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We are Living Through a Giant Civics Lesson
Episode 10
In this episode, Dr. Ruth Ben-Ghiat, an NYU professor and expert in fascism and authoritarian leaders speaks with host Jim Lawler about the threats f…
4 months ago
Rubicon Moments
Episode 9
What are the consequences for national security when experienced professionals face personal and professional costs for telling truth to power? Co-h…
4 months, 1 week ago
The Most Perilous Time
Episode 8
What happens when an astronaut who’s seen Earth from 250 miles up—and an Air Force fighter pilot who’s defended it from the ground—decides that Ameri…
4 months, 1 week ago
We’re Sitting on a Powder Keg
Episode 7
Political analyst Jack Hopkins shares three red flags with The Steady State Sentinel guest host Margaret Henoch, warning that Iran, attacks on the ju…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
A Terrible Way to Govern
Episode 6
The Steady State Chair and seasoned diplomat Jim O’Brien denounces one-man rule and transactional foreign policy decisions in conversations with host…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Country is Suffering
Episode 5
Denver Riggleman, a former Republican member of Congress, reveals the soul-killing costs of trying to uphold the Constitution in a party that upholds…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
America's Soul: Adam Kinzinger on Courage and Country
Episode 4
Former Congressmember Adam Kinzinger shares the human toll of standing up to the cult of Donald Trump and putting country before party. Speaking wit…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
No One Is Protected: Immigration, Institutional Trust, and Arbitrary Enforcement
Episode 3
What happens when the rules stop protecting those who follow them? Immigration attorney Amy Peck and former FBI executive Lauren Anderson examine how…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
An Existential Threat to the Republic
Episode 2
The Steady State Executive Director Steven Cash draws on decades of experience watching foreign democracies fail to highlight the existential risks …
5 months ago
Too Many Of Our Leaders Are No Longer Accountable
Episode 1
On the anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, veteran national-security leaders and Steady State Sentinel hosts Lauren Ander…
5 months, 1 week ago