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Abby Martin talks to legendary actor and comedian Tim Heidecker about his career—from Tom Goes to the Mayor to On Cinema—and unpacks America's madness under the Trump/Musk regime.

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Constitutional lawyer Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, Executive Director of the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, speaks with Abby Martin about the detention and attempt to deport US resident Mahmoud Khalil for his pro-Palestine speech.

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Abby Martin interviews Palestinian writer Mohammed El-Kurd, author of the new book Perfect Victims.

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Abby Martin interviews Varsha Gandikota-Nellutla, Chair of The Hague Group & Co-General Coordinator of Progressive International and Chrispin Phiri, Spokesperson for the Foreign Minister of South Africa, on the efforts of nine Global South countries to hold Israel accountable under international law.

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Abby Martin speaks with Abubaker Abed in Gaza City, a Palestinian journalist who reported through the 15 months of Israeli genocide, about Trump's threats and the status of the ceasefire.

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Abby Martin talks to journalist Taylor Lorenz about the latest media frenzy over the killing of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, media literacy in a landscape dominated by propaganda and censorship, the corporate media's pro-Israel bias and her ongoing feud with Libs of TikTok's Chaya Raichik.

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Legendary artist Roger Waters talks to Abby Martin about Trump's landslide victory and what to expect in his administration, reflects on the year of genocide in Gaza, excoriates Radiohead for their stance on Palestine, and urges to seek out the rare voices of reason that exist to counteract the prevailing insanity.

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Anti-Zionist Jewish Israelis tried to organize a local screening of our film ‘Gaza Fights For Freedom.’ Israeli police threatened torture.

Abby Martin speaks with one of the targeted activists, Gaia Dan, about what happened, the current scene in Israel, and how she broke out of what she describes as "the Zionist cult."

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Abby Martin & Mike Prysner review the election results to see what was really behind the catastrophic failure of the Harris campaign, and how the Democratic Party is responding by charting a path further right.

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