Best Thom Hartmann Podcasts (2025)

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Daily Take: The Machines Are Learning — and They’re Learning to Be Fascists 7:19

6h ago7:19

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AI is not just another tech revolution. It’s the perfect storm of surveillance, manipulation, and digital obedience — and the far right already has a head start… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Will the Heartless Truly Kill Democracy? 57:06

1d ago57:06

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A government without empathy is only a conspiracy to elevate the powerful over the weak. America's moral collapse is on a plane to Libya. It is in the living rooms of the disabled abandoned by our federal government- and in the corrupt financial plundering for the sake of the billionaires, all while cloaking itself in Republican dogma and lies. See…

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The Problem is Power Itself 58:29

18h ago58:29

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Phill Ittner joins guest host Jeff Smith with the latest from V-E Day in Ukraine. Plus, listeners conspire with Jeff to get to the heart of the matter. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Understanding the Tearing Down of America 58:23

3d ago58:23

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Thanks to the Republicans the established faith in American norms is being eroded from the inside-out. Guest-host Jefferson Smith of The Democracy Nerd Podcast takes a deep dive, and brings his dad along for the ride! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Daily Take: How the Republican Party Became America’s Ministry of Propaganda 15:09

3d ago15:09

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FDR warned us 80 years ago about the rise of political lies. Today, the GOP has turned that warning into a roadmap… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Trump's Project 2025: Up Close and Personal Chapter 10- How Attacking "Woke" Plays Out in Reality 35:28

3d ago35:28

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While Bill is on a research and writing sabbatical for the next 2 weeks we decided it’s important to revisit the horrors we laid out in our Project 2025 podcast series, Trump's Project 2025: Up Close and Personal – and tie them to what’s actually happened so far. The first part of Chapter10 introduces the fictional character Dr. Joy Brewer, a dedic…

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Congressman Mark Pocan 57:21

4d ago57:21

57:21

Long time Progressive stalwart in the house, Mark Pocan takes listener calls from across the nation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Daily Take: America’s Moral Collapse Is Not Hypothetical — It’s on a Plane to Libya 12:40

4d ago12:40

12:40

As warlords rake in millions, America exports migrants into a system of rape, slavery, and death… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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What Kind of President? 58:00

5d ago58:00

58:00

A new Republican-sponsored law in Congress would cement Trump's crypto scam- but that's just a tip of the corruption iceberg. So why won't the media call it what it is? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Daily Take: The Republic or the Tyrants? The Choice Jefferson Faced in 1776 Is Now Ours in 2025 7:16

5d ago7:16

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Will we defend the dream of self-rule, or surrender to the very powers our ancestors bled to escape? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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The Seven Mountains Mandate 57:59

6d ago57:59

57:59

Why are some right wing pastors claiming Trump was 'chosen by God', when the lying grabber-in-chief is clearly the least Christian American president yet? Plus- Alex Lawson on the latest moves to continue to dismantle Social Security. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-s…

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Daily Take: A Nation Without Empathy Is Just a Crime Syndicate With a Flag 9:18

6d ago9:18

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While billionaires warm their hands over tax breaks, Dwayne LaBrecque — a diabetic father of five in Maine — wonders how he’ll survive the winter without toes, heat, or help… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Trump's Project 2025: Up Close and Personal. Episode 9-The Insurrection Act. 53:58

6d ago53:58

53:58

While Bill is on a research and writing sabbatical for the next 2 weeks we decided it’s important to revisit the horrors we laid out in our Project 2025 podcast series, Trump's Project 2025: Up Close and Personal – and tie them to what’s actually happened so far. The story in this chapter follows fictional Private Troy Marquis, who attends a tense …

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This Week in American Autocracy 58:00

7d ago58:00

58:00

Kissing Dear Leader's ass is mandatory as Trump's firehose strategy continues to 'flood the zone' with his autocratic agenda. Plus - Progressive Leader Ro Khanna takes listener calls. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Daily Take: The Great MAGA Job Scam: How Trump is Plotting the New American Sweatshops 5:57

7d ago5:57

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They say they’re “bringing back jobs,” but what they really want is a desperate, powerless workforce with no healthcare, no unions, and no future — just the way Wall Street likes it… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Is Hegseth Drinking Again? 57:28

8d ago57:28

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Since when was it the role of the Secretary of Defense to threaten other countries with war? Also- will RFK Jr. keep us from having an effective vaccine for Covid this year? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Who Are the Real Alien Enemies to Democracy? 57:55

9d ago57:55

57:55

Trump and his supporters are manufacturing fear to drive their authoritarian takeover forward. Will it succeed? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Doubling His Net Worth? 57:59

10d ago57:59

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Is Trump the first president to act like a businessman?- as in, making himself very rich at the expense of everybody else... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Daily Take: They’re Coming for the Truth-Tellers: Bondi’s Plan to Jail Journalists Is How Democracies Die & Dictatorships Begin 9:58

10d ago9:58

9:58

It’s not paranoia when it’s happening right in front of you… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Trump's Project 2025: Up Close and Personal-The Assault on Public Education 47:09

10d ago47:09

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While Bill is on a research and writing sabbatical for the next 3 weeks we decided it’s important to revisit the horrors we laid out in our Project 2025 podcast series, Trump's Project 2025: Up Close and Personal – and tie them to what’s actually happened so far. Project 2025 proposed to eliminate the Department of Education and divert federal educ…

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Is the Minerals Deal a Smokescreen? 57:59

11d ago57:59

57:59

Will the US under Trump ever provide any meaningful security guarantees to a free and democratic Ukraine? Plus- the latest emergency- kids using litter boxes in the classroom?? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Daily Take: Medical Bills, Student Loans, Broken Lives: Reparations for a Rigged Economy? 7:26

11d ago7:26

7:26

Forty-four years of plunder, and now Trump wants to garnish your wages to finish the job… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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So Much News!! The Economy, Election Integrity, and Trump's Detestable Lies 57:37

12d ago57:37

57:37

Attorney, columnist and radio host, Dean Obeidallah explains why Trump's collapsing poll numbers matter. Does CNN disappoint you as much as me? Their so-called-news people speak at Trump rallies about "owning the libs"? Crazy Alert! Tucker Carlson says America's "anti-white system" is "much more comprehensive" than Jim Crow. Say what?! See Privacy …

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Daily Take: John Quincy Adams Warned Us: Strip Due Process from One, and You Threaten Us All 11:01

12d ago11:01

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Mahmoud Khalil isn’t a criminal. He’s a student, a resident, and a protester. In 1841, Adams stood for people like him. In 2025, Trump locks them away… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Oklahoma Officials Want the Big Lie Taught in Their Schools. What the Hell? 58:24

13d ago58:24

58:24

Oh Canada. You used to be our best friend and now you want to "ghost" us. Trump orders Hegseth & Bondi to determine how the military can be used in domestic crime - and what will Trump be deciding is a crime? Protesting? Publishing anti-Trump facts? Judges that don't support him? Lawyers that represent legal residents? New Articles of Impeachment i…

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Daily Take: The Silent Genocide: How Trump’s America is Choosing Who Lives and Who Dies 8:30

13d ago8:30

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Trump's Project 2025: Up Close and Personal Chapter 7 -The Brutal Attack on Workers and Unions 59:52

13d ago59:52

59:52

While Bill is on a research and writing sabbatical for the next 4 weeks we decided it’s important to revisit the horrors we laid out in our Project 2025 podcast series, Trump's Project 2025: Up Close and Personal – and have the series author, pro-democracy advocate and the author of nine books, David Pepper, tie them to what’s actually happened so …

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Police State Alert! Why the Wisconsin Judge was Arrested. 55:03

14d ago55:03

55:03

General Counsel for Civic Media, Inc.,and host of her live daily talk radio show, Maggie Daun - Why Wisconsin Judge was arrested. Trump demands an "election probe" against.....pollsters. Say what!!? As, he hits the lowest 100-day approval rating in 80 years. Far-right fight groups endorse ‘youth clubs’ targeting US young men and boys. Is the Hitler…

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Daily Take: No Warrant, No Constitution: Trump’s Shock Troops Seize Our Judiciary 12:12

14d ago12:12

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America is slipping into the authoritarian nightmare Putin dreamed of for us… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Full Car Charge in Five Minutes. Huge Win for Electric Vehicles! 53:58

15d ago53:58

53:58

Jan 6 Thugs Got a Better Deal Than Wrongfully Deported Dad. Also Tesla is furious! BYD just unleashed new electric vehicles that can fully charge in FIVE minutes! And oh, by the way - Apple is moving to India? Not bringing our jobs home? Is Apple participating in Trump's trade war and punishing China? Plus Geeky Science. Dimming the Sun? See Privac…

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What Sinister Plot Lies Behind RFK Jr's Autism Registry Plan? 57:40

16d ago57:40

57:40

While America is burning - Grifter Trump is making off like a bandit. Are you paying attention yet? Trump is trying to cut off ActBlue. This is what tyrants do instead of governing - they target their enemies. Parents are panicked about their kids being hunted under the new RFK Jr's autism registry plan. Just when you think it can't get worse....it…

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The One Man Who can Save the World Economy From Trump 56:46

17d ago56:46

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Donald Trump is making enemies to the North and one one, Mark Carney may be able to save Canada and the world from Trump's insane policies. Ali Velshi joins Thom Hartmann to discuss the last best hope against Trump. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Daily Take: Trump: The Chernobyl of American Democracy 3:55

17d ago3:55

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Will we let this orange-faced death-cult leader finish the job he started, grinning over the corpse of the America we once believed in? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Trump's Project 2025: Update: Chapter 6. Mass Deportation Disaster 1:02:51

17d ago1:02:51

1:02:51

While Bill is on a research and writing sabbatical for the next 4 weeks we decided it’s important to revisit the horrors we laid out in our Project 2025 podcast series, Trump's Project 2025: Up Close and Personal – and tie them to what’s actually happened so far. The story that leads off Chapter 6 captures the struggles of 12-year-old Alvaro and hi…

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Bill's thoughts on the next Pope. From Bologna Italy 6:56

18d ago6:56

6:56

Bill interrupted his sabbatical in Europe to share his thoughts on the death of Pope Francis and who just might replace him. And how important that is for the Catholic Church, and the world. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Trump Coddles Putin While Accusing Zelenskyy of Spoiling Peace Deal 54:03

18d ago54:03

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Veteran War Correspondent in Kyiv, Ukraine & host of the 'On the Edge' podcast Phil Ittner reports after the deadliest bombing yet. The Road to Tyranny Is Paved With Bureaucratic Cruelty. Is Putin proposing to buy off Trump to betray America and the free world (and Ukraine) in exchange for a Trump Tower? Why didn't they fight for it?' Trump shames …

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Daily Take: Breathing Is Now a Political Act: The GOP Has Made Clean Air a Partisan Weapon 9:42

18d ago9:42

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If you want your children to grow up with lungs that work, you better start voting like your life—and theirs—depends on it… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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With Friends Like This, Capitalism Doesn't Need Enemies 58:25

19d ago58:25

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Donald Trump snatched economic decline from the jaws of growth- will he go down in history as a fascist version of President Hoover? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Daily Take: “Papers, Please”: The Road to Tyranny Is Paved With Bureaucratic Cruelty 9:42

19d ago9:42

9:42

Once a symbol of dystopian nightmares, these words now echo in schools, hospitals, and homes: targeting immigrants first, and the rest of us next… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Your Papers, Please 57:59

20d ago57:59

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We are fully in the stage of fascism were people get disappeared- and soon nobody will be safe- unless we all begin fighting back. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Daily Take: Roberts Owns It All: From Citizens United to Trump’s Coup 6:27

20d ago6:27

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Every stolen vote, every purged roll, every billionaire’s whisper in the ear of power — this is the legacy of John Roberts’ court… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Trump's Project 2025: Up Close and Personal. Chapter 5: The Department of Retribution. 55:38

20d ago55:38

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While Bill is on a research and writing sabbatical for the next 4 weeks we decided it’s important to revisit the horrors we laid out in our Project 2025 podcast series, Trump's Project 2025: Up Close and Personal – and have the series author, pro-democracy advocate and the author of nine books, David Pepper, tie them to what’s actually happened so …

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Did JD Vance Hasten the Pope's Death? 58:00

21d ago58:00

58:00

After meeting with Vance- and giving a stirring Easter message on universal love which rebuked Trump's policies- the Pope passed away... Plus- Is Trump fostering "hostage diplomacy"? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Daily Take: They’re Doing It in Broad Daylight—Because They Think No One Will Stop Them 5:30

21d ago5:30

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The dismantling of American democracy isn’t a secret conspiracy. It’s a public spectacle—and it’s accelerating… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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This is Dictator Stuff 57:51

22d ago57:51

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The regime is laying the groundwork to make it a crime to oppose the American dictatorship- punishable by legal attacks, extralegal threats of violence, or even arbitrary detainment beyond the reach of the rule of law. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Let's Spice Things Up? 56:24

23d ago56:24

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Musk is recruiting women on Twitter to join his 'kid legion' compound where he houses his many mothers and their many children. Is this a great plan for the apocalypse, or is he just getting weird? Plus- Republican commentator David Brooks says it's time to revolt against Trump to save Democracy- but do any Republicans have the balls to act? See Pr…

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Dare Call it Treason 57:59

24d ago57:59

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This time, Russian assets really are in the State Department -- and probably even in the Oval Office. Phil Ittner reports live from Kyiv. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Daily Take: Will Trump's Corruption Be the Fatal Flaw That Even MAGA Can’t Defend? 10:27

24d ago10:27

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Every bribe has a receipt. Every payoff leaves a trail. Is the cult finally cracking? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Trump's Project 2025: Up Close and Personal-Chapter 4: The End of Vaccine Mandates 43:31

24d ago43:31

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While Bill is on a research and writing sabbatical, we decided it’s important to revisit the horrors we laid out in our Project 2025 podcast series, Trump's Project 2025: Up Close and Personal – and to ask the author David Pepper tie them to what’s actually happened so far. This episode tells the fictional story of a middle school that opens its do…

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China is Building Self-Reliance, Are We? 58:00

25d ago58:00

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Who will Trump's tariffs help more in the long run- China, or America? Or--- how to do tariffs completely wrong. Plus- the surprising benefits of exposure to wild forests. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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