Blockade! | DeProgram with Ted Rall and John Kiriakou

Blockade! | DeProgram with Ted Rall and John Kiriakou

Author: Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas December 17, 2025 Duration: 58:14

Political cartoonist Ted Rall and CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM EST.

Today we discuss:

• Declaring the Venezuelan government a terrorist organization, Trump imposes a naval blockade of sanctioned oil tankers.

• D.C. is talking about Chief of Staff Susie Wiles’ candid assessments of her White House colleagues, including the president, in Vanity Fair.

• WarSec Pete Hegseth is refusing to release that controversial double-tap killing by the US military of boat-bombing survivors. What’s he hiding?

• Citizens of 35 countries are now restricted from travel to the U.S. 5 are banned entirely. Will they retaliate?

• Who shot a prominent nuclear physics professor at MIT and why?


DeProgram with John Kiriakou and Ted Rall is a hard-hitting news podcast that cuts through spin, propaganda, and partisan talking points. Hosted by CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou and political cartoonist Ted Rall, it challenges official narratives on the latest domestic and international stories, helping you see how power really works. Drawing on John Kiriakou's real-world undercover experience inside the CIA and around the globe, along with Ted Rall's sharp political insight, each episode breaks down headlines to reveal the raw truth you need to know. Expect uncompromising analysis, uncomfortable facts, and context you will not get from mainstream outlets. When you listen episodes, you will come away more informed, more skeptical, and better equipped to understand the forces shaping our world.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

DeProgram with Ted Rall and Jamarl Thomas
Podcast Episodes
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Duration: 59:22
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Duration: 57:07
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Duration: 59:24
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Duration: 1:00:57
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Duration: 59:45
Political cartoonist Ted Rall and CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou deprogram you from mainstream media every weekday at 9 AM EST. Today we discuss: • Minneapolis Crisis: Americans are turning against Trump and his ICE sur…