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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
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TEASER - We Can Overcome Oligarchy
How much have the Trumps made since returning to power? According to The New York Times, a staggering $2 billion in the last month alone. From Russia to the…
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Brad Lander for NYC Mayor
New York City's mayoral race is heating up, and into the inferno walks Brad Lander: City Comptroller, progressive, and, most importantly, not a corrupt tool of…
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The Qatar/Trump Super Special
Welcome to the jetstream, where elite criminal impunity flies above laws and accountability. Russian mafia expert Olga Lautman joins Gaslit Nation to connect…
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Pope Leo and Opus Dei - TEASER
Fifteen years after Sarah Silverman's viral call to "Sell the Vatican, Feed the World," we now have a "Marxist Pope," according to Trump stormtrooper Laura…
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Nature Always Wins: A.I. Worship and the New Tech Gods
In 1816, 18-year-old Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin (later Shelley) birthed science fiction during a rainy vacation on Lake Geneva. Inspired by a vision of a man…
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Canada Did It. Now It's NYC's Turn. Elbows Up!
This week, Canadians didn't just politely shuffle into voting booths: they kicked the door down and destroyed Conservative leader and longtime MAGA fanboy…
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TEASER - Ignore the Edgelords. Build Political Power
There's a reason the loudest voices online are often the least helpful. The edgelords, those who posture with performative rage, contrarian hot takes, and a…
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Impeach Him
Welcome to Gaslit Nation, where the firestorm of corruption meets the firehose of resistance. Terrell Starr of the Black Diplomats Podcast and Substack…
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How Do You Defeat Elon Musk? Ask the Team Behind Judge Susan Crawford's Victory.
Thank you to all who joined our live-taping last Monday with senior advisors from Judge Susan Crawford's team that defeated Elon Musk, who lost bigly even…
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Will the Tech Bros. Turn on Trump?
The Tech Bros., like Elon Musk and JD Vance puppetmaster Peter Thiel, see Trump as a means to an end: to build their own tech-state fiefdoms as they usher in…
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How the Oligarchy Wins—Unless We Fight Back
In a powerful callout, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez slammed Congress and the White House over insider trading. Elected officials shouldn't hold stocks—period…
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Can the Free World Survive Trump and Putin?
This week's special guest, Adrian Karatnycky, has been on the frontlines for decades fighting for democracy both at home and abroad. In his critically…
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Gene Sharp's From Dictatorship to Democracy - TEASER
Why did Trump hit 185 countries with tariffs, even uninhabited islands of penguins near Antarctica, but not Russia and its vassal state Belarus, used to wage…
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How to Overthrow a Dictator
Romania made headlines—and shocked the world—when it annulled a presidential election at the end of last year, citing evidence of foreign interference aimed at…
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Introducing ArchiveGate: Trump's Dangerous Attack on the National Archives
If you thought SignalGate was bad, wait until you hear about ArchiveGate. Trump illegally fired the National Archivist—the first president in U.S. history to…
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Unpacking SignalGate with Olga Lautman - TEASER
In this week's Gaslit Nation bonus show, we're joined by Olga Lautman, an expert on the Russian mafia. Her Substack, Trump Tyranny Tracker, is a vital resource…
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Gaslit Nation Media Guide: "Fascism Needs Ignorance"
The Gaslit Nation Media Committee, a watchdog against access journalism and regime propaganda, has developed this essential guide. We urge all members of the…
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Nazi Hunting
What's the best way to fight evil? Laugh at fascist idiots and keep hunting Nazis, with your camera and the power of your voice. This week, we're honored to…
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"We Are Becoming an Apartheid State."
Here's the first half of our recording of Monday's Gaslit Nation Salon with Dr. Lisa Corrigan, author of Prison Power: How Prison Politics Influenced the…
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A Love Letter to Canada
What's the easiest way for Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin to invade Canada? Simple: Have voters sit out the upcoming election and let Pierre Poilievre become…
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Controlled Opposition - TEASER
What's the Republican spending bill all about? It's an extremely dangerous powergab engineered by Mike Johnson, the Speaker of the House and dirty lawyer who…
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Nerd Reich
How do we fight back against the broligarchs? Journalist Gil Durán, of the must-read newsletters Nerd Reich and FrameLab, shows the way, in this week's Gaslit…
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TEASER - Book Club: The Stranger and Man's Search for Meaning
This motivating discussion was supposed to run earlier, but then the third year anniversary of Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine was marked by Trump…
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Money, Lies, and God
Who is "Woke Jesus"? It's the actual Jesus from the Bible—the dark-skinned Jewish revolutionary who advocated for feeding the poor and healing the sick. The…
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All Hands on Deck, Florida!
You may be asking: does America even have free and fair elections in GOP-gerrymandered hostage states like Florida? Under a wannabe-autocrat like Ron DeSantis…
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Russia and America vs. The Free World
America joined Russia, Iran, North Korea, and Israel, led by indicted corrupt criminal and Putin pal Netanyahu, wanted for war crimes, to vote against…
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TEASER - Hey EU, Pass an Ivanka Trump Travel Ban
To help us navigate these dark times, Gaslit Nation will hold our first book club. Join us next Monday, February 24, at 4pm ET for a salon discussion on two…
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Will We Have Free and Fair Elections in the Midterms?
There's a troubling sense of normalcy bias among some Democratic leaders who believe they'll regain their footing in the 2026 midterms, riding another…
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TEASER - How to Stop a Mafia State
This week's bonus show is our live recording with Russian mafia expert Olga Lautman, who answers listener questions about combating the Russian-backed fascist…
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The World Must Stand Up to Trump's America
One of the most striking aspects of living under a dictatorship is how eerily normal life can appear on the surface. The sun still rises, children still play…
Gaslit NationHow to Protect Our Healthcare
Protests matter because they challenge the regime's legitimacy, remind us we're not alone, and connect us with incredible people fighting to protect human…
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Hitler Youth
If you want to see where America is headed, watch The Bibi Files. The greatest threat to Israeli democracy, as well as peace for both Palestinians and…
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TEASER - Divided We Fall, United We Fight Oligarchy
Don't count America out just yet! Democrats flipped a state Senate seat in Iowa, in a district Trump won by 21 percent—a resounding rebuke to the psychopath in…
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Felon 47
Welcome to week two of Trump and Project 2025's Reign of Terror. A convicted felon, a Russian asset, an adjudicated rapist, a chronic cheater, a trust-fund…
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TEASER - Trump Ushers in the Chinese Century
What's the easiest way for dictator Xi Jinping of China to invade Taiwan? Bribe the President of the United States! Trump's loyalty lies in enriching himself…
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Trump is Putin 2.0: Where Does That Leave Putin?
Trump used and discarded the powerful Fred Trump daddy figures who helped him rise to power: infamous lawyer Roy Cohn, whom he abandoned as Cohn was dying of…
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Lessons from Joan of Arc for America and Ukraine
From Joan of Arc, the novel Mark Twain considered his finest work—one that took him longer to write than any of his other books, and one so deeply personal to…
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Crackhead Ken
In a Gaslit Nation first, we're speaking to a guest whose voice is… well, masked like Putin's stiff botoxed face. That's because we've had to protect their…
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TEASER - Ben Wikler for DNC Chair
Announcement! If you're a Gaslit Nation supporter on Patreon, join us for the first ever Gaslit Nation Game Night this Friday at 8:30pm ET, organized by Gaslit…
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An Unpunished Attempted Coup Paves the Way for a Successful One
On January 6, 2021, we watched on live television as Donald Trump and several Republican members of Congress incited a violent attempted overthrow of our…
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NowMarch.org
Andrea will be speaking at the peaceful Now March this Friday, January 3rd, on Capitol Hill calling for Congress to take their final opportunity to stop MAGA…
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Opus Dei
How does Franco's reign in Spain connect to the rise of Trump? In this gripping true-crime thriller, financial journalist Gareth Gore, while investigating a…
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TEASER - Dr. Emma Briant on Combating Disinformation
Good news! Staying off social media is good for your mental health and countering disinformation. In this week's Gaslit Nation bonus show, listen to an excerpt…
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TEASER - Art is Survival: Churchill the Artist
Great Britain was woefully unprepared when Hitler's Nazis invaded nearly half of Europe. As the country faced the relentless terror of the Blitz—where cities…
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Self-Care with Churchill and FDR
Self-care is an act of resistance, especially when the fate of the free world depends on you. In the latest episode of Gaslit Nation, Andrea interviews Robert…
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Israel and Palestine: The Path to Peace
"And hope here, I don't think it's passive. It is active. It's a form of resistance against despair. And it must be paired with a political imagination, that…
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TEASER - Celebrating Syria, Voting and Homelessness, and How to Protect Trans People
"Ukrainian intelligence sent about 20 experienced drone operators and about 150 first-person-view drones to the rebel headquarters in Idlib, Syria, four to…
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Luigi Mangione: Shooter or Superfan?
In Tuesday's episode of Gaslit Nation, titled Is the U.S. an Oligarchy?, Andrea opens with a discussion about the "Claims Adjuster Assassin." However, not all…
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Is America an Oligarchy?
Is America an oligarchy? This debate between Andrea and Felix Salmon, author of The Phoenix Economy: Work, Life, and Money in the New Not Normal, took place…
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Syria Celebration
Today, we're celebrating the people of Syria and their liberation from Assad the Butcher. Our live-taping interview with disinformation expert Dr. Emma Briant…
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Will Trump's Mass Deportations Lead to Death Camps?
Assad's regime is on the brink of collapse. Romania and South Korea are showing the world how to stand up against Russia highjacking democracies. The U.S. has…
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Syria Surprise!
In this week's Gaslit Nation, Andrea and Terrell answer listeners' questions about Syria, Ukraine, and Georgia–and urgent lessons for us here at home. Take a…
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The Apprentice: The Roy Cohn Playbook
Attack! Attack! Attack! Deny! Deny! Deny! Before Russia and Roger Ailes, Trump rose to power with the help of mega-lawyer and mega-villain Roy Cohn. That…
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Election Security Experts: Harris Must Call for Recounts
Civil litigation in Georgia revealed that operatives hired by allies of Donald Trump illegally accessed and copied critical election software following the…
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Gaslit Nation Political Salon Today 4pm
To our Gaslit Nation community on Patreon, the Zoom link has been posted for today's political salon at 4pm ET. A longtime listener will walk us through…
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No Episode This Week
Andrea is off to London this week to work on film projects and speak at the Ukrainian Institute of London this Friday about In the Shadow of Stalin: The Story…
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2024 Election Special
Was the election stolen? Yes. Through voter suppression; a criminal lack of institutional support, especially after MAGA stole voting machine data from…
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Post-Election Salon TODAY 4pm ET
We know what comes next. You're not alone in this. We're having a gathering today at 4pm ET over Zoom which will be recorded and shared for our Patreon…
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Women Revolt
Russian mafia expert Olga Lautman joins Gaslit Nation to break down the Kremlin's plan for America: stirring up civil war. Russia is hoping to kick our already…