

Krystal Kyle & Friends
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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.
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Aug 7, 2021 • 2h 4min
Episode 33: Irami Osei-Frimpong
We sit down with your favorite Funky Academic, Irami Osei-Frimpong, to discuss the importance of institutional participation in our social and political lives, the illusion of choice that liberalism supports, and much more.

Jul 31, 2021 • 1h 7min
Episode 32: Senator Bernie Sanders
Krystal talks to Senator Bernie Sanders about his current work as Chairman of the Budget Committee, the new budget bill, his assessment of the Biden presidency, and more.

Jul 24, 2021 • 1h 46min
Episode 31: Dan Price
In 2015, Dan Price, CEO of Gravity Payments, raised Gravity’s minimum yearly salary to $70k — and lowered his own salary to $70k from over a million dollars. In this week’s episode of Krystal Kyle & Friends, we talk to Dan about this choice, from its catalyst to its effects.

Jul 17, 2021 • 2h 19min
Episode 30: Briahna Joy Gray
This week, we were lucky enough to invite Briahna Joy Gray, host of Bad Faith podcast and Current Affairs contributing editor, onto the show to talk about exploiting the cracks in the Democratic establishment.

Jul 10, 2021 • 1h 60min
Episode 29: Ismail Ali
This week's guest is Ismail Ali of MAPS [Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies], who tells us about the hidden history of drug criminalization.

Jul 4, 2021 • 1h 41min
Episode 28: Gabriel and John Shipton
This week, we were honored to hold a discussion with Gabriel and John Shipton, the brother and father of American hero Julian Assange. As we mention in our conversation, the violations of First Amendment rights and basic human rights that led to Assange’s incarceration have an impact on all of us.

Jun 26, 2021 • 2h 21min
Episode 27: Hasan Piker
Hasan Piker — you know him as HasanAbi, the wildly popular leftist Twitch streamer and commentator — joined us for this week’s episode of Krystal Kyle & Friends.

Jun 19, 2021 • 1h 55min
Episode 26: Margaret and David Talbot
We brought David and Margaret Talbot onto the show to talk about their work unearthing and portraying leftist history.

Jun 12, 2021 • 1h 26min
Episode 25: Pete Davis
This week, we talked to Pete Davis, author of Dedication: The Case for Commitment. How well are we serving ourselves and our world by refusing to stand by what we believe in? And when there’s room for us to commit ourselves to these projects, how can we make the leap?

Jun 5, 2021 • 1h 25min
Episode 24: Rose McGowan
We’re honored to be joined by political activist and actress Rose McGowan for this week’s episode, discussing the hypocrisy of the Democratic Party, the culture of fear and violence in Hollywood, and the solidarity of the ruling class — from the CIA to the media.


