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.
DMZ America with Ted Rall & Scott Stantis
Latest Episodes
Episode 251| August 2, 2026: Cartoonists vs. Big Meme
Ted Rall and Scott Stantis discuss Filipino cartoonist Elmer Saflor’s (“Super Elmer”) lawsuit against Memes Apps LLC for AI-generated commercial use of his 2017 “Running Away Balloon” meme without permission. They explore copyright challenges f...
AI and Cartooning | DMZ America Podcast | Ep 250
How will AI affect (or afflict) cartooning?Artificial Intelligence is reshaping cartooning, hitting political cartooning especially hard while transforming the broader industry. In political cartooning, AI tools now generate satirical i...
Pat Oliphant 1935-2026 | DMZ America Podcast | Ep 249
Pat Oliphant, one of the most influential political cartoonists of the 20th and 21st centuries, has died. Considering his legacy on DMZ are editorial cartoonists Ted Rall (from the Left), Scott Stantis (from the Right) and Mike Thompson, a Puli...
What’s Wrong with Cartooning? | DMZ America Podcast | Ep 248
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...
America at 250 | DMZ America Podcast | Ep 247
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 ...