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

    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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    58 mins
  • Daily Take: Gas Prices Are Exploding Again, but There’s a Cheap Alternative Hiding in Plain Sight
    Mar 27 2026

    The insane prizes of gas sky rocket, so maybe it's time to get an Electric Vehicle.

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    8 mins
  • Reverse Engineering Conspiracy Theories
    Mar 26 2026

    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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    59 mins
  • What Just Happened in the Meta Trial
    Mar 26 2026

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

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    16 mins
  • How We Can Utilize the Levers of Power
    Mar 25 2026

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

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

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    11 mins
  • Are Huge Airport Lines a Flashpoint for Democrats to Surge?
    Mar 24 2026

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

    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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    10 mins