We are all back together as most of us are heading to Arlington for Big 12 Media Days where Brent Venables and Dillon Gabriel will take center stage. We go over what we are most looking forward to hearing from coaches and players in Arlington. Brent Venables won't be able to talk about it, but he just had a massive recruiting haul and appears to be headed for more very soon. Josh breaks down the latest in recruiting and what to expect going forward. We also introduce you to the newest member of our SoonerScoop team and let you know if you guys handled those Longhorns in our shrimp battle. 

The full rundown is below:

00:00 - Hello and welcome back! 
15:00 - Oklahoma football. What is this thing? 
22:00 - Meet our new hire at SoonerScoop.com
36:00 - MEGA-RECRUITING
55:05 - Cayden Green was a big win; OU in KC,MO
1:05:00 - Daylan Smothers Announcement on Thursday
1:20:00 - MLB Draft Talk; Cade Horton going UP

U40: Big 12 Media Days are upon us and recapping a recruiting haul

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A recent article in The Guardian parroted a US state-funded group's evidence-free allegations that The Grayzone’s Aaron Maté -- who has reported extensively on the OPCW’s Syria cover-up scandal -- is "the most prolific spreader of disinformation" about Syria among a "network" of "conspiracy theorists."

Aaron called Guardian reporter Mark Townsend on the phone to ask him to substantiate these defamatory claims, and why he didn’t reach out before printing them. 

Guest: Mark Townsend. Reporter for The Guardian who wrote the story, “Network of Syria conspiracy theorists identified” — now updated with Aaron Maté’s response. 
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jun/19/russia-backed-network-of-syria-conspiracy-theorists-identified

Note: to reduce repetition, the recording of the phone call between Aaron and Mark Townsend has been shortened. Townsend was contacted for comment prior to publication of this segment, but did not respond.

Grayzone challenges Guardian reporter on US state-funded Syria smears

The first pod back at full strength in a long time. We're in studio and Josh is back on his remote broadcasting system. That's right, no more equipment problems. We talk about OU's big recruiting day/night under the lights as well as the recruiting rankings and potential upcoming commitments. Josh's wife might have saved a woman's life on vacation this week. Carey also has an idea for a new recruiting feature. And we start tearing into this season a little bit because we just can't help ourselves. How important is that Nebraska game for the start of the Venables era? All of that and more and a brand new and great sounding Unofficial 40.

The full rundown follows below:

00:00 - Hello and welcome back! 
15:00 - Aunt Tiff saves a life on the McCuistion Family Vacation
26:00 - Recruiting wrap/month of July winding down
37:00 - The Re-Ranking Conversation
49:00 - CFB madness before the start of the season
1:09:00 - We're ready to get this thing started

U40: We're getting hyped up for football. Recruits under the lights

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Katie Halper is joined by perennial show favorite Leslie Lee to discuss popular culture as well as some mainstream media "news" clips.  

But first they Katie and Leslie are joined by friend of the show and Green Party candidate Matthew Hoh.  Matthew stops by to give us the latest updates regarding his and the Green Party's continuing struggle to simply be allowed to participate in the upcoming election for US Senate in North Carolina.

Next Katie speaks with journalist John P. Ruehl about the ongoing Russia & Ukraine conflict, including the presence of private military and security companies in Ukraine.  

And last but certainly not least, Carl Zha makes his debut appearance on The Katie Halper Show to discuss Nancy Pelosi's recent questionable decision to travel to Taiwan. 


Matthew Hoh (https://twitter.com/MatthewPHoh) is a disabled Marine combat veteran for peace who is running as a Green Party candidate for the US Senate to represent the people of North Carolina. The North Carolina Democrats have refused to certify the Green Party Ballot access petition required to run. Matthew Hoh is a senior fellow with the Center for International Policy. He is a 100% disabled Marine combat veteran and, in 2009, he resigned his position with the State Department in Afghanistan in protest of the escalation of the war. He is a candidate with the Green Party to represent North Carolina in the US Senate in 2022.


John P. Ruehl is an Australian-American journalist living in Washington D.C.  He writes for The Independent Media Institute, is a contributing editor to Strategic Policy, runs the Geopolitics General Channel on Roundtable Media, and his book "Budget Superpower" will be available later this year.


Carl Zha (Twitter @CarlZha) is the host of the Silk and Steel podcast focusing on China and surrounding regions, history, politics and culture. 

Links to Carl's Silk and Steel podcast: 
Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/silknsteel
Apple podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/silk-and-steel-podcast/id1451115518
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/4FWQalj04F4Gu9APMbR9nZ?si=224730f3ccaa4f74
Stitcher - https://listen.stitcher.com/yvap/?af_dp=stitcher://show/377726&af_web_dp=https://www.stitcher.com/show/377726
Podbean - https://www.podbean.com/pu/pbblog-py9z6-4206c4

Carl Zha on Taiwan & John Ruehl on Ukraine

Back N The Day

Josh was out and about scouting a football game on Friday night, but he joined Carey and Eddie in studio to breakdown a huge Friday of wins for Brent Venables on the recruiting trail. Get the latest on the decisions from Makari Vickers and Anthony Evans right here.

U40: Emergency pod! Two huge commitments for Brent Venables

Direct link to this broadcast's Patreon with Eugene Puryear and William Whiteman: https://www.patreon.com/posts/eugene-puryear-72095852

Historian Gerald Horne discusses the relationship between the British Crown and empire, how historians should look at the legacy of the Queen and the how countries are severing ties with The British monarchy. 
Then British-born Iraqi journalist Ahmed Twaij and Mish Rahman, an elected member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) for the Labour Party discuss join us from across the pond to talk about the legacy of the Queen Elizabeth and whether the monarchy should be finished.

Gerald Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies at The University of Houston. His research has addressed issues of race in a variety of relations involving labor, politics, civil rights and war. He is the author of over forty books. 

Ahmed Twaij is a journalist and filmmaker, whose bylines include The Independent, The Guardian, Foreign Policy and more. His latest piece is "There are lots of reasons to end the British monarchy. King Charles III is the best." (https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/queen-elizabeth-king-charles-iii-end-monarchy-rcna47104)

Mish Rahman is an elected member of the National Executive Committee (NEC) for the Labour Party and also elected Vice Chair of Momentum, which is the largest left wing campaign group in the UK, set up to support Jeremy Corbyn during his time as leader. He's a socialist and trade unionist as well as being an anti racist campaigner.

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Gerald Horne, Queen Elizabeth & Empire

Bolivia’s leftist President Luis Arce used his platform at the United Nations General Assembly to propose a revolutionary 14-point program to transform the world.

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Kqzrvo_vC68

Translation and more info here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/09/27/luis-arce-un-bolivia-14-point-program

Our report ‘War on drugs has failed’: At UN, Colombia condemns ‘addiction to money and oil’: https://multipolarista.com/2022/09/24/war-drugs-un-colombia-gustavo-petro

At UN, Bolivia presents revolutionary 14-point socialist program to transform world

The right-wing loves yelling, “We’re a republic, not a democracy!” Now they have a Supreme Court that agrees with them. The Court is about to hear Moore v. Harper, a gerrymandering case that will also take up the Electors Clause of the Constitution. The Republican legal argument, made famous by Trump’s 2020 legal team, is that state legislatures can send their own choice of electors to the Electoral College, rather than abiding by the vote of the people. The implications of this are huge — the end of ‘one person, one vote.’

Brian is joined by Steven Donziger, an advocate, writer and public speaker on human rights and corporate accountability. His most recent piece is The most terrifying case of all is about to be heard by the US Supreme Court. He also filed a class-action lawsuit with others against Chevron for environmental damage – including dumping 17 million gallons of crude oil in the Ecuadorian rainforest – and won a historic $9.5 billion judgment. Chevon then fled Ecuador and launched a campaign against Donziger that resulted in him being disbarred, serving 45 days behind bars, and under home confinement for 993 days. For more on his story, watch his interview on The Freedom Side and Rania Khalek Dispatches here on BreakThrough.

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Supreme Court Plots to End ‘One Person, One Vote’ & the Hidden Hand of Big Oil

The NYPD Gang Database profiles communities of color, Cleveland's mayor breaks a campaign promise for community control of police, and a conversation on which protests are considered legitimate, and which are not.

Black Agenda Radio December 2, 2022

A scholarly study found that British colonialism caused approximately 165 million deaths in India from 1880 to 1920, while stealing trillions of dollars of wealth. The global capitalist system was founded on European imperial genocides, which inspired Adolf Hitler and led to fascism.

VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ob_lIQRAnYM

Sources here: https://multipolarista.com/2022/12/12/britain-100-million-india-deaths-colonialism

British empire killed 165 million Indians in 40 years: How colonialism inspired fascism

Podcasts covering University of Oklahoma athletics teams and recruiting

U40: Emergency pod! Two huge commitments for Brent Venables

Oklahoma Sooners Unofficial 40