Lever Time
From LeverNews.com — Lever Time is the flagship podcast from the investigative news outlet The Lever. Hosted by the award-winning journalist, Oscar-nominated writer, and Bernie Sanders' 2020 speechwriter David Sirota, Lever Time features exclusive reporting from The Lever’s newsroom, high-profile guest interviews, and expert analysis from the sharpest minds in media and politics.
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Episodes (213)
Social Media Is Killing Our Kids — Sen. Chris Murphy Has a Plan
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What Succession Taught Us About Corporate Media (w/ Frank Rich)
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Meet The Pundits Who Falsely Blamed Inflation on Workers
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This Right-Wing “University” Is Coming For Your Kids
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Will Artificial Intelligence Destroy Us or Set Us Free?
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Did AstroTurf's "Forever Chemicals" Cause The Deaths Of Pro Athletes?
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The Clarence Thomas Secret Money Trail
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Biden’s First Primary Challenger (w/ Marianne Williamson)
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AOC Sounds the Alarm About Biden 2024
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Who Created America’s Free Market Mythology?
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The Bank Regulator Who Was Blocked for Being Right
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Regulatory Rollbacks and The Bank Panic of 2023
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Why Have Dems Lost Working Class Voters? (w/ Nina Turner)
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How to Derail the Anti-Safety Train Lobby
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INSIDE THE STORY: Private Equity’s Senator Gets Big Payout
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How The Lever Forced Buttigieg To Do His Job
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The JFK Files And The CIA
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INSIDE THE STORY: Rail Companies Blocked Safety Rules Before Ohio Derailment
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Meet Alaska’s First Democratic Rep. In Almost 50 Years (w/ Rep. Mary Peltola)
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INSIDE THE STORY: Fear And Loathing Among The Union Busters
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Why Republicans Want To Defund The IRS
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INSIDE THE STORY: The Lawsuit That Could Freeze Speech Against Billionaires
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INSIDE THE STORY: Pfizer Pays To Change The Story
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The State Of Congress (w/ Rep. Ro Khanna)
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INSIDE THE STORY: Insurers Are Fighting To Protect Their Medicare Fraud
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The Corporate Merger No One’s Talking About
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INSIDE THE STORY: How Big Pharma Actually Spends Its Massive Profits
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How The Airline Industry Became A Living Nightmare
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INSIDE THE STORY: The Battle Over The Side-Letter Scam
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INSIDE THE STORY: Banks’ Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free Card
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Elon Musk’s Twitter Is The Opposite Of Free Speech
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INSIDE THE STORY: BlackRock’s Stealth Anti-Climate Agenda
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INSIDE THE STORY: Leonard Leo’s Latest Supreme Court Play
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The Scientific Breakthrough That Could End Climate Change
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Why Biden Betrayed Railroad Workers
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How To Be Funny In 2022 (w/ David Cross)
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Ticketmaster’s Monopoly vs. Taylor Swift Fans
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Tales From The Crypto
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The Midterm Shellacking That Never Was (w/ Krystal Ball)
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BONUS: Live From Pennsylvania — It’s The 2022 Midterms!
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The Battle To End Dark Money (w/ Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse)
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Midterm Breakdown (w/ Chris Hayes)
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Meet Wall Street’s Most Corrupt Senate Candidate
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Biden's Marijuana Plan: The Good, The Bad, And The Corporate Interests
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Billionaires Are Preparing For The Apocalypse — And You’re Not Invited (w/ Dougl...
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Dems' Broken Pipe(line) Dreams (w/ Sen. Brian Schatz)
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Ron DeSantis' Worst Nightmare (w/ Charlie Crist)
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The NFL Is A Political Weapon (w/ Dave Zirin)
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Amazon And Starbucks Finally Feel The Heat
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“Let Them Eat Student Debt” (w/ Astra Taylor & Marshall Steinbaum)
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