InfluenceWatch Podcast

NPR disallows the pro-life film Gosnell from advertising on their station, The SEIU's Fight for $15 minimum wage campaign strikes against McDonald's as the SEIU tries to unionize the fast food chain, and NEO Philanthropy's crazy "shout your abortion" campaign (it's exactly what it sounds like) melts down. Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org

In this episode: Unions and left-wing “dark money” groups spend millions (https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/missouri/articles/2018-09-07/unions-heavily-outspent-supporters-to-defeat-right-to-work) to rewrite Missouri’s labor laws, the national Planned Parenthood abortion advocacy organization names its new president (http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/bs-hs-leana-wen-new-job-20180912-story.html), and the well-connected left-wing blog, ThinkProgress, goes nuts (https://freebeacon.com/blog/thinkprogress-angry-facebook-called-fake-clickbait-fake-clickbait/) after conservatives call it out for misleading headlines about Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org (https://www.influencewatch.org).

In this episode: Should the death penalty stick around, or is it time for it to go? And who are the groups fighting on each side of this issue? Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org

In this episode: Google, Facebook, and twitter have been regularly criticized for censoring conservative speech, and now the President has entered the ring condemning the companies. What's going on here? Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/6fWNOYoyJ8Q Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org

In this episode: As students return to campus for the Fall semester, what fights can we expect in this campus culture war this year? And how did free speech on campus get so marginalized to begin with? Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/RmFg6w3FhLU Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org

In this episode: Eric Holder and his National Democratic Redistricting Committee are planing to use the next census to gerrymander in the Democrats' favor, potentially changing the future of American politics. Hayden Ludwig fills in for Scott Walter. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/TqZG7fb0icY Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org

In this episode: P.E.T.A., People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, is one of the most extremist left-wing groups you can find. Don't know why? Get ready to hear some crazy stories. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/78hFLX67jgw Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org

In this episode: Today we're joined by Bryan Bernys of the Leadership Institute to discuss one of the ways the Left keeps control of college campuses; mandatory student fees used to fund left-wing groups. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/fP2QMGH9Ieo Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org

In this episode: Despite repeated media claims to the contrary, it's a myth that the right spends more on politics than the left. We've done the research to prove it. Today we're joined by Michael Hartmann of the Capital Research Center to review the results of our studies. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/pcDOpdbOIcU Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org

In this episode: Today we're joined by Luke Wachob of the Institute for Free Speech to discuss the battle to protect anonymous political speech. This week the Treasury Department announced a victory that helps protect anonymity in IRS reporting, in an example of how small regulation changes can hugely protect freedom. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/opGnsWKzuuI Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org