Podcast Episodes

Daily Take: If Threatening to Hang Members of Congress isn’t Impeachable, What is?

Episode 2998

If Trump wants veterans in Congress killed for affirming U.S. law, doesn’t that make him the very danger the Founders warned would destroy the republic, the kind impeachment was designed for?

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Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago

How to Remember the Troubling Record of Dick Cheney

Episode 2997

Sitting in for Thom Hartmann is guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd podcast. Jeff's dad Joe Smith joins the show for the popular segment "News With My Dad" with the latest headlines and…

Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago

Daily Take: Marjorie Taylor Greene Thought the Mob Was Her Power Base: Now It's Her Predator

Episode 2996

But the roar was never for her, it was for Trump.. And when he turned it against her, she learned the eternal rule: demagogue's followers don’t choose enemies, their leader does...

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Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago

What In the World Just Happened in Congress?

Episode 2995

Sitting in for Thom Hartmann is guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd podcast. US Congressman Mark Pocan weighs in on the recent congressional action with a National Progressive Townhall M…

Published on 3 weeks, 5 days ago

Daily Take: Is America Endangered by a Dark Addiction to Power in the Age of Trump & Epstein?

Episode 2994

Neuroscience gives us one more warning. Losing power can feel like withdrawal. We're seeing this now as Donald Trump thrashes about, losing his grip on his party and his followers...

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Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago

Super Villains also Have Super Powers

Episode 2993

Sitting in for Thom Hartmann is guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd podcast pondering the impact and importance of the newly revealed Epstein evidence. Jeff's dad Joe Smith joins the sho…

Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago

Daily Take: Is the Epstein Scandal an Outlier or America’s Oldest Crusade Laid Bare?

Episode 2992

How a single predator exposed a centuries-old system built to shield wealthy white men from accountability and forced the country to confront a truth its institutions have long concealed...

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Published on 4 weeks ago

Is the American Justice System Still Just?

Episode 2991

Sitting-in for Thom Hartmann guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd podcast asks with the corrupted governmental abuses of the Trump regime, does the justice system still work for ordinary …

Published on 4 weeks ago

Daily Take: When Does Trump Become Too Corrupt for the GOP?

Episode 2990

He’s tested every limit of decency and democracy, and every time he does the GOP bends a little lower. At this point, the question isn’t just about Trump’s crimes; it’s about their complicity…

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Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

What Would it Take to Reestablish Honor?

Episode 2989

Sitting-in for Thom Hartmann guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd podcast asks that we have to reestablish some sense of shared morality in America. What is worth talking about with our r…

Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago