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The American Mind Podcast
The American Mind Podcast uncovers the ideas and principles that drive American political life. The hosts engage Claremont scholars and critics in thought-provoking discussions about the real causes of our current political and cultural reality.
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Episodes
The American Mind PodcastBoosterpalooza | The Roundtable Ep. 92
Since people don’t really believe left-wing “fact checking” sites in the age of petty tyranny, a few billionaires had a truly innovative idea: just make…
The American Mind PodcastTranshumanist Takeover | The Roundtable Ep. 91
As the US adopts wokeness as its grand strategy and promotes its first trans four-star admiral, China is embracing masculinity and testing a hypersonic missile…
The American Mind PodcastSupply Chained | The Roundtable Ep. 90
The US is currently facing unprecedented logistical shortcomings brought on by government restrictions. Meanwhile, inflation has been steadily skyrocketing as…
The American Mind PodcastFedbook | The Roundtable Ep. 89
Our predatory federal bureaucracy has its eye on Facebook. The ruling classes will settle for nothing less than full transhumanism and total control…
The American Mind PodcastWhose Democracy? | The Roundtable Ep. 88
Self-styled “democracy advocates” are up in arms over the mere prospect of a Trump 2024 run. So they’re doing what they always do: writing overlong essays…
The American Mind PodcastAngelo Codevilla, R.I.P. | The Roundtable Ep. 87
This week, the editors convene with heavy hearts to reminisce about the life and work of Claremont Senior Fellow Angelo Codevilla. The group recall…
The American Mind PodcastCompliance Mandatory | The Roundtable Ep. 86
Last week the Biden administration unveiled its ghastly plan to effectively force vaccines into people’s arms unless they’re willing to risk unemployment…
The American Mind PodcastThe Stakes: Texas vs. California
In this edition of The Stakes, Michael Anton, lecturer in politics and research fellow at Hillsdale College’s Kirby Center, and a Claremont senior fellow, is…
The American Mind PodcastDark Gods | The Roundtable Ep. 85
After a week off due to technical issues, the editors are back in the saddle. The woke Left is becoming ever more open about the religious nature of its…
The American Mind PodcastCan't Make It Up | The Roundtable Ep. 84
What will happen to the tens of thousands of refugees fleeing Afghanistan? Will we ever be allowed to know? Does Europe's experience with Afghan refugees leave…
The American Mind PodcastNationbuilding, American Style | The Roundtable Ep. 83
In just 11 short days, the US-backed government in Afghanistan utterly imploded and the Taliban seized control of the country, even managing to get their hands…
The American Mind PodcastChaos and Corruption | The Roundtable Ep. 82
Left-wing and fake-conservative Twitter had one of their trademark meltdowns when Tucker Carlson visited with Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. At home…
The American Mind PodcastThe Tyranny Variant | The Roundtable Ep. 81
Against a backdrop of complete and utter disarray, progressive autocrats are attempting to snatch up as much power as they can using the Delta Variant as their…
The American Mind PodcastThe Stakes: Machiavelli for the Modern Day
In this special edition of The American Mind Podcast, Michael Anton, lecturer in politics and research fellow at Hillsdale College's Kirby Center, and a…
The American Mind PodcastThe Quantum Pill | The Roundtable Ep. 80
As one looks around America today, it's easy to fall into a state of deep despair. But there's also much to be hopeful for. Today, The American Mind editors…
The American Mind PodcastSeceding from Earth | The Roundtable Ep. 79
Who runs America? Is it the surveillance state that aims to strangle the life out of regular citizens? The billionaires racing to space? Or the people? As the…
The American Mind PodcastThe Interview: Dr. Scott Yenor on The Recovery of Family Life
In this ongoing series, Ryan Williams, President of The Claremont Institute, interviews prominent scholars in the Claremont Institute’s orbit. Dr. Scott Yenor…
The American Mind PodcastThe Sinking Ship | The Roundtable Ep. 78
In this "combative, juvenile, and grotesque" episode of The Roundtable, our editors take great joy in laughing off the Bulwark's newest hit piece on the…
The American Mind PodcastThe Woke Praetorian Guard | The Roundtable Ep. 77
The American regime is currently undergoing a fundamental takeover by the woke elite. To protect themselves from people wearing hats with horns, the Capitol…
The American Mind PodcastSenility on Parade | The Roundtable Ep. 76
The Left loves to project their worst traits onto the Right--and their latest obsession with “White Rage” is a prime example. Meanwhile, the NSA is making…
The American Mind PodcastRetaking the Institutions | The Roundtable Ep. 75
Our summer interns join the editors this week to provide their fresh takes (with a side of black pills) about the state of Conservatism and the GOP. Matt…
The American Mind PodcastLockdown of the Soul | The Roundtable Ep. 74
Governor Newsom finally decided to lift his boot off of Californians’ necks—or did he? Meanwhile, Joe Biden made a fool of himself at the recent G7 Summit, and…
The American Mind PodcastThe Stakes: Critical Race Theory
In this special edition of The American Mind Podcast, Michael Anton, former Trump official and senior fellow at the Claremont Institute, is joined by Charles…
The American Mind PodcastBig Finance | The Roundtable Ep. 73
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset management firm, is buying up whole neighborhoods of single-family homes. Why? To make sure you’ll be paying them rent for…
The American Mind PodcastPride | The Roundtable Ep. 72
We’re now in the opening days of LGBT pride month—not that anyone needs reminding, as corporations across America fall over themselves to celebrate the…
The American Mind PodcastThe Stakes: The American Monarchy?
In this special edition of The American Mind Podcast, Michael Anton, former Trump official and senior fellow at the Claremont Institute, is joined by Curtis…
The American Mind PodcastLies and More Lies | The Roundtable Ep. 71
A miracle has occurred! Suddenly, the media is warming to the idea that COVID might have leaked from a Wuhan biolab—an idea which, just last year, they…
The American Mind PodcastUnmasked | The Roundtable Ep. 70
The CDC has newly proclaimed that vaccinated people no longer need to mask up (duh). But some people can’t seem to let go of the ritual. Plus: violent conflict…
The American Mind PodcastThe Interview: Dr. Mark Blitz on Reason and Politics
In this newly revived occasional series, Ryan Williams, President of The Claremont Institute, interviews prominent scholars in the Claremont Institute's orbit…
The American Mind PodcastThe Rise of the Woke Regime | The Roundtable Ep. 69
The rapidly spreading woke dogma that has taken over our CIA now seems to be ascendant in the military. What does that mean for national security? Our editors…
The American Mind PodcastWoke and Dagger | The Roundtable Ep. 68
Like so many of our crumbling institutions, the CIA is experiencing a woke takeover of its own, which it’s advertising in incredibly cringey ways. Meanwhile…
The American Mind PodcastSpecial Edition: America in Decay: Hope or Despair?
In this special edition of The American Mind Podcast, Michael Anton, lecturer and research fellow at Hillsdale College, senior fellow at the Claremont…
The American Mind PodcastRecall Fever | The Roundtable Ep. 67
It’s official: Governor Gavin Newsom will face a recall election later this year. Besides the sheer glee of watching Gavin get the boot, our editors have many…
The American Mind PodcastWho Needs a Trial? | The Roundtable Ep. 66
Derek Chauvin, the police officer most prominently involved in the death of George Floyd, was found guilty of all charges against him yesterday. This of course…
The American Mind PodcastBreaking the States | The Roundtable Ep. 65
With control of Congress and the presidency, Democrats have taken the first steps toward making Washington, D.C. the fifty-first state. But there is even more…
The American Mind PodcastWokeness Comes for the GOP | The Roundtable Ep. 64 ft. Scott Yenor
From Vermont to Arkansas, GOP governors are bowing to wokeness in spectacular displays of misunderstanding of what time it is politically. Scott Yenor, a…
The American Mind PodcastDigital Exile | The Roundtable Ep. 63
Big Tech’s at it again, censoring people—including us—as the effort to scrub Trump from the public square continues. Voting rights is the new hot-button issue…
The American Mind PodcastRacialized Tragedy | The Roundtable Ep. 62
It’s been a sad week for America. A shooting in Boulder claimed the lives of ten people. And like clockwork, the Left is using it as an opportunity to feast on…
The American Mind PodcastThe Ruling Class Strikes Back: A Special Edition of the American Mind Podcast
In this special edition of the American Mind podcast, we look back at how the last year has demonstrated the size, scope, and nature of the challenges facing…
The American Mind PodcastPresident Deepfake | The Roundtable Ep. 61
Did you watch the Grammys? Us neither. Won’t stop our editors from talking about it, though we’re more interested in a viral clip of Joe Biden—is it deepfaked?…
The American Mind PodcastThe Woke Orthodoxy | The Roundtable Ep. 60
If you’re a wealthy prep school parent wanting to discuss how the maw of woke culture is swallowing up all things good and true, you’ll have to do it in secret…
The American Mind PodcastCOVID and Cancel Culture | The Roundtable Ep. 59
The light at the end of the COVID tunnel is finally within sight—provided you live in a red state. Blue states remain under the thumbs of petty tyrants…
The American Mind PodcastCan Clubhouse Survive? | The Roundtable Ep. 58
While free speech finds a new venue in the popular app Clubhouse, Democrats in Congress are openly asking TV carriers why Republican and conservative-leaning…
The American Mind PodcastThe Egotist and the Icon | The Roundtable Ep. 57
Rush Limbaugh passed away yesterday—his work touched tens of millions of people, our editors included. Then there’s Governor Cuomo, who is embroiled in a…
The American Mind PodcastCreeping Progressive Policy | The Roundtable Ep. 56
The second impeachment trial of former President Trump lumbers on, but does anybody even care about this undisguised show trial? Melinda Gates and elites like…
The American Mind PodcastThrasymachus All the Way Down | The Roundtable Ep. 55
The Left is laying the rhetorical groundwork for a domestic war on Trump supporters, as red state governments start planning how to respond. Florida Governor…
The American Mind PodcastSpecial Edition: The 1776 Commission
In this special edition of The American Mind Podcast, Ryan Williams, president of the Claremont Institute, is joined by Charles Kesler and Matthew Spalding…
The American Mind PodcastThe War on Wall Street | The Roundtable Ep. 54
Those crazy kids actually did it: A group of redditors under the banner of r/WallStreetBets are singlehandedly taking the populist fight to Wall Street…
The American Mind PodcastBiden’s Opening Salvo | The Roundtable Ep. 53
It’s official: Biden is the 46th president. Beneath the inane boilerplate of the new president’s speech (accompanied by a tearful chorus of celebration from…
The American Mind PodcastBanned from Everything | The Roundtable Ep. 52
In the wake of January 6, a multitude of personalities—from both sides of the aisle—came out of the woodwork to call for banning Trump and many of his…
The American Mind PodcastStorm Over the Capitol | The Roundtable Ep. 51
Trump's supporters took their dissatisfaction with the 2020 election all the way into the Capitol yesterday, and then things got serious. Four people are dead…
The American Mind PodcastCertification Contestation | The Roundtable Ep. 50
With the counting of the Electoral College vote drawing near, Senator Josh Hawley has vowed to object to certification on January 6. Who will take up the GOP…
The American Mind PodcastA Very COVID Christmas | The Roundtable Ep. 49
2020 is drawing to a close, and with vaccines rolling out across the nation, so too is the COVID pandemic. Hypothetically. But this won’t stop the ruling…
The American Mind PodcastBe Strong and Courageous | The Roundtable Ep. 48
The electoral college has cast their ballots. But there are lingering issues percolating through public discourse, from corruption to separation. Our editors…
The American Mind PodcastInterview: Brian Kennedy on Election Fraud Research and Dominion Voting Systems
In this special edition of The American Mind Podcast, Ryan Williams, President of The Claremont Institute, interviews Brian Kennedy, President of The American…
The American Mind PodcastInterview: John Eastman on Election Fraud
In this special installment of The American Mind Podcast, Ryan Williams, President of The Claremont Institute, interviews Dr. John Eastman. The two discuss Dr…
The American Mind PodcastLand of Lockdowns | The Roundtable Ep. 47
California’s government at both the state and local level would like to wish you a big bah humbug. Another round of lockdowns is hitting small business…
The American Mind PodcastLove Life | The Roundtable Ep. 46
The New Yorker's latest cover art, which depicts "love life" in the time of COVID lockdowns, reveals far more about our deep cultural sickness than perhaps it…
The American Mind PodcastA Kamikaze Trump Thanksgiving | The Roundtable Ep. 45
Thanksgiving may be around the corner, but Trump’s presidency isn’t over yet. Assuming that Biden wins the electoral college—not a foregone conclusion, mind…
The American Mind PodcastThe COVID Comeback | The Roundtable Ep. 44
Election day has come and gone, so legacy media outlets are right back to covering coronavirus. Clinging to the last shreds of their viewership, they are doing…