Best Thom Hartmann Program Podcasts (2025)

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How Badly is Trump's CDC Endangering the Health of Americans? 58:33

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Thom is joined by Dr. Rob Davidson, West Michigan ER Physician. Executive Director of the Committee to Protect Health Care, and co-host of "Paging America." Also more weakness and war mongering from Trump. Veteran War Correspondent in Kyiv & host of the 'On the Edge' podcast, Phil Ittner reports from the war zone in Ukraine. See Privacy Policy at h…

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Daily Take: Is Trump’s Weakness the Fatal Blow That Will Destroy America? 10:08

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Trump’s fear of exposure, his criminal past, and the GOP’s refusal to stand up to him are unraveling 249 years of hard-won democratic progress… 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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Epstein Abuse Survivors Speak Out on the Capitol Steps 58:35

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MAGA is figuring out that they are being played - what does this mean? The Republican-led House Oversight Committee was promptly ridiculed Tuesday night into Wednesday morning for its release of 33,000 files on Jeffrey Epstein; the vast majority of which, critics have noted, were either redacted or already public. See Privacy Policy at https://art1…

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Daily Take: From Silence to Spotlight: How a Democratic Shadow Cabinet Could Break Trump’s Spell 14:39

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Voters don’t rally behind policy papers: they rally behind leaders they can see and believe in. Democrats must end the era of weak, divided messaging and rise with a chorus of commanding voices… 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 Do We Know About the Epstein-Trump Pedo Connection? 58:06

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MAHA Madness: Bob Kennedy’s Cruel New Gospel of "Fitness" - Survival of the Fittest...These questions need to be answered. Where were the children and why were we kept in the dark? Thom is joined by Craig Unger, journalist & author of six books including House of Bush, House of Saud; House of Trump, House of Putin; and American Kompromat. What do y…

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Daily Take: Trump’s America: The Birth of a Personalist Dictatorship 14:23

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Machiavelli warned us. Bodin defined it. Brzezinski studied it. And now, Trump is dragging America into 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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Taylor Swift Engagement Fuels Far Right Fantasies 58:27

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Taylor Swift is getting married, and while most Americans are wondering about the dress she will wear or sharing felicitations... the far right is hoping that marriage will turn Taylor Swift into a barefoot and pregnant conservative trad wife. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy…

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Daily Take: MAHA Madness: Bob Kennedy’s Cruel New Gospel of ‘Fitness’” 14:58

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If we let Bob Kennedy, MAHA madness, and his billionaire patrons redefine America as a place where only the strong survive, we will lose not just our health but our souls. 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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American Betrayal 59:58

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Greg Palast is here with his latest movie- how do Republican budget cuts and cronyism endanger the lives of ordinary people? Why does every Republican policy enrich the already rich at the expense of most of us? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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JB Pritzker's Rhetorical Knock-Out Punch 58:09

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Attorney, columnist and radio host Dean Obeidallah joins Thom to review JB Pritzker's recent win. The Illinois Governor not only stood strong against Trump’s threats to send red state National Guard units to occupy Chicago, but he also punched back. He slammed Trump’s lies, called on the media to have the courage to report the truth about Trump’s t…

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The Fascist Grip Tightens 57:59

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Once a strongman takes power it's very difficult to dislodge them from ruling a country. As our institutions gradually succumb to Trump's grip, can American Democracy survive? 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 Day Will Come When Parents Show Their Dead Children to America — and Nothing Will Ever Be the Same 9:09

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Mamie Till did it in 1955. One grieving mother will do it again, and the gun industry will never recover… 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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Oligarchs at Home and Abroad 58:00

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Putin continues to murder Ukrainians while Trump works to put military in our streets as the fascist rollout continues.. Meanwhile, will yet another school shooting lead to any change in Americans' easy access to weapons? 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 Long Con: Why Every Republican Policy—From Guns to Healthcare to Taxes—Harms the Public & Enriches the Few 17:37

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For decades, the GOP has perfected the art of sabotage, turning government into a racket where the suffering of millions is simply the cost of keeping billionaires happy… 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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Taking Care of Our Own 57:59

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Republicans want take away life-saving medicine for the rest of us- whether by signing you up for junk insurance or cutting public assistance. Should Democrats run on expanding Medicare to everyone who needs it? Plus - Pediatrician Dr. Arthur Lavin from the group 'Grandparents For Vaccines' has the skinny on the anti-science crowd. See Privacy Poli…

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Daily Take: Forget Law and Order — Trump’s Troop Deployments Are Dress Rehearsals for Nullifying Your Vote 12:39

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When elections are stolen, history shows crowds flood the streets. Trump plans to crush the protests before they even begin… 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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Voting for Democracy 57:59

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What solutions can we reach for to hang on to genuine Democracy despite ascendant fascism and oligarchy in America?- a deep dive with Thom's callers. Plus, Thom reads from the book "How Bernie Won: Inside the Revolution That's Taking Back Our Country--and Where We Go from Here" by Jeffrey P. Weaver. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy a…

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Daily Take: Permanent Chains: When Surveillance Becomes Guilt 13:55

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How “Show me the man, and I’ll show you the crime” is rewriting American justice… 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 Truth Dying? 58:00

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Journalist Michael Wolff had privileged access to Trump's White House and to Jeffrey Epstein himself. He joins Thom to discuss what he discovered. Plus - as Trump tightens the fascist grip, reality is being replaced by a world of false charges and fake crises. Do the Democrats have any hope of punching through the king's lies? See Privacy Policy at…

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Daily Take: Welcome to the "Chilling Stage" of Tyranny—Where the Tyrant Tightens His Grip 13:41

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The last moments to resist are slipping away, and history shows once fascism’s grip tightens, it rarely loosens… 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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Hiding in the Shadow Docket 58:02

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Why does the Supreme Court side with Donald Trump using a method that hides their opinions from public scrutiny? The Brendan Center for Democracy's Stephen Spaulding joins Thom with the details. 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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How to Resist DJT's Unlawful Use of Emergency Powers 57:47

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Trump is in collapse, his psyche fracturing, his infrastructure mirroring his breakdown, his institutions weaponized around his rage. The rupture is real, and it’s here, now. There will be no more subtle signals. It’s confrontation or collapse. Rage against the dying of the light that they are trying to force upon us. See Privacy Policy at https://…

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Retribution: FBI Raids John Bolton’s House 58:18

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Say what?! Trump Admin Reviewing ALL 55 Million People With Visas For Possible Deportation Is a 100-seat majority Trump's redistricting endgame? A New York appellate court says Trump’s Organization committed fraud. The Authoritarian’s Secret Weapon: They Never, Ever Leave Voluntarily. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California P…

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Daily Take: The Authoritarian’s Secret Weapon: They Never, Ever Leave Voluntarily 13:06

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Every gerrymander, purge, and press attack tightens the screw — until the system is locked and the tyrant holds the only key… 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 Just Sent Three US Warships to Venezuela? Distraction from Epstein and Fascist Takeover? 58:30

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Did you see that Trump's new executive order on voting gives him the power to direct states on which votes to count and which to throw away? Why isn't anybody else talking about this? What JB Pritzker and Gavin Newsom are doing is awesome - we need fighters. Phil Ittner - Ukraine Update. Did you know Trump just sent three US warships to Venezuela? …

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Daily Take: Culture Is Where Democracy Lives or Dies, Because Politics Always Follows the Story a Nation Tells Itself 15:52

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Republicans have mastered storytelling. Unless Democrats learn to fight on cultural ground, their policies will never matter… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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The Unsettling of American Politics 58:00

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The author of books including “Antidemocratic: Inside the Right’s 50-Year Plot to Control American Elections,” David Daley joins Thom for a deep dive. Will the redistricting fight lead to the restoration... or destruction... of Democracy in America? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/p…

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Daily Take: Welcome to MAGAstan: Trump’s GOP is Building an American Taliban of Racism & Authoritarianism 12:26

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Loyalty oaths, banned history, forced obedience: the right isn’t hiding anymore. They’re telling us exactly what kind of dictatorship they want… 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 Vlad Wants Vlad Gets 58:00

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Trump wants Ukraine to abandon its defenses and give Russia much of its land and people. Why in the world is the president of the United States behaving so submissively to the dictator of a minor power? 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 Dictator’s Dream: Controlling Who Gets to Vote 14:05

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From Putin’s whispers to an executive order in the making, Trump openly declares his intent to shred America’s electoral system for 2026 before our eyes… 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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Fight Fire with Fire? 57:59

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Democrats in California and elsewhere need to recognize that the Supreme Court has changed the rules, and step up the battle before we lose Democracy itself to the fascist takeover. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…

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Daily Take: The Great American Betrayal: Trump’s War on Ordinary People 11:35

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He promised to drain the swamp — instead he filled it with billionaires, crooks, and fascists… 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 Infrastructure of Repression 58:47

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Is Trump using crime as an excuse to put troops in place to be ready if they try to steal the midterm elections? Progressive Rep. Mark Pocan joins Thom for the view from the floor of the House. 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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All Washed Away 59:13

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Investigative Reporter Greg Palast is back with Thom for a deep dive on his latest movie. What does the deadly flooding in Texas have in common with Katrina? 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 Lid Coming Off Inflation? 58:26

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People are showing up in Anchorage, Alaska to protest on behalf of Ukraine, Feds make arrests outside Gavin Newsom's presser - the war is on. Is the lid coming off inflation? Are Americans Being Conditioned by Our Media to Become “Good Germans”? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/priva…

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Daily Take: Are Americans Being Conditioned by Our Media to Become “Good Germans”? 12:19

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When governments rewrite reality and the press goes along, cruelty becomes invisible and the public becomes complicit… 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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Russia Russia Russia 57:59

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Thom deep-dives with author and former naval officer Malcolm Nance on Trump, Putin, and American fascism. Then Phil Ittner checks in live from Kiev with the latest events there. Is Trump defending- or betraying- the freedom of the Ukrainian nation? Plus - Are Trump and Putin looking to Gaza as the blueprint for a captive Ukraine? See Privacy Policy…

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Daily Take: Are Trump and Putin Using Gaza as the Blueprint to Shackle Ukraine? 13:05

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The billionaire-strongman plan to hand Moscow control, cripple Democracy, and sell out an ally for power and profit... 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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American Troops Face a New Enemy- American Citizens 57:59

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Kymone Freeman of We Act Radio joins Thom from Washington, DC. As the first troops hit the ground, does Trump have any interest in solving crime?- or is this just an obviously fascist move? 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 Strongman’s Test Run, and Why the Next Deployment Will Be Bigger, Longer & Deadlier 11:51

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Deploying troops without police training, defying the courts, and threatening the media, Trump is importing dictator tactics in plain sight and daring Americans to stop him... 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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Flooding the Zone, Occupying DC 58:02

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Can Trump make everyone forget his long friendship with Jeffrey Epstein by putting troops on the ground in our nation's capitol city? 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 Brainwashing of My Country 58:00

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Does brain science show that the fans of right-wing media are already primed to enjoy the suffering of others? Plus- As Trump strengthens his grip on our capitol, and distracts us from the Epstein files, is this a win-win for fascism? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-s…

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Daily Take: Fascism’s Grip Tightens: Will America Fight Back Before It’s Too Late? 15:25

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As the Nation teeters on the edge of authoritarianism, what will it take to defend democracy and constitutional 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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"On the Edge" in Ukraine 57:33

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What does Putin hope to gain from meeting with Trump? Reporting from Kiev, Phil Ittner has the latest from Ukraine. Plus - We aren't fighting ourselves yet, but in our neighborhoods the fascist troops have already landed. 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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It's Time for Fascist Science 57:59

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Ready for "alternative facts"-based science? Trump's ordering the US government to fake the numbers in economic, climate, and census data is straight out of Stalin's playbook. Plus - Thom reads from "United States of Distraction: Media Manipulation in Post- Truth America" by Mickey Huff and Nolan Higdon. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/priv…

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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-…