Give Them An Argument

Ben and Forrest break down Biden's inaugural address and his first week in office. Katie Halper, Daniel Bessner, and Rania Khalek come on for an all-star panel on Biden's foreign policy. Forrest plays a teaser of the patron-exclusive episode dropping Thursday with Ben's conversation with Bessner and Amber A'lee Frost about their excellent Jacobin piece exploring the insanity of QAnon. David Griscom talks about The Highwaymen on Outlaws & Revolutionaries. Guys, this is a fantastic episode...

Ben plays a sadly evergreen Michael Brooks clip about U.S. aggression toward Iran. Krystal Ball comes on to get into Biden's uninspiring firs two weeks in office. Ben and Forrest do a deep dive on Biden's terrible record. David Griscom talks George Jones. There's a preview of Ben's conversation with Doug Lain about free speech and tech censorship. Support Give Them An Argument on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/benburgis​.

Ben and Forrest watch a clip of Michael Brooks and talk about future plans for the show. There's a preview of Thursday's patron bonus episode featuring Sam Adler-Bell talking about his piece on Dr. Fauci in The Drift (https://www.thedriftmag.com/the-case-against-fauci/). Ben debates libertarian Adam Kokesh (https://adamvstheman.com/) on the Civil War, decentralization, segregation, and capitalism vs. socialism. Jason Myles from the This is Revolution podcast (ThisIsRevolutionPodcast...

Shaun Richman talks about his excellent book "Tell The Bosses We're Coming" (https://redemmas.org/titles/34879-tel...​). Nathan J. Robinson talks about being fired from The Guardian for making a mild joke about U.S. military support for Israel. David Griscom talks country. Independent creators rely on your support to create the content you want! Support Give Them An Argument on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/benburgis​​​...

Emma Vigeland denies being a "Cuomosexual" and discusses the life and work of the late Rush Limbaugh. Pascal Robert does a deep dive on American and Haitian revolutionary history. Ben and Forrest discuss Ben's recent debate with right-wing megapastor Douglas Wilson. There's a lot going on in this one. Independent creators rely on your support to create the content you want! Support Give Them An Argument on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/benburgis​​​​...

The authors of "Myth & Mayhem: A Leftist Critique of Jordan Peterson" (https://redemmas.org/titles/34806-myth-and-mayhem--a-leftist-critique-of-jordan-peterson) reunite to do a deep dive on Dr. Peterson's lunacy on the occasion of the publication of his new book. Vic Vaiana substitutes for the absent David Griscom and does a segment on Pink Floyd. Ben and Forrest debut a new weekly segment--the Biden Update. A good time is had by all. ISupport Give Them An Argument on Patreon: https://www...

Ben and Forrest watch Kyrsten Sinema do the thumbs-down on a living wage like Emperor Commodus doing the thumbs-down to sentence a gladiator to death in the arena and then discuss the recent firestorm over Glenn Greenwald's comments on "socialism" and left/right convergence. Thaddeus Russell comes back on the show to talk about postmodernism, politics, and other things. There's a preview of the patron-exclusive episode coming on Thursday where Liza Featherstone talks ContraPoints...

Nomiki Konst, host of The Nomiki Show and contributor for The Majority Report, comes on GTAA to break down some of the complexities of Puerto Rico's statehood and independence movements, talk about the terrible anti-Italian discrimination currently being experienced by New York's completely powerless second-generation Governor, and talk up the PRO Act. There's a preview for the Beginners Guide to Kant Pt. 2 episode dropping for patrons on Thursday...

Physician, activist, and Michigan-based Berniecrat politician Abdul El-Sayed and his co-author Micah Johnson discuss their new book "Medicare for All: A Citizen's Guide."Writer Natalie Shure talks about her recent piece in the Nation and the broader fight for Medicare for All. Support Give Them An Argument on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/benburgis​​​​​​​...

Nando Vila comes on to talk about Brazil, Bolivia, and class politics here at home. But first, Zero Hour host R.J. Eskow chats with Ben about one of their favorite philosophers, G.A. Cohen, and Cohen's little book Why Not Socialism. Independent creators rely on your support to create the content you want! Support Give Them An Argument on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/benburgis​​​...