

The Hartmann Report
Thom Hartmann
The Hartmann Report is an independent daily podcast hosted by award winning, author, radio & TV host Thom Hartmann. Thom’s podcast highlights the bigger picture behind politics, science and culture through discussion and debate. Catch Thom’s live show Monday through Friday noon ET / 9am PT- www.thomhartmann.com.
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Sep 15, 2025 • 15min
Daily Take: The Power to Destroy Isn’t Hypothetical: It’s the State’s Ultimate Weapon
Why authoritarian language always precedes authoritarian rule…See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 14, 2025 • 57min
Which Industry Does More to Screw Us Than Any Other?
Thanks to Trump and the GOP, this industry does more to screw us than any other. Instead of Bob Kennedy delivering real change - the strategy appears to be just another example of the Trump administration putting the financial interests of polluting industries above people’s health. New data shows the economy is in trouble.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 13, 2025 • 58min
What Brazil’s Democracy Got Right and America Still Won’t
Bolsonaro Behind Bars: What Brazil’s Democracy Got Right and America Still Won’t. Trump Admits ‘I Couldn’t Care Less’ When Pressed on ‘How Do We Fix This Country?’ Say What?! In the wake of Charlie Kirk's murder, callers vent over political outrage. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 12, 2025 • 59min
Stop Asking America to Mourn the Makers of Hate
Trump lets Putin off the hook for the Poland attack but Poland says it wasn't a mistake. Who will stop Putin? Veteran War Correspondent in Kyiv, Ukraine & host of the On the Edge' podcast, Phil Ittner reports on Russia's recent drone attack on Poland. Stop Asking America to Mourn the Makers of Hate.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 12, 2025 • 15min
Daily Take: The “Both Sides” Scam: How False Balance Fuels Extremism
When pundits blame tone instead of truth, they let one party weaponize threats and lies without consequence…See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 11, 2025 • 58min
Separation of Church & Hate
Reflections on the Charlie Kirk killing and the newly released Saudi connections of 9-11. Interview: Radio host John Fugelsang explains his new book Separation of Church & Hate A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 11, 2025 • 11min
Daily Take: Killer Democracy: How a Corrupt Supreme Court Turned Debate Into Death
Scalia’s Heller ruling — and the decisions that followed — didn’t just reshape gun laws; they transformed political disagreements into open-season assassinations…See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 10, 2025 • 57min
Bob Kennedy's Report is a Joke
Epidemiologist & Health Economist - New England Complex Systems Institute, Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding appraises RFK Jr's embarrassing testimony to Congress. Also Epstein's 50th birthday book: who is in it and what did they say? It has a distressing central meme of seemingly abusing young girls. Good News Alert! New Mexico will become the first state to offer free universal childcare, setting a model for all. Poland shoots down Russian drones in its airspace. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 10, 2025 • 10min
Daily Take: When Government Is Afraid of the People, Tyranny Has No Chance
But today, Americans tremble as elected leaders kneel to greed, fear, and authoritarianism’s dark shadow…See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Sep 9, 2025 • 58min
Is the French Government Near a Collapse?
Massie busts Mike Johnson's on Epstein, "Why was Trump an informant to a hoax?" And Why is the DOJ protecting names of Epstein funders? Could Trump's Epstein crisis take the GOP midterms? What is Trump protecting that is yet to come? America would not have tolerated what we already know from any other president. Why have people lost faith in capitalism? Journalist based in Marseilles, France, Contributor to the Guardian, Cole Stangler reports on the French political upheaval.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.