Best Ted Rall Podcasts (2025)

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Episode 223| December 22, 2025: 2026—The Year Ahead 1:04:09

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Political cartoonists Ted Rall (from the Left) and Scott Stantis (from the Right) preview the year ahead in politics and culture. Support the show The DMZ America Podcast is recorded weekly by political cartoonists Ted Rall and Scott Stantis. Twitter/X: @scottstantis and @tedrall Web: Rall.comBy Ted Rall & Scott Stantis

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Episode 221| December 4, 2025: Handicapping Midterms 2026 1:04:49

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Editorial cartoonists Ted Rall (from the Left) and Scott Stantis (from the Right) are joined by Alice Giordano to handicap next year's midterm elections. Alice Giordano is a reporter for Newsmax Magazine. She's a former political and news correspondent for The Epoch Times, The Boston Globe, and Associated Press and currently writes a monthly politi…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 219: Interview with Pat Bagley 1:06:03

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Hosts Ted Rall and Scott Stantis chat with and showcase the work of liberal editorial cartoonist Pat Bagley of the Salt Lake City Tribune, who decided to leave the United States in part because of the presidency of Donald Trump. Pat Bagley, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, Utah, is an award-winning editorial cartoonist renowned for his sharp wit and…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 218: Interview with Cartoonist Chip Bok 58:20

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Hosts Ted Rall and Scott Stantis chat with and showcase the work of conservative editorial cartoonist Chip Bok. Chip Bok draws editorial cartoons for Creators Syndicate, syndicating his work to over 150 newspapers worldwide. A Copley News Service alum since 1985, he crafts biting commentary on politics, society, and pop culture from his Akron Beaco…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 217: “Interview with Matt Wuerker” 1:20:43

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Tune in to the “DMZ America Podcast” as nationally-syndicated editorial cartoonists Ted Rall and Scott Stantis interview Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist Matt Wuerker of “The Politico.” They’ll discuss their own cartoons about the news and issues of the week, as well as those of their peers. Don’t be surprised if the state of the media a…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 216: “What Next for Gaza and Israel?” 1:17:41

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Tune in to the “DMZ America Podcast” as nationally-syndicated editorial cartoonists Ted Rall and Scott Stantis handicap the first phase of President Trump's Gaza Peace Plan, kicking off a possible end to the brutal two-year Israel-Hamas war. Israeli forces pull back from ravaged zones, and now Hamas is expected to release all 20 living hostages—plu…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 215: "Democracy in Distress" 1:00:29

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Editorial cartoonists Ted Rall (left-leaning firebrand) and Scott Stantis (right-wing straight shooter) ask why over half of Americans say democracy is on the ropes, unpack Zohran Mamdani's jaw-dropping poll surge in the NYC mayor's race, probe if social democratic vibes—like beefed-up welfare and worker protections—can actually work in the USA's c…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 214: "Kamala Knew" 57:20

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It’s time for the DMZ America Podcast, where Left-leaning cartoonist Ted Rall and Right-wing firebrand Scott Stantis tackle the political firestorm that won’t go away no matter how much Democrats would like it to! The main event: Kamala Harris admits she knew about President Biden’s dementia, a revelation that’s shaking Washington to its core. This…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 213: "Invasion: Chicago" 1:08:35

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Join Chicago Tribune editorial cartoonist Scott Stantis and his colleague Ted Rall on the DMZ America podcast to discuss Donald Trump’s plan to invade the Windy City with thousands of National Guard troops and federal law enforcement goons to Chicago, as part of his “law and order” push to go after crime and deport working-class immigrants to Third…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 212: "Read All About It! In the ‘California Post'" 1:07:08

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It’s a rare topic for the DMZ America Podcast, where editorial cartoonists Ted Rall (Left) and Scott Stantis (Right) discuss something the world of print journalism doesn’t see often anymore: the launch of a new daily print newspaper. Right-wing Australian company NewsCorp is launching the California Post, a brash new daily tabloid, in Los Angeles …

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 211: "Foodless in Gaza" 1:07:10

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Israel's War in Gaza is the focus of this to episode of the "DMZ America" podcast with political cartoonists Ted Rall (from the Left) and Scott Stantis (from the Right). There have been some major developments in the war over the last week: • French President Emmanuel Macron announced that France will recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 210: "‘Biden’ Was President. Who Was Running America?” 1:03:45

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Time for another episode of the “DMZ America Podcast,” where editorial cartoonist buddies Ted Rall (Left) and Scott Stantis (Right) go where mainstream media fears to tread in the story that proves that, for four years, a pen wasn’t just a pen! President Biden used an auto-pen to sign documents—not just when he was away from Washington, but even wh…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 209: "Ambiguous Grief: Steve Benson Dead at 71" 52:07

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Steve Benson, former cartoonist for the Arizona Republic, a fierce critic of the Mormon Church despite his family’s prominence within it, and a notable creator of controversial cartoons during the 1990s and 2000s, has passed away. Born in 1954, Benson began his career at the Arizona Republic in 1980, where he won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Ca…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 208: “The History of Third Parties” 1:04:37

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Hey Elon! You’re going to need this history lesson. On the “DMZ America Podcast, Ted Rall (Left) and Scott Stantis (Right) consider the prospects for Elon Musk’s “America Party” and the wild ride of third parties in U.S. politics! On Saturday, Musk, the billionaire disruptor, announced the launch of his “America Party” after blasting Trump’s $3.3 t…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 207: "Zohran Mamdani's Shocking Win in NYC" 43:38

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In a stunning upset, 33-year-old democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani clinched the Democratic primary for New York City’s mayoral race, defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo, a centrist heavyweight backed by billionaire donors. Mamdani’s victory, declared on June 24, 2025, after Cuomo conceded, marks a seismic shift in the city’s politics, fueled b…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 206: "U.S. War Against Iran?" 1:03:12

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Get ready for an explosive episode of the “DMZ America Podcast,” where Left-leaning editorial cartoonist Ted Rall and Right-wing cartoonist Scott Stantis tackle the hottest geopolitical mess of the moment: Should Donald Trump throw the U.S. into Israel’s unprovoked air war against Iran? The past 24 hours have been wild—Israel bombed Iran’s nuclear …

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 205: “Will Dems Pay for BidenGate?” 1:20:16

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Time for the “DMZ America Podcast,” where best friends from opposite politics come together. Left-wing firebrand Ted Rall and right-wing sharp-shooter Scott Stantis dive headfirst into the wild revelations about Joe Biden’s mental acuity and physical state, as exposed in Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson’s explosive book, “Original Sin: President Biden…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 204: “BidenGate: We Told You So” 1:06:21

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It's time for a payback episode of the "DMZ America Podcast"! Hosts Ted Rall (from the Left) and Scott Stantis (from the Right) dive into the jaw-dropping revelations of Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson’s Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again. The book confirms what Ted and Scott have been shouti…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 203: "SCOTUS to Decide Birthright Citizenship” 50:03

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This week’s DMZ America podcast delivers a compelling deep dive into the Supreme Court’s high-stakes oral arguments on national stays, separation of powers, and the 14th Amendment. Hosts Ted Rall and Scott Stantis, joined by legal expert Ricardo Aparicio, unpack a case that could reshape the core of American governance. The Court is grappling with …

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 202: “50 Years Post-Saigon” 1:03:08

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Join Ted Rall and Scott Stantis as they dive into the enduring lessons of the Vietnam War, marking 50 years since the fall of Saigon. This episode unpacks America’s failure to learn from defeat, exploring the universal value of self-determination, the pitfalls of military hegemony, and the staggering costs of war—$1 trillion in today’s dollars, mil…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 201: "The Death of Cartooning" 1:14:12

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Get ready for an intimate episode of “DMZ America” with political cartooning giants Ted Rall and Scott Stantis. Ted Rall, a fearless left-leaning cartoonist and author, has wielded his pen to challenge authority, sparking both praise and controversy. Scott Stantis, a razor-sharp conservative cartoonist, has drawn for The Chicago Tribune and created…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 200: Is the 21st Century Economy Crushing Your Soul? 31:51

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The DMZ America Podcast dives in! Buckle up for a MIND-BLOWING episode of DMZ America with political cartoonists Ted Rall and Scott Stantis as they rip into the chaotic 21st-century economy! The securities markets are in a tailspin over tariffs, and it’s exposing a brutal truth: the way we pay our bills is BROKEN. Is the classic “work for pay” mode…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 199: “Is It Time To Leave the USA?” 1:06:58

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Hosts Ted Rall and Scott Stantis dive into a heated question: Is the United States veering toward fascism under Donald Trump’s influence? They analyze recent political trends—Trump’s tightening grip on power, weakened democratic institutions, and polarizing rhetoric—debating whether these signal an authoritarian shift. The conversation then takes a…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 198: “The Boy/Man Problem: Too Much Empathy?” 1:01:13

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In this episode of the DMZ America podcast, hosts Ted Rall and Scott Stantis dive into "the boy/man problem," spotlighting the cultural, economic, and educational challenges facing boys and men. We kick off with Elon Musk’s "Joe Rogan" claim that empathy is "the fundamental weakness of Western civilization," a "bug" exploited to foster "civilizatio…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 197: “Trump’s Iron Fist: ICE Nabs Khalil, Tourist” 55:36

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In this important episode of the DMZ America Podcast, hosts Ted Rall and Scott Stantis dive into the escalating fears of authoritarianism under Trump, spotlighting the chilling ICE arrests of Mahmoud Khalil, a green card-holding Palestinian activist, and a German tourist along with his American girlfriend. Khalil, a Columbia grad targeted for his p…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 196: Dem Dum Dems 58:36

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In this episode of the DMZ America Podcast, hosts Ted Rall and Scott Stantis dive into the Democrats' alarming ineffectiveness and inability to push back against President Trump, a weakness laid bare by Congressional Democrats’ limp reaction to his commanding speech before a joint session of Congress. Rall, a passionate progressive cartoonist, and …

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 195: Dems Finally Admit Biden Was Senile 39:21

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We've been telling you the truth for years. But we were denounced and insulted and ridiculed. Now that Biden is out, Democrats who repeatedly dismissed claims of his dementia are shifting their stance, prompted by mounting evidence and political fallout. CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson’s upcoming book, “Original Sin: President Biden’s De…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 194: Is This 1933? 1:08:06

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Hitler was elected democratically and consolidated his dictatorship after seizing power. Donald Trump just won a fair election. Is he plotting to subvert American democracy? There are signs that suggest “yes.” Presidents may only serve two terms, yet Trump repeatedly suggests that he ought to run and win a third term. A “Third Term Project” was ann…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 193: Democrats Say Resistance Is Futile 49:32

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House Leader Jeffries sounds like a Vichy Democrat who has given up. “What leverage do we have?” he asked reporters at his weekly news conference on Friday. “They control the House, the Senate and the presidency. It’s their government.” Yet Republicans had a very different attitude when they found themselves in the same position Democrats are in no…

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DMZ America Show Ep 192: Trump Trashes Checks and Balances 41:42

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Is this the end of the American experiment? Donald Trump, Elon Musk and his administration are flouting the Constitution and making a mockery of the checks and balances that have kept U.S. democracy going over nearly a quarter millennium. Congress has signaled that it does not plan to rein in the president so it’s mostly up to the Supreme Court. Wi…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 191: Political Potpourri 58:09

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It’s Trump’s second week as president and he’s a busy boy. He’s expanding Guantánamo Concentration Camp to accommodate as many as 36,000 migrants in perpetuity, working on ways to get a third term, firing the inspectors general and running roughshod over the hapless Democrats who still seem to think they shouldn’t change a thing. Editorial cartooni…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 190: So It Begins…Trump 2.0 1:09:12

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Editorial cartoonists Ted Rall (on the Left) and Scott Stantis (on the Right) break down Donald Trump’s first week as president. From pardons to executive orders to cabinet appointments to the inauguration to domestic and foreign policy legislation, what does what we’ve seen so far augur for the next four years of the Trumpian restoration? On the D…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 189: Darrin Bell Arrested for Child Porn 35:32

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Editorial cartoonists Ted Rall (on the Left) and Scott Stantis (on the Right) react to the arrest of Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist and comic-strip artist Darrin Bell for possessing and distributing child pornography. Support the show The DMZ America Podcast is recorded weekly by political cartoonists Ted Rall and Scott Stantis. Twitte…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 188: Ann Telnaes Quits Washington Post 57:21

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Free speech is in the news! Editorial cartoonists Ted Rall (on the Left) and Scott Stantis (on the Right) discuss the high-profile departure of their colleague, Pulitzer-winning political cartoonist Ann Telnaes, from The Washington Post. Meta and Facebook are getting rid of their fact checkers. And TikTok is begging the Supreme Court for its life. …

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 187: Interview with Cartoonist David Fitzsimmons 1:06:24

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The DMZ America Podcast’s Ted Rall (on the Left) and Scott Stantis (on the Right) are joined by David Fitzsimmons, Cartoonist and Columnist for the Arizona Daily Star, to discuss David’s role as a Democratic activist and the future of the Democratic Party following Biden’s dropping out of the race and the defeat of Kamala Harris. Support the show T…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 186: Happy Festivus! 58:33

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The DMZ America Podcast’s Ted Rall (on the Left) and Scott Stantis (on the Right) celebrate the December 23rd holiday of Festivus with the traditional Airing of Grievances. As “Seinfeld”’s Frank Costanza said it in the show’s Festivus episode: "I got a lotta problems with you people, and now you're going to hear about it!" Scott and Ted are deeply,…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 185: Political Potpourri 58:09

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As the Biden era yields to the second rise of Trumpism, the transition to What Happens Next is continuing with a sense of purpose as well as foreboding. Editorial cartoonist Ted Rall (from the Left) and Scott Stantis (from the Right) analyze the mood of the country, handicap Kamala Harris' next moves and try to figure out where the Democrats go fro…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 184: It’s Vigilante Time! 49:02

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The DMZ America Podcast’s Ted Rall (on the Left) and Scott Stantis (on the Right) discuss a pair of stories that reflect a disturbing trend: as the government turns more lawless and fails to enforce the law, Americans are taking the law into their own hands—and voters seem to approve. A Manhattan jury acquitted Daniel Penny, the subway rider who st…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 183: The Censorship War Against Political Cartoonists 1:01:59

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The DMZ America Podcast’s Ted Rall (on the Left) and Scott Stantis (on the Right) are joined by Terry Anderson of the Cartoonist Rights Network International to discuss the state of political cartooning in the United States and around the world during a time of political transition and the ongoing seismic disruption in the print media ecosystem tha…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 182: United Healthcare CEO Killed: Vigilantism or Justifiable Homicide? 44:37

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The DMZ America Podcast’s Ted Rall (on the Left) and Scott Stantis (on the Right) dig into the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Does the misery intrinsic to the profit model of companies like United Healthcare justify violent acts like this in a society where there is little recourse for justice? Or is taking the law into you…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 181: Special Guest Clarence Page—Democrats Take Stock, Hunter Biden Pardoned 1:07:04

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The DMZ America Podcast’s Ted Rall (on the Left) and Scott Stantis (on the Right) are joined by syndicated columnist Clarence Page of the Chicago Tribune to discuss the despondent state of the Democratic Party in the wake of their defeat. Progressives like Bernie Sanders say the party erred in neglecting the working class, moderates think the party…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 180: Trump’s Concentration Camps 49:53

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Trump recently reconfirmed that he plans to carry out his campaign pledge to enforce mass deportations of many of the 10 million migrants with varying statuses who have entered the United States in recent years. Some overstayed their tourist visas. Some snuck across the border, the so-called “got-aways.” But the majority arrived legally and were ad…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 179: The Ukraine War: Why It Began, How It Ends 50:54

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During the campaign, President-Elect Donald Trump promised to bring a rapid conclusion to the Russo-Ukrainian conflict that began in 2022. But most Americans aren't aware of how or why the war began in the first place. Now the waters are getting further muddied by a decision of President Biden, a lame duck with just two months left in his term, to …

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 177: Interview with Ben Sargent 49:41

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As President-Elect Donald Trump fills out his cabinet and key White House positions, including creating a new government-efficiency office for Elon Musk, the DMZ America podcast’s Ted Rall (from the Left) and Scott Stantis (from the Right) are joined by their colleague, fellow political cartoonist Ben Sargent, formerly of the Austin American-States…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 178: Are Trump’s Cabinet Picks the Worst Ever? 1:00:52

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President-Elect Donald Trump has made headlines with an extraordinarily esoteric group of appointments to his cabinet and other top jobs in his incoming second administration. Controversial alleged sex criminal Matt Gaetz has been named Attorney General, the nations chief law-enforcement officer. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., widely if somewhat unfairly …

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 176: Can the Democrats Be Fixed? 1:01:45

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The Democratic Party finds itself in nearly as much disarray as the GOP did following Barry Goldwater’s 1964 defeat to LBJ. DMZ America co-hosts Ted Rall (from the Left) and Scott Stantis (from the Right) turn to American political scientist Charles Lipson to dissect what went wrong for the Democrats in the election and to discuss their prospects f…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 175: Interview with Animated Political Cartoonist Mark Fiore 45:29

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DMZ America co-hosts Ted Rall (from the Left) and Scott Stantis (from the Right) turn to their colleague, Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Mark Fiore, known for his hard-hitting animated shorts about U.S. politics, to discuss the fallout of the 2024 election results and to prepare for another four years of satirizing Donald Trump. In what ways can…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 174: Before Trump, There Was Grover Cleveland 46:53

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DMZ America co-hosts Ted Rall (from the Left) and Scott Stantis (from the Right) look back at the only other president in history who returned to the White House after having served and then been defeated: Grover Cleveland, the 22nd and 24th Presidents the United States who served 1885-1889 and 1893-1897. Cleveland was a Democrat renowned for hones…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 173: Trump Reelected! 56:52

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DMZ America co-hosts Ted Rall (from the Left) and Manila Chan (from the Right) analyze Donald Trump’s shocking reelection victory and the Republican sweep of Congress. What should we expect from a second Trump term: A federal ban on abortion rights? Mass deportations? Tariffs on Chinese imports? An end to the war in Ukraine? Gaza? The Democratic bl…

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 172: Interview with Cartoonist David Horsey on Campaign 2024 57:32

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It may feel surreal, but tens of millions of Americans have already voted and the wild 2024 presidential campaign comes to an end in days. The DMZ America podcast, which began at the beginning of the Biden Administration, reviews how we've arrived at this unexpected contest between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. Pulitzer Prize-winning cart…