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The Katie Halper Show

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Episodes

Pete Buttigieg & Hungry Babies + Mass Shootings With Branko Marcetic

Patreon-only full interview here https://www.patreon.com/posts/67069775 Journalist Branko Marcetic (https://twitter.com/BMarchetich) talks to Katie about mass shootings, what people don't get about guns in his native New Zealand, online censorship and why Mayo Pete is so OK with babies being hungry. Branko is a writer at Jacobin, the co-host of the 1 of 200 podcast and the author of "Yesterday's Man: the Case Against Joe Biden" relevant articles Progressives Need to Resist the Domestic “War on T...

May 30, 202239 min

Chris Smalls Taking On Amazon & Brittany Ramos DeBarros Running For Congress

***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For extra content and to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Follow Katie on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kthalps See Brittany talk about her striptease against the Military Industrial Complex here. https://www.patreon.com/posts/66569687 Christian Smalls, President of Amazon Labor, the 1st Independent worker-lead Union in America for Amazon workers, talks about his victory against th...

May 19, 202247 min

Will Nina Turner Run Third Party & Why Amy Vilela Is Running

Nina Turner talks about her latest congressional race, which she lost, where the Congressional Progressives Caucus was, & what's next for her. Amy Vilela talks about her own congressional race for Nevada's First District. https://twitter.com/amy4thepeople https://twitter.com/ninaturner Amy Vilela grew up in poverty, relying on programs like WIC & SNAP in order to make ends meet as a single-mother. She took classes at night while working multiple jobs to become the first in her family to ...

May 12, 202252 min

How Dems Sold Out Roe V Wade With Amy Littlefield, Rebecca Parson & Shahid Buttar

To receive bonus content & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow In light of the leaked SCOTUS decision overturning Roe v Wade, Journalist Amy Littlefield, activist & Congressional candidate Rebecca Parson along with Constitutional lawyer Shahid Buttar discuss how the Democrats enabled the attack on reproductive rights and continue to do so literally as we speak. Amy Littlefield is The Nation's abortion access corresp...

May 06, 20221 hr 4 min

Freed Chevron Prisoner Steven Donziger & Amazon Watch's Paul Paz y Miño On What's Next

For the entire discussion, to receive bonus content & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Joing our Callin discussion on Friday April 29 at 1pm EST with Paul Paz y Miño! about suing the CIA over Pablo Escobar- https://www.callin.com/room/suing-the-cia-with-paul-paz-y-mio-mOpBqTeQrS Steven Donziger, is free at last, for now. What's next? Find out from Steven Donziger (the human rights and environmentalist lawyer who serv...

Apr 28, 202243 min

Richard Wolff on Ukraine, Sanctions & War

Listen to the patreon-only interview here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/prof-richard-65362957 Economist Richard Wolff talks about Ukraine, Russia, sanctions, and why this moment is similar to World War One. Richard Wolff is the host of #EconomicUpdate, Professor of Economics Emeritus at @UMassAmherst, visiting professor at The New School, founder of @democracyatwrk and the author of several books including Democracy at Work, Understanding Marxism, and Capitalism Hits the Fan: The Global Economi...

Apr 20, 202240 min

Vijay Prashad on Ukraine and Pakistan

For the entire discussion, to receive bonus content, support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Direct link to this episode's Patreon segment: https://www.patreon.com/posts/vijay-prashad-on-65119033 Vijay Prashad discusses the latest fallout from the war in Ukraine and how it's impacting the rest of the world and his essay on Pan-Asianism. Plus the removal of Pakistan's Imran Khan: is it the will of...

Apr 14, 202237 min

Israel Lobby Pressures Spotify To Remove Pro-Palestinian Rapper Lowkey

To support independent media, receive bonus content and to help make this show possible, please join us at: https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Rapper and campaigner Lowkey (https://twitter.com/Lowkey0nline) talks about the Israel Lobby's campaign to get Spotify to remove him from their platform. Sign the petition telling Spotify not to cave here (https://www.change.org/p/spotify-do-not-buckle-to-pressure-from-the-israel-lobby-to-deplatform-lowkey?utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=...

Apr 07, 202258 min

Brian Becker On Regime Change & Biden; Andrew Gold On Exorcisms

For bonus content & to help make the show possible, please join us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Brian Becker talks about the latest in Ukraine, Biden's statements about Putin, and the history that got us here in the first place. Andrew Gold talks about his reporting on true crime as well as on exorcism. Brian Becker (https://mobile.twitter.com/BrianBeckerDC) is the host of The Socialist Program. He is the National Coordinator of the ANSWER Coalition and the autho...

Mar 29, 20221 hr 16 min

Vijay Prashad on Ukraine, Russia, NATO & The Media

For the entire discussion, bonus content & to help make the show happen, please join us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Direct link to this broadcast's Patreon podcast (patreon-only content begins at 29min09sec, start there to pick-up where you left off) Journalist and historian Vijay Prashad (https://twitter.com/vijayprashad) talks about the current conflict in Ukraine and the history that got us there, especially the role of NATO. He also discusses what the Left s...

Mar 22, 202231 min

Ukraine's Worthy (White) Victims With Alan MacLeod

For the entire discussion, bonus content & to help make the show happen, please join us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow. Direct link to Alan MacLeod Patreon Only segment on Bill Gates and Sascha Baron Cohen: https://www.patreon.com/posts/alan-macleod-63817711 Join our callin: https://callin.com/link/FtXgkfkOfV Journalist Alan MacLeod discusses his article "It’s Different, They’re White: Media Ignore Conflicts Around the World to Focus on Ukraine," Russia's invasion ...

Mar 15, 202240 min

Lee Camp on RT America + The Yes Men

For bonus content & to help make the show happen, please join us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow. The Yes Men (https://theyesmen.org/) stop by to talk about their latest hijinks. Then Lee Camp comes (https://twitter.com/LeeCamp) on to talk about what happened to his show Redacted Tonight. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Mar 09, 20221 hr 9 min

Chris Hedges On Ukraine, Russia, NATO & Why We Shouldn't Arm Ukraine

For the full discussion, extra content & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Direct link to this full discussion: https://www.patreon.com/posts/chris-hedges-on-63210770 Pulitzer Prize–winning Journalist Chris Hedges talks about Russia, Ukraine, Nato expansion and his experience on the ground reporting from Eastern Europe during the fall of the Soviet Union. Then Phyllis Bennis, of the Institute of Policy Studies, talks ...

Mar 01, 202224 min

Teaser - Russian-Ukrainian Immigrant Yasha Levine On The Avoidable Crisis

For the entire discussion, other bonus content & to help make the show possible, please join us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Direct link to the entire discussion with Yasha Levine: https://www.patreon.com/posts/russian-yasha-on-63047290 Here is a teaser segment of an interview recorded Wednesday evening just before we learned that Putin had invaded Ukraine. Yasha Levine is a Soviet-American immigrant, the author of "Surveillance Valley: The Secret Military Histor...

Feb 25, 20225 min

Heads Up About The Last Episode

Just wanted to make sure people knew that the last episode (https://soundcloud.com/katie-halper/matt-taibbi-katrina-vanden-heuvel-on-ukraine) of The Katie Halper Show with Matt Taibbi & Katrina Van den Huevel was recorded on Tuesday evening before Russia's military actions. It's still incredibly useful, insightful and informative but letting people know to prevent confusion. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Feb 24, 202222 sec

Matt Taibbi & Katrina vanden Heuvel on Ukraine

Listen to the full interview with Katrina vanden Vuevel here https://www.patreon.com/posts/63015910. It starts at 24 minutes. This episode was recorded on Tuesday February 22, 2022, prior to the latest developments regarding Russian military operations. Matt Taibbi and Katrina vanden Heuvel talk about the latest news in Russia and Ukraine. Katrina vanden Heuvel is editorial director and publisher of The Nation. She served as editor of the magazine from 1995 to 2019. She writes a weekly column fo...

Feb 24, 202226 min

Biden's Afghan Fund Freeze w/Madea Benjamin & Masuda Sultan + Patreon Preview Adolph Reed Interview

Please join us on Patreon for the entire discussion, to help make the show possible as well as receive exclusive content: https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Join us on Callin with your questions, link to Callin broadcast with Adolph Reed: https://www.callin.com/room/adolph-reed-sZqwbUiGQZ Adolph Reed talks about his new book "The South" and his new podcast "Class Matters" and what people keep getting wrong about "white supremacy" and racism. Masuda Sultan and Medea Benjamin join the show...

Feb 19, 202235 min

Human Rights Lawyer Steven Donziger LOCKED UP AGAIN With Alli McCracken Jarrar & Paul Paz Y Miño

Human Rights lawyer Steven Donziger has been locked up yet AGAIN! Amnesty International's Alli McCracken Jarrar and Amazon Watch's Paul Paz y Miño join the show to talk about the latest miscarriage of justice surrounding Donziger's case. Alli McCracken Jarrar is the Amnesty International Campaigner for North America. She’s an anti-imperialist feminist based in Washington DC. Paul Paz y Miño is Associate Director of @AmazonWatch, a Human Rights advocate and a fellow at the Institute for Policy St...

Feb 15, 20221 hr 5 min

Challenging Biden With Marianne Williamson, Jason Call & Rebecca Parson

Former presidential candidate Marianne Williamson (https://mariannewilliamson.substack.com/) joins the show to talk about her thoughts on Biden, whether he should be primaried, and why it’s important to back non-corporate congressional candidates in the midterms. Plus congressional candidates Rebecca Parson (https://www.rebeccaparson.com/about) and Jason Call (https://www.callforcongress.com/about) talk about whether the Democrats can be reformed and the congressional candidates livestream they'...

Feb 11, 202258 min

Whoopi Goldberg's Holocaust Mishegas With Briahna Joy Gray & Historian Daniel Bessner

Katie Halper, Briahna Joy Gray and historian Daniel Bessner break down Whoopi Goldberg's recent comments about the Holocaust, Jews, race and more as well as her non-apology, which actually raises some interesting questions about race, racism, identity politics and more. Daniel Bessner is the co-host of the American Prestige podcast and Hanauer Honors Associate Professor of History at the University of Washington. Briahna Joy Gray co-hosts the podcast Bad Faith, she is the former National Press S...

Feb 03, 20221 hr 33 min

(Preview) Gabor Maté: Holocaust Survivor & Free Palestine Activist

Hear the full interview with Gabor Mate at Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/posts/gabor-mate-free-61785859 Gabor Maté talks to Katie about how his experience as a Holocaust survivor turned him into a critic of Israel and a Free Palestine activist. Gabor Maté is a renowned speaker and best selling author who focuses on addiction, stress, childhood development and trauma. He is the author of "Scattered Minds: A New Look at the Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder," "When the Body Sa...

Jan 28, 202211 min

Israel Plants Trees Over Its Ethnic Cleansing With Ali Abunimah & Ariel Gold

(Patreon-only interview with Gabor Mate https://www.patreon.com/posts/61785859) What better way to cover up ethnic cleansing than by literally planting trees over it? The Jewish National Fund, a non-profit founded in 1901 is doing just that through its afforestation projects. The latest one is on land used by Bedouin Palestinian communities for agriculture in Southern Israel. Ali Abunimah, of Electronic Intifada talks about Israel's latest assaults on Palestine and Palestinians and Ariel Gold, o...

Jan 28, 20221 hr 25 min

Who Killed Martin Luther King Jr? with Eugene Puryear

Who actually killed Martin Luther King Jr? The answer may surprise you. Author, journalist and activist Eugene Puryear fills us in. Eugene Puryear is the author of "Shackled and Chained: Mass Incarceration in Capitalist America," a journalist at Breakthrough News and the host of the Punch Out podcast. Hear our patreon-only chat with Eugene about the latest in Ethiopia, what he learned when he went there, his father's role in the Civil Rights Movement, and the worst Happy MLK tweets here https://...

Jan 19, 20221 hr 2 min

Richard Wolff & Matt Bruenig

Full chat with Richard Wolff is here (https://www.patreon.com/posts/audio-richard-61093872) This episode of the Katie Halper show combines two interviews! One with Richard Wolff and one with Matt Bruenig. Richard Wolff is the host of #EconomicUpdate, Professor of Economics Emeritus at @UMassAmherst, visiting professor at The New School, founder of @democracyatwrk and the author of several books including Democracy at Work, Understanding Marxism, and Capitalism Hits the Fan: The Global Economic M...

Jan 15, 202250 min

Rania Khalek on The War On Ethiopia

Found our discussion with Rania about the two year anniversary of the killing of Qassam Suleimani here plus getting censored by Instagram here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/60843466) Beirut-based journalist Rania Khalek reports back from being on the ground in Ethiopia and shares what she learned and what the media is getting wrong about it. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...

Jan 07, 20221 hr 4 min

CDC Guidelines Are Based on Business, Not Science W/ Dr. Oni Blackstock & Justin Feldman

The CDC has just shortened its recommended isolation period. But what's behind the change? Science? Or corporate profit? Is it a mere coincidence that the new number of days matches the number of days asked for by the CEO of Delta Airlines? And Joe Biden says there's "no federal solution" to Covid? Is that true? Joining us to discuss this and more is Dr. Oni Blackstock, a primary care and HIV physician, founder and Executive Director of Health Justice, and former Assistant Commissioner at the Ne...

Dec 31, 202154 min

Build Back Worser With Briahna Joy Gray & David Dayen

Full chat with Briahna Joy Gray is here (https://www.patreon.com/posts/briahna-joy-gray-60142671) Bad Faith podcast host & Bernie Sanders' former press secretary Briahna Joy Gray responds to the Build Back Better debacle. what it means about Biden, and the really awkward moment when Charlamagne Tha God asked Kamala Harris if Joe Biden or Joe Manchin was the President. Then journalist and editor of The American Prospect David Dayen breaks down all things Build Back Better like only he can. Ad...

Dec 21, 202152 min

Lucy Lawless, Cornel West & Steven Donziger: Free Assange, Free Donziger

Cornel West talks about the persecution of Julian Assange. Then Lucy Lawless and Steven Donziger talks about Chevron's poisoning the Ecuadorian Amazon and the case against Donziger and Dr. West sits in and listens. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 17, 20211 hr 48 min

Free Assange Protest with Roger Waters & Randy Credico

Roger Waters and Randy Credico respond to the Assange verdict and talk about what's next, including the protest they're attending Monday December 13 at noon at The British Consulate at 885 2nd Ave Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dec 13, 20211 hr 15 min

Krystal Ball, Briahna Joy Gray, Marianne Williamson + more! Free Donziger

Katie Halper, Krystal Ball, Marianne Williamson & Briahna Joy Gray join forces to host a livestream to free Steven Donziger, the human rights and environmentalist lawyer serving a six month prison sentence for successfully suing Chevron for poisoning the water in the Ecuadorian Amazon. We're joined by special guests including Susan Sarandon, Chris Hedges, Richard Wolff, Roger Waters, Lucy Lawless (XENA WARRIOR PRINCESS!), David Sirota, Kyle Kulinski, Nina Turner, Paul Paz y Miño, Alli Jarrar...

Dec 12, 20212 hr 52 min
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