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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 Surrender Backfires in Congress
1w ago00:17:28Tap to summarizeRetired Navy Commander Bobby Jones sits down with Jessica Killin — Army veteran, former White House aide, and the Democrat taking on Jeff Crank in Colorado's 5th Congressional District, a seat Republicans have held since 1972. With Operation Epic Fury ending and military families in Colorado Springs paying the price, Killin breaks down what Congress MUST do to hold this administration accountable on war powers, veteran casualties, and the cost of living crisis hitting El Paso County hard. Subscribe: @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 →Trump Destroyed by Veterans over UFC Event
1w ago00:18:31Tap to summarizeKen Harbaugh talks with Army combat veteran Kris Goldsmith, founder of Veterans Fighting Fascism, about the South Lawn spectacle: a parade of Trump-related interests promoted one after another, and the administration's habit of using the military to provide a veneer of respectability even as it hollows out everything that institution is supposed to represent. Check out Kris’s podcast here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC5DhDrygxhr4TorluaTe0zXF-SFhg0R8&si=kK2DpBHE--TECZZy Watch the Our Copa podcast on the VALOR Media Network: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC5DhDrygxhp-4opE43-fT8p1CygQe0MV&si=WbjPyUXqOYdM64bm Subscribe to Ken’s Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.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 →Insider Blows the Roof Off CIA Collapse
1w ago00:19:14Tap to summarizeKen Harbaugh sits down with Alex Finley — a former CIA field operative from the Directorate of Operations whose real name she keeps hidden for good reason — to examine what happens when America's most secretive institution falls into the wrong hands, from the DNI raiding a Georgia elections office to the ominous nomination of Bill Pulte as her interim replacement. DeleteMe: Get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to https://JoinDeleteMe.com/ken and use promo code: KEN at checkout! Follow Alex Finley on Substack: https://substack.com/@alexzfinley Subscribe to Ken’s Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.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 →Trump War Plan Collapses... Ret. Colonel Exposes it
1w ago00:17:32Tap to summarizeIn this episode of Meidas Defense, Marine Corps veteran Joe Plenzler speaks with Mark Cancian, Senior Adviser at CSIS and retired Marine Corps Colonel, about what Cancian calls a major strategic failure in the Strait of Hormuz. While the administration is touting tactical victories against Iran, Cancian warns that the world’s most important energy chokepoint remains effectively closed to regular shipping. The conversation breaks down how Iran used mines, drones, missiles, speedboats, and asymmetric tactics to challenge U.S. naval power despite America’s overwhelming conventional advantage. Joe and Mark also examine the administration’s failure to explain its escalating wars, its massive defense budget request, and the gap between battlefield destruction and actual strategy. This is a blunt warning that tactical wins mean little when the enemy gets a vote — and America is caught unprepared. Subcribe: @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 →Trump Walks into Crisis of his own Making
2w ago00:25:59Tap to summarizeKen Harbaugh argues that the American middle class was built not by billionaires but by the labor movement — and that the current Trumpian crisis could be the catalyst for transformative, systemic change. He speaks with Harvard-trained UT Austin bankruptcy law professor Mechele Dickerson, whose New York Times bestselling book The Middle-Class New Deal makes the case for a wholesale reordering of America's economic life. Buy Prof. Dickerson’s book here: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-middle-class-new-deal-restoring-upward-mobility-and-the-american-dream-a-mechele-dickerson/cbd0d47d3c76b70c?ean=9780520423398&next=t Subscribe to Ken’s Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.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 →Trump Panics as Waship Damage Cover-Up Gets Exposed
2w ago00:15:01Tap to summarizeCNN just exposed it: the Pentagon told America the USS Gerald R. Ford fire was "no big deal." The reality? The fire-suppression system FAILED. Sailors fought the blaze for 30 HOURS. 600 lost their bunks. Nearly 600 toilets were broken the ENTIRE deployment. And it's not just the Ford. EVERY casualty number from this Iran war has been downplayed first, corrected later. It’s part of a deception strategy that has caused America to lose trust in the civilian leadership of its military. Retired Commander Bobby Jones breaks down why this matters. Subscribe: @ValorMediaNetwork 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 →Trump Faces Crisis Scenario as Failures Catch up to Him
2w ago00:20:00Tap to summarizeKen Harbaugh argues that America's eroding national security posture under the Trump administration creates real danger — and the World Cup may be the moment it's tested. He speaks with extremism researcher and Veterans Fighting Fascism founder Kris Goldsmith about the threat landscape surrounding the world's largest sporting event on American soil. Follow Kris’s show "On Offense" on the VALOR Media Network: https://youtu.be/K_ZrcoUfgEE Watch the "Our Copa" podcast here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC5DhDrygxhp-4opE43-fT8p1CygQe0MV&si=W057s9UfTz94_squ Subscribe to Ken’s Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.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 →War Correspondent Faces Death Threats over Putin Bombshell
2w ago00:20:36Tap to summarizeKen Harbaugh continues his conversation with award-winning war correspondent Caolan Robertson, whose latest reporting exposes how a Russian-controlled company is exporting a critical Irish resource that may be ending up in weapons killing Ukrainians — a story Robertson is pursuing despite death threats. Follow Caolan on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CaolanReports Subscribe to Ken’s Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.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 →War Correspondent Exposes Trump's Utter Disaster
3w ago00:23:35Tap to summarizeKen Harbaugh sits down with award-winning war correspondent Caolan Robertson — recently decorated by President Zelensky with Ukraine's Order of Merit for his battlefield reporting — to assess Ukraine's strengthening position, Zelensky's extraordinary open letter to Putin proposing direct negotiations, and what it means for America to have traded its role as the "indispensable nation" for one of irrelevance. Follow Caolan on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@CaolanReports Subscribe to Ken’s Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.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 →Trump's Flailing Pentagon Ripped to Shreds by Navy Commander
3w ago00:14:09Tap to summarizePete Hegseth declared "Our Diversity Is Our Strength" the "single dumbest phrase in military history." Commander Bobby Jones says he's DEAD WRONG — and he can prove it. From the first Black general in 1940 to the first female four-star in 2008, these trailblazers didn't need a program. They needed a chance. And they earned every star. Subscribe: @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
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