Best Luke Jason Amp Matt Podcasts (2025)

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Season 7 Episode 14: Karl Marx in America (ft. Andrew Hartman) 1:57:26

18d ago1:57:26

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Andrew Hartman joins Ben Burgis to talk about his fascinating book "Karl Marx in America," where he traces interest in Marx's ideas by American commentators from the Gilded Age to the Great Depression to the Vietnam-era New Left to the present. Before that, Ben does an Opening Argument responding to Ro Khanna on socialism. In the postgame for patro…

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Season 7 Episode 13: Eric Blanc on the Way Forward for Labor 1:06:31

25d ago1:06:31

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Eric Blanc joins Ben Burgis to talk about his new book "How Worker-to-Worker Organizing Is Revitalizing Labor and Winning Big." Then in the postgame for patrons, Ben and the crew will watch a bit of Ethan Klein vs. Hassan Piker for some reason. Buy Eric's book: https://www.ucpress.edu/books/we-are-the-union/paper Read Eric's Substack: https://www.l…

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The DADCAMP Podcast - Episode 53 - Inaction: Being Paralyzed by Past Mistakes (David's Bad Dad Move) 30:31

1M ago30:31

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Even a man ‘after God’s own heart’ made some bad dad moves. This episode will challenge you to being a father of action vs inaction.By DADCAMP

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Season 7 Episode 12: Congressman Ro Khanna Gives Us An Argument 1:32:17

1M ago1:32:17

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Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) comes on to talk about the swirling chaos of Trump 2.0 and where Dems are falling short in response. Before that, Ben does an Opening Argument about why the Left should trumpet the fact that social democratic policies are objectively pro-natalist. Pressuring people to have kids is obviously illiberal and bad, but we should tak…

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Season 7 Episode 11: Talking Hegel w/Borna Radnik & Matt McManus 2:08:59

1M ago2:08:59

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First-time GTAA guest Borna Radnik and frequent GTAA guest Matt McManus join Ben Burgis to chat about Borna's book "Freedom, in Context:Time, History, and Necessity in Hegel." Before that, in lieu of an Opening Argument and for the first time on YouTube, we'll play a talk Ben gave a while back called "Karl Marx Deserves Better Critics." ...and, las…

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Season 7 Episode 10: Matt Bruenig & Luke Savage on "Abundance" 2:14:42

2M ago2:14:42

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Matt Bruenig and Luke Savage join Ben Burgis to talk about their reviews of Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson's book, "Abundance," and what it all signifies about the drift of contemporary liberalism. Before that, Ben does an Opening Argument about why we should reject the false dichotomy of having to either support Donald Trump's "liberation day" insa…

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Season 7 Episode 9: Songs to Revolt To 2:19:14

2M ago2:19:14

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Jake and Andy are joined by Teen Driver’s Mark Gurarie to talk about protest music. Ben shows up for a bit at the beginning but then disappears because he has bad priorities and chose to spend his birthday with his "literal" family instead of his podcasting family. We're not sure what's wrong with him. Ticket link for the San Francisco live show on…

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The DADCAMP Podcast - Episode 52 - Anger Management with Guest Pastor Luke Smith 59:49

2M ago59:49

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Anger is most father’s fatal flaw. This is a challenging episode on how to best handle this powerful emotion.By DADCAMP

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Season 7 Episode 8: Debating Socialism w/the Libertarian Institute's Keith Knight 1:31:22

2M ago1:31:22

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Ben Burgis faces off with the Libertarian Institute's managing editor Keith Knight in a wide-ranging debate about capitalism, socialism, coercion, authoritarianim, exploitation, and more. Follow Ben on Twitter: @BenBurgis Follow GTAA on Twitter: @Gtaa_Show Become a GTAA Patron and receive numerous benefits ranging from patron-exclusive postgames ev…

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Season 7 Episode 7: Debating Palestine w/Philosopher Spencer Case 2:05:15

2M ago2:05:15

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Ben Burgis and philosophy professor and "Micro-Digressions" host Spencer Case hash out their disagreement on Zionism. Before that, Ben and the crew watch a fascinatingly strange AI video and Ben gives an Opening Argument on the Trump administration's authoritarianism, whether it's fascism, and why that even matters. Mean Djene Bajalan joins us for …

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Season 7 Episode 6: Watching Dugin & Glenn Greenwald w/Deep State Kuba 2:09:41

3M ago2:09:41

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Far-right Russian thinker Aleksandr Dugin just sat down with Glenn Greenwald for an extensive interview, and we can't look away. Deep State Kuba joins Ben Burgis to watch some of it and discuss. Before that, Ben does an Opening Argument on the issues raised by the outrageous assault on free speech at Columbia. At the end of the main show, we play s…

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Season 7 Episode 5: Conversations with Platypi (Ben & Jason at UC-Irvine) 4:36:52

3M ago4:36:52

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A couple weeks ago, Ben Burgis and Jason Myles went to UC-Irvine to speak at a panel on neoliberalism at the West coast conference of the Platypus Affiliated Society. It was a pretty interesting conversation, and we're excited to finally be able to share it. Before that, Ben gives us an Opening Argument about Jeff Bezos's diktat the Washington Post…

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Episode 51 - “I Can Handle It.” (Lot’s Bad Dad Move) 41:08

3M ago41:08

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Boundaries, regrets, temptations…Join Matt & Jason for a fatherhood conversation about all this and more.By DADCAMP

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Season 7 Episode 4: Walter Block Calls for Legalizing Sexual Harassment & Privatizing Roads 2:30:58

3M ago2:30:58

2:30:58

Last week, Ben Burgis debated libertarian economist Walter Block. Tonight, we're playing you the recording. (The debate was hosted by the magazine Merion West, which will be simultaneously releasing it on their podcast.) This was a continuation of a written debate that started with Ben's article "The Case for Democratic Socialism": https://merionwe…

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Season 7 Episode 3: Vivek Chibber is Done with Your Nonsense 1:55:10

4M ago1:55:10

1:55:10

Vivek Chibber is an sociology professor at NYU, the editor the socialist journal Catalyst, and the host of Jacobin's new podcast "Confronting Capitalism." He's written a few books, including "The Class Matrix." Recently, a lot of the most unhinged people on Left Twitter got very mad at him for a "Confronting Capitalism" episode he did trying to ana…

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Season 7 Episode 2: Debating Abortion Rights w/Spencer Case 2:12:30

4M ago2:12:30

2:12:30

Philosophy professor and "Micro-Digressions" host Spencer Case joins Ben Burgis for a friendly debate on abortion rights. Before that, Ben talks about RFK's insane critique of Medicare for All. No postgame, sorry, but we'll make it up to our loyal patrons with a particularly awesome one next time! Check out Micro-Digressions: https://www.youtube.co…

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Season 7 Episode 1: The Gulf of Liberal Socialism (ft. Matt McManus) 2:08:46

4M ago2:08:46

2:08:46

A lot has happened since the last episode of GTAA. Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America (thus ending our long national nightmare of having to accept an "of Mexico" body of water touching our sacred American soil), and Matt McManus came to L.A., where he and Ben Burgis did a live event to discuss Matt's book on liberal socialism. Ben…

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DADNATION Podcast (Episode 50) - Abraham´s Bad Dad Move 42:31

4M ago42:31

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Even Abraham, the father of our faith, made some fatherhood mistakes and every dad can probably relate. Join Matt & Jason as they discuss Abraham´s bad dad move and how every dad can be susceptible to the same mistake.By DADCAMP

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DAD Nation Podcast (Episode 49) - 2 Questions Every Dad Should Ask 50:59

5M ago50:59

50:59

Jason asks the questions. Matt delivers the gold. This is a can't miss episode to start the new year!By DADCAMP

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Season 6 FINALE: Jordan Peterson Wrestles with God/Ben at MSNBC (ft. Matt McManus & Robert Myles) 2:24:52

5M ago2:24:52

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In our last episode before this year's season break, Matt McManus & Robert Myles join Ben Burgis to break down Jordan Peterson's new book "We Who Wrestle with God." (He doesn't seem to have read any more Marx since 2019.) Before that, Ben and the crew take a look at Ben's article at MSNBC about Obama and the various responses it's provoked--a disda…

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Season 6 Episode 43: The World is on Fire But Mean Djene & Deep State Kuba Can Talk Us Through It 2:15:58

5M ago2:15:58

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[Many apologies about the delay! Lots going on lately. The other delayed ep will be posted by the end of the week.] Jihadists are taking over Aleppo, US missiles are striking deep into Russia, and the atrocities in Gaza have reached the point that a *former Israeli Defense Minister* (and Likud Party member!) recently accused Netanyahu of "ethnic cl…

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DAD Nation Podcast - Episode 48: Pali from Portugal 51:13

6M ago51:13

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Join Jason & Matt as they sit down with Pali from Portugal and talk about memories growing up, Pali's story, calling and God's faithfulness. Find out more about DADCAMP: https://www.dadcamp.info/By DADCAMP

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Season 6 Episode 42: Matt McManus Talks Liberal Socialism 2:04:06

6M ago2:04:06

2:04:06

Ben Burgis welcomes back major friend of the pod Matt to talk his new book: "The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism," in which he "presents a comprehensive guide to the liberal socialist tradition, stretching from Mary Wollstonecraft and Thomas Paine through John Stuart Mill to Irving Howe, John Rawls, and Charles Mills." Buy the book here: http…

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Season 6 Episode 41: Vanessa Wills on Marx's Ethical Vision/Juan David Rojas on Kamala vs. Claudia 2:16:08

6M ago2:16:08

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Juan David Rojas joins Ben Burgis at the top of the show to discuss the reasons Claudia Sheinbaum romped to victory as an economic populist in Mexico's presidential election a few months before Kamala Harris crashed and burned. (Some liberals would prefer to blame sexism for the latter, but the contrast makes that...a bit implausible!) After that V…

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Season 6 Episode 40: One of Us is the Killer (+ Preview of "Four Essays on Palestine" Launch Film) 56:05

7M ago56:05

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By Ben Burgis

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Season 6 Episode 39: From Plato to Marx w/David Lay Williams 1:58:50

7M ago1:58:50

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David Lay Williams comes on to talk about his excellent new book, "The Greatest of All Plagues: How Economic Inequality Shaped Political Thought from Plato to Marx." Order the book: https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691171975/the-greatest-of-all-plagues Read Ben's review of the book in Compact: https://www.compactmag.com/article/the-a…

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DAD Nation Podcast Episode #47: Raising a Crazy Cool Family with Author Don Manning 1:03:21

7M ago1:03:21

1:03:21

What are the building blocks to raising a crazy cool family? Listen and find out! dadcamp.orgBy DADCAMP

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Season 6 Episode 38: Talking Palestine w/Deep State Kuba 2:35:06

7M ago2:35:06

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Deep State Kuba joins Ben Burgis for a deep dive into the ongoing atrocities in Palestine--both debunking Zionist apologetics and pushing back against the dumb and counterproductive things leftists sometimes say in the name of Palestine solidarity and crafting a better and more effective message. Order Ben's pamphlet "Four Essays on Palestine" from…

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Season 6 Episode 37: The Catholic Left (and Also Some Protestants) 1:49:57

8M ago1:49:57

1:49:57

First-time guest Tony Annett and Matt "I Brought My Own Mic" McManus return for an in-depth look at thinkers like Alasdair McIntyre and Paul Tillich, the relationship between left-wing economic ideas and Catholic social teaching, and more. (Turns out that, while an adamant atheist when "in the streets" arguing about philosophy, Ben is "in the sheet…

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Season 6 Episode 36: Debunking the Many Bad Arguments Made By Israel’s Apologists in the West 1:46:12

8M ago1:46:12

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On the one-year anniversary of Hamas's atrocities on October 7th, which have been used as a pretext for unfathomably worse atrocities for the last year, Ben Burgis does an on-air version of his lecture "Debunking the Many Bad Arguments Made By Israel’s Apologists in the West" which he gave as a teach-in at the encampment at Princeton last April, an…

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Season 6 Episode 35: Ukraine War Update w/Danny & Derek from American Prestige 1:39:58

8M ago1:39:58

1:39:58

We talk some Marxism, and then Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison of the American Prestige podcast join us to talk about their article "America Must Grapple With the Limits of Ukraine's Kursk Offensive": https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/america-must-grapple-limits-ukraines-kursk-offensive-212795 Order Ben's Palestine pamphlet: https://everyday-…

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DAD Nation Podcast Episode #46: Great Marriages = Great Families 50:20

8M ago50:20

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Have you ever seen a great husband that was a lousy dad? Dr. Dave Currie (Marriage & Family counselor) joins Jason for a powerful conversation on putting marriage first and parenting wins after 50 years of marriage. This is a GREAT episode to share with your community! dadcamp.orgBy DADCAMP

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Season 6 Episode 34: Inequality Debate w/Will Cooper/Anti-Haitian Racism from Yarvin to Trump 1:55:15

9M ago1:55:15

1:55:15

Will Cooper, op-ed columnist and author of "How America Works ... And Why It Doesn't," joins Ben Burgis for a friendly debate on how much economic inequality is too much. In an article for Newsweek, Cooper argued that America is much too unequal but he also said that: "And, importantly, there's nothing necessarily wrong with some people getting ric…

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DAD Nation Episode #45: What do you do when you find your kid viewing porn? 52:59

9M ago52:59

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Join Jason & Dr. Dave Currie (sex addiction counselor) for a transparent conversation on helping your kids navigate pornography. Resources from this episode: dadcamp.org/resources Dave's Organization: doingfamilyright.comBy DADCAMP

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Season 6 Episode 33: Norm Finkelstein on Robin DiAngelo/Matt McManus on Charlie Kirk 2:03:50

9M ago2:03:50

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Stormin' Norman Finkelstein joins us in the first half of the show to talk to Ben Burgis about the rise and fall of Robin DiAngelo. Then for the second half we switch to examining the other side of the aisle with a conversation with Matt McManus about his very funny review of Charlie Kirk's latest....let's just say "book," "Right-Wing Revolution: H…

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Season 6 Episode 32: Debating Palestine w/Walter Block 2:19:21

9M ago2:19:21

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Do Palestinians have the same rights as everyone else, or have they collectively forfeited these rights by being "criminals"? In an article for Merion West, libertarian economist Walter Block argued the latter: https://merionwest.com/2024/06/07/yes-to-a-palestinian-state-just-not-inside-or-right-next-to-israel/ Ben Burgis responded: https://merionw…

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Season 6 Episode 31: Mastering the Universe w/Rob Larson 2:24:01

9M ago2:24:01

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The people's econ prof, Rob Larson, joins us to talk about his new book, "Mastering the Universe: The Obscene Wealth of the Ruling Class, What They Do With Their Money, and Why You Should Hate Them Even More." Before that, Ben and the crew talk about the highlights and the (sadly more numerous) lowlights of the DNC. In the postgame for patrons, the…

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Season 6 Episode 30: Is Kamala a Kammunist? Is Vance a Populist? (ft. Nathan J. Robinson) 1:56:37

9M ago1:56:37

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Current Affairs editor Nathan J. Robinson joins us once again to talk about Peter Thiel's favorite "populist," J.D. Vance, the (sadly inaccurate) hysteria from Trump, Musk and the New York Post about Kamala Harris being to the left of Bernie and possibly even a revolutionary communist, and his "anti-socialist bingo" card. Before that, Ben and the c…

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Season 6 Episode 29: Lukacs and the Destruction of Reason 2:07:26

10M ago2:07:26

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Matt McManus and Daniel Tutt join Ben Burgis to talk about Marxist theoretician Georg Lukács's analysis of right-wing thought in his book, "The Destruction of Reason." Preorder Ben's pamphlet "Four Essays on Palestine" from Everyday Analysis: https://everyday-analysis.sellfy.store/p/four-essays-on-palestine-by-ben-burgis-print-and-digital-edition/ …

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Season 6 Episode 28: We Have Bernie at Home (ft. Jason Myles) 2:37:00

10M ago2:37:00

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This is Revolution host Jason Myles joined Ben Burgis and the GTAA crew to chat about his new essay "This is What You Want, This is What You Get," which uses the classic Eddie Murphy "We've got McDonalds at home" bit to talk about the election and the overall state of American politics at a moment when hope for anything substantially better than wh…

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DAD Nation Podcast Episode #44: Full Disclosure: Stuff kids are saying that they may not be telling you! 59:04

10M ago59:04

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Pediatrician & Author Meg Meeker joins Matt & Jason to tell dads what kids are telling her. This is a can't miss conversation from an author DADCAMP has used more than anyone else! dadcamp.orgBy DADCAMP

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Season 6 Episode 27: Understanding Capitalism w/Prof. Richard Wolff (+ RM Brown on the Election) 2:13:59

10M ago2:13:59

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Prof. Richard Wolff came back on the show after a too-long absence to talk about his (as you'll see, apparently quite dangerous) new book "Understanding Capitalism." We talked with him him in the first hour and then our friend RM Brown came by to chat about the election in the second hour and into the postgame for patrons. Follow Prof. Wolff on Twi…

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Season 6 Episode 26: It's Good that Biden Dropped Out. But He Should Be on Trial at the Hague. 1:55:00

10M ago1:55:00

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In the first half hour of the show, the GTAA crew takes a look at the insanity at the RNC and Biden dropping out. Then director Kavitha Chekuru chats with Ben about her very good but extremely disturbing Al Jazeera documentary, "The Night Won't End: Biden's War on Gaza." Watch the documentary here: The Night Won’t End: Biden’s War on Gaza Follow Ka…

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Season 6 Episode 25: Fine. You Win. We'll Do an Election-News Episode. 1:48:32

11M ago1:48:32

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[Note: This episode was recorded before the coconut dropped on Biden actually dropping out.] We had something else planned but between the assassination attempt, the JD Vance pick, the RNC, and Biden continuing to do his best impression of an extra from Night of the Living Dead, it seems like the universe really wanted us to just talk about the ele…

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Season 6 Episode 24: Karl Marx's Theory of History (ft. Matt McManus) 2:34:30

11M ago2:34:30

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Matt McManus returns to hash out the arguments in G.A. Cohen's book "Karl Marx's Theory of History" with Ben Burgis. Before that, Ben and the crew take a look at Ben's post-debate interactions with YouTube personality Steven Bonnell ("Destiny"). No postgame on this one, but we make the main show count! Follow Matt on Twitter: @MattPolProf Follow Be…

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DAD Nation Podcast Episode #43: Hearing God/Trusting God (Doug Mygrant) 38:27

11M ago38:27

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Join DADCAMP cofounders Jason Braun and Doug Mygrant in Canada for a conversation on faith, fatherhood, and the story of DADCAMP! dadcamp.orgBy DADCAMP

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Season 6 Episode 23: What the F*** Was That? (Ben's Debate w/Destiny) 2:17:38

11M ago2:17:38

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Last week Ben Burgis had a debate on Israel/Palestine with YouTube personality Steven Bonnell ("Destiny"). It went...oddly. In this episode we break it all down. Watch the debate at MDD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdMRphk7ij4 Follow Destiny on Twitter: @TheOmniLiberal Follow Ben on Twitter: @BenBurgis Follow GTAA on Twitter: @Gtaa_Show Become …

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Season 6 Episode 22: The Vanquished (ft. Anders Lee & Freddy G.) 2:14:37

11M ago2:14:37

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Anders Lee and Freddy G. come on to chat with Ben Burgis about their new-ish podcast The Vanquished, where they profile losing presidential candidates over the decades. We'll dig into a handful of their favorites. Before that, Ben and the crew talk about his upcoming Israel/Palestine debate with YouTube personality Steven Bonnell ("Destiny"). Last …

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Season 6 Episode 21: Jeet Heer on Marty Peretz 2:35:29

12M ago2:35:29

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The Nation's Jeet Heer joins Ben Burgis to discuss his article "Friends and Enemies: Marty Peretz and the Travails of American Liberalism." You might not know who Marty Peretz is but you've unfortunately seen his handiwork--Anthony Blinken, for example, is a Peretz protege. So is Jim Cramer. The man's got a lot to answer for, and Jeet gets into all…

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Season 6 Episode 20: Exiting the Vampire's Castle (ft. Daniel Tutt) 2:09:18

12M ago2:09:18

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Daniel Tutt joins us again for a deep dive on Mark Fisher's classic essay "Exiting the Vampire's Castle" (heavily featured in Ben Burgis's book "Canceling Comedians While the World Burns: A Critique of the Contemporary Left"). Before that, Ben and the crew talk about NYU's bizarre reeducation program for student Palestine protesters. In the postgam…

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