Hear the Bern

As millions of us head home for the holidays, Briahna sits down with Bernie and former sparring partner Peter Daou for lessons on talking across our rancorous political divides.

Peter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/peterdaou

Briahna talks to protesters outside the Supreme Court on the day that the justices hear arguments on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program. Bernie hits the campaign trail with AOC and stops by Desus & Mero to guess (badly) how much sneakers cost.

Next time someone asks you what Bernie has accomplished in his career, send them this podcast and tell them that we had to leave the better part on the cutting room floor just to get it under an hour. Featuring veteran policy advisor to the Senator, Warren Gunnels.

Briahna stopped by Politicon for a live show of Hear the Bern featuring Kyle Kulinski, James Adomian, and Anthony Atamanuik. The four talked the current state of the 2020 race, celebrity impressions, and, of course, why Bernie beats Trump.

Kyle Kulinski is the host of the show Secular Talk and co-founder of Justice Democrats. James Adomian is a comedian, host of the podcast The Underculture, and the Bernie half of "Trump vs. Bernie." Anthony Atamanuik is a comedian, author of American Tantrum: The Donald J. Trump Presidential Archives, and the Trump half of "Trump vs. Bernie."

Kyle's Secular Talk Channel on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SecularTalk

James's Underculture podcast: https://foreverdogpodcasts.com/podcasts/the-underculture/

Anthony's book, American Tantrum: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062851888/american-tantrum/

Life under unfettered capitalism is tough, and in a thousand ways, big and small, mainstream figures tell us that our failures are our own, alone. Briahna talks to acclaimed filmmaker Michael Moore and Jacobin writer Meagan Day about why so many of our struggles result from the system in which we live - and how we can change it for the better.

Michael's site: https://michaelmoore.com/

Meagan's writing at Jacobin: https://jacobinmag.com/author/meagan-day

In one of the most exciting weeks of the campaign yet, Briahna heads to New York for Bernie's massive rally in Queens with Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who along with Rep. Ilhan Omar endorsed Bernie for president last week. Then, Briahna sits down with campaign research director Tyson Brody to react to some of Bernie's spiciest moments from the debate.

What does it feel like to have the full, diverse spectrum of your political concerns reduced to a single issue? Briahna takes on the media and political establishment's habit of essentializing voters from two different angles.

First, she talks to the Analilia Mejia, the campaign's national political director, about why Bernie's agenda appeals to Latinx voters in part because of its holistic approach.

Then, Tom Sexton of the Trillbilly Worker's Party podcast explains why the notion of "Trump country" doesn't even begin to explain the perspectives of Appalachian communities.

Trillbilly Worker's Party on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/user-972848621-463073718

Analilia on Twitter: https://twitter.com/analilia_mejia

Briahna talks to Matt Orfalea, creator of the viral "Rising Up" video, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor delivers some fiery remarks on racial justice under a Sanders administration, and Bernie talks to Virgil Texas of Chapo Trap House about what the point of an economy even is.

Matt's "Rising Up" video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZhkKATtqtU

Nathan J. Robinson's "Why Bernie Has to Win" article: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2019/10/why-bernie-has-to-win

Cosmopolitan interview: https://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/a29255694/bernie-sanders-cosmopolitan-interview-election-immigration-gun-control-healthcare-young-women/

Interview with Virgil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT-oR59o7Pk

Full video with Keeanga: https://www.facebook.com/jacobinmag/videos/448632409087320

Briahna lays out why the notion that "everyone sounds like Bernie now" isn't really true at all, and nowhere is that more evident than Bernie's plan for combating climate change. Activist and musician Xiuhtezcatl Martinez shares Gen Z's frustration at the inaction of older generations in the face of an existential threat. Author Naomi Klein explains why small-bore, market-led solutions are too little, too late.

Xiuhtezcatl's NOW platform: https://www.generation-now.com/

Naomi's book This Changes Everything: https://thischangeseverything.org/book/

Veterans share their stories of fighting for essential medical care at recent campaign town halls. Bernie unveils his housing-for-all plan, gets personal in an NPR interview, and explains how he would fight for a progressive agenda, whether or not he faces a supportive Congress.