Substacks recommended by Jonathan Larsen’s Substack

Recommended by Jonathan Larsen’s Substack

Q and A Today

By Desiree Adib

A smart roundup of the most fascinating interviews of the week so far...

A national TV news veteran has the skinny on the biggest interviews and overlooked interviews.

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Dan Mishkin

Writer/co-creator of Amethyst Princess of Gemworld, Blue Devil, and Creeps (and there are a lot more letters left in the alphabet); co-founder, Ann Arbor Comic Arts Festival; husband, father, zayde

Jim Earl's Substack of Bile

Semi-informed scribblings about nothing and everything from an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning comedy writer formerly of The Daily Show, WTF with Marc Maron, National Lampoon's Final Edition and assorted others.

The Michael Fanone Show

By Michael Fanone

Unfiltered dispatches from Michael Fanone — full episodes, raw livestreams, and personal takes on power, politics, and the people behind the headlines.

KGB Report

Observations by and for the vaguely disenchanted: Information, essential and otherwise, for the day ahead. Humor, politics, media, history, whatever it takes to dissipate our shared existential despair.

Blue Amp

By Cliff Schecter

Cliff Schecter/David Shuster didn't just discover the GOP's bad, find our voices & switch sides. We've been at it for 25 yrs. Cliff wrote the ads that helped Biden beat Trump in '20. David exposed GOP corruption as an Emmy-winning anchor at MSNBC & CNN

We may not agree on everything, but if you need someone to give voice to your rage, try stepping up to the Cliff's Edge...

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Charlie Savage

New York Times national security and legal reporter, and author of the books "Takeover" and "Power Wars"

Martha Previte

Martha is an artist, comedic voice actress, writer & performer. http://tiktok.com/@marthaprevite https://www.patreon.com/MarthaPrevite

The Capitol Hill Reader

Weekly highlights from the President, Congress, and the Federal Courts, reporting live from the shadow ban.

Lizz Winstead

Comedian, co-creator of The Daily Show, Abortion Evangelist

Sharon Buchbinder, PhD

Healthcare at the Crossroads: What Can We Do?

Mourning Remembrance: A collection of mocking obituaries

By Jim Earl

Ripped from the deadlines: A collection of mocking obituaries of real people. Written by Emmy Award-winning writer Jim Earl. Art by Martha Previte (mixed-media collages). Nathan Smith (illustrations in book). Tony Millionaire (book cover art).

Wonkette

By Rebecca Schoenkopf

Wonkette is filthy, hilarious, liberal news. YOU CAN HANDLE THE TRUTH!

The Media and Democracy Project Blog

By Media and Democracy Project

We're building a people-powered movement to create a better-informed electorate. https://MediaAndDemocracyProject.org

The Moral High Ground

By Evan Hurst

We are living through a world-historical temper tantrum from white conservative Christians over their loss of control, relevance, and supremacy. This weekly newsletter looks at current events through that lens and usually mocks it mercilessly.

Deep Midwest: Politics and Culture

By Robert Leonard

The politics and culture of Iowa, the Midwest, and beyond.

The Crucial Years

By Bill McKibben

Working on Winning the Climate Fight

The Cause

By L O L G O P

What we need to know and do to save democracy, or something that resembles it.

Volts

By David Roberts

A newsletter, podcast, & community focused on the technology, politics, and policy of decarbonization. In your inbox once or twice a week.

Scenes from a Slow Civil War

By Jeff Sharlet

I reported Trump '16 and '20 for magazines & in my book THE UNDERTOW: Scenes from a Slow Civil War. I was going to sit '24 out, but the slow civil war is speeding up.