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Krystal Kyle & Friends
by Krystal
Krystal Ball, cohost of Breaking Points podcast, and Kyle Kulinski, host of Secular Talk, dive into politics, philosophy and random BS with people they like.
Episodes
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Episode 299: Richard Ojeda
Featuring Richard Ojeda, Dem nominee for NC-09, this week's conversation focuses on Democrats breaking into Republican strongholds during the midterm election cycle (plus, some discussion of Trump's record as a pro-war president).
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Episode 298: Vaush
Vaush rejoins KK&F to discuss the standout debate performances of Democratic Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed and Jon Ossoff.
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Episode 297: Touré
Touré returns to KK&F for a discussion of Nikole Hannah-Jones' recent article for the New York Times about her decision to send her daughter to a low-income public school, and what it tells us about systemic racism and elitism in the NYC public school system.
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Episode 296: Mike Prysner
Mike Prysner, executive director of the Center on Conscience and War, joins us to talk about the members of the U.S. military who are turning on Trump.
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Episode 295: Camila Lourdes Galarza
Independent journalist Camila Lourdes Galarza joins us to unpack Trump's reign of terror in Latin America.
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Episode 294: Gil Durán
Gil Durán rejoins the show to talk about his incredible research and powerful story of how right-wing tech grifters have grabbed hold of our democracy and are threatening to strip it for parts.
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Episode 293: Garrison Lovely
Garrison Lovely rejoins KK&F to discuss the Hugging Face hack and the possibility of the AI takeover in our future.
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Episode 292: The Vanguard
Kyle talks to Gavin & Zac of The Vanguard about early speculation on the 2028 presidential election and the firestorm surrounding Hasan's recent remarks on Zionism.
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Episode 291: Wajahat Ali
Wajahat Ali, writer of The Left Hook on Substack, joins the show to discuss Angie Nixon's victory in Florida's Democratic primary race for the Senate, plus the far-right coalition supporting the Trump presidency.
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Episode 290: Oliver Larkin
Oliver Larkin, democratic socialist candidate for FL-25, joins us to discuss his campaign -- which could be the next shock socialist victory!
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Episode 289: Nathan J. Robinson
Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson helps us unpack Abdul El-Sayed's victory in the Michigan Dem primary and discuss what it means for the future of the party.
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Episode 288: Rania Khalek
In our conversation with journalist Rania Khalek of BreakThrough News, we discuss Trump's far-reaching intimidation campaign against the independent media outlets exposing his crimes.
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Episode 287: Charles Booker
Charles Booker, Kentuckian politician currently running for the U.S. Senate, joins the pod to discuss his campaign and weigh in on the question on everybody's mind: Is Mitch McConnell dead?
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Episode 286: Joy Reid
This episode of KK&F finds us talking with political commentator Joy Reid about her political journey and the dead ends present in the Democratic Party.
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Episode 285: David Griscom
Historian and writer David Griscom shows us the past and future of a leftist Texas.
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Episode 284: Gil Durán
We're joined by Gil Durán, author of the forthcoming book The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy, for conversation about the tech overlords taking over American politics.
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Episode 283: Murtaza Hussain
Journalist Murtaza Hussain joins us to discuss the Iran deal that’s on the brink of collapse.
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Episode 282: Garrison Lovely
We chat with journalist Garrison Lovely about the SpaceX IPO and Elon’s new coup as the world’s first trillionaire.
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Episode 281: Will Sommer
Will Sommer joins us to unpack the latest right-wing flame wars.
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Episode 280: Ruth Ben-Ghiat
We dissect Trump's dictator psychology with New York University's Professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat, an expert in the history of fascism.
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Episode 279: Young Don
Young Don joins us to talk about the midterms, Trump’s suit and settlement with the IRS, the Rogansphere’s abandonment of Trump, and more.
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Episode 278: Ashley St. Clair
Is Elon actually a Nazi? Who are the worst MAGA sellouts? Who are the biggest degenerates? We get into these questions with former MAGA influencer Ashley St. Clair.
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Episode 277: Ryan Grim
Ryan Grim returns to the podcast for a discussion of the effects of Trump's Iran war on the Gulf Arab states, and of Israel's power to derail peace negotiations.
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Episode 276: Adam Johnson
Adam Johnson of Citations Needed podcast joins the show to discuss his new book on the media's involvement in the destruction of Gaza, How to Sell a Genocide.
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Episode 275: Professor Mohammad Marandi
Tehran University's Professor Marandi exposes Epstein's class war crimes and tells us why Trump's war on Iran is a failure.
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Episode 274: Toure
We talk to special guest Toure about the new war crimes the U.S. is threatening Iran with.
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Episode 273: Murtaza Hussain
Murtaza Hussain of Drop Site News joins us to discuss the fake ceasefire in Iran and the endless war Trump has created.
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Episode 272: Angie Nixon
We talk to organizer and Florida state representative Angie Nixon about her campaign for Florida’s open Senate seat.
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Episode 271: Luke Thomas
We get political with Luke Thomas (of Luke Thomas Gets Political) on Trump's disastrous international policy, particularly in Iran, Venezuela, and Cuba.
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Episode 270: Josh Citarella
With Josh Citarella, we dig into Epstein’s influence on right-wing media circles, how the Epstein Files may have brought us to War, and the ongoing culture war over masculinity.
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Episode 269: Guy Christensen and Vaush
Guy Christensen and Vaush join the podcast for a discussion of the dead-end politics of the Democratic Party and what’s holding us back from organizing collectively at the grassroots level as the American public.
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Episode 268: Katie Halper
We talk to Katie Halper about Trump's war in Iran.
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Episode 267: Griffin Davis
Breaking Points producer Griffin Davis joins us to talk about the radicalization of Dem voters.
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Episode 266: Krystal & Kyle
A special episode with Krystal & Kyle takes a close look at the revelations of the tiny fraction of the Epstein files that have been released, the sentencing of former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol, Zohran Mamdani's political strategy, and more.
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Episode 265: Pretty Bad Lefty
PrettyBadLefty (aka Brandon) joins us to discuss Trump’s involvement in the Epstein scandal and his plummeting approval ratings, plus Trump's potential plan to steal the midterms.
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Episode 264: Good Politic Guy
Good Politic Guy (aka Mac) joins the show to talk about the horrors of the latest Epstein files release, how Trump could rig 2026, and the AI white collar apocalypse.
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Episode 263: Ken Klippenstein
Investigative reporter Ken Klippenstein shares info from insiders about the Trump admin’s growing surveillance machine.
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Episode 262: Matt Bernstein
Matt Bernstein of A Bit Fruity podcast joins KK&F to discuss the meltdown in the right-wing influencer ecosystem.
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Episode 261: Pisco
Youtuber and legal analyst Pisco joins us to talk about why ICE is guilty of murder.
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Episode 260: Graham Platner
Senate candidate Graham Platner goes off on "ICE Thugs" and Trump's imperialism.
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Episode 259: Taylor Lorenz
Taylor Lorenz, a journalist tackling contemporary issues in internet culture, rejoins us to discuss the trend of "looksmaxxing" and rapidly spreading conservative aesthetic standards for young men.
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Episode 258: Ro Khanna
Representative Ro Khanna, the Democrat who got the Epstein files released, talks about how he fought the cover-up and what comes next.
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Episode 257: Keith Edwards
Lefty commentator Keith Edwards joins us for a conversation about the violence of the Trump administration and the challenges to left-wing organizing and reporting.
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Episode 256: Cameron Kasky
We talk to Cameron Kasky, Gen Z progressive candidate for New York congressman, about his campaign and the issues that matter to him.
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Episode 255: Aftyn Behn
Aftyn Behn joins the show to talk about her run for Congress and her strong performance as a progressive in Trump country.
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Episode 254 Audio: Gianmarco Soresi
We talk to the comedian about how the Rogansphere messed up comedy.
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Episode 253 Audio: Justice Democrats
We talk to Usamah Andradi and Geoff Simpson of Justice Democrats about how Trump’s failures in office call for Democratic leadership, why the old guard isn’t meeting the moment, and what we can do about it.
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Episode 252: Antonio Delgado
We talk to New York Governor-hopeful Antonio Delgado about his campaign, and we discuss the revelations of the released Epstein emails.
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Episode 251: Ryan Grim
Ryan Grim of Drop Site News joins us to discuss the election of Zohran Mamdani.
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Episode 250: Max Flugrath
Max Flugrath joins us to talk about the past, present, and future of Trump’s election rigging.
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Krystal Ball, cohost of Breaking Points podcast, and Kyle Kulinski, host of Secular Talk, dive into politics, philosophy and random BS with people they like.
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