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4.6 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 6 August 2025

⏱️ 280 minutes

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Summary

Air Date 8/6/2025

Today's slate of topics may feel disjointed at first until you realize that they're not. We set out to produce an episode in which we explored powerful men and those who look up to them from various angles and so that ended up including both real and fictional men from supervillains to superheroes.

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KEY POINTS

KP 1: Tired of Putin's 'Bullshit': Trump Reverses, Says Us Should Send Weapons to Ukraine - Erin Burnett Outfront - Air Date 7-8-25

KP 2: What Does Trump See in Putin? Part 1 - The Foreign Affairs Interview - Air Date 3-14-25

KP 3: Russia's Indoctrination Machine Ft. Ian Garner Part 1 - The New Liberal Podcast - Air Date 5-31-25

KP 4: The Next Generation of Maga Influencers Part 1 - Some More News - Air Date 5-28-25

KP 5: Why the Right Hates James Gunn's Superman and Loves the Snyderverse Part 1 - Cinema Survivors - Air Date 7-16-25

KP 6: Super Mad About Superman Part 1 - Today, Explained - Air Date 7-18-25

KP 7: Brief Mehdi Hasan Vs Jordan Peterson Part 1 - Conspirituality - Air Date 7-26-25

KP 8: Mehdi Hasan Jubilee Debate Left Me Speechless Part 1 - Bulwark Takes - Air Date 7-22-25

(01:02:25) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR

On why supporting the rich and powerful is pathetic

DEEPER DIVES

(01:10:31) SECTION A: RUSSIA

(01:46:10) SECTION B: MANOSPHERE

(02:21:33) SECTION C: DEBATE CULTURE

(03:39:51) SECTION D: SUPERMAN/MEDIA

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0:00.0	Welcome to this episode of the award-winning Best of the Left podcast.
0:07.0	Today's slate of topics might feel disjointed at first until you realize that they're not.
0:12.2	We set out to produce an episode in which we explored powerful men and those who look up to them from various angles.
0:19.4	And so that ended up including both real and fictional men from supervillains to superheroes.
0:26.0	For those looking for a quick overview, the sources providing our top takes in about 60 minutes today includes Aaron Burnett out front, the Foreign Affairs interview, the new liberal podcast, Some More News, Cinema Survivors,
0:39.9	Today Explained, Conspiruality, and Bullwork Takes.
0:44.0	Then, in the additional deeper dives have at the show, there will be more in four sections,
0:48.2	Section A, Russia, followed by Section B, the Manosphere, Section C, debate culture,
0:56.9	and Section D, Superman and the Media.
1:01.8	But first, a reminder to check out our new show Solved on the Best of a Left YouTube channel.
1:03.8	We are really proud of the show that we're making.
1:05.7	We think you'll get real value out of it.
1:09.8	We took a break from recording last week, but that means that all of our episodes are not available on YouTube, including our handy instructional manual for how to use AI in the least bad way possible.
1:18.1	We really think that you'll like it and you checking it out will help us find new viewers on
1:22.6	YouTube. So thanks in advance for all of your views, likes, subscribes, and comments.
1:27.3	That's all on the Best of Love YouTube channel, linked in the show notes.
1:31.0	And now, onto the show.
1:38.6	A lot of people are dying, and it should end.
1:41.3	And I don't know, we get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin for you
1:45.9	want to know the truth.
1:47.0	He's very nice all the time, but it turns out to be meaningless.
1:51.7	Well, now Trump is seeming to put his money where his mouth is, now saying that Ukraine
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