Thom talks about the long-standing philosophical debate about the nature of human kind and the recent experience that he had which proves that people are inherently good.

Thom talks about how religion impacts the reward centers in our mind and why we often get the same emotions from political ideologies.

Thom speaks with caller David about how we continue to fight for progressive ideas while we fight to stop the incoming Trump administration from destroying our country.

Thom speaks with Lori Wallach, Director of Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch, about Donald Trump's pick for Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and what that signals for the future of trade negotiation in our country.

Thom plays a clip of Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) talking about Donald Trump's campaign promises to protect Social Security and Medicare and explains why Democrats need to sound a lot more like Bernie!

Thom speaks with Libertarian economist Charles Sauer about Donald Trump and the Republican's plan to cut corporate taxes to encourage companies to bring profits back from overseas tax havens.

Thom speaks with Congressman Marc Pocan (D-WI, 2nd District) about issues of the day and takes calls from listeners.

Thom speaks with Congressman Marc Pocan (D-WI, 2nd District) about issues of the day and takes calls from listeners.

Thom speaks with communications strategist Richard Greene about Donald Trump's unstable personality and how we can make it harder for him to use nuclear weapons.

Thom speaks with caller Donald, who says that seniors shouldn't accept Social Security cuts simply because they only impact future generations.

Thom speaks with Julia Olson, Attorney & Executive Director of Our Children's Trust, about the lawsuit being brought by young people who want a survivable planet in the future.

Thom speaks with Congressman Dan Kildee (D-MI, 5th District) about the Republican plan to gut the independent ethics oversight committee, which they withdrew after intense backlash.

Thom talks to caller Christine, who asks why more states do not use mail-in ballots during elections. Thom responds by explaining that Republicans don't want more people to vote.

Thom speaks with caller Vickie, who asks whether Donald Trump is the President that Grover Norquist was dreaming of when he said that all he wanted in a president is someone with five fingers who could sign his own name.

Thom talks about the little-known history of Richard Nixon's treasonous interference with the Iranian Hostage Crisis and the illegitimacy of the Republican presidents who followed.