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Useful Idiots with Katie Halper and Aaron Maté

Useful Idiots with Katie Halper and Aaron Maté

By: Useful Idiots LLC
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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.

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Episodes
  • “It’s a joke!” Vijay Prashad on Trump’s Venezuela Drug “Bust”

    “It’s a joke!” Vijay Prashad on Trump’s Venezuela Drug “Bust”
    Sep 5 2025

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    Watch this week's Thursday Throwdown: David Pakman PANICS After Dark Money Dems Scandal Revealed https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/david-pakman-panics-after-dark-money?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

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    Join us LIVE on Youtube every Monday at 10am EST for Monday Mourning, where we watch the Sunday morning news shows so that you don't have to.



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    58 mins
  • Fascist Israeli Minister Taunts Palestine’s Mandela

    Fascist Israeli Minister Taunts Palestine’s Mandela
    Aug 29 2025

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    Watch this week's Thursday Throwdown: Fox News Somehow Hits New Low on Israeli Hospital Strike Justification https://www.usefulidiotspodcast.com/p/fox-news-somehow-hits-new-low-on?r=je5va&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

    For $6 a month, become a Useful Idiot! Get extended interviews, Thursday Throwdowns, and bonus content at http://usefulidiotspodcast.com

    Join us LIVE on Youtube every Monday at 10am EST for Monday Mourning, where we watch the Sunday morning news shows so that you don't have to.

    Watch TOMORROW'S FREEDOM, the documentary about Marwan Barghouti: https://watch.watermelonpictures.com/tomorrow-s-freedom https://www.tomorrowsfreedom.com/



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    53 mins
  • Russia's Sergey Lavrov VERSUS NBC's Kristen Welker | Useful Idiots Monday Mourning

    Russia's Sergey Lavrov VERSUS NBC's Kristen Welker | Useful Idiots Monday Mourning
    Aug 25 2025

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    Katie Halper and Aaron Maté go over the worst moments of the Sunday morning news shows that they watch so you don’t have to.

    If it's Monday Morning, it's #mondaymourning

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    1 hr and 13 mins
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obviously passionate and principled people, they disagree in cool ways, focus is usually on point with an interesting angle… it’s tight

great dynamic and interviews

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