The Hartmann Report
The Hartmann Report is an independent daily podcast hosted by award winning, author, radio & TV host Thom Hartmann. Thom’s podcast highlights the bigger picture behind politics, science and culture through discussion and debate. Catch Thom’s live show Monday through Friday noon ET / 9am PT- www.thomhartmann.com.
- Update frequency
- every day
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 3136
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Daily Take: The Kool-Aid Presidency: How Donald Trump Created America’s Jonestown
He didn’t need a jungle. With lies, fear, and blind loyalty, Trump built his Jonestown in the heart of our republic — and millions are still drinking…
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00:13:08 |
Fri 11 Jul 2025
The Power of Words and Manipulating Words for Power
Guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast sits in for Thom Hartmann to ponder the power of words. Epstein Files failure proves Trump lied but why? - Was Trump in the files? The failu…
00:58:26 |
Thu 10 Jul 2025
Daily Report: Is Delusion the Right's New "Weapon of Mass Destruction"?
Militia attacks on weather radars aren’t just crimes: they’re symptoms of a deeper sickness that rightwing media, foreign trolls, and the GOP are using to devastate our democracy via lies and hate...…
00:07:24 |
Thu 10 Jul 2025
What the Media is Getting Wrong about the Texas Disaster
Guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast sits in for Thom Hartmann explaining that Trump's policies put Texas underwater. The flooding in Texas is not random, it is the result of Cli…
00:58:38 |
Wed 09 Jul 2025
Daily Take: This Isn’t About Pocketbook Politics — It’s About the Survival of the American Ideal
Every failed democracy has one thing in common: the people assumed someone else would save it...
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00:12:35 |
Wed 09 Jul 2025
Prevention Rather Than Protection
Guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast sits in for Thom Hartmann What we can learn from the tragic historic flood disaster and loss of life. Jefferson is joined by his esteemed fat…
00:58:27 |
Tue 08 Jul 2025
Daily Take: If the Truth Is a Crime, Then We Are All Criminals, Because Silence Is What Tyranny Depends On
Now that Trump has threatened to prosecute CNN, what happens next will define the role of the press and the soul of this nation…
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00:10:22 |
Tue 08 Jul 2025
Declaration of Independence Revisited
For all the festivities around July 4, the nation’s founding document, the Declaration of Independence, actually depicts a wounded, fearful society, teetering on the brink of disaster. Sound familiar…
00:58:27 |
Mon 07 Jul 2025
Daily Take: What If This is the Last Generation that Gets to Ask "What If"?
The Iroquois planned for seven generations. Our leaders can’t plan past the next corporate quarterly report — and we’re paying the ultimate price...
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00:08:45 |
Mon 07 Jul 2025
How Trump Turned Police into Perfect Criminal Cover
America's worst criminals aren't just joining Trump's fascist ICE raids they are using them as cover to kidnap and attack unsuspecting victims. Also columnist Jo Carducci also known as JoJoFromJerz e…
00:57:01 |
Sun 06 Jul 2025
A Little More Compassion... A Little More Truth
Guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast sits in for Thom Hartmann analyzing the implications of the devastating new GOP bill. Despite the performative protests of a few right-winger…
00:56:56 |
Sat 05 Jul 2025
Will Moderates and Progressives Heal the Rift for Democracy?
Guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast sits in for Thom Hartmann considering whether the surprising primary win in New York bodes well for Democratic gains. Moderates ring in with …
00:57:55 |
Fri 04 Jul 2025
Daily Take: James Carville Is Right to Panic — Because Trump’s Next Power Grab Doesn’t Need a Mob
Forget Jan 6th. Trump’s next move is smarter, and far more dangerous: use the courts, AI & right-wing militias to erase millions of Americans from the vote — legally. It’s not a theory. It’s a plan.
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00:08:22 |
Fri 04 Jul 2025
From the Belly of the Beast
Guest Host Jefferson Smith dives deep into the lie of the Trump's legislative agenda - buried in a 1000 page spending bill - with progressive Congressman Mark Pocan.
00:58:00 |
Thu 03 Jul 2025
Daily Take: Trump’s Tax Cuts Come with a Body Count — Starting with Grandma
Trump’s “Big Ugly Bill” isn’t just cruel: it’s the latest salvo in the war against democracy and the “We” society…
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00:05:56 |
Thu 03 Jul 2025
By What Other Monikers Could We Label this Brutal Billionaire Bill?
Guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast sits in for Thom Hartmann shares insights on the horrendous legislation just passed by the Senate. Listeners compete with ideas for the worst…
00:58:26 |
Wed 02 Jul 2025
Daily Take: Alligator Alcatraz Isn’t Just a Prison. It’s a Mirror. And It’s Asking Us: Who Are We, Really?
The most dangerous thing about Alligator Alcatraz isn’t the alligators. It’s the message...
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00:10:50 |
Wed 02 Jul 2025
U.S. Senate Rewards the Bloated Rich by Passing Poverty Inducing Bill
Guest-host Jefferson Smith of the Democracy Nerd Podcast sits in for Thom Hartmann as the Senate passes the most devastatingly destructive bill that will incapacitate the citizenry while rewarding th…
00:58:23 |
Tue 01 Jul 2025
Daily Take: Modernization Theory: The Key to Understanding the GOP’s Hatred of the Middle Class
Why Republicans want to destroy the hidden link between Middle Class wealth and democratic power…
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00:10:27 |
Tue 01 Jul 2025
Solutions
As Republicans fight it out to make us all live with their solution to making the very rich extraordinarily rich- what solutions can the Democratic party bring to support the lives of the rest of us?…
00:57:59 |
Mon 30 Jun 2025
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