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Katie talks to journalist & media critic Sana Saeed about mainstream media bias, the Gaza genocide and Obama’s lethal legacy. Iranian analyst Trita Parsi also joins to discuss the latest developments in the Iran War and tensions around the Strait of Hormuz. Then, Katie talks to Max Blumenthal of @TheGrayzoneNews about the threats to freedom of speech, press, and protest here and abroad.For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-max-157487338Max Blumenthal is the editor and founder of The Gray Zone and the author of several books including "The Management of Savagery: How America’s National Security State Fueled the Rise of Al Qaeda, ISIS, and Donald Trump" and "Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel."Trita Parsi is the executive vice president of the Quincy Institute. He is the award-winning author of "Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran, and the Triumph of Diplomacy" and "Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States" and the 2010 recipient of the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order.Sana Saeed is a DC-based journalist and media critic with over fifteens of experience covering how U.S. news media shapes public understanding of foreign policy, war, national security, Islam and Palestine. She spent ten years as an on-camera correspondent and senior producer at AJ+, where she created Backspace and The Israeli Occupation Style Guide - two series dedicated to media literacy in journalism; her work on U.S. news media and the coverage of Palestine, before and after the genocide, has been influential. She now works independently, producing reporting, essays, and video work examining the relationship between media, narrative, and American imperial power.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ you can follow her on X, on Instagram at Sanaface and become a subscriber to her work on her Substack, Views My Own.**Please support The Katie Halper Show **For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershowFollow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalpsFollow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Katie talks to Rep. Chris Rabb about running for congress, Sami Hamdi about being detained by ICE and humiliating a bigot on Piers Morgan, and Butch Ware about the sneaky attempts to keep him off the ballot for Governor.Katie talks to Rep. Chris Rabb about running for congress, Sami Hamdi about being detained by ICE and humiliating a bigot on Piers Morgan, and Butch Ware about the sneaky attempts to keep him off the ballot for Governor.For the full conversation with Sami Hamdi, join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-sami-156799081Chris Rabb is an American politician, professor, and author. A Democratic Socialist, he has represented the 200th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2017. He is running in the 2026 Democratic primary for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district. Chris Rabb is the author of Invisible Capital: How Unseen Forces Shape Entrepreneurial Opportunity. In his fourth year of teaching at Temple, Rep. Rabb helped to successfully unionize 1,500 fellow adjunct professors in a landslide victory for worker rights. He is currently a board member of Friends of the Wissahickon and Race Forward and has been on the faculty of the Institute for Strategic Leadership at Drexel University's Bennett S. LeBow College of Business. Rep. Rabb previously served on the boards of the Bread and Roses Community Fund, Mt. Auburn Cemetery, and The Baltimore Afro-American newspaper, which was founded by his great-great grandfather in 1892. https://www.chrisrabb.com/Sami Hamdi is a British journalist, political commentator, and risk‑intelligence advisor, who was detained by the Trump administration in the United States for statements he made about the Gaza war in 2025. Hamdi serves as the Managing Director and Editor‑in‑Chief of The International Interest, a global risk and intelligence consultancy/analysis firm focused on geopolitical dynamics, especially in Europe and the MENA region. He is a frequent media commentator, featuring on media outlets including Al Jazeera (both English and Arabic), BBC, Sky News, LBC and TRT World, offering geopolitical analysis of the Middle East. He is the host of MOVE - with Sami Hamdi  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqJgh5RcURLdP9wBnWbDoqAButch Ware is an an activist, educator, and organizer running for Governor of California for the Green Party. He is currently an associate professor in the department of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara and the founder and director of the Initiative for the Study of Race, Religion, and Revolution an academic historian at the University of California, Santa Barbara, his work offers a people’s history—focused on abolition, social transformation, and the role of knowledge in collective uplift.https://www.butchware4gov.com/**Please support The Katie Halper Show **For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershowGet your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/allFollow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalpsFollow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalpsFollow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Katie talks to Sharif Abdel Kouddous, a journalist and editor at Drop Site News, about Gaza, Lebanon, Israel’s war on journalism and Kuwait’s detention of journalist American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldina. Then Katie chats with journalist and filmmaker Yasha Levine about Palantir, Ukraine and the war in Iran.To see the rest, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-156223971Sharif Abdel Kouddous is a journalist and Middle East North Africa editor at Drop Site News, and producer of the Palestine Festival of Literature. Sharif Abdel Kouddous.Yasha Levine is a Russian-American investigative journalist, writer, and filmmaker. He's the author of "Surveillance Valley: The Secret Military History of the Internet," "A Journey Through California's Oligarch Valley," "The Koch Brothers: A Short History" and "The Corruption of Malcolm Gladwell." He's the co-host of The Russians podcast and writes at https://yasha.substack.com**Please support The Katie Halper Show **For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon -  https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershowGet your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/allFollow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalpsFollow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Katie talks to Palestinian-American journalist Wally Rashid and JFK researcher Ken McCarthy about Israel's nukes and a video sketch mocking JFK for trying to find out about them. But first, Katie talks to Abdul El-Sayed about why he's running for senate in Michigan and why he's not afraid to take on AIPAC. Then Katie plays an interview she did with Kneecap while on the Cuba Convoy.For more from Ken McCarthy & Wally Rashid on Israel, JFK & nukes, join us on Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-ken-155638524Abdul El-Sayed is an American physician, former public health professor, government official, and politician who served from 2023 to 2025 as the director of the Department of Health, Human, and Veterans Services for Wayne County, A progressive Democrat, he is running for the Democratic nomination in the 2026 United States Senate election in Michigan. El-Sayed is a graduate of the University of Michigan and University of Oxford's Oriel College, attending them on a full-tuition scholarship and a Rhodes Scholarship, respectively. He earned his MD at Columbia University. In his athletic career, he earned a full blue as captain of Oxford's men's lacrosse team. El-Sayed was an assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology at Columbia University from 2014 to 2015. Wally Rashid is a Palestinian-American journalist and the host of The Wally Rashid Show. Ken McCarthy is a JFK researcher and the author of "JFK and RFK's Secret Battle Against Zionist Extremism: The Documentary Evidence" and "John F. Kennedy Anti-Imperialist: His Character and Intentions Revealed in Five Speeches and One Telegram." Kneecap are a hip hop trio from Belfast.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Katie speaks to Iranian-Canadian journalist Samira Mohyeddin about Iran and media bias. Then Katie speaks to Norman about Israel, Lebanon, Palestine, Iran and whether Trump was "tricked by Israel into war with Iran." Then antiwar veterans Greg Stoker and Anthony Aguilar will provide military analysis. To see the rest, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-155059031For Katie's interview with Irish rap trio Kneecap in Cuba - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-kneecap-155044630Samira Mohyeddin is a multi award winning journalist, producer and broadcaster. For nearly a decade, she was a producer at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation CBC Radio on their national flagship daily program, The Current. She was also a host and producer for CBC Podcasts. Samira resigned from the CBC in 2023 and began her own media company, On The Line Media, which brings audiences the voices they most need to hear from to help them make sense of the world and focuses on critical and contextual journalism and informed commentary. Samira has a Master of Arts in Modern Middle Eastern History from the University of Toronto and is a trained Shakespearean actor and graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City. She also completed Genocide Studies at the Zoryan Institute and has a post graduate journalism degree from Centennial College's Story Arts Centre. Norman Finkelstein is a political scientist, prolific author, and son of Holocaust survivors. He received his PhD from the Princeton University Politics Department in 1987. He is the author of many books that have been translated into 60 foreign editions, including THE HOLOCAUST INDUSTRY: Reflections on the exploitation of Jewish suffering, and GAZA: An inquest into its martyrdom, I'LL BURN THAT BRIDGE WHEN I GET TO IT! Heretical Thoughts on Identity Politics, Cancel Culture, and Academic Freedom. In the year 2020, Norman Finkelstein was named the fifth most influential political scientist in the world.Norman's forthcoming book is 'Gaza's Gravediggers: An Inquiry into Corruption in High Places' (OR Books, 2026)https://orbooks.com/catalog/gazas-gravediggers/Greg Stoker is a former United States Army Ranger. He has a background in special operations and human intelligence collection. He conducted 4 combat deployments to Afghanistan during the unfortunately named “Global War On Terror” and is now an anti-war activist, host of the Colonial Outcasts Podcast, and analyst at MintPress News. He is running for Congress to represent Texas's 31st District. Anthony Aguilar is a retired United States Army Lieutenant Colonel & Special Forces officer (Green Beret) who served for 25 years in places like Iraq, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Jordan & the Philippines. He is also a whistle blower who exposed crimes he witnessed as a security contractor working with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. He is currently running for Congress as a Green Party candidate to represent the people of North Carolina’s 13th District.**Please support The Katie Halper Show **For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershowGet your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/allFollow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalpsFollow Katie on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/kthalpsFollow Katie on TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Katie talks to Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson about how Israel and the U.S. are losing their war on the world. Mexican journalist José Luis Granados Ceja explains how Latin America is fighting back and how Mexico is helping Cuba.Then, Katie talks to Cuba-based journalist Ed Augustin about how the U.S. blockade in Cuba is killing people, and Cuba-trained physician Dr. Uriel Ramirez talks about how Cuban doctors are saving the lives of Cuban people who the U.S. government is seeking to destroy.To see the full conversation with Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson & José Luis Granados Ceja, please join us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-ed-154468546Lawrence Wilkerson is a retired US army colonel and former chief of staff to United States Secretary of State Colin Powell. He is an anti-war critic of U.S. foreign policy and a member of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity.José Luis Granados Ceja (@GranadosCeja) is a writer and photojournalist based in Mexico City. He previously worked as a staff writer for teleSUR and currently works on a freelance basis. He is also the host of the Soberanía podcast co-host of the Soberanía podcast. His stories focus on contemporary political issues, particularly those that involve grassroots efforts to affect social change. He often covers the work of social and labor movements in Latin America. Follow him on Twitter: https://x.com/granadoscejaEd Augustin is a journalist based in Havana. He broadcasts for NBC News, Al Jazeera and France 24. He writes for the Financial Times, the New York Times and the Guardian. With twelve years experience in Cuba, Ed has reported on power blackouts, state repression, and how sanctions are spurring Cubans to migrate to the United States. He has written, shot and produced documentaries about hurricanes and Guantánamo Bay prison. He has also reported from Venezuela, Haiti, Honduras, Britain and France. He graduated from the University of Manchester with a 1st class degree in Politics and Philosophy. His recent article: "Cuban Patients Are Dying Because of U.S. Blockade, Doctors Say" https://archive.md/T6jCB Dr. Uriel Ramirez was born and raised in Los Angeles, is a graduate of the Latin American School of Medicine (LASM) in Havana, Cuba, and is currently a researcher at the University of New Mexico. He is the founder of The Pan-American Medical Association, with a deep commitment to a future in Anesthesiology and a passion for strengthening health infrastructure, medical systems, and medical logistics. His work is driven by a dedication to advancing health as a human right and building sustainable models that leave a lasting impact on the field of medicine. He collaborates with the William Soler hospital in Havana Cuba and has sent over $3M in medical supplies to the hospital for surgical and anesthesia care.**Please support The Katie Halper Show **For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershowGet your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/allFollow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalpsFollow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalpsFollow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Katie speaks to Conservative Catholic Carrie Prejean Boller, Muslim-American activist and scholar Sameerah Munshi, and Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro. But first she speaks to Remo Ibrahim, an organizer with the Palestinian Youth Movement and the Mask Off Maersk campaign. Finally, Katie speaks about Palestinian philosopher and diplomat Fayez Sayegh with John Harfouch, Associate Professor of Philosophy at The University of Alabama in Huntsville and the author of He is the author of Another Mind-Body Problem: A History of Racial Non-Being and Joseph Levine Professor Emeritus at Umass Amherst, the author of Purple Haze: The Puzzle of Consciousness. For the full discussion, join us on Patreon at  https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-dr-153870729Carrie Prejean Boller is a wife, mother of two, & community activist, guided by a deep commitment to protecting religious freedom & upholding First Amendment protections. From San Diego, CA, she won Miss California and wrote the book Still Standing in 2009. Carrie joined the Catholic Church in 2025 and was was appointed by President Trump to serve on the Religious Liberty Commission at the White House. Yaakov Shapiro is an international speaker, author, and pulpit rabbi for over 30 years, now emeritus. After graduating high school at 16, Rabbi Shapiro dedicated himself to full-time study of religion, becoming the protégé of some of the most well-regarded rabbinic scholars in Orthodoxy. At 19 he published his first book, משפטי הבירורים, a collection of original expositions on rabbinic principles of tort adjudication. His most recent work, The Empty Wagon: Zionism’s Journey from Identity Crisis to Identity Theft (2018), a 1381-page treatise on the differences between Judaism and Zionism. Sameerah Munshi is a Brown University graduate with degrees in Mathematics and Political Science, where she was recognized with the James Manning Medal for her work in interfaith engagement and religious studies. She previously served as Executive Director of the Coalition of Virtue, a Muslim-led nonprofit known for its role in the Supreme Court case Mahmoud v. Taylor. Munshi has since pursued advanced study in the Islamic scholarly tradition and is currently an advisor to the White House Religious Liberty Commission. Since this interview Carrie has officially been removed by President Trump and Sameerah has “resigned in protest of this removal and over the illegal war in Iran. She said she could no longer be associated with a commission clearly trying to promote a Zionist agenda nor be affiliated with an administration that kills children in cold blood at the urging of a genocidal state.” Dr. John Harfouch studies the history of philosophy from 1600 to the present. His 2018 book, Another Mind-Body Problem: A History of Racial Non-Being, presents a counter-history of human subjectivity in the Modern period tracing the development of race and racism through the discourse on minds and bodies. He has also written extensively on imperialism, colonialism, and orientalism in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. His current research program focuses on Palestinian philosopher, Fayez Sayegh, who developed a unique philosophical method to advocate for justice in the Middle East. At UAH, Dr. Harfouch often teaches classes in ethics, history, and political philosophy. He is also the director of UAH’s pre-law certificate. Joseph Levine is an American philosopher at the University of Massachusetts Amherst who received his PhD from Harvard University in 1981. He works on philosophy of mind and is best known for formulating the explanatory gap argument against materialist explanations for consciousness. **Please support The Katie Halper Show ** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - thekatiehalpershow  Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalpsFollow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Katie talks to Brian McGinnis, an anti-war Marine Corps veteran, firefighter, and Green Party candidate for U.S. Senate in North Carolina. He recently had his arm broken after he disrupted a Senate hearing to voice his opposition to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Check out his campaign website here: https://brianmcginnis.orgThen Katie talks to David Ramírez Álvarez, the Second Secretary at the Cuban Embassy to the U.S., in Washington, DC and Danny Valdes, an NYC-based Cuban-American organizer with the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Danny is part of the Cuban-American delegation for the Nuestra American Convoy, organized by Code Pink and Progressive International. Katie is joining the same convoy and will be part of a media delegation.For the full chat with Danny and David, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-153377795**Please support The Katie Halper Show **For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon -  https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-153377795Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/allFollow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalpsFollow Katie on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/kthalpsFollow Katie on TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Col. Lawrence Wilkerson warns about how U.S. troops would be "swallowed in Iran," where they will be "wounded captured or dead.” He also talks about how Israel "is getting pummeled and decimated" and how this war will actually help China and Russia. He and Katie are joined by Mikey Weinstein an attorney, former Air Force officer and founder and president of The Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF). He talks about the bombshell story about higher ups in the military framing the war as a holy one with the aim of armageddon. Then Katie talks to Jamal Abdi, president of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC) and Palestinian American journalist Rami Khouri about the latest in Iran.For more of this discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershowLawrence Wilkerson is a retired US army colonel and former chief of staff to United States Secretary of State Colin Powell. He is an anti-war critic of U.S. foreign policy and a member of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity.Mikey Weinstein is the founder & president of Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF),a church-state separation advocate, former U.S. Air Force Judge Advocate General & White House counsel under Ronald ReaganRami Khouri is a Palestinian American journalist, Distinguished Fellow at American University of Beirut and nonresident senior fellow at Arab Center Washington DC. He is the co-editor of the book: 'Understanding Hamas: And Why That Matters.'**Please support The Katie Halper Show **For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershowGet your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/allFollow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalpsFollow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Katie talks to NYC-based Palestinian organizer Nerdeen Kiswani (Within Our Lifetime - United for Palestine, ) & her lawyer Chris Goodshall-Bennett about suing Betar under the KKK Enforcement Act of 1871. Then Katie speaks to analyst Sina Toossi talks about Iran, world war, & who will win. But first, Katie gets a Cuba update from Danny Valdes, a NYC-based Cuban-American organizer who & Kate Willett, a comedian & the host of the podcast Dystopia Now both of whom doing Cuba solidarity organizing with DSA. Danny is organizing a Cuban-American delegation & Kate is organizing a media delegation, which you can support here, (https://www.givesendgo.com/aidandjournalismdelegation) that are part of a convoy to Cuba (https://nuestraamericaconvoy.org/)Nerdeen Kiswani is a Palestinian organizer from New York City. She is the founder & chair of Within Our Lifetime - United for Palestine, a community organization of Palestinians in exile in pursuit of liberation. Nerdeen has spoken for the Palestinian cause on television programs & at events & conferences worldwide & has organized marches with tens of thousands in support of Palestinian liberation. A graduate of the CUNY school of Law, Nerdeen has organized successful campaigns to pass a resolution by the student government & faculty of CUNY Law to cut all ties & divest from all zionist institutions & defend the right for Palestinians to resist colonization. In 2021 Nerdeen led a campaign that successfully defeated a proposal to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism which it equates with anti-zionism. She is currently suing Betar under the KKK Enforcement Act of 1871. Chris Goodshall-Bennett is a civil rights attorney & Partner at Lee & Godshall-Bennett LLP. He has been active in Palestine solidarity work since his time at Columbia University, where he co-founded the Jewish Voice for Peace chapter. Chris has represented victims of police brutality, students facing retaliation for their political activism, prisoners denied basic care & dignity, employees fighting workplace discrimination, & non-citizens facing detention & deportation. Chris is the former Legal Director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, the nation’s largest Arab civil rights organization. https://chuffed.org/project/171422-protect-palestinian-activists-support-legal-action-against-betar-usaSina Toossi is a Senior Non-Resident Fellow at the Center for International Policy, where he focuses on U.S.–Iran relations, Middle East foreign policy, & nuclear nonproliferation. His writing has appeared in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, & other leading outlets. He regularly provides expert commentary in international media & has been recognized by the Middle East Policy Council as one of its "40 Under 40" rising leaders.**Please support The Katie Halper Show **For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon -  https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershowGet your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/allFollow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalpsFollow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalpsFollow Katie on TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Katie speaks to Conservative Catholic Carrie Prejean Boller, a member of Trump's Religious Liberty Commission, who challenged the claim that antizionism is antisemitism, Muslim-American activist, Sameerah Munshi, and Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro. First Katie speaks to Cuban-American activist Hebel Morales, a member of Miami Coalition Against the Blockade of Cuba and of Puentes de Amor; & to Liz Oliva Fernández, a Cuban journalist & documentary filmmaker based in Havana, & the co-founder of Belly of the Beast (https://www.bellyofthebeastcuba.com/). Join the Cuba convoy (https://nuestraamericaconvoy.org/).Full interview with Carrie, Yaakov and Sameera where they react to Tucker Carlson's interview with Mike Huckabee - https://www.patreon.com/posts/carrie-prejean-151599870Carrie Prejean Boller is a wife, mother of two, & community activist, guided by a deep commitment to protecting religious freedom & upholding First Amendment protections. From San Diego, CA, she won Miss California and wrote the book Still Standing in 2009. Carrie joined the Catholic Church in 2025 and was was appointed by President Trump to serve on the Religious Liberty Commission at the White House.Yaakov Shapiro is an international speaker, author, and pulpit rabbi for over 30 years, now emeritus. After graduating high school at 16, Rabbi Shapiro dedicated himself to full-time study of religion, becoming the protégé of some of the most well-regarded rabbinic scholars in Orthodoxy. At 19 he published his first book, משפטי הבירורים, a collection of original expositions on rabbinic principles of tort adjudication. His most recent work, The Empty Wagon: Zionism’s Journey from Identity Crisis to Identity Theft (2018), a 1381-page treatise on the differences between Judaism and Zionism.Sameerah Munshi is a Brown University graduate with degrees in Mathematics and Political Science, where she was recognized with the James Manning Medal for her work in interfaith engagement and religious studies. She previously served as Executive Director of the Coalition of Virtue, a Muslim-led nonprofit known for its role in the Supreme Court case Mahmoud v. Taylor. Munshi has since pursued advanced study in the Islamic scholarly tradition and is currently an advisor to the White House Religious Liberty Commission.**Please support The Katie Halper Show **For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershowGet your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/allFollow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalpsFollow Katie on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/kthalpsFollow Katie on TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Vijay Prashad talks about Cuba, Venezuela, the war on drugs and why the DEA should be going after Marco Rubio. But first Iranian-American analyst Etan Mabourakh updates us about Iran and Caracas-based professor Chris Gilbert gives us an update on Venezuela. EXCLUSIVE: Vijay responds to Chomsky and Epstein's relationship - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-151050011Etan Mabourakh is the Action Organizing Manager at the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), where oversees NIAC’s grassroots efforts to empower Iranian American In every state around the country for pro-peace, pro civil rights and human rights advocacy. He also co-captains the NIAC New York Chapter mobilizing volunteer leaders, engaging policymakers, and advancing campaigns for peace and justice in the Middle East and U.S.Chris Gilbert is professor of political studies, Universidad Bolivariana de Venezuela, co-host and co-creator of the Marxist educational podcast and television program Escuela de Cuadros. He's the Author of the book "Commune or Nothing! Venezuela's Communal Movement and Its Socialist Project" and a Contributing editor at Monthly Review Magazine.Vijay Prashad is an Indian historian and journalist. He is the author of forty books, including Washington Bullets, Red Star Over the Third World, The Darker Nations: A People’s History of the Third World, The Poorer Nations: A Possible History of the Global South, and The Withdrawal: Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, and the Fragility of U.S. Power, written with Noam Chomsky. Vijay is the executive director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, the chief correspondent for Globetrotter, and the chief editor of LeftWord Books (New Delhi). He also appeared in the films Shadow World (2016) and Two Meetings (2017).Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Katie talks to Rahma Zein and writer Omar Zazah about social media censorship, zionism and the connections between Epstein, Palestine, Silicon Valley and ICE. Then Katie talks to attorney Eric Lee about visiting the Dilley detention center where people are being tortured and taking their own l*ves. Finally Katie talks to journalist and author Nick Bryant, who first published Epstein's black book and is himself mentioned in the Epstein files as someone who Jeffrey needs to call.Watch the full Nick Bryant interview on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-on-150437620Or as a YouTube Member: https://youtu.be/Gpcwve8B6ZARahma Zein is an Egyptian journalist, podcaster, and speaker now working at Tech for Palestine.Dr. Omar Zahzah is a writer, poet, journalist, organizer, and Assistant Professor of Arab, Muslim, Ethnicities and Diaspora Studies (AMED) in the Department of Race and Resistance Studies (RRS) at San Francisco State University. Dr. Zahzah is the former Education and Advocacy Coordinator of Eyewitness Palestine and is the author of "Terms of Servitude: Zionism, Silicon Valley, and Digital Settler Colonialism in the Palestinian Liberation Struggle." and has written for Electronic Intifada, In These Times, AJ English, Arab Studies Quarterly and more. https://www.project-censored.org/shop/p/terms-of-servitude-omar-zahzahNick Bryant is a journalist, author and activist. Nick published Jeffrey Epstein’s black book in 2015 and is the founder of Epstein Justice, which you can find at https://epsteinjustice.com/. Nick is also the author of "The Franklin Scandal: A Story of Powerbrokers, Child Abuse, and Betrayal" and "The Truth About Watergate: A Tale of Extraordinary Lies and Liars."Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Katie talks to Cornel West about the N-wordization of America, Iran and more. But first Katie talks to Branko Marcetic about what the Epstein files reveal. And Katie talks about Rene Lichtman, a Holocaust survivor Katie met working on her documentary on Holocaust survivors protesting the Gaza genocide. As hypocritical  ethno-supremacists who compare Palestine supporters to the KKK shame people for comparing the Nazis to ICE, we show you footage of Rene comparing ICE and Israel to Nazis. To see the rest with Cornel West, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-cornel-149972061Branko Marcetic is a staff writer at Jacobin, co-host of the @1of200podcast and author of "Yesterday's Man: the Case Against Joe Biden."Dr. Cornel West, also warmly regarded as Brother West, is the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair at Union Theological Seminary. In his capacity as a professor, Dr. West offers instruction in Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Philosophy of Religion, African American Critical Thought, and a wide range of subjects encompassing philosophy, politics, literature, cultural theory, music, and the classics. He is dedicated to engaging diverse audiences and advancing the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with a focus on truth-telling and the pursuit of love and justice.Dr. West previously served as University Professor of the Practice of Public Philosophy at Harvard University, and also holds the title of Professor Emeritus at Princeton University. He earned his undergraduate degree from Harvard University, graduating magna cum laude in three years, and subsequently received both his M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy from Princeton University. In 1980, Cornel West became the first Black man to earn a Ph.D. in philosophy from Princeton University.Dr. West has authored over 20 books and edited numerous additional volumes. He has also written many forewords and contributed endorsements for hundreds of authors. His most celebrated publications include Race Matters, Democracy Matters, and his memoir Brother West: Living and Loving Out Loud. His book Black Prophetic Fire explores the legacy of prominent African American figures from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Most recently, he co-authored Truth Matters with Dr. Robert George, fostering thoughtful discourse on contemporary social issues in the United States.Through a partnership with MasterClass, Dr. West teaches several courses, including Empathy, MasterClass’s first multi-instructor course on Black History, Black Freedom & Black Love, and a course on Philosophy. For further information, visit www.cornelwest.com and select the MasterClass banner.In 2024, Dr. West ran as an Independent candidate for President of the United States. That same year, he delivered the 2023–2024 Gifford Lectures, titled A Jazz-Soaked Philosophy for Our Catastrophic Times: From Socrates to Coltrane, at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.https://cahss.ed.ac.uk/news-events/lectures/gifford-lectures/2023-2024-dr-cornel-west-gifford-lecture-seriesDr. West is married to Dr. Annahita Mahdavi West, a poet, clinician, and professor at Long Beach City College in California.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Katie talks to former Army ranger Greg Stoker who is in Minneapolis about the protests; Palestinian analyst Mouin Rabbani about Gaza; Mahmoud Khalil's lawyer about his case; and Holocaust survivor Stephen Kapos and historian Haim Bresheeth Zabner about Holocaust Memorial Day and how the Holocaust is being used to justify the genocide in Gaza. Watch the full interview on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-149337782 Stephen Kapos is an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor from Budapest who has been protesting against Israel’s war on Gaza, which he describes as not only genocide but a holocaust. Stephen is a member of Holocaust Survivors Against Genocide. Stephen lost 15 members of his extended family in the Holocaust and his father was interned in Belsen & Theresienstadt. He settled in London but when he visited Israel was “shocked” by the racism exhibited by Israelis, including his relatives who had also survived the Holocaust. Stephen joined The Labour Party in 1997, becoming an activist and office-holder at various local levels. Stephen resigned from the Labour party, after penning a widely circulated letter, after the Labour party warned him they would “investigate” him if he spoke at a leftist organization on Holocaust Memorial Day. He is a member of Camden branch of PSC (Palestine Solidarity Campaign), Camden & Islington Momentum (affiliate of the Labour Party) and lately of the small network ‘Holocaust Survivors and Descendants Against Genocide.’ Haim Bresheeth Zabnner was Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at University of East London and then a Professorial Research Associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).He is Filmmaker, photographer, film studies scholar, and historian. His films include “A State of Danger,” a documentary on the first Palestinian Intifada. His books include "An Army Like No Other: How the Israel Defense Force Made a Nation." Haim is the son of two Holocaust survivors and was raised in Israel. He is a member of Holocaust survivors and Descendents Against the Genocide and a founding member of Jewish Network for Palestine. On November 4, Haim was arrested over a speech he gave at a pro Palestine demonstration outside the residence of Israeli ambassador Tzipi Hotovely in north London. Greg Stoker is a former United States Army Ranger. He has a background in special operations and human intelligence collection. He conducted 4 combat deployments to Afghanistan during the unfortunately named “Global War On Terror” and is now an anti-war activist, host of the Colonial Outcasts Podcast, and analyst at MintPress News. Mouin Rabbani is a researcher, analyst & commentator specializing in Palestinian affairs, the Arab-Israeli conflict & the contemporary Middle East. He has among other positions previously served as Principal Political Affairs Officer with the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Head of Middle East w/the Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation, Senior Middle East Analyst & Special Advisor on Israel-Palestine w/the Int'l Crisis Group. Rabbani is Co-Editor of Jadaliyya & a Contributing Editor of Middle East Report. Amy Greer is one of Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers. ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@kthalpsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Katie talks to Palestinian-American lawyer Jenin Younes about the settlement reached by NY Attorney General Tish James and Betar, the zionist hate group, which has gone after Jenin’s own clients; the attacks on free Speech criticizing Israel and her spat with JD Vance that landed her on The Daily Show. Then Katie talks to Immigration and Civil Rights lawyer James Carleson about how the Trump administration is using immigration enforcement to unleash a broader techno-fascist agenda in league with Peter Thiel and the billionaires, which the Democrats enable. He also talks about the rapid response networks being built out in major cities which offers a roadmap for how ordinary people resist. To watch the full interview with Mohammad Marandi & Moeed Pirzada, sign up for Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-148479202 Or you can now watch as a YouTube member: https://youtu.be/MeubrKgKxTo Jenin Younes is a palestinian-American attorney, and the national legal director of the ADC, The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. She’s also the co-host of the podcast Previously Prohibited. She describes herself as cancelled by the left for her Covid views & cancelled by the right for Palestine views. This is the horizontal/landscape aspect ratio of the broadcast. For the vertical/portrait aspect ratio, go here: https://youtube.com/live/_sCNlTdE6GI ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@kthalps_Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Whistle Blower & retired Green Beret Anthony Aguilar exposes how Israeli oppression tactics are being imported to the U.S., including through training programs with Immigration & Customs Enforcement. He also discusses the work he's doing to stop the U.S. from Israel's genocide which he witnessed first hand as a security contractor working with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. But first Katie to Leena Widdi, an organizer with PAL-Awda NY/NJ, the oldest Palestinian-led organization in the NYC area about their campaign to stop Israeli real estate events selling Palestinian land in NYC & other cities around the country. Then Katie is joined by journalist Camila Escalante to talk about what's really happening in Venezuela. Finally, Laura Jedeed, a New York–based journalist focused on American conservative & far-right movements, joins the show. She recently exposed just how easy it is to become an ICE officer by applying herself. For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-148174127 Leena Widdi is a child of Palestinians in exile, born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. She is an organizer with PAL-Awda NY/NJ, the oldest Palestinian-led organization in the NYC area. For the past two & half years, PAL-Awda has led a campaign to stop Israeli real estate events selling Palestinian land in NYC & other cities around the country. Leena is also a movement lawyer and civil rights attorney. Support PAL-Awda here - https://linktr.ee/supportalawdany Camila Escalante is a reporter who has been primarily based in South America since 2016, focusing on the region’s fight against U.S. imperialism & the process of building regional integration & socialism as an alternative. She spent several years as a broadcast editor, presenter & anchor at teleSUR English in Quito, Ecuador. Camila is the co-founder & Editor of Kawsachun News, an outlet which provides on the ground reporting from around Latin America. Recently she reported from Colombia & the Global Sumud Flotilla. She was in Venezuela a month ago & was supposed to return but got grounded by the US unilateral air blockade. Anthony Aguilar is a retired United States Army Lieutenant Colonel & Special Forces officer (Green Beret) who served for 25 years in places like Iraq, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Jordan & the Philippines. He is also a whistle blower who exposed crimes he witnessed as a security contractor working with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Laura Jedeed is a New York–based journalist focused on American conservative & far-right movements. She has bylines in Rolling Stone, the New Republic, & New York magazine. She recently exposed just how easy it is to become an ICE officer by applying herself. ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@kthalps_Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Military veterans Greg Stoker and Mike Prysner break down what Trump is really doing in #Venezuela. Then Bolivia-based reporter Ollie Vargas discusses what is happening in Venezuela and it impacts the rest of South America. And Chris Gilbert joins us from Caracas. Venezuelan journalist Diego Sequera joins at the end to explain what he's seeing on the ground. For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-147613117 Greg Stoker is a former United States Army Ranger. He has a background in special operations and human intelligence collection. He conducted 4 combat deployments to Afghanistan during the unfortunately named “Global War On Terror” and is now an anti-war activist, host of the Colonial Outcasts Podcast, and analyst at MintPress News. Mike Prysner joined the Army 3 months before the 9/11 attacks, and in March 2003 was part of the invasion of Iraq. After 12 months in the occupation he became an outspoken opponent of the war, and became known for speeches, protests, and veterans' organizing against US imperialism. Since 2015 he has been the producer & co-writer for Abby Martin's show The Empire Files, and is also the host of Eyes Left, a socialist anti-war military podcast. Mike is co-director with Abby Martin of the documentary Earth Greatest Enemy. Ollie Vargas is a Bolivian reporter now based in Beijing. Chris Gilbert is professor of political studies, Universidad Bolivariana de Venezuela, co-host and co-creator of the Marxist educational podcast and television program Escuela de Cuadros. He's the Author of the book "Commune or Nothing! Venezuela's Communal Movement and Its Socialist Project" and a Contributing editor at Monthly Review Magazine.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Antizionist Rabbi Yaakov Shapiro exposes Israel's lies, the way Zionism perverts Judaism and endangers Jews. He's then joined by historian Samuel Biagetti to debunk Candace Owens' latest lies and explain the history of Christmas and New Years. For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-147053167 Support The Katie Halper Show and get bonus content at Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/thekatiehalpershow Samuel Biagetti holds a doctorate in early American history. He uses his knowledge in his antique dealership, in producing the podcast Historiansplaining, in his writings, and in giving college-level lectures. Yaakov Shapiro is an international speaker, author, and pulpit rabbi for over 30 years, now emeritus. He has attained an enviable place in the arena of anti-Zionist public intellectuals, having constructed a unique oeuvre on the ideology of Zionism and its relationship to Judaism. After graduating high school at age 16, Rabbi Shapiro dedicated himself to full-time study of religion, becoming the protégé of some of the most well-regarded rabbinic scholars in Orthodoxy. Among his areas of research are religious philosophy, analytic theology, Talmud, Halachah, and Biblical exegesis. At age 19 he published his first book, משפטי הבירורים, a collection of original expositions on rabbinic principles of tort adjudication. His other books include חלקת השדה, a commentary on Judaic laws governing land disputes (2000); צדה לדרך, a commentary on Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzato’s exposition of God as the Necessary Being (2009); and שופריה דיעקב, a compendium of original Biblical exegeses (2017). His most recent work, The Empty Wagon: Zionism’s Journey from Identity Crisis to Identity Theft (2018), a 1381-page treatise on the differences between Judaism and Zionism, is the most comprehensive work written on the subject and considered by many to be definitive. Rabbi Shapiro’s videos on Zionism have been seen by millions of viewers worldwide and translated into several foreign languages. His 7-minute video on President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel has been viewed over 1.8 million times. He has lectured for live audiences of thousands. Rabbi Shapiro is a recipient of the Community Leadership Award from Agudath Israel of America; the Keser Torah Award from Yeshiva Torah Vodaath; Harbotzas Torah award from Yeshiva Bais Yisroel; Parent of the Year Award from Bnos Yisroel; and a post-rabbinical scholarship award from the Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture. ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@kthalps_Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Reporter Prem Thakker talks about Bari Weiss's connections to Epstein, censorship and free speech hypocrisy. Plus we play the video CBS refused to play. Then Pakistani analyst Dr. Moeed Pirzada returns to the show to update us on the sentencing of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan. Then Due Dissidence co-host Russ Dobular talks about what the Epstein files reveal! Watch the full chat with Russ here! - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-146563400 Prem Thakker is a reporter at Zeteo News. He was previously a politics reporter at The Intercept, and is a former reporter at The New Republic. His work has also appeared in The American Prospect, Washington Monthly, CNN podcasts, and his newsletter Better World. Moeed Pirzada is a British-Pakistani geo-strategic analyst, television anchor, columnist, and commentator who has been living in exile in Washington, D.C since the regime change in Pakistan 3 years ago. He has written extensively for out lets including The Guardian and Al Jazeera, and interviewed Prime Ministers Benazir Bhutto and Imran Khan, as well as former U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Russell Dobular is a New York native, born & raised in Flushing, Queens. He worked in New York’s independent theater scene for over 20 years as a writer, director, producer, & theater owner, drove a Hansom Cab in 3 cities & is a licensed tour guide in both NYC & New Orleans. He is currently the co-host of Due Dissidence podcast. ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@kthalpsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Col. Lawrence Wilkerson talks Russia, Ukraine, China, the collapse of Europe's economy and more. Then Junaid S Ahmad talks Pakistan, Imran Khan and why Zionism will fail. And then filmmakers Tami Gold and JT Takagi talk about Third World Newsreel and revolutionary film. For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-jt-146035006 Lawrence Wilkerson is a retired US army colonel and former chief of staff to United States Secretary of State Colin Powell. He is an anti-war critic of U.S. foreign policy and a member of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity. Junaid S Ahmad teaches Law, Religion and Global Politics and is the Director of the Centre for the Study of Islam and Decolonization (CSID), Islamabad, Pakistan. He is a member of the International Movement for a Just World (JUST), the Movement for Liberation from Nakba (MLN) and Saving Humanity and Planet Earth (SHAPE). Tami Kashia Gold is a multidisciplinary artist, cultural worker and a professor at Hunter College CUNY. Her teaching focuses on documentary production and LGBTQ non-fiction studies. As a filmmaker, Tami has produced RFK In The Land Of Apartheid; Signed, Sealed and Delivered: Labor Struggle in the Post Office; The Last Hunger Strike: Ireland 1981; Another Brother, among others. Tami is a recipient of a Rockefeller, Guggenheim and Fulbright Fellowships; NY/NJ Video Arts Fellowships; AFI Independent Filmmakers Fellowship and Tribeca Audience Award; GLAAD Media Award; Urban Visionaries Award, Museum of Television and Radio; Excellence in the Arts Award from the Manhattan Borough President; Cine Golden Eagle Award;1st Place Athens International Film and Video Festival; HUGO Award; Gold Plaque Chicago International Film Festival; Director’s Choice Award, Black Maria; Video Golden Apple Award; National Media Network Festival among others. JT Takagi (Orinne JT Takagi) is an award-winning independent filmmaker and sound recordist. Her films are primarily on Asian/Asian-American and immigrant issues and include BITTERSWEET SURVIVAL, THE #7 TRAIN, THE WOMEN OUTSIDE, and NORTH KOREA: BEYOND THE DMZ, which all aired on PBS. As a sound engineer, she has recorded for numerous public television and theatrical documentaries with Emmy and Cinema Audio Society nominations including the 2018 Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning STRONG ISLAND by Yance Ford, BLACK PANTHERS: VANGUARD OF THE REVOLUTION, and TELL THEM WE ARE RISING by Stanley Nelson, and others. She also manages Third World Newsreel, a non-profit alternative media center, and serves on the boards of both community and national organizations working on peace and social justice. ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@kthalps_Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week on the show Katie talks to Ghada Karmi about the possibility of a one state solution and her latest book, Murjana. For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-145487196 Ghada Karmi is a Palestinian-born academic, physician, author and novelist. She is the author of In Search of Fatima: A Palestinian Story, One State: The Only Democratic Future for Palestine-Israel, and most recently Murjana, a historical fiction novel based in 7th Century Baghdad. Her articles have appeared in newspapers and magazines, including The Guardian, The Nation and Journal of Palestine Studies. ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@kthalps_Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Katie talks to British-Pakistani geo-strategic analyst Moeed Pirzada about new Epstein emails which reveal the the sex criminal's hatred of Imran Khan and what that reveals about Pakistan today. But first Katie talks to Andre Easton who is running to represent New York’s 15th Congressional District, which is in the Bronx and has been represented by the extremely pro Israel Democrat Ritchie Torres since 2021. And then Katie talks to Roua Daas, an organizer with the Palestinian Youth Movement and lead on the Mask off Maersk campaign and People’s Embargo for Palestine. For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-dr-144947666 Support the show by following Katie on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@kthalps_ Moeed Pirzada is a British-Pakistani geo-strategic analyst, television anchor, columnist, and commentator who has been living in exile in Washington, D.C since the regime change in Pakistan 3 years ago. He has written extensively for out lets including The Guardian and Al Jazeera, and interviewed Prime Ministers Benazir Bhutto and Imran Khan, as well as former U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Andre Easton is running to represent New York’s 15th Congressional District, which is in the Bronx and has been represented by the extremely pro Israel Democrat Ritchie Torres since 2021. Andre was born to Jamaican immigrants in the Bronx, and has spent 12 years teaching English in South Bronx public schools. He is an active father who is raising three boys with his wife, Angelica, who is also a public school educator in the Bronx. He is a member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, and has been a part of the movement against police brutality, organized for housing justice, and helped lead political education courses. Roua Daas is an organizer with the Palestinian Youth Movement and lead on the Mask off Maersk campaign and People’s Embargo for Palestine. ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@kthalps_Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Katie talks to former Green party vice-presidential nominee Butch Ware about his run for Governor of California, his thoughts on Gavin Newsom and Katie Porter and his critique of Zohran Mamdani for protecting Hakeem Jeffries, Zionism and "playing footsie" with fascists. But first we talk to Bad Hasbara co-hosts Matt Lieb and Daniel Maté about former Obama speech-writer Sarah Hurwitz who has unwittingly exposed the Zionist weaponization of the Holocaust and antisemitism in a way no anti-zionist ever could. And we talk to Esteban Girón, Political Director of Tenants PAC and a longtime organizer with the Crown Heights Tenant Union about Zohran's housing about the good, the bad and the ugly in Zohran's transition team. For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-144422559 Butch Ware is a lifelong activist and educator specializing in the history of empire, colonialism, genocide and revolution. He is associate professor of History at UC Santa-Barbara. He was the 2024 vice-presidential nominee for the Green Party. He is running for Governor of California. Matt Lieb is a comedian, podcaster, accidental award winning journalist, and guy from Good Mythical Morning. He hosts the podcast Bad Hasbara. Daniel Maté is the co-host of Bad Hasbara, a musical theater lyricist, the world's only mental chiropractor, and the co-author of "The Myth Of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture" by Gabor Maté. He also co-wrote with Katie the Parody song "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now: The Genocidal Remix" a duet by Biden and Bibi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEG76hlnhNw. **Please support The Katie Halper Show ** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - / thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In a Katie Halper Show exclusive, journalist Matthew Petti discusses for the first time, his reporting on Jeffrey Epstein, Israel, Qatar, Tom Barrack, Trump’s Middle East envoy, and Sultan bin Sulayem, a very powerful Dubai businessman tied to the royal family and more. Then Katie gets an update from Zeyad Kadur about his nephew Mohammed Ibrahim, a 16 year old American Citizen who is languishing in an Israeli prison where he has been kept since early 2025. For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-143899463 Links for Mohammed Ibrahim: Institute For Middle East Understanding Policy Project: https://www.imeupolicyproject.org/newsletters/lawmakers-call-on-trump-admin-to-free-mohammed-ibrahim-from-israeli-detention CAIR and CAIR-FL Urgent Action Alert: https://secure.ngpvan.com/DYkFiy0PwEiVEvRJaQFdIQ2 freeMohammedIbrahim: https://linktr.ee/freeMohammedIbrahim Matthew Petti is an assistant editor at Reason and a proud New Jersey native. He has previously reported for the BBC (in Persian and English), The Intercept, The Daily Beast, New Lines magazine, Responsible Statecraft, Middle East Eye, and The National Interest, among other publications. Matthew covers U.S. national security policy and its interactions with American society and domestic politics. In 2022, Matthew was awarded a Fulbright fellowship to research the ways in which Arab journalists interact with foreign media. Through the Fulbright program, he worked at a variety of newsrooms in Amman, including Jordan News and Radio al-Balad, where he hosted a program on Latin music. Previously, he was a Center for Arabic Study Abroad and Foreign Language Area Studies fellow in Amman. Matthew graduated from Columbia University with a bachelor's degree in Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies. He got his start in journalism as a features writer at the Columbia Daily Spectator. **Please support The Katie Halper Show ** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - / thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: / kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: / kthalpsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Krystal Ball joins Katie to discuss the Democrats pathetic caving in the face of the government shutdown. Then Jon Hoffman, PhD, of the Cato Institute joins to the political rift in America's right-wing over Israel and the potential for things to escalate with Iran. And then we speak to Etan Mabourakh, the Action Organizing Manager at the National Iranian American Council (NIAC). For the full interview with Krystal Ball, join us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-krystal-143382865 Krystal Ball is an American political commentator and host of Breaking Points and Krystal Kyle & Friends. She was previously a political candidate, as well as co-host on the MSNBC show The Cycle, a regular contributor to The Huffington Post, and a co-host of The Hill's Rising. Jon Hoffman is a research fellow in defense and foreign policy at the Cato Institute. His research interests include U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, Middle East geopolitics, and political Islam. Hoffman’s work has been featured in a number of academic and policy-oriented platforms, including Foreign Policy, The Washington Post, The National Interest, Middle East Policy, and more. Hoffman was included in the inaugural cohort of the “40 under 40” award provided by the Middle East Policy Council for furthering U.S. understanding of the Middle East. Hoffman holds a Ph.D. in political science, an M.A. in Middle East and Islamic Studies, and a B.A. in Global Affairs, all from George Mason University Etan Mabourakh is the Action Organizing Manager at the National Iranian American Council (NIAC), where oversees NIAC’s grassroots efforts to empower Iranian American In every state around the country for pro-peace, pro civil rights and human rights advocacy. He also co-captains the NIAC New York Chapter mobilizing volunteer leaders, engaging policymakers, and advancing campaigns for peace and justice in the Middle East and U.S. **Please support The Katie Halper Show ** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - / thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: / kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: / kthalpsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Katie talks to Sumaya Awad and Beth Miller about Zohran Mamdani's victory. Then she talks to Milton Perez about homelessness in New York and what Zohran can do about it. Sumaya Awad is a Palestinian New Yorker, writer and organizer and member of NYC-DSA. She is co-editor of "Palestine: A Socialist Introduction." Beth Miller is the political director of Jewish Voice for Peace Action, where she spearheads the organization’s Congressional advocacy and electoral organizing. Beth has worked in the movement for Palestinian rights since 2011. Milton Perez, from The Bronx and Puerto Rico, is a Leader in VOCAL, New York's Homelessness Union. He is an advocate for those experiencing homelessness, the formerly homeless and the housing insecure. He is a lived experience consultant after Spending Over 5 Years in The Shelter System. https://secure.everyaction.com/BBiVzIl67UOTB9bk0nJzLw2 ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@kthalpsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Katie Halper Show celebrated Zohran’s election night with a flashback to his November 2023 appearence — long before he announced he was running for mayor when he was doing a hunger strike as assemblyman. Katie was at Zohran's election night party in Brooklyn, which you can hear all about at her special livestream on YouTube tonight Thursday November 6th featuring Sumaya Awad and Beth Miller. **Please support The Katie Halper Show ** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - / thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: / kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: / kthalpsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

UPDATE: Israel has refused to release Mohammed. The next hearing in November 9. Visit https://palestine.salsalabs.org/actionjuly31/index.html to take action to demand his release. Katie speaks to Omali Yeshitela, chairman of the African People's Socialist Party, about the two party system, colonialism and white power in Black faces. Plus the 17th Annual Black People’s March on the White House happening November 1st followed by a conference on Sunday, November 2. This year’s theme: “Don’t Agonize, Organize! Info on the march is here: https://blackisbackcoalition.org/ Katie then talks to Zeyad Kadur about his nephew Sayfollah Musallet, a 20 year old American citizen who was beaten to death by Israeli settlers in the West Bank and his nephew Mohammed Ibrahim, a 16 year old American Citizen who is languishing in an Israeli prison where he has been kept since early 2025. Then Katie speaks to Samuel Biagetti, a historian and host of the Historysplaining podcast about the end of the unipolar world order. For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-142300885 **Please support The Katie Halper Show ** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - / thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: / kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: / kthalpsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Katie speaks to Human Rights lawyer Craig Mokhiber about the Gaza Tribunal being held in Istanbul October 23-26, which Craig helped organize and Katie will be covering. Katie will also be delivering testimony on the media’s complicity in the genocide. Then Katie speaks to three people arrested for protesting the UK’s Draconian Terror Laws, which make it illegal to support proscribed organizations like Palestine Action, a direct action group from the UK and has targeted and sabotaged the Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems factories. All three are Jewish and the descendents of Holocaust survivors: Colonel Chris Romberg is a former Army officer and defence attache with the UK embassies in Jordan and Egypt. His family fled Nazi-occupied Austria in 1938. Naomi Wimborne-Idrissi is a Jewish activist and former Labor Party electee, as well as the cofounder of Jewish Voice for Labour. Carolyn Gelenter is a longtime activist since the Vietnam war and is also the daughter of a Holocaust survivor. For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/israels-veterans-141778520 Craig Mokhiber is an American former United Nations (UN) human rights official and a specialist in international human rights law, policy, and methodology. On October 28, 2023, Mokhiber stepped down as the director of the New York office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). In his final letter to High Commissioner, he harshly criticized the organization's response to the war in Gaza, calling Israel's military intervention a "textbook genocide" and accusing the UN of failing to act. **Please support The Katie Halper Show ** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - / thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: / kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: / kthalpsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Katie catches up with Palestinian-American physician Dr. Dhiaa Daoud, who joined the show last week from the freedom flotilla, to talk about being kidnapped and tortured by the IDF. They're also joined by Tommy Marcus, a Jewish-American activist and the creator of the viral Instagram account Quentin Quarantino who was also kidnapped and tortured from another flotilla. But first Katie talks to Palestinian-American grandmother and activist Janine Ali and her lawyer, Palestinian-American free speech attorney Jenin Younes. Janine is being falsely accused of choking a member of the zionist extremist organization Betar, which is famous for harassing, doxxing and presenting people with pagers, in a reference to Israel's terrorist pager attack in Lebanon. For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-dr-141249387 At 73, Janine Ali is a dedicated activist and proud Palestinian American. A retired professional, she is the mother of four and the grandmother of eleven, cherishing her family while passionately advocating for peace. Since the 1980s, Janine has been a vocal advocate for peace, speaking out against the bombings in Gaza and Lebanon, as well as the war in Iraq and Bosnia. She has volunteered in many Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank and Lebanon, providing support and compassion to those in need. Janine was also part of the 24/7 peace vigil in front of the home of then Secretary of State Antony Blinken from January 26- July 26 2024. Since October 7, she has spent her time demonstrating against the genocide in Gaza, working tirelessly to bring awareness to the American public about the atrocities being committed by Israel and striving to educate others and foster understanding. Janine channels her energy and experience into making a positive impact in her community through peaceful means. Jenin Younes is a civil liberties and free speech attorney and is National Legal Director of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. She is on the defense team representing Janine Ali. Tommy Marcus is the creator of the viral Instagram account Quentin Quarantino. He set out to create a meme page during the pandemic, but has since used his Instagram fame to raise more than $30 million for humanitarian causes. He was aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla carrying aid to Palestinians when they were arrested by Israeli naval forces. Tommy and his fellow Jewish-American friend David Adler were singled out and forced to be filmed with Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir when the convoy was intercepted. Tommy spent 5 days in an Israeli prison and returned home to Los Angeles on Friday. Dr. Dhiaa Daoud is a Palestinian-American emergency physician and humanitarian. His work in Gaza during the 2024 war inspired him to found the Doctors for Hope Foundation, which provides medical care and rebuilds essential infrastructure. He recently returned from a humanitarian flotilla to Gaza. **Please support The Katie Halper Show ** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - / thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: / kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: / kthalpsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

We're joined by Palestinian novelist, writer and activist Susan Abulhawa, political scientist John Mearsheimer and Dr. Dhiaa Daoud, MD, an emergency medicine physician currently aboard a humanitarian flotilla to Gaza, joining healthcare workers, journalists, and international parliament members to break the siege and shed light on the ongoing humanitarian crisis. For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-dr-140709512 Susan Abulhawa is a Palestinian-American writer and activist whose novels, including Mornings in Jenin and Against the Loveless World, have been translated into dozens of languages and widely acclaimed. She is also the founder of Playgrounds for Palestine and the Palestine Writes literary festival. John J. Mearsheimer is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago and a leading realist scholar of international relations. A West Point graduate and former U.S. Air Force officer, he is the author of numerous influential works on U.S. foreign policy and power politics. Dr. Dhiaa Daoud is a Palestinian-American emergency physician and humanitarian. His work in Gaza during the 2024 war inspired him to found the Doctors for Hope Foundation, which provides medical care and rebuilds essential infrastructure. He is currently aboard a humanitarian flotilla to Gaza. **Please support The Katie Halper Show ** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - / thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: / kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: / kthalpsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Roger Waters joins the show to talk about Gaza, the UN, free speech & what he wants the president of Colombia to do. Plus, he reacts to the latest crackdowns on speech, the war in Ukraine, & why some musicians are such cowards when it comes to Israel. For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-140151702 But first, we're joined by Vaniya Agrawal & Hossam Nasr, two former Microsoft workers who helped pressure the company to bar the Israeli military from using Microsoft services to spy on millions of Palestinian civilian phone calls made each day in Gaza & the occupied West Bank & stored in Microsoft’s vast Azure cloud computing platform. But there's more work to be done, as Microsoft continues to collaborate w/Israel in other ways. Of course, we can't leave you hanging on Trump's deal so we will ALSO be joined by Mouin Rabbani & Craig Mokhiber who will break down what's really happening in Gaza. Roger Waters is a singer, songwriter & musician, best known for being a member of the legendary rock band, Pink Floyd. He's also an outspoken activist for peace, a free Palestine & several other causes that get him in trouble. Vaniya is an organizer w/No Azure for Apartheid & ex-Microsoft worker who was terminated for protesting at Microsoft's 50th anniversary keynote event, where she disrupted a panel of current & former Microsoft CEOs including Bill Gates, Satya Nadella, & Steve Ballmer. Since then, she has continued organizing w/NoAA to apply pressure on Microsoft executives to meet workers' demands. Most recently Vaniya was arrested twice last month for participating in encampments on Microsoft campus, & occupying the office of Microsoft President Brad Smith at Microsoft's global headquarters. Hossam Nasr is the co-founder of No Azure for Apartheid & a former Microsoft worker. He worked at the company for 3 years before being fired in October last year for organizing a vigil on Microsoft campus for the Palestinians killed in Gaza. Since then, he has organized w/NOAA to pressure Microsoft to end its relationship w/the Israeli military & confronted executives at company events. Most recently Hossam was arrested twice last month after participating in the Liberated Zone encampment on Microsoft's campus & the sit-in at Brad Smith's office. Mouin Rabbani is a researcher, analyst & commentator specializing in Palestinian affairs, the Arab-Israeli conflict & the contemporary Middle East. He has among other positions previously served as Principal Political Affairs Officer w/the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Head of Middle East w/the Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation, Senior Middle East Analyst & Special Advisor on Israel-Palestine w/the Int'l Crisis Group. Rabbani is Co-Editor of Jadaliyya & a Contributing Editor of Middle East Report. Craig Mokhiber is an American former United Nations (UN) human rights official & a specialist in international human rights law, policy, & methodology. On October 28, 2023, Mokhiber stepped down as the director of the New York office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). In his final letter to High Commissioner, he harshly criticized the organization's response to the war in Gaza, calling Israel's military intervention a "textbook genocide" & accusing the UN of failing to act. ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@kthalpsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Journalist and Bad Faith podcast host Briahna Joy Gray talks about debating Charlie Kirk and pushes back on the way much of the Left is talking and writing about Kirk.But first, Antizionist Jewish author, educator and Instagram star Sim Kern cuts through pro Israel propaganda you don’t even know you’re getting. Watch the full chat with Briahna here https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-joy-139602320 Donate to Gaza City Evacuation - https://chuffed.org/project/gaza-city-evacuation VOTE for Producer Andrew's You Feeling This 2 for Most Innovative Video Podcast: https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting Briahna Joy Gray is the host of the Bad Faith Podcast and editor at large of Current Affairs magazine. She is the former national press secretary for Bernie Sanders's 2020 presidential campaign and former Senior politics editor at The Intercept. Briahna was the co-host of The Hill's Rising until she was fired over her criticism of Israel. In March 2022, she debated Charlie Kirk. Sim Kern is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author of Genocide Bad and The Free People’s Village. As a journalist, Sim has investigated petrochemical polluters and exposed malfeasance amid the state takeover of public schools in Houston, Texas. Sim is also a book influencer and activist, who created the The Trans Rights Readathon in 2022, which raised over $250,000 for trans-supporting organizations in its first year alone. Since October 7th, 2023, Kern has shared educational content about Palestine and mobilized their followers to raise more than half a million dollars in direct aid for families in Gaza. ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@kthalps 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4906030668972032Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Palestinian-American Human Rights lawyer Noura Erakat & Palestinian-Dutch analyst Mouin Rabbani talk about the new UN report which found that Israel is committing genocide & whether that even matters or changes anything. Then Due Dissidence's Russell Dobular & Keaton Weiss join to talk about Charlie Kirk, his killer & Kirk's relationship to Israel. For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-139074119 Mouin Rabbani is a researcher, analyst & commentator specializing in Palestinian affairs, the Arab-Israeli conflict & the contemporary Middle East. He has among other positions previously served as Principal Political Affairs Officer with the Office of the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Head of Middle East w/the Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation, Senior Middle East Analyst & Special Advisor on Israel-Palestine w/the Int'l Crisis Group. Rabbani is Co-Editor of Jadaliyya, & a Contributing Editor of Middle East Report. Noura Erakat is a human rights attorney, Professor of Africana Studies & the Program of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. She recently completed a non-resident fellowship of the Religious Literacy Project at Harvard Divinity School & was a Mahmoud Darwish Visiting Professor in Palestinian Studies at Brown University. Noura is the author of Justice for Some: Law & the Question of Palestine (Stanford University Press, 2019), which received the Palestine Book Award & the Bronze Medal for the Independent Publishers Book Award in Current Events/Foreign Affairs. She is co-founding editor of Jadaliyya & an editorial board member of the Journal of Palestine Studies as well as Human Geography. She's a co-founding board member of the DC Palestinian Film & Arts Festival. She has served as Legal Counsel for a Congressional Subcommittee in the U.S. House of Representatives, as Legal Advocate for the Badil Resource Center for Palestinian Refugee & Residency Rights, & as nat'l organizer of the US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation. Noura has also produced video documentaries, including "Gaza In Context" & "Black Palestinian Solidarity.” Her writings have appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Review of Books, The Nation, Al Jazeera, & The Boston Review. She's a frequent commentator on CBS, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, BBC, NPR, among others. Her awards include the NLG Law for the People Award (2021) & the Marguerite Casey Foundation Freedom Scholar award (2022). Russell Dobular is a New York native, born & raised in Flushing, Queens. He worked in New York’s independent theater scene for over 20 years as a writer, director, producer, & theater owner, drove a Hansom Cab in 3 cities & is a licensed tour guide in both NYC & New Orleans. He is currently the co-host of Due Dissidence podcast. Keaton Weiss is the co-host of Due Dissidence podcast on YouTube, Rumble & Spotify. He also writes occasionally on Substack. ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@kthalpsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Journalist Seth Harp talks about his hit book, which has just been picked up by HBO, investigating the drug cartels and string of murders plaguing the Fort Bragg U.S. Army military installation located in North Carolina. He also discusses his own time in the military as well as what he saw in Ukraine. Then we're joined by student organizer Hadeeqa Arzoo Malik, who was recently suspended by CUNY City College and adjunct professor Dr. Corinna Mullin who was recently fired by John Jay and Brooklyn College for pro-Palestine activism. To see the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-dr-138556252 Seth Harp is an investigative reporter and foreign correspondent who writes about the intersection of armed conflict and organized crime. A contributing editor at Rolling Stone, he has reported from countries including Iraq, Syria, Mexico, Ukraine, and elsewhere for Harper’s, the New Yorker, The Intercept, and Columbia Journalism Review. He has also written for the New York Times and the Texas Observer. He is currently working on a book for Viking Press about drug-trafficking in the U.S. Army Special Forces and a series of unsolved murders at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Before becoming a journalist, Harp practiced law for five years, and was an Assistant Attorney General for the state of Texas. During college and law school, he served in the U.S. Army Reserve and did one tour of duty in Iraq. He lives in Austin, Texas, where he was born and raised. Hadeeqa Arzoo Malik is a 21 year-old organizer, student, poet, and Student Leader of the Tamkeen Movement, which aims to uplift the Muslim community through education and social organization. She is a double major in Political Science, International Relations, and minors in Human Rights. She was recently suspended from CUNY City College for pro -Palestine activism. Dr. Corinna Mullin is an anti-imperialist academic who was recently fired from her job as adjunct faculty at The City University of New York for Palestine solidarity. Corinna is a member of the Anti-Imperialist Scholars Collective. She is a delegate in the PSC-CUNY’s delegate assembly and serves on the Steering Committee of the PSC-CUNY’s International Committee. Corinna organizes with CUNY for Palestine and Labor for Palestine. She is an Associate Editor for Middle East Critique and Science & Society. ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@kthalpsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Journalist Taylor Lorenz joins to talk about her bombshell expose on how a dark money group Is secretly funding high-profile Democratic influencers. She also hits back at the haters and smearers with actual facts. But first Human Rights attorney Craig Mokhiber talks about how a little-used UN mechanism could stop Israel's genocide in Gaza. For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-137998347 Taylor Lorenz is a freelance journalist on YouTube and Substack and hosts the podcast Power User. She has written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, New York Magazine, Washington Post and more. She’s also the author of the bestselling book Extremely Online, which covers the rise of the content creator industry Craig Mokhiber is an American former United Nations (UN) human rights official and a specialist in international human rights law, policy, and methodology. On October 28, 2023, Mokhiber stepped down as the director of the New York office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). In his final letter to High Commissioner, he harshly criticized the organization's response to the war in Gaza, calling Israel's military intervention a "textbook genocide" and accusing the UN of failing to act. ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@kthalpsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Katie talks about dishonest tech bros and corporate Dems with tenants rights attorney and former San Francisco Board of Supervisors representative Dean Preston, comedian and Dystopia Now podcast co-host Kate Willett and housing organizer Shanti Singh. Then Katie is joined by Palestinian journalist Laila Al Arian to discuss Israel's ongoing murderous campaign against Palestinian journalists and the complicity of Western leaders and journalists. Check out my Patreon with TikTok comedian Blakeley where we ROAST Laura Loomer: https://www.patreon.com/posts/blakeley-and-137344631 Dean Preston is a statewide housing advocate, tenants rights attorney, public transit enthusiast, and member of the Democratic Socialists of America. He served as the elected representative of District 5 on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He’s best known for his tax the rich and housing justice measures and passing the first ceasefire legislation in a major US city. Kate Willett is an award-winning comedian, author and the co-host of the podcast Dystopia Now. Shanti Singh is legislative director at Tenants Together, California’s statewide tenant coalition, on the board of the S.F. Community Land Trust! (And also a longtime DSA member and semi lapsed tenant organizer if that helps.) Laila Al-Arian is a Washington DC-based investigative journalist and the executive producer of Fault Lines, a current affairs and documentary program on Al Jazeera English. For her work, she has been honored with two News and Documentary Emmys, a Peabody Award and George Polk award. She is the co-author of “Collateral Damage: America’s War Against Iraqi Civilians.” ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@kthalpsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Katie talks to Palestinian journalist Abubaker Abed and American journalist Abby Martin about the U.S. backed Israeli genocide in Gaza, Trump’s disgusting ban on visas for Palestinian children in need of medical treatment and his shielding of Israeli sex criminals. Abubaker Abed is a 22-year-old Palestinian journalist from Deir al-Balah, Gaza. He evacuated Gaza suffering from malnutrition and under threat for his reporting on Israel’s genocide. Abed describes himself as an “accidental war correspondent” and hoped to become a sports journalist and commentator before the start of the war, but spent much of the last two years reporting on daily death and destruction. He is now based in Ireland. Abby Martin is a journalist, the host and creator of The Empire Files, director of Gaza Fights For Freedom and the forthcoming documentary Earth’s Greatest Enemy. ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@kthalpsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Katie is joined by Palestinian journalist and writer Ramzey Baroud to talk about Gaza, where he was born, and Israel's Holocaust. Then Katie talks with journalist Max Blumenthal about his latest article "Israel’s government issues ‘death sentence’ to remaining captives." To see the full interview with Max Blumethal, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-max-136362476 Dr. Ramzy Baroud is a journalist, author and the Editor of The Palestine Chronicle. He is the author of six books. His forthcoming book, ‘Before the Flood,’ will be published by Seven Stories Press. His other books include ‘Our Vision for Liberation’, ‘My Father was a Freedom Fighter’ and ‘The Last Earth’. Baroud is a Non-resident Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Islam and Global Affairs (CIGA). His website is www.ramzybaroud.net Max Blumenthal is the editor and founder of The Gray Zone and the author of several books including "The Management of Savagery: How America’s National Security State Fueled the Rise of Al Qaeda, ISIS, and Donald Trump" and "Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel." ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@kthalps 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4906030668972032Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Katie talks to Chris Smalls, the founder of Amazon’s first U.S. labor union, the Amazon Labor Union founder, who was beaten, arrested and detained by the Israeli military for attempting to bring aid to starving Palestinians in Gaza on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla. The only Black passenger on the ship, he was treated worse and was one of the last to be released from Israeli prison. Then we are joined by Anthony Aguilar, a U.S. military veteran who worked with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation as a security contractor who witnessed U.S. mercenaries and IDF members shooting and killing starving Palestinians waiting for aid. ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@kthalpsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Katie talks to Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davis about Gaza, Russia, Tulsi Gabbard, Epstein. But first Katie talks to Murad Awawdeh, President and CEO at the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) and Ron Kuby, a criminal defense Civil Rights lawyer about Trump’s illegal war on immigrants and to doctors Feroze Sidhwa and Mark Perlmutter about their time in Gaza and Israel’s starvation campaign. To see the rest of my discussion with Lt. Col. Daniel Davis, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-lt-col-135269024 Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Davis is a four time 4x combat veteran, the author of Eleventh Hour in 2020 America and the host of the Daniel Davis Deep Dive on YouTube. He was one of the earliest military officers to publicly criticize the war in Afghanistan.In 2025, Davis was selected by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard for appointment as deputy director for mission integration. Gabbard withdrew the selection prior to Davis' appointment after news of its pendency leaked, possibly over his criticism of Israel. Murad Awawdeh is a strategist, organizer, and advocacy expert currently serving as the President and CEO at the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC). The son of Palestinian immigrants, Murad has dedicated over two decades of his life fighting for low-income communities of color across the State of New York. He grew up organizing to stop dangerous and hazardous developments in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, and engaging community residents to build power and bring transformational change to their neighborhoods Ron Kuby is a criminal defense and civil rights lawyer based in New York. Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, MD, is a general, trauma, and critical care surgeon from California, As a humanitarian surgeon, Dr. Sidhwa has not only worked extensively in Palestine, but also in Ukraine, Haiti, Zimbabwe, and Burkina Faso. He has written and spoken about his surgical humanitarian work, the United States’ role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the political consequences of medical relief work. His op-eds have appeared in several major media outlets, including the New York Times. Dr. Mark Perlmutter, MD, is a Jewish orthopedic and hand surgeon from North Carolina. He has worked in conflict zones around the world for decades. Watch me live on youtube every Tuesday at 7PM EST https://www.youtube.com/TheKatieHalperShow Subscribe so you don't miss livestreams and daily clips https://www.youtube.com/TheKatieHalperShow Support my work and get exclusive interviews https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Listen to, rate & review my podcast! The Katie Halper Show on Itunes follow me on Twitter! http://twitter.com/kthalpsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Katie talks to Professor John Mearsheimer about the state of the world, Israel, Iran, Russia, China and more. But first Katie talks to Rahma Zein, an Egyptian podcaster and speaker who now works at Tech for Palestine. John Mearsheimer is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor in the Political Science Department at the University of Chicago and the author of "Why Leaders Lie: The Truth About Lying in International Politics," "The Great Delusion: Liberal Dreams and International Realities," and co-author of the controversial and ground-breaking "The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy." ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on social media! Twitter: @kthalps Instagram: @kthalps TikTok: @kthalps_Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Argentine-Aruban writer Arturo Desimone talks about NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and the coverups he’s participated in. Then JFK researcher Ken McCarthy talks about Israel’s secret nuclear weapons and why Zionists hated JFK. To see the rest of my discussion with Arturo Desimone, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-arturo-134219033 To see the rest of my discussion with Ken McCarthy, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-ken-134219725 ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on social media! Twitter: @kthalps Instagram: @kthalps TikTok: @kthalps_Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Katie talks to Human Rights lawyer Craig Mokhiber about the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation massacres, concentration camps, and open genocide. Then Katie speaks to former Army ranger Greg Stoker about U.S. concentration camps, the IDF and the floods in Texas, where he's based. To see Greg talk about Hamas, Epstein, Kash Patel and more, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-133705785 Craig Mokhiber is an American former United Nations (UN) human rights official and a specialist in international human rights law, policy, and methodology. On October 28, 2023, Mokhiber stepped down as the director of the New York office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). In his final letter to High Commissioner, he harshly criticized the organization's response to the war in Gaza, calling Israel's military intervention a "textbook genocide" and accusing the UN of failing to act. Greg Stoker is a former United States Army Ranger. He has a background in special operations and human intelligence collection. He conducted 4 combat deployments to Afghanistan during the unfortunately named “Global War On Terror” and is now an anti-war activist, host of the Colonial Outcasts Podcast, and analyst at MintPress News. Link to sign the Sarajevo Declaration on the genocide in Palestine - https://www.change.org/p/sign-the-sarajevo-declaration-of-the-gaza-people-s-tribunalAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Middle East scholar Assal Rad talks about Iran, Gaza and the way the media manufactures consent for endless wars and genocide. Then ex-CIA analyst Ray McGovern talks about NATO, Russia, and Ukraine. For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-rad-133061539 Dr. Assal Rad is a scholar of Middle East history and nonresident fellow at Arab Center Washington DC. She works on research and writing related to U.S. foreign policy issues, the Middle East, and contemporary Iran. Her writing can be seen in Newsweek, The National Interest, The Independent, Foreign Policy and more, and she has appeared as a commentator on BBC World, Al Jazeera, CNN, and NPR. She completed a PhD in History from the University of California, Irvine in 2018 and is the author of The State of Resistance: Politics, Culture, and Identity in Modern Iran (Cambridge University Press, 2022). Ray McGovern is a former CIA analyst turned activist. He headed the CIA branch analyzing Russian foreign policy in the 70s. From 1981 to 1985, he presented, in person, the early morning briefings of The President’s Daily Brief. Ray was awarded the Intelligence Commendation Medallion at retirement; in an act of conscience in early 2006 Ray returned the Medallion, explaining, “I do not want to be associated, however remotely, with an agency engaged in torture.” In January 2003, two months before the U.S. attacked Iraq, he co-founded Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity to warn the President that the “intelligence” on Iraq was fraudulent. https://raymcgovern.com/ ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on social media! Twitter: @kthalps Instagram: @kthalps TikTok: @kthalps_Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Katie is joined by Eli Clifton, senior advisor at the Quincy Institute and investigative journalist at large at Responsible Statecraft. Eli talks about what the hell Trump is doing in the Middle East and what Eli learned as one of the last analysts from a US think tank to visit Iran and speak with Foreign Ministry officials nuclear negotiators. But first, Katie talks to Palestinian Youth Movement organizer Aisha Nizar about the Mask Off Maersk campaign’s latest victory and to Ash Bohrer a leader of JVP Chicago and assistant Professor of Gender and Peace Studies at University of Notre Dame talks about why they’re on a hunger strike. **Please support The Katie Halper Show ** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - / thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram / kthalps 🎙️ New to streaming or looking to level up? Check out StreamYard and get $10 discount! 😍 https://streamyard.com/pal/d/4906030668972032Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Katie is joined by Dr. Mohammad Marandi, professor of English Literature and Orientalism at the University of Tehran to talk about the Iran, Israel, Resistance, media bias and more. Then Katie talks to Mouin Rabbani about Palestine. For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-dr-131864383 Note: This broadcast was recorded Thursday July 19th, 2025 **Please support The Katie Halper Show ** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - / thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram / kthalpsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Watch the rest of the interview here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-anti-pt-130931485 Palestinian organizers Tara Alami and Saif Abukeshek and (fired over Palestine) German lawyer Melanie Schweizer talk about the international march to Gaza. Then Katie talks to Dalia Sarig, Haim Bresheeth Zabner and Ronnie Barkan about the first Jewish Anti-zionist Congress. https://www.juedisch-antizionistisch.at/en Tara Alami is an organizer with the Palestinian Feminist Collective. Saif Abukeshek is a Palestinian activist based in Barcelona. He has been involved in organizing Palestinian movements in Europe for the past 20 years, he tirelessly advances Palestinian rights and amplifies the cause on the global stage. He serves as the chairman of the global coalition against the occupation in Palestine and represents the IAC (Intersindical Alternativa de Catalunya). Melanie Schweizer is a German lawyer, and former servant to the Federal Ministry before she was fired over speaking out against the genocide in Gaza. She is also a member of the international collective of the global march to Gaza. Dalia Sarig is co-founder of the initiative ‘Not in our Name’ founded by Jews in Vienna and candidate on the GAZA list. Haim Bresheeth Zabnner was Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at University of East London and then a Professorial Research Associate at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).He is Filmmaker, photographer, film studies scholar, and historian. His films include “A State of Danger,” a documentary on the first Palestinian Intifada. His books include "An Army Like No Other: How the Israel Defense Force Made a Nation." Haim is the son of two Holocaust survivors and was raised in Israel. He is a member of Holocaust survivors and Descendents Against the Genocide and a founding member of Jewish Network for Palestine. On November 4, Haim was arrested over a speech he gave at a pro Palestine demonstration outside the residence of Israeli ambassador Tzipi Hotovely in north London. Ronnie Barkan is an Israeli activist, a conscientious objector and co-founder of Boycott from Within – a group of conscientious Israelis who support the Palestinian call for boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel. He represented the Popular Struggle Coordination Committees at the European Parliament in Brussels, where he challenged EU institutional complicity in Israeli violations. ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kthalps/Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

South African political scientist Sean Jacobs and South African journalist Tony Karon talk about the "white genocide" (not) happening in South Africa. Journalist Richard Medhurst talks about being arrested in London, raided in Vienna and targeted by Israel. See Katie in Vienna at the First Jewish Anti-Zionist Congress: https://www.juedisch-antizionistisch.at/en Richard Thomas Medhurst (born 1992) is an independent journalist, political commentator, and analyst from the United Kingdom. His work focuses primarily on international relations, US politics, and the Middle East. Medhurst is known for his coverage of Julian Assange’s extradition case in London, as one of the only journalists to report on the trial of the WikiLeaks founder from inside the court. He has also covered the Iran nuclear deal talks, on the ground in Vienna. His reports and analysis on Yemen, Ukraine, Syria, Niger, Lebanon, Iran, the Israeli occupation in Palestine and the genocide in Gaza have gone viral countless times, racking up millions of views. Medhurst is the son of United Nations peacekeepers who served in various UN missions around the world. His parents were among those awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1988. Owing to his parents’ professional mobility, he has lived around the globe and speaks four languages fluently: English, Arabic, French, and German. Sean Jacobs is Professor of International Affairs and Director of the Julien J. Studley Graduate Programs in International Affairs at The New School. He is the founder of Africa is a Country, a site of criticism, analysis and new writing. The writer Teju Cole described Africa Is a Country as "basically the inside of my head." His book, Media in Postapartheid South Africa: Postcolonial Politics in the Age of Globalization, was published on May Day 2019. He was born in Cape Town, South Africa, where he worked for the Institute for Democracy in South Africa and as a journalist. He has been awarded Fulbright, Shorenstein, Commonwealth, Africa No Filter, and Shuttleworth fellowships. Tony Karon was born and raised in South Africa, where he was an activist in the anti-apartheid liberation movementis. He is editorial lead at AJ+ and worked at Time.com for 15 years. ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kthalps/Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy