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27 Mar 20:31

Republicans Play "War Plan" Semantics as Journalist Brings Receipts | Steve Coogan

Tom Roche

EXCELLENT (inc interview--again! 3-peat)

Ronny Chieng dives into the churn of Signal-gate as Pete Hegseth downplays the war chat, Michael Waltz makes excuses, and journalist Jeffrey Goldberg releases texts.

Chris Distefano jumps in to solve America's issues, from export tariffs to immigration to DOGE cuts to Canada and Greenland sovereignty.

Comedian and actor Steve Coogan joins Ronny Chieng to discuss his expansive career and new film, “The Penguin Lessons.” They talk about their experiences at Edinburgh Fringe, his West End run portraying four roles in a “Dr. Strangelove” adaptation, why comic characters like his infamous Alan Partridge speak to both political parties, and his experience on-set with real and robotic penguins.

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27 Mar 20:30

Republicans Desperately Spin Yemen Group Chat Fumble | Mayor Michelle Wu

Tom Roche

EXCELLENT bits (esp another awesome /Sports War/), plus a /borderline/, just-amusing-enough interview (Boston mayor Michelle Wu is not nearly as comedy-gold as yesterday's Paul Rudd, but it's /lots/ more entertaining than I expected) for the 2nd half

Ronny Chieng tackles Republicans' desperate attempts to defend Trump administration officials accidentally adding a journalist to their Signal group chat for planning missile strikes on Yemen.

Ronny Chieng and Jordan Klepper face off in a March Madness edition of Sports War, where the two debate the McNeese student manager's rise to fame, fans' upset over a lack of upsets, and the NCAA tournament's link to vasectomy season. Plus, a special Sports War halftime report from Grace Kuhlenschmidt.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu sits down with Ronny Chieng to discuss blazing a trail as Boston's first female and first Asian-American elected mayor. They talk about winning over Boston’s passionate and diverse constituency by focusing on solving their everyday challenges, valuing immigrants for a safer environment, investing in affordable housing, and why Boston remains the safest big city in America.

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27 Mar 17:31

E203 - The CIA’s Imperial History, Pt 1 w/ Hugh Wilford

Tom Roche

EXCELLENT

Hugh Wilford, professor of history at California State University, Long Beach, is on the program for the first of two episodes on his book The CIA: An Imperial History. In this first part, they explore the historiography of intelligence today, how the CIA fits into an imperial lens of US history, whether the CIA is a liberal way of managing the world, the agency’s origins and shift from intelligence gathering to covert actions, gender relations among officers, their families, and agency partners, individuals like Kim Roosevelt, and whether CIA personnel truly believed in the threat of communism.


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27 Mar 16:55

This speech accidentally exposed the truth about the US

Tom Roche

EXCELLENT

US Vice President JD Vance gave a speech about globalization that inadvertently revealed the truth about the US empire, the goal behind the new cold war on China, the economics of imperialism, and how the Trump administration is serving billionaire Big Tech oligarchs in Silicon Valley at the expense of the working class. Ben Norton explains. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywmpea6vvOE US Big Tech CEOs admit they want AI monopoly: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2025/02/03/us-ai-monopoly-unipolar-world-china/ Topics 0:00 (CLIP) JD Vance excerpt 0:38 US vice president speech 1:03 Preparing for war on China 3:15 Summary of Vance's speech 3:56 (CLIP) Marco Rubio on China "threat" 4:39 Deindustrialization 5:02 (CLIP) JD Vance vows "industrial comeback" 5:41 Uniting billionaires and "populists" 6:26 Neoliberalism 7:01 JD Vance's patron Peter Thiel 8:22 Trump recruits Big Tech billionaires 9:34 For monopoly, against competition 10:21 (CLIP) Peter Thiel loves monopolies 10:35 Elon Musk and Trump 11:05 Billionaire Marc Andreessen 11:47 (CLIP) Trump admin loves Silicon Valley 12:08 Trump coalition: billionaires & workers? 13:37 (CLIP) Techno-optimists vs populists? 14:21 Big Tech manifesto 15:56 Scapegoating China 17:13 (CLIP) JD Vance scapegoats China 17:34 JD Vance calls China "biggest threat" 18:53 (CLIP) JD Vance scapegoats China 19:12 Neoliberal globalization 20:07 (CLIP) JD Vance on globalization 21:18 Neoliberal globalization 22:07 Imperialism & dependency theory 24:11 China's development 24:35 US bans Chinese competitors 26:15 (CLIP) JD Vance on China's AI 26:40 US Big Tech monopolies 27:23 (CLIP) "Competition is for losers" 27:38 Trump's tariffs 28:36 Jake Sullivan's industrial policy speech 29:16 (CLIP) Jake Sullivan on Washington Consensus 31:36 Industrial policy 32:45 Tech war on China 33:31 Trump's strategy 34:01 (CLIP) JD Vance on US shipbuilding 34:53 China's Shipbuilding 35:46 State-owned enterprises 38:07 US government-owned factories 40:32 Industrial policy 43:41 (CLIP) Tax cuts on rich & deregulation 44:07 Reaganism 2.0 44:28 Historical tax rates on rich 45:48 Oligarchs avoid taxes 46:52 Trump boosts deficit & debt 47:38 Fake industrial policy 49:09 (CLIP) JD Vance is "fan" of Big Tech 49:28 Andreessen Horowitz investments 50:30 S&P 500 stock buybacks & dividends 51:03 Reaganomics 51:59 Trumponomics 53:21 Tariffs & wealth transfer 53:55 Outro
27 Mar 16:55

Class war: How Trump helps the rich and hurts everyone else

Tom Roche

EXCELLENT

Donald Trump is portrayed as a "populist" committed to average working-class people, but his policies benefit wealthy elites at the expense of everyone else. His administration includes 13 billionaires -- including Elon Musk, the world's richest oligarch -- and he is cutting taxes on the rich and corporations while imposing a consumption tax on the poor through tariffs. Ben Norton explains how Trump is waging a class war. VIDEO with charts here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL8cg-wWBO8 Check out our related video on JD Vance's speech on reindustrializing the US: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywmpea6vvOE Why Donald Trump won the US election: https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2024/11/08/donald-trump-us-election-kamala-harris-economy/ Topics 0:00 Intro 0:09 (CLIP) Trump at McDonald's 0:33 Billionaires in Trump admin 1:36 Big Tech oligarchs 2:36 Corruption and bribery 3:17 Trump meme coin 4:20 Tax cuts for the rich 5:20 Tariffs are a tax 6:45 Trump's tax law benefited rich 8:25 Billionaires avoid taxes 10:01 Historical tax rates 11:44 Corporate tax rate 12:50 Progressive taxation 15:02 Why Trump won: inflation 16:43 Election turnout 18:02 Trump's low approval rating 20:20 Why people are angry 21:03 (CLIP) Obama on Wall Street 21:19 BlackRock CEO 21:48 Elon Musk 22:12 (CLIP) Trump on Tesla 22:21 US economy relies on rich 24:05 Unemployment rate is misleading 25:36 Stagnant real wages 29:34 Inflation is sticky 30:31 No more cheap goods 31:14 Scott Bessent & George Soros 33:25 (CLIP) Scott Bessent on American Dream 33:40 Cheap goods & China 36:51 Tariffs & reindustrialization 38:22 Myth of American Dream 40:07 US life expectancy is falling 41:17 Scapegoating 43:37 Recession warnings 45:01 Housing 47:02 Elon Musk buys White House position 47:35 Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman 48:34 Trump's fake "populism" 49:22 Hopeful examples 50:15 Mexico: AMLO 51:43 Mexico: Claudia Sheinbaum 53:11 Learning from Mexico 54:50 China's poverty reduction 57:54 US oligarchy 58:37 Outro
26 Mar 19:38

Jon Stewart on Which Speech Is Free in Trump’s America | Paul Rudd

Tom Roche

VERY EXCELLENT: Jon Stewart delivers what could be the best DSEE since the start of the podcast:

+ great bits esp on Trumpists free-speech hypocrisy
+ ... followed by UNSKIPPABLE, very funny 2nd-half improv/interview with Paul Rudd
+ ... and no ads!

Jon Stewart goes old-school Daily Show on Trump and Republicans who pride themselves on “saving” free speech, all while censoring anybody who doesn’t agree with them.

Paul Rudd sits down with Jon Stewart to chat about his latest starring roles in the films “Death of a Unicorn” and “Friendship,” watching their kids grow up, and, of course, pharmaceutical side effects to the perineum.

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25 Mar 19:34

#608 - Freedom Dues

Tom Roche

VERY EXCELLENT, top-notch M&U

In THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR (1973), a black man hired as a "token" by the CIA uses his training to start a black nationalist uprising. It couldn't be a more apt time to revisit this classic of radical American cinema. PLUS: Who's excited for the Abundance Agenda? Join us on Patreon for an extra episode every week - https://www.patreon.com/michaelandus "On the Legacy and Importance of The Spook Who Sat by the Door" by Robert Daniels - https://www.rogerebert.com/festivals/ciff-2024-on-the-legacy-and-importance-of-the-spook-who-sat-by-the-door "Zaslav's Hamptons-Hollywood Vanity Project" by Matthew Belloni - https://puck.news/zaslavs-hamptons-hollywood-vanity-project/ "Leak Reveals Trump’s Full Bonkers Plan for the Kennedy Center" - https://www.thedailybeast.com/leak-reveals-trumps-full-bonkers-plan-for-the-kennedy-center/ Luke's interview with Benjamin Teitelbaum - https://www.patreon.com/posts/interview-putins-64721929 "Radical Academics for the Status Quo" by Liza Featherstone - https://jacobin.com/2019/12/radical-academics-judith-butler-kamala-harris-donation
25 Mar 18:58

919 - Abruendance Agenda feat. Madinah Wilson-Anton & Matt Bruenig (3/24/25)

Tom Roche

VERY EXCELLENT 2-segment CTH, esp 2nd interview with Matt Bruenig, in which guest+Felix+Will rip new ones for Abundance shitlibs Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson

Delaware state rep Madinah Wilson-Anton returns to the show to brief us on Elon Musk’s attempts to rewrite the state laws of Delaware to help him secure a $50 billion+ compensation package. We discuss the “race to the bottom” in state business laws, and the new wave of assaults on basic legal legitimacy in pursuit of complete oligarchical control.


Then, Matt Bruenig joins us to discuss the hot new word on all the wonks’ lips: ABUNDANCE. We review the Abundance Agenda, Matt gives us his takes on the policies, and we evaluate the Abundance potential as a viable organizing principle for the moribund Democratic party.


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25 Mar 16:51

Long Reads: The Rise and Rule of India’s Hindu Right w/ Siddhartha Deb

Tom Roche

EXCELLENT

Last year, Narendra Modi celebrated a decade in office as India’s prime minister. Modi was aiming for a third consecutive election victory and a parliamentary landslide that would give him a free hand to advance his right-wing, Hindu nationalist agenda. But the election proved to be a disappointment for Modi and his allies, who lost their majority in parliament. Modi had to form a coalition to maintain his grip on power.

Long Reads is joined by one of Modi’s leading journalistic opponents to discuss the rise and rule of the Hindu right wing. Siddhartha Deb is the author of several novels, and his non-fiction work has exposed the dark side of contemporary India. Haymarket Books published a collection of his writings last year, Twilight Prisoners: The Rise of the Hindu Right and the Fall of India.

Long Reads is a Jacobin podcast looking in-depth at political topics and thinkers, both contemporary and historical, with the magazine’s longform writers. Hosted by features editor Daniel Finn. Produced by Conor Gillies with music by Knxwledge.

25 Mar 06:24

3/24/25: Glenn Greenwald Debates Saagar On Deportations, Bernie Rallies Thousands As Schumer Flails

Tom Roche

VERY EXCELLENT:

1. good Enjeti-Grim bant, then ...
2. ... for once, a BP debate that actually illuminates ... and on migration policy and law, no less! Probably this works mostly because it's Glenn Greenwald vs SE rather than KB vs SE.
3. then more SE+RG on US politics, segue-ing into ...
4. ... an excellent interview with the always-delightful Dave Weigel on the new Democrat resistance (esp last weekend's Bernie (plus occasionally AOC, plus various others) rallies to 'Fight Oligarchy')

Saagar and Ryan discuss Glenn Greenwald on deportation, Bernie rallies tens of thousands as Schumer flails.

 

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25 Mar 06:10

3/24/25: Elon Gets Billions In Gov Contracts, Trump Israel Aid Folds Amid Gaza War, Billionaire Trump Sec Laughs At Social Security Breakdown

Tom Roche

SE+RG consistently EXCELLENT

Saagar and Ryan discuss Elon set for billions in Gov contracts, Trump Israel aide folds to lobby, billionaire Trump Sec laughs at missed Social Security checks.

 

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24 Mar 19:04

Hungary for Turkey

by The Späti Boys
Tom Roche

amusing humor+excellent analysis (mostly of EU rightwing politics--not just Hungary and Turkey--but also Eurometal and other Eurotrash) from Nick+Uma (unfortunately lacking Ciarán's Celtic Fire(tm))

23 Mar 20:37

GOP Shills for Tesla, Trump Admin Flubs JFK File Release & DEI Scrubbing | Peter Wolf

Tom Roche

excellent /including/ interview (some good raconteuring), just skip the ads

Jordan Klepper covers Trump’s anti-DEI fallout, including the Pentagon’s erasure of Jackie Robinson and The Enola Gay. Plus, Troy Iwata joins the Republicans' campaign to revive Tesla stock and keep Elon Musk rich.

With many Americans preparing for doomsday, the apocalypse has become good business. Michael Kosta visits Fortitude Ranch, a post-apocalyptic survival community where preppers can wait out the end times in country-club glamour with their own rooms, artillery, and food supplies…for a hefty amount of cash.

Legendary musician, artist, and New York Times best-selling author Peter Wolf joins Jordan Klepper to talk about his new memoir, “Waiting on the Moon.” The former J. Geils Band frontman recounts the era in which he wrote their album “Full House,” and how he strived to write a “not-boring” memoir by sharing vignettes about the people he idolized. Plus, he tells some stories from the book, including when he drank Bob Dylan’s wine and the time Muddy Waters became his houseguest.

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23 Mar 20:36

DOGE Protestors Turn on Tesla & Astronauts Make It Home | Anthony Carrigan

Tom Roche

excellent except ads and (reversion to norm) interview, so bail @ 18:54

Jordan Klepper covers the backlash against Elon Musk, including town hall rage against his unconfirmed DOGE position and sweeping Tesla vandalization. Plus, some advice for the returning NASA astronauts on how to acclimate to Trump and Elon’s new world.

Trump is getting rid of all DEI celebrations... except for St. Patrick's Day! Michael Kosta takes to the streets of NYC on St. Paddy's Day to ask Irish Trump supporters what makes them so lucky.

Emmy-nominated actor Anthony Carrigan sits down with Jordan Klepper to discuss his new film “Death of a Unicorn.” They talk about working with unicorns through practical effects, experimenting with a Scottish accent, how Bill Hader opened the door for his character’s continuation in “Barry,” and his upcoming role as Metamorpho in James Gunn’s “Superman.”

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22 Mar 21:50

Peter Kornbluh on JFK Files & Trump's False Pledge to Run "Most Transparent Administration in History"

Tom Roche

EXCELLENT, informative part 2 of 2 on the new CIA/JFK releases: see part 1 [here](https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/21/cia_secrets)

Watch an extended conversation with Peter Kornbluh, senior analyst with the National Security Archive, who has been analyzing the newly declassified files related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
22 Mar 21:05

Radio War Nerd EP 509 — Jolani & The Making of Syrian Sunni Ethno-Supremacism, feat. Cyrus

by mail@yashalevine.com (Gary Brecher)
Tom Roche

VERY EXCELLENT deepdive into Syria before and after the Assad collapse and (probably temporary) HTS rise

Co-hosts John Dolan & Mark Ames
22 Mar 03:54

The Naked Week: Ep 2. Brick Walls, Dead Wood, and Charlie.

Tom Roche

amusing

The Naked Week team are back to place satirical news-tariffs on current events with a mix of correspondents, guests and, occasionally, live animals.

This week we use a housebrick to explain what's happened with the Reform Party, carve literal dead wood to explain what's happening with the civil service, and explain more news with haikus.

From The Skewer’s Jon Holmes and host Andrew Hunter Murray comes The Naked Week, a fresh way of dressing the week’s news in the altogether and parading it around for everyone to laugh at.

With award-winning writers and a crack team of contemporary satirists - and recorded in front of a live audience - The Naked Week delivers a topical news-nude straight to your ears.

Written by: Jon Holmes Katie Sayer Gareth Ceredig Sarah Dempster Jason Hazele

Investigations Team: Cat Neilan Louis Mian Freya Shaw Matt Brown

Guests: Paul Dunphy, Donna Moore, Tim Stephenson.

Production Team: Laura Grimshaw, Tony Churnside, Jerry Peal, Katie Sayer, Phoebe Butler

Executive Producer: Philip Abrams Produced and Directed by Jon Holmes

An unusual production for BBC Radio 4.

21 Mar 20:08

Bad Hasbara 92: Free Mahmoud Khalil, with Bilal Sharmoug

Tom Roche

yet another VERY EXCELLENT, very funny BH (esp Bruce Blakeman and his "intelligence division")

Matt and Daniel are joined by comedian and actor Bilal Sharmoug to talk over the shocking ICE detention of Columbia grad student and protest leader Mahmoud Khalil, finding common cause with Ann Coulter, and a Beatle cucking in our nation’s intelligence capital: Nassau County, New York.

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21 Mar 17:49

918 - Welcome to Wonderland feat. Grant Miner (3/20/25)

Tom Roche

VERY EXCELLENT, very funny, great anti-Zionist and pro-labor analysis

We’re joined by Grant Miner, a student organizer and president of Student Workers of Columbia UAW 2710, who was recently expelled from Columbia for activist activities on campus. We discuss pro-Palestine student activism on campus, federal crackdown on the school & Columbia’s craven response, Mahmoud Khalil, and other threats to organizers on campus. Plus, a reading series from Franklin Foer on Columbia’s “anti-Semitism problem,” AND: Trump vows to bring non-woke musicals to the Kennedy Center.  


Free Mahmoud event this Saturday 3/22 in NYC @ The People’s Forum: https://peoplesforum.org/events/fight-for-our-rights-free-mahmoud/


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21 Mar 16:41

News - Israel Breaks Ceasefire, US Bombs Yemen, DRC Fighting Continues

Tom Roche

another Bessner and (mostly) Davison EXCELLENT (except for the pre-, inter-, and post-content ads) week-in-review

In this week’s news: Israelis break the Gaza ceasefire (0:33); Trump resumes America’s war on Yemen’s Ansar Allah/Houthis (6:09); clashes break out on the border of Syria and Lebanon (10:15); a presidential candidate is arrested in Turkey (12:27); the South Sudan peace process continues to break down (16:02); calls for a ceasefire go unheeded in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (18:16); the US expels the ambassador from South Africa (21:08); in Russia-Ukraine news, Trump and Putin talk by phone (23:24) while the Kursk operation is effectively over (26:32); Canada welcomes its new prime minister, Mark Carney (28:45); and Donald Trump ignores a court ruling in order to deport hundreds of Venezuelans (31:14). 


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21 Mar 16:41

News - US-Ukraine Ceasefire Proposal, Duterte Arrested on ICC Warrant, Sea Ice at Lowest Recorded Level

Tom Roche

another Bessner and (mostly) Davison EXCELLENT (except for the pre-, inter-, and post-content ads) week-in-review

This week on the news roundup: the Copernicus Climate Change Service reports that global sea ice fell to the lowest level ever recorded in February (1:18); Alawites in northwestern Syria have been massacred over several days (3:19) while the government and SDF cut a deal (6:49); Israel intensifies its blockade of Gaza (9:38) as the US proposes a new compromise for the Strip (10:55); Armenia and Azerbaijan look to be on the cusp of a peace agreement (14:31); the Philippines arrests former president Rodrigo Duterte on an ICC warrant (16:30); Trump and China’s Xi Jinping might hold a summit in June (19:23); the crisis in South Sudan continues to worsen (21:03); the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and M23 armed group look to hold peace talks (23:31); in Russia-Ukraine, the US and Ukraine produce a ceasefire proposal (25:15) while Russia retakes most of Kursk Oblast (29:46); Trump might be preparing to invade Panama (31:45); Canada elects a new prime minister (33:43); Trump continues to escalate the trade war (37:07); and former US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will become Harvard’s inaugural Kissinger Professor of the Practice of Statecraft and World Order (39:32).


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21 Mar 15:58

Democracy Now! 2025-03-21 Friday

Tom Roche

consistently EXCELLENT, ~0 identitarian. note also final segment is claimed part 1 of 2, so expect web-exclusive from Kornbluth on more nuggets from recently-released JFK files

Democracy Now! 2025-03-21 Friday

  • Headlines for March 21, 2025
  • Trump vs. Public Schools: Executive Order Aims to Dismantle Department of Education
  • Mahmoud Khalil Update: From ICE Jail, Khalil Warns of Trump's War on Dissent & Targeting Palestinians
  • "Catch and Revoke": AI-Driven State Dept. Program Targets Pro-Palestinian Students & Visa Holders
  • Declassified JFK Assassination Files Expose Covert CIA Operations from the Vatican to Latin America

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20 Mar 21:11

Why does Trump want the US to take over Greenland? This is the real reason

Tom Roche

GER drops another EXCELLENT dose of geoeconomy+geopolitics, esp bit towards the end: one of Trump's Redneckistan jughooters has proposed renaming Greenland as 'Red-White-and-Blueland' :-)

Donald Trump has threatened to colonize Greenland and make it a US territory, even though 85% of people there oppose this. Ben Norton explains the geopolitical and economic reasons: the USA wants to block China from the Arctic region and to profit from the territory's natural resources, especially critical minerals. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjXzhd4GVzE Topics 0:00 Greenlanders don't want to join USA 0:58 (CLIP) Trump threatens Greenland 1:10 Targeting China 1:58 Natural resources 2:59 Independence from Denmark 3:40 Why they oppose US annexation 4:32 Protests in Greenland 5:57 Greenlandic political parties 7:25 (CLIP) Trump threatens Greenland again 7:59 Imperialism 8:44 (CLIP) Trump's Manifest Destiny 9:16 Expand US territory 9:29 (CLIP) Trump wants to "enlarge" US 9:59 Monroe Doctrine 10:45 Geopolitics of the Arctic 11:32 Map distortions 12:44 Geopolitics of Arctic Circle 13:52 (CLIP) Trump: divide Russia & China 14:15 (CLIP) Marco Rubio on China "threat" 14:41 China 15:25 (CLIP) Trump on Greenland 16:02 (CLIP) NATO chief Mark Rutte 16:21 NATO imperialism 17:48 (CLIP) Trump on US troops 18:41 NATO imperialism 19:00 JD Vance 19:16 (CLIP) Vance on China 19:45 US war with China 20:58 Supply chains 21:37 Ukraine's minerals 22:11 Greenland's minerals 22:29 (CLIP) Vance on natural resources 22:50 (CLIP) Vance on Greenland 23:20 Greenland's critical minerals 24:28 Red, White, and Blueland 25:11 US imperialism 26:51 Outro
19 Mar 21:28

Can Donald Trump really end the Ukraine war?

Tom Roche

Desai, Sakwa, and Dunford EXCELLENT as usual (though Dunford does make the false claim that (quote from memory) "China was at peace for 500 years before 1894"--ya might wanna ask Qing Qianlong about that :-)

Can the Donald Trump administration really end the Ukraine war? What is Russia's view? Why did the US fuel the conflict in the first place? These issues are discussed by political economist Radhika Desai, Russia expert Richard Sakwa, and China-based economic geographer Mick Dunford. VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR3_KKf6kUY This is part of the program Geopolitical Economy Hour. You can watch other episodes of the show here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDAi0NdlN8hMl9DkPLikDDGccibhYHnDP Topics 0:00 Intro 7:08 Historical moment 9:39 NATO 13:30 Multipolarity 15:00 Imperialism & rent extraction 19:03 West lost Ukraine war 20:12 Can Trump end the war? 22:50 Russian view 26:03 Divide Russia and China 28:44 Trump's strategy 32:22 Isolationism 34:39 Russia-China alignment 37:16 Reverse Nixon 38:16 Root causes 40:07 Geopolitical shift 43:37 Trump is symbol of crisis 45:14 Dollar system 46:01 European politics 46:42 Trump's vision 47:44 US-Russia relations 48:29 ASEAN spirit 50:02 Europe's warfare state 54:18 Europe's deindustrialization 58:56 Western double standards 1:00:31 Russia's perspective 1:03:18 Russia's demands 1:06:12 Ukraine's civil war 1:07:40 Outro
19 Mar 18:41

Trump Defies Court Order & Deports Migrants, Lewis Black vs. Air Travel | Ezra Klein & Derek Thompson

Tom Roche

Return of the DSEE template: great comedy (this time with EXCELLENT bits from Troy Iwata and esp Lewis Black) followed by a skippable interview (this time, with a very conventional-wisdom neoliberal USCFM pair of [omitted]). So skip the pre- and inter-audio ads, enjoy the jokes, and bail @ 20:44.

Jordan Klepper breaks down how Trump's attempt to mass-deport Venezuelans by invoking a racist wartime law has led to a feud with the federal judge and an all-out constitutional crisis.

Troy Iwata checks in on sick MAGA children who have just learned that their letters from the president were signed by... an autopen.

Lewis Black asks airlines to fix their s**t amid recent catastrophes.

New York Times Opinion columnist Ezra Klein and staff writer for The Atlantic, Derek Thompson, talk to Jordan Klepper about their new book, “Abundance,” which details how lawmakers can solve the affordability crisis by “building and inventing more of what we need.” They also discuss how Democrats can build a more effective opposition to Trump by using their power in blue cities and states to implement results-oriented policy and create a positive party identity.

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19 Mar 01:24

917 - Touchdown Tim Chitters feat. D.J. Byrnes & Eephus (3/17/25)

Tom Roche

amusing on Ohio, movies, and even baseball

D.J. Byrnes of Ohio’s independent news outlet The Rooster returns to the show. We look at constituent outrage at elected officials, D.J.’s sojourn to DC, Cleveland’s $2.5 Billion stadium debacle, and D.J. relates an incredible story of bamboozling Vivek Ramaswamy.


Then, Eephus director Carson Lund and writer & star Nate Fisher join Will to discuss the film, its inspirations, how they went about shooting it, Meat Raffles, and some of their all-time favorite Baseball Guys.


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19 Mar 00:08

Jon Stewart Knocks Dems' Lack of Vision Countering Trump Agenda | Sen. Chris Murphy

Tom Roche

Stewart excellent as usual, and not a bad interview

Jon Stewart highlights how the Democrats' divisiveness over Trump's budget bill is emblematic of their lack of vision, plummeting approval ratings, and continued losses against the MAGA cult.

Third-term Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut sits down with Jon Stewart to talk about the Democratic party’s path moving forward. He explains why he disagreed over the Dems’ decision not to filibuster the GOP budget, why his colleagues should be willing to take more risks, how misaligned priorities cost them voters to Trump, and the need to rally behind long-lasting ideas.

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18 Mar 21:04

3/18/25: Trump Tells Judge GTFO In Deportation Standoff, Treasury Sec Celebrates Market Crash, Social Security Sabotage, Jon Stewart Shreds Schumer

Tom Roche

no debates, continually EXCELLENT (except the ads)

Krystal and Saagar discuss Trump tells judge to gtfo on deportation standoff, Treasury Sec celebrates stock crash, Social Security sabotage, Jon Stewart shreds Schumer as he hides from angry liberals.

 

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18 Mar 21:04

3/18/25: Israel Bombs Gaza As Ceasefire Collapses, Neocons Drool Over Trump Iran Saber Rattling

Tom Roche

no debates, continually EXCELLENT (except the ads)

Krystal and Saagar discuss Israel bombs Gaza as ceasefire falls apart, neocons drool as Trump pushes Iran war.

 

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17 Mar 21:00

Listful Andrew: Splurge — Track your expenses with a simple Org table (Emacs package)

by Listful Andrew
Add to the Org table a line for every expense you have on a calendar year. At any time, launch the report to see your expenses by month and type.