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American Thought Leaders
At a time when our nation is portrayed as increasingly polarized, media often ignore viewpoints and stories that are worthy of attention. American Thought Leaders, hosted by The Epoch Times Senior Editor Jan Jekielek, features in-depth discussions with some of America’s most influential thought leaders on pertinent issues facing our nation today.
Episodes
American Thought LeadersMichael Flynn on Declassified Russia Investigation Documents
Former Trump national security adviser retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn found himself at the center of a national firestorm when he was charged with lying to the…
American Thought LeadersHow Traffickers Prey on America’s Youth: Jaco Booyens
“A quarter to a half of the exploitation that’s happening to our own nation’s youth ... it’s a caregiver doing it—it’s a familial figure,” Jaco Booyens says…
American Thought LeadersSurveilled, Silenced, and Smeared: How Parents Became ‘Domestic Terrorists’ | Kelly Walker and Sam Sorbo
Kelly Walker, a local coffee shop owner in Tucson, Arizona, never imagined how his world would be turned upside down when he started speaking out publicly…
American Thought LeadersThe Harrowing Realities of Uyghur Life in China: Rushan Abbas
In this episode, Rushan Abbas reveals how the Chinese communist regime has escalated its campaign against the Uyghurs. Uyghurs are being mass surveilled…
American Thought LeadersExclusive: Dr. Marty Makary Reveals How He’s Transforming FDA
In this exclusive interview, I spoke with Dr. Marty Makary, commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), about his first 100 days in office and…
American Thought LeadersWe Refuse to Let Hamas Decide Who Eats, Who Starves in Gaza: GHF Chairman
The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a newly established U.S.-backed aid group distributing food in Gaza, is under fire from critics who say hundreds of…
American Thought LeadersWhy We Can’t Stop Scrolling, Eating, and Binging: Dr. Anna Lembke
“We’re living in this strange day and age when we’ve essentially bio-hacked all of the things that we do and really come to organize our lives around our…
American Thought LeadersThe CCP’s Long Arm Targeting a Religious Group in America: Justin Butterfield and Lea Patterson
For decades, we’ve been reporting on the ways the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) crushes the religious freedom of its citizens. But in recent years, the CCP has…
American Thought LeadersDevastating Effects of Divorce on Kids: Adam Coleman
When Adam Coleman was 8 years old, he was institutionalized after contemplating suicide. He shares his struggles—and the struggles of so many others in…
American Thought LeadersBehind the Curtain of the New CDC Panel on Vaccines: Dr. Robert Malone and Retsef Levi
Recently, the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met for the first time after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. replaced its entire…
American Thought LeadersFormer Trump Lawyer John Eastman Opens Up About Why He’s Not Backing Down in Fight Against Indictments, Disbarment
John Eastman is founding director of the Claremont Institute’s Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence. He is also a former law professor at Chapman…
American Thought LeadersHas the Iranian Threat Been Neutralized? | Michael Doran
To understand Middle East dynamics, I always count on Michael Doran, Director of the Middle East Center at the Hudson Institute. “For the first time, Jan, in…
American Thought LeadersEric Trump: How America Can Outcompete China in Manufacturing
In this episode, I sit down with Eric Trump, executive vice president of the Trump Organization. We dive into his vision for revitalizing American…
American Thought LeadersKyle Bass: China’s Economic Spiral and the Coming Taiwan War
In this episode, I’m sitting down again with Kyle Bass, founder and chief investment officer of Hayman Capital Management and founding member of the Committee…
American Thought LeadersThe Truth About White Farmers Being Killed in South Africa: Rob Hersov
President Donald Trump has recently criticized the ANC-led government of South Africa for what he says are state-sanctioned, racist policies that have been…
American Thought LeadersNew Florida Law Bans the Engineering of Weather: Sayer Ji Explains
On June 20, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 56 into law, criminalizing geoengineering and certain weather modification activities in the…
American Thought LeadersEJ Antoni Decodes the Trump Economy and the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Controversy
Five months into the Trump administration, I sit down with Heritage Foundation chief economist EJ Antoni to get his insights into how the American economy is…
American Thought LeadersWhat America Can Learn From Ohio’s Amish Country: John Miller
John Miller is the CEO of Superb Industries. He resisted mounting pressure to move his production overseas to China, and instead innovated and grew a thriving…
American Thought LeadersAlan Dershowitz on Unrest in LA, Trump-Harvard Clash, and New Book ‘The Preventive State’
Say we had credible intelligence about an impending terrorist attack or major acts of violence, what actions are justifiable to prevent these crimes from…
American Thought LeadersFrom Agroterrorism to Bioweapons Research: How the CCP Infiltrates the West | Sam Cooper
A 33-year-old researcher and her 34-year-old boyfriend, both Chinese nationals, were recently charged with allegedly smuggling into America a fungus called…
American Thought LeadersThe Rise in Cardiovascular Conditions, Myocarditis in Children: Dr. Kirk Milhoan
Dr. Kirk Milhoan is a pediatric cardiologist and senior fellow at the Independent Medical Alliance. He has been treating children with myocarditis and other…
American Thought LeadersHere’s How Trump Is Changing the Game in the Middle East: Josh Hammer
“You can essentially divide the region between two sets of players. You have the, broadly speaking, Western-aligned players, which essentially consist of…
American Thought LeadersThe Wisdom of Athens and Jerusalem and Lessons for Today: Jacob Howland
“When we are dispersed and we interact with other human beings only online, and the algorithms feed back our preferences and desires to us, what it effectively…
American Thought LeadersMax Tegmark on AI Superintelligence: We’re Creating an ‘Alien Species’ That Would Replace Us
Few people understand artificial intelligence and machine learning as well as MIT physics professor Max Tegmark. Founder of the Future of Life Institute, he is…
American Thought LeadersMichael Shellenberger: How China Gained Control of Solar—And Why It Matters
“It’s now been revealed that the Chinese—who manufacture virtually all of our solar panels, both in the United States and Europe—have been installing cellular…
American Thought LeadersHow Numbers Can Lie in Scientific Research: Dr. Lynn Fynn
Dr. Lynn Fynn is a clinical research scientist and a retired infectious disease specialist. We sat down together to discuss issues she sees plaguing medical…
American Thought LeadersJonah Platt: The Incredible Story of Muslims and Jews Visiting Auschwitz Together
“Hollywood is about as left and progressive a community as there is in this country. And unfortunately, part of the box you have to check in that very left…
American Thought LeadersBeyond Lt. Dan: Gary Sinise Reflects on Grief, Gratitude, and a Life Devoted to Honoring America’s Heroes
“Service … it’s a great healer for a broken heart. It helped me a lot through our fight for our son, and the difficulties and the challenges of fighting for…
American Thought LeadersThe Monument That Almost Wasn’t: The Remarkable Story Behind Canada’s Anti-Communist Memorial | Ludwik Klimkowski
A few months ago, Canada unveiled its national memorial to the millions of victims of communism.In this episode, Ludwik Klimkowski, chair of the Tribute of…
American Thought LeadersVictor Davis Hanson: How Trump Is Upending the Status Quo, From Beijing to Gaza to Kyiv
In this episode, we sit down again with Victor Davis Hanson, a classicist, military historian, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, and author of two dozen…
American Thought Leaders‘Criminal State’: Unmasking the CCP’s Whole-of-Society Espionage Playbook | Nicholas Eftimiades
There are few people who understand the workings of Chinese espionage as well as Nicholas Eftimiades.After a 34-year government career—including time at the…
American Thought LeadersHow One Journalist Is Shattering Echo Chambers: Isaac Saul
“One of the major driving factors of the extreme polarization that we’re living through right now is that most news consumers can very easily … tune in…
American Thought LeadersWhat the Mental Health Industry Doesn’t Tell You: Laura Delano
“This system I had been turning to for help through all of these years, through the most formative years of life, that I had been assuming existed to take care…
American Thought LeadersHow Did Trump Impact the Canadian Election? | Brian Lee Crowley
“Donald Trump is looming so large in the Canadian consciousness right now,” says Brian Lee Crowley.“And I have seen a lot of my compatriots running around like…
American Thought LeadersHow Intermittent Fasting and Dietary Changes Can Reduce Cancer Risk: Dr. Paul Marik
Dr. Paul Marik is a pulmonary and critical care specialist and a founding member of the Independent Medical Alliance, formerly known as the Front Line COVID-19…
American Thought LeadersHarmeet Dhillon: Inside Trump Admin’s Shake-Up of the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division
How is the Trump administration transforming the Department of Justice’s civil rights priorities?Joining us today for a deep dive is DOJ Assistant Attorney…
American Thought LeadersSteve Bannon: Trump Is Waging ‘Economic Warfare’ on the Chinese Communist Party
“Never before in history have two great trading entities ever engaged in outright economic warfare, like is being engaged today. And that’s why I say we’re…
American Thought LeadersThe Dangers of DeepSeek and Chinese Drones: Army Captain Florent Groberg (Ret.)
“They picked me up, and I’m hopping on one leg. And I saw Commander Griffin, Major Gray, Major Kennedy, and then USAID [officer] at the time, Ragaei…
American Thought LeadersThe First Legislation in America Banning Medical Mandates: Leslie Manookian
“What happened during COVID is exactly a perfect illustration of the harms of sacrificing some for the many,” says Leslie Manookian, founder and president of…
American Thought LeadersLeaked Directive Reveals the CCP’s Desperate Strategy to Survive the Trade War: Heng He
A recently leaked directive details the Chinese Communist Party’s strategy to respond to Trump’s tariffs.How is the CCP trying to leverage this moment? Will…
American Thought LeadersHow America Betrayed Its Children During the Pandemic: David Zweig
David Zweig is a journalist and author of “An Abundance of Caution: American Schools, the Virus, and a Story of Bad Decisions.” His book is a searing criticism…
American Thought LeadersHow Therapists Are Failing Our Children: Pamela Garfield-Jaeger
“I felt like I was a Rip Van Winkle therapist. I left my profession due to a health condition in 2017 ... In 2021, I came back, and it was radically…
American Thought LeadersMikki Willis: How Our Modern Age Is Severing the Human Connection to the Divine
In this episode, I sit down with Mikki Willis, an award-winning filmmaker and producer of the Plandemic Series. His new film, “Follow the Silenced,” tells the…
American Thought LeadersHow Bad Scientific Research Gets Through Peer Review: Dr. Joseph Varon
Dr. Joseph Varon is a critical care physician, medical professor, and president of the Independent Medical Alliance (IMA), formerly the Front Line COVID-19…
American Thought LeadersGordon Chang on Trump’s Tariffs: Is China in Trouble?
As the U.S.-China trade war continues to escalate, I’m sitting down with China analyst Gordon Chang.“Jamie Dimon said this: ‘Why don’t you just pick up the…
American Thought LeadersThe Cost of a Nuclear Iran and How Decades of American Diplomacy Backfired: Yoram Ettinger
“More and more Iranian-supported, anti-American, Islamic terrorist cells are established on U.S. soil with the aim of eliminating key American personnel, and…
American Thought LeadersInside RFK Jr.’s Unprecedented Reset of HHS: David Mansdoerfer
David Mansdoerfer served as deputy assistant secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) during the first Trump administration. Now, he’s…
American Thought LeadersInside China’s Stranglehold on the Global Medicine Supply Chain: Rosemary Gibson
Find showtimes for Shen Yun at https://www.shenyun.com/ticketsUse the code JAN25 to get ticketing fees waived.“The United States depends on China for 95…
American Thought LeadersHow Trump’s 125 Percent Tariffs Are Dismantling China’s Unfair Trade Regime: Christopher Balding
After Beijing retaliated to U.S. tariffs, President Donald Trump has now announced a tariff hike to 125 percent on Chinese products—and a 90-day pause on…
American Thought LeadersNo Chemicals, No Vaccines, No Subsidies: Inside Joel Salatin’s Farming Revolution
Find showtimes for Shen Yun at https://www.shenyun.com/ticketsUse the code JAN25 to get ticketing fees waived.Joel Salatin is one of America’s most revered…
American Thought LeadersHow I Almost Ended Up in Jail for Exposing a Secret Gender Transition Program: Eithan Haim
Find showtimes for Shen Yun at https://www.shenyun.com/ticketsUse the code JAN25 to get ticketing fees waived. Dr. Eithan Haim said he was working as a…
American Thought LeadersThe Biggest Financial Scandal in History—And You May Be Part of It: Roger Robinson
Find showtimes for Shen Yun at https://www.shenyun.com/ticketsUse the code JAN25 to get ticketing fees waived. Tens of millions of Americans are unwittingly…
American Thought LeadersWhistleblower Reveals Shocking UN Corruption: Emma Reilly
Emma Reilly worked as a human rights lawyer at the United Nations. She discovered that for years, the Human Rights Council had been handing over the names of…
American Thought LeadersHow to End the War in Gaza: Netanyahu Adviser Caroline Glick
Caroline Glick is a journalist, author, and recently, adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.“The discussion that we’ve had about the war itself…
American Thought LeadersHoping DOGE’s Scalpel ‘Doesn’t Hit an Artery’: Cleo Paskal Warns About Dangers of Potential Cuts in the Pacific
From cutting programs under the U.S. Agency for International Development to putting Voice of America employees on paid administrative leave, the Trump…
American Thought LeadersAntidepressants Are Having Horrific Effects on Sexual Function: Dr. Josef Witt-Doerring
“Fifteen or 16 percent of the population [is] now taking antidepressants … When they’ve gone out and asked people who actually use these medications whether…
American Thought LeadersHow the CCP Infiltrated America’s Critical Infrastructure: Michael Lucci
Michael Lucci is the founder, CEO, and chairman of State Armor. He helps states enact policies and solutions that protect their assets from foreign adversaries…
American Thought LeadersI Saw a Culture of Conformity in Universities. So I Started My Own: Pano Kanelos
Over the years, Pano Kanelos, the founding president of the University of Austin, observed a growing “homogenization” and “bureaucratization” of higher…
American Thought LeadersRep. Rich McCormick Calls for Tougher Measures to Combat CCP Hacking and Espionage
In this episode, we sit down with Rep. Rich McCormick (R-Ga.), a decorated veteran who served over 20 years in the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy as a…
American Thought LeadersPeter St Onge: Will Trump and DOGE Succeed in Gutting the Regulatory State?
In this episode, we dive into President Donald Trump’s multi-pronged strategy to revitalize America’s economy, from aggressive reciprocal tariffs to massive…