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Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff — 521 episodes
Xi flexes vs Trump on Taiwan. The no-BS briefing on Iran, Ukraine & China with Preston Stewart.
Hurricane Trump Hits China. Intel Shows Iran Still Has Lots of Missiles w/ Brian Bengs - Independent Candidate for US Senate - South Dakota..
Hegseth & Caine Testify for $1.5 TRILLION for More Forever War. Kash/Crash Patel Testifies Too.
Iran Peace Deal Crumbles Again. Trump Heads to China. ICE Runs Rampant.
Trump Has Become the Establishment Trump Takes On the Indiana Primaries, Thomas Massie and Mark Kelly
"It Looks Like He's Folding" — Paul Rieckhoff on Trump's Iran Peace Memo
Worst Truce Ever. U.S. Fires on Tankers. Trump Tries to Silence Sen Kelly.
Trump Deal or No Deal on Iran? New Names Same War.
Running Against Iran, Netanyahu, Gas Prices, Corruption, Trump’s Lies and Both Parties. Ty Pinkins - Mississippi Independent Veteran for Senate.
Trump Says Ceasefire With Iran Is Still In Effect—As We Shoot at Each Other.
US Gunships Sink 6 Iranian Boats. Fireworks in the Straight of Hormuz.
The Forever War Machine Shifts Its Sights to Cuba. Hegseth and Trump Want the Focus Off of Iran.
The High Cost of Hegseth and Trump's Forever War Hits Home
Eugene Mirman - Comedy Under Fire: On Kimmel, Colbert, Trump’s Attacks on Free Speech
Oil Hits $120/Barrel. Gas Hits $4.30! Hegseth Gets Lit Up.
Iran War Has Cost $25 Billion So Far. Pentagon Wants $1.5T More. Independent Vet Todd Achilles For Senate From Idaho.
Gas Prices Hit Record High. The King is Here. $400M of Your Money for Trump’s Ballroom
White House Correspondents Dinner Shooting Fallout. Nobody Believes Anything Anymore.
WHCD Assassination Attempt & Our Broken New Normal: Political Violence and Betrayed Allies. QUICK HIT MEDIA BLITZ POD
Virginia, Iran, and the Cost of Chaos: Redistricting Fight a Red Flag for Our Democracy
Soldier Used Classified Info to Bet on Maduro Ouster. Trump Targets Naturalized Citizens. And Approves Executions By Firing Squad—For Real.
Hegseth Fires Navy Sec. Phalen. Strait Of Hormuz Still Not Open. Iran Hearings: Finally.
Iran says FU to Trump—Seizes Ships. Gen. Sarah Zabel for Congress in Idaho’s 1st. Meet the Independent Candidate Series.
Chaos in and Around Iran. Kash Patel’s Drinking. AI Job Losses - Tax the Bots? Andrew Yang.
U.S. Attacks Iranian Cargo Ship While Preparing for New Round of Talks. Trump Wants to Give Himself the Medal of Honor.
Trump as Supervillain, RFK Jr’s “Raccoon” Scandal, and the Global Fight for Democracy | Paul Rieckhoff on Deadline White House
Trump’s Iran Blockade, Robot Wars in Ukraine, and the Rise of Independent Candidates | Rieckhoff w/ Katy Tur & Connell McShane.
Strait of Hormuz Fully Open? Trump Announces Lebanon-Israel Ceasefire.
Hegseth’s Pulp Fiction Prayer. RFK Jr’s Raccoon Penis. with the Bulwark’s John Avlon.
Iran Threatens Retaliation Over Blockade. 41% of Our Navy is in Theater. w/ Senator Angus King.
Trump Thinks He’s Jesus. Iran Blockade Update. Ukrainian Robots Take a Battlefield. w/ Michael Steele.
Trump Attacks the Pope. Iran War Peace Talks Collapse. Navy Imposes Hormuz Blockade.
Trump is Back to Attacking…NATO. Newlywed Wife of US Soldier Released by ICE.
Cease Fire in the Crossfire. The Pentagon vs the Pope. What’s Trump’s Next Target?
Cease Fire. The Day After. Pray for General Caine.
“A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight” Trump’s 8PM Iran Deadline. The 25th Amendment Moment.
American F-15 Officer Heroically Rescued in Iran. w/ Dan Lamothe.
Trump and Hegseth’s Culture War Runs Into Iran War’s Reality | Paul Rieckhoff on 11th Hour
Trump’s Iran War: The "Big Lie" and the Secret Purge of US Generals | Paul Rieckhoff on Washington Journal. l
US Fighter Shot Down in Iran. Hegseth Purges Army Chief and More Generals. Inside Artemis w/ NASA Commander Scott Kelly.
Trump’s Lame Iran Speech. Bondi is Out. Epstein Files Bounty? w/Congressman Ro Khanna.
Trump to Address the Nation. Seth Bodnar: Independent Vet For Senate from Montana.
88% of Americans Don’t Support Ground Troops.
LIVE: No Kings, No Forever Wars. Paul Rieckhoff Live from Times Square with Joy Reid, Don Lemon, Jim Acosta and the No Kings Movement.
LIVE from No Kings NYC - Anti-Trump Protests Provide a Moment of Unity for America.
Special No Kings Preview: Trump’s Imploding Base w/Ken Casey of Dropkick Murphys.
Troops on Kharg Island Could Be Bloody. Republicans Say No to Iran.
Scott MacFarlane. 82nd Airborne Heads to Iran.
General Mark Hertling. Boots on the Ground Loom. Trump’s Unlimited Military Power.
Admiral James Stavridis. Former NATO and SOUTHCOM Commander. ICE Deployed to Airports. More Marines Moving Toward Iran.
Trump, Iran, And The Draft: Independent Veterans, Young Voters, And The Cost Of Another Middle East War.
Mick Foley. EXCLUSIVE. Wrestling Legend Speaks Out. On Trump, ICE, Iran, a “Shiny New Toy” Military.
Pentagon: $200B for Iran. 4,500 More Marines to Mid-East.
No More Forever Wars. with Miles Taylor.
Markwayne Mullin in the Hotseat. Tulsi Gabbard Dances. Where is the Uranium?!?
Trump: I’ll Take Cuba. The Geopolitical Rapist.
Iran War Week Three. Trump: We Don’t Need Anybody.
War, Trump, and the Culture War: Paul Rieckhoff on Deadline White House and the Fight for America’s Future
Crash Kills 6 More American Troops. Bonnie Carroll of TAPS.
FBI Warns of Iran-Inspired Drone Attacks in CA. More WH Slop War Videos. Kash Patel Brings UFC to FBI.
Inquiry: US at Fault in Iran School Strike. Dan Lamothe.
150 US Troops Wounded. “The Most Intense Day of Strikes on Iran”.
Will Trump Call for a Draft? Iran War Overflowing.
Paul Rieckhoff vs Peter Meijer on CNN - Iraq War Deja Vu and Why War Powers Still Matter - War, Trump, Iran and Congress Failing to Act.
Paul Rieckhoff vs Senator Blumenthal and a Broken Congress: “What Are You Going To Do About It?” - Iran, Trump and War Powers.
“Some People Will Die.” Trump Admits Cuba is Next. ‘The Last Republican’ with Adam Kinzinger.
Sebastian Junger. Noem Out at DHS. Senate Iran War Powers Act Fails.
Ecuador is Trump’s Latest Target. Trump Left Americans to Die.
Trump Teases Boots on the Ground in Iran. Six Troops Now KIA. Israel, US Bases and Embassies Hit.
Trump’s Iran War Unfolding. 4th US Servicemember Killed. 3 US Planes Shot Down by Friendly Fire.
Iran War Latest and Trump’s Unchecked Power: Paul Rieckhoff on Congress’ Total, Bi-Partisan Failure.
Trump’s Iran Nuke Claims vs Reality w/ Joe Cirincione.
Trump's Iran Gamble. Ukraine’s Betrayal. Mamdani’s Spineless Statement. Rieckhoff Sounds Off w/ Connell McShane.
State of the Union Reaction. Trump Makes His Iran War Pitch.
Can This Independent for Governor Win Michigan? w/ Mayor Mike Duggan.
Snowpocalypse Hits. USA Hockey Wins Gold. Kash Patel is a Ridiculous Poser.
Can This Independent Win a Deep Red District the Democrats Can’t? Firefighter Mike Thurow Independent for Congress in Wisconsin’s 6th.
War with Iran Looms. Colbert vs Trump & the FCC.
Can the State Guard Save Our Democracy? w/ Adrian Bonenberger. Independent Veteran for Governor of Connecticut.
Open Primaries Presents: Independent Veterans Are Spoiling For A Fight. w/ John Opdycke, Paul Rieckhoff, Ty Pinkins and Todd Achilles.
Gallup: Independent Voters Hit 45% – So Why Does the Political Establishment Keep Pretending They Don’t Matter?
BONUS POD | 2028 Presidential Preview, The Veterans from Both Parties (and No Party) That Could be President.
Special Report: Trump & ICE’s War on Kids w/ Anya Kamenetz.
Senator Kelly: 1. Pete Hegseth: 0. Judge Blocks Hegseth From Punishing Kelly.
Bondi Defends Trump On Epstein. Can This Independent Win The Senate Race In Nebraska? w/ Dan Osborn.
Sen Ruben Gallego. Will He Run for President? Can He Stop ICE?
A Flat But Political Super Bowl. Bad Bunny Makes History.
Rachel Maddow. Where Does This All End? Racist Trump Posts New Racist Crap.
Is Trump Softening on ICE? DHS Death Cards. w/Chuck Todd.
EXCLUSIVE: Jesse Ventura. The Body vs Trump. Jesse for Governor Again? Senate?
Body Cams for ICE. Trump Wants To Take Over Elections. w/Kaivan Shroff.
Pretti ICE Murderers Finally Named. 5-Year-Old Liam Ramos is Free.
Trump’s Vision Board: Venezuela, Cuba, ICE, Independents and a Fiery NewsNation Showdown with Rieckhoff vs Trump Propagandist
Trump Attacks Journalism: Don Lemon and Georgia Fort Arrested. Plus: More Epstein Files Drop.
Trump vs Springsteen. New Alex Pretti Video w/ Joe Walsh.
Rep Ilhan Omar Attacked. Who Shot Alex Pretti?
Is Trump Coming For Your Guns? His Name was Alex Pretti w/ Dr Vin Gupta.
BREAKING: ICE Kills Another Citizen in Minneapolis. Trump Insults Allied Troops, Combat Veterans and Gold Star Families.
BONUS POD: Trump, NATO, Greenland and the War on Truth: Paul Rieckhoff on MSNBC’s Nightcap with Stephanie Ruhle.
Willie Geist On ICE Raids, Scarring Kids and Trump Watching Morning Joe.
Trump Pivots on Greenland, Meets Zelensky, Undermines NATO. General Barry McCaffrey.
BREAKING: How Trump’s Moves Shake America’s Security From Greenland to Iran - Paul Rieckhoff w/ Connell McShane.
Trump at Davos Insults Greenland, Denmark, NATO, Ukraine w/ Eddie Glaude.
Trump vs Greenland, Denmark, The World w/Ty Pinkins.
1,500 Active Duty Troops on Standby for Minneapolis w/Paul Rieckhoff.
Focus on the Insurrection Act Above All Else w/ Asha Rangappa.
BONUS: Trump Insurrection Act Threat, Machado Gives Trump Her Nobel Prize, ICE in Minneapolis and Katy Tur Reports on MSNow.
Trump Threatens Insurrection Act w/ Sheriff Chris Swanson. Candidate for Gov of Michigan.
BONUS: Iran’s Tipping Point, Trump’s Options, Will The US Strike?
ICE Can Disappear You at Any Moment. EXCLUSIVE Lindsay Church. Independent Veteran for Congress - IL 4th.
What City Will Trump, ICE, Noem Target Next? with Ruth Ben-Ghiat
He Called Renee Good a F**king Bitch and Murdered Her.
Ron Perlman Unloads On Trump, Venezuela, Robber Barons, ICE and Broken Hollywood.
Rieckhoff on Brutal Bombings in Ukraine, ICE Shooting and a Birthday Episode Preview w/Ron Perlman
Why Hasn’t Ukraine Killed Putin? with Tim Mak.
ICE Shooting in Minneapolis.
Rieckhoff on The Rachel Maddow Show - “Trump's All Gas and No Brakes.”
The Whitewashing of Jan 6th with Scott MacFarlane.
Trump’s Plan for 2026 is Bigger than Venezuela. Is Cuba, Colombia or Greenland Next?
Trump’s Forever War 2.0 is Here. Happy F#cking New Year.
Jason Alexander’s Christmas Surprise: Two Jokes and a Dose of Truth
Jason Alexander on Festivus, What George Costanza Would Think of Trump, Rob Reiner, and Hope for the Holidays
A Christmas Message From Mick Foley. Standing Up to Trump & the WWE. War on Christmas (Literally). Trump Hits Syria. Another Venezuelan Tanker Seized. Jake Paul’s Reality Check. The Ted Cruz Curse Continues. Something Good: Loyal Citizen in Maine.
399. Matt Cavanaugh. Independent Vet for Congress in CO-5th. America’s Most Independent District. Party Politics is Alien vs Predator. Donating a Kidney. Colorado’s Buffalo is the Independent Spirit Animal. Best Scar Wins. Friday Football: CFB Playoffs.
398. James LaPorta. FOIA and Find Out. Why is a Marine Expeditionary Unit Off Venezuela? Laura Loomer Threatened to Sue Me. Trump’s Crazy Address & $1,776 “War Dividend”. 18 SEALs Disciplined for Racism. Milo Ventimiglia, Ghostbusters & The Mandalorian.
397. Craig Renaud. Heroic War Journalist & Director of Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud. Editing a Film About Your Brother’s Murder. Honoring Brent: The First American Killed in Ukraine. Venezuela Blockade. Mick Foley Dumps WWE
396. Senator Mark Kelly. His Face-to-Face With Hegseth Today in DC. His Plan to Combat Trump’s Courts Martial Ridiculousness. Why He Recorded the Video to the Troops. Will He Run for President? Can He Stop a War with Venezuela? Free Speech Under Attack.
395. Baratunde Thurston. An Unimaginably Violent & Painful Weekend. How to Citizen in Chaos. Activating Multiplayer Mode for Democracy. Hegseth: Trying & Missing. AI is Not Taking Your Job. 2 KIA in Syria. VA Cutting 35K More Jobs. Hero of Bondi Beach.
393. Scott MacFarlane. Who is the Jan. 5 Pipe Bomber? Can We Trust Patel/Bongino? Trump Seizes a Tanker. Are the Venezuela Strikes Legal? Adm. Bradley in the Crosshairs. CA National Guard & a Limit for Trump’s Power? NORAD, CD’s & Phillip Rivers Returns.
392. Stephanie Ruhle. Fed Rate Cut: Early Xmas Gift or Lump of Coal? Trump Can’t Lie About Your Grocery Bills. China Won 2025. Kind is the New Cool.The Broken Business of Youth Sports. Strangers, Diners and Joy. TImes Square & Diana Ross.
391. Governor Wes Moore. The Opposite of Trump. “I Have to be a Healer.” Can He Stop Trump’s Military Overreach? Focusing on Men & Boys. Hosting The Cabinet for Army Navy Sat. Pull-Up Challenges vs RFK Jr. Illegal Orders, Lamar & Losing The Locker Room.
390. Barbara Starr. Hegseth is SecDef Drama. “This is Someone Who is Afraid.” Trump’s New National Defense Strategy is Awesome…For Putin. Signalgate & the Pentagon Propaganda Corps. Pearl Harbor Lessons. Manosphere Monday, World Cup, *NSYNC & The Dodgers.
389. Todd Achilles - Independent Veteran for Senate. Everybody’s Pissed Off. The View from Idaho. Hegseth, SignalGate, Venezuela & ICE. Flags Lowered for Spec Sarah Beckstrom. The 2X2 Matrix. The Need for the Fulcrum. Friday Football on the Smurf Turf.
388. Brigadier General (Ret) Shawn Harris. Can He Win MTG’s Old Seat? 1/6 Bomb Suspect Captured. Boat Strikes and Venezuela. SECDEF has Lost the Confidence of the Brass. Putin Sending Ukrainian Children to North Korea. Football Coaches and Second Chances.
387. Independent Senator Angus King. Does Hegseth Need to Go NOW? War Crimes Hearings When? Why Did ADM Holsey Resign? SignalGate Investigation Finally Done. Can The Senate Stop Trump on Venezuela? His Disgusting New Attack—on Somalis. Sabrina Carpenter.
386. Jason Dempsey. Is Hegseth Going Down Over This? Why Double-Tapping is Wrong. Spotlight on Adm. Bradley. No Scapegoats. Afghani Experience: Trauma, Transition and Empty Promises. “Driscoll is Measuring Drapes.” The Kids Are OK. Tree Lighting Week.
385. Dan Lamothe. Washington Post’s NATSEC Reporter Caught in the Crossfire. Who Gave the Double Tap Order? Is it a War Crime? Hegseth & Trump vs the Press. Laura Loomer & Deskgate. Are Venezuela Strikes Imminent? WV Gov Posts Incorrect Troop Deaths.
384. Jon Bernthal (Replay). The Iconic Actor Gets Real About America at a Crossroads. Defining Toughness, and Insurrectionist Using The Punisher Skull. George Floyd, Fatherhood, Sativa, DMX, Pitbulls. Biden's Afghanistan Drawdown.
383. Paul Rieckhoff. Part Two: The 2025 IVA Winners Circle Town Hall. The Rise of Service-First Politics. From Mechanic to Movement Leader in the Heartland. Grassroots Veterans Challenge Big Money Politics. A New Home for Politically Homeless Patriots.
382. Paul Rieckhoff. Part One: The 2025 IVA Winners Circle Town Hall. Independent Veteran Candidates Share Their Victories and Challenges. Open Primaries and Ranked Choice vs A Stacked Deck. How an Independent Fulcrum Can Be the Leverage to Fix Our Future
381. Paul Rieckhoff. If They Do It to Sen Mark Kelly, They Can Do It to You: The Threat to 2M Military Retirees. The FBI & Pentagon: Trump’s New Dual Political Attack. Ukraine on the Edge. 68 Boxes of 9/11 Info. Chiefs v Cowboys. Duffle Blog For The Win.
380. Jon Thorp. Independent Veteran Running in TN-7 Special Election Next Week. Trump’s Biggest Test Since Election Day. Running Against Both Extremes. Why He Left the GOP. Facing Down Democrat Super PACs BS. Hegseth and Trump Go After Senator Kelly.
379. Admiral Bill McRaven. Clarity in This Chaos. Trump’s Dangerous Sedition Comments. What Are Illegal Orders? A Bad Ukraine Peace Deal. Mamdani vs Trump. Will He Run for President? Education As a NatSec Priority. Friday Football: Don’t Mess with Texas.
378. Asha Rangappa. “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!”- Trump to Dems. What Orders Might be Illegal? Venezuela Boat Strikes and the AUMF. Comey, Epstein and the Courts. “We’re Already in a Constitutional Crisis.” College Tours and Love Is Blind.
377. Former Senator Jon Tester. Can The Dems Win on Epstein? Schumer’s No Shaq. Saudi F-35s - China’s Backdoor. I Remember Kent State. Poor Taste: Trump Dines with the Ultra Rich. Is Montana’s Future Independent? Farms, Basketball & Life After The Senate.
376. Tom Bowman. NPR Pentagon Reporter. Is Trump Winning His War On Media? Reporting vs Stenography. Venezuela: The Table Is Set. Gen. Hal Moore’s Lessons. Impact of Huge Cuts at NPR & PBS. Are Seattle & NYC Trump’s Next Targets? Ukraine Soccer Inspires.
375. Kevin Baron. Countdown to Conflict in Venezuela. Pieces In Place for a Showdown. US Marines in Shootout in Haiti. Manosphere Monday: Fearless Fathering. Teaching Kids Chaos is the New Normal. Ivy Football Stunner, Landman & F1’s Surprising Finale.
374. Venezuela Boat Strikes are Trump’s WMD. Vets Week Wrap Up: Democrats Falling for Trump’s Headfakes. 70% of Americans Don’t Want War with Venezuela. End of an Era - MSNBC Becomes MSNow. Football Friday, Jameis Winston and Thanksgiving is Coming!
373. On Venezuela: Show Me the Dope with Henry Rollins. The Cost of War and the Power of Art. The Fight for the Soul of America. Don’t Mess with Banksy. The Wisdom of Bob. Lessons from Walter Reed and the USO. What Losing the East Wing Really Represents.
372. It’s Time To Bring Back Punk Rock with Henry Rollins. A Constant State of Protest. I Hate the Division. Like a Vial of Nitro. Following Joan Jett into a Hot Zone. Minor Threat, Fugazi and How Punk Rock Fought Nazis. Henry on Fetterman’s Wardrobe.
371. Kristen Rouse. This Veterans Day Feels Different. Beyond the Parades. IHOP, Bloomin’ Onions & Free Stuff. A Rare Day of Unity in America. Are Vets Now in the Rear View? Teaching our Kids About All of This. Independent Veterans are Ready to Lead.
370. General Mark Hertling. Dissecting The Democrat Shutdown Strategy. Veterans Week Special: Why Hegseth and Trump Are Firing So Many Generals. Why We Need 1M Drones. Army Women’s Hoops, Referee Role Models and Rieckhoff Gets a Super Bowl Ring.
369. Joy Taylor. Things are F**king Hard Right Now. Sports & Politics Collide Again. Mental Health, Suicide & Sadness. How Trump Uses Sports Culture. Football Friday: Is Anyone in the NFL Great? Shutdown Cancels NFL Veterans Day. Football Saved My Life.
368. Jim VandeHei. Venezuela War Powers Act Vote. Can Congress Finally Stop Trump on Something? The Shutdown Slams Vets & National Security. Axios Leadership Lessons Learned. Being a Good Leader. Diaper Diplomacy, Fatherhood & 6 Rules for the Modern Man.
367. Sami Sage. Mamdani Wins. And So Does Trump. Divided America Divides Even Deeper. The Far Left’s Moment Overshadows Big Wins by Women Vets Sherrill and Spanberger. Zohran’s NYPD Problem. Prop 50 Passes. Betches, Sabrina Carpenter and Coffee.
366. John Opdycke. Our Broken Election Day. The Parties Rigged the Game and Screw Independents—NYC is Proof. CA’s Terrible Prop 50 and a New Fight in Maryland. We Decide Elections–But Not the Narrative. Taking Kids to Vote. Wisdom From Kurt Vonnegut.
365. Sebastian Junger. The Divisive Mamdani Moment. NYC’s Rorschach Test For a Divided America. Manosphere Monday. Rieckhoff Shares Who He’s Voting For and Why. A Tense Election Day Eve. IVA’s 2025 Endorsements. Halloween, World Series and ICE Raids.
364. Congressman Ro Khanna. Will Trump Bomb Venezuela For Halloween? Can Congress Stop Trump’s New War? Is Impeachment an Option? Will Democrats Cave on the Shutdown? Rare Bi-Partisanship on Boat Strikes and Epstein. Friday Football Picks.
363. Lt. Colonel Alex Vindman. Trump’s Giant China TACO. The Real House of Dynamite Scenario. No TikTok Deal–And Xi is Thrilled About it. Putin’s New Nuke Threat. Are the US Venezuelan Strikes Illegal? Ukraine Groundwar Update. Do Halloween for America.
362. Republican for Virginia Lt Governor John Reid. A Historic Run for a Gay GOP Candidate. Debating an AI Opponent. Personal Attacks and Bullet Proof Vests. Shutdown Insanity: Troops on Food Stamps. Team Rubicon Steps Up Again.
361. Will Hurricane Trump Hit Venezuela Next? Barbara Starr. Trump’s Destructive Troop Speech. Melissa Hits Jamaica. Hegseth Hits More Boats. Is NYC’s Election a Flashpoint? WTF: Billionaire Gives $130M to Pay Troops!? Ohtani’s World Class Leadership.
360. Barstool’s Captain Cons (Connor Crehan). Manosphere Monday. Is Venezuela GWOT 2.0? Trump As Master Chief. The Hegseth Show. Dem’s Platner Fiasco. The Rise of Barstool. Ohtani as a Role Model. Skattebo, Mangold and The Importance of Army Football.
359. Jaime Harrison. Why Do The Democrats Suck So Much? Who Is Leading the Opposition Party? Can The Failocrats Stop Trump on ANYTHING? The Graham Platner Case Study. Friday Football (and NBA) Picks.
358. Trump is Tearing Down the White House. Pentagon vs Press War Update. Rand Paul is Actually Right?!?! NYC Mayors Race. The NBA is Back!
357. Dan Lamothe. Hegseth’s War On The Pentagon Press Corp. The Media Walkout You Missed. Trump’s Propaganda Plan Rolls On. Artillery Shells Send Shrapnel Over CA Highway. More Strikes on Venezuelan Boats. Hegseth & Platner’s Nazi Tattoos. Govs vs Trump.
356. The Big Four. Independent Veterans For Senate. Todd Achilles. Ty Pinkins. Dan Osborn. Brian Bengs. Behind The Scenes Best Of The Bonus Content With Four Of Independent Politics Biggest Names.
355. Ty Pinkins. Independent Veteran for Senate in Mississippi. America One Week Into the Government Shutdown. Are Unlawful Orders Coming? Running Independent in the Deep South. National Guard Troops Deployed to Chicago. Baseball Playoff Magic.
354. Ken Burns. America at an Inflection Point. Playoff Baseball with Ken. The American Revolution. Hegseth and Trump’s Big Generals Meeting Spectacle. The Shutdown is Here.
353. Ethan Penner. Independent for Governor of California. The Golden State in Crisis. Can He Really Win? Standing Up For The Center. A Bold Vision For Reforming The Tax System. Independents As a Source of Unity After The Kirk Assassination.
352. State Senator Rick Bennett. Independent for Governor of Maine. Why He Left the GOP. Vacationland as a Bellwether for the Independent Movement. The Massive Drop in Canadian Tourism. Trump vs Governors. Leadership After The Charlie Kirk Assassination.
351. Rob Serra, FDNY (Ret.). The Annual 9/11 Show. 2025: Has American Forgotten? The Stories, The Heroes, The Controversies, The Politicization, The Never Ending Fight For Healthcare, And The Mission To Teach The Next Generation.
350. Dean Kamen (Replay). Inventing iBOTs, Segways and Scooters. The Wheelchair of the Future. Inside DARPA. Using Robots To Build Kids. Revenge of the Nerds.
349. Jeffrey Wright (Replay). Westworld and COVID19. Fighting the Virus in Brooklyn. Rallying for Restaurants. Ebola in Sierra Leone. The Slave Behind Jack Daniels Whiskey.
348. Aaron Mankin (Replay). Losing Your Face in Combat. Debating Sara Huckabee Sanders in High School. How to Survive 70 Surgeries. Aaron’s Playboy Mansion Story. Scars Are Not Forever. Operation Mend. No Excuse Not to Serve.
347. David Bellavia (Replay). The Sole Living Medal of Honor Recipient of the Iraq War. Combat is Not Like The Movies. Who’s A Bigger Threat - Libertarians or Liberals? Time Does Not Heal All Wounds. Live the Life You’re Supposed to Live.
346. Sam Bee (Replay). The Kurds are Being Slaughtered. Democrats Debate Again. The Middle East Jenga Game. Sam Bee at The DMV. The Daily Show Reunion Tour. Fighting Back with Comedy. Djibouti and Naugahyde.
345. Stephen Colbert. Replay with the American Icon. Taking on Trump, The Supreme Court Battle, Breonna Taylor, Leadership After Loss, Stephen’s Dog Eating Ai Weiwei’s Art, Joking in the Face of Fear, Laughing at the Devil.
344. Live From DC. The Independent Center’s Independent Voice Conference. Hear From Independent Candidates for Office From Around the Country Featuring: Idaho’s Todd Achilles, California’s Ethan Penner and Tennessee’s Khalil Ekulona.
343. Dan Osborn. The Independent Vet Is Running Again In Nebraska. The Mechanic vs The Billionaire. Agreeing With Tucker Carlson. Ukraine’s Support Grows. Who’s Your Favorite Ninja Turtle? Coach Youman Wilder - A True Helper. Look Out for the Youngsters.
342. Todd Achilles. Independent Veteran for Senate in Idaho. National Parks Under Attack. Dan Osborn is Running Again. Trump Threatens to Bomb Moscow. Russia Sanctions Bill Finally Coming. VA’s Cutting 30K. The Fight for Open Primaries is Rolling in NYC.
341. Congressman Mike Lawler. Independents Day 2025. What Mamdani Means. The Weakness of the GOP in NY. Will He Run For Governor? The AUMF Must Go. Ukraine Sanctions Bill Update. Vets Need Bi-Partisan Support —Especially Now. Happy Birthday, America!
340. Senator Angus King. The Only Real Independent US Senator? Trump Bombs Iran. Now the Spin Begins. Can The Senate Stop Him? The Spirit of Joshua Chamberlain. Socialist Mamdani Wins NYC’s Rigged Primary. 1M Independents Blocked Out. The OKC Example.
339. Sebastian Junger. America at the Breaking Point. Trump Blowing Through Every Red Line. 2,000 More Troops to LA. Will Trump Bomb Iran? The Golden Rule of American War. Props to Everyone After No Kings. Ukraine Is Still Happening. Ice Cream and Grads.
338. Barbara Starr. The Battle of Los Angeles. I Tried to Tell You All. Trump Sends Guard and Federal Troops into LA. What Red State Governors Will Do. This is Putin and Bin Laden’s Dream. And Trump’s Military Parade Is This Weekend.
337. Mayor Tim Kelly. The Independent Mayor Of Chattanooga. Trump’s Extreme New Recruiting Ad. Elon Is Leaving DC. Hegseth Attacks The USNS Harvey Milk During Pride. Vets Rally In DC. Open Primaries Update. NBA Finals Predictions. Ukraine & Baseball.
336. Mayor Yemi Mobolade. The Independent Immigrant Mayor in the Crosshairs of Trump’s Immigration Crackdowns. Trump’s Golden…Dome. Another Attack on Jews. Senator Redneck for Governor? GOP Pressure on Ukraine Increases. Help Honor Baby Bronx Payne.
335. Bonnie Carroll. A Special Memorial Day Conversation with ‘Saint Bonnie’. It’s Memorial Day Every Day in Ukraine. Ben (Not Jerry) Manhandled in DC. Noem’s Immigration Hunger Games. Hegseth’s Afghanistan Witch Hunt. VA Sec Collins Continues to Spin.
334. Brian Bengs. Independent Vet for Senate in South Dakota. Retired LTC and Almost DOGEd Park Ranger. The Toxicity of the Democrat Brand. Running as a (D) vs (I). The New Pope is American!?! Trump Abandons Afghan Allies. And Accepts a $400M Plane Bribe.
333. Senator Ruben Gallego. Is He Running for President? Hegseth Firing 20% of Generals. Mike Waltz is Out. Our Apologies to Canada. SCOTUS Upholds Trump’s Trans Purge. Even Trump Won’t Cut VA’s Budget. 9/11 Health Program Attacked. AGAIN. Go Knicks!!!
332. Dan Lamothe. Hegseth’s Wife Has Entered the Chat. SecDef’s Stonewall. McRaven’s Wisdom. They’re Deporting Kids. 9/11 Quackery. Loomer vs Rieckhoff. Political War at the VA. North Koreans in Ukraine. New Indy Vet Brian Bengs For Senate. WTF, Saquon?
BONUS: EPISODE 331: Charlie Sykes’ To The Contrary with Paul Rieckhoff: The Rise of the Fake Tough Guys. Why “Secretary Chaos" (Hegseth) Has to Go.
330. Jim Walden. NYC’s Real Independent Candidate for Mayor. Hegseth Is Shook — And His Own Guys are Coming After Him. Chaos at the Pentagon. Trump’s Not Invoking the Insurrection Act—YET. Rubio Sells Out Ukraine. Thank You, Lee Corso. Smell the Flowers.
329. Garry Kasparov. Strategy with the Chess Grandmaster. Defending The Pieces of Freedom. Don’t Chase the Ball. Dangerously Sloppy. Gen Caine Confirmed as CJCS. Insurrection Act Plans. Chopper Crash in NYC. Trump Seizes Border Land. Hello from Cali.
328. Congressman Don Bacon. The GOP Voice of Reason? The Maverick Republican Challenging Trump on Tariffs, Ukraine, Loomer and More. Is Dan Osborn Running Again? DoD Stonewall. Eric Adams is Corrupt and Not Independent. Tuberville Lies Again. Val Kilmer.
327. Pete Buttigieg. SignalGate Spin (and Outrage) Continues. Musk AGAIN Calls Senator Kelly a Traitor. 4 US Troops Dead in Lithuania. 3,333 More Vets Cut By RFK Jr. Senator Ruben Gallego Holds All VA Nominees. Senator Cory Booker Goes the Distance.
326. Congressman Seth Moulton. Signalgate. WTF. Don’t Start a Group Chat About War Plans. Sloppy & Incompetent. People are PISSED. Erasing Jackie Robinson. Deceitful Doug. VA Cuts Will Cost Vet’s Lives. Dems Hit a New Low. RIP George Foreman. Opening Day.
325. Lindsay Church. It’s Not a Trans Ban. It’s a Trans Purge. Trump’s Attack On Trans Troops. Russia’s Great Deal. More Vets Firings. Kids Are Leading. Always Forget. Dems Reach New Low. I Will Teach My Boys to be Dangerous Men. IA’s March Madness Pool.
324. Commander Scott Kelly. Musk Called His Brother a Traitor. The Brothers Hit Back. Choose Your Fighter: Elon vs Kelly x2. SpaceX’s Big “Rescue” Mission. Trump Wants Zelensky Out. More Vets Fired. Now They’re Coming for Teachers. VA Sec’s Manipulation.
323. Senator Mark Kelly. Trump Sells Out Ukraine. The Blitzkrieg is Here—Stay Frosty. Europe Can’t Count on US. Dear Canada: He Not Like Us. If This is How They Treat Vets. F&#K Elon Musk! Bonus March 2025? It’s Ft Benning Again. Weather The Storm.
322. Adam Kinzinger. The DoD Purge is Here. General CQ Brown is Out. Are The Purged The New Resistance? Patel: Another Disgusting Confirmation. Dems Get No Take-Back on Collins at VA. Veterans Cuts Are Here. Senator Redneck, WTF is a Trigon?
321. Governor Wes Moore. Can This Young Governor Save Us? Musk Cuts The 9/11 Health Registry. Trump’s Victim Shaming Zelensky. VP Lightweight. Vance & Hegseth Wrong on Ukraine: They Not Like Us. RFK Jr Confirmed. The Transban is Back. VA Cuts Are Here.
320. Bob Kerrey. Trump Abandons Ukraine. Gabbard is Confirmed. Trump Guts USAID. Hegseth Bans Books at DoD Schools, Attacks Press. Heroism is Not Efficient. CFPB Under Attack. WTF, Fetterman. Mayor Adams is Crooked. Rating Kendrick’s Super Bowl.
319. Asha Rangappa. This is Flooding the Zone. Don’t Comply in Advance. How an FBI Background Check Works. CARLA F. BAD. Super Bowl Security. A Radical VA Sec Confirmed. Another J6 Criminal Dies. Stop the Chop. Luca to Lakers.
318. Dan Lamothe. Hegseth is Confirmed. J6 Insurrections Go Free & Commit Crimes. Trump’s Hiring Freeze Slams Vets at VA. 82nd and 10th Mtn Troops to the Border. Hamas Releases More Hostages. Trump and Hegseth Target Gen Milley. RFK is Still Ridiculous.
317. Trump 2.0 Is Here. President Mayhem is Back. 1600 Pardons for Insurrectionists. 1500 Troops to the Border. TikTok Should be Banned. Biden Says Goodbye. New Hegseth Allegations. Independents Hit a New High. Goodness is Viral. NFL Divisional Playoffs.
316. Kevin Baron. Hegseth Grossly Rolls On. The Critical Defense Questions That Weren’t Asked. The Trump Steamroller Is Accelerating. The Democrats Will Not Save You. Congestion Pricing Is Working, CFB National Championship and NFL Playoffs.
315. California is Burning. And America is on Fire. The Country Braces for Trump. Congress is Sworn In. Zuckerberg Bends the Knee. Hegseth Hearings Loom. CFB and NFL Playoff Picks.
314. Scott Galloway Replay. A Look Back at Prof G’s Predictions for 2024. The United States vs Itself. Young People Being Left Behind. Reinvest in the Middle Class.
313. Ken Burns Replay. The Master Documentarian on Extremism in America, Ukraine, The Importance of The Midterms, Doing a Film on Iraq & Afghanistan, His Dog Chester.
312. Jason Alexander. Fifth Annual Festivus Episode!! Drone Madness. Tuberville Doubles Down On Dumb. Daniel Penny & Elon Musk Visit Army Navy. Democrats Fumble Another One. Elf on the Shelf Exhaustion. The Secret Santa Delivering Hope to North Carolina.
311. Leo Shane III. The Legendary Military Times Reporter on Hegseth’s History and Rocky Nomination. Collins for VA Secretary—Who Is This Guy? Assad Goes Down. Musk and Ramaswamy Wanna Cut All Vets Benefits. Army Navy Week. Remembering Eddy Schrank.
310. Sebastian Junger. Hegseth’s Mom Pushes Back. Biden Pardons Hunter. Dems Are Ridiculous. Of Course Trump’s Sec of the Navy Never Served. The Economist Wants to Cut Vets Benefits. Russia Steals Ukrainian Kids. Martial Law in South Korea. Wild Robot.
309. Thanksgiving 2024 Special. Matt Gaetz Goes Down. The Salt Typhoon Hack. Women in Combat is a No Brainer. Senator Redneck vs Ukraine. Rogan vs Klitschko. Twitter vs Bluesky. More Independent Veteran Candidate Results.
308. Barbara Starr. Hegseth Backlash Grows. Pentagon Purge. Deploying US Troops Against Migrants. Collins Is Trump’s Radical VA Sec Pick. The Onion Buys Infowars. RFK Jr Returns. Biden Unshackles Ukraine. Morning Joe Bends the Knee. Chicken Hawks.
307. Exclusive: Dan Osborn. The Breakout Nebraska Independent Shares Lessons Learned. The Axe and the Trees. Hegseth for SecDef is Nuts. We Don’t Need a Third Party Now—We Need No Party. How Kodi Sawin Softened The Ground. Silver Surfing with Stan Lee.
306. Election Recap. A Dark Time is Upon Us. Trump Rolls. I Tried to Warn Them About Harris. Independent Vet Candidates Make History. Dems, Come Declare Your Independence. We Are the Guardrails Now. Veterans Day 2024.
305. Election Day is Almost Here. Happy Halloween. Trump The Fascist. Musk’s Secret Meetings With Putin. National Media Finally Focuses on Dan Osborn. North Korean Troops Move Closer to Ukraine. CNN is Ass. The World Series Is About More Than Baseball.
304. Tom Bowman. Legendary NPR Pentagon Reporter. Will January 6th Happen Again? Gen John Kelly Finally Speaks Out. Hamas Leader Sinwar is Dead. Tulsi Gabbard is No Longer a Self-Proclaimed Independent—GOOD! The Yankees Win! (And the Liberty and Dodgers).
303. Dan Osborn. The Surging Independent Vet for Senate in Nebraska Returns. Gen Milley Calls Trump a Fascist. Jimmy McCain Endorses Harris. North Korean Troops in Ukraine. Steven Seagal Loves Putin. Helpers Respond To Hurricanes. Playoff Baseball Rocks.
302. Shelane Etchison. Independent Vet Making History in North Carolina. Hurricane Milton is Our October Surprise. Dan Osborn Surging in Nebraska. 10/7: One Year Later. Mayor Adams is Killing the Democrats’ Brand. Dolly Steps Up. MLB Playoffs are Awesome.
301. Travis Endicott. Independent Vet For Mayor of Ridgecrest, Ca. Walz and Vance Clash. #MayorDisaster Indicted. Trump’s Asinine TBI Denial. Israel Gets Nasrallah—and War with Iran. McChrystal Endorses Harris. Trump Meets Zelensky & Embarrasses America.
300. Nick Batter. Independent Army Vet for Nebraska Legislature. The Cornhusker State is the Epicenter of the Movement. Welcome Back to the US President Zelensky. Independents Will Decide Pennsylvania. The Red Bandana Game. Mayor Adams Should Resign.
299. Eric Faulkner. Independent Navy Vet for City Council in Temecula, CA. Lara Loomer is Pushing 9/11 Conspiracies on 9/11—and Rolling With Trump. Someone Again Tries to Shoot Him. Jill Stein is Not an Independent—or Serious. If Not You Then Who?
298. Reflections on 9/11: 2024 Edition. Harris/Trump Debate Recap. The Taylor Swift Impact on Independents. IVA’s 2024 Independent Veteran Endorsed Candidates. Never Forget, Look for The Helpers & Watch Out for Each Other. Football Season is Here!
297. Damn, Summer is Over Already. Who are the Swing Voters? Trump’s Arlington Controversy Continues. 7 US Troops Injured in…Iraq? Hamas Murders 6 Hostages. Ukraine Hit with Another Massive Rocket Attack. A New School Year Begins. One Week Until 9/11.
296. Trump Goes to Arlington and Screws it Up. Kennedy Finally Bombs Out. And Sells Out. Kamala Crushes at the DNC. An Important Warning About Conspiracy Theories From Rowdy Ronda Rousey. IVA’s 9/11 Celebration of Service.
295. How Independents View the DNC. Is RFK Jr Finally Dropping Out? Trump Shits on the Medal of Honor. Vance and Walz Agree to Debate. Attacks on Walz’s Military Service Continue. Ukraine is the MVP of the Week.
294. Michael Steele. Weird vs Cool. Fake Tough vs Real Tough. Energy is Contagious. Walz Responds to Vance and Swiftboating 2024 Style. Is Michael Still a Republican? Ukraine Turns the Tables on Russia. Judge Rules RFK Jr. Is Not A Real New Yorker.
293. The Tim Walz I Know. Vance vs Walz: The First Great Battle of The Political Party Proxy War of Post-9/11 Vet Candidates is Here. RFK’s Dead Baby Bear Crime. Local Independent Hope.
292. The Best Of The First Round of the Meet the Independent Candidates Series. Jared Young, Shelane Etchison, Dan Osborn, Kodi Sawin, Marcus Carter and Tyrell Hicks. Independent Voices Standing Up to Change American Politics for the Better.
291. Tyrell Hicks. Independent Veteran for Florida House. Biden Drops Out. Harris is Not the Answer. Who The Dems Should Pick for VP to Attract Independents. The WrestleMania of Politics. Nothing About This Is Normal. I am a Real American.
290. Jake Wood. A Marine Sniper’s Perspective on the Trump Assassination Attempt. JD Vance Nominated for VP. Trump is on a Roll. Biden Doesn’t Get It. Angry, Lonely, Young Men with Guns. Trump’s Leaked Phone Call with RFK Jr. Tough Times.
289. Tim Mak. An Eyewitness to Russia’s Attack on the Kyiv Kid’s Hospital. The Collapse of Joe Biden. Still Too Soft on Ukraine. Describing a Double-Tap. How the Debate Looked to Ukrainians. More Kennedy 9/11 Disinformation. Mattis, LeBron & the Olympics.
288. Independents Day Special. Debate Catastrophe. America’s July 4th Crisis. Independents Hit 51%. RFK Jr Eats Dogs. Announcing Independent Veterans of America. The Urgent New Effort to Organize and Elect Independent Vets to Political Office Nationwide.
287. Errol Louis (Replay). The First Presidential Debate: Ugh. Kennedy’s Disqualifying 9/11 Comments. Trump’s Ridiculous Plan For Ukraine to Surrender to Putin. Radical Democrat Jamaal Bowman Goes Down. Assange Gets Off Easy. Step Aside. School’s Out!
286. Wes Moore (Replay). The Summer of Chaos. Kennedy Out of CNN Debate. But He Could Cost Biden Michigan. Trump Loses Steam with Independents After Conviction—Duh. Putin Visits North Korea. Juneteenth and Flag Day Reflections. It All Started at a Urinal.
285. Willie Geist. Father’s Day Special. America’s Cool Dad Returns to Talk Parenting, Baseball, Covering Trump and Biden, Patriotism, How to be Respectful and Fair. Our Kids Are Watching. Bad Dads. Wes Moore is Jasson Dominguez. The D-Day Challenge.
284. Marcus Carter. Independent Veteran for Congress in Florida’s 9th. Trump is Guilty. Menendez Says He’s Independent—But He’s Not. Neither is Manchin. Zelensky and Biden at Normandy. D-Day 80 Years Later. Poop Balloons, Sesame Street and Pride 2024.
283. LIVE EVENT: The Launch Of American Veterans for Ukraine. The Heroic Founders and Ukrainian Heroes. Celebrating Bill Walton. Role Models and Coach Wooden’s Two Sets of Three. Nikki Haley Folds. RFK Jr Complains About Debate. Biden Blows it on Weed.
282. Bonnie Carroll. Introducing American Veterans For Ukraine. A Powerful New Effort From Five Veteran Powerhouses You’ve Met On The Show. Memorial Day 2024. Usyk Defeats Tyson Fury To Become Heavyweight Champ. Don’t Call It a Comeback.
281. Kodi Sawin. Independent Candidate for Texas State House. Let’s Get VERY Local. Zombie Candidates and Jack’s Smirking Revenge. The Biden vs Trump Debates are Set. And RFK. Jr Won’t Be Part of ‘Em.
280. Dan Osborn. Independent Navy Veteran For Senate From Nebraska. From Steamfitter to Senate Candidate. Keeping It Real As A Winning Strategy. RFK Jr’s 9/11 Conspiracy Theories and Brain Worms. DeSantising. Little League Life Lessons.
279. Shelane Etchison. Special Operations Combat Veteran Running As An Independent For Congress From North Carolina. Can She Beat An Extreme GOP Incumbent and a Dem Who’s Not From There? Will Ft Bragg/Liberty Rally for One of Their Own? Chaos on Campuses.
278. Jared Young. Independent Candidate for US Senate From Missouri. Can He Beat Josh Hawley & Lucas Kunce? Who Is He, What Does He Stand For, How Does He Define Independent? Congress Finally Delivers for Ukraine. Kennedy’s Whole Family Endorses Biden.
277. Mayor Yemi Mobolade. America’s Independent Mayor is Back. Who Will He Endorse for President? The Advantages of Being An Independent Politician. Who the Hell is Melina Abdullah? Trump on Trial. Ukraine’s 1 to 10 Problem. Tee Ball is Life.
276. Trump and Biden Jockey to Weaponize Kennedy. No Labels is No More. Arizona Abortion Bombshell Is Not Popular with Independents. Senator Redneck is Back—and Carrying Water for Putin. Cornel West Picks a VP You’ve Never Heard Of.
275. Bill Hillsman. The Godfather of Independent Politics. Lessons from Jesse Ventura’s Win 25 Years Later. No Labels = No Candidate. Dems Ramp up Attacks on Kennedy, But Maybe They Shouldn’t. Presidential Primaries Are Broken. Hell to the Naw Season.
274. Ken Burns. How Sick is America? Who is He Voting For and Why? Is HE Fearful of a Civil War? Transactional vs Transformational. Social Media, Cable News and the State of our National Conversation. The Heroes of Today.
273. A Week Of Real Talk and Reckonings. Afghanistan. Trump. Ukraine. Netanyahu. Crime In America. RFK Jr’s Latest Ridiculous VP Name. March Madness in Our Politics.
272. Breaking Down Kennedy, Aaron Rodgers, Jesse “The Body” Ventura, South By Southwest and All The Other Recent Independent Drama.
271. State of the Union Special Edition. How Did Biden Do? Did He Move Independents? Dissecting The Big Night From Cannabis to Ukraine to Veterans to Forgotistan.
270. Tim Mak. Ukraine at a Crossroads. Has Ukraine Given Up on America? The Battle of Antonov Airfield. Haley is Out. Sinema is Out Too. Super Tuesday Was Not Super for 6M Independents. America Says Biden is Too Old. SecDef Austin’s Rough Time.
269 Michael Steele. Michigan & South Carolina Primary Insights. Where Will Haley Voters Go? Being the only Republican Host on MSNBC. Does Biden Have a Harris Problem? More Congressional Chaos. Will RFK Jr & No Labels Spoil Everything?
268. Will Anyone Listen to Independents in 2024? A Special Short Episode with Paul Rieckhoff.
267 Asha Rangappa. Is Trump Going to Jail or Not? What Did The Hur Report Really Say About Biden? MAGA vs NATO, Ukraine and More. Russia’s Secret Space Nukes. Long Island’s Special Election Takeaways. Best Super Bowl Ever. The Tragic Parade Shooting.
266. Matt Gallagher. Super Bowl Politics. How F#cked Up is America Right Now? Speaker Johnson is a Terrible Quarterback. Border Bill Fumble. Haley is QB2. Is the US Soft? SC and NV Primaries. Civil War or World War? Daybreak: Matt’s Powerful New Novel.
265. Alex Vindman. Three US Troops Killed in Jordan. Ukraine is Running Out of Ammo—as America Runs Out of Heart. Is War with Iran Imminent? Vindman vs Marco Rubio? The Taylor Swift Super Bowl is Set.
264. Michael Smerconish. New Hampshire Post-Mortem. Jason Kelce for President!? Haley’s Independent Appeal & Playing for QB2. Who Trump Might Pick for VP. Dean Phillips: Blah. The 2024 Wild Cards: RFK Jr, No Labels & Independents. Super Bowl Predictions!
263. Surviving October 7. Dorin Cohen. Survivor of Kibbutz Kfar Aza. A Young Mother Courageously Tells Her Unimaginable and Harrowing Story. Remembering the Hostages Still Being Held by Hamas. “I’m going to tell you a story about heaven…”
262. Mike Novogratz & Ambassador Marc Ginsberg. Understanding Israel. And Gaza. A Recorded Live Panel Event from NYC. What They Saw On Their Recent Trip. Why They Went. Why Israel is Important to American National Security. What’s the Path Forward?
261. Scott Galloway. Prof G’s Predictions for 2024. The United States vs Itself. Young People Being Left Behind. Reinvest in the Middle Class. SECDEF in the ICU, White House in the Dark. Attacks on US Troops Continue. Trump Mocks McCain Again.
260. Mayor Yemi Mobolade. New Year’s Special Replay. The New Independent Mayor of Colorado Springs. How He Won. The Importance of Non-Partisan Primaries. Power of Positivity. Captain Positivity vs Senator Redneck for Space Command.
259. Jason Alexander. The FOURTH Annual Festivus Special! An Inspiring Holiday Message of Hope and Peace. Looking to Children as the Way Out of Conflict. Jason vs Elon. Good vs Evil. Don’t Be the Problem, Solve the Problem.
258. General David Petraeus. A Pre-Christmas Global Conflict Breakdown. Zelensky is Churchill with an iPhone. Did Israel Get the Big Idea Right? Tuberville’s Final Stupid Holds Go Down. NORAD is Ready For Santa.
257. General Barry McCaffrey. Analyzing The State of the Wars in Ukraine and Gaza. Biden’s Big Border Problem. Zelensky’s Painful Return to Washington. Israel’s Greatest Test. More Rocket Attacks on US Troops. Does America Look Weak? McCaffrey for Mayor?
256. Andrew Yang. Why He’s Backing Dean Phillips for President. Liz Cheney, Mark Cuban, The Rock & Many Other Possible Independent Candidates. Should Cornell West and RFK Jr Drop Out? NFL, NBA & Why We All Need Sports Right now. Tuberville Finally Lost.
255. John Spencer. The Urban Warfare Expert on Combat in Ukraine and Gaza. Ukraine’s Will to Fight. Red Dawn 2023 Style. Is Hamas a Paper Tiger? Gaza’s Terrible Complexity. The High Cost of Not Supporting Ukraine. The Threat of Holiday Attacks in America.
254. Chuck D. (Replay-Part Two). Crime, Law And The Power Of Youth. Why Space Is Not The Future, It’s All America. Beat Cops Vs Militarized Cops. Empathy For Haters. The Realities of War are Hard Af. Why New York is the Best Teacher in the World.
253. Chuck D (Replay-Part One). THANKSGIVING REWIND FEAST. (2020 Remix). Public Enemy’s Iconic Founder on Maddow, Air America, Climate Change, Physical vs Virtual Reality, The Power of DIY, 2020 Election Postgame, Biden and Harris, Society and AI.
252. Eli Elefant. On The Ground In Israel. A First-Hand Look From an American IDF Veteran. At The Aftermath Of Hamas’ Attack. What The Future Holds For The Palestinians. Perspective On The Attacks And Response. What American Jews Have Been Feeling.
251. Veterans Day Special. Combine Veterans Day and Election Day: A New Idea for a Stronger America.
250. Sebastian Junger. Little Boys are Wild Animals. Assessing the Health of America Now. Why Putin Will Never Beat Ukraine. The Big Challenge for Israel. Republicans Collapse Into Tribalism. Election Day Hope. Don’t Forget Veterans Day. Nature is Good.
249. The World Is On Fire. An Exhausted Marine General Had a Heart Attack—and Senator Redneck Doesn’t Care. Republicans Finally Stand Up To Him. 29 Attacks on US Troops–And Counting. American HIMARS Hit Hard in Ukraine. Pence is Out. Halloween Kindness.
248. Weekend Special. A New, Very Extreme Speaker. A Massive Political Win for the American Insurgency. Mass Shooting in Maine. The IDF is Going In. Drone Attacks on US Troops Continue. Ukraine Falling Further From the Headlines. Insecurity in America.
247. Congressman Pat Ryan. The Vet Taking On Tuberville. What’s the Plan to Free the American Hostages? Speaker Chaos Continues. US Troops Under Attack in the Middle East—And Nobody Notices. A Message to Ukraine. Avoiding a Failure of Imagination. MDCOA.
246. Why We Must Support Israel AND Ukraine. Gaza Hospital Explodes Tensions Worldwide. ATACMS Explode in Ukraine. American Troops Wounded in Iraq?!? STILL No Speaker. Tubervilles’s Gaslighting of America. RFK Jr, Cornel West and No Labels: No Thank You!
245. Dan Lamothe. Inside The US Military Support For Israel. Will America Go Get Our Hostages? Traveling with New Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen CQ Brown. Tuberville’s Holds Cut Deeper. Passing Peak Ukraine. China & Taiwan Loom. What’s Next for Gen Milley?
244. Sec Pete Buttigieg. War in Israel. How Should America Respond? Is US Transportation Ready for Hamas? Trump & Tuberville vs Milley & Kelly. Buttigieg & Moore in 2028? How to Talk to Kids About These Crazy Times. Training Vets to Drive Trucks.
243. Trump Threatens General Milley with Death. GOP Debate Sh$tshow. What About Open Primaries? Andrew Yang Replay: The Forward Party Turns One.
242. Shut ‘em Down. US Army Private Travis King Released from North Korea. McCarthy’s Shutdown Sh@tshow. GOP Debate Madness Part 2. Calls for Menendez to Resign. Why Not for Tuberville Too? ATACMS To Ukraine—FINALLY. Suicide Prevention Month.
241. Zelensky Comes to NYC. Democrats Finally Grow A Spine to Run Over Traitor Tuberville. DeSantis Doesn’t Care About White People. Why Biden Should Dump Harris To Attract Independents. Auto Workers Strike. Coach Prime is the Leader America Needs.
240. Missing John McCain. Romney is Out. The Many Hypocrites That Forgot 9/11. Elon Musk Meddles with Ukraine—and Putin Loves It. Zip Tie Guy and His Mom Get Prison. Aaron Rodgers Goes Down. Stronger at the Broken Places.
239. 9/11: 22 Years Later. More Prison Sentences for More for Jan 6 Leaders. Tuberville vs Every Leader of the Military. Larry Hogan is Not Independent. Football and School Are Back. Jimmy Buffett and #NeverForget. REPLAY: 9/11 HEROES SHARE THEIR STORIES.
238. End of Summer Madness. Eminem Slams Ramaswamy. Christie’s Strategy To Reach Independents in New Hampshire. Senator Redneck Continues to Lie. An Epic Little League World Series Ending. Don’t be like Giuliani. Be like Ohtani. Work Hard and Be Nice.
237. GOP Debate Breakdown. Trumpism Is Like COVID. Independents Ain't Having Any Of It. Senator Redneck Wins a New Award. Prigozhin Goes Down in Flames. The American Insurgency Strikes Again. Little League World Series Summer Magic.
236. Afghanistan Two Years Later = Forgotistan. Rep Peter Meijer REPLAY. Our Summer of Chaos Continues. Another Week, Another Indictment. An American Insurgent in Utah Killed by the FBI. The Tide is Turning Against Senator Redneck (AKA Tuberville).
235. Summer Dispatch. Musk vs Zuck in a Fight? For Vets? WTF. The Crisis of Masculinity. Christie Meets with Zelenskyy. FINALLY F-16s to Ukraine. Trump’s Month of Meltdowns & Poll Surges. US World Cup Women Are a Reflection of America. Forward Turns One.
234. The Trump Indictment (The Latest One). Senator Tuberville’s Temper Tantrum Costs Alabama Space Command. The Alt-Right Media Attacks Rieckhoff. Independent Growth In Arizona. The USA Women’s World Cup Team Survives and Inspires.
233. James LaPorta. American Vet Trevor Reed Wounded in Ukraine. US Soldier Runs into North Korea. Tuberville’s Holds Are Hitting Troop Morale. Nazis Trying To Infiltrate the Military. DeSantis’ Attacks On The Pentagon. Are UFOs Real? Work Hard, Be Nice.
232. Amy McGrath. The Abortion Fight Hurting Military Women. Senator Redneck (Tuberville) Gives The South a Bad Name. DeSantis vs The Military. Trump’s New Indictment. The Real No Labels Insurance Policy. Heat Makes People Stupid. Lessons From Mets Fans.
231. Joe Lieberman. Exploring The No Labels Black Box. Life as an Independent. Senator Tuberville’s New Support for White Nationalists. Senator Redneck Strikes Again. Zelensky, NATO & Another American Vet Dies in Ukraine. The PGA vs 9/11 First Responders.
230. More Luke Russert. Extra Sebastian Junger and Matt Gallagher. Post July 4th Bonus Content to Celebrate America’s Independence (and Independents) with Three of Our Favorite American Authors.
229. Luke Russert. July 4th Special: The Church of Freedom. Lessons from a Journey Across America. Baseball’s New Changes Are a Blueprint. Rise of the Backbenchers. Will He Run for Office? Wagner Fireworks in Russia. DeSantis vs Freedom. Pride = Freedom.
228. Mayor Yemi Mobolade. The New Independent Mayor of Colorado Springs. How He Won. The Importance of Non-Partisan Primaries. Power of Positivity. Captain Positivity vs Senator Redneck for Space Command. Americans Fighting in Ukraine. Trombone Shorty.
227. Ron Perlman. Optimus Primal in Transformers: Rise of The Beasts. The Autobots Are Like America. Trump Indicted. Ron Goes Off. The Most Ridiculous PGA Sellout of All. Messi Stiff-Arms the Saudis. Vigilance Can’t Take a Smoke Break. Father’s Day 2023.
226. Rob Serra. 9/11 Hero On PGA Selling Out America To The Saudis. #BoycottPGA. Smoke Covers America. Russia Hits Ukrainian Dam. Is Zaporizhzhia Nuke Plant Next? D-Day. Independent Mayor Mobolade Takes Office. Transformers Reflects America’s Challenges.
225. Asha Rangappa. The Stewart Rhodes Verdict. Sedition Is Treason’s Cousin. Trump’s Shadow Army & Domestic Extremism. Who is America’s Wyatt Earp? Cable News Booty Calls. Senator Redneck vs the Pentagon. Pancake Pays a Visit. Heat vs Nuggets NBA Finals.
224. Gideon Yago. The Death of MTV News. His Incredible 9/11 Story. What Vice Got Wrong. The Writers Strike. America is Broken. DeSantis Announces. US F-16s Are Finally En Route to Ukraine. The NBA Playoffs Are Amazing. Memorial Day 2023. #GoSilent.
223. Tim Mak. Independent Journalist & US Army Vet in Ukraine. The Counteroffensive. Inside a Kyiv Missile Barrage. Ukrainian Sushi & Pizza. The Future of American Media. Independent Yemi Mobolade Elected Mayor of Colorado Springs. Allergy Season SUCKS.
222. Michael Steele. Why Hasn’t He Left the GOP? Republican Party Disintegration. Trump Guilty–and Ahead in Polls. Biden’s Bad Economic Messaging. No Labels No-Go. More Shootings. Ukraine Fires Its First Patriots. John Wick, NBA Playoffs & Mother’s Day.
221. Nick Troiano. The Future of the Independent Movement. Running for Congress as an Independent. What is Unite America? Teacher Appreciation Week. Ukraine Drones and the Kremlin. More Shootings. Senator Tuberville vs The Pentagon. NBA Playoff Fire.
220. Adrian Bonenberger. An American Veteran in the Ukrainian Army. Why Is He Willing to Die for Ukraine? The Looming Spring Offensive. Tucker Carlson is Out. Don Lemon is Too. Biden is In. Trump is Up. Stupid Senators Smoke Vets Cannabis Bill. NFL Draft.
219. John Opdycke. BREAKING: 49% of Voters Are Now Independents. Dissecting the New Gallup Poll. Where Are The Independent Candidates? Angry Crazy Person Shootings. Biden’s New Executive Order For Caregivers. The Hope of Spring. Jimmy Buffet Was Right.
218. Replay: Scott Galloway. Spring Break Special with Prof G. Elon Musk: Savior or Threat? Land of Confusion. Recession Is Coming. Ukraine Rallies the World. The Branding of Independents. Politicians Are Too Old. The Forward Party: Start-Up Flop?
217. Joe Walsh. The Return Of Trump. President Mayhem 2.0. Ukraine Prepares for Offense. More US Airstrikes in Syria Nobody Notices. Tulsi Gabbard is Not an Independent. Only Manchin Would Vote For Manchin. Even March Madness Divides America.
216. Rudy Reyes. Nashville School Shooting After-Action Review with the Recon Marine Expert. Generation Kill: 20 Yrs Later. Airstrikes in Syria. Chaos in Israel. Inside “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test”. SEALS Saving Seals. Positivity is Contagious.
215. Matt Gallagher. America on Edge. The Iraq War at 20. The Trump Indictment. Inside Ukraine’s Volunteers. Tulsa King. March Madness, the World Baseball Classic and Sports as a Prism and a Mirror. National Mr Rogers Day.
214. Rachel Maddow. Chef Robert Irvine. Gov Wes Moore. Gen Barry McCaffrey. From Secret Pancake Recipes to Music Recommendations to Tips on Working Out. Bonus Conversations With Recent Guests. The Iraq War: 20 Years Later. March Madness & Semper Gumby.
213. General Barry McCaffrey. Ukraine’s Brutal Next Phase. Bloody, Expensive, Hard, Necessary. Why Russia Must Lose. What China Might Do. Recruiting For Team None of the Above. No Accountability for Afghanistan. AUMF You. F1 is Back–and Like Independents.
212. Governor Wes Moore. Leading for Vets. Redefining Patriotism. How He Captured Independents. Getting a Puppy. East Palestine, Ohio Smells Like 9/11. Why We Don’t Trust the Government. Fast, Fearless, Loved.
211. Congressman Ruben Gallego. Can He Win Independents In Arizona? Will Running Vs Sinema Elect Kari Lake? The Latino Independent Vote. Biden’s Train Trip to Kyiv. US Troops Wounded in Syria. Rating The VA Secretary. Fetterman’s Fight With Depression.
210. Chef Robert Irvine. From Navy Cook to Feeding Presidents at The White House. Trump & Biden’s Favorite Dishes. Running a Restaurant Inside The Pentagon. His Last Meal on Earth. Independent Businesses After COVID. Saluting Peeps Founder Bob Born.
209. Rocky Bleier. Independent Super Bowl Special. Vietnam Vet & The Only Purple Heart Recipient to Win a Super Bowl (4 Times!). Fighting for Open Primaries in Pennsylvania. State of the Union. Chinese Balloon Drama. The Grammys. Football & America.
208. Rachel Maddow. On Tom Brady & the NFL. What’s She Doing Now That She’s Not on TV Every Night. The Most Important Part About Ukraine. Presidential Election & Super Bowl Predictions. Tyre Nichols & America’s Unit Culture Fail. What Brings Rachel Joy?
207. Sebastian Junger. What Is Freedom? What’s It Like To Die And Come Back? Is Ukraine More American than America? The Freedom of a Flip Phone. Vets Town Hall. More Mass Shootings. Zelenskyy Gets Abrams Tanks On His Birthday. Alec Baldwin & THINK.
206. Dan Lamothe. Inside Gen Milley’s Big Meeting with Ukrainian Gen Zaluzhnyi. The Looming Spring Offensive. Is The US Really Running Low on Artillery? Dems Obsess Over Santos. Gov Wes Moore Inaugurated in Maryland. NFL Playoff Picks!
205. Nolan Peterson. Ukraine Update. New Year, Same War. What the American Public is Missing. Enduring War With Your Family. Inside a Kiev Bomb Shelter. Mother-May-I with America. Patriot Missiles, Tanks & Planes. The Right’s Denigration of Zelensky.
204. McCarthy Is Humiliated. Congress is Failing. America is Frustrated. Our Enemies Are Celebrating. The NFL and Damar Hamlin’s Shocking Injury. The Camouflage Wave Is Sworn In. Welcome to 2023. Don’t Come Lookin’.
203. New Year’s Special. Bonus Content from Historian Michael Beschloss to End 2022 Strong and Start 2023 Right.
202. Mr. Zelensky Comes to Washington. An Early $1.B Hannukah and Christmas Gift for Ukraine from Biden Claus. Jason Alexander Extra Content Festivus Surprise. World Cup Amazingness. I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas.
201. Jason Alexander. The Third Annual Festivus Holiday Special! Reflections on Grandparenthood. Sinema Declares Herself Independent. Brittney Griner is Free. Why Twitter Blue Check Marks Matter. 2022 Recap. Army Navy, Emmet Otter & Dominick the Donkey.
200. Ayman Mohyeldin. Revolutions in Georgia and the Middle East: Which One Has More Radical Extremists? World Cup Euphoria and Controversy. Warnock Beats Walker. Dems Switch Up The Primaries. The Rise of Perspective Media. America Will Help.
199. Andrew Yang. Why Should Independents Join The Forward Party? EXCLUSIVE: Yang’s Surprising Secret Plan If He Was Elected NYC Mayor. World Cup Unity. Rieckhoff Unveils “Operation Independents.” Stewart Rhodes Guilty of Sedition. Pulisic For President!
198. Anya Kamenetz. Thanksgiving Season Special. What Did COVID Do To Kids? The Lost Year of School. Post-Traumatic Growth. Two More Mass Shootings. We Need a War on Gun Violence. Richard Fierro: Colorado Springs’ Hero Veteran. World Cup Politics.
197. Joe Walsh. Trump is Running Again. The GOP Civil War. Why Joe Turned Down the Forward Party. The Problem with Democrats. The Election Day Independent Wave. Ukraine Takes Kherson. Dolly Parton’s $100M Prize. Veterans Day at Monster Jam.
196. Michael Beschloss. Midterm Election Post-Mortem. The Camouflage Wave. 2024 Starts Now. Is Trump vs Biden Inevitable? DeSantis vs Moore in 2028? Independent Prospects for President. McMullin Loses in Utah. Veterans Day. Amherst vs Williams.
195. Ken Burns. Election Special. The Master Documentarian on Extremism in America, Ukraine, The Importance of This Election, Doing a Film on Iraq & Afghanistan, His Dog Chester. Paul Pelosi Attacked. The American Insurgency Grows. Twitter In Chaos.
194. Adam Kinzinger. Inside the Jan 6 Committee. Will He Leave The GOP and Go Independent? Is He Running for President? Progressives Bomb Out on Ukraine. Putin’s Long Play. Election Day Predictions. Fetterman v Dr Oz. Tulsi Gabbard, Fellas & Halloween!
191. Malcolm Nance. From The Frontlines Inside Ukraine. Inside the International Legion of Foreign Fighters. Ukraine Storms Kherson. What Are Russian Soldiers Really Like? Biden Sends More HIMARS. Judge Breaks the Record. Bombs, Bombs, Bombs. WTF is NAFO.
190. Joe Cirincione. Putin’s Nukes: The Threats, The Realities, The Terrible and Possible Scenarios. Ukraine’s Momentum. HIMARS Are The Real 2022 MVP. Hurricane Ian Slams Florida. Iran Protests. Storm Season is Here. Aaron Judge Hits 61.
189. Matt Zeller & Afghan Activists. 24/7 Firewatch Outside the Capitol To Support the Afghan Adjustment Act. Ukraine’s Roll Continues. Biden Says Pandemic is Over. Trump Again Threatens Violence. Puerto Rico Slammed. Marcus King: Musical Freight Train.
188. Christine Todd Whitman. Inside the Forward Party. Why Should Independents Trust It? Is There More Than Andrew Yang? Ukraine Running The Table. The GOP National Abortion Ban. “MAGA Republicans”. 9/11, 21 Years Later. Train Strike Gaining Steam.
187. The 9/11 Episode. The Stories Behind the Day with First Responders Rob Serra, Richard Naviasky, Joseph Cammarata, Al Barry and Survivor Lila Nordstrom.
186. Congressman-Elect Pat Ryan. Inside The Political Win of the Summer. A Case Study In Appealing to Independents. Fighting Gas Prices, Trump, Abortion Rollbacks, & His Own Party. An Army Intel Vet on Trump’s Classified Docs. A Where Is Yang Update.
185. Dan Lamothe. Washington Post Exclusive: Inside the Carnage at Kabul Airport. Afghanistan 1 Year Later. New Airstrikes in Syria. Month 6 of Russia's Ukraine Invasion. Taiwan, The Arctic & Where War Could Come Next. Andrew Yang Ghosts on Our Show.
184. Buck Sexton. The Conservative Talk Radio Star Who Replaced Rush Limbaugh. What Will Trump Supporters Do After Mar-a-Lago? How Serious Is the Threat of Violence? When Will Trump Announce He’s Running? Can the GOP Attract Any Independents in 2022?
183. Sec. Pete Buttigieg. Infrastructure & National Security. Will He Run Again? Afghanistan Now. How Fatherhood Changed Him. Can DOT Projects Fight Extremism? PACT Act Reactions. Mar-a-Lago Raid Sparks Domestic Threats. Plane, Train or Automobile?
182. Matt Zeller. Inside The Inspiring PACT Act Victory. Rolling With Jon Stewart. Veterans Protest On The Capitol Steps. The Opposite of Jan 6th. Afghanistan Withdrawal: 1 Year Later. Al-Zawahiri Is Dead. Why Independents Don’t Want Yang’s New Party.
181. Senator Jon Tester. The Montana Maverick. PACT Act Fuckery. Roe’s Impact on Veterans. Will the VA Ever Change Its Sexist Motto? Dr. Ronny Jackson Then and Now. Farmers, Basketball, Yellowstone, French Toast and Choco Tacos.
180. Bradley Whitford. Milo Ventimiglia. Arian Moayed. The Stars Of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale‘, ‘Succession’ and ‘This Is Us’ Up Close and Personal. Special Summer Bonus Content Episode.
179. Defining Independents. Congressman Adam Kinzinger. Tavis Smiley. Michael Smerconish. Evan McMullin. John Opdycke. Lindsay Church. The Search for a New Direction for America.
178. Amy McGrath. Former Marine Corps Fighter Pilot and Senate Candidate on Top Gun: Maverick vs The Original, Gun Violence, Roe’s Impact on Troops & Vets, Operation Liberty, Ukraine’s Air War, Rand Paul and Kentucky Politics, Rex Chapman for Senate?
177. Lindsay Church. Roe’s Impact on the Military & Veterans. Independents/Independence Day. Pride 2022: LGBTQ Americans Under Attack. Jan 6 Hearings Get Crazy. The Supreme Court Gets One Right for Vets. Sean Penn, NATO & Rage Against The Machine.
176. Joe Walsh. GOP Tea Party Congressman Turned Anti-Trump Independent. The Republican Base is Radicalized. Beating Trumpism. Why Democrats Suck. Who is the Independent Trump, Obama or Zelensky? Populism: Good or Bad? The Gun Bill and The Midterms.
175. Summer Situation Report Special. The January 6 Hearings. Ukraine Plays Mother-May-I. Democrats Popularity Tanks as Inflation Soars. 23 Senators Vote No on Veterans. More Closed Primaries. Squid Game America, March For Our Lives and John Cena.
174. Admiral James Stavridis. Gun Violence As a National Security Issue. How Long Will Ukraine’s War Last? Our Enemies Celebrate The Jan 6 Hearings. McConaughey’s Bullseye. Is America’s Next War In The Arctic? Are Vets the Future of Independent Politics?
173. Fred Guttenberg. Losing a Child in a School Shooting. Is Uvalde Different? “Good Guy with a Gun” Myth Implodes. Should We See Photos of The Dead? Raising Gun Buying Age. What Biden Can Do. The Pain of The Survivors. Will Fred Run For Office?
172. Bonnie Carroll. How Do We Make Sense Of All This? 19 Kids Massacred In Texas. Our Nightmare Normal. Ukrainian Children And Families Of The Fallen. Finding Hope In Tragedy. Memorial Day 2022 In A Broken America.
171. John Opdycke. Opening Primaries For Independents. Who Are Independents? Millions Blocked From Voting. Taxpayers Are Funding Closed Primaries. New Maine Law Opens Primaries. Is Nebraska The Future? Massacre in Buffalo. Ukraine Wins Eurovision.
170. Nolan Peterson. Former US Special Forces Pilot Turned War Reporter. Final Stand at Azovstal. Inside the Ukrainian Air War. Are Foreign Fighters Making a Difference? Bono Stands By Ukraine. Remembering Oleksandr Makhov. The American Dream 2.0.
169. Iryna Solomko-Bonenberger and Adrian Bonenberger. A Ukrainian-American Love Story. Evacuating Your Parents From Ukraine. American Initiative vs American Bureaucracy. The War on Women Rages On. The Roe v Wade Decision Rips Through Mother’s Day.
168. Evan McMullin. Independent Candidate for Senate. The Democrats Just Endorsed Him. Can Utah Save America? Taking on Mike Lee, Trump & Putin. The Intelligence Fight in Ukraine. Gut Check Time for Mitt Romney. Trevor Reed, Mike Zacchea and The General.
166. UKRAINE WAR REPORT. Behind the Scenes With Frontline Leaders on Ukraine. Matt Gallagher. Quan Nguyen. Joe Cirincione. Chris Fussell. Seth Harp. Bonus Content.
165. UKRAINE WAR REPORT: Seth Harp. Investigative Reporting in Ukraine. Inside the Radical, Far-Right Azov Battalion. The Ukrainian Foreign Legion Doesn’t Exist. Is Bucha Just the Beginning? Why Did 97 Soldiers Die at Fort Bragg in Two Years?
164. UKRAINE WAR REPORT: Chris Fussell. Former Navy SEAL DEVGRU Commander Analyzes The Battlefield. All Hail Saint Javelin. What Do the Dead Russian Generals Mean? Ukraine’s Military Leadership Advantage. Putin’s Judo Background. Sean Penn vs Will Smith.
163. UKRAINE WAR REPORT: Joe Cirincione. The Russian Nukes Episode. Understanding the Reality. From Nuke Strikes to Nuke Plants to Loose Nukes. Biden in Poland. US Allows 100k Ukrainians—Slights Millions of Afghans. RIP Madeleine Albright, Taylor Hawkins.
162. UKRAINE WAR REPORT EXCLUSIVE: Quan Nguyen. American Veteran in Kyiv. From Refugee in Vietnam, to Marine in Iraq, to Humanitarian in Ukraine. The Humble Hero Leading Task Force 824. What He’s Doing to Help. 4 Marines Killed in Norway Osprey Crash.
161. UKRAINE WAR REPORT EXCLUSIVE: Matt Gallagher. The American Veteran and Author Went to Ukraine to Support the Fight. Why Did He Go? What Did He See? What Do Ukraine Forces Need Now? What’s His Message for Biden? What Does He Tell His Kids?
160. UKRAINE WAR REPORT. Jason Dempsey, PhD. Remembering Brent Renaud. Putin is the Bully at the Bar. Zelensky Challenges Congress. A Defense of Biden’s Strategy. The Kids Are Not Alright. The Battle for Kiev. The War Story Behind The Cranberries’ Zombie.
159. UKRAINE WAR REPORT. Rep Adam Kinzinger. America’s no-fly zone stiff-arm. Will Congress vote to declare war on Russia? US veterans join the fight. WTF is up with the MiGs to Poland? NOW will he leave the Republican Party? How Putin is like LeBron.
158. UKRAINE WAR REPORT. Malcolm Nance. Easy is Over. Behind the Frontline With the Ukrainian Army. NATO Rejects a No-Fly Zone. MWRs (Men With Rifles). American Vets Join Zelensky’s International Legion. Will Someone Kill Putin? Should Someone Kill Putin?
157. UKRAINE WAR REPORT. Bianna Golodryga. Are We Already at War with Russia? How to Talk to Kids About Ukraine. Is NATO Obsolete? American Vets Join the Fight. No-Fly Zone No-Go. State of the Union Fail. Biden’s 9/11. Can America be Counted on Anymore?
156. Russia Invades Ukraine. Jehriko Turner and Don Elivert. Introducing The B Dorm Podcast. Race, Politics, Culture, Friendship, Fun. White People Saying The N Word. Joe Rogan, Trevor Noah, MLS and Notorious B.I.G.
155. Ana Marie Cox. Everybody’s Not OK. Pandemic Drinking. The COVID Mental Health Crisis. Alcoholics Anonymous As a Model for Governing America. The Church of Media Personalities from Rogan to Maddow. Sober Questioning & Self Care. Austin, Texas, USA.
154. Dan Lamothe. Damning New Reporting on the Afghanistan Debacle. Military Leaders Clashed with the State Dept as Kabul Fell. Biden Blocks Media Embeds for Ukraine. Where Are The Whistleblowers? The Washington Post Military Reporter On His Latest Work.
153. Molly McKew. Ukraine In the Crosshairs. Cyberwar with Russia Has Already Started. Putin’s Love of F&*%ery. Red Dawn 2022. Redefining War. The Klitschko Brothers On The Front Lines. The Russian Influence & Information Warfare Expert Is Back.
152. JW Cortés. A Bloody January For Law Enforcement. 30 Cops Shot in One Month. Inside the NYPD Officer Ambush. Police As a Political Chew Toy. Cops of Color in the Middle. Fatal Funnels, Punxsutawney Phil, Roger Waters & The Washington Commanders.
151. Michael Smerconish. Defining “Independent''. Analyzing Independent Candidates From Gary Johnson to Bloomberg to Schwarzenegger to Yang. How To Be Independent in Media. How F*#ked is Biden with Independents? Neil Young vs Joe Rogan. NFL OT Sucks.
150. Soledad O’Brien. The Stupid Has Infected the Media. Shooting Fireballs At Everyone From CNN to Fox to MSNBC to Joe Rogan. The Naughty Centre: Now Open for Boris Johnson, Madison Cawthorn, Joe Biden. Laura Ingraham and more.
149. Congressman Adam Kinzinger. Is He Running for President? Will He Leave the Republican Party? Are We Facing an American Insurgency? What Is He Naming His Baby? Ted Cruz, Ray Epps, Ukraine & Afghanistan. Diapers vs Bottles.
148. EXCLUSIVE: Noah Shachtman. Rolling Stone’s Editor-in-Chief. January 6: One Year Later. Navarro’s 100 Congressmen to Overturn the Election. Reviving Rolling Stone. Exposing Eric Clapton, Marilyn Manson, Joe Manchin. Music, Politics and Independents.
147. NEW YEAR’S SPECIAL. THE BEST GUEST ADVICE OF 2021. BRADLEY WHITFORD, ADMIRAL MIKE MULLEN, BROOKE BALDWIN, REX CHAPMAN, MONTEL WILLIAMS AND MORE.
146. COVID Christmas & Festivus Special. Inside NYC As the Variant Hits. The Winter of Omicron Is Here. Jason Alexander (Rewind)
145. Chuck Todd. Why Does The Media Suck? Affirmation vs Information. Joe Rogan, Ben Shapiro & the Hyper-fragmentation of News. Predicting 2024 Nominees. Four Parties vs Two. January 6th Subpoenas. Hosting Meet The Press From Home. SFC Alwyn Cashe’s CMOH.
144. Tavis Smiley. Race, Politics and Media in America. What is “Progressive”? Sympathy vs Empathy. Dr. King’s Message for 2021. The Doors That Carlos Watson’s Ozy Media Closed. Remembering Bob Dole.
143. Dr. Vin Gupta. The Omicron COVID Variant. What We Need to Know and Do. Preparing Yourself For a Tough Winter. The Military’s Struggle to Fully Vaccinate. National Guard Units Refuse the Shot Order. Handling Stress in the Pandemic.
142. Thanksgiving Special. Meet The Firefighters Podcast with Rob Serra, FDNY (Ret.). Courage, Leadership, Perspective, Songs. Inside 9/11 and the Deutsche Bank Fire with Firefighter Hero Rich Naviasky.
141. Joe Cirincione. The Marshall Islands, the Western Shoshone Tribe, the Atomic Vets: America’s Secret Nuke Past. The Rich and Powerful Test While the Rest of Us Die. Inside the New Series on ViceTV.
140. Shad Meshad. Remembering Max Cleland. Veterans Day Special. Celebrating a True American Hero. The Mad Man and The Cowboy. The Creation Of The Vet Centers. Stronger At The Broken Places. The Doobie Brothers. Taking It To The Streets.
139. Scott MacFarlane. Jan 6 Insurrection Arrest and Trial Update: How Many are Still at Large? Why Are They Allowed to Go to Mexico For Vacations? Kids Cleared for the Vaccine. Independents Flex Power on Election Day. Why Yang is Not an Independent.
138. Matt Zeller. America’s Halloween Nightmare. 196 Americans Abandoned in Afghanistan. 23 Million Without Food. What is “Operation Resettle Allies''? Over the Horizon = Over the Rainbow. The “Disappointing Biden” Costume. The Real Winnie the Pooh Story.
137. Arian Moayed. Stewy from “Succession.” Why is “Succession” So Important? Kendall Roy is like the Taliban. Saying “No” to Playing a Terrorist. From Escaping Iran to Acting in Spiderman. Lessons Learned from Robin Williams. Remembering Colin Powell.
136. Jeremy Butler. Extremism in the Military and Veterans Community. Testifying Before Congress via Zoom. Race and the Military. The American Mental Health Crisis. Shatner in Space. Veterans Day 2021.
135. Milo Ventimiglia. Actor and Activist. From Vietnam to Afghanistan to This Is Us. A Whole New Reason Senator Joe Manchin Sucks. Hollywood’s Biggest Union Strikes. The Fight for the Global War on Terror Memorial. Celebrity Tourists in War Zones.
134. Bradley Whitford. The Iconic Actor and Activist. The Handmaid’s Tale and The Taliban. Biden and Hollywood. What Would Commander Lawrence Do With Senators Sinema and Manchin? General Milley Under Fire. Is Afghanistan a “Strategic Failure”?
133. Zainab Salbi. The War on Women In Afghanistan. The Reality of American Drone Strikes. Why Doesn’t Biden Get It? Recognizing The Taliban Is Like Gilead from Handmaid’s Tale. Women’s Rights Under Fire From Kabul to Texas. Finding Peace In Trying Times.
132. Admiral Mike Mullen. The Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs on The Next 9/11, Gen. Milley’s Call to China, the Afghanistan Debacle. The Sept 18 Threat to Washington. Lessons Learned, Taking Accountability for Failure & Lady Gaga’s Giant Egg.
131. Rob Serra, FDNY (Ret.). 9/11 SPECIAL. Did America Forget? First-Responder Health Issues. The Great American Betrayal of Afghanistan. Professor Rieckhoff Goes Back to School. The Firefighters Podcast. Hockey Heroes Take Over MSG.
130. Congressman Peter Meijer. THE END OF THE AFGHANISTAN WAR? Not for the Afghans. 13 US Troops Killed. Our Allies Left to Die. Biden Spikes the Ball. The Great American Betrayal of Afghanistan. Is the Future of the GOP Peter Meijer or Donald Trump?
129. Kristen Rouse. CHAOS IN AFGHANISTAN. Inside the “Digital Dunkirk” Rushing to Save Afghan Allies. The Taliban Clamps Down. The Humanity of the Afghan People. Questioning The Humanity of America. What Happens after Biden’s August 31st Deadline?
128. DISASTER IN AFGHANISTAN. Jane Horton. How Do Families of Fallen Troops Feel? The Gold Star Families Perspective From A Wife Who Lost Her Husband There. What Happens to Women Under Taliban Rule? Saving Our Translators. Biden’s Blundering Betrayal.
127. Matt Zeller. The Collapse of Afghanistan. Biden Is Blowing It. #SaveOurAllies. The Guam Option. Why The Taliban Don’t Want Women to Read. Asian Jumping Dirt. How You Can Help.
126. Simone Biles Wins Beyond Tokyo. A Fourth Capitol Hill Police Officer Dies By Suicide. The Afghanistan Implosion Continues. Soledad O’Brien (REPLAY). Trump The Racist. Senator Rand Paul SUCKS. Fireball Whiskey and Riding Horses.
125. The January 6th Hearings. Terrorists vs Heroes. Simone Biles Under Attack. GUEST: STEPHANIE RUHLE (REPLAY). Fed Rates and Coronavirus. Mastering AP Calculus AND Spring Break. Roses and Thorns. Tequila Turns You Up To 11. Effort is Everything.
124. Best Of: Lessons On Leadership. Susan Rice, Barry McCaffrey, Mark Hertling, James Stavridis, Chuck Hagel. Top Military and Political Leaders on Independent Politics, America’s Future, Duty, Honor, Service and Leadership.
123. Samantha Bee. Dog Days of Summer Special (Rewind). The Kurds, Democrat Debates. The Daily Show Reunion Tour. Fighting Back With Comedy. Djibouti and Naugahyde.
122. Rex Chapman. NBA Finals Special (Rewind). The Master of Twitter Inspiration and Former NBA Star on the Pandemic, Trump, BLM, and Sports Reopening. Shutting Down Mitch McConnell. Opening Up About Opioid Addiction.
121. Willie Geist. 4th of July Special (Rewind). Our V-C Day (Victory over COVID) Is Finally Here. Independence/Independents Day. Morning Joe vs Donald Trump. July 4th in a Pandemic. The Wu-Tang Question. Mount Rushmore Was Infected with The Sickness.
120. Rosie Perez. Summertime Special (REWIND). The Legendary Actress Sounds Off on the Weinstein Verdict, the Problem with Bernie, and Rosie vs Rudy (Giuliani).
119. Wes Moore. Father’s Day Special (REWIND). Candidate For Governor of Maryland, Best-Selling Author and Veteran. On Fatherhood, Leadership, Crime and Inspiration.
118. Stephen Colbert (Rewind). A Look Back at the Best of the Best. Taking on Trump, The Supreme Court Battle, Breonna Taylor, Leadership After Loss, Stephen’s Dog Eating Ai Weiwei’s Art, Joking in the Face of Fear, Laughing at the Devil.
117. Henry Rollins (REWIND). A look back at one of the best of the best. The punk legend and activist shares the epic story of his big break. And sounds off on the state of America.
116: Sebastian Junger. FREEDOM. The Iconic Author on His Must-Read New Book, Memorial Day, Losing His Close Friend in Combat, Walking Across America, Almost Dying, President Biden, the Soul of America, Smoking Cigarettes and Getting Shot At.
115. Molly McKew. Unpacking Cyber Attacks Hitting America--from SolarWinds to the Colonial Pipeline. Who is DarkSide? What Will Hackers Hit Next? Congress Votes To Investigate the Insurrection. Lollapalooza, Talladega & T-ball.
114. Wes Chatham. How The Expanse in 2350 is Like America in 2021. One of the Greatest Denzel Stories You’ll Ever Hear. From Navy Petty Officer Third Class to Hollywood Badass. Drinking vs Smoking. Liz Cheney vs the GOP. FORs (Friends of Ron Perlman).
113: Ruben Gallego. Congressman & USMC Veteran. Inside The Capitol On January 6th. Political Mortal Kombat. Majorie Taylor Greene Calls Him a “Coward.” Protecting Allies in Afghanistan. Will He Run Against Sen Kyrsten Sinema? Biden is AWOL on Burn Pits.
112: Paul Begala. America Is Bouncing Off Bottom. Are Democrats Winning or Losing? Biden’s Address & First 100 Days. The Future of Independent Politics. Can Matthew McConaughey Win in Texas? Guns or Shovels. Are Dems Too Woke? Cursing, Drinking & Twitter.
111. Baratunde Thurston. Derek Chauvin is Guilty. Analyzing Media Coverage of the Trial. How The Hell Do We Process All This? The George Floyd Murder is the Mỹ Lai Massacre of Policing. Going to High School with Jon Bernthal.
110. Jon Bernthal. The Iconic Actor Gets Real About America at a Crossroads. Defining Toughness, and Insurrectionist Using The Punisher Skull. George Floyd, Fatherhood, Sativa, DMX, Pitbulls. Biden's Afghanistan Drawdown.
109. Ethan Nadelmann. Pre-4/20 Marijuana Special Episode. New York Legalizes Cannabis. Should All Drugs Be Legal? Can Weed Spark America’s Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery?
108. Rick Sorkin & Sharon Koppelman Spring Break Special! Meet The Son and Mother Hosts of the New Righteous Media Pod: Everybody & Their Mother Has a Podcast. Also, Cannabis is Finally Legal in NY!
107. Jake Wood. Reinforcements Are Here. How Team Rubicon Vaccinated 617,000 Americans The Marine Sniper Breaks Down Our Mass Shooting Problem Fighting Domestic Extremism Upstream With Purpose Coping With The Grind Jake’s New Baby Is A Hero
106. Bianna Golodryga. Should Schools Reopen Now? How Texas Represents the Future of America (Good and Bad). Breaking Down Russia, Putin, Navalny and What’s Next. March Madness, the Advantages of Running and One Shining Moment.
105. Wes Moore. Robin Hood’s CEO on One Year of The Pandemic Coming 2 America, Harry & Meghan & The Expanse How the COVID Child Tax Credit Will Transform America Is Wes Running for Governor? The Murder of 2LT Richard Collins, Extremism & Mountains
104. Malcolm Nance. The Nostradamus of National Security Returns for a Threat Analysis World Tour. Will Extremists and QAnon Hit Again This Week? Biden Hits Iran, Russia and Saudi Arabia. Fox News’ Laura Ingraham Hits Malcolm. Malcolm hits back.
103. Darren Walker. Ford Foundation President. Why Hope Is the Oxygen Of Democracy. How Philanthropy is Fighting COVID, Extremism, Inequality. Why Texas Is a Model for What’s Broken in America. How Work Gets Done in the Gray Space. Perseverance.
102. Ken Feinberg. What Is A Human Life Worth? How Should America Face Another Tragedy? The 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund Special Master & Legal Expert on a 1/6 Commission, Justice, Merrick Garland & Independent Leadership in Times of Crisis & Loss.
101. Evan McMullin. The Independent Presidential Candidate on the Future of Independent Politics. The CIA Veteran Breaks Down the Insurrection. The Former GOP Strategist Analyzes the Impeachment and Destruction of the Party He Once Served.
100. Sebastian Junger. The Bestselling Author and Award-Winning Filmmaker Dissects Our Country in Crisis. Exploring the Tortured and Fighting Spirit of America. Redefining Patriotism, Leadership and Freedom. Our Real Super Bowl.
99. DISPATCH SPECIAL: Fred Guttenberg. The Heroic Parkland Dad Confronts Representative Majorie Taylor Greene. On The Anniversary of His Daughter’s Death, A Father Is Fighting A Member of Congress Who Says It Didn’t Happen. How You Can Help.
98. Charlotte Clymer Returns. Understanding the End of Trump’s Transgender Military Ban. Vetting Denis McDonough For VA Secretary. Biden’s Busy First Week. The Next Domestic Terrorism Threat.
97. SPECIAL DISPATCH: Wayne Smith. Reflections on Inauguration. “The Oracle” Returns. How We Heal Our Broken Country. The Promise the Future Holds.
96. SPECIAL DISPATCH: Dan Lamothe. The Washington Post Pentagon Reporter. BREAKING: 12 National Guard Soldiers Removed from Inauguration Duty. How Safe Is DC? Inside the Military Presence in Washington. Screening 25,000 Troops for Extremism.
95. DISPATCH SPECIAL: Jason Dempsey. Are We Facing an American Insurgency? What Violence Is Yet To Come? Impeachment Gut Check.
94. DISPATCH SPECIAL: Malcolm Nance. Is An Insurgency What Comes Next? America Under Attack.
93. Chuck Hagel. Insurrection in America. Terror in the Capitol. President Mayhem blows it all up. All living SecDefs sound the alarm. The Dems take Georgia. What happens next? The former SecDef and Rieckhoff break it down.
92. Happy New Year with Henry Rollins. End 2020 and/or Start Your 2021 with the Iconic Punk Rock and Spoken Word Legend.
91. Stephen Colbert, Susan Rice, Mick Foley and More: What Makes You Happy? The 2020 Christmas/Hanukkah/Festivus/Holiday Special. Gifts of Insight from Our Best Guests to End Your Year On A High Note With The 4 I’s.
90. Jason Alexander. He’s back! Our Second Annual Festivus Holiday Special with Jason. Rieckhoff’s Christmas List For America. VA Secretary Wilkie Must Resign. Tom Cruise is Not Wrong. COVID Blessed. Pancakes or Waffles?
89. Admiral James Stavridis. The Brilliant Navy 4-Star and Rieckhoff Break Down the Pandemic, Trump vs the Pentagon, Biden’s Controversial Picks for Veterans Affairs and Defense, The Future of Independent Politics, Cold Martinis and Fiat Convertibles.
88. Dr. Paul Haser. Winter is Here. Inside an Emergency Room Fighting the Virus. COVID is Like Glitter. New York: From the Pearl Harbor of the American Pandemic to Occupied France. Trump Vetoing the Defense Budget. Pentagon Purge Continues.
87. Rachel Maddow (Replay). Thanksgiving 2020. A Conversation to Warm Your Heart, Feed Your Brain, and Inspire Your Soul.
86. Chuck D. Fighting the Power (2020 Remix). Public Enemy’s Iconic Founder on Trump, Biden, Harris, Black Lives Matter, SpaceX, Getting Old, Advice from Prince, the Future of Music, the NY Knicks.
85. General Barry McCaffrey. Biden Wins. BUT “You should be alarmed”. America in Crisis. Chaos at the Pentagon. Another Secretary of Defense Goes Down. The Most Volatile Veterans Day in our Lifetime. Chappelle and Starting Over.
84. Molly McKew. Biden Beating Trump. Russians Are Attacking Our Election Right Now. How You Can Defend America From Misinformation. Wizard Spider, The Trickboy Botnet and Other Scarily-Named Bad Guys. Why You Should Delete Zoom. Yesper On The Edge.
83. Dr. Vin Gupta. The Pandemic Expert & Air Force Major on COVID & Election Day, How to Keep Loved Ones Safe, Whether or Not to Get on a Plane, Sending Kids Into Classrooms, Going Home for Thanksgiving. Halloween’s Never Been Scarier.
82. Chuck Hagel. The Former Sec. of Defense on Trump, His Relationship with Biden, American Leadership in Crisis, the Future of Independent Politics, the Debate, and Epic Halloween Costumes. From Wounded Army Private in Vietnam to Leading the Pentagon.
81. Malcolm Nance. What Happens The Day After Election Day? Preparing for Imminent Violence and Domestic Terrorism. President Mayhem vs Chairman of the Joint Chiefs General Milley. Malcolm’s Awesome SCIF, Last Resort, Jericho, Red Dawn and Hannah Montana.
80. Mick Foley. The Wrestling Legend Speaks Out. Trump’s Time in the WWE. Harris/Pence Smackdown. The Rock For President? Dude Love’s Message for All. The Superspreader Blames Gold Star Families. RIP, Eddie Van Halen.
79. Christine Todd Whitman. Sh!tshow Debate Recap with the Former NJ Governor. The Future of the Republican Party. The Impact of The Lincoln Project. Her Message to 9/11 First Responders Now. Grandparenting in the Pandemic.
78. Stephen Colbert. Taking on Trump, The Supreme Court Battle, Breonna Taylor, Leadership After Loss, Stephen’s Dog Eating Ai Weiwei’s Art, Joking in the Face of Fear, Laughing at the Devil.
77. Rob Serra, FDNY. With America on Fire, Our Favorite Firefighter Hero Returns. West Coast Wildfires, Burn Pits, #NeverForget Forgotten This 9/11, Jon Stewart’s Fire, COVID Burning First Responders. Peeps Canceled.
76. Jason Dempsey, PhD. Trump Calls Troops “Losers” and “Suckers.” Will The Military Save Us? Generals Mattis and Kelly Are Complicit. The 19th Anniversary of 9/11. The Best Peeps Answer Ever.
75. Rosie Perez, Henry Rollins, Stephanie Ruhle, Norman Lear, Meghan McCain, David Aldridge, Ambassador Susan Rice, Jason Alexander, Sam Bee. The Best of the Car Question.
74. Fred Guttenberg. The Powerful Parkland Dad Speaks Out On The Republican National Convention, The 17-year-old Shooter In Kenosha, Biden vs Trump, Getting Thrown Out Of The State Of The Union. Rieckhoff Rips into RNC, DNC, NBA, Hurricane Laura.
73. Mayor Pete Buttigieg (Replay). The Democratic Convention. President Obama is Angry. The Dems Miss on National Security and Politicize The Troops. Trump Says No Americans Have Died in Afghanistan. The Octonauts Are Awesome.
72. General Mark Hertling On The Threats Facing America. The Pandemic, Russia, Trump Yanks Troops From Germany, Unrest in Belarus. Is Kamala Harris Ready to be Commander-in-Chief? President Mayhem vs The Post Office. RIP, College Football 2020.
71. Rex Chapman. The Master of Twitter Inspiration and Former NBA Star on the Pandemic, Trump, BLM, and Sports Reopening. Shutting Down Mitch McConnell. Opening Up About Opioid Addiction. Playing for Team USA with the Admiral. Going Viral in a Pandemic.
70. Montel Williams. The TV Icon and Decorated Veteran on Fighting MS, Trump and Stupidity. Leading on Cannabis Reform. America’s Lack of Discipline. The Wall of Vets. Baseball Bumbles The Reopening.
69. Norman Lear. On His 98th Birthday, the WW II Vet & American Icon on Bountygate, Trump, Biden’s VP, Bloody Marys, Archie Bunker and the Secret to a Good Life. Why Cops Shouldn’t Wear Camouflage. CPT Portland and the Moms vs President Mayhem.
68. Mike Shinoda. Linkin Park’s Frontman on Making Music in the Pandemic. The Future of Concerts. The Day Mike Almost Died. Nurse Murders 7 Veterans in West Virginia. VA COVID19 Cases Jump 356%. Goya, Fauci and the Return of Dr Ronny Jackson.
67. Joy Taylor. Sports & Politics Collide in a Pandemic. Trump Lied, Vets Died. Tucker Carlson vs Tammy Duckworth. Vindman’s Out of the Army. COVID19 Cocktail Tests on Dying Vets. Baseball & Basketball Return. Kaepernick, Tequila & Wearing #99.
66. Willie Geist. Morning Joe vs Donald Trump. Charlize Theron and Nancy Pelosi Are In My Garage. Russian Bounties on US Troops. July 4th in a Pandemic. The Wu-Tang Question. Mount Rushmore is Infected with The Sickness. Vanilla Ice Sucks.
65. Charlotte Clymer. Pride Special. From Army Infantry to the Front Lines of Trans Rights. Being Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable. Veterans Affairs Dept Coronavirus Cases Double. NY Was Right. Florida Was Wrong. Rieckhoff’s Zach Galifianakis Story.
64. Ron Perlman. EXCLUSIVE: The Man Who Stomped Ted Cruz & Matt Gaetz on Twitter. Trump vs the Generals. Atlanta Cops Charged in Rayshard Brooks Case. The George Floyd Murder is the My Lai of Policing. Father’s Day in a Pandemic.
63. Wayne Smith. Warrior For Peace. The Funeral of George Floyd. “Defund The Police” vs “Reform the Police”. COVID-19 Hits the DC National Guard. Sec Deaf Yesper Almost Gets Fired. Gen. Milley Apologizes. COPS Gets Cancelled. Banksy is right. #StayFrosty
62. Brooke Baldwin. Riots in the Streets. Inside CNN While Trump Attacks. Defense Secretary Esper Flails and Fails. What It’s Like to Get COVID-19 When You’re on TV. The VA Finally Stops Supporting Nazi Swastikas. America’s Three Infernos.
61. Martha Raddatz. Journalism in the Pandemic. Defending the Press. VA Tests Hydroxychloroquine on More Vets. Moderating Debates with Trump & Biden. Interviewing Sec Wilkie. The Death of George Floyd. Fighter Jets, White Wine, Rockets & Chamillionaire.
60. Bonnie Carroll. Memorial Day in a Pandemic. Trump Tests Hydroxychloroquine on Vets. Turning Grief into Gratitude. Surviving Losing a Spouse. Biden’s Pain. 3 Whales, Reagan & Gorbachev. Shattering Assumptive Reality. The Dutch Oven of the Coronavirus.
59. Baratunde Thurston. Being Black in the Pandemic. The Murder of Ahmaud Arbery. What Black People Should Expect From Biden. The Virus Hits The White House. Trump’s Racism is Catching up with Him. The Old Fashioned Is The Most Democratic Drink Ever.
58. Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner. Mother’s Day in a Pandemic. What Moms Need to Fight the Coronavirus. The Shocking Collapse of Childcare. Advice From Kristin’s 104-year-old Grandma. Murder Hornets and Manhattans in Washington. Amash and Thugs in Michigan.
57. Anya Kamenentz. Parenting in a Pandemic. Education After Coronavirus. 9 Things Schools Must Do To Reopen. Managing Lockdown Screen Time. Trump Stumps for Lysol. 82 Veterans Dead in Holyoke. Mike Pence Thinks He’s Special. #StayFrosty
56. David Aldridge. Sports After Coronavirus. Michael Jordan and The Last Dance. The Virtual NFL Draft. The NBA Biosphere Scenario. Remembering Pat Tillman. Stupid Infects Georgia. The VA Scrambles. #StayFrosty
CHEF TOM COLICCHIO: COVID19 SPECIAL DISPATCH
55. Jeffrey Wright. Westworld and COVID19. Fighting the Virus in Brooklyn. Rallying for Restaurants. Ebola in Sierra Leone. The Slave Behind Jack Daniels Whiskey. Trump vs The WHO. Stupid Hits South Dakota. The VA Secretary is MIA. #StayFrosty
54. Jake Wood. COVID-19 vs Team Rubicon. Disasters vs Veterans. Navy Secretary Modly vs the USS Theodore Roosevelt and Captain Crozier. The Rapid Spread of Stupid. President Mayhem Won’t Wear a Mask. Sanders is Finally Out. Biden Gets Three Dragons.
DISPATCH: CORONAVIRUS WAR UPDATE. CHRIS FUSSEL.
53. Dr. Paul Haser. Inside a Brooklyn Emergency Room: The Front Lines of the Coronavirus War. The USS Roosevelt vs COVID-19 and Trump. Governor DeSantis is an Asshole. 13 Veterans Dead in Holyoke, MA. The FDNY needs masks. Remembering Marvin Gaye.
52. Flo Groberg. How to be a Hero in the War vs Coronavirus. The Medal of Honor Recipient From Inside Seattle. The Department of Veterans Affairs and Pentagon Get Slammed By COVID19. Cuomo vs Trump for the Soul of America. #StayFrosty
51. Colonel Myles B. Caggins III. The US Military Response to Coronavirus. How the Dept of Defense And Dept of Veterans Affairs Can Help Save Lives. Facing Rocket Attacks and COVID-19 in Iraq. Crisis Communication 101. Stay Frosty.
50. Chris Fussell. The Navy SEAL Commander on Leadership in Chaos. How To Prepare for Coronavirus. Fighting Al Qaeda Prepared Us To Fight Coronavirus. Does America Need a Draft? Guarding the Castle. The Risks of Hero Worship. Beware the Mailbox Syndrome.
49. Stephanie Ruhle. Breaking Down Bloomberg. Fed Rates and Coronavirus. Biden’s Jon Snow Super Tuesday. Mastering AP Calculus AND Spring Break. Roses and Thorns. Rieckhoff’s Super Hot Quarterback. Tequila Turns You Up To 11. Effort is Everything.
48. Rosie Perez. Rosie Breaks Down Fury vs Wilder 2. The Weinstein Verdict. Never Play to the Crowd. Boxing as a Metaphor for Life (and the 2020 Election). Rosie vs Rudy (Giuliani). The Problem with Bernie. The Cokehead Car Story.
47. Henry Rollins. The Age of Eventuality. The Full Rollins Origin Story. Trump is Punk Rock. Henry Breaks Down the Candidates. And, And, And. Bloomberg’s Big Surge. Here Comes Nevada. Rise Above, Rise Above.
46. Jamil Smith. From Hollywood: New Hampshire Changes the Game. Black History Month in the Age of Trump. Bernie’s Big Win and Bigger Problems. The TBI Scandal. Mentorship from Rachel Maddow and Steve Sabol. Will The Cleveland Browns Suck Forever?
45. Meghan McCain. The Iowa Disaster. Previewing New Hampshire. Haters, Ivanka and the Oscars. Life In On the Campaign Trail. Guns, Whiskey and the Future of the Republican Party. TV is Bullshit. Shotguns, Horses and Dogs. We Are Spartacus.
44. Susan Rice. Reactions to Kobe Bryant’s Death, The Grammy Awards and Mike Pompeo. Race in the Military. The Truth Behind Casualties in the Middle East. Tough Love For America. The Most Political Super Bowl Ever. Lizzo, Prince and P Funk.
43. Yael Eisenstat. Working Inside the CIA and Facebook. President Mayhem Thinks Traumatic Brain Injuries Are No Big Deal. All Along The Watchtower. Trump vs Bloomberg at the Super Bowl. Democrats Continue to Eat Their Own. Hold the Door.
42. Errol Louis. The Playoffs Are Here. NYC is a 2020 Primary State. Covering Trump from the Beginning. How to Host a Debate. From Cleaning Up Crack Vials to Interviewing The Mayor. Meeting Bill de Blasio in a Times Square Porn Studio.
41. Mazdack Rassi. Iran Conflict Escalates. Escaping Tehran at Age 9. Bombing Cultural Sites Is Bad. The Making of Milk Studios. Building a Fashion, Music and Makeup Empire. Hanging with Kanye, Alexander Wang and Billie Eilish.
40. Live on Miami Beach. America’s Embassy In Iraq Under Attack. The 82nd Airborne Is Going Back to Baghdad. Trump Celebrates New Year’s Eve. Happy New Decade.
39. 2019 Year End Special. Chris Cuomo. Samantha Bee. Chef Tom Collichio. Soledad O’Brien. Zainab Salbi. Ai Jenn Poo. Ethan Nadelmann. The Best of the Giving of the Gifts!
38. Jason Alexander. Founding Festivus. The Making of Pretty Woman. Learning From Chita Rivera. Fighting Scleroderma. Dad, I’m Gonna Be a Martyr. George Constanza vs Jason Alexander. Why Australia Loves Seinfeld. Starring in a Nickelback Video.
37. Pete Buttigieg. Reaction To The Afghanistan Papers. Mayor Pete’s Favorite Drink. His Unexpected Navy Recruiter Story. Arabic Not Aerobics. A President Who’s Not a Parent. What To Do When Your Dog Eats Chocolate. Army vs Navy
36. Harry Smith. Traveling The Heart of America. Trump Implodes at NATO. Michigan vs Ohio State. Volkswagen Beetles and Tesla Cybertrucks. Holiday Roooaaad.
35. Sarah Jessica Parker, Rachel Maddow, Marc Roberge, Malcolm Nance, Scott Campbell, Wes Moore. The Thanksgiving Special: The Best Of The What Makes You Happy Question.
34. Aaron Mankin. Losing Your Face in Combat. Debating Sara Huckabee Sanders in High School. How to Survive 70 Surgeries. Aaron’s Playboy Mansion Story. Scars Are Not Forever. Colonel Vindman Under Attack. Impeachment Engulfs Trump.
33. David Bellavia. The Sole Living Medal of Honor Recipient of the Iraq War. Combat is Not Like The Movies. The Future of the Republican Party. Protesting Trump at the Veterans Day Parade. The Impeachment War Begins.
32. Bob Woodruff. The Meaning of Veterans Day. Trump Crashes Our Parade. Standing Up For Heroes. Living with Real Rocks in Your Head. Journalism in the Line of Fire. 36 Days in a Coma. Booing the President.
31. James LaPorta EXCLUSIVE. The Newsweek Reporter Who Broke the Baghdadi Story. Conan the Special Forces Dog. Defending Colonel Vindman. #RudyButtDial: The Next Chapter. Inside NBC’s This is Us. Trump’s Halloween Scariness.
30. Tulsi Gabbard. The Most Controversial Candidate Not Named Trump. A Warrior for Peace. Clashing with Hillary Clinton. Clashing with Trump. Clashing with Democrats. Syria Spirals Downward. #OurEnemiesAreCelebrating.
29. Samantha Bee. The Kurds Are Being Slaughtered. Democrats Debate Again. The Middle East Jenga Game. Sam Bee at the DMV. The Daily Show Reunion Tour. Fighting Back With Comedy. Djibouti and Naugahyde.
28. Marc Roberge of O.A.R. Trump Betrays The Kurds. Playing USO Shows In Iraq. Inside The 2017 Halloween Terror Attack in NYC. Making a Difference With Music. Meeting Obama with Drowning Pool. Analyzing Mike Tyson and Tyson Fury.
27. Bradley Whitford. Impeachment Is Here. The West Wing vs The Handmaid’s Tale. Commander Lawrence and Robert McNamara. The Death Penalty in Politics. Backstage with Henry Kissinger and James Franco. The Adventures in Babysitting License Plate Contest.
26. Dean Kamen. Trump’s Ukraine Phone Call. On The Streets at Climate Strike with Greta. Inventing iBOTs, Segways and Scooters. The Wheelchair of the Future. Inside DARPA. Using Robots To Build Kids. Revenge of the Nerds.
25. Scott Campbell. Tattooing PJs In Afghanistan After Operation Bulldog Bite. Experiencing Death is Like Chicken Pox. The Guy Who Wanted A Butterfly Tattoo. Grandma’s Pot Brownies. GM Workers Strike. Dadda Farts.
24. Jonathan X from Afghanistan. The Spirit of 9/11. President Mayhem. Bringing the Taliban to Camp David. The War in Afghanistan Is Old Enough to Enlist. Tom Brady or Antonio Brown. The Lessons of Les Gelb. Ties Should Be Banned.
23. Trump’s Space Command Is Here. So is Hurricane Dorian. And Night Vision Eye Injections. And Scooternado. It’s Back to School Time In America.
22. Hurricane Dorian Hits Puerto Rico. Hurricane Trump Hits the G7. Hurricane Mattis Hits Trump. Labor Day Hits America.
21. Chris Cuomo EXCLUSIVE. John McCain’s Civility. Trump’s Magic Suicide Pill. Owning The Tone. Greenland vs Afghanistan. Shopping at Chess King.
20. America is a Coke Bottle, Trump is Sid from Toy Story, Machete is a Helper, Richard Pryor’s Cousin is Homeless in Washington, DC
19. JT Lewis, Losing Your Brother at Sandy Hook, Mass Shootings in El Paso and Dayton, GOP Strategist Rick Wilson, Will Trump Win Re-Election or Not, A Horse Named Apache
18. Tommy Vietor, The Democratic Debate Battle Royales, 9/11 Hero Rob Serra Goes to the White House, Detroit Rock City
17. Amy McGrath, Defending Los Angeles on 9/11, Jon Stewart Whips Rand Paul’s Ass, Robert Mueller’s Military Service, Chick-fil-A vs Waffle House
16. Soledad O’Brien, Trump The Racist, Senator Rand Paul SUCKS, Fireball Whiskey and Riding Horses, The Inspiration of Heroes Named Lewis
15. Megan Rapinoe Thumps Trump, Laura Ingraham and Kristy Swanson (AKA Buffy The Vampire Slayer) Pick a Fight with Rieckhoff, The Death of the Moderates, The Oldest 4th of July Parade in Vermont
14. July 4th Special: Trump’s Stupid Military Parade Thing, The Best of the Car Question with Sarah Jessica Parker, Rachel Maddow, Ron Perlman, Willie Geist, Zainab Salbi and Wes Moore, Why The US Women’s World Cup Team Rocks
13. Malcolm Nance, Analyzing War with Iran, Real-Life Spy Stories, Racism in the Military, Megan Rapinoe vs Donald Trump
12. The Godfather of Drugs: Ethan Nadelmann, Inside Marijuana Reform, The History of the Opioid Epidemic, Love and Ayahuasca
11. Rob Serra. Jon Stewart’s VERY Angry, #MyFriendsAreDying, 9/11 First Responders vs Congress, Father’s Day
10. Wes Moore, Trump‘s D-Day, The Feel of Handcuffs on Your Wrists, How to be a Good Dad
9. Zainab Salbi, Robert Mueller’s Challenge to America, Mitch McConnell’s Attack on Adulthood, Growing up with Saddam Hussein
8. Chef Tom Colicchio, Trump Pardoning War Criminals, The Politics of Food, Memorial Day
7. Rachel Maddow, War with Iran, The Borg of Foreign Policy, Chuck D and Pina Coladas.
6. Ai-jen Poo, The Pro-Measles People, A New Deal for Women and The Shocking Death Rate Facing American Mothers On Mother’s Day
5. Sarah Jessica Parker, America’s Scooter Invasion, The White House Correspondents Dinner, Syria’s Hostage Austin Tice
4. Peter Berg, Marijuana's National Holiday, Telemarketers, Trump vs the Media, Pancakes vs Waffles, Tim Riggins for President
3. Ron Perlman, America’s Public Bathroom Problem and Trump’s Transban at Stonewall
2. Rob Serra, 9/11 Hero. Howard Schultz’s Big Problem and the Statue of Liberty vs Trump’s Wall.
1. Willie Geist on Puerto Rico and Batman in Times Square. Trump’s Wall vs the Marines,
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