The Majority Report with Sam Seder

Feb 07 2025 25 ep. 89 mins 27.5k
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Entertaining Daily Politics, Award Winning Long-Form Interviews and Irreverent, Independent Analysis. For more info see Majority.FM

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2429 - Federal Workers Stand Up To Elon & Trump; MAGA’s DEI Doxxing Campaign w/ Benjamin Dixon

Feb 07 2025 66 mins  
It's Casual Friday! Emma speaks with Ben Dixon, host of the Benjamin Dixon Show, to discuss the week in news. First, Emma runs through updates on the confirmation of Project 2025 leader Russ Vought to the OMB, Trump’s official destruction of USAID and the devastating impact it could have on US Agriculture, Trump’s targeting of HHS, Pam Bondi’s repeal of anti-foreign influence

2428 - AI’s Economy of Alienation; Trump’s Ethnic Cleansing Plan w/ Allison Pugh, Zachary Foster

Feb 06 2025 74 mins  
It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with Allison J. Pugh, professor of sociology at Johns Hopkins University, to discuss her recent book The Last Human Job: The Work of Connecting in a Disconnected World. Then, she's joined by Zachary Foster, author of the Palestine Nexus newsletter, to discuss Trump's recent announcements and intentions to "take over" the Gaza Strip. Fi

2427 - Musk Running The Government Gamut; Tech Bro Siren Song w/ David Dayen; Eoin Higgins

Feb 05 2025 100 mins  
It's Hump Day! Sam and Emma speak with David Dayen, executive editor at The American Prospect and co-host of the Organized Money podcast, to discuss the recent legal action taken by a group of unions and organizations against Elon Musk's efforts to gain access to sensitive information at the U.S. Treasury. Then, they speak with independent journalist Eoin Higgins, , to discuss his

2426 - First They Came For USAID & Trump's Tariff Hoax- News Day Tuesday w/ MR Crew

Feb 04 2025 95 mins  
It's News Day Tuesday! Sam and Emma break down the biggest headlines of the day. First, they run through updates on Musk’s full takeover of the Treasury payment systems and closure of USAID, Trump’s targeting of the DOE amid, another judicial restraining order on Trump’s impoundment attempts, Democratic inaction over Trump’s funding freeze, Bessent’s CFPB freeze, Musk’s

2425 - The 5 Alarm Plus Fire Musk Has Lit w/ Nathan Tankus

Feb 03 2025 86 mins  
Happy Monday! Sam and Emma speak with Nathan Tankus, proprietor of the Notes on the Crises newsletter, to discuss the reporting that Elon Musk and his associates have taken over crucial payment controls in the Treasury Department. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Trump’s shutdown of USAID, tariffs on México, Canada, and China, Trump’s funding freeze and firing of the

2424 - Trump's DEI Scapegoat w/ Ryan Grim

Jan 31 2025 93 mins  
Happy Friday! Sam and Emma speak with Ryan Grim, reporter at and co-founder of Drop Site News, co-host of Counter Points, to round up the week in news. Sam and Emma run through updates on Elon Musk’s takeover of the US Treasury, Paramount’s multi-million dollar payoff to Trump, Trump’s attempt to blame a recent plane crash on desegregation, Trump’s impending tariffs, the co

2423 - America’s Entrepreneurship Spiral; Farm Workers Terrorized w/ Erik Baker, Teresa Romero

Jan 30 2025 71 mins  
It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with Erik Baker, professor of the history of science & labor at Harvard University, to discuss his recent book Make Your Own Job: How the Entrepreneurial Work Ethic Exhausted America. Then, she speaks with Teresa Romero, president of the United Farm Workers (UFW), to discuss the Trump administrations's immigration executive orders and

2422 - NIH, DEI: The Chaos Is The Point w/ Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Elie Mystal

Jan 29 2025 88 mins  
It's Hump Day! Sam speaks with Jackie Flynn Mogensen, reporter covering science and health at Mother Jones, to discuss her recent reporting on the Trump administration's actions towards the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Then, he speaks with Elie Mystal, justice correspondent at The Nation, to discuss his recent piece on the Trump administration's to dismantle DEIA efforts ac

2421 - Trump's Illegal Government Shutdown

Jan 28 2025 84 mins  
It's News Day Tuesday! Sam and Emma break down the biggest headlines of the day. First, they run through updates on Trump’s illegal freezing of government funds, firing of an NLRB commissioner, mass ICE raids, Hegseth’s confirmation, Bird Flu, the gutting of consumer protections, Trump’s DOJ, labor action among Whole Foods and Delta, Trump’s ban order on trans people in the

2420 - Crisis Under Capitalism; Elon, AfD & German Elections w/ Ståle Holgersen, Hanno Hauenstein

Jan 27 2025 74 mins  
Happy Monday! Emma speaks with Ståle Holgersen, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography at Stockholm University, to discuss his recent book Against The Crisis: Economy and Ecology in a Burning World. Then, she's joined by Hanno Hauenstein, independent journalist based in Berlin, to discuss the upcoming German elections and Elon Musk's increasing influence on German politics. First, Emm