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Useful Idiots with Katie Halper and Aaron Maté

Julian Assange Denied Bail with Stefania Maurizi, Plus Covid Cow Coffins

Useful Idiots with Katie Halper and Aaron Maté

Useful Idiots, LLC

News Commentary, Politics, News

4.64.5K Ratings

🗓️ 8 January 2021

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

Disclaimer: this episode was taped early Wednesday, before the events at the Capitol. Investigative reporter Stefania Maurizi joins the show to give an update on the Julian Assange case. Hosts Katie Halper and Matt Taibbi discuss the reconfirmation of Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House. Merch Link: https://teespring.com/stores/useful-idiots Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to Useful Idiots.

0:01.4

We taped this episode just as the Capitol was being stormed,

0:04.9

so we don't respond to it

0:06.2

because we just didn't know it was happening.

0:08.7

But we will, of course, cover all of that next week.

0:12.3

The good news is that no matter what happens,

0:14.1

the story of Julian Assange and the assault on Free Press

0:16.9

are still relevant.

0:17.9

Thank God for small favors.

0:19.7

Thanks.

0:20.5

Welcome to Useful Idiots. I'm Matt Taiby.

0:30.0

And I'm Katie Halper.

0:31.9

And another week has passed.

0:34.1

Another week has passed.

0:36.0

It has. We are that much closer to death.

0:38.3

What if during this week, though, there's

0:40.2

a just medical discovery that gives us some more time in our lives?

0:43.3

That slows the process down.

0:45.5

Yeah, but I guess still it would take a week off.

0:47.9

No matter what, we're closer.

0:49.3

Yeah, we're closer.

0:50.4

Do you remember when you realized you weren't young forever?

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