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Breaking!! Trump Supported Hanging Pence During Insurrection + A Conversation with Jack Cocchiarella
Feb 06, 2026
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In this week's Mea Culpa we gain perspective from Gen Z Activist Digital Strategist and budding political commentator Jack Cocchiarella. We discuss everything from white supremacy and gun control to voter engagement. Plus Jack shares his hopeful look toward the future, something we could all use these days.
Breaking!!! How the Internet Creates Mass Killers + A Conversation with Kris Goldsmith
Feb 05, 2026
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Mea Culpa discusses today’s greatest threats against democracy, disinformation campaigns, and domestic extremism with Kris Goldsmith an Iraq combat veteran. Kris also chats with Michael about his approach to fighting America’s homegrown fascist organizations and protecting our democracy.
Replacement Theory Explained + A Conversation with David Corn
Feb 04, 2026
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A hellish weekend of mass shootings has rocked America to its core, motivated by racial hatred and a conspiracy theory that’s becoming mainstream thanks in part to Tucker Carlson, Trumpism and the new radical right. “The Great Replacement Theory” is burning up the inner- webs and fomenting a movement, rooted in White Supremacy and anti-semitism, that pits us against them. Join us as we discuss this dangerous movement and much more with Washington journalist and Mother Jones Bureau Chief, David Corn.
How The GOP Became An Apocalyptic Death Cult With Diane Benscoter
Feb 03, 2026
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Join us for an important and terrifying episode that looks into why so many Americans have fallen into the cult of disinformation, and how we can pull them out with Diane Benscoter, a speaker, author, and cult de-programer who spent five years deep inside the “Moonie” religious cult before finding her way back.
Get An Abortion, Get Charged With Murder + A Conversation with Walter Masterson
Feb 02, 2026
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As the GOP hardens its position on Roe v. Wade we are beginning to see the future of what Alito’s draconian decision holds. In Missouri, like in Texas, if you get an abortion in another state, you could still be arrested. In Mississippi, they want to charge mothers with murder for terminating a pregnancy. If it all sounds insane, it is. Walt Masterson joins Mea Culpa to discuss what he’s seeing on the ground infiltrating MAGA Rallies.
Unmasking the Supreme Court Leaker + A Conversation with Sam Donaldson
Feb 01, 2026
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The specter of Roe v. Wade being overturned has re-energized Democrats to fight back; making abortion THE de-facto issue in the midterm elections. The GOP is still obsessed with finding the leaker; hoping to avoid talking about their plans which remain deeply unpopular by a 2-1 margin. The legendary newsman, Sam Donaldson joins Mea Culpa to discuss how news has been degraded in the age of Trump and the danger of disinformation.
Roe V Wade is Only the Beginning + A Conversation With Ali Velshi
Jan 31, 2026
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The GOP is on the verge of overturning Roe V Wade; a plot forty years in the making. Except Republicans want to change the subject and talk about the leak. Their faux outrage is just a cynical ploy to distract from the real issue, that they're on the wrong side of history. Ali Velshi joins Mea Culpa to help make sense of it all.
Florida Man: Ron DeSantis is F@cking Dangerous + A Conversation with Michael Steele.
Jan 30, 2026
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All eyes are on Florida this week as its combative governor, Ron DeSantis takes on Disney for daring to push back against his disgusting “Don’t Say Gay Bill.” It’s just the latest in a string of maneuvers that has made DeSantis the five star general of the culture wars and the state of Florida as a laboratory for a new kind of free market authoritarian conservatism. Michael Steele joins Mea Culpa to talk about Kevin McCarthy and what the Dems are facing in the coming midterm elections?
Breaking!!! Did Trump Blackmail Kevin McCarthy + A Conversation with Stuart Stevens.
Jan 29, 2026
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The fallout from the Kevin McCarthy tapes keeps coming. While new texts released by the Jan 6th Committee show the extent to which GOP lawmakers stoked the Insurrection. Lincoln Project advisor Stuart Stevens joins Mea Culpa to say where the GOP bodies are really buried.
Is There Any Hope for the Dems in November + A Conversation with Reed Galen
Jan 28, 2026
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Another wild week in Washington with Kevin McCarthy caught on tape saying he'd tell Trump to resign in the aftermath of the insurrection only to lie about it later. Unfortunately, there's a nasty little tape with McCarthy's voice on it. How is the GOP still winning with everything that we know? The Lincoln Project's Reed Galen joins to give us the answers.
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