Journalists Charles R. Davis and Shirin Sadeghi provide a critical, international perspective on politics and culture.
Davis is founder of TheRedoubt.net and a contributor to The Guardian. His work has aired on U.S. public radio and been published by outlets such as The Daily Beast, The New Republic and Columbia Journalism Review.
Sadeghi is an historian, singer and veteran of the BBC and Al Jazeera.
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S2E4: Midterms Preview Show - Key Races, Key Racists, and the Big Trump Cope
Haley Stevens has been kicked out of the Michigan Democratic party because of an eleventh hour betrayal of Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic candidate for Senate in tomorrow's big midterm election.
Her accusation? El-Sayed's alleged "anger and lack of kindness."
Nancy Pelosi couldn't even bring herself to say his name just a few days ago as she implied that he is an antisemite.
Talarico in Texas, Ossoff in Georgia, and Nithya Raman in the mayoral race in Los Angeles are all part of a new and starry branch of the Democratic party and the old guard isn't happy. In fact, they sound a lot like MAGA sometimes.
Speaking of, Donald Trump isn't taking his impending lameduckery well at all.
Charles and Shirin discuss predictions and predilections.
29 Oct 2026
Interview: Reece Jones on 'Smuggler' and the lawlessness of Border Patrol
Reece Jones, a professor of geography and environment at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, joins the show to discuss his latest book, "Smuggler: Drugs, Gangs, and Refugees at America's Northern Border." Jones shares the story of how a conservative businessman, Bob Boulé, fell out of love with Border Patrol and ended up helping hundreds of desperate people seek asylum in Canada.
7 Sept 2026
S2E2: AfD New Nazi Party Wins in Germany, Thanks Elon
The AfD Alternative für Deutschland which bares a troubling resemblance with Hitler’s Nazi party, just won over 43% of the vote in the Saxony-Anhalt state of Germany.
They thanked Elon Musk for helping them to victory.
Listen as Charles and Shirin discuss this and the balaclava-clad intimidators in England as Critical Support covers a weekend of anti-immigrant Nazi activity across Europe.
Episode art credit: Markus Spiske, Unsplash
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