Former US diplomat and former senior foreign policy advisor Jim Jatras joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss the failure to stop escalation between Hezbollah and Israel, whether any of Israel’s goals can be achieved by military action in Lebanon, how the conflict could continue to spread, the difficulty in getting any fore…

Leading activist and evangelist for Modern Monetary Theory Steve Grumbine joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss who voters trust more on the economy between the major party candidates, the lip service paid to the middle class by Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, the uselessness of insurance in a world of increased natura…

Adjunct professor and former general counsel of the NAACP Kim Keenan joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss the role of Wisconsin as a bellwether deciding the presidential race, more efforts by the Republican Party to make it more difficult to vote, whether GOP candidate Donald Trump has ever been “on message,” and the sex …

Author and Co-founder of progressive media organization Status Coup Jordan Chariton joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss latest on presidential election polling in swing states, a real assessment of where Black and Latino voters prioritize as voting issues, whether former President Donald Trump’s political instincts are m…

Former Senior Security Policy Analyst for the US Secretary of Defense Mike Maloof joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss the rapid escalation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, whether Israel’s stated goal of forcing Hezbollah to give up is reasonable, where Hezbollah is likely to take the fight next, whether to e…

Belfast-based political commentator and socialist activist Phil Kelly discusses Germany’s decision to impose new border controls within the EU’s passport-free zone, what this means for the dream of a united Europe, what to expect from this weekend’s vote in Brandenburg, why calling the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance “Putinist” isn’t working to slow dow…

Cohost of The Final Countdown Ted Rall joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and Ben Zinevich to discuss the ongoing dispute between media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his family over who will helm the Murdoch empire after he passes, how wealthy families and corporations unilaterally control major newsrooms and whether there is a more democratic way of st…

Former Washington Post bureau chief and award-winning correspondent Jon Jeter joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss the likelihood of a continuing resolution to avert a government shutdown prior to this year’s presidential election, how Congress may navigate this budget question, how both Democrats and Republicans have fur…

International affairs and security analyst Mark Sleboda joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss how Ryan Routh, the latest man to possibly threaten former President Donald Trump, came to be so passionate about the war in Ukraine and to be treated seriously by the US mainstream media. He discusses the general delusion in West…

Scholar, journalist, and geopolitical analyst of the Asia-Pacific KJ Noh joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss the sanctions announced Friday on Sputnik and RT’s parent organizations, whether the sanctions are truly about espionage and money laundering or about politics, and how the US has no problem obscuring its own infl…

Author, political scientist, and host of the American Exception podcast Dr. Aaron Good joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss why the US Justice Department goes so overboard in targeting groups like Uhuru, who are accused of process crimes but are clearly no danger to American society. He also discusses historical and conte…

Robert Hockett, Cornell University professor of law and public policy, joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss this week’s inflation figures, why the cost of rent and utilities rose faster last year than the value of homes, how the US housing market came to be so distorted and what might solve the problem, how post-2008 prop…

International affairs and security analyst Mark Sleboda joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss Ukraine’s drone attack inside Russia this week, how to understand US and UK policy regarding how Ukraine is allowed to use their weapons, what’s driving Kiev to try to take land inside Russia, how the US attempts to justify its in…

Writer and journalist Daniel Lazare joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss what to expect from this evening’s presidential debate between GOP candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Kamala Harris, how Republican culture wars drag the party down, the class signals of the Harris campaign, the likelihood of a governmen…

Spokesperson for Black Hive and radio show host Anthony Rogers Wright joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss the worrying poll numbers for Vice President Kamala Harris as she catches but hasn’t passed GOP candidate Donald Trump, why this race looks more like the 2016 contest than that of 2020, what effect Tuesday’s debate i…

Scholar, journalist and Asia-Pacific analyst KJ Noh discusses new sanctions evasion charges against a former government advisor on Russia, why it seems only people who are able to live outside the US are facing these Russiagate linked charges, why US media can’t accept support for China by Chinese Americans as genuine, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov’s fi…

Political consultant and organizer Donna Davis joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss why Democrats are spending time and money on Florida, whether abortion is going to be a galvanizing issue in that state, why former President Donald Trump is avoiding blue states, whether Republicans should be playing chicken with Democrat…

Editor and senior columnist at Black Agenda Report Margaret Kimberley joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and Ben Zinevich to discuss the political persecution of four Americans connected to the African People's Socialist Party, how FARA Act has been used to censor political views and curtail the right to free association, the Heritage Foundation su…

International affairs and security analyst Mark Sleboda joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss a Russian missile strike in Ukraine, Russian gains in the Donbass as Ukraine’s Kursk incursion stalls, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s purpose for traveling to Mongolian, empty Western threats of “punishment” for Mongolia for f…

Belfast-based political commentator and socialist activist Phil Kelly joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss the rise of the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) in Germany, whether it can challenge the growing power of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), why the AfD has become so popular in the last five years, the first deport…

Former Washington Post bureau chief and foreign correspondent Jon Jeter joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss an apparent crackdown on political speech in the UK, as pro-Palestinian organizers and activists are arrested on charges under the Terrorism Act. He describes “panic” spreading across the West that support for Isra…

Co-founder of independent media organization Status Coup Jordan Chariton joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss the bipartisan effort to eliminate third party and independent candidates from ballots, the lack of federal regulation on social media influencers being paid surrogates for presidential candidates, the waning of t…

Spokesperson for the Black Hive and host of Full Spectrum on Anthony Rogers Wright joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss Vice President Kamala Harris’ post convention bump, whether Harris is being boosted from below by more popular down ballot candidates, whether the race will be affected by Republicans coming out of the w…

International affairs and security analyst Mark Sleboda discusses the real reasons Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested in France, whether the Western meddling in Telegram will impact communications on the battlefield in Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz trying to get political cover after a high-profile crime by an asylum seeker, and former …

Editor and senior columnist at Black Agenda Report and author Margaret Kimberley joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss Vice President Kamala Harris’ convention speech, the erasure of Palestinian voices from the convention, whether any candidate offers a chance to change US policy toward Israel, whether an endorsement from …

Adjunct professor at George Washington University and former NAACP general counsel Kim Keenan joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss the Democratic party’s attempts to co-opt the idea of “freedom” from the right wing, lingering concerns that the Harris campaign will continue to coast on vibes over policy, what to expect whe…

Former US diplomat, and former senior foreign policy advisor Jim Jatras joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss the drone attack launched by Ukraine on Russia, updates to the US Nuclear Strategic Plan, how much influence the US actually has with Israel, expectations for an Iranian response to Israel’s assassination in Tehran…

Scholar, journalist and geopolitical analyst KJ Noh joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss the “bridging proposal” on Gaza being pushed by US State Secretary Antony Blinken, why US and Israeli negotiators are promoting a deal Hamas has already rejected, why Vice President Kamala Harris isn’t taking credit for any of Preside…

International affairs and security analyst Mark Sleboda joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s stated goals for his country’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, what goals might remain unstated, what’s on the agenda as Russian President Vladimir Putin visits Azerbaijan, whether Eu…

Researcher and independent investigative researcher Christopher Helali joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss Vice President Kamala Harris’ economic platform, why the US and Western media continue to take ceasefire talks over Gaza seriously, whether a ceasefire agreement will actually prevent an Iranian retaliation, how Hez…

Labor attorney, human rights activist, and author Daniel Kovalik joins Misfits hosts John Kiriakou and Ben Zinevich to discuss the seemingly never-ending ceasefire negotiations between Israeli and Palestinian forces, how Benjamin Netanyahu's personal legal situation plays a role in the pursuit of a ceasefire, why CIA chief William Burns has been ca…

Editor of the Polemicist Jim Kavanagh joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss Vice President Kamala Harris couching her failure to provide a campaign platform as “strategic ambiguity”, whether Harris' honeymoon era polling will last, expectations of anti-DNC protests next week during the convention, how the lack of a new Gaz…

Co-founder of independent media organization Status Coup Jordan Chariton joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss former President Donald Trump’s appearance with X owner Elon Musk on the platform, the misfires and apparent lethargy of the Trump campaign this time around, why Senator JD Vance increasingly looks like a poor cho…

International affairs and security analyst Mark Sleboda joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, why Kiev’s Western backers aren’t applauding this tactic, and how the incursion will affect the rest of the front line in the Donbass. They also discuss reports that the Islamic Stat…

Adjunct professor and former general counsel of the NAACP Kim Keenan joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss former President Donald Trump's performance at Thursday’s press conference, his obsession with crowd sizes, the identical position of the two major pirates to continue unlimited military support for Israel, where the …

Veteran FBI special agent and whistleblower Jane Turner joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter's home being raided by the FBI yesterday, why a possible Foreign Agents Registration Act violation would warrant someone’s passport being seized, whether new allegations that Hunter Biden a…

Spokesperson for Black Hive and host of Full Spectrum on WPFW Anthony Rogers Wright joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss the background of Democratic running mate Tim Walz, whether he brings momentum to Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign, whether former President Donald Trump is undermining his own campaign, AIPAC tak…

Former US diplomat and former senior foreign policy advisor Jim Jatras joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss a rocket attack that injured American personnel on a base in Iraq, reports that Russia might be supplying defensive weapons to Iran ahead of Iran’s anticipated strike on Israel, and how seriously to take US efforts …

Belfast-based political commentator and socialist activist Phil Kelly joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss the anti-immigrant violence that erupted across the UK this weekend, who is behind this violence, how mainstream media and politicians in the UK both stoke and benefit from racial violence, how the government is like…

Labor attorney, human rights activist, and author Daniel Kovalik joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss latest the most recent US labor figures, which hint at a slowing economy; the National Educators Association locking out its employees over a contract disagreement; the antitrust action being taken against chipmaker Nvidi…

Author, editor, and longtime psychology researcher and professor Dr. Robert Epstein joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss the suspected bias of Google search suggestions, how Google’s search suggestions have proven to psychologically influence opinions, how mainstream media has shrugged off the gravity of Google’s influenc…

Writer and journalist Daniel Lazare joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss the shrinking list of candidates to be Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, the Democrats’ chances in Georgia, former President Donald Trump's habit of making provocative but vague statements about his rivals, more polling on the 2024 race, wh…

International human rights activist, organizer and political analyst Ajamu Baraka joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss the post-election tensions in Venezuela, why to view with skepticism criticism levied by Western countries who have also attempted to force regime change in Venezuela for decades, whether opposition prote…

International affairs and security analyst Mark Sleboda joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss the possibility of a serious escalation of the conflict between Israel and Lebanon, how much influence the Lebanese government has over escalation or restraint on the border, the continued deadlock between Hamas and Israel over a …

Editor of the Polemicist Jim Kavanagh joins Misfits hosts John Kiriakou and Michelle Witte to discuss shifting attitudes among American Jews about Israel, why so many American lawmakers are skipping Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress, whether we’ll see any real changes to US policy toward Israel in the near future, and …

In the opening segment, Rachel was joined by syndicated radio host and political scientist, Dr. Wilmer Leon, who discussed the start of the Kamala Harris campaign for the 2024 presidency. Lawyer and political commentator Tyler Nixon would then join the show to discuss the Secret Service Director's abrupt resignation following her testimony in front…

Writer and journalist Daniel Lazare joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss the resignation of Secret Service head Kimberley Cheatle as she is scrutinized for failing to prevent an attempt on former president Donald Trump’s life, how Vice President Kamala Harris might fare in a general election matchup against Trump, whether…

Political consultant, political organizer and Co-Founder of BLM Tampa Donna Davis joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss what comes next for the Democratic party after President Joe Biden suspended his presidential campaign, Vice President Kamala Harris’ strengths and weaknesses as a candidate, some black horse candidates t…

Technologist and cohost of the CovertAction Bulletin podcast Chris Garaffa joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss this morning’s global IT meltdown, what cybersecurity company Crowdstrike did to trigger the disaster, how Crowdstrike promises to fix the issue and how long it will take, and the national security implications …

Former US diplomat and former senior foreign policy advisor Jim Jatras joins Misfits hosts Michelle Witte and John Kiriakou to discuss the suspension of arms control talks between the US and China, why Germany would be cutting its planned funding for Ukraine, whether the trajectory of US foreign policy can really be changed at the ballot box, the p…