Victoria Taft

The Adult in the Room

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Victoria Taft is The Adult in the Room Who Sets You Straight on Life, News, Politics. Talking to the most interesting people in the news. The News Sherpa You Didn't Know You Needed.

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Victoria Taft

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Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Mr. Cameron Goes to Washington with Special Guest John Cameron 04.03.2024

John Cameron , a mild-mannered real estate agent from Seattle, now has a criminal record thanks to his presence at the disastrous January 6, 2021 riot at the US Capitol. On this episode of the Adult In The Room, hear in his words why he decided to cross the country for the certification day rally that evolved into one of the darkest days in modern American political history, what he saw personally...

Pumping the Brakes: Staving Off America's Decline with Drew Thomas Allen 20.02.2024

Author, commentator & podcaster Drew Thomas Allen has genuine concerns about the future of America. In his new book, America’s Last Stand: Will You Vote to Save or Destroy America in 2024? , Allen examines why the 2024 election cycle is one of the most critically important in the history of our country, why he believes the Biden administration has deeply damaged the fabric of the United States...

Washington Wisdom: Restoring Common Sense with Joe Kent 09.02.2024

Joe Kent is a retired Green Beret, so you know he's as tough as they come. But now he's taking on a whole new battlefield: the American political process. He's taking on Marie Gluesenkamp Perez for Washington's 3rd Congressional District seat, and today he returns to the show to talk more about his platform, America's conflict with the Iranian-backed Houthi pirates, his experie...

First-Class Corruption: Ukraine, the Bidens, and Questions Still Unanswered with Special Guest Mike McCormick 18.01.2024

The federal case against Hunter Biden made its way to Capitol Hill last week with hearings investigating his drug & gun charges. But for former White House Stenographer Mike McCormick, the bigger story continues to be the Biden family's connections to Burisma, the energy firm on whose board Hunter Biden sat. McCormick tells the story on this episode of a flight to Kiev that he himself was...

The Watergate Files: Modern Lessons from America's Most Famous Presidential Scandal with Special Guest John O'Connor 06.01.2024

This week marks 51 years since the trial began for the five men caught burglarizing the DNC offices at the Watergate Hotel. John O'Connor has been researching the scandal for decades, publishing two books on the subject and even building a relationship with whistleblower Mark Felt, known colloquially as "Deep Throat." On this special episode, he returns to the program to talk even mo...

A Bold Strategy: The Misappropriation & Cannibalization of American Intelligence with Sam Faddis 29.12.2023

Spycraft isn't usually what you see in the movies or read about in adventure books. It's gritty, it's ugly, and in modern times often requires just as much history & technology expertise as marksmanship. Intelligence operators are some of the most highly-skilled, dangerous people on the planet. So, when their skills are misused by the political elite against US citizens solely for...

The Rising Red Tide: Maoist Communism's Threat to America with Special Guest Xi Van Fleet 24.12.2023

Xi Van Fleet grew up with China's so-called "Cultural Revolution" exploding around her, transforming her homeland into an authoritarian state where the entire populace was indoctrinated into the belief that poverty was purity, that oppression was freedom, and that liberty was poisonous. After the death of Mao Zedong, she emigrated to the US and embraced the true freedom our country p...

Nothing Sacred: America's Looming Political, Medical & Spiritual Crisis with Naomi Wolf 15.12.2023

Naomi Wolf's outspokenness landed her jobs within the Clinton & Gore campaigns. But she's also drawn criticism from media elites for her regular challenges to narratives of feminism, sexuality, medicine, politics, and national security. Now, in her new book, Facing the Beast: Courage, Faith, and Resistance in a New Dark Age , Wolf tackles world leaders' failed responses to the COVI...

Urban Decay: How Crime, Drugs, Poverty & Corruption are Making Cities Unlivable with Jason Rantz 03.11.2023

Seattle radio host Jason Rantz (https://jasonrantz.com) has witnessed firsthand how the governing policies of large, liberal-run cities have left chaos reigning. Stores closed due to rampant theft. The mentally ill, homeless and addicted left to ravage the streets and harass residents and visitors. The graft of local governments, who are latched onto the teat of government and pour billions into i...

The Wages of Sin: How Western Cash Fueled the Assault on Israel with Rachel Ehrenfeld, Ph.D. 27.10.2023

Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld is the director of the American Center for Democracy and its Economic Warfare Institute. A native of Israel, she has seen firsthand the devastation the Mideast turmoil has brought to that embattled nation, both through conventional war and the horror of terrorism. She also has extensively studied how western money from the US and its allies -- much of it extracted from taxpaye...

Torch Bearer: The Art of Combining Honor, Legacy & Creativity with Special Guest Don Bentley 27.10.2023

NOTE: THIS EPISODE CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS FOR THE MITCH RAPP NOVEL SERIES. New York Times bestselling author Don Bentley spent over a decade flying Apache helicopters for the US Army, including facing down Al Qaeda terrorists in Afghanistan. For his service, he can count among his accolades the Bronze Star and the Air Medal with V Device. He's worked in the private sector for military contrac...

The Holy Land is Burning: Israel at War 11.10.2023

“When peace comes we will perhaps in time be able to forgive the Arabs for killing our sons, but it will be harder for us to forgive them for having forced us to kill their sons. Peace will come when the Arabs will love their children more than they hate us.” ― Golda Meir, A Land of Our Own: An Oral Autobiography Early this past Saturday morning in Israel, while most Americans were turning in for...

Being Necessary?: California's Dishonest War on Guns with Special Guest C.D. "Chuck" Michel 07.10.2023

Mark Twain, allegedly quoting Disraeli, once said "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics." California politicians led by Gavin Newsom seem determined to apply all three in their crusade against firearms and those who own them. They're using traditional strategies like the demonization of so-called "assault weapons" and bans of upsized magazines, b...

A Polite Society: Bullets, Ballots & the Necessity of Both feat. J. Christian Adams 30.09.2023

The Adult in the Room Podcast returns with a deep dive into recent gun rights developments including the overturning of California's extended magazine ban, and a critical trial in Oregon over the constitutionality of Ballot Measure 114, an onerous gun control bill passed last year that similarly bands high-capacity magazines and creates additional background check and paperwork requirements fo...

In the Shadow of the Singularity: The Coming AI Reckoning with Special Guest Joe Allen 26.09.2023

Victoria is joined on the program by author & journalist Joe Allen, whose latest book "DARK ÆON: Transhumanism and the War Against Humanity" examines both the physical and metaphysical dangers humanity faces as we stand at the precipice of artificial general intelligence. Allen believes the transhumanist movement seeks not only to leap headfirst into critically dangerous technology,...

Hunter: Under the Influence with Special Guest Mike McCormick 16.09.2023

Former White House stenographer Mike McCormick returns with more from the infamous Hunter Biden laptop files. What role did he play in connecting his father to Ukrainian firm Burisma? Why did he seemingly ditch his Secret Service detail while visiting family? And what is the Biden family's connection to a vicious Honduran cartel? Check out this episode of The Adult in the Room to hear all the...

Tucker: Made from Scratch with Special Guest Chadwick Moore 30.08.2023

"Tucker" author Chadwick Moore returns to the program to talk the book's release, and to share more stories from his research of Tucker Carlson, including stories of his faith, his sense of honor, and even a few revelations about Carlson's relationship with the controversial Hunter Biden, a man that Carlson once counted as a friend before Biden's spiral into addiction and cor...

Crossing the Rubicon: Georgia v. John Eastman with Special Guest Harvey Silverglate 25.08.2023

Attorney John Eastman, along with many members of the Trump Administration including the former President, have been indicted for a myriad of charges in the state of Georgia. Together, they are accused of conspiring to hijack the 2020 Presidential election in that state, and violations of racketeering law, charges that could result in some of the defendants spending the rest of their natural lives...

Trump's Peach State Problem with Mike Davis of the Article III Project 19.08.2023

An Atlanta-area grand jury has handed down the 4th series of indictments to former President Donald Trump, as well as many members of his leadership team for a range of alleged offenses from RICO violations to forgery. The Article III Project's Mike Davis returns to the program to explain why he believes the charges won't stick, and what political motive he feels is the impetus for them. *...

Into the Deep End: Navigating Seattle's Underbelly with Independent Journalist Jonathan Choe 28.07.2023

Jonathan Choe first made waves in Seattle as the lead reporter with the city's ABC affiliate, KOMO-4. After being unceremoniously booted via "hecklers veto," Choe struck out on his own, bringing his online audience uncensored, unfiltered, accurate presentations of what life is really like on the streets of Seattle, from violent activism to homelessness to the drug epidemic. Join Jona...

Infectious Doubt: How Social Media, Peer Pressure & Bad Science Are Driving Kids to Artificial Gender Dysphoria with Dr. Miriam Grossman 23.07.2023

Miriam Grossman, M.D. is a renowned childhood & adolescent psychiatrist, and since 2006 she has been vocal about her concerns regarding the radical effects social media and internet culture have been generating in children across the country, affecting their self-esteem, sexual identities, and mental health. In her new book Lost in Trans Nation: A Child Psychiatrist's Guide Out of the Madn...

Hot Takes with Chef Andrew Gruel 14.07.2023

Chef Andrew Gruel, a successful California restauranteur and respected food service industry consultant, made a lot of waves when he defied California pandemic lockdown orders and continued to keep his outdoor dining area open, citing the lack of evidence of outdoor spread and Governor Gavin Newsom's own hypocritical actions. Now, he's giving his unique POV on everything from lab-grown mea...

¡Por Cuba Libre!: Experiencing American Liberty & Preserving the Dream of a Free Cuba with Yoel and Mari 04.07.2023

In modern times, Americans sometimes take for granted the blessings of liberty that have been purchased for us both at the negotiating table and on the battlefield. On this special Independence Day episode of The Adult in the Room Podcast, Victoria welcomes a pair of very special guests. Mari, a citizen of the US, grew up as a child of the Cuban Diaspora and returned to her homeland to become one...

Tucker: A Look Behind the Desk with Special Guest Chadwick Moore 30.06.2023

Journalist Chadwick Moore is the author of the new biography Tucker , a look at the life & career of Tucker Carlson. Moore was given unprecedented, exclusive access to Carlson & his family, uncovered fascinating stories about his work, and has assembled a compelling profile of a man that some call a journalist, others call a propagandist, who was ratings gold until being unceremoniously fi...

"Nobody can make me do anything" - Dispelling the Myths about 'America's Shaman' 23.06.2023

SPECIAL NOTE: In order to comply with Spotify & YouTube policies, this episode has been edited for content. The uncut version of the episode can be viewed on the Adult in the Room Odysee & Rumble channels at: https://odysee.com/@AdultInTheRoom:f/nobody-can-make-me-do-anything:f https://rumble.com/v2wi89w-nobody-can-make-me-do-anything-dispelling-the-myths-surrounding-americas-sh.html *****...

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