Le Podcast

Apr 02 2025 9 ep. 35 mins 6

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Discussions about politics, public policy, and American life.

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Pedro Gonzalez and the Rot of Politics

Apr 02 2025 35 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.leefang.comPedro Gonzalez is a great writer and, in my opinion, has one of the most interesting perspectives on politics today. In a similar way to how both Leighton and I became fed up several years ago with the excesses of the left, Pedro is an alienated right-winger who has watched MAGA turn into a cult of persona

DOGE Days

Feb 06 2025 4 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.leefang.comWe examine the pros and cons of recent steep cuts to the United States Agency for International Development, weighing the agency's history of spreading propaganda and subverting foreign governments against its vital humanitarian work.

Friday Podcast: Fire in LA, Indictments in Oakland, Peace in Gaza?

Jan 17 2025 53 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.leefang.comThis week, Leighton and I recorded another episode of Le Pod. Leighton just returned from reporting on the L.A. fires and came home to the criminal indictment of Oakland’s recalled Mayor Sheng Thao. We talk about California’s endemic problems and our leaders’ penchant for foreign travel.We discuss wh

Manifest Destiny, Greenland?

Jan 07 2025 54 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.leefang.comWelcome to our first podcast of the new year. Leighton and I kick off the discussion about Mark Zuckerberg’s pivot on free speech and try to make sense of seizing Greenland as an American territory. The Danish government provides $500 million in annual subsidies to Greenland’s tiny population, affordin

Murder on Sixth Avenue

Dec 04 2024 39 mins

For today's podcast, Leighton and I discuss the latest in the Hunter Biden saga, which I began writing about in 2014, and the slippery slope the pardon may create. We also chat about the diminished legacy of Obama, the choices of Trump 2.0, the bizarre targeted killing of the UnitedHealth CEO, and the nature of political populism. Just a heads up. For the next seven days, we are of

Self-Driving into WW3

Nov 21 2024 15 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.leefang.comThere’s a lot to discuss this week as we button down for rainy weather in Northern California. We react to the news that Matt Gaetz was forced out as Donald Trump’s pick for Attorney General. President Biden’s decision to authorize Ukraine to launch long-range missiles into Russia. And we explore how

The Election Final Sprint with HuffPost's Daniel Marans

Oct 28 2024 61 mins

In a closely divided election between two candidates and an era of rapid political realignment, both campaigns are mining each other’s bases like never before.The Kamala Harris campaign is working to win over moderate Republicans, especially those in suburban communities. And the Donald Trump campaign is making a dash for blue-collar voters, especially members of labor unions and

Getting Unaligned with Ana Kasparian

Oct 22 2024 4 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.leefang.comEpisode 2 of Le Pod features Ana Kasparian, the executive director and co-host of the Young Turks. We've known Ana for years, and we've all followed a similar trajectory — from the political left to the politically unaligned. That's the name of Ana's new Substack, by the way: Unaligned. We highly recomme

Le Debut

Oct 16 2024 51 mins

Yesterday, I recorded a podcast with my friend and colleague Leighton Woodhouse of the Social Studies Substack. The podcast is “Le Podcast.” Lee, Leighton … get it?On this first episode, we discuss the Kamala Harris campaign’s proposal to win over Black Americans with marijuana and crypto, the working class and male disconnect with the Democratic Party, the Chinese Exclusio