Trump’s Project 2025: Up Close and Personal (Exclusive Sneak Peek)
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Sep 21, 2024
Dive into a gripping narrative that reveals the chilling effects of Trump's policies on everyday Americans. A college student, caught in the web of political activism, faces deportation just for speaking out. The emotional turmoil of an emergency room nurse highlights the threats to reproductive rights amid political upheaval. As personal stories unfold, the podcast unveils the unsettling implications of a return to power, blending stark realities with fiction to shine a light on civil liberties and the looming dangers of an extremist agenda.
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Eamon's Story
Eamon Mayer, an Egyptian immigrant and NYU graduate, is targeted due to past protests.
His father warned him against protesting Trump's inauguration due to his immigration status.
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Disturbing News
Eamon receives a distressing call from Ezra, his friend, who was detained after protesting Trump's inauguration.
Ezra fears they will face harsh penalties like the January 6th rioters.
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Eamon's Arrest
Eamon is followed, apprehended by Homeland Security agents at his workplace, and denied a lawyer.
They cite a new executive order targeting undocumented students involved in protests deemed threats to national security.
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Today, we are honored to introduce you to an important new podcast series called Trump’s Project 2025: Up Close and Personal and let you hear Chapter One in its entirety right here on the MeidasTouch Podcast.
Chapter One of Trump’s Project 2025: Up Close and Personal depicts how the lives of everyday Americans would be impacted by the policies outlined in Trumps’s Project 2025 and the return of Donald Trump to power. The fictional story follows Ammon Maher, a college student and immigrant, as he is detained and deported without due process due to his involvement in past campus protests. This narrative directly reflects Trump's campaign promises to crack down on student protesters and his administration's policies that target undocumented immigrants, including so-called "dreamers." The author of the serialized “2025: A Novel” upon which this podcast series is based, David Pepper, highlights how these policies, if implemented, would violate civil liberties and human rights in an alarming and unjust manner. The podcast series aims to raise awareness of the very real dangers posed by Trump's extremist agenda and the disturbing implications of "Project 2025" for the American people. You can read
Chapter One of David Pepper’s “2025: A Novel” at davidpepper.substack.com/p/2025-a-novel
Trump’s Project 2025: Up Close and Personal is available on all the podcast apps and at 2025pod.com. We'd also like to thank all the artists who volunteered their time to make this episode. Heather Thomas J. Smith Cameron Omid Abtahi, Kirk Acevedo and Bayo Akinfemi. Audio finishing by Marilys Ernst. This series is produced by David Pepper, Melissa, Jo Peltier and Jay Feldman. Trump’s Project 2025: Up Close and Personal is a production of Ovington Avenue Productions and the Bill Press Pod.
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