The Insurgents

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comWe talk about Israel violating the terms of the ceasefire agreement during a bloody few days in Gaza, Chuck Schumer caving during budget bill talks, Trump ramping up attacks on Yemen to inch closer to a war with Iran, the JFK files, and signs we’re getting old.Photo: Victoria Pickering

Today Jordan sits down with two incredible guests.First, Katrina vanden Heuvel, publisher of The Nation, joins the show to talk about her latest piece in The Guardian regarding Jeff Bezos’ influence over the paper’s opinion section. From there, they talk about the ongoing peace talks between the US/Ukraine and US/Russia. She also warns about the Democratic party becoming a war party.Then, Serene Khader, the Jay Newman Chair in Philosophy of Culture at Brooklyn College and am Professor of Philosophy and Women's and Gender Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center, talks to Jordan about her new book Faux Feminism: Why We Fall for White Feminism and How We Can Stop. They discuss the ways corporate feminism divides people based on class, how “self-care” has been coopted, and how the right exploits gains made by women to make men feel marginalized. 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.comA few weeks ago it was easy to dismiss Trump’s talk of Canada being “The 51st State” as bluster or jokes, but three months into this thing, as the trade war between the two countries has started to really heat up, it’s become abundantly clear that he was not kidding. Meanwhile, Canada has a new incoming Prime Minister and Ontario Premier Doug Ford, a bu…

It was long. It was boring. But there were some fireworks during Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress. Nikki McCann Ramirez joins Jordan to break it all down.You can follow Nikki on Bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/nikkimcr.bsky.socialEarlier this week, Jordan talked to Michael Edison Hayden about the Epstein document dump that left many on the right dissastisfied and much more: https://www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-354-epstein-document-flop-ft-michael 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.comMichael Edison Hayden, investigative reporter and writer of Extreme Measures, joins Jordan to talk about a wild last week for the right. From influencers assembling at the White House to get their grubby paws on “the Epstein files,” only to find out it was a binder full of redacted documents that have already been public (and in unredacted form) for yea…

Jack Crobie of Discourse Blog joins Jordan to talk about his new piece, The Oligarchs Aren't Being Particularly Subtle Anymore. After Bezos’ influence over the paper’s opinion section became public, readers cancelled subscriptions and the opinion editor resigned. But are subscriber cancellations the best course of action? Jack explains.You can subscribe to Discourse Blog here: https://www.discourseblog.com/Our most recent premium episode for paid subscribers is with Assal Rad and explore’s Trump’s plans for Gaza and the AI slop video he posted depicting “Trump Gaza.”https://www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-352-trumps-plan-for-gaza-withPhoto by Daniel Oberhaus, 2019 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.comReturning guest Assal Rad is here to discuss the brief reprieve of the Gaza ceasefire deal that Trump seemingly forced through before taking office and what that has mutated into in the weeks since. We also discuss the upside down, crazy-making media environment that has persisted into this new regime, and more.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.comWe talk about recent reporting about Dem leaders being upset with their base for expecting them to do anything right now. We also respond to some listener feedback about a recent episode and talk a bit about the hollow “DEI” cries now being hurled at yet another airline tragedy.

Donald Trump upset Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, European leaders and hawks in the United States by discussing a potential ceasefire agreement for Ukraine with Russian president Valdimir Putin. Erik Sperling, executive director of Just Foreign Policy, joins us to explain the latest developments, why this phone call rankled people around the world and why people should consider diplomacy rather than staying in the fight.We also discuss Trump’s picks for DNI, Tulsi Gabbard, and Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth.You can follow Erik here: https://x.com/eriksperlingOur most recent premium episode for paid subscribers is with Prem Thakker, who joined us to discuss the imploding ceasefire deal in Gaza. You can get access to that episode (and an additional episode every week) by subscribing: https://www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-349-ceasefire-deal-implodes-ft 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.comPrem Thakker is back to talk about Elon Musk’s attacks on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and how Netanyahu and Israel are already violating the ceasefire agreement with Hamas and how Trump’s comments on wanting to kick all remaining Palestinians out so he can develop beachfront property is causing outrage in the Middle East. You can follow Prem…