Worst Year Ever
167 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 1.9K ratings2020 isn't going to be fun for anybody, left, right, or center. What many call the Most Important Election of Our Lifetime is going to be exhausting, ugly, angry, and probably at least a little racist. Listen as Robert Evans, Katy Stoll, and Cody Johnston try to keep level heads covering the election while traveling the country, from the Iowa Caucus to gun shows and anti-vaccine conventions, finding out what Real America really wants and thinks during the, “Worst Year Ever.”
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Unpacking Alabama Union Busting with Kim Kelly
June 17, 2021 01:00 - 1 hourToday we talk about the coal miners strike in Alabama, a little bit of Amazon union-busting, and unions in general. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
In Which We Talk About Canada's Indigenous Mass Graves
June 10, 2021 00:00 - 1 hourToday we talk with Lance from The Serfs about the indigenous mass grave found in Canada, and the country's history of genocide and abuse against indigenous people. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
In Which We Talk About Canada's Indigenous Mass Graves
June 10, 2021 00:00 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBToday we talk with Lance from The Serfs about the indigenous mass grave found in Canada, and the country's history of genocide and abuse against indigenous people. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Catching Katy Up On The News
June 03, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBTo find out more about this episode, read the title of the episode. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aliens?
May 27, 2021 01:30 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBA conversation with Robert and Cody. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Talking About The Palestine/Israel Conflict
May 20, 2021 01:00 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBToday we discuss the current violence (ethnic cleansing) taking place in Gaza, some history, and what some liars might say about it. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Introducing: Hood Politics with Prop
May 13, 2021 07:00 - 5 minutesJoin rapper and author Propaganda as he uses his hood-knowledge to break down the political scene on the podcast Hood Politics. All the jokes. All the political tea. All the hoodness. If you like what you heard, make sure to find Hood politics with Prop in your podcast player. Subscribe and follow so you don't miss an episode! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Let's Talk about Colombia
May 13, 2021 01:00 - 55 minutes - 51.2 MBDiscussing the Protests and Police Violence in Colombia. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Vaccines Are Dope
May 06, 2021 01:00 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBDiscussing Covid vaccines and herd immunity with Dr. Kaveh Hoda. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Unpacking the Military Coup in Myanmar
April 29, 2021 02:00 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBThis week we talk to Aye Min Thant about the military coup in Myanmar, the protest movement that has risen against it and how the international community can help. Donate to Myanmar Now - https://www.myanmar-now.org/en/donate Donate to Frontier Myanmar - https://trypico.com/frontiermyanmar/select-donation?id=DonateWizard_frontiermyanmar&short_code=xxrk6bz8 Get a Frontier Myanmar membership - https://www.frontiermyanmar.net/en/membership/ Various fundraisers that have been veted and broke...
Bad Day for Chauvinists
April 22, 2021 16:48 - 39 minutes - 36.2 MBToday we talk yesterday about the possibly surprising verdict in the Chauvin trial, and not much else. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
As American as Vaccine Passports, Matt Gaetz, and Baseball
April 08, 2021 02:00 - 54 minutes - 50.2 MBToday we discuss actual current events and are either horrified or entertained, depending. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Attack On Echo Park
April 01, 2021 00:00 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBToday we talk about the brutal sweep of Echo Park Lake with two members of Echo Park Lake Community as well as Jamie Loftus, Jon Peltz and Kate Gallagher from KnockLA. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Talking About the Atlanta Shooting, Purity Culture, & Anti-Asian American Violence
March 25, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 70.3 MBToday we talk with two experts about the underlying issues that led to the Atlanta Shooting. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tenacious Unicorn Ranch
March 18, 2021 00:20 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBWe interview members of the Tenacious Unicorn Ranch, an alpaca farm and trans haven that has come under assault from an alliance of far right militias. https://www.gofundme.com/f/23ihgxnlc0 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Rise of Asian American Hate Crimes
March 11, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBToday we sit down with Christopher Wong to discuss the rise in Asian hate crimes. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Cuomo, Minimum Wage, and Syria
March 04, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBToday we talk about the topics mentioned in the title, and go off on a brief Neera Tangent. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Joe Biden and ICE: What's Going On
February 25, 2021 08:16 - 57 minutes - 53.1 MBToday we sift through Biden's version of kids in cages. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Texas Was Probably Not Destroyed By Wind Turbines
February 17, 2021 23:00 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBToday we talk about post-impeachment, the lies about Texas' power grid, and the terrifying planned future of virtual reality. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Discussing Impeachment and The Filibuster with Steve Vladeck
February 11, 2021 01:00 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBToday we talk with law professor Steve Vladeck about impeachment, the filibuster, the constitution and other things. It's fun! We have fun. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How Covid Is Affecting Restaurant Industry
February 04, 2021 01:30 - 47 minutes - 44 MBToday we are joined by Brittney Valles to discuss community organizing in lieu of governmental leadership and how restaurants have survived during the pandemic. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ted Wheeler, Sarah Suckabee Sanders and Why Vaccines Aren't Enough
January 27, 2021 22:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBTurns out there is still plenty of bad news to discuss, but hey. We have fun... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
America is Back??
January 21, 2021 02:05 - 1 hour - 59.5 MBToday we talk about slightly good things after many, many bad things! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Introducing: 'Behind the Insurrections'
January 15, 2021 18:53 - 1 minute - 1.32 MBIn the wake of the January 6th insurrection in D.C., Robert Evans and co-host Propaganda take a look at fascist insurrections throughout history. They also unpack the evolution, successes, and failures of antifascists in Italy, Germany, and Spain. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Who Is Actually To Blame For Last Week
January 14, 2021 03:00 - 51 minutes - 47 MBToday we continue our discussion of last week’s insurrection and also debate the consistency of several senator’s cums... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
First Week Of 2021 Is Going Well!
January 08, 2021 19:25 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBCrossover episode of Even More News & Worst Year Ever with special guest: Molly Conger. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Happy Coup Year
January 07, 2021 01:32 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBToday we took a break from Twitter to talk about the only thing anyone is talking about... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Revisiting 2020 Predictions, More Q's and A's
December 23, 2020 03:40 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBThe "End" of the Worst Year Ever... Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mr. Biden Goes (Back) To Washington
December 17, 2020 03:30 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBToday the gang talks about, you guessed it, Joe Biden. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
How America (And Other, Better Countries) Dealt With Coronavirus
December 10, 2020 05:01 - 59 minutes - 54.6 MBThis week we talk about the Covid "Relief" Package, how other nations handled Covid, and Mitch McConnell's salacious spider semen sex secret. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Covid, Cabinet, and War Stuff
December 03, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBToday we talk updates on Coronavirus, the slightly better but massively frustrating hell that will be a Biden administration, American interventionism, and how to better help other nations. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Introducing: 'Uprising: A Guide From Portland'
December 01, 2020 11:00 - 2 minutesBackground and breakdown on 100 days of Portland insurrection, going in to the background, history of the current protests breaking down the struggles, successes and infrastructure that has made the uprising in Portland possible. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
A Whole Bunch of Q Drops
November 26, 2020 02:30 - 59 minutes - 54.9 MBToday we let you drop some Q's in our A's. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Introducing: 'Lolita Podcast'
November 24, 2020 11:00 - 2 minutesWho is Lolita? The Nabokov literary classic has sparked infinite discussion in the 65 years since its release, but the cultural memory the book has left behind lives more in romance and fashion aesthetics than a cautionary tale about a deceptive predator and his young prey. Jamie Loftus wants to know how we got here, and this series traces Lolita -- the person, Dolores Haze -- from her literary origin to current status as a doomed icon. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart...
A First-Hand Account of the Violence at the Million MAGA March
November 19, 2020 03:00 - 54 minutes - 49.7 MBToday we are joined by journalist Talia Jane and discuss her first-hand experience of the MAGA March. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Let's Talk Shit About Joe Biden, Four Seasons Landscaping
November 12, 2020 01:30 - 58 minutes - 53.3 MBToday we talk about what the future holds after the Lamestream Greedia finally called the election that we had already called. And Four Seasons Total Landscaping. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Today Is For Basking
November 07, 2020 17:53 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBToday we enjoy the victorious feeling of barely scraping by! Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Well, The Election Happened
November 04, 2020 22:24 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBWe did an election and it's still not over but that doesn't mean we can't talk about it. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Will There Be Mass Violence on Election Day?
October 29, 2020 02:00 - 53 minutes - 49.1 MBIn today's episode, we go over the various terrifying possible outcomes of this terrible election, while offering a not insignificant amount of optimism. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Introducing: 'Q Clearance: The Hunt for QAnon'
October 23, 2020 04:00 - 2 minutesAn investigative podcast series that aims to uncover the true identity of QAnon. Listen on the iHeart Radio App, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Sifting Through Election Updates for Glimmers of Hope and Joy
October 22, 2020 01:00 - 56 minutes - 52.3 MBToday we get back to business and dive hope-first into how our very dumb presidential election is going. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Introducing: VICE News Reports
October 16, 2020 01:00 - 3 minutesWith so much going on around the world and so many people telling you they have the definitive take on the news -- VICE News Reports brings you to the news so you can hear it for yourself. VICE News reporters and producers take you along as we travel across the globe to where it is all happening, right up to the frontline as a story is unfolding. Hosted by Arielle Duhaime Ross. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Exploring White Supremacist Online Communities with Talia Lavin
October 15, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 56 MBToday we talk with Talia Lavin about how she began investigating online hate groups, and what she learned. Talia's Book: https://bookshop.org/books/culture-warlords-my-journey-into-the-dark-web-of-white-supremacy/9780306846434 Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Catching Up With The Very Slow News
October 08, 2020 00:37 - 1 hour - 57.2 MBIn today's episode, we take a break from the constant onslaught of news to just kidding we're going to cram in as much news as we can. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Debate That Was As Bad As Expected
October 01, 2020 00:25 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBIn today's episode we recreate the terrible debate by being frantic and frustrated about it for an hour. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
RBG: What She Did And What Can Be Done
September 23, 2020 04:01 - 57 minutes - 52.4 MBThe team has an honest talk about RBG and what to expect in the weeks to come. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Past, Present, and Future of Climate Change
September 17, 2020 01:00 - 1 hour - 63.9 MBA Break From Politics To Talk About Our Burning Planet. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Updates on Defunding the Police from Minneapolis
September 10, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBObstacles facing defunding the police, from someone actually trying to do it. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Progressive Politics on a Local Level with Nithya Raman
September 02, 2020 02:00 - 51 minutes - 47.7 MBToday we talked with candidate for city council Nithya Raman about how she went from an activist helping the unhoused to an aspiring politician fighting for the unhoused, and many other issues significantly exacerbated by a pandemic. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The Weekend of so Many Different Kinds of Protests
August 27, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 59.7 MBIn today's episode, we discuss the wide range of protests that happened over the weekend: the proud boys, QAnon, and black lives matter. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.