Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra - Introducing Season Two of Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra

Episode Date: June 3, 2024

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. Join Rachel Maddow for Episode One, launching June 10, 2024, and follow now. You can also subscribe to MSNBC Premium on Apple Podcasts for early access to every episode the Friday before it drops, and ad-free listening to all episodes in Ultra seasons one and two.

A foreign influence operation running wild in Congress. He was convinced that he was sitting on top of a sensational story. He was not bound by the truth or by facts. An international manhunt for a fascist American traitor. He becomes this sort of mythical, mysterious figure for the American right. There's so many instances where he seemed to fall through the cracks. A U.S. senator destroyed by blackmail. All of that starts really a year from hell. The country's most outrageous political demagogue building a fanatical following, ascending toward the peak of American

power. He is a saint and a martyr figure. Millions upon millions of devoted followers. They thought he was the only one speaking the truth. This is a story about getting away with treachery and coming back stronger. 22,000 men and women are here for this America First meeting. These people don't disappear. They just go underground. It's a story of heroes willing to face down tyranny. What he doesn't like is anyone who opposes

him or exposes him. And the risk to the country if they fail. When they didn't stand up to him, it only got worse. It only emboldened him. On the heels of the award winning number one hit first season

from the team that brought you the chart topping originalping original series, Bagman, it's Rachel Maddow Presents Ultra, Season 2. First episode available Monday, June 10th. Follow now. Subscribe to MSNBC Premium on Apple Podcasts for early access to the first episode on Friday, June 7th. And to get every episode early and ad-free.