
Scheer Intelligence
Scheer Intelligence features thoughtful and provocative conversations with "American Originals" -- people who, through a lifetime of engagement with political issues, offer unique and often surprising perspectives on the day's most important issues.
Latest episodes

Feb 3, 2023 • 52min
Nuclear War Imminent?
Retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel William J. Astore who served in the nuclear missile command fears the end of human life through nuclear war is more likely than in the Cold War era.

Jan 27, 2023 • 40min
Jane Olson: Storytelling Exposes Humanity
Numbers and facts only tell half the story of some of the world’s most horrendous circumstances.

Jan 20, 2023 • 35min
Ex-CIA Agent John Kiriakou: The Deep State’s Attack on Dissent Beginning With MLK
The FBI, CIA, NSA and other agencies have historically exploited their power but their limits appear boundless in the modern age.

Jan 13, 2023 • 35min
Israel Fascist?
Israel’s sharp turn to the extreme right has startled American Jews.

Jan 6, 2023 • 45min
Dr. Warren Hern: Humans are a metastasizing cancer terminating all life on the planet
Physician and anthropology scholar Dr. Warren Hern delves into some of the most upsetting aspects of human behavior as a fatal threat to all life on earth in the near future.

Dec 23, 2022 • 46min
Fact-Checking Jesus
The Rev. Madison Shockley discusses the historical, political and controversial misconceptions of the Christmas story.

Dec 16, 2022 • 35min
You know gay rights are mainstream when Biden picks up the Rainbow flag
Larry Gross, author of the LGBTQ civil rights treatise, “Up From Invisibility,” honors the achievement of the new same-sex marriage law with only feint appreciation for the president who signed the bill.

Dec 9, 2022 • 44min
Who’s crazy, you or your nation?
Dr. Gabor Maté’s new book strips back the realities of the neoliberal system that has been plaguing the health of US and the world citizens.

Dec 2, 2022 • 1h 18min
Peace Candidate Matthew Hoh: War is a cancel culture
How Democrats, their pro-war Republican cohorts and the media canceled the U.S. Senate campaign of ex Marine and US foreign policy official Matthew Hoh.

Nov 25, 2022 • 46min
The US spends almost as much on healthcare as the rest of the world combined and has one of the worst outcomes
Esteemed physician Dr. Stephen Bezruchka explains why spending the most in the midst of inequality and flawed politics produces an unhealthy prognosis.