MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 8/11/26
Summary
The MeidasTouch Podcast hosts Ben Mankiewicz, Brett Barakatt, and Jordy Rosenberg critique Donald Trump’s erratic foreign policy toward Iran, highlighting failed negotiations and rising oil prices. They condemn Trump’s spread of vaccine disinformation during an Oval Office press conference and criticize Senator Bill Cassidy for enabling RFK Jr.’s appointment. The episode also addresses poor conditions for sailors on the USS Abraham Lincoln, low military morale, and the administration’s hiring of unqualified gamers as air traffic controllers.
Topics discussed
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Strait of Hormuz, military suffering, and budget
Midterm candidates and Trump's 12-year-old behavior
Media distortion, endangered species, and Greenland drilling
Medical disinformation and authoritarian narcissism
Sean Duffy, gamers as air traffic controllers, and socialism
Gaslighting, Iran negotiations, and pipeline sarcasm
Iran's demands, Trump's erratic posts, and troop safety
Biden vs Trump legacy, Gaza, and RFK Jr
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RFK Jr confirmation, vaccine lies, and healthcare deaths
Authoritarian virus, Texas suffering, and NYC crime
Senate complicity, vaccine disinformation, and tariffs
Inflation, Iran threats, and book promo
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Trump's paranoia, missile interceptors, and legacy
US munitions shortage and broken security umbrella
Ukraine interceptors and Fox News distractions
Trump's plane swap and assassination threats
Vaccine lies, market manipulation, and book outro
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