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Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ James Billot joins Emily to break down Donald Trump’s major policy decisions on Day 1 of his second administration. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Joshua Treviño joins Emily to explain what Donald Trump’s Day 1 immigration policies actually mean. Treviño specifically weighs in on the designation of drug cartels as terrorist groups. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ James Pogue joins Emily to share his first hand experience walking through the devastation of the Los Angeles wildfires. Pogue sheds light on the environmental debate and explains why many of the partisan narratives are lacking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Head to http://lumen.me/UNDERCURRENTS for 20% off your purchase Chloe Cole joins Emily to discuss her experience being medically transitioned between the ages of 13 and 16. Cole, who is featured in a new Daily Wire documentary called “Identity Crisis,” shares her perspective as a detransitioned activist against the ideology that led to “one big experiment” on children. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily reacts to an exchange between Sen. Bernie Sanders and Scott Bessent during Bessent’s confirmation hearing for Treasury secretary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Ryan Grim and Said Arikat join Emily to weigh in on breaking news of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Gaza. Grim and Said share inside information from their sources on the ground to shed light on why the two sides were finally able to reach a deal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily reacts to Pam Bondi’s confirmation hearing, arguing Trump’s DOJ nominee is likely to be confirmed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Welcome to Undercurrents, our daily news show from UnHerd’s Washington Bureau. Today’s guest is Nick Cleveland-Stout, who explores all the ways that dark money sloshes around D.C's military-industrial think tank complex. Subscribe here, wherever you get your podcasts, and at Undercurrents.tv for the full premium experience of the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily reacts to Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Armed Services committee, explaining why Democrats failed to ask the right questions of Trump’s nominee to head up the Pentagon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Leighton Woodhouse joins Emily to explain why the horrific wildfire crisis in California, despite what partisans now argue, was an inevitability. Woodhouse says Californians inherited residential development that amounts to a “tinderbox” because of the natural environment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Ashley Frawley joins Emily to explain what Justin Trudeau’s resignation means for Canada, the U.S., and the West more broadly. Frawley argues the left and right remain obsessed with identity politics, questioning whether anyone is left to truly defend freedom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Head to http://lumen.me/UNDERCURRENTS for 20% off your purchase Batya Ungar-Sargon joins Emily to flesh out her recent argument that Elon Musk turned attention to Britain’s grooming gang scandal on X as a way to distract from his feud with populists like Steve Bannon over foreign workers. Batya explores whether Musk will be able to purge Bannon-style populism from the second Trump administration. Host...
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Charlie Peters of GB News joins Emily to react after Parliament rejected an amendment that would establish a new national inquiry into the grooming gang scandal. Peters, whose bombshell coverage has been shared by Elon Musk and many others, sheds light on how the scandal happened, what we know about the cover-up, and what he’s heard from survivors in recent days. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Sohrab Ahmari joins Emily to share his personal experience battling Meta’s factcheckers. After Mark Zuckerberg admitted Meta’s policies led to censorship, Ahmari argues the change is good but could mean continued collusion between oligarchs and partisans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Matthew Mehan joins Emily to dive deep on the philosophical underpinnings of retribution. Mehan argues that while Trump must prove ‘there is a cost’ for corruption, he must also prove those efforts aren’t merely ‘payback’ to avoid descending into a banana republic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Jeremy Carl joins Emily to reveal what he learned from wading into MAGA’s internal fight about H1-B visas. Carl, who worked in the first Trump administration, explains why he believes Vivek Ramaswamy’s position on the matter is dangerously wrong. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Emily breaks down the FBI’s response to a suspected terrorist attack in New Orleans in the early hours of 2025. Law enforcement and local officials made significant errors in the immediate aftermath of the tragedy that, according to Emily, reflect deep institutional failures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Robby Soave sits down with Emily to discuss whether the “podcast election” in 2024 ushered in a permanent shift for media. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Listen to the podcast: https://shows.acast.com/undercurrents Follow UnHerd on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/UndercurrentsTV Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In a special edition of Undercurrents, Christine Rosen joins Emily to revist the infamous rape hoax concoted against Duke lacrosse players by Crystal Mangum. After Mangum finally admitted the lie in December, Rosen explains how the case played out at the time, and how it led to the culture wars of today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Michael Malice joins Emily to discuss what will become of American culture in Trump’s second term. Malice argues that Trump’s critics “overplayed their hand”. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Andrew Klavan, host of The Andrew Klavan Show, sits down with Emily for a special Christmas edition of Undercurrents. Klavan reflects on what it means to celebrate Christmas in an increasingly secularized culture, but one in which faith may also be making a comeback. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Robby Soave joins Emily to discuss the Supreme Court’s major decision to hear a case brought by TikTok against a law that would force its sale to a U.S. company or ban the app. This comes as the company faces a January 19 deadline and changing presidential administration. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Tom Rogan shares his reporting on why so many drones are being spotted across the East Coast. Rogan argues it’s “highly likely” that China is behind some of the aircrafts and explains why. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Listen to the podcast: https://shows.acast.com/undercurrents Follow UnHerd on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/UndercurrentsTV Hoste...
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Sen. Tommy Tuberville, Republican from Alabama, joins Emily to break down his meeting with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about his nomination to Donald Trump’s cabinet. Tuberville says RFK Jr. is winning over Republicans, despite his long history of activism as a Democrat. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Listen to the podcast: https://shows.acast.com/undercurrents Foll...
David Leonhardt of the New York Times breaks down his landmark new report that confirmed Joe Biden oversaw the “largest immigration surge in U.S. history.” Leonhardt, author of the book, Ours Was The Shining Future: The Story Of The American Dream, weighs in on what caused the surge and what could change under Donald Trump. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Become a supporter of the show - just $1 for the first month: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Mark Lucas, a longtime friend of Pete Hegseth, joins Emily to break down the allegations against Hegseth. Lucas explains why he thinks media coverage is totally wrong and how Hegseth made a comeback on Capitol Hill. Watch it on the Undercurrents website: https://unherd.com/undercurrents/ Listen to the podcast: https://shows.acast.com/undercurrents Follow UnHerd on social media: Twitter: https://twitte...
Head to http://lumen.me/UNDERCURRENTS for 15% off your purchase Cenk Uygur joins Emily to explain what he’s learned from a “listening tour” of MAGA world, and why he decided to do it. Cenk also explains why he reached out to Elon Musk and what he heard back from Donald Trump Jr. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Madeline Fry Schultz joins Emily to talk about the case of Lily Phillips, a 23-year-old OnlyFans creator who had sex with 100 men in one day. After the recent release of a documentary about Phillip’s experience, Fry Schultz weighs in on what it means for our culture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Head to http://lumen.me/UNDERCURRENTS for 15% off your purchase Senator Rand Paul joins Emily to discuss the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, after the fallen dictator fled the country for Moscow and rebels began forming a new government. Sen. Paul also weighed in on whether the chaos would hurt Tulsi Gabbard’s odds of being confirmed to Donald Trump’s cabinet. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Ken Klippenstein reflects on a week of attacks over his decision to politicize the killing of Brian Thompson. Klippenstein argues it was important to rebut media coverage that heralded Thompson’s character without analyzing UnitedHealthcare’s scandals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
