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Gaslit Nation
Gaslit Nation provides a deep dive on the news, skipping outrage to deliver analysis, history, context, and sharp insight on global affairs. Hosted by journalist and filmmaker Andrea Chalupa, an expert on authoritarian states who warned America about Russia and election hacking before the 2016 election.
Episodes
Gaslit NationSave the Date: May 11
On Monday May 11 at 4pm ET at the Gaslit Nation Salon, get ready for a big peek behind the curtain. To celebrate Andrea's birthday, we're starting that day's…
Gaslit NationHungarian Uprising
While Orban's gang of Kremlin-paid criminals burn proof of their crimes, the new leadership in Hungary goes after their propaganda machine and GOP allies who…
Gaslit NationThe Wajahat Ali Interview
Americans must fight a war on two fronts: against MAGA fascism and Democratic Party complacency. Wajahat Ali of the Left Hook on Substack and author of Go Back…
Gaslit NationThe Sounds of Mrs. Orwell
To those who could not join our launch party for Mrs. Orwell tonight, we've made you a play list from the event. It opens with a British Pathé newsreel of what…
Gaslit NationThe Brahm Revel Interview
Gaslit Nation presents an Instagram Live discussion recorded over the weekend with the acclaimed illustrator Brahm Revel, the artist of Mrs. Orwell. Brahm is…
Gaslit NationVirginia! Vote YES on Redistricting
FDR had to take some bold swings to transform America for the better. He had his pearl-clutching critics who thought he was going too far. But that's what was…
Gaslit NationThe MAGA Virus: From Orban to the UK - TEASER
Vice President JD Vance, a creation of the Peter Thiel dark-money machine, traveled to Hungary to openly threaten voters on behalf of the Kremlin's favorite…
Gaslit NationThe Untold, Inspiring History Behind Mrs. Orwell That Terrifies the Kremlin
As Donald Trump holds the world hostage with his sloppy Iran War, and JD Vance campaigns for Orban, the Kremlin's weapon in Hungary, Gaslit Nation returns to a…
Gaslit NationMake Pam Bondi Testify
Congratulations to Pam Bondi for doing everything the fascist serial predator, convicted felon, and Russian asset wanted, only to be ritually humiliated by…
Gaslit NationThe Plastic Coup: How Big Oil Poisons Our DNA
As we fight the daily battles of the "Great Disillusionment," corruption and unchecked greed are poisoning our bodies. Sian Sutherland, co-founder of A Plastic…
Gaslit Nation"Don't Let Fascists Steal Your Time": Andrea's Tribute to Her Uncle Phil
"We're not going to get the liberation we all crave on a soul level without risk." Andrea reflects on why, now more than ever, we must follow our hearts and…
Gaslit NationBeyond No Kings
Beyond showing up for No Kings, build power where you live. Join the Good Neighbors Coalition, a vetted decentralized hub linking neighborhoods, groups, and…
Gaslit NationMelania vs. Ivana: Fact Checking the Honeypot Meme - TEASER
Christopher Steele, who ran the Russia desk at MI6, believes Jeffrey Epstein was a Russian asset. He used girls and young women from Russia and other former…
Gaslit NationThe Orwellian World Is Here. Now What?
As we navigate a world of "alternative facts" and corporate-state surveillance, George Orwell's life, times, and pain, transformed into enduring art, like…
Gaslit NationThank You, Afroman
Thank you, Afroman, for standing up for freedom of speech and expression. Our human rights matter, and artists have always been on the front lines defending…
Gaslit NationTrump's War Against the American People - TEASER
Across America, people are waking up to the fact that Donald Trump has always been exactly who he said he was: a serial con man propped up by white grievance…
Gaslit NationTrump and Kushner's Disastrous Iran War: What Comes Next?
Trump and Kushner chose a war they don't understand, thinking they can use 20th-century "shock and awe" to topple a deeply entrenched terrorist state. The…
Gaslit NationThe Chilling Silence of Hollywood's New McCarthyism
Despite holding one of the most powerful microphones in the world, the silence from major winners at the Oscars regarding human rights and the rise of fascism…
Gaslit NationDOGE's American Carnage: Then and Now
"I've been Doged." Over 300,000 federal workers were purged by drug-fueled sociopath Elon Musk and his "Department of Government Efficiency." In this week's…
Gaslit NationChoose Action Over Despair
The progress we enjoy today, now under threat, was built by people who chose to turn despair into action, to do something instead of nothing. In these final…
Gaslit NationThe Christian Nationalists Get Their War in Iran
Donald Trump is the hammer of the Christian nationalists that built America, and rely on forever wars to assert their dominance. In this special live Gaslit…
Gaslit NationWorld War III: Got Questions?
Gaslit Nation has long warned that World War III has already started. We will discuss all that and more at today's Gaslit Nation Salon at 4pm ET. Join us on…
Gaslit Nation"You have killed Americans" - Updated Audio
Apologies! Due to the blizzard, school closure, jury duty all in one week, the wrong file was published. Here is the correct one. Enjoy and see you at the…
Gaslit NationThe State of the Union is Sadistic Elites on a Crime Spree
We are up against a transnational mafia, as Gaslit Nation has long warned, and the Epstein files expose it, despite the ongoing cover-up. This week…
Gaslit NationInside the Minds of Monsters: What Nuremberg Taught Us About Today
In 1945, U.S. Army psychiatrist Dr. Douglas Kelley arrived at Nuremberg with an hypothesis: the 22 top Nazi defendants, including Hermann Göring, the second…
Gaslit NationTulsi Gabbard's Cover-Up & The Plot to Steal Our Elections
Here's what you missed at last week's Gaslit Nation Salon. The full recording is available on Patreon.com/Gaslit. Gaslit Nation warned you in 2019 that Tulsi…
Gaslit NationA Toxic Romance for Gaslit Nation
Happy Valentine's Day to the Gaslit Nation family. While the world distracts itself with candy-coated romance, we know the most consequential stories are often…
Gaslit NationTEASER - Pam Bondi's Wall Street Bribe: Inside the Elite Crime Syndicate
In this week's bonus show, we break down the absolutely chilling congressional hearing where North Korean newscaster Pam Bondi shilled for an elite pedophile…
Gaslit NationHow to Catch a Fascist: Antifa vs. MAGA
As Gaslit Nation has long warned: our institutions are complicit. Nazis infiltrate police departments, protecting an elite pedophile ring–protected by the FBI…
Gaslit NationThe Torture Syndicate
Our democracy has been hijacked by an elite pedophile ring–one that has always been operating in plain sight. This week, Andrea and Russian mafia expert Olga…
Gaslit Nation"Yes, You're a Nazi."
We're going to talk about the Epstein Files, and what may be the new sex trafficking elite club of rapists... So stay tuned for Monday's Gaslit Nation Salon at…
Gaslit NationThe Playbook for Defeating MAGA: The Church Committee Report
In the 1970s, Senator Frank Church, a Democrat from Idaho, stuck his neck out–unlike members of Congress today–to take on the real deep state–the FBI and CIA…
Gaslit NationImpeach President Stephen Miller: Justice for Alex Pretti
Stephen Miller, Donald Trump, Kristi Noem, J.D. Vance, and the entire MAGA Klan murdered Alex Pretti. They sent Bovino into early retirement, but he must be…
Gaslit NationWe Need a Fourth American Revolution
Here's what you missed at last week's Gaslit Nation Salon: the full recording is available on Patreon.com/Gaslit. America's first revolution was against the…
Gaslit NationDo Fascists Feel Joy? -- TEASER
The world's leading philosophers and psychologists were based in Germany and Austria during the rise of Hitler. They studied the darkest chapter of human…
Gaslit NationMAGA's Vatican Cold War
Like the rest of us, Pope Leo, the first American Pope, is under siege by MAGA. We discuss MAGA's war on the "globalist," "culturally Marxist" Catholic Church…
Gaslit NationStay Sane with Us: Join the Gaslit Nation Salon
Here's what you missed at last week's Gaslit Nation Salon for our listeners on Patreon. Agonize then organize and socialize. The news cycle is designed to…
Gaslit NationThe Minnesota Miracle vs. The Insurrection Act - TEASER
They shot a woman three times in the face. Now they want to send in the Insurrection Act. Why are they targeting Minnesota? The "Minnesota Miracle" showed how…
Gaslit NationThe History of Resistance We Aren't Taught
They want you to be passive and quiet. But history tells a different story. We're joined by award-winning comic creator Ben Passmore, author of Black Arms to…
Gaslit NationTEASER - God, Guns, and Blood Money: Inside the Kremlin Church Running a Psy-Op on America
The Russian Orthodox Church, a longtime arm of the Kremlin, is running an intelligence operation targeting MAGA's Christian nationalism, to help turn America…
Gaslit NationMourning in America and Real Resistance
A statement from Gaslit Nation listener Annie in Minneapolis, Minnesota: Real Resistance I live in Minneapolis, 6 minutes from where Renee Good was shot and…
Gaslit NationThe "New Alcatraz": The Darkest Threat of the Venezuela Looting Spree
Andrea joins Russian mafia expert Olga Lautman to expose the transnational looting spree and warn Stephen Miller will turn Venezuela into a new Alcatraz…
Gaslit NationTrump's January 6 Coup Ushered in the New World Order
With Trump's unpunished coup, we officially entered a New World Order. And it's a lot like the car-bomb 1990s in Russia–a lawless era where the biggest…
Gaslit NationGaslit Nation's Predictions for 2026
Happy New Year, everyone! Welcome to the very first Gaslit Nation episode of 2026, one of the most consequential years for humanity, because the world is about…
Gaslit NationWhat Gives You Hope?
We close out this year from hell with a grounded kind of hope, not wishful thinking. Ushering us into a better new year is a montage of organizers…
Gaslit NationIn a Time of Gaslighting, Pay Attention to Your Dreams
In this quick update, Andrea shares a dream she had about Ukrainian dissident poet Vasyl Stus, killed in a Russian labor camp in the 1980s, and whose poetry…
Gaslit NationSave Our Courts to Protect the Constituion - TEASER
This holiday season, we wish you peace, joy, and a new Supreme Court. In Part 1 of our discussion, we pulled the mask off originalism and called it what it is…
Gaslit NationOriginalism is the Southern Strategy of Our Courts
All we want for Christmas is a new Supreme Court. Here to tell us how we get there is legal scholar Madiba Dennie, author of The Originalism Trap: How…
Gaslit NationAmerican Media in Crisis: How to Fight Back
We're seeing the same far-right media consolidation in America as during Putin's rise to power. Bari Weiss is the new Roger Ailes, hired to destroy CBS News…
Gaslit NationSusie Wiles is Wrong: Trump Will Try to Stay in Power in 2028 - TEASER
Gaslit Nation reads through the ego and lies of Enabler-in-Chief Susie Wiles' interview with Vanity Fair, where she pulls the Nuremberg defense: I was just…
Gaslit NationThe Oleksandra Matviichuk Interview
In this high-stakes episode, Andrea is joined by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Oleksandra Matviichuk as Putin openly claims alignment with the U.S., and Europe is…
Gaslit NationThe Kremlin's Long Game: Wake Up Before It's Too Late - TEASER
Donald Trump's kleptocracy didn't happen overnight–it was part of the Kremlin's long game. With reports of Russia trying to explode planes headed to the US…
Gaslit NationCrypto Traitors
On this extremely cursed episode of Gaslit Nation, we take a break from gas station dictatorships to talk about their emo tech cousin: crypto, the shadow…
Gaslit NationAndrea Will Be in Washington, DC Thursday!
Looking for a festive holiday gathering that plants seeds of hope to rebuild our democracy? Andrea was invited to the Courage>Cowardice event hosted by Courier…
Gaslit NationWill America Have a Woman President Soon? - TEASER
Is America ready for a woman president? Andrea and independent journalist Terrell Starr debate, and we want to hear where you stand. Let us know in the…
Gaslit NationGenocide by Corporate Oligarchy
In this week's Gaslit Nation, Andrea and Kyiv-based journalist Terrell Starr discuss how American corporate oligarchs act like authoritarian regimes. It's a…
Gaslit NationNixon Ran so Trump Could Fly - TEASER
In Part II of our conversation, Nick Schwellenbach, a Senior Investigator at the Project on Government Oversight, shares his insights from his time in the U.S…
Gaslit NationAmerican Gestapo: Gregory Bovino's Border Patrol
This week we go into the dark heart of American Gestapo: Gregory Bovino's Border Patrol, which pushes ICE to become even more aggressive in his fascist…
Gaslit NationThe Holodomor: Stalin's Deadliest Weapon
November is a month when communities around the world commemorate the Holodomor–Stalin's genocide famine in Ukraine that, in 1933, starved millions to death…
Gaslit NationElect Better Democrats
Here's a clip from last week's Gaslit Nation Salon, where I lay out what it will take for us to stop reactionary elections that punish whichever party is in…