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Liberal Super PAC MeidasTouch joins us to talk about liberal advocacy in the post-Trump era Mar 10, 2021

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We had a great Zoom conversation today with two of the founders of liberal Super PAC MeidasTouch -- brothers Jordy and Brett Meiselas -- about what led them to form MeidasTouch, how liberal advocacy changes now that Trump is gone (but Trumpism isn't), what they're focusing on over the coming year, and just a really fun conversation about lots of things. We laughed a lot. These guys are great fun. I think you'll enjoy this. This is the audio version of the podcast. The Zoom video version can be found here. And to check out all of our podcasts, and support liberal media, consider becoming a patron over at Patreon, thanks. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If you transplant a head do you transplant the soul? Mar 05, 2021

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The viability of human head transplantation, and its impact on the soul, is seriously the topic of today's podcast interview with Dr. Brandy Schillace, an expert on death and dying, and the author of the new book, "MR. HUMBLE & DR. BUTCHER: The mesmerizing true story of a brilliant and eccentric surgeon and his quest to transplant the human soul." We delve into the topic of head transplantation, and it takes us into politics, ethics, morality, metaphysics, religion and more. It's a really interesting discussion. Hope you agree. This is one of our free episodes. To hear all our shows, and support our work, please become a patron over at Patreon, thanks. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

How to turn America green, a chat with energy expert Daniel Dicker Mar 04, 2021

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Self-professed "liberal" energy expert Daniel Dicker -- author of the book, "Turning Oil Green: A Market-Based Path to Renewables" -- joins us to talk about how to turn American energy green, and the obstacles (from right and left) to making that happen. Among our topics: using natural gas to transition away from oil, the environmental implications of both wind and electric cars, the imminent shortage of electric vehicle (EV) batteries that run on lithium and nickel, whether nuclear should be a component of the transition away from oil, and more. And Daniel even makes a few suggestions for those interested in investing in the energy sector. This is one of our premium episodes. You can listen to 30 minutes here, and to hear the entire hour-and-8-minute episode, please become a patron over at Patreon, thanks. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Daily Kos' Joan McCarter explains the Covid stimulus bill Feb 27, 2021

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We are joined today by our longtime friend and colleague Joan McCarter (aka McJoan), senior political writer at Daily Kos, who will be talking to us at length about the Covid/Economic stimulus bill that just passed the House and now is heading to the US Senate. We'll also discuss the ongoing Postal Service debacle, and Senator Manchin's vendetta against Biden OMB nominee Neera Tanden. This is one of our free episodes. To hear the rest of our shows, and support our work, please head over to Patreon and become a patron, thanks. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Eric Boehlert on Limbaugh's death and media bias Feb 23, 2021

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Media critic Eric Boehlert, founder and editor of PressRun.Media, joins us to talk about: Rush Limbaugh's death, and the fact that the man was truly a blight on our body politic; how the media is no longer covering the daily White House briefings now that a Democrat is back in the White House; and the Washington Post's recent admission that they should have called Trump a liar a long time ago. This is one of our premium episodes for Patreon subscribers, but you can listen to a half-hour clip below for free, and then if the spirit moves you, head on over to Patreon and subscribe to our show, thanks. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ted Cruz's excellent adventure Feb 19, 2021

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In today's episode, we speak with Sarah Reese Jones, the editor-in-chief of PoliticusUSA, about: What does Ted Cruz’s behavior during the Texas power outage tell us about the republican party, who’s in it and what their philosophy is? What hope do we have that those who engaged in this January 6th sedition will be held accountable? What’s it like being a liberal in rural Pennsylvania? This is one of our free episodes. To hear the rest of our shows, and support our work, please consider becoming a patron over at Patreon, thanks. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

No, Democrats didn't cause Texas' power outage Feb 17, 2021

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On today's show, we discuss the Republican effort to blame Democrats, and green energy generally, for Texas' massive power outage during a quite serious winter storm. Spoiler alert: The Republicans are lying. Then we discuss last Saturday's impeachment vote, and whether there's a silver lining to it all. This is a subscriber-only episode. You can listen to a 20-minute excerpt here, and if the spirit moves you, please become a patron over at Patreon to hear the rest of the show, our past episodes, and support our work. Thanks so much. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Cult 45: How Trump and the Republicans broke our country (and what we can do about it) Feb 12, 2021

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In today's show, we discuss how Trump's anti-mask mania has helped create and spread new variants of the Coronavirus that might be harder for vaccines to quell, an conservative actor who was fired for putting some pretty out there stuff on social media, how Trump and the Republicans have broken our country (and what we can do about it), and the latest on impeachment. This is one of our free episodes. To hear the rest of our shows, and support our important work, please consider becoming a patron over at Patreon, thanks. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Impeachment, again! Feb 10, 2021

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In today's show, we discuss: - Trump's second impeachment trial; - The news that prosecutors in Georgia are investigating Trump's phone call with the state's secretary of state, during which Trump tried to convince the secretary to "find" him 11,000 votes; and - We conclude with a chat about "unity," and how the media is unfairly trying to hang that phrase around Joe Biden's neck. This is one of our premium shows for our subscribers. You can listen to a free half hour here, and to listen to the rest of our show, our previous shows, and most importantly, to support our work, please consider becoming a patron over at Patreon, thanks. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Marjorie Taylor Greene and the ongoing threat from Trumpism Feb 05, 2021

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In today's show, we discuss yet another election defamation suit against Fox News and the Trumpers, the stimulus bill, and then devote most of our show to the aftermath of the House vote to strip Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee appointments. It's clear that the Republican party does not want to dissociate itself from far-right extremists, but the question is why? Are they still afraid of Trump, or worse, is the GOP now openly-embracing the kind of extremism that helped elect Trump in the first place? This is one of our free episodes. To hear the rest of our shows, and support our work, please consider becoming a subscriber over at Patreon, thanks. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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