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Live weekly from the nation's capital, Moment of Truth is American Moment’s official podcast has become an indispensable part of DC staffers' weekly digest.
In 2024, Season 4 continues to bring on high-profile guests — from prominent politicians, thinkers, journalists, and researchers — on the policy issues of the day from geopolitics to trade to immigration. You can enjoy the full backlog of podcasts today, with over 100 hours of interviews with leaders including Heritage's Kevin Roberts, Hillsdale's Dr. Larry P. Arnn, China expert at Asia Times David P. Goldman, contributing editor for UnHerd and author of "Feminism Against Progress," Mary Harrington, and host of the popular show Breaking Points, Saagar Enjeti.
Moment of Truth only continues to grow — it has been cited on national television, in America’s biggest newspapers, used by donors to make giving decisions, launched thinkers into prominence, and so much more. The podcast serves an extremely important purpose for American Moment’s network: it gets them on the same page every Monday morning.
Other major guests include Senator JD Vance (R-OH) , Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI), Michael Anton, Blake Masters, Helen Andrews, Jeff Sessions, and Amanda Milius, Yoram Hazony, Dr. Scott Atlas, Wokal Distance, and Rep. Ken Buck, Rep. Dan Bishop, Mark Meadows (Former Chief of Staff to President Donald Trump), Erin Hawley, Mary Eberstadt, Douglas Wilson, Julius Krein, and more.
American Moment is a Washington D.C.-based non-profit that seeks to identify, educate, and credential the young Americans who will implement public policy that supports strong families, a sovereign nation, and prosperity for all. Learn more by visiting AmericanMoment.org. Moment of Truth is hosted by Saurabh Sharma, President, and Nick Solheim, Chief Operations Officer.
Email the show at podcast@americanmoment.org. Moment of Truth is recorded at the Conservative Partnership Center in Washington, DC. It is produced and edited by Jared Cummings.

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Live weekly from the nation's capital, Moment of Truth is American Moment’s official podcast has become an indispensable part of DC staffers' weekly digest.
In 2024, Season 4 continues to bring on high-profile guests — from prominent politicians, thinkers, journalists, and researchers — on the policy issues of the day from geopolitics to trade to immigration. You can enjoy the full backlog of podcasts today, with over 100 hours of interviews with leaders including Heritage's Kevin Roberts, Hillsdale's Dr. Larry P. Arnn, China expert at Asia Times David P. Goldman, contributing editor for UnHerd and author of "Feminism Against Progress," Mary Harrington, and host of the popular show Breaking Points, Saagar Enjeti.
Moment of Truth only continues to grow — it has been cited on national television, in America’s biggest newspapers, used by donors to make giving decisions, launched thinkers into prominence, and so much more. The podcast serves an extremely important purpose for American Moment’s network: it gets them on the same page every Monday morning.
Other major guests include Senator JD Vance (R-OH) , Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI), Michael Anton, Blake Masters, Helen Andrews, Jeff Sessions, and Amanda Milius, Yoram Hazony, Dr. Scott Atlas, Wokal Distance, and Rep. Ken Buck, Rep. Dan Bishop, Mark Meadows (Former Chief of Staff to President Donald Trump), Erin Hawley, Mary Eberstadt, Douglas Wilson, Julius Krein, and more.
American Moment is a Washington D.C.-based non-profit that seeks to identify, educate, and credential the young Americans who will implement public policy that supports strong families, a sovereign nation, and prosperity for all. Learn more by visiting AmericanMoment.org. Moment of Truth is hosted by Saurabh Sharma, President, and Nick Solheim, Chief Operations Officer.
Email the show at podcast@americanmoment.org. Moment of Truth is recorded at the Conservative Partnership Center in Washington, DC. It is produced and edited by Jared Cummings.

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    Will Christians Survive The Negative World? (ft. Aaron Renn)

    Will Christians Survive The Negative World? (ft. Aaron Renn)

    In Today's episode of "Moment of Truth," Saurabh and Nick sit down for a live taping with Aaron Renn, Co-Founder and Senior Fellow at American Reformer, Host of "The Aaron Renn Show," and author of "Life in the Negative World," to discuss his new book, the decline of Christian cultural norms in America, and what this means for the Church and believers going forward.
    #AaronRenn #Christianity #LifeInTheNegativeWorld #BookReview #Culture #SupremeCourt #Politics #USNews
    Aaron Renn is a writer and consultant in Indianapolis who is a Co-founder and Senior Fellow at American Reformer. He had a first career in management and technology consulting advising major corporations as a Partner at Accenture. He had a second career in urban policy as a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. Today Aaron's focus is on helping conservatives and the American church rise to the challenge of finding success in the 21st century. His work has appeared in leading global publications, including The Guardian, The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic and others.
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    • 54 min
    Hungary's Secret Masterstroke (ft. Balázs Orbán)

    Hungary's Secret Masterstroke (ft. Balázs Orbán)

    In Today's episode of "Moment of Truth," Saurabh and Nick sit down with Balázs Orbán, Political Director for Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Author of "Hussar Cut," to discuss Hungary's approach to asylum policies, national identity, education, and geopolitics including the importance of Christianity in connecting Western nations. Orbán lays out a vision for Hungary to become a "Keystone State" that influences global debates despite its small size.
    #BalázsOrbán #Hungary #HussarCut #ViktorOrban #MassMigration #Border #Security #NationalIdentity #Strategy #Education #Geopolitics
    Balázs Orbán is a Hungarian lawyer, university professor, and politician, who has been serving as Political Director of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán (no relation) since 2021 and member of the National Assembly since 2022. From 2018 to 2022, Orbán was Deputy Minister, and Parliamentary and Strategic State Secretary to the Prime Minister's Office. He is the author of multiple books including “The Hungarian Way of Strategy” and “Hussar Cut.”
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    • 1 hr 8 min
    McConnell's Last Stand (ft. Rachel Bovard)

    McConnell's Last Stand (ft. Rachel Bovard)

    In Today's episode of "Moment of Truth," Saurabh and Nick sit down with Rachel Bovard, Vice President of Programs at the Conservative Partnership Institute and former Executive Director of the Senate Steering Committee, to discuss all things Senate Procedure, Chuck Schumer, Mitch McConnell, the problem with Senate Leadership, her work for the Senate Steering Committee, as well as all things Wine and Big Tech Censorship in the Bonus Section.
    #RachelBovard #USSenate #MitchMcConnell #CPI #BigTech #SenateSteering #WashingtonDC
    Rachel Bovard is the Vice President of programs. She spent over a decade on Capitol Hill in various capacities in the House and Senate, including as Legislative Director to Sen. Rand Paul. She most recently served as the Executive Director of the Senate Steering Committee, the caucus of conservative senators, chaired by Sen. Mike Lee. In 2013, Rachel was named to National Journal’s list of the 35 Most Influential Women in Washington under 35. In 2023, she was named to The Hill’s list of the 25 Staffers Who Make Capitol Hill Run. She is also the recipient of The American Conservative Magazine’s Conservative Mind award
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    • 1 hr 11 min
    The Day After The Media Dies (ft. Ari David)

    The Day After The Media Dies (ft. Ari David)

    In Today's episode of "Moment of Truth," Saurabh sits down with Ari David, Founder & Editor-in-Chief of Upward.News, to discuss everything wrong with the mainstream media, how media shapes and distorts what we believe, why fact-based opinion-less reporting is difficult to find and hard to maintain as a business model, and what we must do as a society to be well-informed, not mis-informed.
    #AriDavid #News #Media #Bias #Mainstream #Alternative #Truth #Facts #Journalism
    Ari David is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Upward.News, a fact-based opinion-less news curation and summation brief delivered to inboxes daily. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland.
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    • 1 hr 1 min
    The Border Betrayal Explained (ft. Jim Robb)

    The Border Betrayal Explained (ft. Jim Robb)

    In Today's episode of "Moment of Truth," Saurabh and Nick sit down with Jim Robb, Vice President of Alliances and Activism at NumbersUSA and Author of "Political Migrants," to discuss how and why Hispanic voters are trending conservative, the role illegal immigration plays in this trend, the perilous crisis at our Southern Border and what Congress must do to fix it.
    #JimRobb #NumbersUSA #Migration #Immigration #Border #BorderCrisis #Economics #Poverty #Healthcare
    Jim Robb is the Vice President of Alliances and Activism at NumbersUSA, an immigration policy interest group based in Washington that became famous for the "gumball" immigration video on YouTube. For 26 years he has closely followed U.S. immigration trends and specializes in Hispanic political developments. Jim has developed specialized polling techniques to ferret out more nuanced information about immigrant groups and voting patterns. He is the author of "Political Migrants: Hispanic Voters on the Move—How America's Largest Minority Is Flipping Conventional Wisdom on Its Head."
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    • 1 hr 17 min
    Cliffsnotes for Taking Over The World (ft. Johnny Burtka)

    Cliffsnotes for Taking Over The World (ft. Johnny Burtka)

    In Today's episode of "Moment of Truth," Saurabh and Nick sit down with John A. Burtka IV, President & CEO of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute and Author of "Gateway to Statesmanship," to discuss America's best and worst Statesman from Thomas Jefferson, to FDR, to Donald Trump, pertinent advice for those in power from Xenophon to Churchill, and ISI's plans to counter the Ivy-leagues and build an elite conservative network.
    #JohnABurtkaIV #JohnnyBurtka #ISI #GatewaytoStatesmanship #ConservativeBook #Jefferson #FDR #Trump #Xenophon #Churchill #Cicero
    John A. Burtka IV is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. He graduated from Hillsdale College with degrees in French and Christian Studies and earned a graduate degree in theology from La Faculté Jean Calvin in Aix-en-Provence, France. Johnny previously served as Executive Director at The American Conservative magazine. Johnny has appeared on Fox News and Fox Business and written for the Washington Post, First Things, the American Mind, and Intercollegiate Review.
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    • 1 hr 8 min

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