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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 Caught in Backdoor Vote Scheme
6d ago00:21:11Tap to summarizeKen Harbaugh talks with Army combat veteran and extremism researcher Kris Goldsmith about the J6 "anti-weaponization fund" — officially dead as a formal entity, but potentially still alive as a mechanism to reward January 6th rioters through DOJ settlement channels like the Judgment Fund and Torts Branch. They dig into why Republican senators folded on confirming Todd Blanche, and what Goldsmith's organization, Veterans Fighting Fascism, is doing to prepare for what Trump's mob might do next. 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. Support Ukraine’s 34th Marine Brigade, the unit at the heart of “Drone Hunters of Kherson," here: https://www.ukrainefreedomproject.org/valor Support the “Veterans Day Democracy March”, led by Veterans Fighting Fascism: https://www.veteransfightingfascism.org/ Subscribe to Ken’s Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.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 →Combat Vets Reject Trump War
1w ago00:19:00Tap to summarizeEighteen American service members have been killed in a war with Iran the president still won't define and Congress won't vote on. At home, families can't afford housing, businesses can't plan around erratic trade policy, and young people wonder if the life their parents were promised is even possible anymore. In the finale of Hell Cats, Marine Corps veteran Maura Sullivan and Navy veteran Rebecca Bennett refuse to stop at the diagnosis. They ask the question underneath all of it: what are we actually fighting for? Their answer is a country worth building: paid family leave, affordable housing and healthcare, an economy that out-innovates China instead of drowning in bureaucracy, and a government that answers to voters instead of gerrymandered districts and unlimited money. Because resistance isn't a vision, and none of the future we want is guaranteed. We have to build it. Full episode here: Resistance Alone Isn't a Vision. What Are We Actually Fighting FOR?! 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 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 Freaks Out at his Own DOJ!
1w ago00:16:22Tap to summarizeKen Harbaugh breaks down U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's stunning reversal in the David Hearn Reflecting Pool case — from confident indictment to courtroom capitulation — then talks Democratic messaging strategy with Cliff Schecter as Trump's DOJ stumbles from one embarrassment to the next. Support Ukraine’s 34th Marine Brigade, the unit at the heart of “Drone Hunters of Kherson," here: https://www.ukrainefreedomproject.org/valor Follow Cliff Schecter on Substack: https://substack.com/@blueampclips Subscribe to Ken’s Substack here: https://thekenharbaughshow.substack.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! 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
Transcribe →Trump Forced to Comply as Ukraine Crushes Russia
2w ago00:19:15Tap to summarizeKen Harbaugh unpacks Zelensky's delicate balancing act as MAGA warms to Ukraine's cause, and argues that forcing Putin to the table matters more than the politics of who's helping. Then, a first look at an upcoming documentary featuring Ryan Hendrickson, the former Green Beret whose organization Tip of the Spear clears landmines and unexploded ordinance from Ukrainian farmland. Support Tip Of The Spear’s landmine removal efforts here: https://landmineremoval.org/ 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/ 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
Transcribe →MAGA Congress Caught in Troop Scheme
2w ago00:18:50Tap to summarizeWashington will take the vote. Pete Hegseth is blocking some of the Navy's most qualified women from the top ranks, so for the first time in more than a decade, no active-duty woman is on track to make admiral. In the middle of a war, his priority is testosterone testing. And Congress just tried to cut the disability benefits earned by veterans with conditions like tinnitus and sleep apnea. Marine Corps veteran Maura Sullivan and Navy veteran Rebecca Bennett take it all on, and the throughline is simple: a country cannot demand this much sacrifice and treat what it owes in return as optional. Then they make the case for something better: rebuilding a culture of service, in and out of uniform, that could actually bring this country back together. Full episode here: Washington Keeps Breaking Its Promises to the People Who Serve: Meidas Defense 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 Hell Cats is a production of Public Square Media in partnership with VALOR Media Network. Executive Producer: Kristofer Goldsmith Producer: Lauren Hust Brought to you by Meidas Defense. 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 →Trump & Pentagon Fold as they get Caught Covering up Deaths
2w ago00:22:31Tap to summarizeKen Harbaugh continues his conversation with Army veteran Kris Goldsmith, digging into revelations that the Pentagon quietly removed four service members from official KIA counts because their deaths occurred during a ceasefire. Together they examine why so few retired generals and admirals have spoken out against what looks like a deliberate effort to obscure the true cost of the war with Iran. 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 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 →Fed Up Navy Commander Blasts Hegseth War Demands
3w ago00:14:20Tap to summarizeDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth went before the Senate Appropriations Committee on July 21 to defend an $87.6 billion supplemental funding request for the Iran war — and left senators from both parties frustrated with the answers he gave. In this episode, Retired Navy Commander Bobby Jones breaks down some of the most contentious moments from the hearing; from the cost of the war to the demand for “straight answers”. 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 →Vets Confront Hegseth over Iran Casualties
3w ago00:16:24Tap to summarizeKen Harbaugh calls out Pete Hegseth's silence on American casualties in the Iran war, arguing the Pentagon is dodging accountability rather than protecting security. He talks with Army combat veteran Kris Goldsmith about what that silence costs military morale and the troops living with the consequences. 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 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 →Marine Vet Moves to End Trump War
3w ago00:19:16Tap to summarizeKen Harbaugh calls out Pete Hegseth's silence on American casualties in the Iran war, arguing the Pentagon is dodging accountability rather than protecting security. He talks with Army combat veteran Kris Goldsmith about what that silence costs military morale and the troops living with the consequences. 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 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 War Disaster Ripped to Shreds by Fed-up Vets
3w ago00:19:43Tap to summarizeMarine Corps veteran Maura Sullivan and Navy veteran Rebecca Bennett take on what leadership really means when it's responsibility for human lives — and where this administration is failing that test. The U.S. is back at war with Iran, and Congress won't take the Article I vote. The Defense Secretary is signaling that women and people of color don't belong in the military. ICE agents are killing people on American streets with no accountability. Then it gets personal — the mentors who shaped how they lead, how becoming a parent changed what responsibility means to them, and the advocates giving them hope. Full episode here: https://www.meidasplus.com/p/how-trump-hegseth-and-ice-are-failing 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 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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