LEVER TIME: The Corporate Merger No One’s Talking About
On this week’s Lever Time Premium: David explores the ramifications of the potential Kroger/Albertsons merger; and we offer up another eye-opening edition of “One Thing.”
Lever Time
Lever Time is our flagship weekly podcast, hosted by award-winning journalist and Oscar-nominated writer David Sirota.
LEVER TIME: How The Airline Industry Became A Living Nightmare
On this week’s Lever Time: David speaks with a leading expert in airline history and regulation; and discusses the shadowy power wielded by our country’s largest law firms.
LEVER TIME: Elon Musk’s Twitter Is The Opposite Of Free Speech
On this week’s Lever Time: The team grapples with the Elon Musk Twitter scandal; and David speaks with a leading digital rights advocate.
LEVER TIME: The Scientific Breakthrough That Could End Climate Change
On this week’s Lever Time: David delves into the recent nuclear fusion advancement.
LEVER TIME: Why Biden Betrayed Railroad Workers
On this week’s Lever Time: We explore why the Democrats sided with railroad barons; dig into a new documentary on the student debt crisis; and engage with a humorous defense of elitism.
LEVER TIME: How To Be Funny In 2022 (w/ David Cross)
On this week’s Lever Time: We explore the stakes of the upcoming debt ceiling fight, and talk comedy with David Cross.
LEVER TIME: Ticketmaster’s Monopoly vs. Taylor Swift Fans
On this week’s Lever Time: David breaks down the recent Ticketmaster debacle, explores a recent victory against dark money, and interviews former U.S. Senator and presidential candidate Gary Hart.
LEVER TIME: Tales From The Crypto
On this week’s Lever Time: a full explainer on last week’s crypto implosion; and a look at the new progressive members of Congress.
LEVER TIME: The Midterm Shellacking That Never Was (w/ Krystal Ball)
On this week’s Lever Time: David runs through the midterm election results with The Lever’s reporters; and speaks with political analyst Krystal Ball about big-picture takeaways.
LEVER TIME: The Battle To End Dark Money (w/ Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse)
On this week’s Lever Time: we explore troubling developments in this year’s secretaries of state races; interview Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) about the rise of dark money; and offer up another installment of “Pod Is Not Saving America.”