{"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":"SOLVED! SAMPLE! #36 - Bribery Jazz - Corruption is the Water We Swim In","slug":"solved-sample-36-bribery-jazz-corruption-is-the-water-we-swim-in","published_at":"2026-03-23T14:22:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-of-the-left-leftist-perspectives-on-progressive-politics-news-culture-economics-and-democracy-457587/solved-sample-36-bribery-jazz-corruption-is-the-water-we-swim-in","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_SOLVED_36.mp3?dest-id=22784","summary":"Air Date: 3–18-26 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: Ch. 1 - The dark history of money in politics, aka: corruption Ch. 2 - What the left must do to actually win Ch. 3 - What the rest of the world can teach America SOLVED! BACKSTAGE: Beyond the Algorithm (Members Only!): The reports of Christian fundamentalist \"talk\" in the military as the US attacked Iran 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 David Sirota Explains How Money Rewrote American Democracy - Current Affairs The Left Is Losing Because We're Not Confrontational Enough - (From 2022) Current Affairs Searching the Globe for Answers to America's Thorniest Problems - Current Affairs BACKSTAGE U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for \"Armageddon,\" Return of Jesus - Jonathan Larsen (Substack) https://open.substack.com/pub/jonathanlarsen/p/us-troops-were-told-iran-war-is-for US troops were told war on Iran was 'all part of God's divine plan', watchdog alleges - The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/03/us-israel-iran-war-christian-rhetoric EXTRAS: (Buying these books, or another book, after clicking the links below helps support indie bookstores and this show!) BOOK: \" Master Plan: the Hidden Plot to Legalize Corruption in America \" by David Sirota and Jared Jacang Maher PODCAST: \" Master Plan \" by The Lever ARTICLE: JD Vance and SCOTUS Case - Rolling Stone BOOK: \" Hostile Takeover \" by David Sirota BOOK: \" Another World is Possible \" by Natasha Hakimi Zapata ARTICLE: How Candidates Are Using Winks and Posts to Seek Crypto and A.I. Cash - The New York Times ARTICLE: \" Th…","meta_description":"Air Date: 3–18-26 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: Ch. 1 - The dark history of money in politics, aka: corruption Ch. 2 - What the left must d…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1300,"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/solved-sample-36-bribery-jazz-corruption-is-the-water-we-swim-in/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/solved-sample-36-bribery-jazz-corruption-is-the-water-we-swim-in.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}