Krystal Kyle & Friends

Ben Meiselas of MeidasTouch joins us to discuss his new book WTF America?! and the potential major victories for Democrats in the upcoming midterms.

The Bulwark writer Tim Miller joins us for a debate about whether centrists are trying to undermine the left during the primaries and beyond.

Featuring Richard Ojeda, Dem nominee for NC-09, this week's conversation focuses on Democrats breaking into Republican strongholds during the midterm election cycle (plus, some discussion of Trump's record as a pro-war president).

Vaush rejoins KK&F to discuss the standout debate performances of Democratic Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed and Jon Ossoff.

Touré returns to KK&F for a discussion of Nikole Hannah-Jones' recent article for the New York Times about her decision to send her daughter to a low-income public school, and what it tells us about systemic racism and elitism in the NYC public school system.

Mike Prysner, executive director of the Center on Conscience and War, joins us to talk about the members of the U.S. military who are turning on Trump.

Independent journalist Camila Lourdes Galarza joins us to unpack Trump's reign of terror in Latin America.

Gil Durán rejoins the show to talk about his incredible research and powerful story of how right-wing tech grifters have grabbed hold of our democracy and are threatening to strip it for parts.

Garrison Lovely rejoins KK&F to discuss the Hugging Face hack and the possibility of the AI takeover in our future. 

Kyle talks to Gavin & Zac of The Vanguard about early speculation on the 2028 presidential election and the firestorm surrounding Hasan's recent remarks on Zionism.

Wajahat Ali, writer of The Left Hook on Substack, joins the show to discuss Angie Nixon's victory in Florida's Democratic primary race for the Senate, plus the far-right coalition supporting the Trump presidency.

Oliver Larkin, democratic socialist candidate for FL-25, joins us to discuss his campaign -- which could be the next shock socialist victory!

Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson helps us unpack Abdul El-Sayed's victory in the Michigan Dem primary and discuss what it means for the future of the party.

In our conversation with journalist Rania Khalek of BreakThrough News, we discuss Trump's far-reaching intimidation campaign against the independent media outlets exposing his crimes.

Charles Booker, Kentuckian politician currently running for the U.S. Senate, joins the pod to discuss his campaign and weigh in on the question on everybody's mind: Is Mitch McConnell dead?

This episode of KK&F finds us talking with political commentator Joy Reid about her political journey and the dead ends present in the Democratic Party.

Historian and writer David Griscom shows us the past and future of a leftist Texas.

We're joined by Gil Durán, author of the forthcoming book The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy, for conversation about the tech overlords taking over American politics.

Journalist Murtaza Hussain joins us to discuss the Iran deal that’s on the brink of collapse.

We chat with journalist Garrison Lovely about the SpaceX IPO and Elon’s new coup as the world’s first trillionaire.

Will Sommer joins us to unpack the latest right-wing flame wars.

We dissect Trump's dictator psychology with New York University's Professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat, an expert in the history of fascism.

Young Don joins us to talk about the midterms, Trump’s suit and settlement with the IRS, the Rogansphere’s abandonment of Trump, and more.

Is Elon actually a Nazi? Who are the worst MAGA sellouts? Who are the biggest degenerates? We get into these questions with former MAGA influencer Ashley St. Clair.

Ryan Grim returns to the podcast for a discussion of the effects of Trump's Iran war on the Gulf Arab states, and of Israel's power to derail peace negotiations.

Adam Johnson of Citations Needed podcast joins the show to discuss his new book on the  media's involvement in the destruction of Gaza, How to Sell a Genocide.

Tehran University's Professor Marandi exposes Epstein's class war crimes and tells us why Trump's war on Iran is a failure.

We talk to special guest Toure about the new war crimes the U.S. is threatening Iran with.

Murtaza Hussain of Drop Site News joins us to discuss the fake ceasefire in Iran and the endless war Trump has created.

We talk to organizer and Florida state representative Angie Nixon about her campaign for Florida’s open Senate seat.

We get political with Luke Thomas (of Luke Thomas Gets Political) on Trump's disastrous international policy, particularly in Iran, Venezuela, and Cuba.

With Josh Citarella, we dig into Epstein’s influence on right-wing media circles, how the Epstein Files may have brought us to War, and the ongoing culture war over masculinity.

Guy Christensen and Vaush join the podcast for a discussion of the dead-end politics of the Democratic Party and what’s holding us back from organizing collectively at the grassroots level as the American public.

We talk to Katie Halper about Trump's war in Iran.

Breaking Points producer Griffin Davis joins us to talk about the radicalization of Dem voters.

A special episode with Krystal & Kyle takes a close look at the revelations of the tiny fraction of the Epstein files that have been released, the sentencing of former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol, Zohran Mamdani's political strategy, and more.

PrettyBadLefty (aka Brandon) joins us to discuss Trump’s involvement in the Epstein scandal and his plummeting approval ratings, plus Trump's potential plan to steal the midterms.

Good Politic Guy (aka Mac) joins the show to talk about the horrors of the latest Epstein files release, how Trump could rig 2026, and the AI white collar apocalypse.

Investigative reporter Ken Klippenstein shares info from insiders about the Trump admin’s growing surveillance machine.

Matt Bernstein of A Bit Fruity podcast joins KK&F to discuss the meltdown in the right-wing influencer ecosystem.