Lever Time with David Sirota offers an independent voice in political media. The podcast strives to be an unbiased, factual news outlet. It provides an analysis of issues that large media outlets usually ignore. Some of these topics include gun laws, fact-checking the media, and political donations.
Host David Sirota's mission is to hold the people in power to account. He interviews experts in media and politics. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortes and progressive leader Nina Turner appear on the podcast. Other notable guests include comedian David Cross and AI expert Dr. Max Tegmark. The interviews are informative, often offering different views.
The Lever Time host has decades of experience in both politics and journalism. Sirota worked as a manager, political spokesperson, and strategist for several campaigns. He also is a part of pop culture. Sirota was a childhood friend of The Goldbergs creator Adam F. Goldberg. So the show created a recurring character named David Sirota" based on him.
As a journalist, Sirota has a column in The Guardian and The Nation. He also edits the socialist magazine Jacobin. Sirota's books include Hostile Takeover, The Uprising, and Back to Our Future. In 2020, he created the media outlet The Lever. Sirota uses it to promote progressive opinions and political criticism. The podcast continues this vital work.
The interviews on Lever Time help listeners understand politics better. For example, Sirota speaks to Douglas Rushkoff about billionaires. The media theorist explains how the wealthiest people are preparing for the end of the world. In another episode, the host talks to drug policy expert Shaleen Title. The two explain Biden's marijuana decriminalization and reform plan. They also discuss the corporations that might benefit from these new laws. Other episodes explore the Ticketmaster monopoly, climate change science, and big pharma.
New episodes of Lever Time with David Sirota come out on Thursdays.
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