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Cruzin’ for a Bruisin’ | DeProgram with Ted Rall and John Kiriakou

Author: Ted Rall and John Kiriakou December 23, 2025 Duration: 58:34

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DeProgram with John Kiriakou and Ted Rall

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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.

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

Today we discuss:

• Will the GOP Presidential Nomination Race for 2028 come down to a face-off between Ted Cruz and JD Vance?

• 30 US ambassadors are being recalled abruptly, no reason given, with little notice.

• Trump wants Greenland for Christmas. He’s appointed a special envoy, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry, to the Danish territory.

• ICE is targeting “at risk” unaccompanied minors as they check in for their 18th birthdays.

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