In The Tank

The Heartland Institute
In The Tank

The weekly flagship podcast from The Heartland Institute features in-depth policy discussions connected to current news. Host Donald Kendal leads the discussion with the usual crew of Heartland Institute Vice President Jim Lakely, Socialism Research Center “Commissar” Justin Haskins, Editorial Director Chris Talgo, and others at this national free-market think tank. The entertaining and informative discussions often hit topics such as the environment, energy policy, Big Tech censorship, the troubling rise of socialism, globalism, health care, education, that state of freedom in America and around the world, and much more. This podcast is also available as part of the Heartland Daily Podcast, the “firehose” of all the organization’s podcasts that take deep and entertaining dives into public policy.

  1. Trump's Cabinet: A Dream Team? - In The Tank #474

    5 DAYS AGO

    Trump's Cabinet: A Dream Team? - In The Tank #474

    The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 474 of the In The Tank Podcast. As the dust of the election settles, President-elect Donald J. Trump is busy constructing his cabinet. Elon Musk, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard, Marco Rubio, and many others have been nominated by Trump to fill some of the most important positions in the upcoming administration. How is the ITT crew reacting to some of these picks? Also, Thanksgiving is next week. Will families unite over good food, or will arguments break out while we pass the mashed potatoes? Legislative Conference PFLN - Pro-Family Legislative Conference https://profamily.com/conference/ Everything Has Changed (video) Jon Jones Trump Dance https://x.com/robbystarbuck/status/1858108282390343833 (video) Trump Dance montage https://x.com/browneyegirl400/status/1858822652292395135 Trump's Cabinet: A Dream Team? CBS News - See the list of Trump Cabinet picks and more White House appointments so far https://www.cbsnews.com/news/who-might-be-in-donald-trump-cabinet/ The Federalist - Pete Hegseth Is The Perfect Candidate To Gut The Pentagon’s Bureaucratic Rot https://thefederalist.com/2024/11/13/pete-hegseth-is-the-perfect-candidate-to-gut-the-pentagons-bureaucratic-rot/ Forbes - What We Know About Elon Musk’s ‘Department Of Government Efficiency’—As Musk Reveals Spending Targets https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2024/11/20/what-we-know-about-elon-musks-department-of-government-efficiency-as-musk-reveals-spending-targets/ The Federalist - John Bolton Asks Deep State To Deep-Six Trump Nominees Before They Fix Corrupt Intel Agencies https://thefederalist.com/2024/11/14/john-bolton-asks-deep-state-to-deep-six-trump-nominees-before-they-fix-corrupt-intel-agencies/ Thanksgiving Conversations HuffPost - My Husband And His Family Voted For Trump — So I'm Canceling Thanksgiving And Christmas https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-voter-family-marriage-holidays_n_67321c1ce4b0231a203b1b80 The Independent - Yale psychiatrist urges LGBTQ+ community to shun Trump-voting family members over the holidays https://www.the-independent.com/tv/news/psychiatrist-amanda-calhoun-trump-msnbc-thanksgiving-b2644444.html Fox News - 'Sounds like a cult:' Sociologist rips leftist calls to cut off Trump family members during the holidays https://www.foxnews.com/media/sounds-like-cult-sociologist-rips-leftist-calls-cut-off-trump-family-members-during-holidays

    1h 22m
  2. Everything Has Changed – In the Tank #473

    14 NOV

    Everything Has Changed – In the Tank #473

    Since Election Night, doesn’t everything feel different now? Not just our politics. but the whole mood of the country. Yes, some of our fellow Americans are in a very sad state. Clips of people filming their misery and sharing it with the world are everywhere. But for the majority of the country, is feels like a major societal and cultural shift has occurred. And there are a lot of people walking around with a new spring in their step. Our media has changed, with the legacy media’s corruption being its undoing. Our pop culture feels about to change, too, moving away from leftist moralizing and back to producing entertainment with broad appeal. It just feels like the politicization of everything is over, and we’re waking up in a new era in which leftism is no longer going to be the dominant force in American life. In a special Episode #473 of the In the Tank Podcast, guest host Jim Lakely welcomes The Heartland Institute’s Linnea Lueken and CFACT’s Chris Martz to discuss whether they share Jim's feeling that everything has changed. And if it has, what a more “normal” future will look like. SUPPORT THE SHOW: https://heartland.org/donate/ SHOW NOTES CNN 'will axe top stars in layoffs that'll see hundreds fired as ratings continue to tank' https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti... “Fair & Balanced”: Trump 2.0 Era Brings New Los Angeles Times Editorial Board, Owner Promises With Fox News Motto Echo https://deadline.com/2024/11/trump-la... MSNBC and CNN Ratings Tank After Trump Steamrolls Kamala Harris https://www.outkick.com/analysis/msnb... MSNBC Ratings Crater As Viewers Tune Out Trump Victory Coverage https://www.mediaite.com/news/just-in... Hollywood Braces for a Woke Backlash in the Wake of Trump's Election https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news... SEMAFOR: The old media grapples with its new limits https://www.semafor.com/article/11/10... The rejection of the ruling class was global. https://x.com/jburnmurdoch/status/185...

    1h 15m
  3. A Trump Victory & a Media Reckoning - In The Tank #472

    7 NOV

    A Trump Victory & a Media Reckoning - In The Tank #472

    The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 472 of the In The Tank Podcast. Donald J. Trump has been elected as the 47th President of the United States. Trump's victory comes after a years long campaign by the media to paint the President-elect as a racist, sexist, fascist, second-coming of Hitler. The media's narrative failed as Trump looks to lock up the popular vote. The In The Tank crew talks about the evaporating influence of the mainstream media and speculates on what the first 100 days of the next administration will look like. Election Outcome and Exit Polls NYT - Election Live Updates https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/11/06/us/trump-election-harris-news NBC News - Exit Polls https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-elections/exit-polls Reckoning of the Media's Influence Business Insider - Trump's victory shows the flagging influence of mainstream media https://www.businessinsider.com/trumps-victory-shows-the-flagging-influence-of-mainstream-media-2024-11 The Left's Narrative and Spin The Atlantic - TRUMP WON. NOW WHAT? https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/11/trump-wins-second-term-presidency/680546/ Trump's First 100 Days The Hill - GOP maps out agenda for Trump’s first 100 days https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4950270-republicans-agenda-trump-tax-cuts/ NPR - What Trump's first 100 days in office could look like https://www.npr.org/2024/11/06/nx-s1-5181800/2024-election-trump-first-100-days-agenda

    1h 27m
  4. Bezos: Americans Don't Trust The News Media - In The Tank #471

    31 OCT

    Bezos: Americans Don't Trust The News Media - In The Tank #471

    The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Jack McPherrin present episode 471 of the In The Tank Podcast. The last vestiges of the media's credibility are going up in smoke. From ghastly journalistic blunders to headlines that twist and turn like characters in a Hitchcock thriller, we’ll break down how the media seems to be taking an axe to its own reputation—Jack Torrance-style. Polls show public trust in the media is as low as the depths of Crystal Lake, and even Jeff Bezos, CEO of Amazon and owner of The Washington Post, recently penned a chilling op-ed on Americans' growing distrust. Join us as we venture into the haunted house of today’s media landscape—where truth and fiction blur and shadows lurk behind every headline." Trump on Joe Rogan Joe Rogan Experience #2219 - Donald Trump https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBMoPUAeLnY NYP - YouTube, Google accused of censorship as Joe Rogan’s Trump interview nearly impossible to find in search: ‘No sensible explanation’ https://nypost.com/2024/10/28/business/youtube-google-accused-of-censorship-as-joe-rogans-trump-interview-nearly-impossible-to-find/ Trump's MSG "Nazi Rally" Fox News - Walz repeats Clinton attack that Trump Madison Square Garden event mirrored 1930s Nazi rally https://www.foxnews.com/politics/walz-repeats-clinton-attack-trump-madison-square-garden-event-mirrored-1930s-nazi-rally National Review - Know Who Else Rallied at Madison Square Garden? The Left Finally Stretches the ‘Nazi’ Charge to Its Breaking Point https://www.nationalreview.com/news/know-who-else-rallied-at-madison-square-garden-the-left-finally-stretches-the-nazi-charge-to-its-breaking-point/ Bezos: "Americans Don't Trust the News Media" Washington Post - The hard truth: Americans don’t trust the news media https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/10/28/jeff-bezos-washington-post-trust/ Gallup - Americans' Trust in Media Remains at Trend Low https://news.gallup.com/poll/651977/americans-trust-media-remains-trend-low.aspx 4 Days Until Election 538 - Who Is Favored To Win The 2024 Presidential Election? https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2024-election-forecast/ Daily Beast - Joe Rogan Snubs Kamala Harris Podcast Request https://www.thedailybeast.com/joe-rogan-snubs-kamala-harris-podcast-interview-request/

    1h 29m
  5. Establishment Targets Elon: 'This is War' - In The Tank #470

    24 OCT

    Establishment Targets Elon: 'This is War' - In The Tank #470

    The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 470 of the In The Tank Podcast. When Elon Musk expressed interest in purchasing Twitter and making it a bastion for free speech, he simultaneously put a target on his back for the political elites. In a recent development, leaked documents appear to show advisors to the Kamala Harris campaign have plans to "kill Musk's Twitter." Elon Musk's response? "This is war." Also, has the media completely lost it? President Donald Trump's recent campaign stunt at McDonalds has exposed what can only be described as lunacy of the mainstream media. Trump's shift at McDonalds NYT - How Media Outlets on the Left and Right Covered Trump’s Stop at McDonald’s https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/21/business/media/trump-mcdonalds-media-coverage.html Newsweek - Was Donald Trump's McDonald's Shift 'Staged'? https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-mcdonalds-work-staged-fake-1972058 The Federalist - The Press Can’t Handle Trump’s Brilliant Display Of Retail Politics At McDonald’s Drive-Through https://thefederalist.com/2024/10/21/the-press-cant-handle-trumps-brilliant-display-of-retail-politics-at-mcdonalds-drive-through/   Musk: "This is War" Breitbart - This Is War:’ Elon Musk Furious at Center for Countering Hate Plan to ‘Kill Musk’s Twitter’ https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2024/10/23/this-is-war-elon-musk-furious-at-center-for-countering-hate-plan-to-kill-musks-twitter/ SubStack - Election Exclusive: British Advisors to Kamala Harris Hope to "Kill Musk's Twitter" https://disinformationchronicle.substack.com/p/election-exclusive-british-advisors   Propaganda Wars Glenn Beck - Propaganda Wars: How the Global Elite Control What You See, Think, and Feel https://www.amazon.com/Propaganda-Wars-Global-Elite-Control/dp/1637633890   11 Days Until the Election 538 - Who Is Favored To Win The 2024 Presidential Election? https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2024-election-forecast/ Politico - Trump set to go on Joe Rogan’s podcast https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/10/22/2024-elections-live-coverage-updates-analysis/trump-joe-rogan-podcast-00184894

    1h 20m
  6. When Progressives Squash Progress - In The Tank #469

    17 OCT

    When Progressives Squash Progress - In The Tank #469

    The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Chris Talgo present episode 469 of the In The Tank Podcast. Over this past week, we witnessed an engineering breakthrough from Elon Musk's SpaceX. The successful launch and recapture of the SpaceX Starship booster marks a pivotal moment in the future of space travel, showcasing advancements in reusability and cost efficiency. SpaceX is paving the way for a new era where space access becomes more routine and affordable, pushing the boundaries of what is possible beyond Earth's orbit. But remember, Elon Musk is frowned upon by the political elite. Instead of commemorating this occasion and encouraging this innovation, government bureaucrats have instead chosen to stifle Musk by denying his request for additional rocket launches. Also, we are another week closer to the election and it appears Kamala Harris is getting increasingly desperate. Elon Musk's Starship Breakthough Space - SpaceX plans to catch Starship upper stage with 'chopsticks' in early 2025, Elon Musk says https://www.space.com/spacex-starship-upper-stage-chopstick-catch-elon-musk Economist - Starship will change what is possible beyond the Earth https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/10/16/starship-will-change-what-is-possible-beyond-the-earth Progressives vs. Progress NYT - California Rejects Bid for More Frequent SpaceX Launches https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/12/us/spacex-launch-california.html LA Times - SpaceX sues California regulators, alleging anti-Musk bias in rocket rejection https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-10-16/spacex-political-bias-coastal-commission-lawsuit Kamala's Bret Baier Interview Fox News - VP Harris to sit down hours from now with Bret Baier for first Fox News interview https://www.foxnews.com/politics/vp-harris-sit-down-hours-from-now-bret-baier-first-fox-news-interview Kamala Is Getting Desperate Reuters - Harris could join Joe Rogan podcast in hunt for male votes, sources say https://www.reuters.com/world/us/kamala-harris-could-join-podcaster-joe-rogan-an-interview-sources-2024-10-15/ Yahoo - Harris-Trump polls tighten, but PredictIt and Polymarket tell a different story https://finance.yahoo.com/news/harris-trump-polls-tighten-predictit-173916471.html

    1h 21m
  7. Kamala Harris and the Media are Getting Desperate - In The Tank #468

    10 OCT

    Kamala Harris and the Media are Getting Desperate - In The Tank #468

    The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, and Justin Haskins present episode 468 of the In The Tank Podcast. As the election approaches, it appears as though the mainstream media industry is desperate to paint Kamala Harris in the best light possible. For example, it appears as though 60 Minutes selectively edited their interview with VP and presidential candidate Kamala Harris to make her come off in as good a light as possible. Simultaneously, the White House Press Secretary accused correspondent Peter Doocy of spreading misinformation for simply asking a question about the Biden Administration's handling of the response to Hurricane Helene. The ITT crew talks about all this and more on this week's episode. Kamala's 60 Mins Interview NYP - Kamala Harris is unable to answer basic questions on ‘60 Minutes’ https://nypost.com/2024/10/08/opinion/kamala-harris-is-unable-to-answer-basic-questions-on-60-minutes/ The Federalist - Unlike Biden In 2020, Kamala Harris’ Radicalism Is Too Extreme To Hide https://thefederalist.com/2024/10/09/unlike-biden-in-2020-kamala-harris-radicalism-is-too-extreme-to-hide/ Biden/Harris Rift? AP News - Biden pledged to campaign hard for Harris. So far, he’s been mostly a no-show https://apnews.com/article/biden-harris-lame-duck-joint-campaigning-79496a704736e8965010eea3bb6b6b5d NYP - Biden praises ‘cooperative’ DeSantis one day after Harris moaned Fla. gov snubbed her post-Helene phone call https://nypost.com/2024/10/08/us-news/biden-praises-cooperative-desantis-one-day-after-harris-moaned-florida-gov-snubbed-her-post-helene-phone-call/ Questioning Hurricane Response = Misinfo (KJP clip) MSN - ‘Excuse Me?’: Doocy Pushes Back At KJP As She Accuses Him Of Spreading ‘Misinformation’ https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/opinion/excuse-me-doocy-pushes-back-at-kjp-as-she-accuses-him-of-spreading-misinformation/ar-AA1rQKNy?ocid=bingnewssearch NYP - Citing the Biden-Harris admin’s own FEMA facts isn’t misinformation, Karine Jean-Pierre https://nypost.com/2024/10/08/opinion/citing-bidens-own-fema-facts-isnt-misinformation-karine-jean-pierre/ AI and Health Care Fierce Health Care - Some doctors are using public AI chatbots like ChatGPT in clinical decisions. Is it safe? https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/special-reports/some-doctors-are-using-public-generative-ai-tools-chatgpt-clinical-decisions-it Nature - Google AI has better bedside manner than human doctors--and makes better diagnoses https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00099-4 MedRXiv - Influence of a Large Language Model on Diagnostic Reasoning: A Randomized Clinical Vignette Study https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.03.12.24303785v1

    1h 20m
  8. Europe's Economic Takeover Exposed - In The Tank #467

    3 OCT

    Europe's Economic Takeover Exposed - In The Tank #467

    The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 467 of the In The Tank Podcast. The European Union has  The ITT crew talks about all this and more on this week's episode. The European Union recently approved a piece of radical legislation that is poised to overhaul the global economy, wreak havoc on the United States, undermine individual rights, and force thousands of American businesses to adopt left-wing values. Also looking to cripple the United States economy are the longshoreman who officially went on strike this week. The ITT crew talks about all this and more on this week's episode. VICE PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE The Federalist - How Does Tim Walz Explain His Stolen Valor Controversy? CBS Moderators Didn’t Bother Asking https://thefederalist.com/2024/10/02/how-does-tim-walz-explain-his-stolen-valor-controversy-cbs-moderators-didnt-bother-asking/ CBS News - Who won the VP debate? Here's what debate watchers said in CBS News poll https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-news-vp-debate-poll-2024/ EU ESG Heartland Institute - New European Union ESG Law Will Eliminate Economic Freedom, Individual Liberty, and U.S. Sovereignty https://heartland.org/publications/new-european-union-esg-law-will-eliminate-economic-freedom-individual-liberty-and-u-s-sovereignty/ The Blaze - New European law would force US businesses to adopt woke rules https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/new-european-law-would-force-us-businesses-to-adopt-woke-rules LONGSHOREMAN STRIKE The Hill - 5 things to know about the port strike https://thehill.com/business/4909873-five-things-to-know-about-the-port-strike/ Market Watch - ‘I will cripple you’: Dockworkers union vows to shut down U.S. economy with strike https://www.marketwatch.com/story/i-will-cripple-you-dockworkers-union-vows-to-shut-down-u-s-economy-with-strike-70780b57 JOHN KERRY AT WEF CONFERENCE National Review - John Kerry against the First Amendment: Saying the Quiet Part Aloud https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/john-kerry-against-the-first-amendment-saying-the-quiet-part-aloud/ Real Clear Politics - John Kerry Tells WEF: Our First Amendment Stands As A Major Block Against Hammering Disinformation Out Of Existence https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/09/29/john_kerry_tells_wef_our_first_amendment_stands_as_a_major_block_against_hammering_disinformation_out_of_existence.html

    1h 20m

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The weekly flagship podcast from The Heartland Institute features in-depth policy discussions connected to current news. Host Donald Kendal leads the discussion with the usual crew of Heartland Institute Vice President Jim Lakely, Socialism Research Center “Commissar” Justin Haskins, Editorial Director Chris Talgo, and others at this national free-market think tank. The entertaining and informative discussions often hit topics such as the environment, energy policy, Big Tech censorship, the troubling rise of socialism, globalism, health care, education, that state of freedom in America and around the world, and much more. This podcast is also available as part of the Heartland Daily Podcast, the “firehose” of all the organization’s podcasts that take deep and entertaining dives into public policy.

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