Michael Tracey Returns to Slay the Latest Epstein Idiocy

Michael Tracey Returns to Slay the Latest Epstein Idiocy

From The Hanania Show by Richard Hanania

February 7, 2026 · 28 min

About this episode

Michael Tracey joins Richard Hanania to discuss the latest developments in the Epstein saga and various political controversies.

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.richardhanania.com Michael Tracey joins me after his brief hiatus offline to talk about the latest in the Epstein saga. As time goes on, we get more and more documentation and insight into who the man was and what he was doing, and believing in any of the conspiracy theories becomes ever more ridiculous. Yet the level of obsession with this story remains high. We talk a little bit about whether interest is increasing or decreasing among figures on the right and left. Beyond Epstein, Michael and I go off in various directions, as we also discuss the Trump ape-gate controversy, Chuck Johnson getting out of jail, and more. Michael describes the connection between Epstein and Noam Chomsky, who bonded over neuroscience and the help the famed linguist received in a family financial dispute. In the second half of the conversation, we watch a bit of Tucker Carlson’s interview with Ian Carroll, which practically gives Michael a heart attack. I tried to explain to him that if he wanted to fact check every statement Tucker made, we wouldn’t be able to get through any of the conversation. But the lying was too much to take. I…

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Host: Richard Hanania

Guest: Michael Tracey

Topics covered

  • Epstein saga
  • conspiracy theories
  • political commentary
  • media criticism
  • Trump controversies

Keywords

  • Epstein
  • Michael Tracey
  • conspiracy theories
  • Trump
  • Tucker Carlson
  • Noam Chomsky
  • media
  • politics

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