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Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. On this episode John and Nate dive into the difference between President Donald Trump and Former Vice President Joe Biden. Which candidate does America need right now and for the next four years? Better yet what does the nation need moving forward? Grind on and open the economy or federal government help and oversight to mitigate risk? As always leave your com...

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast! As always thank you for tuning in. Part 1: John and Nate remember the great Congressman John Lewis. A disciple of Martin Luther King Jr and one of the great civil rights icons. Part 2: John and Nate dive into the William Barr hearings. What is happening in the states? Did Portland Oregon turn into a fascist police state or was the protection of federal buildin...

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. As "Cancel Culture" become a more mainstream topic of conversation John and Nate organically dive into the the concept of canceling and changing the narrative. This is not an all encompassing discussion of "Cancel Culture", but a beginning discussion of the goals and consequences of canceling discussion and more importantly the consequence of changing narrativ...

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. On this episode John and Nate dive into what Nate calls, "2016 PTSD." By all signals Hillary Clinton had the last presidential election in the bag. Somewhere the majority of analysts and media outlets were proved wrong. Recent polls out show that Biden is ahead in the polls but a large majority of Democratic voters feel that there is a large number of silent v...

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. **Disclaimer** John meant to say Loretta Lynch when referencing Susan Rice and Joe Biden. In this episode John and Nate dive into two different topics. The topics meld together through the episode. Nate proposes that the GOP are at a pivotal time to rebrand themselves from the party of Trump to the party of the GOP they once were. Throughout the episode the co...

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. On this episode, your host (Nate Wellein) and his oft-counterpart (Jack DeViney) dive into William Barr's optics in relation to the Michael Flynn case, and Roger Stone. NPR recently interviewed William Barr and is referenced in this episode. In the interview William Barr defended all his actions. Nate and (Jack) DeViney discuss this position. In the second hal...

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. After two big SCOTUS wins for the LBGTQ community and some protection for Dreamers, (Jack) DeViney and Nate dive into the implications for each. As we know the win for Dreamers does not mean they will be able to stay or that there is a path to citizenship however the SCOTUS determined that the Trump administration did not have a good argument. How does this lo...

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. As the protests in America continue the cries for reform continue. In this episode John and Nate continue to build upon the previous episode to discuss the merits and criticism of defending police departments. Additionally, the team clarifies what they meant by "defund". As always the ModState team stands in solidarity with those who are fighting for a more eq...

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. The ModState team stands in solidarity with those who are feeling pain and suffering in these times. The fight isn't over until there is equality of opportunity and these times have shed an uncomfortable light on the reality of America today. John and Nate discuss the recent events, protest and unrest, in the United States, following the death of an unarmed bl...

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. John and Nate reconvene to discuss several topics. This podcast discusses the lead up to the presidential election in about 6 months. It is hard to believe that is getting close with so much chaos in the world. John and Nate dive into this chaos. How can Trump get any momentum without holding rallies? Is reopening the states because of his in ability to hold t...

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. Nate joins John for a look into the reality of Covid-19 on the world today. Nate dives into some anecdotal experience working in the medical field. He explains the horrors that he has been seeing over the last 10 weeks. Next, John and Nate discuss the economy impact and the role of the federal government. The episode turns philosophical as John and Nate discus...

Covid-19, Bill Gates (and the amazing technicolor "Conspiracies without Theories"), and Joe "This is a Big F***ing Deal" Biden (D-DE) versus Donald "Grab 'Em by the [Meow]" Trump (R-FL)… ...whew! All by his lonesome again, Jack DeViney probably needed to follow Hunter S. with drink or four plus a visit with Miss Jane outdoors, but alas! It was not to be. SAD! As promised, we did our due diligence...

Recorded during the Witching Hour/Devil's Hour (between 03:00 & 04:00 am), oft co-host Jack DeViney goes solo again on a weird string of tangents about...all of the above.

Barring some sort of Atari-like unforeseen fall, DeViney's third go-round of hosting the podcast all by his lonesome...shouldn't go off so bad. But he admits to missing his friend and enterprise partner (and your usual host), Nate Wellein, and (he surmises) by the end of this you will too. Regardless, a healthy discussion of the role of the citizenry and the scope and role of the US Federal Govern...

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. On this episode, Nate and DeViney break down the Covid-19 pandemic into social, political and economic issues. How is the world coping, how has the government in the US responded relative to the rest of the world, and how is business and the markets responding? If you are affected by Covid-19, please let us know at ModState@ModState.com As always keep healthy...

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. On this episode, Nate and DeViney dive headlong into COVID-19, and that the coronavirus outbreak entails. Nate is somewhat confident this will digress into a worldwide pandemic, however he expresses less confidence in the preparedness of the medical-industrial infrastructure (pharmaceutical firms, et al, e.g.), while his counterpart disputes this by expressing...

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. On this episode Nate and DeViney discuss how their predictions (on the Iowa caucus, et al) turned out. Now that Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) continues to grow his massive following, where does this leave the assumed frontrunner, Vice President Joe Biden (D-PA)? Does Biden potentially regain momentum in South Carolina? Tune in to hear where their verdicts and...

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. In the waning hours of the 3rd of February, the Iowa Caucus is faced with looming disaster with systemic discrepancies so severe as of recording there was no indication as to who finished where. Is this a good start for the Democrats to early 2020? In the end of the episode, Nate and DeViney turn to the (likely) eventuality of President Trump's acquittal and i...

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. On this episode John and Nate dive into the USMCA and the phase one Chinese Trade War deal. These deals stand to help American workers. Could the Chinese Trade War been a backdrop for national unity? Was this a missed opportunity? Does China need the US more than the US needs China? After trade talks DeViney and Nate dive into the side stories involving the im...

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast where the goal is to "Create Civil Conversation". In the wake of the assassination of an Iranian General tensions with Iran continue to mount. The surgical assassination of General Soleimani has led to the Iranians vowing retribution, the Iraqi Parliament expelling foreign troops from Iraq and President Donald Trump threatening the elimination of cultural sites...

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. On this Episode DeViney and Nate discuss their individual two predictions for 2020 and the two major things they would like to see accomplished in the new "roaring 20's". DeViney and Nate butt heads on the Gen Z generation, government policy versus the market, and several other items. At the end of the episode the team breaks down how they would have acted at...

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. In a historic vote the 116th Congress has impeached the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. Now, it's on to the Senate... ...but maybe not so fast. We all know how this will play out, but how will history describe this time? What is the average American actually thinking? At the close Nate and DeViney discuss the influential evangelical newspaper...

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. As the impeachment saga continues Nate (and co.) slow down and offer some perspective. Often what we hear are the perspectives of the those who yell the loudest. Is this the full American perspective? What do the polls show? How does the team think this will pan out? As always leave your thoughts at modstate@modstate.com

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. On this episode, your host (Nate) has DeViney on again as they begin to discuss the impeachment inquiry now that the cat's out of the bag. What narratives have been spun? Who seems more credible? How will this effect 2020? After impeachment inquiry discussion the pair turn to the racist past of Stephen Miller and the convictions of Roger Stone. Tune in and hav...

Welcome back to the ModState Podcast. On this episode Nate and DeViney talk about the continuing protest in Hong Kong. The catalyst to this episode was the NPR series on Hong Kong. What would you do to fight for Democracy? The duo explore this idea. At the end of the podcast episode Nate and John turn to domestic issues. The congress has formally voted on the impeachment inquiry. Is this strategy...