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#1694 Unhealthy Discourse: RFK Jr. and the Anti-Science Movement Endangering Global Health 2:23:48

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Air Date 3/4/2025 An old proverb says that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing and we're all about to see how dangerous as know-nothings and science skeptics take over the government agencies staffed by doctors and scientists with the goal of keeping the population healthy. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or emai…

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Castro's Dangerous Ideas 1:30:53

4d ago1:30:53

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The US has spent decades trying to crush Cuba, but why does this small island nation still stand? In this episode, we dive intoThe Declarations of Havana, exploring Fidel Castro’s most radical ideas, how his speeches shaped the Cuban Revolution, and why the empire still fears them. From anti-imperialism to mass mobilization, we break down how Castr…

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Ep 11 - Turns Out It's Everyone's Job To Educate Each Other 52:51

4d ago52:51

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With fully half the crew off being rockstars, or worse, Celeste and Pingers hold down the fort with an in-depth look at voting, elections, why people can happily tune out the stuff that affects them, and how to best get them to re-engage. Oh and Germany and their recent elections. The podintern lives! Reclaim Our Recovery - the Lismore-based crew d…

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EMERGENCY SPECIAL EP: RIP Michelle Trachtenberg 34:00

5d ago34:00

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Welcome to an emergency special episode of Leftist Teen Drama in which Maria pays tribute to millennial teen drama icon Michelle Trachtenberg, who sadly passed away at the age of 39 on February 26, 2025. Thanks to Erin Rittweger, Colette Shade, Charlotte Morrill, strideofpride, and Kelly Diaz for contributing such powerful reflections on Michelle’s…

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Bonus Edition #339 - SOLVED! The Power of Entrepreneurial Spirit Compels You! 19:19

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Air Date: 3-2-25 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - How “entrepreneurialism” has gained unearned adoration and disempowered labor organizing - The 100-year-old “New Thought” era and how it shaped our current culture of work - The social critic Theodore Roszak’s accurate predictions about the dark turn of tech and work - What Democrats sh…

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The State of the Black Left in America: Uniting Black America Struggles, and African-Centered Internationalism 51:43

6d ago51:43

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Chapters: (00:00) The State of the Black Left in North America (12:07) Reclaiming Revolutionary Potential (16:06) Critique of the Black Alliance for Peace (28:15) Critique of Liberal NGOs and Media Figures (34:23) Race Essentialism vs. Class Reductionism (39:53) Reimagining Black Left Politics (47:50) The Need for Material Focus in Activism (52:16)…

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#1496 Home Is Where The Hardship Is (Housing Crisis Throwback) 1:07:48

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Original Air Date: 615/2022 The many reasons why we are experiencing a housing crisis in the US and beyond but it mostly comes down to treating housing as a commodity to be profited from rather than a basic human need or, if you're feeling radical, a basic human right. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@Bes…

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#1693 Empowering Ethnostates: Ethnically cleansing Gaza and Trump's South Africa fixation 3:00:42

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Air Date 2/25/2025 Racism is at the core of most of what Trump believes so it should be no surprise when he aligns himself and the country with explicitly supremacist projects like the perceived Jewish superiority over Palestinians and the assumed "reverse racism" against White South Africans Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-9…

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Surviving a World That Wants You Erased with Siobhan O' Connor 1:08:26

12d ago1:08:26

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In this episode, I talked to Siobhan O'Connor, who has lived through it all—growing up in a hardcore evangelical environment, serving in the military, coming out as trans later in life, and watching the world turn more hostile toward people like her. We get into her story, the right’s relentless attacks on trans people, and how even so-called allie…

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Bonus Edition #338 - SOLVED! Friends, Enemies, and Blood Chutes 21:29

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Air Date: 2-23-25 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - The heavy influence of a Nazi political theorist (propagandist) on the MAGA movement - How our disagreements on baseline reality lead us to devastatingly different conclusions - What many Trump supporters hoped for vs. what they got - How so-called Timeline apps may help us extricate o…

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#1692 Ethnically Cleansing America: Trump's racist whirlwind of deportation and criminalization of immigration 3:10:36

14d ago3:10:36

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Air Date 2/21/2025 There is nothing other than racism at the heart of Trump's immigration policy. He wants to deport as many brown people as possible, stop as many immigrants and refugees as possible unless they're White people from South Africa or the nearly 40 million Canadians he's inviting to enjoy immediate US citizenship. This is not complica…

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#1691 Democracy Emergency, Constitutional Crisis, Democratic Backsliding, Failing Guardrails 2:46:06

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Air Date 2/18/2025 Democracies slide into dictatorship in two ways, first slowly and then all of a sudden. We have been sliding in this direction for at least as long as I have been paying attention to politics and we're finally at the moment where that slow slide shifts into full speed. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-39…

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Ep 10 - Should We Leave The Major Social Media Sites? (Please Don't Bury This Algorithmically) 1:14:15

18d ago1:14:15

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The gang discuss the pros and cons, the dos and don'ts, the good the bad and the ugly, of leaving the big social media apps or using them as tools. This episode is a great mix of Do Your Own Research and Debate Me, Bro but will they have us on Sky News? Will they bollocks. Log Off: Why Posting and Politics (Almost) Never Mix by Katherine Cross Bett…

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Capitalism is a Zombie That Won't Die 1:36:11

18d ago1:36:11

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Capitalism is dead… but it just won’t stay buried. This episode, we’re diving into Mark Fisher’s Capitalist Realism—one of the most influential leftist texts of the last 20 years. Why does it feel like nothing ever changes, even when everything is constantly in crisis? How does capitalism keep itself alive, even as it rots? And most importantly, ho…

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Bonus Edition #337 - SOLVED! Bullying the Biggest Losers 20:32

19d ago20:32

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Air Date: 2-16-25 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - Why we may be forced to bring back bullying - The impact of algorithms and what we can do about it - Democrats and the meaning of 'the medium is the message' - The unbelievable stupidity of techbro dweebs and their followers - The sociopathic reasons why Musk is doing this Not a member…

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#943 No human being is illegal (Throwback) 47:37

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Original Air Date: 8/4/2015 The dysfunctional state of the US immigration system and the political fight brewing over what to do about it Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Full Show Notes BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) Use our links to shop Bookshop.org and …

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Ep 9 - This Title Wasn't Generated By AI ;) 40:49

22d ago40:49

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Here's a refined version of your podcast episode description with the disdain for your listeners toned down: __________________________________________________________________ Hello friends! Thank you again for downloading, and hopefully listening to, this Australian comedy and politics podcast! On this week's episode of the podcast, The Radical On…

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#1690 Oligarchy Unmasked: Why Billionaires Hate Democracy and How They're Dismantling It 3:00:39

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Air Date 2/11/2025 The very rich, as has been noted before, are not on the side of regular people. And even if you think that the federal government needs a major reboot, no one but the ultra-wealthy are going to be happy with what they build in the aftermath of the administrative coup currently underway. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or …

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Bonus Edition #336 - SOLVED! Demystifying Our Reality 14:16

25d ago14:16

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Air Date: 2-10-25 Today, Jay! and Amanda (Deon and Erin were sick) discuss: - Why you should be using an RSS reader - The danger of Mystification as humans try to cope - Musk and Trump's flagrant law breaking - What Dems and you can do, with some tips from our own experience FOLLOW US ON: Bluesky Mastadon Instagram Facebook YouTube Nostr public key…

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A World Run By Workers 1:31:25

25d ago1:31:25

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This week, we’re wrapping up our trilogy on Anton Pannekoek with a deep dive into his classic work, Workers’ Councils. What’s the real alternative to capitalism and state socialism? Pannekoek argued it’s workers themselves taking control—no bosses, no bureaucracy, just collective power. We unpack his critiques of unions, the state, and nationalism,…

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#1689 The Media and the Moguls: Corporate Media is not equipped for Trump 2:08:21

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Air Date 2/7/2025 Trump came in with a plan to subdue the media and large swaths of the media came in with a plan to acquiesce. But it's important to understand why because it's not a conspiracy or people wanting to do harm, it's structural to the system. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com…

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Ep 8 - Stop Talking About D*tton 56:04

30d ago56:04

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Read about the Cummeragunja walk-off and mark your calendars - Feb 4th And no, it's not hypocritical when we talk about Dutton, because we're offering practical solutions on how to do it effectively, and we're never wrong, so... Here's a bunch of nonsense Mitch was talking about The insanely evil move of Bess Price (mother of Jacinta Price) turning…

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#1688 International Decline: The Old Is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born 3:32:13

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Air Date 2/4/2025 The era of unquestioned US hegemony is undoubtedly on the decline but the future is much more complicated and uncertain than the straightforward idea of China rising to take our place that we've been told. Though Trump is not the cause of US decline, he may send us out in a tragic blaze of glory. Be part of the show! Leave us a me…

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Bonus Edition #335 - SOLVED! Good Advice in Bad Times 27:14

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Air Date: 2-2-25 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: - How the resistance is transforming, not over - What actually worked when resisting Trump's first term - A curation of good advice on being effective and staying sane this time around FOLLOW US ON: Bluesky Mastadon Instagram Facebook YouTube Nostr public key: npub1tjxxp0x5mcgl2svwhm39qf…

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Beyond Performative Politics 1:30:37

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In this episode Justin and I dive into Adolph Reed’s Class Notes to tackle the failures of performative politics and the rise of identity-driven activism. We break down Reed’s critique of neoliberalism, symbolic gestures, and the commodification of struggle while making the case for class-based organizing as the only path to real solidarity and cha…

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#1687 Respite: Ceasefire in Gaza and the Legacy of Imperial Folly in the Middle East 2:52:25

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Air Date 1/31/2025 The genocide and subsequent ceasefire in Gaza is only the latest horrifying consequence of botched military misadventures in the Middle East and if the history of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay prisons can teach us anything it's that atrocities have long shadows. Be part of the show! Leave us a me…

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Ep 7 - This Could've Been An Email (ft. Alex Zucco) 44:51

1M ago44:51

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We've got our very first guest! Freelance photojournalist Alex Zucco joined us to chat about the massive Invasion Day rally in Naarm, as well as the embarrassingly not-so-massive neo-Nazi gronkfest that happened at the same time. Also - 9 out of 10 landlords apparently don't report tax properly. That's so many of them. That's SO MANY OF THEM! Join …

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#1686 Temperatures Rising, Tempers Flaring: LA Fires, Climate Emergencies, Conspiracies, and Water Wars 3:20:45

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Air Date 1/28/2025 The existence of out-of-control wildfires in Los Angeles amid the rising climate crisis is not confusing or strange. How to deal with such an emergency during our ongoing political and information crisis is a completely different story. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com…

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Making Ethics Make Sense with Damien Marie AtHope 58:41

1M ago58:41

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In this episode of The Skeptical Leftist, I talk with Damien Marie at Hope about axiology—the philosophy of value and worth—and its relevance to how we make ethical decisions. We break down the concepts of intrinsic and extrinsic value, look at how capitalism distorts our understanding of human worth, and explore how axiology can clarify morality i…

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Bonus Edition #334 - SOLVED! Collaborators, Internal Exiles, and Dissidents 22:19

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Air Date: 1-26-25 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: - The mindset of collaborators - Why many people turn inward and drop out - at their own risk - under authoritarianism - The nature of true dissidents and what we can learn from them FOLLOW US ON: Bluesky Mastadon Instagram Facebook YouTube Nostr public key: npub1tjxxp0x5mcgl2svwhm39qf0…

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#1085 A case against the myth of individualism (Throwback) 56:35

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Original Air Date: 3/7/2017 Today we look at the dangerous myths of individualism and the American Dream™, some of their origins and some of their consequences Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com Full Show Notes Show Notes Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill…

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Ep 6 - Invasion Day 1:03:53

1M ago1:03:53

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Here's a list of rallies, protests and events all around the country for Invasion Day Other resources: The Dhadjowa Foundation Bushmob Ed Zitron's podcast and other stuff (everyone start a podcast) 6 News - On the hour. Every Hour (legends) If you have a question, comment, clarification or correction, shoot us an email at ALPDOTGOV@proton.me Our so…

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