"More Than Corn" is a love letter to the American Midwest, a region woven from quiet resilience, warmhearted hospitality, and a deep connection to the land. We'll wander through small towns where stories whisper on the wind, bustling cities that hum with creativity, and vast landscapes that speak of a timeless past. Each week, hosts Kim and Jack Laing, go into the cornfields and beyond the cornfields, showcasing the Midwest's diverse landscapes, cultural events, historical landmarks, and eve ...
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Roxy and Katelyn grew up in the white evangelical American heartland. Both were warned moving to a supposed bastion of secular culture would be dangerous to their faith. While navigating a city where people sleep in on Sunday mornings and the chaste motto “true love waits” isn’t a thing, the two have found a renewed, vibrant faith that has been both strengthened and stretched in the metropolis.
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Cornfields & Kobolds is a bi-weekly Dungeons and Dragons adventure/comedy podcast. Six friends from the American heartland, the flat expanse of the midwest, get together and play through the 5th-edition Tyranny of Dragons adventure module. Join DM Devin and players Amy, Amber, Nora, Alex (and Mike from episode 18 onward) as they travel across the Sword Coast to thwart a dragon cult's nefarious plans.
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American politics from a Heartland perspective. Always dedicated to the people doing the work and helping lift up voices across the often forgotten middle of the map, and highlight the "flyover" country stories that legacy media and coastal voices miss. Hosts are Adam Sommer, a lawyer and family man; Rachel Parker, a writer and marketing expert; and Sean Diller, a political pro and father. All three are born in Missouri with various life experiences including Rachel's 20 years in L.A. before ...
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The “fire hose” of all podcasts produced by The Heartland Institute, a national free-market think tank.
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History, hauntings, legends, lore, true crime, and the dark side of American History. Hosted by Cody Beck and Troy Taylor, Season 8, "HOME" is now live. Previous seasons cover Alton, IL, St. Louis, New Orleans, Hollywood, Heartland Horrors and Homicides, missing persons and the Villisca Axe Murders.
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The Heartland Institute podcast featuring libertarian and conservative scholars who advocate for lower taxes, less spending, less regulation, more economic freedom, and vibrant free markets.
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Stories From Chabad Emissaries On The Jewish Frontier. Narrated By: Gary WaleikProduced by: Shneur Brook & Gary Waleik A project of Machne Israel
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Join actor Will Forte ("Saturday Night Live," "MacGruber") as he discusses his new film, "Nebraska," screening at the New York Film Festival. After receiving a sweepstakes letter in the mail, a cantankerous father (Bruce Dern) thinks he’s struck it rich and wrangles his son (Forte) into taking a road trip to claim the fortune. Shot in black and white across four states, the film tells stories of family life in the American heartland.
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The weekly flagship podcast from The Heartland Institute features in-depth policy discussions connected to current news. Host Donald Kendal leads the discussion with the usual crew of Heartland Institute Vice President Jim Lakely, Socialism Research Center “Commissar” Justin Haskins, Editorial Director Chris Talgo, and others at this national free-market think tank. The entertaining and informative discussions often hit topics such as the environment, energy policy, Big Tech censorship, the ...
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Heartland Politics with Robin Johnson is a political podcast discussing current issues we face as a country featuring interviews with senators, congressmen, governors, and other political elite.
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Darker Pastures is a biweekly horror fiction anthology, set in the very heartland of the North American continent: the vast and rugged landscapes of the Great Plains. The austere beauty of this open country is home to all manner of dreadful monstrosities, of both the everyday and the otherworldly variety, lurking in each shadow and sometimes even waiting in the full daylight. If you dare to join me, let us wander these darker pastures together. All stories written, narrated, edited, and scor ...
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Eat Your Heartland Out is a series dedicated to highlighting the rich, yet often overlooked, culinary depth of the American Midwest. Food is the storyteller while host Capri S. Cafaro serves as your audio tour guide through this region spanning 12 states. The show aims to weave a tapestry of cultural diversity, immigration history, migration patterns and agricultural variations in each episode. Expect to gain new insights about Midwestern foodways through compelling interviews with historian ...
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Check out the best podcast for Big 12 football and general college football and college basketball fans. We cover the Baylor Bears, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats, Oklahoma Sooners, Oklahoma State Cowboys, Texas Longhorns, Texas Tech Red Raiders, TCU Horned Frogs and the West Virginia Mountaineers! All part of HeartlandCollegeSports.com!
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Dewhitt L. Bingham, a three-time author on race related subjects, including police officer relations with black men, Probation Officer of 35 years, Criminal Justice Adjunct Professor of 26 years, and 2014 Heartland Community College Adjunct Professor of the year, discusses all things social justice and criminal justice. Bingham, from a grassroots level, sits down with judges, probation officers, city officials and common citizens with the goal to inform the American citizen of their constitu ...
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Whether it's hauntings, murder, cryptids or even little green men, you can bet your last dollar it belongs on The Strange Heartland Podcast Based out of South Bend, Indiana we focused on zoning in on all the weird things that have happened in the American Midwest. Mike Waterhouse (He/Him) has always had an interest in the Paranormal which began at an early age after his own strange experiences occurred. Episode one features his father who tells us about what life was like moving his family i ...
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Politics, law, and culture collide as Newsweek Senior Editor-at-Large Josh Hammer charts a path forward for American conservatism and exposes the woke Left. A voice for the New Right, Hammer delivers blistering commentary and weekly interviews with today's top conservative thinkers.
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On a cool, crisp Wednesday morning in America's Heartland, the largest act of domestic terrorism spawned a nationwide manhunt resulting in what may be the largest circumstantial evidence trial ever heard in an American courtroom. Based on authentic trial transcripts and interviews with those who tried the case, join Judge Brandon Birmingham to study the Oklahoma City Bombing case as the jurors heard it. The documentary will be released on the anniversary of the bombing: April 19th, 2021. Fro ...
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A series of interview with authors of new books from Princeton University Press
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A scholarly association devoted to Midwestern history The Midwestern History Association, created in the fall of 2014, is dedicated to rebuilding the field of Midwestern history, which has suffered from decades of neglect and inattention. The MHA will advocate for greater attention to Midwestern history among professional historians, seek to rebuild the infrastructure necessary for the study of the American Midwest, promote greater academic discourse relating to Midwestern history, support t ...
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Welcome to Wild West podcast where fact and legend merge. The Wild West Podcast presents the true accounts of individuals, who settled in a town built out of hunger for money, regulated by fast guns, who walked on both sides of the law, patrolling, investing in and regulating the brothels, saloons and gambling houses. These are stories of the men who made the history of the Old West come alive - bringing with them the birth of legends, brought to order by a six-gun and laid to rest with thei ...
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Big Shot! is the ultimate fantasy politics podcast. This season, we're pitting larger than life leaders against President Donald Trump in a hypothetical 2020 Presidential race. Listeners will receive a behind the scenes look at how campaigns are run and won and where American politics is going in the age of Trump – hearing from political operatives, elected officials, voters, the press and more.
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Rep. Gallagher is launching the NEW Look Podcast, a series of conversations with a number of thought-leaders about the problems of the day, examined through the lens of Northeast Wisconsin (N.E.W.).
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Stories about hunters and the big bucks they harvested. The host of the Drop-Tine Report is outdoor writer, Tracy Breen. Tracy has spent the last twenty years writing for hunting magazines including Buckmasters, North American Whitetail, Outdoor Life, Petersen’s Bowhunting, and Bowhunting World and Whitetail News. Charlie Alshiemer from Deer & Deer Hunting Magazine called Breen one of the most inspirational outdoor writers in the industry. Breen also handles marketing and PR for many compani ...
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Sharing adventures of fishing and the great outdoors. Discussions and pro tips from the locals who know. #FishnTips
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Will Debt Sink The American Empire? - In The Tank #455
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The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Chris Talgo, and S.T. Karnick present episode 455 of the In The Tank Podcast. The national debt is currently closing in on $35 trillion. Even more alarming, the cost of maintaining that debt is approaching $1 trillion annually - this is just the interest payment on the debt! Is this sustainable? Also, how lo…
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The Radicalization of the Democratic Party (Feat. Julian Epstein)
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Julian Epstein, former chief counsel to the House Judiciary Committee and staff director to the House Oversight Committee Democrats, joins Josh to discuss the years-long leftward drift of the Democratic Party—and its ramifications for the 2024 election. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.c…
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Big 12 Football Preseason Poll TOP 5 Takeaways
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Here are the TOP 5 takeaways from the 2024 Big 12 football preseason poll with Heartland College Sports' Pete Mundo. Plus, your comments and Ollie Gordon's DUI arrest is concerning for OSU.By Pete Mundo
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Democracy's Resilience to Populism's Threat (Guest: Kurt Weyland)
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Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Kurt Weyland, Mike Hogg Professor in Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin, to discuss his new book, Democracy's Resilience to Populism's Threat: Countering Global Alarmism. They discuss how populist leaders can only destroy democracy under special, restrictive conditions, which many never face. They …
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Yes, Democrats Really Are Stuck With Biden (Feat. FEC Commissioner Trey Trainor)
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Trey Trainor, a sitting commissioner on the Federal Election Commission, joins Josh to discuss the insurmountable campaign finance and legal obstacles Democrats would face if they try to swap out Joe Biden at this late juncture. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my…
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Fireworks and Founding Fathers: A 4th of July Special
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We're about as Midwestern as it gets, which means we LOVE hearing from folks. Send us a message telling us what you think of the show or any questions you have. Come on; don't be shy! We love a good 4th of July celebration with family, friends, food, and FIREWORKS! We also like trivia. We've got some Declaration of Independence trivia for you this …
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Send us a Text Message. The Wild West podcast proudly presents The Great Bullfight of 1884. This unique American celebration occurred in Dodge City, Kansas, on July 4, 1884. The story, written and produced by Mike King, relays the facts behind the first Spanish bullfight ever held on American soil. Hundreds of visitors came from the East to witness…
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Future on Hold: Climate Alarmism and Human Advancement
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Donald Kendal joined The Shaun Thompson Show to talk about the anti-humanist strain of thought that is pervasive in the modern environmentalist movement. Are climate alarmists motivated by a desire to avert global warming or are they more concerned with unconstrained population growth and human progress?…
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How Washington Really Works….It’s Worse Than You Think
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Brody Mullins, co-author of The Wolves of K Street: The Secret History of How Big Money Took Over Big Government, talks about the development of the modern lobbying industryBy Robin Johnson
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A Huge Victory for Donald Trump at the U.S. Supreme Court
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Josh Hammer explains everything you need to know about Monday's bombshell SCOTUS ruling in Trump v. United States. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Murder At Wonderland (The Story Of Laurel Canyon And John Holmes)
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It was around 4:00 AM on the morning of July 1, 1981, when several shadowy figures slipped into a multi-level home on Wonderland Avenue in L.A.’s Laurel Canyon. Once inside, they surprised the five sleeping occupants and attacked them with metal pipes, beating them viciously... Check out our updated website and sign up for our newsletter at America…
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Adam and Rachel join up to talk about the historic SCOTUS decision 6-3 regarding the question of Presidential Immunity.@TheHeartlandPOD on Twitter and ThreadsCo-HostsAdam Sommer @Adam_Sommer85 (Twitter) @adam_sommer85 (Threads)Rachel Parker @msraitchetp (Threads) Sean Diller (no social)The Heartland Collective - Sign Up Today!JOIN PATREON FOR MORE …
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Climate Alarmist Messaging Decoded: Lies Work
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A very telling exposé of a meeting between leading "climate communicators" appeared on Twitter last week. In it, pictures of a slideshow mentioned things like: "Worst messages tested: electric cars, Green New Deal, frontline communities, 'Big Oil lied', and climate pollution." Essentially, the meeting described why climate alarmists have failed to …
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Missouri 2024 Governor GOP side: Kehoe has major money and virtual tie in polling with Ashcroft while Ashcroft maintains HUGE name ID https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/missouri-governors-race-heats-up-as-polls-show-tight-race/ Undecided: 45%: https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/news/your-local-election-headquarters/missouri-poll-shows-no-clear-front…
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Alexandre Lefebvre, "Liberalism as a Way of Life" (Princeton UP, 2024)
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In political philosophy, “liberalism” is not the name of a particular social platform. Rather, it refers to a framework for thinking about politics. It is the way of thinking according to which the state, its laws, and its institutions all stand in need of justification, and that the justification of the state must be addressed to those who live wi…
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Joe Biden Poops the Bed and Democrats Enter Full-Scale Panic Mode
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Josh Hammer breaks down the single worst political debate performance in the history of the United States, given by Joe Biden on Thursday. Democrats are in a full-scale panic attack—but can they actually dump Joe? Also, SCOTUS drops some massively important decisions affecting everything from J6-ers to the administrative state. See Privacy Policy a…
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Meaghan Stiman, "Privileging Place: How Second Homeowners Transform Communities and Themselves" (Princeton UP, 2024)
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In recent decades, Americans have purchased second homes at unprecedented rates. In Privileging Place: How Second Homeowners Transform Communities and Themselves (Princeton UP, 2024), Meaghan Stiman examines the experiences of predominantly upper-middle-class suburbanites who bought second homes in the city or the country. Drawing on interviews wit…
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Big 12 Says SEE YA to Oklahoma and Texas!
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The Big 12 Conference says BYE to the Oklahoma Sooners and Texas Longhorns. Heartland College Sports' Pete Mundo reacts and celebrates the day as the league moves forward!By Pete Mundo
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Episode 18: New, Improved, and Super-Sanctified, Part 1
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America is easily the most religious country among the wealthy western democracies. In almost every other nation, greater wealth and educational levels correlate with a drop-off in levels of religiosity. The USA remains a conspicuous outlier in this regard. Why? Episode 18 of Before We Were White - "New, Improved, and Super-Sanctified, Part 1" is o…
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Michael Sonenscher, "Capitalism: The Story Behind the Word" (Princeton UP, 2022)
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What exactly is capitalism? How has the meaning of capitalism changed over time? And what’s at stake in our understanding or misunderstanding of it? In Capitalism: The Story Behind the Word (Princeton UP, 2022), Michael Sonenscher examines the history behind the concept and pieces together the range of subjects bound up with the word. Sonenscher sh…
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Biden blunders in debate, SCOTUS throws out MO AG Bailey's censorship case, Colorado Dem establishment defeats progressive State House incumbent Elisabeth Epps and more
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Biden bombs, Trump pounces in first debate of 2024 | Supreme Court rejects Missouri lawsuit alleging feds bullied social media platforms | The unemployment rate in Kansas has been under 3% for 30 months | Sean Diller mourns the senseless loss of another progressive Colorado Democrat, as incumbent State Representative Elisabeth Epps was defeated in …
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Erin Lin, "When the Bombs Stopped: The Legacy of War in Rural Cambodia" (Princeton UP, 2024)
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Over the course of the Vietnam War, the United States dropped 500,000 tons of bombs over Cambodia—more than the combined weight of every man, woman, and child in the country. Fifty years after the last sortie, residents of rural Cambodia are still coping with the unexploded ordnance that covers their land. In When the Bombs Stopped: The Legacy of W…
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State Senator Mike Halpin: Two Biggest Benefits of Budget Are K-12 School Funding and Child Tax Credit
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State Senator Mike Halpin (D) from the 36th District discusses the Illinois legislative sessionBy Robin Johnson
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Episode 97: Qualifications To Be President of the United States
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Episode 97: Qualifications To Be President Of The United States Guest: Jakeria Mitchell, Yessica Muniz, Trey Walker, and Shamar Taylor Bingham has retired from teaching at Heartland Community College, will be retiring from teaching at Illinois State University in December, and will begin focusing on interviewing members of the community. However, p…
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Will Debt Sink The American Empire? - In The Tank #455
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The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Chris Talgo, and S.T. Karnick present episode 455 of the In The Tank Podcast. The national debt is currently closing in on $35 trillion. Even more alarming, the cost of maintaining that debt is approaching $1 trillion annually - this is just the interest payment on the debt! Is this sustainable? Also, how lo…
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It’s Presidential Debate Night! Here’s What To Look For.
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In this bonus episode, Josh explains what he will be looking for in tonight's big presidential debate—and what each candidate needs to do to prevail on his own terms. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Jeremy Schipper, "Denmark Vesey's Bible: The Thwarted Revolt That Put Slavery and Scripture on Trial" (Princeton UP, 2022)
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In Denmark Vesey's Bible: The Thwarted Revolt that Put Slavery and Scripture on Trial (Princeton UP, 2022), Dr. Jeremy Schipper tells the story of a free Black man accused of plotting an anti-slavery insurrection in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1822. Vesey was found guilty and hanged along with dozens of others accused of collaborating with him. …
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The Great Crime Against America's Cities: Government Mismanagement (Guest: Miami Mayor Francis Suarez)
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Cities across the United States are experiencing rising crime rates, homelessness, and public disorder, alongside deteriorating infrastructure and a decline in the quality of public services like policing, sanitation, transportation management, and the resolution of abandoned properties. Major cities have been losing population for a decade or more…
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The Great Crime Against America's Cities: Government Mismanagement (Guest: Miami Mayor Francis Suarez)
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The Not-So-Conservative Supreme Court Guts the First Amendment
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In this bonus episode, Josh explains yesterday's disastrous Supreme Court decision in Murthy v. Missouri, an important case involving Big Tech and free speech. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Germany in the World: A Global History, 1500-2000 (Guest: David Blackbourn)
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Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by David Blackbourn, Cornelius Vanderbilt Distinguished Chair of History Emeritus at Vanderbilt University, to discuss his new book, Germany in the World: A Global History, 1500-2000. They discuss the existence of a distinctly German presence in the world centuries before its unification. They also chat about German…
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