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5/8/26: Trump Says Ceasefire Still On After US Iran Bombing, Platner Brutal Ad & MORE

5/8/20261 hr 18 min

Krystal, Emily and Mac are joined by Jeremy Scahill to break down the latest on Iran as Trump says ceasefire is still on despite US strikes on Iran, Graham Platner torches Susan Collins in brutal ad & MORE.

Jeremy Scahill: https://x.com/jeremyscahill

Mac: https://www.youtube.com/GoodPoliticGuy\\

 

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Clips

Deal Paused After Strikes
No Front-End Nuclear Concessions
Reckless Nuclear Rhetoric
Project Freedom’s Real Aims
Iran’s Missile Edge Grows
‘Cooked’ Intel To The White House
Iran’s ‘Resistance Economy’ Reality

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Speaker 00:00

    This is an iHeart podcast. Guaranteed Human Another podcast from some SNL late-night comedy guy?

  2. Robert Smigel0:07

    Not quite. On Humor Me with Robert Smigel and Friends, me and hilarious guests from Bob Odenkirk to David Letterman help make you funnier. This week, my guests, SNL's Mikey Day and head writer Streeter Seidell help an a cappella band with their between-songs banter. Where does your group perform?

  3. Krystal Ball· Host0:24

    We do some retirement homes. We perform- Those people are starving for banter.

  4. Robert Smigel0:28

    Listen to Humor Me with Robert Smigel and Friends on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts On The Look Back At It podcast.

  5. Speaker 40:36

    1979, that was a big moment for me.

  6. Donald Trump· Soundbite0:38

    '84 was big to me.

  7. Sam Jay0:39

    I'm Sam Jay.

  8. Krystal Ball· Host0:40

    And I'm Alex English.

  9. Sam Jay0:42

    Each episode, we pick a year, unpack what went down, and try to make sense of how we survived it with our friends, fellow comedians, and favorite authors, like Marc Lamont Hill on the '80s.

  10. Donald Trump· Soundbite0:52

    '84 was a wild, I mean- It was a wild year.

  11. Krystal Ball· Host0:54

    It was a wild year.

  12. Donald Trump· Soundbite0:55

    Yeah. I don't think there's a more important year for Black people.

  13. Sam Jay0:58

    Listen to Look Back At It on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts Imagine an Olympics where doping is not only legal, but encouraged.

  14. Speaker 41:09

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  15. Krystal Ball· Host1:25

    I was having trouble stopping the muscle growth Listen to Superhuman on

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