
Krystal Kyle & Friends
Krystal Ball, cohost of Breaking Points podcast, and Kyle Kulinski, host of Secular Talk, dive into politics, philosophy and random BS with people they like.
Latest episodes

Nov 19, 2022 • 1h 41min
Episode 99: Matt Stoller
We're joined by Matt Stoller to discuss antitrust politics in the age of Ticketmaster and crypto crashes.

Nov 12, 2022 • 1h 23min
Episode 98: Marianne Williamson
Marianne Williamson rejoins the show to talk to us about the midterm elections.

Nov 5, 2022 • 1h 32min
Episode 97: Rana Foroohar
Economic analyst Rana Foroohar joins us to discuss the past and present of neoliberalism and her new book Homecoming.

Oct 29, 2022 • 1h 3min
Episode 96: Alexandra Hunt
We’re joined by Alexandra Hunt to discuss our society’s sexual stigma — and why it should be an issue for the left.

Oct 22, 2022 • 1h 28min
Episode 95: Owen Jones
Journalist Owen Jones joins us to discuss the ousting of former British PM Liz Truss.

Oct 15, 2022 • 1h 25min
Episode 94: Luke Savage
We talk to Jacobin's Luke Savage about his new book, The Dead Center, on liberal politics in the 21st century.

Oct 8, 2022 • 1h 22min
Episode 93: Katie Halper
Joined this week by journalist Katie Halper, we discuss the experience facing the true media blackout around Israeli apartheid, what it tells us about American mainstream media and political discussion writ large, and the double standard that independent, leftist political commentators face.

Sep 30, 2022 • 1h 11min
Episode 92: RM Brown
Comedian RM Brown joins us this week for a conversation about bringing comedy to left politics, right-wing attacks on basic freedoms — from trying to shut down gay marriage to book-banning frenzies — and where our movement’s priorities should be right now.

Sep 24, 2022 • 1h 27min
Episode 91: Vivek Chibber
We talk to author and sociologist Vivek Chibber about what it means to be a socialist.

Sep 17, 2022 • 1h 21min
Episode 90: Ryan Grim
The Intercept's Ryan Grim rejoins the show to talk to us about Democrats' priorities and strategies as we near the midterms.