Kamala Harris finally seems to have a brand to sell in her battle for the White House; that being the simple message of joy. This strategy is apparently working, with polling suggesting that she has a small lead over Trump. On the other hand, exhibiting joy is easier than arguing for your policies, something that many of her detractors claim she simply hasn' ... Show More
Nov 21
"This Is BENEATH You!" Trump's 'Piggy' Jibe, Nick Fuentes, Obama & More
President Trump calls a female reporter ‘piggy’ and, according to Tim Dillon, is losing the ‘manosphere’. Meanwhile, Tom Cruise has finally won an Oscar, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are giving everyone the creeps on the press tour for the second Wicked movie and Michelle Obam ... Show More
53m 52s
Feb 2025
Politics, Sport, and Free Speech Hypocrisy, with Jemele Hill
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Live from New York — it’s ‘We’re Not Kidding’! This past week, Mehdi traveled to the ‘On Air Fest’ in Brooklyn for a very special LIVE taping of ‘WNK’ with award-winning sports journalist and broadcaster Jeme ... Show More
47m 48s
Jul 2024
The Truth with Lisa Boothe: Senator Ron Johnson on the Political Ramifications of Trump's Security Lapses
<p>In this episode, Lisa discusses the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, highlighting significant security failures by the Secret Service and the resignation of its director, Kimberly Cheatle. Senator Ron Johnson joins to critique the Biden administration's handling of Se ... Show More
18m 8s
Sep 16
Maddow: For a would-be strongman, Trump is profoundly weak
<p>Rachel Maddow points out that Donald Trump is following the "strongman" playbook so closely, and with such a lack of originality, that his behavior in his second term has become entirely predictable. And yet, for all of his aspirations to be a strongman, his leadership suffers ... Show More
43m 27s
Jan 2025
Trump 2.0 Arrives in Force
<p>Since his inauguration, President Trump has exercised a level of power that has directly challenged the checks and balances that, on paper, define the U.S. government.</p><p>The Times journalists Michael Barbaro, Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan and Charlie Savage discuss Mr. Tr ... Show More
27m 5s
Jun 2018
Pod Save America co-host Dan Pfeiffer
Former White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer, now the co-host of the popular liberal podcast Pod Save America, talks with Recode’s Peter Kafka about his new book, “Yes We (Still) Can: Politics in the Age of Obama, Twitter, and Trump.” Pfeiffer outlines the ways in whic ... Show More
51m 2s
Dec 2017
I'm more famous than Anderson Cooper (Cenk Uygur, CEO, The Young Turks)
The Young Turks CEO Cenk Uygur talks with Recode's Peter Kafka about running an online media company for young left-wingers. Uygur says the Washington establishment is just now waking up to the power of the internet, but he and his colleagues have been broadcasting live video ove ... Show More
41m 22s
Aug 21
The Right-Wing Provocateur Who Has Trump’s Ear
<p><i>Warning: This episode contains strong language.</i></p><p>In President Trump’s second term, Laura Loomer has emerged as the most influential outside adviser, telling the president whom to fire and shaping major policy decisions.</p><p>Ken Bensinger, who covers media and pol ... Show More
37m 7s
Jan 2025
Taking On the Tech Oligarchs, with Taylor Lorenz
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‘We’re Not Kidding’ is back! After a not-very-relaxing holiday break, Mehdi is joined by tech and online culture journalist (and new Zeteo contributor!) Taylor Lorenz to discuss the new age of American oligar ... Show More
40m 7s
Jan 2025
Friday Roundup: More Hearings And Trump's First Two Weeks In Office
Kash Patel, Trump's pick to lead the FBI, and Tulsi Gabbard, his nominee for intelligence chief, had their hearings on Capitol Hill. Will they be confirmed?
Then, a look back at President Trump's first two weeks in office. This episode: White House correspondent Deepa Shivaram, j ... Show More
26m 38s