We discuss, among other things, an idea for a reality show. It's kinda like AGT meets Nathan for You but instead of looking for entertainers we are looking for Senate candidates. Corbin is excited. Others (Saikat) are skeptical. Zack is just cynical.  Good ep. Enjoy ..read more

Jeff Stein is the White House economics reporter for the Washington Post. Over the past several months, he's been the go-to source for information on what the government is doing to provide relief to millions of unemployed Americans and bankrupt businesses. Today, we chat with him about the state of the current relief bill being worked out between Mnuchin and Pelosi. We talk about what's in it, what the hold up is, and the world of hurt we're facing if they don't reach a deal by election day. Get on the email list to get more content and exclusive episodes at buildingthedream.substack.com ..read more

Zack and I talked about where we are now. How likely is it that Biden will make the most of hist first week post-impeachment? Will he take credit for Democrat’s early successes in fighting Covid? Will he offer a plan to move our economy forward? Zack and I talk about how Biden could capture this moment and lead the country away from Trumpism ..read more

Today, we have a very special episode for you as we dive deep into the life of our very own Corbin Trent (whose first name actually IS Brian)! Zack, Saikat and Corbin met each other on the Bernie Sanders 2016 Presidential campaign when Corbin was organizing Tennessee for Bernie with nothing more than his car and willpower. From that, he went on to co-found Brand New Congress and Justice Democrats, the organizations that recruited Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez among others to run for Congress. He went on to be Communications Director for Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's 2018 campaign as well as for her co ..read more

We got a chance to sit down for an amazing conversation with “Rising’s” Krystal Ball. Krystal co-hosts “Rising” on HillTV is a best-selling author, a political writer, a former congressional candidate, and CPA. She has her finger on the pulse of the progressive movement ..read more

I spoke to award winning journalist Idrees Kahloon about how Covid has impacted the communities he covers.  We talk housing, food, and jobs and how Americans are handling the crisis. Idrees is the US policy correspondent at The Economist covering domestic politics and policy. Prior to that, he worked on The Economist‘s data journalism team.  Enjoy the show.  ..read more

We are launching a new show y'all. It's called "Building the Dream: No Excuses." Now that the Democrats control the House, Senate and Presidency, they should have no excuses for inaction. Our country has some big problems to solve, and Joe Biden campaigned on big promises to solve them. But we fear that Democrats might try to find ways to get out of it -- and just today, we saw Senator Joe Manchin declare that he would be against $2,000 relief checks for struggling Americans, something an overwhelming number of Americans of both parties support. We are changing the name of the show because w ..read more

Rana Foroohar is a Global Business Columnist and an Associate Editor at the Financial Times and CNN’s global economic analyst. We sat down with her to talk about the importance of manufacturing, how to rebuild American industry, and why the free market hasn’t blazed into action to provide everyone with enough N95 masks to stay safe from COVID-19. Get on the email list at buildingthedream.substack.com ..read more

To fix America’s biggest problems, we think a new generation of leaders need to take power democratically in the system we’ve got. What’s the best way to do that? Get on the email list at buildingthedream.substack.com ..read more

Anand Giridharadas is the bestselling author of Winners Take All, MSNBC contributor, and author of The Ink. We chatted with him about how Democrats should be fighting now and next year to solve the current poverty and hunger crisis, and what the consequences of failure are if Biden doesn't manage to get the job done. Subscribe to the newsletter at buildingthedream.substack.com ..read more