The Insurgents

Taylor Lorenz of the Washington Post joins us to discuss her reporting that shows Elon Musk’s claims that the Twitter account tracking his private jet inspired a stalker were at best a mischaracterization and there was no link between the two. We get into Musk’s chaotic and potentially short tenure as Twitter CEO, the hunt for a replacement and much more. Also Rob and Jordan review the World Cup f...

Note: This is a preview of our most recent premium episode. To gain access to the full episode and our full back catalog of premium episodes, you can become a paid subscriber (paid intern!) here: Jessica Burbank, economist and political commentator, joins us on this week’s episode as we take a closer look at whether the US is already in a recession. With warning indicators already present, Jessica...

Brett Erlich of The Young Turks joins us today as the nation is at a standstill because of Trump’s MAJOR nft announcement. We can wait to get our hands on all those sweet non fungible Trumps!!! Anyway, beyond that obvious scam, we also get Elon Musk’s journalist purge on Twitter which happened while we’re recording and some conspiracy corner chat because the JFK documents are finally being release...

Note: This is a preview of our most recent premium episode. To gain access to the full episode and our full back catalog of premium episodes, you can become a paid subscriber (paid intern!) here: Juniper, the little scoundrel behind the Snickers dick vein gag & popularizing “goblin mode” to the point it became the Oxford dictionary’s “word of the year,” joins us today to discuss the latest in the...

This week, we saw Sen. Joe Manchin attempt to, once again, attach his permitting reform/pipeline bill to a piece of must-pass legislation. After vehement opposition to his chicanery, it appears he may once again be unsuccessful. But for how much longer? Brad Johnson, author of the tremendous climate news Substack Hill Heat joins us to break it all down, explain how we got to this point and also ho...

Note: This is a preview of our most recent premium episode. To gain access to the full episode and our full back catalog of premium episodes, you can become a paid subscriber (paid intern!) here: With Michael Avenatti going to prison for 14 years, a new 2024 contender has emerged: John Bolton. We discuss his comments that he’s “prepared to enter the race,” and whether or not he even has a shot. We...

We’re joined by Matthew Cunningham-Cook of The Lever where he has done tremendous reporting covering rail workers’ push for better working conditions. He gives us background on the fight for better union contracts, how the Biden administration intervened and now the push in Congress to “avoid a strike” that ultimately might not include very modest demands from workers for paid sick leave. You can...

Note: This is a preview of our most recent premium episode. To gain access to the full episode and our full back catalog of premium episodes, you can become a paid subscriber (paid intern!) here: On this week’s premium episode, we get into Elon Musk’s purported war with Apple over app store purchase fees, examine recent precedent for companies trying to take on Apple over its app store monopoly an...

Dharna Noor joins us again to break down the COP 27 climate conference that just wrapped up in Egypt. We get into the traction on critical climate issues like coal, the push for unproven “carbon capture,” and winding down reliance on fossil fuels. Dharna explains why there was an uptick in fossil fuel lobbyists at the conference this year and why these events typically don’t result in any immediat...

Note: This is a preview of our most recent premium episode. To hear the full episode and gain access to our full back catalog of premium episodes, become a paid subscriber (paid intern!) here: Tom Williams from Stray From The Path joins us to talk about ridiculous parlay bets, dealing poker in backrooms as a kid, his band Stray From The Path, the music industry and more. Give Tom a follow here: ht...

David Roth of Defector returns to the show to give us his thoughts on Trump’s 2024 announcement speech and what the Florida Man’s prospects for reelection look like. We also get into Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving sharing an anti-Semitic documentary and the downstream effects of popular people dabbling in these types of conspiracies. You can follow David here (while Twitter still exists): https:/...

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In this week’s episode, we’re joined by Jack Crosbie of Discourse Blog for a crossover episode breaking down the midterm election results. We examine whether it was as good (i.e. not as bad as some feared) for Democrats, what this means for Biden’s ability to govern the next two years, what races surprised us and whether the Democratic strategy going forward should be to just nominate physically l...

Note: This is a preview of our most recent premium episode. To listen to the full episode and gain access to our entire back catalog of premium episodes you can become a paid subscriber here: Ken Klippenstein joins us to discuss his latest piece in The Intercept about how the DHS wants to police “disinformation” and other speech online at the behest of both the Trump and Biden administrations. We...

On this week’s episode, Ryan Grim of The Intercept joins us to discuss the since-withdrawn letter on diplomacy with Russia from the Congressional Progressive Caucus. We get into how it originated, the firestorm it caused, whether the outrage was reasonable and its ultimate retraction. We also discuss how eliminating any debate over how and when diplomacy should prioritized will ultimately lead to...

Note: This is a preview of our most recent premium episode. You can listen to the full episode by becoming a paid subscriber (paid intern!) for just $5 a month here: We’re joined on this episode by public health expert and Twitch streamer Frogan to talk about how the Biden administration is handling the very much still here Covid pandemic, how a winter surge is coming and whether or not it will ma...

On this episode, Twitch streamer Carter joins us to break down the very chaotic TwitchCon in San Diego last weekend. We get into Twitch revenue splits, conversations about streamers and other creators unionizing, burnout gig economy workers face and more. You can follow Carter here: https://twitter.com/CarterForNowYou can become a paid subscriber (paid intern!) of the show and get access to all ou...

Hunter Walker, reporter and author of the new book “The Breach” on the January 6 investigation, joins us to break down his findings. The book, which he wrote with former member of Congress Denver Riggleman, is available here .You can follow Hunter on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/hunterwYou can become a paid subscriber (paid intern!) of the show and gain access to our full back catalog of prem...

Note: This is a preview of our most recent premium episode. To hear the full episode and get access to our full backcatalog of premium episodes, you can become a paid subscriber—and paid intern!—at theinsurgents.substack.com This week we’re joined by Ed Zitron, author of the Where’s Your Ed At Substack, which you should subscribe to. Lately, Ed has been offering up great criticism of the “quiet qu...

Andrew Perez of The Lever joins us this week to discuss his huge story exposing the secretive billionaire, Barre Seid, who gave $1.6 billion to Leonard Leo, the co-chair of the Federalist Society and man behind the Supreme Court’s right-wing shift. Now, Leo, a skilled right-wing political operative, has a colossal war chest at his disposal and can seriously impact the future of the conservative mo...

This week we’re joined by LucidFoxx, commentator and Twitch streamer (and returning guest!) to discuss the extreme weather wreaking havoc around the world. We get into the policy response from the Biden administration and how we stave off doomerism around climate change. We also discuss Dark Brandon and Rob’s new “Let’s Go Brandon” shirt. We also roll out our new paid internship program. You can f...

Note: This is a preview of our most recent premium episode. You can access the full episode and our entire back catalog of premium episodes by subscribing at TheInsurgents. Substack.com Chris Geidner, writer of Law Dork, with Chris Geidner , joins us on this episode to discuss the final few weeks of the Supreme Court’s term, the fallout caused by cases on climate change, abortion and religious ent...

Please consider supporting the show by subscribing at TheInsurgents. Substack.com or by clicking the button below: Kate Smith of Planned Parenthood Federation of America joins us to discuss the fallout after the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade in its decision in Dobbs vs. Jackson. Kate provides us with historical context, explains how we got to this point, how trigger laws impacted people in...

This is a preview of our most recent premium episode for subscribers. To hear the full episode and access our entire back catalog of premium episodes, you can subscribe at TheInsurgents. Substack.com Jeremy Kaplowitz and Matt Saincome of Hard Drive join us on today’s episode to talk about Elon Musk’s weird obsession with their content. We get into how their feud started, his repeated ~meme theft~...

Adam Conover joins us this week to discuss his latest Netflix series, The G Word with Adam Conover . The show breaks down how the federal government actually works, he meets some of the unsung heroes who work in the federal bureaucracy who deal with critical issues like inspecting meat production, tracking extreme weather and making sure workers money is safe in banks—and more—and illustrates how,...