The Gedunk Show

Lev Parnas spent years doing Trump’s dirty work, but he has served his time and acknowledged his mistakes. He is now standing up to MAGA extremism, because he wants to be able to tell his kids that, in the end, he was on the right side of history. In this excerpt from Burn The Boats, he describes what Donald Trump’s sentencing hearing will be like.

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Credits:

Producer and Host, Ken Harbaugh

Producer, Mikel Ellcessor

Associate Producer, Isabel Robertson

Theme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon Hyun

Theme music produced by Tony Morales

Motion Designer, Joe Vaccarino

The head of the Heritage Foundation, Kevin Roberts, says that the goal of project 2025 is to “institutionalize Trumpism as a new version of conservatism.” 

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Producer and Host, Ken Harbaugh

Producer, Mikel Ellcessor

Associate Producer, Isabel Robertson

Theme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon Hyun

Theme music produced by Tony Morales

Motion Designer, Joe Vaccarino

In the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump carried Ohio’s 6th Congressional District by 30 points. But in a recent special election there, Democratic house candidate Michael Kripchak lost to his Republican opponent by single digits, setting off alarms for Republicans across the country. Mike discusses with Ken how he did it, and why it matters that Democrats run in tough districts.

Support Mike’s upcoming race in November here: www.Kripchak.com

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Credits:

Producer and Host, Ken Harbaugh

Producer, Mikel Ellcessor

Associate Producer, Isabel Robertson

Theme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon Hyun

Theme music produced by Tony Morales

Motion Designer, Joe Vaccarino

Andrew Yang left the Democratic to found a third party that seeks to reform America’s political system. But he still recognizes Donald Trump as a grave threat to democracy who must be defeated in November, and has committed to supporting Joe Biden in any way he can.

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Credits:

Producer and Host, Ken Harbaugh

Producer, Mikel Ellcessor

Associate Producer, Isabel Robertson

Theme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon Hyun

Theme music produced by Tony Morales

Motion Designer, Joe Vaccarino

Turning Point USA is a conservative advocacy group that is an official partner of the Trump 2024 campaign. At a conference in Michigan at which Trump was the featured speaker, event organizers unfurled a “White Boy Summer” banner. Guest Mike Breen discusses the racist undertones (and overtones) of this display.

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Credits:

Producer and Host, Ken Harbaugh

Producer, Mikel Ellcessor

Associate Producer, Isabel Robertson

Theme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon Hyun

Theme music produced by Tony Morales

Motion Designer, Joe Vaccarino

American evangelical Christians used to see Donald Trump as a “useful idiot,” someone able to advance their agenda. They now increasingly view him as ordained by God to rule over Americans. Ken discusses with Rick Wilson, co-founder of The Lincoln Project.

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Credits:

Producer and Host, Ken Harbaugh

Producer, Mikel Ellcessor

Associate Producer, Isabel Robertson

Theme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon Hyun

Theme music produced by Tony Morales

Motion Designer, Joe Vaccarino

Alabama’s Republican Senator, Tommy Tuberville, once again repeats Russian propaganda, suggesting that there is no real war in Ukraine, and that all Vladimir Putin wants is peace. Army combat vet and rising Democratic star, Dan Helmer, shares his thoughts.

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Credits:

Producer and Host, Ken Harbaugh

Producer, Mikel Ellcessor

Associate Producer, Isabel Robertson

Theme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon Hyun

Theme music produced by Tony Morales

Motion Designer, Joe Vaccarino

House Speaker Mike Johnson just appointed two new members to the House Intelligence Committee without notifying the Committee’s leaders. That is likely because these two new members pose a serious security risk to the nation.

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Credits:

Producer and Host, Ken Harbaugh

Producer, Mikel Ellcessor

Associate Producer, Isabel Robertson

Theme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon Hyun

Theme music produced by Tony Morales

Motion Designer, Joe Vaccarino

In an interview with Fox News, former president Trump said he would remove “woke generals” from the military. Against All Enemies host Ken Harbaugh discusses what this would mean in practice, with former US Army Intel officer and recent CEO of Human Rights First, Mike Breen.

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Credits:

Producer and Host, Ken Harbaugh

Producer, Mikel Ellcessor

Associate Producer, Isabel Robertson

Theme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon Hyun

Theme music produced by Tony Morales

Motion Designer, Joe Vaccarino

A group of veterans showed up to the North Carolina State Republican Convention on Memorial Day weekend to deliver a letter demanding Donald Trump and the Republican Party commit to non-violence during the election season. Watch what happened.

Support Against All Enemies here: www.Patreon.com/KenHarbaugh

Support Veterans for Responsible Leadership here: www.VFRL.org

Credits:

Producer and Host, Ken Harbaugh

Producer, Mikel Ellcessor

Associate Producer, Isabel Robertson

Theme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seowon Hyun

Theme music produced by Tony Morales

Motion Designer, Joe Vaccarino