Best Ben Silverman Podcasts (2024)

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Is the Consensus on the U.S.-Israel Relationship Fracturing? w/ Eli Clifton/A Conservative Critique of National Conservatism w/ James W. Carden 1:13:14

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On this edition of Parallax Views, a double feature edition of the show featuring returning guests Eli Clifton and James W. Carden. First up, Eli Clifton joins the show to discuss his article in The Guardian entitled "Netanyahu is presiding over a sharp decline in the US’s pro-Israel consensus". We discuss Netanyahu's speech to Congress and the fac…

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Griffin Dunne: An Actor Builds Character 48:17

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The nephew of Joan Didion and John Gregory Dunne, and son of Dominick Dunne, becoming anything other than a writer feels almost sacrilegious. Yet Griffin Dunne only recently became an author, publishing his family memoir “The Friday Afternoon Club” after spending decades in other fruitful and wide ranging creative pursuits. The actor and producer, …

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July 29, 2024 - Alejandro Velasco | Habib Battah | Jesselyn Cook 1:01:28

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Venezuela's Maduro Defies Most of the World Claiming Victory When the Vote Was as Much as 70 to 30% Against Him | On the Brink of Another War as the US and Israel Reject Hezbollah's Claim a Missile That Killed 12 Was Not Theirs | With the GOP Now Seen as a Cult, Why Are Americans Susceptible to Cults?backgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmast…

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Strike Kills 12 Druze Children in Israeli-Occupied Golan Heights; Will It Lead to Feared Israel-Hezbollah War? w/ Ori Goldberg 1:04:54

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On this edition of Parallax Views, Israel commentator Ori Goldberg joins me from Tel Aviv to discuss the rocket that hit a soccer field in the Druze village of Majdal Shams within the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Israel has blamed the attacked on a Hezbollah strike. Hezbollah denied being behind the attack. Speculation arose that it was actually…

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July 28, 2024 - Adele Stan | Lisa Graves | David Smilde 1:04:12

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With Democrats Reeling From Despair to Euphoria, Kamala Harris Steps Out of the Shadows Into the Limelight | After Capturing Our Judiciary, Opus Dei Operatives Are Poised to Capture the Executive Branch With J.D. Vance and Kevin Roberts, the Leader of Project 2025 | Since He Should Lose Today's Election in Venezuela, Will Maduro Do a Trump and Not …

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13 Keys to the White House: A Model for Predicting Presidential Elections w/ Allan Lichtman/Russia & Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Crimes w/ Kateryna Busol 1:14:46

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On this edition of Parallax Views we've got a double feature. In the first half hour of the program historian Allan Lichtman of American University discusses his The Keys to the White House model for predicting Presidential election. This model has proven extremely robust at getting election predictions right and is based on 13 true/false statement…

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Netanyahu Goes to Washington w/ James Dorsey 1:40:29

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On this edition of Parallax Views, James M. Dorsey, whose commentaries can be read at his Turbulent World w/ James M. Dorsey Substack, give one of his regular visits to discuss the latest in regard to the Middle East and Israel/Palestine. This time we examine Israeli Prime Minister's visit to Washington D.C. where he gave a speech to Congress that …

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Netanyahu Goes to Washington While the Humanitarian Crisis Rages in Gaza and Congress Cheers w/ Abdelhalim Abdelrahman 1:14:50

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On this edition of Parallax Views, Palestinian Muslim writer Abdelhalim Abdelrahman, who has written for such publications as The New Arab, The Hill, and MSN, joins the show to discuss Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington D.C. to speak to Congress. Netanyahu received a standing ovation from Congressmen and Congresswomen w…

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July 25, 2024 - Andy Kroll | Dewey Clayton | Steven Simon 1:04:47

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More Alarming Information About Who J.D. Vance is and What he Believes Continues to Surface | Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear as a Possible Running Mate For Kamala Harris | Netanyahu's Visit With Biden and Harris Followed by His Meeting Tomorrow With TrumpHost: Ian MastersProducer: Graham FitzGibbonAssistant Producer: Asher Price…

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July 24, 2024 - Annelle Sheline | Sarah Leah Whitson | Dr. Guy Ziv 1:01:54

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A Former State Department Official Who Just Quit Over Gaza on Netanyahu's 4th Address to a Joint Session of Congress | Demonstrations Against Netanyahu Outside Congress Today and the Boycott of His Speech Inside | Netanyahu's Speech Was Aimed at His Domestic Audience With No Ceasefire Since His Coalition Will Collapse If He Makes a Ceasefire Deal B…

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The Pentagon's $280 Million Gaza Pier Boondoggle w/ Stephen Semler 52:51

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On this edition of Parallax Views, Stephen Semler of the Security Reform Policy Institute joins us to discuss the Biden administration and the Pentagon's $280 million Gaza floating aid pier boondoggle that promised to get much needed humanitarian aid to Gazans who are now facing hunger/starvation during the Israeli bombardment. The pier became oper…

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Beach Episode! (The Lie of the Land) with Riley Silverman 36:53

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The Monks oversee the first of Earth's organisms to crawl onto land in this 5-second clip from "The Lie of the Land" (530m BC). With special guest Riley Silverman.Website and socials available here.Produced & edited by Becca McGlynn.Music by Becca McGlynn.Art by Mandy Oquendo.Logo by Ben Paddon.By Riley Silverman

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July 23, 2024 - Gil Duran | Ruth Conniff | Nelson Lichtenstein 58:34

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The Contours of a Kamala Harris Campaign Emerges Contrasting the Felon With the Prosecutor Who Went After For-Profit College Ripoffs Like Trump University and Investigated Big Oil While Trump Invited Them to Bribe Him | Kamala Harris Campaigns in Wisconsin Today Which Trump Barely Won in 2016 and Biden in 2020 | Project 2025 Is More of a Corporate …

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Silicon Valley Elites Rally Behind Trump w/ Jacob Silverman 1:00:48

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On this edition of Parallax Views, freelance journalist Jacob Silverman, co-author with actor Ben McKenzie (TV's The O.C. & Gotham) of Easy Money: Cryptocurrency, Casino Capitalism, and the Golden Age of Fraud, joins the show to discuss his article in The Nation entitled "It’s Official: Silicon Valley Is Fully MAGA-Pilled". With Peter Thiel associa…

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Sally Jenkins Thinks Losing Is Wonderful 59:58

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“Who can explain the athletic heart?” These are the words Sally Jenkins’ father would ask, driving her to follow in his footsteps and become a groundbreaking sportswriter. From eating a cheeseburger alongside golf legends as a child, to writing memoirs of the world’s top athletes and coaches, Sally has had a unique look into the lives and minds (an…

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JD Vance, Phony Populism on the Right, the Republican National Convention, and Democratic Party Messaging w/ Ben Burgis 1:22:54

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On this edition of Parallax Views, Ben Burgis, Jacobin columnist and host of the Youtube show Give Them an Argument, returns to discuss a potpourri of topics and revisit his 2022 article in The Daily Beast entitled "J.D. Vance’s Unbelievably Phony Populism". And, yes, we'll also cover Joe Biden dropping out and his apparent replacement in the race,…

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July 22, 2024 - Gautam Mukunda | Anthea Butler | Ben Burgis 1:06:24

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How the Most Important Hire in the World Has Been Made With, Good, Bad and Ugly Consequences | The Vice Presidential Sweepstakes and the Importance of Swing States | A Democratic Party Reborn backgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediafacebook.com/ianmastersmediaBy Ian Masters

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July 21, 2024 - Jennifer Mercieca | Will Bunch | Jacob Silverman 1:01:00

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The Gulf Between Rhetoric and Reality As One Presidential Candidate Drones on Disavowing his Plans While the Other is in a Bunker Not Listening | A Recap of the Republican Convention and What it Tells Us About a Future Trump Presidency | How a Handful of Tech Billionaires Are Poised to Enact Their Techno-Fascist Fantasies with Their Bro in the Oval…

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The Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 and the Council for National Policy Network w/ Anne Nelson 59:50

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On this edition of Parallax Views, journalist Anne Nelson, author of Shadow Network: Media, Money, and the Secret Hub of the Radical Right, returns to the show to discuss her piece in The Washington Spectator entitled "Project 2025: The Latest Plot Against America". Nelson gives rundown of what conservative think-tank The Heritage Foundation's 900-…

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Israel's Knesset Votes Against 2 State Solution, Would Proportional Representation Solve the US's Tribe & Clan Wars?, SCOTUS's Historic Trump V. US Decision, Biden Dropping Out? w/ Amb. Patrick Theros 1:00:07

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On this edition of Parallax Views, Amb. Patrick Theros returns to discuss his The National Herald op-eds "Be Careful What You Wish For…" and "Tribe and Clan Wars – Is Proportional Representation the Solution?". At the beginning of the show, however, we discuss the Israeli Knesset's ruling against a two-state solution in the Israel/Palestine conflic…

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July 18, 2024 - Alexander Stille | Samuel Moyn | Jacob Heilbrunn 58:33

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Mounting Pressure From Democratic Leaders on Biden to Step Down Could Overwhelm His Stubbornness | Beyond Biden, America Has a Problem With Gerontocracy | Doubling Down on America First, the Trump/Vance Ticket Will Undermine Democracy and the Rule of Law at Home and Abroadbackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediafacebook.com/ianmaste…

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July 17, 2024 - Joshua Shifrinson | Joe Conason 1:00:10

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J.D. Vance's Foreign Policy Views Plus Trump's Ties to Putin Spell Doom For Ukraine | 75 Years of Rightwing Conmen, Quacks and Charlatans Making Money Attacking Liberals, Influencing the Wider Political Landscape and Moving the Country to the Rightbackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediafacebook.com/ianmastersmedia…

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Woman or Gun? (The Space Museum) with Laser Webber 46:34

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The First Doctor, Ian Chesterton, Barbara Wright and Vicki Pallister must change their timeline to avoid becoming exhibits in a museum in Parts 2-4, and then Part 1, of "The Space Museum" (593m BC). With special guest, Laser Webber.Website and socials available here.Produced & edited by Becca McGlynn.Music by Becca McGlynn.Art by Mandy Oquendo.Logo…

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July 16, 2024 - Harold Meyerson | Tom LoBianco | Dr. Tatsiana Kulakevich 1:01:00

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The Disconnect at the RNC Between Trump's Call For Unity and Partisan Speeches From MAGA Warriors | Republicans Pretend to Love Workers While Biden Loses Support Except For Unions | What is Behind Chinese Soldiers Drilling on the Border With Poland and Ukraine?backgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediafacebook.com/ianmastersmedia…

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Jeremiah Fraites Isn’t Just The Tambourine Guy 50:00

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Jeremiah Fraites, co-founder of The Lumineers, says he’s not a lyricist. Yet he matches me quote for quote as we discuss creativity, grief, and giving up control. The conversation takes us a lot of places – like to the free-throw line, and to church. As a fellow father and musician, it’s a treat to see so many sides of Jeremiah, as is getting to re…

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July 15, 2024 - Geoffrey Kabaservice | Michael Greenberger | Kim Lane Scheppele 1:01:29

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Trump's Judge Dismisses the Most Winnable Case Against Him Taking Her Cue From Justice Thomas | J.D. Vance, the Authoritarian Brains Behind a Trump Dictatorship | Orban Has Invited China Into Europe as He Acts as a Courier For Secret Messages From Putin and Xi to Trumpbackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediafacebook.com/ianmastersme…

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Laughing All the Way to Freedom: The Americanization of a Russian Emigre 1:17:52

2h ago1:17:52

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On this edition of Parallax Views, Prof. Emil Draitser returns to discuss his latest book Laughing All the Way to Freedom: The Americanization of a Russian Emigre. Growing up in a Jewish family in Soviet Union-era Odessa, Emil came to the United States in the 1970s and began a new life in America. His previous books Shush! Growing Up Jewish Under S…

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July 14, 2024 - Robert Baer | Sean Wilentz | Jared Yates Sexton 1:03:17

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Assassinations That Changed the World or Might Have Changed the World | America's Historical Legacy of Presidential Assassinations and Attempted Assassinations | The Inciter of Political Violence Now Calls For Unity as He Moves Closer to Joining the Illiberal Club of the World's Despots and Kleptocratsbackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmas…

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Operation Debt Day: End Veteran Debt! w/ Jerry Ashton 36:56

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On this edition of Parallax Views, former Navy journalist and ex-debt collector Jerry Ashton joins the show to discuss the End Veteran Debt campaign. As previously mentioned, Jerry was a debt collector, but Occupy Wall Street changed all of that. Inspired by the Occupy movement, Jerry went from being a debt collector to a "debt for-giver" and helpe…

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July 7, 2024 - Gil Duran | Arash Azizi 1:01:37

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A Former Press Secretary to Kamala Harris on Who Could Best Beat Trump as Divisions Among Democrats Intensify While Republicans Can't Get Enough of Their Candidate's Depravity and Dementia | An Assessment of the So-Called Reformist President of Iran and What He Means For Women, Life, Freedombackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter.com/ianmastersmediafa…

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July 10, 2024 - Christopher Whipple | Bhaskar Sunkara | Elle Reeve 1:00:40

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Insight Into Biden's Inner Circle Resisting Growing Calls For Him to Step Down | Shifting the Focus to Trump and His Scary GOP Party Platform | A Journalist Who Has Taken on the Nazis at Charlottesville and Was at Risk Inside the Angry Mob That Stormed the Capitol On Trump's Far-Right Capture of American Politicsbackgroundbriefing.org/donatetwitter…

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Contractually Obligated Borat (The Lie of the Land) with Ben Paddon 32:48

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A single-celled organism in Earth's ocean multiplies in this 4-second clip from "The Lie of the Land" (3.2b BC) with special guest Ben Paddon.Website and socials available here.Produced & edited by Becca McGlynn.Music by Becca McGlynn.Art by Mandy Oquendo.Logo by Ben Paddon.By Ben Paddon

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July 9, 2024 - Bill Scher | James Goldgeier | Natalie Melnyczuk 1:02:33

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As Biden and the Democrats Circle the Wagons, Concerns Persist in the Rest of the Country, Meanwhile Trump Gets a Free Pass in the Media | The 75th Anniversary of NATO at a Washington Summit Concerned About Biden and Afraid Trump Could be Reelected | While NATO is Not Ready For Ukraine to Join, Will it Sustain Ukraine Over the Long Haul?backgroundb…

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The Singular Fredness of Armisen 55:49

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Fred Armisen grew up idolizing trailblazing musicians, from The Beatles to The Clash and The Talking Heads. But spending his twenties drumming in bands never seemed to land him further than moderate crowds and endless nights loading his gear into the van. In need of a change, he turned to comedy, honing the craft of creating characters we know and …

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July 8, 2024 - Simon Rosenberg | David Andelman | Francis Kagaru 1:04:12

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Biden's Defiance As We Learn a Parkinson's Expert Visited the White House 8 Times in 8 Months | The Far Right Comes in Third In France as Le Pen Joins Forces With Orban to Form the Third Largest Bloc in the European Parliament | An Update From Kenya on the Bloody Demonstrations Against a Government Sending Police to Haiti When They Are Needed at Ho…

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