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#1671 The Non-Exclusive Impact of White Supremacy and Misogyny on the Election
Air Date 11/20/2024 We're in the phase where prejudice still exists but it has become socially unacceptable to openly express it - but to deny the impact on our politics just because people don't admi
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Introducing Gas & Bloating: the causes & how to stop it from ZOE Science & Nutrition.Follow the show: ZOE Science & Nutrition Most of us are familiar with the unpleasant feeling of being bloated. It can happen after eating specific foods or when y
#1670 A Refresher on the Sham of Conservative Economic Populism and the Left Alternatives (Remix)
Air Date 11/15/2024 Todays episode is a remix of multiple past episodes but was inspired by one in particular from just back in July of this year, #1645, when we were making a point of demonstrating
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Introducing An AI Advantage for the US Open from Smart Talks with IBM.Follow the show: Smart Talks with IBMAs AI technology progresses, its impact on our daily livesincluding how we consume our favorite sports will grow alongside it. In this episode of
#1669 Private Equity: The worst of capitalism, amplified
Air Date 11/12/2024 It's easy enough to look into one industry at a time to see what's going wrong, but today we're looking at what is so often lurking in the background of higher prices, lower qualit
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Introducing So we ARE going back from Lovett or Leave It.Follow the show: Lovett or Leave ItThis week, Lovett or Leave It takes a big sip of coffee and reads who won the 2024 presidential election. Donald Trump takes the White House, Republicans take the
#1668 We Are Going Back: Team post-election analysis
Air Date 11/8/2024 The Best of the Left team holds a special post-election discussion available to all listeners to present the initial takes on the election as well as our own reactions and suggestio
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Introducing Making Sense of the Election and What It Means for the Court from Strict Scrutiny.Follow the show: Strict ScrutinyAfter processing the election and thinking through what it means for the future of the Supreme Court, Kate and Leah dig into a Vo
#1667 Billionaires and Ballots: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy
Air Date 11/5/2024 There's big money in politics, and then there's 2024. The role and influence of billionaires have taken on new shapes and patterns as the threat of fascism has made itself undeniabl
#1666 The Holy War Against America: The New Apostolic Reformation, Opus Dei, Evangelicals, Christian Nationalists, and the Worship of Donald Trump
Air Date 11/2/2024 The cult of Trump isn't just about Trump, it's religion and patriarchy reacting to a moment of global economic and climactic instability. But those organizing the religious right ar