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Jan 25, 2025 • 1h 4min
Trump's First Days - 339
Today we're bringing back Professor Harvey Kaye to talk about Trump's inaugural address and some of his first executive orders.
Check out the Prospect's coverage of Trump's actions: day 1, day 2, day 3, day 4.

Jan 18, 2025 • 6min
Public vs. Private Virtue - 338 PREVIEW
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Jan 10, 2025 • 1h 4min
The Trump Tsunami Approacheth - 337
Alexi is off, so David Dayen joins Ryan to discuss the events over the holiday. What are Republicans going to do? Is anyone driving the GOP train--maybe Elon Musk? And what in God's name is Trump going on about with conquering Greenland, Canada, and Panama? We live in hell.

Jan 4, 2025 • 1h 5min
The Oligarch Class - 324 UNLOCKED
Today economics professor Rob Larson comes on to discuss 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. We discuss how the ultra-rich got their money, what they do with it, why it's a problem, and what to do about it. Enjoy!

Dec 24, 2024 • 8min
National Lampoon's Left Anchor Holiday Special - 336 PREVIEW
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Dec 20, 2024 • 1h 5min
Bidenomics Retrospective - 335
What worked and what didn't about the Biden administration's program, and why didn't it pay off politically? We discuss, and at the end we give a brief update on what's going on in Syria.
Read President Biden’s defense of his record here.

Dec 9, 2024 • 8min
Chaos on the March - 334 PREVIEW
Today we are talking the United Healthcare CEO assassination, the attempted coup in Korea, and the revolution in Syria. Subscribe now to listen to the whole thing!

Nov 28, 2024 • 1h 10min
On the Ground in Philly - 333
Pennsylvania Senator Nikil Saval, who represents the First District in South Philadelphia, talks about what went wrong with the Harris campaign in Philadelphia and across the nation, and how the left might rebuild going forward.
Check out Nikil's recent book Rage in Harlem: June Jordan and Architecture.

Nov 20, 2024 • 4min
What Now? - 332 PREVIEW
This time we are talking about what went wrong and what to do going forward. Subscribe now to hear the whole thing!

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Nov 11, 2024 • 1h 1min
Welp - 331
Trump won. Ryan and the Prospect's David Dayen discuss.
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