The Insurgents

Mindy Isser, an organizer and activist in Philly, joins us to discuss the actions in Pennsylvania calling for John Fetterman to support a ceasefire. From there we discuss how some members of the Jewish community have weaponized grief from the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks to justify Israel’s indiscriminate bombing of Gaza, which as of now has claimed 7,000 lives including 3,000 children. You can follow Mindy here: https://twitter.com/mindyisser | You can learn more about Jewish Voice For Peace here: https://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/Our most recent premium episode with Sana Saeed on how the western media is spinning Israel’s attacks on Gaza is available here for subscribers: https://www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-219-whose-story-gets-told-ft-sana#details 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.comSana Saeed, media critic with AJ Plus, joins us to breakdown how the western media has framed Israel’s attacks on Gaza, how broadcasters frame conversations with Palestinians, how it contrasts with the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and more. You can follow Sana here: https://twitter.com/SanaSaeed | Take action to demand a ceasefire here: https://ceasefiretod…

We continue our coverage of the situation in Gaza and the calls for ceasefire. Biden, in a televised address, called for increased funding to Israel. We explore the impact and what any purportedly anti-war member of Congress should do now, beginning with calling for a ceasefire. You can take action to support the calls for a ceasefire here: CeasefireToday.com | Our most recent premium episode for our beloved Paid Interns is available here: https://www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-217-ceasefire-now#details 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.comJeremy Appel, writer of The Orchard, joins us for an update on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The US declined to push for restraint or use its aid to Israel as leverage to mitigate the attacks on Gaza. Now, the Health Ministry reports that nearly 3,000 people in Gaza have died and over 12,000 have been wounded. As Israel prepares for a ground invasio…

Omar Baddar, Palestinian-American political analyst, joins us for an update on Israel’s continued attacks on Gaza. The western media, as is the case whenever there are attacks on Gaza or Palestinians at large, has largely looked away as Israel continues to commit war crimes. While the UN and Amnesty sound the alarm, the US recommits its blanket support for Israel and war hawks salivate over the prospect of expanding the conflict to include Iran. | You can follow Omar here: https://twitter.com/OmarBaddar | Our most recent premium episode with Ryan Grim of The Intercept is available here: https://www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-215-a-cycle-of-violence-ft-ryan#details 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.comRyan Grim of The Intercept joins us to discuss Hamas’ attack on Israel, how the Israeli government has responded by bombing Gaza and the context that preceded this weekend’s heartbreaking events that was curiously absent in both the media’s coverage and the broader reaction from the West.

Nikhil Goyal, former Bernie Sanders advisor and author of “Live To See The Day: Coming of Age In American Poverty,” joins us to break down Kevin McCarthy’s removal as Speaker of the House. To us, it’s obviously very funny but to the right wing pundit class, it’s somehow shameful the Democrats didn’t vote to protect McCarthy. We get into how the GOP has let the genie out of the bottle with this move and how we’ll likely see similar occurrences later.From there, Nikhil tells us about his book which follows three kids in Philly living in poverty to illustrate how our system allows people, including many children, to fall through the cracks and what an appropriate policy response should be to poverty in America.Our most recent premium episode for Paid Interns is with Jon Siebels of Eve 6. You can listen to that episode here: https://www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-213-live-nations-pr-stunt-ft-jon#details 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.comJon Siebels of Eve 6 joins us to talk about Live Nation’s recent announcement that it will be ending merch cuts, offering artists travel stipends and a handful of other things to better “support artists.” The company, which has an effective monopoly over the music industry through its control over music venues, servi…

We have two interviews for you all in this episode!First, writer and producer Ben Mekler joins Jordan to recap the WGA’s wins after a successful strike. We explore how the writers banded together as the studios repeatedly insisted their demands were outlandish and would never happen. The wins they achieved together are a lesson in the importance of collective bargaining and Ben shares the sentiment in the room as the WGA learned about the deal they had won.Then we sat down with Dave Weigel of Semafor to recap the second GOP debate. We of course revisited Chris Christie’s “Donald Duck” slam on Donald Trump, how the field was ready to respond to Vivek Ramaswamy’s eagerness, and ultimately what they’re even doing since polling shows nobody running even comes close to competing with Trump. Our most recent premium episode for our beloved Paid Interns is available here: https://www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-211-canadian-oopsie-ft-derek-davison#detailsTo become a subscriber to the Insurgents and gain access to an additional episode every week, you can subscribe at InsurgentsPod.com/subscribe or by clicking the button below: 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.comOops! The speaker of Canada’s House of Commons welcomed a 98-year-old SS unit veteran last week, and he received a bipartisan standing ovation. Derek Davison, author of Foreign Exchanges and host of American Prestige joins us to break down the alarming incident, which Canadian political leaders tried to later dismiss as an oversight. This special guest …