Unf*cking The Republic

Another Hot Inflation Print Lights Up The Consumer.

The inflation numbers came out hotter than expected once again prompting many to think that the Federal Reserve will hike rates in December by 50 basis points. Is this ep

On The Record (11-10-26).

This week’s On The Record covers headlines from Hegseth’s impeachment and the end of the Cybertruck to Boebert’s loss and Jensen Huang’s affair. In Max Notes, Max address

Phone A Friend: Nick Hanauer.

Nick Hanauer of Civic Ventures and the Pitchfork Economics Podcast sits down with Max for a lengthy discussion on economic systems. For the past few years, Nick has worke

The Market Just Lost Its Sugar Daddy.

After the initial post-election market gains, the stock market came crashing back down to earth with losses heavily concentrated in the tech center. The AI trade is comin

Omnibus (11-5-26).

Join Max and 99 for a special midterm recap edition of Omnibus! Chapters Intro: 00:00:31 Midterms Recap: 00:01:35 Headlines: 01:11:12 Emails: 01:11:43 FFFHR:

On The Record (11-03-26).

Action packed On The Record with midterm predictions and a look at the chaos unfolding all across Europe. Features include Haley Stephens revealing her true allegiance, S

Phone A Friend: Anand Giridharadas.

Anand Giridharadas joins the show to discuss the fatal subway encounter involving Jordan Neely and what it says about America. We examine the death of Jordan Neely throug

Omnibus (10-31-26).

Max and 99 are back for another round of Omnibus and kicking off the Fall Fund, Friend, and Hell Raiser. They cover some midterm predictions, and hit headlines on market

Don’t Buy the AI Hype Before Listening to This.

The AI bubble is showing signs of a rapid collapse that investors are ignoring. We break down why the market is primed for a crash. Three major developments are signaling

On The Record (10-27-26).

This week we celebrated 99 years of stubborn optimism with Max’s father-in-law, and took seriously his assessment that it’s 1932, with all the chaos and heartache that im

Phone A Friend: Jared Yates Sexton.

Jared Yates Sexton joins Max to analyze the current state of progressive activism and how to effectively challenge the status quo. After years of audience requests, this

Omnibus (10-24-26).

Max and 99 are back for another round of Omnibus. They hit headlines on the French banlieues erupting and what the protests reveal about the global assault on social spen

(Mis)Anthropic: The Math Ain’t Mathing So Good.

Reuters “leaked” information from the forthcoming Anthropic prospectus and the numbers were pretty brutal. But that isn’t stopping all of Wall Street from lining up to in

On The Record (10-20-26).

This week we went deep on the structural argument that should underpin everything else—disaster privilege, capitalism as the constant, and why the real battle isn’t betwe

Omnibus (10-18-26).

Max and 99 are back for another round of Omnibus. They cover headlines on the SSI asset trap keeping 7.5 million Americans in poverty and the 2028 Democratic slate. Then

Why We’re Still Living in Milton Friedman’s Neoliberal World.

More than 20 years after his death, we’re still living in the neoliberal world Milton Friedman made. The arc of neoliberalism begins in 1947, gathers steam in the 1970s,

Phone A Friend: Francesca Fiorentini of The Bitchuation Room.

The Bitchuation Room’s Francesca Fiorentini returns to UNFTR’s Phone A Friend to break down the midterms, what Democrats need to be focusing on next and how the current l

On The Record (10-13-26).

This week we connected some dots that should scare everyone—Russell Vought’s think tank’s 7 step playbook for refusing to seat elected members of Congress, a raid on Ilha

Omnibus (10-12-26).

Max and 99 are back for another round of Omnibus. They hit headlines on what comes after hyperpolitics and whether the DSA becomes a career vehicle or a disciplining forc

On The Record (10-06-26).

This week we diagnosed the economy as a giant zit—good numbers on the surface, all of it concentrated in AI investment and stock market gains for the top 10%, while wages