• Ep 242 - The Disempowering Politics of 'Inevitability' Part 2: US Empire as Mysterious, Teleological Force
    Aug 19 2026

    In this episode, we discuss how circular "inevitability" arguments have been used for centuries to justify war, expansionism and perpetual hostility — most recently against China.

    Our guest is organizer and writer Tobita Chow.

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Ep 241 - The Disempowering Politics of 'Inevitability' Part 1: Data Centers and LLM as 'The Future'
    Aug 12 2026

    In this episode, we breakdown the popular "inevitability" argument AI companies are using to bulldoze over democracy and how the "inevitability" line has been used to sell everything from Manifest Destiny to poverty-creating "free trade deals".

    We are joined by guest Amy Woodson Bolton, professor of British and Irish history at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California.

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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • News Brief: Very Serious New Yorker Article Launders Biden Officials' Responsibility for Gaza Genocide
    Jul 29 2026

    In this News Brief, we are joined by Kaleem Hawa to discuss David K Kirkpatrick's 10,000 word PR job that feigns criticism of Biden officials, but ultimately serves to distance them from the horrors of Gaza.

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    41 mins
  • News Brief: Why US Media Has Evoked Israel's "Right to Exist" 1,001 Times vs Only 6 For Palestine
    Jul 15 2026

    In this News Brief, we dissect the Orwellian phrase "right to exist," why it only applies to Israel, what purpose it serves, and why Palestinians are never said to have such a right.

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    29 mins
  • Ep 240: How the Media's "Burden," the "Straining Resources" Framing Manufactures the Expendable Other
    Jul 8 2026
    In this episode, we discuss the ideological work done by our media's default frame of immigrants, poor seniors, homeless people, and those with disabilities as "burdens" and "strains" on our limited resources––namely those provided by the holy Taxpayer. Meanwhile, skyrocketing police and Pentagon budgets are just treated as unremarkable laws of nature. With guest Beatrice Adler-Bolton of the Death Panel podcast.
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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • News Brief: Despite 9-Figure Infusion from Silicon Valley, Abundance Still Seeks Popular Support
    Jul 1 2026

    In this news brief, we catch up with Dylan Gyauch-Lewis, senior researcher at the Revolving Door Project, to discuss Abundance's PR problems, why this latest neoliberalism rebrand isn't catching on and how Silicon Valley billionaires still see 'Abundance' as their best chance to counter populist forces in the Democratic Party.

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    38 mins
  • News Brief: The ADL's Bogus Origin Story and Its Rise as Ideological Enforcer for Empire and Israel
    Jun 24 2026

    In this News Brief, we talk with Emmaia Gelman, author of The Anti-Defamation League and the Racial State, about how––despite posing a civil rights org––the ADL functions as defender of colonialism and enforcer for reactionary western ideologies.

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    42 mins
  • Episode 239: The Vague, Capital-Serving Co-Optation of "Affordability" Politics
    Jun 17 2026

    In this episode, we detail the long history of generic "affordability" discourse and how, post-Mamdani, it's become the go-to establishment buzzword justifying tax breaks for developers, deregulation, and cosmetic tweaks to our for-profit healthcare and education systems. With guest Luke Savage.

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    1 hr and 21 mins