Give Them An Argument
Give Them An Argument is a YouTube show and podcast dedicated to building a smarter, funnier and more strategic Left. New episodes are live on YouTube on Monday nights with an exclusive postgame for GTAA patrons after the main show. (To become a patron, go to patreon.com/benburgis and sign up for the monthly cost of a milkshake at a 50s nostalgia diner in 1994.) Past guests have included Slavoj Žižek, Richard Wolff, David Pizarro, Gregory Sadler, Glenn Greenwald, Krystal Ball, Bhaskar Sunkara, S...
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Episodes (300)
GTAA Season 3 Episode 19: James Lindsay is a McCarthyite Lunatic
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Slavoj Zizek on Communism (& Kant Was Not a Critical Race Theorist)
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Season 3 Episode 15 - Ana Kasparian vs. Ben Shapiro
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Season 3 Episode 13: G.A. Cohen vs. Jason Brennan (and Ben is Co-Teaching a Marx...
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Season 3 Episode 11: The Full Charlie Kirk Debate w/Postgame Commentary
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Season 3 Episode 9 - How to Be An Anti-Capitalist in the 2020s (ft. Meagan Day)
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Season 3 Episode 7 - David Griscom and Matt Lech on Cryptocurrency
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Season 3 Episode 6: Post-Kirk Debate Thoughts & Lillian Cicerchia on Marx's Theo...
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Season 3 Episode 4: Vivek Chibber vs. the Forces of Reaction
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Season 3 Episode 2 Preview - Joshua Blanchard on Bad Epistemic Company
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Thursday Night Debate Breakdown #1 ft. Jake Appet: Hasan Piker vs. Charlie Kirk
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Season 3 Episode 1: The Gang Goes to Prager University (ft. David Griscom and Je...
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Season 2 Finale - Nando Vila and Jason Myles Talk About Charlie Kirk (Plus Some...
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Season 2 Episode 27: American Prestige w/Daniel Bessner and Derek Davison
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Season 2 Episode 25: Philosophers Talk About Class Struggle ft. Lillian Cicerchi...
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Episode 24 Preview - Matt Lech Takes Patron Questions (Full Episode is Patron-Ex...
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GTAA/Know Your Enemy Crossover w/Daniel Bessner, Matthew Sitman and Sam Adler/Be...
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Season 2 Episode 23: Libertarianism vs. Democratic Socialism Debate w/Larry Shar...
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Season 2 Episode 22: Ben Shapiro is Wrong About Everything ft. Djene Bajalan and...
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Season 2 Episode 21 Preview: Luke Savage on James Carville (Full Episode is Patr...
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Q&A Livestream
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Season 2 Episode 20: Richard Wolff Returns & A Tribute to Michael Brooks
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Season 2 Episode 19 Preview - Eric Levitz on Crime and the Left
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Bastille Day Bonus Episode w/Bhaskar Sunkara and Age of Napeleon host E.M. Rumma...
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Season 2 Episode 18: Hands Off Cuba (& Pascal Robert on Haiti)
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Season 2 Episode 17 Preview - Branko Marcetic on Mike Gravel (Full Episode is Pa...
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Don't Be A Stalinist (& While You're At It Don't Fetishize FDR) w/Dejene Bajalan...
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Bonus Episode - Harvey J. Kaye & Cale Brooks History Q&A
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Season 2 Episode 16 Preview - Roberto Aspholm on Racial Essentialism at the NFL...
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Season 2 Episode 15: Ana Kasparian, Jason Myles, and the Socialist Victory in Bu...
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Season 2 Episode 14 - Rick Perlstein in Reaganland (Public Preview of Patron-Exc...
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Season 2 Episode 13: Barbara Lee Was Right About Endless War (and Victor Bruzzon...
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Episode 12 Preview - The Achievements of Social Democracy in Mexico
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Season 2 Episode 11: We Stand with Ilhan + Ryan Grim's GTAA Debut
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Season 2 Episode 10 Preview - Heidegger vs. Marcuse
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Season 2 Episode 9 - Jamie Lombardi on the Philosophical Case for Abortion Right...
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Season 2 Episode 8 Preview - Alex Press on Chipotle
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Season 2 Episode 7 - The Kids Guide to Fighting Socialism ft. Ben Udashen
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We Can't Cancel Our Way to a Better Future (Ben's Appearance on the Majority Rep...
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Season 2 Episode 6 Preview - Nick Manley on Soviet Chess
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Season 2 Episode 5 - Julianna Forlano and Nora Barrows-Friedman
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Season 2 Episode 4 Preview - The Return of Freddie de Boer
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Season 2 Episode 3 - Sam Seder vs. the Libertarians (ft. Touré Reed and Jason My...
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Book Launch: Canceling Comedians While the World Burns (Highlights)
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GTAA Season Two Episode One: David Griscom on Jean-Paul Sartre (Also, Did I Ment...
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Bonus: Ben Debates Gene Epstein on Capitalism vs. Socialism (plus Post-Game Anal...
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Bonus - The Derek Chauvin Verdict and the Struggle Ahead w/Jason Myles and Pasca...
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Bonus Glenn Greenwald Interview: The Fight to Defend Democracy in Brazil
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Episode 47 Preview - Vibe vs. Vibe (Patron-Exclusive)
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Episode 46 - Sam Harris is Wrong About Everything (Season One Finale) (Extra Lon...
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