Best Tony Cohn Podcasts (2024)

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MAGA trolling is more fun and popular than pickleball + A Conversation with Walter Masterson 1:21:06

11h ago1:21:06

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Today we welcome back to our show, political satirist and digital comedian, Walter Masterson, a progressive video content creator who has turned trolling the whole MAGA shit-show into an art form. The video he shot while working on the frontlines during the January 6th insurrection has been instrumental in helping the FBI apprehend rioters who were…

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The Birds and the Beans 37:21

2d ago37:21

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"God in a cup." "Perfection." "The world's best coffee." Panamanian geisha coffee has been called many things, but never Smithsonian Bird Friendly certified. That might soon change, however, as researchers from Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute’s Migratory Bird Center find new ways to grow coffee in harmony with migratory …

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As the trial begins, Donald von ShitzInPantz better stock up on Imodium and Gas-X + A Conversation with Tony Schwartz 1:19:36

4d ago1:19:36

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We welcome back to the show, Tony Schwartz. A former columnist for The New York Post, and associate editor at Newsweek, he was also a reporter for The New York Times, and staff writer at New York Magazine and Esquire. In 1985, Schwartz began interviewing Donald Trump to ghostwrite Trump: “The Art of the Deal” for which he was given co-author credit…

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I’m sleepy….someone bring me my pillow, blanket and a Diet Coke! + A Conversation with Glenn Kirschner 1:20:52

7d ago1:20:52

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Our guest today is former Assistant U.S. Attorney, Glenn Kirschner - he’s an NBC News and MSNBC legal analyst and the host of the popular podcast, Justice Matters. Drawing from his 30 years as a federal prosecutor, homicide prosecutor, and Army JAG, Kirschner is with us to help us make sense of Trump’s legal trials and errors. Learn more about your…

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The Mea Culpa Podcast Makes The Trump Criminal Trial Jury Questionnaire! + A Conversation with Jennifer Welch and Angie “Pumps”Sullivan 1:24:45

11d ago1:24:45

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Today we welcome for the first time, Jennifer Welch and Angie “Pumps”Sullivan, the creators and stars of the popular podcast “I’ve Had It”. They first took the world by storm with their Bravo series “Sweet Home Oklahoma” — where they exported their idyllic hometown for all it was worth. Their brand is “no feelings spared” as they approach the burni…

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Hey Donald…even Roy Cohn’s teaching you to deny won’t work in 2024 + A Conversation with Dave Marcus 1:06:05

14d ago1:06:05

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Today we welcome back to the show, journalist and author, Dave Marcus. Soon after graduating from Brown, Marcus wrote an article for Vanity Fair. It was a look at the final months of his nefarious cousin Roy Cohn. The same Roy Cohn who was Donald Trump’s mentor and fixer. Since then, Dave has been warning Americans about the ways Cohn taught Trump …

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Dude, Where’s my Carbon? 32:36

16d ago32:36

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If you’ve bought a plane ticket recently, you’ve probably had the option to pay a few extra dollars to offset your carbon emissions. That money might go toward planting some trees… but how many trees? Researchers at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute are trying to answer this very question by hand-measuring trees, weighing wood, and climbi…

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Donald…You Can’t Win The General Election Because Women Hate You! + A Conversation with Joe Walsh 1:19:39

18d ago1:19:39

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Our guest this week is my good friend, Joe Walsh. Joe is a podcaster, radio host, columnist, and Republican elected to the House of Representatives in 2011 from Illinois’s 8th District. He also ran for president and then blew up his life when he spoke out against the MAGA cult and gave Trump the two-finger salute. Be sure to check out Joe’s popular…

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(UN)Truth Social is destined to be another Trump failure! + A Conversation with Donny Deutsch 1:15:10

21d ago1:15:10

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Today I welcome my friend Donny Deutsch, he’s a branding and marketing specialist and popular television personality on all the major networks. But look for him daily on “Morning Joe” on MSNBC. Deutsch is the former Chairman of the advertising firm Deutsch Inc. He has penned two business motivation books, “Often Wrong, Never in Doubt” and “THE BIG …

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Nothing you can do Donny. The game is over! + A Conversation Dan Alexander 1:14:12

25d ago1:14:12

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Today we welcome for the first time, Dan Alexander. Alexander is a senior editor at Forbes where he leads the magazine's coverage of Donald Trump. Twice a year Alexander is responsible for putting together Forbes estimate of Donald Trump's net worth. And we all know that’s a tough job. Alexander is also the author of White House, Inc.: How Donald T…

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Calling All Autocrats…Under Trump, The White House Is For Sale! + A Conversation with Lev Parnas 1:22:30

28d ago1:22:30

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My special guest today is my good friend, Lev Parnas. Lev is a Soviet-born businessman who along with Rudy Giuliani and Igor Fruman played a central role in the campaign to pressure Ukraine to investigate Trump’s political rivals…including the Biden’s. Parnas then worked with federal prosecutors to bring down both Giuliani and Trump. And ended up s…

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Monkeyin' Around on the Devil's Island 28:24

1M ago28:24

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It started as a rumor in the cafeteria of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama: monkeys on an island in the Pacific were doing something no one had ever seen them do before. But when researchers went searching for these elusive capuchin monkeys, they discovered more questions than answers. Guests: Claudio Monteza, Smithsonian Tropi…

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KnocK, Knock Donald... It's The Marshalls. Keys Please! + A Conversation with John Avlon 1:19:17

1M ago1:19:17

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We welcome to the show for the first-time, journalist and political commentator, John Avlon. Avlon is a senior political analyst and anchor at CNN and was the editor-in-chief and managing director of The Daily Beast from 2013 to 2018. Avlon is also a Democrat running for a House Seat in New York’s 1st Congressional District, and he’s here to talk a…

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Trump Auction Coming Soon…Cash and Carry! + A Conversation with Bakari Sellers 1:19:48

1M ago1:19:48

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Today we welcome back to our show, Bakari Sellers, a CNN political commentator who made history as the youngest-ever member of the South Carolina State Legislature at just 22. Sellers has been named one of the nation's most influential African Americans and became a New York Times best-selling author with his memoir, “My Vanishing Country”. Sellers…

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Justice Delayed is NOT Going to Be Justice Denied!! + A Conversation with Harry Litman 1:13:20

1M ago1:13:20

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Our guest today is our good friend and legal expert, Harry Litman. Harry is law professor and political commentator on MSNBC, CNN and CBS News. He’s also the senior legal affairs columnist for the LA Times. Litman is a former U.S. Attorney and Deputy Assistant Attorney General. Be sure to catch his excellent show, “Talking Feds” wherever you get yo…

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The 30 Day Hush Money Delay Will Not Keep Donny Out Of Jail! + A Conversation with Dave Aronberg 1:19:43

1M ago1:19:43

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We welcome to our show for the first time, Dave Aronberg, the State Attorney for Palm Beach County, Florida, AKA “the Florida Lawman”. Aronberg is a former member of the Florida Senate. He was elected in 2002 as the Senate’s youngest member and served for eight years. In his role as the Florida Attorney General’s “Drug Czar,” Aronberg led an anti-p…

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Face Value 31:54

1M ago31:54

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Money is power. But who's on our money - or isn’t - can be just as powerful. While Lady Liberty has graced American coins and dollars for most of our history, it wasn’t until the 1970s that a real woman appeared on a circulating American coin. But that's about to change. Congress recently authorized the creation of twenty new quarters featuring Ame…

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Tik Tok, Tik Tok Donald…Your Time For Evading Accountability Is Running Out! + A Conversation with Joe Trippi 1:23:11

2M ago1:23:11

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We welcome back to the show, our good friend Joe Trippi. The New Republic heralded him as the man who “reinvented campaigning,” Trippi pioneered bringing politics into the digital age and has added his expertise to the Lincoln Project arsenal. Trippi has worked for Democrats for over four decades. He has served as an on-air political analyst for MS…

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Trumps Legal Losing Streak Continues…Time To Pay Up Sucka! + A Conversation with Norm Eisen 1:13:47

2M ago1:13:47

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We welcome back our great friend, Norm Eisen. Eisen is a CNN Legal Analyst and the founder and executive chair of “States United Democracy Center”, a nonpartisan organization advancing free, fair, and secure elections. His articles for the Brookings Institute and elsewhere have made the case for why Trump and his band of criminal conspiracists repr…

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Ignorance of law excuses no man... even the stupid ones!! + A conversation with Renato Mariotti 1:20:47

2M ago1:20:47

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Our guest this week is legal expert, Renato Mariotti. Mariotti is an accomplished trial attorney and former federal prosecutor. He is also a legal analyst and commentator on CNN and he appears regularly on MSNBC, WGN, CNBC, ABC News, and PBS. He is the Legal Affairs Columnist for POLITICO Magazine and has written for publications such as The New Yo…

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The Trump Brand Isn't Worth Sh*t!! + A Conversation with Donny Deutsch 1:18:40

2M ago1:18:40

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Mea Culpa welcomes Donny Deutsch, he’s a branding and marketing specialist and popular television personality on all the major networks. But look for him daily on “Morning Joe” on MSNBC. Deutsch is the former Chairman of the advertising firm Deutsch Inc. He has penned two business motivation books, “Often Wrong, Never in Doubt” and “THE BIG IDEA: H…

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Jeepers Leapers! 13:30

2M ago13:30

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Did you know a person born on February 29 is called a "leapling"? This special episode is hopping with Leap Day trivia! Like, why do we need an extra day every four years anyway? And will I get paid for working an extra day in February? It's the lowdown on Leap Day in an episode that's as off-kilter as the earth's axis. Guest: Bob Craddock, Geologi…

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Donald’s doomsday to begin in T minus 30 days! + A Conversation with Michael Popok 1:25:07

2M ago1:25:07

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Mea Culpa welcomes another mighty Meidas Touch team member, Michael Popok, host of Legal AF. He is the Executive Managing Partner of the New York City Office of the firm Zumpano Patricios & Popok. His national litigation, white collar and trial practice is based in New York and South Florida. Michael has over 30 years of experience as an accomplish…

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Civil judgments are taking Donald’s money. The criminal judgments will take his freedom! 1:23:53

2M ago1:23:53

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Mea Culpa welcomes back our good friend Elie Honig, acclaimed author of the National Bestsellers “Untouchable, How Powerful People Get Away With It”. And “Hatchet Man: How Bill Barr broke the prosecutor's code and corrupted the Justice Department”. You might also know Honig from his popular podcasts, “Up Against the Mob” and “Cafe Brief”. Honig is …

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Michael Cohen told the truth and now Donnie boy owes half a b-b-b-billion bucks! + A Conversation with Malcolm Nance 1:24:30

2M ago1:24:30

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Mea Culpa welcomes back to the show one of our most fascinating guests… Malcolm Nance is a career US Navy terrorism intelligence collector, code breaker, and interrogator with wide-ranging field and combat experience in the Middle East and elsewhere around the world. Nance is a counterterrorism analyst for MSNBC. And the author of numerous books in…

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Former idiot in chief Trump says mass shootings are not a gun problem. Wrong!!! 1:20:07

2M ago1:20:07

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We welcome my good friend, Fred Guttenberg back to our show. Fred became an anti-gun violence activist when his beautiful 14-year-old daughter Jaime was murdered in a mass shooting at Parkland High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on February 14, 2018. His son, Jesse, also a student at the school survived. And since Fred has become one of the str…

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Til Death Do Us Part? 29:20

2M ago29:20

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They say love is eternal. What about heartbreak? This Valentine’s Day, we bring you some of Japanese theater’s most popular tales of scorned lovers seeking vengeance from beyond the grave — with a burning passion. Guests: Frank Feltens, Curator of Japanese Art at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art Kit Brooks, Japan Foundation Assistant …

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We Will, We Will Stop You! + A Conversation with Rick Wilson 1:22:13

2M ago1:22:13

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Mea Culpa welcomes back Rick Wilson, longtime Republican political strategist turned Lincoln Project co-founder and zealous anti-Trump activist. You can find his weekly editorials in The Daily Beast. Wilson has also been published in The Washington Post, Politico, The Hill, and Rolling Stone to name a few, He makes regular appearances on CNN and MS…

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Keep whining and crying Donny... March 25th is around the corner + A Conversation with Elliot Williams 1:22:15

3M ago1:22:15

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It’s a great honor to host our next guest: You may know Elliot Williams as a legal analyst on CNN. And as a host on SiriusXM’s nonpartisan talk radio network. But Williams has worked at the highest levels of government and was counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee. He has served in both Democratic and Republican-led administrations. And has als…

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You know who hates you Donald? MAGA Granny Pam Hemphill... and many other! 1:23:31

3M ago1:23:31

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This is a really special interview, Mea Culpa is pleased to welcome Pam Hemphill to our show, the one-time “MAGA Grandma” from Idaho who stormed the Capitol on J6. She later turned herself in and went to prison for 60 days while battling cancer. Along the way, Hemphill woke up and rejected Trump and the MAGA movement. Realizing it was a cult and th…

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Fake Billionaire Trump’s Legal Fees Still Being Paid for by MAGA Donors! + A Conversation with George Conway 1:19:20

3M ago1:19:20

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It’s a great honor to have my busy friend, George Conway on the show. Conway, a brilliant lawyer, writer, and political commentator is now a fixture on news programs, on MSNBC, NBC, and CNN. He’s also one of the founders of the Lincoln Project, a conservative who crossed over for the good of the country, Conway has been a very effective thorn in th…

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To Sidedoor, With Love 36:22

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From brontosauruses with bronchitis to birds on a wire to flying space rocks and a botched heist at 20 thousand feet. In this episode, Lizzie and Sidedoor producer James run all around the Smithsonian to answer listeners' questions from the Sidedoor mailbag. Guests: Lynn Heidelbaugh, curator at the Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum Sara Hallager…

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Donald's Almost Broke and Behind Bars + A Conversation with Scott Dworkin 1:21:10

3M ago1:21:10

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One of our favorite guests is on today, Scott Dworkin, Dworkin an intrepid journalist with a long history of standing up to corrupt leaders. He co-founded the Democratic Coalition and is the host of the Dworkin Report and The Dworkin Daily podcast. Dworkin has worked with 100’s of political campaigns and progressive organizations and he’s here toda…

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Donald's Cognitive Decline Worsens by the Day!!! + A Conversation with Michael LaRosa 1:23:08

3M ago1:23:08

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Michael LaRosa was Press Secretary to the First Lady, Dr. Jill Biden, and Special Assistant to the President until 2022. LaRosa is a frequent commentator on CNN, MSNBC, and ABC… providing analysis of Congress, campaigns, and elections. Michael is also a Partner at Ballard, referred to as "the most powerful" Strategic Services, Governmental, and Pub…

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Gen Z Will Save The Day!!! A Conversation with Victor Shi 1:21:30

3M ago1:21:30

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Mea Culpa welcomes Victor Shi, the youngest elected Delegate for Joe Biden in 2020, he is a former White House Intern, and the co-host of the iGen Politics Podcast with the distinguished Jill Wine-Banks. Shi is also a writer, speaker, organizer, activist, and a junior at UCLA, majoring in American Literature and Culture. His on-air commentary and i…

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Trump and Habba get Eviscerated... Again!!! + A Conversation with Ray Brescia 1:29:12

3M ago1:29:12

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Today we welcome to the show, Professor Ray Brescia, the Associate Dean for Research and Intellectual Life at Albany Law School. He has been featured on the LA Times, the Washington Post, and the Hill to name a few. His profile in The New York Times was entitled; Big Cases, Small Pay, and a Lawyer Happy with Both. Brescia is the author of The Futur…

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Tails of Bravery 46:31

3M ago46:31

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As long as there have been wars, animals have joined their human companions on the battlefield. But a few have served so bravely they’ve been memorialized at the Smithsonian. In honor of these furry and feathered war heroes, we bring you the tales of dogs, cats and birds who went above and beyond the call of duty. Guests: Jennifer Jones, curator of…

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Prediction: Trump 20-24 Years in Prison + A Conversation with Harry Litman 1:20:25

3M ago1:20:25

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We are really glad to bring our old friend Harry Litman back on the show. Litman is the former US Attorney and Deputy Assistant Attorney General. And is currently the legal affairs columnist for the Los Angeles Times and a professor of Constitutional Law at UCLA and UCSD. Harry can be seen as a legal and political commentator on CBS, NPR MSNBC, and…

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Trump Look Like He's Having A Nervous Breakdown + A Conversation with Tara Setmayer 1:21:32

4M ago1:21:32

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Today we welcome back our good friend Tara Setmayer from the Lincoln Project. Setmayer is a former CNN political commentator, a contributor to ABC News, and a former GOP Communications Director on Capitol Hill. Tara has appeared on ABC's The View, Good Morning America, and HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher. In 2020, she joined The Lincoln Project as …

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Stick a fork in Donnie... he's Done!!! And a Conversation with Tony Schwartz 1:18:11

4M ago1:18:11

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We welcome back to the show, Tony Schwartz. A former columnist for The New York Post, and associate editor at Newsweek, he was also a reporter for The New York Times and a staff writer at New York Magazine and Esquire. In 1985, Schwartz began interviewing Donald Trump to ghostwrite Trump: “The Art of the Deal” for which he was given co-author credi…

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Donald von ShitzInPantz goes from unhinged to insane as criminal trials near! 1:19:51

4M ago1:19:51

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My guest today is historian and cultural critic, Ruth Ben-Ghiat. She is the author of the acclaimed book, “ Strongmen: From Mussolini to the Present and the focus of her work has been on Authoritarianism, Propaganda, and how to protect Democracy. Ben-Ghiat is a professor of history and Italian studies at New York University. And a regular contribut…

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The Milkmaid Spy 28:55

4M ago28:55

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Virginia Hall dreamed of being America’s first female ambassador. Instead, she became a spy. Joining the ranks of the U.S.’s first civilian spy network, she operated alone in occupied France, where she built French Resistance networks, delivered critical intelligence, and sold cheese to the enemy. All on one leg. Guests: Sonia Purnell, author of “A…

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Norm Eisen Predicts 2024 Will Be An Awful Year For Donald 1:21:47

4M ago1:21:47

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Here with an end-of-year wrap-up is our good friend, Norm Eisen. Eisen is a CNN Legal Analyst and the founder and executive chair of “States Unite Democracy Center”, a nonpartisan organization advancing free, fair, and secure elections. His articles for the Brookings Institute and elsewhere have made the case for why Trump and his band of criminal …

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Lev Parnas Talks About Befuddled, Bankrupt, Babbling, Bullshitting Rudy Giuliani 1:19:47

4M ago1:19:47

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Mea Culpa welcomes my friend, Lev Parnas to the show. Lev is a Soviet-born businessman who along with Rudy Giuliani and Igor Fruman played a central role in the campaign to pressure Ukraine to investigate Trump’s political rivals…including Hunter Biden. Parnas was thrown into Trump's first impeachment drama, but he ended up working with federal pro…

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Three Congressmen Challenge Trump's Competency 1:22:19

4M ago1:22:19

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This holiday we are bringing you something different, over the last few years I’ve had the great pleasure of interviewing three different Congressmen, the Constitutional scholar, Jamie Raskin of Maryland, Tennessee’s first Jewish Congressman, Steve Cohen, and Raja Krishnamoorthi, the first Indian American Congressmen to represent Illinois. These th…

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Rudy Bankrupt and Trump Tossed from Colorado + A Conversation with Frank Figliuzzi 1:20:26

4M ago1:20:26

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Our guest today is our old friend Frank Figliuzzi. Frank is a former assistant director for counterintelligence at the FBI, where he served for 25 years as a special agent and directed all espionage investigations across the entire government. Frank is a regular contributor for NBC News and MSNBC, and also the author of the national bestseller “The…

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LIVE From NY... It's Michael Cohen (Part Two) 56:00

4M ago56:00

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Today we are bringing you something special. This is part two of a live show with guest Katie Phang, recorded on December 9th at the City Winery in New York City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy MeidasTouch Network

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Auld Lang What? 21:18

4M ago21:18

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It’s a song we often hear at the start of the new year. But what does “auld lang syne” even mean? And how did it come to be associated with New Year's Eve? With a little musical sleuthing, we find Charlie Chaplin might have something to do with it… Guests: James Deutsch, curator of folklife and popular culture at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife…

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LIVE From NY... It's Michael Cohen (Part One) 54:49

4M ago54:49

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Today we are bringing you something special. This is part one of a live show with guest Katie Phang, recorded on December 9th at the City Winery in New York City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy MeidasTouch Network

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Trump Is Even More Corrupt Than Nixon!!! + A Conversation with Jill Wine-Banks 1:22:55

4M ago1:22:55

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We welcome back to Mea Culpa the prolific, Jill Wine-Banks. Jill is currently an MSNBC Legal Analyst, appearing regularly on primetime and daytime shows. Jill has written numerous OpEds for NBC.com, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Politico, and the Huffington Post to name a few. Wine- Banks was at one time a prosecutor at the U.S. Department of J…

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