Left Reckoning

Fmr. The Michael Brooks Show crew Matt Lech & David Griscom work to cover & build a strong, popular, working-class rooted, no BS Socialist Left. With a special focus on the international struggle and Texas, the South, & the West. The weekly show is live on Youtube @ 2:30 ET/1:30 CT!

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20 episodes
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Episodes20

Newest first

Elon Against The Economist ft. RM Brown
Get the Sunday Shows at patreon.com/leftreckoning Youtube's RM Brown joins us once again, this time to react to Elon Musk's car crash interview with the EIC of The Economist. Check out RM Brown's channel at: https://www.youtube.com/@rmbrown5736
Tuesday · 45 min
Jasmine Crockett Distraction Continues in Texas & a Socialist Talks to the NY Times
Get the Sunday Show and keep Left Reckoning going:patreon.com/leftreckoningMatt and David discuss a big fat cynical identity politics gift being delivered for the Texas GOP by Jasmine Crockett and her dead-enders.Also, Bhaskar Sunkara joined Ross Douthat to discuss socialism in America. Also, we look back at some timely Michael Brooks wisdom.
July 21 · 47 min
Who Pays for Free Soccer & The Big Bend Wall Boondoggle
On today's Left Reckoning, Shawn Fain fights back against an inappropriately Zionist fed monitor that's harassing the UAW after they joined calls for a ceasefire in gaza. Support Left Reckoning and get the Sunday Show at patreon.com/leftreckoning Ishmael Johnson (@IshmaelRJohnson) of the Dallas Morning News joins us to discuss his series on the costs and affordability of youth sports. Read here: https://www.dallasnews.com/high-school-sports/soccer/article/financial-hurdles-youth-sports-highlighted-d-fw-s-22286275.php Then, Sam Karas of the Big Bend Sentinel joins us to talk about the idiocy of the push to build a border wall in Big Bend. Support the Big Bend Sentinel: https://bigbendsentinel.com/
July 14 · 1 hr 13 min
New Serious Platner Allegations & the Sorrow of McMorrow ft. Emma Vigeland
Note: Spotify copyright censored the Haley Stevens clip around 38 minutes in so it has been truncated here. Support the show and get the weekly members' only Sunday Show at patreon.com/leftreckoningThe Majority Report's Emma Vigeland joins LR once again to break down the state of the Maine and Michigan senate races.
July 8 · 55 min
Least Believable People Make Promise To America, Right Rises Again in Colombia
Get the Sunday Shows at patreon.com/leftreckoningMatt and David watch the Sunday Show appearance by Zohran Mamdani responding to a familiar foreign policy question as well as a Problem Solver Manifesto.Them, David talks to Juan David Rojas about his piece "A second Milei rises in Colombia"Read Juan David Rojas piece in Unherd here: https://unherd.com/2026/06/a-second-milei-rises-in-colombia/?edition=us
June 30 · 1 hr 3 min
Jasmine Crockett's Sad Turn & the Secret White Elite Cabal Running St. Louis
Support Left Reckoning and get the weekly members-only Sunday Show at patreon.com/leftreckoning Jasmine Crockett is getting petty in the run up to the Texas Senate race.But first, Devin Thomas O'Shea returns to the program to discuss his excellent new book "The Veiled Prophet: Secret Societies, White Supremacy, and the Struggle for St. Louis"https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/2770-the-veiled-prophet
June 23 · 1 hr 17 min
Trump threw a gladiator fight at the White House & TX GOP goes full on crazy
Trump turned the White House South Lawn into a UFC cage for his 80th birthday — a gladiator spectacle dubbed Freedom 250, with $1.5 million ringside seats and a crowd he handpicked himself. David sits down with Ben Case — writer, organizer, and former pro Muay Thai fighter — to get at what the fights are really about: private equity, tech billionaires, and the Saudi government quietly consolidating control over all of combat sports, with Trump as the would-be emperor cashing in (he even bought TKO stock first).Plus, up top: the Texas GOP convention, where delegates told lifelong Muslim Republicans to convert to Christianity or leave the country, an elephant marched for "Don't Sharia Our Texas," and the lunatic fringe finished becoming the party.And lastly, David sits down with working-class candidate Eon Huntley, who is running a democratic socialist campaign in NYC!Ben Case: https://jacobin.com/2026/06/ufc-freedom-trump-white-saudisEon Huntley Campaign: https://eonforassembly.com/Support Left Reckoning and get the Sunday shows: patreon.com/leftreckoningNew here? Subscribe and hit the bell — it genuinely helps us keep doing this.Twitter: @LeftReckoning / @davidgriscom / @MattLech
June 16 · 55 min
Sam Harris Denial Meditation, PBD Outclassed & Socialism in Harlem ft. Conrad Blackburn
Matt and David check in on an old (un)favorite in Sam Harris and his clinically hysterical way of denying atrocities. Then, socialist Conrad Blackburn talks about running for State Assembly in Harlem. Finally, Mehdi Hasan embarrasses Patrick Bet-David.Support Left Reckoning and get the Sunday Show at Patreon.com/leftreckoningEarly voting in Harlem starts June 13th conradforharlem.com
June 9 · 1 hr 12 min
Teaser - Sunday Show: The Chris Smalls Debate
Get the full episode on Patreon here David and Matt wade into the heated Chris Smalls/Amazon Labor Union discourse prompted by this recent review of his upcoming book in Jacobin: https://jacobin.com/2026/06/smalls-amazon-labor-organizing-celebrity
June 7 · 6 min
Norm Finkelstein is Right; Delaney Hall ICE Horror & Awful Israel Day Parade ft. @orangefreddyg
Support the show at patreon.com/leftreckoning and get our weekly Sunday Show. Matt and David weigh in on the accusations of betrayal and purity-testing being levelled at Norm Finkelstein by certain parts of the media-fixated left.Then, @orangefreddyg joins Matt to discuss pressing issues in the NY/NJ area, including a Israeli war criminal inclusive zionist klan rally in NYC, a detention center being protested for hellish conditions in NJ, and some socialist campaigns to watch for in the city.
June 2 · 1 hr 1 min
Look Who's Happy About Hasan's Subpoena & Vibecession Redux
Support Left Reckoning at Patreon.com/leftreckoningAnnie Lowrey brings the Bidenomics vibecession argument back and the lib stats nerds can't help advertising their incomprehension. Also, Jasmine Crockett is uh busy.
May 26 · 52 min
AOC's Revolution Take & California Dreaming ft. Ron Placone
Get the weekly Sunday Show and support Matt and David at Patreon.com/leftreckoning Matt and David discuss AOC's take on the American Revolution before Ron Placone joins Matt to discuss AI cluelessness, Zohran, and politics in California .Check out Ron's Work here: https://linktr.ee/ronplacone and his tour dates here: https://www.ronplacone.com/shows-1
May 19 · 55 min
Florida's Failing ICE Economy & AI Graduation Speech Meltdown ft. Thomas Kennedy
Subscribe and get the Sunday Shows at patreon.com/leftreckoning Thomas Kennedy joins us once again to discuss the state of the Florida economy, immigration crackdown, and political situation. Also, AOC talks billionaires. Follow Thomas' work: https://linktr.ee/tomaskenn https://wawlt.com/
May 12 · 1 hr 14 min
Daily Wire Layoffs, Who Owns the NBA & Engaging Tucker ft. Emma Vigeland
Get the member's only Sunday Show and support Left Reckoning at https://patreon.com/leftreckoning Emma joins Matt and David once again to talk about the appearing on television, the middle east, Tucker vying for Graham Platner's attention, and PBD's assessment of the Daily Wire layoffs.
May 5 · 1 hr 8 min
Russell Brand's Still Got Issues & Doctors Against Genocide ft. Dr. Salman Khan
Support Left Reckoning and get the Sunday Show every week at Patreon.com/leftreckoning.On today's show, Dr. Salman Khan joins us to talk about what he observed in his time working in Gaza as Israel continues it's genocidal campaign during the so-called "ceasefire".Check out Dr Khan's writing on his time in Gaza:https://salmaninpalestine.wordpress.com/2026/04/11/an-infectious-disease-doctors-reflections-from-gaza/Also, David Cross gets lectured about Zohran by Bill Maher, Russell Brand's life implodes on Piers Morgan, and an update on the source behind Texas State University's un-American firing of professor Idris Robinson.
April 28 · 59 min
The Pink Pill & Killing Socrates ft. Kylie Cheung & Matt McManus
Support LR and get the Sunday Show at patreon.com/leftreckoning Great show today folks: First, author Matt McManus joins us once again to discuss his new piece in Liberal Currents, "The Right Wants You Stupid," about the long history, up to Charlie Kirk, of conservative intellectuals cultivating ignorance and bigotry.https://www.liberalcurrents.com/the-right-wants-you-stupid/ Then, Kylie Cheung joins us again to discuss two recent pieces, the first on the "pink pill pipeline" and how celebrity content is being used as a trojan horse for a massively unpopular right wing agenda. Then, her response to zionist accusations that critics of Israel don't care about sexual violence. Pink Pill:https://jessica.substack.com/p/how-celebrity-smear-campaigns-are Zionist propaganda:https://kylietcheung.substack.com/p/the-liberal-zionists-equating-support
April 21 · 58 min
100 Days In Zohran's NYC & Saving Texas From the Datacenter Menace
Support the show and get our Sunday Show at patreon.com/leftreckoningMatt and David reflect on Zohran's 100 days in office and recall some of the hysterical fearmongering about what his victory would mean. Also, Clayton Tucker is running for Ag Commissioner in Texas, a position relevant not only to farmers but anyone who want to stop tech from draining America's water and wasting its electricity.Check out Clayton's campaign athttps://www.claytontuckertx.com/Order The Myth of Red Texas - https://orbooks.com/catalog/the-myth-of-red-texas/See David on book tour: New Orleans, LA Friday, April 17th, 6pmThe Garden District Book Shopwith Nathan Robinson (Current Affairs) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/david-griscom-tickets-1985456590108?aff=oddtdtcreatorAustin, TX Thursday, May 7th, 6pmAlienated Majesty - https://alienatedmajestybooks.com/events/4737120260507
April 17 · 1 hr 9 min
The Ludicrous Wartime Hasan Panic & Bursting 'The Bulwark's' Bubble
Support the show and get our Sunday Show at patreon.com/leftreckoningMatt and David have choice words for The Bulwark's Sarah Longwell and antipolitical tendencies on the left and center. Also, David talks to Steve Early and David Marshall about organizing veterans for the Left.
April 7 · 1 hr 29 min
Sunday Show Teaser
Short clip from our discussion on AOC's committment not to support funding for "defensive" weapons to Israel. Get the full Sunday Show every week at https://www.patreon.com/leftreckoning
April 5 · 6 min
Rob Schneider Saves CPAC, Trump Hands It To China ft. RM Brown
IT'S IN THE BIBLE. Welcome to a very special episode of Left Reckoning with our good friend RM Brown, who helps us break down the loonies and the zany in a way only a proper newsman can do. Plus David & Matt talk about the new excerpt from The Myth of Red Texas published in the Nation. Nation Piece: https://www.thenation.com/article/society/the-myth-of-red-texas-excerpt/ Order The Myth of Red Texas - https://orbooks.com/catalog/the-myth-of-red-texas/ See David on book tour Dallas, TX Wednesday, April 1st, 7pm Wild Detectives - https://thewilddetectives.com/events/the-myth-of-red-texas-with-david-griscom/ San Antonio, TX Thursday, April 9th, 6pm 120 Adams Street https://www.instagram.com/p/DWRRISylm1g/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D New Orleans, LA Friday, April 17th, 6pm The Garden District Book Shop with Nathan Robinson (Current Affairs) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/david-griscom-tickets-1985456590108?aff=oddtdtcreator Austin, TX Thursday, May 7th, 6pm Alienated Majesty - https://alienatedmajestybooks.com/events/4737120260507 support the show and get the weekly Sunday Show at https://www.patreon.com/c/leftreckoning Check out RM's channel: https://www.youtube.com/@rmbrown5736
April 1 · 1 hr 14 min

Left Reckoning

Elon Against The Economist ft. RM Brown

Jasmine Crockett Distraction Continues in Texas & a Socialist Talks to the NY Times

Who Pays for Free Soccer & The Big Bend Wall Boondoggle

New Serious Platner Allegations & the Sorrow of McMorrow ft. Emma Vigeland

Least Believable People Make Promise To America, Right Rises Again in Colombia

Jasmine Crockett's Sad Turn & the Secret White Elite Cabal Running St. Louis

Trump threw a gladiator fight at the White House & TX GOP goes full on crazy

Sam Harris Denial Meditation, PBD Outclassed & Socialism in Harlem ft. Conrad Blackburn

Teaser - Sunday Show: The Chris Smalls Debate

Norm Finkelstein is Right; Delaney Hall ICE Horror & Awful Israel Day Parade ft. @orangefreddyg ​

Look Who's Happy About Hasan's Subpoena & Vibecession Redux

AOC's Revolution Take & California Dreaming ft. Ron Placone

Florida's Failing ICE Economy & AI Graduation Speech Meltdown ft. Thomas Kennedy

Daily Wire Layoffs, Who Owns the NBA & Engaging Tucker ft. Emma Vigeland

Russell Brand's Still Got Issues & Doctors Against Genocide ft. Dr. Salman Khan

The Pink Pill & Killing Socrates ft. Kylie Cheung & Matt McManus

100 Days In Zohran's NYC & Saving Texas From the Datacenter Menace

The Ludicrous Wartime Hasan Panic & Bursting 'The Bulwark's' Bubble

Sunday Show Teaser

Rob Schneider Saves CPAC, Trump Hands It To China ft. RM Brown

Norm Finkelstein is Right; Delaney Hall ICE Horror & Awful Israel Day Parade ft. @orangefreddyg