Amped Up with Ryan Knight
107 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 453 ratingsPolitical activist Ryan Knight interviews leftist and socialist candidates, leaders, and activists who are fighting for a better world. Join our Patreon.com/AmpedUp to watch our shows and get bonus content.
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Our Show Has Moved to Callin
April 01, 2022 16:24 - 1 minute - 716 KBWe wanted to let all of our Amped Up listeners know that we found a new home for the podcast on Callin. The show is now called Unruly with Ryan & Rob and you can subscribe for free by downloading the Callin app. https://callin.com/link/lHnlBrdcPJ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Sabrina Salvati gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
February 14, 2022 15:44 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBRyan Knight chats with independent journalist Sabrina Salvati about the class divide in American politics. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Jose Cortes gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
January 17, 2022 18:04 - 59 minutes - 55.3 MBRyan Knight chats with revolutionary socialist Jose Cortes about his run for Congress under the Party for Socialism and Liberation and using electoral politics as a tool to educate the masses about the deepening crisis of capitalism and organize for the solution, which is the socialist transformation of society. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Stephen Semler gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
November 08, 2021 19:25 - 1 hour - 76.8 MBRyan Knight chats with Stephen Semler about how the rhetoric and platitudes that Democrats use in their stump speeches while they are campaigning doesn’t match how they actually govern when they have power. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Misty Winston gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
October 25, 2021 12:06 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBRyan Knight chats with organizer and host of Action4Assange podcast Misty Winston about the United States continued unlawful persecution of journalist Julian Assange and why it must drop all the charges now. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
March For Medicare for All organizers get Amped Up with Ryan Knight
October 18, 2021 14:33 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBRyan Knight chats with March for Medicare for All organizers Shareef Snuggs, Tsukuru Fors, and Eric Curry about a new protest they are planning and how change in this country has to come from the people when the politicians are this corrupt. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Princess Blanding gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
October 09, 2021 13:31 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBRyan Knight chats with Princess Blanding about her insurgent campaign for Governor of Virginia under the newly formed Liberation party and how both corporate parties engaged in voter suppression by refusing to allow her to participate in the debate. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Afeni gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
October 02, 2021 13:29 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBRyan Knight chats with Freedom Fighters DC organizer Afeni (@ReddIsAri) about the limits of working within the duopoly and the need to build movements that center people and policies, not politicians and parties. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Lloyd Chapman gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
June 08, 2021 16:11 - 1 hour - 72.9 MBRyan Knight chats with American Small Business League President Lloyd Chapman about how both corporate parties continue to put Big Business and the Billionaire Class over Small Business and the Working Class and what we can do about it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Justin Paglino gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
May 29, 2021 16:34 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBRyan Knight chats with Justin Paglino about why he chose to run for Congress under the Green Party and why Ranked Choice Voting is a game changer to breaking the duopoly. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Steven Donziger gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
May 22, 2021 15:33 - 50 minutes - 47 MBRyan Knight chats with environmental and human rights lawyer Steven Donziger about his decades long battle with Chevron and why he is more determined than ever to hold one of the world’s biggest polluters accountable. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Michael O’Neil gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
May 15, 2021 22:29 - 1 hour - 110 MBRyan Knight chats with Green Party communications director Michael O’Neil about the urgent need to end Israeli apartheid and free Palestine, the growing movement for ranked-choice voting and proportional representation, and what the Green Party needs to do moving forward. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Jabir Asa gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
May 09, 2021 04:48 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBRyan Knight chats with Pan-African political educator Jabir Asa about the illusion of bourgeois democracy and the necessity of revolutionary socialism. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Steve Cox gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
May 01, 2021 17:57 - 1 hour - 109 MBRyan Knight chats with Steve Cox about running for Congress as an Independent and fighting back against the “divide-and-conquer” tactics used by both corporate parties to protect their power and maintain their stranglehold over the American people. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Eva Putzova gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
April 24, 2021 14:54 - 1 hour - 98.1 MBRyan Knight chats with progressive candidate Eva Putzova about her reaction to AOC sending grassroots donations to the corporate Democrat who she almost beat in 2020 and why it has inspired her to fight even harder. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Jackie Poles gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
April 18, 2021 02:51 - 1 hour - 94.1 MBRyan Knight chats with Fred Hampton Leftist and podcaster Jackie Poles about why our policing and capitalist systems cannot be reformed and how the fight to move beyond these old decrepit systems, and toward justice and dignity for all people, will not be won inside of the right-wing Democratic party. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Eric London gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
April 10, 2021 03:18 - 1 hour - 88.8 MBRyan Knight chats with writer Eric London about his article in the World Socialist Web Site, which exposes how the Democratic party uses figures like AOC to present a “left” face in order to trap social opposition and prop up the capitalist order. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Lee Carter gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
April 03, 2021 04:19 - 1 hour - 79.5 MBRyan Knight chats with Virginia Delegate and socialist Lee Carter about running for Governor and rebuilding our economy in a way that is owned and operated by workers. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Tara Reade gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
March 26, 2021 15:42 - 1 hour - 91.8 MBRyan Knight chats with Tara Reade about her new book “Left Out: When the Truth Doesn’t Fit in” where she writes about the aftermath of coming forward against Joe Biden and how the Democratic party turns its back on survivors to protect powerful Democrats. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Nick Cruse gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
March 20, 2021 14:47 - 1 hour - 93.8 MBRyan Knight chats with the co-founder of Fred Hampton Leftists Nick Cruse about how America’s racist policing system, two-party duopoly, and corporate media machine all work to protect the capitalist class and preserve our decrepit capitalist system. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Comrade Gomer gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
March 13, 2021 16:34 - 1 hour - 80 MBRyan Knight chats with comrade Gomer about why capitalism cannot be reformed and the resurgence of socialism in America. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Kshama Sawant gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
March 06, 2021 15:35 - 1 hour - 82.8 MBRyan Knights chats with Councilmember Kshama Sawant about the fighting approach she used in Seattle to win a $15 minimum wage and how building a strong socialist movement (and party) is the path to winning victories for working people. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Rania Khalek gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
February 27, 2021 15:27 - 1 hour - 178 MBRyan Knight chats with journalist Rania Khalek about Joe Biden's abysmal first 30 days, the cognitive dissonance of Democrats, U.S. imperialism, and the state of the left. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Laura Fielding gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
February 23, 2021 00:01 - 1 hour - 70 MBRyan Knight chats with organizer and Whole Washington board member Laura Fielding about the grassroots movement to win the fight for Medicare for All at the state level. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Savion gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
February 20, 2021 02:06 - 1 hour - 83.1 MBRyan Knight chats with social activist and educator Savion about the capitalist white-washing of the legacies of Black socialists. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Danny Haiphong gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
February 06, 2021 02:09 - 1 hour - 87.3 MBRyan Knight talks with writer and organizer Danny Haiphong about the Democratic party's role in maintaining the illusion of American exceptionalism, the weaponization of identity politics, and how the left can come together to create a post-capitalist society. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Joseph Kishore gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
January 30, 2021 00:52 - 1 hour - 67.4 MBRyan Knight chats with Joseph Kishore about the decline of the American empire, the decay of capitalism, and the need for a revolutionary socialist movement. Join our Patreon.com/AmpedUp for bonus content. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Isiah James gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
January 23, 2021 03:35 - 1 hour - 82.3 MBRyan chats with congressional candidate and community organizer Isiah James about Biden’s inauguration, lessons from MLK, and how the fight for democracy has only just begun. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Marianne Williamson gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
January 15, 2021 21:38 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBRyan Knight chats with Marianne Williamson about how the DNC puts their thumb on the scale, what she'd like to see Joe Biden do in his first 100 days, whether progressives need to form a new party, and debate socialism vs. capitalism. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Richard Medhurst gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
January 09, 2021 08:29 - 1 hour - 81 MBRyan Knight chats with journalist Richard Medhurst about the root causes that led to the neofascist uprising in America and how we break out of this vicious cycle of reactionary politics. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Briahna Joy Gray gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
December 24, 2020 05:52 - 1 hour - 85.1 MBRyan Knight chats with Briahna Joy Gray about the #ForceTheVote campaign. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Marjorie Cohn gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
December 19, 2020 04:13 - 37 minutes - 35 MBRyan Knight chats with Marjorie Cohn about the unlawful prosecution of whistleblower and journalist Julian Assange. #FreeAssange --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Rose McGowan gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
December 06, 2020 04:49 - 1 hour - 67.8 MBRyan Knight chats with Rose McGowan about surviving the complicity machine that is Hollywood, the U.S. media, and the Democratic establishment and using righteous anger as a tool for political change. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Torraine Walker gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
November 25, 2020 05:21 - 58 minutes - 54.4 MBRyan Knight chats with Torraine Walker about how Joe Biden’s corporatist cabinet appointments signal a return to “business as usual” during a moment that demands fundamental change. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Ben Cohen gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
November 21, 2020 05:03 - 1 hour - 65 MBRyan Knight chats with Ben and Jerry’s Co-Founder Ben Cohen about his campaign to End Qualified Immunity. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Erica Gordon gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
November 14, 2020 05:01 - 1 hour - 78.6 MBRyan Knights with Anti-War Veteran Erica Gordon about her journey from being in the military to being an outspoken activist against the Military Industrial Complex. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Joy Marie Mann & Patrick Cote get Amped Up with Ryan Knight
November 07, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 73.2 MBRyan Knight chats with Joy Marie Mann and Patrick Cote about the election results and their new book “The Yass Kween Chronicles!” --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Peter Daou gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
October 31, 2020 00:02 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBRyan Knight chats with Peter Daou about his journey from being a member of the Democratic establishment to being one of its biggest critics who believes it’s time to build a better world. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Christine Olivo gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
October 24, 2020 00:22 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBRyan Knight chats with working class mom Christine Olivo about what inspired her to run for Congress and why it’s time to THINK BIG. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Mark Charles gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
October 16, 2020 23:51 - 1 hour - 72.1 MBRyan Knight chats with Independent Presidential candidate Mark Charles about his campaign to build a nation where “We the People” truly means All the People. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Angela Walker gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
October 09, 2020 17:15 - 1 hour - 77 MBRyan Knight chats with Angela Walker, the Vice Presidential nominee for the Green Party, about the importance of leftist solidarity to break the duopoly and free this nation from corporate rule. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Lisa Savage gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
October 02, 2020 22:21 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBRyan Knight chats with Lisa Savage about her campaign to replace Susan Collins and become a Senator for the people, the planet, and peace. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Carlos Cardona gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
September 26, 2020 00:54 - 1 hour - 92 MBRyan Knight chats with Carlos Cardona about his remarkable journey from growing up in Puerto Rico to becoming the youngest elected official in New Hampshire history to being a surrogate for Bernie Sanders to his current campaign for State Representative. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Peter Kalmus gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
September 19, 2020 03:53 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBRyan Knight chats with climate scientist Peter Kalmus about the existential threat of climate change and how humanity can come together to solve it. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Eynelys Garcia gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
September 11, 2020 22:42 - 1 hour - 84.4 MBRyan Knight chats with the Vice Chair of Our Revolution Los Angele Eynelys Garcia about the failure of the corporate duopoly and why it’s time for a People’s Party. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Senator Nina Turner gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
August 28, 2020 20:04 - 55 minutes - 51.4 MBRyan Knight chats with Senator Nina Turner about the systemic problems facing the nation and the need to break out of the 2-party corporate system and build a People’s Party to solve them. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Rob Bermudez gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
August 21, 2020 22:44 - 1 hour - 65 MBRyan Knight chats with Rob Bermudez about the big takeaway from the Democratic National Convention: It’s time for a People’s Party! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Maximillian Alvarez gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
August 14, 2020 22:30 - 1 hour - 80 MBRyan Knight chats with the host of the “Working People” podcast Maximillian Alvarez about how the Democratic party’s abandonment of the working class and embrace of corporatism paved the way for Republican fascism. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
David Kim gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
August 07, 2020 22:39 - 1 hour - 75.3 MBRyan Knight chats with community activist David Kim about his progressive campaign for Congress. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support
Senator Mike Gravel gets Amped Up with Ryan Knight
August 01, 2020 10:17 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBRyan Knight chats with Senator Mike Gravel about his new book “The Failure of Representative Government and the Solution.” --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/AmpedUp/support