Special Guest: David Sirota

David Sirota is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Lever, an investigative news outlet focused on exposing corruption in America. In 2022, he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay for conceiving the story for Netflix's Don't Look Up alongside co-writer and director Adam McKay. Sirota has been a columnist for Guardian US, editor-at-large for American left publication Jacobin and senior investigations editor for The International Business Times. He has also worked as television writer and radio host.

In politics, he has held roles such as campaign manager, fundraiser, spokesperson, strategist, and consultant for a variety of left-leaning Democratic candidates and office holders. He twice worked for Bernie Sanders, both when Sanders was a member of the House and as part of his 2020 presidential campaign, where he served as a senior advisor and speechwriter.