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The Chris Hedges Report

Chris Hedges
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Israel
United States
Palestine
Iran
Zionism
Donald Trump
Genocide
Middle East
U.S. Foreign Policy
Hamas
Palestinian Rights
Human Rights
United Nations
Democratic Party
Islamophobia
Benjamin Netanyahu
Internet
Israel Lobby
International Law

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges interviews a wide array of authors, journalists, artists and cultural figures on complex topics of history, politics and war.

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Jill Lepore
David Woods Kemper 41 Professor of American History, Harvard University; Professor of Law at Harvard Law School; staff writer for The New Yorker
Harvard University; The New Yorker
Episode: The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State (w/ Jill Lepore) | TCHR
Susan Neiman
Director Emerita of the Einstein Forum; author of Call It Evil, Understanding the Trump Era
Einstein Forum / University affiliations mentioned in episode
Episode: Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era (w/ Susan Neiman) | TCHR
John Mearsheimer
R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
Episode: The Iran War and the Looming Economic Collapse (w/ John Mearsheimer) | TCHR
Derf Backderf
Cartoonist and author of Dissidents
Author/Cartoonist
Episode: The Dissidents (w/ Cartoonist Derf Backderf) | TCHR
Karishma Manzur
Medical scientist with a PhD in biochemistry and molecular biology and Senate candidate in New Hampshire
Democratic primary candidate, New Hampshire
Episode: Fighting Big Money in Politics (w/ Karishma Manzur) | TCHR
Robin Andersen
Author of The Complicit Lens; professor emerita of media studies at Fordham University
Fordham University
Episode: Documenting the U.S. Media’s Complicity in the Genocide of Gaza (w/ Robin Andersen) | TCHR
Adam Hamawy
US Army veteran and Democratic candidate for New Jersey House seat
Independent activist / Candidate
Episode: Why This Former U.S. Army Physician is Running for Congress (w/ Dr. Adam Hamawy) | TCHR
Alastair Crooke
Former British diplomat; security adviser to the EU special envoy to the Middle East
Independent commentator and author
Episode: Why the Iran War Won’t End Soon (w/ Alastair Crooke) | TCHR
Whitney Webb
Investigative journalist and author of One Nation Under Blackmail
Unlimited Hangout / author
Episode: How the Epstein Network is Privatizing the Government & Building Out the Surveillance State (w/Whitney Webb) | TCHR

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4.8 out of 5 stars from 1k ratings
  • Hedges an embarrassment

    Chris should move out of the USA. He is a frustrated intellectual who is not honest w himself. Sad to see his talent used to continue to criticize Trump at the expense of moral progress. I cannot find any evidence of any positive comments about anything positive Trump has delivered. When someone like him cannot find any goodness in another person, there is something fundamentally wrong.

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    Joe "El Magnifico" Fernandez
    United States2 months ago
  • Editing?

    Who edits these? Listening to an episode and the edits were left in. Can hear them discussing scrapping something multiple times. Very distracting.

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    jas_8998
    United States2 months ago
  • Please fix audio

    One of the best programs and best journalists out there. That’s why it’s very perplexing to have the audio mixed way too quietly (it’s cranked to max in my car) and I’m sorry to

    Say it but the latest episode you dropped sounds like you fired your editor. It’s unedited, and you can hear the same take 3 times instead of the one good take. Then the guest didn’t hear your question due to quiet mic audio (lol) and that was all left in the episode.

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    Ballsout9999
    United States2 months ago
  • Fantastic and important

    Intelligent discourse, knowledgeable guests, a must listen.

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    5
    Acyl
    United States6 months ago
  • Top tier journalism

    This podcast is very informative, has great guest, and asks the needed questions that mainstream media will not. Because this podcast is searching for truth while mainstream media is trying to spread propaganda. Also listen to Breaking Points, Democracy Now, Bottomline, The Take.

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    Is this one taken? Yup
    United States6 months ago

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Talking Points

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Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era (w/ Susan Neiman) | TCHR
Q: How does neoliberalism figure into the current political landscape, according to Neiman?
Neiman argues that neoliberalism corrupted not just economics but culture, religion, and education, promoting self-interest as a core norm and diminishing moral seriousness, which helps explain popular susceptibility to authoritarian rhetoric.
Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era (w/ Susan Neiman) | TCHR
Q: What is the central claim about the language we use to describe Trump-era behavior?
The central claim is that labeling actions as 'evil' rather than merely 'crimes' exposes a boundary violation against shared moral and social trust, and that language itself can shape political reality and accountability.
The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State (w/ Jill Lepore) | TCHR
Q: What is their broader aim beyond technical achievements, and how do artifact-like policies shape this vision?
The guest argues the end goal is to redefine sovereignty and public life through technocratic rule, using AI to steer social and political outcomes, often under the banner of efficiency and security while potentially eroding democratic accountability.
The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State (w/ Jill Lepore) | TCHR
Q: Can you talk a little bit about their vision of a world, which of course has been wedded to this incredibly powerful tool?
Lepore explains that many tech leaders envision replacing liberal democracy with privately controlled platforms guided by machine-driven decision-making, a form of governance where public deliberation is bypassed in favor of automation and data optimization.
Fighting Big Money in Politics (w/ Karishma Manzur) | TCHR
Q: What has your experience with advocacy taught you about engaging with lawmakers and party structures?
Advocacy has shown me that meeting after meeting can yield little when donors fund the agenda, so I've learned to organize communities, rely on a coalition of nonprofits, and push for policy changes that reflect people's lived realities rather than donor interests.

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