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Krystal Kyle & Friends

Krystal Kyle & Friends

Krystal

News, Politics

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

Overview

Krystal Ball, cohost of Breaking Points podcast, and Kyle Kulinski, host of Secular Talk, dive into politics, philosophy and random BS with people they like.

226 Episodes

Episode 226: Hasan Piker

Hasan joins us to discuss being detained by CBP, the state of the left, and more.

Transcribed - Published: 18 May 2025

Episode 225: Lisa Gilbert

We bring Public Citizen’s co-president Lisa Gilbert on the show to talk about Trump’s newest nefarious schemes with cryptocurrency.

Transcribed - Published: 10 May 2025

Episode 224: David Doel

David Doel of The Rational National joins the show to analyze the recent Canadian elections.

Transcribed - Published: 3 May 2025

Episode 223: Richard Wolff

Economics professor emeritus and renowned political commentator Richard Wolff joins the show to turn a critical eye on Trump’s trade war with China.

Transcribed - Published: 26 April 2025

Episode 222: Ben Norton

Ben Norton joins us to discuss the potential of a global recession following Trump's disastrous tariff implementations.

Transcribed - Published: 19 April 2025

Episode 220: Michael Tracey

Michael Tracey joins us to discuss escalations in the trade war Trump’s waging with China, grants being pulled from universities in the name of combating antisemitism, and more.

Transcribed - Published: 15 April 2025

Episode 221: Jackson Franklin and Kat Abughazaleh

We talk to Democratic grassroots candidates Jackson Franklin and Kat Abughazaleh in their journey to take on the party establishment and change the party to the benefit of working people.

Transcribed - Published: 15 April 2025

Episode 219: Greg Palast

Investigative journalist Greg Palast joins the show to discuss how Trump plans to steal a third term.

Transcribed - Published: 1 April 2025

Episode 218: Trump’s Third Term Ploy

Krystal and Kyle discuss Bannon’s recent remarks about Trump grabbing a third term.

Transcribed - Published: 24 March 2025

Episode 217: Robert Weissman

This week’s guest, Robert Weissman, walks us through the current climate of grassroots and organizational pushback against our government’s current self-destruct mode

Transcribed - Published: 18 March 2025

Episode 216: Luke Savage

Writer Luke Savage joins us to discuss Trump's disastrous trade war.

Transcribed - Published: 11 March 2025

Episode 215: Maxwell Frost

Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) is on the show to talk about the Trump whirlwind hitting the Hill and share his insider info on what it’s like to be in government right now under President Musk.

Transcribed - Published: 2 March 2025

Episode 214: Greg Palast

Greg Palast joins us to discuss the devastating impact of voter suppression in the 2024 election.

Transcribed - Published: 23 February 2025

Episode 213: Rahna Epting

MoveOn director Rahna Epting responds to Hakeem Jeffries' criticism of progressive grassroots organizations.

Transcribed - Published: 23 February 2025

Episode 212: Judd Legum

Join us and special guest Judd Legum to discuss Judd’s watchdog reporting on Musk’s abuses and follies in (unelected) office, where he’s keeping tabs on how the richest man in the world has bought his way into Trump’s right-hand position.

Transcribed - Published: 16 February 2025

Episode 211: Gil Duran

Gil Duran joins us to talk about the Musk coup.

Transcribed - Published: 11 February 2025

Episode 210: Ben Norton

Ben Norton walks us through the impending economic crash.

Transcribed - Published: 1 February 2025

Episode 209: Mike Figueredo

The Humanist Report's Mike Figueredo walks us through the nightmare of Trump 2.0.

Transcribed - Published: 25 January 2025

Episode 208: Biden Farewell

Krystal and Kyle look back over the Biden years as his administration comes to a close.

Transcribed - Published: 19 January 2025

Episode 207: Owen Jones

British journalist Owen Jones joins us to help make sense of what Elon is up to in Britain, whether his boost of the far right Reform Party will prove successful, and what to make of his falling out with Nigel Farage.

Transcribed - Published: 11 January 2025

Episode 206: Pisco

Pisco of Lib & Learn podcast joins us to discuss the current civil war hitting MAGA’s ranks and the future of the bromance between Trump and Elon (is it built to last?).

Transcribed - Published: 4 January 2025

Episode 205: Matt Bruenig

With this week’s guest, Matt Bruenig, we debunk the biggest misconceptions and lies about single-payer healthcare.

Transcribed - Published: 22 December 2024

Episode 204: Ken Klippenstein

Ken Klippenstein takes us through his coverage of the UnitedHealthcare CEO’s killing, and the response of mainstream media outlets.

Transcribed - Published: 14 December 2024

Episode 203: Michael Tracey

Journalist Michael Tracey joins us to discuss Trump’s cabinet picks.

Transcribed - Published: 8 December 2024

Episode 202: Ro Khanna

Congressman Ro Khanna joins us to talk about Democrats' loss in the 2024 election and where the party is headed.

Transcribed - Published: 1 December 2024

Episode 201: Steve Schmidt

We talk to MSNBC regular turned critic Steve Schmidt about Morning Joe’s recent heel turn on Donald Trump.

Transcribed - Published: 23 November 2024

Episode 200: Juan David Rojas

For our two hundredth episode, we talk to Juan David Rojas about how AMLO, Mexico’s Bernie, won.

Transcribed - Published: 16 November 2024

Episode 199: Ettingermentum

Ettingermentum joins us for 2024 Election Day analysis and helps us interpret what’s next under the coming four years of Trump.

Transcribed - Published: 9 November 2024

Episode 198: Will Chamberlain

Will Chamberlain joins us for a debate on Trump vs. Kamala.

Transcribed - Published: 2 November 2024

Episode 197: Sam Butler

Sam Butler joins the show to discuss his article for Drop Site News about Elon Musk’s plan to turn his immense capital into political power.

Transcribed - Published: 26 October 2024

Episode 196: Hutch and Pondering Politics

We're joined by fellow YouTubers Hutch and Pondering Politics to debate the pros and cons of Kamala's strategy of appealing to Republicans.

Transcribed - Published: 19 October 2024

Episode 195: Omar Baddar

We talk to political analyst Omar Baddar about whether Israel is headed for World War III.

Transcribed - Published: 12 October 2024

Episode 194: The Vanguard

We talk to The Vanguard about the state of the presidential race, with the election just a month away.

Transcribed - Published: 5 October 2024

Episode 193: Sohrab Ahmari

We talk to journalist Sohrab Ahmari about what's missing from the Trump 2024 campaign.

Transcribed - Published: 28 September 2024

Episode 192: Adam Johnson

Citations Needed's Adam Johnson is our guest this week, discussing JD Vance’s “blood libel media campaign” against Haitian immigrants and his strategy of doubling down.

Transcribed - Published: 21 September 2024

Episode 191: David Sirota

David Sirota rejoins the show to discuss his new podcast, Master Plan, uncovering decades of government corruption.

Transcribed - Published: 14 September 2024

Episode 190: Jordan Chariton

Reporter Jordan Chariton joins the pod to discuss his new book on the Flint water crisis, We The Poisoned: Exposing the Flint Water Crisis Cover Up.

Transcribed - Published: 7 September 2024

Episode 189: Joshua Reed Eakle

Joshua Reed Eakle of Project Liberal joins us to debate classical liberalism versus social democracy.

Transcribed - Published: 31 August 2024

Episode 188: Jesse Ventura

Former Governor of Minnesota and pro wrestler Jesse Ventura unleashes on Trump and defends Tim Walz from the current GOP smear campaigns.

Transcribed - Published: 24 August 2024

Episode 187: Ettingermentum

We talked to your favorite Twitter account @ettingermentum to make some very strong predictions about who’s going to win it all in November.

Transcribed - Published: 17 August 2024

Episode 186: Omar Baddar

Journalist Omar Baddar joins Kyle for a conversation on potential war between Israel and Iran/ Hezbollah. Is it inevitable? Will the US join on the side of Israel?

Transcribed - Published: 10 August 2024

Episode 185: Jill Stein

Presidential candidate Jill Stein rejoins the pod to talk about what justice for Palestine would look like after a ceasefire, the state of the 2024 presidential race, and more.

Transcribed - Published: 3 August 2024

Episode 184: Cenk Uygur

Cenk Uygur joins us to discuss Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign.

Transcribed - Published: 27 July 2024

Episode 183: Chase Oliver

We talk to Libertarian Party presidential candidate Chase Oliver about his campaign and the state of the 2024 presidential election.

Transcribed - Published: 20 July 2024

Episode 182: Jeremy Scahill

Jeremy joins us to discuss Drop Site News, his and Ryan Grim's new independent media outlet.

Transcribed - Published: 19 July 2024

Episode 181: Jen Perelman

Jen Perelman joins the show to talk about her campaign against Debbie Wasserman Schultz in Florida’s 25th District.

Transcribed - Published: 29 June 2024

Episode 180: Briahna Joy Gray

Briahna Joy Gray joins us to discuss her recent firing from The Hill.

Transcribed - Published: 23 June 2024

Episode 179: Annelle Sheline

Annelle Shellie talks to us about her resignation from the State Department over Biden’s support for Israel’s genocide.

Transcribed - Published: 16 June 2024

Episode 178 Audio: Ben Norton

Journalist Ben Norton joins us to discuss Mexican politics after the presidential election.

Transcribed - Published: 8 June 2024

Episode 177: Norman Finkelstein

Norman Finkelstein joins us to discuss the case against Israel in the ICC.

Transcribed - Published: 1 June 2024

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