The Heartland Institute's Donald Kendal and Jim Lakely — with SPECIAL GUEST Christian Toto — present episode 377 of the In The Tank Podcast. In what is becoming an annual tradition, the In the Tank crew end the year talking about the state of pop culture with veteran movie reviewer and culture writer Christian Toto, proprietor of the HollywoodInToto.com website.

We’ll discuss what is looking like a rough patch (and maybe much worse) for the big streaming services (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, etc.), what that means for the future of Hollywood, and if the “get woke, go broke” maxim is holding or getting even worse. We’ll also discuss the state of the modern Hollywood blockbuster (with Avatar 2, which Donny just saw, being a test case), and Christian will tell us the best movies and streaming shows he saw this year and recommends to our audience.

Streaming In Decline? Avatar, Top Gun, Star Wars - In the Tank ep 378

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The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 445 of the In The Tank Podcast. The Heartland Institute commissioned a new poll with Rasmussen Reports that once again highlights major election integrity issues that will effect the 2024 election. We asked likely voters if they would cheat to help their favored candidate win the presidency. The results are shocking. Also, are developments in Trump's court cases tantamount to election interference? PRIMARY TOPIC - 2024 Mail-In Ballot Crisis and Election Interference  
 Heartland Institute - Heartland Institute Poll Shows Nearly Three in 10 Voters Would Vote Illegally in 2024 Presidential Election https://heartland.org/opinion/heartland-institute-poll-shows-nearly-three-in-10-voters-would-vote-illegally-in-2024-presidential-election/ 
 Townhall - New Poll: Nearly Three in 10 Voters Say They Would Vote Illegally in 2024 Election https://townhall.com/columnists/christalgo/2024/04/17/new-poll-nearly-three-in-10-voters-say-they-would-vote-illegally-in-2024-election-n2637874 
 Newsmax - Rasmussen Poll: 28% Would Commit Voter Fraud https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/rasmussen-voters-fraud/2024/04/17/id/1161353/ 
 The Federalist - Majority Of Voters Recognize Democrat Lawfare Against Trump Is Political Election Interference https://thefederalist.com/2024/02/27/majority-of-voters-recognize-democrat-lawfare-against-trump-is-political-election-interference/ 
 The Federalist - Trump Will Be In Court Instead Of Campaigning For 8 Weeks Thanks To Democrats’ New York Lawfare https://thefederalist.com/2024/04/16/trump-will-be-in-court-instead-of-campaigning-for-8-weeks-thanks-to-democrats-new-york-lawfare/ 
 The Federalist - Dragging Trump Into Court While Biden Campaigns Is Election Interference, Regardless Of Verdict https://thefederalist.com/2024/03/15/dragging-trump-into-court-while-biden-campaigns-is-election-interference-regardless-of-verdict/

2024 Election Mail-In Ballot Crisis & Election Interference - In The Tank #445

In Episode 139 of Ill Literacy, Tim Benson talks with Ronald C. White, author ofOn Great Fields: The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain.  Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by return guest Ronald C. White, senior fellow at the Trinity Forum, to discuss his new book, On Great Fields: The Life and Unlikely Heroism of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain. They chat about Chamberlain’s early days in Maine, his studying to become a minister, and a how a childhood stutterer ended up being fluent in nine languages. They also discuss his Civil War heroism, his turn as governor of Maine, and how he made a civilian life of meaning after having experienced the extreme highs and lows of war. Get the book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/566059/on-great-fields-by-ronald-c-white/

 Show Notes: 

 C-SPAN: On Great Fields (VIDEO) https://www.c-span.org/video/?531806-2/on-great-fields

 HistoryNet: Dave Kindy – “This Son of Maine Was Much More Than a Civil War Hero” https://www.historynet.com/interview-on-great-fields-chamberlain/

 Wall Street Journal: Randall Fuller – “‘On Great Fields’: Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, Professor and Hero” https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/books/on-great-fields-joshua-lawrence-chamberlain-professor-and-hero-af8c509c

 Outro music: Aswad, Warrior Charge, War Ina Babylon: An Island Reggae Anthology, 2009

Ill Literacy, Episode 139: On Great Fields (Guest: Ronald C. White)

On episode 105 of The Climate Realism Show, we talk to E. Calvin Beisner, co-editor (along with David Legates) of the new book “Climate and Energy: The Case For Realism.” The book combines outstanding climate science, physics, economics, environmental science, political science, ethics, and theology to present a well-reasoned understanding of human-induced climate change and how to respond to it. The authors of the chapters in this book, all experts in their respective fields, conclude for a wide range of issues related to climate and energy, that “attempted cures for climate change are generally worse than the disease—especially for the poor.” 
 Beisner will join host Jim Lakely, and The Heartland Institute’s usual climate crew of H. Sterling Burnett and Linnea Lueken, to talk about this book and also the Crazy Climate News of the Week. Join us LIVE at 1 p.m. ET (12 p.m. CT) for the kind of climate realism you can’t find anywhere else, and join the chat to get your questions answered, too. Get the book and more information on the Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation here: https://cornwallalliance.org/

Climate and Energy: The Case for Realism – The Climate Realism Show #105

The Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, Jim Lakely, Justin Haskins, and Chris Talgo present episode 444 of the In The Tank Podcast. Depending on what news sites you look at, you might be told the economy is doing great or its falling apart. Or you might be told climate change is a crisis or not an issue to be concerned about. It seems like we can't even agree on facts anymore. How is it possible that we are this bifurcated as a society? What is causing this and is it sustainable? PRIMARY TOPIC - LIVING IN TWO DIFFERENT UNIVERSES   economy   CNN - With inflation back up, the long-predicted storm clouds in the economy may actually be forming https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/10/economy/economic-storm-clouds-as-inflation-stalls/index.html   CBS News - Is the U.S. in a "vibecession"? Here's why Americans are gloomy even as the economy improves. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cpi-report-inflation-economy-vibecession-cbs-explains/   WSJ - What’s Wrong With the Economy? It’s You, Not the Data https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/whats-wrong-with-the-economy-its-you-not-the-data-cfa911e6     climate change   AP News - UN climate chief presses for faster action, says humans have 2 years left ‘to save the world’ https://apnews.com/article/climate-change-finance-un-elections-stiell-0b176237b1e4a78d28d5dbcbbf7809f0   Daily Signal - ‘AVOID FALSE BALANCE’: AP Style Guide Aims to Silence Dissent From Climate Alarmist Narrative https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/04/07/thumb-scale-ap-style-guide-tries-exclude-climate-wrongthink-journalism/     Why?   The Free Press - I’ve Been at NPR for 25 Years. Here’s How We Lost America’s Trust. https://www.thefp.com/p/npr-editor-how-npr-lost-americas-trust\   Washington Times - Survey finds Fox viewers better informed than CNN, MSNBC viewers https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/may/19/survey-fox-viewers-better-informed-cnn-msnbc-viewe/

Left vs. Right: We Are Living In Different Universes - In The Tank #444

Heartland’s Tim Benson is joined by Joanne Paul, Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of Sussex, to discuss her new book, The House of Dudley: A New History of Tudor England. They chat about who were the Dudleys, how they gained prominence, then lost it all, then gained prominence once again, and then finally lost it all again. They also discuss how the family’s fortunes seemed to mirror those of their Tudor benefactors, why the Dudley men would want to play such a dangerous game, and how the Dudley women kept the family together when family fortunes had fallen.  Get the book here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-House-of-Dudley/Joanne-Paul/9781639366125

 Show Notes: 

 Literary Review: Mathew Lyons – “They courted trouble” https://literaryreview.co.uk/they-courted-trouble

 The Spectator: Elizabeth Goldring – “The machinations of the Dudleys make Game of Thrones look tame” https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-machinations-of-the-dudleys-make-game-of-thrones-look-tame/

 The Telegraph: Noel Malcolm – “How the Dudleys played Tudor snakes and ladders – and lost spectacularly” https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/what-to-read/dudleys-played-tudor-snakes-ladders-lost-spectacularly/

 The Times: Gerard DeRoot – “The House of Dudley by Joanne Paul review — how to get ahead (or lose your head) in Tudor England” https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-house-of-dudley-by-joanne-paul-review-jg3rvf0zs

 Wall Street Journal: Catherine Ostler – “‘The House of Dudley’ Review: Tudor Game of Thrones” https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-house-of-dudley-review-playing-the-tudor-game-of-thrones-8d74f2a6

Streaming In Decline? Avatar, Top Gun, Star Wars - In the Tank ep 378

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