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Peasants Perspective

Taylor Johnatakis

Peasants Perspective: A Voice from the Edge of Freedom Join Taylor Johnatakis, a self-proclaimed “peasant” turned podcaster, on an unfiltered journey through family, faith, and the fight for American ideals. From the depths of DC Jail—where he recorded during a 14-month sentence tied to January 6—to his triumphant return home after a Trump clemency in 2025, Taylor delivers raw, heartfelt commentary for the common man. Expect a mix of gritty storytelling, reflections on liberty lost and reclaimed,

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86:55

If We Abandon The West, What Fills The Void

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2025/10/27

Send us a text The show almost didn’t make it to air—one host, two computers, zero margin—but the scramble turned into a mirror for a larger story: institutions under strain and a public asked to trust systems that keep glitching. We start with a propaganda tug-of-war over Stephen Miller—hero to some, villain to others—and ask how framing beats facts when political stakes rise. That rolls into a provocative claim from a former liberal influencer: if the West sheds its Judeo-Christian roots, s...

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103:37

Who Gets Saved When AI Assigns Value To Your Life

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2025/10/23

Send us a text Politics should feel like problem-solving, not a forever grudge match. Today we put that belief to the test, moving from aid cuts and deficits to the shutdown brinkmanship that’s holding families hostage. The turn you won’t see coming: John Fetterman urging Congress to reopen the government, fund SNAP, and stop branding voters as fascists. It’s a rare, clear call to lower the temperature and get back to work—and it lands hard. We start with Somalia’s decades of U.S. developmen...

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114:44

How A Former Inmate Learned To Spot The Swamp

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2025/10/22

Send us a text Start with a joke, land on the jugular—that’s how we pull a thread from a goofy cold open to the hard truth about how systems actually run. We zoom from a store clerk’s “bounty plan” and a police chief’s phone call to a state board paying a superintendent’s criminal defense, then up to a New Hampshire justice back on the bench days after a guilty plea. It’s not one scandal; it’s a pattern. And once you see it, you can’t unsee it. We break down the “WWE” of modern politics—proj...

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103:26

What If Accountability Is The Only Currency Left In...

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2025/10/21

Send us a text A jet meme dumps sewage on a protest, a press aide fires off “your mom,” and suddenly the news cycle belongs to the internet. We start there—not to celebrate trolling, but to unpack how meme fluency now signals authenticity for younger voters while older audiences see only indecency. Then we flip the card and follow the mechanics that actually move outcomes: shutdown leverage, election administration money, and the quiet incentives that make healthcare, tuition, and housing mor...

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84:19

Trump Reframes Peace, Media Spins Crowds, And China...

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2025/10/20

Send us a text Headlines slammed into each other this week, but the story underneath them is surprisingly simple: who gets to define reality when bullets fly, crowds gather, and ships move. We dig into Trump’s language on the Israel ceasefire and why calling flare-ups “skirmishes” might be less spin and more strategy to keep a brittle peace from shattering. Then we test the hard edges of “stop at the battle lines” in Ukraine: a tourniquet that saves lives now, or a precedent that rewards gain...

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105:32

From Castle Doctrine To Cartels: Why Boundaries Matter

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2025/10/17

Send us a text A morning joke about bad lighting turns into a sharper question: where do we draw the line when the state knocks? We unpack a Supreme Court case that could redefine warrantless entry under the “emergency aid” exception and weigh what that means for the castle doctrine, swatting, and the right to defend your home. From there, the thread of boundaries runs through everything—competence in law enforcement, accountability in public spending, and the peril of letting “probable cause...

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102:06

How Election Machines, Rare Earths, And Supreme Court...

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2025/10/17

Send us a text Start with the map, not the headline. We follow how power actually moves: through data dragnets, district lines, voting machines, and the price of the minerals inside your phone. The picture that emerges isn’t just a partisan squabble; it’s a test of whether institutions still earn trust when the stakes get existential. We unpack the newly surfaced scope of January 6th phone records and why committee rules matter when the urge to “map a movement” eclipses narrow investigative ...

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107:47

No Kings, But Plenty of Knobs: From $47k Switches to...

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2025/10/15

Send us a text A cracked screen, a sharp pivot, and then the punch: when power says “trust me,” what does the proof look like? We dig into allegations around New York’s top prosecutor, CNN’s take on politicized prosecutions, and a staggering 30 million-line phone dragnet from the J6 probe to ask a harder question—how elastic have the rules become, and who gets stretched next? From there, we follow the money. Treasury vows to trace funding behind increasingly choreographed protests as DHS fla...

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64:42

Trump, Netanyahu, and a Forced Ceasefire: How...

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2025/10/14

Send us a text A shaky mic check gives way to a blunt question that frames everything that follows: do you want more people to die, or do you want the killing to stop now? From that moment, we trace how pressure on Netanyahu, mass protests in Israel, and backchannel diplomacy converged into a ceasefire that many said was impossible—and why a simple logistical question about two million Palestinians exposes the limits of war without a viable political end state. We bring the clips, the context...

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73:29

Trump says the war is over—and we unpack what that...

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2025/10/13

Send us a text What if a ceasefire lands while the political class argues over process? We open with a costly $20k Columbus Day mistake—because bad assumptions punish real people—then drive straight into Trump’s “the war is over” claim, the Knesset speech about a “golden age,” and why unlikely coalitions start forming when outcomes are visible. We don’t worship the messenger; we track results: hostages released, leaders aligned, and a simple measure of progress—dancing in the streets on both ...

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84:09

When politics feels like WWE, who’s writing the script?

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2025/10/10

Send us a text A cold Spokane morning sets the tone for a fast-moving hour where we test headlines instead of repeating them. We start with the much-hyped “peace in the Middle East” moment, cut through the highlight reels, and ask what actually changed on the ground: did military pressure make diplomacy possible, will hostages really step into daylight, and how do we separate celebration from spin? Even a few longtime critics give credit, which is notable—but we talk about why durable peace r...

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97:39

“Kamikaze” Politics: Power, DOJ, and a Fractured...

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2025/10/08

Send us a text Power doesn’t just shape outcomes—it scripts the story. Today we unpack a combustible mix of Senate fireworks, DOJ process, and media framing after revelations that eight sitting senators’ phone metadata was subpoenaed and tucked into restricted-access repositories. We walk through the legal hair-splitting—warrant versus subpoena, content versus toll records—and ask whether the predicate behind these steps can bear the constitutional weight. When oversight targets the overseers...

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120:19

If law becomes a weapon, what do citizens owe the game?

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2025/10/07

Send us a text The headlines say calm; our inbox says chaos. We start with the glossy stats—lower inflation prints, record stocks, full employment—and then walk through why life still feels unplannable when rules keep changing. From Arctic Frost’s sweep of Republican senators’ phone data to ICE agents boxed in by 10‑car caravans, we explore how “process as punishment” and stand‑downs turn law into leverage and public safety into a political weapon. If you’ve wondered whether enforcement is au...

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88:43

A meme can change a mind—how online propaganda,...

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2025/10/06

Send us a text Headlines don’t capture what it feels like on the street when policy, policing, and propaganda collide. We dive into the ICE clash in Chicago, the long-running standoffs in Portland, and how “stand-down” orders turn protests into social gravity—drawing bigger crowds until enforcement finally snaps back. Along the way, we unpack a Des Moines hiring scandal that torpedoes trust in public vetting, and a mother in Oklahoma who says a hospital forced her into a treatment plan under ...

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88:09

If Democrats chase power and Republicans chase money,...

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2025/10/03

Send us a text Start with a simple question: are we getting squeezed by power, money, or both? We trace that pressure across today’s biggest fault lines—AI scam books flooding Amazon, a government shutdown used as a lever for permanent cuts, the messy fight over who gets healthcare benefits, and the quiet advance of digital IDs and IRS AI surveillance. It’s a tour of how incentives really work: ideologues build dependency to solidify power; dealmakers sell flexibility to the highest bidder. E...

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94:40

We trace the shutdown drama, the memes, the military...

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2025/10/02

Send us a text What if the “little guys” are right to be angry—and the proof is hiding in plain sight? We follow a wild chain of events that starts with a government shutdown framed as a messaging war and ends with federal muscle walking beats in American cities. Along the way, a sombrero meme hijacks a news cycle, OMB becomes the sharpest knife in Washington, and the question “who decides what’s essential?” turns into real cuts, real leverage, and real consequences. We get blunt about polit...

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85:38

No More Beardos, No More Budget

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2025/10/01

Send us a text The morning starts with rain, a jolt of “peasants’” energy, and a government shutdown—but the real story is standards. We walk through the Quantico reset where Pete Hegseth lays down twice-yearly PT tests, height and weight checks, and stricter grooming rules. The message hits like broken windows for warfighting: tighten the small stuff, and larger discipline follows. Some call it harsh; we call it clear. And clarity is what the rank and file deserve when mission and morale are...

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60:07

When rights become privileges: the hidden incentives...

Peasants Perspective ·

2025/09/30

Send us a text Ever feel like the rules keep changing after you’ve already sat down to play? We dive into how power quietly rearranges everyday life—through incentives, watchlists, algorithms, and gatekeepers—until rights start to look more like permissions. Kicking off with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s “turnkey totalitarianism” warning, we explore what happens when surveillance tools and compliance levers are in place long before anyone notices. The headline isn’t fear; it’s the sober math of sys...

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65:50

If history is “his story,” who holds the pen?

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2025/09/29

Send us a text Power doesn’t just govern—it edits memory. We open with a jarring headline out of Iowa and follow the thread into D.C., where James Comey’s indictment reignites raw arguments about lawfare, double standards, and who gets to write the first draft of history. Along the way, we pull apart the media machine—how small distortions pave the way for big narratives—and ask what happens when trust evaporates, not only in newsrooms but in agencies and courts meant to be impartial. We div...

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95:02

The Trump Effect: Economic Rebounds and Political...

Peasants Perspective ·

2025/09/25

Send us a text A seismic shift is underway in America's economic landscape. Fresh data reveals Q3 GDP growth revised upward to an impressive 3.8%, while new home sales have surged 20.5% month-over-month, dramatically outpacing expectations. These aren't just numbers on a page—they're indicators of a country regaining its economic footing under decisive leadership. The Trump administration is demonstrating that meaningful policy changes produce real-world results. The Department of Energy's r...

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