In this interview I talked with Dr. Xu Guoqi. Dr. Xu is professor of history and founding director of the Institute of Transnational History of China at the University of Hong Kong. He has written many books including Asian and the Great War, Chinese and Americans, Strangers on the Western Front, China and the Great War, and Olympic Dreams. We discussed his book, The Idea of China: A Contested History, and the history of the relationship between the United States and China going back to the Founding of America.
In this episode we looked at four stories that cut to the heart of what is happening to American workers, American energy, and the integrity of our political debate heading into the midterms. First, the collapse of a viral claim about Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico and an Ohio psychiatric facility—claims built on a short, selective recording that the facility and the candidate have both rejected. Second, the Labor Department’s decision to freeze green-card sponsorship at Microsoft and major IT firms that have long used H-1B visas while American tech workers face layoffs. Third, vulnerable Republicans in Iowa and Michigan who are now publicly calling for an end to the open-ended war with Iran as early voting begins and fuel prices crush farmers and truckers. And fourth, the Trump-Putin diesel arrangement that temporarily opens the door for Russian fuel in an effort to give relief to American families at the pump. These are not abstract policy debates. They are about who gets to work, who pays at the pump, and whether voters are getting the straight facts before they cast their ballots.
Then we had a discussion with Evan Barker. Evan Barker is a former Democratic campaign operative and fundraiser who helped raise tens of millions of dollars for progressive candidates before publicly breaking with the party in 2024. She grew up in a blue-collar union family in the Kansas City area and was born with primary ciliary dyskinesia, a rare genetic lung disease. She says The Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, allowed her to get insurance and become a first-generation college graduate from the University of Kansas. After interning for Obama in 2008 and organizing for Clinton in 2016, she moved into progressive fundraising at firms like Left Rising, working with candidates aligned with Bernie Sanders, AOC, and the Squad. In August 2024 she walked out of the Democratic National Convention during Oprah Winfrey’s speech, posted a viral TikTok explaining her disillusionment, and later voted for Donald Trump, although she does not call herself a Republican. Her book, Nothing Left: Confessions of a Democratic Operative, published by Threshold Editions in July 2026, became an instant New York Times bestseller. It details how, in her view, the party shifted from championing the working class to being dominated by activists, coastal elites, and identity-focused infrastructure.
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Kellen Jones & Evan Barker | What Happened To Talarico?
In this episode, I talked with Kellen Jones from the Cowtown Caller about the major news stories of the past week. We discussed the Cornell 7, H-1b visas, a court case between Boulder and Exxon Mobil, and the death of a pioneer televangelist. I hope you enjoy.
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Kellen Jones | The Cornell 7 Doesn't Matter & Televangelism Ruined America
In this episode, Kellen Jones and I continued our series of podcasts leading up to the midterm elections. In this episode, we talked with Joe Maxwell.
Joe Maxwell is a fourth-generation Missouri farmer, former Missouri Lieutenant Governor (Democrat, 2001-2005), and president of Farm Action Fund, a national advocacy group for independent farmers and ranchers. He is also a driving force behind the Rural Independence Initiative, launched in September 2026, which released a "Bill of Rights" calling for bipartisan action against corporate consolidation in agriculture. We hope you enjoy!
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Joe Maxwell & Kellen Jones | How The Farm Bill Can Change The American Economy
In this episode, I talked with Kellen Jones from the Cowtown Caller. He is a reporter and has spent much of his career focusing on immigration. We discussed how Trump has done on immigration in the first two years of his Presidency, how it will effect midterms, and if the death penalty is ethical.
Cowtown Caller: https://cowtowncaller.substack.com/
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Kellen Jones | How Immigration Will Lose Republicans The Midterms & A Debate On The Death Penalty
In this episode, I talked with the editor in chief at The Blaze. We discussed his piece in Frontier Magazine about the return of Richard Nixon and why young people are interested in Richard Nixon and his presidency. We discussed Nixon's upbringing, his political philosophy, and how Nixon will influence the future of Conservative politics in America.
Read the piece here: https://www.theblaze.com/frontier/the-once-future-nixon
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#191 // Chris Bedford | How Richard Nixon Is Making A Comeback
Podcast Episode · Orthodoxy · September 25 · 1h 10m
Chris Bedford | How Richard Nixon Is Making A Comeback
In this episode I talked with Dr. Mary Talley Bowden from Americans for Health Freedom. We discussed letter than Mary and and I worked on that was sent to President Trump and Secretary Kennedy asking for the COVID-19 Vaccines to be taken off the market. This letter was signed by over 150 doctors, media personalities, and politicians including Tucker Carlson, Thomas Massie, Dr. Peter McCullough, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Dr. Robert Malone, and Bret Weinstein.
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OPEN LETTER TO SECRETARY KENNEDY AND PRESIDENT TRUMP FROM DR. MARY TALLEY BOWDEN
Podcast Episode · Orthodoxy · September 21 · Bonus · 24m
OPEN LETTER TO SECRETARY KENNEDY AND PRESIDENT TRUMP FROM DR. MARY TALLEY BOWDEN
In this episode I talked with Dr. Philip Bunn. We continued and concluded our analysis and discussion on John Steinbeck's masterpiece novel, East of Eden. We also talked a little bit about the new Netflix series coming out in October that is based on the novel. If you haven't already, I encourage you to listen to part one of this discussion here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4zSyYRZyP3UZUrrHL1P6cK?si=05f20b7a599f43f9
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#190 // Dr. Philip Bunn | Rediscovering East Of Eden (Pt.2)
Podcast Episode · Orthodoxy · September 16 · 1h 21m
Dr. Philip Bunn | Rediscovering East Of Eden (Pt. 2)
In this podcast I interviewed Carrie Gress. She is the author of The End of Woman and Something Wicked. She has spoken and written extensively on feminism and its impact on modern society. In our discussion we talked about the occult origins of feminism, the effects feminism has had on modern women, and why our society is deliberating over the Lindsay Clancy case. Sign up for
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#189 // Carrie Gress | Understanding Feminism And The Mind Of Lindsay Clancy
Podcast Episode · Orthodoxy · September 9 · 1h 30m
