LEVER TIME: This One Election Could End Democracy (also, Susan Sarandon On Being Liberals' Scapegoat)

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In the new episode of our weekly podcast Lever Time, David sits down with actor and activist Susan Sarandon to discuss how she became liberals’ favorite scapegoat to blame for the Democratic Party’s glaring failures. This segment begins at 1:10:54.

In addition:

• David speaks with New York Times columnist David Wallace-Wells about the strengths and weaknesses of Democrats’ surprise climate deal. This segment begins at 10:20.
• David interviews Josh Shapiro, the Democratic nominee for governor of Pennsylvania, who’s running against a right-wing extremist in arguably the most important race of 2022. This segment begins at 42:15.

Click here for a rough transcript of the episode.

BONUS: Lever Time Premium  (the extended version of Lever Time which is exclusively available for supporting subscribers) features David’s speech from the Tomorrowland festival in Belgium about the climate crisis and how we should always root for the underdog.

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