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A five-time Emmy winning SNL comedy writer/producer, joins a four-time #1 NYT bestselling author, a three-time highest-rated national progressive radio host, a two-time Grammy winning artist, and a former US Senator. So, it gets a little crowded in the booth when Al talks public policy and sometimes political comedy with notable guests. Think “The Daily” without the resources of the NYTimes.
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5-4 is a podcast about how much the Supreme Court sucks. It's a progressive and occasionally profane take on the ideological battles at the heart of the Court's most important landmark cases; an irreverent tour of all the ways in which the law is shaped by politics. Subscribe to our access our premium episodes & much more at fivefourpod.com/support Listen each week as hosts Peter, Michael, and Rhiannon dismantle the Justices’ legal reasoning on hot-button issues like affirmative action, gun ...
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Expertly-curated progressive politics, news, and culture produced by leftist humans, not algorithms or AI. This is an award-winning podcast that dives deeply into a wide range of national and international issues facing society and governments. We draw from hundreds of sources of progressive news and commentary. Est. 2006. Save time by listening to a range of perspectives on a focused topic in each episode and be introduced to new sources you will not have come across on your own!
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As the tone of public discourse becomes increasingly angry and divisive, Common Ground Committee offers a healing path to reaching agreement and moving forward. We talk with top leaders in public policy, finance, academe and more to encourage the seeking and finding of points of agreement, and to demonstrate how combating incivility can lead us forward.
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Here's where to find podcasts from The Nation. Political talk without the boring parts, featuring the writers, activists and artists who shape the news.Start Making Sense hosted by Jon Wiener, Edge of Sports hosted by Dave Zirin, The Time of Monsters hosted by Jeet Heer.
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What Could Go Right?

The Progress Network with Zachary Karabell and Emma Varvaloucas

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What if instead of being on the brink of disaster, we’re on the cusp of a better world? No one can deny the challenges the world faces, from pandemics to climate change to authoritarianism. But pessimism and despair are too easy a response. Each week, Progress Network Founder Zachary Karabell and Executive Director Emma Varvaloucas convene a diverse panel of experts to discuss the central issues of our era, including sustainability, polarization, work, and the economy, and make the case for ...
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Fmr. The Michael Brooks Show crew Matt Lech & David Griscom work to cover & build a strong, popular, working-class rooted, no BS Socialist Left. With a special focus on the international struggle and Texas, the South, & the West. The weekly show is live on Youtube @ 7 Central with Griscom streams on Tuesday afternoon.
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Academy Award-winning filmmaker and political provocateur Michael Moore offers his subversive and humorous take on the issues of the day and talks to a wide range of people from comedians and politicians to the people who’ve tried to kill him. Plus various mischief with Mike’s friends, family and the neighbors who don’t work for the NSA.
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Do Republicans make you want to drink and swear? A LOT? You’re in luck! It's America’s original Sexy Liberal and host of the nationally syndicated Stephanie Miller Show in podcast form! Yes, it’s Stephanie Miller’s Happy Hour Podcast, where you can hang out with Steph and her smart celebrity and comedian friends for a wild ride through politics and pop culture. Pour yourself a stiff one and get your podcast on HARD! Pants optional.
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Nicole Sandler has worked in radio her entire adult life. After a successful career in music radio in NY and Los Angeles (WPLJ, KLOS, KSCA and others), she returned to talk radio to host mornings on then-progressive talk WINZ/Miami. After a flip to sports, she moved to Air America Radio for a nightly show. When AAR went off the air on Jan 21, 2010, Nicole Sandler moved online where she continues to question authority daily at nicolesandler.com.
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Hosted by Bob Cesca, contributor to the Stephanie Miller Show and writer for The Banter newsletter, the Bob Cesca Show combines funny liberal political talk from podcasters knee-deep in the trenches of the American political debate. Download our free podcast wherever you get your podcasts, and be sure to support our Patreon: bobcescashow.com.
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Join Thomas for some critical thinking on questions of science, philosophy, skepticism and politics. These serious topics are discussed with some serious guests, but in an entertaining and engaging way! This is not your typical interview podcast; it’s a friendly dialogue, conducted thoughtfully and with plenty of humor. It's Serious Inquiries Only; but like, not boring or anything.
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Glenn Kirschner - he’s an NBC News and MSNBC legal analyst and former Assistant U.S. Attorney at the D.C. U.S Attorney's Office. And now you can join him for Justice Matters. Glenn brings analysis and insight to legal issues of the day, drawing from his 30 years as a federal prosecutor, homicide prosecutor, and Army JAG. For three decades, Glenn argued to juries, breaking down complex legal issues in universally understandable and relatable ways. And now, he brings that same approach to his ...
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The Gray Area with host Sean Illing is a philosophical take on culture, politics, and everything in between. We don’t pretend to have the answers, but we do offer a space for real dialogue. Resist certainty, embrace ambiguity, and get some cool takes on a very hot world. Formerly the Vox Conversations podcast. New episodes drop every Monday.
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If you're looking for someone who actually knows how presidential and national politics works to explain what's going on in 30 minutes or less, this is the show for you. Joe Trippi is a longtime Democratic campaign manager who ran the progressive Howard Dean presidential campaign in 2004 and the historic Doug Jones Senate campaign to defeat Roy Moore in 2017. He's seen it all and isn't bogged down by the viral tweets or hot takes du jour. He's looking past the headlines to answer the questio ...
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Politics and Religion. We’re not supposed to talk about that, right? Wrong! We only say that nowadays because the loudest, most extreme voices have taken over the whole conversation. Well, we‘re taking some of that space back! If you’re dying for some dialogue instead of all the yelling; if you know it’s okay to have differences without having to hate each other; if you believe politics and religion are too important to let ”the screamers” drown out the rest of us and would love some engagin ...
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From LeverNews.com — Lever Time is the flagship podcast from the investigative news outlet The Lever. Hosted by award-winning journalist, Oscar-nominated writer, and Bernie Sanders' 2020 speechwriter David Sirota, Lever Time features exclusive reporting from The Lever’s newsroom, high-profile guest interviews, and expert analysis from the sharpest minds in media and politics.
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We’ve seen hemp houses and walls made of rammed earth, rammed stone and anything else you can ‘ram’. Timber has designers drooling at the mention of the word and there was even a show about straw last year that had architects queuing round the block. There is a huge appetite for a ‘return to the natural’ with ‘new’ (maybe old!) and exciting buildin…
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The overturning of Roe v. Wade in June of 2022 dealt a severe blow to women’s health care in the United States. Today, nearly half of states in the country ban or severely restrict abortion care. The ripple effects reach far wider: hospitals are shutting maternity wards, and OB-GYNs are leaving states that don’t allow them to provide essential care…
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There are few days when it's more difficult to get back to work than the Monday after Thanksgiving, but here we are, back for more. Thankfully, today I'm joined by OG progressive blogger Driftglass, who co-hosts the Professional Left Podcast with his wife, BlueGal Fran.... I'm sure we can find something to talk about...…
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Today - a cavalcade of listeners calling in to laugh along and speak their minds. Rich in Indiana, Sean in California, Lisa in New Mexico, Bill in New Jersey, David in Santa Fe, Stephen in Kentucky, Beachside Bill in Florida, John in Oklahoma, Bruce in California, Ken in Virginia, and Michael in the Bronx. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pr…
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Megyn Kelly is joined by Victor Davis Hanson, author of "The Dying Citizen," to discuss President Joe Biden taking credit for the release of Israeli hostages by Hamas, how the Biden administration is trying to argue it can reason with Hamas terrorists, the media's ridiculous spin about the criminal Palestinians being released in the hostage exchang…
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-- On the Show: -- Republican Senator Mitt Romney says that even many Democrats are better than Donald Trump for President, wildly triggering MAGA Republicans -- President Joe Biden explains the timing of the October 7 Hamas attack against Israel as related to the potential for normalization of relations between Arab countries and Israel -- Donald …
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ANGER at Homeless; How to Start Change; Why We Need Holidays Karel Cast #283A few days ago I felt badly because I had someone trespassed out of the park for being homeless. The, I went back and he literally verbally attacked me as well as hurling bleach at me and Ember. And suddenly I realized how Empathy is in short supply these days.I decorated f…
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Sean Illing is joined by John Gray, political philosopher and author of the new book, The New Leviathans: Thoughts After Liberalism. They discuss Thomas Hobbes and the origins of liberalism, the current state of democracy, and the very uncertain future of the global liberal order. Host: Sean Illing (@seanilling), host, The Gray Area Guest: John Gra…
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Air Date 11/26/2023 As the hottest year in 125,000 years or so begins to come to a close, we turn to two projects still in their infancy that have big plans to decarbonize our electricity generation on one hand and give us a bit more time to turn our climate futures around on the other. The first is a reinvigoration of the geothermal power industry…
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John interviews Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of Illinois' 8th congressional district on Chinese president Xi Jinping's visit to America, the violent GOP infighting in the House, and the latest on Donald Trump. Then, attorney Marie in Atlanta calls to give us an update on Trump's Georgia election case. Also, Harry in Texas calls to discuss what would ha…
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In today's longform weekend podcast - Glenn runs down the legal recap of the week. He begins by discussing: a tale of two presidents: Joe Biden's holiday message for the American people versus Donald Trump's message for the American people. Glenn illustrates the stark contrast. Then, in the legal recap, a Colorado judge finds that Donald Trump, in …
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Dr. Elizabeth Deitch returns to the show to take us through some science thingies! CRT bannings and other conservative nonsense got Beth interested in the question: when should we actually talk to kids about race? When will they understand it? When do they actually notice race? These questions brought her to two studies. These studies reveal some i…
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For the holiday weekend - a couple of in-depth interviews. First John speaks with Nathan Thrall who is an American author, essayist, and journalist based in Jerusalem. They discuss his new book "A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy" which is an intimate story of a deadly accident outside Jerusalem that unravels a tangle …
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Marcy Wheeler (emptywheel.net) usually hangs with us Friday, but is celebrating Thanksgiving in Ireland. and will be back with us next Friday. So today, we're also taking a holiday. I'll be back live on Monday. But today, we'll enjoy a musical journey with Dave Matthews. I hosted him for his very first Los Angeles radio appearance on Dec 5, 1994. K…
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THANKSGIVING WEEKEND / CLASSIC EPISODE FROM SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 -- On the Show: -- President Joe Biden joins striking UAW workers on the picket line and delivers encouraging remarks to them -- California doubles taxes on guns and ammunition to pay for school security -- A judge rules that Donald Trump committed fraud in his business dealings and ord…
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Jeff and Robert talk about the ongoing ethnic cleansing in Gaza, the US's key role in the slaughter, and the new McCarthyism. SUPPORT GOOD MORNING COMRADE Subscribe on Youtube Follow Jeff on Twitter Email us! goodmorningcomrade.com Twitter Facebook Leave a review! 5 stars and say something nice to spread the word about the show!…
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David Waldman isn’t about to let us go into this weekend uninformed, even if today is in the middle of that weekend. When holiday shopping don’t… Actually, never, ever trust a Republican to save you money. Thanksgiving, the Fourth of July, Halloween, Talk Like a Pirate Day, are all holidays to be concerned about having an AR-15 aimed at you. The re…
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Rachel Maddow joins “Why Is This Happening? The Chris Hayes podcast” for a live taping at New York City’s Town Hall concert venue. They discuss what we can do to save American democracy, how we got to this particular political moment and her New York Times bestselling book, “Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism.” You can hear more episodes of…
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Special for the day after Thanksgiving. What a president eats can tell you a lot about the man. What he serves to people at the White House is also revealing. All that is the subject of a new book by Alex Prud’homme, Dinner With The President: Food, Politics, and a History of Breaking Bread at the White House. You can buy it here. Prud’homme is the…
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What happens when the government doesn't know something? Is it a cover up? Or just more conspiracy fodder? From one conspiracy to another - our friend Garrett Graff joins the show to talk about his new book UFO - and answers some pretty shocking questions. Why there's a direct line between UFO conspiracies and January 6th - what's behind that? What…
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Joe Biden faces a split in the Democrat electorate over Israel and Palestine--Harold Meyerson has some recommendations. also: Why we need the Israeli left now more than ever: Dahlia Scheindlin explains. plus--California is a place to write home about. David Kipen reads some examples - his new book is "Dear California: Letters and Diary Entries."…
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THANKSGIVING WEEKEND / CLASSIC EPISODE FROM SEPTEMBER 25, 2023 -- On the Show: -- A new ABC poll panics Democrats as it has Joe Biden losing to Donald Trump by nearly 10, but is this a reliable poll? -- Democratic Senator Bob Menendez and his wife are indicted on very serious bribery charges -- Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz melts down during an…
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The second in a two-part show. John talks about the new hostage cease-fire deal happening in Israel. He plays a clip of Joe Biden making the announcement about the deal brokered by Qatar. He takes a call from Lyn in Virginia on new ways to get people to register to vote and from Charles in Miami on GOP fascist policies and tax reform. Then, Mitch a…
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Happy T-Day! We did it live, despite it all, because we had to bring you the BREAKING NEWS… that wingnuts were freaked out about some people who went to a KISS concert and crashed their car! Then, it was on to our favorite trend: newspapers becoming willing to print that Trump is crazy. Also worth noting: other politicians in the world are similarl…
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Happy Thanksgiving! We're rewinding to June 2023 and the episode titled "Wypipologist," our most downloaded episode of the year so far. We talked about David's obscenities on the Stephanie Miller Show. The Supreme Court overturns affirmative action. Justice Jackson's dissent. Justice Sotomayor's dissent. The Obamas respond. Whites will continue to …
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Returning guest Kylie Cheung joins the show for a conversation about the wave of Neo-McCarthyism affecting Hollywood actresses like Melissa Barrera and Susan Sarandon who speak out about Israel’s crimes in Gaza, the liberal mask slippage moment exemplified by creepy smirking racist Stuart Seldowitz, people trying to weaponize LGBTQIA+ or abortion r…
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More than 14,000 Palestinians have been killed since October 7, and this week Israel and Palestine came to an agreement for a four-day pause in the war. Will the pause extend into a permanent ceasefire? How did this agreement come about when this deal has been available since October? Brian Becker is joined by Yara Shoufani, a member of the Palesti…
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Last week, Colorado Judge Sarah Wallace entered a finding that Donald Trump engaged in an insurrection on January 6, 2021. However, Judge Wallace went on to rule that the 14th Amendment does not disqualify a president who engaged in an insurrection from again serving as president of the United States. Both parties have now filed appeals in the case…
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Original Air Date 10-5-2022 Today, we take a look at the life and legacy of President Ronald Reagan, the last transformational U.S. president who's regime we are still living in. Between his neoliberal economics, anti-government ideology and white supremacist appeal to authoritarians, he did more to shape the last 40 years of the politics of the co…
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