The Lonely Liberal

By Nick Zenkin

Hosted by Nick Zenkin, a podcast about the stress of American politics.... more

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How many episodes does The Lonely Liberal have?

The podcast currently has 88 episodes available.

The Lonely Liberal episodes:

April 06, 2025 Week of March 29th: Trump Flirts with Third Term, Liberation Day, and Taxed Penguins
On this week's news round-up, Rick and I discuss some of the most controversial stories, including:
•Trump continues to press third term
•WI Supreme Court
•Senator Booker's Long Speech
•Liberation Day and Recession
•Hands Off Protest
•Trump Puts Tariffs on Islands Inhabited Only by Penguins
•Trump pardons a company
•Commerce refers to EU beef as “weak”
Contact the show @loneyliberal on IG or [email protected]
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1h 3min
April 02, 2025 Why are Americans SO Unhappy?
The U.S. just received its worst score ever recorded on the World Happiness Index report, and that feels...right? On today's show, we dive into the data, where the U.S. falls short, what happy countries do right, and how the U.S. can design systems that prioritize happiness.

Contact us at [email protected] or thelonelyliberal.com
Follow us on Instagram @thelonelyliberal

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14min
March 30, 2025 Week of March 23rd: Leaked Texts, Free Speech Violations, and Eggs
On this week's news round-up, we are again joined by Rick to discuss some of the most controversial stories, including:
•Pete Hegseth and top officials add Atlantic Journalist to secret groupchat
•Tufts student Rumeysa Ozturk detained and arrested for op ed and protests
•Tesla vandals may get 20 years in prison, More tariffs on cars
•Trump’s approval reading steady (45-47%) — what would it take to go down?
We also chat and laugh about some of the most ridiculous news of the week, including:
•US asks Lithuania for eggs
•Florida considers repealling child labor laws
•And much more
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55min
March 27, 2025 The Democratic Party is Not Liberal
On today's show, we talk about how the Democratic Party isn't really that liberal or progressive of a party...and people like Bernie and AOC are actually not radical at all.
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9min
March 24, 2025 Tesla Terrorism, Department of Education Dismantled, and Kamala’s the Front Runner?
In this week's news round-up, we are joined by Rick to discuss:
•Is vandalizing a Tesla terrorism
•What's happening with the Department of Education
•The Easter egg roll
•Kamala is currently the front-runner
•AOC and Bernie's tour
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46min
March 22, 2025 Who's to Blame? Federal vs. State vs. Local Government
In today's episode, we do a deep dive into which level of government controls what and how states vary economically.
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22min
March 17, 2025 The Democratic Party Needs To Wake Up
This is a more off-the-cuff rant about the current failings of the Democratic Party! I swear future episodes will typically have more structure!
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21min
March 17, 2025 Welcome to the Lonely Liberal Podcast!
Welcome to the show! This is just a quick introduction to this show and what we will discuss!
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5min

FAQs about The Lonely Liberal:

How many episodes does The Lonely Liberal have?

The podcast currently has 88 episodes available.