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The Vanguard

By Gavin & Zac

The Vanguard Podcast is a populist-left program bringing lively conversations to the Left and platforming independent voices with ideas on the "vanguard" of modern leftist thought and politics. For video content find us on YouTube!
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Professor Richard Wolff - The Vanguard Interview

The VanguardMay 14, 2021

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Professor Richard Wolff - The Vanguard Interview

Professor Richard Wolff - The Vanguard Interview

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May 14, 202136:08
Noam Chomsky Interview - The Tough Questions - The Vanguard Podcast

Noam Chomsky Interview - The Tough Questions - The Vanguard Podcast

Zac & Gavin, hosts of The Vanguard Podcast, interview linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, historian, social critic, and political activist Noam Chomsky. Recorded April 16, 2021. Follow The Vanguard on Twitter @vanguard_pod

May 05, 202139:52
Jimmy Dore joins The Vanguard - INTERVIEWING Jimmy Dore!

Jimmy Dore joins The Vanguard - INTERVIEWING Jimmy Dore!

The one and only Jimmy Dore joins Zac & Gavin for an exclusive Vanguard interview! Follow The Vanguard on Twitter @vanguard_pod

Apr 12, 202101:07:52
Ally Dalsimer Interview - Progressive Champion for Congress

Ally Dalsimer Interview - Progressive Champion for Congress

Zac & Gavin chat with congressional candidate Ally Dalsimer, who is running to represent Virginia's 11th district in the US Congress and replace incumbent Gerald Connolly. Follow us on Twitter @vanguard_pod

Mar 14, 202133:29
Mckayla Wilkes is Primarying Steny Hoyer AGAIN - Interview

Mckayla Wilkes is Primarying Steny Hoyer AGAIN - Interview

Zac & Gavin interview congressional candidate Mckayla Wilkes, who is primarying Steny Hoyer for a second time in Maryland’s 5th district. Follow us on Twitter on @vanguard_pod

Mar 07, 202130:05
The Vanguard + Machete Y Mate

The Vanguard + Machete Y Mate

Zac & Gavin are joined by the LeRoy, Austin & T,  the hosts of Machete Y Mate, a Revolutionary Marxist program for the Latinx community in la Patria Grande and the global Diaspora. FOLLOW THE VANGUARD ON TWITTER @vanguard_pod

Feb 24, 202153:31
Tabetha Wallace Interview - The Vanguard Podcast

Tabetha Wallace Interview - The Vanguard Podcast

Zac & Gavin are joined by Tabetha Wallace -- Writer, Talker, Award Winning Journalist, Former Co-Host of Watching the Hawks & Enter The Buzzsaw, and current host of the Broad Views podcast! FOLLOW THE VANGUARD ON TWITTER @vanguard_pod

Feb 24, 202156:42
Maebe A. Girl Interview - The Vanguard Podcast

Maebe A. Girl Interview - The Vanguard Podcast

Silver Lake Neighborhood Councilwoman Maebe A Girl (who made history as America’s first drag queen elected to public office) joins Zac & Gavin to discuss her campaign for US Congress to oust Adam Schiff and represent California's 28th district. Follow The Vanguard on Twitter @vanguard_pod

Feb 24, 202141:35
Tyrel Ventura Interview - The Vanguard Podcast

Tyrel Ventura Interview - The Vanguard Podcast

TYREL VENTURA, co-host of WATCHING THE HAWKS on RT America, joins Zac & Gavin for a lively discussing about the dystopian possibilities of AI & tyrannical corporations, as well as Tyrel's reflections of his father Jesse's time as Minnesota Governor. FOLLOW THE VANGUARD ON TWITTER @vanguard_pod

Feb 24, 202149:52
Mayor Colin Byrd is Primarying Steny Hoyer - Interview

Mayor Colin Byrd is Primarying Steny Hoyer - Interview

Zac & Gavin are joined by Colin Byrd, Mayor of Greenbelt, Maryland. Mayor Byrd is the Youngest Black Mayor in the United States and he has recently announced a primary challenge to congressman Steny Hoyer to represent Maryland’s 5th congressional district. FOLLOW THE VANGUARD ON TWITTER @vanguard_pod

Feb 24, 202143:49
Thomas Frank Interview - Populism, Kansas & "The People, No"

Thomas Frank Interview - Populism, Kansas & "The People, No"

Zac & Gavin interview Thomas Frank, the author of "What's the Matter With Kansas", "Listen Liberal" and most recently, "The People, No".  We discuss our shared Kansas roots, the controversy surrounding the term "populism", the modern day People's Party, newly-elected President Joe Biden, and much, much more. FOLLOW THE VANGUARD ON TWITTER @vanguard_pod

Feb 24, 202158:32
Dianne Morales Interview - NYC Mayoral Candidate

Dianne Morales Interview - NYC Mayoral Candidate

Gavin & Zac, hosts of the Vanguard Podcast, interview Dianne Morales, an advocate, educator, organizer and the first Afro-Latina candidate for New York City Mayor. Follow The Vanguard on Twitter @vanguard_pod

Feb 24, 202135:25
Lee Carter Interview - The Vanguard Podcast

Lee Carter Interview - The Vanguard Podcast

Zac & Gavin interview Lee Carter, candidate for Governor of Virginia. Follow The Vanguard on Twitter @vanguard_pod

Feb 24, 202130:35
Sav Rodgers Interview - "Chasing Chasing Amy" Director on LGBTQ Cinema & Kevin Smith

Sav Rodgers Interview - "Chasing Chasing Amy" Director on LGBTQ Cinema & Kevin Smith

Gavin & Zac, hosts of the Vanguard Podcast, interview filmmaker Sav Rodgers, writer & director of the upcoming documentary "Chasing Chasing Amy". Sav is also the Founder and Executive Director of the Transgender Film Center. Follow The Vanguard on Twitter @vanguard_pod

Feb 24, 202158:36
Professor Veena Dubal Interview - Prop 22 & the Gig Economy

Professor Veena Dubal Interview - Prop 22 & the Gig Economy

We had a fantastic conversation with UC Hastings Law Professor Veena Dubal about Prop 22 passing in California and the implications it will have on Gig Economy workers like Uber drivers. Follow The Vanguard on Twitter @vanguard_pod

Feb 24, 202138:35
Maximillian Alvarez Interview - Combating the Corporate Media

Maximillian Alvarez Interview - Combating the Corporate Media

Gavin & Zac, hosts of the Vanguard Podcast, interview Maximillian Alvarez (editor-in-chief at The Real News and host of the Working People Podcast) about the current media landscape and what leftists can do to combat the corporate media machine while still supporting good journalism & reporting.

Feb 24, 202151:45
Frank Schaeffer Interview - How the Evangelical Christian Movement Destroyed America

Frank Schaeffer Interview - How the Evangelical Christian Movement Destroyed America

Zac & Gavin sit down with NYT best selling author of “Crazy for God” and “Keeping Faith”, Frank Schaeffer for a conversation about growing up with and then working alongside his father Francis Schaeffer, one of the most influential figures of the evangelical movement, and how the work of this movement sowed the seeds for what we’re now seeing in America with Donald Trump and an increasingly crazed, delusional and fascistic Republican party. FOLLOW THE VANGUARD ON TWITTER: @vanguard_pod

Feb 24, 202151:53
Marianne Willaimson Interview - The Vanguard Podcast
Feb 24, 202148:30