The Insurgents

Jordan talks to progressive YouTuber Jack Cocchiarella about the RFK Jr. Senate hearing, the rollback of vaccine mandates in Florida, and Trump renaming the Department of Defense to the Department of War. Then, Manny Fidel returns to the show for a closer look at the Zohran Mamdani campaign and why NFL RedZone now having commercials reflects deeper anti-trust problem in the regulatory space.You can subscribe to Jack’s channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@JackCocchiarellaShowYou can check out Manny’s podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-such-thing/id1780210954Earlier this week, John Iadarola, host of The Damage Report, joined Jordan to talk about Trump dying this weekend, a judge ruling the occupation of Los Angeles was illegal and why drama is good for the WNBA: https://www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-402-trump-dead-real-not-clickbait 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.comIn this episode, John Iadarola joins Jordan to talk about a court ruling declaring Trump’s occupation of Los Angeles illegal, but how his administration is doubling-down anyway. We also talk about whether JD Vance would be worse and the press conference at the Capitol with Epstein victims.You can check out John’s show here: https://www.youtube.com/@TheD…

Kpop Demon Hunters. Japanese jazz fusion. Trump is dead. Cracker Barrel. Canada’s biggest media dipshit. Paid influencers. Richie Torres does an interview. Jewish feelings. Daniel Maté of Bad Hasbara joins the show. 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 The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces, author Seth Harp takes readers on a grim and shocking journey from the December 2020 double murder of Master Sergeant William “Billy” Lavigne and Chief Warrant Officer Timothy Dumas, whose bodies were discovered in a secluded corner of the sprawling base, into the dark underbelly of lawlessness, impunity, drug trafficking and violence at the heart of the most elite and secretive wing of the US military establishment.In this conversation we talk about how the brutal reality of the War on Terror assassination program manifested domestically, the way the US government is deeply implicated in the global narcotics trade and also uses it to justify mass imprisonment at home and violent military invasions abroad, how accusations of “conspiracy” can often cover up or obscure the very real and nefarious activities of the national security establishment 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.comThey’re calling Rob the white Pascal Siakam. Everyone in Montreal is saying this.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced his response to the plan from Texas Republicans to redraw the Lone Star state’s congressional maps that will add several republican seats in Congress. We talk about the federal law enforcement presence outside his speech, and the takeover of DC.We also talk about Tom Cruise and whether it’s permissible to look past his prominent role in Scientology.Rob’s conversation with Bryce Greene on Pete Buttigieg’s comments on Gaza is available here: https://www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-397-americas-mayor-ft-bryce-greene 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.comPete Buttigieg recently appeared on Pod Save America and, among other things, spoke about how the Democratic Party should respond to Israel’s humanitarian disaster in Gaza. For some, these comments fell very short of the mark. To talk about this, and more (including a fascinating digression into the Nixon years) Indiana’s own Bryce Greene joined the sho…

Today Alex Aviña joins the show to talk about the way that the Trump Administration is continuing or expanding longstanding US government policies regarding Latin America, both domestically and internationally: the internal, dehumanizing deportation machine targeting Latin American migrants, the longstanding economic warfare and political destabilization campaigns throughout the region, and the way these become mutually reinforcing. 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.comTrump’s on the White House roof. Discourse over the worst song of all time. Texas redistricting. Mamdani endorsements or lack thereof. All that and more in this glorious episode.

A certain co-host celebrates a birthday. Stephen Colbert gives another hard-hitting interview. Bernie Sanders tries to block offensive weapons sales to Israel. All sorts of political and media figures start to rediscover their humanity after almost two years. Much to discuss this week. 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