The MeidasTouch Podcast

Meidas Health, Episode 11: Dr. Tina Shah and the Nation's Most Flippable House Seat

13 Jul 2025

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Dr. Tina Shah—pulmonologist, public servant, and technology leader—joins host Dr. Vin Gupta to discuss the launch of her campaign to unseat one of...

Rep. Pramila Jayapal Calls Out Trump’s Disaster Policies

12 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas offers his opinion on insider trading taking place with Trump’s trade letters as Trump guts the SEC and Meiselas inter...

Trump Gets Thrown Under the Bus by His Top Supporters

12 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch Host Ben Meiselas reports on Trump finally loosing his biggest supporters as he continues to spiral. Quince: Go to https://Quince.com/mei...

Rep. Tom Suozzi Calls Bluff of GOP after Tax Scam

12 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s latest plan to make Americans work on farms if they able bodied and on Medicaid as part of t...

Trump Cover-Up in Qatar US Base Gets Exposed

12 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s cover up of a successful Iranian strike of the US Military Base in Qatar finally being expos...

Trump Gets Booed at GOP Event in Sudden Collapse

12 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump getting mercilessly booed at a major Republican event as his term is now in total free fall. ...

MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 7/11/25

11 Jul 2025

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On this episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast, we break down the real cost of putting unqualified people in power—starting with shocking new revelation...

Trump Panics on Thursday AM as He Gets Cornered

10 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s disastrous Thursday morning as the walls close in on him. Don’t wait until the next bit...

Whoa! Total Chaos Erupts in Senate at Live Cross Exam

10 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on chaos erupting in the Senate during live cross-examination. Upgrade your wallet today! Get up to 10% Off ...

Fox News Throws Trump Under Bus by Accident

10 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on how Fox News in trying to cover up and protect Donald Trump just reminded the public he is a felon who pled t...

Furious World Leaders Checkmate Trump in Public

10 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on how world leaders like Lula from Brazil, Modi of India, Zelenskky of Ukraine, the foreign minister in Mexico ...

Trump Has Disaster Presser in WH with African Leaders

10 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s disastrous press conference with five African leaders in the White House. If you’re 21+,...

Trump Loses It as MAGA Burns It All Down

10 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump losing it in public as his trade war against the world backfires in his face and as his base aba...

Trump Panics on Wednesday as He Can’t Stop His Crash

10 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump panicking on Wednesday as his term descends into chaos and more losing. Head over to https://Ha...

Trump Cover-Up of Dark Past Quickly Backfires in Public

09 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump getting utterly crushed by the public, including his own MAGA supporters, for trying to cover up...

Furious World Leaders Rip Trump to Shreds at Palace

09 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on world leaders who are furious at Donald Trump’s conduct and Meiselas highlights the trip by French Presiden...

David Frum Reacts to Trump Failed Trade Wars

09 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on how world leaders are beyond furious at Donald Trump’s behavior and Meiselas speaks with David Frum from Th...

Trump Gets Terrible News in AM and Freaks Out in Public

09 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s disastrous Tuesday morning as he gets hit with bad news from all directions. SOUL: For 30% ...

Trump Has Devastating Day as His Term Blows Up in His Face

09 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s disastrous day as his cover ups backfire and as he has never looked weaker in his presidency...

Trump Goes Nuts at WH Dinner with Israel PM

08 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s disastrous dinner with Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. For free and unbiased Med...

MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 7/8/25

08 Jul 2025

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In this episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast, we break down the chaos unfolding under Donald Trump’s leadership: devastating floods strike Texas, expo...

Trump Admin Makes Shock Admission on Texas Disaster

07 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the disastrous press conference that Donald Trump’s Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem just held in Te...

Furious Japan Destroys Trump in Public Warning

07 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Japan delivering a serious warning to Donald Trump for his insults against their country. Upgrade your sleep ...

Wow! GOP Leaders Panic on Live TV Over Trump Failures

07 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on GOP leaders like MAGA Mike and others panicking on live tv over Trump’s disastrous handling of the flash fl...

Trump DOJ Makes Shock Claim About Trump’s Dark Past

07 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports that Donald Trump’s DOJ is now claiming the infamous list never existed and that there is nothing to turn over...

Trump Holds Disaster Presser on Deadly Floods

07 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s disaster press conference on the deadly Texas flash floods after Trump left Bedminster where...

Sickly Trump Has Frantic Meltdown as Walls Close In

07 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump freaking out as his trade deals collapse and his dismantling of federal agencies is backfiring i...

Meidas Health, Episode 10: The Calming Voices of Expertise

06 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Two deep thinkers and leaders in American healthcare—Dr. Fiona Havers, recently a medical epidemiologist at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, an...

Ben Folds on Kennedy Center Resignation and Surprise Album Release

06 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the impact of Donald Trump’s disastrous cuts across all sectors—from cancer research to weather forecasti...

Trump Gets Rude Awakening as It All Backfires in His Face

06 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s presidency crashing down as he is walking into the traps he set by destroying the federal go...

Wesleyan President Michael Roth Stands up to Trump Regime

06 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on students and University Presidents resisting Trump’s attacks and Meiselas interviews Wesleyan University Pr...

Abigail Spanberger Discuss Massive Vibe Shift in Virginia

05 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump getting stunned by recent shock polls in Virginia and how even in red areas in Virginia he is gr...

Yikes! Trump’s Twisted Past Resurfaces After Bill Passes

05 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas conducts this expose on Donald Trump’s business failures from the past that mirror the harm he is about to cause the c...

Trump Has Fourth Ruined as Protests and Disaster Hit

05 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on how Donald Trump was partying at the White House on the Fourth of July while protests erupted across the coun...

MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 7/4/25

04 Jul 2025

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On this episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast, Ben, Brett and Jordy break down the passing of the Republican budget that slashes healthcare for millions,...

Furious World Leaders Destroy Trump for Huge Fail

03 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump getting torn to shreds by world leaders for his utter weakness in dealing with Russia and his pa...

Wow! Trump Gets Thrown Under Bus by Top Supporter

03 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the brutal op-ed by Rupert Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal which skewered Trump and Meiselas reports on how F...

Trump Gets Terrible News and Tries to Cook the Books?!

03 Jul 2025

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Meidastouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump trying to cover up horrible economic data by going back to his usual fraudulent tricks on Thursd...

Fox Has Major Meltdown on Air as Trump Suffers

03 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the meltdown by Fox News last night and their attempt to coerce Republicans to vote for the disaster budget b...

MAGA Mike Gets Worst News of the Day as Bill Suffers

03 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on chaos on the House Floor as MAGA Mike is struggling to get the disaster budget bill passed and at least 10 MA...

Trump Goes Psycho as Plans Backfire in His Face

03 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s agenda being rejected by the American people and the world who despise him as he pushes thro...

Congresswoman Jacobs Lays Out Plan Against Trump

02 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s disastrous plans blowing up in his face as cities unify against him and Meiselas interviews ...

Trump Has Disaster Morning After Major Bad News

02 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the disastrous news Donald Trump received today after a horrible jobs report and as more Congress Members co...

Chris Meagher Assesses Outcome of Iran Strikes

02 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on how Trump boasted that Putin offered to mediate the issues in Iran before Trump ordered strikes against Iran....

Colin Allred Announces Senate Run as Texas Shows Hope

02 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump getting hit with a disaster poll in Texas which shows how people in Texas now despise him and Me...

Trump Gets Rude Awakening After Massive Strikes Hit

02 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on how Donald Trump’s attempt to help Putin and to distract from his disaster budget bill have backfired in hi...

All Hell Breaks Loose in Congress After Major Vote

01 Jul 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on hell breaking loose in Congress as the Senate votes on the disastrous budget bill and the bill works its way ...

MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 7/1/25

01 Jul 2025

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On this episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast: The disastrous GOP budget bill barrels toward a potential late-night vote as even Elon Musk — and some R...

Trump Has Disaster Monday as He Melts Down in Public

30 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s awful Monday as the disaster budget grows more unpopular by the minute. Dose: Save 30% on...

All Hell Breaks Loose on Senate Floor as Vote Delayed

30 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on hell breaking loose in the Senate as the vote-a-rama got pushed back, hecklers screamed at the Senators, Demo...

Furious World Leaders Stick a Dagger in Trump for Quitting

30 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on world leaders beyond furious at Trump for quitting on his allies and quitting on behalf of America to lead th...

Trump Gets Rude Awakening over Worst News Yet

30 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump continuing to have humiliating meltdowns and causing Americans everywhere to despise him and his...

Nonprofits Fight Back against Trump Attacks

30 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on how Donald Trump’s attack on the University of Virginia led to the widely respected University President to...

Furious World Leaders Blast Trump for His Surrender

29 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on how world leaders are furious at Donald Trump’s cowardly behavior after he showed up at the NATO summit to ...

Sen. Baldwin Blasts Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Betrayal’

29 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the cross-exam of Trump witnesses at a recent Senate hearing and Meiselas interviews Wisconsin Senator Tammy ...

Fox News Crashes on Air as Trump Term Plunges

29 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Fox News losing it on air over Trump’s plunging approval with his disaster moves and his lies continuing to...

MAGA Mike Gets Bad News as He Fails Trump

29 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Republican Speaker MAGA Mike Johnson’s disaster bill falling apart as he fails Trump after a Parliamentaria...

Furious Canada Smacks Down Trump as He Loses It

28 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on how Canada has outmaneuvered Donald Trump and cause him to have a massive tantrum in public. Remember to ...

All Hell Breaks Loose as Trump Has Awful Friday

28 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s Friday meltdown has he responds to awful economic news by threatening Canada and making biz...

Iowa Senate Candidate J.D. Scholten on GOP Tax Bill Disaster

28 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on MAGA Mike’s disaster bill getting altered in the Senate and Meiselas interviews JD Scholten who, a Democrat...

Fox News Has Meltdown on Air Over Trump War Failure

28 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Fox News loosing all control on live tv as Trump freaks out because his war against Iran was shown to be larg...

Sickly Trump Cracks in Public as Pressure Grows

28 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump physically cracking even more as he returns from Europe and his behavior continues to spiral and...

Governor Newsom Goes on Offense against Fox and Trump

27 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas has an exclusive interview with Governor Gavin Newsom about the lawsuit he just filed against Fox News and how he is goi...

MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 6/27/25

27 Jun 2025

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On this episode of the MeidasTouch Podcast: Trump invents imaginary trade deals and holds a rage-fueled press conference with Fox’s Pete Hegseth to ...

Trump Has Massive Panic in AM After Disaster News

26 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump going nuts on Thursday as European intelligence shows that the strikes on Iran were not effectiv...

Trump Cancels Meeting After Leak on Iran Failure

26 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the new damage assessment that leaked showing Trump’s mission against Iran was a total failure which has ca...

Sen. Schiff Breaks Down Trump’s Second Term Disaster

26 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas interviews California Senator Adam Schiff about Trump’s disastrous presidency. Visit https://meidasplus.com for more...

All Hell Breaks Loose in Congress as Hearing Blows Up

26 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Republican hearings in the House of Representatives and the Senate blowing up in their faces as the MAGA Repu...

Furious World Leaders Checkmate Trump at NATO

26 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on how world leaders at NATO perfectly isolated Trump by forming security pacts and deals that do not include th...

Sickly Trump Has Disaster Landing in US After NATO Fail

26 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s return to the United States where he looks sickly and weak after his disastrous trip to NATO...

Democratic Governors Roll Out Roadmaps for Success

26 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the powerful speech by Illinois Democratic Governor Pritzker and Meiselas interviews Ofirah Yheskel, senior s...

Rep. Auchincloss Responds to Trump’s Chaos

26 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s Cabinet Members like Attorney General Pam Bondi getting exposed at Congressional hearings un...

Fox News Collapses on Air as Trump War Failure Exposed

25 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Fox News panicking on LIVE TV as Donald Trump’s failures in Iran were exposed and they try to cover up for ...

Trump Holds Disaster Presser at NATO in Front of World

25 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s disastrous press conference at NATO where he humiliated the United States. Receive 15% o...

Trump Has Disaster Presser Over War and Loses It on TV

25 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s disastrous press conference as he starts whining and cursing on tv over the war between Isra...

All Hell Breaks Loose as Trump’s Plan Backfires

25 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on how Donald Trump’s plan for attacking cities is backfiring as people are lawfully standing up to ICE agents...

Trump Booed to His Face at NATO After War Backfires

25 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump getting booed in the Netherlands at the NATO Summit as his war in Iran has been exposed as a fai...

Rep. Garcia Elected Dem Leader of Oversight Committee

24 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on MAGA Mike Johnson getting thrown under the bus by his own party in a public letter that could spell the end o...

MeidasTouch Full Podcast - 6/24/25

24 Jun 2025

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Iran retaliates after Trump’s strikes on their nuclear facilities—and the fallout is global. Now, is there a ceasefire deal or no deal? Trump's ap...

Iran Retaliates Against U.S. as Top Dems Respond

23 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the latest breaking news of Iran retaliating in Qatar against American interests and Meiselas interviews Demo...

Trump Has Bad Meltdown and Threatens Nuclear War

23 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s morning meltdown as threatens nuclear war with Russia and begs oil companies to stop raising...

Trump Throws Cabinet Under the Bus with New War Plans

23 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump throwing his VP and Cabinet under the bus as he changes the war plans after they made contradict...

Fox News Collapses on Live TV as Trump War Backfires

23 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Fox News losing control on air as Trump’s war against Iran is not going as planned and their propaganda is ...

Nicolle Wallace on Restoring Normalcy to Government

23 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the latest news out of Iran after Trump pushed the United States into war and now wants to pretend we aren’...

Trump Panics at Night as War Haunts Him

23 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump crumbling before our eyes as the consequences of his war sets in and he is too pathetic and weak...

Trump Runs to Golf and Gets Humiliated on Saturday

23 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump getting mocked around the world on Saturday as his term continues to hit new lows. Shopify: Sig...

Meidas Health, Episode 9: An Inside Look into RFK’s HHS (with Katherine Eban and Dina Doll)

22 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Katherine Eban, Special Correspondent for Vanity Fair, and Dina Doll, well known legal analyst to the Meidas Mighty, join host Dr. Vin Gupta for an i...

Trump Has Disaster Day as His War Backfires

22 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s disaster Sunday and his the military strikes on Iran did not go fully as planned and as Trum...

Furious India Rebukes Trump and Cancels Visit

22 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on India Prime Minister Modi rejecting Trump’s request to show up at the White House after Trump has grown muc...

Furious Pope Leo Unleashes on Trump Inside USA

22 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Pope Leo IX checkmating Donald Trump by activating Bishops and other church leaders to stand up to Ice agents...

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias on Trump ICE Chaos

22 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on how Donald Trump’s attacks on Democratic cities have unleashed hell and Meiselas interviews Illinois Secret...

Republican Town Hall Plan Backfires in Their Face

22 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas report on how the decision by Republicans to avoid town halls has backfired in their faces as Democrats go into their co...

BREAKING: United States Enters War Against Iran

22 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the United States entering war against Iran with Israel by attack there nuclear sites in Iran. Learn more a...

Former Pentagon Spokesperson Sabrina Singh on Trump Administration Chaos

22 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump no longer speaking to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as the war between Israel and Iran escalate...

Obama Destroys Trump at Surprise Public Speech

21 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on former President Barack Obama giving an incredible speech at The Connecticut Forum where he ripped into Trump...

Former OMB Advisor Michael Linden on Disaster Budget Bill

21 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on MAGA Mike Johnson’s budget bill getting ripped up by Republicans in the Senate and Meiselas interviews form...

Trump Has Disaster Friday AM and Has Meltdown in Public

21 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Donald Trump’s disastrous Friday as he has a public meltdown as he panics on the world stage. Start your 9...

Panicked White House Holds Disaster Presser Over War

21 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reacts to Karoline Leavitt’s disastrous press conference, where she announced that Donald Trump will be “weighing”...

Sickly Trump Runs Away from DC as His Term Collapses

21 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on the decrepit and sickly Donald Trump running away from DC to play golf while he refuses to talk with his Defe...

E. Jean Carroll Tells All About Defeating Trump at Trials

20 Jun 2025

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MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas interviews E. Jean Carroll and her attorney Robbie Kaplan as the two break their silence about the two federal trials wh...