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June 10, 2019
Trains, Railroads, and High-Speed Rail (Guest Karl Ziebarth) Podcast
The president of Ziebarth & Associates joins the podcast to talk about U.S. freight and passenger rail, high-speed rail networks in Europe and Asia, and projects in the U.S.
Government Spending
June 3, 2019
The Evolution of the News Media (Guest: Bill Murchison) Podcast
The news media is facing increased scrutiny, rightfully so, during the Trump presidency. How has the news gotten to where it is today?
Government Spending
May 22, 2019
Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying and Alternative Conservative News in Texas (Guest: Konni Burton) Podcast
Former Texas State Sen. Konni Burton joins the podcast to discuss some of the issues she championed in the Senate, such as banning local governments in Texas from using taxpayers’ money to hire firms to lobby their own state legislators.

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Government Spending
March 28, 2019
The Legacy of Booker T. Washington & the State of Black America Today (Guest: Allen West)
By Joe Barnett
Lt. Col. Allen B. West, U.S. Army (ret), joins the podcast to talk about Up from Slavery, the autobiography of the founder and president of the Tuskegee Institute.
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March 20, 2019
10 Years of Congressional Spending Records (Guest: Jonathan Bydlak)
By Joe Barnett, Jonathan M. Bydlak
Jonathan Bydlak, head of the Coalition to Reduce Spending and a policy advisor to The Heartland Institute, joins the show to discuss SpendingTracker.org
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February 25, 2019
The Increase in Manufacturing in 2019 (GUEST: Thomas A. Hemphill)
By Joe Barnett, Thomas A. Hemphill
Dr. Thomas A. Hemphill joins the show to discuss the growth of the manufacturing sector over the past two years due to the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act.
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February 21, 2019
Explaining the Performance of the U.S. Economy (Guest: R. David Ranson)
By Joe Barnett
David Ranson, a policy advisor to The Heartland Institute, takes a simpler approach to forecasting, explaining the performance of the economy for his clients, and Heartland listeners.
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February 12, 2019
Trump’s Economic Policies Are Working (Guest: Stephen Moore)
By Joe Barnett
President Trump’s economic policies of tax cuts and deregulation raised the rate of economic growth and reduced unemployment.
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January 30, 2019
Open the Books to Increase Government Transparency (Guest: Adam Andrzejewski)
By Jim Lakely
Adam Andrzejewski, CEO and founder of OpenTheBooks.com, speaks of his efforts to fight government corruption and increase transparency.
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January 22, 2019
The Bias in State K-12 Education Rankings (Guest: Stan Liebowitz)
By Joe Barnett, Stan Liebowitz
Stan Liebowitz, a policy advisor to The Heartland Institute, applies economic reasoning to state K-12 education systems.
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January 2, 2019
Current Issues in Government Spending, Taxation and Regulation (Guest: Pamela Villarreal)
By Joe Barnett, Pamela Villarreal
Why do plastic bag bans damage private businesses? How does overregulation damage the economy? Find out in 2019’s first episode of Budget & Tax News!
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December 18, 2018
Budget and Tax Issues in the Coming Legislative Session (Guest: Joe Barnett)
By Joe Barnett, H. Sterling Burnett
Joe Barnett, the new managing editor of Budget and Tax News, explains why growing the economy should be front and center in statehouses next year.
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December 10, 2018
Voices of Vapers: Tales From a Globetrotter’s Fight for Tobacco Harm Reduction (Guest: Dimitris Agrafiotis)
By Lindsey Stroud
In this episode of Voices of Vapers, Dimitris Agrafiotis joins Lindsey Stroud to discuss his history in the vaping community.
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