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Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

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Best of the Left: Perspectives on Politics, Culture, and Economics

Expertly-curated progressive politics, news, and culture produced by leftist humans, not algorithms or AI. This is an award-winning podcast that dives deeply into a wide range of national and international issues facing society and governments. We draw from hundreds of sources of progressive news and commentary. Est. 2006. Save time by listening to a range of perspectives on a focused topic in each episode and be introduced to new sources you will not have come across on your own!

#200

#1773 How Big Tech Captured Attention, Kids, and Democracy

Air Date: 2/23/2026 Today we examine how the platforms that monetize your attention are me... more

9 hrs Ago

3 HR 26 MINS

3:26:08

9 hrs Ago

#199

#1772 From Fragile to Fascist: How Broken Masculinity Feeds Authoritarianism

Air Date: 2/19/2026 Today we trace the pipeline from masculine grievance to fascism. We'll... more

21 Feb 2026

3 HR 16 MINS

3:16:29

21 Feb 2026

#198

#1771 They Need You in the Dark: Information, Journalism, and the Fight Against Fascism

Air Date 2/15/2026 Today we explore the gap between free speech rhetoric and the reality o... more

15 Feb 2026

3 HR 33 MINS

3:33:38

15 Feb 2026

#197

SOLVED! SAMPLE! #33 - Be a Mosquito in a Swarm: How to Put Cracks in Authoritarian Power

Air Date: 2-3-26 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: --- Ch. 1 - Trump's Pillar... more

13 Feb 2026

24 MINS

24:04

13 Feb 2026

#196

#1770 Getting in the Fight Against ICE and Authoritarianism

Air Date 2/10/2026 Today we explore what effective resistance actually looks like. We'll h... more

10 Feb 2026

3 HR 07 MINS

3:07:38

10 Feb 2026

#195

#1128 Confronting Fascism in the Land of Free Speech (Throwback)

Original Air Date: 8-25-2017 Today we look at the constant struggle between the freedom to... more

06 Feb 2026

59 MINS

59:58

06 Feb 2026

#194

SOLVED! #32 - How the Left is Always Right Too Soon (With Receipts)

Air Date: 01-28-26 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: ---Ch 1 - Why it's not act... more

05 Feb 2026

24 MINS

24:47

05 Feb 2026

#193

#1769 Politics Beyond the Ballot Box: Elections and the Movements that Power Them

Air Date 2/1/2026 Today we examine what's actually working against the Trump regime and th... more

01 Feb 2026

2 HR 55 MINS

2:55:49

01 Feb 2026

#192

#1768 The End of an Era: The International Rules-Based Order Gives Way to Trump's Might-Makes-Right ...

Air Date 1/29/2026 Today we examine the collapse of the American-led, rules-based world or... more

30 Jan 2026

3 HR 37 MINS

3:37:03

30 Jan 2026

#191

SOLVED! FROM THE ARCHIVES - "Of Horse Races and Men: The Result of Decades of Media Atrophy (aka: U...

Re-Air Date: 01–26-26 Original Air Date: 06-09-24 Unless you were a member in June of 2024... more

26 Jan 2026

54 MINS

54:37

26 Jan 2026

#190

#1767 Wars Are Won By Teachers and Trump is Attacking Them Like a Foreign Adversary

Air Date: 1/25/2026 Today we examine education as the battleground for democracy itself. W... more

25 Jan 2026

2 HR 48 MINS

2:48:05

25 Jan 2026

#189

#1766 The Fragility of State Violence: The ICE Occupation, Renee Good, and the Minneapolis Uprising

Air Date: 1/21/2026 Today we look at ICE's reign of terror as a paramilitary occupation fo... more

21 Jan 2026

3 HR 35 MINS

3:35:10

21 Jan 2026

#188

SOLVED! SAMPLE! #31 - There is no "Male Loneliness Crisis(TM)": Why Patriarchy & Capitalism Are Hurt...

Air Date: 01-12-26 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: ---Ch. 1 - Why it's actual... more

20 Jan 2026

26 MINS

26:14

20 Jan 2026

#187

#1765 AI Capitalism Will Not Deliver an AI Utopia

Air Date: 1/17/2026 There's a lot to be concerned about with AI but the biggest concern is... more

17 Jan 2026

2 HR 58 MINS

2:58:10

17 Jan 2026

#186

#1764 Wealth Inequality is Bad for Society and There's No Good Counterargument

Air Date: 1/14/2026 Being a bad person who doesn't care about others is helpful in one's p... more

15 Jan 2026

2 HR 39 MINS

2:39:40

15 Jan 2026

#185

#1763 It's Not a Health Care System, it's a Wealth Extraction System

Air Date: 1/9/2026 The Republican Party has been angry about every government service and ... more

10 Jan 2026

2 HR 47 MINS

2:47:27

10 Jan 2026

#184

#1248 There you go again. Venezuela and America's addiction to imperialism (Remix)

Original Air Date: 2/8/2019 Amid the ongoing fallout of a contested presidential election,... more

07 Jan 2026

2 HR 24 MINS

2:24:01

07 Jan 2026

#183

#1762 Trump's Imperialistic Shakedown of Venezuela

Air Date: 1/3/2026 Imperialism is best thought of as a "Wealth Pump," extracting wealth fr... more

03 Jan 2026

3 HR 16 MINS

3:16:47

03 Jan 2026

#182

SOLVED! SAMPLE! #30 - Everything is Ugly: How Convenience Killed Beauty—And How We Can Bring It Back

Air Date: 12-23-25 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: --- Ch. 1 - Why everythin... more

30 Dec 2025

26 MINS

26:07

30 Dec 2025

#181

#1761 Monthly-ish Mix: The Machine Cracks—Empire, Exploitation, and the Crumbling Facade

Air Date 12/30/2025 The Monthly-ish Mix™ is here to get you caught up on recent news witho... more

30 Dec 2025

3 HR 14 MINS

3:14:17

30 Dec 2025

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#200

#1773 How Big Tech Captured Attention, Kids, and Democracy

#199

#1772 From Fragile to Fascist: How Broken Masculinity Feeds Authoritarianism

#198

#1771 They Need You in the Dark: Information, Journalism, and the Fight Against Fascism

#197

SOLVED! SAMPLE! #33 - Be a Mosquito in a Swarm: How to Put Cracks in Authoritarian Power

#196

#1770 Getting in the Fight Against ICE and Authoritarianism

#195

#1128 Confronting Fascism in the Land of Free Speech (Throwback)

#194

SOLVED! #32 - How the Left is Always Right Too Soon (With Receipts)

#193

#1769 Politics Beyond the Ballot Box: Elections and the Movements that Power Them

#192

#1768 The End of an Era: The International Rules-Based Order Gives Way to Trump's Might-Makes-Right ...

#191

SOLVED! FROM THE ARCHIVES - "Of Horse Races and Men: The Result of Decades of Media Atrophy (aka: U...

#190

#1767 Wars Are Won By Teachers and Trump is Attacking Them Like a Foreign Adversary

#189

#1766 The Fragility of State Violence: The ICE Occupation, Renee Good, and the Minneapolis Uprising

#188

SOLVED! SAMPLE! #31 - There is no "Male Loneliness Crisis(TM)": Why Patriarchy & Capitalism Are Hurt...

#187

#1765 AI Capitalism Will Not Deliver an AI Utopia

#186

#1764 Wealth Inequality is Bad for Society and There's No Good Counterargument

#185

#1763 It's Not a Health Care System, it's a Wealth Extraction System

#184

#1248 There you go again. Venezuela and America's addiction to imperialism (Remix)

#183

#1762 Trump's Imperialistic Shakedown of Venezuela

#182

SOLVED! SAMPLE! #30 - Everything is Ugly: How Convenience Killed Beauty—And How We Can Bring It Back

#181

#1761 Monthly-ish Mix: The Machine Cracks—Empire, Exploitation, and the Crumbling Facade