{"podcast":{"title":"Luke Thomas Gets Political (LTGP)","slug":"luke-thomas-gets-political-ltgp-7447974","podcast_index_feed_id":7447974,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/lukethomasgetspolitical/feed.xml","website_url":"https://lukethomasgetspolitical.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/21181161/LTGP_logobrr0t.png","author":"Luke Thomas Gets Political","episode_count":100,"summary":"Welcome to LTGP – Luke Thomas Gets Political. Luke Thomas is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, a husband, a father, and a longtime resident of Washington, DC. After years of sharp analysis in the combat sports world, he brings that same unapologetic depth, intellectual rigor, and sharp commentary to a different kind of arena: politics. This channel is the official home for Luke’s political takes. Here you’ll find the issues shaping our world, the debates that matter, and the conversations many have asked him to take on outside of the fight game. Whether it’s thoughtful analysis, no-nonsense monologues, or a brutally honest perspective, this is where combat-sports logic meets political discourse. No tribalism. No spin. Just straight talk. Subscribe for weekly videos, livestreams, and commentary that cut through the noise.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T22:18:13.497438+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/luke-thomas-gets-political-ltgp-7447974"},"episode":{"title":"Jerry Seinfeld’s Disgusting Comments on Palestine","slug":"jerry-seinfeld-s-disgusting-comments-on-palestine","published_at":"2026-06-15T18:11:01+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/luke-thomas-gets-political-ltgp-7447974/jerry-seinfeld-s-disgusting-comments-on-palestine","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/luke-thomas-gets-political-ltgp-7447974","url":"https://lukethomasgetspolitical.podbean.com/e/jerry-seinfeld-s-disgusting-comments-on-palestine/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/hl5pgtw2fwwobjs7/yt_video_e5bqqNWz_xQ.mp4","summary":"Luke Thomas: Jerry Seinfeld’s gross \"it doesn't exist\" comment about Palestine sparked outrage, but the deeper issue is how celebrities, pundits, and major media figures defend Israel while erasing Palestinian identity, history, and suffering.Luke breaks down Seinfeld’s “Palestine doesn’t exist” remark, the moral emptiness behind that kind of rhetoric, and why denying Palestinian existence is not just offensive, but part of a broader project of dehumanization. He also takes aim at Van Jones and Sam Harris, arguing that their explanations for public outrage over Gaza avoid the obvious reality: people are reacting to horrific images, mass death, and the visible consequences of Israel’s war.The conversation also turns to Adam Johnson’s book How to Sell a Genocide, which argues that media bias against Palestinians is not just a vibe or a vague accusation. It can be measured through language choices, framing, emotional descriptors, and the way Israeli victims are humanized while Palestinian victims are reduced to statistics.Listen to the full conversation over on Luke’s Substack: https://lthomas.substack.com/Subscribe for more political commentary, media criticism, and analysis from Luke Thomas.Chapters:00:00 Seinfeld’s Gross Palestine Comment01:00 US media Erasing Palestinian Identity02:17 Sam Harris And Gaza07:10 US media Israel Language Bias08:15 Selling A Genocide","meta_description":"Luke Thomas: Jerry Seinfeld’s gross \"it doesn't exist\" comment about Palestine sparked outrage, but the deeper issue is how celebrities, pundits, and majo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":559,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/luke-thomas-gets-political-ltgp-7447974/episodes/jerry-seinfeld-s-disgusting-comments-on-palestine/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/luke-thomas-gets-political-ltgp-7447974/jerry-seinfeld-s-disgusting-comments-on-palestine.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}