Episode 64: Cold as ICE
Ben talks about ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) training, detention centers, and surveillance in America.
13 Mar 45min
Episode 63: New Year New War
Ben talks about the conflict in Iran and Israel's influence on the USA's global politics. We also say goodbye to Kyle and introduce Louis as the new podcast producer.
10 Mar 40min
Episode 62: The Devil is...Surprisngly Dumb
Episode 62 delves into the wild world of the Epstein fallout-- is Bill Gates really as dorky as the public was lead to believe? Is Jeffrey Epstein Lucifer himself? And how dumb are the elites really? ...
4 Feb 50min
Episode 61: The Great Salad Attack of 2026
We start by paying homage to the late, great Catherine O'Hara before moving on to celebrities in office, Jon Stewart taking his hat out of the ring, Minnesota's apple cider attack and Don Lemon gettin...
31 Jan 48min
Episode 60: ICE vs ...the District Attorney?
Episode 60 covers the political and media reaction to the killing of Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, growing scrutiny of overcrowded and understaffed ICE detention centers, a...
29 Jan 53min
Episode 59: Nuance Is Dead and the Algorithm Killed It
Episode 59 explores how nuance has disappeared from modern discourse, the dangerous consequences of echo chambers, and Paris Hilton speaking out about the trauma of AI-driven sexploitation. A conversa...
24 Jan 41min
Episode 58: Big Ideas, Bigger Blind Spots
Episode 58 covers the World Economic Summit and its replacement-theory optics, the danger of activist groups putting people in harm’s way, Don Lemon being insufferable, and the U.S. floating a Greenla...
22 Jan 1h 2min
Episode 57: New Year, New Laws
Episode 57 of Ben Kissel Politics welcomes 2026 with new laws across the country as well as delving into the sticky world of regime change and the outright jacking of international resources.
6 Jan 55min
