Ranked #1
Episode #39: The Durian Of Power
Episode #39: The Durian Of Power
"You have a grandfather clock, you bastard!"In this jam-packed episode, the panel investigates The Atlantic's hatred of ... Read more
11 Dec 2019
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1hr 32mins
Ranked #2
#21: Meet the Candidates! (Part 1)
#21: Meet the Candidates! (Part 1)
The entire Current Affairs team comes together to brief listeners on as many of the Democratic presidential candidates a... Read more
16 Mar 2019
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1hr 59mins
Ranked #3
#7: Pink Slips, Blue Lakes, Red Takes
#7: Pink Slips, Blue Lakes, Red Takes
The Current Affairs panel discuss whether demanding that opponents be fired is good strategy, hear a dispatch from Natha... Read more
1 Aug 2018
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1hr 14mins
Ranked #4
#9: Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect Your Social Wealth Dividend
#9: Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect Your Social Wealth Dividend
The People's Policy Project's Matt Bruenig enters the Lefty Shark Tank to pitch a social wealth fund and modern day trus... Read more
30 Aug 2018
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52mins
Ranked #5
#5: Out of Left Field
#5: Out of Left Field
The Current Affairs panel discusses the latest flare-ups in the left-liberal divide (civility, Ocasio-Cortez, and more),... Read more
4 Jul 2018
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1hr 1min
Ranked #6
#11: The Fault in Our Barnstars
#11: The Fault in Our Barnstars
The Current Affairs panel discusses whether the political is personal, Nathan waxes poetic about Wikipedia, and we all s... Read more
25 Sep 2018
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1hr 13mins
Ranked #7
#19: The Chomsky Drop (ft. Noam Chomsky)
#19: The Chomsky Drop (ft. Noam Chomsky)
Yes, you read right. Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson sits down with the Patron Saint of Current Affai... Read more
12 Feb 2019
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54mins
Ranked #8
UNLOCKED: A Very Nice and Polite Argument with Ezra Klein
UNLOCKED: A Very Nice and Polite Argument with Ezra Klein
Originally available only to Patreon subscribers, this episode has been unlocked for all listeners! Current Affairs edit... Read more
25 Sep 2019
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1hr 9mins
Ranked #9
#42: BUTTIGIEG!
#42: BUTTIGIEG!
The panel debates debate, pours their heart out about the Heartland, and gives each other teeny tiny spiels on teeny tin... Read more
12 Feb 2020
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1hr 1min
Ranked #10
#13: Spooky Affairs
#13: Spooky Affairs
In our unlucky 13th episode, the Current Affairs panel gets into the Halloween spirit: we investigate the murder of Amer... Read more
23 Oct 2018
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1hr 4mins
Ranked #11
UNLOCKED! Ryan Grim on following Sanders and Warren since the 2000s
UNLOCKED! Ryan Grim on following Sanders and Warren since the 2000s
We've unlocked a bonus episode from the Patreon feed! In this episode, Current Affairs host Pete Davis sits down with Ry... Read more
18 Nov 2019
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41mins
Ranked #12
#8: Dreams, Schemes & Time Machines
#8: Dreams, Schemes & Time Machines
The Current Affairs panel discusses what the end of racism and sexism might look like, legal star Ian Samuel enters the ... Read more
15 Aug 2018
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1hr 12mins
Ranked #13
#16: 2020 Visions
#16: 2020 Visions
The Current Affairs panel discusses how they are approaching the 2020 Presidential campaign, we decide whether money is ... Read more
5 Dec 2018
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1hr 8mins
Ranked #14
UNLOCKED: Virgil Texas on the Chapo Trap House phenomenon
UNLOCKED: Virgil Texas on the Chapo Trap House phenomenon
UNLOCKED FROM THE PATREON BIRD FEED: Current Affairs host Pete Davis talks with Virgil Texas about his hit podcast, Chap... Read more
15 Apr 2019
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50mins
Ranked #15
#10: The Voicemailbag II
#10: The Voicemailbag II
A Current Affairs megapanel opens up the Current Affairs voicemailbag again to answer listener questions on topics rangi... Read more
10 Sep 2018
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1hr 3mins
Ranked #16
Episode #31: The Pigeon Vortex
Episode #31: The Pigeon Vortex
The Current Affairs panel sits down to discuss AOC's first year in office, proposes an innovative new way of dividing up... Read more
30 Jul 2019
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1hr 2mins
Ranked #17
#17: The Green Big Deal
#17: The Green Big Deal
The Current Affairs panel learns about the Green New Deal, discusses the American loneliness epidemic, and share what we... Read more
20 Dec 2018
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1hr 22mins
Ranked #18
UNLOCKED: In conversation: Natalie Wynn on Seizing Ground in Reactionary-Occupied Youtube
UNLOCKED: In conversation: Natalie Wynn on Seizing Ground in Reactionary-Occupied Youtube
Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson and contributing editor Aisling McCrea sits down with left-wing Youtu... Read more
7 Jun 2019
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39mins
Ranked #19
UNLOCKED: "The West" and Other Myths with Daniel Walden
UNLOCKED: "The West" and Other Myths with Daniel Walden
We were busy preparing our live show this past weekend, so we took a brief hiatus from making new main episodes. However... Read more
28 Jan 2019
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1hr 12mins
Ranked #20
#22: Meet the Candidates! (Part 2)
#22: Meet the Candidates! (Part 2)
The entire Current Affairs team comes together (again!) to finish briefing listeners on as many of the Democratic presid... Read more
29 Mar 2019
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1hr 53mins