Left Reckoning

By Left Reckoning

Fmr. The Michael Brooks Show crew Matt Lech & David Griscom work to cover & build a strong, popular, working-class rooted, no BS Socialist Left. With a special focus on the international strug... more

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The podcast currently has 259 episodes available.

Left Reckoning episodes:

January 08, 2025 202 - Trudeau Resigns Chaos In The 51st State
We are joined by Luke Savage (@LukewSavage) - writer and co-host of "Michael & Us" - to talk about Trudeau's resignation and what that means for the career of Pierre Poilievre and Canada.
Then we are joined by union organizer Aminah Sheikh (@aminahsheikh) to talk about how to organize with people who hold different views than you.
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Left Reckoning goes live on Tuesdays @ 6 Central.
To get access to all the bonus episodes, including more Hitchens conversations & deep dives into radical US history, Lenin, James Connolly & more support the show at patreon.com/leftreckoning - for just $5 you help make the public show possible and get double the bonus content.
Support us on patreon.com/LeftReckoning
Twitter: @LeftReckoning - @mattlech - @davidgriscom
Instagram: @LeftReckoning
Check out our Twitch streams at Twitch.tv/LeftReckoning
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1h 16min
December 31, 2024 201 - Left Reckoning's Bum Steer Awards 2025
Thanks to all our patrons who have supported us through the past year at patreon.com/leftreckoning
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51min
December 31, 2024 Reading Series Rewind: Eugene Debs and Hal Draper
Day two of our rewind, this time with Debs and Draper.
get all the reading series' and other bonus shows at patreon.com/leftreckoning
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2h 3min
December 28, 2024 Reading Series Rewind: Marx's The German Ideology & Critique of the Gotha Program
David and Matt wanted to release a couple of previously only released for members readin series episodes over winter break. These two being Marx's The German Ideology & Critique of the Gotha Program.
Support the show and et full access to the readin series and other bonus episodes at patreon.com/leftreckoning
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2h 40min
December 24, 2024 200 - Biden's Slow, Boring Bum Steer ft. Nathan Robinson
Read Nathan's piece on Yglesias and subscribe to Current Affairs here: https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-opinions-of-matt-yglesias-should-be-ignored

Support Left Reckoning at Patreon.com/leftreckoning and get the sunday and postgame shows plus full archives
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34min
December 18, 2024 199 - What Left Media Missed About Trump's "Populism" & The Democrats Bill Clinton Problem ft. Matthew Sitman
We are joined by the great Matthew Sitman (@matthewsitman) of Dissent Magazine and the podcast Know Your Enemy. We talk about Trump's fake populism, what left media missed about Trump, and what that means for the left going forward.
Left Reckoning goes live Tuesdays @ 6 Central.
To get access to all the bonus episodes, including more Hitchens conversations & deep dives into radical US history, Lenin, James Connolly & more support the show at patreon.com/leftreckoning - for just $5 you help make the public show possible and get double the bonus content.
Support us on patreon.com/LeftReckoning
Twitter: @LeftReckoning - @mattlech - @davidgriscom
Instagram: @LeftReckoning
Check out our Twitch streams at Twitch.tv/LeftReckoning
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1h 1min
December 11, 2024 198 - American's United Against Insurance, Syria's Shift, & What Is DSA In 2024?
Support us and get the Sunday Shows and Postgames at Patreon.com/leftreckoning
Matt & David talk about American insurance and why it is so bad. We are joined by Danny Bessner (@dbessner) professor of International Studies at the University of Washington, a fellow at the Quincy Institute, and co-host of the American Prestige Pod (@AmPrestigePod) joins us to talk about Syria, what Trump's foreign policy may look like, and how difficult it is being right all the time.
Then we are joined by Ashik Siddique (@ahSHEEK) national co-chair of DSA to talk about what is next for the organization in the wake of Trump's victory. DSA's website to join & become a member: https://www.dsausa.org/ DSA's "Workers Deserve More" platform: https://2024.dsausa.org/
ewsweek article: "We Democratic Socialists of America Will Not Apologize. We Stand for What Is Right" https://www.newsweek.com/we-democratic-socialists-america-will-not-apologize-we-stand-what-right-opinion-1989801
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1h 10min
December 08, 2024 The Tragic Murder Of Hind Rajab: Is The Govt Covering It Up? Ft. Prem Thakker
get all Sunday Shows at patreon.com/leftreckoning
Zeteo reporter Prem Thakker (@Prem_thakker) joins Matt and David to discuss the lack of justice for Hind Rajab, what it means about the broader genocide of Palestinians being conducted by Israel, and what it's like questioning overnment spinmeisters
Check out Zeteo's coverage of Hind Rajab's killing here: https://youtu.be/dHn-3TOeXx0
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20min
December 04, 2024 197 - Trump's Crypto Bomb & Can The Left Break From The PMC?/ Vivek Chibber & Freddy Brewster
Support the show and get the postgame shows at patreon.com/leftreckoning
We are joined by NYU professor of sociology, author of "Class Matrix" & "Confronting Capitalism" and a new podcast premiering on December 4th on the Jacobin Radio feed, Vivek Chibber. Vivek breaks down the election, debunks the false consciousness argument, and talks about the middle-class problem on the left.
Vivek's new podcast will be available on the Jacboin Radio feed, subscribe here to get it when it releases: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jacobin-radio/id791564318
We are joined by Lever News journalist Freddy Brewster to talk about the Crypto election bomb, how they spent, and what the industry hopes to gain under a Trump administration.
Read Freddy's work and support the Lever: https://www.levernews.com/the-crypto-triad-won-the-election/
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1h 14min
November 27, 2024 196 - Class Dealignment After The Kamala Election Crash w/ Lillian Cicerchia & Briana Last
We are joined by Lillian Cicerchia (@classreductress) and co-host of What's Left Of Philosophy podcast to talk about why Kamala Harris flamed out in the election, the problem with the lazy arguments excuses for Donald Trump's win, and what a socialist left can do to take advantage of this moment.
And check out Briana Last's paper on organizing in the mental health field. https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/6cqtz?view_only=

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1h 9min

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