Best Julian Walker Podcasts (2025)

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Brief: US v. Liberation Theology (Part 1) 39:11

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This is the first of a two-part deep dive into how U.S. foreign policy stared down the political threat of Liberation Theology by promoting Evangelical Christianity in Latin America. The CIA and USAID, in league with Vatican conservatives like Cardinal Ratzinger, spent money and social capital on the suppression of this vital new movement which ins…

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281: Jeffrey Tucker, MAHA Dandy 53:45

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“Meet the man who built RFK Jr’s kitchen cabinet” goes the title of a recent investigative article in Politico. Yet that man, Jeffrey Tucker, is much more than that. In fact, you can make the case, as Politico does, that Tucker is one of the main driving forces behind MAHA. We’ve covered Tucker before on this podcast, including two previous intervi…

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Bye-bye Bye Week! Here come the Vikings! Bleav In Lions Week 9 Preview 32:55

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Paid and rested, Aidan Hutchinson is set to teach rookie QB, J.J. McCarthy what this Lions vs Vikings rivalry is all about, in Week 9! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.By Bleav

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History's Toughest Heroes: Robert Smalls: Last Chance for Freedom 29:11

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For an enslaved man like Robert Smalls during the American Civil War, there was only way out of Charleston: through the harbour and past hostile Confederate forts. He just needed a ship... In History's Toughest Heroes, Ray Winstone tells ten true stories of adventurers, rebels and survivors who lived life on the edge. Robert Smalls was born a slave…

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From the Archives: Patti LuPone 46:13

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Patti LuPone was only four years old when she realized she belonged on stage, and she started by entertaining family members in her Long Island living room. LuPone won her second Tony Award for Evita, which she initially described as merely “noise from Britain.” Although she has enjoyed tremendous, long-term success, she talks candidly to Alec abou…

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Bonus Sample: Chatbot Awakening to Love and Enlightenment! 6:07

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Earlier this year, a spate of news stories told of chatbot users travelling through the looking-glass right into Conspirituality. Paranoid conspiracies, spiritual awakenings, even falling head-over-heels in love with the simulated personalities of large language models like ChatGPT. Could AI have finally crossed the threshold into autonomous sentie…

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Brief: The Man Who Lives With 16 Cats 33:21

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Social media has been filled with clips of Curtis Sliwa, the Republican nominee for mayor of NYC. He's been proving quite the foil for Andrew Cuomo's attempt to upset Zohran Mamdani. But who is this man, exactly? Derek and Julian discuss. Show Notes 16 Cats, 320 Square Feet and One Long-Shot Candidate for Mayor 7 Takeaways From the Final N.Y.C. May…

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280: Peter Thiel is Definitely Not the Antichrist 1:08:14

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Tech billionaire Peter Thiel is no cuck philanthropist. The co-founder of Palantir is leading his company at the bleeding edge of mass surveillance, facial recognition, predictive policing, and AI-assisted warfare. He also fancies himself a political player, responsible for funding his protege, JD Vance, to a heartbeat away from the presidency. Con…

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Department of Social Services Commissioner Andrea Barton Reeves on Connecticut’s Future 42:36

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Andrea Barton Reeves is a former ad litem lawyer, CEO of Harc. Inc - a nonprofit organization supporting people with intellectual disabilities and their families, and the founding CEO of the Connecticut Paid Leave Program - the state’s first new agency in 12 years thanks to which over 200,000 individuals and families have received paid family leave…

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History's Toughest Heroes: Kitty O’Neil: Hollywood's Real Wonder Woman 28:58

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In the macho stunt world, a deaf woman is determined to push the limits. But as her stunts break records, can she keep cheating death? In History's Toughest Heroes, Ray Winstone tells ten true stories of adventurers, rebels and survivors who lived life on the edge. Kitty O’Neil was the stunt-woman behind wonder-woman - in tiny hotpants and a bustie…

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Jahmyr Gibbs runs wild! The Lions defense does the rest. Detroit gets a huge win over Tampa Bay on MNF! 32:01

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Jahmyr Gibbs is a one man gang, while a gang of new faces gets the job done on defense, as Detroit clobbers Tampa Bay, on Monday Night Football! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.By Bleav

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Portland Has (Not) Fallen (For It) 5:23

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Listen to the full episode on Patreon After attending the No Kings rally in Portland on Saturday, Derek shares some thoughts about the week leading up to the nationwide protests. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Derek Beres, Matthew Remski, Julian Walker

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Brief: “Weird Stephen” Miller 31:38

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Stephen Miller is once again making headlines for saying the quiet part out loud. Derek and Julian look into this strange little man from Santa Monica. Show Notes Stephen Miller: Understanding the man who became ‘Trump’s brain’ through his Chronicle opinion column ‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chat What Stephen M…

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279: They’re Shooting the Priests 56:24

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ICE is on the loose in our cities, acting with seeming impunity. They've repelled from Black Hawk helicopters, thrown journalists and protestors to the ground, and belligerently refused to unmask, provide identification, or present warrants for the people they're kidnapping. Among the social media videos documenting this despicable stormtrooper beh…

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Jared Goff and Baker Mayfield battle it out for top spot in the NFC on MNF! A preview with Matt Simms on Bleav In Lions 31:56

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Jared Goff and Lions find themselves chasing Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers for the best record in the NFC... and possible MVP honors. Quarterback guru, Matt Simms, joins us to preview the MNF matchup between these two elite QBs on, Bleav In Lions! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection…

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Yallidarity (w/Nathan Evans Fox) [Introducing Antifascist Dad Podcast] 46:36

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Hey everyone… special drop today: the inaugural episode of Matthew’s new side project, Antifascist Dad Podcast. Matthew sits down with songwriter Nathan Evans Fox to talk about kinship, Appalachia, and the viral hymn that’s resonating across communities. Nathan shares the roots of his concept of yallidarity—solidarity rooted in labor, joy, food, mu…

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From the Archives: Lawrence Wright 46:08

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Lawrence Wright is an author, screenwriter, playwright, and a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine. He won the Pulitzer Prize for his 2006 book The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11. Most recently, filmmaker Alex Gibney directed an HBO documentary based on Wright's reporting in Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of U…

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History's Toughest Heroes: Peter Freuchen: Surviving the Arctic Wilderness 28:49

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An arctic explorer is trapped in a snow drift the size of a coffin. How will he survive frostbite and make it out alive? In History's Toughest Heroes, Ray Winstone tells ten true stories of adventurers, rebels and survivors who lived life on the edge. Danish born Peter Freuchen looked like a Viking, 6ft 7, huge beard, massive furs. His life was one…

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Sunday Night Sadness! The Lions fall to 4-2 after getting humbled by the Chiefs at Arrowhead! 31:55

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Jared Goff and the Lions couldn't get the offense on track on the road Sunday night... Meanwhile, Patrick Mahomes was doing what Patrick Mahomes does. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.By Bleav

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Bonus Sample: Antifascist Christianity: Black Jesus (Pt. 2) 5:40

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Full episode on Patreon Part 2 moves from Christofascist spectacle to the “mushy middle” of liberal Christianity—why it so often blesses order over justice and falters when fascism rises. Drawing on MLK’s Letter from Birmingham Jail, Reggie Williams’s Bonhoeffer’s Black Jesus, and lived experience inside white urban churches, he traces how bureaucr…

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Brief: Antifascist Christianity: Black Jesus (Pt. 1) 35:48

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In this first installment of Antifascist Christianity: Black Jesus, Matthew revisits Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s journey from the theological classrooms of Berlin to the Black churches of Harlem — where he encountered a Jesus entirely unlike the imperial figure of his upbringing. Bonhoeffer arrived in New York a servant of white European Christendom, and…

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278: This Podcast is Illegal 56:41

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Our podcast is not actually illegal—yet. Thanks to Trump’s recent Security Presidential Memorandum, NSPM-7, or “Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence,” it soon could be. Today we talk about one of the starkest moves into fascism Americans have yet seen from MAGA: what it is, how pre-crimes can soon be reality, and the fear …

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A prime-time matchup featuring prime-time players! Lions vs Chiefs Week 6 Preview 34:24

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Dan Campbell vs Andy Reid. Jared Goff vs Patrick Mahomes. Lions vs Chiefs. Your Week 6 preview of Sunday Night Football is here! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.By Bleav

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Why Is Anyone Still Smoking? 36:50

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History's Toughest Heroes: Trailer 2:25

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Bonus Sample: Death is Just A Doorway 6:04

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The People’s Temple in Jonestown, Heaven’s Gate, The Order of the Solar Temple. All cults that ended in tragic mass suicides. How could such lofty aspirations end so badly? For today’s self-contained installment of The Roots of Conspirituality series, Julian explores the shadow side of the anxiety-relieving religious notion that death is just a doo…

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The Lions beat the Bengals, 37-24 on an unforgettable day for David Montgomery! 25:24

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David Montgomery threw for a touchdown and ran for a touchdown, on a day when his family was winner on, and off the field, in Cincinnati! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.By Bleav

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Brief: He’s Coming For All Vaccines 26:28

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RFK Jr posted a seven-minute video earlier this week that assures us that vaccines aren't all that great, actually. Derek reads the studies Kennedy references as proof. You might be surprised to learn the HHS Secretary has very selective reading. Show Notes Annual Summary of Vital Statistics: Trends in the Health of Americans During the 20th Centur…

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277: TikTokTylenol [feat Mallory DeMille] 1:02:35

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Did you hear about the pregnant woman who ingested too much Tylenol just to “own Trump” and is now on a ventilator and will likely not wake up, offing both herself and her baby? If you were tapped into social media at all this past week, you likely saw dozens of wellness and right-wing influencers sharing it, each with their own hot take. One probl…

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Lions Wide Receiver Isaac TeSlaa: Ford Deals & One-handed catches 26:59

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Glover Quin and Trevor Thompson are joined by rookie wide receiver Isaac Teslaa to talk about his first NFL season, life in the wide receiver room, his signature one-handed catches, his partnership with Ford, his relationship with Coach Dan Campbell, and much more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about …

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From the Archives: Steven Van Zandt 48:18

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Singer, songwriter, producer, and actor Steven Van Zandt aka Little Steven is perhaps best known as a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band. But the talented musician also co-founded the band Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, as well as his solo act, Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul. He later found success in an entirely different c…