Ultra (podcast)
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Ultra is a narrative podcast hosted by Rachel Maddow that investigates little-known episodes of American political extremism and threats to democracy in the World War II era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ultra (podcast) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6999346 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ultra (podcast) Context triple: [Rachel Maddow, notableWork, Ultra (podcast)]
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Ultraísta
Ultraísta is an experimental electronic art-pop band formed by producer Nigel Godrich, known for its atmospheric soundscapes and connection to members of Radiohead’s creative circle.
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B.
Plus Ultra
Plus Ultra is the Latin national motto of Spain, expressing a spirit of expansion and striving “further beyond” previous limits.
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C.
The Ultra Zone
The Ultra Zone is a 1999 instrumental rock album by virtuoso guitarist Steve Vai, showcasing his technical prowess and experimental, genre-blending compositions.
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D.
Ultramega OK
Ultramega OK is the first full-length studio album by American rock band Soundgarden, showcasing their early blend of heavy metal and punk that helped define the emerging grunge sound.
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E.
UltraFusion
UltraFusion is Apple’s custom high-bandwidth die-to-die interconnect technology that links two M1 Max chips into a single M1 Ultra system-on-a-chip.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ultra (podcast) Target entity description: Ultra is a narrative podcast hosted by Rachel Maddow that investigates little-known episodes of American political extremism and threats to democracy in the World War II era.
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A.
Ultraísta
Ultraísta is an experimental electronic art-pop band formed by producer Nigel Godrich, known for its atmospheric soundscapes and connection to members of Radiohead’s creative circle.
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B.
Plus Ultra
Plus Ultra is the Latin national motto of Spain, expressing a spirit of expansion and striving “further beyond” previous limits.
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C.
The Ultra Zone
The Ultra Zone is a 1999 instrumental rock album by virtuoso guitarist Steve Vai, showcasing his technical prowess and experimental, genre-blending compositions.
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D.
Ultramega OK
Ultramega OK is the first full-length studio album by American rock band Soundgarden, showcasing their early blend of heavy metal and punk that helped define the emerging grunge sound.
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E.
UltraFusion
UltraFusion is Apple’s custom high-bandwidth die-to-die interconnect technology that links two M1 Max chips into a single M1 Ultra system-on-a-chip.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | podcast ⓘ |
| availableOn |
Amazon Music
ⓘ
Apple Podcasts ⓘ
linked to:
Apple Podcasts (macOS app)
Spotify ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| createdFor | Rachel Maddow Presents brand ⓘ |
| describes |
little-known episodes of American political history
ⓘ
plots against American democracy ⓘ |
| distributor |
MSNBC
ⓘ
Rachel Maddow Presents ⓘ
linked to:
Rachel Maddow Presents: Déjà News
|
| focusesOnLocation |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| focusesOnPeriod | World War II era ⓘ |
| format |
scripted non-fiction
ⓘ
serialized narrative ⓘ |
| genre |
documentary podcast
ⓘ
history podcast ⓘ political podcast ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
American podcasts
ⓘ
Documentary podcasts ⓘ History podcasts ⓘ Political podcasts ⓘ |
| hasHost | Rachel Maddow ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
American democracy
ⓘ
domestic extremism in the United States ⓘ |
| hostedBy | Rachel Maddow ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | audio ⓘ |
| narratedBy | Rachel Maddow ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | MSNBC ⓘ |
| producer |
MSNBC
ⓘ
Rachel Maddow Presents ⓘ
linked to:
Rachel Maddow Presents: Déjà News
|
| topic |
American political extremism
ⓘ
World War II era United States ⓘ
linked to:
World War II era
far-right movements in the United States ⓘ fascism in the United States ⓘ isolationist movements in the United States ⓘ pro-Nazi sympathizers in the United States ⓘ threats to democracy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ultra (podcast) Description of subject: Ultra is a narrative podcast hosted by Rachel Maddow that investigates little-known episodes of American political extremism and threats to democracy in the World War II era.
Referenced by (1)
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