The Vibe Shift (feat. Jack Mirkinson)

On today's episode, Jack Mirkinson (@jackmirkinson, The Nation, Discourse Blog) joins Josiah to discuss the "vibe shift" in electoral politics over the past two months from Biden dropping out to the Veepstakes. In a lot of left wing circles, there seems to be a real resurgence of hope, but does this vibe shift represent anything different for Gaza?

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References

• "A Vibe Shift Won't Save Gaza," Jack Mirkinson in The Nation, https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/gaza-kamala-harris-tim-walz/
• "This Is How Power Protects Itself," Ibid, https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/columbia-ccny-cuny-protest-nypd-police-brutality/
• "These Dummies Were Wrong About Tim Walz and I Was Right," Rafi Schwartz in Discourse Blog, https://www.discourseblog.com/p/these-dummies-were-wrong-about-tim

Music & audio credits

• Eastern European Post Punk - Laffyy
• Yesterday – bloom.
• "Watch: Biden Stumbles Over His Words During Debate Against Trump," WSJ News on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdOfiPyY87I
• "Watch Donald Trump's 2024 RNC speech in full," 6abc Philadelphia on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRUHMK9-gBg
• "George Bush Debate," Saturday Night Live on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_01LySbRnY
• "Tim Walz on calling Donald Trump weird," Guardian News on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK155YkhoEY
• "It's Not Just 'Childless Cat Ladies': JD Vance Once Described Childless People as "Sociopathic,'" Democracy Now! on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5SBpt0Tsw0
• "JD Vance Called People Without Kids 'Childless Cat Ladies,'" Inside Edition on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBTz3n9ZzPA
• Sentimental - Dan Darmawan
• "'I’m speaking': Kamala Harris hits back at protesters during Detroit campaign rally," Guardian News on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmzJaidv3iI
• In My Dreams – bloom.

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A show about history, politics, faith, media, and the internet hosted by Josiah Sutton. Aiming for at least two interviews and one bookclub episode per month. Artwork by Kipp Paulsen. More content can be found on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=11922141