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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!

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#1779 Community After God: Why the Left Needs What Church Provided

Air Date: 3/24/2026 Today we explore what happens when people reject religious dogma but s... more

24 Mar 2026

4 HR 01 MINS

4:01:57

24 Mar 2026

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SOLVED! SAMPLE! #36 - Bribery Jazz - Corruption is the Water We Swim In

Air Date: 3–18-26 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: ---Ch. 1 - The dark history... more

23 Mar 2026

21 MINS

21:40

23 Mar 2026

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#1778 AI, the Pentagon, Labor and Capitalism: The Fight Over Who Controls the Future

Air Date: 3/19/2026 Today we explore the long history of technological disruption — from t... more

19 Mar 2026

3 HR 36 MINS

3:36:56

19 Mar 2026

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#1777 How Christian Nationalism, Oil, and Zionism Built The War Against Iran

Air Date: 3/15/2026 Today we examine how a century of foreign intervention created incompa... more

16 Mar 2026

3 HR 44 MINS

3:44:14

16 Mar 2026

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#1776 Trump's Pharaoh Complex, Our Flawed Constitution, and the 250th Anniversary

Air Date: 3/11/2026 Today is episode 1776, in the year of our nation's 250th birthday, and... more

12 Mar 2026

3 HR 39 MINS

3:39:09

12 Mar 2026

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SOLVED! FROM THE ARCHIVES - "Collaborators, Internal Exiles, and Dissidents" (Original Air Date: 01-...

Re-Air Date: 01–26-25 Unless you were a member in January of 2025, this episode of SOLVED!... more

09 Mar 2026

1 HR 04 MINS

1:04:24

09 Mar 2026

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#1775 Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Coalition and the Remaking of American Politics

Air Date: 3/7/2026 Welcome to this episode of the Award-Winning Best of the Left Podcast. ... more

07 Mar 2026

3 HR 21 MINS

3:21:55

07 Mar 2026

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#1774 Monthly-ish Mix: Who's in Charge?—The Scramble for Control of Nations, Bodies, and Minds

Air Date: 3/3/2026 The Monthly-ish Mix™ is here to get you caught up on recent news withou... more

03 Mar 2026

4 HR 29 MINS

4:29:44

03 Mar 2026

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#1615 Envisioning a Leftist Economic Future of Postcapitalism, High-Tech Automation, Universal Basic...

Original Air Date: 3-1-2024 We don't have to think too hard to understand the fears of a w... more

28 Feb 2026

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:59

28 Feb 2026

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#1540 The Grift of Life (Scam Culture™ and the Economy it has built) (Throwback)

Original Air Date: 1/31/2023 Today, we take a look at just some of the nearly infinite way... more

26 Feb 2026

1 HR 10 MINS

1:10:21

26 Feb 2026

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SOLVED! SAMPLE! #34 - Understanding The Dual State: Life Under Authoritarianism and Your Role in Fig...

Air Date: 2-17-26 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: ---Ch. 1 - The "dual state"... more

25 Feb 2026

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22:40

25 Feb 2026

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#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

24 Feb 2026

3 HR 26 MINS

3:26:08

24 Feb 2026

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#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

#187

#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

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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

#185

#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

#184

#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

#183

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

#182

#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