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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.
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A 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…
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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.social
Earlier 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
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Michael 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…
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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-with
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Returning 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.
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We 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.
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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
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Prem 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…
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Labor journalist Kim Kelly joins us to talk about the plans by the Trump administration, more specifically Elon Musk’s DOGE, for the Department of Labor. As DOGE and the Department of Labor leaders met this week, what should we expect next? And what should we make of Trump’s purportedly pro-labor Secretary of Labor nominee, Lori Chavez-DeRemer? WIth her confirmation hearing on February 12, will Republicans (and even Democrats) confirm her?You can follow Kim here: https://x.com/GrimKim
-Our most recent premium episode for paid subscribers is with Ken Klippenstein, where we discuss the tariff fight and Elon & Trump shuttering USAID. Subscribe to the show for just $5 a month and get access to this episode and an additional episode every week: https://www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-347-tariff-brawl-ft-ken-klippenstein
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Ken Klippenstein (still banned from the show) joins us to talk about Elon Musk’s cadre of zoomers who are going department to department to assess where cuts can be made to the government, the Trump administration shuttering USAID and other parts of the federal government and the tariff fight between US/Mexico and Canda.You can subscribe to Ken’s newsle…
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Eoin Higgins returns to the show to discuss his new book “Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices On the Left.” We talk about how tech and Silicon Valley figures like Peter Thiel, Marc Andreesen and Elon Musk have used their vast wealth and influence to sway the political and ideological leanings of prominent independent writers. You can pre-order the book here. Our most recent premium episode for paid subscribers examines DeepSeek and the race for AI. Kylie Robison of the Verge was a great guest and we confirmed that she is, in fact, a gamer. That episode is available here: https://www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-345-what-is-deepseek-ft-kylie
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Kylie Robison of The Verge joins us to talk about DeepSeek, the new AI LLM that, its developers claim, was built for just a fraction of the cost compared to its US-based competitors. We analyze those claims, talk about the competing interests trying to “win” the AI race, examine the harm and risks associated with rapid and unchecked AI development and, …
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Jared Holt, extremism researcher, joins us to talk about the Nashville high school shooting that has left many confused and bewildered over the shooter’s professed ideology and motives. Jared helps provide some clarity and offers a bleak look into the furthest corners of the internet where this type of radicalization occurs. Our most recent premium episode on the flurry of Trump Executive Orders and Elon’s “salute” is available for subscribers here: https://www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-343-an-awkward-gesture
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Trump is back in office, kicking off his second term with a flurry of executive orders. We dig into several of them, specifically around immigration, the border, his J6 pardons and the reinstatement of TikTok. We also talk about Elon’s “awkward gesture” on inauguration day. Curious!
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Prof. Kurt Gray, director of the Deepest Beliefs Lab at UNC and author of the new book “Outraged: Why We Fight About Morality and Politics and How to Find Common Ground,” joins Jordan to talk about why Americans are deeply divided over issues of morality, how to think about people on the other side and how to find common ground in conversations. They explore the roots of fear and security in our minds, how that evolved into moral codes, how protecting the vulnerable is consistent in most of our minds but who falls into the “vulnerable” category varies, and best practices for talking to people with different politics.
You can pick up a copy of Outraged here.Our most recent premium episode for paid subscribers about the tech billionaires attending Trump’s inauguration and Mark Zuckerberg’s apparent rightward shift is available here: https://www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-341-our-billionaire-overlords
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We talk about Mark Zuckerberg’s overt rightward shift with Meta. Now, Zuckerberg Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos will attend Trump’s inauguration next week. We also get into the Jack Smith report which, ah shucks, concludes that they would have convicted Trump if only they had more time!
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Brett Erlich joins Jordan to talk about the wildfires affecting the greater Los Angeles area, how they began, why they’re so uniquely destructive and what the impediments were to fighting them when they broke out. We also get into how people try to exploit these moments for personal and political gain, try to inject their pet causes (i.e. “DEI”) into these stories and why some people are celebrating the destruction of homes belonging to the wealthy.
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YouTuber and democratic strategist Keith Edwards joins us to talk about his new piece, “White Men Vote. Let’s Act Like It.” We get into the knee-jerk reactions attempts to have conversations around white voters trigger, why and how we should try to attempt to reach white male voters and the dangers associated with summarily dismissing them.
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We put on our detective hats to get to the bottom of the “drone” mystery. Do we have another Havana Syndrome on our hands? Are they actually even drones? Also, we talk about Luigi Mangione being charged with terrorism and AOC’s failed bid for House Oversight Committee chair. Our most recent premium episode on ABC News settling the defamation suit with Trump for $15 million is available for paid subscribers here: https://www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-337-why-abc-news-gave-trump-15
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