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The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Release Date: 06/20/2025
The Majority Report with Sam Seder
Fun Half link: It's Thursday which means it is an Emmajority Report Day. We start the show with the Senate Rescissions bill that passed in the wee hours last night. PBS, NPR and USAID are now defunded. We are joined by Policy Director of , Chip Gibbons, to discuss Trump's war on free speech, specifically around Palestinian activism. Then we are joined by Ren Brabenec to talk about his piece in the that covers Elon Musk's unpermitted Ai data center that is causing massive environmental damage in Memphis. In the fun half we are joined by Brandon Sutton and Matt Binder as we continue the...
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Despite Emma's absence, it's hump day Wednesday and there's a lot to talk about. Inflation is slowly starting to rise to its highest number since February. The effects of these tariffs will be rearing their head eventually. Award winning Israeli journalist, Meron Rapaport joins us for a discussion on Gaza and the West bank and Israel's attempt to alienate and expel Arab Knesset members. Hakeem Jeffries is still refusing to endorse Zohran Mandani even though he won Hakeem's district decisively. In the Fun Half we open with a real time twitter feud between Matt and a journalist from The Free...
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It's Tuesday and we are joined by investigative journalist and director of The, Lauren Windsor, to discuss her new piece in on the Texas state government's war on climate change policy. But first we take a look at Andrew Cuomo's low energy announcement that he is staying in the race as an independent, a very sleepy independent. It turns out that the supreme court green lighting mass federal firings will lead to the Trump administration dismantling the Department of Education. Something conservatives have been clamoring for since reconstruction. In the fun half we look into the great MAGA...
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It's Monday, and we've got two great guests lined up. But first, we watch Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL) recount his gut-wrenching visit to what he calls the "Alligator Auschwitz." Then we’re joined by Wesley Cheek, assistant professor at Massachusetts Maritime Academy, to discuss the deep-rooted corruption and dysfunction within FEMA. Later, Chris Geidner of Law Dork returns to break down the latest Supreme Court rulings—and the nine-mile stare worn by everyone seriously covering this administration. In the Fun Half We kick things off with possibly the least fun person alive, Tom Homan, as he...
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It's casual Friday and we have two, well technically 4 guests stop by the show. First, Kyle Kulinski for a wrap up of the week's news including the podcast manosphere's turning on Trump over the Epstein client list suppression. Then we are joined by Benjamin P. Dixon aka Pastor Ben, Andrea Rovenski, and Matt Strackbein aka The Letterhack who are promoting . This Space is a new working-class media collective. In the fun half we play Where's Waldo: The Corey Booker edition as he tries to hide himself in a photo with war criminal, Benjamin Netanyahu. Missouri revokes a very popular paid...
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It's Thursday which means an Emmajority Report show. We talk to John Nichols about Nebraska's Dan Osbourne's campaign for Senate and the challenges of facing a billionaire incumbent. Seamus Malekfazali provides some updates on the situation in Iran post American / Israeli strikes. In the fun half Matt Binder and Brandon Sutton join in to discuss Bill O'Reilly getting reanimated to defend the suppression of the Epstein client list. Additionally, there is the mandatory humiliation of Hakeem Jeffries. This is almost becoming a daily event of late. All that, phone calls and more. Become a member...
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We got two great guests for you this hump day. First, we talk to Brandon Roberts, an investigative journalist for ProPublica about the error prone AI program that DOGE implemented to determine Veterans Affairs cuts. We also discuss how FDA cuts have made it difficult to regulate the quality and safety of pharmaceuticals imported from other countries. Then we talk to Memo Torres an award-winning food and lifestyle Journalist and director of L.A. Taco who has been doing incredible work covering ICE's attacks on California. Check out their coverage here: L.A.. Also if you are in the LA area...
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It's Tuesday and there is plenty of news, but it is not a news day Tuesday because we have two guests for you today. First, we are joined by Dr. Rob Davidson, West Michigan Emergency Physician and to real, harmful impacts the Senate Bill will have on rural hospitals. Then in the Fun Half Hasan Piker joins us in studio and it let's say you'll be valutained. The discussion moves from the failures of Hakeem Jeffries and Democratic leadership into the right's cope with AG Pam Bondi's Epstein announcement. Become a member at JoinTheMajorityReport.com: Follow us on TikTok...
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It's Monday and we are celebrating Emma's return from her honeymoon. On today's show we cover the devastation from flash flooding in central Texas. We continue to dig deeper in the SENR Bill. It will take a month to sort through this monstrous piece of legislation. In the fun half we listen to the least fun person in the world, Border Czar Tom Holman as he foams at the mouth over the funding that ICE and CBP secured. Joe Rogan is surprised and disappointed over who ICE is targeting. It's not as if mass deportations now was a campaign slogan or anything. All that plus phone calls. Become a...
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It's a casual Friday on a Thursday and the disastrous Senate bill passed somehow despite Chuck Schumer's renaming. Our favorite, Heather 'Digby' Parton joins us today for a recap of the week's news. In the Fun Half Matt Binder and Brandon Sutton join for further discussion of the bill. We watch Jimmy Dore tackle climate change by discussing an article in the Washington Post that he didn't read, instead getting his info from Joe Rogan who is also discussing the article that he did not read. It's a hall of stupid mirrors. All that and a whole lot more. Become a member...
info_outlineIt’s casual Friday. Today in studio for the first hour is writer and editor of the American Prospect, David Dayen.
Sam and David dive deep into the SENR Bill, the Genius Act and the Big Beautiful Bill.
Of course we check in with the looming potential American invasion of Iran.
And we close out the first half with the NYC Mayoral primaries. If you live in NYC remember to vote and don’t rank Cuomo.
In the fun half we dig deeper into Iran, including Tulsi Gabbard and Pete Hegseth getting boxed out of the plans and discussions.
ICE has a standoff with the LA Dodgers
We take phone calls and lot more.
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