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00:01:03 Corey Robin on the right from Burke to Trump - Jacobin Radio (@jacobinmag) - Air Date 12-3-17    • Corey Robin on the right from Burke t...  
00:10:27 Jonah Goldberg on Trump, Republicans and the conservative movement - Diane Rehm: On My Mind - Air Date 3-2-18    • Jonah Goldberg on Trump, Republicans ...  
00:20:32 Kurt Andersen: How religion turned American politics against science - Big Think - Air Date 1-18-28    • How religion turned American politics...  
00:24:27 The fall of family values - Past/Present - Air Date 6-25-18    • The fall of family values - Past/Pres...  
00:34:18 THE MIDTERMS MINUTE- FL, IN, MO, MT, ND- Help Democrats Retain These Toss Up Battleground Senate Seats! - Best of the Left Activism www.bestoftheleft.com/the_midterms_minute_fl_in_mo…
00:39:54 Jennifer Rubin on the breakdown of the GOP from a center-right perspective - The Good Fight - Air Date 2-13-18    • Jennifer Rubin on the breakdown of th...  
00:49:40 Chomsky on the GOP Has Any Organization Ever Been So Committed to Destruction of Life on Earth? - @DemocracyNow - Air Date 04-26-17    • Chomsky on the GOP: Has Any Organizat...  
00:57:56 America: The Farewell Tour (with Guest Chris Hedges) - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date 10-2-18    • America: The Farewell Tour (w/Guest C...  
01:06:58 Make election day a national holiday - Aaron from Anderson, SC
01:08:47 We need a military attitude toward politics - Jason from Chicago
01:10:36 Final comments on an Election Day holiday and the moral implications of laws