DMZ America with Ted Rall & Scott Stantis

Ted Rall & Scott Stantis
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DMZ America with Ted Rall & Scott Stantis

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.

  1. DMZ America Podcast Ep 199: “Is It Time To Leave the USA?”

    4D AGO

    DMZ America Podcast Ep 199: “Is It Time To Leave the USA?”

    Hosts Ted Rall and Scott Stantis dive into a heated question: Is the United States veering toward fascism under Donald Trump’s influence? They analyze recent political trends—Trump’s tightening grip on power, weakened democratic institutions, and polarizing rhetoric—debating whether these signal an authoritarian shift. The conversation then takes a dramatic turn: If fascism is emerging, is it time to leave the U.S.? To ground the discussion, they highlight high-profile Americans who have alr...

    1h 7m
  2. DMZ America Podcast Ep 198: “The Boy/Man Problem: Too Much Empathy?”

    MAR 26

    DMZ America Podcast Ep 198: “The Boy/Man Problem: Too Much Empathy?”

    In this episode of the DMZ America podcast, hosts Ted Rall and Scott Stantis dive into "the boy/man problem," spotlighting the cultural, economic, and educational challenges facing boys and men. We kick off with Elon Musk’s "Joe Rogan" claim that empathy is "the fundamental weakness of Western civilization," a "bug" exploited to foster "civilizational suicidal empathy." Is society’s focus on empathy sidelining male struggles? Rall and Stantis note the stark educational gap, with...

    1h 1m
  3. DMZ America Podcast Ep 197: “Trump’s Iron Fist: ICE Nabs Khalil, Tourist”

    MAR 15

    DMZ America Podcast Ep 197: “Trump’s Iron Fist: ICE Nabs Khalil, Tourist”

    In this important episode of the DMZ America Podcast, hosts Ted Rall and Scott Stantis dive into the escalating fears of authoritarianism under Trump, spotlighting the chilling ICE arrests of Mahmoud Khalil, a green card-holding Palestinian activist, and a German tourist along with his American girlfriend. Khalil, a Columbia grad targeted for his pro-Palestinian advocacy, and the tourist couple, caught in a murky immigration sweep, highlight a disturbing trend: even legal status offers no shi...

    56 min
  4. DMZ America Podcast Ep 196: Dem Dum Dems

    MAR 8

    DMZ America Podcast Ep 196: Dem Dum Dems

    In this episode of the DMZ America Podcast, hosts Ted Rall and Scott Stantis dive into the Democrats' alarming ineffectiveness and inability to push back against President Trump, a weakness laid bare by Congressional Democrats’ limp reaction to his commanding speech before a joint session of Congress. Rall, a passionate progressive cartoonist, and Stantis, a razor-sharp conservative illustrator, bring their ideological clash to the table, dissecting the party’s half-hearted gestures—sy...

    59 min
  5. DMZ America Podcast Ep 195: Dems Finally Admit Biden Was Senile

    FEB 28

    DMZ America Podcast Ep 195: Dems Finally Admit Biden Was Senile

    We've been telling you the truth for years. But we were denounced and insulted and ridiculed. Now that Biden is out, Democrats who repeatedly dismissed claims of his dementia are shifting their stance, prompted by mounting evidence and political fallout. CNN’s Jake Tapper and Axios’ Alex Thompson’s upcoming book, “Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again,” set for release on May 20, exposes a alleged "cover-up" of Biden’s "serious decline,...

    39 min
  6. DMZ America Podcast Ep 194: Is This 1933?

    FEB 25

    DMZ America Podcast Ep 194: Is This 1933?

    Hitler was elected democratically and consolidated his dictatorship after seizing power. Donald Trump just won a fair election. Is he plotting to subvert American democracy? There are signs that suggest “yes.” Presidents may only serve two terms, yet Trump repeatedly suggests that he ought to run and win a third term. A “Third Term Project” was announced at CPAC. This past week, Trump called himself “The King” and quoted the French Emperor Napoleon, who argued, “He who saves his count...

    1h 8m

  7. FEB 13

    DMZ America Podcast Ep 193: Democrats Say Resistance Is Futile

    House Leader Jeffries sounds like a Vichy Democrat who has given up. “What leverage do we have?” he asked reporters at his weekly news conference on Friday. “They control the House, the Senate and the presidency. It’s their government.” Yet Republicans had a very different attitude when they found themselves in the same position Democrats are in now. They threatened to shut down the federal government and sometimes did so. They extracted concessions in order to raise the debt ceiling. They b...

    50 min

  8. FEB 9

    DMZ America Show Ep 192: Trump Trashes Checks and Balances

    Is this the end of the American experiment? Donald Trump, Elon Musk and his administration are flouting the Constitution and making a mockery of the checks and balances that have kept U.S. democracy going over nearly a quarter millennium. Congress has signaled that it does not plan to rein in the president so it’s mostly up to the Supreme Court. With governing norms demolished, will we still be able to say this is a nation of laws? Editorial cartoonists and best friends Ted Rall (from the Le...

    42 min
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