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Alex and Walker talk with Tom Scocca, the editor-in-chief of POPULA and former editor at Slate, Gawker, and Deadspin, about the new Star Wars series Andor. This "Star Wars for adults" show was surprisingly good, offering complex characters, an eerie look at the banality of evil behind the fascistic Empire, an exploration of class and exploitation, and a lot more.

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U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) joins the Gilded Boys to discuss the recent midterm elections, Ukraine and Saudi Arabia, COVID-19, and Elon Musk's destruction of Twitter. What are the key takeaways from the midterms? Has the Biden administration heeded Khanna's call to use diplomacy to end the war in Ukraine? Have Democrats done enough to protect us from COVID? And what's the best ownership scenario for Twitter? Khanna answers these...

Is Democracy over in the U.S.? It sure might be.

Alex and Walker talk with David Daley, the author of the national best-seller on partisan gerrymandering "Ratf**ked: Why Your Vote Doesn't Count" and "Unrigged: How Americans Are Battling Back to Save Democracy," about how colossally f*cked we'll be when the GOP gerrymanders congressional and state legislative districts in the coming months.

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In this episode, the Gilded Boys speak with author, scholar, and holistic justice activist Dr. Sara Kamali about her new book, Homegrown Hate: Why White Nationalists and Militant Islamists Are Waging War against the United States.

"Holistic justice moves beyond anti-racism to anti-oppression in order to address militant white nationalism and end the disproportionate vilification of Muslim Americans and other marginalized groups," s...

Epidemiologist, geneticist, and Ph.D. Deepti Gurdasani, a senior lecturer at Queen Mary University of London, joins Gilded Age to debunk myths about Covid-19, including some spread by health experts and governments, and answer questions about health and safety precautions.

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Epidemiologist and Harvard fellow Justin Feldman talks with the Gilded Boys about the United States' mishandling of Covid-19 and whether, or if, the pandemic will end.

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Read Dr. Feldman's Jacobin article on the coronavirus: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2021/01/covid-19-business-work-public-health

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Mark and Walker have a wide-ranging discussion with author and former presidential candidate Marianne Williamson about the corporate oligarchy that dominates the U.S., spirituality, Covid-19, and lots more.

Read Williamson's latest op-ed, "The United States of Oligarchy" https://www.newsweek.com/united-states-oligarchy-opinion-1575266

Follow Williamson on Twitter: https://twitter.com/marwilliamson

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The Gilded Boys chat with Eoin Higgins about demilitarizing the police, especially how it relates to the Jan. 6 insurrection. We also discuss the controversy surrounding those $2,000—er, $1,400—checks that Biden's pushing for.

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Read Eoin's recent op-ed about demilitarization: https://www.businessinsider.com/rioters-riots-capitol-police-defund-disarm-demilitarize-insurrection-a...

New York State Rep. Ron Kim joins the Gilded Boys to talk about the dire circumstances in his state due to COVID-19 and the governor's refusal to raise taxes on billionaires to fund relief efforts.

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The Gilded Boys talk with foreign affairs journalist Derek Davison about Joe Biden's pick to lead the Defense Department as well as other highly conflicted or unqualified administration picks.

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Manhattan borough president candidate Lindsey Boylan joins Walker and Alex to set the record straight about Joe Biden's statement that people "don't want a handout" during a devastating pandemic and resulting economic recession. We respond to questions from the live chat.  

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Alex and Walker talk about the election and Democratic Party down-ballot failures with journalist Malaika Jabali. We recorded this the day after Election Day.

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Malaika on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MalaikaJabali

Malaika's 2018 Current Affairs article: https://www.currentaffairs.org/2018/10/the-color-of-economic-anxiety

Malaika's short film about voters in Milwaukee: ...

The Gilded Boys speak with academic, author, and PhD Sara Kamali about white nationalist militancy in the United States—how it originates, and what we can do to stop it.

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Site: sarakamali.com

Instagram: @sarakamali.phd

Twitter: @sarakamali

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Walker and Alex talk with extremism reporter Jason Wilson, who lives in Portland, Oregon, about the killings at protests, white vigilantes working alongside the cops, and the sensational rightwing media that are all part of Trump's fascist campaign strategy.

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Check out his website https://jasonwilson.media/

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The Gilded Boys review Republicans' "anti-anti-racism" platform and the failure of the The Democrats™ to meet fascism with substance. The second half of our discussion will be released later this week for our premium members.

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Mark and Walker discuss how precariously perched we are on a cliff overlooking nuclear catastrophe.

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At last, we know who Joe Biden's running mate is. The Gilded Boys review Kamala Harris' history of being "tough on crime" and evaluate Biden's pick in a time of mass protest against police brutality and a draconian criminal justice system.

Mark and Walker's 2019 article on Harris' failed "Back on Track" program: https://www.jacobinmag.com/2019/09/kamala-harris-back-on-track-program-prisons

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Former Bernie Sanders surrogate Nomiki Konst and Democratic National Committee member Brent Welder join the Gilded Boys to discuss the DNC's horrendous platform votes against a ban on corporate lobbyists, Medicare for All, legalizing pot, and many more no-brainers.

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