Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra

Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra

Rachel Maddow, MS NOW

Episodes 21
Avg. Duration 46m
Activity Dormant
Apple Rating 4.8 (31,627)
Since Oct 2022
Latest Episode Feb 2026

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About This Podcast

As a new authoritarian movement rises in American politics, stoked by one of the country’s most outrageous demagogues, there is an all-out international manhunt for an American traitor. The U.S. Army’s Nazi war crimes trials in Germany have been infiltrated by a spy -- a mole for the other side. A gruesome foreign influence operation unfolds in Washington. A blackmail plot turns deadly in the U.S. Senate. A Hail Mary scheme to stop the counting of the Electoral College votes rattles democracy’s cage. With the line between the violent ultra-right and mainstream American politics fraying beyond recognition, with the FBI always one step behind their quarry, Americans of all stripes step up to confront a seemingly unstoppable, ascendant, anti-democratic force.

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S2 Check Out a Preview for “Clock It”

Feb 12, 2026 5m Bonus

“MS NOW Presents: Clock It” is an invitation to the liveliest and most informed groupchat in your feed. Symone Sanders Townsend and Eugene Daniels are long-time political powerhouses. And they…

S2 MS NOW Presents: Clock It with Symone and Eugene

Feb 05, 2026 2m Bonus

Symone Sanders Townsend and Eugene Daniels were once at odds as White House staffer and White House reporter. Now they’re friends and colleagues—each co-hosting their own shows at MS NOW. But their…

S2E8 Episode 8: Mystery Man

Aug 05, 2024 1h 11m

With the backing of an eccentric billionaire and powerful voices on the American far-right, a high-stakes effort to make Sen. Joseph McCarthy president surfaces at the Republican convention, as the…

S2E7 Episode 7: Mobilized

Jul 29, 2024 50m

With Republican Sen. Joseph McCarthy facing the most serious challenge of his political life -- a looming censure vote in the U.S. Senate -- McCarthy's most fervent supporters raise up an army to…

S2E6 Episode 6: Under Pressure

Jul 22, 2024 52m

As Sen. Joseph McCarthy's activities -- and his troubling connections to those on the ultra right -- are exposed in the press, Democratic Sen. Lester Hunt launches a final effort to take McCarthy on…

S2E5 Episode 5: Coming Home

Jul 15, 2024 52m

The U.S. government’s search for American fascist Francis Yockey picks up steam as Yockey secretly returns home to America and joins forces with the growing pro-Nazi American ultra right. With…

S2E4 Episode 4: Spectacle

Jul 08, 2024 43m

Elements of the American ultra right -- including the trailing ends of the America First movement -- begin taking up a strange new cause after the war... sympathy for Nazi war criminals. The…

S2 Bonus Episode: Rachel Maddow in Conversation with Tony Kushner

Jul 01, 2024 1h 23m Bonus

In a live conversation recorded at the Provincetown, MA Town Hall on May 26, Rachel and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and screenwriter Tony Kushner discuss “Ultra,” her book “Prequel,” and the…

S2E3 Episode 3: Malmedy

Jun 24, 2024 43m

One of the most shocking incidents of World War II for Americans -- a cold-blooded Nazi massacre of surrendering American troops -- gets weaponized against the United States by surviving Nazis hoping…

S2E2 Episode 2: The Mole

Jun 17, 2024 38m

The American government launches an all-out manhunt for a young American ultra-right fascist who harbors sympathy for the Nazis and who is actively peddling one of the world's most dangerous weapons.…

S2E1 Episode 1: Dr. Hunt

Jun 10, 2024 37m

The sudden and shocking suicide of a popular Democratic Senator, inside his Senate office, stuns the country and the nation’s capital. And soon, a series of bombshell revelations concerning the…

S2 Introducing Season Two of Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra

Jun 03, 2024 1m Trailer

As a new authoritarian movement rises in American politics, stoked by one of the country’s most outrageous demagogues, there is an all-out international manhunt for an American traitor. The U.S.…

S1E8 Episode 8: Ultra Vires

Nov 21, 2022 58m

In the wake of the sedition trial's collapse, Justice Department prosecutor John Rogge travels overseas and uncovers a bombshell. He finds evidence of a coordinated effort to subvert American…

S1E7 Episode 7: Rinse, Repeat

Nov 14, 2022 43m

The largest mass sedition trial in American history churns on. And continues descending into chaos. But the dozens of sedition defendants attempting to wreak havoc on the proceedings would soon get a…

S1E6 Episode 6: Bedlam

Nov 07, 2022 41m

The most high-profile sedition trial in American history kicks off inside a Washington, DC federal courtroom. The members of Congress who attempted to quash the investigation are now faced with a…

S1E5 Episode 5: Shut It Down

Oct 31, 2022 49m

The walls begin to close in on members of Congress, and members of the America First movement, who are actively involved in a Nazi plot to spread misinformation and propaganda across the country.…

S1E4 Episode 4: A Bad Angle

Oct 24, 2022 37m

A paid agent of Hitler's government ramps up a targeted propaganda effort aimed at weakening democracy and supporting the fascist cause in America. His base of operations... the center of American…

S1E3 Episode 3: The Day

Oct 17, 2022 38m

A devastating explosion rips through a munitions plant in a small New Jersey town. And the American public is left with the chilling fact that the federal government had been warned about such an…

S1E2 Episode 2: The Brooklyn Boys

Oct 10, 2022 38m

The most prominent media figure in America calls for the creation of a militia, armed Americans willing to use violence to get their way. What they want is to overthrow the U.S. government and to end…

S1E1 Episode 1: Trip 19

Oct 10, 2022 36m

It started with a plane crash. The tragic, mysterious crash of a commercial airliner in the summer of 1940 left a scene of devastation in rural Virginia -- and a series of unanswered questions. The…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra have?

Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra has published 21 episodes since October 2022, covering topics in History, News.

Is Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra still active?

Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra is currently dormant with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 46m.

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