The Insurgents

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comDuring the Biden Administration there were brief moments of hope that the US Government could meaningfully act to address the growing student debt crisis affecting millions of Americans. If you can believe it, they opted for a more targeted means-tested approach that failed to address the issue, and now these current and former students are facing down …

After some banter about the LA Lakers’ disappointing first round exit from the NBA playoffs, we get into Donald Trump’s insane interview with Terry Moran from ABC news about his first 100 days in office in which he fixates on obviously fake MS-13 tattoos and cratering US tourism numbers. We also talk about the White House MAGA influencer briefing, the Podcast Question, the End Oligarchy events, Greg Abbott insisting that it is anti-semitic for a Texas city to want to spend tax revenue on social services rather than sending it to the IDF, and much more. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comRob gives us an update on the Canadian elections, we explore where the NDP goes from here as their numbers continue to shrink and examine how Mark Carney and the Liberals might strategize with a minority government. We also talk about the US/China trade war, David Hogg ruffling feathers at the DNC and Gerry Connolly a…

Caleb Ecarma of Musk Watch joins Jordan to talk about Elon Musk’s latest ploy to siphon federal funds into one of his less-talked-about companies, The Boring Company. They also discuss the brewing feud between Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and the private dinner Trump is offering to the biggest investors in his meme coin. You can follow Caleb here: https://x.com/calebhecarmaOur most recent episode for paid subscribers covers the rumors swirling around Pete Hegseth’s potential ouster from the administration: https://www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-367-pete-hegseth-on-his-way-outPhoto by Steve Jurvetson. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comWe discuss the reports that Pete Hegseth, Trump’s Defense Secretary, could be pushed out of the Trump administration. Also this week, Elon Musk announced that he’s stepping back from DOGE after a catastrophic earnings call for Tesla.Jordan also talks about his trip to India and Rob provides an update on the Canadian election.

Returning guest Gaby Del Valle of The Verge is one of our go-to sources to talk about the crossover between the tech dystopia and America’s increasingly nightmarish deportation machine. We talked about the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case, some other examples of innocent people currently being targeted and the dubious legal framework being used to make it happen, the ICE snitching app that is actually promoting a meme coin (??) and, of course, Katy Perry in space. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

ICE is running rampant, student activists are being targeted, immigrants are being arbitrarily scooped up and sent to an El Salvadorian concentration camp, genocide in Gaza is ongoing, and fallout from America’s continuing attempts to economically isolate China is increasing. What to make of all this, and is the Democratic Party the solution, or is it complicit? Dr. Tamanisha John joins the show to discuss.Visit ZoneofPeace.org This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

Trump announced his sweeping, global tariffs last week, which sent markets into freefall. Now, the right is trying to spin the market selloff and looming price increases as good, actually. Jessica Burbank explains the real impact on consumers and what people should know about how the Trump administration may have come to their final conclusion on tariffs.You can follow Jessica on Instagram here.UPDATE: We thought this was a conversation that our entire audience should get to hear so we’ve unlocked it, plus an added introduction where Rob goes over some of the ongoing chaotic developments of Trump, in a masterful gambit, pausing the tariffs for most countries and escalating the trade war with China. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comTrump announced his sweeping, global tariffs last week, which sent markets into freefall. Now, the right is trying to spin the market selloff and looming price increases as good, actually. Jessica Burbank explains the real impact on consumers and what people should know about how the Trump administration may have come to their final conclusion on tariff…

Returning guest and now congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh joins us to talk about why she’s running for Congress, how her community-first approach to campaigning sets her apart from other outsider challengers and how Trump’s tariffs will impact the working class.You can check out Kat’s campaign site here: https://www.katforillinois.com/Our most recent premium episode for paid subscribers covers the Tesla Takedown protests, the backlash to the Trump administration’s cuts and Marine Le Pen being banned from the ballot in France: https://www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-362-tesla-takedown This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.insurgentspod.com/subscribe