{"podcast":{"title":"DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas","slug":"deprogram-with-ted-rall-and-jamarl-thomas-7404375","podcast_index_feed_id":7404375,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/deprogramshow/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/deprogramshow","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/deprogramshow/20250707_080731_1b0dcd5fb93dfd9f1032a57e8224faa7.png","author":"Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas","episode_count":235,"summary":"Editorial cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas \"deprogram\" the latest domestic and international news and trends so you can see through the spin in the headlines to the raw truth you need to know. Ted's immersion in the media—prize-winning cartoonist and columnist, radio host, editor at multiple outlets, and the veteran of bruising First Amendment legal battles—informs analysis that cuts through the spin. Jamarl's experiences as a podcaster who has broadcast from around the globe grounds his international, humanist perspective as he helps you break down what's happening, what it means, and what's coming next. \"DeProgram\" offers fast-paced, entertaining analysis you can't get anywhere else. Live & Streaming on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DeProgramShow Live & Streaming on Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/DeProgramShow","last_synced_at":"2026-06-12T04:17:05.772138+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/deprogram-with-ted-rall-and-jamarl-thomas-7404375"},"episode":{"title":"Sucks To Be You! | DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas","slug":"sucks-to-be-you-deprogram-with-ted-rall-and-jamarl-thomas","published_at":"2026-05-13T15:00:58+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/deprogram-with-ted-rall-and-jamarl-thomas-7404375/sucks-to-be-you-deprogram-with-ted-rall-and-jamarl-thomas","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/deprogram-with-ted-rall-and-jamarl-thomas-7404375","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/deprogramshow/2820124","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/337462/2820124/deprogramshow/2026_05_13_14_57_17_952e4535-a0a5-4eee-b863-d48d6592095b.mp3","summary":"Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM EST. Today we discuss: • Trump says that he is not weighing the economic burden of the Iran war on everyday Americans. Asked to what extent “Americans’ financial situations” were motivating him to make a deal with Iran, he replied: “ Not even a little bit, ” Trump said. “The only thing that matters when I’m talking about Iran — they can’t have a nuclear weapon. I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation. I don’t think about anybody. I think about one thing — we cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon. That’s all.” • Secret new assessments say Iran has operational access to 30 of its 33 missile sites along the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting that its military remains far stronger than President Trump has asserted. Iran still fields about 70 percent of its mobile launchers across the country and has retained roughly 70 percent of its prewar missile stockpile. • Dozens of Gulf citizens have been accused of belonging to Iran-linked terrorism cells as the war accelerates a shift toward deeper authoritarianism in the region. Shiite religious leaders in Pakistan also estimate that as many as thousands of Shiite Pakistanis have been deported from the Emirates since mid-April. • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition may collapse next week , after one of his key ultra-Orthodox coalition partners called for the parliament to be dissolved. The political crisis comes after Netanyahu told ultra-Orthodox political leaders that he would not advance legislation to exempt ultra-Orthodox Jewish Israelis from military service. • More than 10,000 times, judges have said ICE detentions, typically carried out with no opportuni…","meta_description":"Conflict reporter/writer/cartoonist Ted Rall and political analyst Jamarl Thomas deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM EST. Today we d…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3786,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/deprogram-with-ted-rall-and-jamarl-thomas-7404375/episodes/sucks-to-be-you-deprogram-with-ted-rall-and-jamarl-thomas/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/deprogram-with-ted-rall-and-jamarl-thomas-7404375/sucks-to-be-you-deprogram-with-ted-rall-and-jamarl-thomas.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}