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Trump Just Secretly Retreated…
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the USS George H.W. Bush’s departure from the blockade near Iran, the reduction in U.S. military assets, and how those moves contrast with the Trump administration’s public claims as mismanagement cripples the already catastrophic war. Pre-order the new book from MeidasTouch…
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Mass-produced fashion slop
How algorithms and instant fashion killed style — and how to get it back. This episode was produced by Denise Guerra, edited by Jenny Lawton, fact-checked by Melissa Hirsch, engineered by David Tatasciore, and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill. People search for clothes by sorting through piles of second hand textiles…
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All Hell Breaks Loose as Zelensky Puts Trump on Notice…
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Volodymyr Zelensky’s defiant response to Donald Trump’s pressure on Ukraine, Ukraine’s expanding long-range weapons capabilities, and escalating strikes inside Russia as Moscow continues its attacks on Kyiv ahead of brutal winter. Pre-order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF…
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Deep State Rebels v. Trump (with Michael Lewis)
Michael Lewis, the New York Times bestselling author of "Moneyball" and "The Big Short," stops by the studio to talk to Lovett about "Blockers: Rebels in the Deep State," his latest book on the government employees who stood up to Elon Musk and Donald Trump during the heyday of DOGE. Lovett and Lewis revisit the story…
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Trump Returns Wrecked After Ohio Debacle…
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s exhausted return from his disastrous speech at an Ohio high school gym and breaks down the Trump’s stunning collapse as his latest trip comes to an end. Pre-order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today…
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The Interviews | Evan Gershkovich, Marlon James, CMAT, John Wilson
Catch all of the past week's great guests in one place. Wall Street Journal foreign correspondent Evan Gershkovich joins Jon Stewart to talk about his new memoir, “This Cursed Beautiful Land: A Russian-American Story.” Gershkovich, who spent 16 months imprisoned in Russia on false espionage charges, breaks down how a…
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Trump's Own Numbers Crush His Lies...
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas and MeidasTouch Chief Economist Justin Wolfers, founder of Platypus Economics, break down Friday’s abysmal economic numbers and how they expose Donald Trump’s false claims about affordability, falling costs, and inflation helping reduce the debt while the debt keeps growing. Subscribe to…
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Kushner Faces Potential Congressional Scrutiny Over Foreign Business Dealings
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas breaks down how a Democratic takeover of the House and Senate could expose Jared Kushner to congressional investigations and subpoenas over his foreign business dealings and conflicts of interest. Ben examines Kushner's growing exposure to scrutiny and what renewed congressional oversight…
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Trump's Saturday Just Got Very Ugly...
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s Saturday morning rants, including promises of checks, attacks on Tom Cotton, and sharing his cell phone number, following disastrous trips to Texas, Oklahoma, and Mobile, Alabama, as he prepares to head to Dayton, Ohio. Subscribe to Meidas+ at…
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Iran Prepares for Wider War as Trump Faces Mounting Pressure
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on growing signs of a wider war involving Iran, including reports of Iranian strikes on three tankers and a closed-door Camp David meeting involving J.D. Vance, Pete Hegseth, and Marco Rubio. Ben breaks down Houthi advances eastward, Saudi preparations for an offensive to retake…
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Russia Escalates Strikes as Ukraine Prepares for a Dark Winter
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Russia's escalating strikes on Kyiv, Ukraine striking back at targets in Samara and Moscow, and European diplomats preparing to relocate their embassies from Kyiv to Lviv. Ben breaks down Financial Times and New York Times reporting on Ukraine's claims that it obtained Russia's…
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The GOP strategy: Ignore Trump
Can a Republican candidate run for governor in a red state without bringing up Donald Trump a single time? We went to Ohio to find out. This show was edited by Kasia Broussalian, fact checked by Esther Gim, mixed by Shannon Mahoney, video edited by Christopher Snyder, and hosted by Astead Herndon. Photo caption…
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Erin Brockovich Is Taking On Data Centers
Erin Brockovich has spent three decades helping communities fight the biggest corporations and cruelest environmental injustices, inspiring an Oscar-winning movie along the way. Her latest cause is also her biggest: AI data centers and their insidious arrival to communities across the country. After scores of people…
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Trump’s Midnight Return Draws Scrutiny Over Senior Payments and Iran War
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s disastrous return from Alabama and his remarks aboard Air Force One about payments to seniors and promises of more money if people vote Republican, as Trump and J.D. Vance grow increasingly desperate while the war escalates and events spiral out of control.…
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This Week's News | Jon Stewart on Trump's Xi Summit & Jordan Klepper on Hegseth's Anti-Weirdo Crusade
Catch up on the latest headlines with The Daily Show News Team. Jon Stewart comments on President Xi's trip to the U.S. and MAGA's outrage over Trump wooing the Chinese president, and Jon questions whether MAGA's loyalty has finally reached its limit. Jordan Klepper covers the conservative outrage over Sarah Huckabee…
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2744 - Why Some Voters Believed Trump And What Democrats Need To Do Next w/ Jamelle Bouie
It's Casual Friday on The Majority Report On today's program: The September jobs report is dismal as only 29K of the expected 90k jobs were added and the unemployment rate rises. Director of the National Economic Council Kevin Hassett has an interesting spin on these numbers. Jamelle Bouie , columnist at The New York…
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Tommy Vietor: The Marionette in the White House
What is going on with Trump's legs? He appears to be wearing a brace and a recent video shows him standing in a most unnatural way—as though he is mid-exorcism. But his apparent health issues don't seem to be stopping the administration from re-escalating against Iran with an additional 10,000 troops on their way to…
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Gas station opioids
Drugs like kratom and 7-OH are widely available at corner stores and smoke shops. They've remained largely unregulated until now. This episode was produced by Kelli Wessinger, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov, engineered by David Tatasciore and Bridger Dunnagan, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.…
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Beardos, Weirdos, and Donald Trump
Pete Hegseth, in an unconventional speech, announces that beardos, weirdos, and wimps are no longer welcome at the Department of War as his boss officially hit the road to campaign for Senate Republicans — whether they want him to or not. Jon and Dan react to Trump's event with Ken Paxton in Texas, Trump proclaiming…
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Is the World Getting Uglier?
President Trump and the modern right have a theory of beauty. You see it in Trump’s gilded Oval Office, his imagined arch and his executive order requiring classical and traditional styles for certain federal buildings. This isn’t my theory of beauty, but it is a theory. And it’s a response, in part, to something that…
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MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 10/2/26
On this episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast, Ben, Brett and Jordy discuss a rapidly widening global crisis as tankers are struck in the Strait of Hormuz, Russia escalates its assault on Ukraine, and Americans get slammed by record-high diesel prices and surging gas costs. The brothers break down Trump’s claims that he…
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Pete Hegseth Purges Weirdos and Wimps & Trump Drops a New Hispanic Stereotype | John Wilson
Jordan Klepper gets into the headlines: Famously pro-Hispanic President Trump hosts a Hispanic Heritage Month event at the White House, and even invents a new stereotype to honor the occasion! Pete Hegseth purges the U.S. military's “beardos, weirdos, wimps, and radicals,” which has us wondering where that leaves……
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IN YOUR BACKYARD: The People vs. Dirty Air (ft. Rep. Ro Khanna)
Polluters have less to worry about in the second term of the Trump administration. The Environmental Protection Agency recently lifted carbon emissions limits on coal-fired power plants. And that’s just the latest in a series of dozens of policy shifts tearing down protections against air pollution. Earlier this year…
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Trump Sends More Troops…
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump sending more U.S. forces to the Middle East amid concerns about further escalation with Iran. Meiselas also breaks down Trump’s alarming Time magazine interview and how world leaders are outmaneuvering him as his foreign policy weakens America’s standing around the…
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Breaking Afternoon Updates with Ben 10/1/2026
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on breaking news from the day. Pre-order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutube Quince: Go to https://Quince.com/meidas for FREE shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Boxie: For a…
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Josh Barro and Jonathan V. Last: The Patriotic Cowboys Wrecking Our Economy
Finally, some accountability in Washington: Sen. Eric Schmitt’s general counsel and poster-holder is in career limbo after the infamous basketball mix-up in the Jack Smith hearing. And Americans seem to be holding Trump responsible for their economic frustrations—he’s below the Bush Line. Josh Barro explains: We’re…
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2743 - Detained By ICE For Pro-Palestinian Organizing w/ Mahmoud Khalil
It's a Mattjority Report Thursday on The Majority Report On today's program: TMZ DC reporter tries to get Senator Eric Schmitt to explain how his attempt to expose Jack Smith failed so spectacularly but Schmitt won't accept reality. Mahmoud Khalil , Palestinian activist who was detained by ICE over protesting the…
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What happened at Cornell
It took "Jane Doe" two years to get an investigation reopened into allegations of sexual assault against seven men at Cornell University. Why does the legal system continue to fail survivors? This episode was produced by Ariana Aspuru and Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Gabriel Dunatov…
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Trump’s Health Collapses and Alarms Aides
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas discusses Donald Trump’s recent public appearances and behavior during cabinet meetings, the health questions they have raised, and how his administration is responding. Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch…
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Trump Blindsided as It Gets Worse
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on MAGA supporters turning away from Donald Trump as the problems facing his presidency mount. Get $30 off your first box and free Croissants for life when you visit https://Wildgrain.com/MEIDAS Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch…
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