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The Ken Harbaugh Show

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The Ken Harbaugh Show features daily commentaries and intimate conversations with leaders in the fight to protect democracy. Host Ken Harbaugh is a former Navy pilot who helped build several of the country’s most influential veteran organizations. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Hill, and the Yale Journal of International Law. He produced the #1 Apple TV documentary Against All Enemies, and has hosted multiple award-winning podcasts, including Reclaiming Patriotism, Burn The Boats, Against All Enemies, The Medal of Honor Podcast, and Warriors in Their Own Words.

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Yesterday · 18 min
Retired Army Major Just Made His Move
Maj. (Ret.) Richard Ojeda is a combat veteran who deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Now he lives in Aberdeen, and he's the Democratic nominee in North Carolina's 9th District. His opponent is Rep. Richard Hudson, who has held the seat since 2013 and chairs the National Republican Congressional Committee. That makes Hudson the fifth-ranking Republican in the House and one of the most powerful people in Washington when it comes to deciding who gets elected. Retired U.S. Navy Commander Bobby Jones sat down with him and got past the talking points. Instead, they talked about Fort Bragg and military families, Veterans' care, and affordability. Learn more about his campaign at ojedafornc.com Subscribe: @ValorMediaNetwork Pre-order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutube Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast Cult Conversations: The Influence Continuum with Dr. Steve Hassan: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show The Ken Harbaugh Show: https://meidasnews.com/tag/the-ken-harbaugh-show Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered
Wednesday · 18 min
Trump Just Abandoned Them...
Meidas Defense host Joe Plenzler sits down with retired U.S. Army Colonel Steve Miska to discuss why abandoning the local partners who served alongside American forces isn’t just a humanitarian issue; it can directly undermine U.S. national security. Miska explains the critical role interpreters and other “soft networks” play on the battlefield, recounts his efforts to help Iraqi allies escape through what became known as the “Baghdad Underground Railroad,” and warns about the consequences of deporting former U.S. partners back into danger. Subscribe: @ValorMediaNetwork Pre-order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutube Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast Cult Conversations: The Influence Continuum with Dr. Steve Hassan: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show The Ken Harbaugh Show: https://meidasnews.com/tag/the-ken-harbaugh-show Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered
Tuesday · 17 min
Trump and GOP Get Nightmare News in Ohio
Ken Harbaugh argues that November 3rd is a referendum on Trump and on a Republican Party that followed him over the cliff, and that Ohio is already showing signs of a shift. He then talks with Brian Poindexter, the union ironworker running to flip Ohio's 7th District against a former Trump aide. Learn more about Brian’s campaign here: https://poindexterforcongress.com/ Read Ken's latest feature in The Atlantic, "The Armored Sarcophagus Saving Ukrainian Soldiers": https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/09/ukraine-frontline-medical-evacuations/688638/?gift=_BCcSoTFfySI8FJKr2Yrkr1YxgfnD2TTVDcmfn2cW8Q&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share Subscribe to Ken’s Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.com/ Support Ukraine’s 34th Marine Brigade, the unit at the heart of “Drone Hunters of Kherson," here: https://www.ukrainefreedomproject.org/valor Pre-order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutube Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! MeidasTouch relies on SnapStream to record, watch, monitor, and clip the news. Get a FREE TRIAL of SnapStream by clicking here: https://go.snapstream.com/affiliate/meidastouch/meidasnews?utm_campaign=4490308-affiliate2025&utm_content=customerpartner Support the MeidasTouch Network: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Add the MeidasTouch Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meidastouch-podcast/id1510240831 Buy MeidasTouch Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com Follow MeidasTouch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Facebook: https://facebook.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Instagram: https://instagram.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@meidastouch
October 3 · 17 min
Army Veteran Just Walked Away
Army tank officer. Tech executive. State legislator. Now an independent running for U.S. Senate in Idaho. Todd Achilles has been a Republican, a Democrat, and now neither. He left the Idaho House to take on three-term Sen. Jim Risch as an independent, because he says the two-party system is broken. Retired U.S. Navy Commander Bobby Jones and Todd talk about service, partisan politics, and how Idaho is ready to send an independent to Washington. Subscribe: @ValorMediaNetwork Pre-order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutube Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! MeidasTouch relies on SnapStream to record, watch, monitor, and clip the news. Get a FREE TRIAL of SnapStream by clicking here: https://go.snapstream.com/affiliate/meidastouch/meidasnews?utm_campaign=4490308-affiliate2025&utm_content=customerpartner Support the MeidasTouch Network: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Add the MeidasTouch Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meidastouch-podcast/id1510240831 Buy MeidasTouch Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com Follow MeidasTouch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Facebook: https://facebook.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Instagram: https://instagram.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@meidastouch
October 2 · 20 min
Trump Just Became Republican's Worst Nightmare...
Ken Harbaugh argues that Trump is losing and dragging the entire Republican Party down with him, and asks what Democrats can do to make November as bad as possible for the GOP. In conversation with Hunger Games screenwriter Billy Ray, who has advised Democratic candidates for 11 years, Ken explores how better storytelling can move voters. Read Ken's latest feature in The Atlantic, "The Armored Sarcophagus Saving Ukrainian Soldiers": https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/09/ukraine-frontline-medical-evacuations/688638/?gift=_BCcSoTFfySI8FJKr2Yrkr1YxgfnD2TTVDcmfn2cW8Q&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share Subscribe to Ken’s Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.com/ Support Ukraine’s 34th Marine Brigade, the unit at the heart of “Drone Hunters of Kherson," here: https://www.ukrainefreedomproject.org/valor Pre-order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutube Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast Cult Conversations: The Influence Continuum with Dr. Steve Hassan: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show The Ken Harbaugh Show: https://meidasnews.com/tag/the-ken-harbaugh-show Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered
October 1 · 24 min
Ex-GOP Strategist Just Gave Midterm Warning
Ken Harbaugh sits down with former Republican strategist Stuart Stevens for part two of their conversation, on why Democrats can't choose between rebuilding and accountability – they have to do both, starting the moment the gavel passes on January 3. They also discuss the latest from Ukraine, where the two have travelled together several times. Chapter: For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial (765) 417-4729 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://www.askchapter.org/harbaugh Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don’t directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options. Read Ken's latest feature in The Atlantic, "The Armored Sarcophagus Saving Ukrainian Soldiers": https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/09/ukraine-frontline-medical-evacuations/688638/?gift=_BCcSoTFfySI8FJKr2Yrkr1YxgfnD2TTVDcmfn2cW8Q&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share Subscribe to Ken’s Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.com/ Support Ukraine’s 34th Marine Brigade, the unit at the heart of “Drone Hunters of Kherson," here: https://www.ukrainefreedomproject.org/valor Pre-order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutube Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! MeidasTouch relies on SnapStream to record, watch, monitor, and clip the news. Get a FREE TRIAL of SnapStream by clicking here: https://go.snapstream.com/affiliate/meidastouch/meidasnews?utm_campaign=4490308-affiliate2025&utm_content=customerpartner Support the MeidasTouch Network: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Add the MeidasTouch Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meidastouch-podcast/id1510240831 Buy MeidasTouch Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com Follow MeidasTouch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Facebook: https://facebook.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Instagram: https://instagram.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@meidastouch
September 29 · 17 min
Russia's Army just hit a Breaking Point...
On this episode of the Meidas Defense, Joe Plenzler speaks with Dr. Roman Sheremeta and Ken Harbaugh about the war in Ukraine, why it matters to U.S. national security, how Russian propaganda has shaped the debate, and how drones, AI, and electronic warfare are transforming modern combat. Sheremeta breaks down the history behind Russia’s invasion and the case for continued U.S. support, while Harbaugh shares firsthand observations from Ukraine’s front lines about Russian morale, casualties, POWs, and the growing role of FPV drones. Pre-order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutube Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! MeidasTouch relies on SnapStream to record, watch, monitor, and clip the news. Get a FREE TRIAL of SnapStream by clicking here: https://go.snapstream.com/affiliate/meidastouch/meidasnews?utm_campaign=4490308-affiliate2025&utm_content=customerpartner Support the MeidasTouch Network: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Add the MeidasTouch Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meidastouch-podcast/id1510240831 Buy MeidasTouch Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com Follow MeidasTouch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Facebook: https://facebook.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Instagram: https://instagram.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@meidastouch
September 29 · 19 min
Ex-GOP Strategist says Trump just Broke the Party...
Ken Harbaugh breaks down a taxpayer-funded ad pushing Trump's authoritarian rhetoric, arguing it's backfiring as his approval craters ahead of a potentially historic November. He's joined by former Republican strategist Stuart Stevens — who ran Romney's 2012 campaign before breaking with the GOP — for part one of a two-part conversation on how Democrats turn a wave election into real political realignment. Read Ken's latest feature in The Atlantic, "The Armored Sarcophagus Saving Ukrainian Soldiers": https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/09/ukraine-frontline-medical-evacuations/688638/?gift=_BCcSoTFfySI8FJKr2YrkoJySh3uZEANFTR2nae2KpE&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share Subscribe to Ken’s Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.com/ Support Ukraine’s 34th Marine Brigade, the unit at the heart of “Drone Hunters of Kherson," here: https://www.ukrainefreedomproject.org/valor Pre-order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutube Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast Cult Conversations: The Influence Continuum with Dr. Steve Hassan: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show The Ken Harbaugh Show: https://meidasnews.com/tag/the-ken-harbaugh-show Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered
September 26 · 14 min
Navy’s Own Letter Just Blew Up Trump’s Story...
First, Navy officials said they had "not identified an increase" in suicide attempts. Now the Acting Secretary of the Navy has confirmed eight. In a letter to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Acting SECNAV Hung Cao disclosed eight suicide attempts across the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group since the deployment began in November 2025. The count covers the carrier, the air wing, the escorting destroyers and the embarked squadrons. No one died, and every attempt was stopped by someone: a watchstander, a shipmate, a corpsman. The deployment kept going, through the Iran war, a naval blockade and months without a real liberty port. When families first raised the alarm, the reports were called "fake news." Now the Navy's own letter tells a different story. Retired US Navy Commander Bobby Jones breaks it down. Pre-order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutube Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af Sidebar with Katie Phang: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sidebar-with-katie-phang/id1886801652 The Parnas Perspective: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-parnas-perspective/id1869165949 The Intersection with Michael Popok: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Ken Harbaugh Show: https://meidasnews.com/tag/the-ken-harbaugh-show The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Five Minute News: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/five-minute-news/id1471715443
September 25 · 19 min
Top Election Official Just Went Public on Midterms…
Ken Harbaugh argues that Donald Trump has so thoroughly discredited the Republican Party that November will bring not just a blue tsunami but a true political realignment. He then talks with Nevada Secretary of State Cisco Aguilar, who chairs the Democratic Association of Secretaries of State, about the safeguards that protect our elections from Trump's attempts to hold on to power. Get your free quote at https://SELECTQUOTE.com/thekenshow Read Ken's latest feature in The Atlantic, "The Armored Sarcophagus Saving Ukrainian Soldiers": https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/09/ukraine-frontline-medical-evacuations/688638/?gift=_BCcSoTFfySI8FJKr2Yrkq0D4FM21IxyDa9VuAJ8oTg&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=shareSubscribe to Ken’s Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.com/Support Ukraine’s 34th Marine Brigade, the unit at the heart of “Drone Hunters of Kherson," here: https://www.ukrainefreedomproject.org/valor Pre-order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutube Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af Sidebar with Katie Phang: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sidebar-with-katie-phang/id1886801652 The Parnas Perspective: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-parnas-perspective/id1869165949 The Intersection with Michael Popok: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Ken Harbaugh Show: https://meidasnews.com/tag/the-ken-harbaugh-show The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Five Minute News: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/five-minute-news/id1471715443
September 24 · 19 min
Retired General Just Delivered Warning...
Ken argues that Trump's ridiculous bluster, including his UN threat to "annihilate" Iran, has destroyed America's credibility, and that Pete Hegseth's gutting of the Pentagon is compounding the damage. He then talks with retired Army Brigadier General Leela Gray, a 30-year veteran now running for Congress in Florida, about the threats facing the country at home and abroad, and about how the purge of experienced leaders at the Pentagon makes America less safe. Read Ken's latest feature in The Atlantic, "The Armored Sarcophagus Saving Ukrainian Soldiers": https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/09/ukraine-frontline-medical-evacuations/688638/?gift=_BCcSoTFfySI8FJKr2Yrkq0D4FM21IxyDa9VuAJ8oTg&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share Subscribe to Ken’s Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.com/ Support Leela Gray’s campaign here: https://www.leelagray.com/
September 23 · 16 min
Former Squadron Commander Just Gave Hegseth a Brutal Warning...
On this episode of Meidas Defense, Joe Plenzler is joined by retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Tony Carr to discuss the growing culture of fear inside the Pentagon under Pete Hegseth, the escalating war with Iran, and the consequences of silencing dissent within the military. Carr also breaks down the dangers of concentrating power and why protecting constitutional checks and balances matters now more than ever. Support the MeidasTouch Network: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Add the MeidasTouch Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meidastouch-podcast/id1510240831 Buy MeidasTouch Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com Follow MeidasTouch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Facebook: https://facebook.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Instagram: https://instagram.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@meidastouch
September 22 · 19 min
Trump’s Epstein Question Just Got an Answer…
Episode Description: Ken Harbaugh answers Trump's dismissive Epstein question, "Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein?", with a firm yes, arguing that the administration, from Kash Patel's FBI to Todd Blanche's DOJ, has met the survivors with contempt. Ken then speaks with survivor Dani Bensky about her fight for justice and the national tour of the Trump-Epstein Reading Room, an exhibition and bookmobile that puts all 3.5 million pages of the Epstein files in front of the public.Chapter: For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial (765) 417-4729 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://www.askchapter.org/harbaugh *Paid Partnership*Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don’t directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options. Read Ken's latest feature in The Atlantic, "The Armored Sarcophagus Saving Ukrainian Soldiers": https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/09/ukraine-frontline-medical-evacuations/688638/?gift=_BCcSoTFfySI8FJKr2Yrkq0D4FM21IxyDa9VuAJ8oTg&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share Subscribe to Ken’s Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.com/ Learn more about the Trump-Epstein Reading Room, here: https://trumpepsteinreadingroom.com/ Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Support the MeidasTouch Network: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Add the MeidasTouch Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meidastouch-podcast/id1510240831 Buy MeidasTouch Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com Follow MeidasTouch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Facebook: https://facebook.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Instagram: https://instagram.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@meidastouch
September 19 · 16 min
Military Spouse Just Went Public...
Her husband deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan with the Marines and came home with PTSD and a TBI. She became his caregiver, then became a lawyer who helps veterans get free legal help. Now Callie Barr is running for Congress in Michigan's 1st, because Northern Michigan families are done waiting. As a retired Navy Commander, Bobby Jones can tell you that Military families serve too. He interviews Callie to find out her motivations and what she plans to do in Congress. You can find out more about her at callieforcongress.com Pre-order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutube Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! MeidasTouch relies on SnapStream to record, watch, monitor, and clip the news. Get a FREE TRIAL of SnapStream by clicking here: https://go.snapstream.com/affiliate/meidastouch/meidasnews?utm_campaign=4490308-affiliate2025&utm_content=customerpartner Support the MeidasTouch Network: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Add the MeidasTouch Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meidastouch-podcast/id1510240831 Buy MeidasTouch Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com Follow MeidasTouch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Facebook: https://facebook.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Instagram: https://instagram.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@meidastouch
September 18 · 21 min
Trump Ignored This Dire Warning…
Ken Harbaugh traces the line from Trump family drone deals, defense stock trades, and oil market manipulation back to General Smedley Butler's 1935 book War Is a Racket, which warned that war too often profits the few at the cost of the many. He sits down with Army combat veteran Kris Goldsmith to discuss the book's re-release, featuring Goldsmith's introduction. Buy War is a Racket here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/war-is-a-racket-and-other-essential-truths-from-general-smedley-butler-smedley-butler/f6c351bd36539475?ean=9781586424626&bkshp-astro=t Read Ken's latest feature in The Atlantic, The Armored Sarcophagus Saving Ukrainian Soldiers: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/2026/09/ukraine-frontline-medical-evacuations/688638/?gift=_BCcSoTFfySI8FJKr2Yrkq0D4FM21IxyDa9VuAJ8oTg&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share Subscribe to Ken’s Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.com/ Support the Veterans Day March for Democracy here: https://www.veteransfightingfascism.org/
September 17 · 21 min
Trump Scrambles After Making Total Mess
Ken Harbaugh breaks down how Trump's bungled Iran war has left both the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab-el-Mandeb under threat, shut down a critical Saudi pipeline, and somehow left Ukraine taking the blame for rising diesel prices — all while new revelations tie a Putin-linked oligarch to Don Jr.'s wedding. Then he sits down with PBS NewsHour's Simon Ostrovsky, who's covered Russia's war since 2014, to unpack Russia's way of war and why ceding territory will never actually buy Ukraine peace. Chapter: For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial (765) 417-4729 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://www.askchapter.org/harbaugh Paid Partnership Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don’t directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options. Watch Safe Ground on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0HJGZP6GL?ref_=atv_dp_share_cu_r Subscribe to Ken’s Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.com/ Follow Simon on Substack here: https://substack.com/@sostrovsky Pre-order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutube Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! MeidasTouch relies on SnapStream to record, watch, monitor, and clip the news. Get a FREE TRIAL of SnapStream by clicking here: https://go.snapstream.com/affiliate/meidastouch/meidasnews?utm_campaign=4490308-affiliate2025&utm_content=customerpartner Support the MeidasTouch Network: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Add the MeidasTouch Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meidastouch-podcast/id1510240831 Buy MeidasTouch Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com Follow MeidasTouch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Facebook: https://facebook.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Instagram: https://instagram.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@meidastouch
September 16 · 20 min
Trump Family Scandal Just Exploded…
On this episode of Meidas Defense, host Joe Plenzler sits down with The Atlantic’s Graeme Wood to examine what we’ve learned about Al-Qaeda 25 years after 9/11. They discuss Osama bin Laden’s real strategy behind the attacks, how the U.S. response reshaped Al-Qaeda, the current state of the organization, and the major strategic mistakes America made in Iraq and Afghanistan. Wood also explains why one of the biggest lessons of the past 25 years is taking responsibility for our own policy decisions instead of overstating the strategic brilliance of our adversaries. Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af Sidebar with Katie Phang: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sidebar-with-katie-phang/id1886801652 The Parnas Perspective: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-parnas-perspective/id1869165949 The Intersection with Michael Popok: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Ken Harbaugh Show: https://meidasnews.com/tag/the-ken-harbaugh-show The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Five Minute News: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/five-minute-news/id1471715443
September 15 · 19 min
Trump’s Cult Movement Just Crossed a Line…
Ken Harbaugh sits down with Dr. Robert P. Jones, founder and president of PRRI and author of the new book Backslide, to examine how white evangelical Christianity has fused itself to Trump-era politics. They trace how a once-fringe strain of Christian nationalism became the movement's defining feature — and what it means for a faith Jesus himself would barely recognize. Watch Safe Ground on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B0HJGZP6GL?ref_=atv_dp_share_cu_r Subscribe to Ken’s Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.com/ By Robby Jones’s book here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/backslide-reclaiming-a-faith-and-a-nation-after-the-christian-turn-against-democracy-robert-p-jones/3159402db5885a48?ean=9781250431134&bkshp-astro=t Pre-order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutube Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af Sidebar with Katie Phang: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sidebar-with-katie-phang/id1886801652 The Parnas Perspective: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-parnas-perspective/id1869165949 The Intersection with Michael Popok: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Ken Harbaugh Show: https://meidasnews.com/tag/the-ken-harbaugh-show The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Five Minute News: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/five-minute-news/id1471715443
September 12 · 13 min
Hegseth just made a Fatal Mistake
Twenty-five years after 9/11, the generation that fought the Global War on Terror produced two decades of hard-won lessons about how America goes to war; on authorities, on targeting, on what happens when you tell commanders that the lawyers are the problem. Those lessons were never codified into the public understanding. They stayed inside the force. And now the same failure modes are back. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has learned nothing. Retired Navy Commander Bobby Jones walks through some of the lessons the GWOT generation already paid for in full and where each one is being ignored right now at the Department of Defense. Subscribe: @ValorMediaNetwork Pre-order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutube Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af Sidebar with Katie Phang: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sidebar-with-katie-phang/id1886801652 The Parnas Perspective: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-parnas-perspective/id1869165949 The Intersection with Michael Popok: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-intersection-with-michael-popok/id1818863274 MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast The Ken Harbaugh Show: https://meidasnews.com/tag/the-ken-harbaugh-show The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show Burn the Boats: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/burn-the-boats Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered Five Minute News: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/five-minute-news/id1471715443
September 10 · 17 min
Putin Gives Answer after Trump Envoys Le
Ken Harbaugh talks with war correspondent and bestselling author Sebastian Junger, fresh off a trip to Kyiv where he was the sole American honored at Ukraine's Independence Day celebration. They dig into Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff's tone-deaf "win-win" framing of Russia's war just as Moscow unleashed a fresh barrage of missiles on the very city they'd left a day earlier. Chapter: For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial (765) 417-4729 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to www.askchapter.org/harbaugh *Paid Partnership* Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don’t directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options. Support Ukraine’s 34th Marine Brigade, the unit at the heart of “Drone Hunters of Kherson," here: https://www.ukrainefreedomproject.org/valor Subscribe to Ken’s Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.com/ Read Sebastian’s Substack article here: https://sebastianjunger.substack.com/p/the-warriors-of-ukraine?r=4l6qm5&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=post%20viewer Pre-order the new book from MeidasTouch, WTF America?!: The Way Out of This Hell and Back to Democracy, today: https://bit.ly/wtfamericayoutube Visit https://meidasplus.com for more! Support the MeidasTouch Network: https://patreon.com/meidastouch Add the MeidasTouch Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-meidastouch-podcast/id1510240831 Buy MeidasTouch Merch: https://store.meidastouch.com Follow MeidasTouch on Twitter: https://twitter.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Facebook: https://facebook.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on Instagram: https://instagram.com/meidastouch Follow MeidasTouch on TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@meidastouch

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