Air Date 3/21/2023 Today, we take a look at how GOP-controlled states are subverting democracy with a form of "competitive... more

Air Date 3/18/2023 Today, we take a look at how Fox News is being exposed as the alleged liars-for-pay we... more

Original Air Date: 3-10-23 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Erin and Deon discuss: - Nick being a liar - The competing values... more

Air Date 3/14/2023 Today, we take a look at the rise of "woke capitalism" as the cudgel now being wielded... more

Air Date 3/8/2023 Today, we take a look at some of the emerging elements of technology and regulation that will... more

Air Date 3/4/2023 Today, we tell a story of colonialism, dispossession and cultural renaissance as a lens through which to... more

Original Air Date 1/15/2022 Today we take a look at tradeoffs that are becoming ever more evident between the advancement... more

Original Air Date: 2-23-23 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Erin and Deon discuss: - Briefly celebrating a Super Bowl victory - Extinguishing... more

Air Date 2/22/2023 Today, we take a look at some of the work of the chaotic wrecking crew that is... more

Air Date 2/17/2023 Today, we take a look at the importance of teaching a full and unflinching version of Black... more

Air Date 2/14/2023 Today, we take a look at some origins, alternatives and misunderstandings of capitalism from the Dutch East... more

Air Date 2/10/2023 Today, we take a look at the recent rise in tensions in the wake of Israel electing... more

Air Date: 2-8-23 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Erin and Deon discuss: - Using emotional intelligence to talk about sports - Uncomfortable... more

Air Date 2/5/2023 Today, we take a look at the threat to the lives of environment protectors around the world... 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

Become a member to hear the full show and support our work! Original Air Date: 7-8-22 Today, I am talking... more

Air Date 8/20/2022 Today, we take a look at the history of NATO and its role in the world after... more

Air Date 8/16/2022 Today, we take a look at the strategies underway to systematically dismantle democracy in the United States... more

Original Air Date 8/10/2021 Today we take a look at the mechanisms by which the legacy of White Supremacy is... more

Air Date 8/10/2022 Today, we take a look at the origins of the European colonial land-grab, the need for the... more

Air Date 8/5/2022 Today, we take a look at the politics of energy and climate in a world addicted to... more

Air Date 8/2/2022 Today, we take a look at what neurodiversity is and why it should be seen as a... more

Original Air Date 6/9/2021 Today we take a look at the motivations behind legislation being introduced in statehouses around the... more

Air Date 7/26/2022 Today, we take a look at recent Supreme Court rulings aside from overturning abortion rights and how... more

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Original Air Date 4/16/2020 Today, Amanda and I discuss a few of the aspects of life during a pandemic that's... more

Air Date 7/13/2022 Today, we take a look at how the Supreme Court stripped abortion rights for half the country,... more

Original Air Date: 6-6-22 Today, I am talking with Amanda, Deon and Erin. We discuss: - The Dawn of Everything... more

Air Date 7/4/2022 Today, for this milestone episode, I attempted to squeeze in as many clever and interesting ideas as... more

Original Air Date 6/19/2021 Today we take a look at the politics of obstruction in service to big donors' interests... more

Original Air Date 7/5/2019 Today we take an unflinching look at Mitch McConnell and what a bad, bad man he... more

Air Date 6/25/2022 Today we take a look at some of the takeaways from the hearings investigating the January 6th... more

Air Date 6/22/2022 Today we take a look at the complicated evolution of Pride Month in an era of much... more

Air Date 6/17/2022 Today we take a look at many intertwining realizations that are beginning to permeate society which include... more

Air Date 6/15/2022 Today we take a look at the many reasons why we are experiencing a housing crisis in... more

Air Date 6/11/2022 Today we take a look at the reasons why Democrats lost rural America and why it's important... more

Air Date 6/8/2022 Today we take a look at progressive victories in primary elections around the country and explain why... more

Original Air Date: 5-16-22 Become a member! Connect with our Discord community!   Today, I am talking with Amanda, Deon... more

Air Date 6/4/2022 Today we take a look at some of the obvious steps we need to take to reduce... more

Air Date 6/1/2022 Today we take a look at the current conspiracy theory known as "The Great Replacement" which posits... more

Air Date 5/27/2022 Today we take a look at the disruptions to society that can unfold in times of economic... more

Original Air Date: 4-26-22 Today, I am talking with Amanda, Deon and Erin. We discuss: - Libertarians proving themselves wrong... more

Original Air Date 5/8/2021 Today we take a look at the culture that Disney has helped create and how they... more

Original Air Date 4/14/2021 Today we take a look at the one element of our government that, above all others,... more

Air Date 5/14/2022 Today we take a look at the options and actions still available after the Supreme Court overturns... more

Air Date 5/10/2022 Today we take a look at the impacts of media ownership on society including legacy newspapers and... more

Air Date 5/7/2022 Today we take a look at the jockeying for position that is happening among GOP politicians, both... more

Air Date 5/4/2022 Today we take a look at the tectonic shifts in the geopolitics happening under our feet; the... more

Air Date 4/29/2022 Today we take a look at the rising wave of successful unionization efforts and the corporate tactics... more

From critically acclaimed podcast studios Pineapple Street and Wondery comes a new 8-part series called Will Be Wild that shines... more

Air Date 4/23/2022 Today we take a look at how we got to the form of toothless liberalism we are... more

Air Date 4/20/2022 Today we take a look at the bizarre halo effect that seems to surround Elon Musk and... more

Air Date 4/16/2022 Today we take a look at the coming wave of attacks on abortion and the foundational concept... more

Air Date 4/13/2022 Today we take a look at the mainstreaming of crypto and NFTs by celebrity endorsements, why they're... more

Original Air Date: 3-15-22 Today, I am talking with Erin (not from Philly), Deon and Erin from... more

Air Date 4/6/2022 Today we take a look at the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court,... more

Air Date 4/2/2022 Today we take a look at the current iteration of the cynical culture wars being waged by... more

Air Date 3/29/2022 Today we take a look at the current iteration of the cynical culture wars being waged by... more

Air Date 3/24/2022 Today we take a look at the desperate state of refugees fleeing war, strife and climate disruption... more

Air Date 3/19/2022 Today we take a look at the details of the planned coup that had its culmination in... more

Air Date 3/16/2022 Today we take a look at the dynamics of mis- and disinformation as well as the history... more