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DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
by Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Editorial cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas "deprogram" the latest domestic and international news and trends so you can see through the spin in the headlines to the raw truth you need to know. Ted's immersion in the media—prize-winning cartoonist and columnist, radio host, editor at Forbes and United Media, and the veteran of bruising First Amendment legal battles—informs analysis that cuts through the spin. Jamarl's experiences as a podcaster who has broadcast from around the globe grounds his international, humanist perspective as he helps you break down what's happening, what it means, and what's coming next. "DeProgram" offers fast-paced, entertaining analysis you can't get anywhere else. LIVE Monday - Friday, 9 AM - 10 AM Eastern Time: Streaming on YouTube: https://www.youtube.c
Episodes
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ICE Chases and Runs Over “Dead” Man | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
• ICE agents ram their unmarked SUV into a fleeing Houston construction worker, shattering his leg in a pursuit of an alleged fugitive. As local police consider criminal charges against ICE and accuse ICE of lying and destroying evidence, the face plastered on their “wanted bulletin” belongs to a...
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Will the US and Ukraine Break Up? | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Zelensky says Ukraine will resume Russian refinery strikes, defying Trump. Kyiv’s anger boils over following sudden Starlink throttling and continued Russian attacks. Kyiv suspects deliberate pressure from Musk or the White House after Zelensky criticizes U.S. policy. Partial service returns, yet...
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Will Trump TACO on Terror Thursday? | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Trump privately debates scrapping plans to livestream the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan after learning the paralyzed gunman relies on a wheelchair. Why didn’t he know? Advisers warn that the grim public images could martyr the terrorist or embolden enemies, even as Trump...
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The Cornell Controversy (with Michael Tracey) | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
“DeProgram” invites Michael Tracey, an independent journalist and commentator known for contrarian coverage of media and sexual-assault narratives, to discuss the 2026 Cornell “Jane Doe” civil lawsuit, filed by a former student alleged she was drugged and assaulted by seven Chi Phi fraternity...
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US to Livestream Execution of Traumatized Soldier | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. Today we discuss: • The firing squad execution of 2009 Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed December 3rd. • Unidentified ICE agents...
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Another Israeli Settler Attack on Journalists | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
• Israeli settler-terrorists attacked and fired at two Agence France-Presse journalists as they were reporting on settler violence against Palestinian olive farmers in the West Bank. Photographers Jaafar Ashtiyeh and John Wessels were taking pictures of an IDF soldier detaining a man when a…
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How Israel Lost the War | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. Today we discuss: • As the Gaza War begins its fourth year, Israel has lost. Israelis are reeling from new revelations in Israeli and U.S. media that the...
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Deadly Plague Escapes Russian Lab | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. Today we discuss: • Trump said the U.S. is willing to help Russia after the State Department announced it was monitoring a reportedly fatal case of...
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Trump in Denial About Looming Catastrophe | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. Today we discuss: • Polls predict a major defeat for Republicans as voters angry about the economy prepare to hand the House and Senate back to Democrats....
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Behind the Minab Massacre (interview with Murtaza Hussein) | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. Today we discuss: • Murtaza Hussain, senior national security and foreign affairs journalist at Drop Site News, joins “Deprogram” to discuss the latest...
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French Students Wild in the Streets | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. Today we discuss: • Christa Pike is in critical condition and receiving “lifesaving care” at a hospital, after two failed attempts to execute her using…
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Will Romania Join the Far Right? | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. Today we discuss: • Crisis in Romania: After the PSD Socialists joined with the right-wing AUR to bring down Liberal Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan’s...
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NYC Mayor Targets Fictional Anti-Semitism | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. Today we discuss: • Caving to right-wing Zionists, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani releases a report claiming that American Jews have reported a marked rise in...
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I Die (for the FBI) | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. Today we discuss: • A theft by the criminal hacking group ShinyHunters of reams of sensitive personal data involving potentially tens of thousands of…
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GOP Running Scared of Trump’s War | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. Today we discuss: • A growing number of Republicans scramble to disown the costly Iran war. Trump’s conflict has sent the prices of gasoline, diesel and...
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I’m Not the War Criminal, You Are! | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Editorial cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM Eastern time. Today we discuss: • In an epic display of nerve, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insulted New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani—head of the host city of...
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OMG Canada! | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Editorial cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM Eastern time. \ Today we discuss: • In an indication of how radicalized international relations have become, Prime Minister Mark Carney says that Canada is preparing for the...
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Trump Threatens to Nuke Iran | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. This week, “Deprogram” expands into two hours Monday, Wednesday, and Friday! Today we discuss: • The podium of the United Nations was an unusual setting…
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Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History (Interview with Benjamin Moser) | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. 00:14 Show Open: Ben Moser Interview and Today's Headlines 02:29 Herzl, Colonialism, and the Early Zionist Project 12:48 Religion Versus Ethnicity and…
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Iran Lays Down the Law | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. This week, “Deprogram” expands into two hours Monday, Wednesday, and Friday! 00:00 New two-hour schedule and today's rundown 12:35 Iran's terms to end the...
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Should You Should You Fight for Love? | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
On the Q&A Episode of "DeProgram," Ted Rall, Jamarl Thomas, and guest, Chicago Tribune cartoonist Scott Stantis, confide personal stories of “fighting for love,” the perils of financial tensions in romantic relationships, exotic foreign travel, chess adventures in Azerbaijan, and humorous sexual...
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China Won the Iran War | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. 00:00 Show Open And Today's Rundown 04:21 Trump And The Kennedy Center 10:06 AI Scraping And Who Pays Artists 20:09 Bone-Crushing Sanctions And China…
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Hegseth Only Wants Pretty Warfighters | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. Today we discuss: • The Wall Street Journal reports that dapper Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth only wants attractive, masculine, troops who meet...
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Lindsay Clancy: Killer, Victim, or Both?
Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. Ted Rall, Jamarl Thomas, and Robby West debate the Lindsay Clancy case: a mother who strangled her three children amid claimed postpartum psychosis,...
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Trump Sends $2.8 Billion More to Israel | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. Today we discuss: • The Trump administration approves a $2.8 billion sale of heavy bombs to Israel, in what would be among the largest deliveries of U.S....
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Democracy So Good Even the Dead Can Vote | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. Today we discuss: • A big win for the gerontocracy as half-dead octogenarian Mitch McConnell returns to the US Senate. • The Supreme Court refuses to let...
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One-State Solution, Fear of AI, Age-Gap Relationships
Ted Rall, Jamarl Thomas, and Robby West discuss expanding DeProgram into two-hour Monday-Wednesday-Friday shows for better retention and ad revenue after Rumble changes. They debate accountability after a hypothetical one-state solution in Israel/Palestine, historical collaboration and Nuremberg,...
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Trump, the Irish Nationalist | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Editorial cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM Eastern time. Today we discuss: • Trump stands by his support for a united Ireland. Trump said in Dublin, sitting beside Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin on Saturday, that…
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25 Years Later, We’re Trapped in 9/11 World | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Editorial cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM Eastern time. Today we discuss: • 9/11 led to legalized torture and wars based on lies. Have we learned anything? Despite WMDs, Trump is lying about Iran. Despite his lies,...
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9/11: Did We Have It Coming? | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. Today we discuss: • 25 years ago, 19 Al Qaeda terrorists hijacked 4 passenger jets and crashed them into the World Trade Center and Pentagon, killing more...
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Breaking ICE / Interview with Sonali Kolhatkar | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
In this episode of DeProgram, Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas sit down with journalist Sonali Kolhatkar to discuss her new book Breaking ICE: Community Defense against State Terror and MAGA Fascism. The conversation covers the on-the-ground reality of intensified ICE operations, workplace raids,...
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EPA and NYC Lied About 9/11 Air Quality | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. Today we discuss: • In the harrowing months that followed the attacks on the World Trade Center, New Yorkers were repeatedly assured that the air around…
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Midterm Election Mania | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Editorial cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM Eastern time. Today we discuss: • There are major anxieties about interference in the 2026 midterm elections. Will the Trump administration use executive orders or declare a...
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JD Vance Laughs Off Civilian Deaths | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. Today we discuss: • US Vice President JD Vance blurts “sometimes things happen” when asked whether an American bombing attack was responsible for killing...
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Trump "Out of Options" Against Iran | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. Today we discuss: • For 24 hours after Army Secretary Dan Driscoll told Trump the US has lost to Iran and a US bomb attack killed at least 5 guests at a...
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The First Rule of "DeProgram" Is Don't Talk About Ex-Co-Hosts
Ted Rall, Jamarl Thomas, and producer Robby West host an unscripted Q&A, discussing a viral clip about former co-host John Kiriakou’s abrupt departure for CAA, which they describe as transactional rather than personal. They cover immigration enforcement, Pete Hegseth’s fitness as Defense…
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Milo Y Is Very Sorry and Ashamed for Supporting Trump | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. Today we discuss: • Far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos said he is “very ashamed” for supporting Trump after ICE thugs deported him back to the UK....
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Israeli Settler-Terrorists Maul NBC News Journalists | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. Today we discuss: • NBC correspondent Matt Bradley says his team is “recovering well” after they “all took hits” from Israeli settler-terrorists during an...
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Why Capitalism and Democracy Don't Mix | DeProgram with Jamarl Thomas and Robby West
"DeProgram" co-hosts Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas host a birthday Q&A that covers capitalism’s inherent incompatibility with democracy due to money in politics, the reasons for Nixon’s gold standard exit in 1973 and inflation as a hidden tax, war lies from Lincoln to Trump, and a lack of…
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Hegseth Warned by US Experts to Stop Iran War | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. Today we discuss: • “Too Much, Too Long”: Top generals warn in the the Aug. 14 edition of the Secretary of Defense Orders Book (SDOB) to Defense Secretary...
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What Is Tucker Up To? | DeProgram with Jamarl Thomas and Robby West
Have a question for Ted and/or co-host Jamarl Thomas? Join the hosts of "DeProgram" for a full hour of nothing but LIVE Q&A! Any topic, any question, goes—it's up to you. Q&A extras are every Monday and Wednesday at 12 noon Eastern time. Ted Rall and Robby West handle Friday Q&A after Jamarl’s...
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CIA: Putin Thinks USA Is Now Weak | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. Today we discuss: • CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s mysterious trip to Moscow this week was preceded by fresh U.S. intelligence indicating that the Kremlin...
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Canada Retaliates Against U.S. with 50% Tariffs | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. Today we discuss: • Canadian trade officials acknowledge that their retaliatory tariffs of up to 50% on $20 billion in American goods are intended to…
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Does Israel Own Trump or Does Trump Own Israel?
Robby West and Jamarl Thomas host a Q&A-style “DeProgram” episode without Ted Rall. They discuss technical issues with Rumble, Trump’s alleged ownership by Israeli interests due to paid legal bills and lawfare, comparisons to Hillary Clinton’s email scandal, America First immigration policies...
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Should Football Be Banned? | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Editorial cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM Eastern time. Today we discuss: • At least one in four NFL players will probably get chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). Should football be banned? At least 215 of 878...
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Netanyahu: “Iran Tried to Kill My Son” | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. Today we discuss: • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims Iran tried to kill one of his sons, but gave no details about when the alleged plot...
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When Your 17-Year-Old Joins the Marines | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas discuss Robby West’s 17-year-old son enlisting in the Marines without parental consent, exploring recruiter deceptions, military as indentured servitude, parental anguish, blank-check loyalty risks, and American mythology versus reality. They share personal stories of...
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Zelensky Angrily Refuses to Allow Elections | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. Today we discuss: • President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said this weekend that his former defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov was wrong to call for...
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Why Generation Z Rejects Capitalism
Have a question for Ted and/or co-host Jamarl Thomas? Join the hosts of "DeProgram" for a full hour of nothing but LIVE Q&A! Any topic, any question, goes—it's up to you. "DeProgram" hosts Ted Rall, Jamarl Thomas, and producer Robby West host the first Friday Q&A, Gen Z’s rejection of capitalism...
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Professor Who Attacked Jason Arday Suspended | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM ET. Today we discuss: • Nathan Cofnas, the U.S. professor who raised plagiarism concerns over Cambridge professor Jason Arday, who then committed suicide…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Editorial cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas "deprogram" the latest domestic and international news and trends so you can see through the spin in the headlines to the raw truth you need to know.
Ted's immersion in the media—prize-winning cartoonist and columnist, radio host, editor at Forbes and United Media, and the veteran of bruising First Amendment legal battles—informs analysis that cuts through the spin.
Jamarl's experiences as a podcaster who has broadcast from around the globe grounds his international, humanist perspective as he helps you break down what's happening, what it means, and what's coming next.
"DeProgram" offers fast-paced, entertaining analysis you can't get anywhere else.
LIVE Monday - Friday, 9 AM - 10 AM Eastern Time:
Streaming on YouTube: https://www.youtube.c
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Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
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Editorial cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas "deprogram" the latest domestic and international news and trends so you can see through the spin in the headlines to the raw truth you need to know. Ted's immersion in the media—prize-winning cartoonist and columnist, radio host,...
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