Zero Hour with James Poulos

The anti-Christian movement grows worse in America. From the negative perceptions of megachurch leaders like Pat Robertson, Rick Warren, and Tim Keller to the culture war against modern organized religion, Christians are no longer viewed as a positive force for good but as a threat. BlazeTV host and editorial director of Return for Blaze Media James Poulos interviews American Reformer co-founder A...

The American Dream is declining at the sacrifice of your personal freedoms. The “Elites” pursue control over resources and wealth amid a shifting world order while leaving the rest of us behind. Can we save the American Dream? Or is our current financial system of wealth inequality, inflation, and rising interest rates irreversible? Will Bitcoin save the failing American dollar or will the Feds ta...

Marxism has mutated and infiltrated institutions like universities, education, journalism, government, big tech, China, and more to push a radical leftist agenda. While China continues to influence America, particularly in Silicon Valley, there are technologies like Bitcoin that can empower Americans. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) joins host James Poulos to discuss his upcoming book, “Unwoke: How to...

The 2024 election season is ramping up, with many expecting a rematch between Donald Trump and Joe Biden — assuming Trump can stay out of jail and Biden can stay awake until then. While the Left is on an endless march toward "progress," can the Right coalesce around a singular vision for where American society should end up? And as the mind virus of wokeness sweeps across the globe, what options d...

Description: From gender dynamics and feminism to cyborgs and the impact of AI on our lives, is progress even a good thing? Hit author Mary Harrington joins host James Poulos for a dive deep into these ever-relevant topics on this episode of "Zero Hour." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

America is still here, but how much longer do we have left? Current events, whether it be COVID, the prospect of World War 3, or whatever the next big thing is, always raise the question: Will America survive? How about the whole world? Are we on the precipice of a global apocalypse? Walter Kirn joins host James Poulos to answer these questions and much more on this episode of "Zero Hour." Learn m...

From online gambling streamers to the younger generation's lack of attention span and being thrown in jail for a meme, there's one central issue that links them all: the internet. Viral comedian and BlazeTV host Alex Stein joins James Poulos for this episode of "Zero Hour" to discuss the effect that the modern age of the internet and technology has on society today. Learn more about your ad choice...

With today's heightened global tensions, many people turn to a form of religion to find peace and comfort, whether it's Christianity, Judaism, Islam, or a new religion making the rounds: wokeism. Whether you want to call it wokeism, liberalism, Marxism, or anything along those lines, it aims to deconstruct everything we've worked so hard to establish in history both physically and spiritually. The...

With the way Disney has been spiraling downward, one has to ask: "What's actually killing Disney?" Is it the endless barrage of woke pandering, or is it the rise of AI and tech that fundamentally changes the game? The way we remember classics like "Snow White," "Cinderella," and others may be lost in Disney's crusade for social credit. Matthew Marsden joins host James Polous to discuss this and mo...

Damage control is on alert 24/7 with the Biden regime cooking up disastrous display after disastrous display. When seeing Biden meander aimlessly around the beach, one has to ask: "What the HELL is Biden doing?" We are a country without a head ... but are we without a brain? Patrick Deneen joins host James Poulos to discuss this and more on this episode of "Zero Hour." Learn more about your ad cho...

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes at think tanks? Furthermore, what sort of issues do think tanks tackle, both on the Left and on the Right? One pressing issue they may discuss is the current state of Republicanism in America. Where is it going, and how can we correct it if it has gone off-course? Ryan Williams from the Claremont Institute joins James Poulos to explore all this...

With the state of the world as it is today, it's clear that Biden is not in charge. But if Biden isn't, then who is? Bureaucrats? Tech overlords? Corporate CEOS? Exactly what power do those in charge they have over us, and when will they finally show their faces? Michael Anton, former national security official in the Trump administration, joins James Poulos to discuss this and more on "Zero Hour....

Do you think there's more to the story of Jan. 6 than we're being told by officials and the mainstream media? The unreleased footage of that day might just prove you right. The only problem is that it's just that: unreleased. Investigative journalist Steve Baker joins James Poulos on this episode of "Zero Hour" to discuss eye-opening information about what really happened on January 6, 2021. Learn...

With "Ex Machina"-like reality seeping into our daily lives, we are left with the question: where does this go? Furthermore, why do some seem to worship this transhumanism as a sort of religion? Are those in the pro-transhumanist cult too far gone, or can they be convinced to put down the proverbial Kool-Aid? Author and writer Joe Allen joins James Polous to discuss this and more on this thought-p...

Is Bitcoin everything crypto bros say it is? Have BlackRock and other speculators totally destroyed any hope for Bitcoin to be the currency of the future? Bitcoin extraordinaire Marty Bent joins James Poulos for an honest discussion about where Bitcoin detractors have flat-out lied to the public (looking at you, Elizabeth Warren) and about the prospective future of cryptocurrency. From environment...

Perhaps no other technological advancement has carried so much promise — and risk — as the development of AI. Tech writer and expert on all things AI Jon Stokes joins James Poulos in this episode of "Zero Hour" to break it all down. Jon and James discuss how AI is transforming the news industry, how nefarious actors can use AI to control us, and why both the AI doomsayers and worshippers are both...

Can higher education be saved? Patrick Gray thinks so, and he joined James Poulos in this episode of "Zero Hour" to discuss the audacious plan to create the University of Austin in Austin, Texas. In this interview, Patrick gives us an inside look into the creation of this new anti-woke university and how it can become a model for others. Later, James and Patrick engage in a fascinating conversatio...

He went from being a Marxist in September to a full MAGA Trump voter in November. How did scholar and author Michael Rectenwald make such a radical transition? More importantly, what insights can he provide as a former Marxist on how to dismantle and defeat globalism? Michael Rectenwald sits down with James Poulos in this episode of "Zero Hour" to offer his unique perspective on how to thwart the...

 Will comedy save us all? Chandler Juliet of the Babylon Bee seems to think so. Juliet joins James Poulos on this episode of "Zero Hour" to discuss the power of comedy to shape public opinion, the toxic nature of the music industry (including Juliet's not-so-pleasant encounter with Katy Perry on the set of "American Idol"), the importance of contemplating one's own mortality, Andrew Tate and the m...

What is the one thing that can save us from the inevitable takeover of the world by AI technology? Jon Askonas, assistant professor of politics at the Catholic University of America, joins James Poulos to explore the scary implications of artificial intelligence and the growing fear that it will consume us all. Even more scary, will anyone even be able to control it? China? The U.S.? Or will the w...

Where do political cults like Antifa and QAnon come from? Darryl Cooper, co-host of "The Unraveling" podcast, joins James Poulos to explain the formula that gives rise to cult-like political movements, explaining the emergence of everything from the Weather Underground to QAnon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Blaze Media's new editor in chief, Matthew Peterson, joins James Poulos to discuss Fox News' war on Tucker Carlson, how the insurgent media is replacing the legacy corporate news industry, and what conservatives need to do to reclaim the narrative. Deep into the conversation, James recalls a key piece of advice his father gave him as a child, which sparks a profound exchange about male ambition an...

Have you ever fantasized about being in an award-winning rock band? What about playing banjo in a stadium full of folk-rock fans? Winston Marshall, former banjo player for Mumford & Sons, discusses his influences in blue grass and how he picked up the banjo. From "Barbie Girl" to Eiffel 65, the world of music and its evolution is a fascinating deep dive, especially when getting the inside view fro...

Evidence is growing that China is experimenting with genetic manipulation to create super soldiers, human-animal hybrids, bioweapons, and other horrors. But are the Chinese using genetic information from the millions of Americans who have handed over their DNA to corporations like 23andMe and AncestryDNA to fuel their disturbing experiments? James Poulos is joined by geneticist and thought leader...

The economic crisis isn’t coming; it’s already here. That’s the warning cry of visionary entrepreneur and investor Balaji Srinivasan, who joins James Poulos on this episode of "Zero Hour." We all remember the 2008 banking crisis that nearly toppled the economy. Balaji explains that we are now experiencing a central banking crisis, which will be far more consequential. How did we get here? What can...