Krystal and Saagar discuss Nate Silver concerned on Biden's age and shocking chances of death, Dave Portnoy and Tucker agree that Trump should have shown up to the debates, the Media finally admits corruption in Ukraine Aid, Kim Jong Un and Putin join a summit in Biden rebuke, the Internet revels in Burning Man suffering, Trump blasts Biden's Electric Vehicle plan and UAW union bosses, Bill Maher whines that Striking Writers are "not owed a living wage", Saagar looks into how Original movies are destroying franchises, Krystal looks into the Hot Labor Summer of strikes and if this could be a historic turning point, and we're joined by Substack writer Freddie DeBoer to discuss his new book "How Elites Ate The Social Justice Movement" out today in stores. (Freddie's book: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/How-Elites-Ate-the-Social-Justice-Movement/Fredrik-deBoer/9781668016015)

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This week the Breaking Points team looks at Partisan hatred reaching all time highs and how we got here, a report showing less than 60% of American homes are owned by someone living in them, millionaires claiming they too feel financially insecure, Counterpoints looks at the controversial kiss from a Spanish Soccer chief, and the Late Night hosts have formed a new podcast during the strike called "Strike Force Five".

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Krystal and Saagar discuss McConnell freezing during a press event again, KJP defending Biden's age, Pod Save bros freak out over 2024 polling, Vivek and Pete cringe flashback, FBI collecting millions of American's DNA, 40% of young homebuyers relying on parent's help, CNN to air alerts over HBO content, conservatives lose it over Biden's weak drug pricing plan, Hungarian PM stuns Tucker Carlson with Ukraine truths, Harry Sisson and Link Lauren get into a heated debate over the 2024 election and young voters.

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Ryan and Emily discuss Hurricane Idalia hitting Florida, McCarthy reportedly supporting Biden impeachment, DeSantis heckled after racist mass shooting, climate protesters confronted by police, Biden makes dubious Civil Rights Act claim, US declassifies Nixon era Chilean coup docs, Jen Psaki contradicts herself on abortion, and Alex Lawson joins to break down Biden's new pharma price negotiations.

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Krystal and Saagar discuss Trump's long list of trial dates being set with one being right before Super Tuesday, Democrats overwhelmingly say Biden is too Old to run, Kamala cries about Newsom-Desantis Debate stealing her spotlight, Warren Buffet predicts Recession and makes bets against US economy, Krystal calls out Bernie Sanders and Cornel West in 3rd Party dispute, Eminem sends a cease and desist to the Vivek Campaign, Sean Hannity grills Vivek on Israel policy, Saagar looks into Europe freaking over a potential Trump victory, and Krystal looks into AutoWorkers demanding 4 Day Work Weeks.

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Krystal and Saagar discuss Trump going down in polls after missing debates, Trump's mugshot raising millions for his campaign, Putin confirms Wagner Leader's death, US military blasts Ukraine Tactics, Bloomberg TV Panics over well paid UPS drivers, Oliver Anthony calls out Republican Elites over his song, Media simps for Neocon Nikki Haley after GOP debates, and China declares war on US hegemony with BRICS expansion.

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This week we discuss the GOP debate climate change question turning the stage into chaos, Max Alvarez interviews a rank and file UAW member, Spencer Snyder hits the streets of New York to ask people their opinion on Third Party Candidates. (Note on UAW Worker interview) "This conversation was recorded on Aug 17, before voting on the UPS tentative agreement concluded on Aug 22.")

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Krystal and Saagar breakdown the highlights from the first GOP 2024 debate, they pick the Winners and Losers of the night, we go over the Trump and Tucker interview highlights, and we have Emily and Kyle on panel to debate whether Trump should have shown up to debate and if Vivek can actually beat Trump.

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Krystal and Saagar bring you a Debate Special preview of the first GOP 2024 Primary Debates. We breakdown all the candidates appearing on stage, analyze their strategies, look at past defining moments in presidential debates, and Krystal and Saagar give their predictions for the Winners and Losers.

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Krystal and Saagar discuss Biden arriving in Hawaii after the Maui fires, DeSantis reveals debate strategy, Vivek accuses Newsmax of pay to play, vulture capitalists scoop up commercial real estate, China pushes BRICS to supplant US dollar, study shows screen time damaging young kids, Mr Beast world olympics video sparks controversy, and Sohrab Ahmari joins to discuss his new book on corporate tyrannical power.

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