Best Grant Hermes Podcasts (2025)

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The Other Offshoring: Why Jobs Went South, Not Abroad w/ Prof. Gary Winslett 49:24

22h ago49:24

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Send us a text The idea that manufacturing jobs were shipped overseas or across borders to other countries is a frequent explanation from both Republicans and Democrats about why the American middle class has been hollowed out. But it's a convenient half-truth. The other side we don't talk about is the other kind of offshoring, from the shores of t…

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Natalie Grant and Bernie Herms: A Theology for Delayed Miracles, Part 2 41:16

12d ago41:16

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Join the mission! Visit donate.accessmore.com to help fund more episodes and shows like this. Today’s conversation on Back Porch Theology is an encore with Natalie Grant and Bernie Herms because we simply could fit all the wisdom bombs they dropped regarding hanging onto hope when the miracle you prayed for seems delayed into one episode! Plus, sin…

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The Kids Aren't Alright 19:08

2d ago19:08

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Send us a text The Trump administration ramps up its attacks on higher education, specifically Harvard and foreign students. But what does it mean to lose the tens of thousands of foreign students who attend American universities every year? Grant breaks down how we got here, what the White House is doing, and how it will affect all of us. Support …

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Democrats FINALLY Get Their 2024 Report Card 14:29

4d ago14:29

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Send us a text The 2024 election report card, or autopsy, depending on how you want to talk about it, for Democrats is out, and it is a failing grade almost across the board. Democrats lost with practically every kind of voter from almost every walk of life except young, college-educated women. Grant breaks down what this new report tells us about …

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Jesus Shaped Theology 1:00:39

5d ago1:00:39

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Join the mission! Visit donate.accessmore.com to help fund more episodes and shows like this. During today’s conversation on Back Porch Theology after the initial belly laughs we dive pretty deep – as is often the case with BPT - into a theme that’s been my heartbeat for the last several years, which is what it really means to live a Jesus-shaped l…

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Prescription For Failure: Why Trump’s Drug Plan Is Bad w/ Yale Economist Jason Abaluck 43:53

8d ago43:53

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Send us a text Two weeks after Donald Trump announced he was going to lower drug prices from anywhere from 30% to 90%, there still haven't been any deals made. But more than that, what he wants to do, something called Most Favored Nation status, is bad policy, especially when it comes to drug prices. Grant is joined by Yale Economist Jason Abaluck …

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A Big Beautiful Breakdown 20:04

9d ago20:04

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Send us a text House Republicans pass Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill," and there are some serious consequences hurtling toward Americans. Hundreds of billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid and food stamps, while giving multi-millionaires huge tax breaks, sending the national debt and deficit skyrocketing. Grant breaks it all down and talks about …

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Un-Protected Status 15:01

11d ago15:01

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Send us a text The US Supreme Court hands the Trump Administration a big win by allowing it to end Temporary Protected status for 350,000 Venezuelans in the US. It's a crucial part of more than a dozen immigrant communities across the country, impacting more than 800,000 people with TPS and their families. The thing is, Venezuelan Americans voted f…

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Joe Biden Has Cancer 16:12

12d ago16:12

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Send us a text Former President Joe Biden announces he has advanced and aggressive prostate cancer. It's a devastating diagnosis, though one doctors say is treatable, despite his age. The diagnosis is raising new questions about Biden's health during the end of his presidency and during his abandoned presidential campaign, especially as the Democra…

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Devastation at the DOJ w/ Stacey Young from The Justice Connection 42:28

15d ago42:28

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Send us a text Since the beginning of the second Trump administration, the Department of Justice has been equal parts reviled and remade by the White House. Much, if not most, of that damage has been done to the FBI and the department's civil rights initiatives that for the last half century have made sure schools are safe for kids, our workplaces …

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Don't Trust Your Lying Eyes 17:07

15d ago17:07

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Send us a text Donald Trump takes his first state visit in his second term. Just like his first, the trip is to the Middle East. During the trip, the president is supposed to be making deals (a weird thing for a president to be doing in the first place), and as the White House has been announcing them, the numbers don't make sense. The Administrati…

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Drugs and Deals 16:37

18d ago16:37

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Send us a text The White House makes an agreement with China on trade and tariffs that is essentially having its bluff called on the cornerstone of Trump's economic agenda. In return, the US doesn't get all that much except higher prices and a promise to keep negotiating. Not exactly expert deal-making. Then, Trump tries to ram through negotiating …

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What Is Habeas Corpus? 16:46

19d ago16:46

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Send us a text The White House says it's looking into suspending a bedrock legal principle that would mean speeding up its mass arrests and deportations of immigrants across the country, called the Writ of Habeas Corpus. It means, "have the body," and says that a person needs to be brought before a judge when they're accused of a crime. Right now, …

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Natalie Grant and Bernie Herms: A Theology for Delayed Miracles, Part 1 40:44

19d ago40:44

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Join the mission! Visit donate.accessmore.com to help fund more episodes and shows like this. During today’s conversation on Back Porch Theology, I have the absolute delight of diving deep into some real-life stuff with two dear friends, Natalie Grant, and her husband, Bernie Herms. Unless you’re living off the grid and are listening to BPT through…

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Oh, Canada 14:41

24d ago14:41

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Send us a text President Trump hosts newly elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office. The two men haven't had the coziest relationship since Trump began putting tariffs on Canada, raising prices, and calling for Canada to become the 51st US state, which Carney said was like a Harry Potter villain. Trump also mentioned he would …

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The Promissory & Protective Nature of God - The Theology of Compassionate Consequences 39:31

26d ago39:31

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Join the mission! Visit donate.accessmore.com to help fund more episodes and shows like this. During today’s conversation on Back Porch Theology we’re wrapping up a 3-part series on Zephaniah in a series we called “The Theology of Compassionate Consequences”. It may initially sound like an oxymoron – a contradiction in terms - to pair the words “co…

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Make Corruption Great Again (W/ Public Citizen's Rick Claypool) 43:51

29d ago43:51

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Send us a text Over the last few months Donald Trump, his family and his administration have set out to make Trump wealthier. Grant talks about the crypto empire Trump is trying to build and why it's a flashing sign to the rest of the world that his influence is for sale. Then, a brand new Senate report is out about Elon Musk and what DOGE is reall…

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100 Days Down 34:45

1M ago34:45

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Send us a text President Trump sits down for a one-on-one interview with ABC's Terry Moran for an Oval Office interview about his second, first 100 days. It comes as Trump has hit a record level of unpopularity and voters across the country have already soured on his policies. The interview was equally insightful and combative, neither of which see…

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The Beauty of Divine Discipline – The Theology of Compassionate Consequences 43:30

1M ago43:30

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Join the mission! Visit donate.accessmore.com to help fund more episodes and shows like this. During today’s conversation on Back Porch Theology, the second in a series on God’s severe mercy – which is kind of like saying His divine discipline ALWAYS takes place under a canopy of grace - we’re swimming in the deep end of a colorful, albeit very con…

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A Democratic Decision (W/ Abdul El-Sayed) 36:47

1M ago36:47

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Send us a text The Democratic Party is fighting. Since the election, the party hasn't had a clear leader. Grant breaks down the biggest fights right now, including party members calling for Sen. Chuck Schumer to step down from his leadership job and his defiance of that. He also talks about the controversy between David Hogg and the rest of the DNC…

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"NO SCALPS" 22:41

1M ago22:41

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Send us a text Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is in the middle of another scandal over using Signal, again, for the same sensitive or classified information he exposed last time. Just like last time, he's fighting back, but is more out of control than he was before. Grant talks about this latest scandal and what's been happening behind the scenes a…

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A Gracious Warning on Lukewarm Christianity - The Theology of Compassionate Consequences 49:34

1M ago49:34

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Join the mission! Visit donate.accessmore.com to help fund more episodes and shows like this. During today’s conversation on Back Porch Theology – the first in a series of three – we’re going to delve into some pretty spicy subject matter in the colorful Old Testament book of Zephaniah regarding the overt rebellion of God’s people. We’re going to e…

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Who Rules The Law Anyway? (W/ Andrew Torrez) 54:06

1M ago54:06

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Send us a text It's been a busy week for the US Courts starting with the high profile case of Kilmar Abrego-Garcia, the man mistakenly sent to El Salvador and who the Trump Administration refuses to return. Grant breaks down a scathing new ruling in that case and talks about Sen. Chris Van Hollen's visit to the Central American country to find Abre…

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Are Americans Really That Special? 24:54

1M ago24:54

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Send us a text It's been a whirlwind way to start the week in the world of immigration. A huge ruling was made by a judge in the case to stop deportations to El Salvador. The judge says he's ready to charge the Trump Administration with contempt of court for disobeying his orders. Grant has some breaking news in that story. Then, he talks about the…

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How God Himself Says Grace: The Theology of Prayer 50:23

2M ago50:23

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Join the mission! Visit donate.accessmore.com to help fund more episodes and shows like this. During today’s conversation on Back Porch Theology we’re going to bring this 4- part series on prayer to a close, which is kind of like taking the very last bite of the very last brownie in a pan. It’s left me wanting more. A few nights ago, I found myself…

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Your Life Will Never Be The Same 33:26

2M ago33:26

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Send us a text A triple-decker episode this week! Grant takes a look at what the fallout has been from President Donald Trump's tariff turnabout earlier this week because it turns out the effects are going to be felt for a long, long time. Then there were three big things from this week's cabinet meeting. RFK Jr makes a big promise about autism dia…

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Kari Jobe, Taya Gaukrodger and Hosanna Wong - A Conversation on Being Found 44:07

2M ago44:07

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Join the mission! Visit donate.accessmore.com to help fund more episodes and shows like this. Today's episode on Back Porch Theology is really special. I mean, all of them are really special. It's kind of like choosing your favorite ice cream flavor, but this feels more like a real family episode, because I get to bring in some friends from the Fou…

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Tariff On, Tariff Off 20:33

2M ago20:33

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Send us a text President Trump sends markets reeling as he increases tariffs on China again while also reversing his stance on his punishing new tariff plan for the rest of the world, confusing pretty much everyone. Plus, Congress is rewriting what makes up a calendar day and it turns out days might be 5 months long so Trump can keep his new tariff…

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When the Supernatural Becomes More Natural: The Theology of Prayer 45:32

2M ago45:32

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Join the mission! Visit donate.accessmore.com to help fund more episodes and shows like this. What happens with the supernatural starts to become more natural? During today’s conversation on Back Porch Theology we’re peeling off whatever emotional Spanx are left and getting totally vulnerable in the praxis of prayer. This is our third conversation …

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The Great American Retreat (W/ Dr. Scott Greer) 55:10

2M ago55:10

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Send us a text On the show this week, Donald Trump lays out his "liberation day" tariff plan to put tariffs on pretty much everything coming into the US. Grant breaks down why these tariffs have sent the economy into a nose dive, why they mean the US is shrinking from the world, and whether Trump is doing it on purpose. Plus! The US is shrinking fr…

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Cory Booker's Moral Moment For America 24:25

2M ago24:25

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Send us a text Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) sets the record for the longest floor speech or filibuster in US history in a 25-hour-long protest of the Trump Administration. Grant talks about what Booker talked about, what he was doing, and what it means for the future of how Democrats approach the next four years under Donald Trump after 10 weeks of b…

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How Do We Pray: The Theology of Prayer 1:09:14

2M ago1:09:14

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Join the mission! Visit donate.accessmore.com to help fund more episodes and shows like this. How do you pray? During today’s conversation on Back Porch Theology, we’re rolling up our sleeves in this second of a 4-part series on prayer and getting practical because we’re going to talk about the awesomely vast and varied praxis of prayer. In my expe…

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It's Bigger Than Signal w/ Fmr. National Archives Lawyer Jason R Baron 35:09

2M ago35:09

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Send us a text Grant talks with Prof. Jason R Baron from the University of Maryland. Baron was the former litigator for the National Archives and spent more than 20 years working with archivists and fighting for Americans' access to government records and information. He and Grant talk about the Signal chat that included attack plans and, accidenta…

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No One Likes A Group Chat 33:34

2M ago33:34

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Send us a text Grant breaks down the stunning story from the Atlantic this week, where a journalist was added to a private chat about US military strikes with some of the country's top officials. Donald Trump's Administration officials face a Senate grilling on Capitol Hill over it while his staff pushes back. Plus, what happens now? Support the sh…

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Why Do We Pray: The Theology of Prayer 52:35

2M ago52:35

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Join the mission! Visit donate.accessmore.com to help fund more episodes and shows like this. Ever wonder why do we pray? Today’s conversation on Back Porch Theology is the first of a four-part series we’re really excited and passionate about called The Theology of Prayer. Alli, Dr. Howard and I have talked and dreamed and pondered and of course pr…

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Order In The Courts? 35:28

2M ago35:28

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Send us a text It has been a busy week in the federal courts. Grant makes sense out of the dizzying case around Venezuelan migrants who were flown to a maximum security prison in El Salvador, many without criminal records, and the Trump Admin's lawyers' attempts to keep them there. Plus, Trump's attempt to ban trans-Americans from the military is p…

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What Is Going On With The Ukrainian Peace Deal? 18:08

2M ago18:08

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Send us a text There's been a lot of action when it comes to ending the war in Ukraine this week, and it's only Wednesday. Trump had two calls with Zelensky, a long call with Putin, and an offer he's hoping neither can refuse. Grant breaks down what's happening (including a little breaking news) and what to expect this weekend as peace talks contin…

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The Theology of ROAR: Judges Part 4 48:10

3M ago48:10

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Join the mission! Visit donate.accessmore.com to help fund more episodes and shows like this. During today’s conversation on Back Porch Theology, the very last stop in our topsy-turvy tour through Judges, we’re going to hang out with a hot mess of a man who was my favorite character in biblical narrative – apart from Jesus, of course – when I was a…

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Are Democrats in Disarray? (plus: Dept of Ed talk w/ Prof. Kevin Welner) 34:29

3M ago34:29

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Send us a text ***This episode was recorded before the shutdown vote. Be on the lookout for a MIMS Mini in your feeds this weekend*** The Senate is in the middle of a fight over whether to shut down the government. Republicans need 8 Democrats to join them and Chuck Schumer announced he's one of them. It kicked off a fight between members who wante…

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Does Elon Musk Want A Shutdown? 19:21

3M ago19:21

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Send us a text After making some big changes to their budget, House Republicans pass a resolution, without Democratic support. Grant breaks down what's in it and how a government shutdown could still easily happen. Plus, some new reporting from Wired Magazine shows that a shutdown might have been Elon's plan all along even if it would be bad for Tr…

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The Theology of ROAR: Judges Part 3 56:52

3M ago56:52

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Join the mission! Visit donate.accessmore.com to help fund more episodes and shows like this. During today’s podcast on Back Porch Theology we’re exploring one of the greatest leaders in the history of God’s people who just so happens to be a chick named Deb! She was both a judge and a prophetess. Which means she was kind of like a president and pa…

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The Ensh*tification of America? (w/ Cory Doctorow) 47:39

3M ago47:39

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Send us a text Donald Trump has spent the week dizzyingly going back and forth on everything from tariffs to Russia to supporting veterans to Elon Musk. It's been a week of 180-degree-turned-360-degree turns causing confusion and chaos. Grant breaks down the biggest flip-flops, what they mean, and what to know next Grant also talks to Cory Doctorow…

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Trump's Just Bear With Me Address 23:21

3M ago23:21

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Send us a text Donald Trump gave his first speech to Congress since being elected and it was filled with half-truths, lies and boasting about his first 43 days in office. Grant walks through the marathon-length address of Trump's key issues like ending DEI, immigration, and DOGE. But also the economy against the backdrop of real worries we're on th…

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The Theology of ROAR: Judges Part 2 51:16

3M ago51:16

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Join the mission! Visit donate.accessmore.com to help fund more episodes and shows like this. During today’s conversation on Back Porch Theology we’re diving into our second in a series called The Theology of ROAR that explores the cyclical, increasingly damaging nature of unconfessed sin. Unbridled rebellion is like a hoard of hungry termites on a…

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MIMS MINI: Gambling with WW3 17:38

3M ago17:38

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Send us a text A MIMS mini today because a planned meeting for a done deal devolved into a shouting match in the Oval Office between President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky. Grant breaks down what happened, what both sides are saying and how the world is reacting. Support the show Follow along on social media X: @mimsnewspod Instagram: @mi…

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Town Hall Hell (w/ Rep. Debbie Dingell) 46:52

3M ago46:52

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Send us a text Members of Congress are hearing from a lot of angry voters over what's being done by the Trump administration. Republicans are being criticized for going along with DOGE and Trump, while Democrats are looking for someone, anyone to step up and lead. Grant breaks down what this week has been like and what it means as Congress heads in…

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Republicans A Have Budget and Elon Musk Crashes The Cabinet 24:19

3M ago24:19

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Send us a text A two-topic mid-week episode this week. The House GOP passes a new budget plan hoping to avoid a government shutdown in two weeks. Grant explains the plan and what it will mean trillions of dollars in tax cuts for the wealthy while also breaking a promise practically every member of the GOP and Donald Trump made on the campaign trail…

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The Theology of ROAR: Judges, Part 1 54:52

3M ago54:52

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Join the mission! Visit donate.accessmore.com to help fund more episodes and shows like this. During today’s conversation on Back Porch Theology we’re diving into a new series called The Theology of ROAR – that’s an acronym for Rebellion, Oppression, Asking for God’s Forgiveness, and Restoration. And you’re going to need to buckle your seat belts f…

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Long Live The King? (w/ Prof. Lucan Way) 40:42

3M ago40:42

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Send us a text Donald Trump calls himself a king on social media. Is it Trolling? Yes. Is it still serious? Also, yes. Grant talks about why Trump's joke is actually a sign of a growing and public movement in the GOP to make Trump a three term president if not longer. Grant also talks to Distinguished Professor of Democracy Lucan May who is the co-…

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Why Are Federal Employees Being Fired Like This? 25:56

3M ago25:56

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Send us a text Tens of thousands of federal employees have been fired from the US government seemingly arbitrarily and the effects from it are rippling through agencies, communities and homes across the country. Grant breaks down how the firings have happened and the reasons why they're happening. Spoilers, they're not great. Support the show Follo…

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