Matt Taibbi & Walter Kirn

America This Week

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Welcome to America This Week, with Matt Taibbi and Walter Kirn, the national news wrap-up so true, we recommend you stow all sharp objects before reading. www.racket.news

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Matt Taibbi & Walter Kirn

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America This Week, Monday Live Show 2/2/26 03.02.2026 2:02:33

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America This Week, Jan 30, 2026: “Marriage Advice From Matt and Walter, and Minnesota” 30.01.2026 30:15

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news On the self-annihilating trend, plus the unexpected relevance of Brave New World

America This Week, Live on Monday 1/26/26 27.01.2026 2:06:50

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America This Week, Jan 23, 2026: "Why Davos Sucks." 23.01.2026 30:20

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Donald Trump gets panned, Howard Lutnick inspires outrage, and Matt and Walter debate civil liberties in Minnesota.

America This Week Live, Tuesday 1/20/26 21.01.2026 2:10:01

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America This Week, Jan 16, 2026: "The Supremes on Late Voting, Trump Speech Follies, and Uncool Laughing About Greenland" 16.01.2026 30:15

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America This Week, Monday Live Show 1/12/26 14.01.2026 2:07:10

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America This Week, Jan 9, 2026: "Descent Into Chaos: The Minnesota Shooting" 09.01.2026 30:21

America This Week, Live on Monday 1/5/26 06.01.2026 2:09:44

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America This Week Live on Monday 12/29/25 30.12.2025 30:53

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America This Week, Dec 16, 2025: "Trump's Speech and the 'Lost Generation' of Men?" 19.12.2025 30:52

America This Week, Monday Live Show 12/15/25 16.12.2025 2:00:24

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America This Week, Dec 11, 2025: "The Administrative State Takes on Executive Power" 12.12.2025 30:07

America This Week - Monday Live Show 12/8/25 09.12.2025 2:08:12

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America This Week, Dec 5, 2025: "Murder, War, or What? The Venezuela Conundrum" 05.12.2025 30:18

America This Week, Monday Live Show 12/1/25 02.12.2025 1:33:45

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America This Week, Monday Live Show 11/24/25 25.11.2025 1:48:06

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America This Week, Nov 21, 2025: “From the Epstein Circus to Civil War Threats?” 21.11.2025 31:00

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Watch now | Another moral mania goes off the rails. Plus, the darkly apropos end of Lord of the Flies

America This Week, Monday Live Show 10/17/25 20.11.2025 2:03:05

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America This Week Live 11/10/25 11.11.2025 1:53:30

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America This Week, Nov 6, 2025: "Zohran Wins! Has the 'Good Example' Made a Comeback?" 07.11.2025 30:44

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news An exciting movement led by toothsome intellectuals takes New York by storm. In a completely unrelated discussion, Walter and Matt finish Animal Farm by George Orwell.

America This Week - Monday Live Show 11/3/25 04.11.2025 2:02:27

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America This Week, Oct 31, 2025: "The Great Mass Media Panic, and History Betrays Orwell Again"[Substack Video Version] 31.10.2025 30:37

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.racket.news Lawrence O'Donnell goes full wanker, and "Animal Farm" is reimagined as a critique of capitalism

America This Week, Monday Live Show 10/27/25 29.10.2025 2:06:47

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America This Week, Monday Live Show 10/20/2025 22.10.2025 2:10:18

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