Human Reaction
by Joe Sheehan & David Rand
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Is This the End of the Trump Era?
Is This the End of the Trump Era?
About this podcast
Your weekly source for independent commentary on news, culture, and politics; where it is our mission to arm you with the tools you need to cut through media misdirection and resist the mono-narrative.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 264 episodes
- Is This the End of the Trump Era? · 60 min · Season 1 Episode 259With the midterms days away, the big names on the right are pulling out all the stops to get Republicans to the polls. Joe and David react to the closing pitches from JD Vance…
- The Government Built a National Tracking System · 57 min · Season 1 Episode 257Joe and David return to Flock cameras and license plate readers, and this time there’s a paper trail. New reporting from 404 Media shows local police plate data is being funneled…
- Communism in America? · 1 h 8 min · Season 1 Episode 256Fresh off a Students for Liberty campus tour in Alaska, where nearly every student who came up to talk was a committed Marxist, we look at where young people are getting these…
- Does America Need a Dictator? · 1 h 1 min · Season 1 Episode 255In this episode, we take on the growing argument that America’s political system is so broken that only a dictator or “strongman” can fix it. We unpack why that idea is gaining…
- AI Companies go to the UN · 53 min · Season 1 Episode 254Sam Altman, Dario Amodei, and other leaders in AI are calling for stronger international standards and safeguards—but is the push really about keeping AI safe, or about shaping…
- LGBTQ Eats Their Own · 42 min · Season 1 Episode 253What happens when a community built around inclusion turns on itself over a single night of optional masking? In this episode, we unpack the bizarre controversy surrounding Last…
- Democratic Socialism Is Impossible · 57 min · Season 1 Episode 252We dig into what democratic socialism actually means, moving beyond the slogans to examine the economic system its advocates ultimately want to build. The conversation covers the…
- AI Doomers Are Going to Create the World They Don’t Want · 29 min · Season 1 Episode 251David goes solo to break down the viral resignation of Anthropic AI researcher Jacob Coxon, who warned that the race toward superintelligence could threaten humanity. But is the…
- Data Centers, AI and the Future · 1 h 2 min · Season 1 Episode 250In this episode of Human Reaction, we dig into Elon Musk’s massive predictions for AI and what they could mean for the economy, jobs, and everyday life. We debate the potential…
- The Fallacies of Alan Dershowitz · 50 min · Season 1 Episode 249In this episode of Human Reaction, we pick apart Alan Dershowitz’s arguments in his debate with Dave Smith over the war with Iran, Israel, and American foreign policy. We dig…
- Trump Steals the PRIME Act · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 248Beef prices are up, the meatpacking industry is dominated by a handful of major processors, and President Trump says he has a solution: give farmers and ranchers more freedom to…
- End of Empires Pt. 2: A New Monetary Competitor on the Horizon? · 39 min · Season 1 Episode 247The conversation centers on China’s growing gold reserves and its effort to build an international network that makes it easier to trade between yuan, gold, and critical…
- Have Women Lost Their Damn Minds? The Lindsey Clancy Affair · 1 h 0 min · Season 1 Episode 246In this episode of Human Reaction, we take on the disturbing and deeply complicated case of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother accused of killing her three children. We…
- Are We Watching the American Empire Collapse? · 1 h 18 min · Season 1 Episode 245After a rare couple weeks off, we’re back—and apparently we picked a hell of a time to stop paying attention to the news. This week, we try to connect the dots between an…
- Fauci Pleads the Fifth: What Happens Now? · 1 h 11 min · Season 1 Episode 244Anthony Fauci’s recent congressional testimony has reignited one of the most divisive debates to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic. After repeatedly invoking the Fifth Amendment…
- Can Property Rights Solve the Housing Crisis? · 58 min · Season 1 Episode 243This week, Human Reaction takes a brief break from its usual news and politics format while David Rand and Joe are both traveling. Instead, David shares a special interview from…
- These Mother Flockers are Tracking Us · 1 h 5 min · Season 1 Episode 242Over 100,000 automatic license plate reader cameras are now operating across the United States, quietly collecting data on where Americans drive every day. Supporters say they're…
- Birthright Citizenship, Title IX & Free Speech: SCOTUS Breaks It Down · 1 h 8 min · Season 1 Episode 241The Supreme Court has released one of its most consequential batches of decisions in years, and we're breaking down what actually happened. We cover the rulings on transgender…
- America 250: What Would The Founders Think of Us Now? · 1 h 8 min · Season 1 Episode 240On this episode: 0:00 - Intro + Banter 7:04 - Consent of the Governed 15:42 - Taxation Without Consent 25:26 - Standing Armies and The Military Above Civil Power 43:59 - Money…
- Bob Murphy on Artificial Intelligence, Unemployment & the Prospects for Prosperity · 1 h 3 min · Season 1 Episode 239Is AI the biggest productivity revolution since electricity, or are we living through another tech bubble? In this episode, we sit down with economist Bob Murphy to explore the…
