Podcast Episodes

What the Media is Getting Wrong about the Texas Disaster

Episode 2759

Guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast sits in for Thom Hartmann explaining that Trump's policies put Texas underwater. The flooding in Texas is not random, it is the result of Clim…

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Daily Take: This Isn’t About Pocketbook Politics — It’s About the Survival of the American Ideal

Episode 2758

Every failed democracy has one thing in common: the people assumed someone else would save it...

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Prevention Rather Than Protection

Episode 2757

Guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast sits in for Thom Hartmann What we can learn from the tragic historic flood disaster and loss of life. Jefferson is joined by his esteemed fath…

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Daily Take: If the Truth Is a Crime, Then We Are All Criminals, Because Silence Is What Tyranny Depends On

Episode 2756

Now that Trump has threatened to prosecute CNN, what happens next will define the role of the press and the soul of this nation…

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Declaration of Independence Revisited

Episode 2755

For all the festivities around July 4, the nation’s founding document, the Declaration of Independence, actually depicts a wounded, fearful society, teetering on the brink of disaster. Sound familiar…

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Daily Take: What If This is the Last Generation that Gets to Ask "What If"?

Episode 2754

The Iroquois planned for seven generations. Our leaders can’t plan past the next corporate quarterly report — and we’re paying the ultimate price...

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How Trump Turned Police into Perfect Criminal Cover

Episode 2753

America's worst criminals aren't just joining Trump's fascist ICE raids they are using them as cover to kidnap and attack unsuspecting victims. Also columnist Jo Carducci also known as JoJoFromJerz e…

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A Little More Compassion... A Little More Truth

Episode 2752

Guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast sits in for Thom Hartmann analyzing the implications of the devastating new GOP bill. Despite the performative protests of a few right-wingers…

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Will Moderates and Progressives Heal the Rift for Democracy?

Episode 2751

Guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast sits in for Thom Hartmann considering whether the surprising primary win in New York bodes well for Democratic gains. Moderates ring in with s…

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Daily Take: James Carville Is Right to Panic — Because Trump’s Next Power Grab Doesn’t Need a Mob

Episode 2750

Forget Jan 6th. Trump’s next move is smarter, and far more dangerous: use the courts, AI & right-wing militias to erase millions of Americans from the vote — legally. It’s not a theory. It’s a plan.

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