Lever Time
News, ideas and opinions from The Lever
David Sirota · The Lever
Show overview
Lever Time has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 253 episodes, alongside 4 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 190 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 7th season.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 35 min and 55 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. Roughly 32% of episodes carry an explicit flag from the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 5 days ago, with 32 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 72 episodes published. Published by The Lever.
From the publisher
From LeverNews.com — Lever Time is the flagship podcast from the investigative news outlet The Lever. Hosted by the award-winning journalist, Oscar-nominated writer, and Bernie Sanders' 2020 speechwriter David Sirota, Lever Time features exclusive reporting from The Lever’s newsroom, high-profile guest interviews, expert analysis, ideas and opinions from the sharpest minds in media and politics.
Latest Episodes
View all 253 episodesMaster Plan S2 E6: Obama’s Kill List
This Bernie Organizer Is Coming For A “DeSantis Democrat”
Big Money Lost To Abdul El-Sayed. Where Will It Go Next?
He Left The GOP. Now He Has A Warning For Democrats.
Francesca Hong Wants To Be America’s First Socialist Governor
We’re Still Living In The 2016 Election
Abdul El-Sayed Isn’t Messing Around About Healthcare
What New York’s Socialists Know That Democrats Don’t
Why Is Newsom Fighting California’s Billionaire Tax?
The Movie Trope That Explains American Politics
Hawaii Is Overthrowing Citizens United
The Spy Planes That Helped Jeffrey Epstein Take Off
The Democratic Party’s New Dark Money Machine
Will The Strait Of Hormuz Sink The American Empire? (With Daniel Bessner & Derek Davison)
Graham Platner’s Revolution Hits The Road
The Untouched Power That Could Stop The Iran War
Tom Steyer Opposed Single-Payer Health Care. Now He’s Running On It.
Tax Day Could Be Easy. They’re Fighting To Make It Hard.
Why Is The AI Industry Afraid Of Alex Bores?
S7 Ep 17Why Congress Won't Stop Hijacking Air Travel
Hours-long TSA lines, air traffic controller shortages, and skyrocketing flight prices. Deadly crashes, failing safety regulations, and international threats. There’s no doubt about it: U.S. air travel has been a hot mess in 2026. How did we hit such turbulence? And how does the current crisis tie into a decades-long master plan to hold airplane safety hostage for political gain? Today on Lever Time, David Sirota sits down with Bill McGee, senior fellow for aviation and travel at the American Economic Liberties Project, to answer the question everyone is asking: Is it still safe to fly? Get ad-free episodes, bonus content and extended interviews by becoming a member at levernews.com/join. To leave a tip for The Lever, click here. It helps us do this kind of independent journalism. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices