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Surviving Trump: Your Essential Guide to His Second Term

Navigating the chaos of today’s politics can be overwhelming —this show helps make sense of it all. In about 30 minutes each week, host Bella Goode breaks down the players, policies, and threats facing democracy — in plain language and straight talk. Your crash course in today’s politics

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0:58

Series 1 Trailer | Rigging the Rules

Surviving Trump: Your Essential Guide to His Second Term ·

2026/02/23

Send a text This is the official trailer for Season 2, Series 1: Rigging the Rules. In this series, I examine how elections can be reshaped long before anyone casts a ballot — through gerrymandering, census manipulation, election “integrity” laws, and the weakening of federal safeguards. Follow Surviving Trump to stay informed. Support the show Bella Goode is a pseudonym — but the voice, research, and mission are all real. A Republican turned Democrat advocate in 2016, I was raised by middle ...

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1:49

Series 1: Rigging the Election Rules

Surviving Trump: Your Essential Guide to His Second Term ·

2026/02/21

Send a text Surviving Trump | Season 2 In Series 1 of Surviving Trump Season 2, Bella Goode investigates how white nationalists protect political power long before Election Day. This series examines gerrymandering, census manipulation, voter suppression laws, proof-of-citizenship requirements, election administration takeovers, and the broader strategy tied to Project 2025. From redistricting maps that lock in outcomes, to census undercounts that reduce representation, to voting rules that m...

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13:26

Census Manipulation: Part 1

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2026/02/19

Send a text How Population Data Shapes Political Power — Long Before Anyone Votes Every ten years, the U.S. census quietly determines how political power and public resources are distributed across the country. In Episode 8, Bella Goode explains how the census has become a political target — and why the most consequential fights happen years before the official count begins. This episode breaks down how census manipulation works in practice: pressure on scientific standards, changes to questi...

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27:09

Census Manipulation: Part 2

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2026/02/19

Send a text How population data is being reshaped to lock in political power before anyone votes Episode 9 examines the decisions already underway that will shape the 2030 census — changes to leadership, questions, staffing, and funding that determine who is counted, who is missed, and how representation and resources are allocated for an entire decade. This episode explains why census manipulation doesn’t require interfering with elections themselves. The impact comes earlier: by shaping the...

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16:56

Gerrymandering: Part 1

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2026/02/12

Send a text Season 2 began by laying out the larger picture: how the policies laid out in Project 2025 are tied to white supremacy and are shaping government decisions. In Episode 6, the podcast moves from that overview to mechanics. This episode explains how redistricting and gerrymandering work, who controls the process, and how election outcomes can be shaped long before anyone votes — even when voters keep voting the same way. What This Episode Covers How congressional districts are creat...

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24:06

Gerrymandering: Part 2

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2026/02/12

Send a text Episode 6 explained how gerrymandering works. In Episode 7, Bella Goode examines who is driving this strategy, how it connects to Project 2025, and what responses are underway. This episode shifts from mechanics to accountability, explaining how political incentives, legal changes, and demographic pressure make aggressive gerrymandering more likely. What This Episode Covers Who controls map-drawing and why incentives matterHow weakened voting-rights protections affect redistricti...

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11:10

White Supremacy’s Ties to Project 2025 and Modern...

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2026/02/05

Send us a text In Episode 5 of Season 2 of Surviving Trump, host Bella Goode connects the long history of white supremacy to its modern political expression: Project 2025. This episode closes the foundation series by showing how ideas that once lived in rhetoric and fringe movements are now being written directly into federal policy. Building on the previous episode’s historical overview, Bella explains how white supremacy has adapted over time. When openly racist laws became unacceptable, th...

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17:37

White Supremacy Is Nothing New: How an old hierarchy...

Surviving Trump: Your Essential Guide to His Second Term ·

2026/01/29

Send us a text In Episode 4 of Season 2 of Surviving Trump, host Bella Goode traces a straight line through American history to show that white supremacy did not reappear under Donald Trump—it adapted. From the first slave codes in colonial Virginia to Jim Crow, redlining, “law and order,” and today’s “election integrity” and “replacement” politics, the same hierarchy has been rebuilt again and again. The language changes. The goal does not. Each time democracy expands, new terms and new stra...

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20:15

Demographic Reality: The Numbers Behind the Fear

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2026/01/22

Send us a text In Episode 3 of Season 2 of Surviving Trump, host Bella Goode examines the demographic data underneath the fear driving Trump’s second-term agenda and Project 2025. The question is straightforward: is the panic about demographic change grounded in reality — or is it being weaponized to justify authoritarian power? Building on earlier episodes, Bella returns to the season’s core argument: Trump and his allies are using the machinery of government to preserve White political domi...

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11:44

The Psychology of Fear: Status Threat, Symbolic...

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2026/01/15

Send us a text Episode Summary In Episode 2 of Season 2 of Surviving Trump, host Bella Goode examines the psychology driving Trump’s second-term agenda and Project 2025. This episode explains why fear — not economic hardship — is the force binding the MAGA movement and sustaining its political power. Building on Episode 1’s core argument that Trump’s second term is focused on preserving White political dominance, Bella introduces two concepts from political psychology that explain why this st...

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1:22

Season 2 Trailer- The Hypothesis

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2026/01/11

Send us a text Season Two of Surviving Trump examines the coordinated effort behind Trump's second term and the role of Project 2025 in reshaping American democracy and political power. Support the show Bella Goode is a pseudonym — but the voice, research, and mission are all real. A Republican turned Democrat advocate in 2016, I was raised by middle class parents in Pennsylvania. I’m a former marketing executive, entrepreneur, and lifelong learner with an MBA from Wharton and a Master...

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9:48

Fear of Change → Fear of Losing Power: The hypothesis...

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2026/01/08

Send us a text Episode Summary Season 2 of Surviving Trump begins with a clear question: Is the chaos of Donald Trump’s second term accidental, or is it intentional? In this episode, host Bella Goode explains why the daily flood of executive orders, court fights, immigration raids, and power grabs should not be seen as random. She argues that these actions are connected—and that they all point to a single goal: preserving White political dominance in a country that is rapidly changing. What T...

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10:24

The Moral Project: White Supremacy and the Direction...

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2026/01/08

Send us a text In this bonus episode launching Season Two of Surviving Trump, host Bella Goode names the ideology beneath the policies, chaos, and power consolidation of Trump’s second term. Season Two begins with a central hypothesis: fear of demographic change has become fear of losing power — and that fear is now reshaping governance in the United States. This episode deepens that hypothesis by identifying the moral worldview giving it direction. Drawing from a recent column by Robert Reic...

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6:55

Closing Out Season 1: A year of truth-telling, and a...

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2025/12/20

Send us a text In this bonus episode of Surviving Trump, Bella Goode closes out Season 1 — a year of straight talk about what’s happening inside our government, who’s driving the agenda, and how those decisions affect everyday Americans. Over 56 episodes, this season broke down Trump’s second-term plans with a singular mission: expose the unqualified people running his administration and the egregious actions and policies shaping the future. Season 1 covered: the Pillars of Democracy (5...

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30:18

Episode 56: NOAA & FEMA — America’s Safety Net Under...

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2025/12/18

Send us a text Trump’s assault on FEMA and NOAA is leaving America weaker in the face of disaster. In this episode, Bella Goode reveals how mass layoffs, budget cuts, and political interference are tearing apart the backbone of our disaster response system. From privatized forecasts to untested AI replacing experts, the safety net we’ve always relied on is being dismantled in real time. Listen now to understand what’s at stake before the next hurricane, flood, or wildfire hits. Key Takeaway...

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30:10

Episode 55: Taxpayer Waste Under Trump: Billions Lost...

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2025/12/11

Send us a text Eight months into Trump’s second term, the price tag of taxpayer waste is already staggering. From a $200M White House ballroom to $21.7B lost through mass layoffs at the Department of Government Efficiency, Trump has turned public service into a personal profit center. Grift, canceled programs, dismantled oversight, and self-dealing are draining billions with little to no benefit for the American people. What does this mean for classrooms, hospitals, and communities left behin...

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Episode 54: Resistance — From Local Action to...

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2025/12/04

Send us a text ICE’s expansion has fueled unprecedented resistance across the country. In this episode, Bella Goode traces how communities, courts, and coalitions are fighting back—from shutting down Alligator Alcatraz in Florida, to months-long protests in Portland, to a small-town uprising in Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania. What emerges is a movement that proves resistance can win—whether in court rulings, workplace walkouts, or grassroots solidarity. This is the conclusion of our six-part seri...

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30:42

Episode 53: The War of Words - How Rhetoric Shapes...

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2025/11/27

Send us a text Immigration policy isn’t just written in laws or enforced at borders—it’s fought in the language that defines who belongs and who doesn’t. In this episode, Bella Goode unpacks how words like illegal alien, dreamers, border invasion, and keep families together shape perception, drive policy, and normalize extremes. From Congress to cable news, ICE press releases to family stories on the ground, rhetoric decides what feels like common sense—and what cruelties the public will acce...

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28:38

Episode 52: Architects of Catastrophe: Noem, Miller &...

Surviving Trump: Your Essential Guide to His Second Term ·

2025/11/20

Send us a text Behind every raid and detention center are decision makers who built the system to look this way. In this episode, Bella Goode exposes the architects of ICE’s enforcement machine: Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, Kash Patel, and Ron DeSantis. From prisons turned into propaganda stages to tax data weaponized for surveillance, their designs fuse spectacle with control. What emerges is a deliberate blueprint of cruelty—calculated to spread fear, normalize repression, and erode the bou...

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24:07

Episode 51: The Rise of ICE’s Masked State and What...

Surviving Trump: Your Essential Guide to His Second Term ·

2025/11/13

Send us a text For immigrant families, the sight of masked agents at the door no longer feels like policing—it feels like war. In this episode, we’ll reveal how ICE’s new masked raids, drones, and secret surveillance are tearing through neighborhoods, emptying courthouses, and leaving families too afraid to seek help. Bella Goode exposes how faceless enforcement erodes trust, fuels impersonations, and turns secrecy into a weapon against democracy itself. Key Takeaways To Listen For Why ICE ...

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