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In The Tank

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  • Pour One Out For In The Tank - Finale

    September 24, 2026 · 2 hr 7 min

    On In The Tank's "farewell" episode, the panel (plus special guests) enjoys a completely UNHINGED compilation of the craziness coming out of the DSA and Socialist movement, while warning that extremist activists should not be dismissed or…

  • The End Times As a Political Weapon? - In The Tank #553

    September 19, 2026 · 1 hr 41 min

    The debate surrounding AI and whether or not (or even how) its development should be regulated is definitely heating up, with a flurry of mostly-Democrats coming out in favor of forcing a development slowdown in order to supposedly prevent…

  • How Bad Is Your State's Medicaid Program? - In The Tank #552

    September 10, 2026 · 1 hr 30 min

    September 11th, 2001, was one of the darkest days in U.S. history. Almost 3,000 Americans died, and it is not a stretch to argue that it changed the course of American life forever. While the lives lost were the worst impact by far, policy…

  • Yeonmi Park - In The Tank #551

    September 3, 2026 · 50 min

    Today the team is away at The Heartland Institute's 42nd Anniversary Benefit Dinner, hosting Governor Ron DeSantis. Instead of your regularly scheduled program, we bring to you an amazing speech by Yeonmi Park!

  • America At 250 - In The Tank #550

    August 27, 2026 · 51 min

    We’re celebrating 550 episodes of In The Tank by revisiting some of the greatest stories from the American Revolution! Join host Linnea Lueken, alongside regulars Jim Lakely, Sam Karnick, and Chris Talgo, as they explore the people…

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  • What The Flock?! - In The Tank #549

    August 20, 2026 · 1 hr 40 min

    One of the biggest tech-related debates right now, which also overlaps with concerns about privacy rights and government overreach, is over new Flock camera systems being used on public and private property. These camera systems are…

  • Why Socialism Fails - In The Tank #548

    August 13, 2026 · 1 hr 37 min

    Conservatives often point at socialism and more or less leave the argument at "these guys are crazy!" -- But the DSA do point to some real problems, like the cost of medical care, how big companies can run roughshod over ordinary…

  • I Am The Science! Fauci Lied, People Died - In The Tank #547

    July 30, 2026 · 1 hr 34 min

    Anthony Fauci was recently hauled before the Senate to explain his role in the COVID 19 pandemic, and the multitude of lies he told as head of the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and…

  • Our Elections Are In Peril! - In The Tank Podcast #546

    July 23, 2026 · 1 hr 35 min

    President Trump revealed that China has been interfering with our elections, especially the fraught 2020 election, in a speech that the mainstream media attempted to debunk before they even had the details. Trump brought receipts, and then…

  • Democratic Socialists of America's Anti-American Platform - In The Tank #545

    July 16, 2026 · 1 hr 32 min

    The Democratic Socialists in America have one of the most extreme platforms of any rising political group. They identify some real problems, but their solutions would be catastrophic. The team breaks down the most dangerous elements of the…

  • Housing Act Held Hostage Until Save America Is Passed — In the Tank Podcast #542

    June 25, 2026 · 1 hr 19 min

    Trump is refusing to sign the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act unless lawmakers first pass the SAVE AMERICA Act, which Trump says is far more important. There is a lot of skepticism about whether or not the now-hostage Housing Act is a…

  • Elon Musk, Trillionaire — In the Tank Podcast #541

    June 18, 2026 · 1 hr 33 min

    One would think a major terror attack just occurred on U.S. soil, for all the reactions that Democrats and socialist friends are having to the news that Elon Musk's net worth just hit a trillion dollars. He is the first person in history…

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About the show

The weekly flagship podcast from The Heartland Institute features in-depth policy discussions connected to current news. Host Donald Kendal leads the discussion with the usual crew of Heartland Institute Vice President Jim Lakely, Socialism Research Center “Commissar” Justin Haskins, Editorial Director Chris Talgo, and others at this national free-market think tank. The entertaining and informative discussions often hit topics such as the environment, energy policy, Big Tech censorship, the troubling rise of socialism, globalism, health care, education, that state of freedom in America and around the world, and much more. This podcast is also available as part of the Heartland Daily Podcast, the “firehose” of all the organization’s podcasts that take deep and entertaining dives into public policy.