This week’s bonus show features Part II of our conversation with psychiatrist and bestselling author Dr. Bandy Lee. We dive into the phenomenon of “Trump contagion,” strategies for handling MAGA cultists in your life (including how to respond if harassed in public), whether Trump is the Antichrist (spoiler: he is!), and whether Trump staged the recent assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania. This week's show also answers a pressing question from a listener. Democracy Defender Patreon suppo...
Nov 01, 2024•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast On a dark and stormy night, oligarchs emerged from the shadows to endorse a Russian-backed Nazi…Welcome to Gaslit Nation’s Halloween Radio Play! This year’s spine-chilling tale from our vault, “The Bigly,” was written by Gaslit Nation listener Nancy Wallace, and produced by Eliza Smith and Karlyn Daigle. Got a haunting story of your own? Send your submissions to GaslitNation@gmail.com for next year! Want to enjoy Gaslit Nation ad-free? Join our community of listeners for bonus shows, ad-free epi...
Oct 31, 2024•9 min•Transcript available on Metacast The MAGA cult represents a profound public mental health crisis. Since 2017, Dr. Bandy Lee has raised the alarm about the pervasive influence of Donald Trump's psychopathy on his followers, coining the term "Trump contagion," and it may have affected people in your own circle. In her urgent book, The Psychology of Trump Contagion , Dr. Lee argues that the mental health implications of Trump's MAGA movement are significantly underestimated. With her extensive background in public sectors such as ...
Oct 30, 2024•49 min•Transcript available on Metacast Are you a voter in New York City or know someone who is? We need your voice! Indicted Mayor Eric Adams—who, like Trump, also loves foreign bribes—pushed through ballot measures two through six that centralize more power in the mayor’s office. This consolidation risk comes at a time when we must remain vigilant against rising autocracy, especially given New York's rich history as a sanctuary for resistance, from the abolitionist movement to standing up to Trump. Be sure to vote YES on ballot meas...
Oct 29, 2024•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast You asked, we delivered! Welcome to Gaslit Nation's Guide: How to Start a Podcast. We’d love to hear about your ideas, progress, and any questions that come up along the way. If there’s enough interest, we’ll host a follow-up workshop to dive deeper and answer everyone’s questions in one place. Want to hear the full bonus show? Join the conversation with a community of listeners at Patreon.com/Gaslit and get bonus shows, all episodes ad free, submit questions to our regular Q&As, exclusive invit...
Oct 24, 2024•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Want our shows ad free? Subscribe at Patreon.com/Gaslit to join our community of listeners, get bonus shows and all episodes ad free, invites to exclusive events, submit questions to our regular Q&As, and more! Discounted annual memberships available! * The world is waiting to see if just enough Americans in a handful of states love democracy more than misogyny. Playing their role in this real-life horror show are white women—the majority have voted Republican since 2000, with more white women v...
Oct 23, 2024•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast Thank you to Democracy Defender-supporter Melissa for the question that produced this week’s Q&A Bonus show! Be sure to subscribe at Patreon.com/Gaslit to submit your questions, get all shows ad free, and hear the full bonus episode! Why is DeJoy still in charge? Well, it all comes down to numbers—specifically, the ones the Democrats don’t have yet. The USPS Board of Governors is still short of the votes needed to remove Louis DeJoy. There’s a glimmer of hope on the horizon with Biden's nominati...
Oct 19, 2024•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast How do we protect ourselves from Trump’s MAGA Supreme Court? Expand the court like our lives depend on it, because they do! Elie Mystal, the Justice Correspondent for The Nation, and the author of the New York Times bestselling book Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy’s Guide to the Constitution, joins Gaslit Nation to discuss urgently needed judicial reform and how to do it. One of the first things the Nazis did was take over the judiciary in Germany. Republicans have long waged lawfare against our...
Oct 16, 2024•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the darkest days of World War II, Algerian-French writer Albert Camus sent a defiant message to the Nazis: our victory is inevitable. If you're feeling any election anxiety or grappling with uncertainty about the months ahead, watch this video on Camus' powerful Letter to a German Friend , from his book Resistance, Rebellion, and Death . It's a reminder that our resistance to authoritarianism has deep, resilient roots. And if you're dealing with MAGA extremists in your life—whether you're nav...
Oct 13, 2024•15 min•Transcript available on Metacast Gaslit Nation is vindicated yet again. Today, The New York Times reports on Bob Woodward’s latest book War, which confirms what we’ve been warning about since day one: Russia is infiltrating the U.S. through Trump’s MAGA fascist cult. The same tactics of weaponized corruption that Paul Manafort, Trump’s longtime friend and neighbor in Trump Tower, used to bring “Ukraine’s Trump” Viktor Yanukovych to power are being deployed here. Ukraine has long been a testing ground for Russian aggression, and...
Oct 09, 2024•45 min•Transcript available on Metacast A Gaslit Nation listener at the Democracy Defender level asked for a handy guide to help a small business owner considering voting for Trump to reconsider. If you need help convincing the small business owners in your life not to vote against their interests, Gaslit Nation has you covered! This special episode breaks down all the reasons Trump will be disastrous for small business owners, including the bribes they’ll have to pay after Trump finishes turning our country into lawless Russia, which...
Oct 05, 2024•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast On Gaslit Nation, we often say that America’s history is an authoritarian one for nonwhite people. That brutal legacy flows directly through the family of Georgia Governor Brian Kemp. His ancestors were among the first to bring enslaved Africans to Georgia and fought to prevent America’s Founding Fathers from banning slavery in the Declaration of Independence. Fast forward to today: Brian Kemp continues that legacy by denying voting rights to the descendants of those his ancestors enslaved. And ...
Oct 02, 2024•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our hearts are with everyone affected by the devastation of Hurricane Helene. To support those in need, GoFundMe has created a page of verified mutual aid campaigns where you can make a difference: https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/hurricane-helene . In our latest Gaslit Nation 'Come As You Are' Political Salon, we explored the MSNBC documentary From Russia with Lev , diving into its revelations and the critical context it missed. This is an excerpt from Andrea's review, which then goes deeper, hig...
Sep 30, 2024•2 min•Transcript available on Metacast Our hearts go out to the people impacted by Hurricane Helene and their anti-government governments, who will be replaced one day with public servants, which is what this conversation is about. To help those who are impacted, there’s a resource on where to donate in the show notes . (Do not choose the Red Cross, for reasons explained in the show notes ). Thank you. Thank you to everyone who joined our live taping with Laboratories of Autocracy and Saving Democracy author David Pepper, who is not ...
Sep 28, 2024•17 min•Transcript available on Metacast To get all episodes ad free, bonus shows, and more, be sure to subscribe at Patreon.com/Gaslit! Discounted annual memberships available! Eric Adams, soon-to-be-former Mayor of New York City, has finally been indicted—a surprise to no one. In this special episode of Gaslit Nation, we break down the latest developments and remind our listeners: If this is what we know, imagine what we don’t. Adams’ corruption and assault on democracy in NYC are just the visible tip of a much larger, deeply entrenc...
Sep 26, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Leigh McGowan, aka Politics Girl, joins Gaslit Nation to discuss her heartfelt civics manifesto: A Return to Common Sense: How to Fix America Before We Really Blow It . With 41 days until Election Day, Leigh breaks down how we can seize this moment and make a real impact. The discussion includes “Kremlin cicada” Jill Stein, what to do if Trump tries another violent coup, how to hold a Harris/Walz administration accountable, and how to stop the MAGA machine from spreading chaos and disinformation...
Sep 25, 2024•46 min•Transcript available on Metacast On September 16, we gathered at the stunning Ukrainian Institute of America in New York City for a very special evening. It was a celebration of the release of In the Shadow of Stalin, the powerful graphic novel adaptation of the film Mr. Jones, directed by the brilliant Agnieszka Holland. The night was filled with creativity, conversation, and community. Andrea had the honor of being joined by journalist Terrell Starr, who shared insights and moving stories from Ukraine. His firsthand account b...
Sep 21, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week we’re joined by Stephanie Baker, an award-winning investigative reporter from Bloomberg News, who’s out with a new book from the frontlines on the war on kleptocracy: Punishing Putin: Inside the Global Economic War to Bring Down Russia, the most sanctioned country in the world. Sanctions are a double-edged sword. While they’ve undeniably strained the Russian economy, causing hundreds of billions in losses, they aren’t a panacea. Some Western companies have found ways to stay in Russia ...
Sep 18, 2024•42 min•Transcript available on Metacast This Monday at the Gaslit Nation political salon, a crucial announcement was made: Rise and Resist is staging a protest outside the New York Times building this Wednesday, September 18th, at 9am. Their mission? To demand that the New York Times stop normalizing Trump’s dangerous rhetoric and fascist threat to our democracy. Trump's blatant lies and hate speech not only fuel political violence, but have also led to two assassination attempts against him. His dangerous behavior is a crisis, and th...
Sep 17, 2024•3 min•Transcript available on Metacast Today at 4pm ET, Gaslit Nation is hosting a political salon for Patreon supporters over Zoom. The link was posted yesterday on Patreon and shared in our victory chat. Looking forward to seeing people there, to vent, ask questions, share stories and whatever is on your mind! To get access to that, be sure to subscribe at the Truth-teller level or higher on Patreon.com/Gaslit. Annual discounts available! Then tonight at 6:30pm, join us at the Ukrainian Institute of America, in New York City, for t...
Sep 16, 2024•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast At Tuesday night’s debate, Kamala Harris showed exactly how to stand up to a bully, forcing Trump to back down from a second debate. Watch our recent video on the debate and the dread many of us were feeling, in the show notes. Don't miss our next debate party in the Victory Chat on Patreon, where Tim Walz will take the stage against Kremlin shill and Thiel puppet JD Vance. Join us on October 1 at 9pm ET. This week's bonus show includes the scandal of "Russians at War," a Western-funded Russian ...
Sep 14, 2024•23 min•Transcript available on Metacast Convicted felon Donald Trump relies on a well-worn GOP playbook to scare their voters to the polls: stir up moral panic over LGBTQ people. Moms for Liberty—well-funded by shadowy right-wing interests—are out there banning books and promoting anti-trans, anti-gay laws straight from Viktor Orban’s Hungary and Putin’s Russia. We might inadvertently feed into their culture war hysteria if we don’t step back and see how their disinformation machine works. As Erin Reed points out in her essential guid...
Sep 11, 2024•58 min•Transcript available on Metacast If the election cycle has left you feeling overwhelmed, we’re here to help. Join our new weekly political salon every Monday at 4 PM ET via Zoom. This space is designed for you to vent, ask questions, seek support, and contribute to discussions that shape Gaslit Nation. Everyone is welcome—our goal is to foster coalition-building and collective healing. Starting today our first ever salons will be recorded and shared on Patreon to support our community. If these sessions resonate with you, they ...
Sep 09, 2024•4 min•Transcript available on Metacast Guess who finally decided to do their job! The Department of Justice dropped indictments on a sweeping Russian disinformation criminal ring, funding MAGA social media-stormtroops calling for the violent overthrow of our democracy to establish a Russian-style dictatorship and abandoning Ukraine to Russia, where it would be genocided. As Gaslit Nation has long warned: If it sounds like a Kremlin shill, it’s a Kremlin shill. Fortunately for the DOJ, Russian-backed MAGA traitors in Congress confesse...
Sep 06, 2024•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast Move over, first class passengers on the Titanic! America has a new class of doomed elites! Extreme income inequality threatens our democracy and the security of the world, but unions are fighting back, showing our path forward for the safety of everyone. C.E.O.s and billionaires celebrate record-breaking profits, but for everyday workers, wages have remained stagnant, not keeping pace with the rising cost of living. The result? The American Dream is increasingly resembling a Neoliberal Ponzi Sc...
Sep 04, 2024•44 min•Transcript available on Metacast Remember when Trump was impeached for holding up Ukraine aid to pressure Zelensky into fabricating a scandal about Biden? That’s how Trump famously operates—pushing for a quid pro quo. That brings us to Egypt, a dictatorship with a track record of bribing Americans, including disgraced Democratic Senator Bob Menendez, who was found guilty on all counts of being a paid foreign agent of Egypt. In 2016, Trump met with Egyptian dictator Abdel Fattah el-Sisi behind closed doors at the U.N. General As...
Aug 30, 2024•8 min•Transcript available on Metacast Look out for an important deep dive bonus episode of Gaslit Nation publishing August 30th at 12am ET on Trump, Egypt, and Russia, with a special focus on nuclear power in the Middle East and its connection to Trump’s MAGA footsoldiers. To push back against the misogyny and racism in the mainstream media ramping up against Kamala Harris, and the media’s continued normalization of Trump’s fascism, join our Gaslit Nation debate night watch party on September 10th in the Victory Chat over on Patreon...
Aug 29, 2024•11 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the polls, convicted felon Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are essentially tied. Jill Stein, Cornel West, and RFK, Jr. are third-party candidates, supported by far-right dark money groups aiming to "Ralph Nader" the election in Trump’s favor. Meanwhile, mainstream media—especially the New York Times—continues to normalize MAGA fascism. Amidst growing election anxiety, it might be difficult to hear the pleas from the Uncommitted movement and their Democratic allies, who are advoc...
Aug 28, 2024•48 min•Transcript available on Metacast To listen to this full episode and get all shows ad free, subscribe at Patreon.com/Gaslit! August 24th is Ukraine’s Independence Day. To celebrate, this week’s bonus show highlights an innovative new documentary on the war, Rule of Two Walls. A Tribeca Film Festival Award-winner, Rule of Two Walls tells the story of Ukrainian artists on the frontlines, transforming horror into hope and defiance into inspiring art. Their stories serve as a powerful reminder that art is survival. In the full episo...
Aug 24, 2024•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s show kicks off with United States Senator for Georgia Raphael Warnock at the Democratic National Convention, essentially reassuring white men no one is coming for their jobs–except the union-busting oligarch-backed Republicans they tend to vote for. With recent polling trends and the resurgence of unions, could the "dying of whiteness" era finally be on its way out? CNN reports that white working-class voters without a college degree in the Midwest are shifting their support from Don...
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