Best Matt Taibbi Podcasts (2024)

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Quoth the Raven #337 - Matt Taibbi 1:05:14

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Matt Taibbi is an American author, journalist, and podcaster. He has reported on finance, media, politics, and sports. A former contributing editor for Rolling Stone, he is the author of several books, former co-host of the Useful Idiots podcast, and publisher of the Racket News (formerly TK News) on Substack. Support QTR My near-daily blog, Fringe…

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Magic Monetary Theory Goes Primetime

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The above video went viral recently. It shows one of Joe Biden’s top economic advisers, Jared Bernstein, trapped in a cage of on-camera ignorance when asked to explain why government borrows its own currency to pay bills. Confidence-inspiring comments like, “The government definitely lends… money by selling bonds. Uh, is that what they do?” and “Ye…

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QTR Exclusive Interview: Michael Saylor 2:25

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This podcast drops tomorrow at this link for my Fringe Finance subscribers: https://open.substack.com/pub/quoththeraven/p/michael-saylor-exclusive-bitcoins?r=qtpff&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web If you are not yet a subscriber you can take 65% off FOR LIFE by using this coupon: https://quoththeraven.substack.com/subscribe?coupon=133640e5…

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Rabbi Yaacov Shapiro Roasts Zionism 1:51:26

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With the world’s eyes still focused on the carnage in Gaza and bans on criticism of Israel growing, Trish interviews a highly regarded Rabbi who believes Zionism itself is a serious threat to Jewish people. Rabbi Yaacov Shapiro is a revered anti-Zionist scholar, and he goes deeply into explaining why Zionist ideology is dangerous. Also, more lab le…

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Palestinian Writer Breaks Down At Gaza’s Mass Graves

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The first 50 people to click this link get 30% off ONE YEAR of Useful Idiots: https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/first50 Subscribe for the full episode at the bottom of the page. Watch a free preview here: “I really have never seen anything like this, in Palestine or anywhere else in the world.” Palestinian-American writer and human rights activis…

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America This Week, May 17, 2024: "Delusion, Not Just Once A Year"

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Listen to subscriber only audio in your podcast app Share the Free Versions of America This Week: Watch ATW on Youtube Below: Read more

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America This Week, May 17, 2024: "Delusion, Not Just Once A Year" 30:30

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Listen to subscriber only audio in your podcast app Share the Free Versions of America This Week: Watch ATW on Youtube Below:By Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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Palestinian Writer Breaks Down At Gaza’s Mass Graves 55:18

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The first 50 people to click this link get 30% off ONE YEAR of Useful Idiots: https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/first50 See the full interview with Susan Abulhawa here: https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/palestinian-writer-breaks-down-at?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web See Katie’s mashup of politicians’ and corporate media’s hypocrisy…

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Extended episode: Palestinian Writer Breaks Down At Gaza’s Mass Graves

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Listen to This Article: More Republicans Betray Causes They Supported Ten Minutes Ago

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The Great Bipartisan Constitution-shredding project of 2024 continues at breakneck speed Narrated by Jared Moore Art by Daniel Medina Text published 05/12/24: Listen to subscriber only audio in your podcast app Share the free versions of Racket To Go on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts…

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Listen to This Article: Substack Q&A: Natalie Wexler of "Minding The Gap"

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Should we teach more knowledge and less process? Why has knowledge become a bad word? Racket catches up with K-12 expert Natalie Wexler, author of "The Knowledge Gap" Narrated by Jared Moore Art by Daniel Medina Text published 05/13/24: Listen to subscriber only audio in your podcast app Share the free versions of Racket To Go on Apple Podcasts, Sp…

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Listen to This Article: Blame Canada? Justin Trudeau Creates Blueprint for Dystopia in Horrific Speech Bill

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Life sentences for speech? Pre-crime detention? Ex post facto law? Anonymous accusers? It's all in Justin Trudeau's "Online Harms Bill," a true "threat to democracy" Read more

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Listen to This Article: Is Journalism Back? New York Times Editor Goes Ballistic on Biden, “Safe Space” Era

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Five years of bitterness between Joe Biden and the country's most influential newspaper burst into the open this week, opening a door for a press comeback Read more

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Activism Uncensored: DC Police face off with Pro-Palestine Protesters amidst federal pressure

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Last Wednesday, District of Columbia police arrived at George Washington University and made 33 arrests, as part of an operation to clear an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters. News2Share footage shooters Ford Fischer and Anthony Peltier captured the story before, during, and after the raid. Again, this feature is designed to show such scenes…

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A New Hiroshima: Corporate politicians hunt for blood on Mother's Day

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"The Storyteller" by Saki

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“The Storyteller” illustration by Daniel Medina Listen to the Full Episode Read more

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#353 The Comedy Writing Process - Orion Levine 1:28:14

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Orion Levine is a weapon. The kind of terse comedy writer who will likely read through this bio line by line and remove all of the unnecessary, bloated, run-on blather with a red marker. I first saw Orion perform a few years back and was amazed by the exactness of his craft. So few words. Such big laughs. In this podcast, we talk about his comedy w…

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Julie Ponesse: How the Covid Regime Stole Our Innocence 2:30:19

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We were right all along! So what do we do now as the Covid narrative believers start trickling out the unavoidable evidence of their malfeasance? The Astra Zeneca vaccine has been pulled worldwide, and Chris Cuomo - a spreader of fear and dangerous propaganda, is trying to take it all back. Julie Ponesse, one of the most eloquent C-19 dissenters, j…

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Blame Canada? Justin Trudeau Creates Blueprint for Dystopia in Horrific Speech Bill

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On February 21st, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave a press conference in Edmonton, announcing his government’s decision to introduce the Online Harms Act, or Bill C-63. It was described in Canadian media as a “bill to protect kids” that would stop the “exploitation of children,” and Trudeau’s curt speech focused solely on minors. The sca…

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America This Week, May 10, 2024: Canada Über Alles! On Justin Trudeau's Terrifying New Speech Law 30:30

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Walter and Matt discuss the New York Times and Canada's Online Harms Act. Plus, "The Story-Teller," by Saki. Www.Racket.newsBy Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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America This Week, May 10, 2024: Canada Über Alles! On Justin Trudeau's Terrifying New Speech Law

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Listen to subscriber only audio in your podcast app Share the Free Versions of America This Week: Watch ATW on Youtube below: Read more

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“Israel is a Gangster State” says Palestinian DC-based Journalist

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Subscribe for the full episode at the bottom of the page. Watch a free preview here: Palestinian journalist Said Arikat may have the hardest job in the world: every day he walks into the State Department briefing room to ask serious questions about the United States’ support of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, only to be met with the smirking grin of Jok…

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“Israel is a Gangster State” says Palestinian DC-based Journalist 54:24

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Click here for the full interview with Said Arikat: https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/israel-is-a-gangster-state-says-palestinian?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web For $6 a month, become a Useful Idiot! Get extended interviews, Thursday Throwdowns, and bonus content at www.usefulidiotspodcast.com Watch this week's Thursday Throwdown: Bil…

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Extended episode: “Israel is a Gangster State” says Palestinian DC Journalist

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Listen to This Article: The Atlantic Compares Walter Kirn to Donald Trump

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The latest "What happened to you, man?" piece goes next-level Narrated by Jared Moore Art by Daniel Medina Text published 05/04/24: Listen to subscriber only audio in your podcast app Share the free versions of Racket To Go on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts

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Tamara Lich and Chris Barber — Together Again 14:39

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For the first time since their arrests more than two years ago, Tamara and Chris have been cleared by a judge to see each other outside of a courtroom or in the presence of their lawyers. In their first interview since that ruling, we thought we’d sit down in the spirit of our old ‘Coffee with the Convoy’ Livestreams that began before they even mad…

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Is Journalism Back? New York Times Editor Goes Ballistic on Biden, “Safe Space” Era

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Don’t look now, but journalism might be back. In a rare uplifting press story, New York Times executive editor Joe Kahn seemed to lose patience with incessant demands that he elect Joe Biden instead of reporting news, directing an epic, And Justice For All-style “No, you’re out of order!” tirade against the White House and its lackeys. When Ben Smi…

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Listen to This Article: A True Bipartisan Scandal

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How out of control is our surveillance state? Read about a dubious investigation that swept up communications of some of the country's most senior highest officials, and their families, in secret Read more

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Listen to This Article - Paul Krugman's Magical Thinking

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The standard-bearer for the "Voters are too dumb to understand the economy" movement takes an ironic stand against "magical thinking" Read more

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Cops have begun shooting students (or: A corporate media celebration)

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#352 How to Make Ideas Famous - Steven Preisman 1:37:04

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Steven Preisman is a Creative Director at Humanaut Brand Invention Agency, and this episode is about how to come up with a shit load of ideas fast. Steven is known in the ad world for delivering the Liquid Death Tony Hawk blood board stunt, where the pro skater dripped his blood onto a deck and sold it at auction. We also talked about Steven’s crit…

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Quoth the Raven #336 - Andy Schectman: Are We Destroying The Economy On Purpose? 1:13:36

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My buddy Andy Schectman of Miles Franklin Precious Metals joins me for a critique of US fiscal and monetary policy, a frightening analysis of potential economic scenarios, the Chinese economic strategy and commodity acquisition intentions and thoughts on societal and political issues heading into the 2024 election. Support QTR My near-daily blog, F…

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Truth over Tribe Special 43:55

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The freedom movement is being torn apart over issues of free speech and the right of citizens to protest. Trish does a deep dive into what is driving the conflict. In a heartfelt episode, she unpacks the negative response to her latest Substack, which encourages people to support the rights of others — even if they don’t agree with the cause. It is…

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America This Week, May 3, 2024: Gaza, Columbia, and More, in "I&P" 30:30

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Walter and Matt finally talk about a long-avoided subject. Plus, John Updike's "A&P"By Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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Jill Stein on getting assaulted by cops & campus crackdown

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Subscribe for the full episode at the bottom of the page. Watch a free preview here: In a disturbing assault caught on camera, Green Party presidential candidate Dr. Jill Stein was attacked and arrested by police at Washington University in St. Louis. She, along with her campaign manager Jason Call and hundreds of others, were arrested for peaceful…

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Jill Stein on getting assaulted by cops & campus crackdown 56:36

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Click here for the full interview with Dr. Jill Stein and Jason Call: https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/jill-stein-on-getting-assaulted-by?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web For $6 a month, become a Useful Idiot! Get extended interviews, Thursday Throwdowns, and bonus content at www.usefulidiotspodcast.com Watch this week's Thursday Throw…

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Extended episode: Jill Stein on getting assaulted by cops & campus crackdown

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Free Speech Crushed on Campus while Corporate Journalists Celebrate

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Viva Frei on Tik Tok Censorship, and Trump 1:44:08

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The mighty Viva Frei pops by to talk about the 100 billion bill that rescues Ukraine and Israel - and enables more censorship moves in the wake of the uniparty’s Tik Tok victory. Viva shares the podcasting load with Trish, still recovering. Also, they recite the serenity prayer — a helper through these difficult times. Support the new Tamara Lich D…

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This book debunks everything Netanyahu just said

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Watch the full, unpaywalled episode here: Jamie Stern-Weiner, Ahmed Alnaouq, and Colter Louwerse, authors of Deluge: Gaza and Israel from Crisis to Cataclysm, join the show just in time to check Netanyahu on his sickening new video address instructing the US government to censor college protesters: “Antisemitic mobs have taken over leading universi…

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America This Week, April 26, 2024: "The Magic Weekend" 30:30

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Listen to subscriber only audio in your podcast app Share the Free Versions of America This Week: Watch ATW on Youtube below:By Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn

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This book debunks everything Netanyahu just said 1:33:36

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For $6 a month, become a Useful Idiot! Get extended interviews, Thursday Throwdowns, and bonus content at www.usefulidiotspodcast.com Watch this week's Thursday Throwdown: Columbia protests organized by CHINA (say MSNBC conspiracy theorists) https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/columbia-protests-organized-by-china?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_med…