In this episode of Filtered with TJ Walker, TJ shares powerful, real-world lessons on leadership communication and personal development.

You’ll discover why people judge leadership instantly through body language, how to tell stories that audiences actually remember, why breaking big goals into small steps works, and how a single clear call to action can make or break a presentation.

This episode is designed for professionals, leaders, entrepreneurs, students, and anyone who wants to communicate with clarity, confidence, and impact.

TJ Walker recaps the most-discussed stories from the week and what they reveal about power, media incentives, and public trust: court pushback on federal city deployments, the Minnesota viral-video controversy and its real-world consequences, a Reuters update on the DOJ’s Epstein document review timeline, a January 6 pipe-bomb development that punctures conspiracy narratives, and new research on why talking while driving is more dangerous than listening.

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TJ Walker analyzes today’s top stories: the White House claim of capturing Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro, the rise of no-shoes office policies, Silicon Valley’s gray-market peptide injections, BYD overtaking Tesla in 2025 EV sales, and Saks Global’s debt-driven turmoil. Plus, a practical Q and A on clarity, projection, and why microphones are for the audience.

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In this special Filtered with TJ Walker episode, TJ Walker analyzes Zohran Mamdani’s inaugural address as NYC mayor, how he uses pacing, eye-line, and unity language to sound steady and inclusive, while still signaling an ideological identity. TJ highlights key moments,s including “If you are a New Yorker, I am your mayor,” the promise to “govern expansively and audaciously,” the risky phrase “the warmth of collectivism,” and the late declaration that he will govern as a democratic socialist.

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On the January 1, 2026 episode of Filtered with TJ Walker, TJ explains why New Year’s resolutions collapse, and why “discipline” is the wrong frame. TJ argues that bad habits come with billion-dollar marketing support, while your goals need systems: tiny daily actions, scheduling, and repeatable routines.

TJ then lays out seven spheres of personal development: self-control, health, relationships, learning, creating, leisure, and wealth, followed by a research-based look at driving distraction that separates listening from talking. The episode closes with TJ’s warning about viral outrage shaping government action at high speed, plus a constitutional critique of threats to use federal troops in US cities, and a presentation of the question of the day.

TJ Walker’s end-of-year episode connects five big themes: weakening discretionary spending signals, a cultural shift away from nature, health-care politics that can explode at the kitchen-table level, the realities of document releases in high-profile cases, and a new wave of SNAP restrictions targeting soda and candy in multiple states. Practical, direct commentary designed to help you understand what’s changing, and what it could mean in 2026.

TJ Walker analyzes the day’s biggest themes in politics, media, and technology: the 2025 media job collapse, AI deepfakes targeting public figures, backlash against data centers, the early post-Trump Republican succession conversation, and an update tied to the January 6 Capitol bombs narrative. Practical takeaway: slow down, verify, and learn how power moves when information gets cheaper to fake.

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TJ Walker pulls a “vault” lesson that proves a powerful point: you do not need perfect production to create lasting impact. TJ explains how to craft three short message points, deliver memorable sound bites, and handle questions without repeating negative framing. You’ll also get practical on-camera tips for posture, eye contact, facial expression, and natural hand movement, plus phone interview tactics like using a cheat sheet and bridging back to your key point.

Today on Filtered with TJ Walker: California’s proposed one-time 5% wealth tax on billionaires, why it may sound fair in theory but fail in practice, and how it can reshape political incentives. Then, Shaquille O’Neal’s 76,000-square-foot mansion sale at a major loss, and the wider lesson about real estate hype, unused space, and buying for life instead of “guaranteed” profits.

We also examine the TikTok deal framework involving Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX, and whether it reflects a healthy market process or political favoritism. Finally, TJ uses the Susie Wiles Vanity Fair reporting to lay out a simple truth test: when insiders confirm what outsiders allege, it changes what’s credible.

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