Krystal Kyle & Friends
174 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratingsKrystal Ball, cohost of Breaking Points podcast, and Kyle Kulinski, host of Secular Talk, dive into politics, philosophy and random BS with people they like.
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Episodes
Episode 120: Norman Finkelstein
April 15, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBAuthor and political commentator Norman Finkelstein joins us to talk about his political work, identity politics, the Bernie 2020 campaign, and more.
Episode 119: Bradley Moss
April 08, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 50.8 MBLawyer and journalist Bradley Moss joins us to give us a primer on Trump's criminal allegations.
Episode 118: Steven Donziger
April 01, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour - 45.2 MBAn exclusive interview with Steven Donziger on the Supreme Court’s recent refusal to consider his appeal.
Episode 117: Matthew Zeitlin
March 26, 2023 00:00 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBMatthew Zeitlin is on the show this week, taking us through the fallout from the SVB crash and explaining everything you want to know but are too afraid to ask.
Episode 116: Gabriel and John Shipton
March 18, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 49.5 MBGabriel and John Shipton rejoin us to discuss their powerful documentary, Ithaka, the story of Julian Assange’s persecution and incarceration for whistleblowing on US war crimes.
Episode 115: Marshall Kosloff
March 11, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 70.9 MBWe're joined by Marshall Kosloff, co-host of The Realignment podcast.
Episode 114: Marianne Williamson
March 05, 2023 17:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBKrystal and Kyle sit down with presidential candidate Marianne Williamson to discuss how she will overcome establishment opposition, her pitch to “normie” Democrats, why this run will be different from the last one, and much more.
Episode 113: Trevor Aaronson
February 25, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour - 51.9 MBTrevor Aaronson of the Alphabet Boys podcast joins us to discuss how the FBI paid and planted an informant in Denver’s Racial Justice Movement.
Episode 112: David Sirota
February 18, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour - 51.2 MBDavid Sirota rejoins the podcast to talk about the catastrophic train derailment in East Palestine, OH.
Episode 111: Matt Bruenig
February 12, 2023 02:00 - 1 hour - 63 MBMatt Bruenig joins us to debunk myths about socialism.
Episode 110: Corin
February 05, 2023 01:00 - 1 hour - 50.9 MBJoin us for "politics and chill" with Kyle and Corin, who discuss DeSantis's politics of far-right outrage, gun policy, the Austin food scene, and much more.
Episode 109: Ken Roth
January 28, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBThis week's guest is Ken Roth, former executive director of Human Rights Watch, here to discuss how his criticism of Israel cost him a fellowship at Harvard Kennedy School.
Episode 108: Lonerbox
January 21, 2023 23:00 - 1 hour - 79.3 MBYouTuber Lonerbox joins the show to discuss the secret history of deplatforming.
Episode 107: Philion
January 14, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour - 55 MBYouTuber Philion is our guest this week, discussing his reporting on the online manosphere.
Episode 106: Will Menaker
January 07, 2023 22:00 - 1 hour - 64 MBWe talk to Chapo Trap House co-host Will Menaker about the current contest for Speaker of the House.
Episode 105: Touré
December 31, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBWe're joined by author and TV host Touré to discuss his book The Ivy League Counterfeiter and the world of elite financial crime.
Episode 104: Matt Binder
December 24, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 66.1 MBJournalist Matt Binder joins us to discuss his return to Twitter and issues of free speech on the site during Elon Musk's leadership.
Episode 103: Coffeezilla
December 17, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 79.5 MBWe talk to YouTube commentator Coffeezilla about the latest developments in the FTX crash.
Episode 102: Thom Hartmann
December 10, 2022 23:00 - 2 hours - 96.6 MBWe’re joined by radio host Thom Hartmann to discuss the legal precedent behind the “corporations are people” argument, the political power of railroad companies, and much more.
Episode 101: Jonah Furman
December 03, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 50.2 MBLabor reporter Jonah Furman joins us to discuss the Senate's recent vote to block a rail strike.
Episode 100: Farron Cousins
November 26, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBA deep dive on Florida politics and Trump vs. DeSantis with commentator Farron Cousins.
Episode 99: Matt Stoller
November 19, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 69.7 MBWe're joined by Matt Stoller to discuss antitrust politics in the age of Ticketmaster and crypto crashes.
Episode 98: Marianne Williamson
November 12, 2022 22:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBMarianne Williamson rejoins the show to talk to us about the midterm elections.
Episode 97: Rana Foroohar
November 05, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 63 MBEconomic analyst Rana Foroohar joins us to discuss the past and present of neoliberalism and her new book Homecoming.
Episode 96: Alexandra Hunt
October 29, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBWe’re joined by Alexandra Hunt to discuss our society’s sexual stigma — and why it should be an issue for the left.
Episode 95: Owen Jones
October 22, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBJournalist Owen Jones joins us to discuss the ousting of former British PM Liz Truss.
Episode 94: Luke Savage
October 15, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 58.1 MBWe talk to Jacobin's Luke Savage about his new book, The Dead Center, on liberal politics in the 21st century.
Episode 93: Katie Halper
October 08, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 56 MBJoined this week by journalist Katie Halper, we discuss the experience facing the true media blackout around Israeli apartheid, what it tells us about American mainstream media and political discussion writ large, and the double standard that independent, leftist political commentators face.
Episode 92: RM Brown
September 30, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 49 MBComedian RM Brown joins us this week for a conversation about bringing comedy to left politics, right-wing attacks on basic freedoms — from trying to shut down gay marriage to book-banning frenzies — and where our movement’s priorities should be right now.
Episode 91: Vivek Chibber
September 24, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 60 MBWe talk to author and sociologist Vivek Chibber about what it means to be a socialist.
Episode 90: Ryan Grim
September 17, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBThe Intercept's Ryan Grim rejoins the show to talk to us about Democrats' priorities and strategies as we near the midterms.
Episode 89: Matt Christman
September 10, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 81 MBPolitical commentator, comedian, and Chapo Trap House host Matt Christman joins us to discuss Steve Bannon getting slammed with New York state charges, Trump’s ongoing war with the deep state, and more.
Episode 89: Matt Christman
September 10, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 81 MBPolitical commentator, comedian, and Chapo Trap House host Matt Christman joins us to discuss Steve Bannon getting slammed with New York state charges, Trump’s ongoing war with the deep state, and more.
Episode 88: Krystal and Kyle
September 03, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBWe discuss COVID policy surrounding testing, vaccines, masking, and more — as well as the current leftist debates around these issues — in a special conversation between your two hosts.
Episode 87: Eric Blanc
August 27, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 51 MBHistorian and author Eric Blanc joins us to discuss the difficulties American teachers are facing now, and why they’re going on strike across the country.
Episode 86: Ken Klippenstein
August 20, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBWith investigative reporter Ken Klippenstein, we dig into the shocking story of the Feds’ raid on Mar-a-Lago.
Episode 85: Jesse Ventura
August 13, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBFormer Minnesota governor and pro wrestler Jesse Ventura joins us to discuss his journey as an antiwar advocate and a supporter of third-party politics.
Episode 84: Sitch & Adam
August 06, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 63.8 MBWith guests Sitch and Adam of the Sitch & Adam Show, we take a comprehensive look at Alex Jones’s trial proceedings.
Episode 83: David Dayen
July 30, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 69 MBThis week's guest is David Dayen, executive editor of the Prospect. He takes us through the shocking developments behind this week's Manchin-Schumer deal.
Episode 82: The Vanguard’s Zac & Gavin
July 23, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 47.1 MBThis week’s guests, Zac and Gavin of The Vanguard, talk to us about building an independent media platform, plus the best (and worst) potential candidates for 2024.
Episode 81: Gary Gerstle
July 16, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 47.3 MBWe’re joined by historian Gary Gerstle to discuss whether we’ve reached the end of neoliberalism.
Episode 81: Gary Gerstle
July 16, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 47.3 MBWe’re joined by historian Gary Gerstle to discuss whether we’ve reached the end of neoliberalism.
Episode 80: Jordan Peterson
July 09, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 54.9 MBKyle is joined by psychologist and political commentator Jordan Peterson for a back-and-forth on everything from Twitter controversies to Trump, economics, liberal versus conservative mindsets, and more.
Episode 79: Pascal Robert
July 02, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 63.2 MBPascal Robert, co-host of This Is Revolution podcast, joins us for a conversation about the overturn of Roe v. Wade.
Episode 78: Branko Marcetic
June 25, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 71 MBAuthor and journalist Branko Marcetic joins us to discuss online censorship of left-wing and independent media.
Episode 77: Mike Figueredo
June 18, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 68.1 MBThe Humanist Report host talks to us about coming out, his experiences in left media, and the current wave of anti-trans and anti-gay legislation in the U.S.
Episode 76: David Wallace-Wells
June 11, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBThis week’s guest, journalist David Wallace-Wells, talks with us about why climate change isn’t being treated as the central issue that it is — and what’s at stake.
Episode 75: Toby Muse
June 04, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 71.2 MBWe’re joined by author and journalist Toby Muse to discuss the Colombian presidential election.
Episode 74: Mac (GoodPoliticGuy)
May 28, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 57.7 MBWe’re joined by Mac (who you know as GoodPoliticGuy) to discuss current events, specifically the shooting in Uvalde, TX and the ways to address American gun violence.
Episode 73: Doug Henwood
May 21, 2022 19:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBWe’re joined by Doug Henwood, economic journalist and analyst, to discuss the crypto crash of just a few weeks ago.