In The Tank
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Fiery But Mostly Astroturfed – In The Tank #498
Podcast -Riots are once again breaking out in California, all the way to Chicago and East coast cities. The National Guard is on the streets of LA to handle violent protests against ICE, and it seems there is evidence that these multi-day protests are anything but organic. Similar protests are planned around the country this weekend, […] -
The Big Beautiful Bill – In The Tank #497
Podcast -Join The Heartland Institute’s Linnea Lueken, S.T. Karnick, and Jim Lakely as they dive into Episode 497 of the In The Tank Podcast. This episode explores timely and provocative topics, including the Democrats’ ongoing quest to find their own version of podcast superstar Joe Rogan—can they cultivate a voice that resonates widely in the digital […] -
LIARS! How the Legacy Media is Destroying America – In The Tank #496
Podcast -The legacy media that half this country relies on to inform them about the world is irrevocably broken. For the past five years, they’ve lied constantly to cover up the biggest political scandal of the century: that Joe Biden has been in accelerating cognitive decline since before he was sworn in as president.Of course, it’s […] -
“Grok is this true?” – In The Tank #495
Podcast -The Heartland Institute and Rasmussen just completed another polling study—this one asking people how worried they are about AI and what should be done about it legislatively. To no one’s surprise, people are worried and think the government has a responsibility to get ahead of it. We’ll also cover the way people can fool even […] -
71% of Dems Want Elon Imprisoned – In The Tank #474
Podcast -The Heartland Institute and Rasmussen Reports released a new poll showing that 71% of Democrats support Elon Musk being IMPRISONED for his DOGE work. This insane position is held by 80% of self-reported “liberals” from the polling. The poll results were released the same day as this episode. This is sadly not very shocking, as […] -
War on Normies – In The Tank #493
Podcast -Spend any time at all watching or reading the news, and you may notice an odd trend in the Democrat party– they seem to be embracing policies more and more that totally alienate the “normies,” people who hold generally average views on social and political issues. Democrats increasingly favor extreme positions, like defending gang members […] -
Trump Declares Liberation from Unbalanced Trade: In the Tank #490
Podcast -Tariffs are the subject of heated debate not just between Democrats and Republicans, but within the spectrum of right wing economic thought as well. Trump has announced reciprocal tariffs for every country on the planet, in an attempt to end unfair trade imbalances across the board. Some countries have already started falling in line, the […] -
The Rise of the New Right – In The Tank #489
Podcast -The Republican Party of the 80s and 90s is gone, and with it the influence of past presidents and the thought leaders of the right. -
Activists Judges Try to Stop Trump — In the Tank #488
Podcast -Who actually runs this country? Voters asked for real change in November, and Donald Trump and his team are doing all they can to deliver it as quickly as possible. Yet federal judges use questionable authority to thwart it, keeping the Deep State status quo of unaccountable opposition to the people’s will — which includes […] -
Pulling Back The Media’s Veil of Deceit – In The Tank #487
Podcast -The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 487 of the In The Tank Podcast. Former ITT host Donald Kendal returns after only a few months and the world has gone insane. Suddenly, the left is burning the most popular electric vehicles while a Republican President promotes them in front of […] -
Trump vs. The World – In The Tank #486
Podcast -The Heartland Institute’s Tim Benson wrote a paper analyzing the money funneled to green groups through the Inflation Reduction Act, where everything predictably cost way more than our government claimed. The Supreme Court decided that a district judge could tell the President when and how to pay USAID contractors, and Canada retaliates against Trump’s tariffs. […] -
All the Narratives are Collapsing – In The Tank #484
Podcast -The “experts” are still trying to rewrite the narrative on the government response to COVID, and one of President Trump’s picks supports the questionable PRO Act. Meanwhile, VP Vance had strong words for the Orwellian language controls in Germany, and DOGE continues to uncover corrupt and wasteful government spending. The Heartland Institute’s Linnea Lueken, Jim […] -
Curing Our Sick Public Health Policy – In The Tank Podcast #483
Podcast -Carefully constructed narratives and funding related to public health are being re-evaluated by this new administration, bringing sunlight to disinfect a contaminated NIH. Critics of President Trump and DOGE claim that Trump’s actions represent a Constitutional crisis, Politico finally admits that Democrats were wrong to claim the economy was great under Biden, and RFK’s confirmation […] -
Is DOGE Breaking Washington, or Fixing it? – In The Tank #482
Podcast -The Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the status quo continue, causing the right people to worry about their next paychecks. Nations around the world are coming to the negotiation table on subjects no one thought they would, while some very unstable individuals are attempting to incite violence in retaliation against Trump’s efforts. The Heartland Institute’s […] -
Trump’s YUUUGE First 10 Days – In The Tank #481
Podcast -It’s an understatement to say that Donald Trump hit the ground running to start his interrupted second term. The speed and precision with which he has canceled nearly every achievement of the Biden nothing this country has ever seen before. It is simply breathtaking, and happening at such a frenetic pace it is difficult to […] -
A New Golden Age For America – In The Tank #480
Podcast -At the beginning of his inaugural address, President Donald Trump declared "The golden age of America begins right now." -
Purge of the Global Progressives – In The Tank #479
Podcast -The Heartland Institute’s Linnea Lueken and Jim Lakely are joined by writer and commentator Jon Gabriel for episode 479 of the In The Tank Podcast. With the certification of Trump’s election victory, the ousting of Justin Trudeau as Prime Minister of Canada, and other progressive defeats around the world in recent years, could this spell […] -
The Biggest Stories of 2024 – In The Tank #477
Podcast -The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 477 of the In The Tank Podcast. 2024 was an incredibly important year, filled to the brim with massive stories and events. The ITT crew recaps the year, giving their takes on what was the biggest news of the past 12 months. Also, […] -
Biden Trying to Sabotage the Trump Admin? – In The Tank #476
Podcast -The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 476 of the In The Tank Podcast. As Donald Trump prepares to take office in 2025, President Joe Biden is riding out his last days in the Oval Office. But instead of just focusing on the orderly transfer of power, Biden […] -
More Biden Blanket Pardons? – In The Tank #475
Podcast -The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 475 of the In The Tank Podcast. There is a lot to talk about this week! Joe Biden pardoned Hunter, President-elect Trump continues to fill his cabinet, and a new analysis of the 2024 election shows that socialist candidates won a vast majority […] -
Everything Has Changed – In the Tank #473
Podcast -Since Election Night, doesn’t everything feel different now? Not just our politics. but the whole mood of the country. Yes, some of our fellow Americans are in a very sad state. Clips of people filming their misery and sharing it with the world are everywhere. But for the majority of the country, is feels like […] -
A Trump Victory & a Media Reckoning – In The Tank #472
Podcast -The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 472 of the In The Tank Podcast. Donald J. Trump has been elected as the 47th President of the United States. Trump’s victory comes after a years long campaign by the media to paint the President-elect as a racist, sexist, fascist, […] -
Bezos: Americans Don’t Trust The News Media – In The Tank #471
Podcast -The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Jack McPherrin present episode 471 of the In The Tank Podcast. The last vestiges of the media’s credibility are going up in smoke. From ghastly journalistic blunders to headlines that twist and turn like characters in a Hitchcock thriller, we’ll break down how the media […] -
Establishment Targets Elon: ‘This is War’ – In The Tank #470
Podcast -The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 470 of the In The Tank Podcast. When Elon Musk expressed interest in purchasing Twitter and making it a bastion for free speech, he simultaneously put a target on his back for the political elites. In a recent development, leaked documents appear to […]