An award-winning, expertly-curated podcast of progressive politics and culture. Diving deeply on a wide range of topics, we draw from more than... more
Air Date 1/31/2023 Today, we take a look at just some of the nearly infinite ways in which our society,... more
Original Air Date: 1-17-23 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Erin and Deon discuss: - The updated dress code in the Missouri legislature ... more
Air Date 1/25/2023 Today, we take a look at the long, global history of invading peoples stealing the children of... more
Air Date 1/21/2023 Today, we take a look beyond our shores to other examples of anti-democratic forces seeking to take... more
Original Air Date 12/15/2021 Today we take a look at the cracks and fissures appearing ever more quickly in the... more
Air Date 1/14/2023 This Martin Luther King Day weekend, we take a look at a wider range of Black radicals... more
Air Date 1/11/2023 Today, we take a look at the way unscientific guidelines, government subsidies, corporate propaganda, cultural context, capitalism,... more
Air Date 1/7/2023 Today, we take a look at the criminal charges against Donald Trump that the January 6th Committee... more
Air Date 1/3/2023 Today, we take a look at the emerging implementation of facial recognition technology in public and commercial... more
Original Air Date: 12-15-22 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Erin, and Deon discuss: - Why framing corporations are moral actors is a... more
Original Air Date 10/27/2021 Today we take a look at some of the ways that 25 years of Fox News... more
Air Date 12/24/2022 Today, we compare the far-right religious extremists who are fighting to gain power in the US with... more
What if California seceded from the United States? If it did, what would happen? Would it usher in a new... more
Original Air Date: 12-1-22 Today, Jay!, Amanda and Deon discuss: - That the youth are doing away with "You're welcome"... more
Air Date 12/17/2022 Today, we take a look at the fringe philosophy of accelerationism that is having a bigger impact... more
Air Date 12/13/2022 Today, we take a look at the labor dispute within our freight rail industry as well as... more
Original Air Date 11/9/2021 Today we take a look at the Facebook business model that is driving hate, lies, violence,... more
Air Date 12/6/2022 Today, we take a look at some of the factors driving hyper-partisanship in the US right now... more
Air Date 12/3/2022 Today, we take a look at the mega-companies that touch all of our lives and the monopolistic... more
Original Air Date: 11-5-22 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - The Neverending Story... more
Air Date 11/30/2022 Today, we take a look at the context of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar including the... more
Original Air Date 11/27/2018 Today we take a look at the literal and figurative bloody messes of the history of... more
Air Date 11/22/2022 Today, we take a look at three recent incidents of celebrities using their platforms to spread antisemitic... more
Original Air Date 4/16/2019 Today we take a look at just a few of the aspects of modern life for... more
Air Date 11/15/2022 Today, we take a look at our extremely steady history of political violence from the Revolution, through... more
Air Date 11/12/2022 Today, we take a look at a few types of panic that regularly strike within communities or... more
Air Date 11/8/2022 Today, we take a look at the life and times of China's president, Xi Jinping, and his... more
Original Air Date: 10-24-22 Today, I am talking with Amanda, Deon and Erin. We discuss: - The rise of AI-powered... more
Air Date 11/1/2022 Today, we take a look at the corporate price-gouging and massive profits happening under the cover of... more
Air Date 10/29/2022 Today, we take a look at the destruction accomplished over decades by adherents to a libertarian, neoliberal... more
Air Date 10/26/2022 Today, we take a look at the 2022 election and the political dynamics at play as the... more
Original Air Date: 10-12-22 Today, I am talking with Amanda, Deon and Erin. We discuss: - The new fascist party... more
Original Air Date 9/8/2021 Today we take a look at the legacy of red-lining, the building and subsequent destruction of... more
Original Air Date 8/18/2021 Today we take a look at history of white people deciding to get their way through... more
Air Date 10/14/2022 Today, we take a look at the women-led protests roiling Iran in response to violent crackdowns from... more
Original Air Date: 9-27-22 Today, I am talking with Amanda, Deon and Erin. We discuss: - Nazis using The Amanda... more
Original Air Date 10/9/2021 Today we take a look at structures and specifics of settler colonialism from around the world... more
Air Date 10/8/2022 Today, we take a look at the recent elections in Italy, Brazil and Sweden where far-right parties... more
Air Date 10/5/2022 Today, we take a look at the life and legacy of President Ronald Reagan, the last transformational... more
Air Date 9/30/2022 Today, we take a look at the attention-grabbing stunt of transporting asylum seekers from Texas to Martha's... more
Original Air Date: 9-8-22 Today, I am talking with Amanda, Deon and Erin. We discuss: - Dystopian longtermism - Why... more
Air Date 9/24/2022 Today, we take a look at the decades-long scheme to funnel conservative activist judges into the judiciary... more
Air Date 9/21/2022 Today, we take a look at the history and legacy of British imperialism and slavery through the... more
Air Date 9/17/2022 Today, we take a look at the way terrible patterns of the past like colonialism, racism, propaganda,... more
Air Date 9/14/2022 Today, we take a look at the history and hysteria behind debt and debt forgiveness while Biden... more
Air Date 9/9/2022 Today, we take a look at platforms, goods, and business models in the modern landscape of the... more
Air Date 9/6/2022 Today, we take a look at the precarious state of our immigration and asylum system, the legacy... more
Original Air Date 8/21/2021 Today we take a look at the history of bipartisanship and appeasement in the US dating... more
Air Date 8/31/2022 Today, as we wait to see if Trump will ever be indicted for any of his many,... more
Air Date 8/27/2022 Today, we take a look at the tensions between China and Taiwan, the tensions between China and... more
Air Date 8/27/2022 Today, we take a look at the tensions between China and Taiwan, the tensions between China and the U.S.... more