The Katie Halper Show

bonus: Matt talks about being an "insufferable" Civil War History nerd when he was in middle school. https://www.patreon.com/posts/22742080 Related bonus: Matt Karp, who will be joining Matt Christman for our live taping Civil War History-themed Katie Halper Show (date, TBD)talks to me about why the Dems are "handcuffing themselves before the battle". Matt talks about fascism, pseudo-woke gatekeepers, how and why Chapo appeals to the audience it does, and how the Left can maybe win. He also trashes some really stupid and counterproductive liberal hot takes like "economic anxiety doesn't influence people's politics," universal and class-based programs are only good for white people etc. He posits that for fascism to be here, we'd need a more robust Left, which we don't have at the moment. We also reminisce about the live Katie Halper Show taping with Chapo Trap House, which was the first time Matt met Felix in person, and which Matt still considers "one of the best" times of his life.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Stand by for more with Matt, but for now, here's a little nugget of Matt sharing his thoughts on the midterms. We'll be posting a full episode with him this week, where he talks to us about fascism, history, politics and his nerdy youth this week!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Bonus: Liza reads for piece & talks Bernie & more! https://www.patreon.com/posts/22644724 Liza Featherstone talks to me and Gabe about focus groups and how they're ruining politics. We discuss her latest book "Divining Desire: the Culture of Consultation," her latest piece in The Baffler "Sorry to Bother You," and the midterms. Plus I report back from Alexandria Ocasio Cortez's victory party. Stand by for our bonus in which we talk about Bernie Sanders' controversial comments, communist vaginas, and that time Gabe was in a focus group. Also, Liza reads part of her piece!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Bonus https://www.patreon.com/posts/leslie-lee-on-in-22464009 on this spooky episode, we celebrate Halloween with Leslie Lee by chatting about scary movies and the greatest horror story of all, which would be Hillary Clinton running for president in 2020. Leslie talks to us about being a black raver, knowing white ravers who dressed up as stereotypes of "ghetto" Black people for Halloween being called white for having Leftist politics. Plus we discuss gay horror movies, the radical politics of "The Purge" movies, Bill Clinton's book, and why it kills off the first lady. Gabe does a great Bill Clinton impersonation! Stand by for our bonus on where we talk about the film Mandy, hippy-punching, Linus Roache's penis, Ronald Reagan and whether we'd rather be stuck on a desert island with him or Donald Trump.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Bonus: Roger Waters on Brazil's election https://www.patreon.com/posts/22343702 Mariana Simoes talks about the elections in Brazil and why and how someone like Jair Bolsonaro, who openly praises torture and the country's military dictatorship, could become president of the largest country in Latin America. She tells me about the rise in hate crimes and violence that has been spurred by Bolsonaro's rhetoric and what happened to her on the street when she threw out a Bolsonaro flyer that someone had handed her.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We talk to standup comedian and Pod Damn America host Jake Flores about his personal political revolution, how his anarchist ancestor rose (no pun intended) up against Porfirio Diaz, and that time he got visited by Homeland Security for a tweet about cultural appropriation and ICE. Plus we all talk about Amsterdam, the lie that is the cliche about how something is like "riding a bike," sex work and more.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Hear the rest here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/22089232 This is a free teaser of our bonus episode with Nathan Robinson.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Bonus: https://www.patreon.com/posts/22089232 Gabe and Katie go on their first movie outing. We talk about the popcorn but leave you in suspense about the movie. Then we talk to Nathan Robinson, editor of the magazine Current Affairs, about why the Democrats should vote to impeach Kavanaugh even if they won't be able to get the majority required to actually succeed. Plus how ridiculous it is that Brett Kavanaugh's dad is alive.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

I talk to Rep Ro Khanna (CA-D) about the STOP BEZOS Act, which encouraged Jeff Bezos to raise the minimum wage he's paying Amazon workers in the U.S. We also talk about Rep. Khanna's fellow Yale Law School alum Brett Kavanaugh and how the Dems can defeat Trump and Trumpism. Then Nathan Robinson talks about his piece "How we Know Trump is Lying," which he wrote for Current Affairs, the excellent magazine of which he's the editor. Bonus coming soon with Ro Khanna on Yemen and more of Nathan on Kavanaugh and how it could have been prevented.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy