Episode 280: Ruth Ben-Ghiat

We're joined by Gil Durán, author of the forthcoming book The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy, for conversation about the tech overlords taking over American politics.

Journalist Murtaza Hussain joins us to discuss the Iran deal that’s on the brink of collapse.

We chat with journalist Garrison Lovely about the SpaceX IPO and Elon’s new coup as the world’s first trillionaire.

Will Sommer joins us to unpack the latest right-wing flame wars.

We dissect Trump's dictator psychology with New York University's Professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat, an expert in the history of fascism.

Young Don joins us to talk about the midterms, Trump’s suit and settlement with the IRS, the Rogansphere’s abandonment of Trump, and more.

Is Elon actually a Nazi? Who are the worst MAGA sellouts? Who are the biggest degenerates? We get into these questions with former MAGA influencer Ashley St. Clair.

Ryan Grim returns to the podcast for a discussion of the effects of Trump's Iran war on the Gulf Arab states, and of Israel's power to derail peace negotiations.

Adam Johnson of Citations Needed podcast joins the show to discuss his new book on the  media's involvement in the destruction of Gaza, How to Sell a Genocide.

Tehran University's Professor Marandi exposes Epstein's class war crimes and tells us why Trump's war on Iran is a failure.