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August 25 · 28 min
The Daily Blast: Krugman: Trump Just Revealed Extraordinary Contempt for MAGA Voters
As Trump’s tariff scams get worse, economist Paul Krugman explains how he just exposed new levels of disdain for his own voters—and why MAGA economics is failing so spectacularly.
August 24 · 36 min
What Comes After Pentagon Pete Wrecks the Defense Department?
The Defense Department is in a crisis unlike we’ve ever seen before. America’s munitions stocks have been decimated and our military competence has been wrecked by the Trump administration. Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth will leave the Pentagon in a state of rubble when all is said and done - will that give us an opportunity for real, transformative change in our defense policy? What would a competent DoD look like in the future? Sharon Weinberger joins David Rothkopf and Rosa Brooks to discuss the state of US defense policy, how big tech is redefining war, and where we go from here. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 24 · 21 min
DSR Daily August 24: Canada and US Negotiations Implode as Trade War Looms
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we break down the collapse of US/Canada trade negotiations, the DOJ’s appeal of a Supreme Court decision, Trump’s puzzling appeal to voters, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 24 · 20 min
The Daily Blast: Trump’s Fury Worsens at Natalie Harp Mess as Leaks Grow More Unnerving
As the scandal around Trump’s devoted aide spirals downward, a Democratic operative who held the same job as she does explains the deeper reasons all this is so unsettling.
August 23 · 50 min
DSR Daily Live August 21: Special Guest Wajahat Ali
On the DSR Daily Live for August 21, Wajahat Ali of the Left Hook Substack joins us to discuss Trump’s enshitification of DC, Angie Nixon’s shocking win in Florida, the curious case of Natalie Harp, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 22 · 39 min
Need to Know: Waking Up to America’s National Defense Crisis
Donald Trump and his allies have made American defense weak. From the disastrous handling of the war with Iran to the abandonment of staunch allies in favor of despots, it’s clearer by the day that security is not the priority of this administration. Former Navy pilot Ken Harbaugh joins David Rothkopf to analyze what makes this national defense crisis so startling and why America needs to prepare for future crises. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 21 · 19 min
The Daily Blast: Trump Tirade Goes Nuclear as MTG Issues Midterm Warning: GOP Is Toast
As Marjorie Taylor Greene offers a dire prediction for the GOP on Iran, a skilled decoder of Trumpism’s pathologies explains why this quagmire is causing extreme cognitive dissonance for MAGA.
August 20 · 48 min
Words Matter: No, No, Norm, It’s Much Worse Than That
The “Big Beautiful Bill” is certainly big, but it is the opposite of beautiful. The bill includes a trillion dollars in cuts to Medicaid, which have been postponed until after the midterm elections. Take these social service cuts alongside skyrocketing national debt, looming bond market issues, and a potential ballooning defense budget - and yet the situation is still somehow worse than that. Join Norm Ornstein and David Rothkopf as they discuss the chilling implications of Medicaid cuts and the broader impact on healthcare and the economy. Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 20 · 27 min
DSR Daily August 20: Trump’s Latest Fixation: Granite
On the DSR Daily for Thursday, we discuss Trump’s latest threats against Iran, the ballooning national debt, Trump’s fixation on the White House helipad, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 20 · 23 min
The Daily Blast: Trump Hits Brutal New Polling Low as Dems Win Stunner in MAGA Country
As Trump’s numbers keep cratering and a Pennsylvania special election shocks both parties, the author of a piece on GOP extremism runs through all the reasons for cautious optimism about the fall.
August 19 · 12 min
DSR Daily August 19: Another Shocking Progressive Victory in Florida
On the DSR Daily for Wednesday, we discuss Angie Nixon’s shocking primary win in Florida, Trump pausing new tariffs on Canada, Israeli strikes on a Syrian air base, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 19 · 23 min
The Daily Blast: Trump Aides Unnerved by Natalie Harp Mess as Ossoff Takedown Hits Home
The White House and MAGA exploded in fury after Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff pointed out during a speech that Donald Trump loves to “travel with Natalie” on the presidential jet. “Natalie,” of course, is Natalie Harp, the young aide whom Trump relies on heavily for emotional support and basically controls information flows to him. Yet despite all the fake MAGA outrage, Semafor reports that in fact, Trump’s own aides are “unnerved” by their closeness. That shows Ossoff is forcing a much-needed conversation over Trump’s sunsetting and the informational bubble he resides in daily. We talked to Paul Waldman, who wrote about this saga on his Substack, The Cross Section. We discuss how Ossoff stripped bare the realities of Trump’s sunsetting, why this is what actually got MAGA so furious, why this shows Democrats should make the midterms about Trump, and what it all says about how Democrats should fight the information wars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 18 · 38 min
Siliconsciousness: The US and China Need to Have a Serious Conversation About AI
Why can’t the US and China just get along when it comes to artificial intelligence? As the two nations jockey for an edge in AI, President’s Trump and Xi prepare for a consequential summit where the tech race may play a bigger role than ever. The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Scott Singer joins David Rothkopf to discuss why in the race for AI dominance between China the US, the best way to win might just be to work together. This material is distributed by TRG Advisory Services, LLC on behalf of the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in the U.S.. Additional information is available at the Department of Justice, Washington, DC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 18 · 17 min
DSR Daily August 18: Disney Sues Trump Admin Over Political Targeting
On the DSR Daily for Tuesday, we break down the Disney lawsuit against the Trump administration, Trump’s threats against Oman, the DHS investigating its critics, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 18 · 22 min
The Daily Blast: Trump Rage Erupts Over Iran as Aides Leak Embarrassing Truth: He Lost
The 60-day deadline for a deal between Donald Trump and Iran has passed, and he’s in a lather over it. First Trump raged to Fox News of his displeasure with Oman’s negotiations with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz. “If Oman gets in the way, we’ll bomb the s--t out of them,” he fumed nonsensically. Then, under questioning over foreign policy, he erupted at a female journalist, repeatedly instructing her to “be quiet, be quiet, be quiet” in a vile and abusive tone. Meanwhile, officials leaked their pessimism about the war to Politico, saying things like “we never should have started this war” and revealingly admitting they have no idea what “winning” over Iran even means anymore. Translation: He lost. We talked to former Defense Department official Ariane Tabatabi. She explains the current standoff, why Trump’s rage at Oman is so absurd, how his megalomaniacal belief in his own limitless strength and power has backfired, and what might happen if Iran drags this out through the midterms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 17 · 24 min
DSR Daily August 17: Trump Turns Back on South Korea for Kim Jong Un
On the DSR Daily for Monday, we break down Trump’s decision to reduce joint exercises with South Korea, the DOJ’s efforts to exert more control over voter rolls, Jared Kushner’s new push for a ceasefire in Israel, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 17 · 24 min
The Daily Blast: Trump’s Angry Tirade over Gas Prices Backfires in Humiliating Self-Own
At a rally the other day, Donald Trump handed Democrats the perfect soundbite. “For you to pay a tiny little bit more for your gasoline,” Trump seethed, “just remember” it’s to deprive Iran of a nuclear weapon. He said higher prices are “okay,” and that “I will never apologize.” Trump’s angry sneering tone on the words “tiny little bit more” projected deep contempt for all who dare object to hardship imposed on them by his needless war, and the moment produced harsh media coverage. Separately, Trump curtly brushed off concerns among military families over long deployments and bad conditions on the U.S.S. Lincoln. We talked about all this with MS NOW’s Steve Benen, author of an interesting piece on Trump’s refusal to ever admit error. We discuss how Trump’s lifelong penchant for faking expertise is catching up with him, how Democrats can exploit this new self-own, and why political conditions suddenly resemble those that brought down George W. Bush in his second term. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 16 · 45 min
NTK: The New Economic Paradigm We Need Right Now
It’s time to change how we think about economics. It’s clear that the economic philosophies we’ve taken as gospel for decades are only helping those at the top while leaving the rest of us further behind in the dust. Entrepreneur and civic activist Nick Hanauer joins David Rothkopf to discuss his new booklet Markets Built for Humans and why a paradigm shift in how we think about the economy can build a system that serves everyone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 16 · 55 min
DSR Daily Live with Special Guest Norm Ornstein!
On the DSR Daily Live for Friday, August 14th, Norm Ornstein joins us to discuss current vaccine lunacy, Iran’s state media mocking Trump, the Kennedy Center Board putting Trump’s name back on it, and more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 14 · 24 min
The Daily Blast: Fox Hits Trump with Brutal Polling as Aides Privately Feed Him Hopium
Intriguingly, Fox News has lately been hitting Donald Trump with terrible polling news. In recent days, Fox has found Democrats slightly ahead in Senate races in Maine, Texas, and Iowa, and up by a lot in North Carolina. Critically, Trump’s own favorability numbers are very bad in all those states, even though he won three of them, two by double digits. In all four, his numbers among independents are shockingly awful. Meanwhile, on the Iran war—which is central to why his standing is cratering—Trump aides are privately feeding him hopium. The Atlantic reports that they’re showing him data on Iran’s economy, which supposedly illustrates that if he does nothing and bides his time, Iran will surrender any day now. Doing nothing is the smart play, sir! Yet as Democratic strategist Caitlin Legacki argues in this episode, Trump’s inaction on Iran is a big albatross for GOP Senate candidates. Legacki explains why Iran is central to the battle for the Senate, why those Fox polls should give Democrats grounds for cautious optimism, and what could still go wrong for them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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