Best 100 Leftist Political Podcasts

Lovett or Leave It is a live variety show and podcast that breaks down the week's news in politics and pop culture with sketches, games, jokes that literally never miss, and everyone's favorite: nuanced analysis. Join Jon Lovett and an all star line up of comedians, journalists, and other amazing guests live every Thursday night or in your podcast feed every Saturday morning. more

'Pod Save America' cohost Tommy Vietor thought foreign policy was boring and complicated until he got the education of a lifetime working for President Obama's National Security Council. On 'Pod Save the World,' he and former deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes break down the latest global developments and bring you behind the scenes with the people who were there. New episodes every Wednesday. To get access to extended ad-free Pod Save The World episodes, sign up to be a Friends of the Pod member at crooked.com/friends more

Ben, Brett and Jordy Meiselas are three brothers with very unique backgrounds! Ben is a top lawyer and Colin Kaepernick's business partner. Brett is a two-time Emmy award winning video editor from the world of film and television. Jordy, the fan favorite, was an award-winning advertising executive in New York. The MeidasTouch Podcast combines brotherly love, comedy, news coverage, and deep discussions about supporting our democracy and is the go-to destination for top political leaders who view the podcast as a pivotal stop for their interviews. more

Drawing upon his experience as a former chief of staff on the Senate Finance Committee and as an Emmy-winning executive producer and writer of The West Wing, Lawrence O Donnell examines the compelling and impactful political stories of the day. Join him every weeknight. more

In The Intercept's new podcast, Ryan Grim unpacks the most consequential news event of the week, while challenging the mainstream media's tired takes. Grim gives a refreshingly provocative perspective on the ups and downs of American and global politics. more

Useful Idiots is an informative and irreverent politics podcast with journalist Aaron Maté and podcaster/writer Katie Halper. Episodes feature analysis of the political news of the week and exclusive interviews, with humor, commentary and dissection of why both Republicans and Democrats suck. Join Aaron and Katie as they examine important stories that have slipped through the cracks and what the media got wrong and laugh about whatever is left to laugh about. more

Every episode we blast anyone who gets in our way. We bring critical thinking, skepticism, and irreverence to any topic that makes the news, makes it big, or makes us mad. It's skeptical, it's political and there is no welcome mat. more

American Democracy is not promised to us and, with all the forces working against it, saving it will take a level of work most people aren't ready for. The Politics Girl Podcast is here to give people a reason to care and a reason to fight. Our goal is to inspire. To instill in people a true understanding of what this country COULD be, if the right people were fighting for it, and what it WILL be if they don't. It's a A level political podcast yes, but more than that, it's a podcast about America's potential. more

Citations Needed is a podcast about the intersection of media, PR, and power, hosted by Nima Shirazi and Adam Johnson. more

Entertaining Daily Politics, Award Winning Long-Form Interviews and Irreverent, Independent Analysis.

Expertly-curated progressive politics, news, and culture produced by leftist humans, not algorithms or AI. This is an award-winning podcast that dives deeply into a wide range of national and international issues facing society and governments. We draw from hundreds of sources of progressive news and commentary. Est. 2006.Save time by listening to a range of perspectives on a focused topic in each episode and be introduced to new sources you will not have come across on your own! more

Discussing political philosophy, current events, activism, and the inevitable historical downfall of capitalism from a revolutionary leftist perspective. more

A podcast about American Empire.

America's only podcast. //with Briahna Joy Gray, former National Press Secretary for Bernie Sanders' Presidential campaign //and Virgil Texas // more

Born to Party, Forced to Work

Economic Update is a weekly nationally syndicated radio program produced by Democracy at Work and hosted by Richard D. Wolff. The program explores complex economic issues and empowers listeners with information to analyze their own financial situation as well as the economy at large. By focusing on the economic dimensions of everyday life - wages, jobs, taxes, debts, and profits - the program explores alternative ways to organize markets and government policies. more

Journalists tell you what you're missing from the mainstream news. Co-hosted by award-winning journalists Maria Hinojosa and Julio Ricardo Varela, IN THE THICK has the conversations about race, identity and politics few people are discussing or want to discuss. more

A leftist's guide to the conservative movement, one podcast episode at a time, with co-hosts Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell. more

The Dig is Daniel Denvir's Jacobin podcast on politics, history, and economics everywhere. Please support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4839800 more

Get bonus content here! https://www.patreon.com/TheKatieHalperShow Please subscribe, rate and review us on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-katie-halper-show/id1020563127?mt=2 & support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheKatieHalperShow !! The Katie Halper Show takes a humorous look at the news, politics, pop culture, and the arts through news segments and conversations with writers, journalists, activists, artists and political comedians. more

The Hartmann Report is an independent daily podcast hosted by award winning, author, radio & TV host Thom Hartmann. Thom's podcast highlights the bigger picture behind politics, science and culture through discussion and debate. more

News, politics, history, culture, and more from Jacobin. Featuring The Dig, Long Reads, Behind the News, Jacobin Radio w/ Suzi Weissman, Michael and Us, and occasional specials. more

Krystal Ball, cohost of Breaking Points podcast, and Kyle Kulinski, host of Secular Talk, dive into politics, philosophy and random BS with people they like. more

Upstream is a quarterly documentary and bi-weekly conversation series that invites you to unlearn everything you thought you knew about economics. Blurring the line between economic analysis and storytelling, we look beyond the numbers to explore a wide variety of themes pertaining to our tumultuous 21st century economy. more

A weekly caucus of progressive comics, activists and thinkers hosted by Francesca Fiorentini

Award winning bloggers Driftglass and Blue Gal talk about politics from The Left. This podcast is not safe for work. more

Ralph Nader talks about what's happening in America, what's happening around the world, and most importantly what's happening underneath it all. more

What do an Iraqi, a Balkan Slav and a Texan have in common? A burning hatred for the system. Oh, and a podcast. Say no to eating out of the trash can of ideology. Join us on a journey exploring and critically assessing the perceived 'normalcy' of late-stage capitalism. The only truly international, global, and anti-capitalist podcast you'll find. more

Red Menace is a podcast that explains and analyzes revolutionary theory and then applies its lessons to our contemporary conditions. Hosted by Alyson Escalante and Breht O'Shea. more

Your favorite Ultra-Left-Post-Posadist-Nihilist-Anarcho-Communist-Bordiga-Adjacent comedy and politics podcast. With Jamie Peck, Sean, AP Andy, and a rotating cast of guests. more

The Real News Network is a non-profit, viewer supported center for digital journalism, dedicated to telling the stories that matter to movements fighting back against capitalism, white supremacy, and imperialism. more

During this age of misinformation, journalist Anthony Davis and former Federal Prosecutor Ron Filipkowski expose the extremist propaganda spread via hidden right-wing media, responsible for Republican voter brainwashing. more

Gothic socialist comedy podcast by three idiot comedians: Jake Flores, Alex Ptak and Anders Lee. @poddamnamerica more

Since 2010, siblings and journalists Abby Martin and Robbie Martin have been doing Media Roots Radio, a political podcast with a critical eye on US foreign policy, political partisanship and what people can do to fight back. Conversational, controversial, passionate and explicit, Media Roots stands apart from the majority of podcasts coming from a similar point of view.Listen to all previous episodes on soundcloud, itunes, spotify and stitcher. All $5 and up patrons get an exclusive bonus episode every month! more

This is the daily podcast of the World Socialist Web Site (wsws.org). The World Socialist Web Site provides detailed coverage incisive social analysis, and clear political orientation for working people around the world. more

A podcast of politics and culture, from the editors of Current Affairs magazine.

News and views about the world for those who want to change it. Socialist commentary and education episodes every week. more

A podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world. Hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage.Exclusive subscriber-only episodes: https://www.patreon.com/michaelandus/overview more

It's Going Down is a digital community center for anarchist, anti-fascist, autonomous anti-capitalist and anti-colonial movements. Our mission is to provide a resilient platform to publicize and promote revolutionary theory and action. more

The original independent news, politics and culture podcast that doesn't take itself too seriously and yet punches well above its weight. Join critically acclaimed & derided hosts Tony Groves and Martin McMahon as they delve into the news of the day, pull apart the spin and bluster and bring unedited corporate free unapologetic realism to the things that matter. in the . There will be shenanigans! more

A Guide to Surviving Life, Love, and Capitalism. By Madeline Pendleton and Kenna Jean. Find us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pickmeupimscared more

Letters & Politics seeks to explore the history behind today's major global and national news stories. Hosted by Mitch Jeserich. more

Weekly Skews, hosted by Trae Crowder and Mark Agee, is a new comedy podcast that offers a redneck and working class perspective from the Left on the week's news, politics, and culture. more

Delete Your Account is a new podcast hosted by journalist Roqayah Chamseddine and her plucky sidekick Kumars Salehi. Every week they will talk about important stories from the worlds of politics and pop culture, both on and off-line, in a way that will never bore you. They're radical leftists, but not that kind. The other kind. The fun kind. more

utopian leftist comedy podcast

A podcast about music, and politics as told by musicians who sing about politics

Guerrilla History is the podcast that acts as a reconnaissance report of global history for the activist left, and aims to use the lessons of history to analyze the present.Your hosts are immunobiologist Henry Hakamaki, Professor Adnan Husain, historian and Director of the School of Religion at Queens University, and Revolutionary Left Radio's Breht O'Shea.We hope that the discussion will be useful to you, and if you have any questions or guest/topic suggestions, email them to us at guerrillahistorypod@gmail.com.Follow us on social media!  Our podcast can be found on twitter at https://twitter.com/guerrilla_pod, and can be supported on patreon at https://www.patreon.com/guerrillahistory.  Your contributions will make the show possible to continue and succeed!To follow the hosts, Henry can be found on twitter at https://twitter.com/huck1995, and also has a patreon to help support himself through the pandemic where he breaks down science and public health research and news at https://www.patreon.com/huck1995.  Adnan can be followed on twitter at https://twitter.com/adnanahusain, and also runs The Majlis Podcast, which can be found at https://anchor.fm/msgp-queens, and the Muslim Societies-Global Perspectives group at Queens University, https://www.facebook.com/MSGPQU/.   Breht is the host of Revolutionary Left Radio, which can be followed on twitter at https://twitter.com/RevLeftRadio and on Libsyn at https://revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com/, and cohost of The Red Menace Podcast, which can be followed on twitter at https://twitter.com/Red_Menace_Pod and on Libsyn https://redmenace.libsyn.com/.  You can support those two podcasts by visiting https://www.patreon.com/RevLeftRadio and https://www.patreon.com/TheRedMenace.  Thanks to Ryan Hakamaki, who designed and created the podcast's artwork, and Kevin MacLeod, who creates royalty-free music. more

Silicon Valley wants to shape our future, but why should we let it? Every Thursday, Paris Marx is joined by a new guest to critically examine the tech industry, its big promises, and the people behind them. Tech Won't Save Us challenges the notion that tech alone can drive our world forward by showing that separating tech from politics has consequences for us all, especially the most vulnerable. It's not your usual tech podcast. more

Democracy Now! is a daily independent award-winning news program hosted by journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez. more

This is the progressive program that will take the mystery out of politics. This is the program that will encourage you to make sure government becomes we the people. Whether you are Liberal, Conservative or otherwise you get to air your point of view. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/politicsdoneright/support more

Working People is a podcast about working-class lives in 21st-century America. In every episode you'll hear interviews with workers from around the country, from all walks of life. We'll talk about their life stories, their jobs, politics, and families, their joys and hopes and frustrations. We aim to share and celebrate the diverse stories of working-class people, to remind ourselves that our stories matter, and to build a sense of shared struggle and solidarity between workers around the country. more

The Humanist Report is hosted by Mike Figueredo, a Ph.D. student of public policy and political activist. This podcast is a progressive political podcast that analyzes political news stories through the lens of humanism. more

The Palestine Pod is a weekly podcast where we break down the latest Palestine-related news providing historical context, light-hearted commentary, and interviews to support Palestinian liberation, justice, and equality on the ground and in exile. more

Acclaimed program of ideas, in-depth analysis, and commentary on a variety of matters — political, economic, social, and cultural — important to progressive and radical thinking and activism. Against the Grain is co-produced and co-hosted by Sasha Lilley and C. S. Soong. more

We created this podcast in recognition that there are a number of podcasts for the American 'left,' but many of them focus heavily on the organizing of social democrats, progressives, and liberal democrats. Aside from that, on the left we are always fighting a war of ideas and if we do not continue to build platforms to share those ideas and the stories of their implementation from a leftist perspective, they will continue to be ignored, misrepresented, and dismissed by the capitalist media and as a result by the general public.Our goal is to provide a platform for communists, anti-imperialists, Black Liberation movements, ancoms, left libertarians, LBGTQ activists, feminists, immigration activists, and abolitionists to discuss radical politics, radical organizing and share their visions for a better world. Our goal is to center organizers who represent and work with marginalized communities building survival programs, defense programs, political education, and counterpower.We also plan to bring in perspectives on and from the global south to highlight anti-capitalist struggles outside the imperial core. We view solidarity with decolonization, indigenous, anti-imperialist, environmentalist, socialist, and anarchist movements across the world as necessary steps toward meaningful liberation for all people. Too often within the imperial core we focus on our own struggles without taking the time to understand those fighting for freedom from beneath the empire's thumb. It is important to highlight these struggles, learn what we can from them, offer solidarity, and support with action when we can. It is not enough to Fight For $15 an hour and Single-Payer within the core, while the US actively fights against the self-determination of the people of the global economically and militarily.We recognize that except for the extremely wealthy and privileged, our fates and struggles are intrinsically connected. We hope that our podcast becomes a meaningful platform for organizers and activists fighting for social change to connect their local movements to broader movements centered around the fight to end imperialism, capitalism, racism, discrimination based on gender identity or sexuality, sexism, and ableism. If you like our work please support us at www.patreon.com/millennialsarekillingcapitalism more

Tony Michaels provides in-your-face commentary of current events and political news. No rules and no boundaries! | Tony is considered 'The Rush Limbaugh of the Left' | Monday - Friday from 12 - 2pm EST LIVE on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitch | thetonymichaels.com more

On Head in the Office, two big-time political gurus, Jeremy & Gage, dissect the weekly news and offer a leftist point of view on recent events. With society constantly flirting with fascism, perpetuating massive inequality, and protecting the most privileged, Head in the Office seeks to examine why our political systems seem to never function properly and are so terrible all the time through comedy and charming commentary. New episodes every Wednesday at noon. more

Radicalizing politics and combat sports. It's two shows on one channel. Southpaw features interviews and thoughts from a liberation martial artist. Fight Study analyzes combat sports. more

The Nostalgia Trap podcast features weekly conversations about history and politics with some of the left's most incisive thinkers, writers, and extremely online personalities, exploring how individual lives intersect with the big events and debates of our era. more

Established in 1865 by abolitionists, The Nation stands as a beacon of progressive thought, providing incisive analysis of politics and culture. With a legacy of muckraking and bold commentary, it inspires readers to advocate for justice and equality in society. more

Audiobooks with commentary and analysis to help make Leftist theory more accessible.

Quality journalism in these very dangerous times.

The Final Straw Radio is a weekly, anarchist show emanating from occupied Cherokee lands in so-called North Carolina and featuring the voices of folks engaged in struggles for liberation and the creation of rad culture since 2009. They're also syndicated on a few community radio stations around the U.S. Also frequently featuring on radio commentaries from anarchist prisoner Sean Swain and are a proud member of CZN and ARN. more

With Lee Camp and Eleanor Goldfield. Censored stories, sensible solutions, and common ground movements to fight and build. And sometimes other stuff too. more

Proletarian Radio podcast is by The Communists. Tune in to listen to this podcast.

Comedian and activist Tara Devlin AKA 'Taradacktyl' is the founder of RepublicanDirtyTricks.com. Let's vent and commiserate that we are forced to share the same air with those usurpers of the dreams of our Founders, that greed-centered death cult, the aptly named 'Party of No' otherwise known as the Republican Party. more

Independent investigative journalism, broadcasting, trouble-making and muckraking with Brad Friedman of BradBlog.com. Originating on Pacifica Radio's KPFK 90.7FM in Los Angeles and syndicated coast-to-coast and around the globe! NOW FIVE DAYS A WEEK! more

Welcome to the Ex-Worker podcast an audio strike against a monotone world! This twice-monthly podcast explores a wide range of anarchist ideas and action. In each episode, they take an in-depth look at a different topic, introducing various manifestations of the struggle for liberation, and round it off with news, reviews, profiles of current anarchist projects, upcoming events, and more. If you're curious about anarchist visions of freedom or if you dream of a world off the clock, tune in. more

Hosted by volunteers with RefuseFascism, a movement of people coming from diverse perspectives. In the name of humanity, we refuse to accept a fascist America! more

Left Anchor hosted by Ryan cooper and Alexi. They apply the historical leftist thinkers' perspective to current events. The podcast covers everything politics, philosophy, and the left. more

The Chauncey DeVega Show is the official podcast of Salon.com politics writer Chauncey DeVega. On a weekly basis the show features a relaxed and free-form conversation with artists, authors, musicians, researchers, academics, journalists, activists, as well as Hollywood actors and directors. more

This Week with David Rovics is a syndicated weekly micro podcast and written column/blog post where you'll find bite-sized chunks of anarchist commentary and culture . Tune in and check out. more

Making sense of our political hell every Tuesday and Friday! Oh God, What Now? is the no-bulls**t politics podcast, making the unbearable bearable with top quality guests and analysis, plus poor quality jokes.  more

The global politics podcast at the end of the End of History. From a left perspective. Join us as we chart a course beyond the age of 'bunga bunga'. more

Zero Squared is a philosophy podcast from Zero Books. Zero publishes radical philosophy, aesthetics, film theory, experimental fiction, and anything else that smells faintly of the avant-garde. Our books aim not only to demonstrate how philosophical ideas are relevant to every day life, but also to change the terms of it. more

A color-conscious political podcast, hosted by Steve Phillips offers candid and data-driven analysis on how progressives can win. Join Steve for a conversation that is unafraid and unapologetic about grappling with some of the toughest issues in politics today. more

On Friday, June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Since then, it's been a barrage of bad news and bleak headlines. But for every restriction, there are many more acts of resistance, and a growing network of activists, clinic workers, faith leaders, and everyday people working to expand access to care.e're here to tell you: anyone can become a defender.This series is supported by Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Philanthropies, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and Levi Strauss Foundation. more

The Project Censored Show is a weekly public affairs program that discusses independent journalism, media censorship, deconstructing propaganda, and supporting a truly free press. The program focuses on 'The News That Didn't Make the News' and each week we conduct in depth interviews with guests and offer hard hitting commentary and analysis on the key political, social, and economic issues of the day with an emphasis on critical media literacy. more

In What's Left of Philosophy Gil Morejó, Lillian Cicerchia, Owen Glyn-Williams, and William Paris discuss philosophy's radical histories and contemporary political theory. Philosophy isn't dead, but what's left? more

Acid Horizon is a theory podcast which confronts global crisis and the specter of a world that could be free. One of the many goals of Acid Horizon is to enrich discourses of liberation through a non-sectarian approach to reading theory. In the spirit of thinkers like Deleuze and Guattari, we endeavor to provide a space which values theory as a creative force, not just as the topic of debate. We also connect theory to the pervasive political challenges faced by global citizens. On the podcast, we cover a variety of new, historic, and lesser-known texts of political philosophy. more

THE GREAT BATTLEFIELD PODCAST - A PODCAST ABOUT THE PROGRESSIVE RESISTANCEA great political battle is being fought right now for the soul of our country. more

How does capitalism affect our personal lives? How does the Economy affect life at home, relationships at work, romance, and dating? Capitalism Hits Home Podcast with Dr. Harriet Fraad explores what is happening in the economic realm and its impact on our individual and social psychology. more

A podcast broadcasting Anarchist texts and audiobooks. Tune in & listen to a number of Anarchist theorists featuring on this podcast. more

America's Work Force Union Podcast provides a clear and unfiltered voice for the working people of America. Radio veteran Ed 'Flash' Ferenc leads the discussion with a focus on topics that include the impact of labor unions in America, workers' rights, legislative actions and labor-management relations. more

Uncensored and unfiltered political talk and debate from a leftist perspective. The day's top news stories and videos with astute social commentary. more

We're building a smarter, funnier, and more appealing left one episode at a time! Every Saturday, Give Them An Argument is recorded with a Zoom 'studio audience.' Patrons get the video right away (patreon.com/benburgis) and it goes out into the world as a YouTube video and a podcast on Monday. more

Reboot Republic is the innovative Podcast that delves beyond the headlines and soundbites and pulls up the roots of our Social Crises to unearth progressive solutions. more

Ash and Jon are your guides as we delve through the crypts of Leftist politics and Horror films

Macroeconomics has never been so ... delish! Macro and Cheese explores the progressive movement through the lens of Modern Monetary Theory, with hot and irreverent political takes, spotlights in activism, and the razor sharp musings of Real Progressives Founder and host Steve Grumbine. The cheese will flow as experts come in for a full, four course deep dive into the hot queso. Comfort Food for Thought! more

Esse é o podcast de Jones Manoel. Comunista, comunicador e educador popular, youtube e pernambucano. Aqui você encontrará áudios dos vídeos do canal Jones Manoel no youtube e da página no instagram @jones.manoel. Agradecemos a audiência de vocês, espero que gostem do conteúdo e sigam escutando e divulgando. Lutar, criar poder popular!Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC02coXfDPjEmU8uDT2G8Z2AInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jones.manoel/Acessem: https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episodes more

An ongoing call to action for movement work and mutual aid efforts around the country. Kelly Hayes connects with activists, journalists and others on the front lines to break down what's happening in various struggles and what listeners can do to help. more

A podcast on radical politics, critical theory, and history. Hosted by Alex Doherty.

Journalist Sam Sacks reports from inside the beast - Washington, DC - breaking down the news that working people need to know.New podcast every Tuesday - Friday. Watch the show only on Means.TV more

Welcome to Probably Cancelled Podcast-- a revolutionary feminist podcast meant to fill the gaps where mainstream feminism leaves us hanging. We will be asking many questions you're not supposed to ask, and covering topics not usually touched by liberal media. We've cancelled ourselves so you don't have to!Follow our show for updates on future episodes! more

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Novara Media is an independent media organisation addressing the issues—from a crisis of capitalism to racism and climate change—that are set to define the 21st century. more