Mea Culpa

Welcome to the NEW HOME of Mea Culpa – the ONLY place to find new episodes of Michael Cohen’s hit podcast. Cohen, the former attorney and personal “fixer” for Donald J. Trump, once vowed to take a bullet for the President. But that was before the country was brought to its knees by Trump’s lies and personal madness. While Cohen was imprisoned in his own home, with his life, reputation, and livelihood destroyed, he went on a mission to right the wrongs he perpetuated on behalf of his former boss. Mea Culpa with Michael Cohen, is a raw and unfiltered podcast that shines light into the dark corners of our current American Apocalypse. Tune in twice weekly for exclusive interviews and candid conversations with the New York Times best-selling author and self-proclaimed “gangster lawyer,” as he sets to dismantle the Trump legacy and uncover the truth… and nothing but the truth.

Episodes

Ten Commandments of Trump + A Conversation With Jeffrey Sonnenfeld

February 16, 2026 • 67 mins

Today on Mea Culpa, I sit down with Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, senior associate dean at Yale School of Management, founder of the Chief Executive Leadership Institute, and author of the forthcoming book Trump’s Ten Commandments, to examine Donald Trump’s leadership style through the lens of corporate power and institutional behavior. An early critic dating back to The Apprentice, Sonnenfeld draws on decades of research on CEOs and crisis ...

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Another Congressional Reality Show + A Conversation with Nick Akerman

February 13, 2026 • 68 mins

Today on Mea Culpa, I’m joined by Nick Akerman, former Assistant Special Watergate Prosecutor and Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, to break down Attorney General Pam Bondi’s recent hearing and what it reveals about the state of our government. We discuss accountability, prosecutorial power, and the growing strain the Trump administration has placed on the rule of law. Drawing on lessons from Watergate,...

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We Fight Until The Very End + A Look Back At My Conversation With Norm Eisen

February 9, 2026 • 67 mins

Today on Mea Culpa, I am looking back at a past conversation with former ambassador, legal analyst, and founder and executive chair of the Democracy Defenders Fund, Norm Eisen. Back in August, we examined the Trump administration’s ongoing failure to deliver transparency and accountability, especially in the case of Jeffrey Epstein. While the DOJ has released millions of Epstein-related documents in recent months, it still feels as...

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Good Luck Trying to Cancel Me + A Look Back At My Conversation With Steven Hassan

February 6, 2026 • 78 mins

Today on Mea Culpa, I revisit an earlier conversation with new urgency. Back in September, I sat down with Dr. Steven Hassan, mental health expert, author, and host of the Cults, Culture & Coercion podcast, to examine how MAGA functions less like a political movement and more like a system of psychological control. Drawing on his own experience surviving the Moonies cult and decades of research into coercive influence, Hassan break...

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Lawlessness in America + A Conversation with Matthew VanDyke

February 2, 2026 • 67 mins

Today on Mea Culpa, I sit down with Matthew VanDyke, founder of Sons of Liberty International, security analyst, foreign fighter, and filmmaker, for a sobering conversation about escalating ICE operations in Minneapolis and what they reveal about the future of federal power in America. Drawing on his experience covering conflict zones around the world, VanDyke explains why the tactics being deployed resemble counterinsurgency more ...

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Picking Apart The GOP Playbook + A Conversation with Rina Shah

January 30, 2026 • 68 mins

Today on Mea Culpa, I’m joined by political strategist Rina Shah to break down the growing crisis over the administration’s narrative about ICE and federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis after the fatal shootings of U.S. citizens Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good. Shah and I examine how fear-based tactics, political loyalty, and poor crisis management have eroded public trust and fueled unrest in the Twin Cities. As senior ...

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Backed By A Hero + A Conversation With Michael Fanone

January 26, 2026 • 66 mins

Today on Mea Culpa, I welcome back Michael Fanone, former Metropolitan D.C. police officer, January 6 hero, author, and political activist, for a raw and unfiltered conversation about truth, trauma, and the consequences of political gaslighting. Fresh off his appearance at Special Counsel Jack Smith’s testimony last week, Fanone reflects on surviving January 6, the lasting PTSD faced by officers whose lived experiences were denied,...

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Truth. My Truth. My Lived Truth.

January 23, 2026 • 15 mins

Today on Mea Culpa, Michael Cohen speaks candidly about truth, accountability, and what it means to stand by your lived experience in an era shaped by outrage and misinformation. Cohen addresses ongoing attacks on his credibility, clarifies the facts surrounding his knowledge of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein, and draws a firm line between documented truth and deliberate falsehoods. He reflects on his journey through public recko...

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Vigilante Justice + A Conversation With Elliot Williams

January 19, 2026 • 72 mins

Today on Mea Culpa, I sit down with CNN legal analyst, former federal prosecutor, former senior official at the DOJ and DHS, and author Elliot Williams to unpack his new book Five Bullets and its relevance to the current state of public affairs under Trump. Williams explains how a single subway shooting in 1980s New York helped ignite modern vigilante culture, hardened racial fault lines, and reshaped media, politics, and public fe...

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The Occupation of Minneapolis + A Conversation With Harry Dunn

January 16, 2026 • 71 mins

Today on Mea Culpa, I welcome back former U.S. Capitol Police Officer and January 6 hero Harry Dunn for a sobering breakdown of the ICE shooting that killed U.S. citizen Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis. We dissect the conflicting narratives between federal officials’ claims and eyewitness and video evidence, and Harry explains why training, use-of-force standards, and accountability matter now more than ever. We also examine the F...

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ATTN: Heads of State…Beware + A Conversation With Ally Sammarco

January 12, 2026 • 70 mins

Today on Mea Culpa, I welcome back Ally Sammarco, political strategist, consultant, and content creator, for a breakdown of Trump’s unprecedented seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and why it crosses a clear international red line. We examine how the administration is attempting to justify what legal experts warn could be considered an act of war, the dangers of normalizing hostage-style geopolitics, and the complete ab...

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America Cries for Minnesota + A Conversation With Maria Cardona

January 9, 2026 • 76 mins

Today on Mea Culpa, I welcome back Maria Cardona, Democratic strategist, CNN commentator, Principal at the Dewey Square Group, and founder of Latinovations, for an honest conversation about the ICE shooting that killed U.S. citizen Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on Wednesday. We break down the video evidence contradicting federal claims, the Trump administration’s rapid misinformation campaign, and what the killing reveals about ...

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A Dictator I Shall Be + A Conversation with Harry Litman

January 5, 2026 • 71 mins

Today on Mea Culpa, I’m joined by constitutional scholar and former U.S. Attorney Harry Litman for a critical conversation about unchecked presidential power, secrecy, and the erosion of democratic guardrails. We break down Trump’s escalating foreign policy threats—from Iran to Venezuela—his normalization of military action without congressional oversight, and how retaliation-based governance is replacing the rule of law, from free...

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Where It All Started! + A Look Back at My Conversation with Rosie O’Donnell

January 2, 2026 • 70 mins

Today on Mea Culpa, I’m revisiting the very first episode of the podcast—recorded in September 2020, when I was fresh out of prison and still confined to my home—with my first-ever guest, Rosie O’Donnell. What began as a conversation between two people deeply harmed by Donald Trump became something more urgent: a documentation of character, cruelty, and power. We talk about Trump not as a political movement, but as a man—his brittl...

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How Little Things Change Year After Year + A Look Back at my Conversation with George Conway

December 29, 2025 • 81 mins

On this throwback episode of Mea Culpa, I sit down with George Conway—lawyer, activist, and one of Donald Trump’s fiercest critics—to revisit our conversation from a year ago. As little changes in Trump’s tactics year after year, we break down his narcissism, impulsive strategies, and the enduring impact on U.S. politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Trump’s Fleet of Ego Sinks + A Conversation with Aaron Parnas

December 26, 2025 • 65 mins

Today on Mea Culpa, I’m joined by social media star Aaron Parnas for a wide-ranging conversation about power, spectacle, and global instability. With over 4.6 million followers on TikTok, millions more across platforms, and his Substack The Parnas Perspective ranking as the top news newsletter with more than 615,000 subscribers, Aaron brings massive digital reach and sharp insight into today’s political moment. We break down the re...

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The Art of Deflection + A Conversation with Dean Obeidallah

December 22, 2025 • 71 mins

Today on Mea Culpa, I’m joined by author, lawyer, comedian, and SiriusXM host Dean Obeidallah for a wide-ranging and urgent conversation about secrecy, cruelty, and collapsing accountability. We break down the selective release of the Epstein files and why partial transparency risks becoming obstruction, Trump’s disturbing response to the deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife, and the dangerous normalization of dehumanizing political r...

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Denigrating the Dead Is Disgusting + A Conversation with Adam Parkhomenko

December 19, 2025 • 75 mins

Today on Mea Culpa, I’m joined by Democratic strategist and former DNC National Field Director Adam Parkhomenko to break down the latest eruptions inside Trump World and the deeper rot driving them. We dig into Trump’s disturbing post following Rob Reiner’s passing and what it reveals about his lack of empathy. We also examine Marjorie Taylor Greene’s continued self-exposure of the MAGA movement, the growing foreign-policy danger s...

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The Theatre of Presidential Power + A Conversation with Nina Burleigh

December 15, 2025 • 79 mins

Today on Mea Culpa, I’m joined by journalist and best-selling author Nina Burleigh to unpack the latest Epstein document dumps and what they reveal about power, money, and protection at the highest levels. Nina is a prolific writer, from her Substack American Freakshow to her many books, including The Trump Women: Part of the Deal, which examines the women closest to Trump. We dig into how Epstein gained extraordinary access, why s...

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Abracadabra…Poof! We’re Great Again! + A Conversation with Malcolm Nance

December 12, 2025 • 78 mins

Today on Mea Culpa, I welcome back Malcolm Nance, a retired U.S. Navy Senior Chief, New York Times bestselling author, and a leading expert on terrorism, extremism, and insurgency. We break down Trump’s accelerating slide into authoritarianism, from demanding social-media history from tourists to judges blocking his attempts to federalize the National Guard. Malcolm and I dig into Trump’s racist immigration strategy, the growing sh...

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Episodes

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We Fight Until The Very End + A Look Back At My Conversation With Norm Eisen

Good Luck Trying to Cancel Me + A Look Back At My Conversation With Steven Hassan

Lawlessness in America + A Conversation with Matthew VanDyke

Picking Apart The GOP Playbook + A Conversation with Rina Shah

Backed By A Hero + A Conversation With Michael Fanone

Truth. My Truth. My Lived Truth.

Vigilante Justice + A Conversation With Elliot Williams

The Occupation of Minneapolis + A Conversation With Harry Dunn

ATTN: Heads of State…Beware + A Conversation With Ally Sammarco

America Cries for Minnesota + A Conversation With Maria Cardona

A Dictator I Shall Be + A Conversation with Harry Litman

Where It All Started! + A Look Back at My Conversation with Rosie O’Donnell

How Little Things Change Year After Year + A Look Back at my Conversation with George Conway

Trump’s Fleet of Ego Sinks + A Conversation with Aaron Parnas

The Art of Deflection + A Conversation with Dean Obeidallah

Denigrating the Dead Is Disgusting + A Conversation with Adam Parkhomenko

The Theatre of Presidential Power + A Conversation with Nina Burleigh

Abracadabra…Poof! We’re Great Again! + A Conversation with Malcolm Nance

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Ten Commandments of Trump + A Conversation With Jeffrey Sonnenfeld

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