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In a follow-up to Nate Wellein's solo 'cast (Episode 131), the first part of "Children in Cages," fellow staffer Jon (DeViney) joins in the discussion. This go 'round, they assess the Trump Administration stance on separating children from their parents who face prosecution due to crossing the border illegally. Mr. DeViney and Mr. Wellein discuss the Flores Settlement, economics and immigration, w...

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. On this podcast episode Nate does a solo dive into family separation and detention at the Southern Border. What is the reason behind this? How do you remain level-headed about this? Does religion justify this? Does American sovereignty justify this? Does the Flores Settlement justify this and what is the Flores Settlement? Tune in and find out! Edit* Nate inco...

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast! In this episode John and Nate break down some of the highlights from the North Korean summit and then take a departure from the frustration of the left and the congratulatory nature of the right. What is really going on here? How does this play into the geopolitics of China and the Asian region in general? Tune in and thanks for listening!

Welcome back! On this episode John and Nate breakdown the FBI Inspector General report. What was in it and who does it make bad? James Comey's public opinion has swayed back and forth over the last year and a half. What does this do to him now? Does the Trump administration have enough ammo to confirm their suspicion of bias in the FBI? Secondly, President Donald Trump has called "fake-news" publi...

Ladies and Gentlemen!! The 2018 World Cup is upon us! Join John and Nate as they break down their initial group favorites. Enjoy this in-depth analysis of the groups, and get your brackets out and make your predictions! John and Nate then make their top three predictions including the 2018 World Cup Winner. Thanks for listening!

Welcome back to the 127th episode of the ModState Podcast. On this episode John and Nate discuss the role tariffs are playing in the global economy both foreign and domestic. How does China's role in the world play into the use of tariffs? Are we missing the point of Trump's plan for these tariffs? Or is this just a campaign promise? Tune in and find out. Show Notes: World Trade Organization tarif...

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. There has been some fallout with Roseanne Barr, on her show, that was re-birthed by ABC. Where has PC culture taken us? Where do we draw the line with racism and just plan mean language? Was ABC justified? Should Roseanne Barr supporters be mad? North Korea summit has been on and off and now back on...SO who is the real winner when this summit happens? One mig...

Welcome back! John and Nate dive into the topic of Trump's new counsel former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani. He certainly hit the scene with a bang almost haphazardly appearing on live TV for interviews that left people scratching their heads. Is this all the ravings of a crazed lunatic OR is this part of the master plan? Tune in and find out! Thanks for listening.

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. On this episode John and Nate revisit the old topic of legalize weed federally. As states push for their own sovereignty the top lawyer in the land (and a conservative) still wants to perpetuate the War on Drugs. Can Jeff Sessions win this war and what is on the horizon? Next John and Nate dive into the House of Representatives loss of confidence in speaker Pa...

As a potential watershed meeting with North Korea looms large, the Mainstream Media has once again missed the mark by misrepresenting the Iran "Political Commitment(s)" as a "treaty" and by misreporting the fallout from the collapse of this non-deal as yet another grievous threat heaped on an unwitting populace by an Orwellian madman Hell-bent on Hitlerian...seriously, to our, um, "peers" in the M...

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. On this episode Nate decides to tackle the Iran Nuclear Deal and the withdrawal by the US...Namely President Donald Trump. What is the end game here? Nate explores the culture in the United States around supporting and opposing the deal, the perspective of the world, and what is to be gained from this situation. Thanks for tuning in!

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. On this episode John and Nate discusses the idea of socialized medicine in relation to the recent passing of a young British boy named Alfie Evans. Can this event give us insight into a government run healthcare model? Tune in and get some insight. Lastly, John and Nate discuss the potential momentum loss of democrats. What should they focus on? If they push t...

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. On this episode John and Nate finalize some questions form a NZ listener. We appreciate the comments and urge listeners to send their questions and comments our way @themodstate or @modstate_nate on the FB page or through email. This episode discusses some liberal policies that NZ has implemented, and how the culture has adapted. Is it possible in the United S...

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. On this episode John and Nate continue answering the questions proposed by a listener and friend from NZ. The major theme of the questions answered have to do with collective responsibility and why this isn't as apparent in the United States today. This collective responsibility should be on the shoulders of all ideology, political affiliation and religion, bu...

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. On this episode Nate answers two questions from a listener in New Zealand. The first question is directed at gun control and gun violence research. Why there is so much resistance to funding the CDC to explore this? The second question is about socialist programs or universal programs. Why do so many Americans resist this ideology when it is intertwined in our...

Welcome to the ModState Podcast. On this episode John and Nate explore the valid question that Ted Cruz proposed to Mark Zuckerberg regarding Christian view points being removed from Facebook. So this is an interesting question...Who makes the decision in regards to content removal on Facebook? Is this a better case for AI and algorithm creation instead of relying on human bias? What is hate and w...

Welcome to the 116th episode of the ModState Podcast. Video version available at https://youtu.be/x-hpz1SkeGM on YouTube. On Friday the 13th President Donald Trump ordered the second round of airstrikes in Syria because of chemical weapons by President Assad. The western world woke up and decided that this was a red line crossed. The UK, France and the United States launched a coordinated airstrik...

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast and the 115th episode. Earlier this week Donald Trump's personal lawyer Mr. Cohen had his office raided in a very rare no-knock raid of a law office. This typically doesn't happen as there is lots of attorney-client privileged information. Well the US Attorney in the Southern District on a "referral" from special investigator Mueller, a judge and Deputy Attorne...

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. *Edit: in the episode it was stated that Steve Bannon started Cambridge Analytica. In fact he co-founded it as a strategic US Branch of SCL (Strategic Communication Laboratories) with funding from right-wing hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer. Cambridge Analytica was designed to create "behavioral changes" in foreign countries. This episode is a discussion a...

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. On this episode special guest Nate, Nate Wellein, and John all discuss a forever relevant book 1984: By George Orwell. This masterpiece sheds light on a society pushed so far to extremism that the government controls every aspect of life. Of note this doesn't mean that the society in 1984 is because of socialism or fascism. It is a world where the radical tena...

Welcome back to the 112 episode of the ModState Podcast. In this episode the team and special guest go over the spending bill that President Donald Trump signed funding the government until September. Nate believes this speech was incredibly painful to listen too. The president, he claims, so poorly articulated his points on the spending bill that Nate almost turned off the radio. Is this true? Di...

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. On this episode we stick to a topic discussion and what topic couldn't be more pertinent than tariffs. President Donald Trump had decided to impose tariffs on Chinese goods while a 7 month investigation is done into intellectual property theft...SO the question is...does the idea of tariffs, and potentially starting a trade war, seem more palatable under the g...

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. This is the 110 episode after a brief hiatus from John and Nate. It is nice to come back on a mid-week episode to talk about the important topics of the past week. First, it sounds like the Austin bomber killed himself with his own bomb-device. Good riddance. Secondly, John and Nate discuss the hypocrisy and non-issue of the Stormy Daniels case with Donald Tru...

With another shakeup at the State Department, Rex Tillerson will be replaced by hawkish CIA director Mike Pompeo. Donald Trump has continued to communicate that Mike Pompeo shares his values and understands him. This may be an important move with potential talks with North Korea BUT this beg the question. Should we be enacting diplomacy with strength and fear or cooperation and "love". The Foreign...

Welcome back to the 108th episode of the ModState Podcast. It is a new week and the prevailing thoughts in host Nate Wellein's head is this slippery line of nationalism and patriotism. What does patriotism look like to you? What is the definition and what does it entail as a citizen? To often today our culture quarantines those who do not believe exactly like we do to the far outskirts of their id...