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Give Them An Argument

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Give Them An Argument
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  • Give Them An Argument

    The Myth of Red Texas (ft. David Griscom)

    2026/07/14 | 1h 23 mins.
    David Griscom joins us to talk about his excellent new book "The Myth of Red Texas: Cowboys, Populism, and Class War in the Radical South." Also, happy birthday to our Texan graphic designer J. Andrew World!

    Order the book:

    https://redemmas.org/titles/47536-the-myth-of-red-texas-cowboys-populism-and-class-war-in-the-radical-south/

    Follow David on Twitter: @DavidGriscom

    Follow Ben on Twitter @JacobinBen [NOTE: The previous account was hacked!]

    Follow GTAA on Twitter: @Gtaa_Show

    Become a GTAA Patron and receive numerous benefits ranging from occasional patron-exclusive content to access to the GTAA Discord to our undying love and gratitude for helping us keep this thing going:

    patreon.com/benburgis

    Read the weekly philosophy Substack:

    benburgis.substack.com
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    Debate Breakdown: Batya Ungar-Sargon vs. Brad Lander (ft. Cynthia Cook)

    2026/07/10 | 2h 5 mins.
    Pro-Trump pundit Batya Ungar-Sargon sat down with left-wing Congressional candidate Brad Lander to berate him about Israel and other subjects. Ben Burgis and Cynthia Cook give it a watch.

    Read Ben's article "DSA’s Critics Are Missing the Point About the Working Class" in Jacobin:

    https://jacobin.com/2026/07/class-politics-dsa-media-criticism

    Read the Michael Lange breakdown of the exit polling data Cynthia mentioned ("When Narratives Meet Facts"):

    https://www.michaellange.nyc/p/when-narratives-meet-facts

    Follow Cynthia on Twitter: @c_cook1988

    Follow Ben on Twitter @JacobinBen [NOTE: The previous account was hacked!]

    Follow GTAA on Twitter: @Gtaa_Show

    Become a GTAA Patron and receive numerous benefits ranging from occasional patron-exclusive content to access to the GTAA Discord to our undying love and gratitude for helping us keep this thing going:

    patreon.com/benburgis

    Read the weekly philosophy Substack:

    benburgis.substack.com
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    Matt McManus and Ben Burgis Have a New Book on G.A. Cohen, Out Today!

    2026/07/02 | 2h 16 mins.
    Ben Burgis chats with Matt McManus about Matt's Jacobin article "Gad Saad Is Very Mad That His Books Are Bad and Sad."

    Read the article:

    https://jacobin.com/2026/05/saad-empa...

    Follow Matt on Twitter: @MattPolProf

    Follow Ben on Twitter @JacobinBen [NOTE: The previous account was hacked!]

    Follow GTAA on Twitter: @Gtaa_Show

    Become a GTAA Patron and receive numerous benefits ranging from occasional patron-exclusive content to access to the GTAA Discord to our undying love and gratitude for helping us keep this thing going:

    patreon.com/benburgis

    Read the weekly philosophy Substack:

    benburgis.substack.com
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    Gad Saad Is Very Mad That His Books Are Bad and Sad (ft. Matt McManus)

    2026/06/25 | 1h 13 mins.
    Ben Burgis chats with Matt McManus about Matt's Jacobin article "Gad Saad Is Very Mad That His Books Are Bad and Sad."

    Read the article:

    https://jacobin.com/2026/05/saad-empathy-conservatism-book-review

    Follow Matt on Twitter: @MattPolProf

    Follow Ben on Twitter @JacobinBen [NOTE: The previous account was hacked!]

    Follow GTAA on Twitter: @Gtaa_Show

    Become a GTAA Patron and receive numerous benefits ranging from occasional patron-exclusive content to access to the GTAA Discord to our undying love and gratitude for helping us keep this thing going:

    patreon.com/benburgis

    Read the weekly philosophy Substack:

    benburgis.substack.com
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    Debate Breakdown: Medhi Hasan vs. PBD

    2026/06/22 | 2h 13 mins.
    Victor Bruzzone joins Ben Burgis to break down Medhi Hasan's recent conversation with Patrick Bet-David about Israel, free speech, imperial expansionism, and more.

    Follow Victor on Twitter: @victorbruzzone

    Follow Ben on Twitter @JacobinBen [NOTE: The previous account was hacked!]

    Follow GTAA on Twitter: @Gtaa_Show

    Become a GTAA Patron and receive numerous benefits ranging from occasional patron-exclusive content to access to the GTAA Discord to our undying love and gratitude for helping us keep this thing going:

    patreon.com/benburgis

    Read the weekly philosophy Substack:

    benburgis.substack.com
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About Give Them An Argument
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 Žižek, Richard Wolff, David Pizarro, Gregory Sadler, Glenn Greenwald, Krystal Ball, Bhaskar Sunkara, Sam Seder, Ana Kasparian, Emma Vigeland, Matt Christman, and Amber Frost. The show has also featured debates between host Ben Burgis and opponents ranging from Walter Block to Charlie Kirk.Ben is a philosophy professor, Jacobin columnist, and frequent debater. He did a regular "Debunk" segment on the Michael Brooks Show until 2020. He's appeared on the Debate Night with Charlie Kirk, System Update with Glenn Greenwald, Rising, Krystal, Kyle & Friends, the Majority Report w/Sam Seder & the Joe Rogan Experience.benburgis.compatreon.com/benburgis
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