
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 Ži... more
| Publishes | Daily | Episodes | 292 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | TV & FilmPoliticsNews | |||

Marxist Twitter has been fighting about Vivek Chibber lately. Ben Burgis takes the opportunity to address the immediate controversy but also the much broader value of Chibber's work.
Read the Jacobin Chibber interview on the origins of capitalism th... more
Ben Burgis talks about why he doesn't buy Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò's defense of identity politics in Táíwò's book "Elite Capture: How the Powerful Took Over Identity Politics (And Everything Else)."
Check out the book:
www.haymarketbooks.org/books... more
Are service workers part of the "productive" part of the working class? And what does that mean? How about public sector employees--if they're not productive workers, does that mean that their interests don't align with productive workers and sociali... more
Many-time GTAA guest Ana Kasparian went on Bill Maher's podcast Club Random. Ben Burgis watches the part where they argue about Gaza and breaks it down.
Read Ben's article "The “Human Shields” Defense of Bombing Gaza’s Civilians Is Morally Bankrupt"... more
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Great content, but Ben…stop mumbling in the corner when your cohosts and guests are blowing out my ear drums.
Ad on. This 100% my kind of “left”. Great recent episode with Vivek Chibber.
I positively love this podcast. Politics is often about arguments and there’s no one else on the left actually teaching people how to argue. Also Ben is lovable to the point of adorability. ;)
I so want to like this podcast but here is how it goes: “ like, but like , ya know, like , right, ya know”.
Plus the left is so off on Covid. So sorry.
Was interesting till they went for the Daily Wire cash…ya that’s not going to influence the show and opinions m. Thanks I’ll pass on DW nonsense.
Only gripes I have are:
- audio quality — sometimes host’s mic/voice sounds garbled
- host can be long-winded or take a while to get to the point
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The content fosters critical discussions surrounding leftist ideology and provides insight into contemporary political debates. Key topics include critiques of capitalism, socialist principles, and the exploration of various political figures and movements from a left-wing perspective. Notable themes range from anti-fascism, democratic socialism, and critiques of mainstream media narratives to debates on controversial figures and policies. The show also stands out for its mix of humor and academic rigor, appealing to listeners who enjoy intelligent discourse interlaced with cultural commentary and social critique.
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