# Useful Idiots with Katie Halper and Aaron Maté

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Author: Useful Idiots, LLC
Episodes: 410

## Resource

Useful Idiots is an informative and irreverent politics podcast with journalist Aaron Maté and podcaster/writer Katie Halper. Episodes feature analysis of the political news of the week and exclusive interviews, with humor, commentary and dissection of why both Republicans and Democrats suck. Join Aaron and Katie as they examine important stories that have slipped through the cracks and what the media got wrong – and laugh about whatever is left to laugh about.

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## Episodes
- [Let's bomb Iran to make sure the ceasefire holds](https://stenobird.com/podcast/useful-idiots-with-katie-halper-and-aaron-mat-847776/let-s-bomb-iran-to-make-sure-the-ceasefire-holds) — 2026-06-29T15:35:00+00:00
- ["The chance of AI World War is now 50% in the next 30 years"](https://stenobird.com/podcast/useful-idiots-with-katie-halper-and-aaron-mat-847776/the-chance-of-ai-world-war-is-now-50-in-the-next-30-years) — 2026-06-27T11:00:06+00:00
- [AIPAC Panics After Zohran Mamdani’s Election Sweep](https://stenobird.com/podcast/useful-idiots-with-katie-halper-and-aaron-mat-847776/aipac-panics-after-zohran-mamdani-s-election-sweep) — 2026-06-26T11:00:41+00:00
- [The US-Israeli relationship continues to break as the Trump Admin moves forward with Iran deal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/useful-idiots-with-katie-halper-and-aaron-mat-847776/the-us-israeli-relationship-continues-to-break-as-the-trump-admin-moves-forward-with-iran-deal) — 2026-06-22T15:30:36+00:00
- [BOMBSHELL: JD Vance Turns On Israel After Iran Deal](https://stenobird.com/podcast/useful-idiots-with-katie-halper-and-aaron-mat-847776/bombshell-jd-vance-turns-on-israel-after-iran-deal) — 2026-06-19T11:00:16+00:00
- [Trump Announces New Peace Deal with Iran, Causing Bipartisan Panic](https://stenobird.com/podcast/useful-idiots-with-katie-halper-and-aaron-mat-847776/trump-announces-new-peace-deal-with-iran-causing-bipartisan-panic) — 2026-06-15T16:59:11+00:00
- [Rep. Ro Khanna Exposes Israel's Secret PANIC](https://stenobird.com/podcast/useful-idiots-with-katie-halper-and-aaron-mat-847776/rep-ro-khanna-exposes-israel-s-secret-panic) — 2026-06-12T11:00:36+00:00
- [Watch Katie and Aaron OWN Trump in Disaster NBC Interview](https://stenobird.com/podcast/useful-idiots-with-katie-halper-and-aaron-mat-847776/watch-katie-and-aaron-own-trump-in-disaster-nbc-interview) — 2026-06-08T16:28:21+00:00
- [Israel CAN’T BEAT Iran in Lebanon War](https://stenobird.com/podcast/useful-idiots-with-katie-halper-and-aaron-mat-847776/israel-can-t-beat-iran-in-lebanon-war) — 2026-06-05T11:00:41+00:00
- [Trump Accidentally Admits His Strikes Haven't Damaged Iran's Military At All](https://stenobird.com/podcast/useful-idiots-with-katie-halper-and-aaron-mat-847776/trump-accidentally-admits-his-strikes-haven-t-damaged-iran-s-military-at-all) — 2026-06-01T16:16:50+00:00
- [Ukrainian Journalist DESTROYS Zelensky for Nazi Support](https://stenobird.com/podcast/useful-idiots-with-katie-halper-and-aaron-mat-847776/ukrainian-journalist-destroys-zelensky-for-nazi-support) — 2026-05-29T11:00:18+00:00
- [“WORST CASE SCENARIO” Leaked in Secret Cuba Files—Here’s What They Hid](https://stenobird.com/podcast/useful-idiots-with-katie-halper-and-aaron-mat-847776/worst-case-scenario-leaked-in-secret-cuba-files-here-s-what-they-hid) — 2026-05-22T11:00:41+00:00
- [Lindsey Graham: "The Iran War is worth losing my job" (and how to make that happen)](https://stenobird.com/podcast/useful-idiots-with-katie-halper-and-aaron-mat-847776/lindsey-graham-the-iran-war-is-worth-losing-my-job-and-how-to-make-that-happen) — 2026-05-18T16:03:42+00:00
- [The Commencement Speech Israel Doesn't Want You To Hear](https://stenobird.com/podcast/useful-idiots-with-katie-halper-and-aaron-mat-847776/the-commencement-speech-israel-doesn-t-want-you-to-hear) — 2026-05-15T11:00:45+00:00
- [Netanyahu EXPOSED for Sabotaging US-Iran Peace Talks in 60 Minutes Interview](https://stenobird.com/podcast/useful-idiots-with-katie-halper-and-aaron-mat-847776/netanyahu-exposed-for-sabotaging-us-iran-peace-talks-in-60-minutes-interview) — 2026-05-11T15:46:36+00:00
- [Iran Strikes on US Bases Shock World—Here’s What US & Israel Hid](https://stenobird.com/podcast/useful-idiots-with-katie-halper-and-aaron-mat-847776/iran-strikes-on-us-bases-shock-world-here-s-what-us-israel-hid) — 2026-05-08T11:00:42+00:00
- [Over Two Months Into the War on Iran, The Trump Admin Still Can't Decide If We're At War with Iran](https://stenobird.com/podcast/useful-idiots-with-katie-halper-and-aaron-mat-847776/over-two-months-into-the-war-on-iran-the-trump-admin-still-can-t-decide-if-we-re-at-war-with-iran) — 2026-05-04T16:02:06+00:00
- [Journalist REVEALS Israelis Behind Secret Doxxing War on Americans](https://stenobird.com/podcast/useful-idiots-with-katie-halper-and-aaron-mat-847776/journalist-reveals-israelis-behind-secret-doxxing-war-on-americans) — 2026-05-01T11:00:29+00:00
- ["Tone Down the Rhetoric!" Say US Officials Who Want to Destroy All of Iranian Civilization](https://stenobird.com/podcast/useful-idiots-with-katie-halper-and-aaron-mat-847776/tone-down-the-rhetoric-say-us-officials-who-want-to-destroy-all-of-iranian-civilization) — 2026-04-27T15:48:23+00:00
- [Iran Forces Israel To Backpedal in Lebanon w/ Mohamad Hasan Sweidan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/useful-idiots-with-katie-halper-and-aaron-mat-847776/iran-forces-israel-to-backpedal-in-lebanon-w-mohamad-hasan-sweidan) — 2026-04-24T11:00:24+00:00
- [They got money for wars but can't feed the poor](https://stenobird.com/podcast/useful-idiots-with-katie-halper-and-aaron-mat-847776/they-got-money-for-wars-but-can-t-feed-the-poor) — 2026-04-20T15:50:10+00:00
- [US & Israel PLUMMET Globally After Iran and Cuba Disasters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/useful-idiots-with-katie-halper-and-aaron-mat-847776/us-israel-plummet-globally-after-iran-and-cuba-disasters) — 2026-04-17T11:00:20+00:00
- [“No one is willing to trade lower gas prices for Iran becoming a nuclear state.”](https://stenobird.com/podcast/useful-idiots-with-katie-halper-and-aaron-mat-847776/no-one-is-willing-to-trade-lower-gas-prices-for-iran-becoming-a-nuclear-state) — 2026-04-13T16:29:43+00:00
- [America’s “Strategic WEAKNESS” in Iran w/ Ex-State Dept Official Alan Eyre and Iranian Journalist Séamus Malekafzali](https://stenobird.com/podcast/useful-idiots-with-katie-halper-and-aaron-mat-847776/america-s-strategic-weakness-in-iran-w-ex-state-dept-official-alan-eyre-and-iranian-journalist-s-amus-malekafzali) — 2026-04-10T11:00:26+00:00
- [Trump Confirms US Armed Anti-Government Protesters in Iran, Accidentally Proving Iran Claim](https://stenobird.com/podcast/useful-idiots-with-katie-halper-and-aaron-mat-847776/trump-confirms-us-armed-anti-government-protesters-in-iran-accidentally-proving-iran-claim) — 2026-04-06T16:03:45+00:00
- [Iran, Nukes & the Palestinian Death Penalty w/ Palestinian Lawyer Diana Buttu & Israeli Lawmaker Ofer Cassif](https://stenobird.com/podcast/useful-idiots-with-katie-halper-and-aaron-mat-847776/iran-nukes-the-palestinian-death-penalty-w-palestinian-lawyer-diana-buttu-israeli-lawmaker-ofer-cassif) — 2026-04-03T11:00:09+00:00
- [War Analysis: US Threatens Ground Invasion in Iran – No Kings Rally Stays Silent](https://stenobird.com/podcast/useful-idiots-with-katie-halper-and-aaron-mat-847776/war-analysis-us-threatens-ground-invasion-in-iran-no-kings-rally-stays-silent) — 2026-03-30T16:03:04+00:00

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