Best Josh Lash Podcasts (2025)

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The TPM Social Club: Lashing Out 1:01:19

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Josh, Joe, and Nicole discuss the Trump admin saying all their critics "hate America" and also touch on the economics of news, a troubling new NBC show, and a strange election on Long Island. -- Big Talk: Treasury Secretary Declares New War on Terror Against the Left A man disappeared while running for office. He might still win. On Brand with Jimm…

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Live From New York, It's TPM 1:11:03

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To celebrate TPM's 25th Anniversary, Kate and Josh take over the Metrograph theater in NYC to break down some election results and talk about what they've learned so far from Trump II. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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The TPM Social Club: I'm Sorry You Shot Me in the Face 53:14

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TPM's Josh Kovensky and Joe Ragazzo are joined by fellow TPM-er and executive editor John Light to discuss the Tuesday elections, TPM's 25th anniversary, the death of Dick Cheney, and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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What if we had fixed social media? 16:54

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We really enjoyed hearing all of your questions for our annual Ask Us Anything episode. There was one question that kept coming up: what might a different world look like? The broken incentives behind social media, and now AI, have done so much damage to our society, but what is the alternative? How can we blaze a different path? In this episode, T…

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The TPM Social Club: Breaking Containment 55:53

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TPM's Josh Kovensky and Joe Ragazzo are joined by author and journalist Kelly Weill to discuss how conspiracy theories have become part of mainstream political discourse and what it means for society. -- What It’s Like to Watch An Internet-Based Ideology Break Containment Pivots, Trolls, and Blog Rolls See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privac…

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The Book Tour From Hell 1:00:10

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Kate and Josh discuss Trump's lust for an eternal presidency, the redistricting wars and Karine Jean-Pierre's disastrous book tour. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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The TPM Social Club: Techno-Dystopia 1:01:24

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Joe Ragazzo and Josh Kovensky sit down with Jacob Silverman to discuss how some of Silicon Valley’s wealthiest businessmen learned to embrace their inner authoritarian. Links: Pete Hegseth’s Crypto History Elon Musk’s AI Grift ‘The Democrats Still May Not Understand What They're Dealing With’ Passan: Why a Dodgers-Brewers NLCS could define MLB's la…

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Ask Us Anything 2025 40:53

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It's been another big year in AI. The AI race has accelerated to breakneck speed, with frontier labs pouring hundreds of billions into increasingly powerful models—each one smarter, faster, and more unpredictable than the last. We’re starting to see disruptions in the workforce as human labor is replaced by agents. Millions of people, including vul…

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No Kings, No Coverage 1:11:45

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Kate and Josh discuss the massive protests over the weekend and weigh in on the great Janet Mills v. Graham Platner debate. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Beaming In From No Kings Terrorist HQ 1:01:19

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Kate and Josh discuss the upcoming No Kings "terrorist rally" and the latest from the corrupt Supreme Court. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Introducing: The TPM Social Club - Let's Do The F*cking News 50:38

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Josh and Joe introduce a new TPM podcast and talk about the Free Press, One Battle After Another, Eddington, and Sombreros. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Lowkey Shutdown 1:04:37

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Kate and Josh analyze the oddly muted shutdown, as well as the alarming escalation of state violence in Chicago. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Let The Shutdown Begin 57:02

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Kate and Josh take stock on day one of the government shutdown. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Cancelling Disney+ Is The Best Disinfectant 53:38

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Kate and Josh talk Kimmel's return, the corruption of the White House and how regular people keep smacking down Trump's authoritarian attacks. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Kirk Aftermath 1:13:43

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Kate and Josh discuss the Charlie Kirk killing and its fallout, the Republicans' stopgap bill and leadership's refusal to endorse Zohran Mamdami. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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The Crisis That United Humanity—and Why It Matters for AI 51:47

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In 1985, scientists in Antarctica discovered a hole in the ozone layer that posed a catastrophic threat to life on earth if we didn’t do something about it. Then, something amazing happened: humanity rallied together to solve the problem. Just two years later, representatives from all 198 UN member nations came together in Montreal, CA to sign an a…

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Put Up Or Shut Down 57:36

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Kate and Josh discuss the great shutdown debate and the Roberts Court's signaling on pocket rescissions. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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When It Happens 51:39

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Kate and Josh discuss the short-lived Trump death rumors, the end-of-year shutdown decision for Democrats and some eyebrow-raising GOP retirements. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Trump Starts Siege On The Fed 57:30

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Kate and Josh discuss Trump's "firing" of a Fed governor, his eyeing of Chicago as ripe for takeover and Kate and Josh Kovensky's scoop on the DOJ's efforts to eradicate gender-affirming care nationwide. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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How OpenAI's ChatGPT Guided a Teen to His Death 45:12

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Content Warning: This episode contains references to suicide and self-harm. Like millions of kids, 16-year-old Adam Raine started using ChatGPT for help with his homework. Over the next few months, the AI dragged Adam deeper and deeper into a dark rabbit hole, preying on his vulnerabilities and isolating him from his loved ones. In April of this ye…

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Aaaand We're Back! 1:06:06

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With one half of them beaming in from occupied D.C., Kate and Josh are back on the regular schedule to talk the capital takeover, budding Democratic resistance and Trump's candid election rigging. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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“Rogue AI” Used to be a Science Fiction Trope. Not Anymore. 42:11

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Everyone knows the science fiction tropes of AI systems that go rogue, disobey orders, or even try to escape their digital environment. These are supposed to be warning signs and morality tales, not things that we would ever actually create in real life, given the obvious danger. And yet we find ourselves building AI systems that are exhibiting the…

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AI is the Next Free Speech Battleground 49:11

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Imagine a future where the most persuasive voices in our society aren't human. Where AI generated speech fills our newsfeeds, talks to our children, and influences our elections. Where digital systems with no consciousness can hold bank accounts and property. Where AI companies have transferred the wealth of human labor and creativity to their own …

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Daniel Kokotajlo Forecasts the End of Human Dominance 38:19

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In 2023, researcher Daniel Kokotajlo left OpenAI—and risked millions in stock options—to warn the world about the dangerous direction of AI development. Now he’s out with AI 2027, a forecast of where that direction might take us in the very near future. AI 2027 predicts a world where humans lose control over our destiny at the hands of misaligned, …

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Is AI Productivity Worth Our Humanity? with Prof. Michael Sandel 46:45

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Tech leaders promise that AI automation will usher in an age of unprecedented abundance: cheap goods, universal high income, and freedom from the drudgery of work. But even if AI delivers material prosperity, will that prosperity be shared? And what happens to human dignity if our labor and contributions become obsolete? Political philosopher Micha…

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The Josh Marshall Podcast Takes A July Break 1:23

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The Josh Marshall Podcast is taking the next few weeks off. We’ll be back later in the summer. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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'The One Night Stand of Wars' 57:15

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Kate and Josh discuss the Supreme Court decision upholding a trans care ban, Trump's potential war and the shooting of Democratic Minnesota lawmakers and their spouses. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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The Narrow Path: Sam Hammond on AI, Institutions, and the Fragile Future 47:55

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The race to develop ever-more-powerful AI is creating an unstable dynamic. It could lead us toward either dystopian centralized control or uncontrollable chaos. But there's a third option: a narrow path where technological power is matched with responsibility at every step. Sam Hammond is the chief economist at the Foundation for American Innovatio…

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Protest Politics 46:29

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Kate and Josh discuss the L.A. protests and Trump's big boy birthday parade. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Elon and the Big, Ugly Bill 1:04:57

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Kate and Josh discuss Musk's big loser energy, Joni Ernst's generational gaffe and the unprecedented corruption of the Trump regime. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.