Fri, 30 August 2024
Air Date 8/30/2024 Israel's assault on Gaza is fueled by pain, rage, trauma... a desire for safety, a desire for revenge, the hope for the safe return of hostages. It's a complicated mix of all of the above and more and it will be different for each person. However, there's also a deep well of denial and delusion about the decades-old status quo between Israel and Palestine that made the current conflict all but inevitable and the pursuit of genocide by some decision-makers in the Israeli government - as well as the support of the US government - possible. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) KEY POINTS KP 2: Substance vs Vibes in VP Kamala Harris' Gaza PR Reboot - Citations Needed - Air Date 8-2-24 KP 4: Torture Is Systemic in Israel's Prisons / Shai Parnes - This Is Hell! - Air Date 8-21-22 KP 5: EXPOSED- Netanyahu's Plan to Set World on Fire - Double Down News - Air Date 8-23-24 (50:37) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR On the deep denial at the heart of Zionism My Father and the Withering of Liberal Zionism - New York Mag DEEPER DIVES (1:02:24) SECTION A - UNCOMMITTED (1:28:38) SECTION B - TORTURE (1:56:35) SECTION C - ARMS EMBARGO (2:26:17) SECTION D - JOURNALISM SHOW IMAGE Description: A young woman in the middle of a protest in Washington, DC holds up a sign in front of her that says “End the Siege On Gaza Now” Credit: “March on Washington for Gaza” https://www.flickr.com/photos/perspective/53463705757/ by Elvert Barnes, Flickr | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/legalcode.en | Changes: Cropped |
Tue, 27 August 2024
Air Date 8/27/2024 People feel lots of ways about immigration. Sometimes it's fear of the other, other times it's not about the people but just dismay over a broken system. The validity of these concerns and others certainly exist on a spectrum, some are utter bullshit and others aren't. Left-wing political parties tend to do a terrible job creating immigration policy - in that they just don't do it at all - while the right wing is all too happy to create and implement terrible policy. And given a choice between action and inaction, regardless of how misguided the proposed action is, people with concerns will choose action. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) KEY POINTS KP 1: The UK's Far Right Riots - The Brian Lehrer Show - Air Date 8-8-24 KP 2: Riots in the UK - Today, Explained - Air Date 8-7-24 KP 3: Introducing 'Battle of 187' week! - The Times Essential news from the L.A. Times - Air Date 7-19-21 KP 5: RNC & ”Migrant Crime”- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver - Air Date 7-25-24 (50:32) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR On the electoral politics of immigration policy DEEPER DIVES (58:41) SECTION A - THE UK RIOTS (1:13:16) SECTION B - CA PROPOSITION 187 (1:26:59) SECTION C - TRUMP VS HARRIS (1:49:23) SECTION D - MIGRANTS SHOW IMAGE: Credit: "No Human is Illegal" by Alisdare Hickson, Flickr | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 | Changes: Cropped
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Fri, 23 August 2024
Air Date 8/23/2024 The vibes of this election are nothing anyone could have predicted a month ago. And yet, some of the details have played out as though by a script. Democrats drink hope like ambrosia from the gods; Trump, when confronted with reality initiates a full blown meltdown; and everyone is doing their best to ignore the genocide in Gaza being carried out with our weapons. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) KEY POINTS KP 6: Democrats, Republicans, and the Meaning of Life - Steve Shives - Air Date 8-19-24 (48:45) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR on the vibes and archetypes of the election Kamala Harris Is Providing a Very Specific Kind of Psychological Relief to America - Slate Tim Walz is the dad that we lost - TikTok DEEPER DIVES (1:03:02) SECTION A - HARRIS'S POSITIVE VIBES (1:33:14) SECTION B - GAZA WILL NOT BE FORGOTTEN (1:54:55) SECTION C - REALITY OVER VIBES (2:25:41) SECTION D - TRUMP MELTDOWN SHOW IMAGE: Description: Composite triptych graphic showing Kamala Harris smiling with her hands in the air at a podium, the flag of Palestine in vertical, and Trump in profile stepping off the stage with his head down. Credit: Composite design by A. Hoffman. Image 1: “Kamala Harris” by Marc Nozell, Flickr | License: CC BY 2.0 | Changes: Cropped ; Image 3: “Donald Trump” by Gage Skidmore, Flickr | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 | Changes: Cropped
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Wed, 21 August 2024
Original Air Date: 8/23/2023 For decades, we have rightly been focused on dialing back endemic misogyny and poking holes in the patriarchy in the hopes of a new normal of gender relations emerging that would be genuinely healthier for everyone, not just women. But, with so much of the focus on the type of masculinity men and boys shouldn't embrace, we may have fallen short on giving positive direction to boys about what they should be and do. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) SHOW NOTES Ch. 1: Andrew Tate & Re-examining Masculinity - Long Story Short The Daily Show - Air Date 4-21-23 Jordan Klepper looks at Andrew Tate and breaks down how a void of role models has harmful consequences for young boys. Ch. 2: The new crisis of masculinity - The Gray Area - Air Date 8-7-23 What does masculinity mean these days? Sean Illing speaks with Christine Emba, a columnist at The Washington Post who wrote the piece “Men are lost. Here’s a map out of the wilderness.” Ch. 3: The New Masculinity - ON BOYS podcast - Air Date 4-27-23 Boys and men, Manley says, are caught between traditional definitions and understandings of masculinity, and a future definition that hasn’t been fully defined. Host Roy Wood Jr. sits down with the co-founder of “A Call to Men,” Ted Bunch, and developmental psychology professor at NYU, Niobe Way, to chat about boys' friendships and how therapy could be transformative for a lot of men. Ch. 5: What Does Positive Masculinity Look Like? - Paging Dr. NerdLove - Air Date 4-12-18 Toxic masculinity doesn’t mean that being a man is toxic, bad, or even undesirable. At the same time, non-toxic or positive masculinity doesn’t mean apologizing for being a man or trying to be as gender-neutral as possible. Ch. 6: What is Positive Masculinity: How Patriarchy Oppresses Men - Swolesome - Air Date 12-2-22 Looking at what patriarchy teaches boys to do Ch. 8: The New Masculinity Part 2 - ON BOYS podcast - Air Date 4-27-23 Ch. 9: Why Allan Energy Is The New “Big D_CK Energy” - Barbie Movie - Fashionistas - Air date 8-4-23 Examining positive masculinity through Allen from The Barbie Movie FINAL COMMENTS Ch. 10: Final comments on why emotionally stunted men are a social, not individual, problem
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Mon, 19 August 2024
Air Date: 8-19-24 REFERENCES: RFK Jr. Doubles Down on Dead Bear Cub With Bonkers Brag The A.I. Influencer Ads Are Coming There’s an AI Candidate Running for Parliament in the UK An AI Bot Is (Sort of) Running for Mayor in Wyoming OpenAI Imprisons AI That Was Running for Mayor in Wyoming ‘We have to adapt or die’: Daniel Bedingfield says AI is music’s future Wear This AI Friend Around Your Neck Can an AI friend make you less lonely? What If Your AI Girlfriend Hated You? Computer says yes: how AI is changing our romantic lives In the Age of A.I., What Makes People Unique? The Big AI Risk Not Enough People Are Seeing
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Sat, 17 August 2024
Air Date 8/17/2024 James Baldwin's 100th birthday passed by recently and we're using the occasion to draw on his moral clarity and eloquence while we assess the state of race in America Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) KEY POINTS KP 1: Celebrating James Baldwin's 100th Birthday - 1A - Air Date 7-30-24 KP 2: James Baldwin's Fire - Throughline - Air Date 9-17-20 KP 5: Truth, Privilege, and James Baldwin - Woke AF Daily - Air Date 10-3-23 KP 6: Celebrating James Baldwin's 100th Birthday Part 2 - 1A - Air Date 7-30-24 (49:08) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR On the need for national self-reflection DEEPER DIVES (56:50) SECTION A - BALDWIN THE WRITER A2: Celebrating James Baldwin's 100th Birthday Part 3 - 1A - Air Date 7-30-24 (1:08:50) SECTION B - RACE IN AMERICA (1:35:59) SECTION C - THE WHITE LIE (2:00:40) SECTION D - GLOBAL CONNECTIONS SHOW IMAGE: Description: Portrait of author and civil rights activist James Baldwin, an African American man, leaning against a tree with arms folded in a park and smiling, looking away from the camera. Credit: “James Baldwin taken in Hyde Park London” by Allan Warren, Wikimedia Commons | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 | Changes: Cropped |
Tue, 13 August 2024
Air Date 8/13/2024 Spirits among Kamala Harris supporters, Democrats, and anyone opposing Trumpism are at an all-time high right now. That's both fortuitous and crucial to the upcoming election. By the very nature of Trumpism, this election will be the most flagrantly contested in history with far more Trump loyalists in place ready to throw wrenches in the works wherever they can. Nothing short of overwhelming victory for the Harris/Waltz ticket is necessary to stave off constitutional crisis. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) KEY POINTS KP 2: How Trump (Allegedly) Tried to Steal the Election - LegalEagle - Air Date 8-12-23 KP 4: Why Millions Won't Be Able To Vote In 2024? - Thom Hartmann Program - Air Date 8-8-24 KP 5: In The Hands Of The Voters with Marc Elias - Justice by Design - Air Date 8-2-24 KP 6: Resisting Minority Rule - Brennan Center for Justice - Air Date 5-30-24 (52:11) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR On the importance of happy warriors DEEPER DIVES (54:53) SECTION A - THE MECHANICS OF MINORITY RULE (1:22:28) SECTION B - THE PROPONENTS OF MINORITY RULE (1:44:21) SECTION C - THE HISTORY OF MINORITY RULE (2:01:34) SECTION D - A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE (2:38:53) SECTION E - ACTIVISM SHOW IMAGE: Description: A cardboard sign taped to a street poll shows an American flag image and a short arrow pointing toward it. Underneath is the word "VOTE". Credit: "Vote!" by Kristin Ausk, Flickr | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 | Changes: Slightly cropped
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Sun, 11 August 2024
BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Hear the Full Show, Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) Air Date: 8-11-24 REFERENCES: This Is Why J.D. Vance Hates “Childless Cat Ladies” How JD Vance Thinks About Power JD Vance Just Blurbed a Book Arguing That Progressives Are Subhuman Read J.D. Vance’s Violent Foreword to Project 2025 Leader’s New Book RFK Jr is an always sunny in Philadelphia character The Insidious Scrutiny of Female Athletes’ Bodies The misleading controversy over an Olympic women’s boxing match, briefly explained The Right-Wing Campaign to Purge Women From Women’s Sports This Olympics Moment Shows Where Anti-Trans Calls to “Protect Women” Have Brought Us Every Star Wars Backlash I've Ever Seen Has Really Been About The Same Thing
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Fri, 9 August 2024
Original Air Date: 2/8/2019 Amid the ongoing fallout of a contested presidential election, we take a look back, briefly, at the last 100 years of Venezuelan history to understand how they went from oil riches and inequality to revolution and social progress only to run afoul of American imperialism Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) SHOW NOTES Ch. 2: How Did Venezuela Go From So Rich To So Poor - The Inquiry - Air Date 5-10-17 Ch. 4: Is Donald Trump waging a coup in Venezuela? - Majority Report (@MajorityFM) - Air Date 1-25-19 Ch. 9: Many Countries at UN Oppose Trump Interference in Venezuela - @TheRealNews - Air Date 1-29-19 Produced by Jay! Tomlinson Thanks for listening! Visit us at BestOfTheLeft.com
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Tue, 6 August 2024
Air Date 8/6/2024 After the recent Supreme Court ruling that allowed governments to constitutionally purge unhoused people from public spaces, we are getting an immediate lesson in the difference between addressing systemic problems with solutions and using the police to clean up after governments that failed to act. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) KEY POINTS KP 1: Criminalizing homelessness - Today, Explained - Air Date 7-2-24 KP 2: Sotomayor TORCHES Oregon Town Trying To Ban Homeless People - The Majority Report - Air Date 4-23-24 KP 5: Myths about Homeless People with Dr. Margot Kushel - Factually! - Air Date 5-8-24 KP 6: White House takes new action to lower housing costs - Morning Joe - Air Date 7-16-24 (45:37) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR On the layers of problems and solutions for addressing homelessness Article: With Sacramento’s robust water infrastructure, why are homeless residents still dying of thirst? DEEPER DIVES (51:59) SECTION A - THE SUPREME COURT (1:02:06) SECTION B - DEMONIZATION (1:19:15) SECTION C - DIGITALIZATION OF RENTING (1:33:27) SECTION D - SOLUTIONS SHOW IMAGE: Description: A photograph of a group of multicolored camping tents on a plaza outside City Hall in Los Angeles. Credit: "Unhoused in Los Angeles" by Ron Reiring, Flickr | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 | Changes: Cropped
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Sun, 4 August 2024
BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Hear the Full Show, Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) Air Date: 8-4-24 REFERENCES: The Real Origin of Trump’s Hannibal Lecter Obsession The deeper you go, the less sense it makes. J.D. Vance didn’t have sex with a couch. But he’s still extremely weird. Critics Question JD Vance's 'Weird' Defense Of Wife Usha After White Supremacist Attacks JD Vance's Response to White Supremacist Attacks on His Wife Seen as Lacking Strength and Conviction J. D. Vance’s Sad, Strange Politics of Family Trump: People who like family will support JD Vance Trump faces backlash for ‘in four years, you don’t have to vote again’ remark Trump asked to clarify his remarks about how Christians won't need to vote again Dems Go All-In on Blasting Trump and MAGA as ‘Sick Freaks Who Everyone Hates’ How Trump and Vance went from a ‘threat to democracy’ to ‘weird’ Inside the “Big Weirdo” Political Strategy That Democrats Are Using to Taunt Republicans
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Fri, 2 August 2024
Air Date 8/2/2024 The Kamala Harris presidential campaign has been on a wild ride since it unexpectedly began less than two weeks ago. Record fund raising, organic enthusiasm not seen since Obama, and the ugly pushback to match. Be part of the show! Leave us a message or text at 202-999-3991 or email Jay@BestOfTheLeft.com BestOfTheLeft.com/Support (Members Get Bonus Shows + No Ads!) KEY POINTS KP 2: Political Plot Twists - Bad Queers - Air Date 7-29-24 KP 3: Israel Furious With Harris Over This Speech - The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder - Air Date 7-28-24 KP 4: Share & Rizz & Tell with Mina Kimes and Dan Le Batard - PABLO TORRE FINDS OUT - Air Date 7-26-24 KP 5: Black Women Lead - Woke AF Daily - Air Date 7-24-24 (48:51) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR On the power of excitement DEEPER DIVES (56:51) SECTION A: MISOGYNOIR DEFINED A1: Misogynoir by Dr. Moya Bailey #Jubilee21 - Black Feminist Future - Air Date 12-11-21 A2: Digital Misogynoir - The Anti-Dystopians - Air Date 9-8-23 (1:10:32) SECTION B: MISOGYNOIR IN ACTION (1:41:14) SECTION C: TALK OF THE TOWN SHOW IMAGE: Description: Vice President Kamala Harris stands on stage holding a microphone with one hand on her hip in front of the stars of the U.S. flag. Credit: “Kamala Harris” by Gage Skidmore, Flickr | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 | Changes: Slight crop
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