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September 18, 2019
The Future of Louisiana's Medicaid Expansion Program (Guest: Chris Jacobs) Podcast
Chris Jacobs, a senior fellow at Louisiana's free market think tank The Pelican Institute, on the massive corruption and uncertain future of the state's Medicaid expansion program.
Education
September 17, 2019
Is there Really a Teacher Shortage? (Guest: Larry Sand) Podcast
Larry Sand, president of the California Teachers Empowerment Network (CTEN), uses data to show overall there are more teachers today than ever.
Climate Change
September 16, 2019
Taking on the Hockey Stick (Guest: Dr. Ross McKittrick) Podcast
Dr. Ross McKittrick of the University of Guelph, Canada, is a professor of economics who got interested in the climate debate after looking over satellite data.

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September 18, 2019
The Future of Louisiana's Medicaid Expansion Program (Guest: Chris Jacobs)
By Sarah Lee
Chris Jacobs, a senior fellow at Louisiana's free market think tank The Pelican Institute, on the massive corruption and uncertain future of the state's Medicaid expansion program.
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September 17, 2019
Is there Really a Teacher Shortage? (Guest: Larry Sand)
By Lennie Jarratt, Larry Sand
Larry Sand, president of the California Teachers Empowerment Network (CTEN), uses data to show overall there are more teachers today than ever.
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September 16, 2019
Taking on the Hockey Stick (Guest: Dr. Ross McKittrick)
By Anthony Watts
Dr. Ross McKittrick of the University of Guelph, Canada, is a professor of economics who got interested in the climate debate after looking over satellite data.
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September 13, 2019
In The Tank (Ep208) – Dem Debate, Mandatory Firearm Buyback, and Trump’s Flavor Ban
By Donny Kendal, Justin Haskins, Jim Lakely
Heartland's Donald Kendal and Justin Haskins are joined by Jim Lakely in episode #208 of the In The Tank Podcast. This episode features work from The Heartland Institute, the Reason Foundation, and the Competitive Enterprise Institute.
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September 12, 2019
Putting Poor People First by Fighting Climate Alarmism (Guest: Caleb Rossiter, Ph.D.)
By H. Sterling Burnett
Statistician Caleb Rossiter, executive director of the CO2 Coalition, says the extreme political left is harming the poor by hyping unfounded fears of a climate crisis.
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September 11, 2019
Medicaid Covering Hospital Air Ambulances? No Way (Guest: Evan Blauser)
By Sarah Lee
The Heartland Institute's health care policy advisor Sarah Lee interviews Evan Blauser of the Wyoming Liberty Group on the state's plan to use Medicaid to fund the exorbitant costs of air ambulance services.
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September 10, 2019
Bernie Sanders Energy Plan Will Destroy Modern Medicine (Guest: Dr. Jane Orient)
By H. Sterling Burnett, Jane M. Orient, M.D.
Bernie Sanders energy plan and the Green New Deal are expensive and unrealistic. Both would set back modern society, leaving us with energy shortfalls, in economic decline, and undermine the nation's health care and emergency response systems.
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September 9, 2019
Why We May Not Need Laws on Surprise Medical Bills (Guest: John Goodman)
By AnneMarie Schieber
John Goodman, founder of the Goodman Institute for Public Policy Research, discusses the problem of outrageous surprise medical bills and solution that may already in place with the Federal Trade Commission.
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September 6, 2019
In The Tank (Ep207) –CNN's Climate Crisis Town Hall was a Disaster
By Donny Kendal, Justin Haskins, Jim Lakely
Heartland's Donald Kendal and Justin Haskins are joined by Jim Lakely in episode #207 of the In The Tank Podcast. This episode features work from The Heartland Institute, the Reason Foundation, and the Foundation for Economic Education.
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September 5, 2019
Why I No Longer Trust Government Health Care (Guest: Rebekah Bernard)
By Sarah Lee
Dr. Rebekah Bernard MD, a Family Physician in Fort Myers, Florida, and the author of How to Be a Rock Star Doctor, discusses an article she wrote entitled "Here's Why I No Longer Believe Government Health Care Can Work."
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September 4, 2019
Room for Climate Change but Not Business Classes at Medical School (Guest: Rebecca Kiessling)
By AnneMarie Schieber
Medical students have jammed packed course loads to the point where few get any instruction on how to run a small business, which many doctors do when they open a practice.
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September 3, 2019
The Harm to Energy Production From Colorado's Schizophrenic Election Results (Guest: CO State Sen John Cooke)
By H. Sterling Burnett
State Sen. John Cooke says the actions taken by Democrats in Colorado have attempted to disenfranchise Colorado's voters, and on energy issues directly contradicted their will.
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August 30, 2019
In The Tank (Ep206) – Heartland Institute is part of the Intellectual Dark Web?
By Donny Kendal, Justin Haskins, Isaac Orr, Jim Lakely
Heartland's Donald Kendal and Justin Haskins are joined by Isaac Orr and Jim Lakely in episode #206 of the In The Tank Podcast. This episode features work from The Heartland Institute, Cornell University, and the Tax Foundation.
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August 29, 2019
Labor Day Interview with Labor Secretary Pat Pizzella!
By Edward Hudgins
Unemployment in the United States is at lower levels than in decades; new administration reforms are opening more opportunities for high-paying careers.
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August 28, 2019
Red Flag Laws – Good or Bad Idea?
By Donny Kendal, Jim Lakely, Isaac Orr, Justin Haskins
In light of recent mass shootings, some have looked at red flag laws as a solution. We breakdown why red flag laws are not the answer.
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August 27, 2019
Voices of Vapers: 2019 Legislative Sessions and Clearing the Smoke on Vaping-Related Hospitalizations (Guest: Gregory Conley)
By Lindsey Stroud
Gregory Conley, President of the American Vaping Association discusses what happened in the states and 2019 and the recent vaping-related hospitalizations.
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August 26, 2019
Illinois’ New Epi-pen Law: Much Ado About Nothing? Hospitals Offering Free Genetic Tests – Should You Be Concerned? (Guest: Dr. Roger Klein)
By AnneMarie Schieber, Roger D. Klein, M.D., J.D.
Dr. Klein joins the podcast to discuss two issues. One involving a state’s attempt to mandate insurance coverage for Epi-pens. The other is hospitals offering free genetic testing for patients in exchange for giving data to drug companies.
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August 23, 2019
In The Tank (ep205) – Wind and Solar Energy Are Terrible!
By Donny Kendal, Justin Haskins, Isaac Orr, Jim Lakely
Heartland's Donald Kendal and Justin Haskins are joined by Isaac Orr and Jim Lakely in episode #205 of the In The Tank Podcast. This episode features work from The Heartland Institute, the Institute for Energy Research, and More.
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August 22, 2019
American Energy Poverty is Unnecessary (Guest: Derrick Hollie)
By H. Sterling Burnett
Energy poverty is destroying the lives of many lower income families. Will radical environmentalists ever care for those people's pain?
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August 21, 2019
Debating Medicare For All (Debaters: Chris Talgo and Pamella Gronemeyer, M.D.)
By Christopher Talgo
In this episode of Health Care News, two qualified experts of opposing viewpoints debate the Medicare For All issue.
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August 20, 2019
Creating Health Consumer Alliances (Guest: Tamara Drangstveit)
By Sarah Lee
The Heartland Institute's health care policy advisor Sarah Lee Tamara Drangstveit, CEO of Peak Health Alliance, a new cooperative in Summit County, Colorado, that put the negotiating power of health care costs back into the hands of the consumers.
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August 19, 2019
Cutting Funding from the Poor to Pay for Medicaid (Guest: Fred Birnhaum)
By Sarah Lee
Fred Birnbaum, Vice President of the Idaho Freedom Foundation, speaks on Idaho's scramble to find ways to fund voter-approved Medicaid expansion — even if it means taking funds away from programs intended to help the poor.
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August 16, 2019
In The Tank (ep204) – Climate "Contrarians" Blacklisted? Red Flag Laws
By Donny Kendal, Isaac Orr, Jim Lakely
Heartland's Donald Kendal and Jim Lakely are joined by Isaac Orr in episode #204 of the In The Tank Podcast. This episode features work from Nature Communications, the Cato Institute, and the Goldwater Institute.
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August 15, 2019
The Incalculable Societal Benefits of Fossil Fuels (Guest: Roger Bezdek)
By H. Sterling Burnett, Roger Bezdek
Dr. Roger Bezdek, president of MISI and former research director at the Department of Energy, says fossil fuels were critical to the development of modern society and will continue to be so for the foreseeable future.
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August 14, 2019
Climate Victories in this Administration (Guest: Myron Ebell)
By Myron Ebell
On this special edition of the Heartland Daily Podcast, Myron Ebell speaks about the numerous victories in the Trump era for climate truth at The Heartland Institute's 13th International Conference on Climate Change.
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August 13, 2019
Why Medicare 4 All Won't Work (Guest: Roger Stark)
By Sarah Lee, Roger Stark, M.D.
Roger Stark, a health care policy analyst at Washington state's free-market think tank Washington Policy Center, discusses the waiting we can expect if we were to ever introduce Medicare for All in the U.S.
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August 12, 2019
Mass Shootings: Is the Health Care System Ignoring the Mentally Ill?
By AnneMarie Schieber
Thirty-one people died in two back to back mass shootings in El Paso, TX and Dayton, OH. People are upset and afraid. There is much finger pointing from guns, to the internet, to ideology. Is something else at fault?
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August 9, 2019
In The Tank (ep203) – Bernie Sanders on Joe Rogan Podcast: A Response
By Donny Kendal, Justin Haskins, Isaac Orr, Jim Lakely
Heartland's Donald Kendal and Justin Haskins are joined by Isaac Orr and Jim Lakely in episode #203 of the In The Tank Podcast. This episode features work from the Heartland Institute, the Tax Foundation, and the Cato Institute.
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August 8, 2019
Budget Bill ‘Kicks the Can Down the Road,’ Where Red Light Cameras Lurk (Guest: U.S. Rep. Ron Wright)
By Joe Barnett
Everyone hates red light cameras, but are they unconstitutional? U.S. Rep. Ron Wright is fighting to eliminate the practice on that basis.
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August 7, 2019
Corruption in the Indian Generic Drug Industry (Guest: Dinesh Thakur)
By Sarah Lee
Dinesh Thakur joins the show to discuss corruption and the use of falsified data in the Indian generic drug industry.
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August 6, 2019
Side Effect of Medicaid Expansion: People Dropping Private Insurance (Guest: Renee Amar)
By AnneMarie Schieber
. The Pelican Institute of Public Policy has been filing information requests with the state to get at the bottom of the Medicaid expansion problem.
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August 5, 2019
Prospects for Property Tax Cuts in Nebraska (Guest: Sen. Dave Murman)
By Joe Barnett
Nebraska state Sen. Dave Murman, a member of the unicameral legislature, joins the podcast to discuss the issue of state property tax relief.
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August 2, 2019
In The Tank (ep202) – Craziest Proposals From Democratic Candidates
By Donny Kendal, Justin Haskins, Isaac Orr
Heartland's Donald Kendal and Justin Haskins are joined by Isaac Orr in episode #202 of the In The Tank Podcast. This episode features work from the Cato Institute, the State Policy Network, The Heartland Institute, and Tax Foundation.
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August 1, 2019
Global Warming and Mitigation Economics (Guest: Christopher Monckton)
By Christopher Monckton of Brenchley
In this special edition of the Heartland Daily Podcast, Lord Christopher Monckton discusses the Candy Cane Question at panel 5 at The Heartland Institute's 13th International Conference on Climate Change.
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July 31, 2019
The Rise and Fall of the Carbon Dioxide Theory of Climate Change (Guest: Rex Fleming)
By H. Sterling Burnett
Former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientist Rex Fleming, Ph.D. explains why carbon dioxide cannot be causing climate change, but the interaction between solar activity and cosmic rays do.
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July 30, 2019
Bringing Obamacare Back to the Courts (Guest: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton)
By Sarah Lee
Sarah Lee interviews Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on the Obamacare constitutional challenge his office is currently arguing in a Louisiana appeals court.
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July 29, 2019
Hoaxes, Scams, and the Opioid Crisis (Guest: Marilyn Singleton, M.D., J.D.)
By AnneMarie Schieber
Hoaxes and scams have been dominating the news this year and the health care arena is no different. Also, what's happening with the opioid crisis?
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July 26, 2019
In The Tank (ep201) – Capitalism is Saving the Planet, Bernie Exploits his Workers
By Donny Kendal, Justin Haskins, Isaac Orr
Heartland's Donald Kendal and Justin Haskins are joined by Isaac Orr in episode #201 of the In The Tank Podcast. This episode features work from the Center of the American Experiment, FEE, PERC, and the Reason Foundation.
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July 25, 2019
Life Insurance, Your Lifesaver? (Guest: Dana Goldman)
By AnneMarie Schieber
Goldman discusses how life insurers can help mitigate the costs of life saving drugs.
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July 24, 2019
Countering the Climate Narrative
By H. Sterling Burnett, Tom Harris
Senior Fellow H. Sterling Burnett joins Policy Advisor Tom Harris on his radio program "Exploratory Journies."
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