America This Week
Matt Taibbi & Walter Kirn
Welcome to America This Week, with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn, the national news wrap-up so true, we recommend you stow all sharp objects before reading. www.racket.news
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Aug 29, 2025 • 2h 5min
America This Week, August 29, 2025: "Everyone in Minnesota Has Gone Crazy"
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsMass murder is one thing, but misgendering is apparently the real crime. Plus, wrapping up "That Hideous Strength" by C.S. Lewis
Aug 26, 2025 • 2h 4min
America This Week Monday Live Show 8/25/25
A recording from Monday night’s live video This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe
Aug 15, 2025 • 31min
America This Week, August 15, 2025: An Avalanche of Russiagate Revelations, and Walter Prepares for Real Time
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsDevastating documents are being released at a breakneck pace, but will they matter? Plus “That Hideous Strength,” by CS LewiS
Aug 8, 2025 • 31min
America This Week, August 8, 2025: "The AI Invasion: Why the Media Won't Correct Itself"
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsWhen all you have to convince is a programmable AI, journalism becomes a contest of might, not right. Plus, the brutal hilarity of Voltaire's "Candide"
Aug 1, 2025 • 31min
America This Week, August 1, 2025: "Durham Declassified: History's Stupidest Political Conspiracy Unmasked"
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Jul 30, 2025 • 1h 54min
America This Week, Monday Livestream 7/28/25
A recording from Monday's live video This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe
Jul 25, 2025 • 30min
America This Week, Jul 25, 2025: "The Unified Field Theory of American Corruption"
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.newsNew document releases lift a veil, but also point to the unreported origin story of two major American scandals
Jul 22, 2025 • 2h 6min
America This Week, Monday Livestream 7/21/25
A recording from Monday's live video This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe
Jul 18, 2025 • 31min
America This Week, July 17, 2025: "The Reverse Struggle Session, and NPR's Greatest Hits"
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Jul 15, 2025 • 2h 14min
America This Week, Monday Livestream 7/14/25
A recording from Monday's live video This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.racket.news/subscribe
