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Workers Rights Ascendent Amid Writers and Actors Strikes in Hollywood and the UAW Strikes Against the Big 3 US Automakers all While the Sociopathic Reality of Capitalism is Laid Bare by CEOs Explain How Exploiting Workers is Intrinsic to the System

Air Date 9/26/2023 Rays of hope for the worker's struggle against unfettered, exploitative capitalism are coming from multiple angles as... more

26 Sep 2023 · 59 minutes

Israel's Political Upheaval, Supreme Court Power Struggle, US Support, and the Normalization of Apartheid

Air Date 9/24/2023 Israel's politics have been upended by the return of Netanyahu as Prime Minister, put in office with... more

24 Sep 2023 · 1 hour,

#TBT Redefine, Unburden and #DefundThePolice: With Copy City renewing debate over policing, we look back at the counterargument (Throwback)

Original Air Date: 8/8/2020 Today we take a look at the concept of defunding the police; what it means, what... more

22 Sep 2023 · 59 minutes

Alluring Conspiracy Culture vs Capitalism: The Driving Forces that are Attracting People into Conspiratorial Thinking About Trump, COVID, Economics, Military Affairs and More.

Air Date 9/18/2023 Exploring the captivating world of conspiracy theories! We are all wired to believe misinformation to some degree,... more

18 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 1 minute

#TBT Island Recovering From Disaster: Hurricane Maria laid bare the colonialism and capitalism in Puerto Rico (Throwback)

Original Air Date: 6/15/2018 The high toll Puerto Rico is paying, in both money and lives, for the triple disasters... more

16 Sep 2023 · 57 minutes

Maui Fire Sale: Hawaiian Colonization, Disaster Capitalism, and the Climate Crisis Fueling Wildfires and Housing Insecurity in Native Hawaiian Communities on Maui and Beyond

Air Date 9/13/2023 This eye-opening episode will explore the complex web of colonialism, disaster capitalism, and climate change is ravaging... more

13 Sep 2023 · 56 minutes

Bonus Sample: The human condition since the Christianization of Europe

Air Date: 9-8-23 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Erin and Deon discuss: - The need for good structures of society, not scripture... more

08 Sep 2023 · 17 minutes

Indicted Authoritarianism Up For Debate: GOP presidential candidates debate the future of the party just in case Donald Trump is found guilty of any of his many crimes and somehow manages to lose the GOP primary or is barred from office.

Air Date 9/6/2023 The first GOP presidential debate happened without the frontrunner, Donald Trump, being present for the event but... more

07 Sep 2023 · 1 hour,

Bet Your Life: Sports betting is opening new and expensive ways to waste your time and destroy your mental health. The impacts of gambling are straining the legitimacy of sports and how they're reported by ESPN and beyond.

Air Date 9/3/2023 Sports gambling through smartphones has become widely available and wildly addictive but the effects are being felt... more

03 Sep 2023 · 1 hour,

#TBT Rise of the Oligarchs Like the Ones Taking Clarence Thomas on Trips: From the Libertarians of the Chicago School and the Push for Market Fundamentalism to the Megadonors Pulling the Strings of Politicians Today (Money in Politics) (Throwback)

Original Air Date: 12/15/2017 The history and current state of rich people seeking to undermine democratic rule by the people... more

31 Aug 2023 · 54 minutes

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