True Thirty with Joey Dumont

Joey and Sean team up to cover the latest round of Team Blue updates. We’re tracking the $22 billion Trump disclosure featuring meme coins, Binance pardons, and Larry Ellison’s shadow over CBS before pivoting to the tragicomedy that is the Freedom 250 Fair. Find out why tech bros, AI George Washington, and Photoshop can’t save the GOP from the ultimate crowd-size humiliation. Here’s what’s in the...

Welcome back to another chaotic edition of True Thirty 30. This week, Joey Dumont sits down with the show’s favorite war correspondent, Tom Shanker, co-author of Age of Danger , to dissect the absolute circus surrounding Donald Trump’s latest foreign policy masterclass. It is a peace agreement with Iran that reads less like a triumph of diplomacy and more like a “let them eat cake” Marie Antoinett...

If you thought the political landscape couldn’t get any weirder, the modern Democratic Party just said, “Hold my beer.” This week on True Thirty, Joey Dumont and Sean X put on their “Team Red” hazard suits and laugh at why the Left is ditching the polished Ivy League elites and replacing them with candidates who feel like they were recruited outside a dive bar at 2:00 AM. Here’s what we are pourin...

Welcome back to another chaotic edition of True Thirty 30. This week, Joey Dumont and producer Sean X are diving headfirst into the absolute circus of American politics, where the news reads less like C-SPAN and more like a reality TV finale written by a caffeine-addicted raccoon. Here’s what’s in the blender today: The $1.776 Billion Illusion: We give you an update on that massive $1.776 billion...

True Thirty 30: Trump’s $1.776B IRS Leak Settlement and the Anti-Weaponization Fund. Host Joey Dumont and producer Sean X discuss a reported $1.776B settlement stemming from Donald Trump’s January lawsuit over 405,000 leaked tax records tied to IRS leaker Charles Littlejohn (now imprisoned). They argue the leak occurred under Trump’s own first administration, yet the settlement is funded by taxpay...

Miami’s new mayor, Eileen Higgins, the city’s first Democratic mayor in 30 years and first female mayor, discusses her 19-point victory, her record as a county commissioner building 4,000 affordable/workforce housing units with 3,000 more planned, and securing federal funding for two new mass transit lines. She explains how she plans to reform City of Miami bureaucracy with process and technology...

Welcome to the first episode of True Thirty 30 | a new weekly conversation where Joey and his Producer Sean X break down the biggest stories, questions, and cultural moments shaping the week. In this episode, we discuss Iran, rising gas prices, tariffs, farming pressures, and the symbolism behind the “Golden Calf” controversy. We also talk about diesel prices, California regulations, global trade...

What happens when military brilliance outruns political strategy? In this episode, Joey Dumont talks with veteran national security journalist Thom Shanker about the war with Iran, the intelligence used to justify it, and the dangerous gap between what America can destroy and what it can actually solve. The conversation argues that the opening strikes may have been tactically impressive, but that...

Eric Litchfield is a retired captain from the Santa Rosa Police Department in northern California. During his tenure, he managed divisions and programs that included patrol, traffic, tactical teams, incident management, detectives, professional standards and training, recruiting, and promotion assessments. Captain Litchfield has extensive experience in personnel investigations, policy development,...

Today, I am joined by two of my oldest friends and colleagues from the advertising business. Jimmy is our resident Oxford scholar and proud libertarian, and Kevin is a former media executive, and very vocal Trump supporter. As shared during our interview, the three of us have been jarring about politics on a private thread for over a decade now…and please note that we argue like brothers (without...

In today’s episode, I sat down with three conservative people I’ve never met before named Bill, Mary, and Stephen, to talk about all things Trump. And I wanted to host such a show to highlight that we (Left and Right) are not as divided and hateful to one another when we sit down and talk like adults. And… this episode proved just that. Bill was the resident MAGA representative during our debate....

Rich Klein is the Managing Partner of McLarty Media…a repeat guest…and someone I now consider a friend. Rich was part of the 1992 Clinton/Gore presidential campaign, helping to craft policy and messaging on emerging global issues… and was subsequently appointed by President Clinton to head the speechwriting staff and be part of the policy planning office at the Department of Commerce. I invited Ri...

Fay Johnson is an expert in the field of Trust & Safety. Johnson’s tenure combines deep expertise in behavioral science with hands-on experience in product development, content moderation, and online safety at leading technology companies including Meta, Twitter, and Nextdoor. Johnson has designed and implemented systems that promote respectful interactions, fairness, and community trust, shaping...

Tobias Rose-Stockwell is a writer, technologist and media researcher who explores the effects of social media on society and democracy. His work has been featured in major outlets such as FastCompany, Quartz, Medium, NPR, the BBC and many others. As a media researcher, he has advised the directors of Gannett, one of the largest news organizations in America, as well as local news outlets in the US...

Joe Hack spent 12 years as a senior advisor in both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, including more than six years as Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (NE). Prior to that, he worked for Senate Whip Jon Kyl as Communications Director and chief spokesman. Joe is also a veteran of the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served as Press Secretary and Legislative Assista...

Nick Quested is a British filmmaker and producer of documentary films, music videos, and TV commercials. He is the executive director and owner of Goldcrest Films.  Quested has produced over 40 films, including several war documentaries directed by Sebastian Junger. Prior to producing, he was an award-winning music video director. Quested directed more than 100 music videos and commercials, workin...

Brad Berens wears a few different hats: he's a strategic advisor and senior fellow at the Center for the Digital Future at USC Annenberg, Principal at Big Digital Idea Consulting, serves on a variety of boards, and has spent many years working in digital media. He's also a science fiction novelist and writes a weekly newsletter, The Brad Berens Weekly Dispatch on Substack , and also on LinkedIn ....

Joe Hack spent 12 years as a senior advisor in both the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, including more than six years as Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (NE).  He was recognized by The Hill as a Top Lobbyist in 2022 and 2023. He is also a 2022 Maverick PAC Future40 Awardee. And Joe (one of my favorite all time Republicans) was recognized by The Hill as a Top Lobbyist in 2...

Yumi Wilson is a longtime San Francisco State University professor and a guest lecturer at the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. She is a former reporter and editor for the San Francisco Chronicle and the Associated Press in Los Angeles, where she helped cover the aftermath of the Rodney King beating by LAPD officers. In addition to teaching, she has taken on numerous side gigs, mainly to...

Tom Morris holds a double Ph. D. in Philosophy and Religious Studies from Yale University.  Morris is a former professor of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He is a founder of the Morris Institute for Human Values, and author of over 30 books. He is also a business and motivational speaker, applying philosophical themes and concepts to business and professional life. During our chat we...

Joe Hack is a government relations specialist, political consultant, and former U.S. Senate Chief of Staff with more than 16 years on Capitol Hill. As Senior Vice President of The Daschle Group, Joe is known for his expertise in Senate politics and procedures. Notably, Joe served as a lead Republican consultant in securing passage of The Respect for Marriage Act and played a key role in shepherdin...

Rich Klein is the Managing Partner of McLarty Media. He was part of the 1992 Clinton/Gore presidential campaign, helping to craft policy and messaging on emerging global issues. Rich was subsequently appointed by President Clinton to head the speechwriting staff and be part of the policy planning office at the Department of Commerce, reporting directly to Secretaries Ron Brown, Mickey Kantor and B...

Thom Shanker is a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. He is also the director of the Project for Media and National Security at George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs. Prior to his time at these academic institutions, Shanker was a longtime Pentagon correspondent and editor for the New York Times . His tenure with...

Mitra Kalita is a storied journalist and media executive, author of two books, and a former Senior Vice President for News, Opinion and Programming at CNN Digital, where she oversaw a team of 200 employees. Mitra has also taught her craft at Columbia, UMass Amherst, CUNY Graduate School, and St. John’s. And in November of 2020 she was asked to join the board of The Philadelphia Inquirer. During ou...

Dax-Devlon Ross is the author of six books, including the acclaimed Letters to My White Male Friends . His journalism has been featured in Time Magazine, The Guardian, The New York Times, and The Washington Post Magazine and many other national publications. He won the National Association of Black Journalists’ Investigative Reporting Award for his coverage of jury exclusion in North Carolina cour...