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Ep. 22 - The Vow & NXIVM
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01/31/21 • 81 min
On this episode, we discuss the HBO documentary series The Vow. We also talk about Biden's latest executive actions, the mass protests in Russia, updates on the upcoming Senate trial, and why everyone is talking about Gamestop. Find us on Facebook and Twitter at ThinkProPod! If you would like to email us, you can reach us at [email protected]. If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review! Useful links from the episode:

Ep. 91 - The Christian Right Loves Uganda
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06/06/23 • 82 min
On this episode, we discuss Uganda's draconian anti-LGBTQ law as well as how American Evangelicals have pushed the country's leaders to this point. We also talk about the impeachment of Ken Paxton, the new debt limit deal, and more! If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review! Useful links from the episode:
- Republican-led Texas House impeaches state Attorney General Ken Paxton
- Debt limit deal reached
- Partially collapsed apartment building in Davenport Iowa
- YouTube will no longer take down false claims about U.S. elections
- Ben Shapiro calls corporate Pride Month celebration corporate oligopoly and a violation of The Sherman Act
- Uganda passes Anti Homosexuality Act
- Uganda's Anti Homosexuality Act, 2023 - As Signed by President Museveni
- SPLC Profile: Family Watch International
- US Christian Right pours more than $50m into Africa
- Human Rights Watch: Outlawed

Ep. 44 - The Epoch Times
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08/02/21 • 71 min
WE ARE BACK! On this episode, we take a deep dive into The Epoch Times, a far-right newspaper with cultish origins. We also discuss the latest controversy around Simone Biles, conservatives cancelling even more things, the latest news around COVID, and more! If you would like to email us, you can reach us at [email protected]. If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review! Useful links from the episode:
- Covid-19 Updates: What We Know About the C.D.C.’s New Mask Guidance for Vaccinated People
- 2 LGBTQ Books Pulled From Elmbrook Schools After Daily Wire Story
- Whitefish Bay's library removed a sign addressing systemic racism after community complaints, including from a former Milwaukee Buck
- WI GOP candidate for governor called for “Good Christian patriots to take over”
- Epoch Times Bias and Reliability
- Epoch Times revenue soared on Trump conspiracies
- Trump, QAnon and an impending judgment day: Behind the Facebook-fueled rise of The Epoch Times
- Facebook bans ads from The Epoch Times after huge pro-Trump buy

Ep. 121 - WTF is DEI?
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05/01/24 • 74 min
This week, we take an honest look at DEI. We also look at the start of Trump's hush-money trial, more Trump allies being indicted in Arizona, and more! If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review! Useful links from the episode:
- Trump hush money criminal trial has begun
- Arizona indicts 18 in election interference case, including Giuliani and Meadows
- Pro-Palestinian protests are spreading through college campuses
- TikTok bill is signed into law
- Tucker Carlson debates evolution with man-ape Joe Rogan
- Charlamagne Tha God Has An Issue With DEI | The Daily Show
- Elon and Bill Ackman’s Tweets about DEI
- The difference between being "not racist" and antiracist | Ibram X. Kendi
- University of Michigan Office of DEI
- America First Legal Bragging About All Their DEI Complaints
- Iowa universities to shutter DEI programs, increase civics education
- Why Diversity Programs Fail and What Works Better
- As DEI gets more divisive, companies are ditching their teams
- NIH: Diversity Training Goals, Limitations, and Promise: A Review of the Multidisciplinary Literature
- A systematic review of diversity, equity, and inclusion and antiracism training studies: Findings and future directions
- A Meta-Analytical Integration of Over 40 Years of Research on Diversity Training Evaluation
- Understanding advantaged groups' opposition to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies: The role of perceived threat
- Prejudice Reduction: Progress and Challenges

Ep. 130 - Coco-Nuts for Kamala
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07/31/24 • 72 min
This week, we recap another hell of a week in politics, topped off by discussing Joe Biden stepping down and Kamala taking the reins. If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review! Useful links from the episode:
- Illinois police release bodycam video of fatal shooting of Black woman in her home
- Sonya Massey, woman killed in home by police, died by homicide with gunshot to head, autopsy shows
- In fiery speech to Congress, Netanyahu vows ‘total victory’ in Gaza and denounces US protesters
- Are Republicans regretting the JD Vance VP pick already?
- J.D. Vance wrote foreword of upcoming book from Project 2025 architect
- Fake story circulated about Vance fornicating with his couch
- He is into dolphin porn?
- Candace Owens: Why I Left This Religion
- Joe Biden gives national address to suspend reelection campaign
- Kamala Harris wins enough support to clinch Democratic nomination
- Kamala Harris smashes fundraising record with stunning $81 million haul over 24 hours
- House Republicans literally had to have a meeting to try not to be overtly racist and misogynistic against Kamala Harris
- Harris Narrows Gap Against Trump, Times/Siena Poll Finds
- Exclusive poll: Harris opens up early edge with young voters
- Harris sees boost in favorability after Biden drops out of race: POLL

Ep. 145 - The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Was Great (and We Should Be Pissed Trump Is Gutting It)
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04/01/25 • 55 min
On this episode, we discuss the history behind the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, all the good it has done for American taxpayers, and how Republicans are ruining it. If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review! Useful links from the episode:
- The Financial Crisis Inquiry Report
- The 5 Worst Things About the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- The Great Recession and Its Aftermath
- Great Recession: What It Was and What Caused It
- Treasury Receives Payment From Its Final Sale of AIG Common Stock, Bringing Positive Return on Overall AIG Commitment to $22.7 Billion
- Great Recession Bankruptcies
- Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP)
- Elizabeth Warren: Unsafe at Any Rate
- CFPB: Enforcement By Numbers
- CFPB Finalizes Rule to Remove Medical Bills from Credit Reports
- CFPB Closes Overdraft Loophole to Save Americans Billions in Fees
- CFPB: Protecting Service Members from Predatory Lending
- Wells Fargo’s fake accounts scandal grows to 3.5 million
- Wells Fargo agrees to $3.7 billion settlement with CFPB over consumer abuses
- $772 Million Penalty for Bank of America Credit Card Practices
- Citigroup to Pay $770 Million Over Credit Card Add-Ons
- US Supreme Court Upholds Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Funding Structure
- Kanye West “Debanking” Debunking

Ep. 75 - Political Advertising 101
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10/10/22 • 67 min
This week, we dive deep into the onslaught of political ads you may have been enduring the last few weeks to discuss how and why they work. If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review! Useful links from the episode:
- The story of the praying Bremerton coach keeps getting more surreal
- Arrowhead students must have parental permission to use different names and pronouns at school, new policy says
- Hypocrite Herschel Walker pays for girlfriend’s abortion
- Son Christian blows up Dad’s campaign, calls him a violent liar
- GOP lead WI Assembly and Senate gavel out of special session to discuss state amendment on abortion law in under a minute.
- Biden overhauls U.S. policy on marijuana, pardons prior federal offenses
- Gallup’s Most Important Problem
- Supporters of Mandela Barnes accuse Republicans of airing racist ads in Senate race with Ron Johnson
- Barnes Attack Ad - WI: Waukesha
- Willie Horton ad
- Fetterman for Freeing Murderers ad
- Barnes Violent Crime Attack Ad
- SLF: “Judgement” ad
- Ron DeSantis “Results” ad
- Call Now ad
- Top Gov Ron DeSantis
- Ron DeSantis has released an ad indoctrinating his children into Trumpism
- Linda Paulson for Utah Senate Rap

Ep. 115 - Fred Hampton and the Black Panther Party
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02/26/24 • 68 min
This week, we look at the history of Fred Hampton and the Black Panther Party. We also discuss the new maps in Wisconsin, the death of Alexei Navalny, and how Alabama has now declared that frozen embryos are children. If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review! Useful links from the episode:
- Tony Evers signs new maps in WI
- What we know about Alexei Navalny's death in Arctic prison
- Trump allies prepare to infuse ‘Christian nationalism’ in second administration
- The New York Times reports that Trump has privately supports a federal 16 week abortion ban
- Alabama hospital puts pause on IVF in wake of ruling saying frozen embryos are children
- Trump loses New York fraud case
- Wisconsin ethics commission refers Trump fundraising arm for prosecution
- The Black Panther Party 10-Point Program
- People v. Hampton
- Picture of Smiling Police Officers After Killing Hampton

Ep. 74 - The GOP's New Reverse Freedom Rides
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09/19/22 • 79 min
On this episode, we look at how Republican governors are using asylum seekers as political pawns and the racist history behind their strategy. We also discuss the latest updates on the Respect for Marriage Act, Lindsey Graham's abortion ban, and how Brett Favre stole millions from welfare funds. If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review! Useful links from the episode:
- Graham introduces bill to ban abortions nationwide after 15 weeks
- Senate won’t vote on same-sex marriage bill until after election
- Jackson, MS under boil water order for over 40 days
- Texts show former governor Phil Bryant worked with Brett Favre to funnel over $5 million in welfare funds to build a volleyball facility at the University of Southern Mississippi where Favre’s daughter attended, part of a $77 million scheme to defraud the welfare system
- 'My Pillow Guy' Mike Lindell Claims The FBI Trapped Him At A Hardee's Drive-Thru
- FL Gov Ron DeSantis engaging in human trafficking for political gain
- Florida Legislature appropriated $12 million to implement a program to facilitate the transport of undocumented immigrants from the state
- Migrants stranded in Martha’s Vineyard say they were lied to
- Greg Abbott sends two buses of migrants to Kamala Harris’ D.C. residence after she called border “secure”
- Abbot’s Announcement
- Illinois governor, Chicago mayor blasted for 'hypocrisy' after sending migrants bussed from Texas to suburbs
- The Cruel Story Behind The 'Reverse Freedom Rides'
- "A Cheap Trafficking in Human Misery": The Reverse Freedom Rides of 1962
- 1963 Reverse Freedom Ride Article
- What did Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis say about relocating migrants? Watch for yourself
- Cato Institute article from 9/23/21 Biden’s Border Policy Is Not “Open Borders”

Ep. 116 - We Need to Talk About What's Happening in Gaza
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03/12/24 • 85 min
This week, we discuss the continued tragedies facing the people of Palestine and its impact on the 2024 election. We also talk about the latest election news, Kyrsten Sinema finally resigning, and Biden's State of the Union address. If you like our podcast, make sure to leave a 5-star review! Useful links from the episode:
- Democrat Adam Schiff and Republican Garvey advance in the California U.S. Senate race
- Supreme Court rules states cannot remove Trump from ballot for insurrection
- Woke corporation Sony marginalizes men everywhere with Misandry Simulator 2024 video game
- Gaza's death toll now exceeds 30,000. Here's why it's an incomplete count
- Israel Gaza: Seven hostages killed, Hamas says
- Tony Blinken’s explanation about U.S. vetoing the resolutions
- How Israel’s restrictions on aid put Gaza on the brink of famine
- Conflict-Induced Famine Risk is Increasing by the Day in Gaza: FAO | UN Security Council
- Interview with IDF Lt. Col. Peter Lerner
- Thousands join Israeli hostage families in march on Jerusalem
- Opinion: Don’t take the progressive threats in Michigan seriously
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How many episodes does Think Progressively have?
Think Progressively currently has 146 episodes available.
What topics does Think Progressively cover?
The podcast is about News, Leftist, Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Progressive, Podcasts, America, Liberal and Politics.
What is the most popular episode on Think Progressively?
The episode title 'Ep. 78 - What's Up with Cash Bail?' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Think Progressively?
The average episode length on Think Progressively is 66 minutes.
How often are episodes of Think Progressively released?
Episodes of Think Progressively are typically released every 7 days, 6 hours.
When was the first episode of Think Progressively?
The first episode of Think Progressively was released on Aug 19, 2020.
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