Best Threshold A S Podcasts (2025)

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Devastating Texas floods highlight stakes of vital weather services amid reckless Trump cuts 42:44

2d ago42:44

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As the death toll continues to rise and search and rescue teams continue to look for victims, the devastating flood in Kerr County, Texas show not only the vital role of weather forecasters, but also climate researchers who help make more accurate predictive models, and the coordinators and other administrators with the experience to make sure the …

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Should the Iranian People Seize This Moment? (featuring Mehdi Parpanchi) 1:05:33

15d ago1:05:33

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In the last week, U.S. and Israeli forces have hit the heart of the Islamic Republic’s power from Fordow and Natanz to Evin Prison and the Basij headquarters. Khamenei has gone dark. The Islamic Republic is on the defensive. But moments like this can go two ways: collapse or crackdown. Is this the moment the opposition seizes — or one the regime su…

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Trump's poor choices for national security staffing have new relevance after Iran bombing 43:13

16d ago43:13

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Rachel Maddow reviews the cast of characters that staff important national security roles in the Trump administration, and whose lack of qualifications for their jobs matters even more now that Donald Trump's bombing of Iran has raised the threat level for Americans everywhere in the world.By MSNBC

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Assessing the U.S. Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Facilities (featuring David Albright) 58:52

17d ago58:52

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The shadow war is over. This weekend, the United States took direct military action against Iran’s nuclear program for the first time, in a coordinated operation with Israel that targeted the regime’s most heavily fortified enrichment sites. The strikes were historic. The question now: Did they actually work? What was hit — and is anything still op…

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Beyond Threshold: The Science of Effective Counter Conditioning and Keeping Dogs Safe During Fireworks, With Certified Dog Behaviorist, Will Bangura 30:20

17d ago30:20

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Text Me Your Questions In this episode of Dog Training Today, certified canine behaviorist Will Bangura, M.S., CAB-ICB, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, FFCP, tackles one of the most common—and consequential—mistakes pet parents make when attempting behavior modification: working with their dog above threshold. Whether you're addressing fear-based reactivity, anx…

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The Israel-Iran War is Here. Now What? (featuring Eyal Hulata) 53:37

22d ago53:37

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Mossad strikes inside Iran. Top scientists and IRGC leaders are dead. Mark Dubowitz and Eyal Hulata, Israel’s former national security advisor and 23-year Mossad veteran, break down Israel’s boldest op yet—and what happens if the job isn’t finished. Our intro and outro music samples (with artist's permission) Liraz Charhi's single, "Roya" — check o…

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Defying Trump, Americans refuse to be denied their right to protest 43:02

23d ago43:02

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Rachel Maddow shows that despite Donald Trump's admonitions against protesting, and despite physical threats from local law enforcement, and despite genuine public safety concerns, Americans would not be denied their right to protest against Donald Trump and came out by the millions on Saturday for "No Kings" marches and rallies.…

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Israel and Iran at War (featuring Barak Ravid and Nadav Eyal) 53:11

25d ago53:11

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To unpack the latest developments in Israel's ongoing operation against Iran's nuclear infrastructure, Chief Executive Mark Dubowitz hosts a special live edition of FDD's The Iran Breakdown with Israeli journalists Barak Ravid and Nadav Eyal.By FDD

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10 Years After the Deal, Iran is a Nuclear Threshold State (featuring Amb. Dan Shapiro) 1:17:33

29d ago1:17:33

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About the Episode In 2015 while serving in the Obama administration, Dan Shapiro supported the Iran nuclear deal. Mark Dubowitz led the fight to stop it. A decade later, Iran is a nuclear threshold state. The regime has enriched enough uranium for multiple bombs, deterrence has broken down, and Washington still hasn’t figured out how to stop a nucl…

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Digital Resistance: Using Tech to Empower Iranians and Take Down the Regime (featuring Mehdi Yahyanejad) 1:05:34

29d ago1:05:34

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About the Episode Mehdi Yahyanejad was raised in the Islamic Republic. Now, he's fighting it from the outside... with code. From founding the digital platform that helped power Iran’s Green Movement in 2009 to coordinating resistance through online activism, Mehdi has seen firsthand how technology empowers dissidents and fuels regime resistance. As…

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Maddow: Military last resort in L.A. shows a weak president with no ideas and no political skills 43:56

1M ago43:56

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Rachel Maddow points out that the most important story of our era is not what Donald Trump is trying to do, but what the American people will allow him to do. Maddow notes that pushback works against Trump's authoritarian overreach, and the fact that Trump skipped ahead to the last resort of calling in the military against protesters in Los Angeles…

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Trump makes a gross miscalculation about the popularity of his cruelty to immigrants 43:57

1M ago43:57

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Rachel Maddow looks at fresh examples of communities across the United States rallying in defense of local immigrants being hunted by ICE agents, and notes that while Trump was open during the campaign about his policy of cruelty to immigrants, his expectation that Americans would support him in that cruelty was clearly misplaced.…

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Rage Against the Regime: Music as Rebellion (featuring Liraz Charhi) 1:00:08

1M ago1:00:08

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About the Episode Liraz Charhi is an Israeli artist with deep Iranian roots, and her voice is shaking the walls of the Islamic Republic. Known for her role on the hit Apple TV+ series Tehran, Liraz joins Mark Dubowitz to reveal how her art became real-life defiance: from secretly collaborating with Iranian women banned from singing, to recording un…

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Assassins Abroad: Iran's Global War on Dissent (featuring Roya Hakakian) 1:05:46

2M ago1:05:46

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About the Episode Host Mark Dubowitz is joined by author Roya Hakakian to trace the Islamic Republic’s decades-long war on dissent — both inside Iran and across the globe. Roya shares her personal journey from a hopeful 12-year-old during the 1979 revolution to a refugee, writer, and fierce advocate for democracy. At the heart of their discussion i…

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Going Ballistic: Inside Iran's Military Strategy and Arsenal (featuring Behnam Ben Taleblu) 1:03:46

2M ago1:03:46

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About the Episode Host Mark Dubowitz is joined by Behnam Ben Taleblu, senior director of FDD's Iran Program and author of Arsenal: Assessing Iran's Ballistic Missile Program, for a masterclass on the Islamic Republic of Iran’s expansive — and still growing — weapons arsenal and the central role it plays in Tehran’s broader military strategy. From t…

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'Our superpower': Trump confronted by diverse, robust pushback on 'a million' different fronts 43:22

2M ago43:22

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Rachel Maddow considers how the history of the Trump era will be written and how the defense of democracy and resistance to Trump authoritarianism will be seen as having a wide range of motivations, reflecting the breadth of Trump's catastrophe but also the consistency of America's defenders across demographics and interests.…

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Beyond The Biscuit: How to Train Dogs with Food the Right Way Force-Free Positive Reinforcement 30:25

2M ago30:25

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Text Me Your Questions 🎧 Podcast Episode Description (for Spotify, Apple, YouTube, and RSS) In this episode, we debunk the myths and misinformation surrounding the use of food in dog training — including the age-old claim that “dogs trained with treats only work when food is visible.” Will Bangura, M.S., CAB-ICB, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, FFCP, internation…

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Why Donald Trump's medical records say more than he realizes 44:10

2M ago44:10

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Dr. David Kessler had previously described for Rachel Maddow how Donald Trump benefitted from the federal medical establishment in surviving a sever case of Covid, only to make drastic cuts to that institution, including firing the doctor responsible for Trump being able to receive his Covid treatment. Now Dr. Kessler returns to point out that Trum…

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Terror Without Borders, Part II: Hamas, Houthis, Shi'ite Militias, Oh My (featuring Mark Montgomery, Bill Roggio, and Beni Sabti) 1:38:09

2M ago1:38:09

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About the Episode In this episode of The Iran Breakdown, host Mark Dubowitz continues to expose and examine Tehran’s proxy wars. This time, we unravel Tehran’s relationship with the Houthis in Yemen; the Shi’a militias in Iraq; and Hamas in Gaza, specifically looking at the Regime’s hand in the October 7 attack against Israel. Admiral Mark Montgome…

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Bonus Breakdown: Iran Nuclear Talks — Deal or No Deal? (featuring Barak Ravid) 1:03:40

2M ago1:03:40

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About the Episode It's the world’s most dangerous nuclear standoff. Can President Trump get Iran to dismantle its nuclear program — or is Tehran just playing for time? In this episode of The Iran Breakdown, Mark sits down with award-winning journalist Barak Ravid for an insider’s look at the nuclear talks now underway in Oman. From enrichment red l…

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Massive 'No Kings' protest expected to rain on Donald Trump's (military) parade 42:52

2M ago42:52

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Donald Trump is eager to fill out his autocratic profile with a display of military might in the form of a military parade. Anti-Trump activists are planning mass protests across the United States to make sure Trump Ezra Levin, co-executive director of Indivisible, talks with Rachel Maddow about the effects protests are having on the Trump administ…

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'Historic debacle': Trump sets new standard for poor presidential performance; Americans displeased 41:47

2M ago41:47

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Rachel Maddow reviews the many ways in which Donald Trump has made history with the first 100 days of his second term, though none of these achievements are anything to be proud of, and Americans are growing increasingly vocal about their displeasure.By MSNBC

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Victims of Trump's irresponsible anti-immigrant crusade include American citizens 43:18

2M ago43:18

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Rachel Maddow reports on examples of American citizens caught up in Donald Trump's attacks on immigrants in the U.S., some by accident, some by malicious negligence, and some apparently targeted on purpose.By MSNBC

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Trump 100 day faceplant: more devastating polling for Trump show Americans reject his policies 43:05

2M ago43:05

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Rachel Maddow shares another collection of polls of Americans about the first 100 days of Donald Trump's second term, with results showing a shocking gap between people who approve versus disapprove. By wide margins, Americans do not like what Donald Trump is doing.By MSNBC

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Trump gets reckless as his agenda tanks with the American public 43:51

3M ago43:51

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Rachel Maddow reports on the ongoing parade of terrible polling numbers for Donald Trump, and talks with Rep. Jamie Raskin about the Trump administration arresting a judge. Rep. Robert Garcia also joins to discuss deportations, including breaking news that the Trump administration has deported several U.S. citizen children.…

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Wheels falling off the Trump train before his first 100 days, polls show 42:52

3M ago42:52

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Donald Trump's second term is not even 100 days old and already his standing with Americans has soured, with polls showing opposition on major themes as well as specific issues, and the numbers only get worse as time passes. Rachel Maddow reviews the results of several major polls that show Donald Trump's second term is already falling apart.…

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Oops!: Trump's first 100 days marked by incompetent screw-ups and frantic walk backs 42:54

3M ago42:54

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Rachel Maddow reviews the main lesson of the first 100 Days of the second Trump administration and highlights how the administration's overall incompetence has made screw-ups and reversals the hallmark of their governing. "Just because they're trying to do really, really bad things doesn't change the fact that they're also just really bad at everyt…

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Terror Without Borders, Part I: Hezbollah, Inc. and Beyond (featuring Matt Levitt) 1:09:42

3M ago1:09:42

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About the Episode Hezbollah is not a rogue actor. It’s a tool of the Islamic Republic. That’s because Iran doesn’t just fund terror — it runs a global terror empire. And Hezbollah is the crown jewel. In this episode of The Iran Breakdown, host Mark Dubowitz sits down with Dr. Matthew Levitt, a top authority on Hezbollah and Iran’s proxy warfare, to…

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Diplomacy, Deception, and Iran's War Against America (featuring Jay Solomon) 1:01:40

3M ago1:01:40

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About the Episode Mark Dubowitz sits down with journalist Jay Solomon to unpack the new round of U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations and trace the arc from Obama’s secret backchannels to Trump’s second shot at a deal — raising the question: are we about to do the fatally flawed, Obama-era JCPOA all over again? They unpack the early U.S. concessions that…

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Musk tries to blame paid protesters for his wild unpopularity, collapse of Tesla 42:28

3M ago42:28

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After Tesla showed a steep drop in profits and a sliding stock price, Elon Musk was quick to blame fake protesters for manipulating public opinion against him. Rachel Maddow takes a look at the very real protesters and polls of public opinion that suggest that Musk should reconsider the public appetite for destroying the U.S. government and firing …

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Anti-Trump protests sweep the nation, crossing the threshold of mainstream media attention 43:47

3M ago43:47

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Rachel Maddow surveys some of the many "No Kings" protests that took place in cities large and small across the United States against Donald Trump's push toward autocracy, and notes that unlike previous remarkable protest days, this one was given prominent attention by major news outlets.By MSNBC

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Lost in the sauce: Stories Trump probably hoped you wouldn't notice while he 'flooded the zone' 42:08

3M ago42:08

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Did you know Donald Trump plans to eliminate Head Start the preschool program? Did you know he gutted Americorps? Have you heard what he did to the National Weather Service? Rachel Maddow rounds up stories that would be huge news in normal times but may have slipped by unnoticed by many Americans in the shadow of Trump's daily wrecking ball spectac…

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'This should be shocking': Judge torches Trump admin. for neglecting due process for deportees 43:38

3M ago43:38

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Rachel Maddow reads from the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling against the Trump administration as it tries to avoid accountability for mistakenly deporting Kilmar Abrego Garcia without the due process that is foundational to American values.By MSNBC

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'Criminal contempt' looms over Trump's showdown with courts over deportation fiat 42:47

3M ago42:47

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The judge hearing the case against Donald Trump's deportation flights is losing patience with the administration's excuses and stall tactics, and today raised the specter of holding members of the administration in contempt of court. Lee Gelernt, deputy director of the ACLU's Immigrants' Rights Project, discusses with Rachel Maddow.…

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'They can't hide the ball': Judge cracks the whip on Trump lawyers in deportation case 47:35

3M ago47:35

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Trump administration lawyers are running out of excuses to avoid being accountable for the rights and whereabouts of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland immigrant father who was improperly deported and sentenced without due process to an indeterminate amount of time in a prison in El Salvador. Rina Gandhi, and attorney for Mr. Abrego Garcia, talks w…

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Making a mockery of Musk: Backlash against dismantling U.S. government focuses on hatchet man 43:00

3M ago43:00

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Rachel Maddow looks at creative new ways activists are mocking and protesting Donald Trump's top campaign donor, Elon Musk, for his central role in butchering the staff and services of the U.S. government.By MSNBC

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'How is it possible that you have this job?': RFK Jr.'s incompetence becomes too glaring to overlook 43:19

3M ago43:19

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From his cluelessness about critical cuts made to his agency, to his celebration of dangerous quackery, Robert. F. Kennedy Jr., Donald Trump's HHS secretary, is distinguishing himself as not only incompetent but dangerously so, leading a department with lives at stake. Rachel Maddow reports.By MSNBC

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'The time is now to stand up!': Eric Holder sounds alarm on Trump's war on the rule of law 44:25

3M ago44:25

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Former Attorney General Eric Holder talks with Rachel Maddow about Donald Trump's efforts to intimidate the legal system in the United States and bend it to his will, and emphasizes the importance of the American legal community standing together and pushing back in defense of the rule of law. "The time is now to stand up and do all that we can to …

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Trump caves on tariffs: One economic indicator made even Trump realize he'd gone too far 42:48

3M ago42:48

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Even with new polling showing significant disapproval among Americans of Donald Trump's handling of the economy, Trump's indifference to tanking the stock market did not waver. But when his ill-considered tariff scheme began to affect the bond market, even Trump knew it was time to dial back his one-man global trade war.…

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Trump in search of waste need look no further than his own staff 43:13

3M ago43:13

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Rachel Maddow looks at the bizarre, frivolous demands of members of Donald Trump's staff even as vital public services are being cut in the name of waste.By MSNBC

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Fierce backlash against Trump's agenda seen in sweeping, nation-wide protests 42:18

3M ago42:18

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From small towns to the largest cities, Rachel Maddow reports on the wide diversity of issues being protested in demonstrations across the United States on Saturday, as hundreds of thousands of Americans took to the streets to make their objections to Donald Trump's agenda heard.By MSNBC

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The ridiculous real story behind the tariff plan that turned Donald Trump into a global disaster 43:04

3M ago43:04

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Rachel Maddow looks at ways to understand the scope of the damage Donald Trump has done to the entire world economy, and reminds viewers where the tariff idea came from that has turned Donald Trump into a one-man global disaster.By MSNBC

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Needless economic pain from Trump not even worth it if his tariff gambit works: economist 42:15

3M ago42:15

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Betsey Stevenson, former chief economist for the U.S. Department of Labor, discusses the likely consequences for average American consumers of Donald Trumps ill-considered tariffs, and explains why, even in Trump's best case scenario, his tariff gambit is not worth the pain he is imposing on the U.S. economy.…

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Donald Trump fired the man who likely saved his life; U.S. may never fully recover from Trump's cuts 43:29

3M ago43:29

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Dr. David Kessler, former FDA commissioner and chief science officer of the White House Covid-19 Task Force, talks with Rachel Maddow about the devastating effects of Donald Trump's cuts to HHS, not only in dismantling important services, but compromising U.S. medical and scientific leadership to a degree that may not be recoverable for decades.…

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The Israeli Perspective (featuring Yair Lapid and Eyal Hulata) 1:18:14

3M ago1:18:14

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About the Episode "Death to Israel, the little satan!" It's all too familiar, this rallying cry of Islamic Republic regime officials and their sympathizers — they've been chanting this for almost 50 years now. But make no mistake: they mean what they say. With its terrorist proxies across the region, the Iran threat has been knocking at Israel's do…

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Woman, Life, Freedom (featuring Masih Alinejad) 1:31:32

3M ago1:31:32

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About the Episode In today’s episode, host Mark Dubowitz is joined by one of the Iranian regime's most fearless enemies, Masih Alinejad. Masih is not just a journalist or an activist—she’s a one-woman revolution. Born in Iran, exiled for speaking truth to power, and now living under constant threat, Masih has become a voice for the voiceless, espec…

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Exclusive: Exclusive: Senator Cory Booker reflects on his historic, record-setting speech 46:38

3M ago46:38

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Senator Cory Booker talks with Rachel Maddow about holding the Senate floor for a record-breaking 25 hours and 4 minutes to raise attention to the perils of Donald Trump's agenda and inspire American activism against that agenda as many of his constituents have taken to regular public protests on their own.…

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Calm Your Reactive or Aggressive Dog with "Look at That" Training 31:19

3M ago31:19

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Text Me Your Questions Certified canine behaviorist Will Bangura shares a powerful force-free approach to help dogs with reactivity or aggression without using corrections or punishment. • Understanding that reactive behavior stems from anxiety, stress, and fear • Why corrections and punishment only suppress behavior without changing emotional stat…

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Fresh from scandal over group chat attack plans, Hegseth's conduct opens him to ridicule 42:28

3M ago42:28

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Rachel Maddow looks at a string of bizarre headlines about Donald Trump's secretary of defense, Fox News personality Pete Hegseth, whose insistence on surrounding himself with close family while acting in his official capacity speaks poorly of his professionalism.By MSNBC

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'This is shameful': Trump sows animosity and mistrust abroad, degrading Americans in the process 43:19

3M ago43:19

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Rufus Gifford, former U.S. ambassador to Denmark, talks with Rachel Maddow about the animosity and mistrust Donald Trump is sowing among even allied nations, and the shock of betrayal people around the world are feeling about Americans they'd previously held in high regard but who they do not see pushing back against Trump and standing up for long-…

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