Krystal Kyle & Friends

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Episode 299: Richard Ojeda

Featuring Richard Ojeda, Dem nominee for NC-09, this week's conversation focuses on Democrats breaking into Republican strongholds during the midterm election cycle

Oct 18
59 min

Episode 298: Vaush

Vaush rejoins KK&F to discuss the standout debate performances of Democratic Senate candidates Abdul El-Sayed and Jon Ossoff.

Oct 11
1 h 00 min

Episode 297: Touré

Touré returns to KK&F for a discussion of Nikole Hannah-Jones' recent article for the New York Times about her decision to send her daughter to a low-income public s

Oct 3
50 min

Episode 296: Mike Prysner

Mike Prysner, executive director of the Center on Conscience and War, joins us to talk about the members of the U.S. military who are turning on Trump.

Sep 26
50 min

Episode 295: Camila Lourdes Galarza

Independent journalist Camila Lourdes Galarza joins us to unpack Trump's reign of terror in Latin America.

Sep 21
45 min

Episode 294: Gil Durán

Gil Durán rejoins the show to talk about his incredible research and powerful story of how right-wing tech grifters have grabbed hold of our democracy and are threatening

Sep 12
59 min

Episode 293: Garrison Lovely

Garrison Lovely rejoins KK&F to discuss the Hugging Face hack and the possibility of the AI takeover in our future.

Sep 12
55 min

Episode 292: The Vanguard

Kyle talks to Gavin & Zac of The Vanguard about early speculation on the 2028 presidential election and the firestorm surrounding Hasan's recent remarks on Zionism.

Aug 30
1 h 24 min

Episode 291: Wajahat Ali

Wajahat Ali, writer of The Left Hook on Substack, joins the show to discuss Angie Nixon's victory in Florida's Democratic primary race for the Senate, plus the

Aug 22
46 min

Episode 290: Oliver Larkin

Oliver Larkin, democratic socialist candidate for FL-25, joins us to discuss his campaign -- which could be the next shock socialist victory!

Aug 15
59 min

Episode 289: Nathan J. Robinson

Current Affairs editor-in-chief Nathan J. Robinson helps us unpack Abdul El-Sayed's victory in the Michigan Dem primary and discuss what it means for the future of t

Aug 10
1 h 06 min

Episode 288: Rania Khalek

In our conversation with journalist Rania Khalek of BreakThrough News, we discuss Trump's far-reaching intimidation campaign against the independent media outlets ex

Aug 1
1 h 06 min

Episode 287: Charles Booker

Charles Booker, Kentuckian politician currently running for the U.S. Senate, joins the pod to discuss his campaign and weigh in on the question on everybody's mind:

Jul 26
53 min

Episode 286: Joy Reid

This episode of KK&F finds us talking with political commentator Joy Reid about her political journey and the dead ends present in the Democratic Party.

Jul 21
54 min

Episode 285: David Griscom

Historian and writer David Griscom shows us the past and future of a leftist Texas.

Jul 14
1 h 04 min

Episode 284: Gil Durán

We're joined by Gil Durán, author of the forthcoming book The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy, for conversation about the tech overlords

Jun 30
59 min

Episode 283: Murtaza Hussain

Journalist Murtaza Hussain joins us to discuss the Iran deal that’s on the brink of collapse.

Jun 21
1 h 07 min

Episode 282: Garrison Lovely

We chat with journalist Garrison Lovely about the SpaceX IPO and Elon’s new coup as the world’s first trillionaire.

Jun 13
1 h 01 min

Episode 281: Will Sommer

Will Sommer joins us to unpack the latest right-wing flame wars.

Jun 7
55 min

Episode 280: Ruth Ben-Ghiat

We dissect Trump's dictator psychology with New York University's Professor Ruth Ben-Ghiat, an expert in the history of fascism.

Jun 1
1 h 06 min

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This has quickly become one of my favorite podcasts. Krystal and Kyle have a great rapport and pack a lot of information and analysis into each episode!

Acyl · Feb 2026

These two are absolutely fearless in their criticisms of our fascist right and flailing liberals with humor and a few bad words for extra flair. Plus they always have interesting progressives on their radar and do great interviews. I always know anyone they interview is worth checking out. Don’t ever stop doing what you all are doing!

C-Ko · Aug 2025

Kyle is hilarious. Great chemistry. My new favorite pod. Live Kyle’s anger n humor. Sooo funny yet informative.

kathy_gh · Nov 2023

After listening to the Briana Joy Gray interview, I am much more optimistic about the future! The podcast contained a lot of heat and hostility, but I am thrilled people are getting fired up and angry while we try to steer the country away from the iceberg! I would say that Gray lost her composure on a few occasions and there were a lot of interruptions, but I can relate and appreciate that Kyle and Krystal maintained their composure. But what we are experiencing in this country right now should set your hair on fire! Biden further privatizes healthcare despite his promise for the public option. All of the so-called "good bills" gave money to corporations... so who knows if they'll actually use it for its original intent? The bottom line in the end is that the people living paycheck to paycheck do NOT care who the President is! You can point to the 5000 people that got student debt cancelled or the 5000 federal employees $15 min wage... but look at the conditions of the people on the ground and report on THAT! Incorporate math into the arguments... If Obama accomplished 3% of his agenda and Biden accomplished 6%, it could mean that Biden is a better president but the accomplishments are still awful!

tkkalverm · Sep 2023

Kyle’s treatment of Briahna Joy Gray was offensive and inexcusable. He bullied her on every opinion of his that she would not concede to. He also quickly dismissed her legal opinions on student loan relief. Ms. Gray received a BA and JD (law degree) from Harvard University. Kyle does not have a law degree or any legal training. Kyle’s treatment of Ms. Gray shows he’s clearly much more interested in making a petty point over informing his audience. There are too many people like Kyle that think being loud and abusive is a substitute for facts to waste a moment of time listening to. Avoid this podcast and the toxic nature of one of its hosts.

brian485 · Sep 2023

Sohrab Ahmari’s interview style doesn’t seem to work for podcast format. He speaks very slowly and the impression I got was that the slow cadence of his speech is because he was tip toeing about what he said. It didn’t seem like he felt he could speak transparently. I can’t imagine what this felt like watching. Maybe it was better on camera but with no visual distraction, listening to this guest was painful.

bjbrunious · Sep 2023

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