Flux Podcasts (Formerly Theory of Change)

Flux Podcasts (Formerly Theory of Change) episodes:

• 06.25.2024

  Team Trump realized that lying about Biden’s capacity made his debate job easier

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit plus.flux.community This audio-only episode of Doomscroll is exclusively available for paid Flux subscribers. Please support us by becoming one on Patreon or Substack. As usual, it is not...

  
• 06.21.2024

  Truth Social stock value plummets as insiders prepare to hose MAGA

  This Doomscroll episode is available on video as well as audio. It's not "safe for work." Audio Chapters 0:00 — Truth Social's stock in freefall after his felony convictions and share dilution announcement 03:52 — Louisiana Republicans pass law to...

  
• 06.20.2024

  How useful are the Biden-Trump polls right now?

  Episode Summary President Joe Biden and Donald Trump are facing off for the second time this year, but a number of polls have shown a surprisingly close race, despite the fact that Trump has been convicted of 34 felonies and...

  
• 06.18.2024

  Trump’s debate strategy is the same as his strategy for everything else: Avoid any sort of responsibility

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit plus.flux.community This Doomscroll episode is available only to paid Flux subscribers. You can become one on Patreon or Substack. It’s “not safe for work.” Audio Chapters 00:00 —...

  
• 06.14.2024

  What AI can tell us about podcast guests and the left/right media ecosystems

  Episode Summary Podcasts are an increasingly important part of many Americans news and entertainment options. There are thousands of them and many of them feature guests like this one, but some of them don’t. The political dynamic of podcast...

  
• 06.12.2024

  Steve Bannon and Alex Jones finally face some justice

  This Doomscroll episode is available on video as well as audio. Be sure to follow our guest, David Tveite, and visit his website. Audio Chapters 00:00 — Steve Bannon finally ordered to serve jail for crime anyone else would’ve served...

  
• 06.07.2024

  Libertarian oligarchs are trying to take over San Francisco — and the country

  Episode Summary Far-right extremism is on the rise in the United States and in many other different countries and for the most part, the individuals leading these movements are Christofascist. That is, they are Christians who have a fascistic and...

  
• 06.05.2024

  Will low-information voters care that Donald Trump is a convicted felon?

  This Doomscroll episode is available on video as well as audio. Be sure to follow our guest Mona Shaikh and visit her website. Audio Chapters 0:00 — Trump finally convicted of crimes, but will low-info people realize he’s much worse...

  
• 05.29.2024

  Trump gets booed heavily at Libertarian convention

  This Doomscroll episode is available on video as well as audio. Be sure to follow our guest Justine Barron and visit her website. Audio Chapters 00:00 — Donald Trump booed big-time at Libertarian Party convention 08:44 — Nikki Haley...

  
• 05.24.2024

  The mainstream media’s ‘both sides’ addiction has seriously damaged America’s politics

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit plus.flux.community This bonus episode of Doomscroll is available for paid Flux subscribers. Be sure to check out the Professional Left podcast, and follow our guests, Driftglass and Bluegal...

  
• 05.22.2024

  Jasmine Crockett and AOC show how to handle MAGA’s sick behavior

  This Doomscroll episode is available on video as well as audio. Be sure to check out the Professional Left podcast, and follow our guests, Driftglass and Bluegal on social media. Audio Chapters 00:00 — Jasmine Crockett and AOC take out...

  
• 05.15.2024

  Steve Bannon finally headed for prison?

  This Doomscroll episode is available on video as well as audio. Be sure to follow our guest, Jamilah Lemieux! Audio Chapters 0:00 — Steve Bannon loses appeal after trying to evade testifying requirements 03:23 — Rudy Giuliani fired from...

  
• 05.13.2024

  Why it matters that hedge funds are destroying local journalism

  Episode Summary Like many businesses right now, America’s news media industry is in a crisis. But what’s particularly dangerous about this crisis is that it’s one that most people don’t really know about it. A huge part of the reason...

  
• 05.08.2024

  I worked in right-wing comedy and all I have left is a lousy t-shirt

  In this special Doomscroll episode, Matt tells about his time working in right-wing political comedy, including constant pressure from reactionary Christian colleagues about racy jokes. The video of this discussion is available. Audio Chapters 00:00 — Introduction 02:01 — Matt's...

  
• 05.06.2024

  How a little-known cable channel for Roman Catholics is radicalizing the faithful

  Episode Summary Protestant televangelists have been infamous for decades for their lavish lifestyles and nefarious scandals. They’ve also been extremely successful at promoting far-right political viewpoints to people who just want to watch some devotional preaching. The radicalization of American...

  
• 05.01.2024

  Trump and RFK have realized they're both going for the lunatic vote

  This Doomscroll episode is available on video as well as audio. Be sure to follow our guest, John Fugelsang. Audio Chapters 00:00 — Trump and RFK were supposed to team up against Biden, but now they hate each other 07:54...

  
• 04.29.2024

  Weekly newspapers transformed journalism by transforming dating and sex

  The past two episodes of Theory of Change have focused on dating and sex, and I wanted to end the miniseries with a conversation that brings in the topic of media as well. Not just because the next episode arc...

  
• 04.27.2024

  Senate Democrats’ total dismissal of the sham Mayorkas impeachment should be an example to all

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit plus.flux.community This is a bonus Doomscroll episode is available only to paid Flux subscribers. Please support independent progressive media and join us! We need your help. Also be...

  
• 04.24.2024

  Diminished Don: Trump’s Stormy Daniels trial is completely destroying his fake macho image

  This Doomscroll episode is available on video as well as audio. Be sure to follow our guest, Lance Aksamit. Audio Chapters 00:00 — Donald Trump’s hush money trial is destroying his carefully coiffed tough-guy image 10:32 — House Freedom Caucus...

  
• 04.22.2024

  MAGA is morphing beyond a political identity into a sexual fetish

  Donald Trump has been very public about remaking the Republican party in his political image by boosting people who flatter and praise him the hardest in primary elections. But his longstanding role as leader of the Republican party isn’t just...

  
• 04.19.2024

  The right’s abortion obfuscation reveals a truth: power is their only belief

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit plus.flux.community This is a bonus Doomscroll episode is available only to paid Flux subscribers. Please support independent progressive media by and join us! We need your help. Also...

  
• 04.17.2024

  After a lifetime of crime, Donald Trump is finally on trial

  This Doomscroll episode is available on video as well as audio. Be sure to check out our guest Corey Ryan Forrester’s Substack. Audio Chapters 00:00 — After a lifetime of crime, Donald Trump is finally on trial 08:51 — NH...

  
• 04.15.2024

  Dating in the present age has become quite the mess

  Introduction For a variety of reasons, increasing numbers of Americans are turning away from marriage and dating. In a 2022 study, less than a majority of adults surveyed were married, while 37 percent were not in any form of relationship....

  
• 04.10.2024

  Arizona shows what happens when you leave abortion access to the states

  This Doomscroll episode is available on video as well as audio. Be sure to follow our guest Maggie Maye! Audio Chapters 00:00 — Arizona Supreme Court reinstates 1864 anti-abortion law 07:51 — Donald Trump and Kari Lake are the latest...

  
• 04.08.2024

  Tolerance is winning, which is why we need to keep battling for it

  Summary The news is terrible. Americans are extremely divided along political and religious lines, and far-right radicals have completely taken over one of the country’s major political parties. It’s a lot to handle. And yet, as bad as things are,...

  
• 04.03.2024

  Truth Social Stock drops bigly after company's huge financial losses revealed

  This Doomscroll episode is available on video as well as audio. Audio Chapters 00:00 — Trump trashes judge's daughter, gets slapped with gag order in Stormy Daniels case 05:53 — Stock of parent company of "Truth Social" collapses after disclosure...

  
• 04.01.2024

  MAGA media outlets are showcasing the extreme policies a second Trump administration would enact

  Whatever you may happen to think about Joe Biden or Donald Trump, the presidency is not a one-person job. Overwhelmingly, the work inside any White House is done by the advisors. They form policies, promote them to the public, and...

  
• 03.28.2024

  ‘Free speech absolutist’ Elon Musk’s legal attempt to silence anti-hate group thrown out

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit plus.flux.community This is a bonus episode for paid Flux subscribers. Please sign up on Patreon or Substack to get full access. Thanks for supporting independent progressive comedy! ...

  
• 03.27.2024

  The Truth Social stock is full of hot air

  Audio Chapters 00:00 — Trump has to pay $175 million appeal fee which his lawyer thinks is a real victory, huh? 06:33 — Truth Social's stock is Trump's latest scam, experts say it's drastically overvalued 15:33 — George Santos leaves...

  
• 03.25.2024

  Jewish fascism is a very real, and very disturbing political movement

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit plus.flux.community Jewish fascism. It's a term that seems cruelly oxymoronic, a mockery of the memories of millions of people who were slaughtered by Adolf Hitler. And yet, Jewish...

  
• 03.20.2024

  Peter Navarro goes to jail, doesn’t pass Go

  You can watch the video version of this episode! Audio Chapters 00:00 — Peter Navarro becomes first-ever Trumper to go to jail for his crimes 04:04 — Trump forced to admit he can't pay $464 million to appeal fraud judgment...

  
• 03.18.2024

  Republicans built an infrastructure to attack democracy, Democrats must build one to protect it

  It’s all but official that the 2024 presidential election is going to be Joe Biden versus Donald Trump. And so because of that, we’re going to move to more of a general election focus on Theory of Change. At this...

  
• 03.13.2024

  Peter Navarro for prison? We can get into that

  Lisa was in London with terrible wifi so there's no video for this episode, sorry! Audio Chapters 00:00 — Peter Navarro ordered to report for prison by judge 02:38 — Trump admits he wants to cut Social Security 05:20 —...

  
• 03.11.2024

  Katie Britt meant to sound weird, but you weren’t supposed to notice

  President Joe Biden delivered his State of the Union speech on Thursday, but most of the focus since then has been on Alabama Sen. Katie Britt, who delivered the Republican response. And with good reason. Her Handmaid’s Tale setting and...

  
• 03.07.2024

  The Slippery Slope of Alabama's Supreme Court IVF Ruling: A Conversation with Betsy Campbell of RESOLVE

  Betsy Campbell, the Chief Engagement Officer at RESOLVE The National Infertility Association, discusses the immediate, as well as the long term implications of the Alabama Supreme Court ruling that granted personhood status to embryos created during fertility treatments — a decision...

  
• 03.06.2024

  Bonus: Alabama Goddam

  Audio Chapters 00:00 — Alabama Supreme Court says embryos are babies 08:44 — While Alabama thinks killing cells is sinful, it loves the idea of experimental gas executions 14:52 — Republicans have driven out all the sane people, but many...

  
• 03.04.2024

  Mitch McConnell’s cowardly and anti-democratic legacy

  This episode is a very special one because I'm excited to announce that here at Flux, we are adding another podcast to our network, The Electorette, hosted by Jennifer Taylor-Skinner. To introduce Jennifer to the Flux audience, I wanted...

  
• 02.28.2024

  Weak Donald Trump still can't improve against Nikki Haley

  The video version of this episode is also available. Audio Chapters 00:00 — Trump wins South Carolina but 40% of primary voters rejected him 05:33 — Hunter Biden’s lawyers say federal prosecutors mistook sawdust for cocaine in photo 09:18 —...

  
• 02.26.2024

  The transition to electric vehicles will be inevitable, not irreproachable

  Introduction The automotive industry is in a state of turmoil right now, as a number of manufacturers, particularly Ford, have scaled back the production of both vehicles and battery technology. But nonetheless, all of the companies have said that they...

  
• 02.21.2024

  Trumpers are trying to crowdfund his court fines

  The video version of this episode is also available. Audio Chapters 00:00 — Introduction 00:56 — Trump cultists are trying to crowdfund his $355 million fraud fine 04:09 — Woman at Trump sneakers event lets her MAGA crazy flag fly...

  
• 02.19.2024

  The decline of Black churches and independent media is impacting American politics

  Introduction The 2024 presidential general election is looming large now that Donald Trump has all but vanquished the remaining putative opposition that he faced from people like Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis. But at this point, many Black Americans are...

  
• 02.16.2024

  Republicans and the impeachment about nothing

  Programming Note: “So This Just Happened” is going to go on a brief hiatus after this episode, but we wanted to make it an extra special one so we invited Lisa Curry, Matt’s co-host on “Doomscroll” for a live recording....

  
• 02.14.2024

  Trump invites Russia to attack while evangelicals try to foot-wash away hatred

  Audio Chapters 00:00 — Introduction 00:33 — Trump says he would encourage Russia to attack NATO allies he thinks aren't paying up 03:25 — Special counsel investigating Biden document retention attacks him as too old 05:07 — Robert Kennedy Jr....

  
• 02.13.2024

  Americans Under Surveillance, PSYOP Campaigns, and Lax Privacy Laws: A Conversation with Jackie Singh

  Cybersecurity expert, Jackie Singh, who worked as a threat analyst on President Biden's campaign, discusses the ways in which Americans are being surveilled, and how the information collected is used to influence us in ways we've yet to fully grasp....

  
• 02.12.2024

  Black Americans want something more from Democrats

  Now that the pretense of a Republican presidential primary is nearly at an end, the second general election matchup between Joe Biden and Donald Trump is beginning to take shape. And while the race features the same candidates as in...

  
• 02.10.2024

  Vince McMahon and Michael Rappaport deserve each other

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit plus.flux.community Only some of this episode is available to free subscribers. Please support our comedy and get full access on Substack or Patreon! Doomscroll is a podcast from...

  
• 02.09.2024

  The Mormon tradition is a lot bigger than you may realize

  Headlines 00:00 — Mormonism is a lot more varied that most non-Mormons realize 06:26 — Exploring how Mormons invented Christian nationalism but also are not fully onboard with Trumpism 12:01 — Mormonism and the 1980s “Satanic Panic” 23:46 — Why...

  
• 02.07.2024

  Iowa Satanic Temple vows to use new GOP law

  The video version of this episode is also available. Audio Chapters 00:00 — Trump had secret room at Mar-a-Lago with more stolen classified documents: report 02:18 — Nancy Mace is turning Congress into an even bigger joke 05:38 —OAN host...

  
• 02.06.2024

  Nicki Minaj, Snoop Dogg, and toxic gravitation

  This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit plus.flux.community This is an episode for paid Flux subscribers. Please support our work and enjoy full access on either Patreon or Substack! Headlines 00:00 — Nicki Minaj...

  
• 02.06.2024

  We Who Believe in Freedom: Black Feminist DC: A Conversation with Frédérique Irwin, President of the National Women’s History Museum

  Frédérique Irwin, President of the National Women’s History Museum, discusses their current exhibit, We Who Believe in Freedom: Black Feminist DC. The exhibit traces Black feminism in Washington, DC from the turn of the 20th century through the civil rights and...