Thom talks with a caller with an interesting idea on taking back power from the billionaires and big corporations, without using the "S" word.

Thom talks about a worrying trend of increasing investments in "exchange trade funds" (EFTs), that could very easily lead to rapid inflation and then deflation of the stock market (AKA, a bubble).

Thom talks to listeners who call in to support the arts, and are outraged at proposed budget cuts in the face of wasteful spending on Trump's personal life, not to mention other areas.

Thom debates Ryan Girdusky (Senior Writer - Red Alert Politics) who has a very unusual theory that NEA funding hurts the arts. Thom argues if anything is dampening public participation in the arts, it would be the gutting of the middle class since Reaganomics went into effect. What do you think?

Trump is increasingly at the mercy of whatever nonsense propaganda he's exposed to by right wing media, namely Fox and Breitbart among others, spurring his "Obama's out to get me!" tirades on twitter and more. One "Gotcha Media" coming right up.

Thom ties together several threads happening now of the developing administration, including the budget battle over trying to save the tiny slice of pie going to the arts, compared to the vast majority going to defense contractors and billionaires.

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Thom chats with guest Lori Wallach (Director-Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch) about the poor performance of our current trade deal with S. Korea, and why Trump is reluctant to talk about it despite his tough posturing on other trade deals.

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Thom talks with a caller about the current divide in the democratic party and which they should go.

Thom talks with a caller who's an experienced skydiver, who relays that some first timers are more concerned with their camera than the integrity of their parachute gear.

Thom relates a story of a woman who truly believed her son's recent health insurance cuts were due to Trumpcare which is not even passed yet when it's in fact due to "Obamacare". This is your brain on conservative media. Any questions?

Thom talks with a caller about how money spent on the expensive vacations of Trump (who is clearly not missing any meals) could easily fund Meals on Wheels and similar programs for years. But republicans are only going after one. They're for small government after all.

Thom talks about a recent phenomenon of people becoming so engrossed in their phones that they effectively become and addicted and nearly lose touch with the outside world. When was the last time you chatted with a stranger?

Thom talks with guest Katrina vanden Heuvel (Editor/Publisher - The Nation Magazine) about the state of the current media landscape and how important it is to have better and more pertinent coverage so the people truly know what's going on with our country. ****** ABOUT THE PROGRAM The Thom Hartmann Program is the leading progressive political talk radio show. Join Thom for political news and comment about Government politics, be it Liberal or Conservative, plus special guests and callers to the program.