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3552 - BLS Reports Slowing Economy, So Trump Fires the Chief; Resisting Authoritarianism w/ Daniel Hunter & Erica Chenoweth

The Majority Report with Sam Seder

Release Date: 08/04/2025

3558 - Ice, Gaza, DC Takeover & Building Power w/ Rep Maxwell Frost show art 3558 - Ice, Gaza, DC Takeover & Building Power w/ Rep Maxwell Frost

The Majority Report with Sam Seder

It's Tuesday News Day as the Majority Report On today's show: The hosts of Fox & Friends do not care that the statistics show violent crime hitting a 30-year low in Washington DC because one of them spoke to a barista and she said it is too dangerous in DC. Rep. Maxwell Frost from Florida's 10 district joins us in studio to discuss ICE, Gaza, campaigning, building power and more. In the Fun Half: Trump rambles about Transgender people in the middle of his National Guard Deployment speech. Lara Trump forces a packed Westchester Country Club to sit through her rendition of Tom Petty's "I...

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3557 - Dispatch from Gaza's Nasser Hospital w/ Dr. Tarek Loubani show art 3557 - Dispatch from Gaza's Nasser Hospital w/ Dr. Tarek Loubani

The Majority Report with Sam Seder

It's a Monday Fun Day on the Majority Report where the fun is rare, but you can't deny it is Monday.  We open with a good news - bad news situation. The good news is violent crime in Washington DC has a hit a 30-year low. Bad news is Trump is declaring DC under federal control and deploying the National Guard. We are joined by Palestinian-Canadian emergency room physician, Dr. Tarek Loubani who is currently volunteering at Nasser hospital in Gaza. It's a harrowing interview but we must bear witness to the terror our tax dollars are funding. Check out Emma's from last year. In the Fun...

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3556 - Justifying Democracy and Making it Materially Important w/ Osita Nwanevu & Marc Maron show art 3556 - Justifying Democracy and Making it Materially Important w/ Osita Nwanevu & Marc Maron

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It's Casual Freebie Friday on the Majority Report, in fact so casual that Matt and Emma aren't even here today. On today's show: In reaction growing economic anxiety and the looming stagnation Trump taps on his friend from the Heritage Foundation, Scott Moore to print off some big, beautiful charts showing numbers "no one has ever seen". Turns out there is nothing to worry about. The old numbers wrong and these new numbers are right. Phew. Osita Nwanevu joins the show for a great conversation about Democracy and his case for a new American founding. You can preorder Osita's book now and it...

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3555 - Kidnapped By Israel; Medicaid Coverage Cliff Looming w/ Chris Smalls, Katheryn Houghton show art 3555 - Kidnapped By Israel; Medicaid Coverage Cliff Looming w/ Chris Smalls, Katheryn Houghton

The Majority Report with Sam Seder

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3554 - The Lost History of Nagasaki; Democratic Spam Scandal w/ Greg Mitchell & Adam Bonica show art 3554 - The Lost History of Nagasaki; Democratic Spam Scandal w/ Greg Mitchell & Adam Bonica

The Majority Report with Sam Seder

It’s Wednesday and Sam is hosting solo today On today’s show: On CNBC Donald Trump told people to watch Harry “Emden” on CNN to see how great his approval ratings are. So, we checked out Harry Enten and it turns out Trump was lying, his approval ratings are barely above second term Nixon’s. On the 80th anniversary of the US dropping the atom bomb on Hiroshima, we are joined by filmmaker Greg Mitchell to discuss his new film: y. The documentary explores a football game that US service-members played on ground zero of Nagasaki. Associate Professor of Political Science at Stanford...

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3553 - Republicans Rush to Redistrict as Their Base Turns on Them; Gaza Has Been Completely Destroyed show art 3553 - Republicans Rush to Redistrict as Their Base Turns on Them; Gaza Has Been Completely Destroyed

The Majority Report with Sam Seder

It's Tuesday Newsday at Majority Report. On today's show: Sen. Elizabeth Warren cooks Squawk box over they're lazy rejections of Zohran Mamdani's policy proposals. Meanwhile Corey Booker chooses to "stay out of NY politics". Rep Mike Flood (R-NE) holds a town hall meeting and over 750 packed into the theater to relentlessly boo, heckle and jeer him for over an hour. Gov JB Pritzker, flanked by some of the quorum breaking Texas State Democrats goes after Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton. ITV releases horrifying aerial footage of Gaza showing total annihilation. Former contractor for the Gaza...

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3552 - BLS Reports Slowing Economy, So Trump Fires the Chief; Resisting Authoritarianism w/ Daniel Hunter & Erica Chenoweth show art 3552 - BLS Reports Slowing Economy, So Trump Fires the Chief; Resisting Authoritarianism w/ Daniel Hunter & Erica Chenoweth

The Majority Report with Sam Seder

It’s Monday Fun Day on the Majority Report! On today’s show: Donald Trump claims the Bureau of Labor Statistics manipulated job reports to help Kamala Harris win the election—conveniently forgetting that last year he said those same reports were terrible for her. We’re joined by Daniel Hunter and Erica Chenoweth to discuss the shrinking window for authoritarian pushback and what effective resistance looks like. To learn more, check out  and  In the Fun Half: Texas Democratic State Representatives flee the state to break quorum and block a GOP redistricting push as...

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3551 - Trump’s Economy Collapsing; Dems' Clumsy Israel Pivot w/ Krystal Ball show art 3551 - Trump’s Economy Collapsing; Dems' Clumsy Israel Pivot w/ Krystal Ball

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It's Friday! Emma welcomes Krystal Ball, political commentator, author, and co-host of Breaking Points on for a wrap up of the week's news and her grilling of Senator Slotkin on Breaking Points. Also, Trump's economy has finally realized it walked off the cliff a few months ago. And in the Fun Half: Liberal Zionists want more pampering, Mehdi Hasan doesn't give it to them. Bassem Youssef tells the Nelk Boys to stop infantalizing themselves. And more More from Krystal at : Today's Sponsors: • JUST COFFEE: Go to and use coupon code MAJORITY for 10% off your purchase ! • BABBEL: Learn a new...

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3550 - The Immigration-Incarceration Pipeline; Neoliberalism in Crisis w/ Silky Shah, Tim Sahay show art 3550 - The Immigration-Incarceration Pipeline; Neoliberalism in Crisis w/ Silky Shah, Tim Sahay

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It’s Emmajority Report Thursday! On today’s show: After facing significant backlash, Scott Bessent makes a half-hearted attempt to walk back his comments about using Trump "accounts" as a backdoor to privatize Social Security. Silky Shah, author of Unbuild Walls: Why Immigrant Justice Needs Abolition, joins us to discuss how immigration policy fuels mass incarceration. Then, Tim Sahay, co-editor of the Polycrisis newsletter, stops by to talk about the crumbling foundations of neoliberalism and what comes next. In the Fun Half: Brandon Sutton and Matt Binder join us as we kick things off...

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3549 -  Can Minneapolis Elect A Socialist Mayor & Gaza Doctor Returns w/ Omar Fateh, Dr. Ambereen Sleemi (M) show art 3549 - Can Minneapolis Elect A Socialist Mayor & Gaza Doctor Returns w/ Omar Fateh, Dr. Ambereen Sleemi (M)

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It’s Hump Day at the Majority Report! On today’s show: Donald Trump freely admits that he was aware that young girls trafficked by Epstein and Maxwell were "taken" from the spa at Mar-a-Lago—and even claims to remember their names. We’re joined by Minnesota State Senator Omar Fateh, the DFL-endorsed candidate for Mayor of Minneapolis, to discuss the city’s political challenges and what’s at stake in the upcoming election. Later, Dr. Ambereen Sleemi—a Brooklyn-based urogynecologist and Director of International Medical Response—joins us to share her experience volunteering for...

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It’s Monday Fun Day on the Majority Report!

On today’s show:

Donald Trump claims the Bureau of Labor Statistics manipulated job reports to help Kamala Harris win the election—conveniently forgetting that last year he said those same reports were terrible for her.

We’re joined by Daniel Hunter and Erica Chenoweth to discuss the shrinking window for authoritarian pushback and what effective resistance looks like.

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In the Fun Half:

Texas Democratic State Representatives flee the state to break quorum and block a GOP redistricting push as Govenor Perry threatens them with felony charges.

A pro-tariff knife manufacturer realizes too late that tariffs are slicing into his business.

Patrick Bet-David hosts Tomi Lahren for a segment on antisemitism, where she argues Jewish students will migrate to southern schools for “safety.”

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