Cover image of Useful Idiots with Katie Halper and Aaron Maté

Useful Idiots with Katie Halper and Aaron Maté

Useful Idiots is an informative and irreverent politics podcast with journalist Aaron Maté and podcaster/writer Katie Halper. Episodes feature analysis of the political news of the week and exclusive ... Read more

Ranked #1

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GameStop Madness with David Dayen

GameStop Madness with David Dayen

David Dayen joins hosts Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper to break down the GameStop/Wall Street Story. They also discuss the... Read more

29 Jan 2021

1hr 21mins

Ranked #2

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Entering the Biden Era with Thomas Frank

Entering the Biden Era with Thomas Frank

Thomas Frank joins hosts Matt Taibbi and Katie Halper in this special post-inauguration episode, looking ahead to the Bi... Read more

21 Jan 2021

1hr 8mins

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Jeffrey Epstein with TrueAnon's Liz Franczak, Plus Elizabeth Warren's Dog

Jeffrey Epstein with TrueAnon's Liz Franczak, Plus Elizabeth Warren's Dog

Matt and Katie dive deep into the reopening of the Epstein saga with Liz Franczak from TrueAnon Learn more about your ad... Read more

7 Nov 2019

54mins

Ranked #4

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Andrew Yang on the Yang Gang, Universal Basic Income, and the Press

Andrew Yang on the Yang Gang, Universal Basic Income, and the Press

Presidential candidate Andrew Yang joins the show to discuss his campaign, the Yang Gang, and the press. Matt and Katie ... Read more

5 Dec 2019

1hr 22mins

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Ranked #5

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Shahid Buttar on Defeating Pelosi and Impeaching Trump, Plus the Return of Lizholio

Shahid Buttar on Defeating Pelosi and Impeaching Trump, Plus the Return of Lizholio

Shahid Buttar on defeating Pelosi and impeaching Trump, plus Matt and Katie discuss the return of Lizholio and Big Struc... Read more

14 Nov 2019

1hr 15mins

Ranked #6

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A Conversation With Michael Moore, Plus Debate Bias, The Horowitz Report, and Penis Worms

A Conversation With Michael Moore, Plus Debate Bias, The Horowitz Report, and Penis Worms

Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Michael Moore joins the show. Matt discusses the Horowitz report, and Katie dives into d... Read more

19 Dec 2019

1hr 33mins

Ranked #7

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Nina Turner on Campaigning for Bernie, MLK, and Why Class Matters, Plus a Discussion on Iran

Nina Turner on Campaigning for Bernie, MLK, and Why Class Matters, Plus a Discussion on Iran

Former Ohio State Senator Nina Turner talks campaigning with Bernie, and getting her start in politics. Matt and Katie d... Read more

9 Jan 2020

1hr 34mins

Ranked #8

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CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou on Impeachment, "Assets," and the Espionage Act, plus Max Blumenthal's Arrest

CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou on Impeachment, "Assets," and the Espionage Act, plus Max Blumenthal's Arrest

Former CIA agent and whistleblower John Kiriakou talks impeachment, "Assets," and the Espionage Act, plus Max Blumenthal... Read more

31 Oct 2019

1hr 32mins

Ranked #9

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Abby Martin on Hillary's NeoMcCarthyism and 'Gaza Fights for Freedom,' Plus #BerniesBack

Abby Martin on Hillary's NeoMcCarthyism and 'Gaza Fights for Freedom,' Plus #BerniesBack

Abby Martin joins the show to discuss Hillary vs. Tulsi and her film 'Gaza Fights for Freedom, Katie recaps Bernie's ral... Read more

24 Oct 2019

1hr 3mins

Ranked #10

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Glenn Greenwald on Warren vs Sanders, Russiagate, & Bolsonaro

Glenn Greenwald on Warren vs Sanders, Russiagate, & Bolsonaro

Glenn Greenwald, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and co-founder of the Intercept, joins the show from Brazil to talk a... Read more

16 Jan 2020

1hr 43mins

Ranked #11

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Felix Salmon on Bloomberg, Wall Street, Michael Milken, and the 2020 Campaigns. Plus the Latest WaPo Op-eds

Felix Salmon on Bloomberg, Wall Street, Michael Milken, and the 2020 Campaigns. Plus the Latest WaPo Op-eds

Financial journalist Felix Salmon, of Axios, joins the show to discuss Trump's pardon of Michael Milken, Bloomberg's his... Read more

27 Feb 2020

1hr 51mins

Ranked #12

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Aaron Maté on Biden's Foreign Policy, OPCW, and More

Aaron Maté on Biden's Foreign Policy, OPCW, and More

Journalist Aaron Maté joins the show to talk about the start of Biden's foreign policy, and his reporting on Syria and t... Read more

19 Feb 2021

1hr 40mins

Ranked #13

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Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti on Bipartisan Elitism, Plus a Treasure Trove of 'Stoned Moments'

Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti on Bipartisan Elitism, Plus a Treasure Trove of 'Stoned Moments'

Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti, co-hosts of the popular show Rising on the Hill, join the show to discuss themes from th... Read more

21 Feb 2020

1hr 33mins

Ranked #14

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Dennis Kucinich on Surviving Three Assassination Attempts, Plus an Update on Glenn Greenwald

Dennis Kucinich on Surviving Three Assassination Attempts, Plus an Update on Glenn Greenwald

Former presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich talks foreshadowing the progressive shift in the Democratic party, governi... Read more

24 Jan 2020

1hr 50mins

Ranked #15

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Lee Fang on Iowa Shadow App and Bloomberg's Growing Political Machine, Plus the Whole World Sucks After Iowa

Lee Fang on Iowa Shadow App and Bloomberg's Growing Political Machine, Plus the Whole World Sucks After Iowa

Lee Fang, investigative journalist at The Intercept, joins the show from California to talk everything Iowa regarding ap... Read more

7 Feb 2020

1hr 42mins

Ranked #16

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Chris Hedges on Impeachment, Plus Matt's Take on Whistleblowers

Chris Hedges on Impeachment, Plus Matt's Take on Whistleblowers

Journalist Chris Hedges joins the show to talk about impeachment and war reporting, plus Matt talks about his column on ... Read more

10 Oct 2019

1hr 9mins

Ranked #17

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Cenk Uygur on The Young Turks, His Campaign, and Media Coverage of Progressives

Cenk Uygur on The Young Turks, His Campaign, and Media Coverage of Progressives

Cenk Uygur joins the show to talk about founding the Young Turks, his congressional campaign, and covering progressive p... Read more

13 Dec 2019

1hr 44mins

Ranked #18

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Bernie vs Trump vs Biden with James Adomian and Anthony Atamaniuk, Plus the Primary

Bernie vs Trump vs Biden with James Adomian and Anthony Atamaniuk, Plus the Primary

Comedians James Adomian and Anthony Atamaniuk discuss playing Trump and Bernie, Matt and Katie break down the latest on ... Read more

12 Mar 2020

2hr

Ranked #19

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Bonus Holiday Episode! Michael Moore Pt. 2, Matt on the Afghanistan Papers

Bonus Holiday Episode! Michael Moore Pt. 2, Matt on the Afghanistan Papers

Part two of the Useful Idiots conversation with Michael Moore on his childhood, Rumble, the environment and more. Matt d... Read more

26 Dec 2019

44mins

Ranked #20

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Will Menaker on Chapo Trap House and David Brooks | Useful Idiots

Will Menaker on Chapo Trap House and David Brooks | Useful Idiots

Will Menaker of Chapo Trap House joins Katie and Matt to discuss the Democratic presidential candidates, plus a conversa... Read more

12 Sep 2019

56mins

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