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The Ken Harbaugh Show
Hosted by MeidasTouch Network · EN
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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Trump Seethes as Hegseth & Pentagon Get Exposed
3w ago00:16:04Tap to summarizeKen Harbaugh breaks down the Trump administration's shifting, contradictory rationale for the Iran war, and Pete Hegseth's tone-deaf response to two more American deaths in Jordan. Then he talks with viral veteran commentator "Angry Male Vet" about reaching MAGA-world defectors through trusted messengers. 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/ Follow Angry Male Vet here: https://substack.com/@angrymalevet?r=4l6qm5&utm_campaign=profile&utm_medium=profile-page 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
Transcribe →MAGA Rep Faces Nightmare in Florida
3w ago00:27:16Tap to summarizeRetired Navy Commander Bobby Jones sits down with retired Army Brigadier General Leela Gray; 3 decades in uniform, commander at every echelon, and now the Democrat running to unseat Rep. Anna Paulina Luna in Florida's 13th District. They cover it all: the collapsing Iran ceasefire and the Strait of Hormuz standoff, Congress ducking its Article I war powers, Secretary Hegseth's purge of women and minority officers from the military's top ranks, and the affordability crisis crushing Pinellas County where homeowners now pay triple the national average for insurance. Gray's internal polling has her in a statistical tie with Luna even after Tallahassee redrew the map to protect her. This is a race to watch in 202 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
Transcribe →Hegseth Completeley Neutered by Military Vets
4w ago00:15:42Tap to summarizeKen Harbaugh breaks down Secretary Hegseth's bizarre new testosterone-focused initiative for the military, questioning why the Pentagon chief is fixated on appearance-driven masculinity in the middle of a shooting war with Iran. Ken talks with Army combat veteran and Veterans Fighting Fascism founder Kris Goldsmith to unpack what's really behind Hegseth's latest obsession. Subscribe to Ken’s Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.com/ Follow Kris’s show "On Offense" on the VALOR Media Network: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC5DhDrygxhr4TorluaTe0zXF-SFhg0R8&si=ro3K6lAzlLv1zGbw 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
Transcribe →Trump Whistleblower Unloads on New Global Crisis
4w ago00:15:34Tap to summarizeKen Harbaugh continues his conversation with Lt. Col. Alex Vindman, examining how Trump's transactional approach to foreign policy — from Hormuz tolls to Venezuelan oil — has eroded America's global standing and rules-based international order. Vindman, now running for U.S. Senate in Florida, discusses the dangers of politicized national security under a Republican Party defined by fealty to a single man. Subscribe to Ken’s Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.com/ Support Alex Vindman's campaign here: https://alexvindman.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
Transcribe →Vets Confront Trump over Fake Patriotism
4w ago00:18:24Tap to summarizeIn this week's episode of Meidas Defense, Hell Cats co-hosts Maura Sullivan and Rebecca Bennett — a Marine Corps officer and a Navy helicopter pilot — sit down after the Fourth of July to ask what patriotism actually means in America right now. From Trump's handling of NATO and the war in Ukraine, to the Supreme Court's latest ruling on guns, to what it takes to love a country while pushing it to be better, the two veterans break down why the people who actually wore the uniform tend to find common ground across the aisle far faster than others. Along the way: Maura reading the Declaration of Independence with her Marines in Iraq, Rebecca squawking transponder code 1776 on a deployed Fourth of July, and the bipartisan veterans' caucus that washed the Vietnam Wall together over Memorial Day — and gave them real hope that country can still come before party. Full episode here: https://www.meidasplus.com/p/two-veterans-on-patriotism-in-trumps Subscribe to Hell Cats wherever you get your podcasts, and be sure to subscribe to MeidasTouch and VALOR Media Network so you don't miss future episodes. Subscribe to Hell Cats: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hell-cats/id6785644554 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033GYTxccMVR12egH9WCMm Follow Hell Cats Maura Sullivan: https://substack.com/@mauracsullivan Rebecca Bennett: https://substack.com/@rebeccabennett7 Follow VALOR Media Network YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC28pQS7vRVO2X0tnFxzkgCQ Substack: substack.com/@valormedianetwork Instagram: instagram.com/valormedianetwork Threads: threads.net/@valormedianetwork 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
Transcribe →Bombshell Report Blows the Roof Off Trump Grift
4w ago00:17:31Tap to summarizeKen Harbaugh breaks down a bombshell Reuters report showing Trump and his sons funneled nearly $2 billion in crypto gains — almost exactly what retail investors lost — straight into stocks, including companies with direct business before his administration. Then Ken sits down with retired Army Colonel Alex Vindman, the whistleblower behind Trump's first impeachment, now running for U.S. Senate in Florida, for part one of a wide-ranging conversation on corruption, accountability, and the stakes of 2026. Subscribe to Ken’s Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.com/ Support Alex Vindman's campaign here: https://alexvindman.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
Transcribe →Navy Commander Confronts Hegseth over Iran Disaster
Jul 1100:14:10Tap to summarizeDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth's handling of the Iran war is falling apart under scrutiny and we're breaking down exactly how. Since the war began on February 28, 2026, Hegseth has gutted civilian-harm oversight, presided over a school strike that killed more than 150 people with zero accountability months later, contradicted his own claims about Iran's nuclear program in front of Congress, and been publicly contradicted by his own troops after downplaying an attack on a U.S. base. Retired Navy Commander Bobby Jones lays out the receipts on which the SECDEF should be judged. 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
Transcribe →Trump Implodes at NATO Summit
Jul 1000:20:30Tap to summarizeKen Harbaugh breaks down Trump's chaotic performance at the NATO Summit in Ankara — from confusing Zelensky for Putin to threatening Greenland while attacking allies who refused to back a disastrous war with Iran. He then talks with retired Army Brigadier General Leela Gray, who is challenging Anna Paulina Luna in Florida, about the damage Trump and Hegseth are doing to the military. Subscribe to Ken’s Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.com/ Support Leela Gray’s campaign here: https://www.leelagray.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
Transcribe →I've seen enough...
Jul 900:18:58Tap to summarizeKen Harbaugh argues that Graham Platner never should have made it this far — the sexual assault accusations against him are credible, and it's long past time for him to leave the Maine Senate race. He's joined by veteran and anti-extremism researcher Kris Goldsmith to unpack the red flags they saw well before this week's news. Watch the full interview on Ken’s Substack here: https://open.substack.com/pub/thekenharbaughshow/p/the-graham-platner-debacle-w-kris?r=4l6qm5&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web 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
Transcribe →US Navy Pilots Rebuke Trump
Jul 800:18:50Tap to summarizeA US Air Force major, Jason Watson, was arrested at the US Capitol after delivering a speech calling for the impeachment and removal of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance. He had spoken at a Removal Coalition press conference while in uniform and identifying himself as an active-duty service member, an event also attended by Democratic Rep. Al Green. Capitol Police confirmed the arrest, citing rules that prohibit public demonstrations on the House steps unless accompanied by a member of Congress. Anthony Davis reports. 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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