Best of the Left - The best of progressive and liberal talk
This podcast is a beautifully executed compilation combining the absolute best in progressive and liberal political news, commentary and occasional comedy with great music to pull it all together. Each edition focuses on a political theme and delivers a variety of stories and perspectives from an array of sources on that theme. By the way, this is an ENHANCED PODCAST with cool features built in which is fun but that means that it's not compatible with everyone's audio player. For the STANDARD MP3 feed visit BestOfTheLeft.com to subscribe (even if you still want to use iTunes to manage your subscription).
- Website
- http://www.BestOfTheLeft.com
- Description
- This podcast is a beautifully executed compilation combining the absolute best in left-leaning political news, commentary and occasional comedy with great music to pull it all together. In each edition, I choose a political theme and deliver a variety of stories and perspectives from an array of sources on that theme. By the way, this is an ENHANCED PODCAST with cool features built in which is fun but that means that it's not compatible with everyone's audio player. For the STANDARD MP3 feed visit BestOfTheLeft.com to subscribe (even if you still want to use iTunes to manage your subscription).
- Language
- 🇬🇧 English
- last modified
- 2024-12-23 23:37
- last episode published
- 2024-12-23 14:05
- publication frequency
- 3.59 days
- Contributors
- BestOfTheLeft.com
- Author
- Jay! Tomlinson
- Owner
- jay@bestoftheleft.com (jay@bestoftheleft.com)
- Managing editor
- Explicit
- true
- Number of Episodes
- 1832
- Rss-Feeds
- Detail page
- Categories
- Society & Culture National News Government & Organizations
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Episodes
| Date | Title & Description | Contributors |
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| 2024-12-23 | LOOKING FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS? bestoftheleft.com/holiday Air Date: 12-23-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, and Deon (Erin was again missed) discuss: - The Realignment of the right-wing toward economic populism and government programs - The need for a different kind ... | |
| 2024-12-20 |
Trump's Total Dominance Over the Republican Party and the Resistance Efforts Already Underway Air Date 12/20/2024 There's no denying that things are about to get bad, Trump and company have had years to prepare for their next turn in office, but those preparing to resist also have the benefit of past experience resulting in a response to Trump... |
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| 2024-12-17 |
Dems Can't Have Their Billionaires and Beat Them Too: The politics of anti-elitism Air Date 12/17/2024 Changing the direction of a political party doesn't happen overnight and it usually takes a major disrupting event to shake it out of its well-wore groove. The loss of the Harris campaign to Trump and the evident desperation people ... |
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| 2024-12-15 | Give the gift of membership! (Standard or Patreon) Air Date: 12-15-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, and Deon (Erin was missed) discuss: - Why many people want a village, but most don't act like they do - Some proposed solutions to loneliness and building commun... | |
| 2024-12-13 |
The Incompetence of Authoritarians: Trump's cabinet picks are all loyalty, no ability Air Date 12/13/2024 The most important thing to understand about authoritarian and dictatorial governance is that it is neither efficient nor competent, contrary to the myth. The problem lies with the need to hire people based on their unquestioning lo... |
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| 2024-12-12 | Air Date: 12-12-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - What the orcas are up to - Confronting the truth about eating meat - How to not let grief destroy leftist movements - Living a better life by accepting our own mortality FOLLOW US ON: ... | |
| 2024-12-10 | Air Date 12/10/2024 In a moment of darkness, it's important to not only look for light but also understand how to create your own. Today we're exploring the philosophy of Tragic Optimism, the differing frameworks of freedom-from and freedom-to, and the... | |
| 2024-12-08 |
Pushing for Medicare For All in the Laboratories of Democracy (Throwback) Original Air Date: 11/29/2023 The movement for universal health care is still underway, though it rarely gets recognized in mainstream discourse. The murder of United Health Care CEO Brian Thompson is an occasion worth using to look at the progress bei... |
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| 2024-12-06 | Sign Up or Manage Your Membership Air Date: 12-6-24 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon and Erin discuss: - The political origins of SimCity and how capitalism warps our choices - A new video game offering a very different vision of societal management - Naomi K... | |
| 2024-12-03 |
#MenToo: The Make America Male Again Election and the Media Driving the Message Air Date 12/3/2024 At a time when there are very legitimate concerns about men's place in society, the Manosphere has stepped in to fill the gap in the cultural discussion to give an answer, not a good answer but an answer, to young men about modern ma... |