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
The State Of Congress (w/ Rep. Ro Khanna)
On this week’s episode of Lever Time Premium: David Sirota sits down with Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) for a substantive conversation on the latest congressional developments. First, they discuss Ro’s o…
00:41:55 |
Wed 18 Jan 2023
INSIDE THE STORY: Insurers Are Fighting To Protect Their Medicare Fraud
This mini-episode is part of our Inside The Story series, where we highlight some of The Lever’s original reporting and speak with the journalists who wrote the story. Frank Cappello speaks with Andr…
00:06:28 |
Fri 13 Jan 2023
The Corporate Merger No One’s Talking About
On this week’s episode of Lever Time: Last October, grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons announced they planned to merge and become one of the largest grocery monopolies in the country. To learn what…
00:35:42 |
Wed 11 Jan 2023
INSIDE THE STORY: How Big Pharma Actually Spends Its Massive Profits
This mini-episode is part of our Inside The Story series, where we highlight some of The Lever’s original reporting and speak with the journalists who wrote the story. Frank Cappello speaks with Juli…
00:06:09 |
Fri 06 Jan 2023
How The Airline Industry Became A Living Nightmare
On this week’s episode of Lever Time: After the Southwest Airlines debacle that saw over 2,500 flights canceled and up to a million travelers stranded over the holidays, David Sirota explores how the…
00:44:16 |
Wed 04 Jan 2023
INSIDE THE STORY: The Battle Over The Side-Letter Scam
This mini-episode is part of our Inside The Story series, where we highlight some of The Lever’s original reporting and speak with the journalists who wrote the story. Frank Cappello speaks with Matt…
00:10:11 |
Fri 23 Dec 2022
INSIDE THE STORY: Banks’ Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free Card
This mini-episode is part of our Inside The Story series, where we highlight some of The Lever’s original reporting and speak with the journalists who wrote the story. Frank Cappello speaks with Rebe…
00:08:54 |
Thu 22 Dec 2022
Elon Musk’s Twitter Is The Opposite Of Free Speech
On this week’s episode of Lever Time: In light of Elon Musk’s Twitter flippantly banning journalists last week, David Sirota chats with Producer Frank and Jordan Uhl about the broader implications. I…
00:44:46 |
Wed 21 Dec 2022
INSIDE THE STORY: BlackRock’s Stealth Anti-Climate Agenda
This mini-episode is part of our Inside The Story series, where we highlight some of The Lever’s original reporting and speak with the journalists who wrote the story. Frank Cappello speaks with Rebe…
00:09:59 |
Fri 16 Dec 2022
INSIDE THE STORY: Leonard Leo’s Latest Supreme Court Play
This mini-episode is part of our Lever News series, where we highlight some of The Lever’s original reporting and speak with the journalists who wrote the story. Frank Cappello speaks with Andrew Per…
00:10:48 |
Thu 15 Dec 2022
The Scientific Breakthrough That Could End Climate Change
On this week’s episode of Lever Time: In light of the recent breakthrough in nuclear fusion technology, David Sirota sits down with UK plasma physicist Dr. Arthur Turrell to learn about this “holy gr…
00:30:04 |
Wed 14 Dec 2022
Why Biden Betrayed Railroad Workers
On this week’s episode of Lever Time: David Sirota is joined by New York Times global economics correspondent Peter S. Goodman to explore why President Biden and the Democrats chose to side with rail…
00:49:31 |
Wed 07 Dec 2022
How To Be Funny In 2022 (w/ David Cross)
On this week’s episode of Lever Time: Andrew Perez sits down with Lindsay Owens, executive director of the progressive think tank Groundwork Collaborative, to talk about why the upcoming fight in Con…
01:06:06 |
Wed 30 Nov 2022
Ticketmaster’s Monopoly vs. Taylor Swift Fans
On this week’s episode of Lever Time: David Sirota discusses one of the country’s first-ever dark money disclosure laws passed during the recent midterms — Arizona Proposition 211 — and speaks with f…
01:39:15 |
Wed 23 Nov 2022
Tales From The Crypto
On this week’s episode of Lever Time: Progressive candidates win big! First, Producer Frank chats with The Lever’s Jordan Uhl about his takeaways from attending a recent Congressional Progressive Cau…
01:06:49 |
Wed 16 Nov 2022
The Midterm Shellacking That Never Was (w/ Krystal Ball)
On this week’s episode of Lever Time: It’s the day after the midterm elections! David Sirota and The Lever’s entire reporting staff break down all the key takeaways, including the big progressive win…
01:06:45 |
Thu 10 Nov 2022
BONUS: Live From Pennsylvania — It’s The 2022 Midterms!
On this bonus episode of Lever Time: David Sirota is on the campaign trail tracking key Pennsylvania races in the lead-up to next week’s midterms. First, David interviews Summer Lee, the Democratic c…
00:38:16 |
Thu 03 Nov 2022
The Battle To End Dark Money (w/ Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse)
On this week’s episode of Lever Time: David Sirota is joined by Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, who also serves as the chair of the Democratic Secretaries of State Association. David and J…
01:01:43 |
Wed 02 Nov 2022
Midterm Breakdown (w/ Chris Hayes)
On this week’s episode of Lever Time: David Sirota is joined by MSNBC host Chris Hayes for a deep-dive discussion on this year’s midterm elections, the responsibility of the media in covering unprece…
01:20:31 |
Wed 26 Oct 2022
Meet Wall Street’s Most Corrupt Senate Candidate
On this week’s episode of Lever Time: David Sirota is joined by The Lever’s reporters Julia Rock and Rebecca Burns to discuss recent news, including a climate protest that made international headline…
01:06:39 |
Wed 19 Oct 2022
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