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Julie Roginsky and Olga Lautman cut through the noise on NATO, Europe, Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and Putin's war in the west, discussing the inconvenient truths of the world we're actually living in. Has Pax Americana come to an end? Tune in for the real world analysis legacy media won't touch until it's too late. Tune in live Thursdays at 11am ET on The Mayday Network YouTube channel, or join us on your commute anytime wherever you get your podcasts. 

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  1. 2d ago ·  Video

    Melania’s Big Oleshky Lie, Musk’s Starlink Blackout, and Tuesday’s Midterm Election Stakes

    Recorded Live Thursday October 29, 2026 -- The Pope and Cardinal Matteo Zuppi spent months quietly working toward a humanitarian ceasefire in Oleshsky — the starving, Russian-occupied Ukrainian city across the river from Kherson, where civilians have been eating weeds, the dam has been blown, and children have been dying. Then the White House rolled out Melania Trump as the “exclusive intermediary” and rebranded a Russian forced-deportation scheme as her personal humanitarian win. Julie Roginsky and Olga Lautman unpack what’s actually happening in Oleshsky — the siege, Russia’s filtration system, the kidnapping of Ukrainian children, and the historical parallels to the Warsaw Ghetto, Leningrad, and the Holodomor. They connect the stunt to Elon Musk’s Starlink throttling (which CBS News tied directly to the day a baby was killed in a stroller in Kharkiv — a story that mysteriously disappeared from CBS’s site within hours), the Russian money flowing through SpaceX and Musk’s other companies via the Cayman Islands, Sergey Lavrov’s visit to Miami, Kushner and Witkoff’s Ukraine oil plays, and the Russian diesel tanker approaching U.S. ports as this episode records. Four days until the midterms. If you have the ability to vote, vote — early, in person, or at a drop box. Don’t send mail, and don’t assume someone else will handle it. The House, the Senate, and the ability to check any of this run through Tuesday. Pax Americana broadcasts live Thursdays at 11am ET on The Mayday Network YouTube channel. New episodes released weekly on all major podcast platforms. Part of The Mayday Network, an independent, women-led independent media where politics meets culture. Follow The Mayday Network for more commentary, analysis, and rapid response — new content every day. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/the-mayday-network/id6754000270 Spotify: search “The Mayday Network” Substack: https://substack.com/@themaydaynetwork Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheMaydayNetwork Threads: https://www.threads.net/@TheMaydayNetwork Website: https://www.themaydaynetwork.com

  2. Oct 25 ·  Video

    Troops Left to Die While Witkoff Salutes Putin as "Humanitarian" with Guest Ken Harbaugh

    Recorded live Thursday October 22, 2026 -- Steve Witkoff sat in St. Petersburg this week, called Vladimir Putin a humanitarian, and saluted him, while American soldiers at bases overseas were digging holes in the dirt because nobody gave them bunkers. Ken Harbaugh of Valor Media joins Julie Roginsky and Olga Lautman to preview his reporting on the damage to US bases and personnel in the Iran war that the Pentagon and Pete Hegseth have tried to bury, including troops who say they were left to die and an administration calling them liars. Julie lays out what Witkoff’s salute cost: the Lukoil deal cut in the Kremlin on September 5 that hands a sanctioned Russian oil giant to the same Gulf funders bankrolling Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump, and the Witkoff family. The day after Trump insisted Russia wasn’t helping Iran, Sergey Lavrov flew to Tehran and confirmed Russian nuclear specialists were back at Bushehr. Olga explains how Russia perfected Iran’s Shahed drones and shipped them back to be used against US troops, why the Starshield shutdown over Ukraine was a Pentagon order with a body count, and why Ukraine’s leverage is growing as Russia loses a record number of soldiers at the front. Ken, back from Kramatorsk and a Ukrainian POW camp, argues that Europe is waking up to the fact that the most capable military on the continent is Ukraine’s. Then the shadow war: Starlink stations burning in Poland, Bulgaria, and Lithuania, Turkish organized crime figures arrested in Germany, a Russian satellite stalking a Finnish one, and US and European intelligence confirming Putin personally ordered the Leipzig airport drone attack. Julie walks through the billions Saudi Arabia poured into Trump and Kushner and what Mohammed bin Salman got for it when the Houthis came for his pipeline: nothing. Plus how to actually stop Russia, why Ken and Olga still believe democracy self-corrects, and why Julie isn’t sure the clock is on our side. Pax Americana is live Thursdays at 11am ET on The Mayday Network YouTube channel. Part of The Mayday Network, an independent, women-led independent media where politics meets culture. Follow The Mayday Network for more commentary, analysis, and rapid response — new content every day. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/the-mayday-network/id6754000270 Spotify: search “The Mayday Network” Substack: https://substack.com/@themaydaynetwork Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheMaydayNetwork Threads: https://www.threads.net/@TheMaydayNetwork Website: https://www.themaydaynetwork.com

  3. Oct 22 ·  Video

    Trump’s Diesel Deal Sells Out Ukraine | Pax Americana

    Recorded live on Thursday October 15, 2026 -- Julie Roginsky and Olga Lautman are back for round two this week. They break down Zelensky’s interviews with Piers Morgan and the Financial Times, Trump’s diesel deal with Russia, the New York Times reporting on the Lukoil sale and the investors tied to the Kushner and Witkoff families, and the near silence of congressional Republicans. They also cover Russian drone strikes on ships in the Black Sea and what all of it means for NATO and America’s standing with its allies. Pax Americana airs live Thursdays at 11am ET on The Mayday Network YouTube channel. Timestamps: use the same list as the YouTube version above. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/the-mayday-network/id6754000270 | Substack: https://substack.com/@themaydaynetwork | Website: https://www.themaydaynetwork.com Part of The Mayday Network, an independent, women-led independent media where politics meets culture.

  4. Oct 22 ·  Video

    Trump Sells Out Ukraine, Starlink Throttled, Russia Sinks Ships | Pax Americana Special Edition

    Julie Roginsky and Olga Lautman hold an emergency live episode on what they call a very dark day for Ukraine and the Western alliance. They break down the past 24 hours: ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv with no advance warning, the White House’s shaky answer on whether the U.S. has stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine, and reports that Starlink and Starshield were throttled in the middle of Ukrainian combat operations. They connect it to Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid ahead of winter, the siege of Leningrad and the Holodomor, South Korea’s reported diesel shipments to Russia, Poland’s foreign minister warning Elon Musk that customers are watching, and why allies from Europe to Saudi Arabia may no longer trust American weapons and technology. They also take on Trump blaming Ukraine for diesel prices, how the media is covering it, the Trump and Witkoff family money, the Lindsey Graham sanctions bill and the 2022 law on Russian fuel, and Russian drones sinking ships in the Black Sea. They close with what you can do, from voting to calling Congress, and a message of support for Ukrainians. This Special Edition of Pax Americana airs outside the regular Thursday 11am ET time. Pax Americana airs live Thursdays at 11am ET on The Mayday Network YouTube channel. 0:00 Welcome 0:24 A very dark day for Ukraine and the Western alliance 3:20 Missile strikes with no warning, and intelligence sharing 4:35 The White House’s answer on intelligence sharing 7:28 Russia targets Ukraine’s energy grid before winter 10:12 Starlink and Starshield throttled during combat operations 12:27 Six Republicans push back on the diesel deal 13:19 South Korea’s reported diesel shipments to Russia 14:40 Trump’s long history of whitewashing Russia 16:24 Why national security can’t depend on Elon Musk 18:07 MAGA celebrates while Poland’s foreign minister warns Musk 20:15 Why allies can’t trust American weapons and technology 24:54 Pete Hegseth clip 26:14 Trump blames Ukraine for diesel prices, and the media follows 28:00 The New York Times on Kimberly Guilfoyle’s firing 34:40 Julie on the Trump and Witkoff family money 37:08 Why Julie says Trump entered the war on Russia’s side 38:32 The Graham sanctions bill and the 2022 law on Russian fuel 41:26 What serious Republicans would do for Ukraine 42:09 Russia sinks ships in the Black Sea 48:30 How you can help 51:08 A message to Ukrainians Follow The Mayday Network for more commentary, analysis, and rapid response — new content every day. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/the-mayday-network/id6754000270 | Spotify (search “The Mayday Network”) | Substack: https://substack.com/@themaydaynetwork | Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/TheMaydayNetwork | Threads: https://www.threads.net/@TheMaydayNetwork | Website: https://www.themaydaynetwork.com Part of The Mayday Network, an independent, women-led independent media where politics meets culture.

  5. Oct 5 ·  Video

    David Corn on How Russia Won: Trump, Putin, and the Secret War on America | Pax Americana

    Recorded live Monday October 5, 2026 In a special edition of Pax Americana with Julie Roginsky and Olga Laotian, David Corn, Washington bureau chief of Mother Jones and bestselling author joins The Mayday Network to discuss his new book, How Russia Won: Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, and the Fight for America. They cover the decade-long Russian shadow war on American elections, Trump's relationship with Putin, the Alaska summit, the Kushner and Witkoff talks with Kirill Dmitriev, and how the media and the Democrats let Russia become a partisan issue. They also take audience questions on Putin's hybrid warfare in Europe and reports of an outbreak at a Russian lab in Siberia. Get the book from HarperCollins: ⁠https://www.harpercollins.com/products/how-russia-won-david-corn⁠ Pax Americana airs live Thursdays at 11am ET on The Mayday Network YouTube channel. Part of The Mayday Network, an independent, women-led independent media where politics meets culture.   Substack: ⁠https://substack.com/@themaydaynetwork⁠ | Website: ⁠https://www.themaydaynetwork.com

  6. Oct 3 ·  Video

    Andrea Chalupa on Ukraine, Russia's Propaganda, and Not Giving Up

    Gaslit Nation's Andrea Chalupa joins Julie Roginsky and Olga Lautman to talk about Ukraine, Russia's propaganda machine, and her new book, A Reasonable Guide for Unreasonable Women: 20 Steps to Find Your Purpose and Power in a World on Fire. Andrea is a journalist, filmmaker, and writer-producer of Mr. Jones. She walks through the Holodomor, Stalin's genocide famine in Ukraine, and how her own family survived it. We also get into how Russia uses dehumanization as a political tool, and how to keep going when the news cycle is built to wear you down. 📖 Pre-order the book (out Nov. 10): https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/807202/a-reasonable-guide-for-unreasonable-women-by-andrea-chalupa/9798217179855/ Also at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or your local bookstore. Pre-orders matter for charts and for showing publishers this book matters. 🎁 Signed copy giveaway: Forward your pre-order receipt to gaslitnation@gmail.com and Andrea will send a signed bookplate. Paid subscribers to Julie's and Olga's Substacks can also win signed copies. 🎶 Razom for Ukraine speakeasy benefit (NYC and virtual): A live taping of Gaslit Nation, a French jazz singer, and a tax-deductible ticket supporting Razom's frontline humanitarian work. https://razomforukraine.org Chapters 0:00 Intro 0:50 Andrea Chalupa joins us 2:35 Why this book, why now 5:53 Raising an army of women and girls 7:58 Mr. Jones and the Russian embassy screening 9:14 Stalin's resurgence in Russia 10:47 The Holodomor, then and now 15:50 Gareth Jones, Orwell, and the truth that can't be killed 17:41 March for Truth and Digital Maidan 18:34 Turning despair into action 20:20 The siege of Leningrad and Russia's playbook 23:27 How dehumanization works 25:29 What surprised Andrea while writing 29:48 Exhaustion and the war of attrition 32:46 Self-care and the long view 35:02 Why the French needed five republics 37:35 Book giveaway and pre-order info 40:31 Razom for Ukraine benefit The Mayday Network is women-founded, women-led independent media covering politics, news, media, and culture. We're made possible by viewers like you. 📺 Subscribe and hit the bell: www.youtube.com/ ⁨@TheMaydayNetwork⁩   📰 Substack: https://substack.com/@themaydaynetwork 🎙️ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/channel/the-mayday-network/id6754000270 More from the network: The Daily Dispatch, Breaking the News (Fridays, 11AM ET), Saturdays for Sanity (10AM ET), and The Mayday Podcast.

  7. Sep 25 ·  Video

    "No One Is Safe": Guest Ken Harbaugh on Ukraine's Front Lines, plus Macron's Warning, NATO's First Shootdown | Pax Americana

    Recorded live Thursday September 24 -- Julie Roginsky and Olga Lautman cut through the noise on NATO, Europe, Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and Putin's regime, speaking the inconvenient truths of the world we're actually living in. Live Thursdays at 11am ET on The Mayday Network YouTube channel, wherever you get your podcasts. Journalist and Navy veteran Ken Harbaugh joins fresh off another trip to Ukraine's front lines to talk about his new Atlantic piece on the armored evacuation vehicles medics use to pull wounded soldiers out of the war's most dangerous ground — and what the brutal casualty math (Russia losing roughly ten soldiers for every Ukrainian) says about where this war actually stands. They also cover a week most American media buried: NATO shooting down a drone over Lithuania for the first time ever, Germany bracing hospitals for mass casualties, Switzerland abandoning decades of neutrality, a strike on Luxembourg's NATO/EU nerve center, and Emmanuel Macron summoning every French presidential candidate for a classified briefing before telling the country, bluntly, "no one is safe." Plus: Trump's G20 invitation to Putin, Zelensky's read on a possible three-way meeting, and Olga's investigation into a Virginia company tied to Russian intelligence that held contracts with the Pentagon, FBI, and ICE. Has Pax Americana come to an end? Tune in for the harsh truths legacy media won't touch until it's too late. Follow Ken Harbaugh's reporting and his show Burn the Boats. Read his Atlantic piece — https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/09/ukraine-frontline-medical-evacuations/688638/   00:00 Intro 0:00:41 Ken Harbaugh joins, armored evacuation vehicle clip 0:03:23 The casualty math: ~10 Russians killed for every Ukrainian 0:07:09 Putin's targeting of civilian infrastructure 0:11:47 The Kievskaya subway station and Russia's "this was always ours" messaging 0:21:43 NATO shoots down a drone over Lithuania — a first 0:24:13 Macron's classified briefing to 2027 candidates: "no one is safe" 0:24:39 Switzerland abandons neutrality 0:24:54 Russia strikes Luxembourg's NATO/EU nerve center 0:35:05 Zelensky on a possible three-way G20 meeting 0:48:34 Ken: "a clash of civilizations" 0:49:54 Olga's investigation: the Virginia company tied to Russian intelligence

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Julie Roginsky and Olga Lautman cut through the noise on NATO, Europe, Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and Putin's war in the west, discussing the inconvenient truths of the world we're actually living in. Has Pax Americana come to an end? Tune in for the real world analysis legacy media won't touch until it's too late. Tune in live Thursdays at 11am ET on The Mayday Network YouTube channel, or join us on your commute anytime wherever you get your podcasts. 

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    2026
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