

Real Talk with Marissa Streit
PragerU
Join PragerU CEO Marissa Streit as she interviews some of the most significant thought leaders and influential figures from around the world.
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Jan 17, 2024 • 1h 6min
Tim Kennedy Reports on the Frontlines of Israel, Ukraine, and the Southern Border
As a green beret who served on missions around the world, Tim Kennedy has experienced a lifetime of violence, chaos, and warfare. He now runs multiple companies, started a school that teaches students to speak up for truth, and recently rescued Americans trapped in Ukraine, Israel, and Afghanistan. Don’t miss this conversation about building resilience, pushing your limits, and embracing your God-given gifts. Watch Real Talk at PragerU.com Subscribe to Real Talk on YouTube Follow Marissa Streit on Instagram and Twitter Follow Tim on Instagram and Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 3, 2024 • 1h 18min
Peter Boghossian Says We Should Burn the University System to the Ground
Peter Boghossian taught at Portland State University until he saw how DEI turned our education system into social justice factories where grievance and division are the only outputs. While Peter and PragerU CEO Marissa Streit disagree on some issues, they find common ground on the fact that our education institutions need to be abandoned and started anew. Watch Real Talk at PragerU.com Subscribe to Real Talk on YouTube Follow Marissa Streit on Instagram and Twitter Follow Peter Boghossian on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 20, 2023 • 1h 17min
Former Mexican Law Enforcement Officer Ed Calderon Explains Cartel Terrorism
Why isn’t the U.S. doing more to secure our borders? Ed Calderon spent 12 years policing the most violent drug cartels. PragerU CEO Marissa Streit questions him about his experience in Mexico, his concern over America’s open borders, and how our enemies are working with criminal organizations to destabilize the United States. Ed says we have a moral obligation to warn our citizens of imminent danger. Watch Real Talk at PragerU.com Subscribe to Real Talk on YouTube Follow Marissa Streit on Instagram and Twitter Follow Ed Calderon on Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 16, 2023 • 1h 12min
Patrick Bet-David Gives Advice on Success and Happiness
Patrick Bet-David immigrated to America from Iran. He later served in the U.S. military and eventually became a successful entrepreneur and a new media innovator. PBD is focused on bringing common sense back to America’s discourse and preserving the values that have made America the freest and most prosperous society in the world. He joins PragerU CEO Marissa Streit to discuss the key components of success: a strong marriage, family, and mindset, and, of course, freedom. 00:00 - Welcome to Real Talk 00:39 - How do you describe what you do? 04:30 - What is your experience in the military? 08:10 - Joining the military vs going to college 10:00 - Distrust in our institutions 15:00 - Branding a divided America 37:30 - Future of independent media 42:45 - Decline in educational standards 52:10 - Thoughts on marriage 01:03:40 - Word associations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 21, 2023 • 1h 24min
Victor Davis Hanson on Wars, Woke Culture, and the Fall of America’s Institutions
Victor Davis Hanson is an American classicist, military historian, political commentator, and farmer. He says cultural Marxism inside our major institutions and American weakness abroad have led to chaos around the world. Victor joins PragerU CEO Marissa Streit to provide clarity about the wars in Ukraine and Israel and give insight into the collapse of America’s borders and universities. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 15, 2023 • 53min
Grant Cardone on Why College is a Bad Investment for Most
Are Americans being shamed for their success? Why are failure, apathy, and victimhood in vogue? Very few people are as bold as Grant Cardone about his success. From a car salesman to a millionaire in just 5 years, he says that anyone can achieve success in America with the right mindset and work ethic. Want to feel like nothing can stop you from reaching your goals? Listen in. Check out Grant Cardone's new book, The Wealth Creation Formula: How To Go From Middle Class to Wealthy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 1, 2023 • 1h 30min
Disrupting the Education System While Defending Truth with James Lindsay
Dr. James Lindsay has been exposing woke experts and the Marxist education system in America. He sits with PragerU CEO Marissa Streit to discuss how leftist radicals have hijacked our education system to produce citizen activists through racial division, the early sexualization of children, and catastrophic climate change narratives. Is it hyperbole to say that we’re going through a dangerous cultural revolution in America? If you want to understand why America’s culture is upside down, tune in to this fascinating conversation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 18, 2023 • 1h 6min
Can Anxiety be a Good Thing? with Dr. Chloe Carmichael
Can anxiety be a good thing if you use it to your advantage? Is America overmedicated? Clinical psychologist Dr. Chloe Carmichael and PragerU CEO Marissa Streit discuss how new chaotic cultural norms such as gender blur, speech police, victim bingo, toxic mom culture, and overmedication play a key role in why our society is crumbling. 00:00 - Welcome to Real Talk 01:00 - Practicing as a Clinical Psychologist 02:30 - Using Anxiety to Your Advantage 06:30 - Sleep 08:14 - Free Speech 15:20 - Issues with Title IX 28:08 - Marianismo vs. Machismo 33:30 - Dating 40:30 - Meaning and Community 49:24 - Medication 01:01:11 - Meditation Apps Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Oct 4, 2023 • 1h 8min
How to Get What You Want All the Time with Former FBI Negotiator Chris Voss
Former FBI negotiator Chris Voss shares tips on effective communication, using skills from hostage negotiations. He discusses tactical empathy, negotiation in dating, mirroring, timing in communication, and discernment. They also delve into teaching critical thinking to children and the illusion of winning and losing. The podcast highlights the importance of growth, resilience, and post-traumatic stress growth.

Sep 20, 2023 • 58min
Former L.A. County Superintendent on Why America’s Education Is Tanking
California used to be a world leader in academic achievement. Today, a majority of its public school students are unable to read or do math at grade level. Former superintendent of the Los Angeles County Office of Education Dr. Arturo Delgado sits with PragerU CEO Marissa Streit to explain that education started failing when the government replaced family and faith as the engine of society. 00:00 - Welcome to Real Talk 00:36 - Shared Educational Background 01:57 - The Role of the County Office of Education 07:38 - Reason for the Deterioration of Our Educational System 13:48 - School Choice and Charter Schools 26:00 - CRT and LGBT Curriculum in Schools 36:00 - The Bible in Schools 47:00 - The Impact of Education on Society Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices