Give Them An Argument

About Give Them An Argument

Give Them An Argument is a YouTube show and podcast dedicated to building a smarter, funnier and more strategic Left. New episodes are live on YouTube on Monday nights with an exclusive postgame for GTAA patrons after the main show. (To become a patron, go to patreon.com/benburgis and sign up for the monthly cost of a milkshake at a 50s nostalgia diner in 1994.) Past guests have included Slavoj Žižek, Richard Wolff, David Pizarro, Gregory Sadler, Glenn Greenwald, Krystal Ball, Bhaskar Sunkara, Sam Seder, Ana Kasparian, Emma Vigeland, Matt Christman, and Amber Frost. The show has also featured debates between host Ben Burgis and opponents ranging from Walter Block to Charlie Kirk.Ben is a philosophy professor, Jacobin columnist, and frequent debater. He did a regular "Debunk" segment on the Michael Brooks Show until 2020. He's appeared on the Debate Night with Charlie Kirk, System Update with Glenn Greenwald, Rising, Krystal, Kyle & Friends, the Majority Report w/Sam Seder & the Joe Rogan Experience.benburgis.compatreon.com/benburgis

Publisher

Ben Burgis

Category

news · religion & spirituality · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

10 Aug 2020

Latest episode

28 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

94 of 319 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Why We Wrote the Blueprint (Which Comes Out TOMORROW)

   Host Ben Burgis discusses his new book, "The Blueprint," co-authored with Bhaskar Sunkara and Mike Beggs, exploring how socialism functions in reality.

2. 

   21 Sept 2026

   Marxist Analysis of "the PMC" (+ Defending DSA)

   Host Ben Burgis interviews himself, analyzing the Marxist concept of "the PMC" and defending the DSA against recent criticisms.

3. 

   15 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   What Would a Socialist Foreign Policy Look Like? (ft. Deep State Kuba and Jason Myles) (Podcast Version)

   Host Ben Burgis and Jason Myles interview Deep State Kuba about how a socialist foreign policy navigates a capitalist world, offering insights into post-capitalist survival strategies.

Inside a recent episode

Why We Wrote the Blueprint (Which Comes Out TOMORROW)

Published 28 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Factories, farms, grocery stores, these days package warehouses and data centers, Capitalism is a mode of production where the means of production are bought and sold by private individuals. And the working class have no realistic choice except for to sell their working hours to those capitalists to make a living. That's what capitalism is. Socialism, in the traditional sense, is... about abolishing the class distinction between workers and capitalists through some form of collective ownership of the means of production. So, you know, we no longer have a capitalist class. Instead, we all, you know, own the productive resources of society together. […]

Who has been a guest on Give Them An Argument

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Jason Myles
• Deep State Kuba
• Florian Maiwald
• Matt McManus
• Sohrab Ahmari

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

7,268,784

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

146 ratings

Spotify

4.5 / 5

51 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 80 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

84

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

96

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