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Give Them An Argument

Give Them An Argument

By: Ben Burgis
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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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Episodes
  • Gad Saad Is Very Mad That His Books Are Bad and Sad (ft. Matt McManus)

    Gad Saad Is Very Mad That His Books Are Bad and Sad (ft. Matt McManus)
    Jun 25 2026

    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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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Debate Breakdown: Medhi Hasan vs. PBD

    Debate Breakdown: Medhi Hasan vs. PBD
    Jun 22 2026

    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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    2 hrs and 14 mins
  • Well, That Went Well: Talking Iran with Mean Djene Bajalan

    Well, That Went Well: Talking Iran with Mean Djene Bajalan
    Jun 18 2026

    When Trump announced the war at the end of February, he said the goal was to bring "freedom" the people of Iran. Over and over again in the weeks of fighting, he said he'd settle for nothing less than "unconditional surrender." At one point, he said that if Iran didn't bend the knee he would "destroy" their "civilization."

    So...what happened? And what's going to happen now?

    Djene Bajalan joins us to break it all down.

    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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    1 hr and 4 mins
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