Best 5 Plain Questions Podcasts (2025)

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Kowsar Mohamed 31:22

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Kowsar Mohamed's profound insights into community resilience and regenerative systems take center stage in this discussion, wherein we delve into her multifaceted career as an economic development practitioner and current doctoral candidate. With a rich background that encompasses leadership roles across various sectors, Mohamed emphasizes the crit…

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NPR News Now: NPR News: 11-07-2025 6PM EST 4:40

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NPR News Now: NPR News: 11-07-2025 5PM EST 4:40

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The Gist: Funny You Should Mention: Dusty Slay 1:08:57

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Dusty Slay drops by with "Wet Heat" fresh on Netflix to talk Opelika lore (a.k.a. Snopalika), becoming parade Grand Marshal, and how a onetime pesticide salesman turned country-music linguist builds jokes from tiny word quirks. We get into his love of language (Carlin vibes), song-lyric autopsies ("It's Five O'Clock Somewhere," Brooks & Dunn's "Har…

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Letters from an American: November 6, 2025 11:24

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Get full access to Letters from an American at heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribeBy Heather Cox Richardson

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NPR News Now: NPR News: 11-07-2025 4PM EST 4:40

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Neon Liberalism: The Meme Politics of "Hearts of Iron" 1:34:01

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Join host Samantha Hancox-Li as she explores the concept of "meme politics," which pervades the current Trump II administration, through the historical grand strategy game Hearts of Iron IV. In reality, society is an obscure, complicated, recalcitrant system. Meme politics asks: what if it wasn't? What if everything was simple, direct, and easy? By…

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Changelog: #define: sheer resistance 1:42:41

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On this seventh iteration of our award-worthy game show filled with obscure jargon, fake definitions, and expert tomfoolery: past winners battle to determine the champion of champions. (Also, Adam.) Join the discussion Changelog++ members save 6 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: Tiger Data – Postgres…

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The Bulwark Podcast: Jessica Tarlov: Republicans Are in the Barrel 56:08

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Our economy may be in the early days of stagflation, Democrats are winning the shutdown fight, and Republicans aren't getting help from the tariff king—who is just sticking his fingers in his ears and lying about the price of Thanksgiving dinner going down. Maybe it's time for the Dems to declare victory and let them reopen the government. Plus, Je…

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The Majority Report with Sam Seder: 3620 - The Aftershocks of Democrats Huge Win w/ Ryan Grim 1:23:56

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It's Casual Friday on the Majority Report On today's program: On Wednesday, Donald Trump urged Republicans to focus their messaging on affordability, only to say on Thursday that he "doesn't want to hear any more about affordability." He also claimed Thanksgiving costs are down 25% from last year, citing a Walmart Thanksgiving package. In reality, …

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Big Technology Podcast: OpenAI Bailout?, Elon’s $1 Trillion Pay Deal, Amazon Sues Perplexity 59:07

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Ranjan Roy from Margins is back for our weekly discussion of the latest tech news. We cover: 1) OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar's comments about a government backstop for its financing 2) Why these statements matter 3) Does OpenAI need financial discipline 4) Do we want to be the discipline police? 5) Should we build a national compute reserve? 6) Why OpenA…

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Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar: 11/7/25: Republicans Cope, Airlines Shutdown, Ritchie Torres Challenger & MORE! 1:19:25

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Krystal, Ryan, Emily and Griffin discuss Republicans coping after Zohran's win, airlines shutdown, Ritchie Torres faces primary challenger and more. Ryan Fundraiser: https://givebutter.com/lq4hWJ?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Michael Blake: https://blakefornyc.com/ Griffin: https://x.com/griffinpdavis To become a Breaking Points Premium Memb…

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The Dishcast with Andrew Sullivan: Cory Clark On Sex Differences 39:18

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit andrewsullivan.substack.com Cory is a behavioral scientist, the executive director of the Adversarial Collaboration Project at Penn, a visiting scholar at Penn, and an associate professor of psychology at New College of Florida. She’s also been Director of Academic Engagement for Heterod…

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 4910: Ending the Filibuster; Hundreds Of Subpoenas Sent Against The Deep State

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Episode 4910: Ending the Filibuster; Hundreds Of Subpoenas Sent Against The Deep StateBy WarRoom.org

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 4909: Making The US The Dominant Player To Build Manufacturing

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Episode 4909: Making The US The Dominant Player To Build ManufacturingBy WarRoom.org

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Volts: Octopus extends its tentacles into America 53:50

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In this episode, I chat with Nick Chaset, CEO of Octopus Energy US, about bringing the company’s customer-focused, tech-forward model to America. We get into the details of how Octopus simplifies home energy management for its retail customers and its plan to help regulated utilities do the same. We also touch on ambitious ideas like the “Zero Bill…

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Bell Curve: Inside Crypto’s Liquidity Crunch | Romeo Ravagnan & Sonya Kim 1:08:10

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In this episode, we’re joined by Romeo Ravagnan and Sonya Kim from 3F Labs to discuss the $30 billion open-interest wipeout, Binance’s margin issues, and the collapse of Stream Finance’s xUSD. They unpack pooled versus isolated risk models in lending, liquidity dynamics, and emerging strategies for leveraging RWAs onchain.Thanks for tuning in! -- T…

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Left Anchor: The 2025 Blue Wave - 372 1:06:02

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Zohran Mamdani won in New York City, and so did Democrats in New Jersey, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and even Mississippi. What happened and why? We dig in. Check out Ryan's articles on Zohran and Chuck Schumer, as well as our previous episode on Zohran.By Ryan Cooper & Alexi the Greek

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Hillsdale College Podcast Network: Who Killed the California Dream?

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Guests: Susan Crabtree & Jeremiah Regan Host Scot Bertram talks with: Susan Crabtree, senior White House and national political correspondent for RealClearPolitics, about her recent book Fool’s Gold: The Radicals, Con Artists, and Traitors Who Killed the California Dream and Now Threaten Us All. And Jeremiah Regan, Executive Director of Online Lear…

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Money Stuff: The Podcast: Fat Wallet: Tariffs, Mergers, Brands 25:41

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Katie and Matt discuss tariffs, skeptical questions, nondelegation, major questions, reimbursement, the Metsera deal, amylin targeting, Sam Bankman-Fried’s appeal, alleged fraud at First Brands, factoring due diligence, the blockchain and short memories in the credit market. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Future of Life Institute Podcast: What Happens When Insiders Sound the Alarm on AI? (with Karl Koch) 1:08:16

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Karl Koch is founder of the AI Whistleblower Initiative. He joins the podcast to discuss transparency and protections for AI insiders who spot safety risks. We explore current company policies, legal gaps, how to evaluate disclosure decisions, and whistleblowing as a backstop when oversight fails. The conversation covers practical guidance for pote…

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Hard Fork: We Met NEO, the Viral Humanoid Robot + HatGPT 1:08:04

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This week, we’re joined by Bernt Bornich, chief executive of 1X. We talked with him about NEO, his company’s new humanoid robot, which has the internet buzzing. Then we meet NEO itself, and compare notes on the experience. Finally, we close the week with a roundup of tech news headlines: It’s time for some HatGPT. Guests: Bernt Bornich, chief execu…

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The New Bazaar: Housing and the Politics of Place 48:54

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What accounts for the astonishing streak of YIMBY wins this year — and which concessions, if any, should they consider offering to the NIMBYs? Should the center-left Abundance faction be trying to persuade conservatives and not just progressives? Do struggling places need more market-based solutions (high-skilled immigration, tax incentives for inv…

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Bankless: ROLLUP: Bull Market Over? | BTC 50W Breakdown | Balancer Hack | Stream Finance Collapse | Brian Armstrong’s Prediction Market Drama

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Is the crypto bull market really over, or just pausing while AI takes the spotlight? On this week’s Weekly Rollup, Ryan and guest co-host Haseeb break down Bitcoin’s 10/10 crash, hidden leverage, and the “Bitcoin silent IPO” thesis. They also cover the $128M Balancer hack, DeFi’s decentralization debate, L2 vanity metrics, Brian Armstrong’s predict…

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The Bay Blend: Friday, November 7, 2025: Your Local Weekend Event Roundup + Less flights at Tampa's Airport 7:30

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There’s a ton of cool festivals happening in the Tampa Bay area this weekend – a tattoo festival, a mural festival, a seafood festival – and we’ll talk about it all on our weekend event roundup. But first, you’re getting the news. Website: https://www.wusf.org Sign up for our daily newsletter: https://www.wusf.org/wakeupcall-newsletter Follow us on…

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Ones and Tooze: Venezuela 42:39

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U.S. President Donald Trump is contemplating military action against Venezuela. Adam and Cameron discuss. Also on the show: New York City elects a democratic socialist mayor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Foreign Policy

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Plain English with Derek Thompson: The Democrats Have a New Winning Formula 1:00:43

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This week was a straight flush for Democrats. Zohran Mamdani completed his heroic arc to become mayor of the world’s most important city. Democrats ran up huge margins in the big governor races in Virginia and New Jersey, where Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill, respectively, won by double digits. What unified the three victories was the Democr…

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The Daily: Trump's Bad Week 33:53

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Over the past few days, Republicans have suffered some major losses at the ballot box, Supreme Court justices have expressed skepticism about tariffs and Congress’s refusal to end the government shutdown will result in thousands of canceled flights. It adds up to a very bad week for the Trump White House. In a special round-table episode, The Times…

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The Ezra Klein Show: The Blue Wave Cometh? 58:48

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Democrats won big on Tuesday. It looks like the MAGA coalition has started to crack. Ezra is joined by his column editor, Aaron Retica, to discuss the big lessons for Democrats as they eye the midterms next year, and whether an anti-MAGA playbook is coming into focus. This episode contains strong language. NOTE: We're recording an "Ask Me Anything"…

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Trending In Ed with Mike Palmer: Exploring The Future of Tutoring with Author Liz Cohen 42:18

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On this episode of Trending in Education, host Mike Palmer welcomes Liz Cohen, Vice President of Policy at 50CAN and author of the new book, The Future of Tutoring: Lessons from 10,000 School District Tutoring Initiatives. We explore the massive, rapid mobilization of tutoring efforts in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated learning…

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Sharp Tech with Ben Thompson: (Preview) OpenAI Wants Help from the Government, Apple Taps Google for AI, Q&A on Bubbles, Amazon Groceries, and YouTube TV 18:50

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Ben and Andrew begin with reactions to the OpenAI CFO discussing a federal "backstop" for prospective financing, as well as Sam Altman's recent comments about OpenAI's spending. Then: An emailer objects to the discussion of Bubble benefits, and questions about Meta's AI spending and a looming the AI backlash as hiring contracts and electricity pric…

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Odd Lots: Lots More on the Worsening State of the US Labor Market 21:53

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If the government were open, we'd be getting a jobs report today. But as it is, we're in this blackout of official economic data. That's unfortunate, because the economy is already in a very confusing spot, and so any additional data right now would be very helpful in figuring out where things are heading. In the absence of Non-Farm Payrolls, we ta…

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Left, Right & Center: Did anyone learn anything from the 2025 elections? 50:30

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Democrats are celebrating a collection of election wins across the country this week. Messaging around affordability and the cost of living scored big wins for the party in the Virginia and New Jersey governor’s races, as well as mayoral races in several major cities. Will a successful off year help the party smooth over its internal disagreements …

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The Bitchuation Room: Socialism VS Barbarism w/Maurice Mitchell of WFP (Ep 305) 1:45:07

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Is that hope we’re all feeling? After the absolute trouncing of Republicans on November 4th, people who believe in basic decency are feeling pretty damn good. But the real hope lies with the young Zohran Mamdani who won over 50% of the NYC mayoral vote to send the Cuomo dynasty packing. And organizations like the Working Families Party helped make …

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Better Offline: Monologue: AI's Desperation Era 6:42

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In this week's Better Offline monologue, Ed Zitron talks about OpenAI hinting they’d want a federal backstop for data center loans, NVIDIA’s weird, desperate post about China, and his deep suspicion about OpenAI’s leaked numbers. Want to support me? Get $10 off a year’s subscription to my premium newsletter: https://edzitronswheresyouredatghostio.o…

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Bannon`s War Room: WarRoom Battleground EP 886: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Goes To See POTUS And German “Justice” Persecutes AfD Euro-MP

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WarRoom Battleground EP 886: Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Goes To See POTUS And German “Justice” Persecutes AfD Euro-MPBy WarRoom.org

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 4908: Bringing Brennan To Account; Failure Of The Capitalist System With No Capitalists

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Episode 4908: Bringing Brennan To Account; Failure Of The Capitalist System With No CapitalistsBy WarRoom.org

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The Gist: Sadie Dingfelder on "Hair, Feathers, and the Theater of Disgust." 27:08

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We test whether a hair in your hummus is truly hazardous, compare bacterial counts on hair shafts vs. feathers, and trace America's hairnet obsession back to Edward Bernays' spin. We play: Is That BS? Hair/Feather Edition. Also: Seattle mayoral race updates, and in the Spiel: the Philadelphia Art Museum's chunky griffin rebrand, the PHAM backlash, …

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Behind the News with Doug Henwood: Behind the News, 11/6/25 53:00

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Behind the News, 11/6/25 - guests: Gabriel Hetland on municipal socialism • Lea Ypi investigates her grandmother's past, and Albania's - Doug HenwoodBy Doug Henwood

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Accidental Tech Podcast: 664: Humanity Gets in the Way 2:02:25

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Pre-show: Casey dropped his 17 Pro 🗣️ The ATP Holiday Store is back! Order before 9 November! 🗣️ T568A & T568B Idea courtesy Adam Brandon Don’t Stop Believin’… An aside about podcast chapters and Apple’s recent news Follow-up: The current MacBook Pro design is from the M1 (via Ben Mattison) More dashed Mac Pro dreams Apple’s internal chip codename …

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The Majority Report with Sam Seder: 3619 - US Empire vs the Earth; MAGA Coalition Already Collapsing w/ Abby Martin, Ettingermentum 1:33:27

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It's Emmajority Report Thursday on the Majority Report On today's program: As Trump's own lawyers conceded in the Supreme Court that 30-80% of the 4 trillion taken in by tariffs will be paid by American taxpayers, Trump claims that his tariffs have "saved the world" from a great depression. Corporate layoff numbers reach the highest numbers since 2…

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The Bulwark Podcast: Jonathan V. Last and Carol Leonnig: The Danger of a Weakened Bully 59:10

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Trump took it on the chin in Tuesday's elections, SCOTUS sounds skeptical about his tariffs, and his plan to 'gerry-rig' the midterms looks like it is slipping away—but he is still the most powerful president since FDR. And murmurs about a lame duck may prompt him to take even more extreme actions. Plus, the still infuriating inability to hold Trum…

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Compact Podcast: Welcome to Mamdani's NYC 53:24

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Zohran Mamdani is elected mayor of New York City, and the EU is promoting a concerning vision of gender. Ashley Frawley and Geoff Shullenberger join Matthew Schmitz. Compact Magazine is reader-supported. Become a member and gain unlimited access. https://compactmag.com/subscribe

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Letters from an American: November 5, 2025 10:02

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Get full access to Letters from an American at heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribeBy Heather Cox Richardson

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Politics in Question: How Do We Stop the Rise of Autocracy? Feat. Stacey Abrams 29:04

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In this week's episode of Politics in Question, host Lee Drutman talks with Leader Stacey Abrams about the current state of democracy. Leader Abrams is a strategist, novelist, and host of the podcast Assembly Required. How do we create a sustainable democracy? What’s the difference between autocracy and authoritarianism? What role does civil resist…

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 4907: Vaccine Injury And Long Covid Continue Years After The Pandemic

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Episode 4907: Vaccine Injury And Long Covid Continue Years After The PandemicBy WarRoom.org

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 4906: Basic Fundamentals Of Driving An Economy; Redfields Warning

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Episode 4906: Basic Fundamentals Of Driving An Economy; Redfields WarningBy WarRoom.org

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Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar: 11/6/25: Pelosi Retires, SCOTUS To Kill Trump Tariffs, Morning Joe Vs ADL, Summer Lee On Zohran Victory 1:09:45

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Krystal and Saagar discuss Pelosi retires, SCOTUS to kill Trump tariffs, Morning Joe loses it on ADL, Summer Lee on how Zohran crushed AIPAC. Summer Lee: https://summerlee.house.gov/ To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour early visit: www.breakingpoints.com Merch Store: https://shop.breakin…

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Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar: 11/6/25: Dems Blowout Elections, Economy Screws Republicans, Trump Panics Over Shutdown 58:47

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Krystal and Saagar discuss Dems blowout elections, economy destroys Republicans with voters, Trump panics amid shutdown. Summer Lee: https://summerlee.house.gov/ To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and 1 hour early visit: www.breakingpoints.com Merch Store: https://shop.breakingpoints.com/ See omny…

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War on the Rocks: A Conversation with Former Chairman, Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. 28:29

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Gen. (ret.) CQ Brown, Jr. may have been removed from his post as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, but he isn't finished serving. He joined Ryan at War on the Rocks HQ to talk about how America can realize the true promise of its faltering defense industrial enterprise (the focus of a recent article he authored). Brown argues the playbook alre…