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What Are the Future Trends that We can Effect With Activism? Mar 29, 2026

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Sitting-in for Thom Hartmann is guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast for his final appearance before Thom's return on Monday. How can we mobilize to counter the Republican attacks on voting in the next elections? What are the future concerns that we can see coming considering, robotics, money in politics, manipulation of the media and more. Listeners respond.

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The Importance of Showing Up Mar 28, 2026

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Sitting-in for Thom Hartmann is guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast explains why protests matter and how we can defeat Dirty Donald in a landslide victory. With poetry and the enthusiasm of listeners phoning in, Jeff reveals how to organize effectively and discusses some of the best mottoes for protest signs.

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Don't Be Distracted by the Noise Mar 27, 2026

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Sitting-in for Thom Hartmann is guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast helping us understand the choices that we still have and how not to be distracted by the noise. Also Jeff's dad Joe Smith returns for the popular segment News With My Dad.

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Daily Take: Gas Prices Are Exploding Again Mar 27, 2026

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There’s a cheap alternative hiding in plain sight...

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Reverse Engineering Conspiracy Theories Mar 26, 2026

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Sitting-in for Thom Hartmann is guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast. Amongst the angst of watching an illegal war unfold, survivors of the Epstein nightmare still not receiving justice and so many agonies of thinking Americans, Jeff explores the hidden revelations of conspiracy theories.

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Daily Take: What Just Happened in the Meta Trial Mar 26, 2026

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What Just Happened in the Meta Trial Should Set Off Alarms Everywhere

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How We Can Utilize the Levers of Power Mar 25, 2026

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Sitting-in for Thom Hartmann is guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast shares his working Grand Unified Theory of challenging existing power to help regular people realize the own abilities. Electoral Math, Psychology and Persuasion, Money, Media and more. Jeff also reads the poem "One Vote" by Aimee Nezhukumatathi.

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Daily Take: From “Fake News” to Full Control: How the GOP Trained the Media to Serve Its Narrative Mar 25, 2026

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A 30-year campaign of intimidation turned watchdogs into lapdogs, and now the consequences are impossible to ignore…

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Are Huge Airport Lines a Flashpoint for Democrats to Surge? Mar 24, 2026

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Sitting-in for Thom Hartmann is guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast helping us realize the hidden opportunity for activism with the horrendous airport waiting lines. Also Jeff's dad Joe Smith returns for the popular segment News With My Dad.

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Daily Take: Bannon Exposes Trump’s 2026 “Test Run,” and It’s Already Happening Mar 24, 2026

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Bannon just pulled back the curtain on a strategy that ties together recent events in a way that’s getting harder and harder to dismiss…

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