Check out highlights from Heartland’s invitations to be on TV, radio, and podcasts for the month of November 2026 … so far
All the players are time-stamped so just click play to watch or listen.
Heartland Institute Board Chairman Steve Milloy on Fox Business
Heartland Board Chairman Steve Milloy was invited on Fox Business on Nov. 6 to talk about the permitting reform bill currently stalled in Congress and how Democrats will make it worse for conventional energy infrastructure and easier for inefficient wind and solar energy.
Donald Kendal on the Shaun Thompson Show in Chicago
Donald Kendal was asked on the program to talk about the midterm elections.
Chris Talgo on with Hank Stolz on WPKZ radio in Worchester, Massachusetts
Chris was invited on the program to talk about what the exit polls showed about voter desires after the devastating midterm election for Republicans. Click play to hear his 22-minute segment.
Donald Kendal on Chicago’s Morning Answer
Donald Kendal was invited on Chicago’s Morning Answer with host Dan Proft to counter the opposition to AI and data centers and its effect on the midterm elections. The player below is time-stamped, so just click play to hear Donald’s segment.
Linnea Lueken on the Moon Griffon Show
Linnea was asked to be on the program to talk about how Democrats have spent decades advocating for higher energy prices, and now that they were just given a majority in the midterm elections, they are going to deliver those higher energy prices.
Linnea Lueken on the Silk or Joe Show on Main Street Radio Network
Linnea Lueken was invited on the program to talk about her post-election op-ed in Townhall titled “Democrats Spent Decades Pushing Higher Energy Prices — Now We’re About to Get Them.” Just click “play” to hear her segment, which is time-stamped below.
Chris Talgo on the Moon Griffon Show
Chris Talgo was invited on the Moon Griffon Show to talk about the performance of socialist candidates in the midterm elections. The player below is time-stamped, so just click to hear Chris’ segment.
Chris Talgo on the Alan Nathan All Stars on the Main Street Radio Network
Chris was invited on the program by host John Hayward to talk about the “revenge of the socialists” in the midterm elections. The player below is time-stamped where Chris begins his segment, so just click play to listen.
Chris Talgo on The Donelson Files podcast
Chris was invited on the program to talk about the rise of socialism and how it is gaining popularity. Chris discusses and how it is based on an astonishingly poor understanding of what socialism does, its risks, and its horrible factual history.
Linnea Lueken on The Donelson Files podcast
Senior fellow Linnea Lueken was invited on the program to discuss climate change and the leftist energy policies that harm nations and sound energy policies that help boost prosperity.
Heartland’s Climate Change Weekly read on WLW-AM in Cincinnati
The Gary Jeff Walker Show (with guest hosts) on WLW-AM radio in Cincinnati had a guest on who read from The Hearland Institute’s Climate Change Weekly and the entry with good news about Monarch butterflies and honey bees.
Chris Talgo on the midterm elections on KTRH-Am in Houston, Texas
A news reporter for KTHR-AM in Houston, Texas asked Chris to come on for a comment for his report on the upcoming midterm elections. He had read Chris’ op-ed about how Obama admitted on the campaign trail that Obamacare was a Trojan horse for Medicaid for All.
S.T. Karnick on the Shaun Thompson Show in Chicago
The volcanic-yet-thoughtful Shaun Thompson on AM560 The Answer in Chicago invited Senior Fellow S.T. Karnick on to talk about the blue state confederacy and the idea of another secession movement. The audio is time-stamped below, so just click to play.
Opinion Pieces by Heartland Staff (11)
Earned Media (16)
| Date | Headline | Outlet | How Heartland appears | URL |
| Nov. 13 | Peter Gleick, a Berkeley Ph.D., traces 4,500 years of water and war in a new book | The San Francisco Inquirer | Recounts Gleick’s 2012 use of a false name to obtain Heartland documents, and Heartland’s statement that one was forged | https://sfinquirer.com/2026/11/13/peter-gleick-when-the-well-is-dry-water-war-book/ |
| ~Nov. 10 | No Battery Storage System Can Outdo Coal and That’s One of the Reasons It’s One of the Three Pillars of Real Energy Security | Energy Security & Freedom (Substack) | Shares and praises Heartland’s three-minute video commentary on coal | https://energysecurityfreedom.substack.com/p/no-battery-storage-system-can-outdo |
| ~Nov. 10 | Energy groups warn of tech companies’ participation in COP31 over China connection | The Center Square | Covers the coalition letter Heartland and Heartland Impact signed; quotes Steve Milloy, chairman of the board of The Heartland Institute | https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_d36acc36-bdb0-4f4c-aa5d-9a5350dc6a09.html |
| ~Nov. 10 | DeSantis says ‘corporatist Republicans’ drive young voters toward socialism after GOP’s midterm disaster | MSN (syndicating New York Post) | Same New York Post story noting DeSantis’s September remarks to Heartland | https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/desantis-says-corporatist-republicans-drive-young-voters-toward-socialism-after-gop-s-midterm-disaster/ar-AA2h1rnq |
| Nov. 10 | The New Optimism of Al Gore | Klean Industries | Says groups like Heartland helped turn conservatives against Gore’s climate agenda (critical) | https://kleanindustries.com/insights/market-analysis-reports/the-new-optimism-of-al-gore/ |
| Nov. 9 | Experts Warn Trump Admin of American Companies’ Climate Agenda at Woke COP31 | PJ Media | Names Heartland and Heartland Impact as signers of the coalition letter; quotes Steve Milloy, chairman of the board of The Heartland Institute | https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/11/09/experts-warn-trump-admin-of-us-companies-climate-agenda-at-woke-cop31-n4959182 |
| Nov. 8 | Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says ‘corporatist Republicans’ drive young voters toward socialism after midterm disaster | New York Post | Notes DeSantis told Heartland in September that crony capitalism is “warmed over socialism” | https://nypost.com/2026/11/08/us-news/florida-gov-ron-desantis-says-corporatist-repulicans-drive-young-voters-toward-socialism-after-midterm-disaster/ |
| Nov. 8 | EXCLUSIVE: Trump Pressed To Bench Big Tech From UN ‘Climate Hoax’ Summit | Daily Caller News Foundation | Heartland and Heartland Impact signed the coalition letter; Cameron Sholty quoted | https://dailycallernewsfoundation.org/2026/11/08/energy-policy-groups-send-letter-donald-trump-united-nations-conference-parties-block-google-apple-amazon/ |
| ~Nov. 7 | Housing market struggles may signal incoming economic crisis | MSN | Saved in Instapaper; Heartland mention not confirmed (paywalled) | https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/economy/housing-market-struggles-may-signal-incoming-economic-crisis/ar-AA2gYAqx |
| Nov. 6 | Fed Up With Power Bills, Voters Hand Democrats Control Of Georgia’s Utility Board | Daily Caller News Foundation | H. Sterling Burnett quoted on utility costs and the election | https://dailycallernewsfoundation.org/2026/11/06/georgia-public-service-commission-democrats-shelia-edwards-peter-hubbard-arizona-corporation-commission-power-bills/ |
| Nov. 6 | Permitting reform bill is a ‘trap’ pushing green energy, Steve Milloy warns | Fox Business (video) | Interview with Steve Milloy, chairman of the board of The Heartland Institute, on the Senate permitting bill | https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6408012763112 |
| Nov. 6 | In Their Own Words: The Senior Reform and Tory Figures Who Have Lauded Trump | DeSmog (UK) | Details Heartland’s ties to Reform UK and Heartland UK-EU director Lois Perry (critical) | https://www.desmog.com/2026/11/06/in-their-own-words-the-senior-reform-and-tory-figures-who-have-lauded-trump/ |
| ~Nov. 5 | What’s In A Name… of the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit? | EdChoice | Saved in Instapaper; Heartland mention not confirmed | https://www.edchoice.org/2026-whats-in-a-name-of-the-federal-scholarship-tax-credit/ |
| Nov. 3 | Stupid Voters Are The Biggest Threat To America | The Federalist | Quotes Samantha Fillmore and Chris Talgo’s Heartland column on teaching the history of socialism | https://thefederalist.com/2026/11/03/stupid-voters-are-the-biggest-threat-to-america/ |
| Nov. 2 | ‘Nutty and Hypocritical’: Energy Expert Slams Democrats’ Policies | PJ Media | Features Steve Milloy, chairman of the board of The Heartland Institute, on Democrats’ energy policies | https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/11/02/nutty-and-hypocritical-energy-expert-slams-democrats-policies-n4958944 |
| Nov. 2 | Barack Obama Finally Admits the Truth About Obamacare | KTRH Talk Radio 1190 (Houston) | Chris Talgo quoted on ObamaCare | https://ktrh.iheart.com/featured/houston-texas-news/content/2026-10-30-barack-obama-finally-admits-the-truth-about-obamacare/ |
Jim Lakely is the Vice President and Director of Communications of The Heartland Institute.
