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Thursday · 1 hr 57 min
Dr. Marandi on Iran's Resilience + Taher Dahleh, Nathan Robinson, Alec Karakatsanis & Greg Stoker
Dr. Mohammad Marandi joins Katie from Tehran where he talks to us about the latest in the war on Iran. Then Palestinian Youth Movement's Taher Dahleh discusses the Anas Al-Sharif, Nathan Robinson and Alec Karakatsanis talk about Woke 1.0 and Franchesca Hong race, and Greg Stoker assesses the Iran War and reacts to the sailor jumping overboard on the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln. **Please support The Katie Halper Show** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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August 20 · 1 hr 30 min
Strait of Hormuz Update & Bombshell Palestine Report: Sal Mercogliano, Kavita Algu & Dania Majid
Katie talks to Salvatore Mercogliano of What's Going On With Shipping about developments in the Strait of Hormuz & the future of the Persian Gulf. But first, Katie talks to Dr. Kavita Algu, a physician who resigned from Mount Sinai after being targeted for her Pro-Palestinian activism, & Dania Majid, president of the Arab Canadian Lawyers Association’s & lead author of their bombshell report, “Anti-Palestinian Racism: Naming, Framing, & Manifestations," about the institutional consequences Palestinians & their allies face for their identities & advocacy. Plus, a surprise appearance from fan favorite Samira Mohyeddin in the Patreon portion! For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow/posts/patreon-full-sal-166445945 Article links: https://springmag.ca/our-voices-must-... https://www.thelancet.com/journals/la... Salvatore Mercogliano is a professor of history & chair of the Dep't of History, Criminal Justice & Politics at Campbell University in North Carolina. He holds a BS in marine transportation from SUNY Maritime College, along with a merchant marine deck officer license where he worked both afloat & ashore. After leaving gov't service, he earned an MA in maritime history & nautical archaeology from East Carolina University & a PhD in military & naval history from University of Alabama. Author of the monograph Fourth Arm of Defense: Sealift & Maritime Logistics in the Vietnam War. In 2021, Prof. Mercogliano launched the YouTube channel What’s Going on With Shipping? (@wgowshipping⁩) following the Ever Given incident in the Suez Canal. Dr. Kavita Algu is a primary care physician, public advocate & scholar currently studying health policy, Indigenous health & human rights at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at University of Toronto. Born in apartheid South Africa, her early life deeply shaped her commitment to health equity and human rights—principles that have guided her decade-long medical career. Dr. Algu previously served for nearly ten years as a palliative care physician at Mt. Sinai Hospital in Toronto. During her tenure, she championed anti-racism initiatives & co-led a successful effort to secure gov't funding for a dedicated Indigenous palliative care program. Dania Majid is the co-founder & president of the Arab Canadian Lawyers Association & is the lead author of ACLA’s 2022 report “Anti-Palestinian Racism: Naming, Framing & Manifestations.” She co-edited the book “When Genocide Wasn’t News: How Canadian media covered up the destruction of Gaza” published by The Breach. Dania is also the co-founder & artistic director of the Toronto Palestine Film Festival. She sits on the steering committee for the Hearing Palestine program at the University of Toronto & is co-founder & organizer of the Vote Palestine campaign. In addition to being a long-time advocate for the Palestinian & Arab community, Dania is also a housing rights lawyer with a legal aid clinic in Ontario & sits on the steering committee of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Ontario Chapter. **Please support The Katie Halper Show** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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August 13 · 2 hr 7 min
Ro Khanna on Israel, Craig Mokhiber on Israel's UN Mole, Sam Husseini On Heckling Schumer & Run
Rep. Ro Khanna talks about his trip to the West Bank, this week's elections, Abdul El Sayed's victory and his controversial exchange with journalist Jeremy Scahill. Then human rights attorney Craig Mokhiber responds to Ro. And finally, Sam Husseini discusses interrupting Chuck Schumer and why he's running for Congress. For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow/posts/patreon-full-ro-165984961 Khanna proudly represents California's 17th Congressional District, located in the heart of Silicon Valley, and is serving his fifth term. He serves as vice chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, on the House Armed Services Committee as ranking member of the Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies and Information Systems (CITI), a member of the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party, and on the Oversight and Accountability committee, where he previously chaired the Environmental Subcommittee. Craig Mokhiber is a longtime international human rights lawyer who served as director of the New York Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. In 2023, he resigned after publicly accusing the U.N. of failing to address what he calls a "text-book case of genocide" unfolding in Gaza. He is a member of the Gaza People's Tribunal. Sam Husseini is an independent journalist currently writing at husseini.substack.com. Husseini has also written for a variety of publications, including CounterPunch, The Nation, The Washington Post, USA Today and Salon. He has written extensively about Palestine and international law. Last year he repeatedly wrote about the possibility of a country invoking the Genocide Convention against Israel at the International Court of Justice. Husseini regularly attends State Department briefings, asking tough questions. Husseini is founder of VotePact.org, which encourages left-right cooperation to undermine the establishment duopoly. He is also a visual artist. **Please support The Katie Halper Show** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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August 6 · 2 hr 5 min
Rania Khalek, Medea Benjamin, Jake Romm & Ron Placone
Rania Khalek and Medea Benjamin talk about the U.S. Government's attack on free speech, free press, Cuba and being targeted by Marco Rubio. Human Rights attorney Jake Romm discusses how the Hind Rajab Foundation is holding Israeli war criminals accountable. But first, anti-fascist comedian Ron Placone talks about Anti-Fascist Pasta Night! To see the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow/posts/patreon-full-ron-165388349 **Please support The Katie Halper Show** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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July 31 · 1 hr 12 min
Ro Khanna & Kamel Musallet The Murder of Sayfollah Musallet, Sana Saeed on U.S.-Israeli Merger
UPDATE: because of travel issues, Ro had to postpone his appearance but will be joining the show August 6th at 6:30 pm EST. Palestinian-American father Kamel Musallet talks about his son Sayfollah Musallet, who was was murdered by Israeli terrorist settlers and soldiers. Sana Saeed exposes the truth behind the recent NDAA and the merger of the U.S. and Israeli militaries. For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow/posts/patreon-full-164826128 **Please support The Katie Halper Show** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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July 23 · 2 hr 16 min
Kshama Sawant on Running Against the Dem Establishment, Tara Al-Alami on Israel's Se*ual Violence
Kshama Sawant talks about why she's running for Congress, her theory of change and what socialism means. Palestinian writer and organizer Tara Al-Alami talks about "Predatory State," a new report published by the Palestinian Feminist Collective with supported from Progressive International, which documents Israel’s systematic use of sexualized and gendered violence against Palestinians, across detention centres, homes, military operations, and systems of surveillance, from the Nakba of 1948 to the present. The report shows that this violence is not incidental. It is a systemic and historical mechanism of settler-colonial rule. Kshama Sawant was elected to the Seattle City Council in 2013 as the first socialist in nearly a century. She won four elections during a decade in office, overcoming bitter opposition from big business and the Democratic Party. Her office won the nation’s highest minimum wage (now $21.30/hour), the Amazon Tax, and landmark renter rights. In the wake of the Dobbs ruling that dismantled Roe v Wade, Kshama won publicly funded free abortion in Seattle. She also won the nation's second and strongest resolution against the genocide in Gaza in November 2023. Kshama won these victories because she refused to adopt the careerist approach of making private deals with Seattle’s Democratic Party politicians. Instead, she used her office to build mass movements of working and oppressed people. Kshama is now running as an independent antiwar socialist for the U.S. Congress and calling for a total arms embargo on Israel and for free healthcare for all funded by taxing the rich. Tara Alami is a Palestinian writer and organizer from occupied Jerusalem and occupied Yafa, based in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal). She is a member of the Palestinian Feminist Collective, and n author of the "Predatory State," a new report published by the PRC with supported from Progressive International, which documents Israel’s systematic use of sexualized and gendered violence against Palestinians, across detention centres, homes, military operations, and systems of surveillance, from the Nakba of 1948 to the present. **Please support The Katie Halper Show** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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July 16 · 1 hr 33 min
Trita Parsi on Iran, Marta Havryshko on Ukraine, Kai Newkirk on Running Against Israel + Adam Green
Trita Parsi talks about the latest Iran news. Kai Newkirk tells us why he's running for Congress in Arizona and why Israel is coming after him. Adam Green gets into who will replace Graham Platner. And Ukrainian historian Marta Havryshko exposes what's really happening in Ukraine and Lindsay Graham's shameful legacy. For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow/posts/patreon-full-kai-163853691 Read Trita's latest in Responsible Statecraft: https://responsiblestatecraft.org/iran-mou-hormuz/ Support Kai for Congress in Arizona: https://kaiforaz.com/ Kai Newkirk (AZ-04) is a longtime organizer, anti-corruption leader, and co-founder of 99Rise who led the Democracy Spring protests for campaign finance and voting rights reform. He's running to replace Democratic incumbent Rep. Greg Stanton, an AIPAC-backed corporate Democrat who has taken over $300,000 in AIPAC money, failed to take a strong stand against the Iran war and ICE's rampage, and opposes Medicare For All. Because AZ-04 is solidly Democratic, the primary winner is expected to win the general. Adam Green is cofounder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (boldprogressives.org), an economic populist organization working to elect bold progressive fighters in red purple and blue districts this cycle. PCC has raised $40 million in grassroots donations for candidates over the years. Endorsed candidates include all 3 of Zohran's winners in NY, Analilia Mejia and Adam Hamawy in NJ, Chris Rabb in PA, as well as Abdul El-Sayed in MI, Kai Newkirk in AZ, and others. Trita Parsi is the executive vice president of the Quincy Institute. He is the award-winning author of "Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran, and the Triumph of Diplomacy" and "Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States" and the 2010 recipient of the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. Marta Havryshko is a U.S.-based historian, author and researcher focused on Ukrainian nationalism, the far right, and the Russo-Ukrainian War. She was previously the Dr. Thomas Zand Visiting Assistant Professor in Holocaust Pedagogy and Antisemitism Studies at the Strassler Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Clark University. There, she teaches courses on antisemitism, racism, Eastern Europe, and gender-based violence in armed conflicts. **Please support The Katie Halper Show** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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July 10 · 2 hr 26 min
AIPAC Tracker on Abdul El Sayed, Thaer Ahmed on Dr. Abu Safiya, Bad Hasbara on Dreaming of Israel
AIPAC Tracker on Abdul El Sayed, Thaer Ahmed on Dr. Abu Safiya, Bad Hasbara on Dreaming of Israel. Cory Archibald is co-founder of AIPAC Tracker, the popular watchdog dragging AIPAC's receipts into light and pressuring lawmakers to change course on Israel policy. She's a longtime a progressive political strategist and fundraiser who has advised over 250 candidates for federal and state office. For six years she led Brand New Congress, and was part of the team that helped launch Justice Democrats and elect progressive members of Congress like AOC, Cori Bush, and Jamaal Bowman. Casey Kennedy, co-founder of AIPAC Tracker, has a professional background in digital marketing, specializing in audience and brand development. He has spearheaded digital efforts for candidates across the political landscape, from local offices to Congressional races, honing his ability to cut through the noise and build out grassroots networks. He is the creative force behind the viral red and black graphics that have helped highlight the negative influence of AIPAC and the Israel lobby in American politics. Dr. Thaer Ahmad, MD, is a board certified emergency medicine physician and a board member for MedGlobal, a medical humanitarian NGO that works at building healthcare capacity and reducing health inequities. He has traveled to Gaza on several medical missions and recently spent three weeks volunteering at El Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. Since returning, he has spoken out about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the need for humanitarian aid and services to reach the people. He is an assistant clinical professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and the global health director for his emergency department. Matt Lieb is a comedian, podcaster, accidental award winning journalist, and guy from Good Mythical Morning. He hosts the podcast https://www.youtube.com/@Badhasbara Daniel Maté is the co-host of Bad Hasbara, a musical theater lyricist, the world's only mental chiropractor, and the co-author of "The Myth Of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture" by Gabor Maté. He also co-wrote with Katie the Parody song "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now: The Genocidal Remix" a duet by Biden and Bibi https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEG76hlnhNw **Please support The Katie Halper Show** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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July 2 · 1 hr 51 min
Samira Mohyeddin Takes On Zionists, Oliver Larkin Runs Against Israel Shill Jared Moskowitz
Samira Mohyeddin reports back from the Canadian Museum for Human Rights' Nakba exhibit, where she interviewed the protestors who opposed the fact that a Human Rights Museum would dare cover the Human Rights of Palestinians. Samira also talks about the alleged antisemitism crisis in Canada, the latest in Gaza and Iran, and responds to Jesse Brown of Canadaland. But first, Katie talks to Oliver Larkin about why he's running against Rep. Jared Moskowitz in Florida, and to Jawad Ali, a Palestinian American attorney whose family home in the West Bank was attacked by a violent Israeli mob. For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow/posts/patreon-full-ali-162565172 Daniel Maté's full conversation with Jesse Brown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SusqVYPPIpw Samira Mohyeddin (‪@SamiraMohyeddin‬) is a multi award winning journalist, producer and broadcaster. For nearly a decade, she was a producer at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation CBC Radio on their national flagship daily program, The Current. She was also a host and producer for CBC Podcasts. Samira resigned from the CBC in 2023 and began her own media company, On The Line Media, which brings audiences the voices they most need to hear from to help them make sense of the world and focuses on critical and contextual journalism and informed commentary. Samira has a Master of Arts in Modern Middle Eastern History from the University of Toronto and is a trained Shakespearean actor and graduate of the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City. She also completed Genocide Studies at the Zoryan Institute and has a post graduate journalism degree from Centennial College's Story Arts Centre. Oliver Larkin is an activist, union organizer, and proud Democratic Socialist running for Congress to deliver for South Florida. A lifelong advocate for South Florida, Oliver has been at the front lines speaking out about climate resilience, public land, water privatization, immigration justice, and the national media’s erasure of South Florida from major political debates. Oliver's advocacy has spanned city halls, protests, and press pages. In South Florida, he’s fought the 100-year public land lease at Bahia Mar to luxury developers in Fort Lauderdale, protested the expansion of Waste Management’s toxic landfill at Monarch Hill across Deerfield Beach, Pompano Beach, and Coconut Creek, and stood with LGBTQIA+ communities demanding equality. He's demonstrated in Washington for policing reform. Oliver's work is always rooted in love—for his friends, family, and the South Florida community that raised him. Born on the Fourth of July to an Army family, Oliver has spent his life working to help the United States achieve our founding promise. **Please support The Katie Halper Show** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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June 25 · 2 hr 17 min
Iran's Victory With Behrooz Ghamari, Ajamu Baraka & Clau O'Brien Moscoso
Katie talks to Iranian historian & sociologist Behrooz Ghamari about the revolutionary spirit of Iran & how it managed to strike a major victory against Israel & the U.S. But first, Katie talks about Colombia, the World Cup & more w/ Ajamu Baraka, a Colombia-based human rights defender, former Green Party Vice Presidential nominee & national organizer for the Black Alliance for Peace & Clau O'Brien Moscoso, a Peruvian activist & journalist. Behrooz Ghamari is an Iranian-born American historian, sociologist, & professor, known for his work on the Iranian revolution & its aftermath. He is a fellow at the Center for Place, Culture, & Politics at the CUNY Graduate Center & is affiliated w/ the Institute of Iranian Studies at the University of Toronto. Formerly, he was Professor & Chair of the Department of Near Eastern Studies & Director of the Center for Iran & Persian Gulf Studies at Princeton University. He is the author of four books on different aspects & historical context of the Iranian revolution of 1979 & its aftermath: "Islam & Dissent in Post-Revolutionary Iran"; "Foucault in Iran: Islamic Revolution after the Enlightenment"; "Remembering Akbar: Inside the Iranian Revolution," & most recently "The Long War on Iran: New Events, Old Questions." Ajamu Baraka is a geopolitical analyst, organizer, writer, human rights defender, & veteran of the U.S. Black Liberation Movement. Baraka is the founder of the Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) & currently serves as the director of BAP’s North-South Project for People(s)-Centered Human Rights. Recently Baraka co-founded the International Coalition to Stop Genocide in Gaza to support the South African case filed w/ the International Court of Justice. In 2016 Baraka was a candidate for Vice President of the U.S. on the Green Party ticket. He currently serves on the Executive Committee of the U.S. Peace Council & the leadership body of the United National Anti-War Coalition (UNAC). He is an editor & contributing columnist for the Black Agenda Report. He is the recipient of the Serena Shirm award for uncompromised integrity in journalism & the US Peace Memorial’s Peace Prize. Clau O'Brien Moscoso is a journalist, organizer, & co-coordinator of the Black Alliance for Peace Haiti/Americas Team. Originally from Barrios Altos, Lima, Peru, & raised in Kearny, New Jersey, she is a regular correspondent for the Black Agenda Report, where she frequently reports on political crises, neocolonialism, & U.S. intervention in countries like Peru, Ecuador, & Bolivia. She conducted a high-profile, exclusive two-part conversation in 2026 w/ former Bolivian president Evo Morales regarding the political & economic crisis in Bolivia. In addition to her role at the Black Alliance for Peace, she is a member of the North-South Project for People(s)-Centered Human Rights. **Please support The Katie Halper Show** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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June 18 · 2 hr 10 min
Iran Humiliates Israel with Iranian Analyst Jamal Abdi, Greg Stoker & Craig Mokhiber
Katie talks to Iranian-American analyst Jamal Abdi about the Iran deal; former United States Army Ranger Greg Stoker about the state of the war; and Human Rights lawyer Craig Mokhiber about Israel's sick weaponization of se*ual abuse. For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow/posts/patreon-full-161391835 Jamal Abdi is the president of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC). Jamal Abdi joined the National Iranian American Council as Policy Director in November 2009, directing NIAC’s efforts to monitor policies and legislation and to educate and advocate on behalf of the Iranian-American community. Abdi joined NIAC’s team following his work in the US Congress as Policy Advisor on foreign policy, national security and immigration issues. As one of a small number of Iranian Americans working on the Hill, he served as a Congressional advisor, liaison, and expert on foreign affairs, immigration, and defense. Jamal has written for The New York Times, CNN, Foreign Policy, The Hill, and USA Today and blogs at The Huffington Post. He is a frequent guest contributor in print, radio, and television, including appearances on Al Jazeera, NPR, BBC Radio, and VOA. Greg Stoker is a former United States Army Ranger. He has a background in special operations and human intelligence collection. He conducted 4 combat deployments to Afghanistan during the unfortunately named “Global War On Terror” and is now an anti-war activist, host of the Colonial Outcasts Podcast, and analyst at MintPress News. He is running for Congress to represent Texas's 31st District. Craig Mokhiber is a longtime international human rights lawyer who served as director of the New York Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. In 2023, he resigned after publicly accusing the U.N. of failing to address what he calls a "text-book case of genocide" unfolding in Gaza. He is a member of the Gaza People's Tribunal. **Please support The Katie Halper Show** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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June 11 · 1 hr 41 min
Fmr CIA Officer Ray McGovern & Iranian Analyst Trita Parsi on Iran, Israel & Ukraine Proxy War
Katie talks to Trita Parsi about the latest in the Iran war and former CIA analyst Ray McGovern about Iran, the Ukraine Proxy War, Israel's spying on the U.S. Government and the anniversary of the Israel's attack on The USS Liberty. But first, Katie talks to Arturo Desimone about the upcoming elections in Colombia and Argentina. For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-ray-160674305 Arturo Desimone, is an Aruban-Argentine writer, artist, and active member of the social movement Llamamiento Argentino Judío. Trita Parsi is the executive vice president of the Quincy Institute. He is the award-winning author of "Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran, and the Triumph of Diplomacy" and "Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States" and the 2010 recipient of the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. Ray McGovern is a former CIA analyst turned activist. He headed the CIA branch analyzing Russian foreign policy in the 70s. From 1981 to 1985, he presented, in person, the early morning briefings of The President’s Daily Brief. Ray was awarded the Intelligence Commendation Medallion at retirement; in an act of conscience in early 2006 Ray returned the Medallion, explaining, “I do not want to be associated, however remotely, with an agency engaged in torture.” In January 2003, two months before the U.S. attacked Iraq, he co-founded Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity to warn the President that the “intelligence” on Iraq was fraudulent. https://raymcgovern.com/ **Please support The Katie Halper Show** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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June 4 · 1 hr 21 min
"I Was R*ped By An Israeli Soldier" -Gaza Flotilla Survivor Juliet Lamont + Samira Mohyeddin & LBS
Australian Filmmaker, activist, and Gaza Flotilla participant Juliet Lamont talks about her experience being kidnapped, beaten and se*ually assaulted by Israeli soldiers who beat, se*ually assaulted and even injected unknown substances into other participants as well. But first, Lawrence Grandpre of a Beautiful Struggle (LBS), a grassroots think-tank which advances the public policy interest of Black people in Baltimore, talks about a political scandal that involves blackmail, infidelity, tough of crime legislation and Zionism. Then Katie talks to Iranian journalist Samira Mohyeddin about Iran, Palestine, Lebanon and media complicity in genocide. For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-159988191 Lawrence Grandpre is a political commentator at Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle (LBS), a grassroots think-tank which advances the public policy interest of Black people, in Baltimore, through: youth leadership development, political advocacy, and autonomous intellectual innovation. He uses his 15 years of research and policy advocacy experience to work with community organizations and researchers to produce research and drive social change toward community self-determination. Juliet Lamont is an award winning filmmaker, poet and playwright. She was the 2013 recipient of the David and Joan Williams Documentary Fellowship, which recognises and rewards creative ambition, intellectual rigour and innovation in documentary cinema. Her latest feature documentary, A COLD WAR, explores the battle between Greenpeace and Russian energy giant Gazprom that resulted in thirty activists sent to prison facing fifteen years for piracy. Her film MISS NIKKI AND THE TIGER GIRLS screened in the main competition at the 2012 IDFA, the 2013 Foxtel Australian Documentary Prize at the Sydney Film Festival and opened the prestigious Margaret Mead Film Festival in New York. Samira Mohyeddin (‪@SamiraMohyeddin‬) is a multi award winning journalist, producer and broadcaster. For nearly a decade, she was a producer at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation CBC Radio on their national flagship daily program, The Current. She was also a host and producer for CBC Podcasts. Samira resigned from the CBC in 2023 and began her own media company, On The Line Media, which brings audiences the voices they most need to hear from to help them make sense of the world and focuses on critical and contextual journalism and informed commentary. **Please support The Katie Halper Show** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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May 28 · 1 hr 50 min
Israel Lobby EXPOSED with Mosab Abu Toha, Cory Archibald & Medea Benjamin
Mosab Abu Toha joins to talk about Gaza, and Cory Archibald talks about the Israel Lobby and AIPAC Tracker. Then, Medea Benjamin talks about the federal subpoena over CODEPINK's humanitarian convoy to Cuba. Mosab Abu Toha is a Pulitzer Prize winning author and poet from Gaza. He is the founder of the Edward Said Public Library in Gaza and the author of Author of Forest of Noise. Cory Archibald is co-founder of AIPAC Tracker, the popular watchdog dragging AIPAC's receipts into light and pressuring lawmakers to change course on Israel policy. She's a longtime a progressive political strategist and fundraiser who has advised over 250 candidates for federal and state office. For six years she led Brand New Congress, and was part of the team that helped launch Justice Democrats and elect progressive members of Congress like AOC, Cori Bush, and Jamaal Bowman. Medea Benjamin is a cofounder of both CODEPINK and the international human rights organization Global Exchange. She is the author of 11 books, including Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control, Kingdom of the Unjust: Behind the U.S.-Saudi Connection, Inside Iran: The Real History and Politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran and War in Ukraine: Making Sense of a Senseless Conflict, coauthored with Nicolas J.S. Davies. Her most recent book, coauthored with David Swanson, is NATO: What You Need to Know. **Please support The Katie Halper Show ** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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May 21 · 2 hr 8 min
China, Iran HIT BACK Hard, Israel & Trump in Panic With Gerald Horne & Ali Abunimah
Katie talks to historian Gerald Horne about China's rise, how Israel led to the Iran War and the failure of liberalism. Then, Ali Abunimah discusses his bombshell debunking of Israel's latest recycled mass r*pe hoax "report." Gerald Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at The University of Houston. He is the author of over forty books including , most recently, The Counter-Revolution of 1893: The Hawaii Coup and the Roots of US Imperialism in the Asia-Pacific Basin' and the forthcoming 'The Long Detour: The Sino-Soviet Split and the Rise and Fall of US Imperialism' [2027]. He is contributing editor of Political Affairs . Ali Abunimah is director of ‪The Electronic Intifada‬ an independent nonprofit publication focusing on Palestine. He is the author of "One Country, A Bold Proposal to End the Israeli-Palestinian Impasse" and "The Battle for Justice in Palestine." **Please support The Katie Halper Show ** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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May 14 · 1 hr 37 min
Israel is LOSING w/ Rahma Zein, Guido Reichstadter, Ashok Kumar, Rabbi Dovid Feldman & Terri Kay
University of London Professor and Green Party activist Ashok Kumar talks about the UK elections, and the complicity of British media and politicians in the genocide in Gaza. Guido Reichstadter, a former U.S. Marine who refused to fight in Iraq in 2003, talks about scaling he Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in Washington, D.C., and spending five days there to protest the war on Iran. And Egyptian journalist Rahma Zein, Rabbi Dovid Feldman & Pal Al-Awda member Terri Kay talk about the stolen Palestinian land illegal real estate sales happening at synagogues. For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-kay-158120260 Ashok Kumar is a University of London Professor and a Green Party activist in the U.K. Guido Reichstadter is a 45-year-old father of two, and a USMC conscientious objector who refused to deploy to the invasion of Iraq in 2003. He was arrested last Wednesday after occupying the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge for 5 days calling for mass nonviolent civil disobedience to bring an immediate end to the war on Iran & to remove the Trump regime from power, as well as to raise the urgent alarm on the danger of artificial intelligence. He is joined by Leigha Messick who volunteered for a late night mission to result the bridge occupation. She’s also running for Congress in MD-05 (Steny Hoyer’s seat). Rahma Zein is an Egyptian journalist, podcaster, and speaker now working at Tech for Palestine. Rabbi Dovid Feldman is a spokesman for Neturei Karta International, a religious Jewish anti-Zionist organization, which is active in giving publicity to the voice of opposition of many Jewish communities around the world, to the Zionist ideology, the Zionist state and its crimes committed to Palestinian people. NKI explains the distinction between Judaism and Zionism, that the relatively new Zionist movement is a rebellion against G-d, and that it does not represent the holy Torah, nor the entire Jewish people. Among dozens of other trips, Rabbi Feldman and his colleagues have visited twitch the besieged Gaza Strip, where they delivered to the oppressed population truckloads of medical aid, including an ambulance, purchased with tens of thousands of dollars they collected. They were warmly received there, as in other Arab countries. www.nkusa.org Terri Kay is an active member of PAL-Awda NY/NJ (and co-leads their Stolen Land campaign. PAL-Awda NY/NJ is a community organization mobilizing for Palestinian liberation, grounded in the inalienable right of return. Our Stolen Land campaign aims to disrupt the sale of stolen Palestinian land and the recruitment of settlers to Israel.Terri is also a member of Port Workers and Communities for Palestine, who organize against ZIM, an Israeli shipping company, which is involved with the shipment of weapons to Israel. Terri is an anti-zionist Jew whose parents escaped from the Holocaust in Hungary. **Please support The Katie Halper Show ** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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May 7 · 1 hr 29 min
Max Blumenthal, Trita Parsi & Sana Saeed on New World Order & the end of U.S. Israeli Supremacy
Katie talks to journalist & media critic Sana Saeed about mainstream media bias, the Gaza genocide and Obama’s lethal legacy. Iranian analyst Trita Parsi also joins to discuss the latest developments in the Iran War and tensions around the Strait of Hormuz. Then, Katie talks to Max Blumenthal of @TheGrayzoneNews about the threats to freedom of speech, press, and protest here and abroad. For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-max-157487338 Max Blumenthal is the editor and founder of The Gray Zone and the author of several books including "The Management of Savagery: How America’s National Security State Fueled the Rise of Al Qaeda, ISIS, and Donald Trump" and "Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel." Trita Parsi is the executive vice president of the Quincy Institute. He is the award-winning author of "Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran, and the Triumph of Diplomacy" and "Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States" and the 2010 recipient of the Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. Sana Saeed is a DC-based journalist and media critic with over fifteens of experience covering how U.S. news media shapes public understanding of foreign policy, war, national security, Islam and Palestine. She spent ten years as an on-camera correspondent and senior producer at AJ+, where she created Backspace and The Israeli Occupation Style Guide - two series dedicated to media literacy in journalism; her work on U.S. news media and the coverage of Palestine, before and after the genocide, has been influential. She now works independently, producing reporting, essays, and video work examining the relationship between media, narrative, and American imperial power. you can follow her on X, on Instagram at Sanaface and become a subscriber to her work on her Substack, Views My Own. **Please support The Katie Halper Show ** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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April 30 · 2 hr 11 min
Sami Hamdi, Chris Rabb, & Butch Ware on Gaza, Genocide & ICE
Katie talks to Rep. Chris Rabb about running for congress, Sami Hamdi about being detained by ICE and humiliating a bigot on Piers Morgan, and Butch Ware about the sneaky attempts to keep him off the ballot for Governor. Katie talks to Rep. Chris Rabb about running for congress, Sami Hamdi about being detained by ICE and humiliating a bigot on Piers Morgan, and Butch Ware about the sneaky attempts to keep him off the ballot for Governor. For the full conversation with Sami Hamdi, join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-sami-156799081 Chris Rabb is an American politician, professor, and author. A Democratic Socialist, he has represented the 200th District in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2017. He is running in the 2026 Democratic primary for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district. Chris Rabb is the author of Invisible Capital: How Unseen Forces Shape Entrepreneurial Opportunity. In his fourth year of teaching at Temple, Rep. Rabb helped to successfully unionize 1,500 fellow adjunct professors in a landslide victory for worker rights. He is currently a board member of Friends of the Wissahickon and Race Forward and has been on the faculty of the Institute for Strategic Leadership at Drexel University's Bennett S. LeBow College of Business. Rep. Rabb previously served on the boards of the Bread and Roses Community Fund, Mt. Auburn Cemetery, and The Baltimore Afro-American newspaper, which was founded by his great-great grandfather in 1892. https://www.chrisrabb.com/ Sami Hamdi is a British journalist, political commentator, and risk‑intelligence advisor, who was detained by the Trump administration in the United States for statements he made about the Gaza war in 2025. Hamdi serves as the Managing Director and Editor‑in‑Chief of The International Interest, a global risk and intelligence consultancy/analysis firm focused on geopolitical dynamics, especially in Europe and the MENA region. He is a frequent media commentator, featuring on media outlets including Al Jazeera (both English and Arabic), BBC, Sky News, LBC and TRT World, offering geopolitical analysis of the Middle East. He is the host of MOVE - with Sami Hamdi https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqJgh5RcURLdP9wBnWbDoqA Butch Ware is an an activist, educator, and organizer running for Governor of California for the Green Party. He is currently an associate professor in the department of History at the University of California, Santa Barbara and the founder and director of the Initiative for the Study of Race, Religion, and Revolution an academic historian at the University of California, Santa Barbara, his work offers a people’s history—focused on abolition, social transformation, and the role of knowledge in collective uplift. https://www.butchware4gov.com/ **Please support The Katie Halper Show ** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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April 23 · 1 hr 26 min
Journalists Sharif Abdel Kouddous & Yasha Levine on Israel, Iran, Palantir & Pistachios
Katie talks to Sharif Abdel Kouddous, a journalist and editor at Drop Site News, about Gaza, Lebanon, Israel’s war on journalism and Kuwait’s detention of journalist American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldina. Then Katie chats with journalist and filmmaker Yasha Levine about Palantir, Ukraine and the war in Iran. To see the rest, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-156223971 Sharif Abdel Kouddous is a journalist and Middle East North Africa editor at Drop Site News, and producer of the Palestine Festival of Literature. Sharif Abdel Kouddous. Yasha Levine is a Russian-American investigative journalist, writer, and filmmaker. He's the author of "Surveillance Valley: The Secret Military History of the Internet," "A Journey Through California's Oligarch Valley," "The Koch Brothers: A Short History" and "The Corruption of Malcolm Gladwell." He's the co-host of The Russians podcast and writes at https://yasha.substack.com **Please support The Katie Halper Show ** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: https://x.com/kthalps Follow Katie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kthalps Follow Katie on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kthalps_ Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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April 16 · 1 hr 42 min
Taking On Israel With Kneecap, Abdul El-Sayed, Wally Rashid & Ken McCarthy
Katie talks to Palestinian-American journalist Wally Rashid and JFK researcher Ken McCarthy about Israel's nukes and a video sketch mocking JFK for trying to find out about them. But first, Katie talks to Abdul El-Sayed about why he's running for senate in Michigan and why he's not afraid to take on AIPAC. Then Katie plays an interview she did with Kneecap while on the Cuba Convoy. For more from Ken McCarthy & Wally Rashid on Israel, JFK & nukes, join us on Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-full-ken-155638524 Abdul El-Sayed is an American physician, former public health professor, government official, and politician who served from 2023 to 2025 as the director of the Department of Health, Human, and Veterans Services for Wayne County, A progressive Democrat, he is running for the Democratic nomination in the 2026 United States Senate election in Michigan. El-Sayed is a graduate of the University of Michigan and University of Oxford's Oriel College, attending them on a full-tuition scholarship and a Rhodes Scholarship, respectively. He earned his MD at Columbia University. In his athletic career, he earned a full blue as captain of Oxford's men's lacrosse team. El-Sayed was an assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology at Columbia University from 2014 to 2015. Wally Rashid is a Palestinian-American journalist and the host of The Wally Rashid Show. Ken McCarthy is a JFK researcher and the author of "JFK and RFK's Secret Battle Against Zionist Extremism: The Documentary Evidence" and "John F. Kennedy Anti-Imperialist: His Character and Intentions Revealed in Five Speeches and One Telegram." Kneecap are a hip hop trio from Belfast. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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