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Useful Idiots with Katie Halper and Aaron Maté

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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 A

Typical length: 1 hr 6 min
Language: English

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S6 · 1 hr 18 min
Israeli App EXPOSED: "It activates your camera and can view every piece of data on your phone"
Support our work and watch the Friday Free-For-All: It Doesn’t Go Well When JD Vance Tries to Define Socialism https://usefulidiotspodcast.com Please watch and share this full interview with Muhammad Shehada. Join us LIVE on Youtube every Monday at 10am EST for Monday Mourning, where we watch the Sunday morning news shows so that you don't have to. Go to https://groundnews.com/useful to get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan and unlock world-wide perspectives on the stories shaping our world. Pre-order Aaron's new book on the Ukraine war: Their Blood, Our Bullets…
S6 · 1 hr 11 min
It takes Katie and Aaron 30 minutes to debunk every lie in this former Biden official’s 4 minute interview on Israel
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S6 · 38 min
Cornell Bombshell: Israel's Secret Power Over University EXPOSED
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S6 · 1 hr 7 min
Iran Officially REJECTS Trump Negotiators: “There is no reason we should go back to diplomacy.”
Go to https://groundnews.com/useful to get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan and unlock world-wide perspectives on the stories shaping our world. Join Katie in NYC on Monday 9.28 at the SAY PALESTINE: Book Launch with Assal Rad https://www.eventbrite.com/e/say-palestine-book-launch-with-assal-rad-tickets-2001430016055?aff=oddtdtcreator Pre-order Aaron's new book on the Ukraine war: Their Blood, Our Bullets https://orbooks.com/catalog/their-blood-our-bullets/ Check out Quince and use our code https://quince.com/useful for a great deal: https://www.quince.com Check out TruDiagnostic…
S6 · 50 min
Putin Critic Exposes MAJOR Ukraine Weakness
Go to https://groundnews.com/useful to get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan and unlock world-wide perspectives on the stories shaping our world. Join Katie in NYC on Monday 9.28 at the SAY PALESTINE: Book Launch with Assal Rad https://www.eventbrite.com/e/say-palestine-book-launch-with-assal-rad-tickets-2001430016055?aff=oddtdtcreator Pre-order Aaron's new book on the Ukraine war: Their Blood, Our Bullets https://orbooks.com/catalog/their-blood-our-bullets/ Check out Quince and use our code https://quince.com/useful for a great deal: https://www.quince.com Check out TruDiagnostic…
S6 · 1 hr 2 min
Bad News for Israel and the US: The Houthis Just Joined the Fight.
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S6 · 48 min
FBI Whistleblower: The US KNEW about 9/11 Attackers in August 2001
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S6 · 1 hr 4 min
“Lying is part of their religion”
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S6 · 1 hr 14 min
Zelensky’s Days in Power Are “Numbered,” Ukraine Suffers “Unwinnable” Defeat
Go to https://groundnews.com/useful to get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan and unlock world-wide perspectives on the stories shaping our world. See the film American Doctor, with a Director Q&A moderated by Katie, TONIGHT in NYC: https://americandoctorfilm.com/buy-tickets Read our guests' books: Guerres contre l'Iran by Jacques Baud: https://www.strandbooks.com/guerres-contre-l-iran-9782315028641.html What I Saw in Ukraine by Benoît Paré: https://booksrun.com/9782959860119-what-i-saw-in-ukraine-2015-2022-diary-of-an-international-observer Ukraine: The Great Manipulation by Benoît…
S6 · 1 hr 10 min
The State of the Strait: Trump officials panic as Iran tightens its grip over the Strait of Hormuz
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S6 · 58 min
Israel LOSES CONTROL over Settler Terrorists, Forced to Confess to Teen Murders
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S6 · 1 hr 10 min
Settler Terrorists Attacked Three NBC Journalists in the West Bank – Did Meet the Press Cover It?
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S6 · 49 min
CIA’s Secret Moscow Trip Causes PANIC in Ukraine
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S6 · 1 hr 10 min
“Today is D-Day for the economy in Iran”
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S6 · 47 min
Trump “Afraid” After Iran Plans New Attacks, Teams with China w/ Middle East Analyst Sharmine Narwani
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S6 · 1 hr 16 min
House Candidate Oliver Larkin Crashes Monday Mourning with Katie and Aaron
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S6 · 59 min
Iran's New RED LINE Shocks Israel, US Flailing
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S6 · 1 hr 15 min
Murdering 2 Birds with 1 Stone: Republicans shill for Israel while ALSO getting to call a Muslim politician a terrorist
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S6 · 36 min
AIPAC Lashes Out After $32 Million Loss to Abdul El-Sayed
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S6 · 1 hr 8 min
Is Trump's New Iran Deal Just A Ploy to Momentarily Bump the Stock Market?
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S6 · 49 min
Lt. Col Daniel Davis WARNS U.S. Running Out of Weapons Against Iran
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S6 · 1 hr 6 min
The US Weapons Stockpile is NOT Depleted and Anyone Who Says it is Should Go to Prison for Leaking Classified Information
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S6 · 48 min
Trump CENSORS Iran War Reporting After Military Failure
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S6 · 1 hr 7 min
Jake Tapper's Israel Gotcha BACKFIRES After Perfect Response from Abdul El-Sayed
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1 hr 5 min
"RETALIATING”: Journalist Warns Iran’s Tanker War ESCALATION
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S6 · 1 hr 2 min
The guy who wanted to nuke Gaza and fight Russia to the last Ukrainian is no longer alive
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S6 · 1 hr 24 min
Iran Strikes US Bases & Israel’s Secret Nuclear Plot w/ Jeremy Scahill & Sami al-Arian
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S6 · 29 min
Abby Martin Exposes Palantir CEO and US Military’s “Disturbing” Secret
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S6 · 1 hr 12 min
Let's bomb Iran to make sure the ceasefire holds
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Useful Idiots with Katie Halper and Aaron Maté is a English news podcast from Useful Idiots, LLC. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.

Publisher: Useful Idiots, LLC
Language: English
Category: News
Typical length: 1 hr 6 min
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