Best Geoff Shullenberger Podcasts (2025)

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Geoff Shullenberger on Rene Girard and the New Right 53:06

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Geoff Shullenberger is back for another fantastic episode. Geoff is one of the leading scholars on French philosopher Rene Girard. For this episode, we explore Girard's ideas and why they are important. We discuss the implications for the "New Right"; how Girard's ideas are becoming more popular; religion mapping to Girard's ideas; Christianity, Ju…

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Chris Giancarlo - Crypto Regulation and Policy 1:12:14

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I interviewed Chris Giancarlo. Chris is the former Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Senior Counsel to Willkie Farr & Gallagher, and the co-founder of the Digital Dollar Project. We had a wide-ranging discussion covering crypto policy, the future of central bank digital currencies, financial competition with China, regula…

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Jennifer Schulp - Money Talks and Money Walks 1:16:44

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I interview Jennifer Schulp, director of financial regulation studies at the Cato Institute’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives. She focuses on the regulation of securities and capital markets. She has testified before Congress multiple times, including before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the U.S. H…

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War in Gaza 28:04

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There's only one thing worth talking about this week. I am so upset, but there is a lot to cover about the war. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theleeshow/support

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Ethan Penner - Greatness is a Choice 1:06:35

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For this special episode, I had the great honor of sitting down with Ethan Penner. Ethan is a Wall Street legend - he created the CMBS market - and he has written a new book entitled Greatness is a Choice. We discuss a wide range of topics, including religion, charisma, counter-consensus thinking, sobriety, flow state, and much more. This is a fabu…

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Inflation is Over 36:22

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Hello, darlings. We are back with a fun new episode covering: highlights from my daughter’s bat mitzvah, why I think inflation is over (8:16), transgenderbathing suits at Target (14:00), broken windows policing (18:36), Jordan Neely (24:55), and why legalization of stuff will backfire (29:50). Remember that The Lee Show is a crowdfunded project tha…

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Lockdown Literature with Tim Abrahams 1:00:52

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Lockdown diaries became a literary fad in 2020, but few if any were memorable. What if the real literature of lockdown was written over a century ago? This is the hypothesis behind "The Machine Book of Weird," an anthology of fiction from the late 19th and early 20th century that explores isolation, domestic confinement, and the uncanniness of home…

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Israel & Mitzvahs 31:51

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Hello, darlings. After a brief hiatus, I'm back with a fun new episode. I was in Israel for a few weeks, and in this week's episode I reflect on that trip. The purpose was to celebrate my daughter's bat mitzvah. This week I reflect on the highlights, my thoughts on Israel, and bat mitzvah celebrations. Remember that The Lee Show is a crowdfunded pr…

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Disabling Medicine: Daniel Hadas with Medical Nemesis 1:20:46

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In this special episode, guest host Daniel Hadas interviews Medical Nemesis on covid, Illich, industrialized medicine and thought, and more. https://twitter.com/DanielHadas2 https://twitter.com/Medical_Nemesis https://medicalnemesis.substack.com/By Geoff Shullenberger

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The Psychopolitics of Masturbation with Matthew Crawford 1:37:16

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Matthew Crawford joins me to discuss his essay, "Was the Sexual Revolution a Government Psy-Op?," the politics of masturbation, Wilhelm Reich, the Frankfurt School, masculinity, the therapeutic state, and more. https://unherd.com/2022/12/the-politics-of-masturbation/ https://mcrawford.substack.com/By Geoff Shullenberger

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Standing Up my Buccal Fat 30:44

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Hello, darlings. I am now officially a stand-up comedian! This week we discuss my first performance and where I go from here. We also cover buccal fat removal, the Super Bowl and the horrible halftime show, gambling in sports, the Chinese balloons, and Copenhagen Cowboy. We have an amazing new sponsor. Go to blendjet.com and use code theleeshow12 t…

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Davos Recap 41:18

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Hello, darlings. I am back from the World Economic Forum in Davos and have a recap for you. On this episode, I cover the highlights, the best speakers, becoming my alter-ego, Mauricio, and some key takeaways. Also on this episode, Fauda, racial stereotypes, the Chinese balloon, and much more. We have an amazing new sponsor. Go to blendjet.com and u…

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The Automation of Midwittery with Brian Chau 1:02:12

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Brian Chau returns to Outsider Theory to discuss ChatGPT's woke catechism. https://cactus.substack.com/By Geoff Shullenberger

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Davos Here I Come 35:23

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Hello, darlings. I am headed to Davos for the World Economic Forum next week. On this episode I do a brief explainer of the event, talk about some of the conspiracies surrounding it, and try to make it approachable. We also cover Ozempic and weight loss meds, Andrew Tate, groomers, trafficking, and Prince Harry. We have an amazing new sponsor. Go t…

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Exiting the Vampires' Campus with Blaise Bayno 1:19:54

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Blaise Bayno (@urgurlblaise), former critical theory PhD student and co-organizer of the conference "Society Must Be Inoculated," joins me to discuss how critical theory became uncritical cheerleading for biopolitical authoritarianism, academic labor issues, the history of the UC Santa Cruz History of Consciousness program, and more.…

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Fck Kanye More 46:56

2+ y ago46:56

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Hello, my bubelahs. Big week as we cover Kanye, Alex Jones, Antisemitism, The Republican Party, Interest Rates, FTX, Twitter, Freedom of Speech, Public Libraries, Rona Policy, China Protests, and more. We have an amazing new sponsor. Go to blendjet.com and use code theleeshow12 to save 12% off your order OR use my special link and the discount will…

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Twitter Good, FTX Bad 34:58

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Hello, my bubelahs, and happy Thanksgiving! This week we have a lot to cover, including: The FTX blow up. We have a lot of detail here, including the supposed polycule. Where did the money go? How come the mainstream press has been so gentle to FTX? Does it have to do with the CEO’s political alignment? His donations? All the good FTX news has brok…

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Boycott Paypal 35:17

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Hello, my bubelahs. I'm heated about Paypal and so I'm back with a bonus episode this week. We cover: Marathon training - come cheer for me! Kanye follow-up Idiotic soup protests Boycott Paypal Dahmer for Halloween Facebook and Credit Suisse Biden pot policy Remember that The Lee Show is a crowdfunded project that depends on your support. If you li…

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Accidental Seeking Arrangement 56:24

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Hello, bubelahs. This week we have the fabulous Rebekah Panepinto back as a guest. We discuss serial killers, romantic quid pro quo, murder dungeons, dating apps, people who write Yelp reviews, Adnan Syed, and much more! Remember to become a paid subscriber here. I couldn't do this without your support! You can find Rebekah at: ► Website - rebekahp…

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Universal Basic MKUltra with Psyop Cinema 1:40:24

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Thomas and Brett from Psyop Cinema join me to discuss Hollywood and cultural engineering. Psyop Cinema: https://www.spreaker.com/show/psyop-cinema My Psyop Cinema episodes on Roland Emmerich: https://www.spreaker.com/user/15144188/shullenberger-interview https://www.spreaker.com/user/15144188/geoff-shullenberger-2…

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Fck Kanye 31:56

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Hello, my bubelahs. I'm a bit heated this week, because fck these guys. Fck Kanye and fck the antisemites Follow-up on ESG from last week Fck Alex Jones Legalized pot isn't a great idea Remember that The Lee Show is a crowdfunded project that depends on your support. If you like what you hear, share it with a friend and become a paid subscriber her…

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ESG Investing 35:13

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Hello, my bubelahs. I hope you had a meaningful fast. This week we cover: September sucks Elon Musk and Twitter Cheating in chess, poker, and fishing ESG investing The war in Ukraine and the Nordstream pipeline Remember that The Lee Show is a crowdfunded project that depends on your support. If you like what you hear, share it with a friend and bec…

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Shana Tovah 35:17

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Shana tovah, my bubelahs. This is our year. I can feel it. Back to the serious stuff this week, including: Back to shul for the high holidays and the synagogue capital campaign The new Italian prime minister Jeffrey Dahmer and some unsavory stuff The Federal Funds rate and the threat of recession I've had some requests for podcast transcripts. I'm …

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TV Time 27:16

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We're back baby! This week we discuss the cyclicality of life. Gotta savor the good times. Jeffrey Dahmer (he seems fun), off-color jokes, the Thai cave kids, Game of Thrones, and more. Remember that The Lee Show is a crowdfunded project that depends on your support. If you like what you hear, share it with a friend and become a paid subscriber her…

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The Rule of Midwits with Brian Chau 1:41:14

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Brian Chau (Cactus Chu on Substack, @psychosort on Twitter) joins me to discuss institutions and why midwits rule them, decentralization, sorting mechanisms, right-wing aesthetics, Curtis Yarvin, William F. Buckley, and more. https://cactus.substack.com/ https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/rule-of-midwits…

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RIP Reality with Jon Askonas 1:35:46

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Jon Askonas joins me to discuss his ongoing series of essays in The New Atlantis, "Reality: A Post-Mortem." Read the series here: https://www.thenewatlantis.com/collections/reality-a-post-mortemBy Geoff Shullenberger

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The New Right with Geoff Shullenberger 1:02:40

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On this week’s podcast, I had the privilege of speaking with Geoff Shullenberger. Geoff is a teacher at NYU and an accomplished author and thinker. He is one of the world’s leading experts on the work of Rene Girard. We had a far-ranging discussion covering: What is the new right? What does conservatism mean now? Ayn Rand as the intellectual ancest…

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The Great Debasement with Alice Gribbin 2:05:21

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Essayist and poet Alice Gribbin joins me to discuss her recent essay in Tablet, "The Great Debasement," on the ideological transformation of museums and other cultural institutions into propaganda organs; the utilitarian attitude to art; the continued relevance of John Berger's "Ways of Seeing"; and more. https://substack.com/profile/5192682-alice-…

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Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue 38:07

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Bonus episode! We cover the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, and what a strange anachronism it is, Jordan Peterson, fat activism, charisma and beauty, monkeypox, the FDA, orthodontics, infant formula update, and much more. Remember that The Lee Show is a crowdfunded project that depends on your support. If you like what you hear, share it with a …

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Shrink Your Problems 45:19

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In this week's episode of Lee screams at the sky, we cover: The massacre in Buffalo, how to narrow problems instead of expanding them, dirt bike people, speeding on the highway, the infant formula shortage, soy milk, the recession, and the war in Ukraine. Remember that The Lee Show is a crowdfunded project that depends on your support. If you like …

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Concentration of Power 34:33

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Welcome back, my bubelahs. This week we cover: Casey White prison escape, crime policy, baseballs, the recession, oligarchy and the concentration of power, and Citizens United - one of the worst recent Supreme Court decisions. Remember that The Lee Show is a crowdfunded project that depends on your support. If you like what you hear, share it with …

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Right Critical Theory with Jacob Siegel 1:45:14

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Tablet senior writer Jacob Siegel joins me to discuss the rightward trajectory of certain insights of Frankfurt School-derived critical theory, especially in light of the history of the journal Telos and its founder and editor, Paul Piccone. We also discuss Piccone's friend Paul Gottfried, the continued relevance of Herbert Marcuse's "Repressive To…

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Johnny Depp Seems Fun 37:52

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We have a smorgasbord this week covering: Baseball on Staten Island No more abobos Bat Mitzvah planning The Johnny Depp trial Adderall Ukraine war Remember that The Lee Show is a crowdfunded project that depends on your support. If you like what you hear, share it with a friend and become a paid subscriber here Sponsors: Zencastr is an amazing tool…

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The Recession is Coming 39:51

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Hello, my loves. I went to see Eric Adams speak last night and discuss my takeaways in this episode. Plus why NYC > Paris, probability of recession, free speech on Twitter, TikTok rots your brain, the Libs Of TikTok, and more. Remember that The Lee Show is a crowdfunded project that depends on your support. If you like what you hear, share it with …

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Theorizing the Culture War with Michael Cuenco 1:50:56

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Writer and policy researcher Michael Cuenco joins me to discuss his recent American Affairs essay "'Victory is not Possible': a Theory of the Culture War," and two related essays on post-material politics and post-literate epistemology: https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2022/02/victory-is-not-possible-a-theory-of-the-culture-war/ https://americana…

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Elon Musk 37:35

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Bonus episode this week! We cover alternate side parking, dentists and face masks, cucumber water, stevia, monk fruit, Ukraine, food shortages, Elon Musk and Twitter, why Africans win marathons, and more. Remember that The Lee Show is a crowdfunded project that depends on your support. If you like what you hear, share it with a friend and become a …

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Matzah Time 49:01

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Happy Passover (and Easter). This week we have lots to cover, in a controversial episode that will probably get me canceled, including: Some follow-up on the concepts of sympathy and empathy. This discussion elicited a lot of debate after last week’s show. I try to define them more clearly (at least as I understand the definitions). Mystery shoppin…

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Executive Coaching with Adam Fisher 50:58

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Before I launched The Lee Show I felt so many blockers. These were all internal. I psyched myself out and was scared to do it for many reasons. I worked with executive coach Adam Fisher and his guidance was incredible. In this week’s episode, I speak with Adam to discuss what executive coaching is, how he works with people, and why it is such a mea…

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Nuclear Disaster Planning Tips 35:38

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This week we have an exciting new episode with tips on how to plan for a nuclear disaster in a town near you. We share lots of planning suggestions and recommendations for how to survive and protect your family. It has become clear that most of my listeners need a crash course on this topic! We also cover Elon Musk’s investment in Twitter, MIT brin…

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Subversive Mobility vs Academic Orthodoxy with Jacob Shell 2:19:29

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Jacob Shell is Associate Professor of Geography at Temple University and the author of Giants of the Monsoon Forest: Living and Working with Elephants (2019) and Transportation and Revolt: Pigeons, Mules, Canals, and the Vanishing Geographies of Subversive Mobility (2015). He joins me to share his insights into the Canadian trucker convoy, the cong…

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"Experts" and "Intelligence" 45:42

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This week we have great topics to discuss and great new sponsors supporting The Lee Show. We cover the war in Ukraine and try to understand whether Ukraine is winning or if that is just a hopeful narrative. We also discuss what it means to be an "expert" and how often these experts are wrong. This has caused major problems for social networks in th…

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A Critique of "The Dawn of Everything" with Sam Biagetti 3:03:55

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Sam Biagetti of Historiansplaining podcast joins me to discuss what's good, what's bad, and what's ugly in David Graber and David Wengrow's "The Dawn of Everything." We begin with an appreciative account of their dismantling of deterministic accounts of human social evolution, and then turn to a critical assessment of their theoretical assumption, …

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The Tinder Swindler 1:27:09

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New episode of the podcast. I’m back with fan-favorite Rebekah Panepinto. We cover: Scientology why I’m intimidated by Waspy people naked skydiving skiing Dominique Strauss-Kahn The Tinder Swindler Creating a cult Britney Spears IQ testing Ukraine Much more --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theleeshow/support…

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Is Environmentalism a PsyOp? 36:43

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Hello, loves. This week we have so much to cover, including Ukraine, the 2nd amendment, sanctions, weaponization of the financial system, super-tall buildings on 57th street, and the environmental psyop. Are the Russians winning? Is Greta the biggest loser? Plus some fun topics like Coke Blak! Remember that The Lee Show is a crowdfunded project tha…

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The Invention of Symbology; or, Dan Brown, Part 2 (Angels and Demons & The Da Vinci Code) with Pseud Dionysius MPH 3:06:14

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With the 2001 publication of Angels and Demons, Dan Brown shifted away from his early focus on the US security state and its post-Cold War identity crisis and introduced a new protagonist: Harvard professor of "Religious Symbology" Robert Langdon. This improbable hero's first two adventures transport him to the Old World and entangle him with a sec…

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War in Ukraine 34:58

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We have been sounding the alarm about Russia, Putin, and Ukraine for two years. Now we are seeing the awful scenario in which Putin makes war on Ukraine. In this episode, we discuss Putin’s goals and try to understand what he will do next. It is essential that we understand the concept of autarky, and why Putin is pursuing this strategy. How should…

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Whoopi Goldberg is Wrong 37:41

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Hello, my loves. This week we have an update on the situation in Ukraine, more of a primer on inflation, cover the Canadian truckers, the San Francisco school board recall, and all the things Whoopi Goldberg got wrong. This is one of my favorite episodes I have recorded! Remember that The Lee Show is a crowdfunded project that depends on your suppo…

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Did the Clintons Kill Bob Saget? 34:42

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Hi my loves! So much to cover this week - how did Bob Saget really die? Did the Clintons kill him? The Olsen twins? I'm just asking the question! Also, right-wing cancel culture, Joe Rogan, going to Tulum, free crack pipes for everyone, and much more! Remember that The Lee Show is a crowdfunded project that depends on your support. If you like what…

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The Road to Wigan Pier with Angela Nagle 1:45:30

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George Orwell's "The Road to Wigan Pier" begins as a report on life in the depressed coal and industrial region of Northern England and expands into an ambivalent critique of socialism and progress. It's a book that belongs to its era – which saw the Great Depression, the peak of industrialism in the capitalist core countries, the rise of both comm…

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Edward Luttwak 1:28:58

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This week I have the privilege of a conversation with Edward Luttwak. Edward is one of the world’s leading military and geopolitical strategists. He is the author of many books that have been translated into dozens of languages and are taught in schools and military colleges around the world. He has provided counsel to presidents and prime minister…