86: Breaking!! Ivanka Trump in DA Crosshairs for Indictment + A Conversation with Politco’s Renato Mariotti
After indicting the Trump Organization and Allen Weisselberg, the Manhattan DA turns its attention to who else might have benefited from the company’s fraudulent accounting practices. Michael surmises that the Trump children and Ivanka in particular should have much to fear. Next, a case for why they will flip on their father. Finally, Politico’s Renato Mariotti joins Mea Culpa to decipher wha...
1hr 25m Jul 12, 2021
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85: Trump’s Absurd Tech Suit Blows Up in His Face + A Conversation with Walter Masterson
Trump’s latest ploy for attention has him suing big tech to get back on Twitter, Facebook and Google. The flawed plan elicited universal mockery from legal experts and pundits based on its flawed premise and total distortion of the law and basic facts. In addition, any lawsuit would immediately open the former President to legal discovery by the big three high powered lawyers who would grill hi...
1hr 27m Jul 09, 2021
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84: Breaking!!! Trump Facing Financial Ruin From DA’s Sweeping Fraud Indictments + Understanding Critical Race Theory with Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr
Michael breaks down the criminal indictment of Allen Weisselberg and the Trump Organization showcasing how rampant fraud and corruption within the company was part and parcel of the Trump business culture. But these charges are just the beginning as the Manhattan DA seeks to flip Weisselberg and ultimately hold Donald Trump accountable. Finally, Michael speaks with Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr., the Cha...
1hr 31m Jul 06, 2021
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83: A Wounded Trump is a Dangerous Trump + A Conversation with David Plouffe
The criminal indictment of the Trump Organization puts Donald Trump squarely in the crosshairs of legal jeopardy. But a wounded Trump is still a dangerous Trump; creating a new urgency to jumpstart his political life and remain viable as a candidate. He won’t run because he’s afraid to lose. But as long as his MAGA base thinks he’ll run, the more money he can raise. In addition, he can claim th...
1hr 27m Jul 02, 2021
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82: Everything You Need to Know About the Coming Trump Criminal Indictments But Were Afraid to Ask!
On this special episode of Mea Culpa we break down the criminal charges facing Donald Trump and the Trump Organization. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
30m Jun 30, 2021
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81: Special Report: The Stunning Fall of Rudy Giuliani + A Conversation with Ari Berman
Michael discusses Rudy Giuliani’s law suspension and probable disbarment and looks at the stunning fall of America’s mayor after being subsumed and destroyed by Donald Trump. Mother Jones’ Ari Berman joins Mea Culpa to discuss the fallout from their election lies as the GOP pushes an aggressive and authoritarian voter suppression strategy targeting minority voters that has been deemed Jim Crowe...
1hr 27m Jun 28, 2021
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80: The GOP’s War on Wokeness + A Conversation with Tara Setmayer
Michael breaks down the GOP’s Senate blockade of the Voter Rights Bill. Next, the GOP’s war on wokeness and obsession with critical race theory. Then the news that Trump sought to shutdown SNL for his portrayal. Finally, Tara Setmayer from Lincoln Project’s The Breakdown joins Mea Culpa. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-poli...
1hr 38m Jun 25, 2021
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79: Inside the GOP’s Plot to White Wash January 6th + A Conversation with Joe Trippi
The Manhattan DA’s case against the Trump Organization and Donald Trump has put intense pressure on the former President as he finds himself increasingly cornered. The prospect of an indictment has forced him back out on the campaign trail as he seeks to shield himself from prosecution by spinning the case as yet another political witch hunt. At the same time, the GOP must reckon with the fact ...
1hr 34m Jun 21, 2021
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78: Breaking!!! F.B.I. Warns of Coming QAnon Violence + A Conversation with TPM’s Matt Shuham
The more we learn about January 6th, the more evident it has become of how much was planned in advance and how lucky we were that the outcome wasn’t far worse. The FBI is worried that disaffected QAnon supporters are planning the next wave of violence. Tucker Carlson adds fuel to the fire with baseless assertions that the federal government was behind the January 6th attack. Talking Points Memo...
1hr 31m Jun 18, 2021
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77: Trump DOJ Investigations “Much Worse Than Watergate” + A Conversation with Elie Honig
The New York Times’ report that scores of lawmakers had their metadata seized by the DOJ to investigate possible leaks relating to the 2018 Russia Investigation has Democrats up in arms. The question is when will Merrick Garland and Joe Biden step into the ring and put the screws to Bill Barr and Donald Trump? Elie Honig joins Michael to discuss the toxic legacy of Bill Barr and how to repair t...
1hr 31m Jun 14, 2021
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76: First Major Paper Calls for Trump’s Prosecution + A Conversation with Reverend Al Sharpton
Earlier this week The Boston Globe became the first major American newspaper to call for the former guy’s criminal prosecution. Michael deconstructs Trump’s pants problem and whether or not he wears a diaper. Finally, Reverend Al Sharpton joins Mea Culpa to discuss the ongoing threats to Black voting rights and a lifetime battling Donald Trump. To learn more about listener data and our privac...
1hr 27m Jun 11, 2021
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75: A Conversation With MSNBC’s Joy Reid
The GOP have dug in their heels behind the ex-liar-in-chief, who returned to the stage in North Carolina over the weekend. Facebook has drawn a line in the social media sand and Michael chats with the brilliant and insightful Joy Reid from MSNBC’s Reid Out. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad...
1hr 26m Jun 07, 2021
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74: Aides Terrified That’s Trump’s Finally Lost His f@cking Mind + A Conversation with Devin Nunes’ House Opponent Phil Arballo
The political world gasped once again as news broke from the New York Times’ Maggie Haberman that Trump has been telling anyone who will listen that he’s getting reinstated as President and has become obsessed to the point of insanity on these voter audits in Arizona and Georgia which he believes will show that he won the election. Elsewhere, QAnon threw a Memorial Day bash in Dallas that saw f...
1hr 29m Jun 04, 2021
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73: Why the GOP Killed the January 6th Commission + A Conversation with Don Lemon
While a vast majority of Americans favored the establishment of a bi-partisan commission to investigate the January 6th Capital riot, the GOP is only interested in self-preservation. So the whitewash continues with Donald Trump and the usual suspects pumping out a counter narrative where, he not only won the election, but the activities of that day were peaceful and the agitators leftist radica...
1hr 27m May 31, 2021
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72: Holy Sh!t: Grand Jury Considers Trump Indictment + A Conversation with MSNBC’s Ari Melber
A Manhattan grand jury has convened to consider criminal charges against Donald J. Trump. Then Michael looks at the rising tide of extreme MAGA legislation. Finally, MSNBC’s Ari Melber drops by Mea Culpa to trade hip hop bars and political analysis with Michael. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about yo...
1hr 8m May 28, 2021
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71: Trump CFO Weisselberg Will Flip +A Conversation with Miles Taylor
As their criminal investigation intensifies, both the New York Attorney General and Manhattan DA are pressuring longtime Trump CFO Allen Weisselberg to flip. It’s through him that they’ll make their case against Trump so they’re ratcheting up the pressure to a fever pitch. All eyes will be on Weisselberg as they squeeze him and his family in coming weeks. Next, the GOP’s desperate attempt to bl...
1hr 23m May 24, 2021
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70: Breaking Now! Unhinged Trump’s Prison Nightmare @ NY AG Criminal Probe + A Conversation With Tom Nichols
This week the walls closed in a little further on the Former Guy as New York Attorney General ‘Tish James announced her department would be investigating the Trump Organization in a criminal capacity. This significant development comes with sweeping powers for the investigators to root out fraud and spells doom for the former president who fears prison above and beyond all else. Matt Gaetz’s wi...
1hr 33m May 21, 2021
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69: Meet the QAnon Goon Squad Stalking AOC + A Conversation With Donny Deutsch
With the official purging of Liz Cheney, the GOP is now the party of the lunatic right. Gone are the moderate voices in favor of accused sex trafficker Matt Gaetz and QAnon Queen Marjorie Taylor Green. We get the inside scoop on her aggressive confrontation with AOC and her stalker level obsession with the Congresswoman. Finally, Donny Deutsch joins Mea Culpa to discuss the GOP brand in the age...
1hr 25m May 17, 2021
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68: How the GOP Went Insane + A Conversation with the Young Turks’ Cenk Uygur
The ouster of Liz Cheney from her House leadership position for refusing to accept Trump’s Big Election Lie is a frightening turning point in an already chaotic, political year. The GOP has abandoned all pretense of caring about democracy and has shackled itself to an insane, conspiracy driven, illiberal movement that threatens to destroy the party. This is all happening amidst an emboldened Tr...
1hr 30m May 14, 2021
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67: Breaking!!! Are the Feds Ready to Flip Rudy? + A Conversation with MSNBC’S Jonathan Capehart
Last week saw the reemergence of Donald Trump as he pushed the Big Lie from Mar A Lago and the GOP leadership forced its members to get in line or get out of the way. Liz Cheney tried to push back but found herself in the crosshairs of Kevin McCarthy who instead of moving on from the election has made it the central theme of the GOP. Meanwhile, the SDNY has found itself with a treasure trove o...
1hr 27m May 10, 2021
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66: Facebook’s Trump Nightmare Just A Sideshow + A Conversation with David Corn
Politics makes strange bedfellows. Who would’ve thought that Liz Cheney, who voted with Trump 97% of the time during his four years in office would become a liberal hero for standing up to his lies and autocratic desires? And Facebook makes a big show out of its decision to uphold the former president’s suspension. But it’s all just a big sideshow for the fact that Zuckerberg and Co don’t want ...
1hr 22m May 07, 2021
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65: Inside Biden’s First 100 Days + A Conversation with Hasan Piker
Biden’s first 100 days have shocked much of Washington. Michael looks at how the changing political calculus made this transformation possible. Hasan Piker talks progressive politics and social media in a Mea Culpa Conversation for the ages. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
1hr 19m May 03, 2021
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64: Inside the FBI’s Rudy Giuliani Apt Raid + A Conversation With WaPo’s Greg Sargent
Like the vaccine and the return of live music and indoor dining, another gift was delivered to the masses when the FBI stormed the apartment of former Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani for a multitude of possible crimes. How this man has skated untouched for so long was no mystery. He was being protected from high up by Trump and his Justice Department. But with Biden’s election and the appointment ...
1hr 29m Apr 30, 2021
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63: It’s Been 1 Yr Since Trump Told America to Drink Bleach + A Conversation with Richard Painter
One year ago Donald Trump stood before the American people and suggested drinking bleach and injecting disinfectant to cure the Covid 19 virus. In a presidency marked my insanity. This one presser might have been the most insane one of all. It also revealed for those who didn’t already know, that the man in charge of our recovery and our lives, was bat shit insane crazy. But now, one year later...
1hr 29m Apr 26, 2021
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62: Derek Chauvin Verdict Fuels Tucker Carlson’s Manic On-Air Meltdown + A Conversation With the New Yorker’s Jane Mayer
A collective sigh of relief was exhaled across the nation as Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all charges. Typically the reaction between the right and left shows just how deeply fractured the nation has become. At the heart of all this are the racist MAGA conspiracies being spun about how Black Lives Matter threatened to burn down American cities if Chauvin was not found guilty. Tucker Carlso...
1hr 26m Apr 23, 2021
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61: Special Report: America’s Gun Violence Epidemic with Parkland survivor David Hogg
In the wake of an unprecedented month of violence, mass shootings in Atlanta and Boulder plus last week’s horror at an Indianapolis Fed-Ex Warehouse, Mea Culpa examines America’s gun violence epidemic. Michael speaks with gun control advocate and Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg. As the co-founder of March for our Lives, Hogg has emerged as a powerful voice in the gun control debate as wel...
1hr 19m Apr 19, 2021
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60: BREAKING!!! Eyewitness Recounts Matt Gaetz Drug Use at Secret MAGA Sex Party + A Conversation with Lawrence Lessig
We got the goods on Matt Gaetz this week with a whopper of a Mea Culpa. Sex, drugs and politics inside the gated mansions of Orlando. The FBI seizes Gaetz’s iPhone. Plus, a plot to run sham candidates in Florida races. The swamp never looked sleazier. Finally, we talk with Harvard Law School Professor Lawrence Lessig on how to fix the horrendous corruption that led to people like Matt Gaetz T...
1hr 22m Apr 16, 2021
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59: Matt Gaetz is Going to Prison + A Conversation With Olivia Nuzzi
Matt Gaetz got one step closer to the orange jumpsuit last week when it was revealed that he allegedly paid for sex via Venmo. The paper trail discovered by the Daily Beast is likely just the beginning of more terrible receipts to come. Then Michael discusses the GOP’s recent Palm Beach retreat. Finally, New York Magazine’s, Olivia Nuzzi joins Mea Culpa to discuss Gaetz, Trump and what’s next f...
1hr 24m Apr 12, 2021
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58: Breaking!!! Matt Gaetz’s MAGA Sex Party + A Conversation With John Dean
It’s another jampacked episode of Mea Culpa! First, Michael sifts through the sordid wreckage of America’s Creepiest Politician as we learn new details about Matt Gaetz and his taste for young girls. It’s alleged that the Florida Rep lured girls as young as 17 to hotel rooms for sex romps on the club drug ecstasy. Later, as the Justice Department investigated his behavior, Gaetz sought a preemp...
1hr 26m Apr 09, 2021
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59: Capital Killing Has D.C. On Edge + A Conversation with Anand Giridharadas
Michael discusses how the latest capital killing reopened the wounds of January 6th making him realize the depth of our own national trauma from what has become a ceaseless cycle of violence. Then Anand Giridharadas, author of Winners Take All, joins Mea Culpa to discuss President Biden’s bold plan to put Big Government to work. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visi...
1hr 26m Apr 05, 2021
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58: Inside the Matt Gaetz Sex Trafficking Investigation + A Conversation With Matt Taibbi
Mea Culpa examines the bizarre and sleazy sex trafficking investigation into Congressman Matt Gaetz. Michael remembers his own history with Gaetz and how the Florida rep taunted him and threatened his family before testifying in front of the House Select Committee. The Gaetz story is just developing and promises to be a doozy. Finally, Matt Taibbi joins Mea Culpa to dish on the news of the day....
1hr 20m Apr 02, 2021
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58: EXLUSIVE!!! Trump Says Rioters Were “No Threat…Just People Hugging and Kissing.” + A Conversation With Molly-Jong Fast March 29, 2021
Sidney Powell’s admission that her 2020 election conspiracies were nothing more than a steaming pile of bullshit has Trump World scurrying for cover. Meanwhile, Trump himself continues the lie with appearances on Fox News that characterize the January 6th Insurrection as a bunch of patriots hugging and kissing. Michael then examines how Trump’s lie continues to reverberate, especially within Ge...
1hr 20m Mar 29, 2021
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57: BREAKING!!! Trump Org CFO’S Financial Secrets Revealed March 26, 2021
Michael takes time to address America’s gun crisis in the wake of two mass shootings in Atlanta and Boulder, Colorado. Then some good news as Sidney Powell admits in Federal Court that her entire Kraken Conspiracy was completely made-up. Her admission may set the stage for Rudi Giuliani to face charges in Fulton, County Georgia as they advance their election probe. Finally, Jennifer Weisselberg...
1hr 29m Mar 26, 2021
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56: BREAKING!!!Trump’s NYC Criminal Probe Nears Indictment + A Conversation With Politico’s Sam Stein March 22, 2021
A deep dive into the Manhattan DA’s investigation into Donald Trump and the Trump Organization. One month after the Supreme Court ordered the release of Trump’s tax records and related financial documents the case against him is likely nearing the indictment stage. Investigators are now looking to flip Trump’s longtime CFO Allen H Weisselberg, the keeper of the family’s financial secrets. Then ...
1hr 27m Mar 22, 2021
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55: The New Domestic Terror Threat + A Conversation With Malcolm Nance March 19, 2021
Mea Culpa examines the growing evidence that the January 6th Storming of the Capital was incited and lead by a few very violent actors; including a 100 member contingent of the Proud Boys who were some of the very first rioters to breach the capital building. We take an inside look at the case against their leadership and how it was possible the FBI underestimated them as an extremist threat. T...
1hr 35m Mar 19, 2021
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54: The Capital Riot’s Secret Instigators + A Conversation With Norman Eisen March 15, 2021
Mea Culpa examines the right wing media’s attempt to white wash the Capital Riot. Lawmakers and pundits keep trying to paint the January 6th insurrection as either the work of Antifa or outside “agent provocateurs,” sent to disrupt an otherwise peaceful gathering. Like the Big Lie that begat January 6th, the more these outlets push this alternative history, the more people are prone to believe ...
1hr 23m Mar 15, 2021
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53: Trump Tells GOP To F@ck Off! + A Conversation With Wrongful Conviction’s Jason Flom March 12, 2021
Mea Culpa celebrates President Joe Biden’s first major legislative victory with the passage of the $1.9 Billion Covid Relief Package. Merrick Garland is confirmed as Attorney General and vows to fight domestic extremism while the walls close in on Roger Stone. Then it’s all the Trump news fit to shit. We look at the latest in Cy Vance’s investigation into Trump’s finances and spotlight the grow...
1hr 30m Mar 12, 2021
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52: Andrew Cuomo’s Toxic Hell + A Conversation with Spencer Ackerman March 8, 2021
An inside look at the decade’s long, toxic nightmare Andrew Cuomo created for his workers. From bullying and screaming to unwanted sexual advances, working for Cuomo was hellish in every way. Then the latest civil suit filed against Donald Trump for his role in inciting the January 6th insurrection. Finally, Spencer Ackerman, Senior National Security Correspondent for the Daily Beast joins Mich...
1hr 34m Mar 08, 2021
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51: The GOP Wages War Against Black Voters March 5, 2021
With Washington on edge from the threat of renewed extremist violence, Congress passed sweeping new voter rights protection aimed at beating back the GOP onslaught currently going on in state governments across the country. Then Michael sits down with Jeet Heer, National Affairs correspondent for the Nation Magazine. For cool Mea Culpa gear, check out www.meaculpapodcast.com/merch To learn ...
1hr 32m Mar 05, 2021
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50: Inside Trump’s CPAC Return + A Conversation with Daily Beast’s Lachlan Cartwright March 1, 2021
At this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, the GOP continued its complete and total embrace of Donald J. Trump. Mea Culpa travels down the MAGA rabbit hole to deliver an analysis from Orlando to find out who’s saying what and why. Next we speak to Daily Beast Senior Reporter Lachlan Cartwright about the Manhattan DA’s growing investigation of the former president and the likeliho...
1hr 19m Mar 01, 2021
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49: Trump’s In Deep Sh!t Now + A Conversation with Comedian George Wallace February 26, 2021
The Supreme Court issued a terse 16 word decision that cleared a path for the Manhattan District Attorney to finally receive eight years of Donald Trump’s tax records and related documents. In short, it’s the beginning of the end for the Donald. I’ll take you inside the decision and what happens next. Plus, a hilarious and heart filled conversation with comedian George Wallace. For cool Mea Cul...
1hr 14m Feb 26, 2021
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48: Everybody Hates Ted Cruz + A Conversation With Elie Honig February 22, 2021
Michael examines the flood of pending litigation against Donald Trump with the host of the Third Degree Podcast and former Assistant US Attorney Elie Honig from the SDNY. Plus, A deep dive into the world of Ted Cruz. How does he manage to be the most hated man in Washington? And how does this latest escapade cement Cruz’s status as the one man both Democrats and Republicans LOVE to hate? For c...
1hr 26m Feb 22, 2021
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47: Trump Sued for Violation of Klu Klux Klan Act + A Conversation with Asha Rangappa February 19, 2021
With Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in the rearview mirror, the criminal and civil prosecution of the former President has only just begun. The push to impeach Trump may have failed on political lines, but he will likely not fare as well in a court of law. Thus, lawmakers and prosecutors have begun targeting the former president for his role in the January 6TH riot with a series of lawsuits t...
1hr 34m Feb 19, 2021
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46: Dissecting Teflon Don’s Sham Impeachment + A Conversation With Andrew Callaghan (All Gas, No Brakes) February 15, 2021
It ended how it began, with Democrats proving an airtight case that showed Donald Trump’s absolute guilt but the GOP refusing to acknowledge the facts in the case. They knew Trump was guilty and hid behind arcane constitutional arguments to let themselves off the hook with MAGA voters. Later Michael speaks with “All Gas No Brakes” creator Andrew Callaghan about conspiracy, the Proud Boys and ho...
1hr 19m Feb 15, 2021
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45: Inside #StoptheSteal with the Atlantic Council’s Jared Holt February 12, 2021
A conversation with the Atlantic Council’s Jared Holt, one of the foremost experts fighting online extremism today. His work has lead to the de-platforming of Infowars founder Alex Jones from Paypal, Facebook and YouTube. In addition, his articles and research are cited by everyone from the Washington Post to today’s Impeachment where prosecutors cited an op/ed he wrote as proof of Donald Trump...
1hr 34m Feb 12, 2021
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44: Stormy Daniels Is Not Afraid February 8, 2021
Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen finally meet for the first time to discuss their shared history with Donald Trump, Michael Avenatti and what really happened in that Penthouse plus never before revealed details. This is the one episode you won’t want to miss! For cool Mea Culpa gear, check out www.meaculpapodcast.com/merch To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: htt...
1hr 25m Feb 09, 2021
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43: Triggering Adam Carolla February 4, 2021
Mea Culpa examines the on-going Marjorie Taylor Greene saga, the growing GOP rift and Donald Trump’s coming impeachment. Then, Michael welcomes Adam Carolla into his sanctum to debate the finer points of MAGA ideology. Strap in for a rumble. For cool Mea Culpa gear, check out www.meaculpapodcast.com/merch To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyi...
1hr 3m Feb 05, 2021
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42: Trump’s GOP Suicide Pact+ A Conversation With Jelani Cobb February 1, 2021
With just one week to go before the start of Donald Trump’s second Impeachment, the GOP has once again rallied behind the former president; ending the bi-partisan furor that promised to force Trump out of American politics once and for all. The reality of the situation is that the state party hacks who control the GOP on a grassroots level have become infected by MAGA diehards who have but one ...
1hr 23m Feb 01, 2021
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41: Inside the GOP’s QAnon Problem + A Conversation With Joy Behar January 29, 2021
With the fresh trauma of January 6th beginning to recede, the old fault lines have reappeared with frightened Republicans rallying behind Donald Trump in a bid to save him from a second impeachment. Plus, the Marjorie Taylor Greene outrage and the GOP’s QAnon problem. Finally, Joy Behar from ABC’s The View talks to Michael about Meghan McCain and whether the Trump children will be welcome back ...
1hr 21m Jan 29, 2021
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40: Dismantling Trump’s Agenda + A Conversation With Meidas Touch January 25, 2021
In just five days President Biden has reversed much of Trump’s agenda from the building of the boarder wall to rejoining the Paris Climate Accords with a flurry of executive orders aimed at dismantling his toxic agenda. Mea Culpa welcomes Ben and Brett Meiselas the duo behind Meidas Touch. Chances are you’ve seen their viral videos which have been viewed hundreds of millions of times during the...
1hr 24m Jan 25, 2021
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