{"podcast":{"title":"Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy","slug":"best-of-the-left-leftist-perspectives-on-progressive-politics-news-culture-economics-and-democracy-457587","podcast_index_feed_id":457587,"rss_url":"https://hippiesympathizer.libsyn.com/mp3.rss","website_url":"https://www.bestoftheleft.com/listen","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/a/7/a/a/a7aad30e2da4890d/BotL_Scaled_up_Portrait_Logo.jpg","author":"Jay Tomlinson","episode_count":200,"summary":"Expertly-curated progressive politics, news, and culture produced by leftist humans, not algorithms or AI. This is an award-winning podcast that dives deeply into a wide range of national and international issues facing society and governments. We draw from hundreds of sources of progressive news and commentary. Est. 2006. Save time by listening to a range of perspectives on a focused topic in each episode and be introduced to new sources you will not have come across on your own!","last_synced_at":"2026-06-07T02:20:28.101189+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-of-the-left-leftist-perspectives-on-progressive-politics-news-culture-economics-and-democracy-457587"},"episode":{"title":"ALMOST SOLVED! SAMPLE! #1 - Liberation Theology & What Redemption Really Looks Like","slug":"almost-solved-sample-1-liberation-theology-what-redemption-really-looks-like","published_at":"2026-03-31T03:26:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-of-the-left-leftist-perspectives-on-progressive-politics-news-culture-economics-and-democracy-457587/almost-solved-sample-1-liberation-theology-what-redemption-really-looks-like","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-of-the-left-leftist-perspectives-on-progressive-politics-news-culture-economics-and-democracy-457587","url":"https://www.bestoftheleft.com/support","audio_url":"https://pdrl.fm/829673/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/hippiesympathizer/SAMPLE_ALMOST_SOLVED_1.mp3?dest-id=22784","summary":"Air Date: 3–26-26 Welcome to ALMOST SOLVED!, the show that's almost like SOLVED! but one or more things are missing, namely the guarantee of a solution at the end and possibly also one of our cohosts. Today, Jay!, Amanda, and Deon discuss: Ch. 1 - Deon's research for his recent Best of the Left episode #1779: \"Community After God: Why the Left Needs What Church Provided\" Ch. 2 - Listener voicemail & comments on past episodes Ch. 3 - How to heal from the harm of this mess with the article \"Culture of Healing\" from The Reframe BACKSTAGE: Beyond the Algorithm (Members Only!): Some chit chat about expectations and healing. Leave us a message on our new system! FOLLOW US ON: YouTube (This episode premieres on YouTube on Friday - please subscribe and share!) Bluesky Instagram Facebook Mastadon Nostr public key: npub1tjxxp0x5mcgl2svwhm39qf002st2zdrkz6yxmaxr6r2fh0pv49qq2pem0e REFERENCES Best of the Left #1779: Community After God: Why the Left Needs What Church Provided Culture of Healing by A.R. Moxon (The Reframe) EXTRAS: SOLVED! #5: Keep Your Birch Rod Handy: Puritan influence, dictator bosses, & FDR zingers (4-15-25) SOLVED! #34 The Dual State: Life Under Authoritarianism & Your Role in Fighting It (2-20-26) SOLVED! #32* How Progressives Are Always Right Too Soon (With Receipts) (1-30-26) *mentions the Cassandras Books by Mariame Kaba: (FYI: Buying books via the Bookshop affiliate links below supports indie bookstores and this show!) \"We Do This 'Til We Free Us\" by Mariame Kaba \"Let This Radicalize You\" by Kelly Hayes & Mariame Kaba TAKE ACTION: Stop Trump's Wars In a blue state? Help stop ICE overreach No Kings - March 28th One Million Rising Trainings How to Support Minneapolis Communities Free DC Project: FOR ALLIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY 5calls.org Find your Indivisible gr…","meta_description":"Air Date: 3–26-26 Welcome to ALMOST SOLVED!, the show that's almost like SOLVED! but one or more things are missing, namely the guarantee of a solution at…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1350,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/best-of-the-left-leftist-perspectives-on-progressive-politics-news-culture-economics-and-democracy-457587/episodes/almost-solved-sample-1-liberation-theology-what-redemption-really-looks-like/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-of-the-left-leftist-perspectives-on-progressive-politics-news-culture-economics-and-democracy-457587/almost-solved-sample-1-liberation-theology-what-redemption-really-looks-like.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}