Best Leftist Podcasts (2024)

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#1652 Denial, Delusion, and Devastation: Israeli genocide made possible by a nurtured ignorance and deft dehumanization 2:46:15

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Air Date 8/30/2024 Israel's assault on Gaza is fueled by pain, rage, trauma... a desire for safety, a desire for revenge, the hope for the safe return of hostages. It's a complicated mix of all of the above and more and it will be different for each person. However, there's also a deep well of denial and delusion about the decades-old status quo be…

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Big Shiny Trouble with Eric Wickham 1:01:08

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I had a great chat with Eric Wickham from Big Shiny Takes. We covered a range of topics from Canadian politics and homelessness to the state of media bias. It was a fun and informative conversation that I think you’ll enjoy. Here are some links for stuff we talked about https://www.unrigged.ca/ https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/capital-gains-tax-bud…

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This Week In Decline with Prof. Guy MacPherson Aug 16 1:28:01

4h ago1:28:01

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video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u86BOkZVVS8By Turn Leftist Podcast

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#1651 The Politics of Migration in the Age of Insecurity: From the UK riots to GOP fear-mongering 2:13:01

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Air Date 8/27/2024 People feel lots of ways about immigration. Sometimes it's fear of the other, other times it's not about the people but just dismay over a broken system. The validity of these concerns and others certainly exist on a spectrum, some are utter bullshit and others aren't. Left-wing political parties tend to do a terrible job creatin…

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#1650 The Vibes Election Explained: Harris is up, Trump is down and Gaza will not be forgotten 2:43:41

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Air Date 8/23/2024 The vibes of this election are nothing anyone could have predicted a month ago. And yet, some of the details have played out as though by a script. Democrats drink hope like ambrosia from the gods; Trump, when confronted with reality initiates a full blown meltdown; and everyone is doing their best to ignore the genocide in Gaza …

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#1579 Positive masculinity is a process that is underway (Throwback) 1:19:09

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Original Air Date: 8/23/2023 For decades, we have rightly been focused on dialing back endemic misogyny and poking holes in the patriarchy in the hopes of a new normal of gender relations emerging that would be genuinely healthier for everyone, not just women. But, with so much of the focus on the type of masculinity men and boys shouldn't embrace,…

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Bonus Sample #317 Don't Forget the Philosophers (AI in our politics, art, and humanity) 17:57

4d ago17:57

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Air Date: 8-19-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - How we likely all have COVID and can't believe we did a Bonus Show - The bizarre ways AI is already part of our political systems - Strong feelings on AI-generated art in a hyper-capitalist world - The ups, downs and side effects of so-called AI friends - AI in our love lives (P.S. Aud…

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Old Bonus Content - The IDW, Sex Pests, and the Death of the Secular Movement 1:18:38

3h ago1:18:38

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Unearth a forgotten gem from our archives! In this episode, we revisit a discussion on the decline of the secular movement, the Intellectual Dark Web (IDW), and the impact of sexual misconduct allegations. Join us for a nostalgic look back at a pivotal time in cultural and intellectual discourse. Here are a few links for subjects we touched on http…

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#1649 Race in America and the Moral Clarity of James Baldwin 2:23:26

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Air Date 8/17/2024 James Baldwin's 100th birthday passed by recently and we're using the occasion to draw on his moral clarity and eloquence while we assess the state of race in America Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Full Show Notes | Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get B…

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This Week In Decline Livestream Aug 12 with Caleb Maupin 2:11:53

11d ago2:11:53

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Video: https://www.youtube.com/live/cnKPlu7NtrcBy Turn Leftist Podcast

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This Week In Decline Livestream Aug 11 2024 1:57:58

3h ago1:57:58

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video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBswK4BSVWYBy Turn Leftist Podcast

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The State of Imperialism In the Horn of Africa 1:00:57

2h ago1:00:57

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Chapters: 00:00 - The Significance of Black August and the Black Radical Tradition . 02:51 - The Connection Between the Black Radical Tradition and the Struggles in the Horn of Africa 10:34 - Discarding the Fetishization of the Abyssinian Feudal Monarchy 21:17 - The Role of the Black Diaspora in the Horn of Africa 24:01 - Questioning Reformism and …

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#1648 Power Grabs, Elections Optional: The threat of minority rule through election denialism 3:05:39

23h ago3:05:39

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Air Date 8/13/2024 Spirits among Kamala Harris supporters, Democrats, and anyone opposing Trumpism are at an all-time high right now. That's both fortuitous and crucial to the upcoming election. By the very nature of Trumpism, this election will be the most flagrantly contested in history with far more Trump loyalists in place ready to throw wrench…

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This Week In Decline Livestream Aug 9 24 featuring Eddie Ligersmith 1:54:48

10d ago1:54:48

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Video version: https://www.youtube.com/live/AD_JGoFBZMsBy Turn Leftist Podcast

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Bonus Sample #316 How are you gonna fix that garden?! 18:43

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BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Hear the Full Show, Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) Air Date: 8-11-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: - Understanding the New Right - JD Vance's mangled metaphor - The best headline about RFK Jr. - Where the anti-trans movement has taken us - What Star War controversies through the years can teach us REFER…

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The Politics Behind American Prometheus 1:12:20

14d ago1:12:20

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In this episode, we're exploring the life and legacy of "the man who shook the world," J. Robert Oppenheimer. Our deep dive into Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin's American Prometheus takes us on a journey through the mind of the brilliant physicist who led the Manhattan Project. From his early academic days to his pivotal role in creating the atomic…

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This Week In Decline Livestream August 8 2024 2:05:14

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Video version: https://www.youtube.com/live/-5jFYRXzXyo?si=uIh0aIbFjtrmrB3cBy Turn Leftist Podcast

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#1248 There you go again. Venezuela and America's addiction to imperialism (Throwback) 1:03:25

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Original Air Date: 2/8/2019 Amid the ongoing fallout of a contested presidential election, we take a look back, briefly, at the last 100 years of Venezuelan history to understand how they went from oil riches and inequality to revolution and social progress only to run afoul of American imperialism Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at…

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#1647 How to Eliminate Homelessness While Maintaining Our Humanity 1:49:04

7d ago1:49:04

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Air Date 8/6/2024 After the recent Supreme Court ruling that allowed governments to constitutionally purge unhoused people from public spaces, we are getting an immediate lesson in the difference between addressing systemic problems with solutions and using the police to clean up after governments that failed to act. Be part of the show! Leave us a…

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Bonus Sample #315 You Do You, You Weirdos 16:03

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BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Hear the Full Show, Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) Air Date: 8-4-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - The use of strategic ambiguity as a way to ensure everyone hears what they want to hear - How weird Republicans are now - How the joke about JD Vance having sex with a couch is viewed as plausible because …

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#1646 The Kamalanomenon and the Inevitable Misogynoir Backlash of Racism and Sexism 2:07:47

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Air Date 8/2/2024 The Kamala Harris presidential campaign has been on a wild ride since it unexpectedly began less than two weeks ago. Record fund raising, organic enthusiasm not seen since Obama, and the ugly pushback to match. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Full Show Notes | Transcri…

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#1645 J.D. Vance, Faux Republican Economic Populism And The Real Pro-Worker Policies We Need 1:44:41

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Air Date 7/30/2024 The Republican Party is making it sound like they're trying to transform themselves into the party of working people. There's a mountain of evidence suggesting that you shouldn't believe them but there's also plenty of reason to sit up and take notice of the situation. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-39…

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Bonus Sample #314 The Lesson of The Grinch 18:29

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BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Hear the Full Show, Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) Air Date: 7-29-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - All of our hope-y, fearful feelings about this political moment - The sexist, racist insults already being hurled at Harris - The perceived threat of a woman's laugh - Men's deep-seeded struggle with masc…

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#1644 State of Play: The RNC Cultish Clown Show, Continued Calls for Violence, and Biden Bows Out 2:28:44

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Air Date 7/26/2024 It's clear where the vast majority of violent rhetoric is coming from in the country and it's clear which party is a cult of personality and which puts country before personal power. This is the state of play in our politics. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Transcript…

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This Week In Decline Livestream 7-19-24 2:25:59

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Video version: https://youtu.be/_IFGHuGdPZYBy Turn Leftist Podcast

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#1526 A History of Political Violence in the US (Throwback) 1:13:06

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Original Air Date: 11/15/2022 Today, we take a look at our extremely steady history of political violence from the Revolution, through the Civil War, Reconstruction and Jim Crow, into the Civil Rights era, the Militia Movement and domestic terrorism, and now to our current once-again-radicalized, right-wing movement willing to use and tacitly condo…

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Bonus Sample #313 Consistency When it Matters 16:36

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Air Date: 7-21-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, and Deon (Erin couldn't join us) discuss: - Deon's hatred of old people - How the media industry's failing state led to ineffective coverage of the Biden age story - Amanda's excellent sports analogy - The factors that have lead to America's worsening gerontocracy REFERENCES: Did the media botch the Biden age …

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This Week In Decline Livestream 7-18-24 1:04:10

1M ago1:04:10

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Video version: https://youtu.be/5Lg1Gh-E3moBy Turn Leftist Podcast

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#1643 Extremism Comes in Many Forms: SCOTUS goes hard-right, Project 2025 in the spotlight, and Christian Nationalism unmasked in Assassination Nation 2:30:54

1M ago2:30:54

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Air Date 7/20/2024 Extremism comes in many forms and we live in an era in which way too many of them are on display simultaneously, but it's not coincidence. The far right has been working toward an extremist Supreme Court for decades. Christian Nationalists have similarly been trying to impose their rigid view of far-right Christianity on the rest…

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Lenin: Philosopher, Revolutionary, Politician 1:16:47

1M ago1:16:47

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In this episode Justin talks to us about Leninism Under Lenin by Marcel Liebman. We talk about the good and the bad, the revolutionary leader and the politician, all things Lenin. You can get a copy of the book here - https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/908-leninism-under-lenin Check out Justin's links and follow him https://www.justinclark.org/ h…

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#1642 Tumultuous Year of Democracy: Left-Wing victories in the UK, France and Mexico with lessons for the US 2:09:10

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Air Date 7/17/2024 Recent elections in the UK, France and Mexico spanned the spectrum from confirming inevitabilities to completely upending expectations but they each have lessons for politics in the US Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Transcript BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (20% off in Ju…

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