news.com), on the “Hey, Wassup?” talk show, Jay, Sanchali, Sridhar & Balaji follow up the continuing dialogue on “The Americanization of Indians”: what we have gained and what we have lost. --- Support this podcas…
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IANR 2415 041324 Line Up 4-6pm INTERVIEWS Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, April 13, 2024 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerican-news.com), a production of Indo American News. We are on 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app (www.masalaradio.com) By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spot…
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Air Date 4/12/2024 The forces of capitalism and deregulation loom large as industrial transport disasters continue to pile up with new focus brought to the issue by the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse and the series of dangerous and deadly failures from Boeing. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfThe…
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IANR 2414 040624 Line Up 4-6pm INTERVIEWS Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, Mar 30, 2024 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerican-news.com), a production of Indo American News. We are on 98.7 FM and you can also listen on the masalaradio app (www.masalaradio.com) By Monday, hear the recorded show on Podcast uploaded on Spotif…
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IAN UNPLUGGED 2413 033024 Line Up On Sat, April 6, 2024, from 3 - 4 pm on “IAN UNPLUGGED” on Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerican-news.com), on Classically Yours with Jyoti celebrate Vaisakhi with the sounds of the Punjab --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/indo-american-news-radio/support…
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IAN UNPLUGGED 2413 033024 Line Up On Sat, March 230 2024, from 3 - 4 pm on “IAN UNPLUGGED” on Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerican-news.com), on the “Hey, Wassup?” talk show, Jay, Sanchali, Kapil & Chetan take up “The Americanization of Indians”: what we have gained and what we have lost. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.c…
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IANR 2413 033024 Line Up 3pm IAN UNPLUGGED On the “Hey, Wassup?” talk show, Jay, Sanchali, Kapil & Chetan take up “The Americanization of Indians”: what we have gained and what we have lost. 4-6pm INTERVIEWS Here’s the guest line-up for Sat, Mar 30, 2024 from 4 to 6pm CST on Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerican-news.com), a production of Indo…
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Do NOT call HR because Sam's real-life boss Taylor Tomlinson, superstar host of After Midnight, is off the clock and ON the pod this week! Recorded mere blocks from the Oscars the morning of the big night, we chat about the lasting appeal of the Republican straight rom com, whether Jeff Probst feels isolated due to his immense talent, and the trium…
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Air Date 4/9/2024 The neoliberal legacy of the New Democrats continues to loom large but it really does seem like the progressive wing of the party and the broader demand for populist economic policies has had an impact. Now people just need to know that it's happening. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@Be…
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Air Date: 4-7-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - Many facets of our society are clearly broken by capitalism, and bizarrely for some, chaos is the only thing that beings agency to their life - The delusion of RFK Jr. voters, the understandable desire to vote third party, and the age-old cry of the 'uniparty' - The trend of conservativ…
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Original Air Date: 11/10/2020 Today we take a look at the long and shifting history of the myth of democracy in America. We've never had it since the beginning but the reasons have shifted, ebbed and flowed over time. Now, in the midst of an attempted slow-motion coup, we look back at this most central American myth. Be part of the show! Leave us a…
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Air Date 4/3/2024 As the country gears up for the election in November, we look at a variety of ways the GOP and their election-denialist supporters are preparing to subvert the democratic process to get the result they want. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/…
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Ring the Kathy Griffin alarm because the legend herself is on the podcast this week! We cover everything from catheters (both the medical device and Kathy's fan community), venture capital-funded gay vacation spots, and who is coming to Kathy's notorious dinner parties. Plus, we explore what happens when one person in a couple makes more money than…
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Air Date: 4-1-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - how Trump uses humor to normalize his behavior and engage his supporters - how humor is not always a great weapon against fascism and autocracy REFERENCES: Can Parents Prevent Their Sons From Sliding to the Right? In on the Joke: The Comedic Trick Trump Uses to Normalize His Behavior La…
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Air Date 3/30/2024 We are living through an age of protest from the opposition to the Iraq war, the Arab Spring uprisings, Occupy Wall Street, through to marches against Trump, and now the war in Gaza. So, we thought we should take a look at the art and science of protest itself. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or em…
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Air Date: 3-28-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - how the wealthy use psilocybin to deal with stress and break the rules of time - the working class get bath time and training on how to self-care their stress away - the REFERENCES: It’s Time to Give Up on Email The Working Woman’s Newest Life Hack: Magic Mushrooms Stress Less Had a ba…
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IAN UNPLUGGED 2412 032324 Line Up On Sat, March 23, 2024, from 3 - 4 pm on “IAN UNPLUGGED” on Indo American News Radio (www.IndoAmerican-news.com), Jay & Sanchali play the current affairs quiz “I Think I Know This” with Jasmeeta Singh, Soma Grover & Raman Johar. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/indo-american-news-ra…
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