Best Thom Hartmann Program Podcasts (2025)

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Why Does the Epstein Stuff Matter? 58:24

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Sitting in for Thom Hartmann is guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd podcast pondering the impact and importance of the newly revealed Epstein evidence. Jeff's dad Joe Smith joins the show for the popular segment "News With My Dad" and shares a public safety announcement.. Does the Epstein stuff really matter? Is it just salacious click…

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Daily Take: The Epstein Affair Has Move From Sleaze to a Crisis for American Democracy Itself 13:42

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This Epstein Affair has shown a pattern where men of wealth and power created a zone of impunity that protected them for decades while destroying vulnerable people like Virginia Guiffrey… 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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Union Most Sublime 58:24

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Sitting in for Thom Hartmann today is guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd podcast. Jeff's dad Joe Smith joins the show for the popular segment "News With My Dad" and shares an extraordinary announcement. For the book club Thom reads from "Original Wisdom: Stories of an Ancient Way of Knowing" by Robert Wolff. See Privacy Policy at http…

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Daily Take: Call Them What They Are: Lickspittles to White Supremacy 11:38

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Trump’s white supremacist loyalists are rewriting history, erasing Black heroes, and purging diversity, and the politicians who stay silent are complicit in that treason… 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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Where Should We Focus Our Anger? 57:18

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Sitting in for Thom Hartmann, guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd podcast examines the response from the public after the shutdown ordeal and posits the question, "Where Should We Focus Our Anger?" Will Chuck Schumer stay as senate leader? Should he? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https…

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Daily Take: Chuck Schumer’s Quiet Betrayal: The Day the Democratic Party Forgot Who It Serves 11:19

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The American people begged their leaders to stand up to Trumpism. Instead, their Senate “leader” sold them out. When courage becomes optional, democracy becomes impossible... 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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Was It Worth It? 56:44

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Sitting in for Thom Hartmann, guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd podcast reviews with the audience the meaning of the shutdown and actions of the Democratic leadership. The base is enraged but what is the real lesson? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell…

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Daily Take: Betrayal. And Is Trump’s $2,000 “Dividend” Just a Corrupt Plan to Buy Votes? 3:58

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The $2,000 “dividend” plan may be the boldest attempt yet to turn democracy into a cash-for-votes transaction… 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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Meeting of Minds and the Nature of Consciousness 57:25

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The amazing split that no one is discussing but is at the heart of the GOP. Good News Alert! Portland's restaurants are offering free meals to kids on SNAP. Also what Jagger, my cat, taught me about the nature of consciousness. Congressman Mark Pocan weighs in on the recent election with a National Progressive Townhall. See Privacy Policy at https:…

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New York is Quietly Preparing for a Trump Assault 58:40

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U.S. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued a scathing dissent after the court issued a ruling on Thursday. How NYC quietly preparing for a Trump/big government takeover... Here's the job catastrophe Trump didn't want you to know before Tuesday's election - How the 3 T's of the jobpocalypse — Trump, tech bros, and tariffs — are destroying the economy…

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Making My Life Count as a Muslim Feminist 58:31

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Author Ani Zonneveld explains her new book, An Unlikely Social Justice Warrior: Making My Life Count as a Muslim Feminist. Also agents surrounded Abayomi Daramola in his front yard, just 3 weeks after his wife gave birth to their third child. Green card be damned. The election was bigger than we thought: we even won school boards in Texas! Also Tho…

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Daily Take: The Atrocity Loop: Is America Finding New Ways to Justify the Unthinkable? 13:44

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From eugenics and AIDS denial to border kidnappings, the same cold logic endures: if the victims suffer enough, the powerful can call it order… 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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Armed ICE Thugs Bully Families 58:35

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Beyond Cruelty Alert. Armed agents drive off with toddler after detaining her father. Get this - They got in the car with the toddler, after they dragged off the dad, with their guns and masks (very scary for a child) and drove off... This is who we are now. ICE stalked and detained U.S. citizen for 7 hours after she photographed agents in Oregon..…

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Daily Take: A Republic, If You Can Count to 51: Why the Filibuster’s Demise Could Save Democracy 12:51

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Let debate rage for days, then vote, as the founders intended; end the antique veto and force both parties to own their visions before the people… 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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Dems Big Election Win Sweats GOP 58:26

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Trump is preparing an anti-voter executive order. What will be in it? Attorney and columnist Dean Obeidallah asks what do we do about the Supreme Court? “And so it begins.” What does Trump’s response mean? Crazy Alert! Here’s what happens when you embrace the conspiracy, antisemitic nuts. - Many MAGAs won’t vote until the Kirk “killing” is resolved…

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Daily Take: The SNAP Scam: How Billionaires and Politicians Built a Welfare System for the Rich 10:22

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Behind the rhetoric about ‘lazy freeloaders’ lies a stunning truth — America’s largest corporations depend on food stamps to prop up their low-wage empire. 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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America’s Redistricting Fight 58:24

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Pam Bondi is attempting to terrify voters with a show of force on election day - will it work? Can we all be brave in this important moment? America’s redistricting fight: how could the US congressional map shift? Republicans hold a 219-213 majority in the House, but they could lock in more seats if reapportionments go their way. Trump is demanding…

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Daily Take: The Great American Heist: How Reagan, Trump, and Their Billionaire Backers Stole the Middle Class 12:52

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A 50-year project to turn the world’s strongest democracy into a playground for the rich... 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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Just Another Day in Trumpistan 58:00

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As Trump continues to steal from us all, have we forgotten his hugely illegal scam to sell the top secret documents he pilfered from the White House at the end of his last term? Now he's getting revenge on the FBI agents who investigated him... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privac…

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Turn Up the Heat on the GOP 59:17

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Trump finally tells the truth about the shutdown? They could have ended it anytime they wanted. Now that people are blaming the GOP - will they end the shutdown? Also, is America poised to strike military targets in Venezuela? Plus, National Progressive Town Hall Meeting with Rep. Pramilla Jayapol. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy an…

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Cruella de Noem Hexes Trick-or-Treaters for Halloween 57:35

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It’s looking like the US will limit the number of refugees to 7,500 and give priority to white people. MAGA prosecutors won’t tell us about scrubbing sentencing memos for rioters who threatened Obama. Why? Puppy killer Kristi Noem refuses to pause operations in Chicago so children can trick or treat. What have we become? Let’s take a look at Trump’…

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When the CIA Becomes Trump's Attack Dog 58:02

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Donald Trump could be using the CIA as an attack dog to get revenge on his enemies according to Miles Taylor and Maria McFarland Sanchez-Moreno of Represent-dot-US. Also Veteran War Correspondent Phil Ittner -reports from Ukraine. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-…

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Daily Take: Will the 2028 Election Even Happen? Is There a Plot to Use the Insurrection Act to End Democracy? 14:24

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From John Adams to Kent State to the Insurrection Act, history warns us what happens when power fears the people more than the enemy… 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 New National Redistricting Wars 58:12

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The national redistricting wars has entered a new phase - It use to be your vote mostly counted. Now the Dems are forced to fight fire with fire. Maple Syrup Alert! Canada is preparing to declare America as guilty of human rights abuses - How will Trump handle this? More tariffs? War mongering? Crazy Alert: Federal workers must now ‘clearly’ show s…

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Daily Take: Is the Algorithm the Single Greatest Threat to Humanity at this Moment? 14:44

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Algorithms are not tuned for what is best for society. They don’t follow the rules that hundreds of thousands of years of human evolution have built into our cultures, religions & political systems… 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 a Progressive Moment 57:59

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Can Democrats win back American support by returning to the policies of FDR that created the American middle class? Plus- Hegseth is preparing mass-firings of Pentagon employees with any hint of independence. 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: What If Trump Is Weaker Than We Think—and America’s Finally Figuring It Out? 11:49

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The strongman act is cracking, but as the cops, the crowds, and even the cult start to walk away, is this finally the moment his empire begins to fall? 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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Three Things to Know about Venezuela 58:00

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Investigative Report Greg Palast joins Thom for a look at what is really behind all the extra-legal killings by our military off the Venezuelan coast. Plus- did the CIA just fumble another Gulf of Tonkin stunt? 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: Is the Assault on Democracy Stronger than We Think — and Nearing Permanent Control? 13:21

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Dark money, captured courts, and media empires are quietly doing what dictators once could only dream of... 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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Stop the [Actual] Steal? 58:00

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Can Democrats find leaders that are inspiring enough to bring the disillusioned back to the polls? Will it take a tsunami election landslide to overcome Republicans further fixing the system? 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: Healthcare for All: The Democratic Promise That Could Heal a Broken Nation 13:51

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When politics becomes personal, policy becomes powerful, and there’s nothing more personal than survival… 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: Is Corruption the New American Dream — A Nation Rebuilt on the Gospel of the Grift? 11:49

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Where honesty is punished, power is bought, and every rule has a price, Trump’s turned the dream of opportunity into an industry of deception… 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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East Wing Desecration Emblematic of MAGA Destruction 55:47

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The fight isn’t between left and right anymore: it’s between oligarchy and the people, between those who hoard power and those still brave enough to believe in democracy. Is Trump's Brain Healthy? Attorney and columnist Dean Obeidallah explains why our country's future could depend on forcing Trump to get a brain scan. See Privacy Policy at https:/…

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Lights Out In Ukraine 58:17

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Veteran war correspondent in Ukraine, Phil Ittner reports from a dark room after Putin's recent attack on Kiev's power system. All indications point to a grim winter of deprivation thanks to Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine. Looks like Trump’s Justice Department released a lengthy Orwellian manifesto. Surprised? Apparently ICE can mess you up …

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Power to the People with Rep Pocan 57:59

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Do Democrats have a shot in the midterms of retaking the house? Will the massive numbers at No Kings rallies make a difference? How does the shutdown look from the empty halls of Congress? Mark Pocan answers listener calls from across America. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy…

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Daily Take: The Coup That Finally Worked: How Mike Johnson Succeeded Where the Insurrection Failed 12:51

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Through procedural paralysis, the Speaker has done what violence could not: silence Congress and hand Donald Trump the powers of a king... 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 isn't about the Truth 57:59

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Donald Trump is writing a new chapter in American politics- 'How to Use the justice department to punish your enemies, benefit your loyalists, and make money too!' Plus- getting control of dangerous frogs and unicorns... 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’s Elite Pedophile Protection Program: Who are they Protecting? 9:50

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Amy Wallace says the FBI and DOJ have the list. Twenty abusers. Zero accountability. How long will we tolerate this cover-up? 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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Courage is Contagious 57:59

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As Trump continues to harm his own supporters, cracks are showing in his coalition despite his best efforts at intimidation. 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: Is He the Thief in the Ballroom? 8:57

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The fight isn’t between left and right anymore: it’s between oligarchy and the people, between those who hoard power and those still brave enough to believe in democracy... 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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Pardoning Santos is a Message 57:59

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Punishing his enemies and privileging his loyalists- is this normal authoritarian behavior, or actually a sign of Trump's weakness? Plus - Congressman Ro Khanna takes listener questions. 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 Fear Factory be his Greatest Weapon or His Ultimate Undoing? 13:15

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He’s learning what every would-be king learns: fear works only until people remember who they are… 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 is This Really All About? 57:59

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Author and intelligence researcher Malcolm Nance takes apart the game Trump and Putin are playing with Zelensky. Whose side is Trump really on? Plus- will effective leaders come forward to fight against fascism in America? 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: When the Chant Fades, Who Builds the Future? 16:10

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The movements of the 1960s built lasting institutions. Today’s movements need more than moral clarity: they need leadership and coordination... 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 Ugly Meanness of the GOP 58:46

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As if boldly lying about Antifa, Soros, their own policies and their own party's actions weren't enough- a recently surfaced young Republican Telegram transcript show just how low they can go... 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 Direct Democracy of Civil Assemblies 58:59

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Healthy Democracy's Linn David joins guest host Jefferson Smith to discuss a more collaborative way for we the people to own public policy. Plus- Trump's amoral actions in contrast to the disturbing weaponization of Christianity. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-m…

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Principles for Protesters 57:59

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On the eve of No King's Day, brilliant guest host Jefferson Smith orchestrates a discussion on the nuts and bolts of making change through successful demonstrations. 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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Republicans Don't Give a Damn about Families 58:00

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Republican policies are making life ever more expensive for most Americans- and meanwhile the graft, hustles, and outright scams keep making the rich richer- but at least nobody can say we're socialist... right? 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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Furries and True Conservatives Unite! 58:00

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The boneheaded cruelty of Trump's ICE Brigade shows itself more every day. Is Trump working hard to make America into a 3rd world-style dictatorship like Egypt? Where are the Republicans of conscious willing to defend our liberty and our nation? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/priva…

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Foreign Entanglements 57:59

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Qatar, China, Palestine, Argentina- is there any nation Trump won't cut a deal with to fatten up his already bulging bank accounts? Plus- Thom reads from "Gangsters of Capitalism: Smedley Butler, the Marines, and the Making and Breaking of America's Empire" by Jonathan M. Katz. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy …