Best Political Comedy Podcasts (2021)

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Former Obama speechwriter Jon Lovett and a panel of comedians, actors, journalists, and some of the many famous Friends of the Pod appear before a live audience to break down the week’s biggest news. Quizzes! Impressions! Shouting at cable news clips! And everyone’s favorite: nuanced discussion. New episodes every Saturday.
 
Hosted by Negin Farsad, everyone's favorite Iranian American Muslim Comedian Podcast Host with Black Hair and Red Glasses, Fake the Nation is a comedy show that isn't afraid to talk about news, culture, and humanity’s weirdness. Every week Negin is joined by her funniest, smartest, and most politically astute friends. People like Samantha Bee, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Paula Poundstone, Margaret Cho, Larry Wilmore and others. They’ll make you laugh, think, and deliver a gut punch to the country w ...
 
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Citizen Radio

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Citizen Radio

WeAreCitizenRadio.com

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Citizen Radio is hosted by Allison Kilkenny and is dedicated to covering the stories that the mainstream, corporate media ignores. It's like Democracy Now but with much more swearing. They have interviewed such distinct intellectuals, bands, and comics such as Noam Chomsky, Ralph Nader, Rachel Maddow, Melissa Harris-Perry, Tariq Ali, Howard Zinn, Matt Taibbi, Rise Against, System of a Down, Anti-Flag, Bad Religion, Jeremy Scahill, Robin Williams, Matt Besser, Janeane Garofalo, and more. “[Ci ...
 
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The Antifada

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The Antifada

Jamie Peck, Sean KB and AP Andy

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You favorite Ultra-Left-Post-Posadist-Nihilist-Anarcho-Communist-Bordiga-Adjacent comedy and politics podcast. #UnrestIsBest With Jamie Peck, Sean, AP Andy and a rotating cast of guests. Become a patron to enjoy bonus content, access to our Discord community and more at: www.patreon.com/theantifada twitter: @the underscore antifada @jamie underscore elizabeth @spaceprole
 
A podcast of live political stand-up comedy. What a concept! Join Chris Coltrane as he shares the highlights from Lolitics, his friendly lefty comedy club at the Black Heart in Camden. If you like activism, libraries, compassion, and making the world a better place, then this is the podcast for you. Hours of free comedy from Chris, Josie Long, Robin Ince, Nish Kumar, Grace Petrie, Matthew Crosby, Liam Williams and more! PROTIP: Start at the most recent episode, and work backwards.
 
Welcome to The Final Word on all things Political and Pop Cultural. Comedic duo Frangela makes "Real News. REAL FUNNY!" Your positive "Back Up AND Black Up!" here to inspire you to #RESIST! Subscribe, review, and get a new episode each week! As a quick listen option, we also give you our classic "Idiot of the Week" in a separate podcast. Produced by Gayle and Laura in Vermont.
 
Partly Political Broadcast is a weekly comedy podcast dissecting the previous week's political news. Every show has in-depth looks at issues, interviews with people who know things and top level satirical commentary from comedian Tiernan Douieb who really doesn't understand politics all that much. One of The Observer's Top Ten Political Podcasts of 2018. ‘Very funny but fiercely political’ – Time Out www.partlypoliticalbroadcast.co.uk Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/partlypoliti ...
 
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Bunker Politics

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Bunker Politics

Ivan Hernandez & Red Scott

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Bunker Politics is a weekly chronicling of liberal fear in this new, exciting, utterly terrifying political era in which we are forced to live. Every episode, hosts Ivan Hernandez and Red Scott discuss the newest events which cause them to fear for the continued existence of the planet, whether it’s massive corruption, irreparable climate change, or your normal everyday trampling of human rights. Join Ivan and Red in the bunker as they strive to stay informed and keep some kind of sense of h ...
 
Hosted by Negin Farsad, everyone's favorite Iranian American Muslim Comedian Podcast Host with Black Hair and Red Glasses, Fake the Nation is a comedy show that isn't afraid to talk about news, culture, and humanity’s weirdness. Every week Negin is joined by her funniest, smartest, and most politically astute friends. People like Samantha Bee, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Paula Poundstone, Margaret Cho, Larry Wilmore and others. They’ll make you laugh, think, and deliver a gut punch to the country w ...
 
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Negin is joined by Lizz Winstead and Lane Moore to chat about the new gender gap in education and ask — should we give men priority registration? They discuss reproductive rights and Lizz’s foundation Abortion Access Front and the work being done in Texas to support women. All before sinking their teeth into some Dribs & Drabs about R. Kelly’s verd…
 
Negin is joined by Lizz Winstead and Lane Moore to chat about the new gender gap in education and ask — should we give men priority registration? They discuss reproductive rights and Lizz’s foundation Abortion Access Front and the work being done in Texas to support women. All before sinking their teeth into some Dribs & Drabs about R. Kelly’s verd…
 
Frangela is on vacation this week so you get TWO Idiot of the Week podcasts this week! The Final Word will be back next week. Frangela swag available at https://www.zazzle.com/store/frangela! Book a personalized video shout-out from Frangela at Cameo.com/frangeladuo. Do you want to hear more Idiots of the Week?? Become a Frangela patron at Patreon.…
 
Jamie and Andy are joined by Natasha Lennard (@NatashaLennard), contributing writer at The Intercept and author of "Being Numerous: Essays on Non-Fascist Life," to commemorate Occupy Wall Street's ten-year anniversary. What are people erasing when they remember Occupy solely as something that "changed the conversation" around wealth inequality? How…
 
The Mayor of Manchester is on sparkling form as he sets out his vision for where Labour needs to be. It's a great mix of thoughtful political analysis and riveting behind-the-scenes detail as Andy tells the incredible inside story behind his showdowns with the UK and Scottish governments. He also tells the heartbreaking story of the Hlllsborough fa…
 
We're out of everything, except podcasts. No need to panic listen to this show while you panic buy petrol, panic use up all your heating at once and panic neck CO2 straight from the turkey stunner. All the shortages, Labour having enough fuel to set burn to their standards to the ground and weird Kermit The Frog mentions in this interview free epis…
 
Brett & Bryan are back meeting their quota of calls and not shitting in the mosh pit.// You Have To Take The Risk // Having Your Identity Be Your Job // Listening To Jonathan Davis Cry In A Pool Hall // Bryan Will Never Dress Like An Adult Again // Clambering // The Least Fun Guy In The World // Metrics & Quotas // Taking A Shit In The Mosh Pit // …
 
Chick-fil-A, Biden Cancels Lee Greenwood, AZ recount, Heathcliff movie, Trump bashes Kemp, Florida to review mandatory mumps and measles vaccines. Sponsors: Bonedrip, Baby Bone Drip Drop. "The Magic Cowboy" courtesy Seth Timbs: https://sethtimbs.bandcamp.com/ Red State Update theme "Tasty Sorghum Biscuit" by William Sherry: https://open.spotify.com…
 
Ep 264: Allison (@allisonkilkenny) recs: Psycho Goreman, Reservations Dogs, and The Night Manager. Plus, Allison reads some Patreon recs, and recaps the 2021 EmmysIn bad news: Border Patrol agents chasing Haitian migrants on horseback is exactly who we are, nearly 700 indigenous women have gone missing where Gabby Petito was found, and 1 in 500 Ame…
 
We did it live! Kylie Brakeman takes us on a Sip and See to Kyrsten Sinema’s Wine Club, Emily Heller airs out LuLaRoe’s dirty leggings, we show dairy who's boss with the Rant Wheel, and Representative Adam Schiff explains House Democrats’ Protecting Our Democracy Act as Lovett or Leave It returns to the stage at Cinelounge Outdoors in Hollywood! A …
 
This is pragmatism as its most inspirational. Anna Turley is here to sort stuff out and is passionate about solving problems. She was the Labour MP for Redcar until 2019 when the toxicity of Jeremy Corbyn's leadership turned a proud Labour seat into a Tory gain. Anna describes how she was simultaneously trying to mitigate the catastrophic loss of t…
 
Frangela swag available at https://www.zazzle.com/store/frangela! Book a personalized video shout-out from Frangela at Cameo.com/frangeladuo. Do you want to hear more Idiots of the Week?? Become a Frangela patron at Patreon.com and get three exclusive Micro Idiot podcasts each week as our thank you for your support. See Privacy Policy at https://ar…
 
During the first few months of 2015 the world watched in awe — and often admiration — as a scrappy government in Athens tried to stare down Europe's financial and political establishment. The standoff failed spectacularly. Greece ended up with more loans on even tougher terms. In their bestselling book The Last Bluff, co-authors Viktoria Dendrinou …
 
From Normal Island to Artificial Island, we take Liam and Rocz from Well There’s Your Problem on a terrible journey across international waters powered only by Bitcoin mining rigs and dubious theories about what consent is. Get the full episode by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/praxiscastFollow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/…
 
Negin is joined by Murray Hill and Cody Lindquist to dish about the Emmys and Instagram's terrible algorithm. They discuss parasocial relationships and Murray's unhealthy obsession with A-Rod and JLo. Rate Fake The Nation 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review! Follow Negin Farsad: Twitter: @NeginFarsad Write to Negin at fakethenation@head…
 
Negin is joined by Murray Hill and Cody Lindquist to dish about the Emmys and Instagram's terrible algorithm. They discuss parasocial relationships and Murray's unhealthy obsession with A-Rod and JLo. Rate Fake The Nation 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review! Follow Negin Farsad: Twitter: @NeginFarsad Write to Negin at fakethenation@head…
 
Jason Feifer is the host of "Build for Tomorrow" (formerly "The Pessimist Archives") and joins the show to discuss why we needlessly react to new technologies with fear. Did you know that society once balked at the dangerous technologies of radios, novels, and teddy bears? We get into all of them on today's show! SUPPORT THE SHOW: www.patreon.com/a…
 
(After grabbing our chief technician by the throat and sacking him, we now release the actual episode...sorry...) On this podcast I get to interview the folks that inspired us to create a podcast. After 9 years on air, I finally get to interview the great people behind The Professional Left Podcast, Driftglass and Bluegal. We talk about their lovin…
 
Frangela swag available at https://www.zazzle.com/store/frangela! Book a personalized video shout-out from Frangela at Cameo.com/frangeladuo. Do you want to hear more Idiots of the Week?? Become a Frangela patron at Patreon.com and get three exclusive Micro Idiot podcasts each week as our thank you for your support. See Privacy Policy at https://ar…
 
Sean is joined by special guest Adam H Johnson (@adamjohnsonnyc), writer and host of the excellent Citations Needed podcast, to discuss the political economy of mass media, how consent is manufactured and the myriad ways in which the capitalist press is complicit even in a declining US empire. Then, with some extra time, Sean gives a briefing of se…
 
For this second episode of Black Thoughts, James (@anarchonbury) talks about the phenomenon of bullshit in the world of work. With Capitalism focused on profit above all else, why do its workplaces keep reproducing bullshit behaviours that appear to detract from the ruthless pursuit of efficiency? Editing by David (@SanitaryNaptime) Music by RJD2 (…
 
A quick look at the cabinet reshuffle, recorded before Tiernan went on holiday for a week so there's every chance it'll all have changed by the time you hear this because UK politics is so stupid stupid. BRITISH BOXERS – GET 15% OFF WITH THE CODE ON THE PODCAST: https://british-boxers.com/ Donate to the Patreon at www.patreon.com/parpolbro Buy me a…
 
Lee Camp reports on a recent experiment in Iceland. The Nordic country decided to make a radical change in their national economy by trialing a 4-day work week without reducing pay. Lee interviews Jay Ponti, who is the author of the upcoming book "The Political Revolutionary's Handbook" and a proud participant in the global Occupy Movement.…
 
Brett & Bryan are back in the studio talking to the good folks of the street fight community.// Bryans Desktop Sucks // A Good Reason To Force Conversation // Hooked Up Brett With Some Metal // Demon Deacon // That Was Scary // Never Sober At Chilis // Trump Themed Coffee Shop Update // Sales 2.0 // Street Fight Maneuvers At The Grocery Store // Th…
 
Jackie & Dunlap on balls, Biden, Blinken, booster shots, transpotainment, 9/18 rally, France, Mississippi, Haitian migrants. Sponsors: Bonedrip, Baby Bone Drip Drop. "The Magic Cowboy" courtesy Seth Timbs: https://sethtimbs.bandcamp.com/ Red State Update theme "Tasty Sorghum Biscuit" by William Sherry: https://open.spotify.com/track/74j2AyMM9Qy2VhS…
 
Get comfy on the sofa because you are in for a treat. Gabriel Milland is one of the country's finest opinion researchers. After working alongside Michael Gove and Dominic Cummings at Education, he was Special Adviser to the Prime Minister from March to July 2020. Gabriel takes us inside Number 10 during the first months of the pandemic and his role…
 
Aasif Mandvi meets this week’s cast of characters, from General Mark Milley to Nicki Minaj’s cousin to the guy that controls Joe Biden’s off switch. Ezra Klein takes a look at the future of the Golden State following the failed California recall. Texas Tourism Board spokesman Ash Wrangler Autry (Michael Hartney) implores you to ignore all of that b…
 
We basically have just too much to talk about this episode. We reflect on 9/11. Marvel at the great and wonderful speech of George W. Bush…we were moved…then remembered stuff…damn that memory. Right wing radio hosts are dropping like flies, Joe Manchin is definitely possessed. The GOP lose in California and Australia is getting nuclear subs. Randy …
 
Frangela swag available at https://www.zazzle.com/store/frangela! Book a personalized video shout-out from Frangela at Cameo.com/frangeladuo. Do you want to hear more Idiots of the Week?? Become a Frangela patron at Patreon.com and get three exclusive Micro Idiot podcasts each week as our thank you for your support. See Privacy Policy at https://ar…
 
This is an interview episode in which Rob and David speak to Nick Bano about the corporatisation of landlordism in the UK, off the back of his great article in Tribune about the subject (https://tribunemag.co.uk/2021/08/big-business-loves-the-housing-crisis). The problems are bad, and they could get worse, hooray! Nick is a housing and homelessness…
 
Hari Kondabolu and Shalewa Sharpe join Negin to talk about the show stopping looks and political statements made at the 2021 Met Ball. They also discuss the vaccine mandate and what America would look like if it had 6 political parties. Rate Fake The Nation 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review! Follow Negin Farsad: Twitter: @NeginFarsad …
 
Hari Kondabolu and Shalewa Sharpe join Negin to talk about the show stopping looks and political statements made at the 2021 Met Ball. They also discuss the vaccine mandate and what America would look like if it had 6 political parties. Rate Fake The Nation 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review! Follow Negin Farsad: Twitter: @NeginFarsad …
 
Frangela swag available at https://www.zazzle.com/store/frangela! Book a personalized video shout-out from Frangela at Cameo.com/frangeladuo. Do you want to hear more Idiots of the Week?? Become a Frangela patron at Patreon.com and get three exclusive Micro Idiot podcasts each week as our thank you for your support. See Privacy Policy at https://ar…
 
We share our stories of 9/11 (some more harrowing than others) and commemorate some of the lesser known actions of the NYPD and FDNY with one of the anonymous members of Research and Destroy NYC Check out our bonus episode on the Strokes and NYC after 9/11 by becoming a patron at http://patreon.com/theantifada Download Research and Destroy's free z…
 
In this thrilling conclusion to the saga of the Wrong Boys ill-fated attempt to change one person’s mind about election fraud, our intrepid investigators catch a glimpse of the structure that holds up all the bullshit, and worry what might happen if we can’t find a way out of it. Source Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/155XG6ma_Dta7HscoTBqbU…
 
As we approach the 10th anniversary of Occupy Wall St., it's important to look at the lessons we learned from the movement. Lee Camp interviews Monty Pinger. He is one of the lead organizers of the campaign to free the climate activist Jessica Reznicek.
 
The default position for politics is advocacy—promoting our team and opposing the other. Julia Galef proposes an alternate mindset, where we try to determine the reality of a situation even if it’s uncomfortable. She is the author of “The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don’t.” Book at www.mightyheaton.com/featured…
 
The pandemic is over, well apart from the pandemic. But if you ignore the pandemic, which the government are, then its definitely finished. Which it isn't. Now time for repairing things which of course you have to do and pay for because it's all your fault. This week is on Coronavirus Act repealings, National Insurance risings, Priti Patel standard…
 
The co-leader of the Scottish Greens tells the inside story of their historic deal with the SNP which puts the Greens in government in the UK for the first time. What influence do the Greens hope to have on the SNP? What are they and aren't they bound by? What is the Green case for Scottish independence? Lorna also discusses her own politics beyond…
 
Brett & Bryan are taking calls and treading on some patriots.// Captain America Predicted Coronavirus // Some Shit Seems OK // It Is Bryans Troll // Best Fish Sandwich Ever // Old Guy Solution // Clancy Gets Fancy // This Sucks Too Much // Nope // Spending Money On Money // Mover Receipts // Baby Bit Of LCD // Working At 16 // Street Fight Mail - P…
 
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