Best Unvarnished Podcasts (2025)

This month’s Service95 Book Club episode comes to you live from the New York Public Library, in partnership with Spotify, recorded in September in front of an audience. Dua is joined by Booker-shortlisted writer David Szalay to discuss his astonishing new novel Flesh - a brilliantly spare and unsettling portrait of a man caught between desire, soci…

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I’m Looking For That One Last Republican With A Modicum Of Courage. Just One. Is There One? 30:34

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By Friday, the entire East Wing of the White House will be gone. Completely gone. Trump does not have the authority to be doing what he’s doing. Yet he’s doing it. It’s wrong. And it should be stopped. Is there not one Republican in Washington, DC with the courage to say something? Is there not one? Not one willing to risk their political career by…

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Yes, Trump Is To Blame. But His Enablers Are Much, Much More To Blame 34:40

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So Donald Trump is demanding the federal government pay him $230 million for all the trouble he went thru defending himself against various prosecutions. Yes, it’s u heard of. And yes, it would be one of the greatest acts of public corruption, but can you really blame Trump for thinking he should demand all that money? I mean, his enablers have tau…

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On Jan 6th, He Incited A Mob To Attack The People’s House. Yesterday, He Attacked The Other People’s House 28:44

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I looked at those images yesterday of the demolition of the White House and I got the same pit in my stomach I got when I watched on TV the attack on the Capitol on January 6th. It felt like a desecration. It was personal. The White House isn’t his. It’s ours. And he’s destroying it on his own because his enablers are allowing him to. Makes me so s…

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Inside Flesh: David Szalay Answers Your Questions 9:23

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In this special episode, we sit down with award-winning author David Szalay, whose novel Flesh is Dua's Monthly Readfor October. From the influence of his Hungarian roots to the spark that ignites his book ideas, David answers readers’ questions about the emotional, cultural, and intellectual threads that weave through his work. If you’ve been move…

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Trump & Republicans Didn’t Get The Violence Saturday They So Desperately Hoped For 26:06

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Over 7 million Americans came out and rallied on No Kings Day this past Saturday. And there were no arrests. And no violence. Republicans had been building up the potential violence calling the rally goers “Antifa” and “terrorists.” But because the day was entirely peaceful, the day after, Republicans were forced to sing a much different tune. Host…

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J.D. Vance Defends Racist GOP Operatives, Fascist Paraphernalia in Congress, and the Never-Ending Shutdown — Plus: What the Hell Is Going On With Marjorie Taylor Greene? (w/ Mike Nellis) 37:23

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It’s The Economy. And The Cruelty. But It’s The Economy 45:50

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I sat down with Mike Madrid, long time political strategist, to discuss where we’re at politically right now, what the data really says about both Trump and the Democrats, and what Democrats need to do to be successful in 2026 and beyond. Informative conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Why Do So Many Of Us Shout “No Kings?” Because We LOVE America 34:53

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Republicans keep calling it a “hate America” rally. Bullshit. They say that because they’re partisan. They say that because they’re scared of this No Kings movement. To reaffirm that founding American principle that we are not ruled by kings here is to reaffirm absolute LOVE for America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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Yes, What’s Happening In America Today Should Scare You. But Don’t Be Paralyzed By Your Fear. A Conversation 49:14

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I sat down with Mike Brock, my go to observer and moral truthsayer for these unprecedented political times in which we are living. And yes, there is plenty to be afraid of. There’s a fascist in the White House and a long line of fascist capitulators bending the knee to him. But our fear must not paralyze us. That’s what all tyrants want. Our fear m…

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So Apparent Again Yesterday: Joe Biden Is A Real Man. Donald Trump Is Not 29:10

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A historic ceasefire in the Middle East yesterday, and Trump uses the occasion to lie, to hurl personal insults at his predecessors, and to make the whole day about himself. Joe Biden, on the other hand, congratulated Trump and put the focus on Israel and the Palestinian people. Biden did what real men do. Trump did what cowards do. Hosted on Acast…

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David Szalay Reads from His Novel, Flesh, Exploring a Tour of Duty in Iraq 11:02

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This month on the Service95 Book Club podcast, Dua is joined by award-winning author David Szalay to discuss his quietly powerful novel Flesh – selected as Dua’s Monthly Read for October. Told through a series of spare, intimate portraits, the novel captures moments of human vulnerability with a precision that feels deeply real. In a Service95 excl…

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Team Trump Is Scared To Death Of No Kings 34:57

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This upcoming Saturday, October 18th, is expected to be the largest peacetime protest in American history. Millions & Millions & millions & millions of Americans taking to the streets to organically reaffirm that basic American principle that we don’t have Kings here. Yet the Trump administration is calling No Kings “Antifa.” And a “terrorist” move…

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Tish James Indicted, Trump Gives Qatar a Military Base on U.S. Soil, Epstein Cover-Up Unfolds — What’s Next? (w/ Mike Nellis) 24:54

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The Nobel Peace Prize Went To Someone Fighting A Fascist, And Not To An Actual Fascist 24:32

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Trump didn’t win it. And he didn’t deserve to win it. Because he’s decorated war on the people of the United States, because he’s trying to imprison his political opponents, because he’s a fascist. And the Nobel Peace Prize should never go to a fascist. Especially a fascist who was begging for the award. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for m…

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Christian Nationalism Is The Antithesis Of Jesus’s Teachings. A Conversation 46:37

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I sat down with April Ajoy, someone who grew up in the Christian nationalism movement, and is now doing everything she can to help people understand the movement, understand how it goes against everything Jesus taught, and understand the real threat it is to America. Fascinating conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat…

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Christian Nationalism is Un-American. And A Growing Threat 46:41

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I sat down with Rev Benjamin Cremer, to discuss the growing threat of Christian nationalism, what it is, where it comes from, and why we need to take it seriously. We also discussed how what this country is doing to immigrants right now is antithetical to Jesus’s teachings. Have a listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…

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For the umpteenth time, this should never happen in America. This is what our founders feared. And in the year 2025, it’s exactly what Trump is doing. Putting the military on our streets against the American people. We must not allow it. He should be taken to court immediately, and we all should protest like we’ve never protested before. Hosted on …