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Neon Liberalism

A podcast from Liberal Currents (liberalcurrents.com) hosted by Samantha Hancox-Li, with commentary from a liberal perspective on politics, society, economics, media, culture, philosophy, academia, gender, identity, urbanism, books, education, and on and on.

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Indexed episodes, last 90 days
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Sep 21, 2026
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Jul 5, 2026

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  1. Episode · Sep 21, 2026

    Let's Impeach Pete Hegseth (with Keira Havens) (opens the original)

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    Samantha and guest Keira Havens talk Thomas Massie's recent attempt to impeach Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. They discuss the mechanics and politics of impeachment, the role of accountability, and what it means to regain a sense of ourselves as constitutional actors.

  2. Episode · Sep 13, 2026

    The Midterms Will Be a Referendum on MAGA (with Greg Sargent) (opens the original)

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    In this podcast, host Samantha Hancox-Li and guest Greg Sargent, staff writer for The New Republic and host of the Daily Blast podcast, discuss Trump's cratering poll numbers—worse than Bush's after Katrina—and what that means for the country, including how elites got hoodwinked by the vibe shift, why MAGA isn't working, and whether a major realignment is coming.

  3. Episode · Sep 6, 2026

    Labor Economist Explains: To Fix Inequality, Start Young (with Kathryn Anne Edwards) (opens the original)

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    Samantha Hancox-Li interviews labor economist Kathryn Edwards on the fundamentals of a healthy economy. They talk housing, childcare, and the politics of being a "smart-stupid" economist who knows how to be cynical about what matters.

  4. Episode · Aug 30, 2026

    How Taylor Sheridan's Fever Dreams Explain MAGA Foreign Policy (with SecDef Rock) (opens the original)

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    Samantha and the pseudonymous commentator Secretary of Defense Rock talk "Lioness," "Sicario," and the broader Taylor Sheridan-verse as a Rosetta stone for untangling right-wing policy from the border to Venezuela to drones.

  5. Episode · Aug 23, 2026

    How the Court Built Trump's Imperial Presidency (with Josh Chafetz) (opens the original)

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    Samantha Hancox-Li and guest Josh Chafetz, professor at Georgetown Law, discuss how Supreme Court rulings around the "legislative veto" laid the groundwork for expanded executive power.

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