Time To Say Goodbye

Hello!Today, we have on Sam Konnert from Canadaland Politics to talk about the last week in tensions between Trump and Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s defiance and push to free Canada from American dependence, what that new economy might look like, and the very real stigma in Canada right now for any type of support for the United States. We also talk about what nationalism looks like when processed through a centrist figure like Carney and whether any of this can be put back together once Trump leaves office. Very informative one here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Hello!We’re back this week to talk about the horrific tragedy in Nepal, the visions of the apocalypse we all saw, and how climate can push its way back into the greater political discourse. We also talk about why the media is reverting such lazy tropes and questions when dealing with left candidates and the renunciation pageants about 2020 tweets that accompany every single electoral victory. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Hello!Today, we have the emotional return of Andy Liu, one of the founding hosts of the podcast, fresh from his trip to China. We talk China Shock 2.0, how to think about the country’s high tech makeover, the hilarious robot olympics, and how the average Chinese worker thinks about the country’s new frontier. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Hello! Today, we talk about Trump’s kinda weird and ultimately wishy-washy war games with South Korea, what it means about his relationship to the north and a whole lot of history with Van Jackson, an Associate Professor at Victoria University of Wellington, where he specializes in peace studies and the class politics of geopolitics. He is also host of The Un-Diplomatic Podcast, and author of The Un-Diplomatic Newsletter. I really enjoyed this pod because of something Van asked in his substack: What good are US Troops in Korea? He answers that question for us, drawing on his former life as what’s known as a Korea Hand in the Obama Pentagon and how he made a turn to the left and anti-imperialist politics. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Hello!Today, we talk about Tyler’s big article in the Atlantic about his experiences as a college professor and why he left. A lot of talk about the economic precarity that a lot of professors feel these days and some spirited back and forth and disagreement for those of you who complain we agree too much. (actually nobody really says this but I imagine some of you do think this) And then we talk about the rise of the Subaru Socialists and how we make sense of this powerful group in American politics. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Hello!Today, we talk about Abdul El-Sayed’s win in Michigan, how the center probably won’t win it’s “but the margin of victory was smaller than the polls said it would be” gambit and Kang rants about the media’s obsession with 2020 tweets and the concern trolling way in which it consistently has missed the bigger data center story when it comes to Francesca Hong. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Hello! Today our guest is Adam Carlson, the founding partner of Zenith Research and a pollster who has worked for Democratic candidates and organizations for over a decade. We talk about the big race in Michigan, why certain races captivate the public’s attention, what the El-Sayed race says about the Democratic establishment, and where we’re going with the Democratic Tea Party moment. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Hello!Today we talk about the worldwide online hate for Argentina, the World Cup as politics in the online age, the new senate hopeful from Maine who might just be a better version of Graham Platner, especially for the general, and then we break our rule (once) and talk a bit about college professors. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Today we talk to Grace Mausser is Co-Chair of New York City DSA, the largest chapter of DSA with over 15,000 members. She has worked on dozens of democratic socialists campaigns in New York, building robust canvassing operations, creating broad left coalitions, and raising millions of dollars from grassroots donors. We talk about Graham Platner, vetting candidates, the need for organizations on the left, what socialists should do when they actually have some wins, a lot about Zohran, and a really interesting conversation about what really matters to voters and what does not. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Hello!Today we talk about Melat Kiros’s resounding win in Colorado over a 30 year incumbent, Israel as the wedge issue in places other than New York City, and the right’s freakout over the SCOTUS decision on birthright citizenship. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Hello!This week, we have back on our World Cup and War Correspondent Patrick Hultgren to talk about sportswashing, why the USMNT hasn’t traditionally captured the public’s imagination, at least when compared to the women’s team, youth soccer in America and what Landon Donovan said, and the politics of patriotism about a sport we claim we don’t care about all that much in the States. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Hello! This week we have on Sam Moyn, a professor at Yale Law School and the author of the new book Gerontocracy in America: How the Old are Hoarding Power and What to do about it. We talk about how the elderly exercise their political and financial power in the country and explore some of the ideas in this book about how to get more money and political power into the hands of the young. This is a fun, heated conversation with a lot of compelling ideas and takes so please give it a listen. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Hello!Today, we talk about the LA Mayoral election, what to think of the population of professional upper middle class voters who seem to be the new vanguard of left economic policies, and we talk a whole lot about Graham Platner’s latest scandal, his big victory, and what populism means in 2026. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Hello!Today we talk about Trump’s endless and incorrigible corruption, the steady stealing of taxpayer dollars into weird slush funds, and we talk about Graham' Platner’s latest scandal and whether we might now have too much smoke to just ignore. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Hello!Today, we talk about A.I. (again) but mostly about what we feel might be lost in a future where everyone is writing A.I. papers and turning in A.I. work and emailing each other in friendly A.I.- ese. Is it a new problem or is it just a breaking point of a digital life where so much of our human interactions have been farmed out to one robot or another? And Jay talks about his fake writer AI game he made, which you should definitely try out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Hello!Today we’re talking about the controversy over at Granta, who published a story from the winner of the Commonwealth Prize that appears, at least right now, to be written by AI. We talk about why this is kinda funny but also obviously distressing and whether writers should be experimenting with AI. We also talk about Thomas Massie’s election loss last night and the new crop of short form video that’s been coming out of the Washington Post and why it’s probably worse than AI slop. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Hello!This week we have a fun, off-beat episode for you about fishing. Why does Tyler put on a wetsuit and go float around in rip currents to find some rock to squat on and fish? What are ethics of this sport? What land use issues effect it? Why is the future hope of the Democratic Party all these new Gen-Z Birders? We talk about all this with our guest Jerry Audet, the managing editor of the fishing magazine Surfcaster’s Journal and the co-host of the Surfcast Podcast. His writing and photography has appeared in just about every fishing publication you can name. And he is the author of Hooked, an anthology of fresh and saltwater gamefish. Most importantly he is one of the best surf fisherman in the country.Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

This week we are talking Data Centers, an intra-left fight in Jacobin over how to effectively harness or block AI from taking over everything, and the politics of physical space. Our guest to talk about all this is Aaron Regunberg, a progressive organizer and former Rhode Island state representative. Aaron writes regularly in The New Republic, among other outlets, and we’re having him on today to discuss a piece he recently wrote for Jacobin about the data center moratorium movement. He also co-hosts the Fighting Fascism podcast, which you should check out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Hello!Today, we talk about the assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents Dinner, our continued descent into conspiracy world, and the amazing quickness with which Trump world turned it all into a handout for the President’s ballroom project. We also talk about a new law that will put AI-enabled sensors in cars to stop people from drunk driving and the civil liberties implications. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe