Julie interviews Carl Magnus Palm, biographer of the sensational Swedish band ABBA, author of Abba: Bright Lights Dark Shadows - https://www.amazon.com/Abba-Bright-Lights-Dark-Shadows-dp-1783053593/dp/1783053593/ref=dp_ob_title_bk.  Topics include: two of the four Americans kidnapped in Mexico this past weekend were found dead – that horrifying incident and the danger posed by Mexico at our border; more plane disasters occur at US airports; President of France Emmanuel Macron makes a visit to former African colonies amid a surge of anti-Western and anti-French sentiment.

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Who is George Soros?  Why does he spend more money on American political campaigns than just about anyone in history?  What are his goals?  What is the end game?  Matt Palumbo, author of “The Man Behind The Curtain: Inside the Secret Network of George Soros,” joins Michele.

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Is Chicago a bell-weather for other blue cities in America?  If so, what does Lori Lightfoot’s defeat portend for other big city mayors?  And what are the national implications of Chicago’s failing public schools?  We discuss with Mailee Smith of the Illinois Policy Institute.

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Julie interviews Chief Charlie Beck, who served as the LAPD Chief from 2009 to 2018 and then as Chicago Police Department Superintendent from 2019 to 2020, they discuss the Onion Field incident …this week marks the 60th anniversary.  Topics Include: a second Norfolk Southern train derails in Ohio; Canada faces a sudden influx of migrants, mostly passing through the United States; NYC Mayor Eric Adams creates new programs for the mentally ill amid a homelessness crisis.

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Films like “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Jesus Revolution” are making tons of money.  But Hollywood doesn’t care.  Film critic Christian Toto explains why.

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It has been one year since Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Every day, we are saturated with headlines broadcast the latest misery and destruction, as Americans speculate that Putin is deranged to seize a country one-twenty-eighth the size of Russia. Most Americans don’t understand Putin’s motives and they don’t see the need to. 

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Julie interviews Kyle Seraphin, recovering FBI agent, federal whistleblower, and US Air Force Veteran – a true Renaissance man.  Seraphin was indefinitely suspended from the FBI in April 2022 and since has publicly discussed the FBI’s political corruption, including the agency allegedly targeting parents protesting at school board meetings, sexual misconduct by senior FBI management, abuse of the FISA authority, and election interference. Topics include: Mayor of Chicago Lori Lightfoot loses her bid for a second term, becoming the first Chicago mayor in 40 years to lose re-election; Nigeria holds a Presidential election with widespread violence and voter intimidation.

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Julie has noticed that in most cultures, older people get treated with a lot of deference and respect while little kids are ignored… In the United States we have precisely inverted that.  Topics include: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman imprisons Twitter dissidents; India tries to police religious conversions; one of the US’s largest grid operators released a report about the power supply and demand through 2030 across the 13 states in its territory covering 65M people. It said that fossil fuel power plants are retiring much faster than renewable sources are getting development which could lead to energy “imbalances.” Julie’s article: Wake Up America: Soon Is the Winter of Our Discontent https://www.theepochtimes.com/wake-up-america-soon-is-the-winter-of-our-discontent_4847450.html 

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You have more power than you think.  So why do you give it away so easily?  When you give it away a tiny bit at a time, your power will disappear before you realize it.  Like the frog in the pot of water, slowly brought to a boil, we are vulnerable.  But we are more powerful than most frogs.

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Julie, in light of the Eurasian eagle owl Flaco escaping from the Central Park Zoo, talks about the magnificence of these animals. Topics include: The US Supreme Court is hearing Biden v Nebraska case today which challenges the constitutionality of Biden’s $400B federal student loan forgiveness program; The Department of Energy says that the lab leak was the cause of the COVID-19 pandemic Wagner Group, a Russian paramilitary group that has committed atrocities in Ukraine, is exercising more dominion in Africa, which is quickly becoming a new battleground for Russia and the West.

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