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#716: (Some of) The Best Books of 2025 [Podcast] - Audio

Today on the show, I’m excited to share four of my favorite reads from 2025! 1. Arthur by Mikael Lindnord 2. Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen 3. Just Add Water by Katie Ledecky 4. Reagan by Max Boot Listen in and feel free to share this with a friend! Happy reading!

FBI’s ICE Order

July 20th, 2026 2PM: Breaking: The New York Times reports the U.S. government sought phone records of several of its reporters and their family members after their reporting on Trump and the Qatari plane. Today's episode examines the latest on Iran as the conflict continues. On “The Moment with Kat…

We are Swimming in a Sea of Imbecility

As we fall, others rise. Global trust in the United States has fallen significantly while China’s geopolitical standing is rising. We’re not just stuck in a quagmire war with Iran - we’re in the middle of a fundamental identity crisis. Are we the superpower we believe we are or is our stupidity in …

Russillo Summer Book Club! ‘Reagan: His Life and Legend’ With Max Boot, Plus Life Advice

Russillo kicks off the Summer Book Club with Max Boot, author of Reagan: His Life and Legend, for a deeper look at the life of the actor-turned-40th president. Plus, Kyle and Ceruti join for some listener-submitted Life Advice. AUTHOR MAX BOOT (2:00) LIFE ADVICE (1:12:00) _ _ _ _ _ Join the S…

Podcast | The Economist Gets Trolled

As in all my work, I’m both working through these contemporaneous examples of writing and Ruschist Disinfolklore in order to apply and fine-tune the method, but I’m also hoping to then communicate some of the power of the method, which is the twelve-tool way, available at disinfolklore.eu. Midnigh…

S8 Ep1332: Max Boot, Part Two: Boot traces Reagan's presidency, beginning with his campaigns and the 1981 assassination attempt. It analyzes

Max Boot, Part Two: Boot traces Reagan's presidency, beginning with his campaigns and the 1981 assassination attempt. It analyzes his supply-side domestic economics, foreign relations ending the Cold War with Mikhail Gorbachev, and the damaging Iran-Contra scandal. (2)

Best of Deep State Radio: We are Swimming in a Sea of Imbecility (07/22/26)

Original air date: July 22, 2026 As we fall, others rise. Global trust in the United States has fallen significantly while China’s geopolitical standing is rising. We’re not just stuck in a quagmire war with Iran - we’re in the middle of a fundamental identity crisis. Are we the superpower we beli…

Could the Last Two Years of Trump Be the Most Dangerous?

Time is running out for Donald Trump and he, and the rest of the world, knows it. This is concerning - how much more damage will he wreak knowing the end is near? Will nations like China and Russia see these coming years as a window of opportunity, a way to take advantage of Trump’s imbecility on t…