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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.

Daniel Ellsberg On The Pentagon Papers + Matt & Katie On Cow Therapy & Serial Killers

74 hours 58 mins; March 22, 2021

Useful Idiots Unchained Teaser

1 min; March 22, 2021

Stella Moris on the Assange Case, Concealing Pregnancy

92 hours 50 mins; March 05, 2021

The Democrats Try To Cancel Fox News, with Shahid Buttar

116 hours 25 mins; February 26, 2021

Aaron Maté on Biden's Foreign Policy, OPCW, and More

96 hours 14 mins; February 19, 2021

Glenn Greenwald Returns, Plus Neera Tanden's Confirmation Hearing

82 hours 59 mins; February 12, 2021

Ro Khanna on Covid Relief, Robinhood, and More, Plus a Review of the Mandalorian

66 hours 20 mins; February 05, 2021

GameStop Madness with David Dayen

81 hours 15 mins; January 29, 2021

Entering the Biden Era with Thomas Frank

67 hours 48 mins; January 21, 2021

The Scary End of Trump's Reign, Plus How Censorship is Bad for the Left with Andre Damon

107 hours 10 mins; January 15, 2021

Julian Assange Denied Bail with Stefania Maurizi, Plus Covid Cow Coffins

83 hours 14 mins; January 08, 2021

Stimulus Checks, Larry Summers, plus Mark Crispin Miller on Academic Freedom

98 hours 43 mins; December 31, 2020

Surveillance in Tech, 'Biracial Commercials,' and Obama's Drones with Edward Ongweso Jr

90 hours 2 mins; December 18, 2020

Matt Christman and MSNBC’s Petty War on Sanders

94 hours 42 mins; December 11, 2020

Erin Brockovich on U.S. Water Crisis, Biden's EPA Transition Board Pick, and More

98 hours 14 mins; December 04, 2020

Reading Obama Quotes, Plus Ryan McMahon and Jon Thompson on Thunder Bay

86 hours 51 mins; November 25, 2020

Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters on Biden, Trump, Assange & Censorship

97 hours 29 mins; November 20, 2020

Thomas Frank on Fake Populism & Silicon Valley Fantasies

86 hours 9 mins; November 13, 2020

Glenn Greenwald on Lessons from the Election, Leaving the Intercept and More

102 hours 13 mins; November 06, 2020

Tinashe on Useful Idiots Live, Bonus Episode!

41 mins; November 03, 2020

Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti on the Election and the Future of Both Parties

98 hours 59 mins; October 30, 2020

Zoomin Toobin, How to Pitch Biden to Voters, and Analyzing Polls with Ben Tulchin

96 hours 12 mins; October 23, 2020

Nancy Pelosi Beefs With Wolf Blitzer, Plus Antonio García Martínez on Content Moderation in Silicon Valley

102 hours 42 mins; October 16, 2020

Trump vs. Covid and 'Amy Hairy Conehead' with David Sirota

101 hours 30 mins; October 09, 2020

Michael K. Williams on the Debate, Police Reform, Lovecraft Country and More

87 hours 0 mins; October 02, 2020

RBG and the Supreme Court with Samuel Moyn

93 hours 34 mins; September 25, 2020

Glenn Greenwald on Reality Winner Controversy and Asking Trump to Pardon Snowden

117 hours 42 mins; September 18, 2020

Trump and Bob Woodward, Plus Filmmaker Juan Passarelli on the Assange Trial

106 hours 8 mins; September 11, 2020

Nancy Pelosi Challenger Shahid Buttar Responds to Allegations

99 hours 32 mins; September 04, 2020

Zephyr Teachout, RNC Highlighs & the Myth of the Markey Bros

91 hours 35 mins; August 28, 2020

DNC Highlights, the USPS Crisis, Plus Katie Hill on Her Scandal and New Book

102 hours 13 mins; August 21, 2020

Alex Morse Speaks Out, Plus Kamala Harris as Biden's VP

111 hours 3 mins; August 14, 2020

Thomas Frank on Anti-Populism, Plus Biden's Most-Stoned Moment Ever

119 hours 48 mins; August 07, 2020

Dr. Robert Gallo on Vaccines, Plus the Democrats' Campaign Strategy | Useful Idiots

113 hours 53 mins; July 31, 2020

Thomas Chatterton Williams on Cancel Culture, Bari Weiss Leaves NYT

113 hours 30 mins; July 17, 2020

True Anon's Liz & Brace on Ghislaine Maxwell and Epstein, Plus the Harper's Letter

96 hours 25 mins; July 10, 2020

"White Fragility," Plus Adolph Reed on Identity Politics

116 hours 23 mins; July 03, 2020

Omar Wasow on Violent vs. Non-Violent Protests, Plus Katie and Matt on Trump's Rally

102 hours 6 mins; June 26, 2020

Dr. Cornel West on Protests, Bernie's Campaign, His New Podcast, and Much More

97 hours 14 mins; June 19, 2020

Shahid Buttar on Running Against Nancy Pelosi, Kente Cloth, and Police Reform

117 hours 41 mins; June 12, 2020

Marianne Williamson and Dr. Gerald Horne on Protests, Dems' Failures, and 2020

121 hours 47 mins; June 05, 2020

Michael Moore on Planet of the Humans

66 hours 52 mins; May 31, 2020

The Case Against Censoring Trump and Palestinians With Ali Abunimah + George Floyd and Amy Cooper

119 hours 49 mins; May 29, 2020

Jimmy Dore on Bernie Sanders, the CARES Act + the Dems Ditch Civil Liberties

108 hours 31 mins; May 22, 2020

Aaron Mate on New #Russiagate Bombshells, Plus More From the Stupid Bay of Pigs

98 hours 25 mins; May 15, 2020

Covid-19 With Virologist Dr. Christian Bréchot, Plus Rambo Goes to Venezuela

80 hours 57 mins; May 08, 2020

Rashida Tlaib on Urgent Needs During Covid-19, Dealing with Trump, Plus a Discussion of Web Censorship

73 hours 59 mins; May 01, 2020

Nina Turner on the Future of Progressive Politics, Plus - Why Networks Air Trump’s Pressers in Full

85 hours 19 mins; April 24, 2020

Analyzing Bernie's Endorsement of Biden, Plus David Rees On Predicting The Election

102 hours 42 mins; April 17, 2020

Matt Stoller On The Covid-19 Bailout, Plus Live Reactions To Bernie's Campaign Suspension

96 hours 53 mins; April 10, 2020

Dealing With Quarantine Anxiety & Depression With Johann Hari, Plus Matt On Bailouts

115 hours 39 mins; April 03, 2020

Adam McKay on 'Coke vs. Pepsi' Politics, Plus Biden vs. Trump, Matt on Congressional Insider Trading

115 hours 12 mins; March 27, 2020

Noam Chomsky on the Primary and Media Criticism, Plus a Breakdown of Biden's Lies

96 hours 47 mins; March 19, 2020

Bernie vs Trump vs Biden with James Adomian and Anthony Atamaniuk, Plus the Primary

120 hours 14 mins; March 12, 2020

Super Tuesday Review, Sanders’ Strategy Moving Forward, and Saying Goodbye to Chris Matthews

58 mins; March 05, 2020

Felix Salmon on Bloomberg, Wall Street, Michael Milken, and the 2020 Campaigns. Plus the Latest WaPo Op-eds

111 hours 2 mins; February 27, 2020

Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti on Bipartisan Elitism, Plus a Treasure Trove of 'Stoned Moments'

93 hours 2 mins; February 21, 2020

Ro Khanna on Military Spending, FOSTA-SESTA, and the 2020 Primary, Plus Chris Matthews' Rant

74 hours 31 mins; February 13, 2020

Lee Fang on Iowa Shadow App and Bloomberg's Growing Political Machine, Plus the Whole World Sucks After Iowa

102 hours 33 mins; February 07, 2020

Tim Robbins on Art, Activism, and Bernie, Plus Coronavirus in the Media

62 hours 14 mins; January 31, 2020

Introducing The Topical

3 mins; January 28, 2020

Dennis Kucinich on Surviving Three Assassination Attempts, Plus an Update on Glenn Greenwald

110 hours 7 mins; January 24, 2020

Glenn Greenwald on Warren vs Sanders, Russiagate, & Bolsonaro

103 hours 28 mins; January 16, 2020

Nina Turner on Campaigning for Bernie, MLK, and Why Class Matters, Plus a Discussion on Iran

94 hours 41 mins; January 09, 2020

Ani DiFranco on Prison Music Project and Centrist Dems, Plus Matt on Playing Pro Basketball in Mongolia

53 mins; January 02, 2020

Bonus Holiday Episode! Michael Moore Pt. 2, Matt on the Afghanistan Papers

44 mins; December 26, 2019

A Conversation With Michael Moore, Plus Debate Bias, The Horowitz Report, and Penis Worms

93 hours 10 mins; December 19, 2019

Cenk Uygur on The Young Turks, His Campaign, and Media Coverage of Progressives

104 hours 11 mins; December 13, 2019

Andrew Yang on the Yang Gang, Universal Basic Income, and the Press

81 hours 58 mins; December 05, 2019

Bonus Ep! Max Blumenthal Pt 2 on The Grayzone, Syria, and more

28 mins; November 27, 2019

Max Blumenthal on His Arrest, the Bolivian Coup, and Biden's War on Raves, Plus an Investigation of #Fartgate

103 hours 13 mins; November 22, 2019

Shahid Buttar on Defeating Pelosi and Impeaching Trump, Plus the Return of Lizholio

75 hours 30 mins; November 14, 2019

Jeffrey Epstein with TrueAnon's Liz Franczak, Plus Elizabeth Warren's Dog

54 mins; November 07, 2019

CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou on Impeachment, "Assets," and the Espionage Act, plus Max Blumenthal's Arrest

92 hours 21 mins; October 31, 2019

Abby Martin on Hillary's NeoMcCarthyism and 'Gaza Fights for Freedom,' Plus #BerniesBack

63 hours 11 mins; October 24, 2019

Chris Hedges Pt. 2 on Media "Objectivity," Plus Matt Hits the Biden Campaign Trail

53 mins; October 17, 2019

Chris Hedges on Impeachment, Plus Matt's Take on Whistleblowers

69 hours 39 mins; October 10, 2019

Pussy Riot's Nadya Tolokonnikova on Russophobia and Prison Under Putin, Plus a Ukrainegate Discussion

84 hours 36 mins; October 03, 2019

Sanders vs. Warren with Nathan J. Robinson

62 hours 15 mins; September 27, 2019

Krystal Ball on Why Centrism Sucks

54 mins; September 19, 2019

Bonus Episode: Bernie Sanders

30 mins; September 13, 2019

Will Menaker on Chapo Trap House and David Brooks | Useful Idiots

56 mins; September 12, 2019

Jimmy Dore and Why Everyone Hates the Media

63 hours 18 mins; September 05, 2019

Eli Valley on Drawing Bret Stephens, and Why Do Democrats Suck at Merch?

67 hours 30 mins; August 29, 2019

Tulsi Gabbard on Running for President and The Next MAGA (A Democrat 2020 Slogan Quiz)

63 hours 22 mins; August 22, 2019

Introducing 'Useful Idiots' with Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper

2 mins; August 09, 2019

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