Advertise with Googlier.com Bad Faith Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:13:13 +0000 Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:13:13 +0000 Libsyn RSSgen 1.0 293411 2025-07-01T00:02:00Z http://badfaithpodcast.com en http://badfaithpodcast.com https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/e/a/1/0/ea10cc2474a2799e16c3140a3186d450/BAD_FAITH_3000x3000_1-20250614-e328904mog.jpg Bad Faith Briahna Joy Gray false Bad Faith badfaithpodcast@gmail.com episodic no Promo: Episode 618 - Zionism is Racism w/ Ashok Kumar Promo: Episode 618 - Zionism is Racism w/ Ashok Kumar Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:11:00 +0000 To listen to the nearly 2 hour episode, subscribe at patreon.com/badfaithpocdast. 

UK Green Party advocate and Associate Professor of Political Economy returns to Bad Faith after spending weeks defending the UK Green's 'Zionism is Racism' resolution and playing a central role making the case for moral and political clarity. Ashok weighs in on Norm Finkelstein's recent viral take on the resolution, and explains the strategic value of the resolution. This discussion is an important foil to the choices being made by the US DSA left, who are currently deliberating whether or not "socialists" candidate can identify as capitalists. (More on that later this week).

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UK Green Party advocate and Associate Professor of Political Economy returns to Bad Faith after spending weeks defending the UK Green's 'Zionism is Racism' resolution and playing a central role making the case for moral and political clarity. Ashok weighs in on Norm Finkelstein's recent viral take on the resolution, and explains the strategic value of the resolution. This discussion is an important foil to the choices being made by the US DSA left, who are currently deliberating whether or not "socialists" candidate can identify as capitalists. (More on that later this week).

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]]> 07:57 false full Briahna Gray 43448729 2026-10-26T15:13:12Z Episode 617 - The Case for Anti-Fascist Economics (w/ Isabella Weber) Episode 617 - The Case for Anti-Fascist Economics (w/ Isabella Weber) Thu, 22 Oct 2026 08:31:00 +0000 Associate professor of economics and author of new book, The Case for Anti-Fascist Economics: In Defense of Affordability, Dignity, and Democracy Isabella Weber, returns to Bad Faith to make the case for what an anti-fascist economic program looks like, and weigh in on whether Democrats new interest in "affordability" is a meaningful step in the right direction. What specific policies are indicia of a sincerely left populist agenda as opposed to "abundance" chicanery, and what litmus tests should the left use to assess 2028 candidates?

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]]> Associate professor of economics and author of new book, The Case for Anti-Fascist Economics: In Defense of Affordability, Dignity, and Democracy Isabella Weber, returns to Bad Faith to make the case for what an anti-fascist economic program looks like, and weigh in on whether Democrats new interest in "affordability" is a meaningful step in the right direction. What specific policies are indicia of a sincerely left populist agenda as opposed to "abundance" chicanery, and what litmus tests should the left use to assess 2028 candidates?

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]]> 01:00:24 false full Briahna Gray 43405999 2026-10-26T15:10:50Z Episode 615 - Who's Doing the Bending? (w/ David Sirota) Episode 615 - Who's Doing the Bending? (w/ David Sirota) Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:47:00 +0000 Founder of independent media outlet, The Lever, and former speech writer for Bernie 2020, David Sirota, returns to Bad Faith to weigh in on Mayor Mamdani's commitment to retaining Zionist billionaire Jessica Tisch as police commissioner despite calls from the DSA to fire her and disband the NYPD's notoriously violent Strategic Response Group (SRG). He also weighs in on Abdul El-Sayed's defense of campaigning with Kamala & Obama, and whether his reasoning differs from Kamala Harris's justification for campaigning with Liz Cheney. But first, Sirota breaks down his public dispute with the "never Trumper" crew over at The Bulwark, & debates the capacity of the Democratic Party to be shifted left.

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]]> Founder of independent media outlet, The Lever, and former speech writer for Bernie 2020, David Sirota, returns to Bad Faith to weigh in on Mayor Mamdani's commitment to retaining Zionist billionaire Jessica Tisch as police commissioner despite calls from the DSA to fire her and disband the NYPD's notoriously violent Strategic Response Group (SRG). He also weighs in on Abdul El-Sayed's defense of campaigning with Kamala & Obama, and whether his reasoning differs from Kamala Harris's justification for campaigning with Liz Cheney. But first, Sirota breaks down his public dispute with the "never Trumper" crew over at The Bulwark, & debates the capacity of the Democratic Party to be shifted left.

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]]> 01:02:17 false full Briahna Gray 43305424 2026-10-26T15:09:13Z Promo: Episode 616 - Witch Hunt (w/ Zoe Alexandra, Rania Khalek, Amanda Yee) Promo: Episode 616 - Witch Hunt (w/ Zoe Alexandra, Rania Khalek, Amanda Yee) Mon, 19 Oct 2026 16:12:00 +0000 After being targeted by a congressional investigation headed by House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Rep. Jason Smith, journalists from independent left media outlet BreakThrough News join Bad Faith to discuss the subpoena and deposition requests against them, the targeting of Rep. Ilhan Omar by the Trump administration, and broader attacks against left media. Also, more on Zohran Mamdani's retention of Zionist billionaire police commissioner Jessica Tisch, and the hubris of working within the corporate Zionist democratic party.

Link to petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-congress-stop-the-attacks-on-breakthrough-news-journalists/

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]]> After being targeted by a congressional investigation headed by House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Rep. Jason Smith, journalists from independent left media outlet BreakThrough News join Bad Faith to discuss the subpoena and deposition requests against them, the targeting of Rep. Ilhan Omar by the Trump administration, and broader attacks against left media. Also, more on Zohran Mamdani's retention of Zionist billionaire police commissioner Jessica Tisch, and the hubris of working within the corporate Zionist democratic party.

Link to petition: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/tell-congress-stop-the-attacks-on-breakthrough-news-journalists/

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]]> 07:49 false full 43356434 2026-10-26T15:10:19Z Promo: Episode 614 - The Great Rehabilitation (w/ Andrew Cockburn) Promo: Episode 614 - The Great Rehabilitation (w/ Andrew Cockburn) Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:26:00 +0000 Subscribe at patreon.com/badfaithpodcast to listen to the full hour-plus episode. 

British journalist, Washington D.C. editor of Harper's Magazine and author of several books including, most recently, Washington is Burning: Corruption & Lies in the Age of Trump, returns to Bad Faith to talk about Democratic Party efforts to rehabilitate members of the establishment whose hands were made dirty by the Gaza genocide, and what lessons the veteran reporter learned from past cover ups to help us gain accountability this time around. Are Dems really going to make Rahm Emmanuel happen?

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]]> Subscribe at patreon.com/badfaithpodcast to listen to the full hour-plus episode.

British journalist, Washington D.C. editor of Harper's Magazine and author of several books including, most recently, Washington is Burning: Corruption & Lies in the Age of Trump, returns to Bad Faith to talk about Democratic Party efforts to rehabilitate members of the establishment whose hands were made dirty by the Gaza genocide, and what lessons the veteran reporter learned from past cover ups to help us gain accountability this time around. Are Dems really going to make Rahm Emmanuel happen?

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]]> 07:41 false full Briahna Gray 43254553 2026-10-26T15:08:07Z Episode 613 - Trading Potholes for Palestine (w/ Norman Finkelstein) Episode 613 - Trading Potholes for Palestine (w/ Norman Finkelstein) Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:04:00 +0000 On the 3rd anniversary of the start of the Gaza genocide, preeminent Gaza scholar Normal Finkelstein returns to Bad Faith podcast to discuss the co-option of the pro-Palestine movement, betrayals by NY Mayor Zohran Mamdani, & engage and debate the value of the UK Green Party resolution to define Zionism as racism.

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]]> On the 3rd anniversary of the start of the Gaza genocide, preeminent Gaza scholar Normal Finkelstein returns to Bad Faith podcast to discuss the co-option of the pro-Palestine movement, betrayals by NY Mayor Zohran Mamdani, & engage and debate the value of the UK Green Party resolution to define Zionism as racism.

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]]> 02:25:23 false full 43222593 2026-10-26T15:07:32Z Episode 612 - Can We Stop the Co-opt? (W/ Ajamu Baraka) Episode 612 - Can We Stop the Co-opt? (W/ Ajamu Baraka) Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:05:00 +0000 Human rights activist, director of the Black Alliance for Peace North-South Project for People(s)-Centered Human Rights, and Green Party 2020 VP candidate Ajamu Baraka returns to Bad Faith to discuss Mamdani's controversial new anti-Semitism funding, his characterization of socialism on the Theo Vonn podcast, & Abdul El-Sayed's defense of capitalism on Higher Learning. Are these left electeds helping the movement by normalizing left politics, or are they evidence of how the left is being co-opted before our very eyes? Also, at what point is the left going to be able to articulate a vision for change as coherent as the electoralists' strategy?

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]]> Human rights activist, director of the Black Alliance for Peace North-South Project for People(s)-Centered Human Rights, and Green Party 2020 VP candidate Ajamu Baraka returns to Bad Faith to discuss Mamdani's controversial new anti-Semitism funding, his characterization of socialism on the Theo Vonn podcast, & Abdul El-Sayed's defense of capitalism on Higher Learning. Are these left electeds helping the movement by normalizing left politics, or are they evidence of how the left is being co-opted before our very eyes? Also, at what point is the left going to be able to articulate a vision for change as coherent as the electoralists' strategy?

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]]> 08:30 false full 43172218 2026-10-05T11:06:29Z Episode 611 - The Left Will Be Disciplined (w/ Wajahat Ali) Episode 611 - The Left Will Be Disciplined (w/ Wajahat Ali) Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:10:00 +0000 Writer, pundit, & host of the Left Hook podcast Wajahat Ali joins Bad Faith to weigh in on Abdul El-Sayed campaigning with Kamala Harris, Mamdani's capitulations to the Zionist establishment, and whether the left is pulling the center left or whether they're slowly getting absorbed and disciplined. Hot off an interview with Joy Reid in which she disavows vote blue no matter who, Ali and Gray discuss whether that commitment will hold in the context of a 2028 general election when a "greater evil" is on the ballot. Finally, the two dig into the central premise of the harm reduction argument and debate whether it actually does what it purports to do.

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]]> Writer, pundit, & host of the Left Hook podcast Wajahat Ali joins Bad Faith to weigh in on Abdul El-Sayed campaigning with Kamala Harris, Mamdani's capitulations to the Zionist establishment, and whether the left is pulling the center left or whether they're slowly getting absorbed and disciplined. Hot off an interview with Joy Reid in which she disavows vote blue no matter who, Ali and Gray discuss whether that commitment will hold in the context of a 2028 general election when a "greater evil" is on the ballot. Finally, the two dig into the central premise of the harm reduction argument and debate whether it actually does what it purports to do.

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]]> 01:29:06 false full Briahna Gray 43123938 2026-10-01T15:13:19Z Promo: Episode 610 - Being Alive (w/ Émile Torres) Promo: Episode 610 - Being Alive (w/ Émile Torres) Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:10:00 +0000 Philosopher & intellectual historian Émile Torres returns to Bad Faith to weigh in on the intellectual and cultural movement that motivates the big tech billionaires who are threatening to end the world with artificial intelligence. What is transhumanism, what do these CEOs really mean by "human extinction," what does the future look like once the brains are uploaded to the cloud, and if and when that happens, what will it mean to be alive?

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]]> Philosopher & intellectual historian Émile Torres returns to Bad Faith to weigh in on the intellectual and cultural movement that motivates the big tech billionaires who are threatening to end the world with artificial intelligence. What is transhumanism, what do these CEOs really mean by "human extinction," what does the future look like once the brains are uploaded to the cloud, and if and when that happens, what will it mean to be alive?

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]]> 07:39 false full Briahna Gray 43053083 2026-10-01T00:00:12Z Episode 609 - In Antitrust We Trust (w/ Alvaro Bedoya) Episode 609 - In Antitrust We Trust (w/ Alvaro Bedoya) Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:51:00 +0000 On the heels of the Paramount/Warner Brothers takeover which while result a media behemoth owned by the Zionist Ellison family, former FTC commissioner Alvaro Bedoya returns to Bad Faith to explain the role Gavin Newsom, Rob Bonta, and other west coast Democrats played in undermining a lawsuit brought by 12 state attorneys general to block the merger. He also weighs in on the AI doomerist scuttlebutt of the last few weeks, and explains why he believes the big tech handwringing was about a desire for favorable regulatory conditions -- not stopping the robot take over of humanity.

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]]> On the heels of the Paramount/Warner Brothers takeover which while result a media behemoth owned by the Zionist Ellison family, former FTC commissioner Alvaro Bedoya returns to Bad Faith to explain the role Gavin Newsom, Rob Bonta, and other west coast Democrats played in undermining a lawsuit brought by 12 state attorneys general to block the merger. He also weighs in on the AI doomerist scuttlebutt of the last few weeks, and explains why he believes the big tech handwringing was about a desire for favorable regulatory conditions -- not stopping the robot take over of humanity.

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]]> 01:10:59 false full Briahna Gray 43019488 2026-10-01T00:00:12Z [UNLOCKED] Episode 604 -Woke Scare (w/ Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr.) [UNLOCKED] Episode 604 -Woke Scare (w/ Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr.) Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:25:00 +0000 This is a premium episode UNLOCKED. If you enjoy it, consider subscribing so you don't miss any of these Monday episodes.

One of Briahna's favorite sparring partners, Princeton professor, primetime pundit, and author of several books including, most recently, America, U.S.A. How Race Shadows The Nation's Anniversaries, returns to Bad Faith to offer a broader historical context for the ongoing debate around "woke 1" and defund the police. Is "defund" the left's "Sister Souljah moment" through which it proves its 'seriousness' to the liberal establishment? If so, what is there to be gained by doing so? Also, was Briahna wrong to provide racial cover for the DSA left for the first half of her public career?

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]]> This is a premium episode UNLOCKED. If you enjoy it, consider subscribing so you don't miss any of these Monday episodes.

One of Briahna's favorite sparring partners, Princeton professor, primetime pundit, and author of several books including, most recently, America, U.S.A. How Race Shadows The Nation's Anniversaries, returns to Bad Faith to offer a broader historical context for the ongoing debate around "woke 1" and defund the police. Is "defund" the left's "Sister Souljah moment" through which it proves its 'seriousness' to the liberal establishment? If so, what is there to be gained by doing so? Also, was Briahna wrong to provide racial cover for the DSA left for the first half of her public career?

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]]> 01:37:22 false full 42983128 2026-10-01T00:00:12Z Episode 608 - How Ansar Allah Brought Saudi Arabia to its Knees (w/ Shireen Al-Adeimi) Episode 608 - How Ansar Allah Brought Saudi Arabia to its Knees (w/ Shireen Al-Adeimi) Thu, 17 Sep 2026 07:27:00 +0000 Yemini-American Michigan State professor Shireen Al-Adeimi joins Bad Faith to explain how the July attack on Yemen's Sanaa international airport prompted a response from Ansar Allah that has resulted in Houthi control of Yemen's coastline including the Bab-el-Mandeb strait. How have Yeminis managed to be so successful despite the extreme poverty brought on by the years long blockade and constant bombing supported by four consecutive American administrations? Shireen provides broader historical context for the conflict, and opines on the inadequate support for Yeminis from the American elected left.

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]]> Yemini-American Michigan State professor Shireen Al-Adeimi joins Bad Faith to explain how the July attack on Yemen's Sanaa international airport prompted a response from Ansar Allah that has resulted in Houthi control of Yemen's coastline including the Bab-el-Mandeb strait. How have Yeminis managed to be so successful despite the extreme poverty brought on by the years long blockade and constant bombing supported by four consecutive American administrations? Shireen provides broader historical context for the conflict, and opines on the inadequate support for Yeminis from the American elected left.

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]]> 57:34 false full Briahna Gray 42937657 2026-10-01T00:00:12Z Episode 607 - Is A.I. Really Gonna Kill Us? (w/ Garrison Lovely) Episode 607 - Is A.I. Really Gonna Kill Us? (w/ Garrison Lovely) Mon, 14 Sep 2026 14:22:00 +0000 Author of Obsolete: The AI Industry's Trillion-Dollar Race to Replace Us joins Bad Faith to weigh in on Anthropic whistleblower Jacob Coxon's viral tweet warning that AI could lead to the end of humanity within the next decade. Is this false alarmism or a real threat? Is the threat real but exaggerated for the purpose of securing favorable anti-trust policies for AI leaders? What about tech writers like Cory Doctorow who have warned that tales of artificial intelligence advancement have been grossly overstated? And how would AI actually cause the "end of humanity" anyway?

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]]> Author of Obsolete: The AI Industry's Trillion-Dollar Race to Replace Us joins Bad Faith to weigh in on Anthropic whistleblower Jacob Coxon's viral tweet warning that AI could lead to the end of humanity within the next decade. Is this false alarmism or a real threat? Is the threat real but exaggerated for the purpose of securing favorable anti-trust policies for AI leaders? What about tech writers like Cory Doctorow who have warned that tales of artificial intelligence advancement have been grossly overstated? And how would AI actually cause the "end of humanity" anyway?

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]]> 07:54 false full Briahna Gray 42897660 2026-10-01T00:00:12Z Episode 606 - Doom & Loomer (w/ Max Blumenthal) Episode 606 - Doom & Loomer (w/ Max Blumenthal) Thu, 10 Sep 2026 05:31:00 +0000 The Grayzone founder Max Blumenthal returns to Bad Faith to discuss the Laura Loomer-backed attack on his freedom of speech following his return from an Iran reporting trip, liberal Democrats weaponizing the specter of anti-Black racism to fracture Black & Palestinian solidarity (e.g. Hakeem Jeffries & AIPAC monkey-gate), & the new bombshell reporting out of Haaretz that Netanyahu was warned about October 7th and chose not to tell anyone. Does the new reporting indicate that Netanyahu wanted 10/7 to happen so that he had a pretext to genocide Gaza? Or is that an overly simplistic reading? Does the reporting provide opportunities for the US left to make the case for ending aid to Israel? Will they do it?

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]]> The Grayzone founder Max Blumenthal returns to Bad Faith to discuss the Laura Loomer-backed attack on his freedom of speech following his return from an Iran reporting trip, liberal Democrats weaponizing the specter of anti-Black racism to fracture Black & Palestinian solidarity (e.g. Hakeem Jeffries & AIPAC monkey-gate), & the new bombshell reporting out of Haaretz that Netanyahu was warned about October 7th and chose not to tell anyone. Does the new reporting indicate that Netanyahu wanted 10/7 to happen so that he had a pretext to genocide Gaza? Or is that an overly simplistic reading? Does the reporting provide opportunities for the US left to make the case for ending aid to Israel? Will they do it?

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]]> 01:18:36 false full Briahna Gray 42854850 2026-10-01T00:00:12Z [UNLOCKED] Episode 602 - Independent's Day (w/ Sam Husseini) [UNLOCKED] Episode 602 - Independent's Day (w/ Sam Husseini) Mon, 07 Sep 2026 22:39:00 +0000 Unlocked for your Labor Day listeneing pleasure!

Palestinian-American journalist Sam Husseini is known for his press conference confrontations and willingness to hold power to account. He recently went viral for confronting Chuck Schumer at an anti-corruption event over Israel's genocide in Gaza, and during the Biden administration, suffered injuries after being hauled out of a State Department briefing where he confronted Antony Blinken. Now, as DSA candidates win elections and quickly distance themselves from the DSA platform, the independent journalist has announced his campaign to run as a Green Party candidate in Maryland's 4th Congressional District. He breaks down the limits of DSA Democratic Party entryism, and how he plans to win.

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]]> Unlocked for your Labor Day listeneing pleasure!

Palestinian-American journalist Sam Husseini is known for his press conference confrontations and willingness to hold power to account. He recently went viral for confronting Chuck Schumer at an anti-corruption event over Israel's genocide in Gaza, and during the Biden administration, suffered injuries after being hauled out of a State Department briefing where he confronted Antony Blinken. Now, as DSA candidates win elections and quickly distance themselves from the DSA platform, the independent journalist has announced his campaign to run as a Green Party candidate in Maryland's 4th Congressional District. He breaks down the limits of DSA Democratic Party entryism, and how he plans to win.

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]]> 01:18:24 false full 42815690 2026-10-01T00:00:12Z Episode 605 - Which Way Western Socialist? (w/ Esha Krishnaswamy) Episode 605 - Which Way Western Socialist? (w/ Esha Krishnaswamy) Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:07:00 +0000 Historian & journalist Esha Krishnaswamy returns to Bad Faith to apply a historical lens to the Jacobin-left's argument that the left needs to moderate in order to become more palatable to normie audiences. Applying lessons from the Bolsheviks and other actually-existing-socialist states, Esha argues that the role of leftists in the imperial core is heighten the contradictions of capital and support imperialist struggles -- not to sacrifice that support in the hope of gaining acceptance by zionist corporate elites. What do we make of elected leftists who can't clearly answer a question about whether Netanyahu should be arrested, or say 'the IMF is bad"? While the right is forcing the vote on condemning socialism, will elected leftists ever use their leverage for...anything at all? With Zohran & AOC-endorsed Hakeem Jeffries meeting with the informal lord-regent of Gaza, & the DSA electeds disclaiming, not defending, socialism, does history provide some guide posts to help the left reorient itself at a time when world events are exposing the vulnerabilities of capitalism & imperialism?

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]]> Historian & journalist Esha Krishnaswamy returns to Bad Faith to apply a historical lens to the Jacobin-left's argument that the left needs to moderate in order to become more palatable to normie audiences. Applying lessons from the Bolsheviks and other actually-existing-socialist states, Esha argues that the role of leftists in the imperial core is heighten the contradictions of capital and support imperialist struggles -- not to sacrifice that support in the hope of gaining acceptance by zionist corporate elites. What do we make of elected leftists who can't clearly answer a question about whether Netanyahu should be arrested, or say 'the IMF is bad"? While the right is forcing the vote on condemning socialism, will elected leftists ever use their leverage for...anything at all? With Zohran & AOC-endorsed Hakeem Jeffries meeting with the informal lord-regent of Gaza, & the DSA electeds disclaiming, not defending, socialism, does history provide some guide posts to help the left reorient itself at a time when world events are exposing the vulnerabilities of capitalism & imperialism?

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]]> 01:48:25 false full 42728105 2026-10-01T00:00:12Z Promo: Episode 606 - Inside The DSA (w/ James Ray) Promo: Episode 606 - Inside The DSA (w/ James Ray) Mon, 31 Aug 2026 03:51:00 +0000
Organizer, writer, political commentator and Philly DSA member James Ray joins Bad Faith to help us understand camps and factions within the DSA as they fight to determine the direction the organization takes following it's successful primary season. As the Atlanta DSA launches a "Run AOC" campaign & Jacobin Magazine publishes reformist manifestos, James Ray represents the left flank of the DSA and one of it's more left-leaning chapters. On using leverage, leaving the Democratic Party, the incongruity of being pro-Palestine and supporting Hakeem Jeffries, & the mystifying reformism of much of the American left.

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]]> Find Bad Faith on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, and Google Podcasts. Or subscribe to our RSS feed. Follow Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod).

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]]> 07:41 false full Briahna Gray 42618620 2026-09-01T00:01:32Z Episode 605 - About That Letter (w/ Vijay Prashad) Episode 605 - About That Letter (w/ Vijay Prashad) Thu, 27 Aug 2026 08:23:00 +0000 Marxist historian, journalist, and political commentator weighs in on the recent controversy surrounding a letter, published in The Guardian and signed by a number of respected leftists including Angela Davis & Mumia Abu-Jamal. The letter drew criticism for drawing false equivalence between US empire and Iran as Iran resists the US war of aggression. Now, several signatories have disclaimed the letter, saying they misled about it's final contents before they signed, but others, including Davis, have not. To what extent is this letter evidence of an effort to create a permission structure to break solidarity with Iran? Does existence of a campaign to do so reflect the vulnerability of US empire amid growing bipartisan distaste for the Iran war? Prashad talks us through his response piece, Against the False Symmetry of the Scissors: An Open Letter While Iran Resists an Illegal War of Aggression, & weighs in on the US left's insufficient commitment to anti-imperialism.

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]]> Marxist historian, journalist, and political commentator weighs in on the recent controversy surrounding a letter, published in The Guardian and signed by a number of respected leftists including Angela Davis & Mumia Abu-Jamal. The letter drew criticism for drawing false equivalence between US empire and Iran as Iran resists the US war of aggression. Now, several signatories have disclaimed the letter, saying they misled about it's final contents before they signed, but others, including Davis, have not. To what extent is this letter evidence of an effort to create a permission structure to break solidarity with Iran? Does existence of a campaign to do so reflect the vulnerability of US empire amid growing bipartisan distaste for the Iran war? Prashad talks us through his response piece, Against the False Symmetry of the Scissors: An Open Letter While Iran Resists an Illegal War of Aggression, & weighs in on the US left's insufficient commitment to anti-imperialism.

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]]> 55:05 false full Briahna Gray 42572685 2026-09-01T00:01:32Z Promo: Episode 604 - Woke Scare (w/ Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr.) Promo: Episode 604 - Woke Scare (w/ Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr.) Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:14:00 +0000 This is a promo of a full length episode. Subscribe to patreon.com/badfdaithpodcast to listen in full.

One of Briahna's favorite sparring partners, Princeton professor, primetime pundit, and author of several books including, most recently, America, U.S.A. How Race Shadows The Nation's Anniversaries, returns to Bad Faith to offer a broader historical context for the ongoing debate around "woke 1" and defund the police. Is "defund" the left's "Sister Souljah moment" through which it proves its 'seriousness' to the liberal establishment? If so, what is there to be gained by doing so? Also, was Briahna wrong to provide racial cover for the DSA left for the first half of her public career?

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]]> This is a promo of a full length episode. Subscribe to patreon.com/badfdaithpodcast to listen in full.

One of Briahna's favorite sparring partners, Princeton professor, primetime pundit, and author of several books including, most recently, America, U.S.A. How Race Shadows The Nation's Anniversaries, returns to Bad Faith to offer a broader historical context for the ongoing debate around "woke 1" and defund the police. Is "defund" the left's "Sister Souljah moment" through which it proves its 'seriousness' to the liberal establishment? If so, what is there to be gained by doing so? Also, was Briahna wrong to provide racial cover for the DSA left for the first half of her public career?

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]]> 07:56 false full Briahna Gray 42534540 2026-09-01T00:01:32Z Episode 603 - The Evolution of the Israel Lobby (w/ Eli Clifton) Episode 603 - The Evolution of the Israel Lobby (w/ Eli Clifton) Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:20:00 +0000 Co-author of Israel's Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power, and co-founder of the Quincy Institute for Responsible State craft joins Bad Faith to not only unpack the history of the Israel lobby and the roots of its enormous influence, but to diagnose how the lobby is evolving to respond to the fact that it has become a liability for politicians who receive its support. How does Clifton explain Zohran & AOC's commitment to AIPAC's biggest recipients, like Hakeem Jeffries? Why does Bernie, who takes no AIPAC money, frequently narrow his criticism to "Netanyahu?" Can following the money help explain the mystery of Hunter Biden's departure from his father's foreign policy? And what should the left look out for as the Israel lobby finds new ways to influence US policy without causing political damage to the candidates its buying?

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]]> Co-author of Israel's Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power, and co-founder of the Quincy Institute for Responsible State craft joins Bad Faith to not only unpack the history of the Israel lobby and the roots of its enormous influence, but to diagnose how the lobby is evolving to respond to the fact that it has become a liability for politicians who receive its support. How does Clifton explain Zohran & AOC's commitment to AIPAC's biggest recipients, like Hakeem Jeffries? Why does Bernie, who takes no AIPAC money, frequently narrow his criticism to "Netanyahu?" Can following the money help explain the mystery of Hunter Biden's departure from his father's foreign policy? And what should the left look out for as the Israel lobby finds new ways to influence US policy without causing political damage to the candidates its buying?

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]]> 01:45:33 false full Briahna Gray 42496600 2026-09-01T00:01:32Z Promo: Episode 602 Independnt's Day (w/ Sam Husseini) Promo: Episode 602 Independnt's Day (w/ Sam Husseini) Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:49:00 +0000 Subscribe at patreon.com/badfaithpodcast to catch Monday premium episodes every week. Watch all episodes at Bad Faith YouTube, and don't forget to like and subscribe

Palestinian-American journalist Sam Husseini is known for his press conference confrontations and willingness to hold power to account. He recently went viral for confronting Chuck Schumer at an anti-corruption event over Israel's genocide in Gaza, and during the Biden administration, suffered injuries after being hauled out of a State Department briefing where he confronted Antony Blinken. Now, as DSA candidates win elections and quickly distance themselves from the DSA platform, the independent journalist has announced his campaign to run as a Green Party candidate in Maryland's 4th Congressional District. He breaks down the limits of DSA Democratic Party entryism, and how he plans to win.

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]]> Subscribe at patreon.com/badfaithpodcast to catch Monday premium episodes every week. Watch all episodes at Bad Faith YouTube, and don't forget to like and subscribe

Palestinian-American journalist Sam Husseini is known for his press conference confrontations and willingness to hold power to account. He recently went viral for confronting Chuck Schumer at an anti-corruption event over Israel's genocide in Gaza, and during the Biden administration, suffered injuries after being hauled out of a State Department briefing where he confronted Antony Blinken. Now, as DSA candidates win elections and quickly distance themselves from the DSA platform, the independent journalist has announced his campaign to run as a Green Party candidate in Maryland's 4th Congressional District. He breaks down the limits of DSA Democratic Party entryism, and how he plans to win.

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]]> 08:18 false full 42460815 2026-09-01T00:01:32Z Episode 601: Woke 1 vs "The Catharsis of Winning" (w/ F.D. Signifier) Episode 601: Woke 1 vs "The Catharsis of Winning" (w/ F.D. Signifier) Thu, 13 Aug 2026 19:45:00 +0000 Prolific video essayist FD Signifier returns to Bad Faith Pod for a comprehensive analysis of the controversy surrounding left electeds' abandonment of 2020 era policy commitments and principles coined "Woke 1" by New York City Council member Chi Ossé, and made viral by AOC on the Sunday news last weekend. While members of the Platner left have argued that rejecting "woke one" simply means abandoning the excesses of cancel culture and identitarian jargon like "Latinx," several DSA candidates or electeds, from Francesca Hong and William Lawrence to AOC and Zohran Mamdani himself, have explicitly rejected firm BLM-era policy commitments like defund the police. And some, like Lawrence and AOC, even explicitly rejected their DSA affiliation in part or in whole. This brings a question we've been asking for about a year now front and center: Is it worth it to "win" if you have to sacrifice your principles to get there? If Zohran can do such a 180 on defund, how much confidence do we have with respect to his solidarity with Palestine? Why call yourself "socialist" if you're unwilling to stand behind the DSA platform, or if you're going to become an NPYD booster? And how did the left media ecosystem let this happen? Does "winning" within the Democratic party, in fact, help the left?

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]]> Prolific video essayist FD Signifier returns to Bad Faith Pod for a comprehensive analysis of the controversy surrounding left electeds' abandonment of 2020 era policy commitments and principles coined "Woke 1" by New York City Council member Chi Ossé, and made viral by AOC on the Sunday news last weekend. While members of the Platner left have argued that rejecting "woke one" simply means abandoning the excesses of cancel culture and identitarian jargon like "Latinx," several DSA candidates or electeds, from Francesca Hong and William Lawrence to AOC and Zohran Mamdani himself, have explicitly rejected firm BLM-era policy commitments like defund the police. And some, like Lawrence and AOC, even explicitly rejected their DSA affiliation in part or in whole. This brings a question we've been asking for about a year now front and center: Is it worth it to "win" if you have to sacrifice your principles to get there? If Zohran can do such a 180 on defund, how much confidence do we have with respect to his solidarity with Palestine? Why call yourself "socialist" if you're unwilling to stand behind the DSA platform, or if you're going to become an NPYD booster? And how did the left media ecosystem let this happen? Does "winning" within the Democratic party, in fact, help the left?

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]]> 02:52:12 false full Briahna Gray 42426440 2026-09-01T00:01:32Z Promo: Episode 600 - Socialism or Technofeudalism (w/ Aaron Good & Tonery Rose) Promo: Episode 600 - Socialism or Technofeudalism (w/ Aaron Good & Tonery Rose) Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:07:00 +0000 This is a promo clip. Subscribe at patreon.com/badfaithpodcast to hear this full Monday episode. Watch all episodes at Bad Faith YouTube, and don't forget to like and subscribe.

Dr. Trita Parsi, Executive VP of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and author behind the Trita Parsi Substack, returns to Bad Faith to provide an update on Israel's aggression in Iran, Gaza, & Lebanon. Importantly, he offers some perspective on how US/Israeli aggression is being normalized, US funding is being invisibalized, and what demands the left should make to ensure that Gaza isn't abandoned in the push by the electoral left to "win" during midterms or in 2028.

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]]> This is a promo clip. Subscribe at patreon.com/badfaithpodcast to hear this full Monday episode. Watch all episodes at Bad Faith YouTube, and don't forget to like and subscribe.

Dr. Trita Parsi, Executive VP of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and author behind the Trita Parsi Substack, returns to Bad Faith to provide an update on Israel's aggression in Iran, Gaza, & Lebanon. Importantly, he offers some perspective on how US/Israeli aggression is being normalized, US funding is being invisibalized, and what demands the left should make to ensure that Gaza isn't abandoned in the push by the electoral left to "win" during midterms or in 2028.

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]]> 07:07 false full Briahna Gray 42375315 2026-09-01T00:01:32Z Episode 599 - Does the Left's "Tea Party" Have Teeth? (w/ Oliver Larkin) Episode 599 - Does the Left's "Tea Party" Have Teeth? (w/ Oliver Larkin) Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:26:00 +0000 FL-25 Congressional candidate Oliver Larkin has been going viral over the past week for his exceptional skill at parrying bad faith corporate media questions about the DSA platform without throwing his principles under the bus. But when he's not shutting down Fox news interviews by pivoting to MAGA's Epstein-affiliated leader, he's fighting to win Debbie Wasserman Schutlz's old district and join the House as a committed DSAer. Unlike Michigan's Will Lawrence, who has immediately distanced himself from DSA post-win, saying his membership has "lapsed" while pledging to vote for Hakeem Jefferies as speaker, Larkin says he'll defend the platform, would vote with other left candidates as a bloc, and will not pre-endorse Jeffries. Is this was a genuine adversarial entryist candidate looks like?

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]]> FL-25 Congressional candidate Oliver Larkin has been going viral over the past week for his exceptional skill at parrying bad faith corporate media questions about the DSA platform without throwing his principles under the bus. But when he's not shutting down Fox news interviews by pivoting to MAGA's Epstein-affiliated leader, he's fighting to win Debbie Wasserman Schutlz's old district and join the House as a committed DSAer. Unlike Michigan's Will Lawrence, who has immediately distanced himself from DSA post-win, saying his membership has "lapsed" while pledging to vote for Hakeem Jefferies as speaker, Larkin says he'll defend the platform, would vote with other left candidates as a bloc, and will not pre-endorse Jeffries. Is this was a genuine adversarial entryist candidate looks like?

For more about Oliver Larkin's race: t.co/Co3N8zLPfn

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]]> 01:26:00 false full 42342330 2026-09-01T00:01:32Z Promo: Episode 598 - What's the Deal With ADOS? (w/ Yvette Carnell) Promo: Episode 598 - What's the Deal With ADOS? (w/ Yvette Carnell) Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:59:00 +0000 As progressives candidates have made electoral gains across the country over the past few weeks, Democrats are once again attempting to discredit the left by pointing to a poor showing with Black voters. For example, attempts have been made to ding Michigan's Abdul El-Sayed with this charge, even as polls show Black voters prefer him to his opponent, and the old "Bernie Bro" smear has even been trotted back out by Maine's Susan Collins . Jim Clyburn went viral for insinuating that Black electeds are justified in selling out because it's harder to fundraise from disproportionately low income Black voter bases, while Cori Bush is facing heaps of AIPAC-funded opposition laundered through a Black political opponent. Meanwhile, factions of the establishment-left are abandoning BLM-era causes like "Defund" in the name of "pragmatism" -- saying these issues hurt prospective DSA electeds. So what's the future of the Black left? I asked Yvette Carnell, co-founder of the ADOS movement -- African Descendants of American Slavery, to join Bad Faith to discuss what ADOS is and isn't, and whether there are opportunities for political allyship between ADOS and the Green Party, given both support reparations, single-payer healthcare, and other policies that corporate Democrats reject. Is it too factional to be part of a broad left movement? Or would the left benefit from diversifying it's tent?

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]]> As progressives candidates have made electoral gains across the country over the past few weeks, Democrats are once again attempting to discredit the left by pointing to a poor showing with Black voters. For example, attempts have been made to ding Michigan's Abdul El-Sayed with this charge, even as polls show Black voters prefer him to his opponent, and the old "Bernie Bro" smear has even been trotted back out by Maine's Susan Collins . Jim Clyburn went viral for insinuating that Black electeds are justified in selling out because it's harder to fundraise from disproportionately low income Black voter bases, while Cori Bush is facing heaps of AIPAC-funded opposition laundered through a Black political opponent. Meanwhile, factions of the establishment-left are abandoning BLM-era causes like "Defund" in the name of "pragmatism" -- saying these issues hurt prospective DSA electeds. So what's the future of the Black left? I asked Yvette Carnell, co-founder of the ADOS movement -- African Descendants of American Slavery, to join Bad Faith to discuss what ADOS is and isn't, and whether there are opportunities for political allyship between ADOS and the Green Party, given both support reparations, single-payer healthcare, and other policies that corporate Democrats reject. Is it too factional to be part of a broad left movement? Or would the left benefit from diversifying it's tent?

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]]> 07:49 false full Briahna Gray 42297135 2026-09-01T00:01:32Z Episode 597 - What is the DSA For? (w/ Megan Romer) Episode 597 - What is the DSA For? (w/ Megan Romer) Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:04:00 +0000 DSA co-chair Maggie Romer joins Bad Faith in the wake of her viral Fox News appearance in which she was asked about DSA platform planks like abolishing the Senate, abolishing ICE, defunding the Pentagon, and prison abolition. Predictably, the right wing dragged the clip, but so did many on the "socialist left" who are, apparently, ashamed of the DSA platform voted on by its members. I ask Romer the questions I had for fellow DSAer Dan Denvir: What are the goals of the DSA, and are those goals frustrated by a slate of electeds who frequently put distance between themselves and the DSA platform, or between themselves and socialism entirely? Is DSA's function to gate keep the progressive movement and sheepdog voters who are frustrated with the duopoly back into the duopoly? Will the DSA discipline elected members who undermine the DSA's principles? Should the DSA embrace Democratic centralism? Will it support third party candidates, or is DSA a "clique" that wears red on Wednesdays -- no Greens allowed?

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]]> DSA co-chair Maggie Romer joins Bad Faith in the wake of her viral Fox News appearance in which she was asked about DSA platform planks like abolishing the Senate, abolishing ICE, defunding the Pentagon, and prison abolition. Predictably, the right wing dragged the clip, but so did many on the "socialist left" who are, apparently, ashamed of the DSA platform voted on by its members. I ask Romer the questions I had for fellow DSAer Dan Denvir: What are the goals of the DSA, and are those goals frustrated by a slate of electeds who frequently put distance between themselves and the DSA platform, or between themselves and socialism entirely? Is DSA's function to gate keep the progressive movement and sheepdog voters who are frustrated with the duopoly back into the duopoly? Will the DSA discipline elected members who undermine the DSA's principles? Should the DSA embrace Democratic centralism? Will it support third party candidates, or is DSA a "clique" that wears red on Wednesdays -- no Greens allowed?

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]]> 01:26:15 false full Briahna Gray 42262605 2026-08-01T00:00:28Z Promo: Episode 596 - The Grass is Greener (w/ Dr. Ashok Kumar) Promo: Episode 596 - The Grass is Greener (w/ Dr. Ashok Kumar) Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:32:00 +0000 Listen in full by subscribing to Bad Faith Patreon at patreon.com/badfaithpodcast. Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube for video of this episode. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod).

Associate Professor of Political Economy & UK Green Party advocate Ashok Kumar joins Bad Faith to explain the successes of UK Greens, and weigh in on the insurgent DSA left and whether it hurts or helps the prospect of an independent left party. He weighs in on Mamdani's viral video explaining why he can't arrest Benjamin Netanyahu, DSA-left consolidation around AOC 2028, AOC's response to establishment red-baiting, and how we address accusations that we're accelerationists. An extremely validating and delightful, inside-baseball episode.

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]]> Listen in full by subscribing to Bad Faith Patreon at patreon.com/badfaithpodcast. Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube for video of this episode. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod).

Associate Professor of Political Economy & UK Green Party advocate Ashok Kumar joins Bad Faith to explain the successes of UK Greens, and weigh in on the insurgent DSA left and whether it hurts or helps the prospect of an independent left party. He weighs in on Mamdani's viral video explaining why he can't arrest Benjamin Netanyahu, DSA-left consolidation around AOC 2028, AOC's response to establishment red-baiting, and how we address accusations that we're accelerationists. An extremely validating and delightful, inside-baseball episode.

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]]> 07:28 false full Briahna Gray 42227750 2026-08-01T00:00:28Z Episode 595 - First They Came for the Communists (w/ Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly) Episode 595 - First They Came for the Communists (w/ Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly) Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:26:00 +0000 Associate Professor of African American Studies at Wayne State University & author of Black Scare Red Scare: Theorizing Capitalist Racism in the United States, Charisse Burden-Stelly, returns to Bad Faith to discuss the new 100 page State Department report accusing American leftist groups of being part of a "sustained campaign of subversion" against the United States. This new Red-Scare blacklist names Code Pink, the DSA, Hasan Piker, Ben Cohen, Zohran Mamdani, and even Maxine Waters. What does this mean for left movements, & does the liberal response to these accusations, which is largely to distance "Communism" from Scandinavian-style social democracy, help or hurt the cause of the socialist left? We examine a series of Red-Scare articles, including a viral Atlantic Piece titled "The DSA Is a Parasite," along with clips from Jon Stewart, Abdul El-Sayed, & more.

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]]> Associate Professor of African American Studies at Wayne State University & author of Black Scare Red Scare: Theorizing Capitalist Racism in the United States, Charisse Burden-Stelly, returns to Bad Faith to discuss the new 100 page State Department report accusing American leftist groups of being part of a "sustained campaign of subversion" against the United States. This new Red-Scare blacklist names Code Pink, the DSA, Hasan Piker, Ben Cohen, Zohran Mamdani, and even Maxine Waters. What does this mean for left movements, & does the liberal response to these accusations, which is largely to distance "Communism" from Scandinavian-style social democracy, help or hurt the cause of the socialist left? We examine a series of Red-Scare articles, including a viral Atlantic Piece titled "The DSA Is a Parasite," along with clips from Jon Stewart, Abdul El-Sayed, & more.

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]]> 01:37:30 false full Briahna Gray 42191640 2026-08-01T00:00:28Z Promo: Episode 594 - Truth Translator (w/ Amanda Seales) Promo: Episode 594 - Truth Translator (w/ Amanda Seales) Mon, 20 Jul 2026 05:58:00 +0000 Comedian, actor, and musician Amanda Seales returns to Bad Faith to talk about her new album and the value of revolutionary music, Jay Z's controversial freestyle about Colin Kaepernick, Graham Platner fall-out and the left's unsettled racial politics, & the state of love on the left.

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]]> Comedian, actor, and musician Amanda Seales returns to Bad Faith to talk about her new album and the value of revolutionary music, Jay Z's controversial freestyle about Colin Kaepernick, Graham Platner fall-out and the left's unsettled racial politics, & the state of love on the left.

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]]> 08:35 false full 42148320 2026-08-01T00:00:28Z Episode 593 - There's Nothing Wrong With Wanting Men (w/ Magdalene J. Taylor) Episode 593 - There's Nothing Wrong With Wanting Men (w/ Magdalene J. Taylor) Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:13:00 +0000 Senior editor at Playboy, Magdalene J. Taylor, returns to Bad Faith to discuss her viral (and somewhat infamous) New York Times essay, "There's Nothing Wrong With Wanting Men." Responding to a trend toward "hetero-pessimism," or a cynical feeling that heterosexual relationships are beyond repair due largely to something 'wrong' with men, she offers a counter argument: There's never been a better time to be straight. Reasonable minds can disagree. You can read her opinion piece here: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/opinion/heteropessimism-straight-dating-love.html

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]]> Senior editor at Playboy, Magdalene J. Taylor, returns to Bad Faith to discuss her viral (and somewhat infamous) New York Times essay, "There's Nothing Wrong With Wanting Men." Responding to a trend toward "hetero-pessimism," or a cynical feeling that heterosexual relationships are beyond repair due largely to something 'wrong' with men, she offers a counter argument: There's never been a better time to be straight. Reasonable minds can disagree. You can read her opinion piece here: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/opinion/heteropessimism-straight-dating-love.html

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]]> 01:09:52 false full Briahna Gray 42110275 2026-08-01T00:00:28Z Promo: Episode 592 - Lady Bunny Drags The Establishment (w/ Lady Bunny) Promo: Episode 592 - Lady Bunny Drags The Establishment (w/ Lady Bunny) Mon, 13 Jul 2026 08:41:00 +0000 Legendary drag queen, comedian, & DJ featured in Sex and the City, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar, & RuPaul's Drag Race, is the rare pop-culture maven willing to be loud and proud about her left-politics in the entertainment world. She weighs in on recent left wins and the future of left politics, the state of identity politics -- specifically as they play out in the LGBTQ community, her upbringing & path to left politics, and more.

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]]> Legendary drag queen, comedian, & DJ featured in Sex and the City, To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar, & RuPaul's Drag Race, is the rare pop-culture maven willing to be loud and proud about her left-politics in the entertainment world. She weighs in on recent left wins and the future of left politics, the state of identity politics -- specifically as they play out in the LGBTQ community, her upbringing & path to left politics, and more.

Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube for video of this episode. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod).

]]> 08:18 false trailer Briahna Gray 42054630 2026-08-01T00:00:28Z Episode 591 - Episode 591- The Great White Cope: Graham Platner & The Establishment Left Who Loved Him (w/ Kshama Sawant) Episode 591 - Episode 591- The Great White Cope: Graham Platner & The Establishment Left Who Loved Him (w/ Kshama Sawant) Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:51:00 +0000 Former socialist Seattle city council woman Kshama Sawant returns to Bad Faith podcast to break down the fall out from the latest Graham Platner scandal and how the establishment-left media that made him is responding. Should they have supported him in the first place given his unrepentant enthusiasm for war? Did left media figures abandon their responsibility to vet his anti-imperial bonafides? If they had, could they have avoided the embarrassment of defending a man who once said he'd rape a home intruder to demonstrate dominance?

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]]> Former socialist Seattle city council woman Kshama Sawant returns to Bad Faith podcast to break down the fall out from the latest Graham Platner scandal and how the establishment-left media that made him is responding. Should they have supported him in the first place given his unrepentant enthusiasm for war? Did left media figures abandon their responsibility to vet his anti-imperial bonafides? If they had, could they have avoided the embarrassment of defending a man who once said he'd rape a home intruder to demonstrate dominance?

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]]> 01:41:37 false full 42020720 2026-08-01T00:00:28Z Promo: Episode 590 - Is Tucker Willing to do What the DSA Won't? (w/ Glenn Greenwald) Promo: Episode 590 - Is Tucker Willing to do What the DSA Won't? (w/ Glenn Greenwald) Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:54:00 +0000 Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube for video of this episode. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod).

Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, founder of The Intercept, and host of System Update, Glenn Greenwald, returns to Bad Faith to discuss the likelihood that Tucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and other disaffected, America-first conservatives are planning to break from the Republican Party to start a new, anti-war third party. Will Tucker do what entryist left orgs like DSA has refused to try? Will he successfully capture the plurality of voters who do want an anti-war party? Would Tucker's party be genuinely imperialist or just anti-Israel? What do we make of his history of China hawkery, or his mea culpas for a history of Islamophobia and support for the Iraq war? Can Tucker be trusted? Do we have a choice?

Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

 

]]> Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube for video of this episode. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod).

Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, founder of The Intercept, and host of System Update, Glenn Greenwald, returns to Bad Faith to discuss the likelihood that Tucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and other disaffected, America-first conservatives are planning to break from the Republican Party to start a new, anti-war third party. Will Tucker do what entryist left orgs like DSA has refused to try? Will he successfully capture the plurality of voters who do want an anti-war party? Would Tucker's party be genuinely imperialist or just anti-Israel? What do we make of his history of China hawkery, or his mea culpas for a history of Islamophobia and support for the Iraq war? Can Tucker be trusted? Do we have a choice?

Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 08:34 false trailer Briahna Gray 41981260 2026-08-01T00:00:28Z Episode 589 - Gone Left (w/ Daniel Denvir) Episode 589 - Gone Left (w/ Daniel Denvir) Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:17:00 +0000 Host of The Dig podcast, Daniel Denvir, joins Bad Faith to discuss the DSA sweep and whether the new elected socialist candidates might be willing to act as a block to change the Democratic Party before the Democratic Party changes them. Is DSA wrong to refuse to act as a party, or to support candidates running outside of the Democratic Party, like Andre Easton? What is the strategy there? And if the DSA refuses to take party building seriously, will the Tucker Carlson right be first to harness imperialist, working class energy to achieve a third party break from the duopoly? What happens to the left then?

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> Host of The Dig podcast, Daniel Denvir, joins Bad Faith to discuss the DSA sweep and whether the new elected socialist candidates might be willing to act as a block to change the Democratic Party before the Democratic Party changes them. Is DSA wrong to refuse to act as a party, or to support candidates running outside of the Democratic Party, like Andre Easton? What is the strategy there? And if the DSA refuses to take party building seriously, will the Tucker Carlson right be first to harness imperialist, working class energy to achieve a third party break from the duopoly? What happens to the left then?

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 03:04 false full 41940075 2026-08-01T00:00:28Z Promo: Episode 588 - Socialism or Technofeudalism (w/ Aaron Good & Tonery Rose) Promo: Episode 588 - Socialism or Technofeudalism (w/ Aaron Good & Tonery Rose) Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:57:00 +0000 Independent researcher Tonery Rose & political scientist & host of The American Exception Podcast, Aaron Good, return to Bad Faith to breakdown the story behind Peter Thiel's secret society, Dialog, and the various "conspiracies" that help to fill in the gaps in mainstream realpolitik analysis. But before I ask them to run through their favorite conspiracy theories, we run through the establishment meltdown over the Mamdani-slate's victory last week in New York from the ladies of The View, to James Carville.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> Independent researcher Tonery Rose & political scientist & host of The American Exception Podcast, Aaron Good, return to Bad Faith to breakdown the story behind Peter Thiel's secret society, Dialog, and the various "conspiracies" that help to fill in the gaps in mainstream realpolitik analysis. But before I ask them to run through their favorite conspiracy theories, we run through the establishment meltdown over the Mamdani-slate's victory last week in New York from the ladies of The View, to James Carville.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 06:33 false full Briahna Gray 41863880 2026-07-01T00:01:41Z Episode 587 - We Were Never Woke (w/ Musa Al-Gharbi) Episode 587 - We Were Never Woke (w/ Musa Al-Gharbi) Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:08:00 +0000 Author of We Were Never Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite, and professor in the School of Journalism at Stony Brook University, joins Bad Faith to discuss his historical review of the history of "wokeness," why it cyclically emerges and declines over the decades, and the dangers the "symbolic capitalism" class present to the pursuit of economic equality. Though there's much agreement on the pernicious effects of woke identity politics, we debate our different theories of who is responsible for "woke," and assess whether Tuesday's big DSA wins in New York herald the end of the establishment's superficial identity driven "woke" politics.

 https://musaalgharbi.com/paperback-edition-we-have-never-been-woke/

https://musaalgharbi.substack.com/p/book-announcement-those-people

"On the Cultural Contradictions of the Antiwoke" 

"Putting the 'Culture' in the Culture Wars"

"On the Cultural Contradictions of the Antiwoke" 

"Putting the 'Culture' in the Culture Wars"

"On Redistribution"

"How We Lived in NYC"

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> Author of We Were Never Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite, and professor in the School of Journalism at Stony Brook University, joins Bad Faith to discuss his historical review of the history of "wokeness," why it cyclically emerges and declines over the decades, and the dangers the "symbolic capitalism" class present to the pursuit of economic equality. Though there's much agreement on the pernicious effects of woke identity politics, we debate our different theories of who is responsible for "woke," and assess whether Tuesday's big DSA wins in New York herald the end of the establishment's superficial identity driven "woke" politics.

https://musaalgharbi.com/paperback-edition-we-have-never-been-woke/

https://musaalgharbi.substack.com/p/book-announcement-those-people

"On the Cultural Contradictions of the Antiwoke"

"Putting the 'Culture' in the Culture Wars"

"On the Cultural Contradictions of the Antiwoke"

"Putting the 'Culture' in the Culture Wars"

"On Redistribution"

"How We Lived in NYC"

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 02:58:54 false full Briahna Gray 41804965 2026-07-01T00:01:41Z Episode 586 (Promo) - What's The Deal With Zohran & The NYPD? (w/ Alex Vitale) Episode 586 (Promo) - What's The Deal With Zohran & The NYPD? (w/ Alex Vitale) Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:50:00 +0000 As an abolitionist professor of sociology at Brooklyn College and member of Zohran Mamdani's transition team advising on community safety, Alex Vitale is the perfect guest to help us understand some concerning choices Mamdani has made with respect to policing since becoming Mayor of New York City. In addition to the mystery of why he kept on billionaire zionist police commissioner Jessica Tisch, Mamdani is now being questioned over his choice to violate his campaign promise not to expand the police force. Earlier this month, Tisch announced that the NYPD would be hiring 580 more officers -- a choice met with rare rebuke from the DSA. Vitale offers his perspective on what might be going on here, and engages with the perennial question: Why has the left abandoned defund?

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> As an abolitionist professor of sociology at Brooklyn College and member of Zohran Mamdani's transition team advising on community safety, Alex Vitale is the perfect guest to help us understand some concerning choices Mamdani has made with respect to policing since becoming Mayor of New York City. In addition to the mystery of why he kept on billionaire zionist police commissioner Jessica Tisch, Mamdani is now being questioned over his choice to violate his campaign promise not to expand the police force. Earlier this month, Tisch announced that the NYPD would be hiring 580 more officers -- a choice met with rare rebuke from the DSA. Vitale offers his perspective on what might be going on here, and engages with the perennial question: Why has the left abandoned defund?

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 07:39 false full 41721745 2026-07-01T00:01:41Z Episode 585 - Left Nationalism vs Left Internationalism (w/ Chris Alfonso) Episode 585 - Left Nationalism vs Left Internationalism (w/ Chris Alfonso) Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:34:00 +0000 Short-form socialism-explainer Chris Alfonso, aka Jean-Paul Fartre, returns to Bad Faith pod to noodle on the nature of US empire and answer a question recently presented in a conversation between NYT podcaster Ezra Klein & Bernie foreign policy advisor Matt Duss: Is the left's goal a left nationalism or a left internationalism? What does left internationalism mean if raising workers' standards of living is the sine qua non of left advocacy, but doing so sometimes comes at the expense of the global south? But first: The Knicks win, and why JLo's controversial Subway Takes take is right. Also, we weigh in on progressive wins on election day, Graham Platner's origin story, and two recent cop killings that demonstrate why the defund movement should not die.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> Short-form socialism-explainer Chris Alfonso, aka Jean-Paul Fartre, returns to Bad Faith pod to noodle on the nature of US empire and answer a question recently presented in a conversation between NYT podcaster Ezra Klein & Bernie foreign policy advisor Matt Duss: Is the left's goal a left nationalism or a left internationalism? What does left internationalism mean if raising workers' standards of living is the sine qua non of left advocacy, but doing so sometimes comes at the expense of the global south? But first: The Knicks win, and why JLo's controversial Subway Takes take is right. Also, we weigh in on progressive wins on election day, Graham Platner's origin story, and two recent cop killings that demonstrate why the defund movement should not die.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 02:00:33 false full 41689090 2026-07-01T00:01:41Z Episode 584 - America First Is Incompatible w/ Anti-Imperialism: Taking Down the Compatible Right (w/ Gabriel Rockhill) Episode 584 - America First Is Incompatible w/ Anti-Imperialism: Taking Down the Compatible Right (w/ Gabriel Rockhill) Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:15:00 +0000 Philosopher and author of Who Paid the Pipers of Western Marxism?, Gabriel Rockhill, returns to Bad Faith to expand on his criticism of the "compatible left" -- a type of reformist leftist who is elevated by the establishment due to their unwillingness to support actually existing socialism. A recent hit piece on Chris Smalls in Jacobin, unqualified support for mercenary Graham Platner -- how does Rockhill interpret what's going on with the establishment left, and what does he make of the right's leadership on criticism of Palestine? Is Tucker's "America First" politics fundamentally incompatible with imperialism?

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> Philosopher and author of Who Paid the Pipers of Western Marxism?, Gabriel Rockhill, returns to Bad Faith to expand on his criticism of the "compatible left" -- a type of reformist leftist who is elevated by the establishment due to their unwillingness to support actually existing socialism. A recent hit piece on Chris Smalls in Jacobin, unqualified support for mercenary Graham Platner -- how does Rockhill interpret what's going on with the establishment left, and what does he make of the right's leadership on criticism of Palestine? Is Tucker's "America First" politics fundamentally incompatible with imperialism?

Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube for video of this episode. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod).

Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 09:00 false full 41645835 2026-07-01T00:01:41Z Episode 583 - Debate: Should Democrats Campaign on Climate Change Anymore? (W/ Matt Huber & Aaron Regunberg) Episode 583 - Debate: Should Democrats Campaign on Climate Change Anymore? (W/ Matt Huber & Aaron Regunberg) Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:35:00 +0000 A few weeks ago, we had an all star panel to discuss AI data centers and the pivot in both liberal and left publications away from embracing climate change as an issue. One of those articles was written in the New York Times by Syracuse professor Matt Huber, who teachers in the geography and environment department. Today, Huber joins the podcast with AI panelist Aaron Reguberg to push back on how his argument was characterized, and to defend his take that Democrats don't have to campaign on climate change anymore because they can win by prioritizing economic issues. Are these ideas in tension? Does opposing AI data centers constitute both a material and environmental issue? Did Green New Deal advocacy hurt Democrats? Was it unpopular, or was it thwarted by the Democratic establishment before it had a chance to be explained? Is the takeaway from Mamdani's success in New York City that Democrats should decenter climate? Why is Briahna defending AOC?

]]> A few weeks ago, we had an all star panel to discuss AI data centers and the pivot in both liberal and left publications away from embracing climate change as an issue. One of those articles was written in the New York Times by Syracuse professor Matt Huber, who teachers in the geography and environment department. Today, Huber joins the podcast with AI panelist Aaron Reguberg to push back on how his argument was characterized, and to defend his take that Democrats don't have to campaign on climate change anymore because they can win by prioritizing economic issues. Are these ideas in tension? Does opposing AI data centers constitute both a material and environmental issue? Did Green New Deal advocacy hurt Democrats? Was it unpopular, or was it thwarted by the Democratic establishment before it had a chance to be explained? Is the takeaway from Mamdani's success in New York City that Democrats should decenter climate? Why is Briahna defending AOC?

]]> 01:36:24 false full Briahna Gray 41608590 2026-07-01T00:01:41Z Promo - Episode 582 Debunking the Rape Hoax Redux (w/ Ali Abunimah) Promo - Episode 582 Debunking the Rape Hoax Redux (w/ Ali Abunimah) Mon, 08 Jun 2026 07:38:00 +0000 Executive director of the Electronic Intifada, Ali Abunimah, returns to Bad Faith to break down the latest attempt by Zionists to push the "mass rape" narrative that has greased the runway for Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza, but stays to debate the role Tucker Carlson should play in advancing the lefts anti war and anti imperialist aims. A fascinating exploration of ethnics, media, and progressive values with one of the left's best journalists.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> Executive director of the Electronic Intifada, Ali Abunimah, returns to Bad Faith to break down the latest attempt by Zionists to push the "mass rape" narrative that has greased the runway for Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza, but stays to debate the role Tucker Carlson should play in advancing the lefts anti war and anti imperialist aims. A fascinating exploration of ethnics, media, and progressive values with one of the left's best journalists.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 07:44 false trailer 41569575 2026-07-01T00:01:41Z Episode 581 - Sick Saad World (w/ Matt McManus) Episode 581 - Sick Saad World (w/ Matt McManus) Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:40:00 +0000 Spelman College professor and author of The Political Right & Equality, & The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism, returns to Bad Faith to to discuss his recent article on the Gad Saad, the poor man's Jordan Peterson, his case against "suicidal empathy," and what it shows about the status of the conservative movement. But first, we cover the latest Graham Platner sexting scandal, the NYC Israel Parade, & the California election results. https://jacobin.com/2026/05/saad-empathy-conservatism-book-review

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> Spelman College professor and author of The Political Right & Equality, & The Political Theory of Liberal Socialism, returns to Bad Faith to to discuss his recent article on the Gad Saad, the poor man's Jordan Peterson, his case against "suicidal empathy," and what it shows about the status of the conservative movement. But first, we cover the latest Graham Platner sexting scandal, the NYC Israel Parade, & the California election results. https://jacobin.com/2026/05/saad-empathy-conservatism-book-review

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 01:41:45 false full 41532105 2026-07-01T00:01:41Z Promo Episode 580 - A.I. Sore (w/ Dr. Margo Paez & Jae Holzman) Promo Episode 580 - A.I. Sore (w/ Dr. Margo Paez & Jae Holzman) Mon, 01 Jun 2026 07:14:00 +0000 Dr. Margo Paez, an expert on climate change modeling & water resources & fellow at the Bitcoin policy institute, joins with Jae Holzman, a journalist reporting on climate change for Heatmap news, for a surprising conversation about AI data centers and how they're being litigated across the political identity spectrum.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> Dr. Margo Paez, an expert on climate change modeling & water resources & fellow at the Bitcoin policy institute, joins with Jae Holzman, a journalist reporting on climate change for Heatmap news, for a surprising conversation about AI data centers and how they're being litigated across the political identity spectrum.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 07:28 false full 41489650 2026-07-01T00:01:41Z Episode 579 - On The Potential of Art & The Limits of Tucker Carlson (w/ Saul Williams) Episode 579 - On The Potential of Art & The Limits of Tucker Carlson (w/ Saul Williams) Thu, 28 May 2026 15:08:00 +0000 Poet, musician, actor, & writer Saul Williams joins Bad Faith podcast for the first time to talk about how art can help feed this revolutionary moment and expand our understanding of our potential as a global community. But also, Briahna is still hyper-fixated on the prominent role the Israel-critical right is playing in the anti-war space, and what the implications are for building a left, anti war, internationalist movement that can't be "America first" insofar as our way of life is dependent on the immiseration of the global south. We work through all of this in a deeply nuanced, compassionate, and musical 2 hour chat.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> Poet, musician, actor, & writer Saul Williams joins Bad Faith podcast for the first time to talk about how art can help feed this revolutionary moment and expand our understanding of our potential as a global community. But also, Briahna is still hyper-fixated on the prominent role the Israel-critical right is playing in the anti-war space, and what the implications are for building a left, anti war, internationalist movement that can't be "America first" insofar as our way of life is dependent on the immiseration of the global south. We work through all of this in a deeply nuanced, compassionate, and musical 2 hour chat.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 02:04:17 false full 41452410 2026-06-01T00:00:28Z Episode 578 Promo - The Finale (w/ Ron Placone) Episode 578 Promo - The Finale (w/ Ron Placone) Mon, 25 May 2026 07:10:00 +0000 Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube to listen to this episode in full. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod).

California-based leftist comedian median & film maker Ron Placone joins Bad Faith to help us laugh through what feels like America's curtain call. We cover the DNC autopsy report which was, fittingly, dead on arrival, the California mayoral and gubernatorial elections, and why billionaire Tom Steyer is winning so much support from the left despite opposing Bernie's AI data center moratorium.

For Tour Dates : ronplacone.com
@RonPlacone on IG/Substack/Twitter
Left At Wall on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQgYuiln4N0 (edited) 

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube to listen to this episode in full. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod).

California-based leftist comedian median & film maker Ron Placone joins Bad Faith to help us laugh through what feels like America's curtain call. We cover the DNC autopsy report which was, fittingly, dead on arrival, the California mayoral and gubernatorial elections, and why billionaire Tom Steyer is winning so much support from the left despite opposing Bernie's AI data center moratorium.

For Tour Dates : ronplacone.com @RonPlacone on IG/Substack/Twitter Left At Wall on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQgYuiln4N0 (edited)

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 08:07 false full 41412595 2026-06-01T00:00:28Z Episode 577 - Where Are All The Eco-Terrorists? (w/ Yasha Levine, Edward Ongweso Jr., & Aaron Regunberg) Episode 577 - Where Are All The Eco-Terrorists? (w/ Yasha Levine, Edward Ongweso Jr., & Aaron Regunberg) Thu, 21 May 2026 07:42:00 +0000 We've assembled an all-star panel of journalists to break down the controversy around the AI data centers being built across the country. We start with a discussion of the curious & controversial Jacobin piece by Holly Buck in which she opposes Bernie Sanders' data center moratorium. Why would a left publication advance a take that so obviously benefits big AI? Journalists Levine, Ongweso & Regunberg go on cover Tucker Carlson's take down of Billionaire Kevin O'Leary over O'Leary's Utah data center that's anticipated to be twice the size of Manhattan, the surveillance implications of said centers, the media campaign to get Democrats to stop talking about all environmental issues, the ratcheting up of criminal penalties for protestors, and what this means for millions of Americans who find themselves living in the shadow of these AI energy hogs.

Further reading: https://jacobin.com/2026/04/data-center-ai-moratorium-bernie

https://aaronregunberg.substack.com/p/corporate-dems-are-climate-scapegoating

https://jacobin.com/2024/08/climate-crisis-disinformation-fossil-fuels

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]]> We've assembled an all-star panel of journalists to break down the controversy around the AI data centers being built across the country. We start with a discussion of the curious & controversial Jacobin piece by Holly Buck in which she opposes Bernie Sanders' data center moratorium. Why would a left publication advance a take that so obviously benefits big AI? Journalists Levine, Ongweso & Regunberg go on cover Tucker Carlson's take down of Billionaire Kevin O'Leary over O'Leary's Utah data center that's anticipated to be twice the size of Manhattan, the surveillance implications of said centers, the media campaign to get Democrats to stop talking about all environmental issues, the ratcheting up of criminal penalties for protestors, and what this means for millions of Americans who find themselves living in the shadow of these AI energy hogs.

Further reading: https://jacobin.com/2026/04/data-center-ai-moratorium-bernie

https://aaronregunberg.substack.com/p/corporate-dems-are-climate-scapegoating

https://jacobin.com/2024/08/climate-crisis-disinformation-fossil-fuels

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]]> 01:46:25 false full 41375225 2026-06-01T00:00:28Z Episode 576 - Canceled, Not Silenced (w/ Rami Elghandour) Episode 576 - Canceled, Not Silenced (w/ Rami Elghandour) Mon, 18 May 2026 08:39:00 +0000 Biotech entrepreneur and producer of The Voice of Hind Rajab, Rami Elghandour, was scheduled to speak at his alma mater, Rutgers University, but two weeks before graduation his appearance was canceled -- apparently due to complaints from a small number of students on campus. Though never given a clear explanation, some have pointed to Israel-critical social media posts relating to Nicholas Kristof's viral op-ed about IDF rape culture as the reason. In other words, he was targeted for anti-Zionist speech. Rami joins Bad Faith to discuss what happened, the fall out from the Kristof piece, and the future of the party politics post-Gaza.

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]]> Biotech entrepreneur and producer of The Voice of Hind Rajab, Rami Elghandour, was scheduled to speak at his alma mater, Rutgers University, but two weeks before graduation his appearance was canceled -- apparently due to complaints from a small number of students on campus. Though never given a clear explanation, some have pointed to Israel-critical social media posts relating to Nicholas Kristof's viral op-ed about IDF rape culture as the reason. In other words, he was targeted for anti-Zionist speech. Rami joins Bad Faith to discuss what happened, the fall out from the Kristof piece, and the future of the party politics post-Gaza.

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]]> 08:28 false full 41329515 2026-06-01T00:00:28Z Episode 575 - Israel vs The Truth (w/ Sana Saeed) Episode 575 - Israel vs The Truth (w/ Sana Saeed) Thu, 14 May 2026 16:50:00 +0000 Independent journalist, formerly of Al Jazeera, Sana Saeed returns to Bad Faith to break down Benjamin Netanyahu's 60 Minutes interview on Bari Weiss's CBS, the New York Times finally covering Israel's mass rape of Palestinian hostages in an opinion piece by Nicholas Kristof, & the internecine debate on the left about AOC's feud with Marjorie Taylor Greene, and the utility of acknowledging that some conservative figures have gained rhetorical high ground over some on the left when it comes to Israel. Also, Stephen A Smith on wishing Black Americans would vote Republican, Zohran Mamdani balancing NYC's budget, and Saeed's latest article on whether charismatic leftists like Mamdani serve to normalize establishment politicians like Barack Obama. https://sanasaeed.substack.com/p/the-charisma-of-empire-obama-mamdani

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]]> Independent journalist, formerly of Al Jazeera, Sana Saeed returns to Bad Faith to break down Benjamin Netanyahu's 60 Minutes interview on Bari Weiss's CBS, the New York Times finally covering Israel's mass rape of Palestinian hostages in an opinion piece by Nicholas Kristof, & the internecine debate on the left about AOC's feud with Marjorie Taylor Greene, and the utility of acknowledging that some conservative figures have gained rhetorical high ground over some on the left when it comes to Israel. Also, Stephen A Smith on wishing Black Americans would vote Republican, Zohran Mamdani balancing NYC's budget, and Saeed's latest article on whether charismatic leftists like Mamdani serve to normalize establishment politicians like Barack Obama. https://sanasaeed.substack.com/p/the-charisma-of-empire-obama-mamdani

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Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 02:07:36 false full 41295660 2026-06-01T00:00:28Z Episode 574 Promo -Green Wave UK: How They Did It (w/ Ash Sarkar) Episode 574 Promo -Green Wave UK: How They Did It (w/ Ash Sarkar) Mon, 11 May 2026 08:49:00 +0000 British journalist and Senior Editor at Novara media, Ash Sarkar, joins Bad Faith to unpack the UK Green Party's huge successes last week under the new leadership of Zack Polanski. After winning big, Polanski declared that Britain's two party politics are "dead and buried," and that Green vs Reform has replaced the old Labor vs Conservatives dynamic. What techniques might translate into lessons for the US Green Party which hopes to displace Democrats in our two party system, and what obstacles are unique to the US? Will Polanski be derailed by anti-semitism allegations, or will he continue to succeed where Corbyn failed? How should the left handle bad faith attacks from establishment media? Should we take a cue from Trump and simply never apologize or back down?

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]]> British journalist and Senior Editor at Novara media, Ash Sarkar, joins Bad Faith to unpack the UK Green Party's huge successes last week under the new leadership of Zack Polanski. After winning big, Polanski declared that Britain's two party politics are "dead and buried," and that Green vs Reform has replaced the old Labor vs Conservatives dynamic. What techniques might translate into lessons for the US Green Party which hopes to displace Democrats in our two party system, and what obstacles are unique to the US? Will Polanski be derailed by anti-semitism allegations, or will he continue to succeed where Corbyn failed? How should the left handle bad faith attacks from establishment media? Should we take a cue from Trump and simply never apologize or back down?

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]]> 08:18 false full 41245130 2026-06-01T00:00:28Z Episode 573 - In Defense of Litmus Tests (w/ Natalie Wynn aka ContraPoints) Episode 573 - In Defense of Litmus Tests (w/ Natalie Wynn aka ContraPoints) Thu, 07 May 2026 06:48:00 +0000 Prolific YouTube video essayist, & political commentator, Natalie Wynn, returns to Bad Faith after five years to discuss her critiques of the left & backlash to said critiques. Infamous for saying the left doesn't want power, but wants to endlessly critique power, Briahna pushes Natalie on her own theory of change, and whether it is in fact, the left, that misunderstands power. The pair also discuss a growing liberal interest in "violence on the left": Is it good faith concern following the latest Trump assassination attempt, or is it a strategy to derail legitimate anger -- the likes of which lead to healthcare CEO Brian Thompson's assassination? Finally, are women lonely?

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]]> Prolific YouTube video essayist, & political commentator, Natalie Wynn, returns to Bad Faith after five years to discuss her critiques of the left & backlash to said critiques. Infamous for saying the left doesn't want power, but wants to endlessly critique power, Briahna pushes Natalie on her own theory of change, and whether it is in fact, the left, that misunderstands power. The pair also discuss a growing liberal interest in "violence on the left": Is it good faith concern following the latest Trump assassination attempt, or is it a strategy to derail legitimate anger -- the likes of which lead to healthcare CEO Brian Thompson's assassination? Finally, are women lonely?

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Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 02:39:15 false full 41201350 2026-06-01T00:00:28Z Episode 572 Promo - The Gerontocracy is Killing Us (w/ Samuel Moyn) Episode 572 Promo - The Gerontocracy is Killing Us (w/ Samuel Moyn) Mon, 04 May 2026 13:38:00 +0000 Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

Yale Law Professor Samuel Moyn joins Bad Faith to discuss the Supreme Court's attack on the Voting Rights Act, and how the Democratic Party's commitment to the gerontocracy has led to the degradation of our courts and our democracy as a whole. Professor Moyn discusses his new book on gerontocracy, why politics seems to have skipped Gen X, and why Biden should be blamed for ignoring an opportunity to do real court reform. Instead of blaming Briahna for voting Green, should Democrats blame their own leadership for declining to pack the court and abolish the Senate? And what's the deal with the party's allergy to accountability? Moyn also weighs in on DNC chair Ken Martin's contentious interview on Pod Save America about his refusal to release the 2024 autopsy report.

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]]> Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

Yale Law Professor Samuel Moyn joins Bad Faith to discuss the Supreme Court's attack on the Voting Rights Act, and how the Democratic Party's commitment to the gerontocracy has led to the degradation of our courts and our democracy as a whole. Professor Moyn discusses his new book on gerontocracy, why politics seems to have skipped Gen X, and why Biden should be blamed for ignoring an opportunity to do real court reform. Instead of blaming Briahna for voting Green, should Democrats blame their own leadership for declining to pack the court and abolish the Senate? And what's the deal with the party's allergy to accountability? Moyn also weighs in on DNC chair Ken Martin's contentious interview on Pod Save America about his refusal to release the 2024 autopsy report.

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]]> 08:15 false 1 572 full 41141690 2026-06-01T00:00:28Z Episode 571 - "Democrat on Democrat Violence" (w/ Jose Vega) Episode 571 - "Democrat on Democrat Violence" (w/ Jose Vega) Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:41:00 +0000 We've been interviewing candidates running against Ritchie Torres in NY's 15th district for about a year now, and today we've collected the final infinity stone in the set. Jose Vega is perhaps best known for viral videos in which he confronts politicians and journalists about their commitment to war and lack of ideological courage, but now he's running to unseat the House's most unabashed Zionist Representative from the Bronx. As the left considers the best strategy to unseat Torres, should they consider the young upstart who has no qualms being maximally adversarial to Democrats over the left-establisment pick Michael Blake, who we interviewed last week? Is running on the Democratic ballot line a strategic win given it granted him access to the debates? What did he make of some subtle antipathy from Blake during last week's interview, and what is he hearing from Bronx residents on the ground? Also, what's the deal with Lyndon Larouche?

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]]> We've been interviewing candidates running against Ritchie Torres in NY's 15th district for about a year now, and today we've collected the final infinity stone in the set. Jose Vega is perhaps best known for viral videos in which he confronts politicians and journalists about their commitment to war and lack of ideological courage, but now he's running to unseat the House's most unabashed Zionist Representative from the Bronx. As the left considers the best strategy to unseat Torres, should they consider the young upstart who has no qualms being maximally adversarial to Democrats over the left-establisment pick Michael Blake, who we interviewed last week? Is running on the Democratic ballot line a strategic win given it granted him access to the debates? What did he make of some subtle antipathy from Blake during last week's interview, and what is he hearing from Bronx residents on the ground? Also, what's the deal with Lyndon Larouche?

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]]> 01:27:39 false full Briahna Gray 41072030 2026-05-01T00:00:17Z Episode 570 Promo - Episode 570 Promo - Mon, 27 Apr 2026 10:31:00 +0000 Journalist and author of Irregular Army, How the US Military Recruited Neo-Nazis, Gang Members, and Criminals to Fight the War on Terror, joins Bad Faith to explain why the two party system won't be ending the war machine, to debate Bernie Sanders's limitations as an anti-war voice & Tucker Carlson's choice to position himself in that role, how the war on terror contributed to the current political moment & more.

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]]> Journalist and author of Irregular Army, How the US Military Recruited Neo-Nazis, Gang Members, and Criminals to Fight the War on Terror, joins Bad Faith to explain why the two party system won't be ending the war machine, to debate Bernie Sanders's limitations as an anti-war voice & Tucker Carlson's choice to position himself in that role, how the war on terror contributed to the current political moment & more.

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]]> 08:17 false full 41028745 2026-05-01T00:00:17Z Episode 569 - ""Ritchie Torres Ain't Shit" (w/ Michael Blake) Episode 569 - ""Ritchie Torres Ain't Shit" (w/ Michael Blake) Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:19:00 +0000 Candidate for NY's 15th congressional district, Michael Blake, hopes to unseat zionist incumbent Ritchie Torres and bring progressive, pro-Medicare for All, anti-genocide representation to the Bronx. But can Blake persuade the left that he's a genuinely left candidate worth throwing their support behind? Blake provides context for a past AIPAC speech and Israel visit, and answers tough questions about his theory of change: Is it possible to be a positive force fighting inside of a party committed to corporatism and the state of Israel?

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]]> Candidate for NY's 15th congressional district, Michael Blake, hopes to unseat zionist incumbent Ritchie Torres and bring progressive, pro-Medicare for All, anti-genocide representation to the Bronx. But can Blake persuade the left that he's a genuinely left candidate worth throwing their support behind? Blake provides context for a past AIPAC speech and Israel visit, and answers tough questions about his theory of change: Is it possible to be a positive force fighting inside of a party committed to corporatism and the state of Israel?

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]]> 01:16:37 false full 40987150 2026-05-01T00:00:17Z Episode 568 Promo - Moral Tiers (w/ Adam Johnson) Episode 568 Promo - Moral Tiers (w/ Adam Johnson) Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:41:00 +0000 Co-host of Citations Needed Podcast & author of the newly released How to Sell a Genocide joins Bad Faith to apply his considerable media criticism talents to the current news cycle. He weighs in on Ezra Klein's sudden willingness to acknowledge the apartheid reality of Israel's occupation, and on the broader shift in the discourse around AIPAC donations and US funding for the Iron Dome. Are these signs of genuine political evolution, or is this hasbara intended to get Democrats back on board with America's increasingly unpopular ally? How complicit are AOC and Bernie Sanders in all this? Also, Adam weighs in on the Democrats' policing of Hasan Piker, including during his recent sit down with Pod Save America co-host Jon Favreau. With Briahna, Adam evaluates the rhetorical value of Hasan's "Hamas is better than Israel" argument, and Abdul El-Sayed's viral "define a Jewish state" response to Zionist reporter Olivia Reingold. But first, Adam discusses his book: An important accounting of all the ways establishment liberal media manufactured consent for genocide.

 

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]]> Co-host of Citations Needed Podcast & author of the newly released How to Sell a Genocide joins Bad Faith to apply his considerable media criticism talents to the current news cycle. He weighs in on Ezra Klein's sudden willingness to acknowledge the apartheid reality of Israel's occupation, and on the broader shift in the discourse around AIPAC donations and US funding for the Iron Dome. Are these signs of genuine political evolution, or is this hasbara intended to get Democrats back on board with America's increasingly unpopular ally? How complicit are AOC and Bernie Sanders in all this? Also, Adam weighs in on the Democrats' policing of Hasan Piker, including during his recent sit down with Pod Save America co-host Jon Favreau. With Briahna, Adam evaluates the rhetorical value of Hasan's "Hamas is better than Israel" argument, and Abdul El-Sayed's viral "define a Jewish state" response to Zionist reporter Olivia Reingold. But first, Adam discusses his book: An important accounting of all the ways establishment liberal media manufactured consent for genocide.

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]]> 08:49 false full 40932030 2026-05-01T00:00:17Z Episode 567 - Hijacking Anti-Zionism (w/ Norman Finkelstein) Episode 567 - Hijacking Anti-Zionism (w/ Norman Finkelstein) Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:26:00 +0000 Political scientist, author, and one the foremost authorities on Gaza, Norman Finkelstein, returns to Bad Faith to debate how the left should mange the political right's dominance within the anti-Zionist, pro-Palestine movement. With huge platforms and enormous influence, figures like Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, and Marjorie Taylor Greene have become the dominant Israel-critical voices in the United States. But what are the implications of that given that they embrace politics and conspiracy theories not shared by the left? What obligation do leftists like Norm have to distance themselves from these figures -- even though they have become some of the few hosts that still invite leftists on to their platforms? Also, Finkelstein addresses the long-standing contraversy over his critique of BDS.

Norman's forthcoming book is Gaza's Gravediggers: An Inquiry into Corruption in High Places (OR Books, 2026) https://orbooks.com/catalog/gazas-gravediggers/

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]]> Political scientist, author, and one the foremost authorities on Gaza, Norman Finkelstein, returns to Bad Faith to debate how the left should mange the political right's dominance within the anti-Zionist, pro-Palestine movement. With huge platforms and enormous influence, figures like Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, and Marjorie Taylor Greene have become the dominant Israel-critical voices in the United States. But what are the implications of that given that they embrace politics and conspiracy theories not shared by the left? What obligation do leftists like Norm have to distance themselves from these figures -- even though they have become some of the few hosts that still invite leftists on to their platforms? Also, Finkelstein addresses the long-standing contraversy over his critique of BDS.

Norman's forthcoming book is Gaza's Gravediggers: An Inquiry into Corruption in High Places (OR Books, 2026) https://orbooks.com/catalog/gazas-gravediggers/

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]]> 01:59:03 false full Briahna Gray 40899415 2026-05-01T00:00:17Z Episode 566 Promo - Too Right Too early (w/ Jimmy Dore) Episode 566 Promo - Too Right Too early (w/ Jimmy Dore) Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:16:00 +0000 Comedian and podcaster Jimmy Dore joins Bad Faith for the first time to discuss the entryist left's new-found willingness to criticize AOC and call out progressive electeds for their complicity with the corporate duopoly. Five years after Force the Vote, has AOC been "pushed" on her Iron Dome stance, or is she following a new permission structure around Israel funding established by Netanyahu himself? Jimmy & Brie open up about the psychological toll of Force The Vote, and whether it's still possible for the left to come back together around a genuinely transformational left figure. Also, what do we make of Tucker Carlson's defense of Islam, criticism of Israel, and the broader America First break from Trump?

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]]> Comedian and podcaster Jimmy Dore joins Bad Faith for the first time to discuss the entryist left's new-found willingness to criticize AOC and call out progressive electeds for their complicity with the corporate duopoly. Five years after Force the Vote, has AOC been "pushed" on her Iron Dome stance, or is she following a new permission structure around Israel funding established by Netanyahu himself? Jimmy & Brie open up about the psychological toll of Force The Vote, and whether it's still possible for the left to come back together around a genuinely transformational left figure. Also, what do we make of Tucker Carlson's defense of Islam, criticism of Israel, and the broader America First break from Trump?

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]]> 08:43 false full Briahna Gray 40831500 2026-05-01T00:00:17Z Episode 565 - The Black Capitalism Trap (w/ Dr. Jared Ball, Paul Prescod, & Q. Anthony Ali) Episode 565 - The Black Capitalism Trap (w/ Dr. Jared Ball, Paul Prescod, & Q. Anthony Ali) Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:09:00 +0000 Last week, a 20 minute debate about the merits of capitalism went mega viral, with Professor Marc Lamont Hill singularly defending socialism against a panel of co-hosts on the popular Joe Budden podcast. The former rapper and other panelists raised common objections to, and misunderstandings of, socialism, and exposed a particular commitment to Black capitalism that leftists must reckon with in order to change public consciousness. To that end, Morgan State professor of Africana & Media Studies & host of the I Mix What I Like! podcast, Dr. Jared Ball, Labor Notes staffer & Jacobin contributing editor Paul Prescod, & independent journalist Q. Anthony Ali join Bad Faith to break it all down.

[9:00 AM]

Note that YouTube won't allow us to post the clips from Joe Budden podcast. In addition to listening to it here, you can watch it in full here: https://x.com/TheFilesWithDUB/status/2038580072622260521?s=20

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]]> Last week, a 20 minute debate about the merits of capitalism went mega viral, with Professor Marc Lamont Hill singularly defending socialism against a panel of co-hosts on the popular Joe Budden podcast. The former rapper and other panelists raised common objections to, and misunderstandings of, socialism, and exposed a particular commitment to Black capitalism that leftists must reckon with in order to change public consciousness. To that end, Morgan State professor of Africana & Media Studies & host of the I Mix What I Like! podcast, Dr. Jared Ball, Labor Notes staffer & Jacobin contributing editor Paul Prescod, & independent journalist Q. Anthony Ali join Bad Faith to break it all down.

[9:00 AM]

Note that YouTube won't allow us to post the clips from Joe Budden podcast. In addition to listening to it here, you can watch it in full here: https://x.com/TheFilesWithDUB/status/2038580072622260521?s=20

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]]> 01:49:23 false full Briahna Gray 40784700 2026-05-01T00:00:17Z Episode 564 Promo - Iran vs. The "Epstein Class" (w/ Mohammad Marandi) Episode 564 Promo - Iran vs. The "Epstein Class" (w/ Mohammad Marandi) Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:28:00 +0000 Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

Iranian professor Mohammad Marandi joins Bad Faith to provide context on the US war of aggression against Iran that's sorely missing from mainstream news accounts. On Orientalism, what's likely to happen next, and what Americans (and Piers Morgan) miss about Iranian culture.

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Iranian professor Mohammad Marandi joins Bad Faith to provide context on the US war of aggression against Iran that's sorely missing from mainstream news accounts. On Orientalism, what's likely to happen next, and what Americans (and Piers Morgan) miss about Iranian culture.

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]]> 08:05 false 1 564 trailer 40744960 2026-05-01T00:00:17Z Episode 536 - "Greater Israel" Does Lebanon (w/ Rania Khalek) Episode 536 - "Greater Israel" Does Lebanon (w/ Rania Khalek) Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:27:00 +0000 Lebanese-American journalist Rania Khalek, from BreakThrough News, reports from Beirut on Israel's territorial expansion into Lebanon, the mass displacement of 20% of the population, & how Israelis running the Gaza playbook yet again. Hot off her viral takedown of Piers Morgan, she breaks down the "will you condemn" double standard, unpacks the diverse opinions Lebanese have about Hezbollah & normalization with Israel, and debunks all the hasbara the Ellisons see fit to print. (Note that this was recorded before AOC statement re no longer supporting Iron Dome funding, and her subsequent reframing that Israel can fund it's own Iron Dome, which she described as "critical to keep innocent civilians safe.")

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]]> Lebanese-American journalist Rania Khalek, from BreakThrough News, reports from Beirut on Israel's territorial expansion into Lebanon, the mass displacement of 20% of the population, & how Israelis running the Gaza playbook yet again. Hot off her viral takedown of Piers Morgan, she breaks down the "will you condemn" double standard, unpacks the diverse opinions Lebanese have about Hezbollah & normalization with Israel, and debunks all the hasbara the Ellisons see fit to print. (Note that this was recorded before AOC statement re no longer supporting Iron Dome funding, and her subsequent reframing that Israel can fund it's own Iron Dome, which she described as "critical to keep innocent civilians safe.")

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]]> 01:26:43 false full Briahna Gray 40710950 2026-05-01T00:00:17Z Episode 562 Promo - Rumble in the Jungle Primary (w/ Dr. Butch Ware) Episode 562 Promo - Rumble in the Jungle Primary (w/ Dr. Butch Ware) Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:38:00 +0000 Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

UC-Santa Barbara professor & 2024 Green Party Vice Presidential candidate Dr. Butch Ware returns to Bad Faith to expose the lengths the Democratic Party is going to to throw him off the ballot in this year's California governor's race. Recent polling shows he's within striking distance of the top three Democratic candidates, who are all in a dead heat with 10 percent of the vote each. In California's "jungle primary" system, the top two go on to battle it out in final round, so Democrats are panicking about the prospect of two Republicans in the top two or -- even scarier -- a Green Party candidate making it to the final ballot. Professor Ware details the rough injustice of the closed court proceeding in which he was kicked off the ballot, the plan to appeal the decision, and why every leftist and resistance lib in the country should be focused on wresting the world's third biggest economy away from the corporate duopoly.

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UC-Santa Barbara professor & 2024 Green Party Vice Presidential candidate Dr. Butch Ware returns to Bad Faith to expose the lengths the Democratic Party is going to to throw him off the ballot in this year's California governor's race. Recent polling shows he's within striking distance of the top three Democratic candidates, who are all in a dead heat with 10 percent of the vote each. In California's "jungle primary" system, the top two go on to battle it out in final round, so Democrats are panicking about the prospect of two Republicans in the top two or -- even scarier -- a Green Party candidate making it to the final ballot. Professor Ware details the rough injustice of the closed court proceeding in which he was kicked off the ballot, the plan to appeal the decision, and why every leftist and resistance lib in the country should be focused on wresting the world's third biggest economy away from the corporate duopoly.

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]]> 09:21 false 1 562 full 40668080 2026-04-01T00:00:37Z Episode 561 - Pedagogy of the Suppressed (w/ Chris Alfonso) Episode 561 - Pedagogy of the Suppressed (w/ Chris Alfonso) Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:43:00 +0000 As leftists, the algorithm isn't our friend. With billionaires buying platforms to quash pro-Palestine content and suppress left views, it's wonderful to see the community expanding with figures like the TikTok Communist & pedological superstar known as Jean Paul Fartre, who has been going viral with Marxist breakdowns and explainers of current events. On this episode, we cover the right's reaction to the Cuba flotilla, harm reduction discourse, Chomsky's (alleged?) role as a member of the "compatible left," love on the left, whether one should identify as a Communist, how the left can beat the "will you condemn x?" trap, the limits of Zohran & electoralism, & more.

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Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> As leftists, the algorithm isn't our friend. With billionaires buying platforms to quash pro-Palestine content and suppress left views, it's wonderful to see the community expanding with figures like the TikTok Communist & pedological superstar known as Jean Paul Fartre, who has been going viral with Marxist breakdowns and explainers of current events. On this episode, we cover the right's reaction to the Cuba flotilla, harm reduction discourse, Chomsky's (alleged?) role as a member of the "compatible left," love on the left, whether one should identify as a Communist, how the left can beat the "will you condemn x?" trap, the limits of Zohran & electoralism, & more.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 01:49:25 false 1 561 full 40632620 2026-04-01T00:00:37Z Episode 560 Promo - Inside The Manosphere (w/ Magdalene J. Taylor) Episode 560 Promo - Inside The Manosphere (w/ Magdalene J. Taylor) Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:18:00 +0000 Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

Writer, cultural critic, & senior editor at Playboy Magdalene Taylor joins Bad Faith to discuss the viral new Manosphere documentary by Louis Theroux and what it reveals about gender politics, sex, male loneliness, & late stage capitalism. But first, a Very Millenial™ detour into the controversy following early-aughts Jezebel journalist Lindy West's new book Adult Braces: Are polyamorous relationships and Manosphere "one-way monogomy" arrangements left/right versions of the same impulse?

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Writer, cultural critic, & senior editor at Playboy Magdalene Taylor joins Bad Faith to discuss the viral new Manosphere documentary by Louis Theroux and what it reveals about gender politics, sex, male loneliness, & late stage capitalism. But first, a Very Millenial™ detour into the controversy following early-aughts Jezebel journalist Lindy West's new book Adult Braces: Are polyamorous relationships and Manosphere "one-way monogomy" arrangements left/right versions of the same impulse?

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 08:38 false 560 1 trailer 40591425 2026-04-01T00:00:37Z Episode 559 - Bad Words (w/ Susan Abulhawa) Episode 559 - Bad Words (w/ Susan Abulhawa) Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:32:00 +0000 Last week, Palestinian-American author, scientist, and activist Susan Abulhawa made national headlines after the Zionist press attempted to tie her online posts criticizing Israel's apartheid and genocide with Zohran Mamdani's wife Rama Duwaji as part of an attempted smear campaign: Rama had illustrated a short story that was part of a collection Abulhawa helped to compile and edit. In response to the hit-job on Rama, Zohran distanced himself from Abulhawa, calling her posts "reprehensible" and "patently unacceptable." But were they? And were leftists like Zohran and others strategically or morally justified in throwing her under the bus? Susan took to Twitter with a 20 minute response to the contraversy, but for the first time, on Bad Faith podcast, she's opening up in an interview about what happened. In conversation with Briahna, she puts her comments into context -- describing the humiliation of Zionist oppression growing up in an orphanage in Jerusalem -- and she challenges the notion that there's any language 'too strong' to describe the gravity of Israel's oppression.

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]]> Last week, Palestinian-American author, scientist, and activist Susan Abulhawa made national headlines after the Zionist press attempted to tie her online posts criticizing Israel's apartheid and genocide with Zohran Mamdani's wife Rama Duwaji as part of an attempted smear campaign: Rama had illustrated a short story that was part of a collection Abulhawa helped to compile and edit. In response to the hit-job on Rama, Zohran distanced himself from Abulhawa, calling her posts "reprehensible" and "patently unacceptable." But were they? And were leftists like Zohran and others strategically or morally justified in throwing her under the bus? Susan took to Twitter with a 20 minute response to the contraversy, but for the first time, on Bad Faith podcast, she's opening up in an interview about what happened. In conversation with Briahna, she puts her comments into context -- describing the humiliation of Zionist oppression growing up in an orphanage in Jerusalem -- and she challenges the notion that there's any language 'too strong' to describe the gravity of Israel's oppression.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 01:27:01 false full Briahna Gray 40540075 2026-04-01T00:00:37Z Episode 558 Promo - The Techno Dystopia Has Arrived (w/ Dr. Anita Say Chan) Episode 558 Promo - The Techno Dystopia Has Arrived (w/ Dr. Anita Say Chan) Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:12:00 +0000 Scholar of science and technology studies and Associate Professor of Information Sciences and Media Studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Dr. Anita Say Chan, is back to break down the fight between the Pentagon and Claude A.I., & explain big tech's increasingly obvious and ominous gestures to a techno feudalist future where intelligence is paywalled, human bodies exist to be rented by AI agents, and big tech runs the American military machine.

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]]> Scholar of science and technology studies and Associate Professor of Information Sciences and Media Studies at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Dr. Anita Say Chan, is back to break down the fight between the Pentagon and Claude A.I., & explain big tech's increasingly obvious and ominous gestures to a techno feudalist future where intelligence is paywalled, human bodies exist to be rented by AI agents, and big tech runs the American military machine.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 07:53 false full 40500135 2026-04-01T00:00:37Z Episode 557 - International Law vs. World War III (w/ Dr. Annelle Sheline) International Law vs. World War III (w/ Dr. Annelle Sheline) Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:35:00 +0000 Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

Dr. Annelle Sheline resigned from the State Department under Joe Biden because she refused to be complicit in his administration's genocide. Now a research fellow at the Quincy Institute, she returns to Bad Faith to discuss her latest New Republic piece on Iran, former U.N. Ambassador Samatha Powers being questioned on her genocide denialism, and the likelihood of World War III.

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Dr. Annelle Sheline resigned from the State Department under Joe Biden because she refused to be complicit in his administration's genocide. Now a research fellow at the Quincy Institute, she returns to Bad Faith to discuss her latest New Republic piece on Iran, former U.N. Ambassador Samatha Powers being questioned on her genocide denialism, and the likelihood of World War III.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 59:19 false 1 557 full 40411645 2026-04-01T00:00:37Z Episode 556 Promo - Big Tech's Attack on Anonymity (w/ Taylor Lorenz) Episode 556 Promo - Big Tech's Attack on Anonymity (w/ Taylor Lorenz) Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:11:00 +0000 Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

They're calling it "age verification" and touting it as a measure to protect children. But, as is the case with most moral panics, the children are a pretext. New laws are being implemented around the globe to require citizens to provide identification to use the internet, meaning anonymity is dying and the risk of being targeted for one's formerly-anonymous beliefs or "likes" are growing. This is a largely bipartisan effort that has the potential to lead to a Minority Report-style crackdown on "pre-crime" based on online expressions of belief. Tech journalist Taylor Lorenz is ringing the alarm bell. Will the public resist before it's too late?

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They're calling it "age verification" and touting it as a measure to protect children. But, as is the case with most moral panics, the children are a pretext. New laws are being implemented around the globe to require citizens to provide identification to use the internet, meaning anonymity is dying and the risk of being targeted for one's formerly-anonymous beliefs or "likes" are growing. This is a largely bipartisan effort that has the potential to lead to a Minority Report-style crackdown on "pre-crime" based on online expressions of belief. Tech journalist Taylor Lorenz is ringing the alarm bell. Will the public resist before it's too late?

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 07:34 false 1 556 trailer 40365325 2026-04-01T00:00:37Z Episode 555 - The Iran/Epstein Connection (w/ Aaron Good & Tonery Rose) Episode 555 - The Iran/Epstein Connection (w/ Aaron Good & Tonery Rose) Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:56:00 +0000 Political scientist, author of American Exception: Empire & The Deep State, & host of the American Exception podcast returns to Bad Faith with independent researcher focused on diplomatic history, Tonery Rose, to discuss Epstein, Iran Contra, Les Wexner, & th Zionist takeover of the deep state that helped lead to the current war against Iran.

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]]> Political scientist, author of American Exception: Empire & The Deep State, & host of the American Exception podcast returns to Bad Faith with independent researcher focused on diplomatic history, Tonery Rose, to discuss Epstein, Iran Contra, Les Wexner, & th Zionist takeover of the deep state that helped lead to the current war against Iran.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 01:25:50 false full 40329525 2026-04-01T00:00:37Z Episode 554 Promo - Woke Trek? (w/ Wyatt Cenac & Josh Olson) Episode 554 Promo - Woke Trek? (w/ Wyatt Cenac & Josh Olson) Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:15:00 +0000 Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

After four years, the original Trek Chat crew reconvenes to talk about the newest addition to the Star Trek franchise: Starfleet Academy. The show has attracted criticism from Trekkies for being "too woke" and out-of-step with the spirit of Star Trek. But does this critique actually hold up? Comedian & actor Wyatt Cenac returns alongside screenwriter and prolific podcaster Josh Olson for the sprawling Star Trek episode at least one of you has been asking for for years. (Recorded before we started a war with Iran. We'll get back to business shortly. Enjoy this brief respite from the world).

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After four years, the original Trek Chat crew reconvenes to talk about the newest addition to the Star Trek franchise: Starfleet Academy. The show has attracted criticism from Trekkies for being "too woke" and out-of-step with the spirit of Star Trek. But does this critique actually hold up? Comedian & actor Wyatt Cenac returns alongside screenwriter and prolific podcaster Josh Olson for the sprawling Star Trek episode at least one of you has been asking for for years. (Recorded before we started a war with Iran. We'll get back to business shortly. Enjoy this brief respite from the world).

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 08:44 false 1 554 trailer 40282035 2026-04-01T00:00:37Z Episode 553 - AOC, Zohran & The Left's Labor Pains (w/ Kshama Sawant) AOC, Zohran & The Left's Labor Pains (w/ Kshama Sawant) Thu, 26 Feb 2026 15:19:00 +0000 Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

Washington Congressional candidate & former Socialist Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant returns to Bad Faith to give her no-holds-barred assessment of left elected officials as they navigate the Democratic Establishment, to weigh in on the Epstein files -- including Chomsky's involvement --, and to provide a clear blueprint for how the left should resist. She also weighs in on the limits of labor given business unionism capture and strategies to overcome it, while updating us on the progress of her Congressional campaign against Zionist corporatist Adam Smith.

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Washington Congressional candidate & former Socialist Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant returns to Bad Faith to give her no-holds-barred assessment of left elected officials as they navigate the Democratic Establishment, to weigh in on the Epstein files -- including Chomsky's involvement --, and to provide a clear blueprint for how the left should resist. She also weighs in on the limits of labor given business unionism capture and strategies to overcome it, while updating us on the progress of her Congressional campaign against Zionist corporatist Adam Smith.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 01:52:01 false 553 1 full 40241610 2026-03-01T00:00:44Z Episode 551 - Is There Love Left? (w/ F.D Signifier, Isa Nakazawa, & Cameron Kasky) Is There Love Left? (w/ F.D Signifier, Isa Nakazawa, & Cameron Kasky) Thu, 19 Feb 2026 11:07:00 +0000 Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

It's here! The annual love-on-the-left episode. This week F.D Signifier returns in the wake of publishing what might be his best viral video essay to date to anchor our panel as our married love veteran. He's joined by returning guests but first time love panelists astrologer Isa Nakazawa & former congressional candidate and activist against gun violence Cameron Kasky to talk male loneliness, contemporary dating culture, and whether new material mores have permanently upended traditional partnership.

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It's here! The annual love-on-the-left episode. This week F.D Signifier returns in the wake of publishing what might be his best viral video essay to date to anchor our panel as our married love veteran. He's joined by returning guests but first time love panelists astrologer Isa Nakazawa & former congressional candidate and activist against gun violence Cameron Kasky to talk male loneliness, contemporary dating culture, and whether new material mores have permanently upended traditional partnership.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 01:41:53 false 1 551 full 40162100 2026-03-01T00:00:44Z Episode 550 Promo - Epstein, Chomsky, & The Politics of Betrayal (w/ Chris Hedges) Episode 550 Promo - Epstein, Chomsky, & The Politics of Betrayal (w/ Chris Hedges) Mon, 16 Feb 2026 15:23:00 +0000 Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, author, & theologian Chris Hedges returns to Bad Faith to engage in a spirited debate about how to act now that liberal incrementalism has led to incremental fascism. Why does it feel like so much left discourse is explaining why we aren't ready to act: "Insufficient union density, insufficient political consciousness, insufficient organization"? If it only takes 3% of the population to spark revolutionary change, what can we do with the tens of millions who mobilized for George Floyd or Palestine? How do we sustain civil disobedience as the state increasingly criminalizes free speech and ratchets up penalties as they did for Jessica Reznicek? Also, Hedges discusses his viral commentary on Epstein's relationship with Noam Chomsky, why he's not a Marxist, and more. Can't skip this one.

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Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, author, & theologian Chris Hedges returns to Bad Faith to engage in a spirited debate about how to act now that liberal incrementalism has led to incremental fascism. Why does it feel like so much left discourse is explaining why we aren't ready to act: "Insufficient union density, insufficient political consciousness, insufficient organization"? If it only takes 3% of the population to spark revolutionary change, what can we do with the tens of millions who mobilized for George Floyd or Palestine? How do we sustain civil disobedience as the state increasingly criminalizes free speech and ratchets up penalties as they did for Jessica Reznicek? Also, Hedges discusses his viral commentary on Epstein's relationship with Noam Chomsky, why he's not a Marxist, and more. Can't skip this one.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 07:40 false 1 550 trailer 40125300 2026-03-01T00:00:44Z Episode 549 - Bad Bunny, Jasmine Crockett, Obama Ape Gate & Other Black History Month News (w/ Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly) Episode 549 - Bad Bunny, Jasmine Crockett, Obama Ape Gate & Other Black History Month News (w/ Dr. Charisse Burden-Stelly) Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:18:00 +0000 Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

Professor of African American Studies at Wayne State University, Dr. CBS, returns to Bad Faith to discuss the contraversy around Bad Bunny's Super Bowl half time performance and the limits of revolutionary art, the increasingly heated Jasmine Crockett/James Talarico Texas Senate primary & what everyone gets wrong about the viability of Black candidates, Trump's "Lion King" tweet featuring the Obama's as apes, & the latest attempt by Ezra Klein-stye centrists to brand their deregulatory agenda as a winning path forward for the Democratic Party -- a new "pro growth" political group called Next America Era.

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Professor of African American Studies at Wayne State University, Dr. CBS, returns to Bad Faith to discuss the contraversy around Bad Bunny's Super Bowl half time performance and the limits of revolutionary art, the increasingly heated Jasmine Crockett/James Talarico Texas Senate primary & what everyone gets wrong about the viability of Black candidates, Trump's "Lion King" tweet featuring the Obama's as apes, & the latest attempt by Ezra Klein-stye centrists to brand their deregulatory agenda as a winning path forward for the Democratic Party -- a new "pro growth" political group called Next America Era.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 01:32:26 false 1 549 full Briahna Gray 40086090 2026-03-01T00:00:44Z [UNLOCKED] Episode 541 - Calling Out "The Compatible Left" (w/ Gabriel Rockhill) [UNLOCKED] Episode 541 - Calling Out "The Compatible Left" (w/ Gabriel Rockhill) Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:23:00 +0000 Founding director of the Critical Theory Workshop and professor at Villanova University Gabriel Rockhill is out with a new book that calls out many of the intellectual fathers of the academic left as insufficiently imperialist and often funded by the CIA. How have we been mislead by the "compatible left" -- a cohort of leftists that support marxism only in theory while inveighing against actually existing socialism? Where do Slavoj Zizek & Noam Chomsky fall in this analysis? How do we identify the contemporary "compatible left" in our media and political environment, and if the deep state is so effective at coopting left movements, what can we possibly do to evade them and achieve revolutionary change? This is a sprawling, three-hour episode you wont want to miss.

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Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> Founding director of the Critical Theory Workshop and professor at Villanova University Gabriel Rockhill is out with a new book that calls out many of the intellectual fathers of the academic left as insufficiently imperialist and often funded by the CIA. How have we been mislead by the "compatible left" -- a cohort of leftists that support marxism only in theory while inveighing against actually existing socialism? Where do Slavoj Zizek & Noam Chomsky fall in this analysis? How do we identify the contemporary "compatible left" in our media and political environment, and if the deep state is so effective at coopting left movements, what can we possibly do to evade them and achieve revolutionary change? This is a sprawling, three-hour episode you wont want to miss.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 02:35:18 false full Briahna Gray 40048830 2026-03-01T00:00:44Z Episode 548 - The Epstein Class The Epstein Class Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:45:00 +0000 Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

MintPress News journalist Alan MacLeod returns to Bad Faith to talk us through the latest Epstein file revelations: New links between Epstein & Mossad, race science & Jewish supremacy, celebrity sightings, media influence, right-wing pedophile apologia, & more.

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MintPress News journalist Alan MacLeod returns to Bad Faith to talk us through the latest Epstein file revelations: New links between Epstein & Mossad, race science & Jewish supremacy, celebrity sightings, media influence, right-wing pedophile apologia, & more.

Subscribe to Bad Faith on YouTube for video of this episode. Find Bad Faith on Twitter (@badfaithpod) and Instagram (@badfaithpod).

Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 01:42:56 false 1 548 full 40007990 2026-03-01T00:00:44Z Episode 546 - From Minneapolis to Venezuela (w/ Anya Parampil) From Minneapolis to Venezuela (w/ Anya Parampil) Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:43:00 +0000 Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

Journalist from The Grayzone and author of Corporate Coup: Venezuela and the End of US Empire Anya Parampil returns to Bad Faith to discuss the latest developments in Venezuela following the kidnapping of Maduro -- a story that somehow emerged this month but is already out of the headlines. But first, we tackle an insane news week, including the ICE shooting death of Alex Pretti, the Democratic Party's feeble response and willingness to compromise ahead of this week's government funding deadline, settler attacks in the West Bank on Holocaust memorial day, Israelis starting fires in Patagonia, the physical attack on Ilhan Omar, TikTok becoming part of the Ellison empire, & more.

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Journalist from The Grayzone and author of Corporate Coup: Venezuela and the End of US Empire Anya Parampil returns to Bad Faith to discuss the latest developments in Venezuela following the kidnapping of Maduro -- a story that somehow emerged this month but is already out of the headlines. But first, we tackle an insane news week, including the ICE shooting death of Alex Pretti, the Democratic Party's feeble response and willingness to compromise ahead of this week's government funding deadline, settler attacks in the West Bank on Holocaust memorial day, Israelis starting fires in Patagonia, the physical attack on Ilhan Omar, TikTok becoming part of the Ellison empire, & more.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 01:13:09 false 1 546 full 39964780 2026-03-01T00:00:44Z Episode 547 Promo - From Gaza to Greens (w/ Anthony Aguilar) Episode 547 Promo - From Gaza to Greens (w/ Anthony Aguilar) Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:34:00 +0000 Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation whistleblower and former Green Beret Anthony Aguilar returns to Bad Faith to announce his candidacy to represent North Carolina's 13th Congressional district, where he's running as a Green Party candidate. He answers questions about his military career and addresses concerns about fetishizing military service that were raised during a recent episode about Graham Platner, and he makes the case for why anti-imperialist voters should trust a candidate who has had a relatively late-in-life break from a career in the US military. Why was Gaza the breaking point, how does he plan to win the district that contains Fort Bragg as an anti-war candidate, and who is Anthony Aguilar -- the man?

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Gaza Humanitarian Foundation whistleblower and former Green Beret Anthony Aguilar returns to Bad Faith to announce his candidacy to represent North Carolina's 13th Congressional district, where he's running as a Green Party candidate. He answers questions about his military career and addresses concerns about fetishizing military service that were raised during a recent episode about Graham Platner, and he makes the case for why anti-imperialist voters should trust a candidate who has had a relatively late-in-life break from a career in the US military. Why was Gaza the breaking point, how does he plan to win the district that contains Fort Bragg as an anti-war candidate, and who is Anthony Aguilar -- the man?

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 08:00 false 1 547 trailer 39964695 2026-03-01T00:00:44Z Episode 545 Promo - Loneliness at the End of Empire (w/ Dr. Gabor Maté) Episode 545 Promo - Loneliness at the End of Empire (w/ Dr. Gabor Maté) Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:27:00 +0000 Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

Canadian physician and author specializing in childhood development & trauma Gabor Maté returns to Bad Faith to discuss the male loneliness epidemic, the despondency endemic to these tumultuous times, and the need for revolutionary optimism.

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Canadian physician and author specializing in childhood development & trauma Gabor Maté returns to Bad Faith to discuss the male loneliness epidemic, the despondency endemic to these tumultuous times, and the need for revolutionary optimism.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 07:26 false 1 545 trailer 39880125 2026-02-01T00:00:33Z Episode 544 - Taking (Civil) Liberties (w/ Jenin Younes) Taking (Civil) Liberties (w/ Jenin Younes) Thu, 22 Jan 2026 15:10:00 +0000 Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

National Legal Director at the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee and civil liberties defender Jenin Younes joins Bad Faith fresh off her Twitter spat with Vice President J.D. Vance over the ICE shooting of Renée Good and her subsequent appearance on The Daily Show. Jenin explains what it's like to have consistently defended the First Amendment and civil liberties throughout COVID, October 7th, & the current ICE raids -- even when these issues have taken on different ideological valences.

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National Legal Director at the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee and civil liberties defender Jenin Younes joins Bad Faith fresh off her Twitter spat with Vice President J.D. Vance over the ICE shooting of Renée Good and her subsequent appearance on The Daily Show. Jenin explains what it's like to have consistently defended the First Amendment and civil liberties throughout COVID, October 7th, & the current ICE raids -- even when these issues have taken on different ideological valences.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 01:11:29 false 1 544 full 39826855 2026-02-01T00:00:33Z Episode 543 Promo - The Iran Intervention (w/ Jeffrey Sachs) Episode 543 Promo - The Iran Intervention (w/ Jeffrey Sachs) Mon, 19 Jan 2026 13:35:00 +0000 Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

Economist & Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs returns to Bad Faith to discuss the protests in Iran and rising regional tensions, how western warhawks are framing the conflict, and what we should know about the history that led us here.

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Economist & Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs returns to Bad Faith to discuss the protests in Iran and rising regional tensions, how western warhawks are framing the conflict, and what we should know about the history that led us here.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 08:09 false 1 543 trailer 39782560 2026-02-01T00:00:33Z Episode 542 - Good Trouble (w/ Sabrina Salvati) Episode 542 - Good Trouble (w/ Sabrina Salvati) Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:18:00 +0000 Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

BreadTube maven Sabrina Salvati (Sabby Sabs) returns to Bad Faith podcast to discuss the latest developments in the ICE shooting death of Renee Good, how Democrats are already walking back 'abolish ICE" despite polls showing the movement's growing popularity, Zohran Mamdani's first weeks as mayor, and her new documentary on gentrification in Boston. Stick around to the end hear Briahna's reflections on her controversial One Battle Another Tweets that have divided the left more than Force the Vote.

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BreadTube maven Sabrina Salvati (Sabby Sabs) returns to Bad Faith podcast to discuss the latest developments in the ICE shooting death of Renee Good, how Democrats are already walking back 'abolish ICE" despite polls showing the movement's growing popularity, Zohran Mamdani's first weeks as mayor, and her new documentary on gentrification in Boston. Stick around to the end hear Briahna's reflections on her controversial One Battle Another Tweets that have divided the left more than Force the Vote.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 01:35:28 false 542 full Briahna Gray 39748390 2026-02-01T00:00:33Z Episode 541 Promo - Calling Out "The Compatible Left" (w/ Gabriel Rockhill) Episode 541 Promo - Calling Out "The Compatible Left" (w/ Gabriel Rockhill) Mon, 12 Jan 2026 15:57:00 +0000 Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

Founding director of the Critical Theory Workshop and professor at Villanova University Gabriel Rockhill is out with a new book that calls out many of the intellectual fathers of the academic left as insufficiently imperialist and often funded by the CIA. How have we been mislead by the "compatible left" -- a cohort of leftists that support marxism only in theory while inveighing against actually existing socialism? Where do Slavoj Zizek & Noam Chomsky fall in this analysis? How do we identify the contemporary "compatible left" in our media and political environment, and if the deep state is so effective at coopting left movements, what can we possibly do to evade them and achieve revolutionary change? This is a sprawling, three-hour episode you wont want to miss.

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Founding director of the Critical Theory Workshop and professor at Villanova University Gabriel Rockhill is out with a new book that calls out many of the intellectual fathers of the academic left as insufficiently imperialist and often funded by the CIA. How have we been mislead by the "compatible left" -- a cohort of leftists that support marxism only in theory while inveighing against actually existing socialism? Where do Slavoj Zizek & Noam Chomsky fall in this analysis? How do we identify the contemporary "compatible left" in our media and political environment, and if the deep state is so effective at coopting left movements, what can we possibly do to evade them and achieve revolutionary change? This is a sprawling, three-hour episode you wont want to miss.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 07:47 false 1 541 trailer 39698950 2026-02-01T00:00:33Z Episode 540 - How Tony Dokoupil Made The Cut & Dropped the Ball (w/ Daniel Maté & Matt Lieb) How Tony Dokoupil Made The Cut & Dropped the Ball (w/ Daniel Maté & Matt Lieb) Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:22:00 +0000 Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

The team from the hilarious and incisive Bad Hasbara podcast, Daniel Maté & Matt Lieb, take a break from calling out Zionist lies to weigh in on how adult circumcision recipient and Bari Weiss' new pick to anchor CBS Evening News Tony Dokoupil embarrassed himself right out of the gate both substantively and aesthetically. We also talk the Venezuela-Israel connection, and whether the left must hand it to the "antiwar" right now that so many of them have decided that capturing Greenland/Venezuela is putting America first. And we accidentally spend a solid chunk of the back half of this episode dating the politics of Apple TV's Plur1bus. Consider it a break from this punishing news cycle.

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The team from the hilarious and incisive Bad Hasbara podcast, Daniel Maté & Matt Lieb, take a break from calling out Zionist lies to weigh in on how adult circumcision recipient and Bari Weiss' new pick to anchor CBS Evening News Tony Dokoupil embarrassed himself right out of the gate both substantively and aesthetically. We also talk the Venezuela-Israel connection, and whether the left must hand it to the "antiwar" right now that so many of them have decided that capturing Greenland/Venezuela is putting America first. And we accidentally spend a solid chunk of the back half of this episode dating the politics of Apple TV's Plur1bus. Consider it a break from this punishing news cycle.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 01:30:17 false 1 540 full 39658830 2026-02-01T00:00:33Z Episode 539 Promo - The "Donroe Doctrine" (w/ Eugene Puryear) Episode 539 Promo - The "Donroe Doctrine" (w/ Eugene Puryear) Mon, 05 Jan 2026 13:37:00 +0000 Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

Breakthrough News journalist Eugene Puryear returns to Bad Faith to discuss Donald Trump's illegal strike on Venezuela and capture of President Nicolas Maduro & his wife. He addresses mainstream media and Democratic Party complicity in supporting Trump's strike, the historical efforts of the US to control Venezuela's oil supply, and the longterm goals of US imperialism. But first, Eugene weighs in on Zohran's inauguration, Zionist police commissioner Jessica Tisch's demotion in Mamdani's administration, and whether/how the left can support electoral progress within the Democraric party without losing revolutionary discipline.

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Breakthrough News journalist Eugene Puryear returns to Bad Faith to discuss Donald Trump's illegal strike on Venezuela and capture of President Nicolas Maduro & his wife. He addresses mainstream media and Democratic Party complicity in supporting Trump's strike, the historical efforts of the US to control Venezuela's oil supply, and the longterm goals of US imperialism. But first, Eugene weighs in on Zohran's inauguration, Zionist police commissioner Jessica Tisch's demotion in Mamdani's administration, and whether/how the left can support electoral progress within the Democraric party without losing revolutionary discipline.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 08:10 false 1 539 trailer 39613325 2026-02-01T00:00:33Z Episode 538 - The Final Somalilution (w/ Kit Klarenberg) The Final Somalilution (w/ Kit Klarenberg) Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:17:00 +0000 Investigative journalist Kit Klarenberg returns to Bad Faith to discuss what Israel's recognition of Somaliland and US strikes on Somalia have to do with the ongoing Gaza genocide and domestic attacks on Somalian Americans. Also, how does Israeli software offer backdoor access to your phone, and did AOC admit force the vote was a good idea?

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]]> Investigative journalist Kit Klarenberg returns to Bad Faith to discuss what Israel's recognition of Somaliland and US strikes on Somalia have to do with the ongoing Gaza genocide and domestic attacks on Somalian Americans. Also, how does Israeli software offer backdoor access to your phone, and did AOC admit force the vote was a good idea?

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 01:10:21 false 1 538 full Briahna Gray 39583960 2026-02-01T00:00:33Z Episode 537 Promo - Epstein, Chomsky, & Big Tech's Plan for Human Extinction (w/ Émile Torres) Episode 537 Promo - Epstein, Chomsky, & Big Tech's Plan for Human Extinction (w/ Émile Torres) Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:46:00 +0000 Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

Philosopher, author, and co-host of Dystopia Now Émile Torres joins Bad Faith to discuss his coverage of Noam Chomsky & the Epstein files before engaging in a broader conversation about Big Tech titans' emphasis on a dystopian transhumanism that's rooted in eugenics and an unfounded faith in their own genetic superiority. How should the left compete with this Silicon Valley vision of the future? Does it look like Star Trek? Plur1bus? Or Bicentennial Man? Is human extinction necessarily bad if our moral "accounting" balances the beauty of humanity against our capacity for cruelty? A fascinating conversation you won't want to skip.

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Philosopher, author, and co-host of Dystopia Now Émile Torres joins Bad Faith to discuss his coverage of Noam Chomsky & the Epstein files before engaging in a broader conversation about Big Tech titans' emphasis on a dystopian transhumanism that's rooted in eugenics and an unfounded faith in their own genetic superiority. How should the left compete with this Silicon Valley vision of the future? Does it look like Star Trek? Plur1bus? Or Bicentennial Man? Is human extinction necessarily bad if our moral "accounting" balances the beauty of humanity against our capacity for cruelty? A fascinating conversation you won't want to skip.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 08:02 false 1 537 trailer 39553020 2026-01-01T00:00:49Z Episode 536 Promo - Compact Carnage (w/ Vijay Prashad) Episode 536 Promo - Compact Carnage (w/ Vijay Prashad) Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:06:00 +0000 Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

Author and journalist Vijay Prashad returns to Bad Faith initially to discuss Venezuela but gets sidetracked by Briahna's frustration with several media happenings from last week: the Compact article "The Lost Generation" arguing that white millennial men have faced discrimination as a consequence of DEI, and Vivek Ramaswamy's New York Times op/ed that attempts to pull the GOP back from its descent into open racism, which often manifests in the use of anti-Indian slurs against Ramaswamy and Second Lady Usha Vance. The two do get to Venezuela eventually, but life is about the journey.

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Author and journalist Vijay Prashad returns to Bad Faith initially to discuss Venezuela but gets sidetracked by Briahna's frustration with several media happenings from last week: the Compact article "The Lost Generation" arguing that white millennial men have faced discrimination as a consequence of DEI, and Vivek Ramaswamy's New York Times op/ed that attempts to pull the GOP back from its descent into open racism, which often manifests in the use of anti-Indian slurs against Ramaswamy and Second Lady Usha Vance. The two do get to Venezuela eventually, but life is about the journey.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 07:52 false 1 536 trailer 39498785 2026-01-01T00:00:49Z Episode 535 - Veterans Are the New Black: The Graham Platner Story (w/ Branko Marcetic, Matthew Hoh, & Yasmin Nair) Veterans Are the New Black: The Graham Platner Story (w/ Branko Marcetic, Matthew Hoh, & Yasmin Nair) Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:14:00 +0000 Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

Jacobin columnist Branko Marcetic, Green Party Senate candidate and veteran Matthew Hoh, & Current Affairs editor-at-large Yasmin Nair join Bad Faith to discuss the controversies surrounding Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner in light of a new Politico article that dives deep into his background. Branko has written a piece for Jacobin arguing that the press is only telling a partial story about the man that is more unflattering for being incomplete, while Yasmin has written that he embodies a kind of toxic masculinity that the left is fetishizing because it thinks it will help them win. Matthew provides an example of a different kind of veteran who has learned & narrativized his past service differently than Platner. The three engage in a rich conversation about whether the left should embrace this candidate, whether it necessarily condones US imperialism by fetishizing veteran candidates, and more broadly, whether it's too willing to abandon its morals in order to "win."

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Jacobin columnist Branko Marcetic, Green Party Senate candidate and veteran Matthew Hoh, & Current Affairs editor-at-large Yasmin Nair join Bad Faith to discuss the controversies surrounding Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner in light of a new Politico article that dives deep into his background. Branko has written a piece for Jacobin arguing that the press is only telling a partial story about the man that is more unflattering for being incomplete, while Yasmin has written that he embodies a kind of toxic masculinity that the left is fetishizing because it thinks it will help them win. Matthew provides an example of a different kind of veteran who has learned & narrativized his past service differently than Platner. The three engage in a rich conversation about whether the left should embrace this candidate, whether it necessarily condones US imperialism by fetishizing veteran candidates, and more broadly, whether it's too willing to abandon its morals in order to "win."

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 01:44:39 false 1 535 full 39454990 2026-01-01T00:00:49Z Episode 535 Promo - It Was All A Stream (w/ Alvaro Bedoya) Episode 535 Promo - It Was All A Stream (w/ Alvaro Bedoya) Mon, 15 Dec 2025 16:47:00 +0000 Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

Former FTC commissioner returns to Bad Faith to explain the Netflix/Paramount battle over Warner Brothers, and what media consolidation means for the price of streaming services, censorship, the quality of media content and the future of movie theaters.

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Former FTC commissioner returns to Bad Faith to explain the Netflix/Paramount battle over Warner Brothers, and what media consolidation means for the price of streaming services, censorship, the quality of media content and the future of movie theaters.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 07:26 false bonus Briahna Gray 39412585 2026-01-01T00:00:49Z Episode 534 - The Case for Kasky (w/ Cameron Kasky) The Case for Kasky (w/ Cameron Kasky) Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:06:00 +0000 Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

Twenty-five-year-old Parkland survivor Cameron Kasky joins Bad Faith discuss his run for Jerry Nadler's seat in New York's 12th Congressional district and to weigh in on debates around Zohran's anti-endorsement of Chi Ossé and pre-endorsement of Hakeem Jefferies for Speaker, Jasmine Crockett's Senate run, the male loneliness crisis, and more.

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Twenty-five-year-old Parkland survivor Cameron Kasky joins Bad Faith discuss his run for Jerry Nadler's seat in New York's 12th Congressional district and to weigh in on debates around Zohran's anti-endorsement of Chi Ossé and pre-endorsement of Hakeem Jefferies for Speaker, Jasmine Crockett's Senate run, the male loneliness crisis, and more.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 01:14:39 false 1 534 full 39369535 2026-01-01T00:00:49Z Episode 533 Promo - Chickens Come Home to Roost (w/ Seth Harp) Episode 533 Promo - Chickens Come Home to Roost (w/ Seth Harp) Mon, 08 Dec 2025 16:17:00 +0000 Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

Investigative reporter and NYT bestselling author of The Fort Bragg Cartel Seth Harp joins Bad Faith to discuss the Thanksgiving DC shooting of two members of the National Guard by a CIA-trained Afghan national. The event provides an opportunity to unpack the fallout from Biden's 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, revisit the U.S. military's opium war, and assess Trump's attempts to use drugs as a pretext for a new war with Venezuela.

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Investigative reporter and NYT bestselling author of The Fort Bragg Cartel Seth Harp joins Bad Faith to discuss the Thanksgiving DC shooting of two members of the National Guard by a CIA-trained Afghan national. The event provides an opportunity to unpack the fallout from Biden's 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, revisit the U.S. military's opium war, and assess Trump's attempts to use drugs as a pretext for a new war with Venezuela.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 07:34 false 1 533 trailer 39323835 2026-01-01T00:00:49Z Episode 532 - The Case for Running For Congress (w/ Dalourny Nemorin) Episode 532 - The Case for Running For Congress (w/ Dalourny Nemorin) Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:59:00 +0000 Bronx-based Public defender & DSA organizer Delourny Nemorin recently launched her campaign to unseat Ritchie Torres in New York's 15th district. She weighs in on the rest of the field, including Michael Blake, who is emerging as an establishment-left favorite, why she's running, and the needs of the district. But first, she engages in an extended debate on the value of running to become a Democratic congress member when so many progressives before her seem to have been more changed by the system than the other way around. Does Rashida Tlaib provide an example of what is possible through entryism, or does she remain an outlier who, despite her ideological consistency, has not made the party more like her? How does Delourny interpret various squad members' pro-Israel votes, and how does she intend to insulate herself against whatever influences caused AOC to, for example, claim that Kamala Harris was "tirelessly working for a ceasefire"? What does Delourny make of Zohran's endorsement of Hakeem Jeferries as speaker of the house? And as a prospective colleague of Jefferies, does does Delourny agree that it is not the right time for a challenger?

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Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> Bronx-based Public defender & DSA organizer Delourny Nemorin recently launched her campaign to unseat Ritchie Torres in New York's 15th district. She weighs in on the rest of the field, including Michael Blake, who is emerging as an establishment-left favorite, why she's running, and the needs of the district. But first, she engages in an extended debate on the value of running to become a Democratic congress member when so many progressives before her seem to have been more changed by the system than the other way around. Does Rashida Tlaib provide an example of what is possible through entryism, or does she remain an outlier who, despite her ideological consistency, has not made the party more like her? How does Delourny interpret various squad members' pro-Israel votes, and how does she intend to insulate herself against whatever influences caused AOC to, for example, claim that Kamala Harris was "tirelessly working for a ceasefire"? What does Delourny make of Zohran's endorsement of Hakeem Jeferries as speaker of the house? And as a prospective colleague of Jefferies, does does Delourny agree that it is not the right time for a challenger?

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 01:22:58 false full Briahna Gray 39268515 2026-01-01T00:00:49Z Episode 531 Promo - Should We 'Let Zohran Cook'? (w/ Ross Barkan & Nerdeen Kiswani) Episode 531 Promo - Should We 'Let Zohran Cook'? (w/ Ross Barkan & Nerdeen Kiswani) Mon, 01 Dec 2025 14:22:00 +0000 New York Magazine columnist and longtime knower of Zohran Mamdani, Ross Barkan, returns to Bad Faith alongside first time guest, Palestinian activist and founder of Within our Lifetime Nerdeen Kiswani, to discuss recent controversies around mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani following his historical win in New York. Why did Mamdani weigh in on Chi Ossé's potential primary against Hakeem Jefferies instead of sitting it out? If the DSA is concerned about divided resources, why didhe argue that now is not the right "time" for a primary on principle, and why did he go on to endorse Jefferies as Speaker of the House? What's the logic behind keeping Jessica Tisch on board -- especially after the recent ICE activity in NYC? And is Zohran's strategy of giving statements appealing to "both sides" -- criticizing an Israeli settler recruiting event at a NY synagogue while also discouraging protests outside of it -- a successful strategy, or does it simply serve to frustrate everyone?

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]]> New York Magazine columnist and longtime knower of Zohran Mamdani, Ross Barkan, returns to Bad Faith alongside first time guest, Palestinian activist and founder of Within our Lifetime Nerdeen Kiswani, to discuss recent controversies around mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani following his historical win in New York. Why did Mamdani weigh in on Chi Ossé's potential primary against Hakeem Jefferies instead of sitting it out? If the DSA is concerned about divided resources, why didhe argue that now is not the right "time" for a primary on principle, and why did he go on to endorse Jefferies as Speaker of the House? What's the logic behind keeping Jessica Tisch on board -- especially after the recent ICE activity in NYC? And is Zohran's strategy of giving statements appealing to "both sides" -- criticizing an Israeli settler recruiting event at a NY synagogue while also discouraging protests outside of it -- a successful strategy, or does it simply serve to frustrate everyone?

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 07:57 false full Briahna Gray 39220610 2026-01-01T00:00:49Z Episode 530 - "Defund The Police"? (w/ Alec Karakatsanis & Matthew Stoller) Episode 530 - "Defund The Police"? (w/ Alec Karakatsanis & Matthew Stoller) Thu, 27 Nov 2025 06:44:00 +0000

Monopoly expert & author Matt Stoller joins public defender, author, civil rights lawyer, & founder of Civil Rights Corp, Alec Karatkatsanis, to hash out their online disagreements about the "defund the police" movement. Many lefty guests over the years have raised concerns with defund as a slogan or as a movement goal, but rarely do they have an opportunity to talk directly to an abolitionist and expert like Alec. This conversation represents a real step forward toward the goal better understanding why "defund" was chosen as a label, why defund doesn't necessitate a trade off with public safety, the importance of breaking from reformist movements of the past, and the root of why so many ideologically aligned people bristle at the slogan.

 

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

 
]]> Monopoly expert & author Matt Stoller joins public defender, author, civil rights lawyer, & founder of Civil Rights Corp, Alec Karatkatsanis, to hash out their online disagreements about the "defund the police" movement. Many lefty guests over the years have raised concerns with defund as a slogan or as a movement goal, but rarely do they have an opportunity to talk directly to an abolitionist and expert like Alec. This conversation represents a real step forward toward the goal better understanding why "defund" was chosen as a label, why defund doesn't necessitate a trade off with public safety, the importance of breaking from reformist movements of the past, and the root of why so many ideologically aligned people bristle at the slogan.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 01:38:46 false full Briahna Gray 39189835 2025-12-01T00:01:07Z Episode 529 Promo - Authorization to Lead Episode 529 Promo - Authorization to Lead Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:45:00 +0000 Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

An all-star activist panel has been assembled to answer Briahna's questions about the strategy and efficacy of contemporary direct actions. Medea Benjamin, co-founder of feminist anti-war organization code pink, Palestinian activist Hazami Barmada, who staged last week's viral "Thanksgiving" demonstration outside of Union Station in DC featuring demonstrators dressed as Trump, Netanyahu, & other war criminals; and Aru Shiney-Ajay, executive director of the Sunrise Movement, all bring their expertise and courage to the question of how direct action can fill the role historically played by organized labor, and how the left can exploit mass protests to greater effect.

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An all-star activist panel has been assembled to answer Briahna's questions about the strategy and efficacy of contemporary direct actions. Medea Benjamin, co-founder of feminist anti-war organization code pink, Palestinian activist Hazami Barmada, who staged last week's viral "Thanksgiving" demonstration outside of Union Station in DC featuring demonstrators dressed as Trump, Netanyahu, & other war criminals; and Aru Shiney-Ajay, executive director of the Sunrise Movement, all bring their expertise and courage to the question of how direct action can fill the role historically played by organized labor, and how the left can exploit mass protests to greater effect.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 07:44 false 1 529 trailer 39149850 2025-12-01T00:01:07Z Episode 528 - #NotAllMen (w/ Ella Davi & Ryan Grim) Episode 528 - #NotAllMen (w/ Ella Davi & Ryan Grim) Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:39:00 +0000

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]]> is the male loneliness epidemic, and if the root of the problem is economic, how should the left express sympathy for victims of the root cause without lacking sympathy for the female victims of misogyny?

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]]> 01:05:38 false full Briahna Gray 39112155 2026-01-01T00:00:49Z Episode 527 Promo - No True Leftist (w/ Blakeley & James Li) Episode 527 Promo - No True Leftist (w/ Blakeley & James Li) Mon, 17 Nov 2025 15:42:00 +0000 Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

Lefty content creators Grace Blakeley & James Li have done terrific coverage on the newly released Epstein files, and this is ostensibly a discussion about that. But we ended up having a larger conversation about the obligation of content creators to define and broaden the terms of debate, to push left, to co-opt mainstream spaces (or create our own), to use "woke" language or avoid putting off a mainstream audience by correcting others, how to protest, and whether to own our moral judgments instead of debating about procedure.

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Lefty content creators Grace Blakeley & James Li have done terrific coverage on the newly released Epstein files, and this is ostensibly a discussion about that. But we ended up having a larger conversation about the obligation of content creators to define and broaden the terms of debate, to push left, to co-opt mainstream spaces (or create our own), to use "woke" language or avoid putting off a mainstream audience by correcting others, how to protest, and whether to own our moral judgments instead of debating about procedure.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 07:44 false 1 527 trailer 39060670 2025-12-01T00:01:07Z Episode 526 - The Epstein Files (w/ Murtaza Hussain) Episode 526 - The Epstein Files (w/ Murtaza Hussain) Thu, 13 Nov 2025 18:04:00 +0000 Drop Site News journalist Murtaza Hussain joins to discuss a trove of documents which shows Jeffery Epstein's close relationship with Israeli intelligence, and which lends credibility to accusations that he may have been Mossad. Drop Site News has now reported four stories detailing Epstein's role in selling Israeli surveillance technology to Cote D'Ivoire & Russia, sending coded emails telegraphing drop-offs with Israeli intelligence in New York, and even hosting an Israeli spy at his NY apartment. Recorded hours before the House's release of Epstein emails showcasing his relationship with Trump, Larry Summers, & other powerful politicos, this episode surfaces an aspect of the story that the mainstream media is still unwilling to acknowledge: The Israel/Epstein connection.

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Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> Drop Site News journalist Murtaza Hussain joins to discuss a trove of documents which shows Jeffery Epstein's close relationship with Israeli intelligence, and which lends credibility to accusations that he may have been Mossad. Drop Site News has now reported four stories detailing Epstein's role in selling Israeli surveillance technology to Cote D'Ivoire & Russia, sending coded emails telegraphing drop-offs with Israeli intelligence in New York, and even hosting an Israeli spy at his NY apartment. Recorded hours before the House's release of Epstein emails showcasing his relationship with Trump, Larry Summers, & other powerful politicos, this episode surfaces an aspect of the story that the mainstream media is still unwilling to acknowledge: The Israel/Epstein connection.

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 01:10:46 false full 39024315 2026-01-01T00:00:49Z Episode 525 Promo - Is Winning The Point of Everything? w/ (Osita Nwanevu) Episode 525 Promo - Is Winning The Point of Everything? w/ (Osita Nwanevu) Mon, 10 Nov 2025 14:14:00 +0000 Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

Contributing editor at The New Republic and author of new book The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding Osita Nwanevu joins Briahna to discuss the state of U.S. democracy, the failures of the Democratic Party as a resistance party, avenues for genuine resistance (e.g. packing the court, nixing the filibuster, D.C. statehood) that the Democrats have so far failed to avail themselves of, and whether Zohran Mamdani's victory changes anything about Briahna's cynicism. Is the goal winning at any cost? Are there things more important than winning elections, like the way Mamdani changed public opinion on the right of Israel to exist as an apartheid state? Is the left making a mistake in over investing in electoral victories? Or are those who criticize the left for not actually wanting power right?

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Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock this episode and our entire premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

Contributing editor at The New Republic and author of new book The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding Osita Nwanevu joins Briahna to discuss the state of U.S. democracy, the failures of the Democratic Party as a resistance party, avenues for genuine resistance (e.g. packing the court, nixing the filibuster, D.C. statehood) that the Democrats have so far failed to avail themselves of, and whether Zohran Mamdani's victory changes anything about Briahna's cynicism. Is the goal winning at any cost? Are there things more important than winning elections, like the way Mamdani changed public opinion on the right of Israel to exist as an apartheid state? Is the left making a mistake in over investing in electoral victories? Or are those who criticize the left for not actually wanting power right?

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

]]> 07:57 false 1 525 trailer 38977235 2025-12-01T00:01:07Z Episode 524 - "Empire's Last Hurrah" (w/ Jasper Nathaniel, Ubai Abudi, & Dr. Jill Stein) "Empire's Last Hurrah" (w/ Jasper Nathaniel, Ubai Abudi, & Dr. Jill Stein) Thu, 06 Nov 2025 15:06:00 +0000 Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast

Independent journalist Jasper Nathaniel joins Bad Faith to tell the harrowing story of being chased down by Israeli settlers in the West Bank before filming a now-viral scene of a settler brutally attacking a Palestinian woman with a club. Executive director of Bisan Center for Research & Development Ubai Abudi, a Palestinian who has experienced similar attacks and detainment by Israel, along with Dr. Jill Stein explain how Uniting for Peace, a UN general assembly resolution, could bring an end to the occupation and genocide by overriding the US veto and getting troops on the ground to protect Palestinians from Israeli violence.

More links:

https://husseini.substack.com/

https://en.pngoportal.org/post/3981/Palestinian-NGOs-Network-PNGO-Affirms-Inalienable-Rights-and-Calls-for-Urgent-International-Protection

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Independent journalist Jasper Nathaniel joins Bad Faith to tell the harrowing story of being chased down by Israeli settlers in the West Bank before filming a now-viral scene of a settler brutally attacking a Palestinian woman with a club. Executive director of Bisan Center for Research & Development Ubai Abudi, a Palestinian who has experienced similar attacks and detainment by Israel, along with Dr. Jill Stein explain how Uniting for Peace, a UN general assembly resolution, could bring an end to the occupation and genocide by overriding the US veto and getting troops on the ground to protect Palestinians from Israeli violence.

More links:

https://husseini.substack.com/

https://en.pngoportal.org/post/3981/Palestinian-NGOs-Network-PNGO-Affirms-Inalienable-Rights-and-Calls-for-Urgent-International-Protection

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Produced by Armand Aviram.

Theme by Nick Thorburn (@nickfromislands).

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