174: Encore Presentation: Trump's Next Coup Has Already Begun with Barton Gellman
This episode was originally released on January 4, 2022. In this encore presentation, host Reed Galen is joined by Author and Staff Writer at The Atlantic, Barton Gellman and Lincoln Project Senior Advisor Joe Trippi to further explore the ideas laid out by Gellman in his article for The Atlantic, “Trump’s Next Coup has Already Begun: January 6 was practice. Donald Trump’s GOP is much better po...
37m Sep 30, 2022
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173: This Election Will Be Far From Normal
Host Reed Galen is joined by Lincoln Project Senior Advisor Joe Trippi to discuss the growing dangers of political violence being normalized, why economic inequality leads to political apathy, and how the 2022 midterms are going to be anything but normal. Plus, well wishes of safety for those impacted by Hurricane Ian and a thank you to everyone that will be helping with relief/recovery efforts...
41m Sep 29, 2022
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172: The American Experiment is in Peril
Host Reed Galen answers questions asked by the members of the Lincoln Project community about the Ron DeSantis/Martha’s Vineyard stunt, Lindsey Graham’s head-scratching national abortion ban, the 2022 midterm elections, and what to expect from the January 6th Committee between now and election day. Plus, how does the pro-democracy coalition combat Steve Bannon’s latest Lenin-inspired election s...
28m Sep 26, 2022
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171: The Threat Still Looms at the Door with Michael Steele
Host Reed Galen is joined by Former Lt. Governor of Maryland and Former Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Michael Steele. They discuss how the current day GOP has devolved into leaving behind so many Americans, the dangers that come from not being able to accurately predict Trumpism/ultra-MAGA in polls, and how Trumpism (under the guise of patriotism) strips away the tenets of what...
43m Sep 23, 2022
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170: We Are Proud Boys with Andy Campbell
Host Reed Galen is joined by Andy Campbell, Senior Editor at HuffPost and an expert on American extremism. They discuss how the Proud Boys, which started as a blundering fraternity-like club, grew into the far-right extremist organization that played a significant role in the January 6th attack. Plus, how does bothsidesism in the media continue to fuel the growth of the Proud Boys as an organiz...
40m Sep 20, 2022
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169: The 2022 Midterm Elections: Democracy Is On the Ballot - Part 2
Host Reed Galen is joined by fellow Lincoln Project Co-Founder Rick Wilson and Lincoln Project Senior Advisors Stuart Stevens and Joe Trippi for the conclusion to their conversation of how the political landscape is unfolding less than 2 months out from election day. The panel discusses how it’s in the nation’s best interest for Democrats to value pro-democracy coalition over ideological purity...
32m Sep 15, 2022
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168: The 2022 Midterm Elections: Democracy Is On the Ballot - Part 1
Host Reed Galen is joined by fellow Lincoln Project Co-Founder Rick Wilson and Lincoln Project Senior Advisors Stuart Stevens and Joe Trippi for a two-part conversation of how the political landscape is unfolding less than 2 months out from election day. In “Part 1”, the panel discusses why the GOP/MAGA “crazies” have been the Democrats best weapon of late, how the GOP cannot be allowed to back...
34m Sep 14, 2022
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167: Thank You for Your Servitude with Mark Leibovich
Host Reed Galen is joined by Mark Leibovich, author and Staff writer for The Atlantic, to discuss how Trump’s Washington was a result of inaction from those who “knew better”, why the media continues to hire people to toe the Trump line, and what will happen on election day if the GOP continues to take political losses. If you’d like to connect with The Lincoln Project, send an email to podcast...
35m Sep 09, 2022
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166: The Soul of the Nation with Wajahat Ali
Host Reed Galen is joined by Author and Daily Beast Columnist Wajahat Ali to discuss the importance of President Joe Biden’s recent primetime speech in Philadelphia, why so many media outlets have been critical of the speech for all the wrong reasons, and the incestuous nature of the Washington media/political establishment. Plus, how does the nature of the modern day GOP inform the biblical st...
46m Sep 07, 2022
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165: Silicon Valley Goes to Washington with Regis McKenna
Host Reed Galen is joined by Legendary Silicon Valley Marketer to discuss how Silicon Valley came to be the tech epicenter that it is, what led Silicon Valley to go to Washington, and the importance of history and how it can inform our future. Plus, what are the responsibilities of the tech sector to our nation as a whole?   If you’d like to connect with The Lincoln Project, send an email to ...
44m Sep 02, 2022
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164: Unpatriotic and Traitorous with Anne Applebaum
Host Reed Galen is joined by Anne Applebaum (Staff Writer for The Atlantic and Pulitzer-prize winning historian) to discuss the latest in Ukraine now that it’s been six months since the Russian invasion began, the development of the authoritarian movement in the United States, and why Trump’s supporters continue to support him throughout the documents investigation. Plus, how does one govern ag...
35m Aug 30, 2022
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163: You Can Always Count on Trump to F*** Things Up
Host Reed Galen is joined by Maya May (Comedian and Host of LPTV’s “We're Speaking” and “The Game We’re In”) to answer questions asked by YOU, the members of the Lincoln Project community. Listeners ask about the FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, the upcoming fall hearings from the House Select Committee on January 6th, the political futures of Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger, and why Ron DeSantis is suc...
49m Aug 26, 2022
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162: Encore Presentation: Lincoln and the Fight For Peace with John Avlon
This episode was originally released on March 4, 2022. In this encore presentation, host Reed Galen is joined by John Avlon (Author and Senior Political Analyst/Anchor at CNN) to discuss how Abraham Lincoln’s character informed his commitment to an unconditional surrender from the Confederacy, how even though Lincoln was surrounded by reactionaries and radicals…he maintained the notion that the...
41m Aug 23, 2022
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161: The Storm of QAnon is Upon Us with Mike Rothschild
Host Reed Galen is joined by author, journalist, and QAnon expert Mike Rothschild to discuss how the QAnon conspiracy theory grew to be in the forefront of American political discourse, why it resonated so fervently with such a large percentage of the population, and how it continues to infect our nation’s culture today. Plus, is there a prescription to get the QAnon devout to “snap out of it” ...
54m Aug 19, 2022
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160: Uncommon Wrath with Josiah Osgood
Host Reed Galen is joined by Josiah Osgood (Professor of Classics at Georgetown University) to delve into how the political rivalry between Julius Caesar and Marcus Cato devolved into a toxic polarity which precipitated the end of the Roman Republic. They discuss how each actor came to power, what positions they ultimately stood for, their downfall, and what parallels we can make to our nation’...
43m Aug 17, 2022
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159: The Insurrectionists’ Clubhouse with Maggie Severns
Host Reed Galen is joined by Maggie Severns, an investigative and domestic policy reporter with Grid. They discuss how the Conservative Partnership Institute rose to become one of the most powerful messaging voices in the MAGA-verse, how institutional support for Trumpism continues to grow, and how seemingly unserious players like Patrick Byrne, Mike Lindell, and Cleta Mitchell can actually do ...
33m Aug 12, 2022
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158: The Raid on Mar-a-Lago with Garrett Graff
Host Reed Galen is joined by Journalist and Historian Garrett Graff to discuss this week’s raid on Donald Trump’s Florida home. They discuss how Trump's documents investigation came to be in the sights of DOJ, the similarities (and differences) between the raid and the Watergate scandal, and the notion that (as of yet) we have never seen Trump backed into a corner. They also offer their thought...
46m Aug 11, 2022
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157: The 65 Project with Michael Teter
Host Reed Galen is joined by Michael Teter, the Managing Director of The 65 Project, a bipartisan organization whose mission is to protect U.S. democracy through holding the lawyers accountable who raise fraudulent court claims with the goal of overturning legitimate elections results (named for Donald Trump’s 65 failed lawsuits aimed at overturning the 2020 presidential election). They discuss...
34m Aug 09, 2022
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156: The 2022 Midterm Elections: 100 Days Away - Part 2
Host Reed Galen is joined by Lincoln Project Senior Advisors Trygve Olson and Jeff Timmer for the conclusion to their in-depth conversation about the 2022 midterm elections. The panel breaks down the November general election races they’ll be targeting in key states including Nevada, Missouri, Florida, Texas, and Utah. Plus, are Democrats taking the completely wrong approach when it comes to ta...
43m Aug 04, 2022
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155: The 2022 Midterm Elections: 100 Days Away - Part 1
Host Reed Galen welcomes back Lincoln Project Senior Advisors Trygve Olson and Jeff Timmer for an update as to where our nation stands 100 days out from the 2022 midterm elections.  In “Part 1” of a two-part conversation, the panel discusses the latest in the “existential threat” races in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, what to look for in the upcoming primaries, and why it's so dangerou...
50m Aug 01, 2022
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154: The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order with Gary Gerstle
Host Reed Galen is joined by Gary Gerstle, the Professor Emeritus and Director of Research in American History at Sidney Sussex College at the University of Cambridge. They discuss how the New Deal and its subsequent political order influenced American government throughout the Cold War, how the fall of communism gave way to mostly unfettered capitalism and the subsequent neoliberal order, and ...
50m Jul 29, 2022
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153: The American Experiment is in Limbo Until the Battle is Won
Host Reed Galen is joined by Lincoln Project Senior Advisor Trygve Olson to discuss the revelations of the eighth hearing from the House Select Committee on January 6th, how the committee serves as an example to all aspiring members of the pro-democracy coalition when it comes to setting aside ideological differences for a common belief, and how Donald Trump must never be allowed to set foot in...
48m Jul 26, 2022
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Day Eight - The January 6th Hearings (Originally Aired on Thursday, July 21, 2022)
In the eighth hearing, the last of its planned summertime hearings, the committee focuses on the more than 3 hours in between Trump’s January 6th speech where he encouraged rioters to march on the Capitol to when he tweeted for those rioters to go home. This hearing originally aired on Thursday, July 21, 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2hr 28m Jul 22, 2022
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152: Don’t Lose Sight of the Fight Ahead
Host Reed Galen answers questions asked by the members of the Lincoln Project community about the absolutely riveting public January 6th Committee hearings, the always-growing-closer 2022 midterm elections, possible scenarios for the 2024 presidential election, and so much more! Plus, why Texas should do themselves a favor and keep Greg Abbott out of the governor’s mansion. Learn more a...
27m Jul 21, 2022
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151: The Republican Road to Hell with Tim Miller
Host Reed Galen is joined by The Bulwark’s Tim Miller to discuss the psychological reasoning as to why so many Republicans supported Trump and his administration for as long as they did, how the culture of Washington can so easily warp the reality of those who work inside the beltway, and how all the Ron DeSantis hype is just a result of running Trumpism through the carwash and a dramatic shift...
53m Jul 19, 2022
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150: The Blinders Are Coming Off
Host Reed Galen is joined by fellow Lincoln Project Co-Founder Rick Wilson to recap the seventh public hearing from the House Select Committee on January 6th and give their reactions to the testimony heard…both taped and in-person. Plus, voting for the 2022 midterms begins in about six weeks…how are the hearings shifting election dynamics for the pro-democracy coalition? Learn more abou...
35m Jul 15, 2022
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Day Seven - The January 6th Hearings (Originally Aired on Tuesday, July 12, 2022)
In the seventh hearing, the committee focuses on the role right-wing extremist groups played in the violence that took place on January 6th which interrupted the counting of electoral votes for the 2020 election. Plus, testimony from a former Oath Keepers "propagandist." This hearing originally aired on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2hr 28m Jul 13, 2022
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149: It’s All Connected with Hugo Lowell
Host Reed Galen is joined by Hugo Lowell, Congressional Reporter for The Guardian covering the January 6th Committee. In anticipation of this week’s Committee hearing, they recap the arc that’s been presented over the course of the last 5 weeks and preview what can be expected in the upcoming July 12th hearing. Plus, given the testimony and evidence presented by the committee…what will Attorney...
43m Jul 11, 2022
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148: The Dangers of Russian Disinformation with Dietmar Pichler
Host Reed Galen is joined by political advisor and media-literacy expert Dietmar Pichler (Co-Founder of Vienna Goes Europe & Programmatic Director for the Center for Digital Media Literacy). They discuss the current state of the European region as a whole, especially in regards to the war in Ukraine and why media literacy is such a crucial tool in defending against disinformation…both Russian a...
31m Jul 08, 2022
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147: The Mascot, the Emotional Center, and the Blueprint with Nick Carmody
Host Reed Galen is joined by Nick Carmody (psychotherapist, lawyer, and Executive Board Member for the World Mental Health Coalition) to discuss from a psychological perspective, the evolution of the GOP and how its transforming from a cult of personality into a cult of tribe. If Donald Trump, Tucker Carlson, and Steve Bannon are the three pillars of the Republican party, how will they interact...
35m Jul 06, 2022
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146: The Emergency Hearing
Host Reed Galen is joined by Maya May (Comedian and Co-Host of LPTV’s, “We’re Speaking” & “The Game We’re In”) to break down and react to the bombshell sixth hearing from the January 6th Committee, in which surprise witness Cassidy Hutchinson (Former White House Aide to Mark Meadows) gave testimony that included accounts of Donald Trump’s disregard for weapons and safety of anyone but himself a...
43m Jun 30, 2022
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Day Six - The January 6th Hearings (Originally Aired on Tuesday, June 28, 2022)
In the sixth hearing (also known as, “the emergency hearing”), the committee hears testimony from surprise witness Cassidy Hutchinson, Former White House Aide to Mark Meadows.  Her testimony includes an account of Donald Trump attacking his own security personnel, Trump’s lunchtime temper tantrum, and how far he went encouraging violence against his own Vice President. This hearing originally a...
1hr 37m Jun 29, 2022
1hr 37m
145: There’s a Hole in the Titanic
Host Reed Galen is joined by Lincoln Project Senior Advisor Joe Trippi to discuss how Fox News has suddenly changed their tune on covering the hearings from the House Select Committee on January 6th, the SCOTUS overturning of Roe & Miranda and the the overall ultra-maga attack on the individual rights of all Americans, and what to make of the latest polling in key 2022 races. Plus, why “right n...
32m Jun 28, 2022
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Day Five - The January 6th Hearings (Originally Aired on Thursday, June 23, 2022)
In the fifth hearing, the committee focuses on former President Trump's pressure campaign on DOJ officials to coerce them into helping with his plan to overturn the results of the 2020 election. This hearing originally aired on Thursday, June 23, 2022 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2hr 13m Jun 25, 2022
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Day Four - The January 6th Hearings (Originally Aired on Tuesday, June 21, 2022)
In the fourth hearing, the committee focuses on the pressure former President Trump exerted on state legislators and state/local election officials to toss out the 2020 presidential election results. This hearing originally aired on Tuesday, June 21, 2022 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2hr 19m Jun 25, 2022
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Day Three - The January 6th Hearings (Originally Aired on Thursday, June 16, 2022)
In the third hearing, the committee focuses on the pressure campaign carried out on then-Vice President Mike Pence. This hearing originally aired on Thursday, June 16, 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2hr 26m Jun 25, 2022
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Day Two - The January 6th Hearings (Originally Aired on Monday, June 13, 2022)
In the second hearing, the committee focuses on “The Big Lie” and how Trump (along with his minions) kept it alive. This hearing originally aired on Monday, June 13, 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1hr 48m Jun 25, 2022
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Day One - The January 6th Hearings (Originally Aired on Thursday, June 9, 2022)
There have been more than 1,000 interviews and over 140,000 documents. The bipartisan January 6th Committee makes its case to the public in this opening primetime hearing. This hearing originally aired on Thursday, June 9, 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1hr 41m Jun 25, 2022
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144: How Civil Wars Start with Barbara F. Walter
Host Reed Galen is joined by Barbara F. Walter, one of the world's leading experts on civil wars, political violence, and terrorism who is an Author and Professor of International Affairs at UC San Diego. They discuss what sorts of societal/political factors contribute to the dangerous likelihood of civil war, whether or not we’re seeing any of those factors in the United States, and what must ...
40m Jun 23, 2022
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143: The DOJ is Watching with David H. Laufman
Host Reed Galen is joined by David H. Laufman, Partner at Wiggin and Dana LLP and former Federal Prosecutor with the Department of Justice to discuss the latest with the House Select Committee on January 6th public hearings, what exactly the DOJ is looking for as they watch these hearings, and the different prosecution scenarios that could play out after the hearings. Plus, is political violenc...
32m Jun 21, 2022
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142: The Last Guardrails of Democracy with George Conway
Host Reed Galen is joined by George Conway, Attorney and Contributing Columnist for The Washington Post. They discuss the legal implications of January 6th, the prosecutions that could ultimately come as a result of the case being built by the House Select Committee on January 6th, and what would Donald Trump’s motivations be to seek the Oval Office once again. Learn more about your ad ...
33m Jun 16, 2022
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141: The Second Hearing: The Rats are Leaving the Ship
Host Reed Galen is joined by Lincoln Project Senior Advisor Trygve Olson to discuss the revelations of the first two public hearings from the House Select Committee on January 6, what those revelations mean and will continue to mean for the Republican candidates who have hitched their wagon to “the big lie”, and what does the ever growing divide between Trump and MAGA mean for the future of the...
38m Jun 15, 2022
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140: The House Select Committee on January 6th…in Primetime!
Host Reed Galen is joined by Lincoln Project Senior Advisor Stuart Stevens to discuss what they are expecting in the first primetime public hearing from the House Select Committee on January 6th. Plus, why is Fox News going against the grain of every other major network and electing to not broadcast the hearing in favor of “counter-programming”...and what can we expect from the right wing appar...
26m Jun 09, 2022
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139: The Rhetoric of Trump and Tucker with Dr. Jennifer Mercieca
Host Reed Galen is joined by Dr. Jennifer Mercieca, a historian of American political rhetoric…and a Communications Professor at Texas A&M University. They analyze the intentional rhetoric used by both Donald Trump and Tucker Carlson, predict how that rhetoric will be used in response to this week’s public hearings from the House Select Committee on January 6th, and why the media and American p...
29m Jun 08, 2022
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138: The I-Word with Ron Insana
Host Reed Galen is joined by Ron Insana (Senior Analyst and Commentator at CNBC) to discuss that current state of inflation and how it got this way, what is on the horizon for the American economy, and what are the potential consequences for corporations who waffle on key issues tied to our nation’s democracy. Plus, why is there an abundance of shock and awe when history inevitably repeats itse...
47m Jun 03, 2022
47m
137: The Fight Against Voter Suppression with Bob Brandon
Host Reed Galen is joined by Bob Brandon, the President & CEO of the Fair Elections Center, a national, nonpartisan voting rights and election reform organization whose mission is to use litigation and advocacy to remove barriers to registration and voting. They discuss their outlook on the 2022 midterm elections, how various voter suppression tactics can be combated, and the exponentially incr...
32m May 31, 2022
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136: Fascism and the American GOP with Brynn Tannehill
Host Reed Galen is joined by Senior Defense Analyst and Author Brynn Tannehill to discuss the characteristics of fascism exhibited in the modern GOP and the trajectory for how those characteristics came to be. Plus, why are Americans so apprehensive to acknowledge the GOP’s dangerous autocratic threats and has the opportunity already passed to save our nation’s democracy? To hear more from Bryn...
28m May 26, 2022
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135: This is Leadership
Host Reed Galen is joined by Lincoln Project Senior Advisor Joe Trippi to discuss the latest in the investigation on January 6th and why strong leadership is key in keeping the insurrection top-of-mind as the November midterms continue to draw near. Plus, what could happen as a result of the too-close-to-call Pennsylvania Republican primary for U.S. Senate and why is it so crucial to keep a clo...
26m May 24, 2022
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134: Politics 101: What Democrats Must Do to Win in 2022
Class is now in session! Host Reed Galen is joined by fellow Lincoln Project Co-Founder Rick Wilson to break down what the Democrats must do to win the midterm elections in 2022 - how to fight, what opportunities to seize, and why the perfect message is so important. Plus, why is Mitch McConnell feeling blue and experiencing 2010 déjà vu. As mentioned in the show, here is the “Flag of Treason” ...
34m May 20, 2022
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133: The Generation That Won’t Let Go with Clint Watts
Host Reed Galen is joined by Clint Watts (National Security Analyst and President & CEO of Miburo Solutions) to discuss Russia/Ukraine - including the strategies Russia is likely to deploy and how the Ukrainians can continue to successfully defend their nationhood, how the Russian people’s opinions are souring on the conflict as accurate reporting continues to trickle in, and how Ukrainian Pres...
36m May 17, 2022
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