Happy Thanksgiving! We’re so grateful for your support of the show over the last almost-four (!) years, allowing us to talk to our favorite people (Bernie Sanders, Noam Chomsky, presidential candidates, football players, comedians and so much more) over the course of two-hundred-plus episodes. Huge gratitude to our paying subscribers who, for $5 a …

We talk to MSNBC regular turned critic Steve Schmidt about Morning Joe’s recent heel turn on Donald Trump.Av Krystal

We’re back with KK&F Episode 201, featuring MSNBC regular turned critic Steve Schmidt. The “Morning Joe” duo has gone from comparing Trump to Hitler to begging for a meeting in two weeks time to their audience’s utter disgust, a move Steve describes as cynical capitulation in a blistering rant. Add the network’s rating collapse to the news that Com…

Steve Schmidt has gone from MSNBC regular to critic and he joins us this week to express his utter disgust at Joe and Mika’s shameless decision to bend the knee to Donald Trump. The “Morning Joe” duo has gone from comparing Trump to Hitler to begging for a meeting in two weeks time to their audience’s utter disgust, a move Steve describes as cynica…

Episode 200 features Juan David Rojas talking to us about how AMLO, Mexico’s Bernie, won. From strategic alliances with billionaires to successful public works programs, AMLO followed what our guest calls a “politics of pragmatism.” By keeping the media at bay and ensuring the rich paid their fair share, he was able to pursue a left-wing political …

For our two hundredth episode, we talk to Juan David Rojas about how AMLO, Mexico’s Bernie, won.Av Krystal

Thanks for joining us, Juan David Rojas! For Episode 200 (woohoo!) of KK&F, we’re shifting focus to the Mexican presidency and getting our guest’s takes both on the legacy of AMLO and the nascent leadership of the recently elected Claudia Sheinbaum. We also chat about the Onion takeover of Infowars, with the support of Sandy Hook families, plus a b…

Welcome to Episode 199 of KK&F, with special guest Ettingermentum for election results analysis. Watching many voters shift away from Harris, whether toward Trump or rejecting voting entirely, reminded us that many groups — for example, the disaffected young bros that seem to have broke for Trump in surprisingly massive number — were moved by the m…

Ettingermentum joins us for 2024 Election Day analysis and helps us interpret what’s next under the coming four years of Trump.Av Krystal

Welcome to KK&F, where we’re making sense of the aftermath. With a race called much more quickly for Trump than many expected — he was declared the winner of Michigan around 5:30 AM EST the day after the election — it was clear that the race wasn’t even as tight as anticipated. Trump won every swing state and gained ground pretty much everywhere. W…

Listen to our contentious debate with Will Chamberlain on this week’s episode of KK&F. A major point of contention comes up between us and our guest around analysis of the conflict in Israel-Palestine, which Will makes clear he’s unwilling to perceive as a genocide. As we see it, events and tactics like the current starvation strategy Israel’s usin…

Will Chamberlain joins us for a debate on Trump vs. Kamala.Av Krystal

As promised, we’ve got a spicy debate for you this week, and it’s wide-ranging, debating the presidential election through everything from Israel-Palestine to Trump’s plans for austerity and mass deportation. Will Chamberlain joins us for a conservative vs. progressives debate on the latest hot-button issues, below: Read more…

In this week’s conversation with Sam Butler about how Elon Musk amassed the wealth and influence to make a play for political power, Sam gives us necessary context about why this plan seems feasible. In places like Texas, where Elon has moved both his personal residence and the headquarters of some of the companies he owns, corporations have far mo…

Sam Butler joins the show to discuss his article for Drop Site News about Elon Musk’s plan to turn his immense capital into political power.Av Krystal

Sam Butler is our guest on KK&F this week, discussing his fascinating (and chilling) article for Drop Site News about Elon Musk’s shadowy, ominous plan to turn his immense capital into political power. Read more

As the election looms, we’re debating a pair of fellow YouTubers, Hutch and Pondering Politics, on what the Harris-Walz campaign has shaped up to be. We’ve got an exciting debate for you on whether Kamala’s decision to pander to Republican voters instead of making meaningful concessions to the left is a necessary, sound piece of political strategy …

We're joined by fellow YouTubers Hutch and Pondering Politics to debate the pros and cons of Kamala's strategy of appealing to Republicans.Av Krystal

As the election looms, we’re debating a pair of fellow YouTubers, Hutch and Pondering Politics, on what the Harris-Walz campaign has shaped up to be. Is Kamala in a position to win in just a few weeks? Is their insistence on campaigning with Liz Cheney a political winner or death knell? Get our answers below: Read more…

Welcome back to Krystal Kyle & Friends! This week’s conversation is on the escalating conflict in Lebanon and the ties we and our guest, Omar Baddar, see between this crisis and the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Omar provides insights into the “opportunities” for military escalation and struggle for dominance over Hezbollah that Israel sees in its curr…

We talk to political analyst Omar Baddar about whether Israel is headed for World War III.Av Krystal

We talk to The Vanguard about the state of the presidential race, with the election just a month away.Av Krystal

We talk to journalist Sohrab Ahmari about what's missing from the Trump 2024 campaign.Av Krystal

Citations Needed's Adam Johnson is our guest this week, discussing JD Vance’s “blood libel media campaign” against Haitian immigrants and his strategy of doubling down.Av Krystal

David Sirota rejoins the show to discuss his new podcast, Master Plan, uncovering decades of government corruption.Av Krystal

Reporter Jordan Chariton joins the pod to discuss his new book on the Flint water crisis, We The Poisoned: Exposing the Flint Water Crisis Cover Up.Av Krystal

Joshua Reed Eakle of Project Liberal joins us to debate classical liberalism versus social democracy.Av Krystal

Former Governor of Minnesota and pro wrestler Jesse Ventura unleashes on Trump and defends Tim Walz from the current GOP smear campaigns.Av Krystal

We talked to your favorite Twitter account @ettingermentum to make some very strong predictions about who’s going to win it all in November.Av Krystal

Journalist Omar Baddar joins Kyle for a conversation on potential war between Israel and Iran/ Hezbollah. Is it inevitable? Will the US join on the side of Israel?Av Krystal

Presidential candidate Jill Stein rejoins the pod to talk about what justice for Palestine would look like after a ceasefire, the state of the 2024 presidential race, and more.Av Krystal

Cenk Uygur joins us to discuss Kamala Harris’s presidential campaign.Av Krystal

We talk to Libertarian Party presidential candidate Chase Oliver about his campaign and the state of the 2024 presidential election.Av Krystal

Jeremy joins us to discuss Drop Site News, his and Ryan Grim's new independent media outlet.Av Krystal

Jen Perelman joins the show to talk about her campaign against Debbie Wasserman Schultz in Florida’s 25th District.Av Krystal

Briahna Joy Gray joins us to discuss her recent firing from The Hill.Av Krystal

Annelle Shellie talks to us about her resignation from the State Department over Biden’s support for Israel’s genocide.Av Krystal

Journalist Ben Norton joins us to discuss Mexican politics after the presidential election.Av Krystal

Norman Finkelstein joins us to discuss the case against Israel in the ICC.Av Krystal

Ken Roth joins us to discuss the ICC's request for an arrest warrant for Netanyahu.Av Krystal

Anthony Fantano breaks down the beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar on this week’s episode of KK&F.Av Krystal

Recently, presidential candidate Jill Stein was arrested at an encampment at Washington University — she talks to us about what’s at stake for those protesting the genocide in Palestine, and why it’s so central to her politics, alongside her plans for the 2024 election.Av Krystal

Zaid Jilani joins us to discuss the nationwide movement of Palestine solidarity encampments on college campuses, and their repression by universities.Av Krystal

Dave Smith spills the tea on his recent Israel debate.Av Krystal

CodePink’s Moataz Salim is our guest this week, talking about the organizing efforts he’s been part of in support of Palestinian liberation.Av Krystal

Medea Benjamin reveals how to fight the genocide in Gaza.Av Krystal

Ana Kasparian joins us to discuss, among other things, why she won't be voting for Joe Biden.Av Krystal

Analyst Mouin Rabbani joins us to discuss updates on Israel's genocide in Palestine.Av Krystal

Katie Halper responds to the backlash surrounding The Zone of Interest, the equating of anti-Zionism with antisemitism, and more.Av Krystal

Omar Baddar joins us to discuss the political movement against U.S. support of Israel's genocide in Palestine.Av Krystal