Best Ben XO Podcasts (2024)

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Too Far Is Just Right (2024-07-23) 1:59:34

20d ago1:59:34

1:59:34

01 - 00:00:00 - DK Foyer, Mage - Oh Sweety 02 - 00:02:47 - Lynx, Jamm:n - Whiplash 03 - 00:05:32 - Trail - Halation 04 - 00:09:05 - Subkey - Vaporjungle 05 - 00:11:19 - Nfunk - Succubus Clan (Dunk Remix) 06 - 00:13:14 - Emperor, QZB - Nixon 07 - 00:16:21 - Trex - Swamp Thing (Extended Mix) 08 - 00:19:11 - XOHNE - Flavours 09 - 00:21:27 - T & Sugah …

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Shameless: A Conversation with Brian Tyler Cohen 53:20

4h ago53:20

53:20

According to our guest, YouTube sensation and wildly successful political commentator, Brian Tyler Cohen, the modern Republican Party has laid out a long con. That, while the increasingly radical right gaslights the American public with its lies, artificial slogans and hollow catchphrases, there’s an ever widening gap between the essential Republic…

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The Right Side of History with historian Rutger Bregman 50:02

7d ago50:02

50:02

As guest, historian and writer, Rutger Bregman, reminds us, MLK didn’t inspire the world with his “I have a nightmare…” speech. It was about a dream. Rutger believes there’s an antidote to this sense of emptiness so many of us feel and it’s what he calls moral ambition, or the will to make the world a better place. That humanity, no matter what we’…

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Steal the Vote: Protecting democracy with States United CEO Joanna Lydgate 49:54

14d ago49:54

49:54

As today’s guest, CEO of the States United Democracy Center and States United Action, Joanna Lydgate says, “The battle for democracy begins before a single ballot is cast and continues long after the polls close on election day.” We keep repeating it, but the truth is, the American election system itself is under attack. There are anti-democratic f…

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And Now We Pivot: Switching the Democratic Candidate with former RNC Director Michael Steele 54:38

21d ago54:38

54:38

“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” Joe Biden is no longer running for President and everything has changed. Join me and Michael Steele as we discuss what just happened, and what comes next. As always, if you find worth in what we do, please consider SUBSCRIBING to PoliticsGirl Premium. You’ll get th…

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Ready When You Are (2024-07-16) 1:58:07

27d ago1:58:07

1:58:07

01 - 00:00:00 - Jacques Maya - Tides (Take Me Away) 02 - 00:02:18 - Calculon, Stunna and the Colonel - Bust (Dave Owen Remix) 03 - 00:05:10 - Duophonix - What We Could Be (Hlz Remix) 04 - 00:07:14 - Dunk - Bomb 05 - 00:09:10 - Fox, Dub Phizix - Like a Rope 06 - 00:11:28 - T>I & Trex - Mercy Mercy 07 - 00:13:38 - streetflicker - At The Disco 08 - 00…

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Unfair Weather Friend (2024-07-09) 1:48:36

27d ago1:48:36

1:48:36

01 - 00:00:00 - SL2, Lime, Top Buzz, Mad P - The Noise feat. Top Buzz feat. Mad P (Dope Ammo, JimBitch & DJ Resist Remix) 02 - 00:01:50 - L-Side - Just a Moment 03 - 00:03:35 - Kasra - Silver Lines 04 - 00:05:10 - streetflicker - Strong Enough 05 - 00:07:19 - Chase & Status - Ten Tonne (Taelimb Remix) 06 - 00:08:42 - J.O.E, Conrad Subs - Jungle Boo…

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Forget The Weekend (2024-07-02) 1:59:19

27d ago1:59:19

1:59:19

01 - 00:00:00 - Dan Guidance - On The Jazz 02 - 00:03:23 - Grum, Natalie Shay - Don't Look Down feat. Natalie Shay (Grafix Remix) 03 - 00:04:39 - Crystal Clear - Serious Sounds 04 - 00:07:16 - Dub Phizix - Tipping Point 05 - 00:08:59 - Adam F - Brand New Funk Revisited (Bladerunner Reboot) 06 - 00:11:21 - Trex - Would You 07 - 00:12:24 - Noisia - F…

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Hair Out Of Place (2024-06-18) 1:55:30

26d ago1:55:30

1:55:30

01 - 00:00:00 - Paul SG - Space Hopper 02 - 00:02:41 - Chicane, Bryan Adams - Don't Give Up feat. Bryan Adams (Grafix Extended Remix) 03 - 00:04:29 - Bungle - Barricade 04 - 00:07:15 - Dissident x Electrosoul System - Dub of Spores 05 - 00:09:39 - Quadrant & Iris - Rough Puff 06 - 00:13:21 - Black Yukon Sucker Punch - Planet Burns 07 - 00:16:51 - T…

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Rolling Through (2024-06-11) 1:55:28

26d ago1:55:28

1:55:28

01 - 00:00:00 - Bungle - Infinite 02 - 00:03:24 - Break - All You Gotta Do 03 - 00:05:11 - DJ Fresh - The Martians feat. EricCongerAI 04 - 00:07:08 - A.M.C, Junk Mail - Operator (Junk Mail Remix) 05 - 00:09:28 - Hologram - Interference 06 - 00:11:23 - Misanthrop - Maverick 07 - 00:14:09 - Enei, Drs - Count To Ten (2024) 08 - 00:16:16 - QZB - Artifi…

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June Bugging (2024-06-04) 2:00:02

26d ago2:00:02

2:00:02

01 - 00:00:00 - Mage - Don't Make Me 02 - 00:03:16 - Quadrant & Iris - Direct Support 03 - 00:06:20 - DJ Fresh - The Martians feat. EricCongerAI 04 - 00:08:39 - Sitri, Gydra - Alphabet 05 - 00:09:43 - Spirit, Digital - Remote Control (Kiljoy Remix) 06 - 00:12:42 - Serial Killaz Ft. Mad Sam - Sound A Di Champion 07 - 00:16:41 - Dope Ammo, Zapya, Zen…

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Altered State (2024-05-28) 1:59:13

26d ago1:59:13

1:59:13

01 - 00:00:00 - CPH - Fall Forward 02 - 00:03:39 - Technicolour and Komatic featuring Jayma - Vermillion (Random Movement Remix) 03 - 00:05:50 - Hugh Hardie - Yuzu 04 - 00:07:34 - Technicolour & Komatic - Ever After 05 - 00:11:38 - Danny Byrd, S.P.Y., Cmd/Ctrl - Pink Champagne 06 - 00:13:59 - Dephzac and Simon V - Aurora 07 - 00:16:28 - Monty, Trai…

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How to Make a Dictator: A Conversation with Strongman Expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat 44:48

28d ago44:48

44:48

Authoritarian propaganda is full of empty promises of unity. Of uniting the nation under a leader who alone can fix it. Authoritarian expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat and I had this conversation BEFORE the events at the Trump rally in Pennsylvania, but the facts remain the same if not more poignant now. The shock and awe we’re seeing is a tactic to distract u…

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The Court Makes a King: A Conversation with Supreme Court Expert Dahlia Lithwick 57:27

1M ago57:27

57:27

We just finished probably the most life altering Supreme Court’s session in the history of our country. The six conservative justices, and I use the term conservative loosely, because they’re actually right wing extremists, just took a sledge hammer to decades of legal precedent, human rights, civil rights and the constitution itself, but this idea…

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Kingdom of Rage: A Conversation with Counter Terrorism Expert Elizabeth Neumann 1:00:05

1M ago1:00:05

1:00:05

America’s rising domestic terrorism movement is not getting better it’s getting worse. We have to look at ourselves, particularly if we’re in the American Christian community, and realize something must be done to start seeding the ground for a different way of thinking. Which is why we’re talking to former US security official and counterterrorism…

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Compete in EVERY Race: Two Under-the-Radar WINNABLE Senate races Florida & North Dakota 52:48

2M ago52:48

52:48

To keep democracy’s head above water in 2024 the Democrats need what’s called a trifecta - meaning the Presidency, the House and the Senate - and keeping the senate is going to be a tough slog because Democrats have what’s called a “bad map”. So today, instead of talking about the must win swing races we hear about all the time, we’re going to disc…

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Dictators Are Bad: A Conversation with Global Affairs Expert Andrea Chalupa 55:39

2M ago55:39

55:39

We just had the G7. There was just a Ukrainian Peace Conference in Switzerland. Here at home we have a wanna be dictator running against a President who fights dictators. Today we talk to international expert Andrea Chalupa about two broad stroke topics, what’s going on in Ukraine, because I think most of us have kind of checked out and don’t have …

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Our Government Does What?? A Conversation with Four-Star Admiral Rachel Levine 52:05

2M ago52:05

52:05

Happy Pride!! It’s easy to criticize government, and candidly, there’s plenty that deserves criticism. But government is not something we can live without, so maybe if we spent less time complaining about it, and more time understanding it, we’d know how to use it properly and how to best fix it. So, today we’re joined by Four Star Admiral and one …

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Christian Jesus v. Trump Jesus: A Conversation with the New Evangelicals’ Tim Whitaker 59:57

2M ago59:57

59:57

Christian Nationalism is a giant threat to our country. A danger to women, to minorities, to the marginalized and to democracy itself. While these white, Christian nationalists believe they’re saving the country from heathenism, what they’re really offering is a theocracy of top down control with themselves at the top. We must see this threat for w…

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Build Your Own Army: A Conversation with the States Project’s Melissa Walker 39:32

3M ago39:32

39:32

Wanna win back democracy? Start with the states. The federal government is clearly essential, and to save our nation the Democrats must win the Presidency, House and Senate in ’24, but we can’t stop there. So many of the terrible laws we’re seeing around the country come directly from Republican state legislatures. People like to blame the presiden…

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Women are Furious: A Conversation with the new President of Emily’s List Jessica Mackler 44:42

3M ago44:42

44:42

Fixing the crisis America is in is hard, but it’s also simple. We can’t stop talking about reproductive rights because it’s not just about stripping women of the right to manage their own lives and bodies, it’s about the slippery slope we find ourselves on if we accept that government can just take our essential human rights. At the end of the day,…

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Fully Funked (2024-05-14) 1:55:22

3M ago1:55:22

1:55:22

01 - 00:00:00 - Grafix - Body Language 02 - 00:01:55 - Tanukichi feat. Bob Ranks - Reload It 03 - 00:04:21 - Mage - Motive 04 - 00:07:22 - Enei, Drs - Count To Ten (2024) 05 - 00:08:49 - Goldie - Inner City Life (Break Remix) 06 - 00:11:25 - Dreazz - It's Love 2000 07 - 00:13:48 - Mean Teeth - Facesplitta (Dropset Remix) 08 - 00:15:27 - Sub Focus -…

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Get Your House in Order America: A Conversation with Democratic congresswoman and Minority Whip Katherine Clark 52:20

3M ago52:20

52:20

The Republicans are telling us their plans for America’s future and it is terrifying. The Democrats, in contrast, are vocally offering the opposite. Where the last Democratic House was the most effective in modern American history, passing more legislation passed than any Congress since FDR’s New Deal, the current Republican House has been the leas…

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Spirited Attempts (2024-05-07) 1:58:52

3M ago1:58:52

1:58:52

01 - 00:00:00 - Thystle - Precious Things 02 - 00:04:23 - Tilal - Hold On Me 03 - 00:09:12 - Spirit, Digital - Remote Control (Kiljoy Remix) 04 - 00:11:02 - Dimension, Alison Wonderland - Satellite 05 - 00:13:10 - Sub Focus, Cherish, ACRAZE - Do It To It (Sub Focus Extended Remix) 06 - 00:14:00 - Moving Fusion - Turbulence 07 - 00:17:01 - Serial Ki…

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College Campus Crisis: A Conversation with David Rothkopf 58:28

3M ago58:28

58:28

I’ve been watching what’s been happening on college campuses with real uncertainty. I don’t believe we’re getting the full story from the media. Much like the horserace neck and neck BS they’re peddling for the election, I feel as if traditional media is pushing narratives with the protests that don’t tell the full picture and it leaves people feel…

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Fully Operational (2024-04-30) 1:52:50

4M ago1:52:50

1:52:50

01 - 00:00:00 - Jane Doe - Pieces 02 - 00:01:32 - Halogenix - Cut Loose 03 - 00:04:27 - Acris - Try Again 04 - 00:05:40 - Marble Elephant - Whispers 05 - 00:10:56 - MidKnight Moon - The Big Smoke 06 - 00:13:53 - PARTICLE - Pyro 07 - 00:16:02 - Rido - Keep Austin Weird 08 - 00:18:12 - Total Science - Kingpin (FD Remix) 09 - 00:21:01 - SoulDR!P - Bli…

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They Don’t Care if we Die: A Conversation with President of Reproductive Freedom for All Mini Timmaraju 48:40

4M ago48:40

48:40

Today we’re joined by Mini Timmaraju, President of Reproductive Freedom for All, to discuss how reproductive freedom isn’t just about access to the health care of abortion, but about how we think society should function. Do we believe our most fundamental and personal decisions belong to the government, or do we believe they belong to us? At the en…

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Beats Mode (2024-04-23) 1:58:19

4M ago1:58:19

1:58:19

01 - 00:00:00 - Halftone - Aurora 02 - 00:03:48 - Severity - Hold On 03 - 00:06:15 - Dunk - Gangster Blues 04 - 00:07:36 - Digital, Kiljoy - Reflection feat. Kiljoy 05 - 00:10:40 - Bcee, [ K S R ] - Life, Money (Paul T & Edward Oberon Remix) 06 - 00:14:14 - Whiskey Pete, I.C.U - NO.1 07 - 00:16:48 - Break, Workforce - Slippery Fella 08 - 00:18:51 -…

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Quantumplates (2024-04-16) 1:59:25

4M ago1:59:25

1:59:25

01 - 00:00:00 - DJ Marky - Kochi 02 - 00:01:06 - RYME TYME & OPTICAL - Ghostbuster 03 - 00:03:49 - Jonny L - Roots 04 - 00:06:56 - Data 3 - Clockwork 05 - 00:10:19 - Sigmus - Primal (Slaine Remix) 06 - 00:12:21 - L 33 - Hillratz 07 - 00:15:05 - Clearance - Cork 08 - 00:18:04 - Bungle - Sanctuary 09 - 00:21:29 - Charlie B - Feeling (Sl8r Remix) 10 -…

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Shadow Of The Past (2024-04-09) 1:59:04

4M ago1:59:04

1:59:04

01 - 00:00:00 - DJ Marky - (it's just a) Simple Song 02 - 00:02:30 - Wez Walker - What Ever The Reason 03 - 00:05:21 - Surreal - Cry Bout It 04 - 00:07:47 - sl8r - Brook 05 - 00:09:43 - Smote and Simon V - First Daylight 06 - 00:12:13 - Heist, Randall - TOTAL BLACKOUT feat. Heist 07 - 00:14:30 - GEST - Superstructure 08 - 00:19:02 - DJ Marky, Javeo…

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The Goldilock’s Economy: A Conversation with economist Michael Mezzatesta 44:03

4M ago44:03

44:03

It’s not that everything that’s happened in capitalism is bad, but when it comes to economics, perhaps we should be asking what this endless growth means and for whom? Who is all this growth for, and what is it worth, if it really only benefits a tiny silver of our population. What if there was a Goldilocks version of the economy? Where it wasn’t c…

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This is How Countries End: A Conversation about veterans taking up arms against America with Ken Harbaugh 46:31

4M ago46:31

46:31

Membership in violent extremist organizations is up, especially with our veterans. Today we talk to former mission commander and veteran’s advocate Ken Harbaugh about his incredible film Against All Enemies, and why a disproportionate amount of our military veterans would end up taking violent action against the very country they swore to protect, …

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We’re Playing the Wrong Game: A Conversation with strategist David Pepper 50:15

4M ago50:15

50:15

How do you lock in a minority worldview in America? You control the states. As our guest, democracy activist, author and professor, David Pepper tells us, “You win them. You gerrymander them. You suppress as many votes as you can, and then ram through your extremist agenda, and nobody can stop you.” We see it happening all over the country. This is…

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RNC? More like the TNC: A Conversation with former RNC Chair Michael Steele 56:31

4M ago56:31

56:31

Former RNC Chairman Michael Steele reaches out to his party to remind them to vote R for Rights not Republican. He tells us that Republican values are still here, they just can’t breathe under this current top down, one person centric, wanna-be dictator. We talk about how the once great party has been co-oped, so it’s not just ok to be a Republican…

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This is How You Fix the Climate: A Conversation with Sage Lenier 49:38

5M ago49:38

49:38

At the end of the day, Sage Lenier, climate activist and one of Time Magazine’s 10 Next Generation Leaders, reminds us that we need to accept what we’re doing on this planet is unsustainable. That we will ultimately need to slow down the systems of production and consider a real economic transformation if we want to survive, but instead of waiting …

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Witness The Sickness (2024-03-19) 1:56:50

5M ago1:56:50

1:56:50

01 - 00:00:00 - InsideInfo - Scene Shift 02 - 00:03:49 - TeeBee - Gun Tune 03 - 00:04:50 - Randall - ONLY ONE 04 - 00:07:09 - Friction, Poppy Baskcomb - I Need to Feel (Subsonic Remix) 05 - 00:09:13 - Heist, Randall - TOTAL BLACKOUT feat. Heist 06 - 00:12:21 - Dj Rap & David Boomah - Let It All Go (Vocal Mix) 07 - 00:15:38 - Voicians - Holding On T…

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