DMZ America with Ted Rall & Scott Stantis

Nov 04 2024 173 ep. 61 mins 29

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Left-wing political cartoonist Ted Rall and right-wing political cartoonist Scott Stantis cut the BS out of today's news, politics and pop culture.

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DMZ America Podcast Ep 172: Interview with Cartoonist David Horsey on Campaign 2024

Nov 04 2024 57 mins

It may feel surreal, but tens of millions of Americans have already voted and the wild 2024 presidential campaign comes to an end in days. The DMZ America podcast, which began at the beginning of the Biden Administration, reviews how we've arrived at this unexpected contest between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist David Horsey, formerly of t

DMZ America Podcast Ep 171: Why Americans Distrust the Media

Nov 01 2024 65 mins

Two major newspapers owned by billionaires with business interests tied to the government, The Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times, prompted reader anger when they nullified their intention to endorse Kamala shortly before the election. More than 250,000 people canceled their Post subscriptions.The non-endorsement scandals are the latest manifestation of Americans' longstandi

DMZ America Podcast Ep 170: Canadian Cartoonist Michael deAdder on Our Crazy Election

Oct 30 2024 54 mins

With one week left before Election Day 2024, editorial cartoonists with opposing politics and a great friendship, Ted Rall (Left) and Scott Stantis (Right) ask: why is Kamala Harris dead-even in the polls, and seemingly losing ground, against a maniac like Donald Trump? How did we get here? What did Biden, Harris and the Democrats do wrong and what could they have done better? And,

DMZ America Podcast Ep 169: Kamala Flagging as Trump Gains

Oct 25 2024 41 mins

Political cartoonists Ted Rall (from the Left) and Scott Stantis (Right) discuss news, politics, current events and culture without the screaming or the shouting...because they're best friends. Less than two weeks before Election Day, polls and a general sense of zeitgeist has many political commentators feeling that the tide is running away from Kamala Harris and toward Donald Tru

Episode 168 | October 14, 2024: Interview with Chase Oliver, 2024 Libertarian Candidate for President

Oct 14 2024 55 mins

2024 Libertarian Party Presidential Candidate Chase Oliver sits down for a wide-ranging interview on domestic and foreign policy as well as the role and challenges of running as a non-duopoly candidate, with DMZ America podcast co-hosts, the political cartoonists Ted Rall (Left) and Scott Stantis (Right). Ted and Scott found Mr. Olver to be forthright, smart and engaging, and so wi

Episode 167 | October 11, 2024: Megahurricanes and the Climate Crisis

Oct 11 2024 40 mins

In just two weeks, two huge Category 5 hurricanes slammed into Florida and North Carolina, killing hundreds of people and causing tens of billions of dollars in property damage. The new reality of climate change is that global warming is no longer in the future. It's here now. The question is: what are we going to do to adjust in order to survive and mitigate the damage? Two vetera

Episode 166 | September 28, 2024: Israel Kills Hezbollah Leader, State of Campaign 2024

Sep 28 2024 106 mins

Join political cartoonists Ted Rall (from the left) and Scott Stantis (from the right) in a wide-ranging conversation about today's pressing issues.First up, Ted and Scott connect the dots on the assassination of long-time Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah, by Israeli military forces. Will this event lead to the Middle East spiraling into a regional war? What should the United Sta

Episode 165 | September 18, 2024: Pager Rager, Dogging Cats, Half the Point

Sep 18 2024 85 mins

Political cartoonists and analysts Ted Rall (on the Left) and Scott Stantis (on the Right) take on the week in politics.First up, Israel's Mossad launches a fearsome attack against Hezbollah by blowing up their pagers and walkie-talkies throughout Lebanon, injuring thousands of people and killing at least a dozen. Does this impressive act of international terrorism cross a red line

Episode 164 | September 11, 2024: The post-debate debate

Sep 11 2024 36 mins

Political cartoonist Ted Rall (from the Left) and Scott Stantis (from the Right) conduct an extensive postmortem on the first (and only?) Harris/Trump debate. From giving their final grades to a deep dive into what was, and wasn't, said during the most consequential debate in our lifetimes, here's your objective guide to this important political event.The DMZ America Podcast is rec

Episode 163 | September 9, 2024: The Pre-Debate Debate!

Sep 09 2024 32 mins

Political cartoonists and commentators Ted Rall and Scott Stantis set the scene and calculate the stakes in the September 10th Presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. Ted and Scott analyze what both candidates must do, what they should do and what they probably can't do to win the most consequential debate in a generation. The DMZ