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Daily Take: The Dark Side of Politics: The GOP's MAGA Lie Machine
Episode 2085
Trump’s Legacy and the Weaponization of Lies in the 2024 Election
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Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
Once More Onto the Breech!
Episode 2084
Jeff Smith asks- who do we need to express gratitude towards? Who should we thank for protecting women's rights, worker's rights, and fighting for democracy? What noble lustre stands waiting in the s…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Sleepwalking to November
Episode 2083
Will Russian bots put Biden out office with an ever more extreme flood of propaganda? Substitute Teacher Jeff Smith shares deep thoughts and predictions with his dad and Thom's brilliant callers.
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Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Democracy and Collective Humility May be the Check Against Fundamentalism
Episode 2082
Sitting in for Thom Hartmann, guest host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast explores strategies of how fascism may be defeated with the failure of the GOP to police themselves. Jeff's fath…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Daily Take: The GOP's Unrelenting Attacks on Women's Rights: This is Just the Beginning
Episode 2081
There’s way too much celebrating around the unanimous SCOTUS decision yesterday which the New York Times characterized with the headline, “Supreme Court Maintains Broad Access to Abortion pill.” It d…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Despite Biden's Overperformance the Election is Still a Toss-Up - Why?
Episode 2080
In for Thom Today...Jefferson Smith, Host-Democracy Nerd Podcast. Violent crime is down and the US murder rate is plunging, FBI statistics show. Hunter Biden's plea deal collapsed. What happens now? …
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Daily Take: The Dangerous Myth of Population Growth: How Billionaires Are Leading Us Astray
Episode 2079
So, really, Musk and Bezos are just echoing a thought virus that has infected much of humanity since the early days of evangelical religion and warfare…
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Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
What is Happening with the Far Right in France?
Episode 2078
Journalist based in Marseilles, France, Cole Stangler explains the significance of France's Snap Elections. Samuel Alito’s Wife, Martha-Ann, goes full MAGA in secret recording. Can other Democrats st…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Daily Take: Alito, Thomas & Trump: A Betrayal of the Founders’ & Framers’ Ideals
Episode 2077
No matter how hard Republicans try to reinvent the Founders & Framers in the image of their libertarian billionaire patrons, the reality is that America was history’s first great liberal experiment..…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Politically Motivated
Episode 2076
Why is Hunter Biden practically the only person ever convicted under a rarely used statute? Will fake AI Trump supporters push the GOP to a win in November? And, how can Trump even have a chance afte…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago