The Adult in the Room

Victoria Taft
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The Adult in the Room

Victoria Taft is The Adult in the Room Who Sets You Straight on Life, News, Politics. Talking to the most interesting people in the news. The News Sherpa You Didn't Know You Needed.

  1. Comfort in Chaos: Trauma, Recovery & Love of Country with Special Guest Tyler Grey

    JUN 13

    Comfort in Chaos: Trauma, Recovery & Love of Country with Special Guest Tyler Grey

    Tyler Grey grew up struggling in the rough town of Bakersfield, California. The military seemed like the perfect answer...a way out of his difficult situation, and an outlet to help him protect others. The chance to be one of the good guys. After serving with the Army Rangers and the elite Delta Force, a battlefield injury resulted in his exit from the front and a new beginning as an actor, director, producer and writer, having appeared in films such as DC's Suicide Squad for director David Ayer, and as a recurring star on CBS' hit action series Seal Team. He joins the program to discuss his new book, Forged in Chaos: A Warrior's Origin Story, and shares his observations on his own past and those he met along his journey.

    1h 21m
  2. Hold the Line: The Border Crisis in Trump's 2nd Term with Special Guest Todd Bensman

    MAY 21

    Hold the Line: The Border Crisis in Trump's 2nd Term with Special Guest Todd Bensman

    Center for Immigration Studies Senior National Security Fellow Todd Bensman returns to the program to discuss the continually evolving situation along the US-Mexico Border. Bensman has studied the crisis and the response to it between multiple administrations, and talks about how things are changing in Donald Trump's second Presidential term, as well as how the Biden Administration's actions not only failed to make progress on border security, but were willfully regressive and counterproductive.

    55 min
  3. Where There's Smoke: The DC/Vatican Corruption Connection with Mike McCormick

    MAY 4

    Where There's Smoke: The DC/Vatican Corruption Connection with Mike McCormick

    On the eve of the Papal Conclave in the wake of the funeral of Pope Francis, former White House stenographer Mike McCormick joins to talk about his latest book, An Almost Insurmountable Evil: How Obama's Deep State Defiled the Catholic Church and Executed the Wuhan Plandemic, an examination of the backroom connections between members of the Obama & Biden administrations and Pope Francis, and how the Catholic Church helped create the worst aspects of the COVID crisis worldwide.

    36 min
  4. Spittin' Truth on the White Privilege Album with AJ Rice

    APR 1

    Spittin' Truth on the White Privilege Album with AJ Rice

    AJ Rice is always loud, constantly witty, usually funny, and often controversial. As president & CEO of Publius Media, he's become one of the go-to names in conservative PR and media outreach, and he's also a published author. He joins the show to talk about his newest book, "The White Privilege Album," how it was inspired by the increasingly divisive world under Biden, and why he believes diversity for its own sake will never produce comparable results to merit.

    38 min
  5. USAID: How DC Graft Ruined a Critical Intelligence Asset with J. Michael Waller

    MAR 24

    USAID: How DC Graft Ruined a Critical Intelligence Asset with J. Michael Waller

    J. Michael Waller, Senior Analyst for Strategy at the Center for Security Policy, is no desk pilot. He has been on the ground in some of the most intense situations the US was ever involved in, both officially and unofficially, from supporting the contras in Nicaragua to aiding the mujahideen during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. He watched the USSR collapse from the grounds of the Kremlin itself. And he saw for himself the good work that USAID once accomplished as a tool to spread the ideals of liberty and democracy abroad. But once the Cold War ended, the agency quickly devolved into a slush fund for Beltway ideological factions to promote their own agendas instead of the nation's. Now, with the second Trump administration taking a figurative chainsaw to fiscally irresponsible projects, Waller details his dealings with the project and why this austerity policy is necessary to refocus USAID, and the government as a whole, on its proper policy targets.

    1h 34m
  6. Untruth & Consequences: The Fearful Railroading of Derek Chauvin with Alpha News' Liz Collin

    MAR 18

    Untruth & Consequences: The Fearful Railroading of Derek Chauvin with Alpha News' Liz Collin

    Alpha News Senior Reporter Liz Collin has been following the circus surrounding the death of George Floyd for over 5 years, and now her team at Alpha have released a devastating documentary about the subsequent trial of Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, who was accused of murdering Floyd with an alleged illegal restraint. But the Alpha team dug below the surface of what the public saw at trial, and their investigation revealed a case that was based on half-truths, misdirection, and a city that perhaps feared the outcome if Chauvin was not convicted, remembering all too clearly the fiery chaos that engulfed Minneapolis in the aftermath of Floyd's death. Collin joins the program to discuss what they uncovered and talk about the documentary itself.WATCH "THE FALL OF MINNEAPOLIS": https://youtu.be/eFPi3EigjFA?si=-dHcvyOZuXZNmhgK

    57 min
  7. The Best Disinfectant: John Eastman and the Question of Lawfare

    JAN 21

    The Best Disinfectant: John Eastman and the Question of Lawfare

    Attorney & legal scholar John Eastman served as an advisor to Donald Trump's campaign team during the 2020 election cycle. After questions were raised about the validity of the election results in many locations, Eastman proposed a path for the team to contest the results. Now, for submitting what many of his supporters say was merely a thought exercise at worst, Eastman is facing indictments in multiple states and a federal charge that still hangs over his head as of this episode being published, in the wake of Donald's Trump's historic string of Day 1 executive orders including pardons for many of those convicted for participation in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riots. Hear in his own words, recorded at the start of the transition of power back to the Trump Administration, what he has gone through, why he's experienced it, and how he believes the President should handle the courtroom challenges he continues to face.

    28 min
  8. Targeted: Chris Burgard's Investigation Adventure

    JAN 6

    Targeted: Chris Burgard's Investigation Adventure

    Director Chris Burgard and Actor Nick Searcy released two documentaries on the infamous January 6, 2001 Capitol riots, exposing how federal law enforcement acted with both malice & incompetence in the course of their investigation. Subsequently, they were both targeted by those same departments. Burgard joins the program to discuss, in his own words, his dealings with federal officials and the subsequent fallout, as well as more details on the bureaucratic malfeasance he and Searcy uncovered.

    1h 13m
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Victoria Taft is The Adult in the Room Who Sets You Straight on Life, News, Politics. Talking to the most interesting people in the news. The News Sherpa You Didn't Know You Needed.

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  • Creator
    Victoria Taft
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    155
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Victoria Taft
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