The Gedunk Show

As Senator Tommy Tuberville continues his one-person blockade of hundreds of military promotions, frustration among his Republican colleagues boils over. Still, not enough Republicans support a rule change proposed by Democrats to circumvent Tuberville’s holds. Former Marine Corps fighter pilot and Democratic nominee for Senate, Amy McGrath, discusses the current state of affairs with Ken Harbaugh...

A Republican Senator tried to start a fistfight during a Senate hearing. It turns out that this “tough guy” was not especially brave during the Jan. 6 insurrection, as revealed in a photograph taken that day. Guest Ravi Gupta joins the conversation to discuss how cowardice lies at the heart of this kind of bullying behavior. Subscribe to the Against All Enemies podcast here: https://podcasts.apple...

In the wake of the overwhelming vote in Ohio supporting abortion rights, Republican lawmakers are declaring their intention to circumvent the will of the people. Ken Harbaugh breaks down this assault on both democracy and the rule of law. Subscribe to the Against All Enemies podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/against-all-enemies/id1696526687 Credits: Producer and Host, Ken Harbaug...

Host Ken Harbaugh interviews a first-time Ohio voter on the significance of Tuesday's vote against Ohio’s extreme abortion restrictions. Subscribe to the Against All Enemies podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/against-all-enemies/id1696526687 Credits: Producer and Host, Ken Harbaugh Producer, Mikel Ellcessor Associate Producer, Isabel Robertson Theme music by Stephanie Kowal & Seow...

Mike Breen, CEO of Human Rights first, talks with Ken Harbaugh about why Republican efforts to undermine faith in democracy will lead to violence. Support Mike’s organization, Human Rights First, here: https://humanrightsfirst.org/donate Subscribe to the Against All Enemies podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/against-all-enemies/id1696526687 Credits: Producer and Host, Ken Harbaugh...

Ohio’s upcoming vote to protect abortion rights will have dramatic implications for the nation. Dr. Amanda Weinstein and Ken Harbaugh discuss what is at stake. Follow the Suburban Women Problem Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-suburban-women-problem/id1565897152 Subscribe to the Against All Enemies podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/against-all-enemies/id169...

Tommy Tuberville’s Republican colleagues in the Senate have lost their patience. With hundreds of military promotions still being blocked by the Alabama Senator, Joni Ernst, Lyndsey Graham and others took to the floor of the chamber to denounce their fellow Republican. Subscribe to the Against All Enemies podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/against-all-enemies/id1696526687 Credits:...

During a recent campaign appearance, Former President Trump doubled-down on his threat to abandon America’s NATO allies. Ken Harbaugh explains the strategic implications of this betrayal. Subscribe to the Against All Enemies podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/against-all-enemies/id1696526687 Credits: Producer and Co-Host, Ken Harbaugh Producer, Mikel Ellcessor Associate Producer,...

On stage in New Hampshire this week, Donald Trump appeared to reveal sensitive information about an American missile defense system. Army combat vet and former intel officer Mike Breen discusses the implications with Ken Harbaugh. Years ago, Mike was approached foreign intelligence agents attempting to recruit him. And while Mike reported the incident to the FBI, these same agents successfully gai...

Even though efforts to ban books are spreading, they are driven by a small minority of extremists. Dr. Amanda Weinstein joins Ken to explain the chilling effect of these extremist policies on educators across the country. Follow the Suburban Women Problem Podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-suburban-women-problem/id1565897152 Support Amanda Gorman and Pen America in fighting ag...

Jim Jordan is a handful of votes away from becoming Speaker of the House, which would put him two heartbeats away from the presidency. On today’s episode, Ken Harbaugh speaks with fellow veteran and Ohioan Jeff Sites, who is running against Jim Jordan for Congress. Jeff shares his unique perspective on what makes a potential Jim Jordan speakership so dangerous.  Follow Jeff Sites for Congress here...

Dr. Amanda Weinstein is an Air Force Academy graduate and co-host of The Suburban Women Problem podcast and YouTube series. She and Ken Harbaugh discuss the concerted and organized efforts by GOP extremists to pursue extremist agendas in statehouses and on school boards across the nation. Follow The Suburban Women Problem Podcast here: https://redwine.blue/the-suburban-women-problem/ Subscribe to...

Donald Trump just amplified a key piece of Nazi ideology during an anti-immigrant diatribe, in which he responded to an interview question by saying that immigration is "poisoning the blood of our country.” That is a direct lift from Mein Kampf, Adolf Hitler’s prison manifesto. Ken Harbaugh interviews Dr. Kathleen Belew about the impact of such rhetoric in our politics.  Buy Kathleen Belew’s book...

In the wake of Kevin McCarthy’s ouster as Speaker of the House, Liz Cheney delivered a remarkable address at the University of Minnesota, backing Democrats’ decision not to support McCarthy's continued speakership. She also reminded attendees that Jim Jordan, now the frontrunner to inherit the Speaker’s gavel, is an immediate threat to democracy. Subscribe to the Against All Enemies podcast here: ...

Today’s Republican Party, led by Donald Trump, has lost all understanding of what the words “traitor” and “treason” really mean. Host and Navy veteran Ken Harbaugh shows how the GOP has become obsessed with enforcing tribal loyalty, accusing its own members of treason and abandoning any pretense of preserving democracy. Subscribe to the Against All Enemies podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/...

Ken Harbaugh joins David Bellavia on NewsRadio 930, WBEN, for a discussion about the war in Ukraine, the Trump trial, and red flag laws. Subscribe to the Against All Enemies podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/against-all-enemies/id1696526687

After former President Trump threatened America’s top military officer with execution, General Milley answered during his retirement speech by reminding Americans that those who serve in uniform do not swear their oaths to a "wannabe dictator. And just today, General John Kelly, Trump’s former Chief of Staff, went on the record confirming some of the most egregious reports about Donald Trump’s tre...

Even as Senator Tuberville continues his hold on senior military promotions, he is spreading disinformation about the military’s commitment to equal opportunity. Amanda Weinstein joins Ken to discuss Tuberville’s race-baiting rhetoric, and how veterans and military personnel are turning away from the Republican Party. Subscribe to The Suburban Women Problem podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com...

In a recent Truth Social post, former president Trump suggested that the outgoing Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark Milley, should be put to death. Paul Gosar, a Republican member of Congress, echoed Trump’s post and said Milley should be hung. Ken Harbaugh explains the context behind Trump’s post, and why incitements to commit political violence will escalate unless called out....

In an extraordinary new article in the Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg recounts a story about a severely wounded veteran performing the national anthem for Donald Trump, and how the former president then told the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, “Why do you bring people like that here? No one wants to see that, the wounded.” Ken Harbaugh shares his own experience working with wounded vets, and ta...

A new report, from the University of Maryland’s National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism, contained the frightening conclusion that "[B]eing affiliated with the U.S. military is the single strongest predictor of violent extremism in America.” Ken Harbaugh and Mike Breen, both veterans, discuss how Donald Trump’s assault on our democracy has helped fuel the radicalization of veterans, and why...

In his upcoming biography by McKay Coppins, Mitt Romney shares extraordinary details of the opportunism, cynicism, and fear rampant among his Republican Senate colleagues, directing his harshest criticism at Mitch McConnell, Josh Hawley, and J.D. Vance. Ken Harbaugh discusses these revelations with Ruth Ben-Ghiat, America’s foremost historian on the rise of authoritarianism around the globe. Subsc...

The Surgeon General of Florida, appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis, just declared, against all evidence, that the updated COVID booster shot is “unsafe.” Ken Harbaugh and Amanda Weinstein, co-host of the Suburban Women Problem podcast, discuss the possible political motivations behind this attempt to spread disinformation, and how creeping anti-science attitudes within the Republican Party impact...

Ken Harbaugh served as a Navy intel pilot, and held a Top Secret security clearance. He explains the context behind Judge Aileen Cannon’s recent ruling in the Mar-a-Lago documents case, and shares part of a conversation with ex-CIA officer Alex Finley about the enormous risks posed by the former president’s carelessness. Subscribe to the Against All Enemies podcast here: https://podcasts.apple.com...

For too long, Republicans have gotten away with political theatrics that harm our military and those who serve in it. When it comes to national security, today’s Republican Party is not serious. It is not only harming America's military readiness, but is threatening to undermine a centuries-old tradition of non-partisanship within our Armed Forces. Subscribe to the Against All Enemies podcast here...