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The Social Contract with Joe Walsh
America, we gotta get back to doing what's expected of us as free citizens in this democracy. That means being tolerant, being respectful, staying informed, and being engaged. I'm former Congressman Joe Walsh. Follow me here and join the millions of Americans who are renewing their social contract with each other. The social contract. It's on us.
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Episodes
- The Social Contract with Joe Walsh
The Data Is Clear: Trump Has Singlehandedly Fucked Up The Economy
Yes, he lies as he breathes, he divides every time he speaks, and he spreads hatred & cruelty every single day, and all of that should hurt him politically…
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My Kingdom For A White House Media Member Who Will Defend Their Female Colleagues
Trump did it again yesterday. He hurled ugly, sexist insults at a female White House reporter. This time it was CNN’s Kaitlan Collins. And once again, not one…
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Finally. A Pocket Advocate To Lawfully Help Fight Back Against ICE
PAXIS, the one stop “know your rights” AI generated app is about to hit the streets. To help immigrants & citizens know their rights, know what they can and…
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Why A Blue Tsunami? Because of Trump’s Un-American Cruelty
An earthquake of a political upset down in Texas over the weekend. A Democrat won in an overwhelmingly Republican district. Why? Easy. All you had to do is…
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Unvarnished with Joe Walsh and Edwin Eisendrath
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DOJ Arrests Don Lemon, Trump Attacks Alex Pretti, and Tulsi Gabbard's Plan to Steal the 2026 Midterm (w/ Mike Nellis)
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Yes, Trump Is A Fascist. He’s Always Been A Fascist. Democrats, Don’t Be Afraid To Say It
Don Lemon was arrested this morning. So now Trump is arresting journalists. And people are suddenly screaming Trump is a fascist. Uh…where ya been…he’s using…
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The Truth Is - The Federal Government Declared War On An American City
When you step back and think about what’s going on and take a look at the big picture, the truth is that the federal government has been occupying the city of…
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Trump Unleashed The Cruelty We’re Seeing On Our Streets. Trump’s To Blame
I saw some talking head yesterday blaming Stephen Miller for what ICE is doing. She said Miller is evil and belongs in jail for what he’s done. Maybe, but that…
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It Ain’t The Optics. It Ain’t The Messaging. It Ain’t Noem. It Ain’t Bovino. It’s Trump
After the public execution of Alex Pretti, the administration is blaming the optics, the tactics, the messaging, Bovino’s head just rolled, now they may have…
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Fascism Is Here, Abolish ICE Now
I’m on the road, the connection isn’t great, but I couldn’t stay quiet after what happened in Minneapolis, because an innocent American was killed and our…
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Unvarnished with Joe Walsh and Edwin Eisendrath
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ICE Detains 5-Year-Old and Vance’s Titanic Speech (w/ Mike Nellis)
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A Thursday Night With Joe
I’m on the road this week. In Columbus, Ohio. Getting ready to have a conversation Saturday with Americans with very different points of view. But tonight, we…
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He Grew Up In A Doomsday Cult. We Discussed Cults/Authoritarianism Today
I sat down Sean Prophet, who grew up in a large religious cult that became a doomsday cult. His experience gives him an amazing perspective on what’s going on…
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Trump, Epstein, & Michael Cohen. A Conversation
I sat down with writer Ellie Leonard, who’s done such great work this past year bringing important aspects of the Epstein scandal to light. We discussed the…
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It’s Been A Year Of Cruelty, Chaos, & Cost Increases
One year ago today, the very thing our Founders feared became President. And it’s been every bit as horrible as was to be expected. But even on top of every…
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The World Needs A European Leader To Punch Trump In The Face
The first European leader who publicly stands up to Trump, who publicly tells him to fuck off, who - literally or figuratively - punches him in the face will…
- The Social Contract with Joe Walsh
Unvarnished with Joe Walsh and Edwin Eisendrath
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What ICE Is Doing Is Forcing Us To Decide What Kind Of Country We Want To Be
Sat down with long time Democratic thought leader & strategist Mike Nellis to review the political impact these masked federal thugs on our streets is having…
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Congressional Democrats: Shut Government Down Until These Masked Thugs Are Off Our Streets
If I were a governor right now, I’d put the National Guard on the streets to protect my constituents against these masked federal thugs. And if I were back in…
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It Will Happen Here I Said. You Laughed. Are You Laughing Now?
During the 2024 campaign, I would tell everyone how uniquely dangerous Trump is. That, if elected, he’ll be a fascist and try to turn America into a fascist…
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Cruelty Is The Point Because Violence Is The Plan
Trump wants violence. He always has. Because he believes it helps him politically. So why no guardrails on ICE? Because Trump wants ICE to push the American…
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Trump Is Unfit, ICE Is Cruel, Americans Don’t Know Basic Civics
Donald Trump sicked the Justice Department on the Fed chair because the baby in the White House wants lower interest rates. ICE doubles down on their cruelty…
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Trump Plans Attack on Mexico, Tragic Ice Shooting in Minneapolis, and the Worst Job Market Since 200 (w/ Mike Nellis)
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2026 Is The Year To Go On The Offensive
2026 must be the year of the resistance. With a mad, dangerous king in the White House, this must be the year we stop reacting to everything he does, but…
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Another Reminder: Trump WANTS Violence. Don’t Give It To Him
Trump wants there to be violence, chaos and death on our streets. Because he believes it will help him politically. Pretty astounding thing to say about an…
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Yes, The Truth Is Scary. But You Need To Accept It. Now.
I confess to being surprised that so many people and so many leaders here and around the world STILL haven’t accepted the truth about Donald Trump. After all…
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A Day This Country Will Never Recover From
Five years ago today, our Capitol was attacked. Not by foreign armies. By American citizens. In a violent attempt to overthrow an American election. These…
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Yes, Trump Is A Tyrant. But We’ve Let Him Be A Tyrant
Invading Venezuela and kidnapping its leader was illegal, unconstitutional, and immoral. Trump had no legal authority to do it. It was just wrong. But every…
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If We Don’t Care About Democracy, We’ll Lose It
An American president committed crimes trying to overturn an American election. And the American people put that president back in power. The problem isn’t…
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Prepare for the Worst
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Quit Whining MAGA. It’s Called Freedom And The Market At Work
Performer cancellations at the Kennedy Center continue to pile up. Now the entire New Year’s Eve show has been canceled. All because Trump illegally put his…
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It’s Scary To Say Out Loud, But It’s True: Trump Is A Russian Asset
By now, everyone should acknowledge the truth. Donald Trump is on Russia’s side. He works for Putin. As mind boggling as that is to acknowledge, we must…
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We’re Not Okay
I don’t care what your politics are, I don’t care if you’re MAGA right, far left, or somewhere in between. Darn near every American knows America isn’t okay…
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Breaking The Two Party Doom Loop. A Conversation With Lee Drutman
It’s so easy to just yell about Trump every day. It’s too easy. And damn near everyone does it. But Trump is the product of a broken political system. And we…
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What ICE Is Doing Is Un-American & Trump’s Republican Party Is Un-American Too
Another man dies in ICE custody. And he never should have been in ICE custody. Here legally for 30yrs, business owner and ICE grabbed him. Also, JD Vance…
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Trump’s DOJ Defies Congress, Withholds Full Epstein Files (w/ Mike Nellis)
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Unvarnished with Joe Walsh and Edwin Eisendrath
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Engaging With People Whose Views You Despise. A Conversation
I sat down this week with Corey Nathan, host of the podcast “Talkin Politics & Religion Without Killin Each Other.” How to engage? Who to engage with and not…
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Don’t Laugh At What You Saw & Heard Last Night. DEFEAT It.
Yes, Trump’s speech last night was 18 minutes of an angry old man yelling at us, lying to us, and trying to cover his ass. Yes, it was laughable. But that old…
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Why In This Moment It’s Important For Us To Understand History. A Conversation
I sat down with media and political historian Brian Rosenwald to discuss what this political moment in America means right now, what we can learn from history…
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Personal Character MUST Matter. If It Doesn’t, Then We’re Fucked
I’ve said it often, but the beauty of Trump is that because he’s so bad, and so horrible, he’s forcing Americans to decide in real time what kind of country we…
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For The Umpteenth Time: Donald Trump Is One Of The Most Horrible Human Who’s Ever Lived
Rob Reiner & his wife are stabbed to death by their adult son who has a long history of drug & mental issues, and Trump blames “Trump derangement syndrome for…
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James Carville Is Wrong Again. Trump Will Never Be A Lame Duck
It’s too easy to say - Trump is finished, he’s a loser, he’s a lame duck, his cultish party is finally going to stand up to him. It’s all too easy to say, and…
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Will Donald Trump Pardon the DC Pipe Bomber? Plus, Hegseth’s War Crime (w/ Mike Nellis)
Mike and I dive headfirst into the madness — from finally catching the D.C. pipe bomber to wondering whether Donald Trump will reward yet another January 6th…
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Inside the Extremism Threat with Investigator Kristofer Goldsmith
I sat down with Army veteran and extremism investigator Kristofer Goldsmith for a urgent conversation about the rise of right-wing extremism in America…
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PAXIS Belongs to Us. Not Billionaires. Not Big Tech. Just Millions of Americans Who Care
We launched PAXIS yesterday as the answer to the cruelty and lawlessness of ICE. In our first 24 hours, we raised over $7,000 to launch this new AI-powered…
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The Answer To What ICE Is Doing Is You. And Me. And All Of Us
These immigrants had done everything the right way, and gone thru the process legally, and were in line to go thru the final ceremony to become U.S. citizens…
- The Social Contract with Joe Walsh
What Democrats Must Do When They Assume Power. A Conversation With Steve Schmidt
I sat down with long time political strategist Steve Schmidt to discuss this political moment, what Democrats need to do to meet this moment, and if they meet…
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Until He’s Dead Or In Prison, EVERY Election Must Be A Referendum On Trump
Two days ago, Trump unleashed the ugliest, most bigoted stuff about brown and black immigrants. About Somalian-Americans. And his entire cabinet just sat there…
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The Perfect Democratic Candidate For Alabama
The Democratic Party needs to learn to back candidates who can win. And a Democrat who can win in NYC is not a Democrat who can win in Alabama. I sat down with…
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It Ain’t Hegseth, It’s Trump. It Ain’t Patel, It’s Trump. And On And On And…
Sure, Pete Hegseth was utterly unqualified for his job. But who hired him? Same goes for Kash Patel, Dan Bongino, RFK Jr, Tulsi Gabbard and so many more. But…
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Trump Spreads Fear. Daily. Why Does Fear Work So Well with a Right Wing Audience?
Five days later, and we still don’t know why the Afghan National shot two National Guard members in DC last Wednesday. But that hasn’t stopped the Trump…
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If You Wanna Play The Blame Game, Blame Trump For The Shooting Of The Two National Guard members
Look, I think the person to blame for the shooting of the two National Guard members in DC is the shooter. But many want to blame the left or blame ALL…
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We Must Change The Way We Think (with Ilana Redstone)
I sat down with Professor Ilana Redstone (@irakresh) whose book, "The Certainty Trap," just came out. If you care about how dangerously divided this country…
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As An American, I’m Thankful We Still Have Free Speech. Real Free Speech
In most other “free countries,” citizens and politicians would be arrested for the much of the speech we take for granted here. Hate speech, bigoted speech…
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DOGE Was Nothing But Death & Destruction. Elon Should Be On Trial
So DOGE is no more, DOGE has been officially disbanded. No spending cuts, no savings, just lives destroyed, America’s soft power crippled, hundreds of…
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Trump Threatens Democratic Leaders (Again) — Plus: How Pam Bondi Plans to Cover Up the Epstein Files (w/ Mike Nellis)
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He’s An Immediate Danger To This Country. He Must Be Removed From Office. There’s Nothing Else To Say
Cut through all the noise and all the distractions and the only thing that matters is this: The President of the United States yesterday publicly called for…