The Insurgents

David Roth of Defector returns to the show to give us his thoughts on Trump’s 2024 announcement speech and what the Florida Man’s prospects for reelection look like. We also get into Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving sharing an anti-Semitic documentary and the downstream effects of popular people dabbling in these types of conspiracies.You can follow David here (while Twitter still exists): https://twitter.com/david_j_rothAlso, some news! We’re upping our release schedule to two episodes a week, with a premium episode for subscribers only every week. To gain access to these episodes you can become a paid subscriber (paid intern!) here:As always, thanks for listening. 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

Note: This is a preview of our most recent premium episode. We’re moving to (or at least attempting to move to, if there’s sufficient interest) two episodes a week. One free, one premium. To gain access to the full episode and our entire back catalog of premium episodes you can subscribe here:In this episode we talk about the huge impact young voters had in the midterm election and what that means for future Democratic party strategy. We preview the runoff in Georgia between Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker and we touch on the FTX meltdown and what that means for the cryptocurrency world. 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

In this week’s episode, we’re joined by Jack Crosbie of Discourse Blog for a crossover episode breaking down the midterm election results. We examine whether it was as good (i.e. not as bad as some feared) for Democrats, what this means for Biden’s ability to govern the next two years, what races surprised us and whether the Democratic strategy going forward should be to just nominate physically large candidates like Fetterman.Also, Jordan tells Rob about his experience meeting his new best friend this weekend: Senator Bernie Sanders.Give the Discourse Blog folks a follow/sub here: Discourse Blog You can subscribe to the Insurgents & become a member of our prestigious paid intern program here: 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

Note: This is a preview of our most recent premium episode. To listen to the full episode and gain access to our entire back catalog of premium episodes you can become a paid subscriber here:Ken Klippenstein joins us to discuss his latest piece in The Intercept about how the DHS wants to police “disinformation” and other speech online at the behest of both the Trump and Biden administrations. We wade into the serious risks posed by the agency’s role in monitoring online activity as well as the conversation around how Elon Musk is reshaping Twitter to, in his mind, cater more to “free speech.”You can follow Ken on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/kenklippenstein 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

On this week’s episode, Ryan Grim of The Intercept joins us to discuss the since-withdrawn letter on diplomacy with Russia from the Congressional Progressive Caucus. We get into how it originated, the firestorm it caused, whether the outrage was reasonable and its ultimate retraction. We also discuss how eliminating any debate over how and when diplomacy should prioritized will ultimately lead to worse outcomes for Ukrainians.You can follow Ryan on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/ryangrimIf you’d like to become a paid subscriber (paid intern!) to the show and gain access to our entire back catalog of premium episodes, you can do so here: 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

Note: This is a preview of our most recent premium episode. You can listen to the full episode by becoming a paid subscriber (paid intern!) for just $5 a month here:We’re joined on this episode by public health expert and Twitch streamer Frogan to talk about how the Biden administration is handling the very much still here Covid pandemic, how a winter surge is coming and whether or not it will make a difference in the midterms.You can follow Frogan on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/fr0gan And on Twitch here: https://www.frogan.tv/ 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

On this episode, Twitch streamer Carter joins us to break down the very chaotic TwitchCon in San Diego last weekend. We get into Twitch revenue splits, conversations about streamers and other creators unionizing, burnout gig economy workers face and more.You can follow Carter here: https://twitter.com/CarterForNowYou can become a paid subscriber (paid intern!) of the show and get access to all our premium episodes here: 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

Hunter Walker, reporter and author of the new book “The Breach” on the January 6 investigation, joins us to break down his findings. The book, which he wrote with former member of Congress Denver Riggleman, is available here.You can follow Hunter on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/hunterwYou can become a paid subscriber (paid intern!) of the show and gain access to our full back catalog of premium episodes here: 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

Note: This is a preview of our most recent premium episode. To hear the full episode and get access to our full backcatalog of premium episodes, you can become a paid subscriber—and paid intern!—at theinsurgents.substack.comThis week we’re joined by Ed Zitron, author of the Where’s Your Ed At Substack, which you should subscribe to. Lately, Ed has been offering up great criticism of the “quiet quitting” hoax offered up by bosses and business press. He helps us cut through the noise and we break down what’s actually happening.We also discuss the reactions to Joe Biden’s student debt cancellation.You can follow Ed here: https://twitter.com/edzitron 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

Andrew Perez of The Lever joins us this week to discuss his huge story exposing the secretive billionaire, Barre Seid, who gave $1.6 billion to Leonard Leo, the co-chair of the Federalist Society and man behind the Supreme Court’s right-wing shift. Now, Leo, a skilled right-wing political operative, has a colossal war chest at his disposal and can seriously impact the future of the conservative moment.We also wade into Biden’s student debt cancellation a bit as well.You can read the story at The Lever here: https://www.levernews.com/how-a-secretive-billionaire-handed-his-fortune-to-the-architect-of-the-right-wing-takeover-of-the-courts/You can follow Andrew here: https://twitter.com/andrewperezdcYou can follow The Lever here: https://twitter.com/LeverNews 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