DMZ America with Ted Rall & Scott Stantis
Left-wing political cartoonist Ted Rall and right-wing political cartoonist Scott Stantis cut the BS out of today's news, politics and pop culture.
Episodes
245 episodes
Episode 248| July 10, 2026: What’s Wrong with Cartooning
Why is American editorial cartooning in crisis? Sure, journalism is melting down. But the cartoonists might be guilty too. Joining cartoonists Ted Rall (from the Left) and Scott Stantis (from the Right) to discuss is DC-based carto...
Episode 240| May 14, 2026: Are we doomed?
Editorial cartoonists Ted Rall (from the Left) and Scott Stantis (from the Right) disagree on quintessential issues like whether God is real, capitalism or communism is better, and whether Gregorian chants are more listenable than the Dead Kenn...
Episode 241| May 21, 2026: Topic TK
Editorial cartoonists Ted Rall (from the Left) and Scott Stantis (from the Right) disagree on quintessential issues like whether God is real, capitalism or communism is better, and whether Gregorian chants are more listenable than the Dead Kenn...
Episode 242| May 28, 2026: Alternative facts
Politics is what happens when members of a society identify problems, determine which ones are most pressing, and debate proposed solutions to those priorities. It’s a messy process that, over time, hopefully leads to progress. But what happens...
Episode 245| June 18, 2026: Russian Cartoonist Assassinated
obert Kuzovkov, 44, an exiled Russian political cartoonist whose work criticized President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and other leaders, was assassinated in eastern Poland. He was shot five times in the head and torso on Monday outside his hou...
Episode 246| April 19, 2025: Cartoon Museum Curator Nabbed for Upskirt Videos
Andrew Farago Upskirt Scandal: The curator of the San Francisco Cartoon Art Museum was arrested for secretly recording up to 20 people (including children) in his bathroom at a birthday party using a hidden phone. Farago admitted the act in an ...
Episode 247| July 3, 2026: America at 250
As America turns 250, where are we now? DMZ America co-hosts and history buffs Ted Rall and Scott Stantis compare the state of the nation today to where we stood at year zero (1776) and at the previous 50-year benchmarks: 1826, 1876, 1926, and ...
Episode 241| June 11, 2026: Focus on Graphic Novels
Sarah F. Davidson joins editorial cartoonists Ted Rall (from the Left) and Scott Stantis (from the Right) to check in on the Graphic Novels industry. (Ted has authored numerous graphic novels, including My War with Brian, The Stringer and The Y...
Episode 237| April 23, 2026: Meet cartoonist Marshall Ramsey!
Join editorial cartoonists Ted Rall (from the Left) and Scott Stantis (from the Right) as they interview veteran editorial cartoonist Marshall Ramsey—who has had a bird’s eye view of the South for decades—about cartooning, politics, and the new...
Episode 238| May 8, 2026: "Scandal at the Pulitzers!”
The Pulitzer Prizes, administered by Columbia University, stand as the gold standard for American journalism, literature, and arts. A win launches careers, boosts sales, and cements legacies. Yet this year’s Illustrated Reporting and Commentary...
Episode 236| April 9, 2026: Life During Wartime
Join editorial cartoonists Ted Rall (from the Left) and Scott Stantis (from the Right) to discuss the impact of the Middle East War on the United States, cartooning, and Scott’s views of Israel.
Episode 234| March 26, 2026: Scott, Ted, & Mr. Fish Break Down the End Times
Join editorial cartoonists Ted Rall (from the Left) and Scott Stantis (from the Right) as they hang out with cartoonist Mr. Fish to discuss the state of the world from the Iran War to the collapsing economy to ecocide to everything else you can...
Episode 233| March 19, 2026: Scott Has Questions for John Kiriakou
Join editorial cartoonists Ted Rall (from the Left) and Scott Stantis (from the Right) for a collision of podcast worlds! Ted’s Deprogram co-host and CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou joins DMZ for a special cross-pollination episode in which Sco...
Episode 232| March 12, 2026: What next in Iran?
The U.S. and Israel dominate the air, but it’s the water that matters to the global economy, and Iran is putting on the hurt in the Strait of Hormuz, where tankers are being bombed and 20% of the world’s oil supply is trapped. Join Ted and Scot...
Episode 231| March 09, 2026: Exiled Iranian Editorial Cartoonist Nik Kowsar
Nikahang Kowsar, known as Nik Kowsar, is an award-winning Iranian-Canadian cartoonist, journalist, and water issues analyst born in Tehran, Iran, in 1969. He studied geology at the University of Tehran before launching his cartooning career in ...
Episode 230| February 26, 2026: Will Trump Cancel the Elections?
Donald Trump certainly has good reasons to cancel the elections. Will he? Can he? The Washington Post reports that he is considering declaring a national emergency to justify federalizing the midterms—which is unconstitutional—on the grounds th...
Episode 229| February 19, 2026: Cartoonist Mike Luckovich Joins Ted and Scott
Two-time Pulitzer-winning editorial cartoonist Mike Luckovich of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, joins DMZ America co-hosts and colleagues Ted Rall (from the Left) and Scott Stantis (from the Right) to discuss cartoons, journalism and the new...
DMZ America Podcast Ep 228: Cartoonist Steve Kelley on the State of the Nation
Conservative syndicated editorial cartoonist and comic strip creator Steve Kelley, formerly of the San Diego Union-Tribune and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, joins DMZ America co-hosts and colleagues Ted Rall (from the Left) and Scott Stantis (fr...
DMZ America Podcast Ep 227: Mr. Fish Draws the End Times
Ted Rall (from the Left) and Scott Stantis (from the Right) dive deep with renowned political cartoonist Mr. Fish (Dwayne Booth). This sharp, subversive artist skewers power with bold, provocative illustrations that appear in Harper's Magazine,...
DMZ America Podcast Ep 226: ICE: Trump’s Stormtroopers
The DMZ America Podcast dives headfirst into one of the most explosive issues rocking the nation right now: the transformation of ICE from a border security agency into a violent, unaccountable domestic force under the current Trump administrat...
DMZ America Podcast Ep 225: Scott Adams 1957-2026
Tune in to the DMZ America Podcast as hosts Ted Rall from the left and Scott Stantis provide a rare behind-the-scenes remembrance of “Dilbert” cartoonist Scott Adams, who took comics syndication and critiques of office culture to dazzling heigh...
DMZ America Podcast Ep 224: Rob Rogers, Ex-Cartoonist for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Tune in to the DMZ America Podcast as hosts Ted Rall from the left and Scott Stantis check in with former Pittsburgh Post-Gazette political cartoonist Rob Rogers. Fired for criticizing Trump in his work, Rogers worked for decades at the Post-Ga...
DMZ America Podcast Ep 223: 2026—The Year Ahead
Political cartoonists Ted Rall (from the Left) and Scott Stantis (from the Right) preview the year ahead in politics and culture.
DMZ America Podcast Ep 222: Cartoonist Mark Fiore on Trump
Tune in to the DMZ America Podcast as hosts Ted Rall from the left and Scott Stantis check in with groundbreaking animated political cartoonist Mark Fiore.Mark Fiore, born 1970, is an acclaimed American political cartoonist specializing...
DMZ America Podcast Ep 221: Handicapping Midterms 2026
Editorial cartoonists Ted Rall (from the Left) and Scott Stantis (from the Right) are joined by Alice Giordano to handicap next year's midterm elections. Alice Giordano is a reporter for Newsmax Magazine. She's a former political a...