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Useful Idiots with Katie Halper and Aaron Maté

Useful Idiots is an informative and irreverent politics podcast with journalist Aaron Maté and podcaster/writer Katie Halper. Episodes feature analysis of the political news of the week and exclusive interviews, with humor, commentary and dissection of why both Republicans and Democrats suck. Join Aaron and Katie as they examine important stories that have slipped through the cracks and what the media got wrong – and laugh about whatever is left to laugh about.

Norman Finkelstein: "The West Will Nuke China Before It Lets Go" *Unpaywalled from 10.11.24*

73 hours 23 mins; December 27, 2024

How the West “Provoked” Russia into War – with Scott Horton

52 mins; December 20, 2024

Who Will Rule Syria? With Professor Bassam Haddad

59 mins; December 13, 2024

Syrian Analyst and Former al-Qaeda Captive Reveal the Reality in Syria

62 hours 28 mins; December 06, 2024

The Dark Queen – interview with comedian Adrienne Iapalucci

32 mins; December 01, 2024

Ukraine vs. Russia: Nuclear War, Frozen Conflict, or Peace? Debate w/ Simon Shuster

70 hours 43 mins; November 29, 2024

Jeffrey Sachs Warns ‘We Are Close To Nuclear Armageddon’

54 mins; November 22, 2024

Former Biden Officials: He ‘Doesn’t Think Palestinians Deserve Life’

95 hours 38 mins; November 15, 2024

A Palestinian Scholar Explains Why Kamala Harris Lost

45 mins; November 08, 2024

Will Trump or Harris Be Worse? Two Palestinians Weigh In

112 hours 8 mins; November 01, 2024

“Israel Is NOT WINNING” - Military Analyst Elijah J. Magnier

53 mins; October 25, 2024

We Are Headed for World War – Former IDF Soldier Haim Bresheeth-Zabner

54 mins; October 18, 2024

Norman Finkelstein on One Year of Genocide

62 hours 52 mins; October 11, 2024

How Biden and Netanyahu PROVOKED the War in the Middle East – with Lebanese Political Scientists Bashir Saade and Karim Makdisi

62 hours 13 mins; October 04, 2024

Jordan Peterson, Bernie Sanders, and Elon Musk on the 2024 election – with comedian James Adomian

64 hours 54 mins; September 27, 2024

The Most Evil Thing I Have Ever Seen – with Ret. Marine Jim Webb

53 mins; September 20, 2024

Here’s Why Trump and Harris Both Fail on Immigration

45 mins; September 13, 2024

Israel’s Sadistic Frenzy of Hate and Revenge – with Israeli activist Sarit Michaeli

64 hours 18 mins; September 06, 2024

France’s Neoliberal Coup – with French MP Danièle Obono

48 mins; August 30, 2024

Racism is "in" again at the DNC

71 hours 49 mins; August 23, 2024

The REAL Hezbollah – With Lebanese Journalist Ghadi Francis

48 mins; August 16, 2024

Is Israel About to Go to War with Iran? w/ Rami Khouri

51 mins; August 09, 2024

US media is hiding THIS about Venezuela’s elections – w/ Anya Parampil

50 mins; August 02, 2024

Israeli Settlers Are the World’s Worst Neighbors w/ Mohammed el-Kurd

41 mins; July 26, 2024

Roger Waters TAKES ON Piers Morgan

48 mins; July 19, 2024

UNLOCKED: UK Diplomat Ian Proud Full Interview

48 mins; July 12, 2024

Israel is heading for "national suicide" says Jewish Arab Israeli

55 mins; July 05, 2024

The one way to stop Israel – w/ Diana Buttu

57 mins; June 28, 2024

UK diplomat reveals NATO STARTED the WAR in Ukraine

44 mins; June 21, 2024

Former Israel negotiator Daniel Levy: THIS is Israel's real goal

59 mins; June 14, 2024

Pulitzer Winner Nathan Thrall on Israel’s ceasefire ruse

45 mins; June 07, 2024

UN Rapporteur accuses Israel of sexual violence against Palestinian women

43 mins; May 31, 2024

How Israel Spies on the World – with Antony Loewenstein

51 mins; May 24, 2024

Palestinian Writer Breaks Down At Gaza’s Mass Graves

53 mins; May 17, 2024

“Israel is a Gangster State” says Palestinian DC-based Journalist

52 mins; May 10, 2024

Jill Stein on getting assaulted by cops & campus crackdown

54 mins; May 03, 2024

This book debunks everything Netanyahu just said

91 hours 36 mins; April 26, 2024

Professor Exposes Campus Free Speech Crackdown

56 mins; April 19, 2024

Nancy Pelosi is Working for Putin + Jeffrey Sachs Unlocked

44 mins; April 12, 2024

Jeffrey Sachs: Biden is a miserable failure

57 mins; April 05, 2024

Norman Finkelstein: UN ceasefire resolution shows that Biden is scared

56 mins; March 29, 2024

John Mearsheimer – Full Interview on the US role in Gaza and Ukraine

83 hours 51 mins; March 22, 2024

US Media is STILL lying about October 7 after UN debunks Israel

84 hours 56 mins; March 15, 2024

"This is for Gaza" – UK's George Galloway returns to office to challenge pro-war elites

54 mins; March 08, 2024

“Biden is a senile warmonger” – veteran US Diplomat Chas Freeman

44 mins; March 01, 2024

"Insanity" – John Mearsheimer on the US role in Gaza and Ukraine

67 hours 10 mins; February 23, 2024

“Pure evil” – Dr. Mads Gilbert on Israel’s attacks on Gaza’s hospitals

91 hours 31 mins; February 16, 2024

Dennis Kucinich Takes on the War Machine

46 mins; February 09, 2024

Fmr. UNRWA Spox Refutes Israeli Smears

81 hours 36 mins; February 02, 2024

Son of Israeli victims slams Netanyahu + Journalist reveals what REALLY happened on 10/7

88 hours 8 mins; January 26, 2024

Jewish South African who worked under Mandela Applauds Israel Genocide Case w/ Andrew Feinstein

38 mins; January 19, 2024

Genocide trial should convict Blinken and other US officials – Palestinian analyst

42 mins; January 12, 2024

Palestinian Pastor: It is Hell on Earth

47 mins; January 05, 2024

Gideon Levy on Israel’s Nazi Proposals – Full interview unpaywalled

62 hours 20 mins; December 29, 2023

Israel is assassinating journalists (with US media’s help)

79 hours 1 min; December 22, 2023

Remembering Refaat Alareer

59 mins; December 17, 2023

Former UN official: Biden is inciting genocide

49 mins; December 15, 2023

Israeli historian Ilan Pappé on Genocide of Palestinians

54 mins; December 08, 2023

Israel’s Nazi Proposals w/ Gideon Levy

58 mins; December 01, 2023

Cornel West and Gabor Maté on Gaza

60 hours 24 mins; November 24, 2023

Egyptian Podcaster Destroys CNN Reporter for Israel Propaganda

47 mins; November 17, 2023

Yanis Varoufakis on Israel’s war crimes

50 mins; November 10, 2023

Rashid Khalidi: How Biden fuels Israel's war on Palestine

51 mins; November 03, 2023

Israeli Lawmaker's Dire Warning – with Ofer Cassif

54 mins; October 27, 2023

Israeli general's son slams Israel's savagery – with Miko Peled

43 mins; October 20, 2023

Palestinian Journalist on Israel's ATTACK on Gaza

79 hours 27 mins; October 13, 2023

Ukraine's Inconvenient Truth

38 mins; October 06, 2023

Norman Finkelstein on Canada’s Applause for Nazis

59 mins; September 29, 2023

US Media Can't Stop Lying about Ukraine

40 mins; September 22, 2023

Biden's Trumpian War on Korea

44 mins; September 15, 2023

Matt Taibbi on GOP Debates, Censorship, and Trump on Shrooms

35 mins; September 08, 2023

Matt Taibbi and Max Blumenthal on Neoliberal Censorship

44 mins; September 01, 2023

How Both Parties Work for ‘Tyranny, Inc.’

44 mins; August 25, 2023

Exposed: US Backed regime change in Pakistan

56 mins; August 18, 2023

Debate: Is Trump’s Jan 6th plot kooky or criminal?

55 mins; August 11, 2023

NATO is the Zombie that won’t Die

49 mins; August 04, 2023

Oppenheimer expert on what Christopher Nolan’s movie gets wrong

42 mins; July 28, 2023

Ukrainian Journalist “Shocked” by New Poll

47 mins; July 21, 2023

Former CIA Analyst: The West Cannot Defeat Russia in Ukraine

44 mins; July 14, 2023

Israel's Illegal Assault on Jenin w/ Noura Erakat

41 mins; July 07, 2023

Scott Ritter: Putin Won the Coup and Will Win the War

46 mins; June 30, 2023

The Kennedys vs The Deep State

43 mins; June 23, 2023

80s Grooves that Explained the News w/ Touré

48 mins; June 16, 2023

Oliver Stone Goes Nuclear

38 mins; June 09, 2023

Henry Kissinger: Kill Anything that Moves

33 mins; June 02, 2023

Syrians Find Hope Under Crushing US Sanctions

55 mins; May 26, 2023

Former Buzzfeed Chief on the End of a Media Era

45 mins; May 19, 2023

Ex-CIA Agent Reveals the Truth about JFK

47 mins; May 12, 2023

Kremlin Droned + Tucker Carlson Debate

48 mins; May 05, 2023

Matt Taibbi Reacts to Dems' Prison Threat

51 mins; April 28, 2023

Lee Fang on Pentagon Leaks, Twitter Files, and Mehdi vs. Matt

46 mins; April 21, 2023

The Disinformation Hoax of the Century

42 mins; April 14, 2023

Congressman Ro Khanna vs Useful Idiots

37 mins; April 07, 2023

The Middle East kicks out the US

46 mins; March 31, 2023

"Ceasefire is Unacceptable" – The US stops pretending

48 mins; March 24, 2023

Will the Left Stand Up to the Deep State?

50 mins; March 17, 2023

No Episode This Week! See You Next Week!

26 secs; March 10, 2023

Europeans Protest the Proxy War

44 mins; March 03, 2023

David Sirota vs Pete Buttigieg

35 mins; February 24, 2023

Chris Hedges Rallies for a Left-Right Coalition Against War

52 mins; February 17, 2023

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