# Discourse Blog

A newsletter and weekly podcast from the left, focused on politics, culture, and media criticism. Worker-owned, subscriber-supported, and free from corporate influence. Est. 2020.

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## [Drafting the Woke 1 Accords (w/Paul Blest & Jack Crosbie)](https://www.discourseblog.com/p/drafting-the-woke-1-accords-wpaul)

_2026-08-13 · Aleks Chan_

Plus: AOC egg freezing drama, the Michigan Senate primary, and Francesca Hong.

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210864683/2339f99d4bd242a17ceac73e8fb6ea8a.mp3)

## [Everyone In 'The Odyssey' Is Acting in a Different Movie](https://www.discourseblog.com/p/everyone-in-the-odyssey-is-acting)

_2026-08-11 · Aleks Chan_

The Discourse Pod Movie Club returns to discuss Christopher Nolan's latest epic

## [Haley Stevens Haunts Us In Our Dreams (w/Producer Sam)](https://www.discourseblog.com/p/haley-stevens-haunts-us-in-our-dreams)

_2026-08-06 · Aleks Chan_

Plus: The Max Miller Meltdown, the curse of AIPAC, and David Ellison blogging for the Times

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210034229/fd926e522ef1289e1df324e99ccd76c6.mp3)

## [Ascending to the Big Mar-A-Lago in the Sky (w/Producer Sam)](https://www.discourseblog.com/p/ascending-to-the-big-mar-a-lago-in)

_2026-07-29 · Aleks Chan_

Plus: Odyssey talk, choice moments from Lindsey Graham's funeral, checking in on Mitch McConnell, and exciting (derogatory) developments at 60 Minutes

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208936578/0b55a961a99ac4acda182d817b02b1e6.mp3)

## [World Cup Halftime Show? More Like World YUCK Halftime Show!](https://www.discourseblog.com/p/world-cup-halftime-show-more-like)

_2026-07-22 · Aleks Chan_

Plus: An IMPORTANT Cyclospora update, every goofy thing Trump did at the World Cup finals, and Republicans trying to turn Olive Garden into a voting fraud issue

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207999077/7f7e96ea125a21109c47599c191c1b67.mp3)

## [The Cyclospora Conspiracy (w/Caitlin Schneider)](https://www.discourseblog.com/p/the-cyclospora-conspiracy-wcaitlin)

_2026-07-16 · Aleks Chan_

Plus: Lindsey Graham's death, Mitch McConnell's proof of "life," and the people losing their minds from Graham Platner dropping out

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207172821/2e30f2d4c2ed75b415dad24a6cbc36f9.mp3)

## [Meet the Press's Lindsey Graham Tribute Was Revolting Beyond Belief](https://www.discourseblog.com/p/meet-the-presss-lindsey-graham-tribute)

_2026-07-13 · Jack Mirkinson_

Witness TV news at its most corrupt and morally bankrupt.

## [Graham Platner Is Why You Should Never Stan a Politician](https://www.discourseblog.com/p/graham-platner-is-why-you-should)

_2026-07-08 · Aleks Chan_

Plus: Mitch McConnell, Trump jinxing the U.S. soccer team, and a recap of Taylor and Travis' MSG wedding

[Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/205881885/f6e00cc698f4ee0d93b7b918a049ba4d.mp3)

## [AI Theodore Roosevelt, Baby Hitler, and the Stories That Made Us Say, 'Man, What the Hell?' This Month](https://www.discourseblog.com/p/ai-theodore-roosevelt-baby-hitler)

_2026-07-03 · Aleks Chan_

MWTH Commissioner Rafi returns to show us the horrors of June

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## [The Texas Senate Race Is Wildly Bigoted and Fully Insane](https://www.discourseblog.com/p/the-texas-senate-race-is-wildly-bigoted)

_2026-07-01 · Samantha Grasso_

The battle between James Talarico and Ken Paxton has been overwhelmed by demagogic gender politics.