Michael speaks with former Navy Seal Commander Mike Hayes.  The two discuss Hayes' book "Never Enough: A Navy SEAL Commander on Living a Life of Excellence, Agility, and Meaning".  They discuss leadership, service, growth and strength.

Leaning Into Those Hard Things: With Guest Mike Hayes

The Michael Steele Podcast is a podcast hosted by former Republican National Committee Chairman and Maryland Lt. Governor Michael Steele. Each week, Michael moderates a barbershop style discussion about the key political and cultural issues of the day. Michael brings his experience as an MSNBC political analyst and from a lifetime in politics to a podcast which transcends traditional political boundaries in order to dig deep and find real solutions.

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This is an excerpt from the full episode, "Putting Politics Aside in Outer Space: With Astronaut Terry Virts."Michael Steele speaks with former fighter pilot and NASA astronaut, Terry Virts. The pair discuss space tourism and the role Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk will have on space travel.Check out Terry's latest book here: https://www.amazon.com/Astronauts-Guide-Leaving-Planet-Everything/dp/1523514566If you enjoyed this podcast, be sure to leave a review or share it with a friend!Follow Terry Virts @AstroTerryFollow Michael @MichaelSteeleFollow the podcast @steele_podcast

Quick Take: Billionaire Space Exploration

Michael Steele speaks with former Washington State Party Chairman, Chris Vance about his new book, "The Fall of the Shining City: What Happened to the Republican Party. Why it Happened. And What Must Happen Now to Save American Democracy.” The pair discuss third parties and creating a new faction of the GOP, whether or not the GOP will return to being a party of Reagan and where the party goes moving forward.Check out "The Fall of the Shining City" here: https://www.amazon.com/Fall-Shining-City-Republican-Happened/dp/B0CW2LVM1CIf you enjoyed this podcast, be sure to leave a review or share it with a friend!Follow Chris Vance @ChrisVance123Follow Michael @MichaelSteeleFollow the podcast @steele_podcast   

The Fall of the Republican Party: With Chris Vance

Michael Steele speaks with BBC Correspondent and bestselling author, Katty Kay. The pair discuss the abortion ban in Arizona, Kamala Harris and the challenges faced by women in power, how Biden can win over voters, the war in Gaza and the trial and death of OJ Simpson.Check out "Influential with Katty Kay" on YouTube.If you enjoyed this podcast, be sure to leave a review or share it with a friend!Follow Katty Kay @KattyKay_Follow Michael @MichaelSteeleFollow the podcast @steele_podcast 

The American Way: With Katty Kay

This is an excerpt from the full episode, "The Road to Building the GOP's Frankenstein Part 2: With Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye and Andrew Gillum."Michael is joined by Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye and Andrew Gillum to discuss Michael's role in the Tea Party movement and the current iteration of the Republican party.If you enjoyed this episode, leave a review or share this episode with a friend.Check out Native Land Pod and ACross Generations with Tiffany Cross wherever you get your podcasts.Follow Tiffany @TiffanyDCrossFollow Angela: @angela_ryeFollow Andrew: @andrewgillumFollow Michael @MichaelSteeleFollow the podcast @steele_podcast

Quick Take: Michael Steele's Role in the Tea Party Movement

This is an excerpt from the full episode, "The Road to Building the GOP's Frankenstein Part I: With Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye and Andrew Gillum."Michael is joined by Tiffany Cross, Angela Rye and Andrew Gillum. Tiffany, Angela and Andrew discuss the intention behind their new podcast, Native Land Pod and have a nuanced discussion on whether or not to engage with Black people considering casting their ballot for Trump. If you enjoyed this episode, leave a review or share this episode with a friend.Check out Native Land Pod and ACross Generations with Tiffany Cross wherever you get your podcasts.Follow Tiffany @TiffanyDCrossFollow Angela: @angela_ryeFollow Andrew: @andrewgillumFollow Michael @MichaelSteeleFollow the podcast @steele_podcast

Leaning Into Those Hard Things: With Guest Mike Hayes

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