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Unf*cking The Republic® (UNFTR) is dedicated to progressive politics, leftist economic theories, and social justice in the United States. Join us for deep dives into socialism, labor rights, climate justice, and the fight against inequality. Whether you're curious about Marxist ideas, modern social movements, or progressive policies, UNFTR delivers thoroughly sourced critiques, analyses, and interviews with the historical context mainstream media won't provide. Subscribe for informative and unabashedly progressive coverage of the leftist political and economic landscape.

  1. 3H AGO

    Omnibus (4-25-26).

    Max and 99 are back! They hit headlines on constitutional war powers, Tucker Carlson turning on Trump, digital life preservation, and Anthropic’s dangerous AI model, then tackle listener emails on identity politics, economic anxiety + more. They rank their Top 5 dead dinner party guests and close with some movie-themed Beyond the B******t. Intro: 00:00:09 Headlines: 00:12:51 Emails: 00:45:49 Top 5: 01:09:29 Beyond the B******t: 01:27:01 Memberships: 01:44:02 Outro: 01:44:40 Resources Leo Lionni: Frederick Counter Punch: The Constitutional Origins of the War in Iran Mother Jones: The Real Reason Tucker Carlson Is Turning on Trump The New Yorker: When your digital life vanishes The Verge: Anthropic’s most dangerous AI model just fell into the wrong hands Steve Jobs Business Insider: Anthropic’s Mythos AI tool could spark ‘systemic financial market disruption,’ a trade group warns Current Affairs: Steven Pinker Doesn’t Know Anything About Marxism #FreeBenandJerrys Analyze Phish Variety: Ramy Youssef Trolls MAGA Backlash to His ‘Sesame Street’ Episode Where Elmo Spoke Arabic: ‘Elmo Saying Habibi Has Set Them Off’ History: Big Bird Nearly Rode on the Disastrous Challenger Mission Far Out: The photograph that inspired the twins in ‘The Shining’ UNFTR Resources Become a Member Donate to UNFTR Buy Unf*cking Coffee Shop the UNFTR Bookshop Subscribe to the YouTube Channel Sign Up for the Weekly Newsletter Learn About Our 5 Non-Negotiables UNFTR Reddit -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Become a member at unftr.com/memberships. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility. Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/memberships See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 45m

  2. 2D AGO

    On The Record (4-21-26).

    This week’s On the Record covers how Donald Trump is killing our collective brain cells. We’re giving flowers to Brittany Page of the Page Perspective, talking about an aspect of the looming private credit crisis that financial pundits aren’t talking about, Kash Patel, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Super Troopers 3, headlines from The American Prospect, The Lever and Current Affairs. Who’s excited? Chapters Intro: 00:00:00 Quick Hits: 00:00:34 Max Notes: 00:03:00 Killer Left Take of the Week: 00:11:09 Chart of the Week: 00:13:00 Headlines: 00:16:55 Pod Love + Book Love: 00:18:25 Outro: 00:19:18 Resources New York Times: What Trump Is Doing to the English Language Bolch Judicial Institute: The U.S. Presidency: Looking Forward NPR: Education Secretary Miguel Cardona reflects on FAFSA rollout, debt forgiveness USA Today: Education Secretary Linda McMahon confuses AI with A1, sauce brand capitalizes on blunder New York Times: Maduro Is Gone, and the Purge Has Begun KFF: Deaths and Health Care Issues in ICE Detention Centers Under the Second Trump Administration The Ink: After Epsteingate, the ball is in our court KFF: Key Facts about the Uninsured Population Obama Archive: Let’s Move USA Today: Kid Rock drinks milk in a hot tub with RFK Jr. in wild workout video Brittany Page: Jeff & Lauren Bezos Make ‘Gratitude Lists’ as AMAZON WORKERS DIE AT WORK Bloomberg: Direct Lending Fundraising Hits Three-Year Low in First Quarter American Prospect: The Deal That Could Destroy Hollywood The Lever: The Helium Crisis That Won’t Go Away Current Affairs: Steven Pinker Doesn’t Know Anything About Marxism Book Love Nancy MacLean: Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America Anderson M Bean: Venezuela in Crisis: Socialist Perspectives Pod Love Outrage + Optimism: It’s In Our Blood: Communities vs Forever Chemicals UNFTR Resources Video: Trump Is Rotting Our Brains and Nobody’s Talking About the Real Credit Crisis Essay: How Trump Is Making Us Dumber. -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Become a member at unftr.com/memberships. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility. Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/memberships See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    21 min

  3. 4D AGO

    On The Record (4-17-26).

    This edition of On The Record highlights Amy Goodman of Democracy Now and Mike Figueredo of the Humanist Report. Max Notes digs into the economic weeds to make sense of how the war in Iran is going to shake out. Plus: Chart of the Week and headlines from the Jacobin, Truthdig and Progressive Magazine.  Chapters Intro: 00:01:35 Max Notes: 00:09:34 Killer Left Take of the Week: 00:19:15 Chart of the Week: 00:21:08 Headlines: 00:22:22 Outro: 00:23:33 Resources Steal This Story, Please! Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco: The Effects of Tariffs on the Components of Inflation Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis: U.S. Import Price Dynamics Following the 2025 Tariffs Jacobin: Viktor Orbán’s Hungarian Model Has Collapsed Truthdig: The Democrats and Discontent The Progressive: Israel Targets Civilians as Lebanon Operations Expand Clips PBS Hour: Sen. Kaine questions OMB chief Vought in Trump budget hearing The Humanist Report: Trump’s Biggest Meatriders Finally Admit He’s as Bad as Everyone Said He Was UNFTR Resources Become a Member UNFTR’s 5 Non-Negotiables Essay: Trump Is Ruining the U.S. Economy. -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Become a member at unftr.com/memberships. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility. Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/memberships See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    24 min

  4. APR 18

    Omnibus (4-18-26).

    Max and 99 are back for another episode of Omnibus. They break down why the 25th Amendment won’t work, hit headlines on climate math, vigilantes, and Trump’s Diet Coke cancer theory. Then they tackle listener emails on Trump’s successors and moving beyond No Kings. They rank their Top 5 celebrity dinner party guests and close with documentary recommendations. Enjoy! Chapters Intro: 00:00:13 Headlines: 00:08:10 Emails: 00:35:25 Top 5: 00:56:14 Beyond the B******t: 01:09:11 Memberships: 01:16:16 Outro: 01:16:51 Resources The American Prospect: Who Wrote the 25th Amendment? Grist: How the Trump administration’s climate math doesn’t add up The Baffler: Vigilante Injustice Wired: The Deepfake Nudes Crisis in Schools Is Much Worse Than You Thought Independent: White House insists Trump was joking about Diet Coke killing cancer cells Steal This Story, Please! Trust Me: The False Prophet UNFTR Resources Become a Member Subscribe to the UNFTR Weekly Newsletter Subscribe to the YouTube Channel Max for Meidas Touch UNFTR’s 5 Non-Negotiables Episode: No King. Video: Tariff and Oil Shock | Iran War | Amy Goodman -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Become a member at unftr.com/memberships. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility. Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/memberships See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 17m

  5. APR 12

    Omnibus (4-12-26).

    It’s week two of the Spring Fund, Friend and Hell Raiser (become a yearly member by 4/30/26 and get an exclusive UNFTR hat)! Max and 99 dive into the Iran crisis, breaking down the impossible logistics of war and the absurdity of competing peace plans. They hit headlines on the MAHA pipeline, record military spending, and crypto-backed mortgages, tackle listener emails on rallies and wealth concentration, then rank their Top 5 podcasts that radicalized them. Enjoy! Chapters Intro: 00:00:08 Headlines: 00:21:32 Emails: 00:47:24 Top 5: 01:13:17 Beyond the B******t: 01:24:12 Memberships: 01:35:38 Outro: 01:37:12 Resources Polygraph: Trump proposes largest military budget ever The Kinks: Apeman New York Times: You Might Have Already Fallen for MAHA’s Conspiracy Theories The New Yorker: Sam Altman May Control Our Future—Can He Be Trusted? Wall Street Journal: The Decadelong Feud Shaping the Future of AI New York Times: My Quest to Solve Bitcoin’s Great Mystery CNBC: Fannie Mae accepts first crypto-backed mortgage product Mon Rovîa: Heavy Foot UNFTR Resources Episode: Housing in America. Become a Member. UNFTR’s 5 Non-Negotiables. Book Love Abdul El-Sayed + Micah Johnson: Medicare for All: A Citizen’s Guide Top 5 Conspirituality The Dream Last Podcast on the Left American Scandal Best of the Left Media Roots Chapo Trap House Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff Intercepted -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Become a member at unftr.com/memberships. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility. Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/memberships See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 39m

  6. APR 9

    Trump and Hegseth (Professor Dunning & Corporal Kruger).

    Leaders far smarter and more capable than Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth have started foreign wars that turned to quagmires. So in this regard they are not special. What’s different this time around is that incompetence prevails in every corner of this administration and the economic levers that are usually pulled to mitigate the domestic economic impact are no longer available to us. In every way, this administration is wholly unfit to lead the nation and certainly incapable of prosecuting a war. Resources The Chris Hedges Report: Will There be a Ground Invasion of Iran? (w/ Col. Larry Wilkerson) UNFTR Resources Become a Member. UNFTR’s 5 Non-Negotiables. Video: Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump Are Not Ready for War Essay: Trump and Hegseth. -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Become a member at unftr.com/memberships. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility. Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/memberships See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    18 min

  7. APR 7

    No King.

    The No Kings rallies fanned out across the United States in protest of Donald Trump’s increasingly dangerous, erratic and autocratic regime. Cuba remains in darkness, the war in Iran has already turned into a quagmire, the economy is cratering and Americans are feeling powerless in the face of Trump’s rule. In this episode Max ruminates on the liberation of “America” from a different era as told by the life and times of Simon Bolívar, one of the great military commanders and political leaders of the post-Enlightenment era. His was truly a revolution of “no kings.” In Bolívar’s approach we can learn about combating despotism. UNFTR Resources Become a Member. UNFTR’s 5 Non-Negotiables. Video: Trump will leave | It's Trumpism we're now fighting Essay: No King. Book Love Marie Arana: Bolívar: American Liberator -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Become a member at unftr.com/memberships. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility. Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/memberships See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    19 min

  8. APR 3

    Omnibus (4-3-26).

    Max and 99 are back from vacation and kicking off their Spring Fund, Friend and Hell Raiser. They hit headlines on Olympic testing, Israel's Lebanon plans, and ChatGPT in cars, then tackle listener emails on U.S. solvency narratives and economic warning signs. They rank their Top 5 local issues, and they close with some lighthearted beyond the b******t. Chapters Intro: 00:00:08 Housekeeping: 00:04:06 Headlines: 00:13:03 Emails: 00:28:23 Top 5: 00:49:28 Beyond the B******t: 01:14:07 Memberships: 01:21:00 Outro: 01:21:38 Resources Become a Member. UNFTR’s 5 Non-Negotiables. Mother Jones: The Ugly History Behind the Olympics’ New Gender Test CFR: Israel Announces Plan to Occupy Southern Lebanon 9To5Mac: ChatGPT app launches for CarPlay on iOS 26.4 Bloomberg: Virgin Galactic Is Booking Space Trips at $750,000 Apiece Yahoo Finance: The Treasury just declared the U.S. insolvent. The media missed it David Korowicz: Trade Off: Financial system supply-chain cross contagion: a study in global systemic collapse -- If you like #UNFTR, please leave us a rating and review on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: unftr.com/rate and follow us on Facebook, Bluesky, and Instagram at @UNFTRpod. Visit us online at unftr.com. Become a member at unftr.com/memberships. Buy yourself some Unf*cking Coffee at shop.unftr.com. Visit our bookshop.org page at bookshop.org/shop/UNFTRpod to find the full UNFTR book list, and find book recommendations from our Unf*ckers at bookshop.org/lists/unf-cker-book-recommendations. Access the UNFTR Musicless feed by following the instructions at unftr.com/accessibility. Support the show: https://www.unftr.com/memberships See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    1h 22m
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