Useful Idiots Callin

Matt Taibbi, Katie Halper, and now Aaron Mate run a tight ship based on facts. If you can bear the truth of the state of Western “democracy,” with a taste of precise analysis by Grayzone’s Mate, and Halper’s critical eye/dry wit, this podcast is for you.

It’s a shame, because I appreciate & am a fan of journalists Taibbi & Aaron Mate as co-hosts and really did enjoy aspects of the show, but I just find her to be an inarticulate bloviating drag.

Surprisingly tone deaf and dismissive of the nuance of American politics and global issues. Tabbi acts as a counter-weight pulling Halper toward the center from the fat left. Love the guests like Noam Chomsky and Richard Wolff, if you can get past Halper’s smugness it’s quite a good podcast!