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Hello! Our truly special guest this week is Thomas Frank, a hero for both me and Tyler, and the author of the new book “The Creativity Con: How Innovation Became America’s Biggest Racket.” We talk about Obama, the “innovation president,” so-called “creative class cities,” and how the idea of creativity went from an advertising idea devised in the 1950s into the preferred way to separate the working class from the professional managerial class. Who gets to be “creative” and who are the powers that be really talking about when they talk about creativity? Very lively episode and one that Tyler and I thoroughly enjoyed. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Hello! Today, we talk about Kelly Clarkson versus the Magic shoppe owners of Brooklyn Heights, Kamala’s run for 2028 (Jay makes the case for Kamala over the field, but only half-heartedly) and Tyler recommends a book for the listeners. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Hello! Today we talk about the pope’s discussion about whether AI has a soul or not and we note a few currents in the air that seem to indicate that progressive politics are coming back from a short slumber. We welcome the return of this but have a few rules so it doesn’t turn out like it did last time. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Good morning! Today we have back on the Joe House of the podcast, Vinson Cunningham, our number one repeat guest. We’re talking about shame, the church, and a little bit about the WNBA playoffs. Have we lost socially mediating structures in our society that would limit people’s greed, terrible behavior and complete lack of regard for decency and kindness? And how do our phones make everything worse? Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Hello! Today, we have on a repeat guest, my friend Bradford William Davis. He tells us about his new venture EYEBLACK, a newsletter that combines his great reportage with his very keen and political perspective on sports. We talk about the Nikole Hannah-Jones article about New York City schools and her daughter and then we talk about Bradford’s new investigation on what Colin Kaepernick has been up to over the past few years. You can watch his investigation on his YouTube channel. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Hello! Big guests today on the show as we talk to Astra Taylor and Naomi Klein about their new book End Times Fascism and the Fight for the Living World. Everyone should get this book immediately as it goes over so much of what we discuss on the show — the threat from AI, the apocalyptic evangelical right and its relationship to doomsday scenarios involving Israel, and ethnonationalist doomerism. Nothing could be more germane to today’s talk about the end of the world from AI. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Hello! Big guests today on the show as we talk to Astra Taylor and Naomi Klein about their new book End Times Fascism and the Fight for the Living World. Everyone should get this book immediately as it goes over so much of what we discuss on the show — the threat from AI, the apocalyptic evangelical right and its relationship to doomsday scenarios involving Israel, and ethnonationalist doomerism. Nothing could be more germane to today’s talk about the end of the world from AI. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Hello! Today, we have on Sam Konnert from Canadaland Politics to talk about the last week in tensions between Trump and Canada, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s defiance and push to free Canada from American dependence, what that new economy might look like, and the very real stigma in Canada right now for any type of support for the United States. We also talk about what nationalism looks like when processed through a centrist figure like Carney and whether any of this can be put back together once Trump leaves office. Very informative one here. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Hello! We’re back this week to talk about the horrific tragedy in Nepal, the visions of the apocalypse we all saw, and how climate can push its way back into the greater political discourse. We also talk about why the media is reverting such lazy tropes and questions when dealing with left candidates and the renunciation pageants about 2020 tweets that accompany every single electoral victory. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Hello! Today, we have the emotional return of Andy Liu, one of the founding hosts of the podcast, fresh from his trip to China. We talk China Shock 2.0, how to think about the country’s high tech makeover, the hilarious robot olympics, and how the average Chinese worker thinks about the country’s new frontier. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Hello! Today, we talk about Trump’s kinda weird and ultimately wishy-washy war games with South Korea, what it means about his relationship to the north and a whole lot of history with Van Jackson, an Associate Professor at Victoria University of Wellington, where he specializes in peace studies and the class politics of geopolitics. He is also host of The Un-Diplomatic Podcast, and author of The Un-Diplomatic Newsletter. I really enjoyed this pod because of something Van asked in his substack: What good are US Troops in Korea? He answers that question for us, drawing on his former life as what’s known as a Korea Hand in the Obama Pentagon and how he made a turn to the left and anti-imperialist politics. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Hello! Today, we talk about Tyler’s big article in the Atlantic about his experiences as a college professor and why he left. A lot of talk about the economic precarity that a lot of professors feel these days and some spirited back and forth and disagreement for those of you who complain we agree too much. (actually nobody really says this but I imagine some of you do think this) And then we talk about the rise of the Subaru Socialists and how we make sense of this powerful group in American politics. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Hello! Today, we talk about Abdul El-Sayed’s win in Michigan, how the center probably won’t win it’s “but the margin of victory was smaller than the polls said it would be” gambit and Kang rants about the media’s obsession with 2020 tweets and the concern trolling way in which it consistently has missed the bigger data center story when it comes to Francesca Hong. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Hello! Today our guest is Adam Carlson, the founding partner of Zenith Research and a pollster who has worked for Democratic candidates and organizations for over a decade. We talk about the big race in Michigan, why certain races captivate the public’s attention, what the El-Sayed race says about the Democratic establishment, and where we’re going with the Democratic Tea Party moment. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Hello! Today we talk about the worldwide online hate for Argentina, the World Cup as politics in the online age, the new senate hopeful from Maine who might just be a better version of Graham Platner, especially for the general, and then we break our rule (once) and talk a bit about college professors. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe