Archive - The Skeptical Leftist

AI Lies, Capitalist Crimes, and a World on Fire

Propaganda, Gaza, Ukraine, climate collapse, and worker resistance in a system built on profit and destruction

Aug 25 •

1:14:13

AI Lies, Capitalist Crimes, and a World on Fire (the long version)

The full conversation with Nick Gerard, including an extra 30 minutes of uncut discussion on propaganda, war, AI, and capitalism’s crimes

Aug 25 •

1:54:16

Why The Democrats Keep Losing The Narrative with Osita Nwanevu

Why Democrats keep losing the narrative and what it would take to inspire voters again, with Osita Nwanevu.

Aug 17 •

52:45

Why Democrats Keep Losing The Narrative with Osita Nwanevu

Full conversation plus 20 minutes of preshow before we dig into why Democrats keep losing the narrative, with Osita Nwanevu.

Aug 15 •

1:14:10

God, Capitalism, and the American Lie with Tori Glass

Tori Glass on how evangelicalism built the American nightmare: capitalism, fascism, collapse, and the fight to hold on to empathy.

Aug 10 •

1:03:12

God, Capitalism, and the American Lie with Tori Glass (the long version)

Extended cut with 30-min preshow. Tori and I cover collapse, Christian nationalism, and why cruelty can't be the left’s political strategy.

Aug 8 •

1:39:17

Gaza Starves, Trump Targets the Homeless, and AI Destroys Code

Famine in Gaza, Trump’s war on the poor, and AI deletes production code

Aug 5 •

52:17

Gaza Starves, Trump Targets the Homeless, and AI Destroys Code (the long version)

Full episode with an hour of pre-show. Gaza starves, Trump criminalizes poverty, and AI wrecks everything, again.

Aug 3 •

1:35:01

What Kind of World Do We Want?

What kind of world do we want—and who gets to decide?

Aug 3 •

1:07:09

What Kind of World Do We Want? (the long version)

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Aug 1 •

2:19:53

July 2025

Free Will Isn't Free, But It Is Real

We’re told we don’t really make choices — that it’s all biology, trauma, or algorithms.

Jul 27 •

1:00:34

Free Will Isn't Free, But It Is Real (the long version)

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Jul 25 •

1:25:14

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