On this week’s episode of Lever Time: David is joined by comedian Dave Anthony and screenwriter Josh Olson, hosts of the Lever’s new “educational” podcast, The Audit. David, Dave, and Josh break down the news of the week, including shocking revelations about Herschel Walker and Dr. Oz, new GOP Facebook ads attempting to monetize their cruelty towards migrants, and the new slate of high-profile Supreme Court cases this session (3:58). Then, David is joined by media theorist Douglas Rushkoff to discuss his new book, Survival of the Richest: Escape Fantasies of the Tech Billionaires, which details how the ultra-wealthy are currently preparing for a “world-ending” event (33:08).
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A rough transcript of this episode is available here.
Midterm Breakdown (w/ Chris Hayes)
Meet Wall Street’s Most Corrupt Senate Candidate
Biden's Marijuana Plan: The Good, The Bad, And The Corporate Interests
Dems' Broken Pipe(line) Dreams (w/ Sen. Brian Schatz)
Ron DeSantis' Worst Nightmare (w/ Charlie Crist)
The NFL Is A Political Weapon (w/ Dave Zirin)
Amazon And Starbucks Finally Feel The Heat
“Let Them Eat Student Debt” (w/ Astra Taylor & Marshall Steinbaum)
Exposing The Biggest Political Donation In U.S. History
Who Fact Checks The Fact Checkers?
Who Do Democrats Actually Work For?
This One Election Could End Democracy (also, Susan Sarandon On Being Liberals' Scapegoat)
How Corporations Can Put You In Jail (w/ Steven Donziger)
Chris Smalls Is Having A #HotLaborSummer (w/ Chris Smalls)
How America Legalized Corruption
The Man Who Bought The Supreme Court
The Social Security Chopping Block
The Fed Hates You
America’s Top Gun Problem
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