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
- 3146
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
IS IT TIME TO NATIONALIZE BIG OIL?
With inflation being driven in large part by corporate price gouging, is it time to make the big oil companies operate for the public good by allowing the federal government to buy them? Dr. Richard …
00:58:00 |
Fri 04 Nov 2022
IT IS CRITICAL TO SEE WHAT A FASCIST AMERICA LOOKS LIKE BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE
This election may well seal or determine the fate and future of democracy in the United States and, by extension, most of the rest of the world. Did the coup chain go from John Eastman to Ginni to C…
00:59:01 |
Thu 03 Nov 2022
GREG PALAST'S "VIGILANTE MOVIE"
A new film about Republican voter suppression is available online from investigative reporter Greg Palast. Can it make a difference with the midterms less than a week away? Plus, Progressive leader M…
00:57:59 |
Wed 02 Nov 2022
THE HARPOON POINTED AT THE HEART OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY
When did Republicans start flooding the zone with lies about voter fraud, and why does it work so well for them? Will Fox-funded GOP-friendly polls be used to falsely claim Democrats are voting illeg…
00:58:00 |
Tue 01 Nov 2022
WILL THE BILLIONAIRES' RISKY BET PAY OFF?
They're betting no one will notice the GOP is increasing their wealth & lowering their taxes while manipulating white male anger and violence against women, immigrants, liberals, and people of color.…
00:58:11 |
Mon 31 Oct 2022
COULD TODAY'S CRISES HELP AMERICA REJECT CORPORATE PERSONHOOD?
Economic crises represent social and political transition points, times of great difficulty but also times of great opportunity - We now stand at the edge of one those rare windows in time. Is the Fe…
00:57:33 |
Sun 30 Oct 2022
TALE OF TWO PRESIDENTS
The presidents of the U.S. and Russia gave major speeches on Wednesday, but the media is distracted by Elon Musk’s forced purchase of Twitter, so neither presidential speech got the coverage it deser…
00:56:56 |
Sat 29 Oct 2022
DRENCHING AMERICA IN BLOOD IS A POPULAR SPORT FOR THE GOP
If Democrats had run all the Red States in 2019, then 171,030 fewer Americans would have died that year; if the GOP ran the Blue states, there would have been an additional 217,635 dead Americans. Pl…
00:58:13 |
Fri 28 Oct 2022
WHY IS AMERICA STILL BUYING SAUDI OIL WHEN WE COULD BE SELF SUFFICIENT?
America is capable of energy independence and we don’t need to dance to the tune of Saudi Arabia and Russia. Rep Mark Pocan joins the show for a National Progressive Town Hall. Plus Geeky Science! …
00:58:50 |
Thu 27 Oct 2022
THIS IS THE ELECTION YOU GET FOR NINE BILLION BUCKS
Simply put, the elections are “tightening” because rightwing billionaires and giant corporations are pouring billions of dollars into advertising. And advertising works. Why are the house progressi…
00:57:40 |
Wed 26 Oct 2022
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL CON IN AMERICAN HISTORY LAID BARE
When you compare Trump’s cons with the $50 trillion that the GOP has swindled out of the American working class and given to the top 1 percent since 1980, Trump looks like a piker. Lever News' Julia…
00:58:12 |
Tue 25 Oct 2022
AMERICANS' CARTOON VISION OF AUTHORITARIANISM CAUSES US TO MISS IT
Authoritarianism has been interwoven into the fabric of our republic since its inception and the Republican Party is today fighting what will hopefully be a losing battle to hang onto and expand it. …
00:58:12 |
Mon 24 Oct 2022
ARE WE THE ONLY NATION WHERE MONEY IS FREE SPEECH?
Why couldn't the "For The People Act' get passed past Joe Manchins roadblock? Is it the same reason we can't prevent our industries and economy from being corrupted? Are election deniers preparing a …
00:57:59 |
Sun 23 Oct 2022
WILL OIL COMPANIES EVER BE LIABLE FOR CLIMATE CHANGE?
Will we finally learn to have responsibility for the damage we are doing to the climate of our life-giving planet? Will the Anthropocene be an age of humans coming into balance with the earth, or wil…
01:00:13 |
Sun 23 Oct 2022
ARE SCOTUS REPUBLICANS IN ON A PLOT TO END DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENCIES FOREVER?
Instead of putting the Supreme Court in charge of US laws, the Framers of the Constitution did the opposite: they put Congress in charge of the Supreme Court. Why isn't congress regulating them? Sen…
00:58:21 |
Fri 21 Oct 2022
DEMOCRATS MUST USE THIS ANCIENT DEEP PSYCHOLOGY TECHNIQUE TO WIN
It’s all in the message and it’s repetition, but if you don’t engage a topic, put it at the top of your 3-item list, and relentlessly pound on it - it’s as if it doesn’t exist. Radio host Dean Obeid…
00:58:02 |
Thu 20 Oct 2022
THE REAL CAUSES OF INFLATION
With a rising China, how are geopolitics changing the value of money? Professor Richard Wolff shares his thoughts on the gold standard- can it make any difference for a currency to be backed by gold…
00:57:59 |
Wed 19 Oct 2022
THE MAKING OF DONALD TRUMP AND THE BREAKING OF AMERICA
Thom Hartmann is joined by Pulitzer-Prize-winning New York Times reporter, Maggie Haberman who has defined Donald J. Trump's presidency like no other journalist. Her new book, Confidence Man shares …
00:58:12 |
Tue 18 Oct 2022
WE MUST CHOOSE: DEMOCRACY OR WAR?
Strong-men dictatorships like Putin's have a long history of starting wars. So if Trump or some other right wing nutcase takes power in this country what would be the result?
00:58:00 |
Mon 17 Oct 2022
DEMOCRATS GET READY
With midterm elections coming, what issues are Democrats confronting in Congress and on the campaign trail? Representative and Progressive leader Ro Khanna shares his thoughts and answers listener's …
00:56:54 |
Sun 16 Oct 2022
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