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Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

Expertly-curated progressive politics, news, and culture produced by leftist humans, not algorithms or AI. This is an award-winning podcast that dives deeply into a wide range of national and international issues facing society and governments. We draw from hundreds of sources of progressive news and commentary. Est. 2006. Save time by listening to a range of perspectives on a focused topic in each episode and be introduced to new sources you will not have come across on your own!

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Bonus Edition #324 The Mess Joe Made

Oct 14, 2024
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#1662 Renewing the Nuclear Age: Weapons, Energy, Climate Mitigation, and Risk

Oct 12, 2024
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To See Each Other: A Beloved Nursing Home

Oct 10, 2024
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#1661 Immigration is Actively Good for the Country Unless You're Racist

Oct 8, 2024
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Bonus Sample #323 Solving Antisemitism

Oct 7, 2024
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#1660 Criminalizing Pregnancy: The high cost in health, freedom, and even lives of the campaign to keep people pregnant.

Oct 4, 2024
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#1659 Conflagration Through Escalation: Israel expands the war to Lebanon to defend their ongoing genocide in Gaza

Oct 1, 2024
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Bonus Sample #322 Things That Go Vroom

Sep 29, 2024
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#1658 Pileup on the Information Superhighway: Information Dispensation in the Age of Deep Doubt

Sep 27, 2024
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#1657 Modeling Positive Masculinity: Between Tim Walz and the Manosphere, boys are looking for guidance

Sep 24, 2024