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Episode 26: Artificially Intelligent, Naturally...

Ben Kissel Politics ·

2025/08/22

Today on Ben Kissel Politics, we’re paying the real price for progress.🌍 First, we dive into the climate toll of artificial intelligence—because every chatbot answer and AI-generated cat meme comes with a carbon footprint big enough to stomp a glacier. 🎖️ Meanwhile, in North Korea, Kim Jong Un has actually admitted his soldiers have lost battles. That’s right—the world’s most denial-prone dictator let the mask slip. (Somewhere a propaganda writer is being reassigned to “forever nap duty.”) 📸

00:46:58

Episode 25: Graham Platner: The Shuck Stops Here

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2025/08/19

Today on Ben Kissel Politics, the news cycle serves up a platter that’s equal parts salty and surreal.🦪 In Maine, oyster farmer Graham Platner trades his shucking knife for a campaign slogan, proving that politics really is about who can open the toughest shells. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton shocked plenty of people by conceding that Donald Trump actually had some good ideas on foreign policy. We dig into whether this is honesty, strategy, or just 2024’s weirdest plot twist. 🏛️ And in

00:58:13

Episode 24: Surviving America: A User’s Guide

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2025/08/16

In this episode of Ben Kissel Politics, we explore the strange similarities between Bill Clinton and Donald Trump when they talk about immigration—proof that sometimes the political spectrum is just a circle. We also hear from cultural heavyweights George Carlin, Noam Chomsky, and Frank Zappa on why trusting those in power is a dangerous habit. And in the middle of all that cynicism, we talk about how to stay positive when America feels like it’s running on chaos, caffeine, and campaign

00:52:37

Episode 23: Wrong Side of the Road. Wrong Side of the...

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2025/08/12

Today on Ben Kissel Politics, we take a stroll—literally—into some of the weirdest and most troubling policy moves of the week.🇨🇳 First up: In China, AI is now being used to classify people as criminals for walking down the “wrong” sidewalk. Yes, apparently your Fitbit route could land you on a watchlist. Big Brother has gone full neighborhood watch… with facial recognition. 🌿 Back home, the U.S. is keeping marijuana classified the same as steroids and codeine—because nothing says “modern drug

00:58:58

Episode 22: Trump Calls BS, Bank Calls Collections

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2025/08/08

Today on Ben Kissel Politics, the headlines read like a political Mad Lib gone wrong. 📰 First up, Donald Trump addresses the ever-growing Epstein conspiracy theories — and calls them “bullshit.” Which is fascinating, considering some of his previous connections and photo ops. (We’ll let you decide whether this is honesty, damage control, or just the world’s weirdest branding exercise.) 🏦 Then we get into the debanking of politically exposed persons — when banks decide you’re too risky to have an

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Episode 21: The Great Texodus of 2025

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2025/08/05

Today on Ben Kissel Politics, we take you on a journey through America's weirdest political decisions, starting with… Kristi Noem, who’s back in the news and somehow still doing everything except helping her constituents.🐊 Meanwhile in Florida (obviously), prison officials are greenlighting what we’re calling “Alligator Alcatraz” — a massive new facility in the swamps, because apparently incarceration isn’t cruel enough without reptiles. 🚨 And in Texas, Democrats stage a walkout to break quorum

00:50:53

Episode 20: The Department of Education Goes Heel

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2025/08/04

Today on Ben Kissel Politics, it’s a fever dream of geopolitical denial and scripted entrances. First, Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu takes a bold stand… against reality. He claims there’s no starvation happening in Gaza, despite footage, aid organizations, and common sense saying otherwise. Who needs facts when you’ve got a podium and a straight face? Meanwhile, in the weirdest crossover since The Jetsons Meet The Flintstones, Triple H shows up at the White House—presumably to cut a promo on foreign

00:59:52

Episode 19: Wires, Liars and Holy Deniers

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2025/08/04

In this jam-packed episode of Ben Kissel Politics, we redraw the lines—political and moral. 🗺️ First up, we dive into voter redistricting. Because what better way to honor democracy than by carving up neighborhoods like a gerrymandered pizza? 💸 Then, the money trail leads somewhere... uncomfortable. Apparently, Trump made 4,700 wire transfers to none other than Jeffrey Epstein. That’s not a typo—that’s a Venmo addiction with a felony twist. 🤝 Meanwhile, the U.S. and EU are trying to play nice

00:59:52

Episode 19: Wires, Liars and Holy Deniers

Ben Kissel Politics ·

2025/07/30

In this jam-packed episode of Ben Kissel Politics, we redraw the lines—political and moral.🗺️ First up, we dive into voter redistricting. Because what better way to honor democracy than by carving up neighborhoods like a gerrymandered pizza?💸 Then, the money trail leads somewhere... uncomfortable. Apparently, Trump made 4,700 wire transfers to none other than Jeffrey Epstein. That’s not a typo—that’s a Venmo addiction with a felony twist.🤝 Meanwhile, the U.S. and EU are trying to play nice with a

00:56:22

Episode 18: Delete Humanity.exe

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2025/07/26

This week on Ben Kissel Politics, it’s man vs. machine... or maybe man apologizing to machine.🤖 Tech CEOs—who once promised us flying cars and smarter phones—are now nervously biting their fingers as AI starts replacing everything from copywriters to therapists. We unpack their public apologies, doomsday warnings, and the not-so-subtle subtext: "Sorry we built the robot that’s better at your job (and probably your marriage)."🧠 But it’s not all robo-tears. In a rare turn of uplifting

00:46:40

Episode 17: Distraction Day

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2025/07/23

This week on Ben Kissel Politics, we flush away real issues to examine the biggest distractions in Washington's porcelain circus such as bathroom monitors in the military and renaming the Kennedy Center after Melania Trump. Listen in as we try to figure out if any of this is real or just political mad-libs on mushrooms.

00:58:50

Episode 16: MAGA Divorce Court and The Texas Chainsaw...

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2025/07/18

Ben dives into a wild week in American politics: Trump keeps wondering why anyone cares about Epstein, Texas GOP leaders try to draw democracy out of the state entirely, and right-wing media personalities seem to be realizing that maybe—just maybe—Trump isn’t the second coming. From shady coverups to redrawn maps to Fox News giving Trump the cold shoulder, it’s a hot mess of scandal, strategy, and schadenfreude.

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Episode 15: Alabama Hemp and The Epstein List

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2025/07/15

Join Ben Kissel as he discusses the political news of the week. Topics include: The Alabama hemp bill, Trump and Epstein and more!

00:52:03

Episode 14: Political Coinflips and the Roganocracy

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2025/07/13

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Episode 13: Don't Mess With Nebraskans

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2025/07/09

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Episode 12: The July 4th Spectacular

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2025/07/06

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Episode 11: Alligator Alcatraz and No More Water...

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2025/07/01

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Episode 10: Big Win for Zohran Mamdani

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2025/06/28

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Episode 9: AI Propaganda, Iran Ceasefire and Gay Trump

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2025/06/24

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00:53:49

Episode 8: "Hard Pass" on WW3 and Peter Thiel's...

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2025/06/21

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