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MUSIC, POLITICS, AND CULTURE: “Thomas Frank on Anti-Populism, Plus Biden’s Most-Stoned Moment Ever” / Rolling Stone / Matt Taibbi, Katie Halper ☮

Posted on 08.09.2020 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

Author Thomas Frank joins the show to discuss his latest book ‘The People, NO: A Brief History of Anti-Populism.’ Katie Halper and Matt Taibbi dissect Biden’s most-stoned moment ever.

MUSIC, POLITICS, AND CULTURE: “Jimmy Dore on Useful Idiots” / Rolling Stone / Matt Taibbi, Katie Halper ☮

Posted on 06.08.2020 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

Jimmy Dore on Bernie Sanders, his disappointment with the CARES Act, and more . . .

PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “The Deep Rot of American Journalism with Matt Taibbi” / RT America / On Contact with Chris Hedges ☮

Posted on 05.04.2019 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

Chris Hedges discusses the deep rot that infects American journalism with reporter Matt Taibbi.

NEOLIBERALISM: “The Biggest Myths of John McCain with Matt Taibbi” / Watching the Hawks RT / Tyrel Ventura, and Tabetha Wallace ☮

Posted on 05.31.2018 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

John McCain’s latest HBO documentary tells the story of a different McCain… seems to conveniently leave out his war-hawkish history. Author and journalist Matt Taibbi joins the show to discuss

PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “Insane Clown President” with Matt Taibbi” / RT America / On Contact with Chris Hedges ☮

Posted on 02.11.2017 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

On this week’s episode of On Contact, Chris Hedges examines the spectacle of the 2016 presidential election and the system that created President Donald Trump with Matt Taibbi, author of “Insane Clown President”. RT Correspondent Anya Parampil highlights some of the more absurd moments of the election season.

PROGRESSIVE INDEPENDENT JOURNALISM: “Matt Taibbi Finds Trump’s Presidency Both Hilarious and Horrifying” / Late Night with Seth Meyers ☮

Posted on 01.26.2017 by AlwaysQuestionAuthority

Matt Taibbi explains how he went from covering the presidential election as a comedy, for his book Insane Clown President: Dispatches from the 2016 Circus, to writing a tragedy.