InfluenceWatch Podcast
The podcast where we go beneath the surface to reveal the web of connected influence, money, and motivation driving the news.
About the show
The podcast where we go beneath the surface to reveal the web of connected influence, money, and motivation driving the news, sourced primarily from our website InfluenceWatch.org, the Capital Research Center's online encyclopedia of the donors, non-profits, and influencers driving politics.
You can watch the video version of the podcast at: http://bit.ly/2rnQygY
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Episode List
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Episode 5: Uprising in Iran
January 4th, 2018 | 37 mins 26 secs
analysis, conservative, deal, foreign policy, iran, nuclear, obama, ploughshares fund, politics, protests
Protests for reform have broken out in Iran, with the theocratic state cracking down leaving 21 people dead. How did we get to this point, and what does it tell us about President Obama's nuclear deal with the regime?
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Episode 4: Year in Review
December 28th, 2017 | 40 mins 27 secs
For our final show of the year, Scott and Mike take us through the biggest stories of 2017 to tell us about why they matter and the influencers behind them.
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Episode 3: The Battle Over Net Neutrality
December 21st, 2017 | 34 mins 58 secs
conservative, fcc, free market, internet, net neutrality, politics, regulations
The FCC votes to remove Obama-era Net Neutrality regulations. Will this really hurt the internet and raise your prices? Who wanted Net Neutrality and why?
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Episode 2: Judges! Judges! Judges!
December 14th, 2017 | 46 mins 45 secs
appointments, conservative, courts, judiciary, nominees, politics, president trump, senate
Who gets to control the courts for the next forty years? The administration fights against left-wing organizations to get their judges confirmed.
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Episode 1: Hollywood Explodes
December 7th, 2017 | 38 mins 1 sec
entertainment, feminism, film, hollywood, politics, sex scandal, sexual assault, sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, television
How is Hollywood, the land of progressive politics, also the land of sexual misconduct?