Best Matt Bruenig Podcasts (2024)

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Guest Mark Paul on his new book 58:50

1y ago58:50

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Guest Mark Paul on his new book by Elizabeth and Matt BruenigBy Elizabeth and Matt Bruenig

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BONUS: Carl Beijer on Sean McElwee 1:16:36

1+ y ago1:16:36

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I know this is not of interest to everybody, which is why I've made it a separate bonus episode you can skip. But if you are extremely online like many of us are, you may have seen the spate of articles about Sean McElwee, his departure from Data for Progress, and allegations about participating in illegal straw donor conspiracies. Carl Beijer is o…

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Audio Grab Bag; Alito's Draft Opinion on Roe/Casey 1:16:47

2y ago1:16:47

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gang backBy Elizabeth and Matt Bruenig

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CLIP from Ban Sports with Bryant Gumbel 11:11

2+ y ago11:11

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For the whole episode, titled "Top Ukraine Takes; Ban Sports with Bryant Gumbel; Solar Update" go to patreon.com/thebruenigsBy Elizabeth and Matt Bruenig

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Socialism Series Episode 8: Moses Hess 39:25

2+ y ago39:25

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For all the episodes go on over to patreon.com/thebruenigsBy Elizabeth and Matt Bruenig

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Matt on The Nordic Model podcast 52:33

2+ y ago52:33

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Matt appeared on The Nordic Model podcast earlier this week. I am crossposting the audio here for your enjoyment. You can follow them on:* Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/2bWggCJikcvBQdtduvF7sa* YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq-6BFMXDhBV4zlWWcAqguw* Twitter https://twitter.com/TheNordicModelThis is not our episode for the week. We …

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The Trip 1:01:37

2+ y ago1:01:37

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Liz went on a two-pronged reporting trip, first to DC to cover a congressional hearing, and then to the Mississippi State Penitentiary to cover the execution of David Cox. Matt tagged along and collected bits of audio for this somewhat experimental episode.By Elizabeth and Matt Bruenig

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The Devastating Power of Sympathy Strikes; Paid Leave Ranting and Raving 1:14:56

3y ago1:14:56

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Matt pods solo on this one, talking about his hit piece about what happened when McDonalds went to Denmark and tried to run without a union. Talk includes details not in the piece and a telling of a similar story of what happened when Toys R Us went to Sweden in 1995 and tried the exact same shit.At the end of the podcast, Matt uses Lee Harris's ar…

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Matt Solo Ep on the Welfare State & MMT 55:57

3y ago55:57

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People seem to like these. So here we go again. Matt discusses the mistake everyone makes about what the welfare state is for. Then he talks about the recent MMT punditry. In the middle is Jarrod's Corner.By Elizabeth and Matt Bruenig

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Matt's 84-Year-Old Grandpa Talks About His Teamster Union Days and Politics Generally 53:07

3y ago53:07

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Sabotage, picket lines, and mass quits.By Elizabeth and Matt Bruenig

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Matt Dives into TikTok; Social Media Pogram; Octopussy 1:08:12

3y ago1:08:12

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Subscribe at patreon.com/thebruenigsBy Elizabeth and Matt Bruenig

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Biden's American Family Plan; Skin Color; Anna Delvey on HBO Max 1:06:03

3+ y ago1:06:03

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Please subscribe to get all of our episodes at: https://www.patreon.com/thebruenigsBy Elizabeth and Matt Bruenig

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Matt's Dad Comes on to Discuss Qanon and Warehouse Laboring Conditions 58:46

3+ y ago58:46

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Matt's dad joins the podcast via the telephone to discuss HBO's six-hour documentary on Q and in the process discusses his 45 years of working in a distribution warehouse.By Elizabeth and Matt Bruenig

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Matt Debates Oren Cass About Child Benefits 1:43:19

3+ y ago1:43:19

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Matt went onto the Solidarity Policy Center's podcast to debate Oren Cass on the question of providing cash child benefits to all kids (including the very poor!). I'm cross-posting the whole thing here in case you are a big enough sicko to do 103 minutes of this.Please subscribe to patreon.com/thebruenigs to get all our episodes.…

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Bitches Whom Brunch; Checks Update; Jessica Krug 1:07:59

3+ y ago1:07:59

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The gang is back with an old-style potpourri episode. If you want every episode, and as soon as it is released, please subscribe --> https://www.patreon.com/thebruenigsBy Elizabeth and Matt Bruenig

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Hilaria and Dr. Phil 1:02:56

3+ y ago1:02:56

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The gang is back with a new year's special.By Elizabeth and Matt Bruenig

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Best Takes of the Trump Era, Featuring Matt Christman, aka @cushbomb 56:07

3+ y ago56:07

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The gang is back with special guest Matt Christman to reminisce over the top 5 takes of the Trump era, including Eric Garland, Louise Mensch, Ian Millhiser, and the intelligence agency plot to set off fireworks in New York City.Subscribe for all the episodes: https://www.patreon.com/thebruenigsBy Elizabeth and Matt Bruenig

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Matt Debates Job Guarantee with Mark Paul 1:18:56

4y ago1:18:56

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This is the audio from a debate hosted by Philly DSA about the JG. Matt argues against the JG. Mark Paul argues for.There is a video of the recorded zoom call here, though I thought some might prefer to have it in audio podcast form as well. Apologies for audio quality which obviously is not as good as usual due to the format.https://www.youtube.co…

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GORDON KEITH 1:13:18

4y ago1:13:18

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The gang sit down with sportsradio 1310 the ticket's own gordon keith for a sprawling conversation about whatever.By Elizabeth and Matt Bruenig

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Trump Updates; Trial Run of Brue Crime: The Chris Watts Story 1:09:46

4y ago1:09:46

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The gang is back.The first half of the episode is an update on Trump happenings: the debates; the covid; etc.In a very special second half, we debut content from a possible new podcast called Brue Crime. Brue Crime would be The Bruenigs discussing true crime, which Liz and Matt both love but for very different reasons. The true crime discussed in t…

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The Job Guarantee ft. Aussies David Sligar, Hugh Sturgess, and Michael Hiscox (fixed) 1:25:50

4y ago1:25:50

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Matt brings on three smart guests to talk about the Job Guarantee proposal and political developments, both in Australia and more generally. The conversation covers things like Bill Mitchell (top JG advocate in Australia), Noel Pearson (Mitchell's newest ally, one of the most prominent anti-welfare advocates in the country), Work for the Dole, Jobs…

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Farewell DC 56:52

4y ago56:52

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The gang talks about their life in DC on their last evening in the city before they move.By Elizabeth and Matt Bruenig

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Spooky Halloween Bonus Cast (Solo Liz) 31:25

4y ago31:25

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By request, we have opened this one up.Liz considers what vampires are, why they're aristocrats, why they're not bourgeois, why they're sometimes proletarian, and offers recommendations for good vampire movies.By Elizabeth and Matt Bruenig

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Cobra Tate and the Funniest Online Grifting Gang 1:06:46

4y ago1:06:46

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As I was preparing to go to bed last night, Liz revealed to me that she had no idea who Cobra Tate was. I had to pull out the microphones to explain. Enjoy.To get all of our episodes and to get them when they are released, subscribe atPATREON - https://www.patreon.com/thebruenigsSUPERCAST - https://thebruenigs.supercast.tech/…

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Fuck Ron Haskins. Fuck Welfare Reform. Fuck the Success Sequence. 1:02:29

4y ago1:02:29

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The gang is back with an episode teeing off on the life work of the ghoulish Ron Haskins who retired this week from the Brookings Institution. Haskins spent his whole career in politics making life hard on the poor while pretending he cared. We go over what this all means for our politics and discourse and cultural notions of poverty.…

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Our 6th Wedding Anniversary; Riffing on Internet Insanities 1:06:47

4y ago1:06:47

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The gang is back. The ep starts with some talk of our wedding anniversary and then we move on to riffing on various internet insanities, including an incredible update in the WaPo blackface saga.By Elizabeth and Matt Bruenig

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The Bubonic Plague 40:40

4y ago40:40

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Liz here with a solo episode finally on the Bubonic Plague and what it meant for the world.SUBSCRIBE ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/thebruenigsSUBSCRIBE ON SUPERCAST: https://thebruenigs.supercast.tech/By Elizabeth and Matt Bruenig

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Matt and Liz on It's Just Banter 1:28:12

4y ago1:28:12

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Matt and Liz on It's Just Banter by Elizabeth and Matt BruenigBy Elizabeth and Matt Bruenig

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Bernie Sanders Drops Out 1:00:34

4+ y ago1:00:34

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To listen to our premium episodes and get our regular episodes as soon as they are released, subscribe!SUPERCAST: https://thebruenigs.supercast.tech/PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/thebruenigsBy Elizabeth and Matt Bruenig

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53 - The Future of Our Economy (w/ Stephanie Kelton, Jeffrey Sachs, Robert Reich, and Sara Nelson)

4+ y ago

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Bernie sits down with three leading economists and a top trade union leader to discuss how the government should respond to the coronavirus pandemic. Stephanie Kelton is a professor of economics and public policy at Stony Brook University. She is a leading expert on Modern Monetary Theory and a former Chief Economist on the U.S. Senate Budget Commi…

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Guest Marshall Steinbaum On Recent Developments in Tax Credit Discourse 51:08

4+ y ago51:08

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SUBSCRIBE TO GET ALL EPISODESSUPERCAST: https://thebruenigs.supercast.tech/PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/thebruenigsMatt is here with a special midweek bonus episode, talking to returning guest Marshall Steinbaum about the advanced tax rebate in the Coronavirus emergency legislation and the interesting ways in which that rebate was handled in th…

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52 - Warren Warriors for Bernie (w/ Ryan Knight & Blair Imani)

4+ y ago

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Since the start of the Democratic primary more than a year ago, we have seen the field dwindle from 20-some candidates to just two. On the one-year anniversary of our first episode, former Warren supporters make the case for progressives to rally around Bernie now that the choice is between him and Joe Biden. Ryan Knight is a progressive activist a…

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51 - The Deficit Myth (w/ Stephanie Kelton)

4+ y ago

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Economist Stephanie Kelton gives Briahna a crash course in monetary policy and why the United States would actually benefit from increased deficit spending - so long as it flows toward working people, not stock buybacks. Stephanie makes the case that, in the midst of the historic economic crash that COVID-19 is causing, the federal government could…

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The Bailout & Listener Questions 1:13:12

4+ y ago1:13:12

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SUBSCRIBE ON SUPERCAST: https://thebruenigs.supercast.tech/SUBSCRIBE ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/thebruenigsThe gang is back. The first 30 minutes are spent discussing the bailout, mostly just explaining what it is and taking on some common questions and misconceptions. The rest of the episode is answering listener queries of all sorts.…

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50 - Shelter & Grace (w/ Natalie Wynn)

4+ y ago

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Recording from home, Briahna speaks with YouTuber Natalie Wynn about how COVID-19 underscores the need for Bernie's policies and talking to the political other. Under her YouTube alias ContraPoints, Natalie tackles topics like incels, cancel culture, and classism in stylish video essays. ContraPoints on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNv…

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Coronavirus and Social Transformation 1:11:13

4+ y ago1:11:13

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Easily subscribe to our premium feed for $5/mo on Supercast: https://thebruenigs.supercast.tech/The gang is back with a sprawling episode about the Coronavirus crisis and the social transformation it has currently caused and will possibly cause well into the future.Subscribe on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thebruenigs…

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49 - In This Together (w/ Jeffrey Sachs & George Gardner III)

4+ y ago

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As COVID-19 reshapes American life in unprecedented ways, Briahna examines how Bernie's health care and housing proposals would help protect American workers during a global pandemic. In two interviews recorded late last week, Briahna talks to professor Jeffrey Sachs about how Medicare for All would do much to prepare the U.S. for outbreaks like CO…

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48 - Say It Ain't So, Joe (w/ Matt Bruenig)

4+ y ago

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With the race down to Bernie versus Joe, Briahna digs into the specifics (or lack thereof) of Biden's health care plan with Matt Bruenig of the People's Policy Project. The People's Policy Project: https://www.peoplespolicyproject.org/ The Bruenigs Podcast: https://www.patreon.com/thebruenigs Matt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MattBruenig…

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47 - Which Side Are You On? (Live w/ The Dig, Michael Brooks, & Natalie Shure)

4+ y ago

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Airplane delays kept Briahna from a joint live show in Boston with Daniel Denvir's The Dig podcast and the Michael Brooks Show last weekend, but we're including a portion of that show featuring Natalie Shure here. Listen to the full show: https://www.thedigradio.com/podcast/bernie-2020-with-michael-brooks-and-natalie-shure/ Then, a short clip of Br…

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46 - Can't Stop Us Now (w/ Dr. Victoria Dooley)

4+ y ago

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Fresh from his massive win in Nevada, which confirmed his status as front-runner for the Democratic nomination, Bernie has come under attack for being "divisive." Strange, then, that Bernie's support is the most diverse of any campaign in the race, and he routinely wins head-to-head match-ups against both Donald Trump and the other Democratic candi…

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45 - Bloomberg vs. Democracy (w/ Tim Black & Justin Jackson)

4+ y ago

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Briahna on why we cannot allow Michael Bloomberg to buy the Democratic primary, Tim Black on the role of independent media in the growing left movement, and Justin Jackson on posting as praxis. Tim on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TimsTakeLive And Twitter: https://twitter.com/RealTimBlack Justin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/J_ManPrime21…

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Lyin' Liz; Joe Biden Wants to Cut Social Security 1:00:17

4+ y ago1:00:17

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The full gang is back (liz and matt) with some fresh content. The first half is Matt melting down over fact checking about Joe Biden's Social Security record. The second half is a discussion of the Warren saga, mostly led by Liz (as Matt discussed his take earlier).By Elizabeth and Matt Bruenig

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44 - Big Tents & Iowa (w/ Victoria Rodriguez-Roldán, Dr. Steven Thrasher, & Christine Hallquist)

4+ y ago

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Briahna explains why Bernie won Iowa despite efforts to discount predominantly minority and working-class voters. Victoria Rodriguez-Roldán, a transgender and disability activist, argues that the concerns of her communities cannot be separated from universal programs like Medicare for All. Journalist and professor Dr. Steven Thrasher explains why L…

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43 - Yours in Struggle (w/ Barbara Smith)

4+ y ago

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Is there any term more vilified on the right than "identity politics"? Supposedly, "IDpol" is all about creating hierarchies of oppression, and the lower down the ranks you fall, the less value your voice has. On this episode, Briahna talks to Barbara Smith, who as part of the Combahee River Collective - a radical, black, feminist organization base…

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42 - Right Now (w/ Jeffrey Sachs & Ari Rabin-Havt)

4+ y ago

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With less than a week until Iowa caucuses, Briahna sits down with economist Jeffrey Sachs to talk about the decades-long project to ward off popular, commonsense policies like Medicare for All. Then, deputy campaign manager Ari Rabin-Havt offers a glimpse behind the scenes of a Bernie rally. Jeffrey Sachs on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeffdsachs …

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41 - Bernie and the Troops (w/ Kyle Bibby & Hector Barajas)

4+ y ago

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Pundits were left scratching their heads last fall when Foreign Policy reported that Bernie is the top recipient of donations from the military. But to supporters, it was no surprise: Bernie has a long record of fighting for the rights of US troops to health care, housing, and education - as well as keeping them out of endless, counterproductive wa…

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The New Star War 41:14

4+ y ago41:14

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The gang talks about the new star war movie. Matt has not seen it.By Elizabeth and Matt Bruenig

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40 - Joe Biden's Record (w/ Krystal Ball & Josh Fox)

4+ y ago

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Briahna sits down with the Hill's Krystal Ball and filmmaker Josh Fox to dissect Joe Biden's record on criminal justice, climate change, foreign policy, trade, and more. Rising at the Hill: https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising Josh's show The Truth Has Changed: http://www.internationalwow.com/tthc.phpBy Bernie 2020

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39 - To Heal the World: Bernie's Jewish Roots (w/ Joel Rubin & Katie Halper)

4+ y ago

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Briahna explores how Bernie's Jewish roots shaped his politics with Joel Rubin, the campaign's new director of Jewish outreach, and reporter, podcaster, and comedian Katie Halper. Briahna and Katie also dig into some of the anti-Semitic attacks that unscrupulous media types throw at Bernie. Joel on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoelMartinRubin Katie…

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Redux: Democratic Socialism (w/ Greg Carr)

4+ y ago

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On the eve of 2020, we're re-upping one of our favorite early episodes (number 11, "Bogeyman: Democratic Socialism"), which features a conversation between Bernie staffer Bianca Marquez and her father, Jaime, on whether we should embrace the term "democratic socialism" to describe Bernie's brand of people-first, progressive politics. We'll be back …

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