Useful Idiots with Katie Halper and Aaron Maté

Useful Idiots with Katie Halper and Aaron Maté

Hosted by Aaron Maté and Katie Halper · Useful Idiots, LLC

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95Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
454
Episodes
182
Transcribed
5,413
Ratings
Weekly
Cadence
2019
First episode
335M
YouTube views

About Useful Idiots with Katie Halper and Aaron Maté

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.

Publisher
Useful Idiots, LLC
Category
news
Language
en
Explicit
Yes
First episode
9 Aug 2019
Latest episode
6 Nov 2026
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182 of 454 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 6 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    “It’s Crap!”: JD Vance SLAMMED by Neocons After Trump Abandonment Backfires

  2. 2 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT

    BOMBSHELL AT THE CIRCUS: Haley Stevens Jumps Ship for MAGA Mike Rogers Against Abdul El-Sayed

  3. 29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Dr. Gabor Maté and Francesca Albanese on Israel, Naza & Hope for Humanity

Inside a recent episode

“It’s Crap!”: JD Vance SLAMMED by Neocons After Trump Abandonment Backfires

Published 6 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And that's what obviously drove people to the polls. And I guess what we will see now and what I hope to see is an actual change in the war policy in reaction to what we saw on Tuesday. And when you saw J.D. Vance, immediately the morning after come out and say that we lost because of the Iran war. […]

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Who has been a guest on Useful Idiots with Katie Halper and Aaron Maté

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

  • Kelley Vlahos
  • Francesca Albanese
  • Gabor Maté
  • James Carden
  • Kylie Cheung

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YouTube views
335,210,914
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Apple Podcasts (US)
4.5 / 5
4,431 ratings
Spotify
4.0 / 5
982 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 95 / 100

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Quality
94
Social presence
97
YouTube
93
Engagement
98

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Who hosts Useful Idiots with Katie Halper and Aaron Maté?

Aaron Maté and Katie Halper host the show. Published by Useful Idiots, LLC.

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