Podcasts
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The Global Climate Tax NARROWLY Avoided — The Climate Realism Show #178
Podcast -The United Nations narrowly avoided approve a new tax on carbon-dioxide emissions from shipping today. Their goal was to raise at least $10 billion a year and put it in a new “Net Zero Fund” to “mitigate negative impacts” on nations supposedly suffering because of climate change. Trump threatened nations who supported it with punitive […] -
CNN Declares Men Are a “Disease” — Yes, Really – In The Tank #515
Podcast -The government is still shut down, and Democrats are warning that the expiration of Obamacare subsidies at the end of this year will make healthcare unaffordable for millions. But that’s not true. While the system certainly needs reform, the real problem lies deeper than temporary subsidies. The Heartland crew will break down what needs to […] -
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Why Obamacare Was Never Affordable — A Candid Look at the 2025 Health Care Stalemate
Podcast -Health economist Devin Herrick joins AnneMarie Schieber to break down the fight over Obamacare subsidies behind the government shutdown, what happens if they expire, and how free-market reforms could reshape health care—from $2 million drugs to Costco’s new Ozempic plan. -
Where Are All the Hurricanes? (Guest: Joe Bastardi) — The Climate Realism Show #177
Podcast -In September 2025, no hurricanes made landfall in the United States — the first time that’s happened in a decade. What’s going on with this year’s hurricane season? We ask WeatherBELL Analytics’ Joe Bastardi, one of America’s best hurricane forecasters, to share his insights. In Episode #177 of The Climate Realism Show, The Heartland Institute’s […] -
Blue State Chaos — In the Tank Podcast #514
Podcast -Are Democrat-led cities spiraling out of control? Weeks of unrest, weak law enforcement, and rising violence are testing the limits of left-wing policies. In Portland, ANTIFA attacks ICE facilities by night while petty crime dominates by day. In Chicago, local leaders defend policies that fuel gang violence and lawlessness. As the Trump administration vows to […] -
Has the World Given Up on Fighting Climate Change? — The Climate Realism Show #176
Podcast -When The New York Times starts to wonder if the world has given up on fighting climate change, maybe it’s time to believe them? The paper’s “Climate Forward” event the other day featured a New York Times staffer sounding forlorn that we’ve missed “the one chance we have to save the one planet we’ve got.” […] -
Government Shutdown Standoff: What’s Really at Stake? — In the Tank Podcast #513
Podcast -The United States government has shut down once again as Democrats demand the reversal of major spending cuts while Republicans and President Trump refuse to back down. At the same time, the ADL is facing growing backlash after its “Glossary of Hate” targeted groups like TPUSA, prompting even the FBI to distance itself. Meanwhile, Chicago […] -
Why the U.S. Should Skip the UN’s COP30 Climate Summit — Interview with James Taylor
Podcast -The UN is gearing up for COP30 in Brazil, where global elites will once again lecture the world about “climate catastrophe.” But behind the rhetoric lies hypocrisy: bulldozing the Amazon to host the event, while new science shows the rainforest is actually thriving thanks to carbon dioxide. In this interview, Heartland Institute President James Taylor […] -
The Climate Realist President — The Climate Realism Show #175
Podcast -At the United Nations this week — during “Climate Week” in New York City — Donald Trump delivered what may be the most honest climate speech ever given by an American president. He called climate alarmism “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world,” mocked failed doomsday predictions, and warned global leaders about the […] -
Media Spin Exposed: Left-Wing Violence & Censorship Uncovered — In The Tank Podcast #512
Podcast -The tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk is still having an impact on current public discussions about the radical left and their intolerance of dialogue and ideas that challenge the prevailing leftist dogmas. The media wasted no time trying to dismiss leftwing political violence as a “both sides” problem, but we know better. The Heartland Institute’s […] -
Republicans are resisting pressure to include Obamacare premium tax credits
Podcast -Republicans are resisting pressure to include Obamacare premium tax credits in the Stopgap Funding bill which would fund the government until November 21. In this episode of The Heartland Daily Podcast, AnneMarie Schieber, managing editor of Health Care News and Devon Herrick, of the Goodman Institute Health Blog discuss why Republicans should resist that idea. Also on tap, how health […] -
Climate Realism Is HOT in the UK — The Climate Realism Show #174
Podcast -The media has started to notice that opposition to the “net zero” agenda is fueling a political revolution in Great Britain. POLITICO just ran a hit piece on The Heartland Institute and its climate science and policy presentation at a Reform UK party event this month. It treats as a scandal that Heartland UK/Europe has […] -
What Is Wrong with These People? – In the Tank Podcast #511
Podcast -The impact of Charlie Kirk’s assassination has been felt far wider and deeper than many expected. Tributes have sprung up around the globe — from the UK and Australia to South Africa, Europe, South America, and Asia. Yet much of the media first misinformed the public and then tried to push the “both sides are […] -
Britain Cooling on Global Warming — The Climate Realism Show #172
Podcast -A new poll out of the United Kingdom shows that Brits who think the dangers of global warming are exaggerated and phony has soared by 50 percent compared to four years ago. So it is also not a surprise that the Labour Party’s “net zero” agenda is increasingly hated by the British public, too. Is […] -
A Political Assassination in Utah: RIP, Charlie Kirk – In the Tank Podcast #510
Podcast -Unspeakable horror struck on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah yesterday. Charlie Kirk, the founder of TurningPoint USA, was murdered by an assassin’s rifle shot while he was speaking to a crowd of thousands. Charlie’s talent, credibility, intelligence, authenticity, patience, and courage were on display for all to see to the very […] -
Big Climate Strikes Back — The Climate Realism Show #172
Podcast -When five independent scientists dared to produce the first U.S. government report to reject the climate alarmist narrative, Big Climate vowed to strike back. And it has. -
Socialism Rising Among Youth & Britain’s Free Speech Crackdown — In the Tank Podcast #509
Podcast -The Heartland Institute and Rasmussen recently collaborated on a poll asking voters under the age of 40 what kind of government they support. Shockingly, more than half said they would back socialist candidates for president — and even more favored nationalizing major industries. This reflects the same troubling trend seen across Europe in recent decades, […] -
Ill Literacy, Episode 181: From Dakota to Dixie (Guest: Jonathan W. White)
Podcast -Tim Benson is joined once again by Jonathan W. White, author of "Dakota to Dixie: George Buswell's Civil War." -
National Academy of Sciences Goes to War Over CO2 – The Climate Realism Show #171
Podcast -The EPA is moving to rescind the 2009 “endangerment” finding that declared CO₂ a pollutant—supposedly dangerous to human health, well-being, and the planet. Now that the public comment period is open, the National Academy of Sciences is rushing activist scientists into action to defend it. The usual suspects—Michael Mann, Zeke Hausfather, and others—are already whining, […] -
Labor Day Has Been Hijacked by Socialists — In The Tank Podcast #508
Podcast -Labor Day has long been claimed by socialists in the United States who pretend to be champions of the working class — but history shows they’ve never truly stood with America’s workers. In fact, socialist policies hurt the middle class and working poor more than anything else, and leftist “soft on crime” agendas only make […] -
COVID Was the Test Run… Climate Lockdowns Are the Goal (Guest: Matthew Wielicki) — TCRS #170
Podcast -Governments across the world used COVID as a test run for controlling society — and now the same playbook is being applied to so-called “climate emergencies.” On this episode of The Climate Realism Show, the panel exposes how climate lockdowns could become the next excuse for government overreach. -
Peace vs. Big Government – In The Tank #507
Podcast -Just because a war is abroad—and between countries other than your own—doesn’t mean it won’t have impacts at home. -
From $2.5 Million to $104 Million: How Medicaid Exploded in Minnesota
Podcast -How did Minnesota’s Medicaid program balloon from $2.5 million to $104 million today? Join AnneMarie Schieber, managing editor of Health Care News, and Devon Herrick of the Goodman Institute Health Blog as they discuss how fraud in two programs—both aimed at addressing non-medical “social determinants” of health care—has contributed to this explosive growth. Also in […] -
Climate P🌍rn Is Evil – The Climate Realism Show #169
Podcast -A “1,000-year flood.” The hottest temperatures ever recorded! Wildfires “everywhere.” The legacy media and social platforms can’t stop peddling sensational “climate p0rn” — fear-based stories designed to shock, not inform. But behind the dramatic headlines lies a far different reality. This week, we pull back the curtain and show you the hard facts the alarmists […]