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Let's talk about what's actually happening in America — the economy, the markets, the politics, and the decisions that affect 'real' life. No boring scripted narrative. Just common sense, out loud, for the people the mainstream media stopped talking to a long time ago. New episodes every Thursday at 2pm ET.

  1. 7h ago

    Is AI Coming for Your Job? Depends Who You Are

    Is AI coming for your job? It depends who you are. In January, Amazon cut 16,000 corporate jobs. Meanwhile in Abilene, Texas, a local electrician lost two of his lead men to a data center paying double. Same economy, same AI boom: one guy gets a pink s... Hosted on beehiiv. Read the full Privacy Policy at https://www.beehiiv.com/privacy.

    Is AI Coming for Your Job? Depends Who You Are

  2. Oct 22

    Does Being Successful Make You a Villain in America?

    Does being successful make you a villain in America? Gallup's latest poll found 95% of Americans view small business positively but only 35% feel that way about big business, and socialism's 43% positive rating is now higher than big business. Pew foun... Hosted on beehiiv. Read the full Privacy Policy at https://www.beehiiv.com/privacy.

    Does Being Successful Make You a Villain in America?

  3. Oct 15

    Six Figures and Still Broke: Inflation or Corporate Greed?

    Making six figures and still feel broke? You're not imagining it. The Federal Reserve's 2025 Survey of Consumer Finances found almost 20% of families are behind on a loan payment, up from about 12% in 2022 and the highest share since the 2010 survey. G... Hosted on beehiiv. Read the full Privacy Policy at https://www.beehiiv.com/privacy.

    Six Figures and Still Broke: Inflation or Corporate Greed?

  4. Oct 7

    Republicans. Democrats. Why Am I Still Getting Screwed?

    Is America in decline? Cole and Savannah skip the shouting and hand out a 50-year report card. Four subjects, real numbers: • Education: we spend more than $15,000 per student, so why are math scores back to around 1990? • Culture: how Americans' trust... Hosted on beehiiv. Read the full Privacy Policy at https://www.beehiiv.com/privacy.

    Republicans. Democrats. Why Am I Still Getting Screwed?

  5. Oct 7

    You'll Own Nothing. And Apparently Everything Has a Monthly Fee.

    Diesel is six bucks a gallon in a lot of places, and the internet has about forty theories why. Cole and Savannah put on the tinfoil hats, then take them off. Fact or fairytale: • Does Washington fight wars to protect the petrodollar? • Is somebody squ... Hosted on beehiiv. Read the full Privacy Policy at https://www.beehiiv.com/privacy.

    You'll Own Nothing. And Apparently Everything Has a Monthly Fee.

  6. Oct 7

    AI Panic, Revisited: Real Threat or Billionaire Theater?

    The people building AI keep telling you it might end the world. Then they go right back to selling it. Cole and Savannah sort out what's real, what's hype, and what it means for your paycheck: • The doom headlines: AI agents, "internet takeover" warnin... Hosted on beehiiv. Read the full Privacy Policy at https://www.beehiiv.com/privacy.

    AI Panic, Revisited: Real Threat or Billionaire Theater?

  7. Oct 7

    If the Economy Is Doing So Well, Why Is Everyone Pissed Off?

    Washington says the K-shaped economy is over. Cole and Savannah check the receipts. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says we're in a "C-shaped" economy now. So why is first class sold out while the drive-thru is empty? This week: • What the K-shaped ec... Hosted on beehiiv. Read the full Privacy Policy at https://www.beehiiv.com/privacy.

    If the Economy Is Doing So Well, Why Is Everyone Pissed Off?

  8. Oct 2

    The Fifty-Year Deficit: Is the American Empire Actually in Decline?

    Dana and Anthony ask the big, uncomfortable one this week: is America in long-term decline? No cable news shouting. No doom-scrolling. Just an honest audit of the last 50 years across four pillars: Education: Reading and math scores back at 1990s level... Hosted on beehiiv. Read the full Privacy Policy at https://www.beehiiv.com/privacy.

    The Fifty-Year Deficit: Is the American Empire Actually in Decline?
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Let's talk about what's actually happening in America — the economy, the markets, the politics, and the decisions that affect 'real' life. No boring scripted narrative. Just common sense, out loud, for the people the mainstream media stopped talking to a long time ago. New episodes every Thursday at 2pm ET.

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