Born to Party, Forced to Work
435 episodes transcribedThis week we chat with author Emily Guendelsberger, who gives us an inside glimpse into the current state of service work. You can read Emily's arti...
This week it's a fun journey into the world of Kentucky Democratic politics as we roast Amy McGrath, war criminal extraordinaire and latest candidate...
This week we meet Mary Toft, the latest installment in our series Trillbillies Profiles in Courage. If you'd like to hear about Franz Reichelt, the...
Part 1 of our abysmal commentary on the equally abysmal first Democratic primary debate, and on the nature of the American character itself. Part 2...
Tanya stumbles upon a straight pride parade in Wokelahoma and gives them a piece of her mind. Then we meet a new character, Chris Paul Hayes, who bugs...
This week we dive into the 12th and latest iteration of the sure-to-be-successful Ditch Mitch campaign. Come to our show with Street Fight in Lexingt...
We take all your questions and confessions in this, our 100th episode. We're learning and growing ever more powerful by the day... Come on out to our...
This week we trace our pleasure lineages with Minister Turner, talk more about incrementalism, and examine how Sunday School really messed us all up....
Topics this week include: male fragility, Tom becoming a first responder, Kentucky's governor race, and abortion. If you wanna hear part 2 of this,...
Writer Hannah Gais (@hannahgais) joins us to talk about her article in The Baffler about what the late Soviet Union's obsession with conspiracy theori...
This week we dig into the Kentucky Derby, the State Department's plans for the Arctic, and another article about how insane rich people are. Please s...
We debut some new characters, such as Ace Frehley Keyes, and Tom tells us about his trip to Miami. Then we do a little bit of reading from the New Yor...
The gang recaps the CNN town hall debates, Elizabeth Warren's student debt forgiveness plan, and how to be a good wedding guest.
Kate Wagner, the genius behind the website mcmansionhell.com, schools us in architecture, degrowth, the Notre Dame fire, and why we'll get to have nic...
Friend of the show Chad Vigorous (@prettybadlefty) drops in to talk Assange, ecofascism, Bernie, and weightlifting. Support Chad's Patreon here: www...
Professor Joshua Clover (@joshuaclov3r) stops by to talk Gilets Jaunes, rioting, class struggle in the 21st century, and the challenges of the next 50...
In honor of Jamal Khoshoggi's children getting a huge pay out from the Saudi government as compensation for having their father dismembered, we're unl...
Alex Pareene (@pareene) stops by to talk about his latest piece in The New Republic, "Nihilist in Chief," about Mitch McConnell's complete and absolut...
This week we're joined by special guest Rachel Garringer, who tells us all about her oral history project Country Queers (@countryqueers) which, as yo...
Writer Anna Merlan (@annamerlan) stops by the show to talk about her new book, Republic of Lies, which details the weird world of conspiracy and propa...
