Best Buzzkill Podcasts (2024)

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LIVE FROM NETROOTS NATION 2024 #2: Chevron Deference Explained With Sarah Lipton-Lubet 44:04

3d ago44:04

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Full episode transcript HERE. Welcome to PART TWO of the Feminist Buzzkills LIVE taping from Netroots Nation, AKA the largest gathering of progressive writers, activists, and organizers in America! In part two of this mini-series, Lizz and AAF Programs Director, Kristin Hady, get to share with you more of our shenanigans from earlier this month wit…

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Presidential Primaries and Conventions: Just What is the Deal with Them? 24:40

23h ago24:40

24:40

American Presidential primaries and conventions seem excessively complicated, and maybe even outdated. Could they all just be an email, as office workers say nowadays? Fortunately, Professor Philip Nash explains all! We can't promise that we make primaries and conventions seem logical and sensible. But we do our best! Episode 558.…

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Southern Violence and White Supremacy in the Civil War Era 41:01

3h ago41:01

41:01

Professor James Hill Welborn joins us to discuss the question – how did white Southerners in the nineteenth century reconcile a Christian faith that instructed them to turn the other cheek with a pervasive code of honor that instructed them to do just the opposite—to demand satisfaction for perceived insults? He analyzes the birth of this peculiar …

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Energy vs Climate Promo 1:16

6h ago1:16

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"May You Live in Interesting Times" - Ancient Chinese Curse? 2024 Encore 4:30

1h ago4:30

4:30

The summer of 2024 has been, um, very interesting. An assassination attempt on Donald Trump, frightening Supreme Court rulings, but also hopeful election results in the UK. We are indeed living in interesting times. But is “may you live in interesting times” actually an ancient Chinese curse, or is the history of the saying more complicated? We tak…

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LIVE FROM NETROOTS NATION 2024: The Post-Dobbs OBGYN Crisis with Pamela Merritt 49:48

1d ago49:48

49:48

HELLOOOOO FROM NETROOTS NATION! The Feminist Buzzkills are in Baltimore taking Netroots Nation, AKA progressive summer camp for writers, activists, and organizers from all over the world! And guess what? We’re delivering y’all an amazing LIVE podcast taping with an audience and everything! Guest-hosting with Lizz from Netroots is AAF Programs Direc…

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The John Birch Society and Its Influence on American Politics 40:25

5d ago40:25

40:25

The 2025 Project and the rise of extreme right-wing politics in America means that it's a good time to listen to our show about one of the 20th century's most extreme right-wing groups, The John Birch Society. It has strongly influenced libertarian and Republican politics since its founding in 1958. Dr. Matthew Dallek tells us the story of the Soci…

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Felons and the Declaration of Independence 13:39

25d ago13:39

13:39

After his many felony convictions, Donald Trump’s supporters have likened him to America’s Founding Fathers. They were also felons, so the MAGA crowd says. But how true is that? We explain all in this episode, and also bust the many myths found in “The Price They Paid” email and Facebook post that’s being quoted endlessly these days. Episode 556.…

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Canada vs Climate: Federal Minister of Energy & Natural Resources, Jonathan Wilkinson 58:53

10d ago58:53

58:53

David, Sara, and Ed talk to Canada's Minister of Energy & Natural Resources, Jonathan Wilkinson. Show Notes: (02:57) Powering Canada Forward (04:24) Modernizing the energy sector (06:28) Powering Canada (07:46) Canada’s Electric Reliability Framework (11:30) Canadian Climate Institute (12:17) Mohawk Council of Kahnawake inks deal with Hydro-Québec …

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The American Liberty Pole 37:55

18d ago37:55

37:55

Americans put up Liberty Poles to express political beliefs in the period of the Early Republic. These poles were massive, highly decorated, and highly contested. Both Federalists and Anti-Federalists used them to promote their ideas of what the new Republic should reflect in terms of “liberty.” Join us to discuss how different early American polit…

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SCOTUS Has Ruled on Emtala: Breaking down the Decision With Stephanie Toti, Dr. Caitlin Gustafson, Jen Jackson Quintano & Ryan Hamilton 1:21:22

1M ago1:21:22

1:21:22

OYEZ! OYEZ! SCOTUS has dropped the EMTALA decision… Which should have been front and center in last night’s “Grumpy Old Men” reboot, but never fear, YOUR BUZZKILLS ARE HERE! The Supreme Court FINALLY made up its mind on the fate of the Emergency Medical and Labor Act (EMTALA) yesterday and your Feminist Buzzkills HAVE FACTS AND FEELINGS ABOUT IT! W…

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Before Trans: Three Gender Stories from 19th Century France 37:37

1M ago37:37

37:37

Professor Rachel Mesch guides us through three compelling lives and careers in 19th-century France. The lives of French writers, Jane Dieulafoy (1850–1916), Rachilde (1860–1953), and Marc de Montifaud (1845–1912), did not conform to nineteenth-century notions of femininity. In their work, they contested conventional gender norms, and refused to be …

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Juneteenth and the End of Slavery in the US: What’s in a Date? 2024 Encore 15:39

1M ago15:39

15:39

"Juneteenth" (June 19th) is now widely regarded as marking the end of slavery in the United States. Professor Buzzkill examines the many dates related to the abolition of human enslavement in the US. And he pleads for more holidays observing this moral advance! Encore Episode!By Joe Coohill

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SUPREME COURT UNANIMOUSLY PROTECTS MIFEPRISTONE With Chris Geidner 42:54

29d ago42:54

42:54

Full episode transcript HERE. MIFEPRISTONE IS HERE TO STAY!! For Now… The Supreme Court did a thing that we actually aren’t pissed about! This week, the Supremes ruled UNANIMOUSLY in favor of the abortion pill mifepristone! The Court rebuffed an unfounded and politically-charged challenge to the drug from anti-abortion assholes, and not even oppres…

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Loving Day: 2024 Encore 9:16

1M ago9:16

9:16

It’s June 12th! Loving Day! Loving Day is being celebrated worldwide. You might think that Loving Day is Valentine’s Day, February 14th, but it’s not, it’s today, June 12th. If you don’t know what Loving Day is, listen to the story we tell you in this brief, special episode. And go to lovingday.org to find out more! Encore episode!…

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Heather Haley: Historian for the US Navy 32:51

2M ago32:51

32:51

Heather Haley, a civilian historian for the United States Navy, enlightens us about the work of a historian outside traditional academic institutions. She works for the US Naval History and Heritage Command, doing naval history research, finding and preserving historical records related the the Navy and its ships, and writing analytical works. And …

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Someone Come Get Your 20ft Inflatable IUD! With Amanda Zurawski, Sarah Hester Ross & Mary Rickles 1:18:21

2M ago1:18:21

1:18:21

Congrats on another week of surviving and fighting the patriarchy! Get your earholes ready because this week was a doozy. I think we all know by now, what happens in Texas does NOT stay in Texas. What BS are the womb hounds that run the Lone Star State pulling now? Their new kink is to blame doctors for people being denied abortion care. PLUS, the …

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Coming Out Republican: a History of the Gay Right 33:22

2M ago33:22

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Dr. Neil Young helps us understand how and why gay Republicans regularly faced condemnation from both the LGBTQ+ community and their own political party. They’ve been active and influential for decades, however. Gay conservatives were instrumental, for example, in ending “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and securing the legalization of same-sex marriage—but…

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Don’t Abandon The South With Nika Kovač, Tyler Barbarin, & Kate Willett 1:16:30

2M ago1:16:30

1:16:30

Full episode transcript HERE. Biscuits, BBQ, and Bodily Autonomy - guess which one you won’t find in the South? We are in FULL rampage mode over the latest update out of Louisiana. The clown governor just signed into law a horrifying bill that reclassifies FDA APPROVED AND EXTREMELY SAFE abortion medications as "controlled dangerous substances." Wh…

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FROM FIBS TO FINES: Climate Disinformation, Lawsuits & Their Ripple Effects 53:13

2M ago53:13

53:13

David, Sara, and Ed talk to Dr Benjamin Franta, Senior Research Fellow in Climate Litigation at the Oxford Sustainable Law Programme and the founding head of the Climate Litigation Lab. Show Notes: (01:05) Dr. Benjamin Franta (02:20) Nearly 15% of Americans deny climate change is real (02:25) The social anatomy of climate change denial in the US (0…

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Malcolm Browne and the Self Immolation of Thích Quảng Đức 34:17

2M ago34:17

34:17

Ray Boomhower joins us to discuss how the most unlikely of war correspondents, Malcolm W. Browne, became the only Western reporter to capture Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức's horrific self-immolation on June 11, 1963. Thích Quảng Đức made his ultimate sacrifice to protest the perceived anti-Buddhist policies of the Catholic-dominated administration …

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Churchill’s Wartime Speeches: the Untold Story 29:06

2M ago29:06

29:06

Professor Richard Toye explains the background and context of Winston Churchill's famous World War II speeches, from how they were written, to how they were delivered, to how the public reacted. Not only is it much more complex than the legend has it, the full history provides us with a much greater understanding of World War II.…

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Alabama’s Katie Britt Is All Up In Your Business With Dr. Ghazaleh Moayedi & Atheer Yacoub 1:05:07

2M ago1:05:07

1:05:07

Full episode transcript HERE. Lizz is out this week, but MOJI IS NOT ALONE. The fabulous and funny AF Abortion Access Front Head Writer, Alyssa “Dooks” Al-Dookhi, is BACK in the house to lead us through the anti-abortion fire – I mean, co-host – yet again! What do we got for y’all this week? Oh, how our tea spilleth over… We’ve got an UPDATE on tha…

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Fully Charged: Battery Storage & How to Make it Better 49:44

2M ago49:44

49:44

Hosts David, Sara, and Ed chat with battery storage expert Dr. Shirley Meng of the University of Chicago. About Our Guest: Dr. Y. Shirley Meng is a Professor at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago. She serves as the Chief Scientist of the Argonne Collaborative Center for Energy Storage Science (ACCESS) Argonne …

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