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Left Reckoning

Left Reckoning

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Fmr. The Michael Brooks Show crew Matt Lech & David Griscom work to cover & build a strong, popular, working-class rooted, no BS Socialist Left. With a special focus on the international struggle and Texas, the South, & the West. The weekly show is live on Youtube @ 2:30 ET/1:30 CT! https://www.youtube.com/@LeftReckoning
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The Al Franken Podcast

The Al Franken Podcast

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A five-time Emmy winning SNL comedy writer/producer, joins a four-time #1 NYT bestselling author, a three-time highest-rated national progressive radio host, a two-time Grammy winning artist, and a former US Senator. So, it gets a little crowded in the booth when Al talks public policy and sometimes political comedy with notable guests. Think “The Daily” without the resources of the NYTimes.
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In this Best Of episode, we revisit our 2020 conversation with Jimmy Kimmel! We go through his long career, beginning with his start in radio and his transition to television. We discuss the birth of Jimmy’s late night show back in 2003 and how, in his own words, the show was "genuinely terrible.” With time, Jimmy figured it out and established a t…
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Live from Dynasty Typewriter in LA, Doug welcomes Trae Crowder, Mark Ellis, Todd Glass, Samm Levine, Riki Lindhome, Amy Miller, Chad Opitz, Jimmy Pardo, Ellory Smith, Blair Socci, Geoff Tate, Dan Van Kirk, Jenny Zigrino to this year's 12 Guests of Xmas episode. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:/…
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Throughout the 2024 election, we all heard about the dangers of Project 2025, yet somehow it’s worse than we imagined. Trump continuously said he didn't know anything about it (but he did), and nearly a year after his swearing in, we've seen a huge portion of it already implemented. We're joined by The Atlantic’s David A. Graham, author of the new …
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As we approach the end of 2025, we take a look back at what happened around the world in Trump’s first year back in office. We're joined by two of the best foreign policy writers we know: Franklin Foer and Anne Applebaum from The Atlantic! We discuss the EIGHT wars and conflicts that Trump has single handedly ended, while also examining the ongoing…
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David breaks down the Texas Senate primary for the democrats, as Colin Allred drops out and Jasmine Crockett jumps in. Can either Crockett or Talarico turn sizzle into substance? Also universities are under a generational reactionary attack and need to start acting like it. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/live/tO0TH3Beoyc?si=yl7W1KYT8OyYwgcR…
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We're joined by the great Mark Leibovich from The Atlantic to run through some of the wild stories fresh out of Washington. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth is facing criticisms on multiple fronts: Not only was it reported that he ordered the killing of two survivors from a bombed alleged drug trafficking boat, a Pentagon Inspector General also found …
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Writer Devin Thomas O'Shea joins LR once again, this time to discuss Thomas Pynchon's new novel "Shadow Ticket."Reviews mentioned: “Reading the New Pynchon Novel in a Pynchonesque America” by Kathryn Schultz in The New Yorkerhttps://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/09/29/shadow-ticket-thomas-pynchon-book-review“Thomas Pynchon is Angry” by Richard Be…
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One of Donald Trump's most successful initiatives in his second term has been making himself and his family richer than ever. We're joined by The New Yorker’s David Kirkpatrick, who earlier this year wrote a piece outlining all the ways the legendary grifters have cashed in during Trump’s presidency. The Trump family has long been associated with s…
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In Donald Trump's second term, we've seen a flurry of pardons and commutations. Of course, every President is granted the pardon power, but with this administration, pardons often seem to have a price tag. We're joined by Liz Oyer, former US pardon attorney (appointed by Biden and fired by Trump), to discuss some of the shadier pardons doled out du…
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Check out and support Daniel's work on SubStack:https://danboguslaw.substack.com/Read Daniel's most recent on the Epstein disclosures: https://prospect.org/2025/11/14/epstein-confidant-larry-summers-guiding-democrats-project-2029/Get the member's only Sunday Show and support David and Matt at patreon.com/leftreckoning…
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After 43 days, the longest government shutdown in American history has finally ended. We're joined by Catherine Rampell from The Bulwark and MSNBC to talk about how it finally came to a close and why a lot of Democrats are mad at their party. Catherine details how the Trump administration used the shutdown as an excuse to inflict as much pain as po…
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Welcome to Left Reckoning on Tuesday afternoons! Nick Bowlin (@npbowlin) returns to discuss oil industry externalities and Catherine Liu joins us to talk about the fall of the PMC and rise of gangster capitalists.Read Nick in ProPublica here: https://www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-oil-gas-wastewater-pollutionCheck out Catherine Liu's Vitrue Ho…
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The Democratic Party showed signs of life all around the country with last week's off-season elections. Helping us make sense of it all is Molly Jong-Fast, opinion writer for The New York Times and host of the Fast Politics podcast! Molly examines NYC's new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, and why his campaign was so successful. Can he actually deliver on th…
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Get the Sunday Shows and keep David and Matt growing at patreon.com/leftreckoning David is in the Big Apple to cover the mayoral election so a few quick interviews for you before you go and check him out over on the Jacobin youtube channel.First Sandeep Vaheesan, author of Democracy in Power, joins us to talk about Trump's failure to stand up for w…
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We are approaching the longest government shutdown in American history with no end in sight. But it seems like this is exactly what the Trump administration wants. How much longer can this go on? We are joined by David Weigel from Semafor to discuss the damage of the shutdown and how the White House believes it's winning this fight. Weigel examines…
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Matt & David got a full one for ya'll. Don't miss out on the full show with a whole POSTGAME immediately after the main show AD FREE at patreon.com/leftreckoning We talk about the Trump's campaign to keep the kids hungry. Then Michael Burns of the Michael Burns Youtube channel joins to talk about the recent disarray on the right, if the GOP has any…
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Every day brings a new constitutional crisis. Donald Trump isn't just breaking norms... he's weaponizing the entire justice system against anyone who dare cross him. We're joined by former U.S. Attorney Harry Litman to cut through the chaos and explain what the hell is happening. Trump promised that he would bring "retribution" to his second term -…
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👉 Get full access to the postgame, exclusive interviews, behind-the-scenes content, and more at🎉 https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning Matt & David got a full one for ya'll. We are joined by Dan O'Sullivan to talk about mob capitalism, Al Capone, and Hot Springs, Arkansas. Watch The Outfit here or subscribe on your podcast player:https://www.youtub…
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Donald Trump and the Republican Party have the backing of Evangelicals and fundamentalist Christians. But if you read the Bible or listen to the teachings of Jesus Christ, it would be clear that their policies are anything but Christ-like. We're joined by comedian, radio host, and NYT bestselling author John Fugelsang to discuss his new book, “Sepa…
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Matt & David got a full one for ya'll. We are joined by Current Affairs associate editor Alex Skopic (@alexskopic) to talk about Milei, the disaster in Argentina, and why you cannot let libertarians run your country. https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/this-is-why-you-dont-let-libertarians-run-your-country Plus, we are joined by Hartzell Gray (@Har…
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We're thrilled to welcome David Hogg to the podcast. Hogg is a co-founder of March For Our Lives and his PAC, Leaders We Deserve. He shares about how the tragedy in Parkland, FL launched him into the political fray. Hogg notoriously served as a Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee for a brief time. He tells us about some of the inner wor…
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Chaos has ensued across the federal government as we face another shutdown. We're joined by political scientist, an emeritus scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, and friend of the show, Norm Ornstein, to make sense of it all. What is this shutdown all about? Healthcare. With Republicans in charge of the House, the Senate, the Presidency, A…
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In this episode of Left Reckoning, we dive deep into the bizarre and unsettling obsessions of billionaire Peter Thiel — is he trolling with all the Anti-Christ talk, or is there something darker going on? We're joined by Gil Duran (@gilduran76) to unpack Thiel's dangerous ideological project and what it means for the future of tech, power, and poli…
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Get this full episode and all the Sunday Shows by becoming a member at Patreon.com/leftreckoning David and Matt discuss the ethical implications of comedians performing in Saudi Arabia, the political landscape in Texas with Andrew White's gubernatorial campaign, and Megyn Kelly stares into the TPUSA abyss and doesn't like the way it talks about "bi…
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Trump picked RFK Jr. to take over the Department of Health and Human Services, and chaos has ensued. So far, RFK Jr. is ignoring the advice of experts and bringing along his cronies to push vaccine skepticism. It could have a devastating impact on the health of Americans for years to come. We're joined by Former CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden, who cu…
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Support the show at patreon.com/leftreckoning What is going on with Your Party? Matt and David dive in the fallout from the Corbyn v. Sultana feud and what it means for what felt like a promising start for the UK left. Plus, Democratic socialism, the people like it. New poll show Democratic socialism is now mainstream. - https://jacobin.com/2025/09…
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We are joined by Randi Weingarten, the President of the American Federation of Teachers, to discuss her new book, “Why Fascists Fear Teachers: Public Education and the Future of Democracy.” In the book, Weingarten details how there has been a systematic demonization of teachers and public education in America. She argues that one of the pillars of …
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get full access to the postgame at ⁠patreon.com/leftreckoning⁠ Huge episode tonight! David and Matt discuss the crackdown on free speech. Then we are joined by Dr. Tom Alter, who was let go of his tenured job as a history professor at Texas State University, for engaging in free speech. We talk about what that means for Texas and the country. GoFun…
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Baltimore, Maryland is one of Donald Trump's most frequent targets when talking about crime in America. As the President continues to threaten to send troops into American cities, we wanted to hear from Baltimore's mayor, Brandon Scott. Since Mayor Scott took office, the city has seen a dramatic drop in violent crime. He explains his policies and h…
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