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Episode 318 Promo - Who's Canceled Now? (w/ Glenn Greenwald)
October 30, 2023 14:18 - 5 minutes - 5.24 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, host of System Update, and former First Amendment attorney Glenn Greenwald joins Bad Faith to run down which of the cancel culture critics have remained consistent and which have completely abandoned their principles while critics of Israeli policies are fired and doxxed across the world. Also, he explains Ron ...
Episode 317 - From The River to the Sea (w/ Marc Lamont Hill)
October 26, 2023 15:27 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Author and journalist Marc Lamont Hill knows better than most what can happen to media professionals who advocate for Palestinian liberation. Fired from CNN back in 2018 for doing exactly that, he’s an excellent resource to weigh in on Gaza and how the mainstream media messaging around the issue of Palestinian liberation is changing rapidly. Also, he dives in to his v...
Episode 316 Promo - Everytime (w/ Trevor Beaulieu)
October 23, 2023 13:38 - 6 minutes - 6.1 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast This week, take a break from a pretty depressing news cycle with an unabashed dive into the pop culture scandals of the week with Trevor Beaulieu of Champagne Sharks: Britney Spear's new biography revealed some shock revelations about her break up with Justin Timberlake that are casting the singer in a new light. Is this fair? And given what we a...
Episode 315 - Who Has a "Right to Exist?" (w/ Miko Peled)
October 19, 2023 06:21 - 1 hour - 68.1 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast As war rages in Gaza, Briahna sits down with the son of an Israeli general who was raised a patriotic Zionist, but whose perspective changed after the tragic loss of his niece to a terrorist attack. Driven by that tragedy to figure out what why a Palestinian suicide bomber would take his own life along with the lives of innocents, Miko Peled began questioning everythin...
Episode 314 Preview - Where’s Gaza Now? (W/ Omar Baddar)
October 16, 2023 12:41 - 6 minutes - 5.81 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Palestinian-American political analyst Omar Baddar rejoins the podcast to break down recent developments on Gaza and the unpack various talking points being used to justify Israel's siege. For example, “why won’t Arab nations just take refugees,” or “human shields!” How would Omar respond to Alan Dershowitz’s debate with Cornel West and Tom Cott...
Episode 313 - West Palestine (w/ Dr. Cornel West)
October 12, 2023 14:16 - 1 hour - 68.8 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Presidential candidate Dr. Cornel West returns to Bad Faith to talk about his choice to leave the Green Party and whether it’s really the best strategic option. He then weighs in on the latest violence in Israel/Palestine and the controversies around the left’s response. What does he make of the joint letter of Harvard student groups in response to Hamas’ attack? How d...
Episode 312 Promo - Biden Hits The Wall (w/ Eugene Puryear)
October 09, 2023 11:23 - 6 minutes - 6.34 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Eugene Puryear of Breakthrough News joins Bad Faith to weigh in on Biden’s choice to add to Trump’s border wall, and why the media seems to be largely ignoring sanctions as a root cause is the immigration crisis. Eugene specifically digs into the history of US involvement in Venezuelan politics, and the conflicts of interest between US oil corpo...
Episode 311 - Left Chairs on the Left (w/ Jessica Burbank)
October 05, 2023 12:58 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Brie catches up with Friday left-chair from Rising Jessica Burbank about all the news relevant to the left, from RFK Jr’s third party announcement, the dethroning of he speaker, Diane Finestein’s anti-labor replacement, and Bernie’s support for Ukraine funding. Lots has happened since we recorded this on Monday so let’s shoot for a short call in to catch up on Nina Tur...
Episode 310 Promo - 2024 Ascendant (w/ Cam White)
October 02, 2023 05:28 - 6 minutes - 5.67 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast A little departure from our normal fare: astrologist Cam White joins with his predictions for 2024, and what the stars tell us about Trump’s appeal, Vivek Ramaswamy’s authentic self, and Kamala Harris’s future. Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube to access our full video library. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaith...
Episode 309 - Anti Anti-Racist (w/ Norman Finkelstein)
September 28, 2023 09:48 - 1 hour - 101 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Briahna speaks with writer and professor Norman Finkelstein about the latest scandal involving famed “anti-racism” advocate Ibram X Kendi. Financial mismanagement at BU is just the tip of the iceberg as Finkelstein applies his close reading of Kendi’s work to the current crisis. As interesting as “what’s going on” is the question of how did Kendi even get to a place wh...
Episode 308 Promo - United Colors of Oppression (w/ Claudia De La Cruz)
September 25, 2023 06:03 - 6 minutes - 5.94 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Party for Socialism and Liberation 2024 presidential candidate Claudia De La Cruz joins Briahna to weigh in on why it’s important to have a socialist in the race, the third party debate, the failures of AOC & the squad, and what a movement to dismantle capitalism really looks like. Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube to access our full video l...
Episode 307 - Peter Doubtful? (w/ Peter Daou)
September 21, 2023 07:43 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Cornel West’s new campaign manager Peter Daou joins Bad Faith to discuss his journey from Jill Stein 2012 supporter to Hillary booster to the Marianne campaign and West 2024. He weighs in on whether he’s really the best option to lead Dr. West’s campaign, what it takes to manage a campaign, and why the left should trust his commitment to the issues that motivate us. ...
Episode 306 Promo - Cop Shitty (w/ Kamau Franklin & Tiffany Williams Roberts)
September 18, 2023 13:58 - 6 minutes - 6.05 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Tiffany Williams Roberts, Director of the Public Policy Unit at the Southern Center for Human Rights, joins Bad Faith along with Community Movement Builders, Inc. founder and #stopcopcity activist Kamau Franklin to weigh in on the state criminalization of protest that’s been happening around the Stop Cop City movement in Atlanta. Subscribe t...
Episode 305 - Left-Overs (w/ Rania Khalek)
September 14, 2023 09:15 - 1 hour - 86 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Breakthrough News' Rania Khalek joins Bad Faith to talk two new interviews with AOC, the public reaction to my debate with Krystal & Kyle, Pod Save America’s take on Biden’s age and bad poll numbers, and the future of third party politics. This sit-down with Rania is long overdue, and this episode is action-packed. Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube for video of this ...
BONUS - The Debate: Should Leftists Vote for Joe Biden? (w/ Krystal & Kyle)
September 11, 2023 02:18 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock the full subscriber-only video of our debate and the full uncut version of this episode along with our entire premium video and audio library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast It was a thrill to join two of my favorite left political commentators -- Krystal Ball & Kyle Kulinski, of Krystal Kyle & Friends -- in a spicy debate about the core issue occupying much of the leftist discourse today: What is the value of voting in Democr...
Episode 304 - Kobayashi Maru GPT (w/ Corey Robin)
September 07, 2023 15:03 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast This week, author, political theorist, and professor of political science Corey Robin joins Bad Faith to unpack his recent article about how AI is disrupting how writing is taught across the country. The tech has gotten so good that it's nearly undetectable, and the temptation to cheat on at-home essays is making many teachers consider whether all essay writing should...
Episode 302 - New World Order (w /Anya Parampil)
September 01, 2023 08:46 - 1 hour - 75.6 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast The Grayzone's Anya Parampil joins Bad Faith fresh from her trip to South Africa for last month's BRICS summit. She weighs in on what Victoria Nuland was surprised she found there, and what it means for Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia, & United Arab Emirates to have joined the economic alliance. She also applies her foreign policy chops to Vivek Ramaswam...
Episode 303 Promo - Sheep Hurting the Left (w/ Sabrina Salvati)
August 28, 2023 12:42 - 6 minutes - 6.32 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Conservative commentator Shermichael Singleton joins Bad Faith to weigh in on the GOP debates. Who were the winners and losers? Are we made into losers as Harvard Man Vivek Ramaswamy asks very-important-questions™ about climate change? Did Nikki Haley surprise us all? And will these debates get any of the candidates any closer to matching Trum...
Episode 300 - Party Time? (w/ Philip Locker & Scott Karolidis)
August 24, 2023 12:24 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Two DSA members from different sides of an internal divide over the direction the organization should take -- Philip Locker and Scott Karolidis -- join Bad Faith to discuss the National DSA Convention that happened earlier this month. What's the status of resolutions to make DSA run like a political party? Can it hold squad members accountable? Should the organizationa...
Episode 299 Promo - Post Coup-lonializm (w/ Ndongo Samba Sylla & Alex Rubinstein)
August 21, 2023 15:54 - 6 minutes - 5.74 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Briahna is joined by Senegalese development economist Ndongo Samba Sylla, who focuses on Fair Trade, labor markets, social movements, democratic theory, and monetary sovereignty; and Alex Rubinstein, contributor to The Gray Zone, to discuss last month's coup in Niger, neo-colonialism, and the new "NATO" proxy war. Subscribe to Bad Faith on Y...
Episode 298 - Georgia On My Mind (w/ Billy Honor)
August 17, 2023 12:23 - 57 minutes - 52.5 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Billy Honor of the New Georgia Project, a voter registration effort founded by Stacey Abrams, weighs in on whether the Democratic Party can convince Georgia voters to go to the polls after reneging on so many of the promises that motivated voters back in 2020. What has he been hearing from voters on the ground, and what is the role of voter advocacy orgs in pushing vot...
Episode 297 Promo - Boots on the Ground (w/ Boots Riley)
August 14, 2023 13:16 - 5 minutes - 5.18 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Briahna talks with The Coup lead vocalist and director of Sorry to Bother You & I Am a Virgo Boots Riley about the writers' strike, how/whether art can advance movements, and whether he liked Barbie. Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube to access our full video library. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod). Pro...
Episode 296 - Justifying Dems (w/ Daniel Marans)
August 10, 2023 06:27 - 1 hour - 62.7 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast HuffPo reporter Daniel Marans joins the show to discuss his new viral article detailing tough times for Justice Democrats. After laying off nearly half its staff, the future of Justice Democrats (and of the American left?) is unclear. Are JD's funding woes the result of a disorganized left? Or is the organization's choice to curry favor from superstars like AOC over g...
Episode 295 Promo - "The AOC Left Has Achieved Plenty"? (w/ Freddie deBoer)
August 07, 2023 11:30 - 6 minutes - 5.55 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Writer Freddie deBoer returns to discuss his viral New York Magazine essay arguing that AOC is just a regular Democrat now, and the rabid response from mainstream journalist. Specifically, we walk through Eric Levitz's response at NY Mag, and break down how establishment media attempts to gaslight the left into lesser-of-two-evilism. Subsc...
Episode 294 - RFK Jr. Palestine Fact Check
August 03, 2023 16:34 - 1 hour - 75.3 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Palestinian-American activist Omar Baddar joins Bad Faith for a point-by-point refutation of RFK Jr's views on Palestine, the conduct of the IDF, and what fellow Presidential candidate Marianne Williams has called "dated AIPAC talking points." In the wake of a controversial interview on the Jimmy Dore Show -- as well as Briahna's own showdown with RFK Jr. on Rising -- ...
Episode 293 Promo - Biden's Leftist Challenger (w/ Marianne Williamson)
July 31, 2023 13:00 - 6 minutes - 5.63 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast 2024 presidential candidate Marianne Williamson returns to Bad Faith to discuss the status of her campaign, recent controversy stemming from staff turn over, early state strategy, media bias, Barbie, and more. Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube to access our full video library. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaith...
Episode 292 - The Good, the Bad, and the Barbie (w/ Leslie Lee III & Kate Willett)
July 27, 2023 11:01 - 1 hour - 61.4 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Is having a crush anti-feminist? Are Barbies blue-pilled? Is Ken the protagonist, actually? Is Legally Blonde a better Barbie movie than The Barbie Movie? Is it feminist to manipulate men? And what does it say about how the filmmakers feel about Barbie when the movie ends with Barbie, well, choosing what she chose? This one contains spoilers, but not ones that I think ...
Episode 291 - Movie Picket (w/ Josh Olson & Blake Masters)
July 20, 2023 07:24 - 1 hour - 55.1 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Hollywood writers Josh Olson (A History of Violence & co-host of Briahna's favorite podcast) & Blake Masters (Law & Order LA) join to talk the writers strike that is now a writers-and-actors strike. How has streaming changed the pay structure to disadvantage the creatives that make TV and film great? What role does AI play, and what's the latest on negotiations? No one...
Episode 290 Promo - Playing by the Rules Committee (w/ Ari Rabin-Havt)
July 17, 2023 03:50 - 6 minutes - 5.52 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Bernie 2020 deputy campaign manager Ari Rabin-Havt returns to Bad Faith to break down how the Freedom Caucus is using the power gained via their own "force the vote" moment earlier this year to attempt to effect the rightwing agenda -- including by cutting funding to Ukraine. The mainstream media treated this effort as borderline sedition, with...
Episode 289 - Affirmative Reaction (w/ Irami Osei-Frimpong)
July 13, 2023 15:15 - 1 hour - 79.2 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Philosophy professor Irami Osei-Frimpong joins Briahna Joy Gray to talk about the SCOTUS affirmative action decision, Jonah Hill text scandal, Keke Palmer, and whether the thread that connects them all is a core failure of the American family. Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube for video of this episode. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfait...
Episode 288 Promo - Why Would a Leftist Run as a Democrat? (w/ Bhaskar Sunkara)
July 10, 2023 13:49 - 7 minutes - 6.46 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Jacobin founding editor and president of The Nation Bhaskar Sunkara joins Bad Faith to discuss his recent article arguing that Cornel West should run in the Democratic primary. He and Briahna debate the pros and cons before moving on to analyze why it is that the left no longer seems to prioritize Medicare for All the way it did just a few shor...
Episode 287 - Bad Dicta
July 06, 2023 09:07 - 1 hour - 60.9 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Two of the best student debt experts around join Briahna to break down last Friday's SCOTUS judgment, evaluate how serious Biden is about his "plan B," and discuss next steps for the movement. Persis Yu is Deputy Executive Director and Managing Counsel at the Student Borrower Protection Center, and Sparky Abraham is a strategist with the Debt Collective and founder of ...
Episode 286 Promo - Brown Out
July 03, 2023 14:46 - 6 minutes - 5.68 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Briahna speaks with two UPS workers, Luigi Morris and Greg Kerwood, and Teddy Ostrow, a journalist who has been covering the labor dispute between the Teamsters and management, about the two-tiered wage system, substandard working conditions, and other work place issues that have led UPS workers to the brink of a strike. With 350,000 workers, a ...
Episode 285 - What RFK Jr. Gets Right/Wrong About Vaccines (w/ Dr. Vinay Prasad)
June 29, 2023 08:55 - 1 hour - 60.7 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast This is the most detailed examination of RFK Jr's statements on vaccines you will hear. Briahna listened to half a dozen interviews in which RFK Jr. discussed Covid vaccines, manufacturer liability, autism, vaccine injuries and more; and invited epidemiologist Dr. Vinay Prasad on Bad Faith to help her call balls and strikes. You may be surprised by what you hear. Can y...
Episode 284 Promo - Peace of the Action (w/ Medea Benjamin)
June 26, 2023 11:02 - 6 minutes - 5.76 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Brie speaks to longtime antiwar activist and Code Pink cofounder Medea Benjamin as she returns from Ukraine about what peace really means, and how to distinguish good faith antiwar commitments from mere political rhetoric as we evaluate the 2024 candidates. Also, what's going on with the lack of a peace movement from left elected, and what exact...
Episode 283 - Hedges Bets on West (w/ Chris Hedges)
June 22, 2023 12:03 - 54 minutes - 50.3 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges returns to the podcast to talk about his relationship with the Cornel West 2024 campaign, ballot access, electoral strategy, RFK Jr. & more. Also discussed are the nurses and teachers unions' endorsement of Joe Biden, the problem of business unionism, & whether RFK Jr. is accurately representing his family legacy. Subscr...
Episode 282 Promo - How to be Independent (w/ Ajamu Baraka)
June 19, 2023 12:20 - 6 minutes - 5.6 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast 2016 Green Party Vice Presidential candidate Ajamu Baraka returns to Bad Faith to discuss RFK Jr.'s appeal and the strategic advantages of running as a Dem vs a third party candidate. Is Cornel West hamstringing himself by running outside of the Democratic Party? Is there an advantage to being included in polls during the primary process? Does t...
Episode 281 - Go West (w/ Dr. Cornel West)
June 15, 2023 06:58 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast In this deep dive with 2024 independent Presidential candidate Dr. Cornel West, Briahna presses him on his decision to distance himself from the Movement for a People's Party, eliciting details about his prospective affiliation with the Green Party that other interviews haven't captured. Is there a chance he won't be the Green nominee? If not, what then? Also, Dr. West...
Episode 280 Promo - Cop City vs The First Amendment
June 12, 2023 12:42 - 5 minutes - 5.21 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Since we last talked Cop City, things have escalated. A SWAT team raided a house where activists were raising legal support and bail funds, and over 40 Cop City protestors have been charged with state domestic terrorism. All this comes after a new autopsy report confirms police were not acting in self defense when they killed 26-year-old fo...
Episode 279 - Dirty Break? (w/ Richard Winger)
June 08, 2023 12:16 - 51 minutes - 46.7 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast With two candidates running against Biden in the Democratic Presidential primary, there has been extensive conversation about whether Robert Kennedy and Marianne Williamson will ultimately serve as "sheepdogs" corraling left voters back into the Democratic fold should they lose the primary. One alternative? A dirty break: running in the general election after losing th...
Episode 278 Promo - After Black Lives Matter: Part II (w/ Cedric G. Johnson)
June 05, 2023 12:29 - 5 minutes - 4.94 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Cedric G. Johnson, author of After Black Lives Matter, joins Bad Faith for part two of his two hour conversation with Briahna about why the movement fell short, his beef with police abolitionists, and why a class lens is necessary to understand the roots and trajectory of the policing crisis. (Part two is where the conversation really matures ...
Episode 277 - Bi-Partisan Compromise
June 01, 2023 04:40 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast We're pushing part two of the Cedric Johnson interview to next week in favor of a timely discussion with Representative Ro Khanna about whether the debt ceiling bill represents a "win" for Democrats or a failure of elected progressives to fight. In this interview, which took place hours before last night's vote, Khanna answers whether the Democratic no votes were reall...
Episode 276 Promo - After Black Lives Matter (w/ Cedric G. Johnson)
May 29, 2023 04:18 - 6 minutes - 5.69 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Prof. Cedric G. Johnson, author of After Black Lives Matter: Policing and Anti-Capitalist Struggle, joins Bad Faith to explain why the movement fell short, his beef with police abolitionists, and why a class lens is necessary to understand the roots and trajectory of the policing crisis. Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube to access our full video...
[UNLOCKED] Episode 249 - I'll Burn That Bridge When I Get to It (w/ Norman Finkelstein)
May 25, 2023 12:20 - 2 hours - 134 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Professor and iconoclast Norman Finkelstein's long-awaited book is finally out! He and Briahna discuss chapters on Ta-Nehisi Coates & Kimberlé Crenshaw in the wake of news that those authors and others have been omitted from the African American AP curriculum. Does the cancel culture critic have a defense of these figures being canceled despite his substantive agreeme...
Episode 275 Promo - Mint Conditions (w/ Matt Bruenig)
May 22, 2023 12:43 - 5 minutes - 4.93 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast People's Policy Project wonk Matt Bruenig returns to Bad Faith to talk about the looming debt ceiling deadline. Is it time to mint the coin? Pull the 14th Amendment card? And importantly, what exactly are Republicans (and some Democrats) trying to put on the chopping block as the "negotiate" over the budget. Also, Breunig and Brie talk Democratic p...
[UNLOCKED] Episode 234 - We Don't Know & We Don't Care (w/ Ralph Nader)
May 18, 2023 11:13 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Consumer activist and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader on whether the Squad betrayed rail workers, the corruptive influence of the Congressional Black Caucus, what Hakeem Jefferies means for progressives 'inside game,' the reordering the Democratic Primary, whether Dems will hold SBF accountable, Kyrsten Sinema's party switch, Tesla's quality issues, the unpre...
Episode 274 - Hero Stuff (w/ Thomas Chatterton Williams)
May 15, 2023 09:25 - 1 hour - 62.9 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Writer and cultural critic Thomas Chatterton Williams returns to Bad Faith to discuss the deeply divergent perspectives on the subway killing of homeless performer Jordan Neely by former marine Daniel Penny. Thomas engaged in a lengthy exchange with New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie last week that got quite a bit of attention, so Briahna reached out to TCW to have...
Episode 273 Promo - Red Wedding (w/ Katie Halper)
May 11, 2023 06:53 - 5 minutes - 5.39 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast This week, Katie Halper joins the pod to discuss access journalism and the blurred lines between friendship and solidarity among media figures and conflicts of interest. Is the left, once again, eating itself? Or should friendships between podcasters and political figures be viewed with skepticism? The pair then move on to a discussion of Trump's m...
Episode 272 Promo - BRICS House: Part 2 (w/ Ben Norton)
May 08, 2023 13:40 - 5 minutes - 5.15 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast For subscribers, here is part two of Briahna's epic interview with journalist Ben Norton, editor of the Geopolitical Economy Report. The duo move from international affairs to domestic politics, stopping along the way in 1910s Russia, 1960s France, and America 2024. Find out if Ben finally gets the show demonetized. Listen to Part One for fre...
Episode 272 - BRICS House: Part 1 (w/ Ben Norton)
May 04, 2023 00:52 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBSubscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Journalist Ben Norton, editor of the Geopolitical Economy Report, joins to talk de-dollarization, whether Tucker's departure from Fox News is a loss for the left's ability to have left issues platformed to a mainstream audience, war with China, and more. This was such an epic convo that we're making it a two-parter. Check out the second half next Monday on Patreon. Sub...