InfluenceWatch Podcast

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May 31, 2018 • 35min

Episode 26: Elon Musk's Crony Capitalism

In this episode: Elon Musk battles against corrupt unions, but his and Tesla Motors' practices are hardly clean themselves; Musk's businesses are hugely reliant are government subsidies that take from the American people for the benefit of private industry. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/B5ODFhp7dKw
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May 24, 2018 • 45min

Episode 25: Planned Parenthood's Sins

In this episode: Last week, the Trump administration announced it would cut off some federal funding to Planned Parenthood. This has triggered the Left to respond with outrage. We go over the history of Planned Parenthood and their funding. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/kNVjIsW68P0 Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
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May 17, 2018 • 42min

Episode 24: Local Union Scams

In this episode: Local unions regularly manipulate their cronies in government to enact unfair policies for their own benefit. We detail such union scams across the country, with a special focus on a local union supported “head tax” preventing Amazon from expanding in Seattle. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/aIxwvv-1r8o Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
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May 10, 2018 • 38min

Episode 23: Kochs on Campus

CLARIFICATION: In our show, we said we’ve not received Koch support in recent years, and it’s true we have not received program funding in recent years. But we want to clarify by adding that we’ve hosted Charles Koch Institute interns and associates over the years and received compensation for our 2016-17 associate. In this episode: Left-wing UnKoch My Campus activists are dedicated to having universities reject the Koch Brothers' academic donations. But UnKoch has made numerous untrue accusations, has ties to George Soros' network, and is funded by its own special interest donors. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/OdnOR_wwOD8 Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
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May 3, 2018 • 42min

Episode 22: Sexual Harassment at the Left's PR Firm

In this episode: We detail the sexual harassment scandal at the Left's most powerful think tank, the Center for American Progress, and the many other scandals in the group's history. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/KE1dE1I1Fws Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
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Apr 26, 2018 • 39min

Episode 21: New York's Left in Disarray

In this episode: New York's Governor Andrew Cuomo got a shock when the left-wing Working Families Party, important in his previous election, instead endorsed his primary opponent actress Cynthia Nixon. This race is representative of the splits riling the modern Left. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/_ZQ5H7U4EHA Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
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Apr 19, 2018 • 41min

Episode 20: The Left Comes For Your Cars

In this episode: Environmentalists, labor unions, and other activists are working together to make driving your car more expensive. And the corrupt United Auto Workers sells out their workers in exchange for bribes from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles executives. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/U9xb6oLhHgw Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
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Apr 12, 2018 • 43min

Episode 19: Leftist Attacks & How to Win (with guest Bill Meierling!)

In this episode: Special guest Bill Meierling of the American Legislative Exchange Council, which has suffered intense and coordinated left-wing attacks, helps us run down the tactics the left uses to marginalize their opponents and how to fight back in light of the recent firing of Kevin D. Williamson from The Atlantic. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/i3f-3-nLyZY Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
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Apr 5, 2018 • 49min

Episode 18: Teachers Unions & Power Over Taxpayers

In this episode: Teachers unions strike for higher pay in Oklahoma and West Virginia, with more states yet to come. What does this mean for YOUR tax dollars, as well as for parents and children? Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/pId5jR23O0k Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org
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Mar 29, 2018 • 53min

Episode 17: Amy Wax & Affirmative Action

In this episode: In yet another leftist blow up on college campuses, radical students and faculty are attacking University of Pennsylvania professor Amy Wax for opposing affirmative action. Watch the video version of the show here: https://youtu.be/7Bop0Sgfqts Learn more about the organizations and influencers discussed in the show at InfluenceWatch.org

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