300 Episodes

  1. Ro Khanna on Covid Relief, Robinhood, and More, Plus a Review of the Mandalorian

    Published: 2/5/2021
  2. GameStop Madness with David Dayen

    Published: 1/29/2021
  3. Entering the Biden Era with Thomas Frank

    Published: 1/21/2021
  4. The Scary End of Trump's Reign, Plus How Censorship is Bad for the Left with Andre Damon

    Published: 1/15/2021
  5. Julian Assange Denied Bail with Stefania Maurizi, Plus Covid Cow Coffins

    Published: 1/8/2021
  6. Stimulus Checks, Larry Summers, plus Mark Crispin Miller on Academic Freedom

    Published: 12/31/2020
  7. Surveillance in Tech, 'Biracial Commercials,' and Obama's Drones with Edward Ongweso Jr

    Published: 12/18/2020
  8. Matt Christman and MSNBC’s Petty War on Sanders

    Published: 12/11/2020
  9. Erin Brockovich on U.S. Water Crisis, Biden's EPA Transition Board Pick, and More

    Published: 12/4/2020
  10. Reading Obama Quotes, Plus Ryan McMahon and Jon Thompson on Thunder Bay

    Published: 11/25/2020
  11. Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters on Biden, Trump, Assange & Censorship

    Published: 11/20/2020
  12. Thomas Frank on Fake Populism & Silicon Valley Fantasies

    Published: 11/13/2020
  13. Glenn Greenwald on Lessons from the Election, Leaving the Intercept and More

    Published: 11/6/2020
  14. Tinashe on Useful Idiots Live, Bonus Episode!

    Published: 11/3/2020
  15. Krystal Ball and Saagar Enjeti on the Election and the Future of Both Parties

    Published: 10/30/2020
  16. Zoomin Toobin, How to Pitch Biden to Voters, and Analyzing Polls with Ben Tulchin

    Published: 10/23/2020
  17. Nancy Pelosi Beefs With Wolf Blitzer, Plus Antonio García Martínez on Content Moderation in Silicon Valley

    Published: 10/16/2020
  18. Trump vs. Covid and 'Amy Hairy Conehead' with David Sirota

    Published: 10/9/2020
  19. Michael K. Williams on the Debate, Police Reform, Lovecraft Country and More

    Published: 10/2/2020
  20. RBG and the Supreme Court with Samuel Moyn

    Published: 9/25/2020

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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 interviews, with humor, commentary and dissection of why both Republicans and Democrats suck. Join Aaron and Katie as they examine important stories that have slipped through the cracks and what the media got wrong – and laugh about whatever is left to laugh about.