I was sleeping on this podcast till now because I’m lazy. But yesterday I decided to go through the episodes/clips on YouTube and wow they are good! I’ve no idea how they manage to get so many awesome guests - Richard Wolff, Zizek, Chomsky, then you’ve got Nina Turner and Cornel West, there’s Boots Riley, it’s just incredible. And all of them are so honest and upfront and open when talking. I’ve never seen Wolff this animated and lively when talking to someone else or even on his own show! It’s incredible.
EDIT - What the fuck happened in the comments?
They’re the fastest growing podcast for leftist politics. Virgil comes from the previous most popular leftist podcast and Bri is the number one star in leftist media. It’s not too shocking they get everyone. It can get quite lib/electoralism at times, but some of those interviews are amazing. Boots was my favorite. He was doing everything in his power to get them off of electoralism and move the conversation towards unions and since then I’ve noticed a change in the content as well.
Might start listening again now that the FTV drama has passed
The debate with Sam Seder is genuinely eye-opening. I learnt so much about where both of them are coming from. It got heated real fast, but then after a while things cooled down too. Virgil definitely helped in that regard, when he decided to talk to Sam about 2006 and his experience as a left radio host during the Iraq War. Things weren’t resolved by the end and neither really budged on their stance but as an outsider listening to the two was very helpful.
the only leftist podcast that isn’t too mean for my lib dad to willingly listen to which has gotta count for something
