“Today, every inhabitant of this planet must contemplate the day when this planet may no longa be habitable. Every man, woman and child lives under a nuclear sword of Damocles, hanging by the slenderest of threads, capable of being cut at any moment by accident or miscalculation or by madness. " - John F. Kennedy, 1961 For over half a century, from…

Today’s guest is Ryan Grim, author of the new book “The Squad – AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution”. Ryan Grim is the Intercept’s Washington bureau chief and cohost of the show Counter Points. He was previously the DC bureau chief for HuffPost, where we led a team that won a Pulitzer Prize. Grim has been a staff reporter for Politico and th…

We’re now in two months of the Israel-Gaza War and after a brief ceasefire, the fighting has erupted again. I think its hard to understand this current conflict without understanding the history of Israel and Palestine, and how it led to where we are today To help with that understanding, today’s guest is Dr Zachary Foster Zach is a historian of Pa…

Foreign policy is all over the news these days as wars rage from The Middle East to Eastern Europe. To help get a better sense of those issues, as well as what a better, more values based U.S. Foreign Policy could look like, I am joined today by Matt Duess. Matt is the Executive Vice President at the Center for International Foreign Policy. In the …

Today’s guest is former Congressman Mike Capuano, who represented Massachuetts’s 7th Congressional District from 1999 to 2019. I pick Mike’s brain on a wide range of issues, including, of course, Israel and Gaza, Ukraine, what he thinks of Matt Gaetz’s demands, whether or not we should abolish the Senate and what he thinks of an old proposal to com…

In an economy with steady growth, low unemployment and core inflation down to 3.2%, why do so many Americans say that the Biden Administration has left them worse off economically? How is Trump winning or tied with voters under 30? And why are the Democrats, once the party of the common man, continuing to lose the support the working class, not jus…

Over the last decade we’ve seen the rise of a wide range of social justice movements, from Occupy Wall Street to Me Too to Black Lives Matter. Where are those movements now and what impact have they had? In his new book “How the Elites Ate the Social Justice Movement” Freddie DeBoer explores these questions. Freddie argues that in the digital age, …

On October 7, Israel suffered a brutal attack as Hamas militants from Gaza rampaged across the south, massacring up to 1,500 Jews and taking 200 more captive. Israel’s response has been to unleash a massive bombing campaign on the Gaza strip, home to 2.2 million people who have nowhere to go to escape the carnage. As of this recording, the bombardm…

While all eyes were on Congress this week, the Republican presidential primary continued to unfold across the country. I’ve found that primary a little bizarre and a little boring – especially the last debate. With Trump ahead by 40 or 50 points it seems like the race is already over. But I’ve been wrong before. To bring in some outside perspective…

Liam Cosgrove is a DC-based correspondent for The Grayzone, an independent news website dedicated to original investigative journalism and analysis on politics and empire. With much of the mainstream media being pretty aggressively pro-war in its coverage of Ukraine, Liam has stood out for pressing both the Administration as well as Members of Cong…

Michael Valdes is an IBEW Journey Level Inside Wireman. He joins the show to talk about the UAW strike, class issues in America, how politicians of both sides view the working class generally and labor unions in particular, and what gives him hope for moving forward. ----- Twitter @michael_valdes @kevinamaley ----- Email ZipcodeZeroPodcast@gmail.co…

In her book "Faith Defeated My Pain" , Jasmine Pettross describes her journey from being diagnosed with cancer at a young age, to struggling to find meaning in her suffering, to finding purpose in her pain and a path forward in life. As she says in her book "No matter the hardships that are faced in life, the time it takes to heal and face situatio…

Robert Powell is a co-founder of the Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies, a non-profit, in September 2017. The purpose of the organization is the scientific study of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena. Affiliation with the organization is open to all individuals with a background in science, the military, or law enforcement. Powell has a BS degree in C…

Justin B. Kinney is an Associate Professor in the Simons Center for Quantitative Biology at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. He received a Ph.D. in Physics from Princeton University in 2008, is a co-author on >40 journal articles, and serves as project leader on two National Institutes of Health research grants. His lab has developed widely-used rese…

George Beebe spent more than two decades in government as an intelligence analyst, diplomat, and policy advisor, including as director of the CIA’s Russia analysis, director of the CIA’s Open Source Center, and as a staff advisor on Russia matters to Vice President Cheney. His book, The Russia Trap: How Our Shadow War with Russia Could Spiral into …

A fierce proponent of the right to keep and bear arms, Taylor Svehlak is a longtime gun-rights advocate, and briefly served as Director of Communications for a three-letter pro-gun advocacy group (not that one). In his spare time he is also an amateur firearms collector and gunsmith. In the past, he has worked on campaigns for a variety of conserva…

Derek Earl Baron aka "Wandering Earl" left home in 1999 for what was supposed to be a three month post-graduation trip to Southeast Asia and has essentially been traveling the world non-stop ever since. He has been to over 130 countries on six continents living a life of adventure that many people dream of. He’s learned Spanish in Mexico, been kick…

Critically acclaimed author John Schad joins the podcast to speak on his forthcoming book "Jack the Ripper: Revealed". Schad grew up fascinated by stories of Jack the Ripper and his murder streak across Victorian London. After spending nearly a decade immersed in research, he has published his findings on the true identity of the world's most notor…

What's going on with Ukraine? The Institute for the Study of War's Alex Mitchell joins Zipcode Zero to give an update on the war, Putin's strategy, what the U.S.'s role is and what we can expect to happen this winter. Alexander Mitchell is the director of external relations at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), where he is responsible for th…

David Plotz is the CEO of City Cast, a network of daily local news podcasts in cities around the country - also accompanied by a daily email newsletter that keeps you in the know about what’s happening in your community. Currently available in Chicago, Denver, Houston, Salt Lake, Pittsburgh, Las Vegas, DC, Philly, Boise, Portland, Madison – and in …

Norman Finkelstein is an American political scientist, activist, former professor, and author. His primary fields of research are the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and the politics of the Holocaust. He is a graduate of Binghamton University and received his Ph.D. in political science at Princeton University. In the year 2020, Norman Finkelstein was …

Dahlia Lithwick is a senior editor at Slate and, in that capacity, has been writing their Supreme Court Dispatches and Jurisprudence columns since 1999. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Harper’s, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, The New Republic, and Commentary. Lithwick hosts Amicus, Slate’s award-winning biweekly podcast about the…

Abdul Mukati is an entrepreneur and digital nomad. He has built businesses from a young age, suffered set backs and come back from it all stronger than ever. Today he joins us from Thailand to share how he built his life and offers insights to those who want to get ahead. You can follow Abdul on Instagram: @TravelBoundCouple Music by Urban Deer Hun…

To celebrate the midterm elections, Zipcode Zero invited Jake Morgenstern on to share reactions and analysis as results came in Tuesday night. In this episode we discuss: * Initial thoughts on what unfolded Tuesday * Predictions for what the results will mean for the next two years in Washington * Who Democrats should run in 2024 * And what current…

Dean Baker co-founded CEPR in 1999. His areas of research include housing and macroeconomics, intellectual property, Social Security, Medicare and European labor markets. He is the author of several books, including Rigged: How Globalization and the Rules of the Modern Economy Were Structured to Make the Rich Richer. His blog, “Beat the Press,” pro…

In this episode, we watch The Snowman and talk about our Top 5 Serial Killer Movies. Spoiler alert, this movie isn't bad... it's terrible. Tune in to hear why our tone changed after watching this movie. Enjoy!By Kevin Regan, Tyler Kasupski, Ryan Maley

In this episode, in honor of all the natural disasters going on around us, we watch Twister and talk about our Top 5 Natural Disaster movies. Now, we also experience a disaster while recording too... the power goes out! OK, so not a disaster, but it did cause us to drink way more beer than we anticipated. For this, we hope you will forgive applaud …

In this episode, joined by special guest John Hagler, we watch R.I.P.D. and talk Top 5 Box Office Bombs. This is a long one, but when you get a couple beers in us you know how much we like to talk...By Kevin Regan, Tyler Kasupski, Ryan Maley

In this episode, we're joined by Mike from Austin (for some of it), and we watch 1972's Solaris. Many claim it's one of the best scifi movies ever made, pioneering and groundbreaking... we're not quite sure it holds up. We then talk about our Top 5 Stranded in Space Movies. Check it out!By Kevin Regan, Tyler Kasupski, Ryan Maley

In this episode, we watch The Purge, then, joined by a special guest, we discuss our Top 5 movies we're glad aren't real life (but it'd be kinda cool if they were). Check out what we're glad we can't do, but maybe would if we could.By Kevin Regan, Tyler Kasupski, Ryan Maley

In this episode, we watch Over the Top and talk about our Top 5 Obscure Sports Movies. We also drink America and get deep into our theories about the Stallone movie universe.By Kevin Regan, Tyler Kasupski, Ryan Maley

In this episode, joined by a special guest, we watch Heat (cue Jim Gaffigan joke) and discuss our Top 5 Movie Shootouts. We're back after 11 months! We've let you down, and we're sorry.... It won't will probably happen again.By Kevin Regan, Tyler Kasupski, Ryan Maley

In this episode, we watch the awesomely bad Edison Force, and discuss our Top 5 Movies Under 10% on Rotten Tomatoes. We also discuss our Top 5 movies of the year.By Kevin Regan, Tyler Kasupski, Ryan Maley

AFTER A YEAR, we're back in the saddle. In this episode, we watch Tropic Thunder and discuss our Top 5 Movies Directed by Actors. Help us shake the rust off and listen up!By Kevin Regan, Tyler Kasupski, Ryan Maley

In this episode, we watch Gaspar Noe's Enter The Void, and discuss our Top 5 Mindf*cks. This movie really does a number on us, tune in to hear how.By Kevin Regan, Tyler Kasupski, Ryan Maley

In this episode, we watch 1973's Don't Look Now and discuss our Top 5 Worst Endings. This movie has been said to have a great ending. It's also been said to have an awful ending. Ebert thought the movie was fantastic. Do we? Listen up and find out.By Kevin Regan, Tyler Kasupski, Ryan Maley

In this episode, joined by original co-host Ryan, we watch the Japanese import Battle Royale and discuss our Top 5 Gorefests. This movie clearly set the stage for the Hunger Games trilogy, but what did we think? Listen in to find out, and then let us know what YOU think.By Kevin Regan, Tyler Kasupski, Ryan Maley

In this episode, we watch Scarface and discuss our Top 5 Movies Douchebags Love. Tony Montana might hang on more douchebag's walls than anyone in history. Tune in and listen to us take him down a peg.By Kevin Regan, Tyler Kasupski, Ryan Maley

In this episode, we watch David Lynch's Dune, and discuss our Top 5 Movies Set in the Future! We also create a new wrinkle in the Can't Touch This List, and do plenty of drinking, making up for our time away. Kick back, relax, and enjoy as we drink beer, watch movies, and talk about them.By Kevin Regan, Tyler Kasupski, Ryan Maley

In this episode, joined by Coach Kroen and the original co-host, the Jedi, we watch The Boondock Saints and discuss our Top 5 Movie Duos. The two guest hosts bring their drinking A-games, which makes it a great ep.By Kevin Regan, Tyler Kasupski, Ryan Maley

In this episode, we watch Point Break, and then discuss our Top 5 Undercover Cop Movies. The 50 year storm is coming, listen, then let us know what you think on facebook.By Kevin Regan, Tyler Kasupski, Ryan Maley

In this episode, we watch Road House! We talk about our Top 5 Movie Bar Fights! And we drink Brass Monkeys!!! It gets a little crazy, but in a good way of course. Listen to the episode, get over to facebook and tell us what you think, and tell you're friends to like us too! I know they will.By Kevin Regan, Tyler Kasupski, Ryan Maley

In this episode, we watch Return of the Jedi in honor of the return of Jedi Maley! Ryan is back! And the Top 5 we discuss is a great one, courtesy of Ryan: Top 5 Movies with One-Armed Characters.By Kevin Regan, Tyler Kasupski, Ryan Maley

In this episode, we watch Downfall, and discuss our Top 5 Nazi Movies. Oh yeah, real lighthearted stuff, right? Well, we try livening it up a little bit with some music by Childish Gambino (Donald Glover). Take a listen!By Kevin Regan, Tyler Kasupski, Ryan Maley

In this episode, continuing our trip Around the World, we watch City of Men and discuss our Top 5 South/Central American movies. Take a listen!By Kevin Regan, Tyler Kasupski, Ryan Maley

In this episode, we watch Drive and discuss our Top 5 Driving Movies. Quiet Ryan in full effect. Check it out and tell us what you think by posting on our Facebook page.By Kevin Regan, Tyler Kasupski, Ryan Maley

In this episode, we watch the French film Delicatessen and discuss our Top 5 Favorite French Films. Check out the episode and let us know what you think! Also, hit up our facebook page and vote in our newest poll! 1:19:22By Kevin Regan, Tyler Kasupski, Ryan Maley

In this episode, we watch Hitchcock's 1938 thriller The Lady Vanishes. We talk about what we thought of it, and then discuss our Top 5 Psychological Thrillers. Take a listen and let us know what you think! 1:28:06By Kevin Regan, Tyler Kasupski, Ryan Maley

CRITICAL DRINKING IS BACK! Same old co-host, just a new co-host. Tyler Kasupski joins the crew! His movie knowledge is sensational, so he should be a good fit! In this episode, we review Saving Silverman, and discuss our Top 5 Rescue Movies. Check it out! Then check out our facebook page and let us know what you think of the new duo! 54:54…

In this episode, we watch the original Italian Job and discuss our Top 5 Heist Movies. The Michael Caine accent is overflowing in this ep! Just the way Ryan likes it. 01:18:44By Kevin Regan, Tyler Kasupski, Ryan Maley