Best Jacobin Podcasts (2026)

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Jacobin Radio: Behind the News: The Best of 2025 58:00

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Emile Torres on the posthumanists. Quinn Slobodian on eugenics and neoliberalism. Femi Taiwo on DEI and the war on it. Kristin Du Mez on white Christian nationalism. Anatol Lieven on the Trumpian worldview. Laleh Khalili on the relationship between the Pentagon and US capitalism. And Susannah Glickman on similar. Behind the News, hosted by Doug Hen…

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Behind the News: The Best of 2025 58:00

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Emile Torres on the posthumanists. Quinn Slobodian on eugenics and neoliberalism. Femi Taiwo on DEI and the war on it. Kristin Du Mez on white Christian nationalism. Anatol Lieven on the Trumpian worldview. Laleh Khalili on the relationship between the Pentagon and US capitalism. And Susannah Glickman on similar. Behind the News, hosted by Doug Hen…

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The Haitian Curse: The Black Jacobins (Part 2) 40:26

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We trace how Toussaint Louverture transforms a burning revolt into a political project with armies, laws, and an economy strong enough to face Europe. The story moves from alliances and betrayals to constitutions and a final trap, ending with the birth of Haiti and the cost of its freedom. Have feedback? Send us a Text and Interact with us! Support…

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The Mets & Bucks s(t)ink while Ali Simpson rises 1:27:31

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What do FDR and the current alleged president have in common? What gubernatorial candidate promised voters to make their "wet dreams" come true? It all comes to light in my interview with writer/comedienne/farmer/TN State House candidate Ali Simpson (44:28) on why she's running for office for the first time, what that process is like & what are the…

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NPR News Now: NPR News: 01-04-2026 1PM EST 4:40

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NPR News Now: NPR News: 01-04-2026 12PM EST 4:40

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NPR News Now: NPR News: 01-04-2026 11AM EST 4:40

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The Daily: Inside the U.S. Operation to Oust Venezuela’s President 29:13

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The United States captured Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan president, over the weekend in a swift and overwhelming military operation. Mr. Maduro was pictured blindfolded, handcuffed and later brought to New York to face criminal charges. Eric Schmitt, a national security correspondent for The New York Times, tells the story of how the operation unf…

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In Moscow's Shadows: In Moscow's Shadows 230: The Rise and Fall of a Chechen Gang 1:04:59

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Before the self-indulgence of a deep-dive into the rise and fall of the Chechen Lazanskaya Brigada in Moscow -- and why there are some worrying implications for the coming situation in Russia and Europe -- I look at recent developments: the appointment of Budanov as Zelensky's new chief of staff, the US operation in Venezuela, and recent drone stri…

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Otherppl with Brad Listi: 1016. Jim Newton on Jerry Garcia, the Grateful Dead, and the American Counterculture 1:30:10

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Jim Newton is the author of Here Beside the Rising Tide: Jerry Garcia, The Grateful Dead, and an American Awakening, available from Random House. Newton is a journalist, teacher, and author of Justice for All, Eisenhower, Worthy Fights, and Man of Tomorrow. He was at the Los Angeles Times for twenty-five years as a reporter, bureau chief, editorial…

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This Week in Virology: TWiV 1285: Encapsidating viruses 2025 1:48:24

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TWiV reviews compelling virology themes for 2024, as heard in our 98 episodes, including 22 guests. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Kathy Spindler Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV ASV 2026 Dismantling of science and public health in the US including TWi…

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Pod Save the World: Breaking: Trump Invades Venezuela 51:29

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Tommy and Ben respond to the breaking news that the Trump administration launched strikes on Venezuela and arrested Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a special forces raid. They talk about President Trump’s claims that the US will now “run” the country, the illegality of this regime change operation, the plan to let American oil companies cash…

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The Bitchuation Room: U.S. Attacks Venezuela, Welcome to the Donroe Doctrine w/ Wajahat Ali 1:41:49

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Good news! The U.S. has ANOTHER country to run now. The U.S. attacked Venezuela in the early morning of January 3rd, and kidnapped President Nicholas Maduro and his wife. They are now being sent to New York City to face terrorism and drug trafficking charges. Er....what?! Meanwhile Trump says the U.S. will 'run Venezuela' and its oil infrastructure…

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Letters from an American: January 2, 2026 12:55

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Get full access to Letters from an American at heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribeBy Heather Cox Richardson

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Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar: 1/3/26: BREAKING: Trump Says US Will Run Venezuela, Boots On The Ground 27:07

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Krystal is joined again by Drop Site News Latin America Desk Head José Luis Granados Ceja to react to the Trump press conference announcing the US will run Venezuela after kidnapping Maduro and his wife. Follow José Luis Granados Ceja https://x.com/GranadosCeja See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 5042: "We" Will Run Venezuela

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Episode 5042: "We" Will Run VenezuelaBy WarRoom.org

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 5041: War With Venezuela; The Capture Of Maduro

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Episode 5041: War With Venezuela; The Capture Of MaduroBy WarRoom.org

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The Daily: ‘The Headlines’: The U.S. Captures Nicolás Maduro 3:23

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A special episode from "The Headlines" on the U.S. military operation in Venezuela. Tomorrow, The Daily will publish an episode with more details about Maduro's capture and what comes next for Venezuela. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.ny…

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Bell Curve: Predictions for 2026 1:21:01

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This week, Mippo, Myles, and Xavier sat down to discuss their predictions for 2026! They cover ecosystems, corporate chains, DeFi themes, venture capital, prediction markets, and AI.Thanks for tuning in! Resources 2025 Year in Review: https://youtu.be/b3OMNMqMof0?si=q5Or5Vcc00kEwxbO Mippo’s 2026 Predictions: https://x.com/MikeIppolito_/status/20068…

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The Gist: Dan Soder & Moshe Kasher: A Lighthouse for the Mentally Ill 34:03

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Mike Pesca digs into the vault for two 2017 interviews exploring the "ground game" of the New York stand-up scene and the "ad hominem screech" of early outrage culture. Dan Soder discusses his transition from a hard-drinking youth to a maturity fueled by caffeine and cannabis, admitting that his iconic Russian accent bit remains the "Free Bird" clo…

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Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar: 1/3/25: BREAKING: TRUMP BOMBS VENEZUELA, KIDNAPS MADURO 25:34

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Krystal covers the breaking news that Trump ordered the bombing of Venezuela and the kidnapping of Maduro. To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour early visit: www.breakingpoints.com Merch Store: https://shop.breakingpoints.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Macro N Cheese: Ep 361 - Discernment in the Age of Disinformation with Andy Lee Roth & Shealeigh Voitl 56:14

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Shealeigh Voitl and Andy Lee Roth join Steve to talk about Project Censored’s State of the Free Press 2025. The book – an annual publication – compiles the year's most important yet underreported or misreported news stories, which they’ve identified through a student-led research process. Andy highlights the point that corporate news focuses on wha…

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Compact Podcast: A New Day in NYC 1:01:32

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Zohran Mamdani is sworn in as Mayor of New York City, Trump threatens to attack Iran, and a new theory emerges about how the Frankfurt School destroyed the future. Ashley Frawley and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz. Compact Magazine is reader-supported. Become a member and gain unlimited access. https://compactmag.com/subscribe…

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Otherppl with Brad Listi: REPLAY: Susannah Cahalan 1:31:07

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⁠Susannah Cahalan⁠ is the author of ⁠The Acid Queen: The Psychedelic Life and Counterculture Rebellion of Rosemary Woodruff Leary⁠ (Viking). Cahalan is a #1 New York Times–bestselling author, journalist and public speaker. Her first book, Brain on Fire, has sold over a million copies and has been translated into more than twenty languages. Her seco…

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Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts: The Fast Track To Autocracy 59:48

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In a special new year retrospective, Amicus host Dahlia Lithwick revisits an important episode from early 2025. Back at the beginning of February, Kim Lane Scheppele, the Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Sociology and International affairs at Princeton University, pointed to the speed and viciousness of the very opening legal gambits in Trump 2…

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This Week in Virology: TWiV 1284: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin 29:44

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Recording after the ball drops, Dr. Griffin and Vincent Racaniello wish everyone a Happy New Year, discuss an evidence-based approach to teaching and practice medicine and reminisce on the history of vaccine development and use before their discussion about the whooping cough outbreak of 2025 in the US and falling levels of tetanus vaccination, the…

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#1762 Trump's Imperialistic Shakedown of Venezuela 3:16:47

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Air Date: 1/3/2026 Imperialism is best thought of as a "Wealth Pump," extracting wealth from one country and depositing it in another. Venezuela has wealth and wealth is the only thing Trump cares about, his willingness to break his promise of being the peace president and go along with traditional Republican hawks is not a complicated mystery. Be …

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 5040: The Lies of Jack Smith: Behind the Protest in Iran

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Episode 5040: The Lies of Jack Smith: Behind the Protest in IranBy WarRoom.org

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The Gist: Rosebud Baker: We're Raising Her Autistic 1:02:56

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Rosebud Baker explains why motherhood is the most political act of her life and how she handles breastfeeding pressure by claiming she's "raising her daughter autistic" with formula and vaccines. The SNL writer joins Mike Pesca to discuss her transition from the "joke-heavy" homework of her first special to the conversational honesty of Motherlode,…

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Letters from an American: January 1, 2026 12:49

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Get full access to Letters from an American at heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribeBy Heather Cox Richardson

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 5039: 2026 Is The Year Of Accountability; Islam Swears Into The Mayor Office

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Episode 5039: 2026 Is The Year Of Accountability; Islam Swears Into The Mayor OfficeBy WarRoom.org

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 5038: Rooting Out The Cancer In America

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Episode 5038: Rooting Out The Cancer In AmericaBy WarRoom.org

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Big Technology Podcast: Meta's AI Agent Plan, Grok's Perversion, Prison Of Financial Mediocrity 49:07

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Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. This week, we do our 2026 predictions in an abbreviated holiday-time episode. Here's what we cover: 1) Meta buys Manus 2) Is the Manus deal an enterprise play? 3) What Meta could do with consumer AI agents 4) Why consumer AI agents are a good advertising strategy for…

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Happy Path Programming: #118 Effects of 2025 1:11:48

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Bruce & James recap the technology shifts of 2025 and look ahead to what may be ahead in 2026. Resources: Register for the Winter Tech Forum (March 2-6 2026 in Crested Butte, Colorado) The Eternal Return of Abstraction: Why Programming Was Never About Code Thinking in Types javadocs.dev What's New in Embabel Discuss this episode: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

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The Dishcast with Andrew Sullivan: Laura Field On Trump's Intellectuals 51:24

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.com Laura Field is a writer and political theorist who specializes in far-right populist intellectualism in the US. She’s currently a Scholar in Residence at American University, a Senior Advisor for the Illiberalism Studies Program at GW, and a nonresident fellow…

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"Econ 102" with Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg: Europe's Future, Online Politics, and Populism in America 43:11

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In this episode of Econ 102, Noah Smith and Erik Torenberg cover Europe's economic future, how internet discourse has changed politics, the rise of identitarian populism on both the right and left in America, and more. - Sponsors: Notion AI meeting notes lives right in Notion, everything you capture, whether that's meetings, podcasts, interviews, c…

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Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar: 1/2/26: Zohran Touts COLLECTIVISM, Gavin MOGS JD, Ro Triggers Billionaire MELTDOWN 1:12:00

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The team ushers in the new year with a look at Zohran's inauguration in NYC, male influencer Clavicular telling Michale Knowles JD Vance is too ugly to vote for in 2028, conservative influencer Nick Shirley's viral video on Minnesota daycares getting fact checked, and Ro Khanna triggers a Tech Billionaire meltdown over a proposed wealth tax. See om…

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The Nation Podcasts: Fort Bragg and the Rise of U.S. Special Operations w/ Seth Harp | American Prestige 59:50

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Danny and Derek are joined by journalist Seth Harp to discuss his book The Fort Bragg Cartel, which covers murder and drug trafficking around the North Carolina military installation. They talk about the rise and institutionalization of U.S. special operations after 9/11, how JSOC and related units expanded their role, permanent war reshaping milit…

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The Adam Friedland Show: DANNY BROWN Talks Diddy, BBWs, 50 Cent 1:11:38

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The Majority Report with Sam Seder: Best of 2025: Mark Blyth may 12 Trump's Tarrifs and Inflation 1:34:30

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It's our last Best of 2025 episode. We will be back live on Monday. Live-streamed on May 12, 2025 Sam speaks to Mark Blyth to help unpack Trump's topsy turvy tariff policy and how it relates to inflation. Blyth is the Director of The William R. Rhodes Center for International Economics and Finance and a professor at Brown University. On today's pro…

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Money Stuff: The Podcast: Horse Pilates: A Mailbag Episode 28:56

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Katie and Matt answer listener questions about performative earnings calls, hedge funds as a calling, favorite quotes, proxy advisers, ETF mechanics, sports betting market structure, 10b5-1 plans and the thrill of horse dancing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Bloomberg

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Hard Fork: Our 2026 Tech Resolutions + We Answer Your Questions 59:03

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Happy New Year! We’re kicking things off by sharing our tech resolutions for 2026 and reflecting on how we fared with our social media and meditation goals from last year. Then, we open up the listener mailbag and answer your questions on data centers in space, who’s to blame when a customer service A.I. bot lies to you and whether it’s OK to deepf…

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The Bay Blend: Friday, January 2nd, 2026: A Florida photo exhibit from a photography legend + Your Weekend Event Roundup 5:00

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We're not saying Happy New Years again. That’s old news. Instead, today we’re talking about a new photography exhibit you can check out at a museum in Bradenton from one of the most prolific photographers of our time – Clyde Butcher. You’ll get a bit of a preview on his work. And then, some stuff to check out this weekend. Let’s get into it. The Ba…

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Bankless: ROLLUP: Silver Parabolic | Aave Civil War | Uniswap Unifies | New CFTC Chair | Bitcoin vs. Quantum 1:04:11

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Crypto is maturing while attention moves elsewhere. In this Weekly Rollup, David Hoffman and Anthony Sassano break down silver, gold, and the S&P hitting new highs, the Aave civil war over control and fees, Uniswap’s unification win, a new pro crypto CFTC chair, and why quantum computing may be Bitcoin’s biggest long term risk. --- BANKLESS SPONSOR…

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Know Your Enemy: Great Books and the AI Apocalypse (w/ Matt Dinan) [Teaser] 5:57

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Listen to the rest of this premium episode by subscribing at patreon.com/knowyourenemy. We were excited to record and share this conversation with Matt Dinan, a professor who teaches in a Great Books program at St. Thomas University, a liberal arts college in New Brunswick, Canada. It brings together longtime preoccupations of the show — Saul Bello…

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The Daily: 50 States, 50 Fixes 26:15

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As the U.S. government reverses course on renewable energy projects and other policies related to climate change, environmental solutions may seem out of reach. But they’re happening all over the country. Cara Buckley and Catrin Einhorn, who cover climate for The New York Times, discuss their project to document small but significant efforts to sol…