NewsPolitics

Time To Say Goodbye

A podcast about politics, culture, fishing, surfing and some other stuff with Jay Caspian Kang and Tyler Austin Harper

goodbye.substack.com

Play

Open in

21 episodes
weekly
Avg 1 hr 18 min
English

Episodes 21

Newest Oldest Longest

All20 Unplayed20 In progress0 Played0

Counted on this page — what you have heard stays on this device, so it is not something the list can be paged by.

Wednesday · 1 hr 20 min
ANDY LIU RETURNS to talk China Shock 2.0 and the Robot Olympics
Hello! Today, we have the emotional return of Andy Liu, one of the founding hosts of the podcast, fresh from his trip to China. We talk China Shock 2.0, how to think about the country’s high tech makeover, the hilarious robot olympics, and how the average Chinese worker thinks about the country’s new frontier. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe
August 20 · 1 hr 15 min
Trump’s Korean War Games with Van Jackson
Hello! Today, we talk about Trump’s kinda weird and ultimately wishy-washy war games with South Korea, what it means about his relationship to the north and a whole lot of history with Van Jackson, an Associate Professor at Victoria University of Wellington, where he specializes in peace studies and the class politics of geopolitics. He is also host of The Un-Diplomatic Podcast, and author of The Un-Diplomatic Newsletter. I really enjoyed this pod because of something Van asked in his substack: What good are US Troops in Korea? He answers that question for us, drawing on his former life as what’s known as a Korea Hand in the Obama Pentagon and how he made a turn to the left and anti-imperialist politics. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe
August 12 · 1 hr 9 min
The Last Time We'll Ever Talk about College and the Rise of the Downwardly Mobile Middle Class
Hello! Today, we talk about Tyler’s big article in the Atlantic about his experiences as a college professor and why he left. A lot of talk about the economic precarity that a lot of professors feel these days and some spirited back and forth and disagreement for those of you who complain we agree too much. (actually nobody really says this but I imagine some of you do think this) And then we talk about the rise of the Subaru Socialists and how we make sense of this powerful group in American politics. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe
August 6 · 1 hr 14 min
Francesca Hong and the Media's Addiction to 2020 Tweet Narratives
Hello! Today, we talk about Abdul El-Sayed’s win in Michigan, how the center probably won’t win it’s “but the margin of victory was smaller than the polls said it would be” gambit and Kang rants about the media’s obsession with 2020 tweets and the concern trolling way in which it consistently has missed the bigger data center story when it comes to Francesca Hong. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe
July 29 · 1 hr 14 min
What's Happening with Abdul El-Sayed, How to Poll in Low Trust Times, and the Youth Vote with Adam Carlson
Hello! Today our guest is Adam Carlson, the founding partner of Zenith Research and a pollster who has worked for Democratic candidates and organizations for over a decade. We talk about the big race in Michigan, why certain races captivate the public’s attention, what the El-Sayed race says about the Democratic establishment, and where we’re going with the Democratic Tea Party moment. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe
July 22 · 1 hr 16 min
World Cup as Politics, Who is Troy Jackson, and Tyler's Week on Twitter
Hello! Today we talk about the worldwide online hate for Argentina, the World Cup as politics in the online age, the new senate hopeful from Maine who might just be a better version of Graham Platner, especially for the general, and then we break our rule (once) and talk a bit about college professors. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe
July 8 · 1 hr 23 min
How DSA Won with Grace Mausser
Today we talk to Grace Mausser is Co-Chair of New York City DSA, the largest chapter of DSA with over 15,000 members. She has worked on dozens of democratic socialists campaigns in New York, building robust canvassing operations, creating broad left coalitions, and raising millions of dollars from grassroots donors. We talk about Graham Platner, vetting candidates, the need for organizations on the left, what socialists should do when they actually have some wins, a lot about Zohran, and a really interesting conversation about what really matters to voters and what does not. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe
July 1 · 1 hr 19 min
The Left Tea Party wins again in Colorado and the right freaks out over birthright citizenship
Hello! Today we talk about Melat Kiros’s resounding win in Colorado over a 30 year incumbent, Israel as the wedge issue in places other than New York City, and the right’s freakout over the SCOTUS decision on birthright citizenship. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe
June 24 · 1 hr 9 min
LET'S TALK WORLD CUP with Patrick Hultgren
Hello! This week, we have back on our World Cup and War Correspondent Patrick Hultgren to talk about sportswashing, why the USMNT hasn’t traditionally captured the public’s imagination, at least when compared to the women’s team, youth soccer in America and what Landon Donovan said, and the politics of patriotism about a sport we claim we don’t care about all that much in the States. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe
June 17 · 1 hr 16 min
How Old People Got all the Power with Samuel Moyn
Hello! This week we have on Sam Moyn, a professor at Yale Law School and the author of the new book Gerontocracy in America: How the Old are Hoarding Power and What to do about it. We talk about how the elderly exercise their political and financial power in the country and explore some of the ideas in this book about how to get more money and political power into the hands of the young. This is a fun, heated conversation with a lot of compelling ideas and takes so please give it a listen. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe
June 11 · 1 hr 31 min
Subaru Socialism in the LA Mayoral Election and Graham Platner's future
Hello! Today, we talk about the LA Mayoral election, what to think of the population of professional upper middle class voters who seem to be the new vanguard of left economic policies, and we talk a whole lot about Graham Platner’s latest scandal, his big victory, and what populism means in 2026. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe
June 3 · 1 hr 28 min
The Corruption is the Point. Also, we talk Graham Platner's latest scandal
Hello! Today we talk about Trump’s endless and incorrigible corruption, the steady stealing of taxpayer dollars into weird slush funds, and we talk about Graham' Platner’s latest scandal and whether we might now have too much smoke to just ignore. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe
May 27 · 1 hr 13 min
Will the Robots take over College? And Why We Feel Bummed about A.I.
Hello! Today, we talk about A.I. (again) but mostly about what we feel might be lost in a future where everyone is writing A.I. papers and turning in A.I. work and emailing each other in friendly A.I.- ese. Is it a new problem or is it just a breaking point of a digital life where so much of our human interactions have been farmed out to one robot or another? And Jay talks about his fake writer AI game he made, which you should definitely try out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe
May 20 · 1 hr 8 min
An AI Bot (allegedly) wins a Literary Prize, Thomas Massie loses a race, and WaPo's new video stars
Hello! Today we’re talking about the controversy over at Granta, who published a story from the winner of the Commonwealth Prize that appears, at least right now, to be written by AI. We talk about why this is kinda funny but also obviously distressing and whether writers should be experimenting with AI. We also talk about Thomas Massie’s election loss last night and the new crop of short form video that’s been coming out of the Washington Post and why it’s probably worse than AI slop. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe
May 13 · 1 hr 10 min
The Big Fishing Episode
Hello! This week we have a fun, off-beat episode for you about fishing. Why does Tyler put on a wetsuit and go float around in rip currents to find some rock to squat on and fish? What are ethics of this sport? What land use issues effect it? Why is the future hope of the Democratic Party all these new Gen-Z Birders? We talk about all this with our guest Jerry Audet, the managing editor of the fishing magazine Surfcaster’s Journal and the co-host of the Surfcast Podcast. His writing and photography has appeared in just about every fishing publication you can name. And he is the author of Hooked, an anthology of fresh and saltwater gamefish. Most importantly he is one of the best surf fisherman in the country. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe
May 6 · 1 hr 22 min
The Big Data Center in the Sky with Aaron Regunberg
This week we are talking Data Centers, an intra-left fight in Jacobin over how to effectively harness or block AI from taking over everything, and the politics of physical space. Our guest to talk about all this is Aaron Regunberg, a progressive organizer and former Rhode Island state representative. Aaron writes regularly in The New Republic, among other outlets, and we’re having him on today to discuss a piece he recently wrote for Jacobin about the data center moratorium movement. He also co-hosts the Fighting Fascism podcast, which you should check out! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe
April 29 · 1 hr
Another Assassination Attempt, Kang Ballroom Theory, and Kill Switches in Cars
Hello! Today, we talk about the assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents Dinner, our continued descent into conspiracy world, and the amazing quickness with which Trump world turned it all into a handout for the President’s ballroom project. We also talk about a new law that will put AI-enabled sensors in cars to stop people from drunk driving and the civil liberties implications. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe
April 22 · 1 hr 26 min
How Many Americans Believe the Trump Assassination Attempt was Fake?
Hello! Today, it’s just the two of us talking about Ivy Day, the online meme where kids share whether they got into Ivy League schools, the downfall of Eric Swalwell, and Joyce Carol Oates’s interesting tweets this past week about the Butler, Pa. assassination attempt on Donald Trump, which came after polling was released that showed an increasing number of Republicans believe it was all staged. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe
April 15 · 1 hr 18 min
The Rage of the Downwardly Mobile College Graduate with Noam Scheiber
Hello! Today we have on Noam Scheiber of the New York Times to talk about his new book, Mutiny: The Rise of Revolt of the College-Educated Working Class. We talk about the rise of unions at Starbucks, Amazon, Hollywood, and in digital newsrooms and what to make of this post-Bernie flood of left politics that feels both extremely present now as evidenced by the election of Zohran and also something that can now be dissected and discussed. Really good episode and very good book that we highly recommend! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe
April 8 · 1 hr 38 min
Old Media, Same as the New Media with Sara Yasin
Hello! This week, we have a long-ranging talk with Sara Yasin, a journalist and editor who helped oversee the growth of BuzzFeed News and then worked as the managing editor of the Los Angeles Times. Today, Sara is the editor-in-chief of The Key, a magazine published by the Palestine Festival of Literature. She talks with us about her journey through new and old media, how to navigate the moment when your mere existence becomes a problem in a newsroom, and a whole lot more. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodbye.substack.com/subscribe

Showing 1–20 of 21 episodes