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Your Neighbor on the Left Podcast
Your Neighbor on the Left is a podcast done, not by a professional political talking head,
but just an average guy, living life as a progressive liberal in the midst of very
conservative surroundings. Each episode will tackle hot topics for the week, as well as
doing a deep dive on one important issue. A must-listen for progressives of every ilk, but
also a non-hostile way for folks on the right to hopefully better understand their
neighbors on the left.
Episodes
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What the Murder of Renee Nicole Good Says About Power in America
The shooting death of Renee Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent didn’t just spark protests — it exposed a deeper crisis in how power is…
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Ending on a High Note: The Better Angels of 2025
As this year comes to a close, it felt right to do something a little different. No outrage. No doomscrolling. No reminder of why your eye twitches when cable…
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Back Porch Files: Donald Trump’s Strange Christmas Season
While most of the country was trying to unplug, slow down, and get through Christmas with a minimum amount of family drama, Donald Trump spent the holiday…
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Trump's Empathy Vacuum: The Cost of a Compassionless President
In moments of national tragedy, the presidency isn’t supposed to me about policy or politics—it’s instead supposed to embody empathy, restraint, and the…
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Back Porch Files: The Epstein File Due Date Has Arrived
Today is the legal deadline for the release of the Epstein files — documents the federal government has spent years keeping out of public view. In this…
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Mocking the Dead: Trump's Politics of Dehumanization
Following the shocking deaths of filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, public grief barely had time to settle before it was weaponized for…
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Back Porch Files: The Secretary of Defense Has a Favorite Pastor, and It’s Not Good
In this edition of Back Porch Files, we dive into the unsettling alliance between Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and his ideological North Star, Pastor Doug…
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Willful Blindness: The Racism We Refuse to See
In this episode, we dig into the racism so many people pretend not to see — the latest example being the relentless, targeted attacks Donald Trump has launched…
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Back Porch Files: One-Way Outrage and the New Immigration Blitz
Trump says the D.C. shooting proves his immigration policies were too soft. Reality says the shooter was already vetted half to death, might’ve been…
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"Kill Them All": The Pete Hegseth and the Rules of War
In this episode, we break down the explosive revelations surrounding Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s alleged “kill them all” directive—an order tied to the…
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Back Porch Files: How Can You Not Be Sick of This Yet?
In this episode, we dive into the increasingly exhausting cycle of President Trump’s repetitive bluster—highlighted by his Thanksgiving turkey-pardon speech…
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MTG to Resign From Congress: The End of the Gazpacho Era
In this episode of Your Neighbor on the Left, we take a deep, slightly cathartic dive into the rise and fall of Marjorie Taylor Greene—one of the loudest, most…
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Back Porch Files: It’s Time We All Stop Pretending This Is Normal
One of the most alarming political moments of the year: President Trump’s Truth Social posts accusing six Democratic lawmakers of “seditious behavior ……
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The Full History of the Epstein Saga: If It’s All a Hoax, Why Keep Changing the Story?
As newly released Epstein files and emails trigger fresh political shockwaves, this episode unravels the increasingly tangled story of Donald Trump’s shifting…
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Back Porch Files: Melania’s Medal and the Meaning of Patriotism
Fox Nation has named Melania Trump “Patriot of the Year” — and somehow, that says everything about where we are as a country. In this week's supplemental…
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Cutting Funds, Revoking Citizenship, and Other Bad Ideas
In this episode of Your Neighbor on the Left, we dig into President Trump’s threat to cut federal funding to New York City and even revoke Mayor Zohran…
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Back Porch Files: A Blue Wave and a MAGA Migraine
A surprising Blue Wave swept the November 4th elections — and in this episode, we unpack what happened, why it happened, and what it means moving forward. From…
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Sorry, Donald — Seth Meyers Isn’t Breaking the Law
When Donald Trump blasted Seth Meyers on Truth Social — accusing the comedian of breaking the law just for making fun of him — it wasn’t just another tantrum…
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Back Porch Files: Something Sure Does Stink in Elizabethtown
In this week's Back Porch Files, we take just a short jaunt down the road to Lancaster County and the Elizabethtown school district. While the plumbing system…
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Checks, Balances, and a Billionaire’s Checkbook
When the Pentagon announced it had accepted a $130 million “anonymous donation” to help pay U.S. troops during the government shutdown, the story sounded like…
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Back Porch Files: The Self-Inflicted Myth of Christian Victimhood
Across America, powerful voices insist that Christianity is under siege. But is that faith being threatened — or simply being challenged to live up to its own…
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Dark Future: Hateful Rhetoric and the Young Republicans
Politico recently gained access to over 2900 pages of chat logs belonging to a number of prominent members of various Young Republican organizations. Filled…
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Back Porch Files: Lies, Damn Lies, and (MAGA) Statistics
In this week's selection from Back Porch Files, we dive into how the Trump administration — and its orbit of imitators — have turned statistics into a…
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Afternoon at the Improv: Pam Bondi's Visit to Congress
In this week's episode, we discuss the performance art piece that was Attorney General Pam Bondi's testimony before the House Oversight Committee this past…
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Back Porch Files: What is NSPM-7 and Why Should You Care?
On September 25, 2025, the Trump administration posted the National Security Presidential Memorandum on Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political…
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MAGA Self Sabotage: How Trump Policies Hurt His Base
If you've ever heard the phrase, "Voting against your own interests," this is the episode for you. This week, Your Neighbor on the Left gives you a rundown of…
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Back Porch Files: Strange Priorities
In this week’s installment of Back Porch Files, we dig into the bizarre and dangerous priorities of the current administration. Five mass shootings in just…
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Settling Scores: Trump, Comey, and the Poltics of Payback
On September 25th, a Trump Truth Social post directed at AG Pam Bondi set forth a list of folks who the President wants her to deal with. Just a few days…
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Back Porch Files: From Rant to Indictment in Five Days
Listen in as we unpack the Trump administration's brazen weaponization of the justice system, from an explosive Truth Social rant pressuring AG Pam Bondi, to…
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Five Rants: A Very Busy Week in Political Podcasting
In a diversion from the usual format, this week Your Neighbor on the Left picks five topics from a very busy week in a year of busy weeks. We look at Tylenol…
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Back Porch Files: The Flickering Flame of Free Speech Under Fire
In this urgent episode of Back Porch Files from Your Neighbor on the Left, host Don Spieles dives into the embattled state of free speech in America. From the…
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Outliers in Bloodshed: America’s Unique Violence Problem
In this episode, we dive into the heart of America's violence crisis, exploring why the U.S. far surpasses other modern democracies in homicides and violent…
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Back Porch Files: Thoughts on a Tragedy
Our country is as divided as it's been at any time since the Civil War. This was driven home on September 10th by the assassination of Charlie Kirk, on a Utah…
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The Supreme Court vs. Trump's Tariffs: Guess Who's Not Getting a Refund
The fiasco that is the Trump Administration’s tariff policy just took another ludicrous turn – the question of its very legality is going to go before the…
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Back Porch Files: Canceling the Fairness Doctrine — The Great Unbalancing
In this week’s supplemental episode of Back Porch Files, Your Neighbor on the Left, dives into the rise and fall of the Fairness Doctrine — the rule that once…
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Manufactured Madness: The Right's Purposely Misplaced Outrage
There is a stark hypocrisy within the MAGA movement and the broader right-wing ecosystem. Conservatives erupt in fury over trivial "culture war"…
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Back Porch Files: Gun Violence and the GOP's "One is Too Many" Hypocricy
Perhaps long overdue, this episode highlights the shameless hypocrisy of the Republican mantra: “One is too many!” Why is it never applied to gun violence?…
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Raids, Retrobution, & Rewritten Facts: Trump's Chaos Carnival
This week, we unravel the current administration's onslaught of chaos. From FBI raids, to suspect financial deals, to the House Oversight Committee’s probe…
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Weapons of War, Wounds of Hypocrisy: Sexual Violence and America’s Credibility Problem
In this gut-wrenching episode, we dive into the escalating horror of sexual violence in conflict zones, where thousands of survivors face rape, slavery, and…
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Back Porch Files: Trump’s Authoritarian Power Grab in Our Nation’s Capitol
A no-holds-barred exposé on Donald Trump’s audacious deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., under the flimsy guise of a “crime crisis.” In…
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No Food, No Water, No Mercy: Israel’s Siege on Gaza
It's an atrocity in real time; the deliberate starvation of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. From the roots of the blockade to the weaponization of food and…
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Back Porch Files: The Ballad of the Lawyer Who Thought He was a Scientist
Taking aim at RFK Jr.’s reckless decision to slash $500 million in mRNA vaccine research funding, exposing the anti-vax crusader’s flimsy reasoning and utter…
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Ego Over Evidence: Trump’s Latest Reality Rewrite
In this episode, we take on Donald Trump’s latest assault on truth We dive deep into the shocking firing of BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after a jobs…
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Back Porch Files: What Makes a Crime Terrorism?
A Michigan Walmart stabbing spree is branded terrorism, but the calculated assassination of a Minnesota Democratic lawmaker isn’t—why? This week we dissect…
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The Caustic Candidate: The GOP's Kyle Langford Problem
More than a year away from the gubernatorial election in California, one long shot candidate is making a name for himself for all the wrong reasons. Kyle…
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Back Porch Files: Unpacking Tulsi’s Obama Bombshell
Tulsi Gabbard’s dropped a political bombshell, accusing Barack Obama of a “treasonous conspiracy” to sabotage Trump’s 2016 win with fake Russian interference…
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Authoritarian Creep: How Freedom of the Press is Being Eroded
In this week’s episode of Your Neighbor on the Left, we examine the slow, deliberate erosion of freedom of the press under Trump’s second term. From DOJ…
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Back Porch Files - The Colossal Chaos of Trump 2.0’s First Six Months
At the 6-month mark, we delve into the dysfunction of the second Trump administration, exposing a parade of blunders that could cement its place as the worst…
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Free Speech vs. Free Lies: Navigating Truth in 2025
This episode unpacks the messy collision between open discourse and rampant misinformation, zeroing in on Trump’s recent Cabinet meeting where he spun 11…
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Back Porch Files - Truth 360: The Epstein List That Never Was
We’re diving into the scandal surrounding the elusive Jeffrey Epstein client list. After promising transparency during his 2024 campaign, President Trump has…
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A Tale of Two Plans: UFC on the White House Lawn vs. Project 2025
What does a cage-fight on the White House lawn and a 920-page plan to dismantle American democracy have in common? You’d be surprised. In this episode of…
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Back Porch Files - Life, Liberty, and the Fight for Both: July 4, 2025
This Independence Day, the bonus episode of Back Porch Files digs into the holiday’s origins—from the bold words of 1776 to today’s flag-waving festivities—and…
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One Nation Under... a Myth: Debunking the Dangerous Christian Nation Fantasy
Was America really founded as a "Christian Nation"? In this episode of Neighbor on the Left, we take a wrecking ball to one of the right’s most persistent…
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Back Porch Files - The Perpetual Pinocchio Presidency
Trump’s back, the truth is out, and he’s pretending it never existed. On Inauguration Day 2025, Trump didn’t just set the tone—he set a record for…
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No Iran Deal: Bombs, Blame, and Broken Promises
Trump promised peace. What we got was war. In this episode, we break down the U.S. bombing of Iran, tracing it back to the collapse of the Iran nuclear deal…
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Back Porch Files - June 14th: Parade, Protest, Political Terrorism
June 14th, 2025 was a day of stark contrasts in America. In D.C., a lackluster military parade with more fanfare than substance. Across the country, 13 million…
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Inside the MAGA Conspiracy Machine
This episode pulls back the curtain on the conspiracy-soaked world of MAGA — from “Stop the Steal” and QAnon to wild tales about a “Deep State” coup. We break…
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Back Porch Files - Democracy Under Siege: Protest and the Price of Dissent
When a president sends troops to suppress peaceful protest, we’re not just witnessing politics—we’re watching democracy under pressure. In this episode, we…
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Trump 2.0: The Revenge Presidency
In this episode of Your Neighbor on the Left, we dive into the dark heart of Trump’s second term and explore what happens when a former president returns to…
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Back Porch Files - Rainbows, Veterans, and Manufactured Outrage
Pride Month is back — and so is the conservative outrage. We unpack why MAGA-world loses its mind every June, what Pride really means, and why the rest of us…