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  • How to Achieve Meaningful Political Change
    In the six years that I've been in politics full-time I've helped overturn the death penalty in three states, passed a school choice program, overturned an income tax, passed numerous workforce development and re-entry reforms in the criminal justice system, passed healthcare reforms like protections for direct primary care and the repeal of certificate of need laws, and overturned several occupational licenses.

    The number one question I get from my audience about all of this is "how"?

    I'm passionate about teaching others the tools they need to achieve large-scale political change. So on this month's episode of BASED, I'm taking a different approach. Instead of looking into a public policy, we're going to look at the ways you can impact those policies. Join me as I discuss my theory of change, and let's get to work.

    30 min
  • BONUS: Explaining Kanye West’s Public Abuse Campaign Against Kim Kardashian (And Why It Matters)

    We need to talk about Kanye West and Kim Kardashian. No, it’s not more fluffy celebrity drama. In recent months, things between the celebrity couple have taken a dark turn, Hannah explains in this bonus segment of the BASEDBrief, and Kanye’s behavior has now crossed the line into abusive territory. 

    We walk through the background of their relationship, Kanye’s recent unhinged social media posts and real-life acts of harassment, what abuse looks like, and how to weigh this all in light of Kanye’s clear mental health issues. Then, Hannah explains why this saga matters and is about much more than just one celebrity couple. 

    Read Hannah’s BASEDPolitics Article on the Kim-Kanye Saga: https://www.based-politics.com/2022/02/18/is-kanye-west-abusing-kim-kardashian-yes/

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    EMAIL US!! Send questions, comments, and more to [email protected] 

    24 min
  • BASEDBrief: Supreme Court Takes MASSIVE Gay Rights-1st Amendment Case & the GOP’s 11-Point 2022 Agenda—Based or Cringe?

    Are we going to do the Christian baker-gay wedding thing all over again?!? On this episode of the BASEDBrief, Brad & Hannah break down the Supreme Court’s big announcement that it will soon hear a very similar case pitting religious free speech against anti-discrimination law. 

    Then, they go through an 11-point plan just released from a top Republican senator outlining what HE thinks the GOP’s 2022 campaign platform should be, from inflation to policing to immigration to gender and more. We react to its various elements and decide: Based or cringe?

    Make sure to follow Hannah & Brad on other platforms and rate/review this podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

     

    Hannah:

    Twitter — https://twitter.com/HannahDCox

    Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/hannahdaniellecox7

    Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/hannahdanielle_cox6/

    Substack — https://hannahcox.substack.com/

     

    Brad:

    TikTok — https://www.tiktok.com/@brad_polumbo?lang=en

    Twitter — https://twitter.com/brad_polumbo

    Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/BradPolumbo

    Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/bradpolumbo/

    53 min
  • ‘If I Could, I Would Give the Truckers Some Bitcoin’: Rand Paul Denounces Free Speech Crackdown, Financial Censorship in Canada (EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW)
    On this BASEDBrief bonus, Senator Rand Paul joins Hannah & Brad for an exclusive interview to talk about the disturbing authoritarian crackdown taking place in Canada right now. 

    They discuss the perils of giving governments "emergency powers," how these same themes have played out here in the US, the alarming new turn toward government "financial censorship," and more.

    Like this podcast? Rate and review it to show your support. 

    14 min
  • BASEDBrief: ‘Birthday Freedom’, CREEPY V-Day Government Snitch Lines, Canada Descends Into Authoritarianism, More Terrible Anti-Tech Legislation & the [Political] Science Changes

    Did Hannah successfully launch a “birthday freedom” movement? Plus, the ATF & multiple Police Departments send out CREEPY Valentine’s Day social posts offering to arrest your exes—and Canada descends into authoritarianism.

    Brad & Hannah break down Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s newly-announced “emergency powers” and explain why it’s so alarming to see the Canadian government expanding its power to crack down on dissidents. (Can Bitcoin save the day?)

    Then, we discuss a TERRIBLE anti-tech bill moving through Congress that supposedly promotes “child safety” but could actually let predators off the hook due to government incompetence. To round out the show, we look at the much-belated relaxation of pandemic mandates in blue states & cities and question whether “the science” has changed, or the political science has changed. 

    Check Out Our Partner Podcasts:

    • Free America Now w. Eric Brakey: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/free-america-now/id1587215364
    • Heritage Explains: https://www.heritage.org/heritage-explains
    • The Brian Nichols Show: https://www.briannicholsshow.com/

    BASEDPolitics Articles:

    • EARN It Act: https://www.based-politics.com/2022/02/10/earn-it-act-senate-advances-misguided-human-trafficking-bill/

     

    Make sure to follow Hannah & Brad on other platforms and rate/review this podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

     

    Hannah:

    Twitter — https://twitter.com/HannahDCox

    Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/hannahdaniellecox7

    Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/hannahdanielle_cox6/

    Substack — https://hannahcox.substack.com/

    Brad:

    TikTok — https://www.tiktok.com/@brad_polumbo?lang=en

    Twitter — https://twitter.com/brad_polumbo

    Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/BradPolumbo

    Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/bradpolumbo/

    1 hr 1 min
  • BASEDBrief: Tragic Police Killing, Stacey Abrams & Obama Go Maskless, GoFundMe Canada Controversy, Bitcoin, and a GOOD Biden Policy for Once?

    To start this week’s BASEDBrief on a somber note, Brad & Hannah simply have to talk about the tragic police killing of Amir Locke. Then, they go over the latest hypocritical politicians caught maskless, including Stacey Abrams and Barack Obama. 

     

    Next, they discuss the disturbing GoFundMe scandal concerning the Canadian anti-mandate protesters and how Bitcoin/cryptocurrency could potentially save us from this kind of alarming Big Tech crackdown. To round out the show, they discuss a key Biden immigrant policy change and why it’s actually a pretty good idea. 

     

    Plus, Brad & Hannah recap the week they spent together in DC, which included a very fun time when Brad’s car got towed in a government cash grab. Then they read some listener mail and go through hot takes on Valentine’s Day.

    Make sure to follow Hannah & Brad on other platforms and rate/review this podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

    Hannah:

    Twitter — https://twitter.com/HannahDCox

    Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/hannahdaniellecox7

    Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/hannahdanielle_cox6/

    Substack — https://hannahcox.substack.com/

     

    Brad:

    TikTok — https://www.tiktok.com/@brad_polumbo?lang=en

    Twitter — https://twitter.com/brad_polumbo

    Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/BradPolumbo

    Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/bradpolumbo/

    57 min
  • BASEDBrief: The Spotify Wars, SCOTUS Controversy, a Cancel Culture Mob, Fake Vax Passports & Outrage Over Pregnant Man Emoji

    Hannah and Brad are TOGETHER in-person for this podcast as Hannah visits DC to testify before the Senate. They chat about one interesting, overlooked aspect of Joe Rogan Spotify wars and cover the disturbing story of a libertarian legal scholar facing a cancel culture mob after a clumsily-worded tweet criticizing Biden’s SCOTUS selection. 

     

    Then, we discuss Hannah’s blatant use of a fake vaccine passport and Brad’s recent first-hand experience with just how hilariously useless NYC’s vax passport system is. To wrap up the show, we react to Apple’s cringey “pregnant man” emoji—but also raise multiple eyebrows at the over-the-top outrage it has prompted among some on the Right. 

     

    Relevant BASEDPolitics Articles: 

    • https://www.based-politics.com/2022/01/31/joe-rogan-instagram-video-explains-why-you-cant-ban-misinformation/
    • https://www.based-politics.com/2022/01/31/key-to-nyc-vaccine-passport-system-is-a-total-joke/
    • https://www.based-politics.com/2022/01/27/diversity-in-backgrounds-is-the-real-diversity-lacking-on-scotus/
    • https://www.based-politics.com/2022/01/27/the-toxic-identity-politics-tainting-bidens-supreme-court-nomination/
    • https://www.based-politics.com/2022/01/29/ira-glasser-on-bill-maher-ex-aclu-head-blasts-orgs-partisan-decline/

    Follow Good Morning Liberty on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. 

    • www.goodmorningliberty.US/listen
    • https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-morning-liberty/id1312689810
    • https://open.spotify.com/show/5IKGMVzrEJ1FPBQOC8iEAu

    Make sure to follow Hannah & Brad on other platforms and rate/review this podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

     

    Hannah:

    Twitter — https://twitter.com/HannahDCox

    Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/hannahdaniellecox7

    Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/hannahdanielle_cox6/

    Substack — https://hannahcox.substack.com/

     

    Brad:

    TikTok — https://www.tiktok.com/@brad_polumbo?lang=en

    Twitter — https://twitter.com/brad_polumbo

    Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/BradPolumbo

    Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/bradpolumbo/

    54 min
  • Anti-Trust Is Actually Anti-Capitalist

    Are we about to enter a new era of antitrust? If enemies of tech companies get their way, maybe. It's been decades since the government brought a successful case against a company, and a look back at the history of antitrust indicates it probably never should have tried to begin with. 

    On this month's episode of BASED, Hannah runs the history back on antitrust and explains how lawmakers use antitrust to rig the free market.

    26 min
  • BASEDBrief: Are We About to Enter WWIII? Plus, Biden Gets Vulgar, Entertainment Stars Clash Over COVID, Kyrsten Sinema, Neil Gorsuch & More

    Tensions in Ukraine are spiking as Russia prepares for a likely invasion. Should the US get involved—and does that risk WWIII? Hannah & Brad discuss on the latest BASEDBrief.

     

    Plus, they break down Biden’s vulgar hot-mic moment and the feud between HBO host Bill Maher and the liberals at The View over COVID hysteria. Then, they recap recent smear campaigns against Senator Kyrsten Sinema and Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch—and go through hot takes & reader mail.

     

    9 times the world was at the brink of nuclear war — and pulled back: https://www.businessinsider.com/when-nuclear-war-almost-happened-2018-4

     

    Make sure to follow Hannah & Brad on other platforms and rate/review this podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

    Hannah:

    Twitter — https://twitter.com/HannahDCox

    Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/hannahdaniellecox7

    Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/hannahdanielle_cox6/

    Substack — https://hannahcox.substack.com/

     

    Brad:

     

    TikTok — https://www.tiktok.com/@brad_polumbo?lang=en

    Twitter — https://twitter.com/brad_polumbo

    Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/BradPolumbo

    Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/bradpolumbo/

    59 min
  • Worst Takes of the Week: Slapping Kyrsten Sinema, Dancing on Anti-Vaxxer Graves, Biden ‘Overperforming’ & Joy Reid’s Delusion

    On this Friday BASEDBrief segment, Hannah & Brad go over the WORST takes off the week. There’s a lot of cringe to go through: From a progressive economist calling on Democrats to slap a moderate female senator to a Los Angeles Times column saying we should celebrate the deaths of anti-vaxxers to Biden’s latest insane claim to an MSNBC host’s unhinged Supreme Court take.

    Which do YOU think is the worst take of the week?

    VOTE NOW: https://doodle.com/poll/2as3gubbcqr7asm3?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link

    21 min

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