Episode 502 - "Join Us, We're Libbing Out" (w/ Nathan J. Robinson & Alex Skopic)
Release Date: 08/21/2025
Episode 528 - #NotAllMen (w/ Ella Davi & Ryan Grim)
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Is having boyfriend embarrassing? Are we living in an era of "heteropessimism"? Are women over marriage? These questions have gone viral in recent weeks as the country continues to grapple with changing gender norms and the effect the right wing radicalization of men has had on women's' attitudes toward marriage and child bearing. This week, a new study showing that, for the first time, female high school seniors were less interested in marriage than male seniors provoked an online debate about whether this was a consequence of growing male conservatism, or alternatively, whether...
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Episode 527 Promo - No True Leftist (w/ Blakeley & James Li)
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to instantly and our entire premium episode library: Lefty content creators Grace Blakeley & James Li have , and this is ostensibly a discussion about that. But we ended up having a larger conversation about the obligation of content creators to define and broaden the terms of debate, to push left, to co-opt mainstream spaces (or create our own), to use "woke" language or avoid putting off a mainstream audience by correcting others, how to protest, and . Subscribe to for video of this episode. Find Bad Faith on and . Produced by . Theme by Nick Thorburn (@).
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Episode 526 - The Epstein Files (w/ Murtaza Hussain)
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Drop Site News journalist Murtaza Hussain joins to discuss a trove of documents which shows Jeffery Epstein's close relationship with Israeli intelligence, and which lends credibility to accusations that he may have been Mossad. Drop Site News has now reported four stories detailing Epstein's role in selling Israeli surveillance technology to Cote D'Ivoire & Russia, sending coded emails telegraphing drop-offs with Israeli intelligence in New York, and even hosting an Israeli spy at his NY apartment. Recorded hours before the House's release of Epstein emails showcasing his relationship...
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Episode 525 Promo - Is Winning The Point of Everything? w/ (Osita Nwanevu)
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to instantly and our entire premium episode library: Contributing editor at The New Republic and author of new book : Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding Osita Nwanevu joins Briahna to discuss the state of U.S. democracy, , avenues for genuine resistance (e.g. packing the court, nixing the filibuster, D.C. statehood) that the Democrats have so far failed to avail themselves of, and whether Zohran Mamdani's victory changes anything about Briahna's cynicism. Is the goal winning at any cost? Are there things more important than winning elections, like the way Mamdani...
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Episode 524 - "Empire's Last Hurrah" (w/ Jasper Nathaniel, Ubai Abudi, & Dr. Jill Stein)
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to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: Independent journalist Jasper Nathaniel joins Bad Faith to tell the before filming a now-viral scene of a settler brutally attacking a Palestinian woman with a club. Executive director of Bisan Center for Research & Development Ubai Abudi, a Palestinian who has experienced similar attacks and detainment by Israel, along with Dr. Jill Stein explain how , a UN general assembly resolution, could bring an end to the occupation and genocide by overriding the US veto and getting . More links: Subscribe to for video of...
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Episode 523 Promo - We're All Terrorists Now (w/ Ken Klippenstein)
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to instantly and our entire premium episode library: Independent journalist Ken Klippenstein joins Bad Faith to broadly targeting activists, nonprofits, and critics of capitalism as terrorists, how Charlie Kirk's murder has been used to expand authoritarian overreach, and the . Subscribe to for video of this episode. Find Bad Faith on and . Produced by . Theme by Nick Thorburn (@).
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Episode 522 - "What's Right & What's Left?" (w/ Andre Easton)
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to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: NY Rep. Ritchie Torres has a new challenger: Bronx-based teacher and member of the Party for Socialism & Liberation Andre Easton, who joins Bad Faith and how Zohran's latest campaign moves -- such as retaining NYPD commissioner Jessica Tisch -- might illustrate the risks of running within the duopoly. Is it possible to be in solidarity with Palestinian liberation while allying with liberal Zionists? As Andre asks, is the left fighting to get a good guy elected in a bad system? Or are we fighting for a system that doesn't...
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Episode 521 Promo - The Master Plan To Legalize Corruption (w/ David Sirota)
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to instantly and our entire premium episode library: The Lever founder David Sirota returns to Bad Faith to detail his deep dive . From the Powell Memo to present day, there is only one real story in American politics, and that's the role money has played in it. Could Zohran have won without public financing? How much hope should we read into the fact that Democratic establishment politicians are now publicly rebuking AIPAC donations? ? Or is it akin to 2020 Democratic candidates claiming to support some version of "Medicare for All" just to match Bernie's energy? Subscribe...
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Episode 520 - Ware/Wolff vs. Vampire (w Butch Ware & Richard Wolff)
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to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: Marxist economist Richard Wolff returns to Bad Faith along with historian, professor, and Green Party candidate for governor of California Butch Ware to forensically break down Gavin Newsom's recent viral appearance on Higher Learning with Van Lathan & Rachel Lindsay. Wolff & Ware weigh in on , California's failure to implement Medicare for All, & the "interesting" AIPAC moment; while the Higher Learning interview serves as a jumping off point for a broader and deeper conversation about the future of left...
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Episode 519 Promo - The Case For Liberal Socialism (w/ Matt McManus)
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to instantly and our entire premium episode library: Assistant Professor of Political Science at Spelman College Matt McManus joins Bad Faith to ." Is liberal socialism an oxymoron, or should leftist seek to reclaim the positive values of the liberal tradition as a way to insulate "socialism" from the stigma of authoritarianism? But first, Briahna & Matt discuss the AOC/Bernie townhall, debates about Zohran Mamdani's perceived shift toward the center, . Subscribe to for video of this episode. Find Bad Faith on and . Produced by . Theme by Nick Thorburn (@).
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Founder and editor-in-chief of Current Affairs Nathan J. Robinson returns to Bad Faith along with CA associate editor Alex Skopic to discuss the buzz around the new Substack "magazine" The Argument, which makes the case that "liberalism deserves better." This collection of former Atlantic and Vox journalists (including Derek Thompson and Matt Yglasias) has $4 million in backing, has launched with a piece against cash payments to the poor, and is led by a woman who earlier this year famously wrote the case for Democrats to support DOGE. Nathan and Alex weigh in on the battle independent journalism like Current Affairs is waging against well-funded, billionaire-backed media, and whether outlets like The Argument will successfully launder a Newsom 2028 candidacy to the left -- even though Gaza has emerged as a litmus test that has already tripped up Mayor Pete. Why are liberals so damn gullible, why is the left always right before the libs, and why are conservatives so much better at ideological consistency when compared to the empty, superficial takes coming out of liberals? We discuss Zach Beauchamp's latest piece on that very question ("How conservatives help their young thinkers — and why liberals don’t"), along with Alex's "The Left is Always Right Too Early," and CA's takedown of Gavin Newsom.
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