Oliver talks to former Florida Congressman Ric Keller about his 8-year stint as the representative for Florida's 8th district as well as his new book Chase the Bears: Little to Achieve Big Dreams (Simon & Schuster, 2022). Oliver and Ric discuss the challenges of serving in a "swing" district, the impact of primary elections on polarization, the fundraising costs associated with serving on congressional committees, the importance of civility in public discourse, and the difficulties associated with achieving wholesale reform in a large, complicated political system. Along with that, they di ..read more

Aimee returns with a discussion of abortion jurisprudence. patreon.com/whatsleft ..read more

Aimee talks to former University of Sussex philosophy professor Kathleen Stock about sex, gender, and much more. Become a patron: patreon.com/whatsleft All About Kathleen Stock Twitter: @Docstockk Column: https://unherd.com/author/kathleen-stock/ Book: https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/titles/kathleen-stock/material-girls/9780349726595/ Substack: http://kathleenstock.substack.com ..read more

In another signature What's Left? "Girls Chat," Aimee talks to writer Louise Perry (author of The Case Against the Sexual Revolution; review here) about feminism, the sexual revolution, and much more. To listen to the full 2-hour episode, become a patron at patreon.com/whatsleft ..read more

Oliver discusses the future of the marketplace of ideas. To listen to the full episode, become a patron at patreon.com/whatsleft ..read more

Urban Reform Institute executive director Joel Kotkin returns to the podcast to discuss housing and development issues with Aimee and Oliver. Suggested reading Kotkin, "Green hypocrisy hurts the poorest," https://unherd.com/2022/02/green-hypocrisy-hurts-the-poorest/ "California's economy is weaker than it looks," https://unherd.com/thepost/californias-economy-is-weaker-than-it-looks/ "Even Elon Musk is leaving California behind," https://unherd.com/thepost/even-elon-musk-is-leaving-california-behind/ "A new dawn for the working class?" https://www.spiked-online.com/2022/02/08/a-new-dawn-for-th ..read more

Oren Cass returns to the show to discuss issues related to the 2022 primaries and the future of the Republican Party. To listen to the full episode, become a patron at patreon.com/whatsleft Suggested reading Cass, "America Needs a Conservative Labor Movement," https://www.wsj.com/articles/america-needs-a-conservative-labor-movement-11600379608 A Seat the Table for the American Labor Movement, https://americancompass.org/in-focus/seat-at-the-table/ (downloadable report) "What American Workers Really Want Instead of a Union at Amazon," https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/04/20/what-ameri ..read more

In this episode, Aimee talks to Alex Rubinstein and Mila Ghorayeb of the Pro-Democracy Pod. To listen to the full episode, become a patron at patreon.com/whatsleft Suggested reading Alex's substack: https://substack.com/profile/6825370-alex-rubinstein Mila's substack: https://ghorayeb.substack.com/ Alex Rubinstein, "New Gates Foundation trustee led plot to overthrow Zimbabwean leader alongside US gov't," https://thegrayzone.com/2022/01/31/gates-foundation-trustee-overthrow-zimbabwean-covert-us-uk-govt ..read more

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