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Getting it Right - Rick Wagner

A historical and strategic analysis of today’s political, economic, and geopolitical fault lines. From city budgets to global deterrence, this podcast focuses on power, incentives, and accountability—because systems don’t fail randomly, they fail predictably.

The Terrain of Conflict: Iran and the Maritime Choke Points

42 mins; March 31, 2026

The Long War Mindset: From Crusades to Modern Conflict

41 mins; March 20, 2026

AI, Bias & the Family Feud Problem — How We Should Use Tech for Research

42 mins; March 06, 2026

Institutional Drift: From Iran to Minnesota

42 mins; March 06, 2026

Belonging Over Belief: Why People Join Radical Causes Without Caring About Outcomes

42 mins; January 20, 2026

Soft Power, Hard Landings: Budgets, Borders, and the Cost of Pretending

41 mins; January 07, 2026

The Educational No Longer Prepares You To Do Anything

44 mins; December 15, 2025

Why Is Our System More Focused On Rehabilitating Predators Than Protecting Citizens?

43 mins; December 06, 2025

More Money For Education? Why?

44 mins; December 01, 2025

One Of The Biggest Dangers in Society Is Forgetting How We Got Here

43 mins; November 22, 2025

Mayoral Shake-Ups: Breaking Down the Winners, Losers, and What Comes Next

44 mins; November 18, 2025

Last Weeks Election Results Are Making A Very Strong Statement - Let's Discuss

44 mins; November 08, 2025

What's Happening In The Bahamas And How Might This Unfold?

43 mins; October 26, 2025

Another Voyage Down The River of Weird

43 mins; October 21, 2025

Endless Noise: Why Does 24/7 News Tell You So Little?

43 mins; October 12, 2025

The Middle East Has Never Been A Peaceful Place

43 mins; October 05, 2025

We Get Policy Talked To Death - Let's Break Some Of These Events Down

43 mins; September 30, 2025

What A Controversial Week In The World!

43 mins; September 21, 2025

The Government Does Most Things Poorly

43 mins; September 14, 2025

Brain Break! Let's Talk About Something Different This Week!

43 mins; September 07, 2025

If America Was A Business- We'd Be Out Of Business!

43 mins; September 01, 2025

Do Good Ideas Exist In Chicago?

43 mins; August 24, 2025

Why Are People Against A Crack Down On Crime In DC?

43 mins; August 18, 2025

ICE And The Western Slope - Hitting Close To Home

43 mins; August 10, 2025

Our Judicial System Is Not On The Right Track

43 mins; August 03, 2025

Molding Cultural Tension - The Drum Beat Has Already Begun

43 mins; July 27, 2025

Did Trump's Team Get In Over Their Heads With The Epstein Files?

43 mins; July 21, 2025

If We Don't Seek Out The Truth, We Rely On The Media - And That's Not Wise

43 mins; July 13, 2025

Don't Let Politicians Convince You They Know More About Life Than You Do

43 mins; July 07, 2025

It's Time To Reread Orwell's 1984. It's Feeling Eerily Familiar To Reality

43 mins; July 02, 2025

Will Iran See A Regime Change?

43 mins; June 22, 2025

Let's Talk Israel And Iran - We Should Discuss Some Historical Context

43 mins; June 15, 2025

The Left Is Afraid Of Both Trump And Musk! How Will This Shake Out?

43 mins; June 09, 2025

We Are No Longer In An Era Where Headlines Contain Real Information

43 mins; June 01, 2025

Is There Anything Trump Can Do That A Federal Judge Somewhere Won't Object?

43 mins; May 26, 2025

Trump Is Doing An Admirable Job To Say The Least

43 mins; May 19, 2025

Just Because You Make A Certain Amount Of Money - Doesn't Make It Okay For The Government To Take It

43 mins; May 12, 2025

Trump's Bringing Back Productivity and Direction

43 mins; May 04, 2025

Speak Your Mind In Another Country And You're Likely To Disappear For A While!

43 mins; April 28, 2025

Don't Get The Rubes Upset!

43 mins; April 20, 2025

Are You Keeping Up With The Colorado Gun Laws?

43 mins; April 15, 2025

Are Your Nervous About The Stock Market And Your Investments?

43 mins; April 05, 2025

Let's Keep The Western Slope From Turning Into Boulder!

43 mins; March 30, 2025

More Massive Progress Made By DOGE - The Left Will Use Any Means To Stop Trump and Musk

43 mins; March 22, 2025

Identifying As A Turtle And Still Carrying Political Power Is A Terrifying Thought!

43 mins; March 15, 2025

People Truly Believe Trump And Musk Are Out To Kill Them

43 mins; March 12, 2025

It's A Great Time To Be A Republican, Conservative Or Libertarian

43 mins; March 03, 2025

New Bills On The Way - They Are Squeezing Your Natural Rights And Misinterpreting The Constitution

43 mins; February 23, 2025

You Can Call It "Misinformation" But In Reality It's A Flat Out Lie

43 mins; February 16, 2025

DOGE Is Crushing DC's Dreams!

43 mins; February 09, 2025

"The More Numerous The Laws, The More Corrupt The Government" -Tacitus - Would You Agree?

43 mins; February 01, 2025

"To Know Your Past Is To Know Your Future." -Ernest Agyemang Yeboah - Let's Discuss Eastern Europe and Russia

43 mins; January 27, 2025

Democrats Are Like Rust - They Never Rest!

43 mins; January 21, 2025

Colorado Is Headed Toward Californication With It's Policies

43 mins; January 12, 2025

What's Worse? Stupid or Evil? January 20th Cannot Come Soon Enough

43 mins; January 04, 2025

Are You Curious About What's Happening In The Middle East? You Need to Understand The Historical Context. Let's Discuss!

43 mins; December 29, 2024

Have Your Heard About Peanut The Squirrel? That Is What You Call Government Overreach!

43 mins; December 22, 2024

Our Government Is Either Incompetent, Dishonest or Just Plain Unable to Cope - What's Worse?

43 mins; December 16, 2024

Hunter Biden Was Pardoned! Let's Discuss This Pardoning Power - Are There Any Rules To This?

43 mins; December 09, 2024

Republicans Can Never Seem To Get Along!

43 mins; December 02, 2024

Trump's Playing 3 Dimensional Chess With His Cabinet Picks

43 mins; November 25, 2024

RFK Is Going To Hit HHS Like A Stick Of Dynamite!

43 mins; November 18, 2024

The Next Two Months Will Be Very Interesting!

43 mins; November 11, 2024

It's Not A Great Sign When A Majority Of New Jobs Being Created Are Government Jobs.

43 mins; November 04, 2024

Countdown To The Election. Get Out There And Vote!

44 mins; October 28, 2024

Everyone Is On The Edge Of Their Seat Right Now.

43 mins; October 21, 2024

What Benefits Do You Get By Being A US Citizen These Days?

43 mins; October 14, 2024

Confused By What's Going On In The Middle East? Let's Discuss!

43 mins; October 07, 2024

The Tripwires That Are The World Stage Right Now

43 mins; September 30, 2024

We Are In A State of Rapid, Reignited Inflation. What Role Will The Unions Play In This?

43 mins; September 23, 2024

The Framers Really Did Their Research When It Came To The Constitution - We Should Pay Attention

43 mins; September 16, 2024

Heaven Knows - Anything Goes!

43 mins; September 12, 2024

Without Borders Are We Even A Nation?

43 mins; September 02, 2024

Let's Talk RFK Jr. and The DNC. Kamala Sounded Better But Still Managed To Say Nothing!

43 mins; August 26, 2024

Kamala Has Gone From Being An Embarrassment To A Modern Day Margaret Thatcher

43 mins; August 19, 2024

Of Course We'll Talk About Aristotle on The Radio!

43 mins; August 12, 2024

Is It Illegal If No One Enforces The Law?

43 mins; August 05, 2024

Distracted By The Election Drama? Let's Take A Look At Asia!

43 mins; July 29, 2024

Joe's Gotta Go!

43 mins; July 22, 2024

I've Seen More Emotion From An Animatronic Than From Joe Lately!

43 mins; July 15, 2024

First Spy Balloons, Then Landing On The Dark Side of The Moon, Now Cuba!

43 mins; July 08, 2024

Are China's Motives Something To Be Concerned About?

43 mins; July 01, 2024

Drug Use and Dealing is on the Rise. Could Closing Our Wide Open Border Slow That Down?

43 mins; June 24, 2024

We Are Decapitating Ourselves!

43 mins; June 17, 2024

America Is On The Line Every Time We Vote

43 mins; June 10, 2024

Welcome To The "Increasingly Unhinged Campaign Revenge Retribution"

43 mins; June 03, 2024

A Journey Back In Time For Memorial Day

43 mins; May 27, 2024

The Most Ridiculous News Headlines Are Becoming A Reality. You Can't Make This Stuff Up!

43 mins; May 22, 2024

The People That Say "Follow The Science" Almost Never Do!

43 mins; May 13, 2024

"I've Got The Emails" - Scariest Words A Liberal Can Hear!

43 mins; May 06, 2024

The Left and Their Tyranny of Low Expectations

43 mins; April 28, 2024

An Attack On Talk Radio - Nothing New But They're Back At It!

43 mins; April 22, 2024

You Paid For Those Student Loans! They Didn't Just Go Away. Universities Got Their Money.

42 mins; April 15, 2024

Our Lives Move From One Screen To The Next. For Kids It's Even Worse!

43 mins; April 08, 2024

Keep Your Freedoms Alive Out There!

43 mins; April 01, 2024

It's Almost Election Time. Get Ready For Republicans To Fight Themselves!

43 mins; March 25, 2024

Listen Up! New Concerning Second Amendment Bills Are Coming Our Way. Let's Do Something About It!

43 mins; March 18, 2024

Let's Recap The State of The Union Address. Pharmacology Has Come A Long Way!

43 mins; March 11, 2024

Are You Ready To Hear The Budget On Our Current Homeless Pandemic?

43 mins; March 04, 2024

What Are Our Countries Chances Of Coming Back From This?

43 mins; February 26, 2024

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