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Mea Culpa

There’s No Comedy In Corruption + A Conversation with Maggie Reed

Mea Culpa

Michael Cohen

News, Politics, News Commentary

4.82K Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Today on Mea Culpa, I am joined by comedian, content creator, and political commentator Maggie Reed for a no-holds-barred conversation on the chaos unfolding behind the scenes of American power. We dive deep into the Epstein files cover-up, Trump's shifting story and secret strategy meetings, and the explosive implications of a weaponized redistricting map in Texas. Plus, we tackle RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine crusade, the mysterious destruction of a weather satellite, and Trump’s immigration stunts in California. As the MAGA machine ramps up disinformation and authoritarian tactics, Maggie explains how comedy can be a tool for truth and survival. Thanks to our sponsor: Shopify: Sign up for a $1 per month trial period at: shopify.com/COHEN Subscribe to Michael's Substack: https://therealmichaelcohen.substack.com/ Subscribe to Michael's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@TheMichaelCohenShow Join us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/PoliticalBeatdown Add the Mea Culpa podcast feed: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/mea-culpa-with-michael-cohen Add the Political Beatdown podcast feed: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/political-beatdown Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is my mea culpa

0:03.0

This is Michael

0:16.0

And you're listening to the one and only Mayor Culp a podcast right here

0:21.5

on the Mighty Midas Touch Network.

0:23.7

So look for all future episodes of our show behind the Blue Banner icon, and I'm really

0:28.2

thankful that you're here.

0:29.5

And I'm thankful that we just turned over 500 million downloads thanks to you, which to me

0:35.6

means people are listening.

0:38.8

And when they're listening,

0:44.5

I'm going to now ask you something. Why is it that every time the truth tries to claw its way into the light, the people in power start sprinting to turn off the switch? And I'm talking,

0:50.5

of course, about the Epstein case. I mean, it's been years of speculation, pages of redacted documents, lives, ruined, children,

1:00.0

trafficked.

1:01.0

And still, still, we don't have a full picture.

1:04.3

But for once, and this doesn't happen often, both parties, Democrats and Republicans,

1:12.8

are demanding the same thing.

1:19.4

The damn files, the names, the logs, the truth, and not for political points, but because if this country still believes in justice, and I hope that we do, then accountability shouldn't

1:25.4

stop at the gates of wealth or at the doors of the capital.

1:29.3

Look, let's call it what it is. It is obstruction wrapped in PR.

1:34.3

And Trump? I mean, why is he refusing to release the files? Why is he preventing the release of the files?

1:42.3

Now, some say it's to protect innocent people from being dragged into the mud.

1:48.0

Come on now, I call bullshit, because he doesn't care who he drags down.

1:52.0

He never has and he never will.

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