The Majority Report with Sam Seder

Jan 20 2025 25 ep. 88 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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2415 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025

Jan 20 2025 161 mins  
Happy Martin Luther King Day! MR's compilation of MLK-related audio returns! Excerpts include: -A previously unheard speech from MLK on reparations, white economic anxiety and guaranteed income -Dr. King’s first TV “interview” from the show “The Open Mind – The New Negro” in 1957, hosted by Professor Richard D. Hefner. -"Beyond Vietnam", the speech delivered on April 4,

2414 - Welcome To The Era Of Oligarchs w/ Heather Digby Parton

Jan 17 2025 85 mins  
Happy Friday! Sam and Emma speak with Heather Digby Parton, contributing writer at Salon.com and proprietor of the blog Hullabaloo, to round up the week in news. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on the Supreme Court’s affirmation of the TikTok ban, Biden and Trump’s following denunciations of said ban, Israel’s ceasefire sabotage, Trump’s cabinet nominees, medicare d

2413 - Trump’s Gaza Deal; Red State Tries To Ban Renewables w/ Dr. Annelle Sheline, Jael Holzman

Jan 16 2025 80 mins  
It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with Annelle Sheline, research fellow in the Middle East program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, to discuss the reporting around a recently brokered ceasefire deal in Israel & Gaza. Then, she speaks with Jael Holzman, senior reporter at HeatMap News, to discuss her recent piece entitled "The Growing Push to Ban Rene

2412 - Socialist Challenges Eric Adams; Oregon Nurses Strike w/ Zohran Mamdani

Jan 15 2025 77 mins  
It's Hump Day! Sam speaks with Zohran Mamdani, State Assemblyman for New York's 36th District & candidate for Mayor, to discuss his candidacy. Then, he speaks with 2 members of the Oregon Nurses Association: Rebekah Van Dyke, union steward & strike captain, & Christie Sowards, member of the bargaining team involved in negotiations with Providence Health Systems in Oregon. Providenc

2411 - Immigration, Gaza & Progressive Strategy In The House w/ Rep. Pramila Jayapal

Jan 14 2025 83 mins  
It's News Day Tuesday! Sam and Emma speak with Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07) to discuss what to expect from the upcoming Trump administration's immigration agenda, and how the Republican-controlled Congress might govern. First, Sam and Emma check in on Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing for Defense Secretary, with Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine putting the screws to him on the allegatio

2410 - Right Wing Disaster Nationalism Is The New Fascism w/ Richard Seymour

Jan 13 2025 85 mins  
Happy Monday! Sam and Emma speak with Richard Seymour, writer & commentator based in London, to discuss his recent book Disaster Nationalism: The Downfall of Liberal Civilization. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on the still-burning LA Fires, the GOP’s tie of California aid to Trump’s debt ceiling raise, the second Trump Administration, the Laken Riley Act, the TikTok

2409 - Trump, Democrats, & Democracy w/ Osita Nwanevu

Jan 10 2025 76 mins  
Happy Friday! Sam and Emma speak with Osita Nwanevu, contributing editor at the New Republic, columnist at The Guardian, and author of the upcoming book The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American Founding. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on Trump’s felon status, California’s wildfire crisis, the growing global climate crisis, Meta’s new speech

2408 - ‘Greening’ Public Power; NYC Congestion Pricing Begins w/ Sandeep Vaheesan, Hayden Clarkin

Jan 09 2025 81 mins  
It's an EmMajority Report Thursday! She speaks with Sandeep Vaheesan, legal director at the Open Markets Institute, to discuss his recent book Democracy In Power: A History of Electrification in the United States. Then, she speaks with Hayden Clarkin, also known as the Transit Guy on Twitter, to discuss the recent implementation of congestion pricing in New York City. First, Emma

2407 - Net Neutrality's Demise; Paramilitaries Since January 6th w/ Lee Hepner; Josh Kaplan

Jan 08 2025 89 mins  
It's Hump Day! Sam and Emma speak with Lee Hepner, senior legal counsel for the American Economic Liberties Project, to discuss the recent overturning of net neutrality. Then they speak with Joshua Kaplan, reporter at ProPublica, to discuss his recent piece entitled "The Militia and the Mole." First, Sam and Emma run through updates on the DoJ’s release of details related to Trum

2406 - Oligarchs' Tribute To Trump & Their Assault On Social Security w/ Alex Lawson

Jan 07 2025 82 mins  
FUN HALF LINK HERE: https://youtube.com/live/qzCOCJJt2o4 It's News Day Tuesday! Sam and Emma speak with Alex Lawson, executive director of Social Security Works, to discuss President Biden signing the Social Security Fairness Act into law. First, Sam and Emma run through updates on the GOP’s reconciliation fight, Trump’s second certified election W, Merrick Garland’s Jan 6th