Useful Idiots is an informative and irreverent politics podcast with journalist Aaron Maté and podcaster/writer Katie Halper. Episodes feature analysis of the political news of the week and exclusive interviews, with humor, commentary and dissection of why both Republicans and Democrats suck. Join Aaron and Katie as they examine important stories that have slipped through the cracks and what the media got wrong – and laugh about whatever is left to laugh about.
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The headlines: are they good for the Jews? Comics Katie Halper (@kthalps) and Heather Gold (@heathr) find out with you. Every Friday. Subscribe to get the shows in your inbox plus a nosh at http://morningJewz.com.
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An independent documentary & interview series hosted by Abby Martin - reporting on war & inequality from the heart of Empire Keep Empire Files independent & ad-free: https://www.patreon.com/empirefiles Hosted, directed & written by Abby Martin (twitter.com/AbbyMartin) Produced & written by Mike Prysner (twitter.com/MikePrysner)
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Former Israel negotiator Daniel Levy: THIS is Israel's real goal
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Click here for the full interview with Daniel Levy: https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/former-israel-negotiator-daniel-levy?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web For $6 a month, become a Useful Idiot! Get extended interviews, Thursday Throwdowns, and bonus content at www.usefulidiotspodcast.com Watch this week's Thursday Throwdown: Brian Stel…
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John Mearsheimer On World War III, Russia & Israel
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Political scientist and author John Mearsheimer shares his thoughts on Ukraine, which he considers the West's fault, October 7, which he said was "not terribly surprising," the war on Gaza, which he considers genocide and why World War III could be around the corner.John Mearsheimer is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor in the …
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Pulitzer Winner Nathan Thrall on Israel’s ceasefire ruse
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Click here for the full interview with Nathan Thrall: https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/pulitzer-winner-nathan-thrall-on?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web For $6 a month, become a Useful Idiot! Get extended interviews, Thursday Throwdowns, and bonus content at www.usefulidiotspodcast.com Watch this week's Thursday Throwdown: Aaron Maté d…
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Cease Fire Plan DEBUNKED By Middle East Scholar & Palestinian Doctor + Mexican Elections!
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Dr. Thaer Ahmad, who walked out of a meeting with President Biden and Assal Rad, a Middle East scholar and media analyst debunk the media spin and politicians' lies when it comes the negotiations between the Israeli Government and Hamas, Rafah and humanitarian conditions. Then we talk about Mexico's historic election of Claudia Sheinbaum, the first…
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UN Rapporteur accuses Israel of sexual violence against Palestinian women
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Click here for the full interview with UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese: https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/un-rapporteur-accuses-israel-of-sexual?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web For $6 a month, become a Useful Idiot! Get extended interviews, Thursday Throwdowns, and bonus content at www.usefulidiotspodcast.com Watch this week's…
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Rashid Khalidi On Gaza & Columbia, Journo Jon Farina On Police Attacks On Pro Palestine Protestors
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Rashid Khalidi talks about Israel's savage attack on Gaza and Rafah as well as the protests at Columbia University, where he is the Edward Said professor of modern Arab studies. Cameraman and journalist Jon Farina talks about covering pro Palestine protests as well as police violence and crackdowns against protestors.Dr. Khalidi was an advisor to t…
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How Israel Spies on the World – with Antony Loewenstein
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The first 50 people to click this link get 30% off ONE YEAR of Useful Idiots: https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/first50 See the full interview with Antony Loewenstein here: https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/how-israel-spies-on-the-world-with?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web The Palestine Laboratory: https://www.versobooks.com/products…
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Rania Khalek TAKES ON Piers Morgan, Michael Tracey TAKES ON Trump & His Fans For Being Israel First
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To hear the rest, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-michael-104884931Beirut-based journalist Rania Khalek talks about the latest news from the Middle East as well as her experience taking on Piers Morgan. Journalist Michael Tracey discusses Trump's position on Israel and a bill that would extend the same taxpayer …
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‘Suspended Between Hope & the Abyss’ - UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine
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Abby Martin is joined by Francesca Albanese, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Palestine, to discuss the mounting legal case against Israel, ICC issuing arrest warrants, and her UN report "The Anatomy of a Genocide" that compiled the evidence of genocide in Gaza. PODCAST + MERCH + SOCIALS + PATREON + EXCLUSIVE CONTENT :: https://linktr.ee/empire…
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Dr. Mohamad Abdelfattah, Dr. Mahmoud Sabha in Rafah + Iris Hefets talks German Censorship
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Katie talks to Jewish Israeli-German activist Iris Hefets about Germany's alarming crackdown on free speech from Jews and Palestinians. She herself was detained over holding a sign. Katie also talks to Dr. Mohamad Abdelfattah and Dr. Mahmoud Sabha who are currently in Gaza and were supposed to go back to the states yesterday but now can't. And Kati…
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Palestinian Writer Breaks Down At Gaza’s Mass Graves
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The first 50 people to click this link get 30% off ONE YEAR of Useful Idiots: https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/first50 See the full interview with Susan Abulhawa here: https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/palestinian-writer-breaks-down-at?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web See Katie’s mashup of politicians’ and corporate media’s hypocrisy…
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“Israel is a Gangster State” says Palestinian DC-based Journalist
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Click here for the full interview with Said Arikat: https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/israel-is-a-gangster-state-says-palestinian?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web For $6 a month, become a Useful Idiot! Get extended interviews, Thursday Throwdowns, and bonus content at www.usefulidiotspodcast.com Watch this week's Thursday Throwdown: Bil…
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Abby Martin vs. Piers Morgan: “I Reject the Premise of Israel's Genocide”
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More of Abby's May 7 appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored. PODCAST + MERCH + SOCIALS + PATREON + EXCLUSIVE CONTENT :: https://linktr.ee/empirefiles ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygap0rG_Y_gBy Empire Files
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Abby Martin Calls Out Israeli Spy on Piers Morgan
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On May 7, Abby Martin appeared on Piers Morgan Uncensored to talk about the Rafah invasion... but the other guest was an Israeli spy. PODCAST + MERCH + SOCIALS + PATREON + EXCLUSIVE CONTENT :: https://linktr.ee/empirefiles ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3Fvlkjh78YBy Empire Files
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Medea Benjamin, Bryce Greene, Aidan Khamis & Rahma Zein, Rami Younis, Sarah Ema Friedland
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Katie talks to Medea Benjamin who was roughed up protesting the White House Correspondents' Dinner and Bryce Greene, who was arrested at Indiana University where snipers have been brought in. But first, she's joined by filmmakers Rami Younis and Sarah Ema Friedland who talk about their documentary/ science fiction hybrid film Lyd, about the Palesti…
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Jill Stein on getting assaulted by cops & campus crackdown
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Click here for the full interview with Dr. Jill Stein and Jason Call: https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/jill-stein-on-getting-assaulted-by?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web For $6 a month, become a Useful Idiot! Get extended interviews, Thursday Throwdowns, and bonus content at www.usefulidiotspodcast.com Watch this week's Thursday Throw…
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Katie anchors a livestream of a Jewish Voice for Peace rally taking place in Brooklyn and talks to Susan Sarandon, Abby Martin, Wallace Shawn, Michael Moore, Rabbi Brant Rosen. She's joined live in studio by Fouad Dakwar. ***Please support The Katie Halper Show ***For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make …
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This book debunks everything Netanyahu just said
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For $6 a month, become a Useful Idiot! Get extended interviews, Thursday Throwdowns, and bonus content at www.usefulidiotspodcast.com Watch this week's Thursday Throwdown: Columbia protests organized by CHINA (say MSNBC conspiracy theorists) https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/columbia-protests-organized-by-china?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_med…
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Professor Exposes Campus Free Speech Crackdown
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Assal Rad, Matthew Hoh & Barry Riesch
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Scholar Assal Rad and Veterans for Peace members Matt Hoh and Barry Riesch react to Iran's retaliatory strike on Israel, Israel's continued genocidal attack on Gaza and predict what's next. Matt and Barry also discuss the international Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) which will sail in mid April with multiple vessels, carrying 5500 tons of humanit…
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Nancy Pelosi is Working for Putin + Jeffrey Sachs Unlocked
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For $6 a month, become a Useful Idiot! Get extended interviews, Thursday Throwdowns, and bonus content at www.usefulidiotspodcast.com Watch this week's Thursday Throwdown: Sam Harris thinks Nazis are better than Hamas https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/sam-harris-thinks-nazis-are-better?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web After several conn…
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Holocaust Survivor & SUSPENDED Columbia Students Protest Genocide In Gaza
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Katie speaks with Rene Lichtman, born 1937, who is a “hidden child” Holocaust survivor who opposes the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza. Then Katie is joined by Layla Saliba & Aidan Parisi to get the latest updates on Columbia University’s handling of a recent chemical attack on Pro-Palestinian student activists, censorship on campus, and more.The …
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WALLED OFF: Abby Martin w/ Anwar Hadid & Vin Arfuso on Palestine Film
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Coming in May 2024 from the new Palestinian film company Watermelon Pictures, WALLED OFF is a powerful film about about Israeli military occupation by filmmaker Vin Arfuso in collaboration with Anwar Hadid, Kweku Mandela, Roger Waters and Immortal Technique. Vin and Anwar join Abby to discuss their journey making the film, and the story in context …
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Jeffrey Sachs: Biden is a miserable failure
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Click here for the full interview with Jeffrey Sachs: https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/jeffrey-sachs-biden-is-a-miserable?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web For $6 a month, become a Useful Idiot! Get extended interviews, Thursday Throwdowns, and bonus content at www.usefulidiotspodcast.com Watch this week's Thursday Throwdown: CNN says I…
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Palestinian Writer Susan Abulhawa, Journalist Prem Thakker + Larry Hebert & Ann Wright
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Palestinian novelist, poet and activist Susan Abulhawa reports back from her recent trip to Gaza where she observed the fallout of Israel's genocidal war first hand. After that, journalist Prem Thakker talks about the attacks on Al Shifa and his interactions with the State Department's spokesperson Matthew Miller. Then active duty Senior Airman Lar…
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Norman Finkelstein: UN ceasefire resolution shows that Biden is scared
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Click here for the full interview with Norm Finkelstein: https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/norman-finkelstein-un-ceasefire-resolution?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web For $6 a month, become a Useful Idiot! Get extended interviews, Thursday Throwdowns, and bonus content at www.usefulidiotspodcast.com Watch this week's Thursday Throwdown:…
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Journalist Films Israelis ADMITTING to WAR CRIMES + Latest Julian Assange Updates
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For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-brad-on-101331788Katie speaks to Jeremy Loffredo, an investigative journalist and filmmaker back from Israel where he filmed Israelis admitting to war crimes and calling for genocide. Then Kevin Gosztola joins to give us the latest breaking updates on Juli…
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