RACHEL MADDOW PRESENTS: ULTRA

Now available: Rachel Maddow Presents Ultra, Season 2

Rachel Maddow outlines the second season of her award-winning podcast “Ultra,” which tells an all-but-forgotten true story of an ascendant American demagogue and the frayed line between violent extremism and mainstream politics. There’s an international manhunt for an American traitor, a spy inside the U.S. Army’s Nazi war crimes prosecutions, and a bizarre (and successful!) foreign influence operation inside Congress. Listen to the trailer and follow now for free, or subscribe to MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free listening.

Season Two, Episode One

Lester Hunt takes Washington — Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra Associated Press

Season 2, Episode 1: Dr. Hunt

A popular senator takes his own life, shocking the nation

Transcript: Dr. Hunt

From the Archives: Season Two, Episode One

Archival materials to further illustrate Episode One of Season Two of Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra, released early for subscribers to MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts.

Rachel Maddow’s bookshelf: Ultra, season 2

A visual bibliography of the important books that contributed to Rachel Maddow’s research for season two of the Ultra podcast

Season Two, Episode Two

Season 2, Episode 2: The Mole

The search for Francis Yockey

Transcript Rachel Maddow Present: Ultra Season 2, Episode 2: The Mole

From the Archives: Season Two, Episode Two

Archival materials to further illustrate Episode Two of Season Two of Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra, released early for subscribers to MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts.

Season Two, Episode Three

Season 2, Episode 3: Malmedy

A gruesome hoax around the shocking massacre of American troops

Transcript: Malmedy

From the Archives: Season Two, Episode Three

Archival materials to further illustrate Episode Three of Season Two of Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra.

Season Two, Episode Four

Senator Joseph McCarthy, September 28, 1947 — Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin during his first year in Washington, September 28, 1947 Joe Rosenthal/San Francisco Chronicle / Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images

Season 2, Episode 4: Spectacle

A gruesome hoax around the shocking massacre of American troops

Transcript: Spectacle

From the Archives: Season Two, Episode Four

Archival materials to further illustrate Episode Four of Season Two of Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra.

Season Two, Episode Five

James Madole, the founder of the National Renaissance Party, speaks while flanked by members the group’s “Elite Guard,” 1966 NYC Department of Records

Season 2, Episode 5: Coming home

A gruesome hoax around the shocking massacre of American troops

Transcript: Coming home

From the Archives: Season Two, Episode Five

Archival materials to further illustrate Episode Five of Season Two of Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra.

Season Two, Episode Six

Young Buddy Hunt — Buddy Hunt, son of Senator Lester Hunt, pictured as a young man. Photo provided by Lucy Simpson and posted on findagrave.com

Season 2, Episode 6: Under pressure

A gruesome hoax around the shocking massacre of American troops

Transcript: Under pressure

From the Archives: Season Two, Episode Six

Archival materials to further illustrate Episode Six of Season Two of Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra.

Season Two, Episode Seven

Senator McCarthy Holding Petition — Sen. Joseph McCarthy, his elbow still in a sling, reads a petition gathered by supporters opposed to his censure, Dec. 1954 Bettmann / Bettmann Archive

Season 2, Episode 7: Mobilized

A gruesome hoax around the shocking massacre of American troops

Transcript: Mobilized

From the Archives: Season Two, Episode Seven

Archival materials to further illustrate Episode Seven of Season Two of Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra.

Season Two, Episode Eight

Newspaper photograph of a handcuffed Francis Yockey being led into court, June 1960 San Francisco Examiner

Season 2, Episode 8: Mystery Man

A gruesome hoax around the shocking massacre of American troops

Transcript: Mystery Man

From the Archives: Season Two, Episode Eight

Archival materials to further illustrate Episode Eight of Season Two of Rachel Maddow Presents: Ultra.

Bonus episode

Bonus Episode: Combating Antisemitism Today

Rachel Maddow discusses season two of her award-winning podcast with U.S. Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, President Biden’s Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism. They delve into the roots of antisemitism and Holocaust denial, and the U.S. government’s ongoing global efforts to combat antisemitism. Now available to MSNBC Premium subscribers on Apple Podcasts.