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Episode 147

NEW YEAR’S SPECIAL

Over the years of hosting Independent Americans and Angry Americans , host Paul Rieckhoff has had the extremely rare opportunity to ask a lot of the world’s smartest people a lot of really important questions.

The Brief

→ Four things from today’s episode
01

Why a UFC event at the White House will cost taxpayers an es. Why a UFC event at the White House will cost taxpayers an estimated $10-12M in security and overhead alone

02

"Wasteful barbaric desecration". the WBD framing for how this money could feed hungry American families instead

03

The Orbán parallel. how corruption, not ideology, ultimately toppled Hungary's strongman

04

Paul on training in MMA in the military. and why a lifelong UFC fan still calls this the bastardization of the people's house

Over the years of hosting Independent Americans and Angry Americans, host Paul Rieckhoff has had the extremely rare opportunity to ask a lot of the world’s smartest people a lot of really important questions. And maybe no question is more important than asking each one, “What is your best advice?” And as you look back on a wild 2021 and forward towards an uncertain 2022 we thought this would be a good time to put it all together. It’s a rare glimpse into some of the brightest minds in entertainment, politics and national security. And so from Bradley Whitford to Montel Williams to Norman Lear to Admiral Mike Mullen to Brooke Baldwin, we’ve got an amazing group together to share their inspiration and to help you power through to 2022.

Want to go deeper? Check out the full episodes.

Episode 27 – Bradley Whitford

Episode 36 – Harry Smith

Episode 58 – Kristin Rowe Finkbeiner

Episode 62 – Martha Raddatz

Episode 70 – Montel Williams

Episode 71 – Rex Chapman

Episode 79 – Christine Todd Whitman

Episode 82 – Chuck Hagel

Episode 102 – Ken Feinberg

Episode 112 – Paul Begala

Episode 132 – Admiral Mike Mullin

Episode 135 – Milo Ventimiglia

Episode 136 – Jeremy Butler

We’ll be back in January with more new guests and shows and as always Independent Americans will continue to be your trusted place for independent news, politics, inspiration and hope. 

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