Best John Heers Podcasts (2025)

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Red Star Over Palestine: Intifada 52:54

4h ago52:54

52:54

For many years, Palestine had one of the strongest left-wing movements in the Arab world, represented by prominent figures such as Emile Habibi, Leila Khaled, and Ghassan Kanafani. At the beginning of the First Intifada in the 1980s, Palestinian left groups were still the main challengers to the hegemony of Fatah, although the Left has lost much of…

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Jeet Heer & Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan 47:40

18h ago47:40

47:40

The Nation’s Jeet Heer examines Leonard Leo vs. Trump and the infighting ripping MAGA apart. Minnesota Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan details her run for the Senate. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts

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Dig: Menswear and the World System w/ Derek Guy 2:42:32

1d ago2:42:32

2:42:32

Featuring Derek Guy on the politics, history, economics, and style of Western menswear. Guest hosted by Dennis M. Hogan. Support The Dig at Patreon.com/TheDig In These Times is offering 78% off print subscriptions for Dig listeners at Inthesetimes.com/dig The Dig goes deep into politics everywhere, from labor struggles and political economy to impe…

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Gaza Aid Disaster, Russia Offers New Peace Talks, Trump Freezes Student Visas | American Prestige 53:18

1d ago53:18

53:18

In this week’s American Prestige news roundup: US-Iran negotiations might be making progress (1:02); in Israel-Palestine, a new aid program implemented gets people killed (6:30), the US proposes framework for a new peace deal* (11:01), and Israel creates 22 new West Bank settlements (15:54); cases of cholera are spiking in Sudan (17:35); Libya’s ea…

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The Case for a Digital Detox w/ Casey Johnston | Tech Won't Save Us 55:18

2d ago55:18

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On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Casey Johnston to discuss why she pared back on social media, made her smartphone much dumber, and what she learned about how bodies are treated online through her fitness journey. Casey Johnston is the creator of the She’s A Beast newsletter and author of A Physical Education: How I Es…

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Justin Wolfers & Kate Compton Barr 50:23

3d ago50:23

50:23

Think Like an Economist podcast host Justin Wolfers details our ongoing and misguided tariff saga.Can’t Win Victory Fund’s Kate Compton Barr examines how running candidates who can’t win can still help Democrats succeed. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts

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Winning Rural Voters, plus J. Edgar Hoover | Start Making Sense 48:36

3d ago48:36

48:36

Rural America is Trump country. Last November Trump carried 93 percent of rural counties.. How can Democrats change that? Anthony Flaccavento and Erica Etelson, co-founders of the Rural Urban Bridge Initiative, have a strategy to accomplish that. Also: 20 minutes without Trump: We know a lot about the bad things J. Edgar Hoover did, but it turns ou…

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Evan Osnos & Randi Weingarten, 46:00

4d ago46:00

46:00

The New Yorker’s Evan Osnos examines the broligarchy’s reckless actions while detailing his new book The Haves and the Have Yachts. Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, spells out the cruel attacks in Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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South Sudan’s Failed Peace Deal w/ Joshua Craze | American Prestige 50:24

4d ago50:24

50:24

On this episode of American Prestige, Writer and researcher ⁠Joshua Craze⁠ returns to the program to talk about the situation in South Sudan. They cover the collapsed 2018 “peace deal,” the elite forces vying for power, the Nuer White Army, figures like Salva Kiir Mayardit and Riek Machar, how South Sudan’s troubles have been impacted by the war in…

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Behind the News: Israel’s Campaign of Total Destruction w/ Meron Rapoport 53:01

4d ago53:01

53:01

Mouin Rabbani surveys Israeli politics, the fate of the Palestinians, and Trump’s fundraising tour of the Middle East. Meron Rapoport, co-author of a recent investigation for +972 Magazine, on Israel’s strategy of destruction in Gaza. Read the article here: https://www.972mag.com/israel-gaza-total-urban-destruction/ Behind the News, hosted by Doug …

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John Semley on The Gamblification of America | The Nation Podcast 38:51

5d ago38:51

38:51

For sports fans in the US, betting has never been more common, or more accessible. But beneath the surface of this booming pastime, a darker story is unfolding. Writer John Semley joins the podcast to examine the implications of all this access, not just in American sports, but across global betting markets, and how our era of gambling reflects a n…

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Rick Wilson & Justin Brannan 41:26

6d ago41:26

41:26

The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson examines the "big, beautiful bill" and its raw deal for the American people. New York City Councilman Justin Brannan details his run for NYC Comptroller and how the job can change citizens’ lives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts

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Taking David Horowitz Seriously | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer 52:22

6d ago52:22

52:22

The late David Horowitz, who died in April at age 86, was often dismissed as a fringe figure not just by liberals and leftists but even many on the right. Horowitz would often complain that his books — crude polemics with titles such as BLITZ: Trump Will Smash the Left and Win (2020) and The Enemy Within: How a Totalitarian Movement Is Destroying A…

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Jacobin Radio: The Americans Disappeared by Pinochet w/ John Dinges 59:18

8d ago59:18

59:18

Journalist and author John Dinges joins Suzi to discuss his new book, Chile in Their Hearts. The book reopens the case of Charles Horman and Frank Teruggi — two young Americans who went to Chile to experience the radical democratic socialist experiment of Salvador Allende’s Popular Unity government — and were detained and executed in the days follo…

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Andy Levy & Gov. Ned Lamont 43:53

8d ago43:53

43:53

As The World Churns’ Andy Levy surveys the chaos and corruption in Trump World. Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont details how he’s navigating Trump’s aggression toward blue states. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts

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Ukraine Talks Collapse, India Threatens Pakistan’s Water Supply, IDF Operation Gideon’s Chariots | American Prestige 47:33

8d ago47:33

47:33

This week in the American Prestige news roundup: the Ukraine peace talks collapse (3:30) as Trump stuns European allies with his sudden pivot back to positions beneficial to Russia (7:21); in EU elections, a Romanian centrist wins the presidency (11:06), a Polish centrist wins the first round of the presidential election leading to a runoff (13:27)…

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Rod Dreher - Can We Live Without Lying? 1:07:22

9d ago1:07:22

1:07:22

Find this episode on YouTube: Rod Dreher is the author of the 'Benedict Option' and 'Live Not By Lies' - both exploring how to live as Christians in this modern world. Discover the four part series Live Not By Lies here: https://www.angel.com/shows/live-not-by-lies and stay to the end of the show for one of the best Light-O-Meter tests in a long ti…

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Behind the News: Endless US Wars w/ Courtney Rawlings & Alex Jordan 53:01

9d ago53:01

53:01

Barry Eichengreen, professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley, talks about why the gyrations in the value of the US dollar matter. Courtney Rawlings and Alex Jordan, hosts of Always at War, a new show from the Quincy Institute, explain why the US is always buying more weapons and bombing people. Behind the News, hosted by Doug…

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Generative AI is Not Inevitable w/ Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna | Tech Won't Save Us 53:13

9d ago53:13

53:13

On this episode of Tech Won't Save Us, Paris Marx is joined by Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna to discuss some of the harms caused by generative AI, address the industry's ploys to keep the public invested while companies flounder under the weight of unmet promises, and what folks can do to push back. Emily M. Bender is a Professor in the Department…

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Dahlia Lithwick & Katie Porter 52:39

10d ago52:39

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Slate’s Dahlia Lithwick surveys the endless lawlessness we’re seeing as the Trump administration defies the courts. Former Congresswoman Katie Porter details her run for California Governor and how she’d handle the sea change happening in the state right now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Confronting Capitalism: Are We Still in Neoliberalism? 40:16

11d ago40:16

40:16

The past fifty years have been the era of unchallenged market dominance in all areas of life. But with the global upheaval brought on by the Trump trade war, are we seeing the neoliberal order unraveling? In this episode of Confronting Capitalism, Vivek Chibber and Melissa Naschek discuss the historic origins of neoliberalism, so-called “pro-worker…

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Jamie Raskin on 'A Rally a Day,' plus the Books of 1925 | Start Making Sense 41:33

10d ago41:33

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“A rally a day keeps the fascists away” – that’s what Jamie Raskin says. He’s the ranking Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, and he talks about Trump’s “world historical grift,” and why we shouldn’t be pessimistic about defeating his efforts. Also: 20 minutes without Trump: 1925 is being celebrated this year as the centenary of The Great Ga…

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Lawrence O’Donnell & Mike Bird 47:44

11d ago47:44

47:44

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell dissects Trump’s constant need to exaggerate at every opportunity.The Economist’s Mike Bird details how tariffs are affecting Americans. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts

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Jacobin Radio: Trump’s Middle East Pivot w/ Juan Cole 57:14

11d ago57:14

57:14

Juan Cole joins Suzi to break down Donald Trump’s dramatic pivot in the Middle East: sidelining Israel, cozying up to Gulf monarchies, cutting billion-dollar deals, promising to lift sanctions on Syria, and exploring a new nuclear agreement with Iran. Trump vowed quick peace in Gaza and Ukraine, but neither materialized because the aggressors don’t…

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Dig: Hayek’s Bastards w/ Quinn Slobodian 2:34:24

12d ago2:34:24

2:34:24

Featuring Quinn Slobodian on his book Hayek’s Bastards: Race, Gold, IQ, and the Capitalism of the Far Right. MAGA and its far-right populist siblings around the world aren’t just a backlash to neoliberalism. The far-right has also long been animated by extremist mutant neoliberal, anarcho-capitalist, and paleo-libertarian strains that in the 1980s …

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Henri Bergson's Restless World w/ Emily Herring | American Prestige 59:24

11d ago59:24

59:24

On this episode of American Prestige, Danny and Derek welcome Emily Herring, a writer based in Paris, to the program. They discuss her new book, Herald of a Restless World: How Henri Bergson Brought Philosophy to the People. The conversation delves into Henri Bergson's philosophy and its enduring relevance, particularly concerning contemporary anxi…

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Jacob Silverman on Cryptocurrency's Shadiest Dealings Under Trump | The Nation Podcast 35:18

12d ago35:18

35:18

On this episode of The Nation Podcast, Jacob Silverman joins the show to discuss how the cryptocurrency industry has long evaded regulation, and how it’s now deeply enmeshed with the Trump administration’s most corrupt dealings. Silverman's feature, “Coin-Operated: The Crypto Industry’s Takeover of American Politics,” appears in the June issue of T…

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Rick Wilson & Callum Williams 45:55

13d ago45:55

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The Lincoln Project’s Rick Wilson examines life in the newly minted United States of Arabia.The Economist’s Callum Williams details why Gen X may be the saddest generation America has ever seen. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts

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The Perils and Promise of Trump’s Middle East Gamble | The Time of Monsters with Jeet Heer 42:54

13d ago42:54

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On his latest trip to the Middle East, Donald Trump is making big news. He’s indicating a receptiveness to making a deal with Iran trading normalization for nuclear non-proliferation. He ended the bombing campaign against Yemen and is also pushing for normalization with Syria. Further, the White House has sidestepped Israel in order to have direct …

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Red Star Over Palestine: Revolution and Counterrevolution in Lebanon 35:07

15d ago35:07

35:07

For many years, Palestine had one of the strongest left-wing movements in the Arab world, represented by prominent figures such as Emile Habibi, Leila Khaled, and Ghassan Kanafani. At the beginning of the First Intifada in the 1980s, Palestinian left groups were still the main challengers to the hegemony of Fatah, although the Left has lost much of…

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Charlie Sykes & Rep. Greg Casar 47:25

15d ago47:25

47:25

To The Contrary newsletter author Charlie Sykes examines Trump’s Middle East trip and all its chaos. Representative Greg Casar details how Democrats can effectively message to win back voters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts

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Trump's Gulf Tour & Deals, Gaza Updates, US Habeas Corpus | American Prestige 52:34

15d ago52:34

52:34

Alex Jordan rejoins the show to see if he can impersonate Danny as well as he impersonated Derek a couple of weeks ago. He and Derek discuss the India-Pakistan ceasefire, Donald Trump’s big Persian Gulf tour (filled with Deals, Bribes, and announcements about Syrian sanctions and Iranian nuclear talks), the latest developments in Gaza, the US-China…

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