Katie Halper

Katie Halper is a New York–based comedian, writer, filmmaker, and podcaster. She hosts The Katie Halper Show and co‑hosts Useful Idiots with Aaron Maté, producing interviews and commentary on media, culture, and U.S. foreign policy. Her work appears across radio, livestreams, and print outlets including The Guardian, VICE, Rolling Stone, and The Nation. Halper’s public dissent is expressed through her reporting and commentary on Israeli state policy, including critiques of occupation, ethnic cleansing, genocide, and U.S. support for Israel. Her interviews and segments frequently platform Jewish and non‑Jewish opponents of Zionism and Israeli state violence, situating her work within broader patterns of Jewish dissent in media and political commentary.