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Sunday Show: Zohran Mamdani & Graham Platner Are Good

The DSCC dumps the opposition research on Graham Platner in Maine.

Postgame 242

Sam Altman is just helping us adapt

The Reason You Can't Let Libertarians Run Your Country ft. Alex Skopic & Hartzell Gray

Matt & David got a full one for ya'll. We are joined by Current Affairs associate editor Alex Skopic (@alexskopic) to talk about Milei, the disaster in Argentina, and why you cannot let libertarians run your country.

2025-10-15 02:06:16 +0000 UTC View Post

The Reason You Can't Let Libertarians Run Your Country + Fighting Gerrymandering In KC

Matt & David got a full one for ya'll. But there is even more in our patron only, AD FREE, with a whole postgame - double the show for our patrons - link here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/141232170?pr=true

We are joined by Curr...

Members only full show + postgame 241

This is the full enchilada! LR main show plus postgame all exclusive for our supporters who keep the lights on. Enjoy friends

Thanks patrons! Enjoy the whole show no ads plus the postgame on this Patron only exclusive link! Matt & David got a full one for ya'll. We are joined by Current Affairs associate edi...

Sunday Show: Charlie Kirk's Dirty Laundry ft. RM Brown

Matt is joined by RM Brown  @rmbrown5736  to discuss the split around Charlie Kirk's death and support for Israel being instigated by Candace Owens.

Watch here: 2025-10-12 17:36:35 +0000 UTC View Post

Sunday Show: Charlie Kirk's Dirty Laundry ft. RM Brown

Matt is joined by RM Brown  @rmbrown5736  to discuss the split around Charlie Kirk's death and support for Israel being instigated by Candace Owens.

Postgame 241

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241 - Stolen Valor In Rogan's Manosophere + Fighting The SHUTDOWN

David speaks with University of Texas Professor Michael Sierra-Arévalo (@michaelsierraa) about his cover story in Texas Monthly, on Tim Kennedy - the UFC fighter, influencer, and veteran about his troubling relationship with the truth.

Read Michael's piece here: 2025-10-08 02:10:45 +0000 UTC View Post

POSTGAME & AD FREE ----- Stolen Valor In Rogan's Manosophere -+ Fighting The SHUTDOWN

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Stolen Valor In Rogan's Manosophere + Fighting The SHUTDOWN

David speaks with University of Texas Professor Michael Sierra-Arévalo (@michaelsierraa) about his cover story in Texas Monthly, on Tim Kennedy - the UFC fighter, influencer, and veteran about his troubling relationship with the truth.

Read Michael's piece here: 2025-10-07 22:21:27 +0000 UTC View Post

Sunday Show: One Battle After Another ft. Devin Thomas O'Shea

Devin returns to LR to discuss the adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's Vineland by Paul Thomas Anderson in the film One Battle After Another

Sunday Show: One Battle After Another ft. Devin Thomas O'Shea

Devin returns to LR to discuss the adaptation of Thomas Pynchon's Vineland by Paul Thomas Anderson in the film One Battle After Another

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https://youtu.be/qo2GC_nIy3k

240 - Postgame: Ezra Klein and Technocracy's Identity Crisis

TNC breaks Ezra down

240 - Peter Thiel Anti-Christ? Coates Teaches Klein, & TX War On Your Rights

In this episode of Left Reckoning, we dive deep into the bizarre and unsettling obsessions of billionaire Peter Thiel — is he trolling with all the Anti-Christ talk, or is there something darker going on?

We're joined by Gil Duran (@gilduran76) to unpack Thiel's dangerous ideological project and what it means for the...

LR 239 Peter Thiel Anti-Christ? Coates Teaches Klein, & TX War On Your Rights

Peter Thiel Anti-Christ? Coates Teaches Klein, & TX War On Your Rights

Is Peter Thiel Obsessed with the Anti-Christ? | Texas Attacks Trans Rights | Coates on Ezra Klein

In this episode of Left Reckoning, we dive deep into the bizarre and unsettling obsessions of billionaire Peter Thiel — is he trolling with ...

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Sunday Show: Megyn Steps In For Charlie

David and Matt discuss the ethical implications of comedians performing in Saudi Arabia, the political landscape in Texas with Andrew White's gubernatorial campaign, and Megyn Kelly stares into the TPUSA abyss and doesn't like the way it talks about "billionaire jews."

Sunday Show: Megyn Steps In For Charlie

David and Matt discuss various pressing topics, including the ethical implications of comedians performing in Saudi Arabia, the political landscape in Texas with Andrew White's gubernatorial campaign, and Megyn Kelly stares into the TPUSA abyss and doesn't like the way it talks about "billionaire jews."

DSA PHONEBANK

Matt & Dave will be phonebanking with DSA to encourage members to sign up for solidarity dues next Monday. You can sign up here - it will make a huge difference if we can get a whole host of Left Reckoners building democratic socialism!

Postgame 239 - Kamala's Maddow Meltdown

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239 - Corbyn-Sultana Party Bungle & Did Pynchon's Vineland Predict Fascist Future?

What is going on with Your Party? Matt and David dive in the fallout from the Corbyn v. Sultana feud and what it means for what felt like a promising start for the UK left. Plus, Democratic socialism, the people like it. New poll show Democratic socialism is now mainstream. - 2025-09-24 02:30:46 +0000 UTC View Post

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Corbyn-Sultana Party Bungle & Did Pynchon's Vineland Predict Fascist Future?

What is going on with Your Party? Matt and David dive in the fallout from the Corbyn v. Sultana feud and what it means for what felt like a promising start for the UK left.

Plus, Democratic socialism, the people like it. New poll show Democratic socialism is now mainstream. - 2025-09-23 23:00:11 +0000 UTC View Post

"A Lobby, Not a Conspiracy" by Tony Judt (2006)

Matt takes a look at Tony Judt's 2006 review of Mearsheimer and Walt's Israel Lobby paper. The essay is included in the "When the Facts Change" collection.

"A Lobby, Not a Conspiracy" by Tony Judt (2006)

Matt takes a look at Tony Judt's 2006 review of Mearsheimer and Walt's Israel Lobby paper. The essay is included in the "When the Facts Change" collection.

Watch here: https://youtu.be/BgzbEz0m-X4

Postgame 238

Hannah Einbinder makes the most of her Emmy Award and more Texas tryst news

238 - Charlie Kirk & The War On Free Speech, & Bolsonaro JAILED

Huge episode tonight! David and Matt discuss the crackdown on free speech. Then we are joined by Dr. Tom Alter, who was let go of his tenured job as a history professor at Texas State University, for engaging in free speech. We talk about what that means for Texas and the country.

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FULL SHOW AND POSTGAME - War ON Free Speech + The Divorcee REPUBLICAN ALLIANCE 238

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Huge episode tonight! David and Matt discuss the crackdown on free speech.

Then we are joined by Dr. Tom Alter, who was let go of his tenured job as...

Charlie Kirk & The War On Free Speech, & Bolsonaro JAILED

Huge episode tonight! David and Matt discuss the crackdown on free speech.

Then we are joined by Dr. Tom Alter, who was let go of his tenured job as a history professor at Texas State University, for engaging in free speech. We talk about what that means for Texas and the country.

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2025-09-16 22:39:41 +0000 UTC View Post