A news and politics show with journalist Eoin Higgins
We talk about the fallout from FTX in this season's final episode. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Antonio returns to talk seed oil, “wellness” and more. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Aaron's back for the last edition of Eoin and Aaron Read the News. We talk Twitter, FTX, and more in the news brief. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Kat's back to tell us about her experience catfishing conservatives on The Right Stuff dating app. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Aaron Thorpe is back to talk about the last four days: the midterms, FTX, and Twitter. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
We talk about the results as they come in. Riffs on labor and canvassing, history, North Carolina, and more. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Rolling Stone reporter Nikki McCann Ramirez joins the show to give a breakdown of what to expect in one week when the nation votes in the midterm elections. Will Democrats fail to capitalize on events like the Dobbs ruling and general GOP insanity, or throw it all away as usual? We'll discuss, and take your calls. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Aaron joins to talk about the news of the week. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Media Matters Tucker expert Kat Abu joins the show to talk about Tucker Carlson's increasingly deranged race war rhetoric. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Sam joins the show to talk about video site Rumble's stock decline and how observing that the company's promises aren't backed up in reality will earn you the rage of Glenn Greenwald. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Sana is back to talk Tulsi Gabbard's continuing march to the right, which the two of us called years ago. Follow Sana on Twitter @SanaSaeed Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Sam's back to talk about his latest article at Truthout on the bank industry's empty promises about the climate crisis—and the lobbying group that has their back. Then, we discussthe Warnock-Walker debate with a caller. Read the article: https://truthout.org/articles/wall-street-lobbyists-admit-big-banks-dont-plan-to-honor-their-climate-pledges/ Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Brian joins us once again to break down the Brazil election and the run off election between Lula and Bolsonaro scheduled for October 30. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Alex is back to chat about the administration's decision to back off a portion of its loan forgiveness program. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Jonathan Katz joins the show to talk about what right-wing pundit Michael Tracey gets wrong about the history of the US entering the conflict. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
We talk about the hate account's attacks on children's hospitals and how companies like Substack are helping them make money. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
The latest in the coming election, where incumbent Jair Bolsonaro faces off against Lula and others. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
MK returns to talk about JK Rowling's latest novel, which is basically just whining about social media users not thinking transphobia is cool. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
We discuss the death of Queen Elizabeth II Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Evergreen alum Daniel Vogel joins to explain why he's suing his alma mater over records pertaining to student surveillance. Press release: https://twitter.com/EoinHiggins_/status/1567714232908611584 Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Another edition of our semi regular hang out Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Aaron's back to break down Kristen Gonzalez's massive win in NY's 59th state Senate district. We discuss the tactics and techniques used by her DSA-backed volunteer army. Also, an update on other races from Tuesday. Plus your calls. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
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Disturbing allegations have emerged about the CPI founder. We discuss Maupin and the trend of figures like him (Nick Brana, for example) using their power in abusive ways. Plus, your calls. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Alex Stokes, who is facing state prison time for allegedly assaulting a member of the Proud Boys in Albany at a Jan 6 protest in 2021, joins to talk about the case. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
We talk about the IRA, the Trump raid, and more Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
We talk about the Gonzalez-Konst primary race. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
We continue our conversation and discuss what real change looks like—and what purpose elections serve in the pursuit of it. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
We talk about Breonna Taylor, policing in the US, and more. Part 1 due to technical difficulties; conversation continues in Part 2. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
UMass Campus Sustainability Manager Ezra Small joins the show to talk about how he managed to get the balance of his student loans forgiven with the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Waiver. With repayment set to restart soon (unless the White House does the smart thing and delays it again), listen in to see if you could apply. Calls welcome. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Aaron's back to talk about current events. And your calls. Support the Appalachian Crisis Aid fund: bit.ly/AppCrisisAid Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Dr. Thrasher joins the show to talk about his forthcoming book The Viral Underclass. We'll also discuss the pandemic, inequality, and where we go from here. Plus, your calls. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
George Pearkes, global macro strategist at Bespoke Investment Group, returns to the show to talk us through whether that's a looming recession on the horizon or if we should all just chill out. Plus, your calls. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
After last week's explosive allegations against Movement for a People's Party chair Nick Brana, we return to talk about the party and to get a sense of where things go from here. Part 2 of 2. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
After last week's explosive allegations against Movement for a People's Party chair Nick Brana, we return to talk about the party and to get a sense of where things go from here. Part 1 of 2 due to bad audio issues. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Aaron returns to give an update on the Kristen Gonzalez campaign. We discuss the mud slinging from the Konst camp as well. Plus your calls. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Explosive allegations against Nick Brana from Paula Jean Swearengen. Status Coup journalist Jordan Chariton joins to discuss his recent reporting on PAC the Movement for a People's Party. Plus, your calls. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
We all hang out to talk about the Democrats in what turns into an open phone line group therapy session. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Laurie and I talk about the post-Roe landscape in the Deep South. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Brian's back to break down Brazilian politics for us. Tucker Carlson is in the country, doing a spate of pro-Bolsonaro media hits. Silent thus far is Carlson lickspittle and Brazil resident Glenn Greenwald, who's found it impossible to criticize anything the Fox host does. Plus, your calls. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Newly minted Rolling Stone political reporter and Flashpoint returning champ Nikki McCann Ramirez joins the show to talk about Roe and the other cases coming out of the Supreme Court which are hastening our national descent into hell. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Listeners call in and talk about the catastrophic decision Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
More than a year after promising financial transparency, the “March 4 Medicare 4 All” is raising money once again. We talk about the event, last year's speakers, and the shift to the right of many formerly “left” social media influencers. And your calls. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Your calls on Jimmy Dore's “presidential campaign” Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Pride events are under attack. I'm joined by Media Matters LGBTQ program director Ari Drennen to discuss the role of right-wing media in amplifying narratives that will lead to violence. Then, Stephen Piggott of the Western States Center explains what happened last weekend when 31 members of neofascist group Patriot Front were arrested in Idaho as they prepared to attack a Pride event. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Is caring about January 6 cringe? Are the hearings doing anything other than boosting Liz Cheney's profile? Should the left have any investment in it either way? Let's talk about it—open lines. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
DSA-backed Kristen Gonzalez expected to have the unified support of the left in NY's new State Senate District 59—then commentator Nomiki Konst jumped into the race. That's generated accusations of spoiler; Konst's people have pushed back. Konst comms director Walker Bragman squares off with Gonzalez backer and Queens DSA member Aaron Narraph to debate the race. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Aaron drops to talk about the aftermath of the Uvalde shooting, school cops, and the education system. Callers weigh in. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Rolling Stone reporter EJ Dickson breaks down the Depp-Heard verdict and its ramifications. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Thomas Harvey of the Children's Defense Fund joins the show to talk about how cops in schools make things worse for students—despite that being the solution to school shootings promoted by some lawmakers. Links Thomas refers to: https://defundpolice.org/organizing-resources/ https://www.cdfny.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2019/10/CDF-NY-Report-History-of-Policing-in-NYC-Public-Schools.pdf Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com
Pakland survivor Cameron Kasky joins the show to talk about the Uvalde, Texas elementary school shooting. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com