The Insurgents

It was long. It was boring. But there were some fireworks during Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress. Nikki McCann Ramirez joins Jordan to break it all down. You can follow Nikki on Bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/nikkimcr.bsky.social Earlier this week, Jordan talked to Michael Edison Hayden about the Epstein document dump that left many on the right dissastisfied and much more: https:...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.com Michael Edison Hayden, investigative reporter and writer of Extreme Measures , joins Jordan to talk about a wild last week for the right. From influencers assembling at the White House to get their grubby paws on “the Epstein files,” only to find out it was a binder full of redacted documents that have already been...

Jack Crobie of Discourse Blog joins Jordan to talk about his new piece, The Oligarchs Aren't Being Particularly Subtle Anymore . After Bezos’ influence over the paper’s opinion section became public, readers cancelled subscriptions and the opinion editor resigned. But are subscriber cancellations the best course of action? Jack explains. You can subscribe to Discourse Blog here: https://www.discou...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.com Returning guest Assal Rad is here to discuss the brief reprieve of the Gaza ceasefire deal that Trump seemingly forced through before taking office and what that has mutated into in the weeks since. We also discuss the upside down, crazy-making media environment that has persisted into this new regime, and more.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.com We talk about recent reporting about Dem leaders being upset with their base for expecting them to do anything right now. We also respond to some listener feedback about a recent episode and talk a bit about the hollow “DEI” cries now being hurled at yet another airline tragedy.

Donald Trump upset Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, European leaders and hawks in the United States by discussing a potential ceasefire agreement for Ukraine with Russian president Valdimir Putin. Erik Sperling, executive director of Just Foreign Policy, joins us to explain the latest developments, why this phone call rankled people around the world and why people should consider diplomacy...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.com Prem Thakker is back to talk about Elon Musk’s attacks on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and how Netanyahu and Israel are already violating the ceasefire agreement with Hamas and how Trump’s comments on wanting to kick all remaining Palestinians out so he can develop beachfront property is causing outrage...

Labor journalist Kim Kelly joins us to talk about the plans by the Trump administration, more specifically Elon Musk’s DOGE, for the Department of Labor. As DOGE and the Department of Labor leaders met this week, what should we expect next? And what should we make of Trump’s purportedly pro-labor Secretary of Labor nominee, Lori Chavez-DeRemer? WIth her confirmation hearing on February 12, will Re...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.com Ken Klippenstein (still banned from the show) joins us to talk about Elon Musk’s cadre of zoomers who are going department to department to assess where cuts can be made to the government, the Trump administration shuttering USAID and other parts of the federal government and the tariff fight between US/Mexico and...

Eoin Higgins returns to the show to discuss his new book “ Owned: How Tech Billionaires on the Right Bought the Loudest Voices On the Left .” We talk about how tech and Silicon Valley figures like Peter Thiel, Marc Andreesen and Elon Musk have used their vast wealth and influence to sway the political and ideological leanings of prominent independent writers. You can pre-order the book here . Our...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.com Kylie Robison of The Verge joins us to talk about DeepSeek, the new AI LLM that, its developers claim, was built for just a fraction of the cost compared to its US-based competitors. We analyze those claims, talk about the competing interests trying to “win” the AI race, examine the harm and risks associated with r...

Jared Holt, extremism researcher, joins us to talk about the Nashville high school shooting that has left many confused and bewildered over the shooter’s professed ideology and motives. Jared helps provide some clarity and offers a bleak look into the furthest corners of the internet where this type of radicalization occurs. Our most recent premium episode on the flurry of Trump Executive Orders a...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.com Trump is back in office, kicking off his second term with a flurry of executive orders. We dig into several of them, specifically around immigration, the border, his J6 pardons and the reinstatement of TikTok. We also talk about Elon’s “awkward gesture” on inauguration day. Curious!

Prof. Kurt Gray, director of the Deepest Beliefs Lab at UNC and author of the new book “ Outraged: Why We Fight About Morality and Politics and How to Find Common Ground ,” joins Jordan to talk about why Americans are deeply divided over issues of morality, how to think about people on the other side and how to find common ground in conversations. They explore the roots of fear and security in our...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.com We talk about Mark Zuckerberg’s overt rightward shift with Meta. Now, Zuckerberg Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos will attend Trump’s inauguration next week. We also get into the Jack Smith report which, ah shucks, concludes that they would have convicted Trump if only they had more time!

Brett Erlich joins Jordan to talk about the wildfires affecting the greater Los Angeles area, how they began, why they’re so uniquely destructive and what the impediments were to fighting them when they broke out. We also get into how people try to exploit these moments for personal and political gain, try to inject their pet causes (i.e. “DEI”) into these stories and why some people are celebrati...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.com YouTuber and democratic strategist Keith Edwards joins us to talk about his new piece, “ White Men Vote. Let’s Act Like It. ” We get into the knee-jerk reactions attempts to have conversations around white voters trigger, why and how we should try to attempt to reach white male voters and the dangers associated wit...

We put on our detective hats to get to the bottom of the “drone” mystery. Do we have another Havana Syndrome on our hands? Are they actually even drones? Also, we talk about Luigi Mangione being charged with terrorism and AOC’s failed bid for House Oversight Committee chair. Our most recent premium episode on ABC News settling the defamation suit with Trump for $15 million is available for paid su...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.com Justin Baragona of The Independent joins Jordan to talk about why ABC News settled with Donald Trump in his defamation case against the network. From there, we get into why Trump is now suing the Des Moines Register and pollster Ann Selzer for “election interference” over her poll that had Harris up over Trump in I...

Manny Fidel returns to the show to talk about his new podcast No Such Thing, where he and his co-hosts explore the questions and hypotheticals many of us wonder about but never Google. We also talk about the latest in the Luigi Mangione case, his “manifesto” that Ken Klippenstein published and an explosive new story by NBC News that found Luigi…….played Among Us!!! You can check out No Such Thing...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.com The manhunt for the United Health CEO’s alleged killer has captured the nation for days. Now a person of interest, Luigi Mangione, is in custody. We talk about the reactions to his capture, what people found on his social media accounts, and why people were sympathetic to him in the first place.

Rob talked to Jesse Hawken, host of the Junk Filter podcast, about Donald Trump’s recent threats to Canada to institute tariffs or possible just annex the country if we don’t solve the crisis of fentanyl-dealing migrants sneaking across the border, a problem which, as far as anyone understands, doesn’t seem to be based in reality. The reaction from the Canadian political and media class has been v...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.com Andrew Perez of Rolling Stone joins us to talk about some of Trump’s recent administrative picks, especially Kash Patel at the FBI, along with what Dr. Oz can do while running Medicare that will further enrich private health insurance companies. We also examine some of the prominent Trump donors who are being hands...

Incoming trans member of Congress, Sarah McBride, has been on the receiving end of a vitriolic wave of attacks led by Nancy Mace on which bathroom Sarah can use. This transphobic attack, coupled with Trump’s pledge to purge the military of trans servicemembers, are just the beginning of what we can expect will be a constant onslaught of attacks on our trans friends. Democrats have an obligation to...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.insurgentspod.com Incoming trans member of Congress, Sarah McBride, has been on the receiving end of a vitriolic wave of attacks led by Nancy Mace on which bathroom Sarah can use. This transphobic attack, coupled with Trump’s pledge to purge the military of trans servicemembers, are just the beginning of what we can expect will be a...