Mike Figueredo

The Humanist Report

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

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Mike Figueredo

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www.humanistreport.com

Latest episode

Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 202: Squad II: The Establishment Strikes Back 19.07.2019

Last time we talked about The Squad’s spat with Nancy Pelosi (this includes Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Ayanna Pressley), but this week The Squad is being targeted by someone else: Donald Trump. He tweeted that they should go back to their home countries if they dislike America (all four are American citizens and three were born here). We’ll dig into Trump’s morally re...

Episode 201: Squad 12.07.2019

In this episode we’ll talk about the recent barrage of attacks from establishment Democrats like Nancy Pelosi and Joe Biden that have been directed at The Squad, a group of congressional progressives including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Ayanna Pressley. We’ll also discuss Nancy Pelosi’s contempt for progressives and end the show by talking to her democratic socialist...

Episode 200: AOC’s Language: Now More Offensive Than Actual Fascism 05.07.2019

In this episode we’ll talk about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s experience at migrant detention facilities, and what she describes there as well as how the right’s reaction. We’ll also talk about Medicare For All and how Bernie Sanders was forced to set the record straight about the need to abolish private health insurance companies after Kamala Harris went out of her way to misrepresent the fundament...

Episode 199: Student Debt And Debates 28.06.2019

In this episode we’ll discuss Bernie Sanders’ brilliant student loan debt cancellation plan, and we’ll also get into foreign policy and Trump’s incoherent position on Iran. We’ll spend the second half of the episode with pre and post debate analyses of the first 2020 Democratic debates.

Episode 198: Combatting Conservatism And Capitalism (June 21, 2019) 20.06.2019

In this episode of the podcast we’ll talk about Trump’s unhinged ABC News interview, right-wing propaganda when it comes to U.S. imperialism and socialism, Donald Trump’s morally reprehensible immigration policies, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s criticism of Amazon’s worker exploitation, Joe Biden’s unbelievably bad take on bipartisanship, and we’ll talk to 2020 congressional candidate Joshua Collins.

Episode 197: Bernie: Destroyer Of Fascists, Savior Of The Republic 14.06.2019

In this episode we discuss how Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are trying to be the best on student loan debt cancellation, the Koch Brothers’ infiltration into the Democratic Party, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s pressure on Pelosi when it comes to impeaching Trump, David Rubin’s profound stupidity, and Bernie Sanders’ game-changing speech on democratic socialism, which he pitches as the continua...

Episode 196: Centrist Cowards and Crybully Babies 07.06.2019

In this episode we’ll discuss the coward centrists running for president in 2020 that are too afraid to support Medicare For All because they know they’ll anger their health industry donors. Additionally, we’ll talk about Steven Crowder’s middle school-level bullying of Vox journalist Carlos Maza and why people shouldn’t buy into Crowder’s victimization complex. Additionally we’ll talk about Tomi...

Episode 195: Operation: Beat Bernie 30.05.2019

In this episode of The Humanist Report we’ll talk about mainstream media’s obvious attempt to take down Bernie Sanders; Politico launched a questionable attack on him, The Hill published a hit piece that’s borderline parody, and neocon Bill Kristol thinks people care about the fact that he hates Bernie Sanders. Also in this episode we’ll talk about Trump’s left-wing attack on Joe Biden, Chomsky’s...

Episode 194: Trump The Chump 24.05.2019

In this episode of the show we’ll talk about the new media pattern that’s emerging to take down Bernie Sanders, and we’ll also follow Donald Trump’s warmongering when it comes to Iran, his plan to possibly pardon U.S. criminals that committed atrocities abroad, and we’ll discuss his administration’s decision to indict Julian Assange. Finally, we’ll talk to the stars of Netflix’s ‘Knock Down the Ho...

Episode 193: Debunking And Dunking On Joe Biden 17.05.2019

In this episode we’ll discuss the Republican Party’s vicious smearing of Rashida Tlaib, Joe Biden’s neoliberal ideas with regard to healthcare and climate change as well as his prediction about how the post-Trump Republican Party will adapt if/when orange man gets ousted. Additionally, we’ll follow the development in Iran, and how Donald Trump and John Bolton are now building the case for regime c...

Episode 192: Our Best Bet Is Bernie 10.05.2019

In this episode we’ll talk about the ongoing rivalry between Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden, the neocons in Trump’s administration that are pushing for regime change in Iran and Venezuela; and additionally, we’ll rank every 2020 presidential candidate running in the Democratic Party primary. We’ll close the show out with a Mike Gravel interview about his 2020 presidential campaign.

Episode 191: Biden's Bad Record 02.05.2019

In this episode we’ll talk about the rivalry between Bernie Sanders’ and Joe Biden’s teams when it comes to the issue of healthcare, how Biden got tag-teamed by Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, Jacob Wohl’s fabricated smear of Pete Buttigieg, and Mike talks to newly woke Peter Daou about his political awakening.

Episode 190: Buttigieg’s Beef With Bernie 26.04.2019

In this episode we’ll talk about Elizabeth Warren’s student loan debt cancellation plan, CNN’s town halls with 2020 presidential candidates, CNN (and the media’s) smearing of Bernie Sanders, Biden’s 2020 campaign launch, Buttigieg’s beef with Bernie, and we’ll close the show by talking about the 5-year anniversary of the Flint water crisis with documentarian Jordan Chariton.

Episode 189: Boss Bernie 19.04.2019

In this episode we’ll discuss Trump’s attack on Ilhan Omar, Nancy Pelosi’s primary challenger, Bernie Sanders’ Fox News town hall, CNN’s biased coverage of Bernie Sanders’ tax returns, the ‘Stop Sanders’ Democrats that are conspiring against Bernie, the details of the full Mueller report, and we’ll close the show with an in-depth conversation about universal basic income with 2020 presidential can...

Episode 188: Grandpa Gravel Gives Corporatists Hell 12.04.2019

In this episode we’ll discuss Mike Gravel’s unique 2020 campaign, Bernie Sanders’ media critics that just won’t quit, Pete Buttigieg’s record, Kirsten Gillibrand’s town hall, Julian Assange’s arrest, Howard Schultz’s stupidity and much more.

Episode 187: Creepy V.P. 05.04.2019

In this episode we’ll talk about the #MeToo allegations against Joe Biden, Bernie’s first quarter fundraising hall, the Washington Post’s vendetta against Bernie Sanders, the DCCC’s ongoing crusade against progressives, and more.

Episode 186: Closure on Collusion 29.03.2019

In this week’s episode we’ll discuss the end of Mueller’s investigation into Trump-Russia as well as the numerous lies Republicans continue to spread about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal. We’ll also talk about Bernie’s Medicare For All boldness, Biden’s past with Anita Hill, and Beto’s right-wing approach to social security reform.

Episode 185: Trump & Tragedy 22.03.2019

In this episode of The Humanist Report we’ll talk about Trump’s tone deaf response to tragedy in New Zealand, the Beto-Bernie rivalry, Fox News’ hatred of the left, CNN’s town halls with 2020 candidates and more.

Episode 184: Dogpile On Bernie & Tulsi 15.03.2019

In this episode we’ll discuss the mainstream media’s bias against progressive presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Tulsi Gabbard as well as what establishment Democrats are trying to do to take them down. We’ll also talk about Facebook’s censorship of Elizabeth Warren, Beto’s 2020 campaign launch, the college admissions scandal, Joe Biden’s response to left-wing critics, our idiot president,...

Episode 183: They Attac, We Protec 08.03.2019

In this episode we’ll defend the progressive politicians that are under attack from bad faith actors. First, we’ll discuss the establishment’s dog pile on Ilhan Omar once again, and we’ll talk about the smears against Bernie Sanders by ex-Clinton staffers as well as media pundits, and we’ll address the “corruption” allegations lobbed against Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and call out the lies spread by...

Episode 182: Bernin’ It Up 01.03.2019

In this edition of The Humanist Report podcast we’ll talk about the astonishing success Bernie Sanders had within the first week of his launch as well as his town hall at CNN along with the shenanigans that ensued. We’ll also talk about Trump stupidity, including Ivanka Trump’s richsplaining and Michael Cohen’s confirmation that Trump is a criminal and a fraud. Also in this episode, Elizabeth Warr...

Episode 181: Bernie’s Back, Baby 22.02.2019

Bernie 2020 is officially here! As a result, we’ll talk about his campaign launch, Trump and the media’s reaction to his launch as well as other 2020 presidential contenders including Amy Klobuchar and her unbearably boring CNN town hall, Tulsi Gabbard’s interview on ABC’s ‘The View’ and Andrew Yang’s discussion with Joe Rogan about free college. These topics (and more) will all be talked about on...

Episode 180: Ilhan Oh My God! 15.02.2019

Ilhan Omar broke a cardinal rule in Washington D.C. this week: she criticized AIPAC’s influence on politicians. The aftermath was a total meltdown by members of both parties in Congress over her comment supposedly being “anti-semitic,” with calls for apologies and resignations dominating political discourse this week. The reality, however, is that she’s absolutely right about their influence on po...

Episode 179: Medicare For… Get About It 08.02.2019

The current crop of 2020 Democratic Party presidential contenders—for the most part—all seem to support Bernie Sanders’ Medicare for All proposal, but whenever they’re pushed on specific details, they’re inadvertently revealing that they’re not actually serious about it. Sherrod Brown flat out just doesn’t support it, Elizabeth Warren—like Kamala Harris—suddenly supports “many paths” to Medicare f...

Episode 178: Eat The Rich 01.02.2019

All throughout the week we’ve been bombarded by smugness and condescension from some of the wealthiest elites in the world; starting at the WEC in Davos, where billionaires laughed at the idea of a 70% marginal tax rate. To top things off, former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz floated the idea of a “centrist independent” presidential run in 2020; and on top of that, him and his friend (another billi...

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