The Truth

Donald Trump’s mounting legal troubles, including Trump’s latest financial disclosures and why they may reveal only the tip of the iceberg of what could become one of the biggest financial fraud investigations in history. He explains the legal implications and what could come next. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

Trump's disastrous Great American State Fair takes a dangerous turn. We also break down Trump's latest financial disclosures, revealing the staggering fortune he has amassed while serving as president, as a dismal new jobs report paints a bleak picture for working Americans. Plus, Ben, Brett, and Jordy expose the MAGA movement's increasingly desperate propaganda tactics as their narrative continue...

discuss the insane Republican response to the birthright citizenship decision, the housing bill and SAVE act drama, the disastrous State Fair attendance, Trump’s false claims of communism attacking Mamdani and much more! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

discuss what just happened at the United States Supreme Court on immigration rights, birthright citizenship, and transgender rights. Did the Court just make the case for its own reform? And is the rumor that Justice Alito is considering retirement grounded in fact, or are reports of his demise greatly exaggerated? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487...

In his first speech as Prime Minister, Andy Burnham has pledged to build a new economy, end rough sleeping and tackle the cost of living crisis. Can he deliver? Plus: We speak to IPPR North’s Mirte Boot about Burnham’s plan to devolve power away from Westminster. And finally, what will be the new Prime Minister’s approach to dealing with a certain Donald J. Trump? Become a supporter of this podcas...

We live in times of crisis. But perhaps none of the crises affect so many people in the here and now, as the housing crisis. Solving it could provide the skeleton key to unlocking so many of society’s problems. Despite this, decades of successive governments in the UK have failed to bring housing under control. The social contract which told us that if we worked hard all our lives, we can own a ho...

Andy Burnham gives his first speech as leader of the Labour Party ahead of moving into Number 10 on Monday. Is Farage already on the run? Plus: The US is ramping up its attacks on Iran’s infrastructure. A risky strategy ahead of the midterms? Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

Multiple wildfires continue to burn across Britain, as the Met Office warns that extreme UK weather is becoming “the new normal”. Plus: Starmer marks his last day as Labour leader, Gary Lineker takes Andy Burnham to task on Gaza, and right-wingers are losing it over Argentina’s World Cup performance. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

Burnham has appeared to rule out Ed Miliband as chancellor, seen by many as the progressive choice - what does it mean for his impending premiership? Plus: It’s England vs Argentina, on and off the field! Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

The US-Iran war for the Strait of Hormuz is once again at boiling point. Plus: The UK government has proscribed the IRGC, Sudan braces for a major massacre, and we speak to historian Dr Andrew Smith about French identity, football and the surging far-right. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

The investigation into the murder of Anne Widdecombe has been handed to counter-terror police, contradicting the police’s initial announcements. Plus: Can Shabana Mahmood avoid a diplomatic incident with Pakistan over the deportation of a convicted sex offender? It’s England vs Argentina, again! We take a look at the high-mileage derby through the ages. Finally, in this summer of sport, Stevenson...

The idea of a wealth tax has never been more popular in Britain, and while many have campaigned for it, none have done more to boost the demand than one man: Gary Stevenson. The former city trader first joined us on Downstream four years ago. A lot has changed since then. This week, after a bruising round of media including attacks from Piers Morgan and the Guardian, Gary sat down to give his side...

AI boyfriends and girlfriends are all the rage – for some. For others, they just inspire rage. So what's the truth about these seductive machines? Do they open up our erotic potential, or are they just an absurd fantasy? And how are they even made? James Muldoon is the author of Love Machines: How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Our Relationships and co-author of Feeding the Machine: The H...

Michael Walker sits down with Naomi Klein for a discussion on the climate crisis, fascism and more. Naomi Klein On Heatwaves, China, and The Danger Of Technofixes Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

Amid scrutiny over his finances, Nigel Farage has announced his resignation from parliament. Can a byelection victory clear his name? Plus: French far-right figurehead Marine Le Pen has been ordered to wear an ankle tag, Trump’s FIFA favours have done no good for the US team, and the proposed UK Media Bill threatens to stifle independent creators - is Novara Media at risk? Become a supporter of th...

With Michael Walker and Guardian Columnist George Monbiot."The most important environmental technologies ever developed!" Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

As Russia batters Kyiv, we take a look at the vanishing concept of the frontline in an age of drone warfare. Plus: Morgan McSweeney sticks his head above the parapet & newly-crowned ‘lesbian fashion icon’ Keir Starmer claims the “gayest parliament in the world”. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

Zack Polanski’s Green Party felt the full force of the mainstream media’s indignation last year, after suggesting that changes could be made to Britain’s prohibitionist approach to drugs. But all over the world, the War on Drugs is shifting shape. The legalisation and commercialisation of drugs is on the rise, and there is huge money to be made with Canada adding $76 billion to its economy since i...

The Prime Minister has announced a £15bn increase in military spending, to be funded by cutting investment budgets in other areas. Plus: Anti-immigrant protests sweep South Africa, former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson has been found guilty of child sexual abuse, and a look at the ‘anti-woke Davos’ taking aim at UK net-zero policies. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podca...

Andy Burnham has laid his plan for devolving power away from Westminster over the next decade, pledging a ‘No 10 for the north’ and ‘growth in every postcode’. Plus: Trump has announced new peace talks with Iran, and we discuss the new Democratic Socialists taking the US by storm. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

Laleh Khalili is a professor of Gulf Studies at the University of Exeter and the author of Sinews of War and Trade and Extractive Capitalism. She is also Iranian-American, with family members displaced by the current war, a scholar with both the expertise and the personal stakes to speak to this moment with rare authority. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-tr...

"Now Netanyahu has failed. Iran was not broken. Arab countries now realise that relying on Israel is a death sentence." we sat down in studio with Mustafa Barghouti, Palestinian physician, leader of the Palestinian National Initiative and co-founder of the Palestinian Medical Relief Society. Barghouti argues that Israel's two strategic goals, imperial domination of the Middle East and normalisatio...

Since the 7th of October 2023, Israel has turned dozens of prisons and other facilities into military camps where it is systematically torturing and abusing Palestinian detainees, most of whom are unlawfully being held without charge. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

Trump’s blatant destruction of the Constitution, the Executive and the Judiciary - and how history teaches us that he is not the first President to seek a unitary style authoritarian government Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .

Trump's State Fair: The host discusses a failing state fair event in Washington D.C. intended to celebrate America's 250th anniversary, criticizing its lack of attendance and organizational issues. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-truth--6487495/support .