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As the FDA finally cracks down on kratom, decades of deregulation have already flooded shelves with questionable supplements and off-brand opioids.

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Gianmarco Soresi joins Current Affairs Editor-in-Chief Nathan J. Robinson to talk about his acclaimed new special Thief of Joy, the pressures of fame, and why "the court jester was never supposed to have a chair next to the king."

0:00-5:15 The Pressure of Being a Comedian

5:15-7:24 Performing in America Today

7:24-10:47 Israel/Palestine and Taking the Audience’s Temperature

10:47-19:57 The Riyadh Comedy Festival

19:57-23:21 Doing “Edgy” Comedy

23:21-26:32 Can Right-Wing Comedy Ever Be Funny?

26:32-29:37 A Charlie Kirk Joke

29:37-32:34 Comedy’s Impact on Personal Relationships

32:34-42:29 Thief of Joy, Touring, and Crowd Work

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Hasan Piker, one of the most influential political streamers in the world, joins Current Affairs Editor-in-Chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss the failures of the Democratic Party, what they refuse to learn from the success of Zohran Mamdani, and how they are largely responsible for America's ongoing descent into fascism. They also discuss the shifting hasbara surrounding the Gaza genocide, dissect the framing of Hasan’s media profiles, and examine the compromises and contradictions of figures like AOC and Bernie while looking ahead to the future of the socialist left. 

0:00-9:36 What Democrats Refuse to Learn from Zohran 

9:36-18:28 The Shift in Hasbara 

18:28-23:10 Manufacturing Consent 

23:10-29:19 The Left Is Always Right Too Early 

29:19-37:46 Building Power 

37:46-42:52 AOC, Bernie, and Compromise 

42:52-48:47 The Descent Into Fascism 

48:47-52:50 Being a Streamer 

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Kieran Andrieu is a British-Palestinian journalist, activist, and contributor to Novara Media. He joins Current Affairs Editor-in-Chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss his decision to join the Global Sumud Flotilla, the risks involved in confronting Israel’s blockade of Gaza, and why he believes powerlessness in the face of genocide is an illusion.

0:00-6:29 Kieran’s Family Story of Resistance

6:29-10:33 Joining the Flotilla

10:33-14:12 What Success Would Mean

14:12-17:53 Powerlessness Is an Illusion

17:53-20:57 The Case for Recognizing Palestine

20:57-22:25 Shifts in U.S. Public Opinion

22:25-28:02 What Comes Next

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Tommy Marcus (@quentin.quarantino) is an activist and content creator who has raised over $30 million for charitable causes. He joins Current Affairs Editor-in-Chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss his journey aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla, the mission to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza, and his response to official allegations that the flotilla is a “terrorist” operation.

0:00-1:39 The Mission Explained

1:39-3:18 Why Launch the Flotilla?

3:18-10:13 Starvation as Israel’s Strategy

10:13-13:51 Facing the Risks

13:51-20:10 Tommy’s Political Transformation

20:10-24:58 Why Zionist Narratives Stick

24:58-31:03 From Victims to Perpetrators

31:03-36:01 The Case Against Working With Zionists

36:21-39:21 How Democrats Betrayed Gaza

39:21-58:50 A Message to the World

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You can be committed to dialogue without pretending the right are reasonable and while aggressively challenging their views. 

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Current Affairs editors Alex Skopic and Emily Topping join editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson to discuss their latest articles: the normalization of “selling out,” the weirdly viral “Dubai chocolate” craze, what GOP member podcasts reveal about right-wing propaganda, and why libertarian Rep. Thomas Massie outflanks most other Democrats on foreign policy.

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Academia is not full of radicals. There just aren’t many Republicans, perhaps because Republicans despise the academy’s values of open-mindedness and critical inquiry. 

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Rahm Emanuel encourages us to fear China solely because this would unify the country. But what is the threat?

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From North Korea to the Caribbean to Yemen, Trump claims the right to murder whoever he wants, whenever he wants. Where is the opposition to this outrageous criminality?

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