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DOGE just treated federal digital infrastructure the way corporations treat open source — extract value, cut the maintainers, and walk away. Did Elon Musk just prove your thesis?
This is the current-event collision that Nadia's entire career has been building toward, and she hasn't publicly addressed it. Mehdi pressing her on whether DOGE validated 'Roads and Bridges' would be genuinely explosive radio.
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Can the world run on solar, wind, and batteries alone, or is baseload nuclear essential?
Pushes for an honest debate on the energy mix needed to decarbonize the grid while keeping economies running.
for Elon Musk
Has X actually made the world freer, or just traded one form of censorship for another?
Inquiring about freedom of speech on X, moderation trade-offs, and the platform’s role in public discourse.
for Elon Musk
'She-Hulk' Actor Tatiana Maslany on Israel's Genocide, AI in Hollywood, and… Canada
with Hulk' Actor Tatiana Maslany on Israel's Genocide, AI in Hollywood, and… Canada
Exactly one year ago, Mehdi was joined on 'We're Not Kidding' by actor Mark Ruffalo, who plays the Incredible Hulk in Marvel's 'Avengers' movies. So it feels fitting that today's guest is none other than Emmy award-winning actor Tatiana Maslany who plays She-Hulk in the Marvel TV series of the same
Socialists Are Winning Elections — Mehdi & Sam Seder Explain Why
with Mehdi & Sam Seder Explain Why
'Politics for Hot People' – The Socialist Comedian Making Politics Cool
with The Socialist Comedian Making Politics Cool
'America, Wash Your Ass!' - Mehdi and Wajahat Ali Call Out Racists' Hypocrisy and Hygiene
with Mehdi and Wajahat Ali Call Out Racists' Hypocrisy and Hygiene
There are few people who have worked in progressive media as long as Sam Seder. As the host of the massively popular and long-running YouTube series 'The Majority Report', Sam paved the way for progressive pundits with his sharp and funny analysis of U.S. politics. That's why Sam was the perfect gue
This episode is sponsored by Odoo. Go to https://www.odoo.com/notkidding to try it for free. This week's 'We're Not Kidding' guest thinks "hot people" have been excluded from politics for too long — and it's time to change that. Mary Beth Barone is a New York City comedian, actor, socialist, and e
This episode is sponsored by Odoo. Go to https://www.odoo.com/notkidding to try it for free. "How is it that a 34 year-old Turkish-American socialist Twitch streamer is now a kingmaker in the Democratic Party of the United States?" Hasan Piker says he can take the heat. The famous political comment
This episode is sponsored by Odoo. Go to https://www.odoo.com/notkidding to try it for free. Stephen Miller's baldness. Donald Trump's theater career. Alexi "DEI hire" Lalas. South African racists. Inept autocrats. Baby Hitler. Osama Bin Laden's favorite soccer team. These are just a few of the ma
Mehdi and Wajahat Ali have been friends for almost two decades. And just like with any good friend, there's a lot the two don't agree on, from who they think the best Bond actor is to whether there are alliances the left can make with the far-right on Israel. But one thing they do stand together on

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