Best Luke Crane Podcasts (2025)

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The Hypothesis: Volume 2, Episode 2 59:15

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26d ago59:15

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Hello seekers of knowledge, We again apologize for the untimely unseemly delay in launching this our latest episode. We continue to stumble into a web of technical snares. Due to these seemingly insurmountable obstacles, we are reverting to audio only for the time being. Volume 2 Sam and Luke are way behind on their game design writing, if you hadn…

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Eli Crane on the path forward for immigration reform in the U.S. 21:09

2M ago21:09

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Congressman Eli Crane sits down with Art del Cueto to discuss the reconciliation package providing billions in funding to support border security and immigration enforcement, how the military can help with border security efforts, and what the path forward looks like for immigration reform. ★ Support this podcast ★…

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On the Ground in Arizona and in Congress 21:42

3M ago21:42

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Congressman Andy Biggs sits down with Art del Cueto to discuss border security and immigration on the ground in Arizona, how to raise awareness of the need for immigration reforms in Congress, and making sure that the Trump administration gets the resources needed to control our borders and remove the millions of illegal aliens in the country. ★ Su…

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The Hypothesis: Volume 2, Episode 1 1:18:17

3M ago1:18:17

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Hello my seekers of knowledge, We apologize for the untimely unseemly delay in launching this our latest episode. Volume 2 Sam and Luke are way behind on their game design writing, if you hadn’t noticed. So for Volume 2 of our Hypothesis, Christopher and I decided to change the format of the podcast. For this volume, we shift to an interview format…

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Ludological Alchemy: The Hypothesis - Episode #12: Looking back on a year of Ludological Alchemy 1:18:03

4M ago1:18:03

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Greetings astute alchemists, In this our twelfth episode, we ramble through our preamble discussing Christmas music, knock-knock jokes, online scams and modern art. After we amble through those brambles, Christopher takes us through a year of our mail bag of comments and questions. We hope you find the chaos of our 12th recording both diverting and…

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Ludological Alchemy: The Hypothesis - Episode #11: Designing to Teach Game Design 1:17:52

5M ago1:17:52

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Greetings, alchemists. Once again, we dive into an arcane topic, but this one has a bit of a metatextual level: we speak of teaching the subject of game design. Christopher has many questions for Luke, who has answers, experience, and even some questions of his own. We discuss subject matter, students, things to consider from the academic side of t…

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Ludological Alchemy: The Hypothesis - Episode #10: Iron Hearts in Hearts of Iron 1:18:47

6M ago1:18:47

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Players of Games, As a game designer, playing other games is important to the design process, especially games orthogonal to your area of expertise. In Episode 10 of Ludological Alchemy’s Hypothesis we broaden our remit to discuss a topic adjacent to roleplaying games: war games. Specifically in our case, Hearts of Iron 4 by Paradox Entertainment. …

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Trump & Congress Full Steam Ahead Securing Our Borders 24:34

6M ago24:34

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Congressman Kevin Hern (R-Okla.) discusses President Trump’s Executive Orders and border security policy reforms in Congress with FAIR's Executive Director, Julie Kirchner. ★ Support this podcast ★By Federation for American Immigration Reform

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Policy Reforms Need to be Key Part of Congressional Agenda 31:57

6M ago31:57

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Congressman Chip Roy (R-Texas), discusses border security funding and policy reforms on the horizon in the 119th Congress with FAIR's Executive Director, Julie Kirchner. ★ Support this podcast ★By Federation for American Immigration Reform

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Ludological Alchemy: The Hypothesis - A Random Encounter with Tom Bombadil 1:44:52

6M ago1:44:52

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Dearest listener, Here we present to a special episode. Normally, we limit such special episodes to paid subscribers, but we enjoyed this discussion so much we wanted to share it with everyone. Please enjoy and if you’re so compelled, put a few goldberries in our yellow hat. TOM BOMBADIL. Merry old Tom is a denizen of the Old Forest, northeast of t…

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Ludological Alchemy: The Hypothesis - Episode #9: In All Fairness 2:01:38

7M ago2:01:38

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We know that for many, today is a day known as "Christmas Day", however, we here at Ludological Alchemy celebrate a more esoteric event: the final episode of our podcast The Hypothesis for the year 2024. Our first year of podcasting and blogging has been tumultuous, perilous, enlightening, frustrating, joyous, fraught, and entirely worthwhile, by o…

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Ludological Alchemy: The Hypothesis - Episode #8: Ten Rules of Roleplaying Games 1:43:58

8M ago1:43:58

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We return to undertake a challenge. What rules must one adhere to when crafting roleplaying games? We develop a list of ten of them. Listen to follow our journey! Technical note for our listeners: Recording this episode seems to have triggered some mild curse. Christopher appears to have angered some kami of audio, a gremlin of podcasting. Thus the…

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NC Approves Cooperation with ICE, Overriding Gov's Open-Border Policies 12:49

8M ago12:49

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Rockingham, North Carolina Sheriff Sam Page on the state's House and Senate vote to override Governor Cooper’s (D) veto of House Bill 10 which requires state and local law enforcement to honor immigration detainers. ★ Support this podcast ★By Federation for American Immigration Reform

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Ludological Alchemy: The Hypothesis - Episode #7: Players Playing 1:18:20

9M ago1:18:20

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Are games truly games without those who play them? In this latest episode of our Ludological Alchemy podcast "The Hypothesis" we discuss the terms, personages, conditions by which we can identify and better understand that which is the most difficult part of any game: the player. Are you a player of games? Surely you must be, but what sort of playe…

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Episode #6: Ruminations and Consternations under the Shadow of Ursula 1:16:39

10M ago1:16:39

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Greetings, alchemists, and welcome to another episode of our humble audio ventures into the unknown: a so-called "podcast", and it is so called "The Hypothesis". We are your Ludological Alchemists, Luke and Christopher. Sam was not with us in body or voice for this recording, but very much so in spirit. He will return for another episode in the fut…

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Episode #5: Golems LIVE at Gen Con 2024 52:23

11M ago52:23

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Dearest listener, This episode of our Hypothesis contains a different outlook than our previous iterations. Herein, we present to you a live recording captured at Gen Con ‘24 of your humble alchemists at their labors. In this experiment, we attempt to play our game, The Alchemist & the Golem with each other and then, as a body, with the audience. I…

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Mass Catch-and-Release Policies, Illegal Alien Criminals and Alternatives to Detention - Rep. Byron Donalds 29:45

11M ago29:45

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Congressman Byron Donalds (R-Fla.), discusses the burdens that illegal immigration is placing on American taxpayers and how Alternatives to Detention can help keep track of the millions of illegal aliens in the country with FAIR's Executive Director, Julie Kirchner. ★ Support this podcast ★By Federation for American Immigration Reform

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Terror Suspects and Surging Northern Border Encounters - Rep. Mike Kelly 31:08

11M ago31:08

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Congressman Mike Kelly (R-Pa.), Co-Chairman of the Northern Border Security Caucus, discusses surging encounters at the northern border and the rising numbers of potential terrorists encountered with FAIR's Executive Director, Julie Kirchner. ★ Support this podcast ★By Federation for American Immigration Reform

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Episode #4: Certain about Uncertainty 58:54

12M ago58:54

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Welcome to yet another episode of The Hypothesis! Today, we discuss uncertainty! In all its myriad forms. Can we crack open any kernels of known unknowns? We suggest listening to the episode from start to finish, and not in some random order, but we cannot control you. Nor would we want to! For you, dear listeners, provide us with yet another — and…

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Biden Admin Pushes Amnesty as Costs of Illegal Immigration Explode - Rep. Jodey Arrington 33:02

1y ago33:02

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Congressman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) discusses the costs of illegal immigration and state efforts to secure our borders in the face of federal inaction with FAIR's Executive Director, Julie Kirchner. ★ Support this podcast ★By Federation for American Immigration Reform

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Biden Admin Fails to Secure Border While Illegal Alien Crime Reports Rise - Rep. Nancy Mace 17:26

1y ago17:26

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Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) discusses how to hold the Biden Administration accountable for not securing our borders or enforcing our immigration laws, and Congress failing to enact border security reforms with FAIR's Executive Director, Julie Kirchner. ★ Support this podcast ★By Federation for American Immigration Reform

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Episode #3: A Triumvirate of (Dis)Agreements 1:19:11

1y ago1:19:11

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We begin by welcoming our third alchemist, Sam. We quickly dispense with introductions and go into history, music, and snake oil salespeople. These are our confident opinions that we could be 100% wrong about. Sam came to call us to task, and he brought receipts! Do you agree with the points made in this episode? Or did we all miss the point entire…

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How Illegal Alien Accused of Killing Mom of 5 Was Captured - Maryland Sheriff Jeff Gahler 17:13

1y ago17:13

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Sheriff Jeff Gahler sits down with FAIR's Shari Rendall to discuss the arrest of an illegal alien in the horrific rape and murder of Rachel Morin, a mom of five. ★ Support this podcast ★By Federation for American Immigration Reform

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Former US Ambassador to Mexico on the migrant and drug crisis, and the country's new president - Christopher Landau 55:56

1y ago55:56

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FAIR's Executive Director Julie Kirchner speaks with Christopher Landau, the former US ambassador to Mexico from 2019-2021. This podcast covers: • the issues facing Mexico and how their role in migration has changed the policies that worked under the previous administration, including Remain in Mexico and Title 42. • Mexico’s relationship with Chin…

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Episode #2: Settings in Roleplaying Games 1:05:11

1y ago1:05:11

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We're back! Did you miss us? It's only the second episode! We're off to a powerful start, getting into some notably macabre topics before talking about RPGs at all. Are we going somewhere? Do we have a point? That we leave as an excersize for the listener. We talk in-depth and in circles about setting and its place in roleplaying games. Thoughts? D…

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How States Can Hold Biden Admin Accountable for Border Crisis - Rep. Dan Bishop 40:19

1y ago40:19

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Congressman Dan Bishop (R-N.C.) discusses how states can hold the Biden Administration accountable for not securing our border, and the Senate failing to hold an impeachment trial for DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with FAIR's Executive Director, Julie Kirchner. ★ Support this podcast ★By Federation for American Immigration Reform

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Episode #1: A Roleplaying Game is...? 1:25:22

1y ago1:25:22

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Luke Crane and Christopher Badell launch this new podcast with a weighty question. Can they answer it? Tune in to find out! This was our first ever recording, long before we knew that we were making a podcast called "The Hypothesis", and before we had the invaluable assitance of our producer Trevor Casterline. So! Forgive us our less-than-stellar a…

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Mayorkas Impeachment Heading to Senate - Sen. Mike Lee 23:10

1+ y ago23:10

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Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) discusses the impeachment of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Schumer's attempts in the Senate to block a full impeachment trial with FAIR's Executive Director, Julie Kirchner. ★ Support this podcast ★By Federation for American Immigration Reform

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Schumer attempts to block Mayorkas impeachment trial - Sen. Roger Marshall 18:21

1+ y ago18:21

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Senator Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) discusses the Biden Administration's border crisis and attempts in the Senate to block an impeachment trial of DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas with FAIR's Executive Director, Julie Kirchner. ★ Support this podcast ★By Federation for American Immigration Reform

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Congressman Chip Roy on How to Stop the Biden Administration's Border Crisis 23:28

1+ y ago23:28

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Congressman Chip Roy (R-Texas) discusses the Biden Administration's border crisis and negotiations in Congress to secure our borders as part of a foreign aid package with FAIR's Executive Director, Julie Kirchner. ★ Support this podcast ★By Federation for American Immigration Reform

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Congressman Brian Babin on the Biden Administration's Border Crisis 21:57

1+ y ago21:57

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Congressman Brian Babin (R-Texas) discusses the Biden Administration's border crisis and ongoing discussions in Congress to secure our borders as part of a funding package with FAIR's Executive Director, Julie Kirchner. ★ Support this podcast ★By Federation for American Immigration Reform

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Tucson Sector Slammed with Skyrocketing Border Crossings - Sheriff Mark Lamb 27:22

1+ y ago27:22

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Sheriff Mark Lamb of Pinal County, AZ shares with FAIR how the cartels are using Biden's border crisis to their advantage to traffic people and drugs through his county to everywhere, USA ★ Support this podcast ★By Federation for American Immigration Reform

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What has changed about southern border crossers in the past decade? - State Sen. Phil Hart 13:22

2y ago13:22

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Idaho state Senator Phil Hart discusses his recent trips to the southwest border and how things are different from trips he made years ago. ★ Support this podcast ★By Federation for American Immigration Reform

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Biden's Border Crisis and Impeaching DHS Secretary Mayorkas - Rep. Pat Fallon 16:24

2y ago16:24

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Congressman Pat Fallon (TX-04) discusses how the Biden Administration's border crisis is impacting his home state of Texas and his resolution to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. ★ Support this podcast ★By Federation for American Immigration Reform

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Unsustainable Methods of Staffing at DHS - Rep. Glenn Grothman 15:04

2y ago15:04

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Congressman Glenn Grothman (WI-06), Chairman of the Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs on the House Oversight Committee discusses a hearing his subcommittee held on the Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Report, which raises red flags about the “unsustainable” methods of staffing at Customs and Border …

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A Bi-partisan Bill to Protect American Workers - Sen. Chuck Grassley 11:30

2y ago11:30

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Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) discusses the bipartisan H-1B, L-1 visa reform legislation that he and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) have been pushing to "reduce fraud and abuse, provide protections for American workers and visa holders and require more transparency in the recruitment of foreign workers" with FAIR's Executive Director, Julie Kirchner. ★…

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Biden's Disastrous Border Policies' Role in Increasing Child Abuse 31:17

2+ y ago31:17

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FAIR's Senior Fellow and Former Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Mark Morgan joins FAIR President Dan Stein to discuss factors leading to the surge in unaccompanied alien children under Biden, including the 1997 Flores Settlement and 2008 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA). ★ Support this podca…

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The True Fiscal Cost of Illegal Immigration 24:48

2+ y ago24:48

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FAIR's director of research Spencer Raley talks about our latest study finding illegal immigration costs American taxpayers at least $151 BILLION annually! Read the report here: https://www.fairus.org/issue/publications-resources/fiscal-burden-illegal-immigration-united-states-taxpayers-2023 ★ Support this podcast ★…

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The Nautical Border Crisis 22:50

2+ y ago22:50

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@DelphFishing joined Understanding Immigration this week to talk about the Floridian Border Crisis. See Delph fishings social channels here: https://ovou.me/yopefazayifusaqo Visit their website: https://www.delphfishing.com/ ★ Support this podcast ★By Federation for American Immigration Reform

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Deputy Killed by Illegal Alien in Colorado 17:06

2+ y ago17:06

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FAIR State and Local Director Shari Rendall and Law Enforcement Relations Manager Susan Tully speak with Weld County, Colorado Sheriff Steve Reams about an off-duty deputy who was killed by an illegal alien in a hit-and-run accident. ★ Support this podcast ★By Federation for American Immigration Reform

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Biden's Bogus Border Visit 18:46

2+ y ago18:46

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Mark Morgan, former acting commissioner of Customs and Border Protection discusses Biden's recent border visit where the president spent 3 hours in El Paso. We also discuss Mark's firsthand experience on his own recent (of very many) trips to the southwest border to keep tabs on how bad this crisis is. ★ Support this podcast ★…

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Protecting Children from the Border Crisis 28:18

2+ y ago28:18

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⚠️LISTENER DISCRETION ADVISED⚠️ Today's Understanding Immigration gives a look into how every town in America is a border town as Sheriff Grossnickle and County Attorney Erramouspe go in depth about a case involving an illegal alien in their town in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. https://k2radio.com/rock-springs-man-sentenced-to-125-years-for-kidnappi…

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Breaking Down the Border Crisis with Rob Law 25:19

2+ y ago25:19

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America First Policy Institute's Rob Law discussing fentanyl poisonings, Afghan evacuees, and the border crisis https://americafirstpolicy.com/latest/20221025-fy-2022-by-the-numbers https://americafirstpolicy.com/latest/20221101-fentanyl-fatalities-in-perspective ★ Support this podcast ★By Federation for American Immigration Reform

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Borderline Insanity with Jennie Taer 26:26

2+ y ago26:26

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The Daily Caller's Jennie Taer joins us to discuss her recent reporting from Guatemala. She told us about her conversation with Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei, Afghan migrants making the journey north, and showed us conditions inside of a Guatemalan facility for those who were deported from the US. https://dailycaller.com/2022/11/03/bord…

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Judicial Current Events 34:51

2+ y ago34:51

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Matt O'Brien, Director of Investigations for Immigration Reform Law Institute and FAIR's Press Secretary Ron Kovach discuss the latest judicial current events in immigration law and news. ★ Support this podcast ★By Federation for American Immigration Reform

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American Schools Going Bankrupt - the Elephant in the Classroom 27:57

2+ y ago27:57

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FAIR's recent report which can be found here: https://www.fairus.org/issue/illegal-immigration/elephant-classroom-mass-immigration-imposing-colossal-cost-and-challenges outlines the fiscal burden of the massive unfunded mandate imposed by the federal government: the requirement to educate millions of illegal aliens, the school-age children of illeg…

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Hold Their Feet to the Fire Radio Row 2022 1:03:01

3y ago1:03:01

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Interviews with Rep. Brian Babin (TX-36), former Acting ICE Director Tony Pham, spokesperson for National Border Patrol Council Art Del Cueto, and Angel Mom from Advocates for Victims of Illegal Alien Crime Sabine Durden-Coulter from the nation's capital at our annual radio row event.By Federation for American Immigration Reform

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The IRS, the American People and Biden's Crumbling Narrative 27:07

3y ago27:07

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FAIR's Preston Huennekens and Ron Kovach discuss the latest trending immigration stories from legislation, to polling, to the Biden administration's remarks about the situation at the border.By Federation for American Immigration Reform

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The Purge at The Executive Office for Immigration Review 32:46

3y ago32:46

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The Biden administration removes several immigration judges for purely political reasons. We sit down with one of these jurists, Matt O'Brien who previously worked at USCIS and FAIR and now holds the position of director of investigation at the Immigration Reform Law Institute.By Federation for American Immigration Reform

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SCOTUS Decisions and Texas' Response 28:15

3y ago28:15

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In this episode, we discuss the Supreme Court's decision to give the Biden Administration the greenlight to end the Trump-era "Remain In Mexico" policy and Governor Abbott's executive order which authorizes the Texas National Guard and Department of Public Safety to bring illegal aliens to the ports of entry at the southern border.…