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The American Dissent
Have you ever asked yourself: why have things gotten so bad? We have! And we keep asking it. Politics in the United States is broken. Over the last 50 years, politicians have become less and less responsive to the needs of the people they represent, our systems fail to protect regular people, and ideologies of hate and division have found a foothold. Common wisdom and traditional news media insist on maintaining the status quo. WE DISSENT! And we hope you join us! Our collective dissent may…
Episodes
- The American Dissent
Trump’s goons TARGET Ilhan Omar; House of Saud retreats to the bunker; Hegseth INSANE!
On today’s show Sam and Jen cover the latest outrages from Trump’s government run personal militia: DHS. They’ve raided the DC home of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar…
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Crypto and AI barreling toward GLOBAL FINANCIAL DESTRUCTION
On today’s show, Sam covers some of the latest from the world of crypto legislation and regulation as well as the absolutely horrible financial situation…
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Debates have begun! Maine Senate and MN 8th District; Oracle in DANGER as Paramount merges
On today’s show, Sam and Jen break down two debates, one in Minnesota’s 8th Congressional District between challenger Trina Swanson and incumbent Pete Stauber…
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Trump: Iran can take out L.A. and San Diego, no big deal; Economy’s a mess; Politician master class in MI and FL
On today’s show, Sam and Jen stunned by Trump’s unhinged campaign remarks: he doesn’t care about high gas prices or even if Iran were to wipe out Los Angeles…
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Hegseth is a DANGEROUS loon; Judges fight back against Trump; Hospital monopolies SUCK
On today’s show, Sam and Jen can barely contain their disgust with Secretary of “War” Pete Hegseth, who gave one of the most loony-bin speeches yet from the…
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Trump’s AI “Sigh”; US Taxpayer on the hook for Trump VANITY ad; Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
On today’s episode, Sam and Jen dive into the Idiocracy we’ve become. Trump’s insane government ad spend and his insistence on rebranding AI as SI. The…
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Gaza destruction from space; Our immigration system is EVIL; The Fed is a criminal enterprise
On today’s episode, Sam does a deep dive into three stories. First, taking a look in the Middle East at the latest reporting on Netanyahu’s craven inaction in…
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Nurses and the FIGHT for our RIGHTS: MNA President Chris Rubesch
On today’s show, Sam is joined by Minnesota Nurses Association President Chris Rubesch. Before the interview, a monologue on the disgraceful speech at the UN…
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The Trump Economy: DISASTER incoming! Bond rates and AI; Polling shifts even more toward blue wave
On today’s show, Sam and Jen get into the economic weeds. Diesel embargoes, Treasury bonds, AI’s potential to upset the economy generally. It’s all…
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Newsom/Bonta BETRAY America, CAVE to monopolists; Democracy in DANGER
On today’s show, Jen starts us out with a “fraud” update as the Trump administration comes up with yet another excuse to maliciously kick people off of their…
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The AI Episode! PROSECUTE THEM NOW! LLMs aren’t people: their creators are!
On today’s episode, Sam and Jen do a quick news roundup before turning to a discussion on AI. We have receipts! There are excellent journalists doing…
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When Dems WIELD POWER with Jen McEwen; AI Doom and Data Centers; Sheeran is a COWARD
On today’s show, Sam is joined by Minnesota State Senator Jen McEwen of Duluth to talk about Dems not just taking power, but actually using it! A novel…
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FBI Director: Perpetrators are VICTIMS; McConnell’s horror movie smile; Trump’s new “pledge”
On today’s show, Sam and Jen round up some wacky news. Trump attacks his Supreme Court justices when they break with him on mail-in voting. Republicans are…
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The difficult legacy of 9/11: heartbreak, politics, and cynicism
On today’s show, Sam and Jen confront the profound importance of 9/11 on its 25th anniversary. What it meant, what it means, and how politicians and others…
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Israel FAILED the hostages ON PURPOSE; Bond rates rise; Fetterman TRASHES his constituents
On today’s show, Jen returns just as more bad news on the bond rates hits. First, the latest revelation from Haaretz about what Netanyahu knew and what he…
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GUEST: MN Farmers Union President Gary Wertish: why ANTI-TRUST is the ANSWER!
On the show today, Sam quickly breaks down today’s primaries in New Hampshire and tomorrow’s primaries in Rhode Island before getting to an interview with…
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McCarthy Dems BETRAY the Constitution; Hasan Piker DERANGEMENT; AI a real THREAT?
On today’s show, Sam sets aside his AI skepticism for a bit to talk about the OpenAI hack as we get more and more information about how these systems can…
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GUEST: County Commissioner Ashley Grimm on DATA CENTERS and NDAs
On today’s show, Sam is joined by Ashley Grimm, a county commissioner for St. Louis County, Minnesota. Ashley has courted controversy for her strong (and…
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McCarthyite Dems; Are we the BADDIES?; Dollar in DANGER; SEC doing less
On today’s show, Sam reports back on his trip to the Minnesota State Fair. The GOP in the state are obsessed with the former racist state flag and are waving…
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GUEST: J. Patrick Coolican, Editor-in-Chief of Minnesota Reformer, on journalism and the press
On today’s show, Sam and Jen are joined by Patrick Coolican Editor-in-Chief and founding editor of Minnesota Reformer, an independent and completely free…
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Michigan race get UGLY, Centrists SABOTAGE El-Sayed; ICE arrest record in July
On today’s show, Sam and Jen cover more of the fallout of tariffs from Trump and threats from Treasury. The world shrugs and Americans suffer. ICE had a record…
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Bessent FLAILS; Canada RETALIATES; Jeffries FLOUNDERS; RIP Dolly Parton
On today’s show, Sam and Jen reflect on the awesome life and career of Dolly Parton, who died today. That’s all for warm feelings though, as we get down to…
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Tech broligarchs RUIN EVERYTHING! Angie Nixon AWESOME on TV
On today’s show, Sam and Jen get into the intersection of politics, AI, crypto, and sports. The Silicon Valley tech billionaires are genuinely trying to ruin…
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SHOCK in Florida!! Left triumphs in Senate primary! Results roundup; Bond market FEARS
On today’s show, Sam and Jen round up the election results from Tuesday. Angie Nixon shocks the country with her long-shot win in the Florida Democratic Senate…
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GUEST: Historian Scott Laderman on the decline of American Empire and the CRISIS of American higher education
On today’s show, we are joined by author and professor Scott Laderman, who specializes in modern American history and the Cold War. His most recent book, from…
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GUEST: Ret. Col. JP Gresh on the Iran War; What is the goal? What is the military expected to do?
On today’s show, Jen and Sam preview next week’s primaries and worry over comments coming out of Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers. Will the Wisconsin Dems take…
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GUEST: Professor Craig Grau on the primaries in Minnesota and Wisconsin! What the heck happened?!
Today, Jen and Sam are joined by political science professor Craig Grau, an expert on the politics and political history of Minnesota and Wisconsin. He’s here…
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GUEST: Joel Sipress on the DSA: Who are they? What are they? Why are they in the Democratic Party?
Today, Jen and Sam do a quick round-up of the primary races today and touch on a bit of the latest new.Stay with us for a fascinating interview with Joel…
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GUEST: Ret. Col. JP Gresh on the war in Ukraine—War of ATTRITION
Today we’re airing an amazing interview we did on July 1 with retired US Army Colonel JP Gresh who is a non-resident fellow with the Center for Strategic and…
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GUESTS Duke Skorich and Patty McNulty on polling and the media!; Trump BREAKS DOWN; GOP terrified of Abdul
On today’s show, stick around for our interview with long-time newsman Duke Skorich and radio maven Patty McNulty! They are polling experts and analysts with a…
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Political EARTHQUAKE in Michigan! Midterm RESULTS also in Missouri, Kansas, and Washington
Today is all about the midterm primaries! We've got a roundup of some of the most closely watched races as well as a number of important races that flew under…
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Primary preview and GUEST: Missy Bakker Roach on farming and farm policy
Today we have a quick roundup of the primaries to watch today.Our guest today is Missy Bakker Roach. In addition to running her own farm, she's on the board of…
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GUEST: Union member and labor activist Lyle Thomason
Today we're pleased to welcome IBEW member and labor activist Lyle Thomason on the show to talk about the intersection of the labor movement and politics…
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Public health in SHAMBLES; Rand’s Fauci obsession; Paramount merger Latest polls; Leaked Graham videos
Today we cover the horrifying state of our public health. Dr. Oz ending prescription drug subsidies for Medicare recipients; measles and polio on the rise…
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Trump doses off; Ukraine widens the conflict; DEBATE ANALYSIS! We review MI and MN Senate debates
Today we cover the latest escalations in Europe and the Middle East as Ukraine looks to widen the scope of their conflict to include the US and Israeli war…
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Confronting American descent with dissent
How did we get here?Great question! Join hosts Sam Martin and Jen Schultz as they tackle the news and ask the larger, more underlying questions about why…