Baby Tips
We (really just Liz) get a lot of requests to spell out our advice and experiences with babies. So here you go!
2021-04-16 20:25:47 +0000 UTC View Post
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Greetings podcast patrons. I just wanted to let you know that I (Matt Bruenig) have started a paid newsletter called the Bruletter. Yes, I know. So has everyone else. But my takes are the best in t...
2021-04-13 13:45:08 +0000 UTC View PostMatt's Dad Comes on to Discuss Qanon and Warehouse Laboring Conditions
Matt's dad joins the podcast via the telephone to discuss HBO's six-hour documentary on Q and in the process discusses his 45 years of working in a distribution warehouse.
2021-04-07 16:34:37 +0000 UTC View PostSocialism Series Episode 6: John Francis Bray
In this episode, Matt covers the American-born John Francis Bray whose 1839 magnum opus Labour’s Wrongs and Labour’s Remedy lucidly outlined basic socialist concepts later drawn upon b...
2021-04-04 03:49:38 +0000 UTC View PostLil Nas X; Mileage/Gas Tax; Superheroes??; Whites
The gang is back with this truly one of a kind meandering episode.
2021-04-01 17:49:34 +0000 UTC View PostUnhinged Child Benefit Haters; Joe Fires All the Potheads
The gang is back. The episode features an extended discussion of Linda Hirschman's deranged response to Liz's latest defense of child benefits in the NYT. In the last ten minutes, amusing banter is...
2021-03-23 19:17:39 +0000 UTC View Posty'all want merch
yanno. merch. t-shirts...toting bags...stickers for your vehicles and "lap tops," this manner of thing
2021-03-23 17:27:44 +0000 UTC View PostIRS Child Benefit Problem; Teen Vogue Scandal; NFTs
The gang is back, discussing the news that the IRS says it probably can't pull off the child tax credit we've talked so much about, potentially vindicating Matt. The gang moves on to the Teen Vogue...
2021-03-19 19:15:11 +0000 UTC View PostNew COVID Bill; Oren Cass Debate Recap; Substack Hate
The gang is back, talking about the new COVID bill, which as with most things has received a slightly confused reaction, a coach-style analysis of the Oren Cass debate, and then some discussion of ...
2021-03-12 20:19:08 +0000 UTC View PostMatt Debates Oren Cass About Child Benefits (Coughs Removed)
Matt went onto the Solidarity Policy Center's podcast to debate Oren Cass on the question of providing cash child benefits to all kids (including the very poor!). I'm cross-posting the whole thing ...
2021-03-08 22:48:40 +0000 UTC View Post🚨🚨Emergency Pod: Neera Tanden Gone But Not Forgotten 🚨🚨
The gang is back with an emergency pod about today's big news. Around 40 min or so, they also go into the minimum wage / budget reconciliation debacle and close the show with a discussion of attrac...
2021-03-03 04:17:42 +0000 UTC View PostNeera Tanden and Listener Call-in Questions
The gang has delivered on their listener call-in show, answering voicemail questions from the Bruheads. Before then, we briefly touch on the Tanden implosion.
2021-02-25 01:23:34 +0000 UTC View PostCall In Your Question or Comment for the Next Episode
Hey everyone. It's been many months since we did a listener question episode. So we are gearing up to do another one. Previously we had listeners submit questions via text. But since this is an aud...
2021-02-19 02:13:50 +0000 UTC View PostThe Texas Snow and Energy Debacle ft. DFW Correspondent TC Fleming
The gang is back talking about what's going on in Texas and various other musings. Joining the gang for today's episode is Dallas's own TC Fleming of the hit podcast It's Just Banter, which y...
2021-02-18 18:46:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe Rules Episode
The gang is back with a high-concept episode about the idea of rules. Are rules important? What purpose do they serve and for whom? When it comes to policing, admissions, and employment, are rules ...
2021-02-16 18:49:49 +0000 UTC View PostChild Benefit Update; Larry Flynt's Death; Music Reviews
The gang is back, discussing the most recent child benefit developments, including the shameful behavior of CBPP's Chuck Marr on the topic. Then they shift towards a discussion of Larry Flynt's dea...
2021-02-11 17:58:14 +0000 UTC View PostBitches Whom Brunch; Checks Update; Jessica Krug
The gang is back with an old-style potpourri episode.
2021-02-03 21:07:22 +0000 UTC View PostSocialism Series Episode Five: Robert Owen
Matt is back with a new socialism series episode, this time about famous British socialist Robert Owen.
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Inauguration Recap and Child Tax Credit Update
An illness has befallen the Bruenig household resulting in a Matt solo episode about the inauguration and developments in the CTC.
2021-01-25 15:23:08 +0000 UTC View PostThe Child Tax Credit Battles and the Death Penalty
The gang is back. The first half of the episode is about Matt's ongoing freakout about child benefits and the Biden child tax credit proposal. The second half is about Liz's ongoing work on the dea...
2021-01-17 22:37:48 +0000 UTC View PostChaos at the Capitol; Trump B&
The gang is back after a slight delay, talking about the news of the day.
2021-01-11 20:34:19 +0000 UTC View PostSocialism Series Episode 4: Charles Hall
In this episode, we cover English socialist Charles Hall and his 1805 magnum opus The Effects of Civilisation on the People in European States. Hall is, in my view, the best socialist we have cover...
2021-01-10 17:00:23 +0000 UTC View PostSocialism Series Episode 3: Charles Fourier
Today's episode is about French socialist Charles Fourier. Fourier was a lunatic but he also came up with the idea of a socialist commune, which had real influence in the world.
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2021-01-03 20:20:05 +0000 UTC View PostHilaria and Dr. Phil
The gang is back with a new year's special.
2020-12-31 21:44:58 +0000 UTC View PostSocialism Series Episode 2: Henri de Saint-Simon
This is episode two of the much-celebrated socialism series, in which Matt embarks upon the possibly never-ending task of re-reading the socialist canon and then explaining to you what it says and ...
2020-12-27 04:00:58 +0000 UTC View PostThe Christmas Episode: Disgusting Kwanzaa Cake and Other Christmas Ls
The gang is back with a Christmas themed episode. The episode starts with a discussion of Sarah Lee's Kwanzaa Cake video, one of the most disgusting cooking videos of all time. It moves on to some ...
2020-12-25 04:04:36 +0000 UTC View PostSocialism Series Episode 1: The Conspiracy of Equals
Hello gang.
This is a new bonus series that aims to walk through the history of socialist thought one podcast episode at a time. It is quite an ambitious project and who knows at what point i...
2020-12-22 18:25:35 +0000 UTC View PostThe Death Penalty
Liz and Matt discuss Liz's latest article about the federal execution of Alfred Bourgeois.
The Man I Saw Them Kill: 2020-12-17 19:52:29 +0000 UTC View Post
Compiled Wisdom of Matt and The Best Christmas Movie of All Time, the Santa Clause
The gang is back with some beloved midweek content.
2020-12-09 20:25:36 +0000 UTC View PostGuest Matt Yglesias Talks Child Benefits and Their Opponents
Good episode. Check it out!
2020-12-07 14:17:30 +0000 UTC View Post