

Krystal Kyle & Friends
Krystal
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.
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Apr 2, 2022 • 1h 38min
Episode 67: Paul's Ego
With Paul’s Ego of Deep Fat Fried, we dive into the topics of class reductionism, voting for the lesser of two evils, how leftist politicians can avoid the pressure of the status quo, and more.

Mar 26, 2022 • 1h 28min
Episode 66: Amy Vilela
We talk to Amy Vilela about her progressive campaign for Nevada’s First District.

Mar 19, 2022 • 1h 16min
Episode 65: Christian Smalls
Amazon union organizer Christian Smalls discusses his experience working at Amazon, how left politicians are showing up for workers, what’s next for unionizing efforts, and more.

Mar 12, 2022 • 1h 42min
Episode 64: Trita Parsi
Dr. Trita Parsi discusses why this moment demands that the U.S. disentangle itself from hawkish, war-bent alliances, how the situation in Ukraine relates to Middle Eastern politics, and more.

Mar 5, 2022 • 1h 18min
Episode 63: Matt Duss
Foreign policy advisor Matt Duss joins us to discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, why the Left shouldn’t be calling for sanctions, and more.

Feb 26, 2022 • 1h 50min
Episode 62: Catherine Liu
Author Catherine Liu joins us to talk about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the political role of the professional-managerial class.

Feb 19, 2022 • 1h 48min
Episode 61: Michael Levitin
Michael Levitin, author of Generation Occupy, talks to us about Occupy Wall Street’s ten-year legacy and the future of left populist movements.

Feb 12, 2022 • 1h 60min
Episode 60: Felix Biederman
Chapo Trap House co-host Felix Biederman joins us to discuss the podcast’s journey, the economic struggle today’s young people face, and more.

Feb 5, 2022 • 1h 46min
Episode 59: Ben Burgis
Writer Ben Burgis joins us to discuss current events, including the controversy surrounding Joe Rogan and Spotify.

Jan 29, 2022 • 1h 40min
Episode 58: Johann Hari
Author Johann Hari exposes the personal and societal factors that affect the modern attention span — and what we can do about it.


