The Insurgents

On this episode journalist Spencer Ackerman joins us to discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the myriad geopolitical issues that both led to this and resulted in its wake, what it’s like to cover a warzone on the ground, the sympathetic coverage for Ukrainian refugees that has not traditionally been afforded to Middle Eastern refugees and more.Spencer’s book ‘Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America And Produced Trump’ is a fantastic book and available here.Spencer’s Substack, Forever Wars, is available here.Drop us a line at theinsurgentspod@gmail.com.Find the show on your favorite podcast provider at InsurgentsPod.comIf you’d like to become a premium subscriber and gain access to premium episodes as well as our private Discord server, you can do so here:Subscribe now 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 The Intercept’s Akela Lacy joins us to discuss the Amir Locke killing, the lack of action after the George Floyd Justice In Policing Act stalled in Congress, how the prison industry has handled Covid and an exploration into how the Democrats rhetoric on tackling police brutality doesn’t square up with their commitment to increase police funding. You can follow Akela HERE.Drop us a line at theinsurgentspod@gmail.com.Find the show on your favorite podcast provider at InsurgentsPod.comIf you’d like to become a premium subscriber and gain access to premium episodes as well as our private Discord server, you can do so here:Subscribe now 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, Jen Psaki press conference addict Marcus from Left Flank Vets joins us to analyze the Biden administration’s messaging, spin and approach to the media. We get into the Peter Doocey/Biden “son of a bitch” saga and touch on Biden’s escalations in Ukraine with Russia.You can follow LFV HERE.Drop us a line at theinsurgentspod@gmail.com.You can also listen to the Insurgents on iTunes HERE.On Spotify HERE.On Google Podcasts HERE.And all other links are HERE.If you’d like to become a premium subscriber and gain access to premium episodes as well as our private Discord server, you can do so here:Subscribe now 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

Today we’re joined by writer, comedian and (I think?) host of Hardball, Matt Negrin. Matt, Rob & Jordan discuss the new Netflix film “Don’t Look Up,” and specifically its portrayal of media. From there we dissect the media’s assistance in rewriting the history of Republicans who were complicit in Jan 6 as well as the monuments The Daily Show erected in New York City commemorating the “patriots” who enabled the Capitol mob.You can follow Matt on Twitter HERE.Drop us a line at theinsurgentspod@gmail.com.You can also listen to the Insurgents on iTunes HERE.On Spotify HERE.On Google Podcasts HERE.And all other links are HERE.If you’d like to become a premium subscriber and gain access to premium episodes as well as our private Discord server, you can do so here:Subscribe now 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

Much like how the US’s partnership with the Saudis remains unshakeable despite some occasional tough talk from those in charge, our ban against Ken Klippenstein was once again revealed to be mostly superficial as he joined us for our last episode of the year to talk about Kamala Harris’s boundless charisma, the Democratic Party and the Biden Administration somehow failing to even come close to meeting the extremely low expectations we all had, elections in Honduras and elsewhere in Central and South America indicating the decline of US international hegemony, entering year 3 of the coronavirus pandemic, our hopes and fears, mainly fears, heading into 2022 and more.Drop us a line at theinsurgentspod@gmail.com.You can also listen to the Insurgents on iTunes HERE.On Spotify HERE.On Google Podcasts HERE.And all other links are HERE.If you’d like to become a premium subscriber and gain access to premium episodes as well as our private Discord server, 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

This week we managed to take a little break from our normal depressing chit chat about living in and around a moribund, collapsing empire and just mainly talked about gaming. Congrats to Jordan who has been waging a subtle war of attrition over the last two years to ensure that the podcast would eventually just be a gamer’s rights thing. We’re joined by Trevor Strunk, PhD, aka Hegelbon, host of the No Cartridge podcast and author of the brand new book Story Mode: Video Games & the Interplay Between Consoles & Culture, which you can purchase here. If you are as tired as we are of thinking about what the Democrats are up to or whatever, you’ll enjoy this conversation about Fortnite Lore, our favorite games, the neverending quest for the media to link real world violence to video game violence, how Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty predicted modern America, and a whole lot more.Drop us a line at theinsurgentspod@gmail.com.You can also listen to the Insurgents on iTunes HERE.On Spotify HERE.On Google Podcasts HERE.And all other links are HERE.If you’d like to become a premium subscriber and gain access to premium episodes as well as our private Discord server, 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

This week we’re joined again by Dharna Noor, now of the Boston Globe, to go over some of the climate-related issues that have been in the headlines lately. We just saw a number of inspiring speeches at COP 26, the Biden Administration is going full speed ahead with the historic, ambitious Build Back Better Framework, it seems like everything is going pretty good, right? And if it isn’t that’s obviously China’s fault. We also discuss the current climate disaster unfolding in BC, which the NDP government under John Horgan is responding to by… sending in the RCMP to violently assault and arrest Wet'suwet'en land defenders at the behest of the foreign oil companies that want the Coastal Gaslink Pipeline completed at all costs.Drop us a line at theinsurgentspod@gmail.com.You can also listen to the Insurgents on iTunes HERE.On Spotify HERE.On Google Podcasts HERE.And all other links are HERE.If you’d like to become a premium subscriber and gain access to premium episodes as well as our private Discord server, 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

David Sirota of The Daily Poster and Meltdown joins us to discuss Obama’s comments on the urgency on climate change, cynicism among young Americans, COP26, the “Build Back Better framework” and how progressives are handling the BBB/infrastructure fight. Subscribe to the Daily Poster HERE.Listen to Meltdown HERE.Follow David HERE.—You can also listen to the Insurgents on iTunes HERE.On Spotify HERE.On Google Podcasts HERE.And all other links are HERE.You can also subscribe to Discontents, the collective of independent writers we’re proudly part of 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, subscribe HERE:David Sirota of The Daily Poster and Meltdown joins us to discuss Obama’s comments on the urgency on climate change, cynicism among young Americans, COP26, the “Build Back Better framework” and how progressives are handling the BBB/infrastructure fight. Subscribe to the Daily Poster HERE.Listen to Meltdown HERE.Follow David HERE.—You can also listen to the Insurgents on iTunes HERE.On Spotify HERE.On Google Podcasts HERE.And all other links are HERE.You can also subscribe to Discontents, the collective of independent writers we’re proudly part of 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

Today we’re joined by Luke O’Neil to talk about the "Let’s Go Brandon” hysterics, Joe Manchin’s Maserati being blocked by climate protesters, the latest on the reconciliation bill and reports that Salt Bae, purveyor of elbow salt onto $1,000+ steak, only pays kitchen staff $16 an hour.You can subscribe to Luke’s Substack HERE. You can follow him HERE.—You can also listen to the Insurgents on iTunes HERE.On Spotify HERE.On Google Podcasts HERE.And all other links are HERE.If you’d like to become a premium subscriber and gain access to premium episodes as well as our private Discord server, you can do so here:You can also subscribe to Discontents, the collective of independent writers we’re proudly part of 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