Chapter 4: The Battle of Newburgh
In 1961, city officials in Newburgh, New York, declared war on their poorest residents by proclaiming, without evidence, that the city was overrun by welfare…
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Chapter 5: Profits and Perverse Incentives
Antoine Dukes is a natural born salesman. And when he started working for a for-profit welfare company, he figured it was a good way to…
▶️ Watch →Chapter 6: The Welfare to Temp Work Pipeline
Since the 1990s, most cash welfare recipients have been required to get a job or do mandated βwork activitiesβ to receive their monthly check. These…
▶️ Watch →The $80 Million Acre (from βHow We Surviveβ)
This week, weβre dropping into your feeds to tell you about another podcast we make here at Marketplace that we think Uncertain Hour listeners will…
▶️ Watch →Integration Generation (bonus episode from βUnlocking the Gatesβ)
In a new collaboration between Marketplace and APM Studios called βUnlocking the Gates,βΒ host Lee Hawkins investigates how a secret nighttime business deal unlocked the gates…
▶️ Watch →This is Democracy β Episode 324: Universities Today
In today’s episode, Jeremi and Zachary discuss how U.S. universities are changing, delving into shifts in campus political culture, administrative growth around DEI, viewpoint diversity…
Read full article βThis is Democracy β Episode 323: βChristian Nationβ?
This week, Jeremi and Zachary speak with Dr. Daniel Hummel to address the claim of the US as a “Christian Nation” by many of its…
Read full article βThis is Democracy β Episode 321: Hungarian Elections
This week, Zachary and Jeremi speak with UT Austin professor Lorinc Redei about Hungaryβs recent election, in which longtime prime minister Viktor OrbΓ‘n was defeated…
Read full article βThis is Democracy β Episode 322 β Israel: Past and Present
This week, Jeremi and Zachary interview Brown University historian Dr. Omer Bartov about his book, Israel: What Went Wrong?, written after October 7 amid his…
Read full article βA Moment of Clarity: Unmasking Political Retribution
Michael Steele shines a light on the troubling dynamics of government overreach and the weaponization of justice. He raises critical questions about the motivations behind…
▶️ Watch →This is Democracy β Episode 320: Is the U.S. Constitution Broken?
This week, Jeremi and Zachary host historian Mark Peterson to discuss his book, The Making and Breaking of the American Constitution: A Thousand-Year History, and…
Read full article βA Moment Of Clarity: The Legal Trap: How “Classified” Labels Are Used to Silence the Press
Ever wonder why some “leaks” result in massive investigations while others are ignored? Itβs not always about national securityβsometimes, itβs about the price tag. Michael…
▶️ Watch →A Moment of Clarity: How the Rich Exploit the System at the Expense of the Poor
Michael Steele tackles the stark realities of a system that favors the wealthy while leaving the middle class and the poor to fend for themselves.…
▶️ Watch →A Moment Of Clarity: The $100 Billion Chokepoint: Why U.S. Diplomacy is Failing in Iran
One wrong move in the Strait of Hormuz could send the global economy into a tailspin, yet the U.S. remains locked in a diplomatic stalemate…
▶️ Watch →A Moment Of Clarity: Billionaire Ballrooms vs. Empty Pantries
Can you afford to wait for the “American Dream” to include you again? Right now, 84% of American families are being forced to make impossible…
▶️ Watch →Khan, MAGA and the Seduction of Strongmen | “Space Seed” (TOS)
We dig into the introduction of KHAAAAAANN! in “Space Seed” — a fateful episode in the Star Trek saga that will go on to have…
▶️ Watch →Star Trekβs Creepy Kids STRIKE BACK | “Miri” (TOS)
This week, it’s the season one episode “Miri” about a mysterious plague and a group of feral children who try to “BONK BONK!” Captain Kirk…
▶️ Watch →Star Trekβs DARKEST Leadership DISASTER | “The Doomsday Machine” (TOS)
This week, it’s Matt Decker and “The Doomsday Machine”! A gigantic ice cream cone threatens to devour the galaxy while an incapacitated, Ahab-esque Starfleet officer…
▶️ Watch →Trek Episode EXPOSES Leadership FAILURES | “The Tholian Web” (TOS)
This week it’s “The Tholian Web” from season three and what it says about leadership during a crisis. Stick around for Bob’s nitpicks in our…
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June 7, 2026; 9am: The US Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles claims it has opened βmultiple election fraud investigationsβ into California’s elections. The office also…
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