Best Techdirt Podcasts (2025)

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Techdirt: Blacksky Demonstrates The Promise Of Open Social Media Protocols 58:29

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The goal of Bluesky and the ATProtocol, and of the push for protocols over platforms in general, has always been to see more people building their own communities in a modular fashion. One of the most interesting projects demonstrating this potential is Blacksky, created by Rudy Fraser, which started as a custom feed within Bluesky but has grown in…

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Blacksky Demonstrates The Promise Of Open Social Media Protocols 58:29

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The goal of Bluesky and the ATProtocol, and of the push for protocols over platforms in general, has always been to see more people building their own communities in a modular fashion. One of the most interesting projects demonstrating this potential is Blacksky, created by Rudy Fraser, which started as a custom feed within Bluesky but has grown in…

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NPR News Now: NPR News: 08-28-2025 9PM EDT 4:40

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NPR News Now: NPR News: 08-28-2025 8PM EDT 4:40

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Bannon`s War Room: WarRoom Battleground EP 839: Big Tech Races To to Build Digital Gods

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WarRoom Battleground EP 839: Big Tech Races To to Build Digital GodsBy WarRoom.org

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NPR News Now: NPR News: 08-28-2025 7PM EDT 4:40

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The Gist: Nick Foster on How We Really Think About the Future 32:48

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Mike Pesca examines the political spin after a Minnesota school shooting and the debate over trans identity and mass shootings. He then speaks with designer and futurist Nick Foster (Apple, Google, Dyson) about his new book Could Should Might Don’t: How We Think About the Future and why tech culture misunderstands futurism. Plus, a spiel on how RFK…

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Letters from an American: August 27, 2025 15:42

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

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Behind the News with Doug Henwood: Behind the News, 8/28/25 53:00

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Behind the News, 8/28/25 - guest: Sam Tanenhaus on Bill Buckley - Doug HenwoodBy Doug Henwood

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Accidental Tech Podcast: 654: Athletically Engaged 1:47:59

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Pre-Show: Casey and Marco are sad Ben Rice McCarthy Under the Radar Follow-up: 🗣️ It’s St. Jude time again! 🗣️ The Marco Offset Anonymous crushes the dreams of Marco and Casey about cellular MacBooks Another Anonymous shares a bit too much information about accidental Siri activations 😆 🤬 John’s AppleCare One update 🤬 Help with Trackpad dragging Sy…

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The Bulwark Podcast: Sam Stein and Talmon Smith: Brain Drain 1:10:46

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The resignations of senior leaders at the CDC is a calamity. People with decades of expertise in infectious disease are leaving the agency because the new director—who Trump just appointed—refused to get on board with RFK's anti-vax crusade, including limiting access to Covid boosters. And Wednesday's violence in Minneapolis may be a sign that the …

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Politics in Question: Is American Politics Stuck in a Gerontocracy? 33:39

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In this week’s episode of Politics in Question, Lee sits down with Oscar Pocasangre and Dustin Wahl to discuss the representation of young people in politics. Pocasangre is a Senior Data Analyst at New America, and Wahl is the Executive Director of Fix Our House. Together, they co-authored a new report, The Age Divide, published by Protect Democrac…

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The Majority Report with Sam Seder: 3570 - Nationalize the Defense Industry; GOP's War on Voting Rights w/ Julia Gledhill & Ari Berman 1:35:23

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It's an Emmajority Thursday on the Majority Report. On today's Show: After another school shooting the right-wing media plays defense for the gun lobby. Kristi Noem wants us to know that the shooter was a transgender woma Co-Host of the Un-Diplomatic Podcast, Julia Gledhill joins us to make the case for nationalizing the defense industry. Voting ri…

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 4740: Massive Firing At The CDC; The MAGA Medical Sphere

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Episode 4740: Massive Firing At The CDC; The MAGA Medical SphereBy WarRoom.org

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 4739: Mainstream Blames Guns While Mental Health And Satanism Are On The Rise

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Episode 4739: Mainstream Blames Guns While Mental Health And Satanism Are On The RiseBy WarRoom.org

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Bad Faith: Episode 504 - What to Believe About Trump & Ukraine (w/ Scott Ritter) 1:36:37

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Subscribe to Bad Faith on Patreon to instantly unlock our full premium episode library: http://patreon.com/badfaithpodcast Former United Stats Marine Corps intelligence officer, former UN Special Commission weapons inspector, author, & commentator Scott Ritter joins Bad Faith to discuss Trump's recent summit with Vladimir Putin in Alaska, claims th…

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Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar: 8/28/25: Graham Platner Vs Susan Collins, Ana Kasparian Stuns CNN, Alleged Israeli P3DO Skips Court, Jeff Sachs Dire Warning 1:06:47

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Krystal and Saagar discuss Graham Platner challenges Susan Collins, Ana Kasparian stuns CNN panel, alleged Israeli pedo skips court, Jeffrey Sachs dire warning on Israel. Graham Platner: https://www.grahamforsenate.com/ Jeff Sachs: https://www.jeffsachs.org/ To become a Breaking Points Premium Member and watch/listen to the show AD FREE, uncut and …

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Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar: 8/28/25: Minneapolis Shooting, Sandwich Thrower Freed, Parents Blame ChatGPT For Son's Death 54:42

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Krystal and Saagar discuss the Minneapolis shooting, sandwich thrower freed, parents blame ChatGPT for son's death. Graham Platner: https://www.grahamforsenate.com/ Jeff Sachs: https://www.jeffsachs.org/ 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:…

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Normal Men: Episode 21: Duck Duck ICE ft. Musicology Duck 1:37:54

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Kick back with your heavily caffeinated beverage of choice as the boys dive into the world of canned stimulants (0:00 to 20:00). This week we’ve got Musicology Duck on to share some of her experiences from the streets of DC amidst a federal occupation of the nation’s capital (20:00 to 1:03:00). We also dive into President Trump’s efforts to take co…

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Jacobin Radio: Dig: Pie Down Here w/ Robin D. G. Kelley 42:06

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Featuring Robin D. G. Kelley listening back and reflecting upon old tapes of the interviews with sharecroppers he conducted in the 1980s while researching Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists during the Great Depression. This is an episode of Signal Hill, a new audio magazine made by friends of The Dig. Produced by Conor Gillies and edited by Liza Ye…

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The American Mind Podcast: Chips Ahoy 1:08:14

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Trump has reached a deal with semiconductor chip maker Intel to land the government a 10% stake in the firm. It’s a potential safeguard against China in an uncertain age but also a potentially troubling intervention into the market. There are also rumblings about sending the National Guard into Chicago, which would really be an error—but maybe it’s…

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Know Your Enemy: Frank Meyer, Inventor of Conservatism (w/ Daniel J. Flynn) 1:45:13

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Devoted Know Your Enemy listeners will recall that, in November 2021, we released a fairly dense, theory-driven episode on Frank Meyer, the Communist from New Jersey whose exploits on behalf of the Party in the UK got him kicked out of the country and back to the United States, where he eventually turned right and became a key figure in the post-wa…

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Infinite Loops: Gurwinder Bhogal's Guide to Modern Survival (Infinite Loops CLASSICS) 1:41:22

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Hello everyone, Jim here. We're taking a brief two-week break from new episodes to spotlight a couple of golden oldies from the Infinite Loops archive. Years later, these remain some of my favorite conversations. We’ll be back soon with fresh episodes, but in the meantime, enjoy this trip back to August 2024, when we welcomed the one and only Gurwi…

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The Daily: Threats and Cash: How China Meddles in U.S. Local Elections 31:18

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A curious news story emerged in New York last week. It involved the mayor’s race, a reporter from the news outlet The City and a bag of chips. Michael Forsythe, a reporter on the investigations team at The New York Times, explains how the episode fits into a larger story about how China has been attempting to influence American politics. Guest: Mic…

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The Nation Podcasts: How China’s Renewable Push Upends Geopolitics | Tech Won't Save Us 1:01:19

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Paris Marx is joined by Kate Mackenzie and Tim Sahay to discuss the geopolitics behind China’s investments in green tech and electrification, and how it presents the prospect of a new development model based on renewables instead of fossil fuels. Kate Mackenzie is an adjunct fellow at Macquarie University. Tim Sahay is co-director of the Net Zero I…

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Decoder with Nilay Patel: Rewind: Bookshop CEO's crusade to save books from Amazon 1:07:13

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Hello, and welcome to Decoder! This is Senior Producer Nick Statt. We’re on a small break for the end of summer, and, sadly, Nilay will still be out a little while longer when we come back. But we have an excellent slate of guest host episodes starting up next month, so stay tuned for those. In the meantime, we wanted to bring back one of our favor…

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Interesting Times with Ross Douthat: The MAGA Woman Dress Code 20:08

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While “Interesting Times” is on vacation, we’re sharing a conversation from “The Opinions” between Meher Ahmad, an editor for Times Opinion, and the Opinion writer Jessica Grose. They talk about the aesthetics of MAGA women — think Kristi Noem and Nancy Mace — and what they signal about femininity and power within the Republican Party. Thoughts? Em…

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Otherppl with Brad Listi: Ken Burns Presents 'The Swiftie Civil War' 1:34:08

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Volume 57 of Brad & Mira For the Culture...Brad leans on A.I. for emotional validation...Angry Adam weighs in...Mira's Grandpasaurus has a massive stroke (survives)...Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce get engaged...the Taylor Timer shatters...Lil Nas X walks nude through Studio City...a finger in a chicken wrap...and more... *** ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Otherppl w…

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Odd Lots: Liz Truss on the 'Doom Loop' Engulfing the UK Economy 58:22

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These days, everyone is talking about high interest rates across the rich, developed world, while warning of eventual fiscal disaster. But we may have gotten an early glimpse of this anxiety in October 2022, when then-UK Prime Minister Liz Truss unveiled her mini-budget that spooked the gilt market. Well today, rates at the long end of the British …

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Tech Won't Save Us: How China’s Renewable Push Upends Geopolitics w/ Kate Mackenzie & Tim Sahay 1:01:19

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Paris Marx is joined by Kate Mackenzie and Tim Sahay to discuss the geopolitics behind China’s investments in green tech and electrification, and how it presents the prospect of a new development model based on renewables instead of fossil fuels. Kate Mackenzie is an adjunct fellow at Macquarie University. Tim Sahay is co-director of the Net Zero I…

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The Rachman Review: Taiwan’s Trump problem 25:32

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The longheld US position to defend Taiwan’s independent status in the face of Chinese aggression is looking shaky under the Trump administration, in spite of Taiwanese efforts to court the American president. This week, Gideon talks to analyst and author James Crabtree - former director of the Asia office of the International Institute for Strategi…

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Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg: The most important century (with Holden Karnofsky) 1:48:10

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Has society reached ‘peak progress’? Can we sustain the level of economic growth that technology has enabled over the last century? Have researchers plucked the last of science's "low-hanging fruit?" Why did early science innovators have outsized impact per capita? As fields mature, why does per-researcher output fall? Can a swarm of AI systems mat…

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The Rest Is Money: 202. What's The Cost Of Trump Controlling The Fed? 37:03

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Is there a political case for Trump’s attempt to control America’s central bank? How close are the UK and France to debt crises? How is Starmer trying to exercise more control over Reeves and the Treasury? Robert and Steph explain. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up to our newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to get more stories from the world of business and…

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 4738: Minneapolis Shooter Identified; Truth Behind Gun Free Zones

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Episode 4738: Minneapolis Shooter Identified; Truth Behind Gun Free ZonesBy WarRoom.org

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Bannon`s War Room: WarRoom Battleground EP 838: “Catholic” Priest Caught On Tape: Thanks God For “Gift Of Being Able To Pleasure Himself Sexually.”

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WarRoom Battleground EP 838: “Catholic” Priest Caught On Tape: Thanks God For “Gift Of Being Able To Pleasure Himself Sexually.”By WarRoom.org

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The Gist: Inside a Fat Camp named Shame 52:01

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Donald Trump’s allies are weaponizing the machinery of government against opponents, eroding faith in American institutions. But does every abuse demand the “dictatorship” label? Mike weighs in on the rhetoric of tyranny, then turns to Camp Shame, a new podcast by Kelsey Snelling about the notorious weight loss retreat Camp Shane, its false promise…

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Hillsdale College Podcast Network: American Virtues – 2025 Commencement Address

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July/August 2025 | Volume 54, Issue 7/8 American Virtues – 2025 Commencement Address Victor Davis Hanson Wayne and Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow in History, Hillsdale College The following is adapted from a speech delivered on May 10, 2025, at Hillsdale College’s 173rd Commencement Ceremony. Free Lifetime Subscription to Imprimis Imprimis is Hi…

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CSPI Podcast: Populism as a Backlash to Immigration 1:03:33

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Laurenz Guenther (X, website) is a Research Fellow at the Toulouse School of Economics. He joins the podcast to discuss his working paper, “Political Representation Gaps and Populism.” Relying on survey data of politicians and regular citizens across the EU, he finds a simple explanation for the rise of populism across the continent. Politicians ar…

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The Dig: Pie Down Here w/ Robin D.G. Kelley 42:07

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Featuring Robin D.G. Kelley listening back and reflecting upon old tapes of the interviews with sharecroppers he conducted in the 1980s while researching Hammer and Hoe: Alabama Communists during the Great Depression. This is an episode of Signal Hill, a new audio magazine made by friends of The Dig. Produced by Conor Gillies and edited by Liza Yea…

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The Bulwark Podcast: Jake Sullivan: Trump Is Making China Great Again 59:24

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A year ago, China was globally isolated and its economy was struggling. But once Trump was back in office pursuing his own personal and political gain, the U.S. brand got tossed in the toilet and the view from Beijing got pretty sweet. Trump has allowed China to buy American microchips that could be used against our own national security interests,…

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The Majority Report with Sam Seder: 3569 - America Tips Into Fascism; Canada's Largest Union Flexes w/ Garrett Graff & Mark Hancock 1:12:03

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It's hump day on the Majority Report On today's show: Israeli Knesset member Ofer Cassif posts on his social media a plea for Israelis to use every democratic avenue to end this holocaust of Palestinians. The New Yorker's Isaac Chotiner interviews the former ambassador to Israel under the Biden administration about their policy in Gaza. Palestinian…

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Letters from an American: August 26, 2025 11:45

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

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Changelog Interviews: Python documentary companion pod 1:54:19

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Our friends at Cult.Repo launch their epic Python documentary on August 28th, 2025! To celebrate, we sat down with Travis Oliphant –creator of NumPy, SciPy, and more– to get his perspective on how Python took over the software world. Stick around for the twist ending! We set aside Python and dissect Travis’ big idea to make open source projects fin…

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 4737: The Populist College Guide; Comey Leaks

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Episode 4737: The Populist College Guide; Comey LeaksBy WarRoom.org

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Bannon`s War Room: Episode 4736: The Six Factions Of Trump World; Keeping Kentucky MAGA

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Episode 4736: The Six Factions Of Trump World; Keeping Kentucky MAGABy WarRoom.org

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Making Sense with Sam Harris: #432 — The Undoing of America 25:59

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Sam Harris speaks with David French about Trump’s assault on American democracy. They discuss Trump’s persecution of political opponents, abuse of the pardon power, Congress’s ineffectiveness, David’s proposed change to Article II of the Constitution, whether democracy in the U.S. has passed the point of no return, the future of election integrity,…

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Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar: 8/27/25: Trump Floats Nationalizing War Machine, Alex Jones Dire Trump Health Warning, Charlamagne Calls Jeffries 'AIPAC Shakur', PBD Bibi Interview 1:28:25

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Ryan and Emily discuss Trump floats Lockheed Martin buy, Alex Jones dire warning on Trump health, Charlamagne calls Jeffries 'AIPAC Shakur', PBD cozy Bibi interview. 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 …