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Walter Rhein Podcast
Thoughts on culture, politics, racism, and what the United States has to do to make up for this embarrassment of an administration. walterrhein.substack.com
Episodes
Walter Rhein PodcastHow the Mindset of Rural Tribalism Has Held Me Back My Entire Life
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Walter Rhein PodcastHow the Kids Are Told They're Not Good Enough to Keep Them Broken Down
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Walter Rhein PodcastLet's Just All Stop and Take a Deep Breath Today
Hello Friends,It’s been distressing to watch the progress of the Republican murder bill. This is the bill that’s going to strip millions of Americans of access…
Walter Rhein PodcastChasing Two Olympians up an Andean Pass Was an Exercise in Humility
I’d grown accustomed to leaving an hour before the two Olympians, so I was well on my way to the Yanama Pass when Roberto came trotting along. He flashed a…
Walter Rhein PodcastHow to Help Young People Navigate the Complexities of the Modern Business world
Hello Friends!You all know Robert Danna from my previous recordings. He’s a nuclear engineer and the author of My Curious Life. He’s also been working on a…
Walter Rhein PodcastMockery and Ridicule Are the Tools We Must Use to Defeat White Supremacy
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Walter Rhein PodcastHow Our Activism Has Become a Rigged Game of Three-Card Monte
I'm tired of having to block three potential allies every day because they hit me with a tirade of profanities rather than questions. I get that everyone is on…
Walter Rhein PodcastI Know the Torment of Growing Up in a Culture that Celebrates Ignorance
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Walter Rhein PodcastHere's Why I'm Pissed off At Democrats for Not Doing Enough
Hello Friends,Every time I write an article that’s critical of Democrats, I get a bunch of replies from anonymous profiles who say, “But we have to recognize…
Walter Rhein PodcastHow My Daughter and I Got Attacked by a Bald Eagle on a River Trip
I deeply love taking my family on river trips. It always plays out the same.“Hey kids!” I holler. “Do you want to go down the river?”“No!” they reply in a…
Walter Rhein PodcastA Conversation That Feels Like a Violation
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Walter Rhein PodcastThoughts and Prayers For the Children About to Be Stripped of Their Healthcare
The forces of evil are working very hard to strip innocent children of their human right to healthcare in the United States of America. It's tragic. It's…
Walter Rhein PodcastGatekeepers Are Gaslighting You
I’ve been in abusive relationships, so I know what they look like. The abuser keeps stringing you along with a bunch of beautiful promises that they know are…
Walter Rhein PodcastThe Waitress Isn’t “Into You,” It’s Her Job to be Nice
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Walter Rhein PodcastHow To Make Yourself Useful Even When You're Just a Writer
Note: as a result of the comments I received on this post, I’ve switched to non-lethal trapsMy wife and I were curled up on the sofa, about to watch a movie…
Walter Rhein PodcastEscapist Delights in a Crumbling Democracy w/ Lawrence Winnerman
Hey Everyone!Today our special guest is Lawrence Winnerman from “The Daily Whatever.” We had a blast, and I got to get Lawrence’s pick for the definitive Gen X…
Walter Rhein PodcastHow the Idea of "the Center" Is a Form of White Supremacy Indoctrination
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Walter Rhein PodcastWhy You're Wrong If You Refuse to Describe Rapists and Human Traffickers as Evil
Hello Friends,I’m just back from blocking somebody and I am a little irritated so I figured I might as well burn it off in the form of an article.Lately, I’ve…
Walter Rhein PodcastHow Love Provides Salvation for Those at the Mercy of the Tide
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Walter Rhein PodcastAny Swipe At Young People Is an Act of Fascist Authoritarianism
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Walter Rhein PodcastI Remember the Shame of Witnessing My Peers Protest the Ojibwe
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Walter Rhein PodcastDemocrats Need to Grow a F*****g Spine!
Democrats won’t speak for you, but I will. Upgrade at 30% offTerrorists are dressing up like policemen, marching into gated communities, and assassinating…
Walter Rhein PodcastThe Passive Enablers of Fascism Are the Ones I Hate the Most
The billionaires will try to shut me down. Your support helps!I recall my dad's sister. She was a teacher and she liked to stylize herself as the embodiment of…
Walter Rhein PodcastI Saw a Rural Teacher Throw a Student Down the Stairs
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Walter Rhein PodcastRemember How Everyone Celebrated When the Emperor In 'Star Wars' Died?
Your support keeps me going, I really appreciate you!Hello Friends,This morning I found myself reflecting on completely fictitious people. People who bear no…
Walter Rhein PodcastHow Stealing a River Helped Me Teach My Daughter Important Life Lessons
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Walter Rhein PodcastWhat a Nuclear Engineer Has to Say About What's Really Going on in Iran
Hello Everyone!What I really appreciate about Substack is that it allows me to connect with so many intelligent and accomplished people! I was chatting about…
Walter Rhein PodcastEvery Entitled White Rural Farm Kid Is Trained to Be a Mass Shooter
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Walter Rhein PodcastWhat's Working On Medium and Substack in June of 2025?
Hello Everyone!I thought I’d take a few minutes this morning and give you an update on the state of Medium and Substack as I see it. Since November 5th I’ve…
Walter Rhein PodcastWho Does Estrangement Hurt the Most?
Your support keeps me going, I really appreciate you!I always knew that the relationship with my father was living on borrowed time. He considered too many…
Walter Rhein PodcastI Will Cut People Out of My Life for Asking if My Wife Is Here Legally
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Walter Rhein PodcastWhen Is It Ever Going to End?
The billionaires will try to shut me down. Your support helps!I wake up exhausted every damn day. I go and check to see how many days until the midterms. Then…
Walter Rhein PodcastWhy You Should Never Feel Bad When You See Somebody Blocked You
Hello, friends,Today, I want to spend a few minutes talking about the misconceptions and the misunderstandings that can easily transpire in our digital world…
Walter Rhein PodcastHow Powerless Resistance Reminds Bullies that the Universe Is a Witness
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Walter Rhein PodcastWe Haven't Even Begun to Explore the Depths to Which the Political Right Will Descend
The billionaires will try to shut me down. Your support helps!I remember growing up with these people. If you had a decent upbringing, you can't comprehend the…
Walter Rhein PodcastHarris Lost Because Centrists Killed Build Back Better
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Walter Rhein PodcastHow Your Innocence Can Become Your Armor When You're Willing to Give People a Chance
Here’s the 50% off special to become a paid sponsor—thanks so much!Javier told me about the time he identified the man who had shot him. He stood behind a two…
Walter Rhein PodcastEscapist Delights in a Crumbling Democracy w/ Abby Paradis
Hey Everyone!As always, our conversation skips across movies like stones in a stream. This was a fun talk. Also, stay tuned for the moment I spilled my coffee…
Walter Rhein PodcastHow Abusive People Wield Control by Fusing Mistreatment with Identity
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Walter Rhein PodcastWhy We Need to Talk About the Common Characteristics of the Enemy
Thanks so much for your generous tips!Hello Friends,We live in dark times. There's no sense in complaining about it, there will be time for that if we survive…
Walter Rhein PodcastYawn, The President Is Threatening Us On Social Media Again
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Walter Rhein PodcastI Know Why Conservatives Get Their Toxic Brains Broken by the Transgender Community
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Walter Rhein PodcastWhy the Most Powerful Thing You Can Do Right Now Is Change How You Think
The most powerful thing you can do right now is change how you think. What do I mean by that? It has become painfully obvious that many of the things we're…
Walter Rhein PodcastSpeaking Truth to Each Other
Hello Everyone!This was such a wonderful conversation! Anat offers some excellent advice that we can apply both in how we address others, and how we can…
Walter Rhein PodcastEditing Won't Help You if You're Unable to Face Your Muse
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Walter Rhein PodcastWhat Democrats Have to Fix About Themselves If We're Ever Going to Defeat Fascism
Hello Friends,I've been having the same arguments with so-called “centrist” or “neoliberal” Democrats for decades. In the wake of yet another embarrassing…
Walter Rhein PodcastI'm Tired of Cleaning Up After People Who Leave a Mess Behind
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Walter Rhein PodcastReflections on Father's Day, the Unity of Protest, and Why Democrats Have to Fight Harder
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Walter Rhein PodcastWhat Conservatives Get Wrong When They Think of Themselves as Decent People
The people on the adjacent court oozed entitlement. Maybe it was the cadence of their speech. Maybe it was the way they spoke a little too loud as if they…
Walter Rhein PodcastYawn, The President Is Threatening Us On Social Media Again
Please don’t forget to tip! Upgrade at 30% offThe president has threatened us so much it just bores me now. It’s always the same old thing. He uses his greasy…
Walter Rhein PodcastWhy Writers Must Embrace the Chaotic Nature of True Creation
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Walter Rhein PodcastAnother Movie Chat Where We Try to Take a Break From Politics
Hello Friends,It was nice to have Peter William Murphy join us again. I’m getting a kick out of his chaotic Monday podcast. He’s been pulling out all the stops…
Walter Rhein PodcastRepublicans Are Evil, the Left Is Non-Violent
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Walter Rhein PodcastHow I Learned an Important Lesson Fixing an Old Truck with an Olympic Hopeful
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Walter Rhein PodcastWhat I Learned When I Worked Up the Courage to Check Why People Unsubscribe
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Walter Rhein PodcastWill They Try to Erase Indiana Jones Because He Makes Nazis, “Feel Bad About Themselves?”
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Walter Rhein PodcastShould a President Resign If it Was Determined That He Rigged An Election?
The billionaires will try to shut me down. Your support helps!Hello friends,The topic of election integrity has always been a point of discussion. Republicans…
Walter Rhein PodcastWhat Happens When the Fascist Regime Starts Importing Outside Agitators?
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Walter Rhein PodcastI'll Never Forget the Terror of Riding the School Bus
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Walter Rhein PodcastWhat People Who Live Down in a Hole Get Wrong About the Misery of Life
The billionaires will try to shut me down. Your support helps!Hello Friends,Everybody makes the wrong assumption about people living in squalor and misery…