Lever Time
From LeverNews.com — Lever Time is the flagship podcast from the investigative news outlet The Lever. Hosted by award-winning journalist, Oscar-nominated writer, and Bernie Sanders' 2020 speechwriter David Sirota, Lever Time features exclusive reporting from The Lever’s newsroom, high-profile guest interviews, and expert analysis from the sharpest minds in media and politics.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 200
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Biden's Marijuana Plan: The Good, The Bad, And The Corporate Interests
On this week’s episode of Lever Time: On this week’s episode of Lever Time Premium: Joel Warner speaks with attorney and drug policy expert Shaleen Title about Joe Biden’s recent announcement on mari…
00:54:07 |
Wed 12 Oct 2022
Billionaires Are Preparing For The Apocalypse — And You’re Not Invited (w/ Douglas Rushkoff)
On this week’s episode of Lever Time: David is joined by comedian Dave Anthony and screenwriter Josh Olson, hosts of the Lever’s new “educational” podcast, The Audit. David, Dave, and Josh break down…
01:03:57 |
Wed 05 Oct 2022
Dems' Broken Pipe(line) Dreams (w/ Sen. Brian Schatz)
On this week’s episode of Lever Time: David Sirota is joined by Andrew Perez and Jacobin staff writer Luke Savage to analyze a moment of open corruption during a House committee meeting (1:57), discu…
01:00:17 |
Wed 28 Sep 2022
Ron DeSantis' Worst Nightmare (w/ Charlie Crist)
On this week’s episode of Lever Time: David is joined by New York Times’ global economics correspondent Peter S. Goodman and Labor Notes reporter Jonah Furman to break down the looming railroad worke…
00:56:19 |
Wed 21 Sep 2022
The NFL Is A Political Weapon (w/ Dave Zirin)
On this week’s episode of Lever Time: David Sirota is joined by The Lever’s Andrew Perez and ProPublica’s Andy Kroll, who break down their follow-up reporting on Barre Seid, the secretive Chicago bil…
00:59:53 |
Wed 14 Sep 2022
Amazon And Starbucks Finally Feel The Heat
On this week’s episode of Lever Time Premium: David Sirota discusses Joe Biden’s recent comments on what he considers the biggest threat to American democracy (2:35); Julia Rock breaks down her repor…
00:50:03 |
Wed 07 Sep 2022
“Let Them Eat Student Debt” (w/ Astra Taylor & Marshall Steinbaum)
On this week’s episode of Lever Time: David Sirota is joined by The Lever’s Andrew Perez and Matthew Cunningham-Cook to discuss Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan and dissect the internet’s obsessi…
01:15:19 |
Wed 31 Aug 2022
Exposing The Biggest Political Donation In U.S. History
On this week’s episode of Lever Time: David Sirota breaks down The Lever’s blockbuster story detailing the largest political donation in U.S. history — $1.6 billion — and how that money found its way…
01:08:13 |
Wed 24 Aug 2022
Who Fact Checks The Fact Checkers?
On this week’s episode of Lever Time: David Sirota and Andrew Perez discuss Andrew’s recent investigative reporting on the Washington Post’s fact checker, which led WaPo to issue a correction (2:10).…
01:08:56 |
Wed 17 Aug 2022
Who Do Democrats Actually Work For?
On this week’s episode of Lever Time Premium: The Lever’s staff discuss the Democratic party’s favorite constituents: the Private Equity industry (3:16). Then, Julia Rock and Producer Frank sit down …
01:11:09 |
Wed 10 Aug 2022
This One Election Could End Democracy (also, Susan Sarandon On Being Liberals' Scapegoat)
On this week’s episode of Lever Time: David speaks with New York Times columnist David Wallace-Wells about the strengths and weaknesses of Democrats’ surprise climate deal (10:20). He then talks to J…
01:36:35 |
Wed 03 Aug 2022
How Corporations Can Put You In Jail (w/ Steven Donziger)
On this week’s episode of Lever Time Premium: In the midst of a global heatwave, David discusses Biden’s pattern of inaction (2:20). Next, David speaks with journalist Laura Krantz about her new narr…
01:03:48 |
Wed 27 Jul 2022
Chris Smalls Is Having A #HotLaborSummer (w/ Chris Smalls)
On this week’s episode of Lever Time: David speaks with historian Harvey Kaye and journalist Robert Kuttner about how Joe Biden will need to “go big” with his policy proposals in order to salvage his…
01:28:20 |
Wed 13 Jul 2022
How America Legalized Corruption
On this week’s episode of Lever Time: David speaks with Democratic strategist Mark Longabaugh about what a potential Biden 2024 presidential run could mean for the future of the Democratic Party (7:4…
01:22:26 |
Wed 06 Jul 2022
The Man Who Bought The Supreme Court
After this past week’s barrage of devastating Supreme Court decisions, we’re doing a SCOTUS deep-dive. First, David is joined by The Lever’s Andrew Perez to discuss his recent piece about the conserv…
01:18:12 |
Wed 29 Jun 2022
The Social Security Chopping Block
On this week’s episode of Lever Time: David speaks with Alex Lawson, the executive director of Social Security Works, to discuss Lindsey Graham’s recent comments on entitlement reform and whether the…
01:02:28 |
Wed 22 Jun 2022
The Fed Hates You
On this week’s episode of Lever Time: David exposes the major problem with the January 6 hearings and how they may result in a better outcome for Republicans than Democrats (2:42). Then he’s joined b…
01:22:03 |
Wed 15 Jun 2022
America’s Top Gun Problem
On this week’s episode of Lever Time: David is joined by author and professor Roger Stahl to discuss the “military-entertainment complex” as it relates to the recent success of Top Gun: Maverick (3:1…
01:22:59 |
Wed 08 Jun 2022
There's No Duty To Protect (also, Judd Apatow on George Carlin)
On the inaugural episode of Lever Time, David speaks with civil rights lawyer and founder of Civil Rights Corps, Alec Karakatsanis, about how police in the US are not legally obligated to protect its…
01:19:31 |
Wed 01 Jun 2022
Trailer: Lever Time with David Sirota
Coming soon — it's Lever Time! Hosted by award-winning journalist David Sirota, Lever Time is the flagship podcast from the investigative news outlet The Lever. This is the trailer for that podcast. …
00:00:50 |
Fri 13 May 2022
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