The Katie Halper Show

For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-brad-on-101331788 Katie speaks to Jeremy Loffredo, an investigative journalist and filmmaker back from Israel where he filmed Israelis admitting to war crimes and calling for genocide. Then Kevin Gosztola joins to give us the latest breaking updates on Julian Assange's case. Jeremy Loffredo is an investigative journalist and filmmaker based in New York. He has spent the past few months documenting the explosion of settler violence in the West Bank and the increase of political and religious repression against Palestinians in occupied Jerusalem. Most recently, Loffredo spent time within the ranks of the Jewish Israeli nationalists invading Gaza to establish Jewish settlements and blocking humanitarian aid for starving Palestinians at the Gaza border. The Israelis admitted to war crimes and clamored for genocide. Kevin Gosztola Curates The Dissenter at http://TheDissenter.org, is the author of “Guilty of Journalism: The Political Case Against Julian Assange," and co-host of the Unauthorized Disclosure podcast. ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: @kthalps

Katie speaks with Ghadir Shafie and Dean Spade about pink-washing, Israel's weaponization of LGBTQ rights, and more. Ghadir Shafie is a Palestinian activist and strategist, born and based in Palestine/Israel. She is a co- founder of Aswat- a Palestinian feminist-queer center for sexual and gender freedoms. She has spent the last decade of her life passionately advocating for the intersectionality of the struggle of Palestinian queer women, fighting multiple forms of oppression. Her interviews and articles appear in various media outlets and academic papers. Dean Spade is a professor at the Seattle University School of Law. Dean has been working to build queer and trans liberation based in racial and economic justice for the past two decades. He’s the author of Normal Life: Administrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics, and the Limits of Law, and the director of the documentary “Pinkwashing Exposed: Seattle Fights Back!.” His latest book is Mutual Aid: Building Solidarity During This Crisis (and the Next). ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: @kthalps

Antizionist Jewish Historian Zack Foster returns to the show to debunk Zionist propaganda being regurgitated in a viral Newsweek piece. Jen Perelman talks about her decision to run against AIPAC cheerleader Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL) for Congress. Daniel Maté and Katie go over the hasbara of the week. Zachary Foster has a Ph.D in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University. He is a Fellow at the Rutgers Center for Security, Race and Rights. He runs a digital archive called Palestine Nexus and writes a newsletter called Palestine, in Your Inbox. He is a Jewish American historian of Palestine who was a zionist until he started studying Palestine. Jen Perelman is a former zionist running against the very zionist Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL). She received more than 21,000 votes (nearly 30 percent of the vote) in the 2020 Democratic Party primary. Daniel Maté is a musical theater lyricist, the world's only mental chiropractor, and the co-author of "The Myth Of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture" by Gabor Maté. ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: @kthalps

Dr. Cornel West discusses the state of the campaign and nation, threats of Biden and Trump, and the genocide in Gaza. Critiques Biden administration's stance on Gaza crisis and explores ethical implications in political actions. Examines perspectives on Hamas and terrorism in Israel-Palestine conflict, emphasizing the need for equality and dignity. Explores challenges of political campaign progress and movement building.

Katie talks to Matt Lieb, a comedian, podcaster, accidental award winning journalist, and host of the podcast Bad Hasbara and Blakeley, a songwriter, Tik Tok content creator and Michael Rapaport Roaster. See Matt Lieb live March 17 in Sacramento here http://www.punchlinesac.com/EventDetail?tmeventid=G5vYZ9ziXyJ0k See Katie live here March 8 in New York here https://www.eventbrite.com/e/laughs-for-good-tickets-793162168397 ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: @kthalps

To hear the rest of the discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-assal-99569961 Retired Colonel Ann Wright reacts to the self-immolation of Aaron Bushnell and discusses why people kill themselves to try to stop a war. Journalist Talia Jane, who broke the story, joins us live from a vigil at the Armed Forces Recruitment Center. And Assal Rad discusses the media's biased treatment of Bushnell as well as Palestinians. Ann Wright is a 29 year US Army/Army Reserves veteran who retired as a Colonel and a former US diplomat who resigned in March 2003 in opposition to the war on Iraq. She served in Nicaragua, Grenada, Somalia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Sierra Leone, Micronesia and Mongolia. In December 2001 she was on the small team that reopened the US Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan. She is the co-author of the book "Dissent: Voices of Conscience." Read her article "Why Would Anyone Kill One’s Self In an Attempt to Stop A War?" https://covertactionmagazine.com/2024/02/26/why-would-anyone-kill-ones-self-in-an-attempt-to-stop-a-war/ Talia Jane is an independent reporter and videojournalist who reports via Twitter @taliaotg, covering social movements and protests as well as researching far-right propaganda and extremism. Jane’s work has appeared on CBS, ABC, NBC, New York Times, WNYC/Gothamist, and a slew of other outlets, with writing published in Vice, Teen Vogue, Hell Gate, It’s Going Down, and more. Support: patreon.com/taliajane Dr. Assal Rad is a scholar of Middle East history. She works on research and writing related to U.S. foreign policy issues, the Middle East, and contemporary Iran. Her writing can be seen in Newsweek, The National Interest, The Independent, Foreign Policy and more, and she has appeared as a commentator on BBC World, Al Jazeera, CNN, and NPR. She completed a PhD in History from the University of California, Irvine in 2018 and is the author of The State of Resistance: Politics, Culture, and Identity in Modern Iran (Cambridge University Press, 2022). Follow Assal on X/Twitter: @AssalRad (https://twitter.com/AssalRad) ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: @kthalps

For the full discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-zachary-99042665 Katie talks to Skaii, a 15 year old Pro Palestine activist about being silenced by her high school; Jewish anti-zionist historian Zachary Foster about Gaza; and journalist Kevin Gosztola about Julian Assange. Skaii is a student at Walter Johnson HS in MCPS. She is a Marxist activist and does public speaking, rallying, and demonstrations for Palestine. Zachary Foster has a Ph.D in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University. He is a Fellow at the Rutgers Center for Security, Race and Rights. He runs a digital archive called Palestine Nexus and writes a newsletter called Palestine, in Your Inbox. He is a Jewish American historian of Palestine who was a zionist until he started studying Palestine. Zachary talks about how he saw through the propaganda, the dehumanization of Palestinians, how Israel uses starvation as a weapon of war, the history of Hamas and zionism's antisemitism. Zachary explains why Israel doesn't just harm Palestinians but Jews. Kevin Gosztola Curates The Dissenter at http://TheDissenter.org, is the author of “Guilty of Journalism: The Political Case Against Julian Assange," and co-host of the Unauthorized Disclosure podcast. . ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: @kthalps

Katie talks to Palestinian historian Rashid Khalidi about how history shapes the present moment and to Jill Stein about her presidential run. Jill Stein (https://www.jillstein2024.com/) is the Green Party's presidential nominee for 2024. She is a Harvard-educated doctor, a pioneering environmental health advocate, and an organizer for people, planet, and peace. She has helped lead initiatives to fight environmental racism, injustice, and pollution, to promote healthy communities, and to revitalize democracy. She has helped win victories in campaign finance reform, racially-just redistricting, and the clean-up of incinerators, coal plants, and other toxic threats. She was a principal organizer for the Global Climate Convergence for People, Planet, and Peace over Profit. Rashid Khalidi (https://history.columbia.edu/person/khalidi-rashid/) is the Edward Said professor of modern Arab studies at Columbia University and was an advisor to the Palestinian delegation to the Madrid and Washington Arab-Israeli peace negotiations from October 1991 until June 1993. He is the author of: The Hundred Years' War on Palestine: A History of Settler Colonialism and Resistance, 1917- 2017 (2020); Brokers of Deceit: How the U.S. has Undermined Peace in the Middle East (2013); Sowing Crisis: American Dominance and the Cold War in the Middle East (2009);The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood (2006); Resurrecting Empire: Western Footprints and America's Perilous Path in the Middle East (2004); Palestinian Identity: The Construction of Modern National Consciousness (1996); Under Siege: PLO Decision-Making During the 1982 War (1986); British Policy Towards Syria and Palestine, 1906-1914 (1980); and co-editor of Palestine and the Gulf (1982) and The Origins of Arab Nationalism (1991), and The Other Jerusalem: Rethinking the History of the Sacred City (2020). ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: @kthalps

To see the rest of my discussion with Max Blumenthal, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/max-blumenthal-98061819 Parody song link: https://youtu.be/dEG76hlnhNw Katie talks to Palestinian-American student Saba Saed who told "Face The Nation" that she would not vote for Biden because she cares about reproductive rights and Biden's genocide is forcing women to undergo c-sections without anesthesia. Then Katie talks to journalist Max Blumenthal about the state of the Middle East. Finally Katie talks to comedian Matt Lieb and musical theater lyricist Daniel Maté about the role of Hasbara, satire and being anti-zionist Jews. Saba Saed is a Palestinian-American college student at Michigan State where she's a neuroscience major and is vice president of the Arab Cultural Society. She was born in the West Bank and moved to the Michigan when she was 10. Max Blumenthal is the editor and founder of The Gray Zone and the author of several books including "The Management of Savagery: How America’s National Security State Fueled the Rise of Al Qaeda, ISIS, and Donald Trump" and "Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel." Matt Lieb is a comedian, podcaster, accidental award winning journalist, and guy from Good Mythical Morning. He hosts the podcast Bad Hasbara. Daniel Maté is a musical theater lyricist, the world's only mental chiropractor, and the co-author of "The Myth Of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture" by Gabor Maté. He also co-wrote with Katie the Parody song "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now: The Genocidal Remix" a duet by Biden and Bibi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEG76hlnhNw ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: @kthalps

To hear the rest of the discussion, please join us on Patreon at - https://www.patreon.com/posts/patreon-daniel-97695284 Katie talks to Columbia grad student Layla Saliba about her experiencing getting sprayed with a hazardous chemical at a protest for Gaza and to Prem Thakker, a journalist at the Intercept who covered the incident and the university's inadequate response to it. Then Katie talks to journalist Daniel Boguslaw about the New York Times' decision to shelf a podcast about the alleged sexual violence committed by Hamas on October 7th, Western media's pro Israel bias and the way Israel censors Western media. Layla Saliba (she/her) is a Palestinian American graduate student at Columbia University. She is studying social work with a concentration in policy practice. She is passionate about disability justice and wants to make healthcare more accessible and affordable for everyone. She truly believes that a better world is possible for everyone and that is what guides her advocacy work. In her free time, you can find her feeding the NYC pigeons, reading, and spending time with friends. Prem Thakker is a politics reporter at The Intercept, and is a former reporter at The New Republic. His work has also appeared in The American Prospect, Washington Monthly, CNN podcasts, and his newsletter Better World. You can find him on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok. Daniel Boguslaw is an investigative reporter based in Washington, D.C. His interests include corporate corruption, congressional and White House investigations, American influence overseas, and organized labor. Prior to joining The Intercept, Daniel worked at the New Republic, The American Prospect, and as a firefighter in the Pacific Northwest. ***Please support The Katie Halper Show *** For bonus content, exclusive interviews, to support independent media & to help make this program possible, please join us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/thekatiehalpershow Get your Katie Halper Show Merch here! https://katiehalper.myspreadshop.com/all Follow Katie on Twitter: @kthalps