A heated argument over congestion pricing. Noam is dead set against it. Npam is aware that people think this is his worst performance!

Alex Matthiessen is an environmental strategist and founder/president of the eco-political consulting firm Blue Marble Project, as well as the senior adviser to the Congestion Pricing Now Campaign.

In 2010, he began the Move NY congestion pricing campaign, which laid the groundwork for the program.

Former Congressman Anthony Weiner comes to discuss his past and future. His mistakes, life in prison, what he's learned and how it all can make him an even better leader for New York City.

00:02:00 Congestion Pricing

00:21:19 The Dave Smith Fued

00:49:12 Trump and H-1B Visas

00:56:08 Being a gigolo and regrets

Comedian Aaron Berg Aaron Berg is a NYC-based comedian, a regular performer at Skankfest, and an author who is originally from Toronto. He graduated with an honors degree in Philosophy from The University of New Brunswick. He has made multiple TV and film appearances and his six stand up albums are available on iTunes and Amazon.

Eyal Yakoby is a twenty two year old graduate of the University of Pennsylvania. He is currently a student at MIT dedicated to combating anti-Americanism. He has been seen on CNN, FoxNews, Washington Post and more.

In the first of our 2 sessions with Scott, we get into his powerful book "Provoked," and whether or not the United States is the main villain in the Ukraine War.

Was the Maidan a coup, an organic movement, or a bit of both?

What was the Nuland phone call all about?

Where do the Kissingers and the Tucker Carlsons diverge?

Part II is here: https://youtu.be/hdeMqJDWOm4

Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine

Available on Amazon: https://a.co/d/hFaTYPm

In the second of our 2 sessions with Scott, we get into some of the sources cited in his powerful book "Provoked," and whether they are biased by an extreme worldview. We also argue about Candace Owens and whether her views ought to make her beyond the pale as an accepted member of a political clique (Noam says yes, Scott says no).

Also, was Maidan a coup, an organic movement, or a bit of both?

Part 1 will be uploaded shortly.

Provoked: How Washington Started the New Cold War with Russia and the Catastrophe in Ukraine

Available on Amazon: https://a.co/d/hFaTYPm

Some links:

https://peakprosperity.com/dave-collum-year-in-review-2021-rise-of-global-authoritarianism/

https://www.jasonhartman.com/2182-trump-assassination-attempt-inside-job-or-incompetence-conspiracy-or-coincidence/

https://news.grabien.com/wire-dave-collum-goes-deep-conspiracy-theories-911-epstein-pizzag

https://english.almayadeen.net/articles/analysis/third-911-hijacker-may-have-been-cia-recruit

https://quoththeraven.podbean.com/e/quoth-the-raven-131-dave-collum-the-conspiracy-theory-episode/

GrayZone journalist and host of the Useful Idiots Podcast, Aaron Maté, comes in to argue about Ukraine, Israel, and all the rest.

Our guest didn't show, so we discussed a few things on our minds.

Ann Coulter, stops into the Comedy Cellar.

Some Studies on Long Covid:

https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/how-to-manage-long-covid-brain-fog  

https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/august/in-covid-19-patients-neurological-symptoms-last-up-to-three-years/ 

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanwpc/article/PIIS2666-6065(24)00080-4/fulltext

1. Yardena Schwartz, author of "Ghosts of a Holy War," discusses her new book on the 1929 Hebron Massacre and how it informs the modern day. https://www.amazon.com/Ghosts-Holy-War-Palestine-Arab-Israeli/dp/145494921X

2. Noam responds to the accusation made on the Jake Shields podcast that he had taken Dave Smith and Nick Fuentes out of context.