Hopping Mad with Will McLeod & Arliss Bunny
Progressive politics and economics. Will covers political issues from around the world and Arliss does the same for financial news and monetary policy with special emphasis on modern monetary theory. Each week they are joined by a special guest for the interview. Both Will and Arliss are fond of carrots.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 79 minutes
- Episodes
- 113
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2019
8 Myths About Federal Debt
16 May 2019 – I promised you that in our next show I would get into the myths about Federal debt. This is that show. In addition, Will talks about why we should be going into space – for real. Some o…
01:01:32 |
Sat 18 May 2019
It. Never. Ends…Brexit Update, Debt Politics
2 April 2018 – Since I, admittedly, went on and on about debt politics in this episode, I will keep my description very short. Will updates you on the latest on Brexit crazy. May has completely lost …
01:06:38 |
Fri 05 Apr 2019
We Aren’t Dead! Plus Brexit & MMT
12 March 2019 – We are back and we have a lot to say. I begin by explaining why I disappeared into my rabbit hole for so long and I talk a bit about how my process for healing and, hopefully, staying…
01:28:04 |
Tue 19 Mar 2019
ACA Endangered Again – Seriously
30 August 2018 – Because of the holiday we did not have a show planned for Monday but then I noticed a tweet from ACA expert, Charles Gaba (@Charles_Gaba). The ACA is at serious risk again, this time…
00:47:17 |
Fri 31 Aug 2018
Truth vs Zombie Lies About Social Security
27 August 2018 – This week we have Nancy Altman, the President of Social Security Works and the Chair of the Strengthen Social Security Coalition. We are dedicating this entire episode to Nancy’s new…
00:58:34 |
Mon 27 Aug 2018
US Law is Crushing Puerto Rico
20 August 2018 - Will is off today due to a family emergency and our expected interview has been rescheduled so it's just me and I thought I would try to get a jump start on our coming Puerto Rico in…
01:28:48 |
Mon 20 Aug 2018
Steve Grumbine: Truth About Money
13 August 2018 – We were lucky enough to have Steve Grumbine, of Real Progressives, for the entire show. We talked briefly about the recent OH-12 special election and his take on how the Greens impac…
00:57:06 |
Mon 13 Aug 2018
Trade, Peace, and Youtube
7/30/2018 - Media often speaks of trade as if it is partitioned off from the rest of US interests including many major areas like national security, human rights and climate. Of course, these things …
01:20:39 |
Mon 30 Jul 2018
MIA in US Media (Almost)
23 June 2018 - We are back (and trying to stay that way.) This is a grab bag show covering a number of international issues which are getting only cursory coverage by US media (for obvious reasons.) …
01:35:00 |
Mon 23 Jul 2018
Action! Amanda Werner on Nielsen Protest
25 June 2018 - We are back from hiatus with Amanda Werner (@wamandajd), leader of the action at the Mexican restaurant in DC which sent DHS Secretary Kirsjen Nielsen scuttling for cover like a cockro…
00:56:28 |
Mon 25 Jun 2018
How to Talk About Suicide: Dan Reidenberg
14 May 2018 – This past week, with the suicide of Frightened Rabbit frontman, Scott Hutchison, media and, well, all of us, once again came up against how best to talk about suicide and best practices…
00:58:42 |
Mon 14 May 2018
Revised! Nathan Tankus: Defending Job Guarantee (Includes Extra Mad)
Update: The original episode released this morning did not contain the extended interview. We've corrected that this evening.
7 May 2018 - Job Guarantee remains the talk of the Twitter town (nest?) …
01:43:52 |
Mon 07 May 2018
Nathan Tankus: Defending Job Guarantee
7 May 2018 – Job Guarantee remains the talk of the Twitter town (nest?) as well as some mainstream media. Critics have been vocal and a core of MMT thought leaders have been guiding the response to t…
01:02:07 |
Mon 07 May 2018
Steve Attewell: the history of Job Guarantee
30 April 2018 – As I was flying through my Twitter stream this week, dipping in here and there to read all the many job guarantee (JG) tweets, I came across a thread, by Dr. Steven Attewell (@stevena…
01:37:06 |
Mon 30 Apr 2018
Inherent Contempt: Not Just Another Pretty Statute
23 April 2018 – Everyone is talking about the Comey memos and I think I’m about over it BUT I have been curious about how Congress and the Justice Department both run investigations in parallel witho…
01:16:38 |
Mon 23 Apr 2018
Dems Dangerous Debt Dance with Bluegal
16 April 2018 - There comes a time in every federal budget cycle when I have to find a way to talk about debt and, specifically, the Dems dangerous debt dance. This time I decided to switch things up…
01:20:13 |
Mon 16 Apr 2018
Jim Harper – SOS Candidate; Elections & Census
9 April 2018 – Democrats are finally learning that Secretaries of State are more critical than even governors in state elections so we are lucky to have elections expert and Indiana State Democratic …
00:57:59 |
Mon 09 Apr 2018
Trade & Tariffs (Rebroadcast)
4 April 2018 - Due to the holiday weekend we do not have a new show this week. This is a rebroadcast of a special mid-week combined Hopping Mad and Irreverent Testimony entirely focused on trade. Tra…
01:20:36 |
Mon 02 Apr 2018
Marlon Bundo & Space
In these days of increasing uncertainty, self-care gets to be more important. Toward that end, Will and I did a lightweight show this week. We dramatize the pearly gates meeting between Saint Peter a…
00:55:56 |
Mon 26 Mar 2018
Sooooo – this is interesting…
19 March 2018 – There have been a lot of things which Will and I have been wanting to talk about and we get into it. Ask yourself the following questions: Is Vanessa Trump’s filing for divorce reall…
01:15:23 |
Mon 19 Mar 2018
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