Best Thom Hartmann Program Podcasts (2025)

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It's Time to Stand Up 57:59

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E. Jean Carroll joins Thom on how she stood up to the bully- and won. Is it time for lovers of Democracy to do the same before oligarchy takes permanent root? Plus - why are the Epstein conspirators trying to 'muzzle' the Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino? And, Thom reads from "Trump U. - My Battle with Trump University" by Stephen Gilpin. See Privac…

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Daily Take: The Army Was Built to Protect the Republic — Now It’s Being Deployed to Subdue It 12:55

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The battlefield is no longer overseas. It’s your city. Your rights. Your voice. And the military is no longer standing guard: it’s standing in the way… 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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Can Rogan Bury the Epstein Story? 58:00

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Distractions aren't working to bury the truth about Trump and Epstein- can JD Vance recruit Joe Rogan to help flood the zone and finally change the subject? 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 Joe Rogan Become Trump’s Fixer-in-Chief? 11:19

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With the Epstein truth collapsing, is America’s favorite interviewer about to become Trump’s top enabler? 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 Breaks Oligarchy 57:59

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As the Trump clown show rolls on, can 'We, the People' ever claw back power and rebuild the middle class? Plus- Thom reads from "Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions" by Johann Hari. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-…

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Daily Take: The Art of the Coverup: Trump, Epstein & the Secrets Buried Beneath the Sacred Scepter 14:17

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History is filled with politicians who believed they were untouchable. But the pattern always cracks. Always. The lie gets too big. The system bends just far enough. The coverup fails… 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 Trump Trying to Destroy America? 58:00

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How much do the Republicans have to take apart- the constitution, our rights, the economy, our institutions, our credibility- before America is fundamentally no longer the same country? 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: We Watched Others Fall: Now the Edge Is Beneath Our Feet 18:30

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Putin and Orbán showed us the edge. Trump’s ready to push us over… 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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Trumpian Economics 1:04:37

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The scammers are having a field day under the grifter-in-chief, while Trump's ruinous economic policies are starting to bite. Can Republicans lie their way through and maintain control? Plus- Thom reads from "The Old Is Dying and the New Cannot Be Born" by Nancy Fraser. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice a…

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Daily Take: The New Civil War Isn’t With Bullets — It’s With Ballots 16:17

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Why 51 Texas lawmakers fled the State to stop a power grab, and what it means for us all… 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 Cruelty Machine 58:41

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Pain is policy, and fear is the fuel... The casual cruelty and flaunting of the law by ICE- Trump's domestic terror squad- is a means to an end, a page cribbed wholesale from the authoritarian playbook. Before this is over, will brown immigrants be the only ones for whom America's freedom becomes a temporary and revocable condition? See Privacy Pol…

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Trump Trades Barbs with Russians- Is it Real? 58:27

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As the nights become more deadly in Kyiv, and the Russians crawl forward on the front, foreign correspondent Phil Ittner shares the latest with Thom. Plus- Thom reads from 'Midnight at Chernobyl' by Adam Higginbotham. 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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Jason Egenberg and the Tower That Tells the Truth 57:59

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Trump is building luxury apartments on the site of a NATO bombing in Belgrade that many had seen as a memorial to the Yugoslav war. Beyond the obvious corruption, is there a deeper symbolism? Substack author Jason Egenberg joins Thom for a deep dive. Plus- Thom reads from Micheal Cohen's book 'Revenge', and from 'Big Dirty Money' by Jennifer Taub. …

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Daily Take: The Coming Republican Depression: How the GOP Turned America Into a Powder Keg, and Is About to Light the Match 16:20

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Housing bubbles, financial scams, and political sabotage are converging into a historic, preventable disaster. 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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Grifter Trump Strikes Again - This Time With the G20 58:23

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New evidence...Was Epstein's jail video manipulated? Veteran War Correspondent in Kyiv & host of the 'On the Edge' podcast Phil Ittner reports on the Ukraine Update. Grifter Trump strikes again - this time with the G20. The word Gestapo literally means “state secret police“. That’s what we have now with ice. And the guys who are deported to El Salv…

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Daily Take: The Cruelty Machine: Inside Trump’s America, Where Pain is Policy & Fear is the Fuel 15:56

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Trump has built a movement that glorifies cruelty and cloaks greed in the language of patriotism and faith… 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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Horrified by this Cult of Cruelty? How We Fight Back 58:28

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America is now on a watchlist for the the health of civil society for “sustained attacks on civic freedoms.” We have to turn this around. Did Trump just confess to his Epstein role? Is he treating "the financially-lubricated sex trafficking of women as mere [employment]?" How does a 16 yr old come to work at a spa at Mar-a-Lago? Will Trump pardon D…

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Daily Take: Even Big Pharma Begged Him Not to, but Trump Did It Anyway 10:34

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A 15% tariff on EU-branded drugs will make medicine more expensive, sick people sicker, and Big Pharma richer. Trump, doing this illegally, calls that “winning”... 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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Gunmen Are Now Targeting CEOs - Will Corporate America Finally Ask for Gun Control? 57:13

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Judge hit with misconduct complaint by DOJ after speaking out against Trump 'crisis' - say what?! Trump wants religion pushed in the workplace - what could possibly go wrong? Shocking corruption exposed in green energy and Big Oil give-a-ways. Crazy Alert! Did Trump just say going to Epstein's island is a "privilege?" See Privacy Policy at https://…

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Daily Take: Bribes, Bias, and South Park: Trump’s Authoritarian Agenda Hits Primetime 5:42

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Trump is the first president in American history to seize the nation's newsrooms and attack a cartoon in the same week… 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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Pursuit of Justice or Dead End Distraction? 57:59

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Guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast sits in for Thom Hartmann examining the Epstein question. Is it a legitimate pursuit of justice or dead end distraction? Also Jeff's dad Joe Smith returns for the ever popular "News With My Dad" feature. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://…

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Daily Take: This Is Not a Drill: Infiltrate Your Local Dems Before It’s Too Late 9:18

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This is the overlooked role that launched a revolution — and it’s still wide open for progressives... 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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Los Angeles Grand Juries Are Refusing to Indict ICE Protestors 58:04

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Congressman Mark Pocan - National Progressive Townhall. The Trump FCC's approval of Paramount/Skydance "reeks of the worst form of corruption." Surprised? Geeky Science! Scientists discover ‘sixth sense’ in the gut that controls how much we eat. Los Angeles Grand Juries Are Refusing to Indict ICE Protestors. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/…

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Cult Members Trapped in a Bubble of Delusion 58:42

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Bernie goes big and introduces the Pensions for All Act. Republicans are working hard to block it. Cult Alert! Trump cult followers dismiss Epstein files because it's "human nature" to molest children. 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 the Plan for Gaza to Become Part of Israel? 58:22

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Will the world look away as Gazans are being starved to death and driven out of Gaza? Is the plan for Gaza to become part of Israel? Is that the position of the Trump administration? Given that Trump is quickly moving America toward autocracy, it shouldn’t be surprising that he himself displays the so-called Dark Triad of personality characteristic…

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Daily Take: From Epstein’s Island to Obama’s Inbox: Trump’s Dark Diversion Strategy 14:52

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When the heat’s on, invent a scandal — especially if it targets America’s first Black president… 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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House GOP Officially Subpoenas Ghislaine Maxwell..Oh oh... 58:34

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There's a stunning video just out where Epstein is asked if he's been with Trump and women under 18. Crazy Alert! South Park goes after Trump's teeny weenie & Paramount & Christian Nationalists. We are going to play the PSA about it. Warning! as it shows an AI Trump naked including his...you know what. Phil Ittner - Ukraine Update. The Abrego Garci…

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Daily Take: Dear MAGA: You Stormed the Capitol for a Guy Who Couldn’t Even Storm Out of Epstein’s Pedo Pool Party 13:41

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You screamed “fake news” while the real news was your chosen savior sipping cocktails at Epstein’s mansion, selling out your future, and laughing at what an easy "sucker" you were... 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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Why is Paul Manafort Now in Albania? 58:35

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Author & Emmy-award winning investigative reporter and co-host of the "Radicalized Truth Survives" podcast, Heidi Siegmund Cuda explains the sinister plots of treachery that are still in the works. Plus Trump’s border czar to target sanctuary cities in US: ‘We’re gonna flood the zone.’ They are going for spectacle and terror...Where is congress? Se…

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Daily Take: Is Donald Trump America’s Public Enemy #1? 13:11

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The explosive case for why Donald Trump Is the most dangerous criminal in U.S. history… 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 Celebrates Firing Colbert for Making Fun of America's First Dictator 58:35

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Thom Hartmann is joined by Dean Obeidallah to discuss what Trump acting like a dictator with control over the media means for our democracy. Is there a "secret Trump payoff" to sweeten the CBS merger?" Inquiring minds want to know and so do the Dems. Will Ghislaine testify to Congress before Trump can work out a deal? A DOJ official expects to meet…

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Daily Take: Is Donald Trump America’s Public Enemy #1? 13:46

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The explosive case for why Donald Trump Is the most dangerous criminal in U.S. history… 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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Greg Palast Reveals the Evil Scheme to Purge More Voters 58:33

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Migrants at Ice jail in Miami made to kneel to eat ‘like dogs’ Plus - Allentown grandfather who was granted political asylum in 1987 after surviving torture at the hands of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet’s regime was disappeared by ICE. Tulsi Gabbard says Obama could face criminal charges as she alleges ‘Treasonous Conspiracy’ against Trump. See…

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Daily Take: Death Rattle of a Cult: Trump, Epstein, and the Long Knives of the Right... 19:03

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With Fox sharpening the blade and MAGA losing its grip, America teeters on the edge of a political Jonestown... 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 Threatens Brazil, Gets Bolsonaro Tagged 56:47

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Brazil court orders raids, restraints on Bolsonaro for Trump collusion5. "Brazil’s President Lula says Trump was ‘not elected to be emperor of the world,’ as US-Brazil spat escalates" Four big banks flagged more than $1.5 billion in transactions to Epstein from wealthy people — including thousands of wire transfers Fired Epstein Prosecutor Maurene …

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Disgraceful Corruption of Franklin Graham 58:54

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The suck-ups and cowards at CBS caved to Trump and canceled Stephen Colbert. There’s a special place in Hell reserved for Franklin Graham and I'll tell you why. Trump went on Truth Social and in public comments, calling MAGA followers who still focused on Epstein “stupid,” “foolish,” and “weaklings” for believing in the so-called “Epstein hoax” See…

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Is the "Man Trap" failing Trump? 58:31

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Trump’s naked girl gift and ‘secret’ note to Epstein revealed...It was signed by Trump and I guarantee that signature has been checked. The suck-ups and cowards at CBS caved to Trump and canceled Stephen Colbert. Now Trump wants to destroy real Medicare! and they're coming for Medicare advantage too…what's left? Geeky Science. what if trauma is not…

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Daily Take: Why are Trump and the GOP Working So Hard to Ruin America? 11:22

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Why has the GOP declared war on everything: healthcare, Democracy, science, and 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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Public Broadcasting Cuts Passed 58:31

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News... Epstein: How can you call it a hoax? Isn't it always the coverup that nails you? Public broadcasting cuts passed at 2am, what could go wrong? Is execution really being floated for Trump foes? Phil Ittner on Ukraine Update: Veteran War Correspondent in Kyiv, Ukraine & host of the 'On the Edge' podcast. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com…

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Daily Take: The Manhood Trap: From Epstein’s Island to Musk’s Baby Farm — How the Right Redefined Masculinity as Control 14:38

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Underneath the memes, podcasts, and tradwife fantasies lies a dangerous agenda: train young men to reject equality, fear women’s power, and embrace authoritarianism disguised as masculinity… 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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Could Trump be Trying to Encourage World War to Distract from Epstein? 58:25

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Crazy Alert! Matt Gaetz has been suggested to lead a Jeffery Epstein Special Council - Wow. Also is the forecast calling for extinction? What if this is the last generation that gets to ask "what if"? Looks like Trump is taking a "Knife to a gunfight" with Russia. So sad. Plus - What happened to that "traditional family" who emigrated to Russia? Yo…

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Daily Take: How Norway Became Freer Than America 10:30

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If we want a country that looks more like Norway and less like the feudal state Trump and his bought-off justices envision, we must fight for 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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The Supreme Court Has Gone Too Far Once Again 58:26

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Supreme Court's latest double standard 'couldn't be more disturbing': expert The right-wing bubble and Epstein - Will Trump be able to crush his Epstein crisis? This is what always happens when a Republican is president - but with Trump - it's going to be worse. We all need to be preparing for a recession plus or a depression. See Privacy Policy at…

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Daily Take: America on the Brink: Trump’s Roadmap to Recession, Fascism, and World War III 12:02

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We must call this what it is: a full-scale assault on our economy, our democracy, and the peaceful world order that’s prevented a third world war for nearly 80 years… 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 Authoritarian Test: From Rosie to Retes, Who’s Next? 12:02

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Each escalation — from ICE kidnappings to threats against critics — is a measure of how much authoritarianism we’ll tolerate before we push 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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Is Rosie O’Donnell Another Dictator Test? 57:39

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Thom returns! Louise and I saw Superman; you should too. But don’t tell your Maga friends. Also apparently, Epstein had hidden cameras in all his properties, and his private island was completely wired for recording and viewing. He had the material for entertainment, insurance and blackmail....and where are they? Does Bondi have them? Plus is Rosie…

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What Twelve Million Motivated Americans Might Accomplish 54:56

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Sitting in for Thom Hartmann, guest-host Jefferson Smith of the 'Democracy Nerd' Podcast is joined by his esteemed father Joe Smith for the popular News with my Dad segment. On Jeff's last day he shares inspiration, poetry and stories to encourage listeners to become more politically active to fight fascism. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/…

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Is Elon Serious About Starting a New Party? 57:00

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Sitting in for Thom Hartmann, guest-host Jefferson Smith of the 'Democracy Nerd' Podcast speculates on what the potential formation of a new political party by Elon Musk might mean. What are the ways to get youth and non-voters engaged and wrench politics away from the super rich? What about American ghost towns? See Privacy Policy at https://art19…

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Barrage of Russian Drone Attacks on Kiev 58:20

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Sitting in for Thom Hartmann, guest-host Jefferson Smith of the 'Democracy Nerd' Podcast is joined by his esteemed father Joe Smith for the popular News with my Dad segment on current events. Also Veteran War Correspondent in Kyiv, Ukraine & host of the 'On the Edge' podcast, Phil Ittner reports on the amped up barrage of Russian drone attacks afte…

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Daily Take: The Kool-Aid Presidency: How Donald Trump Created America’s Jonestown 13:08

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He didn’t need a jungle. With lies, fear, and blind loyalty, Trump built his Jonestown in the heart of our republic — and millions are still drinking… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.