Alabama's Liberal blogger discusses politics in a year long conversation starting before the Iowa Caucus all the way up to the Inauguration.
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Alabama Liberal makes his first episode in a year a good one by covering the rightwing takeover of the media, Trump’s efforts to remake the culture, what would’ve happened if he’d started a conservative blog 15 years ago instead (hint: a lot more money), some key areas where the media (and Democratic funders) have dropped...
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Alabama Liberal wonders if the American Idiocracy is closer than we know, creates the term “Idiot Nerds” to explain glasses-wearing people we often think are much smarter than they actually are (like Nate Silver or Bret Stephens), explains the Republican Party has been so thoroughly transformed by Trump it’s now the party of Dead Elephants,...
The “August” episode of the podcast is worth the wait as Alabama Liberal recaps the wild turns of the Presidential race during summer, celebrates the surge of long-sought Kamala, worries about a future where donors can hold the nomination hostage, debunks the mythology of the Kennedy dynasty, contrasts the lonely and ridiculous RNC with the...
Alabama Liberal has some thoughts on the debate… Then, he thoroughly debunks the notion that an open convention would be good for anyone but Trump (or headline-hungry anchors), talks about why the punditocracy hates Biden so much (and always has), catalogues some of Trump’s worst lies and Biden’s biggest accomplishments, dives into why Biden’s poll...
After Alabama Liberal explains May’s absent episode (hint: he waited on a certain verdict that didn’t disappoint), he takes aim at various disinformation floating around about Trump’s trials, bogus comparisons to Bill Clinton, Mad Marjorie’s insane attack on Dr. Fauci, and how charges brought against Trump “wouldn’t be happening to a Democratic politician” (Alabamians may...
After catching up with Trump’s latest court shenanigans, Alabama Liberal then builds on themes introduced in episode 98 by talking about WHY it’s so hard to make it in America with the stranglehold of the nepocracy, algorithm inequality, digital pyramids, and the new pharaohs that sit at the top of all these systems. Around the...
In this strong episode, Alabama Liberal connects the disintegration of treating customers right with the rise of stealth new monopolies you probably haven’t heard of. After eight minutes of recapping a depressing month for current events, the minutes fly as he makes the case that monopolies from tax preparation to dating apps to fast food...
