The Left Opposition Podcast

The boys survey different party takes on the war with Iran, how communists should respond to it, and emphasize that our main enemy is at home, the US imperialist war machine. We oppose any intervention in Iran for any reason by the US full stop. We end with a fun poke at a 2 year old article by midwestern mussolini that argues that Iran is actually existing socialism.Episode cover art is by the Organization of Struggle for the Emancipation of the Working Class (Peykar), Iranian communist organization

In late 2025 Gabriel Rockhill released his book "Who Paid the Pipers of Western Marxism?" with the central argument that the Cold War wasn't fought with bombs, sanctions, coups and blockades but with ideology, ideas, theory and academia coordinated by the CIA and other nefarious government agencies in an attempt to discredit and attack so called Actually Existing Socialism. But do his arguments hold up? Why is criticizing socialist projects tantamount to collaboration? For more we turn to Doug Greene and Harrison Fluss' critique of Rockhill's book "Theory Betrayed".https://www.historicalmaterialism.org/article/theory-betrayed-an-essay-on-gabriel-rockhills-who-paid-the-pipers-of-western-marxism-part-one/

We discuss the Trotskyist position on imperialism as it relates to Iran, and what some misconceptions about our approach is since many of our comrades on the Marxist left in general haven't read or understood Trotsky's take on imperialism. Does calling for a socialist Iran mean we work for the State department and are doing the US Govt's work for them? Hardly! Then we sink our teeth further into the imperialist turning inside out as ICE further terrorizes the working class of Minneapolis, and how the working class has fought back.Closing song is Joe's new single "Is Your Hate Pure?". Give our comrade a like and follow on his channel here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q7A5xb5JBc

The 1934 Teamsters strike of Minneapolis, Trotskyists favourite victory in the USA. An event highly worth discussing in light of the general strike and oppression and murder of workers in Minneapolis today. How did the Trotskyists organize in a scab town and win? What does theory have to offer?I thought I'd try something different with this episode, making it more of a documentary that borrows heavily from Labor's Turning Point, the Diet Soap Podcast, and an article from Marxist.com.https://marxist.com/usa-the-role-of-trotskyists-in-the-1934-minneapolis-teamsters-strike.htmIf you like what you hear and want to hear more of content like this, subscribe to the Patreon! patreon.com/TheLeftOPIf you hate what you hear and wish for us to stop, subscribe to the patreon at patreon.com/TheLeftOp

Join us every Sunday at 7:00pm EST Starting January 25th 2026 as we dive chapter by chapter into Broue's brilliant book discussing the German Revolution and why it failed and its consequences and lessons for revolutionaries today.

It will never not be insane that the author of Manufacturing Consent himself turned out to be part of the very conspiracy of manufacturing consent for the US Empire as Trump distracts us from the Epstein files by attacking Venezuela and unleashing his Gestapo on American citizens resulting in multiple deaths this week. A new age is upon us where they don't even need our consent anymore. Anyway its only been a week into 2026, happy new year!Check us out on patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/TheLeftOP

Doug's new book is out where he discusses the conspiracy surrounding the Left Opposition and the Moscow show trials. Many writers have defended these trials like Dominic Losurdo, who argued they were necessary to build socialism, and Grover Furr, who advocates there was a conspiracy and has written multiple books citing the evidence for such a conspiracy. But does the evidence hold up to scrutiny? Doug weighs in to counter these accusation and defend the legacy of Trotsky.Buy his book here: https://anticapitalistresistance.org/in-stalins-shadow/If you like our show consider subbing to the Patreon to continue our project of world analysis and defending Marxism.

Hey folks its been a while, we know. We've been busy in our personal lives and Chris has been hitting the streets organizing ballot measures and building that fighting NALC! John joins us from the streets to shed some insight into his activities and to discuss the latest flotilla intercepted by Israel. Greta Thunberg continues to be an incredible activist refusing to bend to media pressures and celebrity, with more gall and bravery than I will ever have.

Aaron opens the show with a presentation on the influences of Marxism in the archaeological profession in both theories and more recently, practice. The conditions of archaeology as a profession and industry not only produced an exploited class of field workers but paved the way for unionization of archaeologists. Joining the program is our guest Sean who helped lead the initial unionizing campaign back in 2017 and continues to represent archaeologists within the broader labour movement.

The Air Canada flight attendants go on strike, then defy back to work orders only to be sold out by union leadership. What can we learn from this? The working class can learn of its power by drawing on previous strikes to fight back and win.

With nothing stopping Israel's genocide and a famine going full steam ahead in Gaza, we take stock of the conditions on the ground. What more can we say at this point? Then we get into Trump and Epstein, and have some fun with the Sydney Sweeney "Good Jeans" controversy.Cover art by taqadoom.com

Union busting scab Hulk Hogan dies, AOC defends the Iron Dome again, and a new study shows the average American worker has to have started working since the year 1740 to have earned as much as the average CEO in 2025. What does this mean? That CEOs are our betters and we should bow down to their work ethic. We also take some time to shit on the ACP some more.

With the defeat of the Cuomontang by General Maomdani, we will achieve socialism in one city, New York City that is, any day now. As a light of the world, New York will become a glorious people's republic. But not all socialists are on board. Joining us is Ken from Firebrand to discuss his article on why Zohran Mamdani is not a socialist, but an opportunist, a populist, representing a general trend we need to be wary of in the ongoing struggle against the Democratic Party, Trump, and capitalism.https://firebrand.red/2025/07/mamdani-the-dsa-and-the-reactionary-gravity-of-the-democrats/https://firebrand.red/2025/06/should-socialists-support-zohran-mamdani/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2025/06/26/ovnc-j26.htmlhttps://marxist.com/united-states-zohran-mamdani-stuns-establishment-is-this-a-step-toward-a-socialist-nyc.htm

We don't have much planned in this episode, just sharing our thoughts on the incredibly half assed attempts to manufacture consent over WMDs, nukes and Iran, as if we haven't heard them a billion times before. We barely get through the episode without bringing up the ACP in the end, because they are trash and deserve to be dunked on for supporting Trump as the so-called "peace" candidate.

Ashley Rogers of the Independent Socialist Group joins us to discuss mass protest and movements, and the need for the LGBTQ liberation movement to regain control of Pride as a protest and not a corporate sponsored parade. An injury to one is an injury to all, and every mass movement must unite along class lines to stop Trumps MAGA agenda and build for a better future.

As we sat down to record, Israel decides to strike Iran. Blows have been exchanged back and forth, we had very little information at the time of recording. Tune in next week for a discussion on that! In the mean time, here are our thoughts on the ICE raids in LA, the resistance and elevation of the workers and students on the ground defending their communities, the Madleen flotilla and Greta Thunberg, and we express our solidarity with the PSL against the McCarthyite witch hunt. Lastly we weigh in on the Zohran Mamdani race against Cuomo.Sources for this week's episode:https://communistusa.org/why-communists-cant-support-zohran-mamdanihttps://marxist.com/freedom-flotilla-abduction-sparks-mass-anger.htmhttps://www.leftvoice.org/hands-off-our-unions-defend-david-huerta-and-unite-the-fight-against-ice/https://www.leftvoice.org/ice-raids-in-los-angeles-state-brutality-popular-resistance-and-class-struggle/https://marxist.com/ice-out-of-la-workers-defend-themselves-against-trump-s-raids.htm

Ben and Chris get together and discuss the USA's ticking time bomb of national debt. Contrary to what some on the Left might think, national debt is actually very real and sooner or later the bill comes due. The question is who pays the tab?

Tristan from Left Voice, Mark from Firebrand and Angus from the Independent Socialist Group join us to discuss whether or not Russia is an imperialist power and what it might mean for the international working class.Closing song by our comrade Joe Messina, RadicalizeMe on youtube. "Lenin". Check it out here. https://youtu.be/Y74e3XdYLf0?si=6CG5dZNQcvLYixkRhttps://www.leftvoice.org/no-to-the-war-russian-troops-out-of-ukraine-nato-out-of-eastern-europe-no-to-imperialist-rearmament/https://independentsocialistgroup.org/2022/03/02/imperialist-powers-clash-over-ukraine/https://firebrand.red/2023/06/no-u-s-nato-arms-to-ukraine/

Chris and his letter carrier comrades discuss their campaign to keep the post office public. Check out their podcasthttps://www.youtube.com/@BuildaFightingNALC

Jeff Booth and Peggy from the ISG join us to discuss May Day 2025, talk about the attendance at the Boston rally, comparing the class struggle from previous years and what keeps us going as Marxists in these grim times.https://independentsocialistgroup.org/2025/04/29/may-day-2025-fight-trump-build-for-mass-strikes-and-a-workers-party/Closing Song: Spanish Bombs by the Clash (1979) (f u spotify for making me delete this song)

Not days after she appeared on our program, Peggy was censored and placed on administrative leave for her solidarity with Palestine. Censorship is not unique to the Trump era, but it is a vital part of the capitalist system.https://chng.it/GL2qvh5bYW "If people want to sign the petition and share around to demand MassArt administration end the admin leave of me and my coworker, put us back in our job duties, and revoke discipline against students and not further discipline students"

Howdy folks! We take a quick look at the death of his holiness Pope Francis-something, with a short article from the RCI and the left's revisionism of the papacy. Britain passes an anti-trans law and we look at the mistake many communists make in regards to trans issues. Joining us from the Marxist Workers Group in Canada to discuss the upcoming federal election is Ben Merenlensky to discuss his article "Canada Amid a Patriotic Wave: What are the tasks of the Marxists?" where we take stock of the position of the parties in relation to the working class, and what, if anything, the canadian Marxist movement is doing to galvanize the workers.https://marxist.com/the-reformist-left-has-lost-its-pope.htmhttps://www.marxistworker.ca/articles/canadian-election-amid-patriotic-wave

This came across our desk while we were recording and decided to release this as a bonus episode. It's not a full critique of their video, that might come later, but we randomly scrolled through their stream to see what they were saying.Noah and Eddie take on the old man himself by quoting some Spart newspaper not by engaging in their ideas on the longshoremen but pointing out other problematic articles. They then admit they don't know much about Trotsky but downplay his role in the Russian revolution anyway. Excellent analysis as always guys!

Another crazy week in which we examine Trump's tariffs, what they're supposed to do versus what they actually are doing, and we look at the opposition to Trump's anti-everything agenda and where and when communist should intervene.

With free speech under assault once again for opposing Israel's genocide against the Palestinian people, what is the working class strategy?https://communistusa.org/free-mahmoud-khalil-only-class-struggle-can-ensure-freedom-of-speech/https://www.leftvoice.org/trumps-attacks-on-the-palestine-movement-and-the-universities-are-the-same-fight/Be sure to check out Chris' other podcast Next Generation Carriers!

Talking about Trump's tariffs and the threats to annex Canada.

We clarify once again our position on the war in Ukraine since on the left the anti-war position often gets us accused of being Putin bootlickers. Our position has not changed, for proletarian international revolution. But does this position doom Ukrainians to their fate? Is Russian imperialism a progressive force against American imperialism?

Aaron summarizes an article by Michael Roberts from the blog "The Next Recession" taking stock of the economic positions of Ukraine and Russia as the "special military operation" completes its 3rd year this week. Special guest Jeffery Booth from the Independent Socialist Group adds to our commentary as well. You can find Michael Roberts writings here:https://thenextrecession.wordpress.com/2025/02/24/russia-ukraine-war-three-years-on/https://marxist.com/trump-ends-the-liberal-world-order.htm

Here we discuss what building a genuine alternative to the Democrat Party might look like and what it takes to get there with recurring guest Jeffrey Booth and his article "Getting Past Sanders and Towards a Workers Party".https://independentsocialistgroup.org/2025/02/20/getting-past-sanders-and-towards-a-workers-party/

Lenin wrote: "the Social Democrat’s ideal should not be the trade union secretary, but the tribune of the people, who is able to react to every manifestation of tyranny and oppression, no matter where it appears, no matter what stratum or class of the people it affects". This means standing up for the most oppressed sections of the proletariat regardless if the banks and imperialists fly a Pride flag.

We get into the insane and stupid decisions of the Trump White house from the last few weeks and the response of the Left in gutting USAID, peace talks with Ukraine and Russia, relocating Palestinians, and the like. https://www.leftvoice.org/ceasefire-on-the-brink-trump-and-netanyahu-push-for-renewed-war-in-gaza/https://marxist.com/usaid-imperialist-trojan-horse-goes-in-the-woodchipper.htmCheck out the patreon for our latest dunks on the ACP https://www.patreon.com/c/TheLeftOP/postsClosing song: "Fucked Up" by Macklemore

Hope everyone is doing ok after these insane weeks. Before we get back to our regularly scheduled screaming we need to finish our examination of the high profile resignations at the ACP. If you are frustrated by capitalism this is the last organisation you should be joining.

This ended up being a long goddamn episode so we split it into two parts. The first part covers the helicopter crash into the jet liner along the Potomac river and then we get into the first of multiple resignations from the Executive board over at the so called American Communist Party. These people are deeply unserious clowns and its honestly mind boggling people willingly join this party run by toxic gym bro morons with extremely profoundly bad politics. Anyway S4A did a very good video on this same subject matter so go check them out too: https://youtu.be/sAEi0upaY2s Check out our Patreon for access to Part 2, or wait it out for the free release down the road.

Hey folks it's Aaron, Ben and Joe coming at you with a great episode about Elon Musk, Trump, and Fascism. Is America a fascist country? We dive into Marxist theory and a few articles from Left Voice and Firebrand to help us out because it determines our revolutionary strategy. Articles cited: https://firebrand.red/2024/10/everything-you-hate-isnt-fascism/ https://www.leftvoice.org/what-is-fascism/ https://www.leftvoice.org/thats-not-how-fascism-works/ Find us on Patreon to support the channel! https://www.patreon.com/c/TheLeftOP/posts

2025 opens in true capitalist fashion with horrific mass fires in Los Angeles in the Palisades, a liberal Prime Minister resigns, and the Tik Tok ban forcing millions of Americans to flee to Red Book where they interact with actual Chinese citizens dispelling many misconceptions the working class of both countries had about each other. Closing song: "If They Come in the Morning (No Time for Love) by The Men of No Property. 2004 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / 1977 Paredon Records

The Canadian postal worker strike was busted, the NALC fights on for a VOTE NO campaign, the Amazon workers strike, and 500 Starbucks Stores walk off the job. What a week its been for class struggle and what a way to end 2024! We end off with a discussion on the class nature of Starbucks baristas. Are they proletarian heroes or petty bourgeois parasites? (Spoiler alert they are workers who deserve a union). The ACP once again launched the barista discourse because they hate starbucks workers for some reason and distort Marx to fit their narrow and bigoted worldview. Audio from Status Coup News https://youtu.be/8103Zq_kBaM?t=1047 Episode cover art (David Ryder / Bloomberg via Getty Images) https://www.marxistworker.ca/articles/interview-with-steve-wexler https://www.marxist.ca/article/postal-workers-strike-union-leadership-smothers-defiance https://labornotes.org/2024/12/amazon-workers-launch-largest-strike-yet-it-doesnt-feel-job-should-be-legal

Assad is an anti-communist murderous horrendous dictator and he has been overthrown by US backed Al-Qaeda and ISIS forces. There is nothing to celebrate. There are no progressive rebel forces in this situation, and things will go from bad to worse in Syria. Everywhere the US sticks its greedy claws things always get worse, to keep the Arab world divided and facilitate US imperialism and must be opposed in every situation. The main topic of the program is the right wing pearl clutching over the death of UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson, and the arrest of suspected killer and thirst trap Luigi Mangione, a man with very confused politics. Nonetheless this killing has inspired a renewed hatred of the US healthcare system, a universal feeling across the divide and ever a reminder of the science of class struggle: not right vs left but the working class against the bourgeoise. This is also an example of the limitations of individual terrorism, it is no substitute for class struggle. Find us on Patreon, support the show! Interested in joining a reading group? Send us an email at [email protected]

Welcome to newcomer Ben as we cover some international news going on in the last couple of weeks as the president of South Korea institutes marshall law, attempts a coup and is resisted by the working class, followed by Assad's imminent deposition and ousting in Syria followed by Ukraine's inevitable surrender as it remains to be seen if Ukraine will be carved up as world capitalism divides and redivides national boundaries. Lastly we cover assassinated CEO of United Health, and what it means for the working class in the fight for universal healthcare. Closing folk song by Joe Devito Songs on TikTok Sources for this week's episode: https://marxist.com/south-korea-yoon-suk-yeol-s-desperate-martial-law-defeated-within-hours.htm https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/12/04/bzst-d04.html https://marxist.com/an-angry-old-man-a-deranged-ukrainian-and-world-war-iii.htm

Revolutionary optimism fills this episode as Aaron visits the picket line of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, striking for better pay, benefits and pension as their comrades in the US NALC fight to vote NO on a garbage deal on their wages. Solidarity knows no international boundaries as the CUPW workers send their greetings to their brothers, sisters and siblings at the NALC. Contribute to the picket line pizza fund! Check out our Patreon, subscribe to the Twitch channel, or if you're in Canada listening to this: CUPW picket lines need pizza, coffee, and wood for the burn barrels. Anything helps!

No matter who won this week, Democrat victories and losses are not our losses. The boys take some time to reflect on what the re-election of Donald Trump means and a further reminder of the task of socialists is going forward. If anything this election serves as a confirmation the Democrats are enemies of the working class and we can not rely on them for change. Just know history is full of people with a lot less than what the American working class has, and fought back against gargantuan enemies and prevailed. Never lose hope! We take some time at the end of the episode to check out where Communists did win, with the A"C"P's own renowned deadbeat father and embezzler of socialist orgs Christopher Helali elected to Vermont's Orange County High Bailiff. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/TheLeftOP/posts

Last episode before the end of democracy! We look at the Young Turks definition of fascism, AOC's comments regarding resistance to fascism, just the usual Dem crap. Alternatively we get into why conservative humor is not only not funny but just generally bad, and we take a blast from the past with a classic Haz clip where he got tricked into a street fight that ended in the most Haz way possible, and we close the program with "Love Me I'm a Liberal!" This coming Tuesday night 730pm EST, November 5th we will be streaming the election LIVE on https://twitch.tv/marxistarchaeologist It is your support that makes the show possible. Check us out on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/TheLeftOP/posts Love Me, I'm a Liberal (2024 Version by omniahegazy) https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBtuEQPJTzt/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link https://firebrand.red/2024/10/everything-you-hate-isnt-fascism/ https://communistusa.org/is-kamala-harris-one-of-us-a-reply-to-shawn-fain/

It's that time folks! Every four years we are told to elect Democrats to prevent GOP from winning, and its the most important election of our lives. The US election is days away and we wanted to explore the options given to us as socialists. Will voting Democrats make it easier to organize the working class and radical politics? What about a 3rd party candidate? Is participating in American democracy even viable or is it a Sisyphean task? Here are a few articles that caught our eyes https://independentsocialistgroup.org/2024/09/04/why-the-working-class-should-vote-for-jill-stein-and-cornel-west/ https://socialistworker.org/2016/04/26/elections-and-the-marxist-tradition https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/10/16/rwry-o16.html https://communistusa.org/class-war-2024-the-tasks-of-communists-in-the-coming-election/ Don't forget to message us to join our reading group every Tuesday night at 730 EST. This week we are reading Chapter 4 of Lenin's What is to be Done If we get to 20 patrons Doug will read and review a book by the ACP: "Why We Need American Marxism". Fixed audio glitch that had 30 seconds of silence near the beginning.

Hey folks. This week we discuss the incredible incompetent response by the federal government in the wake of Hurricane Helene which killed hundreds of Americans and displaced thousands with hundreds more still missing a week later making it the second deadliest in recent memory after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Cops guarding closed and fully stocked grocery stores, people stranded, mountain villages underwater, $750 per person in federal aid incoming! Meanwhile another $8b to Israel along with the Tennessee National Guard being deployed. We also discuss the Longshoremen strike and the colossal disappointment and missed opportunity it was. And renowned Anti-Semite Jackson Hinkle says something anti-semitic while his moron party does damage control. If we hit 20 patrons on Patreon, Doug will read Carlos Garrido's book "Why We Need American Marxism" and review it for us on the pod. Hurricane Disaster Relief: Paypal: [email protected] Venmo: @MutualAidDisasterRelief Outro: "When I Come Back Again" by Trampled By Turtles, 2004

I hope you are well, friends! It's been another week of decades worth of news as Israel bombards Lebanon as we speak, murdering hundreds of civilians, further escalating a potential regional war drawing the US directly into conflict with Israel's neighbours while the operation in Gaza is almost a year old and not really going well. The world is bleak so we look to the working class to give us hope, and that is in the Boeing workers' strike for better wages and pensions. The student movement for Palestine must link up with these workers to support each other and deal a crippling blow to the USA's ability to export weapons to Israel. For a bit of levity we read a student newspaper discussing antisemitism on Columbia's campus with concern by Jewish students who ultimately rejected their acceptance due to being uncomfortable with their colleagues protesting genocide. We find out why and its exactly as stupid as you think it is. Lastly we check in on what renowned pervert Mark Robinson has been up to. Are you interested in learning Marxist theory? Message us on social media and we can organize a reading group where we cover the introductory and basic texts! This week's readings: https://www.marxist.com/united-states-turbulence-ahead-as-class-struggle-heats-up-at-boeing.htm https://www.leftvoice.org/boeing-workers-are-uniquely-situated-to-disrupt-the-global-economy/ https://www.leftvoice.org/the-pro-palestine-student-movement-should-unite-with-the-historic-boeing-workers-strike/ The article in question https://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2024/09/23/i-already-felt-unwelcome-jewish-students-decline-admission-offers-to-columbia-over-antisemitism-concerns/ Palestine Activist Defense Fund: https://palestineaction.org/defence-fund/ Episode cover art photo (Peyton Wilson, Middle East Eye, Nov 2023)

RIP James Earl Jones. We were a bit pressed for time when we recorded this one, hope you like it! We get into the Marxist approach to mass immigration, drawing upon what Marx wrote about the Irish and English proletariat and what our task as revolutionaries is. In other news the Teamsters endorse no candidate for president! We read some liberal meltdowns Chris gathered on Threads in a new experimental segment. Opening segment is from Matewan (1987) one of the most important union movies ever made. Support us on Patreon if you like what you hear, and check out our Facebook page for all the latest leftist memes kids are sharing these days.

If you caught the debate between Kamala and Trump earlier this week this should already be obvious, that as socialists, Marxists, communists we do not support neither the Republican Party nor the Democrat party, each with their violently reactionary or inaction toward key issues that affect the working class. Both are puppets for imperialism, war, genocide, strike breaking and will do nothing to halt climate change. So what do we do? What is the Marxist position on bourgeois elections? We are joined by Mark Jay of Firebrand to discuss his recent article "Why Socialists Don't Vote For 0ur Enemies." We then get into the A"C"P Patzi position on immigration regarding the debunked and slanderous Haitian migrant rumors about pet eating. https://firebrand.red/2024/08/why-socialists-dont-vote-for-our-enemies/ To watch us live record every Thursday at 730 EST https://twitch.tv/marxistarchaeologist Doug's latest article: https://firebrand.red/2024/09/wandering-in-the-void-the-dead-end-of-national-bolshevism/

Conditions are grim in Gaza as doctors, physicians, nurses and aid workers describe the scene that is hundreds of times worse than what we see on alternative media like X and TikTok. The death toll at this point is in the hundreds of thousands with no apparent help coming nor the bombing to be let up with the looming US election of Harris, who vows to continue the weapons faucet to Israel. Their other ally, Germany, is experiencing a resurgence in the far right party AfD as they climb in the polls as the crisis for the working class gets worse and worse with no viable Left option. The second half of the program, Aaron explores an article by the ISR and Matzpen on the problems of the Israeli proletariat. Are they even capable of breaking with Zionism? What would a revolution in Palestine look like and who would lead it? These are not easy questions and frankly I hope I can be convinced otherwise but I see no help coming from the Israeli proletariat either. https://www.marxist.com/explosion-of-anger-against-netanyahu-in-israel-hostages-blood-is-on-his-hands.htm https://isreview.org/issue/110/whats-matter-israeli-working-class/index.html https://youtu.be/xwsq3PIQmSI

Israel invades the West Bank, JD Vance gets boo'd by firefighters, and the American Communist Party keep doing incredible things like posting wonderful takes and then deleting them before we have a chance to dunk on them.

The boys are back together again to discuss the race riots in the UK, Venezuela, Israel, Elon Musk and Trump. It's a packed episode folks, glad we got this one out!

Apologies folks, some technical glitches with Audacity and scheduling conflicts delayed the release of this episode in which we go over the current state of the Venezuela election, our first impressions of Tim Walz. Kamala Harris girlbosses her way around. Rathbone releases another banger. Right wingers believe in magic. All this and more on this episode! Edit: Fixed a glitch that resulted in a pause in the audio 30 min in. This episode is two shorter episodes stitched together.