Oct 30, 202542 minS6
A group of Montana activists is pushing a ballot initiative attacking Citizens United , the U.S. Supreme Court decision that granted corporations the right to spend unlimited money in politics. While Montana’s...
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From LeverNews.com — Lever Time is the flagship podcast from the investigative news outlet The Lever. Hosted by the award-winning journalist, Oscar-nominated writer, and Bernie Sanders' 2020 speechwriter David Sirota, Lever Time features exclusive reporting from The Lever’s newsroom, high-profile guest interviews, and expert analysis from the sharpest minds in media and politics.
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What is Lever Time about?
Hosted by the award-winning journalist, Oscar-nominated writer, and Bernie Sanders' 2020 speechwriter David Sirota, Lever Time features exclusive reporting from The Lever’s newsroom, high-profile guest interviews, and expert analysis from the sharpest minds in media and politics.
Who hosts Lever Time?
Lever Time is hosted by David Sirota. The show has published 213 episodes to date.
What has Lever Time covered recently?
Recent episodes include "MONEYBOMB, Part 3: The Montana Plan To Kill Citizens United" (30 October 2025, 42 minutes), "MONEYBOMB, Part 2: The 28th Amendment (With Rep. Joe Neguse)" (23 October 2025, 36 minutes), and "MONEYBOMB, Part 1: JD Vance’s Supreme Court Plot" (16 October 2025, 21 minutes).
How often does Lever Time publish?
Lever Time publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 38 minutes across 213 episodes.
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David Sirota hosts Lever Time, a news podcast with 213 episodes published.
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Oct 23, 202536 minS6For 15 years, lawmakers have been trying — and failing — to overturn Citizens United, the landmark Supreme Court decision that allows corporations and billionaires to overrun our political system with money. Now, some...
Oct 16, 202521 minS6Most Americans want to overturn Citizens United v. FEC , the landmark 2010 Supreme Court decision that unleashed unlimited corporate spending on U.S. elections. But two new cases before the high court — including one...
Episode #113
How Ticketmaster Made It Impossible To Sue Them
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Oct 9, 202529 minS5While media giants cave to frivolous Trump libel lawsuits and muzzle late-night hosts who step out of line, CBS News’ parent company has announced that the billionaire-backed conservative provocateur Bari Weiss will be...
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Episode #111
The Zillow And Redfin Convenience Trap
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Executive Disorder (With Keith Ellison)
Sep 29, 202536 minS5In the first nine months of his second term, President Donald Trump has filed more than 200 executive orders. State attorneys general are filing lawsuits to block the Trump administration’s blatant power grabs, but will...
Sep 25, 202556 minS5President Donald Trump says that U.S. violent crime has spiraled so far out of control that he needs to send troops into Washington, D.C., Chicago, and Memphis. But is that really true? Today on Lever Time , David...
Sep 19, 202545 minS5Today on Lever Time , David Sirota talks with bestselling author Bill McKibben, who says the solar energy revolution has reached a tipping point and is now poised to reshape our world. Click here to learn about Sun Day...
Sep 18, 202549 minS5First, they cancelled Stephen Colbert; now they’ve pulled Jimmy Kimmel off the air. The common denominator? Corporate power. On today’s episode of Lever Time , David Sirota talks with media-consolidation expert Craig...
Episode #105
Robert Reich Saw This Coming
Sep 15, 202537 minS5Today on Lever Time , David Sirota speaks with Robert Reich, former Labor Secretary and economics professor, about what he’s learned from working in multiple presidential administrations, where he believes that American...
Sep 11, 202515 minS5A message from David Sirota about recent violence and what we must do to stop it.
Sep 8, 202557 minS5The Democratic Party is in a rut. Democratic voter registration has been steadily declining since 2018, and the party’s approval rating in some polls has dropped even lower than President Donald Trump’s. Feeling...
Episode #101
Comrade Trump Seizes The Means Of Production
Sep 4, 202546 minS5The United States government is taking a 10 percent stake in Intel, blurring the lines between capitalism and state ownership. While critics say it’s a dangerous power grab, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is praising...
Sep 1, 202546 minS5As American workers are fighting for their basic needs, the country’s richest are getting richer — while inventing perverse new ways to spend and hoard their money. Today on Lever Time , David Sirota sits down with...
Aug 28, 202537 minS5As Trump presses states to redraw their district maps to favor Republicans, David Sirota gets the inside scoop from Texas Democratic Congressman Lloyd Doggett, who is on the frontlines of the gerrymandering war. Doggett...
Aug 25, 202533 minS5On today's episode of Lever Time , comedian and writer Ed Helms ( The Daily Show , The Office ) takes David Sirota on a wild journey through some of history’s greatest screw-ups — from nuclear war near-misses to secret...
Aug 21, 202538 minS5Health insurance premiums for some Americans could increase by a whopping 66 percent next year. Why are insurers jacking up their rates? And why are Republicans killing off Biden-era subsidies for the Affordable Care...
Episode #97
Scene On Radio: Capitalism
Aug 18, 202538 minS5Today, we’re sharing an episode from our friends over at Scene On Radio , the Peabody-nominated documentary podcast that asks big questions about who we are and how we got this way. This is the premiere episode of its...
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David Seligman
SVP & Deputy Market President, Western Region, Towards Justice
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Bari Weiss
journalist and best selling author, University of Austin
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Ken Klippenstein
independent journalist, The Intercept
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Keith Ellison
Minnesota representative and Deputy Chair of the DNC, Urban League of Philadelphia Entrepreneurship Center
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