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July 21, 2024 TEASER: The Texas Oil Billionaire Leading the GOP Even Further Right ft. Dharna Noor
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Dharna Noor (@dharnanoor) joins LR once again, this time to discuss her recent piece in The Guardian about the Texan billionaire Tim Dunn
Read Dharna's piece here:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2024/jul/11/tim-dunn-texas-oil-billionaire-trump
8 min
July 17, 2024 178 - JD Vance's Miserable Valley & Trump Rally Aftermath
Welcome friends. Matt & David talk about this weekend's events and are joined by Jacob Silverman (@SilvermanJacob) author of the upcoming "Gilded Rage" to talk about JD Vance and the right wing Silicon Valley alliance.
Keep up with Jacob's book here:
https://www.jacobsilverman.com/i/144793132/gilded-rage-elon-musk-and-the-radicalization-of-silicon-valley

1 hr 8 min
July 12, 2024 Tulsi Gabbard's Country w/ Mike Prysner *bonus*
This is an unlocked conversation with Mike Prysner - to get all of these bonus episodes each Sunday sign up at patreon.com/leftreckoning
Mike Prysner (@MikePrysner) returns to talk about Tulsi Gabbard's newest phase and her book "For Love Of Country."
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52 min
July 10, 2024 177 - Brexit Betrayal, Biden Bumbles, & A Break In Iran
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Major elections in the UK, is the Labour Party and Keir Starmer's victory a return to Tony Blair & the 3rd way? We are joined by Philip Cunliffe (@thephilippics) of Bungacast to discuss the UK election, Brexit, Jeremy Corbyn, and what is next for the UK.
We are also joined by Seamus Malekafzali (@SeamusMalekafzali) to talk about the election of reformist Masoud Pezeshkian in Iran's presidential elections. What does a reformist candidate look like in Iran and the consequences of Trump's ending of the nuclear deal?
Plus Matt & David on other major stories this week.
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Seamus' excellent substack here: https://www.seamus-malekafzali.com/
1 hr 34 min
July 08, 2024 UK ELECTION - Keir Starmer Slumps Into Power, Corbyn Wins w/ Djene Bajalan - Teaser
This is the 1st part of our conversation with Djene Bajalan @djenebajalan - get the rest at patreon.com/leftreckoning
LR and TMBS regular Djene Bajalan (also seen on This Is Revolution) joins Matt and David to break down the recent elections that saw the Tories wiped out in the UK.
16 min
July 07, 2024 TEASER: UK Elections: Labour Slumps To Power, Corbyn Wins Without Them As Right Looms Divided
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LR and TMBS regular Djene Bajalan (also seen on This Is Revolution) joins Matt and David to break down the recent elections that saw the Tories wiped out in the UK.
16 min
July 03, 2024 176 - Sundown Empire ft. Emma Vigeland
We are joined by Emma Vigeland (@emmavigeland) of Majority Report and EVSN to talk about Joe Biden, the Democratic Party, and the state of the nation. Live at 6 PM Central.
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1 hr 3 min
June 26, 2024 175 - Israel's "Blitzkrieg" Nightmare w/ Séamus Malekafzali
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We are joined by journalist and writer Séamus Malekafzali (@Seamus_Malek) to talk about Israel's designs on Lebanon + we go deep into the upcoming Iranian presidential election.
Keep up with Seamus' work here:
https://www.seamus-malekafzali.com/
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1 hr 9 min
June 19, 2024 174 - Appreciating Chomsky's Enduring Impact + Gaza On-the-Ground Conversation
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In this episode of Left Reckoning, Matt Lech and David Griscom are joined by Nathan Robinson (@NathanJRobinson) to discuss the legacy of Noam Chomsky.
Later, David speaks with Palestinian-American activist and filmmaker Moureen Kaki who is currently in Gaza providing critical aid, and provides an urgent on-the-ground account of the dire situation in Gaza.
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Lessons From Chomsky:
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2017/07/lessons-from-chomsky
1 hr 18 min
June 12, 2024 173 - AOC Takes The Bait? The Meaning Of The Odd Fellows + Why Is The Right Winning?
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Thanks friends for joining. We'll be talking about Waffle House victories, the far-right wins in Europe, what AOC's deal is, and more.
We are joined by Benjamin Fong associate director of the Center for Work & Democracy at Arizona State University, author of Quick Fixes, host of Organize the Unorganized, to talk about his new piece in Damage Magazine on the Odd Fellows.
Read the piece here:
https://damagemag.com/2024/05/13/odd-man-out/
Organize the Unorganized: https://shows.acast.com/619be5c0705138001b9c8479/episodes/659337cd906c7e0016284aaa?
Quick Fixes: Drugs in America from Prohibition to the 21st Century Binge -
https://www.versobooks.com/products/2981-quick-fixes
1 hr 32 min

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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 struggle and Texas, the South, & the West. The weekly show is live on Youtube @ 2:30 ET/1:30 CT!