Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar
Hosted by Emily Jashinsky, Griffin Davis, Krystal Ball, Ryan Grim & Saagar Enjeti · 75 decoded episodes · newest Oct 7, 2026
Breaking Points is a fearless anti-establishment multi-week Youtube and Podcast which holds the powerful to account hosted by Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti
Episodes 75
- Sep 17, 2026 · 1h 9mKlein and Taylor map the far right’s apocalyptic allianceThe episode connects authoritarian politics to climate disruption, economic insecurity, technology power, and the struggle to build an alternative.
- Sep 17, 2026 · 1h 17mRate hikes, diesel shortages and AI risks collide with Iran escalationThe episode connects household economic pressure, an uncontrolled AI race and widening conflict around energy and digital infrastructure.
- Sep 16, 2026 · 1h 29mYemen war exposes widening strains in U.S. alliancesThe episode connects debates over U.S.-Israeli military cooperation and FBI leadership to a Yemen conflict shaped by blockades, proxies, and regional escalation.
- Sep 16, 2026 · 1h 14mWar costs collide with economic frustration and Republican weaknessThe episode connects energy shocks, war spending, housing costs, and political vulnerabilities to a widening challenge for the administration and Republicans.
- Sep 15, 2026 · 59 minMacklemore, Clippers scrutiny and Cuba’s sanctions crisis collideThe episode links disputes over political speech, alleged sports-finance misconduct and the human costs of U.S. pressure on Cuba.
- Sep 15, 2026 · 1h 33mAI regulation collides with war costs and midterm backlashThe episode links an unresolved fight over AI’s economic power to war-driven inflation and growing Republican electoral vulnerability.
- Sep 14, 2026 · 47 minHouthi control of a vital strait tests U.S. readinessThe episode connects a major Red Sea security shift to military stockpiles, energy risks, gambling culture, and Republican prospects in the midterms.
- Sep 14, 2026 · 1h 21mAI leaders urge restraint as safety risks outpace oversightThe episode tests whether frontier AI warnings reflect genuine control problems or strategic efforts to shape regulation and competition.
- Sep 11, 2026 · 2h 8mHouthis, Trump and finance expose American instabilityThe episode connects geopolitical shocks, political extremism, institutional distrust and financialized development to mounting pressures on American life.
- Sep 10, 2026 · 44 minTrump ties midterms to a costly dividend and an expanding warThe episode connects a high-stakes election promise to volatile Texas politics, shifting Latino voters, and a conflict threatening U.S. assets and oil prices.
- Sep 10, 2026 · 1h 7mAI safety warnings collide with OpenAI’s opaque breakthrough claimThe episode connects existential AI fears, corporate incentives, intellectual-property disputes, and weak local benefits from data-center expansion.
- Sep 9, 2026 · 1h 3mBoat strikes expose the reach of presidential war powersThe episode connects a viral socialist conference debate to a more consequential question: how far executive power can extend when evidence, law, and civilian protection remain contested.