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
14 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 ...
Cartoon Museum Curator Nabbed for Upskirt Videos | DMZ America Podcast | Ep 246
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 ...
Russian Cartoonist Assassinated | DMZ America Podcast | Ep 245
Robert 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 ho...
Focus on Graphic Novels | DMZ America Podcast | Ep 244
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...
Marjane Satrapi 1969-2026 | DMZ America Podcast | Ep 243
Acclaimed Iranian-French cartoonist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi, a prominent advocate for women's rights, has died at 56, the French presidency said Thursday.“Her passing marks the loss of a leading figure of French culture and an art...
Alternative Facts | DMZ America Podcast | Ep 242
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...
Topic TK | DMZ America Podcast | Ep 241
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...
Are We Doomed? | DMZ America Podcast | Ep 240
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...
Stephen Notley & the Angry Flower | DMZ America Podcast | Ep 235
Stephen Notley is a Canadian cartoonist, writer, and creator of the cult-favorite webcomic Bob the Angry Flower. Born in 1970 in Edmonton, Alberta, he launched the surreal, sharp-witted strip in 1992 featuring an easily enraged anthropomorphic ...
Cartooning the News | DMZ America Podcast | Ep 216
Conservative Scott Stantis has been the editorial cartoonist for the Chicago Tribune since 2009, succeeding Jeff MacNelly. He created the syndicated comic strip Prickly City (2004–present), appearing in over 400 papers. Past president of the As...