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Episode 20: Michelle Malkin Dec 12, 2016

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Michelle Malkin, journalist and influential conservative author and blogger, joins Jamie to discuss Trump's campaign, why she supported his candidacy, and what she thinks about his stance on key issues. We talk about immigration, cabinet picks, education and the Common Core, the Carrier deal, and more. We also discuss the media coverage of 2016, her new CRTV network show, and what to do about fake news.

Show Notes

What she was doing on election night
Her brief interaction with Donald Trump
When she got behind Trump's candidacy
What she made of the Never-Trump movement
Why she thinks that Trump won
How some conservatives didn't see Trump's rise coming
What Michelle's stance on immigration issues are
How people will hold Trump accountable if he reverses his position on topics like immigration
What Michelle thinks about Trump's cabinet picks
What she thinks about the Carrier deal
How she thinks the media covered the 2016 campaign
What the new CRTV network is all about and what her new show is going to be
What Facebook should do about fake news
How to become a journalist in today's world
How she became on entrepreneur

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Facebook | Twitter

Episode 19: Roger Stone [ii] Nov 28, 2016

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Roger Stone is our first repeat guest, as he joins us again after the election to talk about Donald Trump's new task as the 45th President. Roger gives insight into his conversations between him and Trump, what he thinks about Trump's picks for his cabinet, and how he thinks Trump will act on issues like foreign policy and immigration. He discusses the role of alternative media in the election, why regular people are responsible for his win, and why Roger thinks Trump will be a popular president.

Show Notes

Why Roger wasn't shocked when Trump won
What he was doing when the election results came in
Why he thinks there is more to be seen about Hillary's emails
What Roger said to Trump the night of the election
Why he thinks it is time for new blood in the White House cabinet
Why he doesn't want Romney to be Secretary of State
The war in Syria and what Trump's presidency should do about it
How the grassroots is feeling about Trump's picks for his cabinet
What Trump will do about his business interests
Why the people who elected Donald Trump are not the white nationalists that people make them out to be
Why Roger is not going to be in the cabinet or become a lobbyist
About Roger's new book
Who is most responsible for Trump's success
Fun questions, including where to get the best pizza in New York and who is the best dressed person in politics
Why Roger thinks Trump will be amazingly popular as president

Links

04 Roger Stone – What Donald Trump Learned from Roy Cohn and an Inside Look at a Career in Political Advising
The Man Who Killed Kennedy: The Case Against LBJ
Connect with Roger Stone:
Facebook | Twitter | Website

Episode 18: Richard Spencer Nov 24, 2016

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Richard Spencer is the president of the National Policy Institute, a white nationalist think-tank that recently sponsored a conference in D.C. Although he doesn't like the term white nationalist, you may find the view he puts forth in this interview to be reprehensible – Jamie Weinstein certainly does. But they had a candid conversation regarding Trump, the policies and beliefs that the alt-right holds, and more. Spencer talks about getting kicked off of Twitter, what he thinks about the Nazi salutes at his conference, and why he opposes violence.

Show Notes

How Richard Spencer grew up
What his parents think about what he does
What he thinks the alt-right should be about
How he evolved into a white-nationalist
What he thinks of Peter Thiel
What his goals are for the next 10 years
The alt-right's connection to Trump
Why the alt-right doesn't have much in common with conservatism
About the recent alt-right convention in D.C.
What he considers to be white
Why he opposes violence
His response to the Nazi salutes at his conference
Why Richard thinks Steve Bannon is not part of the alt-right
What the alt-right thinks about Israel
Why he says white people are the major obstacle to the change he wants to implement
Why he was banned from twitter
Why he keeps talking to journalists

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National Policy Institute

Episode 17: Tom Cotton Nov 16, 2016

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In this episode, Jamie Weinstein talks with Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton. Senator Cotton was a Trump supporter during the campaign, and has spoken with Trump since the election. We discuss the first 100 days of a Trump presidency, how to bring conservatives together, and Senator Cotton's time in the military.

Show Notes

What Tom did the night of the election
Tom's conversations with Trump during the campaign
What Trump should do in his first 100 days
The mistake that Republicans and Democrats alike have made about immigration
Should Hillary be investigated?
What Tom would like to see happen with Iran
How we should be fighting ISIS
If Tom would work in Trump's administration
What NeverTrumpers should do now
His time serving in the military

Links

Cotton.Senate.gov
Connect with Tom Cotton: @SenTomCotton

Episode 16: Bill Mitchell Nov 07, 2016

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Bill Mitchell is probably the number one Trump fan on Twitter. With over a hundred thousand followers, he regularly defends Trump and provides controversial opinions on polls, the state of the race, and more. In this interview we discuss what Bill thinks a Trump presidency would be like, why he thinks the mainstream polls are completely wrong, and why he is 100% certain that Trump will win on November 8th.

Show Notes

Bill's background and education
When he first started to notice Trump
What it would be like to take business practices and apply them to government
Why Bill has wanted Trump to run for a long time
How he grew into a known presence just by doing well in social media
What Trump's campaign is like
The Buzzfeed article about Bill Mitchell that has some lies in it
How he describes his ideology
Where Bill stands on social issues like gay marriage and abortion
What is wrong with NATO today and what Bill thinks Trump will do about it
One thing that annoyed Bill about Trump during the campaign
What Bill thinks about current polling
How the alt-right's relationship with Trump has effected the campaign and social media
What Bill thinks about the mainstream media
What he will do if Trump loses, or if Trump wins

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Connect with Bill Mitchell on Twitter

Episode 15: Jeffrey Lord Nov 04, 2016

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Jeffrey Lord is a correspondent for CNN, where he frequently defends Trump and his campaign. A conservative writer who was a member of the Reagan administration, Mr. Lord responds to criticisms that Never-Trumpers have of Mr. Trump, point by point. We also discuss the role of the media, his role at CNN, what happens post-election, and the Alt-Right.

Show Notes

When he started to support Trump
His flight with Trump
How he decided Trump could be a viable candidate
What it was like working on Trump's campaign
The difference between Raegan and The Bushs
The criticisms of Trump from Never-Trumpers and how Jeffrey responds to them
About his role at CNN
What he thinks Trump's business success shows about how he will be a politician
What happens if Trump loses
Should Trump denounce the alt-right?
Can the Republican party survive after Trump
What he would do if Trump wins

Links

American Spectator
The Making of the President 1964
The History of the Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire
Connect with Jeffrey Lord: Twitter

Episode 14: The Good Liars (Jason Selvig and Davram Stiefler) Nov 02, 2016

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Jason Selvig and Davram Stiefler are The Good Liars, a comedy duo that uses guerrilla-style comedy to make people think about politics and everyday issues. In this episode, we chat about their movie Undecided, how they attended rallies from all the major 2016 candidates, and how their "pranks" on the likes of Trump and Clinton were portrayed in the media.

Show Notes

About their movie Undecided
How they pranked Donald Trump
Why the media covered their pranks as truth
What they did to prank Hillary Clinton
How they ended up making a movie from real footage of campaign rallies
How they met Rick Santorum
The sketch they made about Occupy Wall Street
How the Good Liars started
Where their politics lie
How the media has covered the election

Links

Undecided: The Movie
Connect with The Good Liars:

Facebook | Twitter | Website | YouTube

Episode 13: Scott Carter Oct 31, 2016

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Scott Carter has been Executive Producer for Real Time with Bill Maher for the past 14 years. He has a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at political types from all across the spectrum, from Kellyanne Conway to Christopher Hitchens. We chat about the current election, politics in Hollywood, and some of the best Real Time guests. Mr. Carter is also a playwright, and his play Discord has become a huge success for its take on religious beliefs, so we discuss the play as well as his career in general.

Show Notes

How the Bill Maher show works
What he thinks of the Trump phenomenon
How Trump's rise and race issues have intertwined
What the two major parties can do to work together after November 8th
How Trump's personality leveled his challengers in the Republican primary
The evangelical argument for Trump
What the fight will be within the Democratic party once Hillary is elected
Why some people have the sense in this election that we just need to blow things up
How Politically Incorrect started
Why he agrees with many critiques that conservatives have of liberals
What Kellyanne Conway used to bring to Bill Maher's show in terms of opinion and knowledge
The most knowledgeable celebrities that have been on the show
Memories of the late Christopher Hitchens
Political leanings of comedy and late-show television
About his play Discord
How Scott's religious beliefs have changed
How he got into his industry and became successful

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Episode 12: David Horowitz Oct 28, 2016

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David Horowitz, the founder and president of the David Horowitz Freedom Center, has reinvented himself from a staunch communist and leftist to one of the most controversial conservative thinkers in America. In this podcast, we discuss his support of Trump and why he think Never-Trumpers are wrong, what he thinks The Left is doing to America, and his stance on the Middle East. We also dive into some questions about his career and legacy.

Show Notes

David's experience seeing Bill and Hillary in the 1990s
About when he met Sidney Blumenthal
Why he didn't take a position during the primary
What he thought when Trump announced his candidacy
Why he thinks all conservatives should get behind Trump
How he thinks Never-Trumpers are wrong
David's thoughts on what America should do in the Middle East
His thoughts on Hillary Clinton and Democrats in general
David responds to criticism of his piece on Billy Crystal for Breitbart
Why he has never visited Israel
How to reinvent yourself at a later stage in life
What David's legacy will be

Links

Radical Son: A Generational Odyssey
The Black Book of the American Left
The End of Time
A Point in Time: The Search for Redemption in This Life and the Next
FrontPageMagazine.com
Connect with David Horowitz:

Twitter | Website

Episode 11: Ben Shapiro Oct 26, 2016

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Ben Shapiro is a political pundit, author, and podcaster. He began as a teenage political commentator – he got his start in this business 15 years ago – and has written many books on many different political topics, some of which he wrote even before he attended Harvard Law. Ben is involved in politics in almost every way you can imagine without being a politician himself, and is an ardent Never Trump-er, but also an ardent Never Hillary-er. Today we discuss how Donald Trump won the Republican Primary, where the Republican Party will go if Donald Trump loses, and what will happen to Breitbart after the election.

Show Notes

What Donald Trump's nomination tells us about the Republican Party
The mistakes made by the establishment
How the media has discredited itself
What contributed to Trump's rise
What it's like getting antisemitic tweets
How Ben's decision to be anti-Trump has affected his brand
What will happen to the Republican Party post-Trump
Why Ben doesn't buy the binary logic
The rise of the celebrity politician
The silver lining about Hillary as president
Why there will never be a utopia in Israel
How Ben see's America's role to be in the Syrian civil war
The challenges of writing fiction

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