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Navigating the chaos of today’s politics can be overwhelming —this show helps make sense of it all. In about 30 minutes each week, host Bella Goode breaks down the players, policies, and threats facing democracy — in plain language and straight talk. Your crash course in today’s politics
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Send us a text In Episode 3 of Season 2 of Surviving Trump, host Bella Goode examines the demographic data underneath the fear driving Trump’s second-term agenda and Project 2025. The question is straightforward: is the panic about demographic change grounded in reality — or is it being weaponized to justify authoritarian power? Building on earlier episodes, Bella returns to the season’s core argument: Trump and his allies are using the machinery of government to preserve White political domi...
Send us a text Episode Summary In Episode 2 of Season 2 of Surviving Trump, host Bella Goode examines the psychology driving Trump’s second-term agenda and Project 2025. This episode explains why fear — not economic hardship — is the force binding the MAGA movement and sustaining its political power. Building on Episode 1’s core argument that Trump’s second term is focused on preserving White political dominance, Bella introduces two concepts from political psychology that explain why this st...
Send us a text Season Two of Surviving Trump examines the coordinated effort behind Trump's second term and the role of Project 2025 in reshaping American democracy and political power. Support the show Bella Goode is a pseudonym — but the voice, research, and mission are all real. A Republican turned Democrat advocate in 2016, I was raised by middle class parents in Pennsylvania. I’m a former marketing executive, entrepreneur, and lifelong learner with an MBA from Wharton and a Master...
Send us a text In this bonus episode launching Season Two of Surviving Trump, host Bella Goode names the ideology beneath the policies, chaos, and power consolidation of Trump’s second term. Season Two begins with a central hypothesis: fear of demographic change has become fear of losing power — and that fear is now reshaping governance in the United States. This episode deepens that hypothesis by identifying the moral worldview giving it direction. Drawing from a recent column by Robert Reic...
Send us a text Episode Summary Season 2 of Surviving Trump begins with a clear question: Is the chaos of Donald Trump’s second term accidental, or is it intentional? In this episode, host Bella Goode explains why the daily flood of executive orders, court fights, immigration raids, and power grabs should not be seen as random. She argues that these actions are connected—and that they all point to a single goal: preserving White political dominance in a country that is rapidly changing. What T...
Send us a text In this bonus episode of Surviving Trump, Bella Goode closes out Season 1 — a year of straight talk about what’s happening inside our government, who’s driving the agenda, and how those decisions affect everyday Americans. Over 56 episodes, this season broke down Trump’s second-term plans with a singular mission: expose the unqualified people running his administration and the egregious actions and policies shaping the future. Season 1 covered: the Pillars of Democracy (5...
Send us a text Episode Summary Welcome to Surviving Trump. I’m Bella Goode. This is the first episode in a new five-part series on Project 2025 — a sweeping plan already reshaping the U.S. government from the inside out. Drafted by the Heritage Foundation and backed by more than 100 right-wing organizations, Project 2025 is not a theory. It’s a 900-page blueprint for dismantling the federal system as we know it — eliminating checks and balances, replacing public servants with ideological loya...
Send us a text Episode Summary In Episode 28, Bella Goode lays out a bold and urgent strategy to fight back against Trump’s second-term agenda and the authoritarian blueprint known as Project 2025. After covering the MAGA base, the donor class, and the fractured opposition in previous episodes, this one delivers something different — a clear, coordinated plan of action. It's called the Democracy Defense Plan (DDP), and it’s more than messaging. It’s infrastructure, execution, and survival. Th...
Send us a text Episode Summary: In Part Three of our four-part series on Donald Trump’s first 100 days of his second term, we’re shifting perspectives to examine how anti-Trump voices are responding to his chaotic and controversial return to power. For Trump’s critics — from journalists and activists to everyday Americans — these 100 days are not just a rocky start but a dangerous turning point. From executive overreach to economic fallout, from mass deportations to media crackdowns, we explo...
Send us a text Episode Summary: In the second instalment of our four-part series examining Trump’s first 100 days, Episode 26 of Surviving Trump explores the intense loyalty of the MAGA base — the voters who see Trump not just as a political leader but as a personal champion. We dive into the cultural, emotional, and economic drivers of this loyalty and why, despite economic uncertainty and political chaos, Trump’s most fervent supporters remain more committed than ever. We also examine how r...
Send us a text Episode Summary: In the first of a four-part series examining Donald Trump’s second-term first 100 days, Episode 25 of Surviving Trumptakes us into the minds of the Wealth Protectors — the high-income donors, corporate executives, and conservative insiders who see Trump as a powerful tool to protect their interests and expand their influence. This episode unpacks how these elites view Trump as a strategic asset, a bulldozer clearing a path for profit and deregulation. We exam...
Send us a text Episode Summary: Some of the most powerful figures in Trump’s national security circle don’t hold formal titles. They don’t lead federal agencies or appear in press briefings — but their influence is vast. In Part One of this episode, we meet the "whisperers" behind Trump’s authoritarian shift: Stephen Miller, Russell Vought, Ric Grenell, and Peter Navarro. In Part Two, we dive into Signalgate — a stunning security breach where top officials coordinated a military strike ...
Send us a text Episode Summary: In this second installment of our three-part national security series, we examine the people now leading America’s most powerful security agencies. These aren’t leaders chosen for experience or qualifications. They’re chosen for loyalty — and that shift has turned national security on its head. From purged intelligence staff and photo-op border raids to encrypted chat scandals and weaponized institutions, this episode reveals how Donald Trump has stacked the na...
Send us a text Episode Summary: In this opening episode of our three-part national security series, we go back to basics — defining what national security actually is, how it’s evolved over time, and what it’s supposed to protect us from. We walk through the full range of threats facing America in 2025 — from cyberattacks and domestic extremism to climate collapse and geopolitical instability — and show how the system meant to keep us safe is being radically reshaped. National security is no ...
Send us a text Episode 21: Tariff World – How Trump’s Trade War Broke The Global Economy What’s in this episode In the final instalment of our three-part series on Trump’s April 2025 tariffs, host Bella Goode steps back to explore the global fallout of America’s most reckless trade war in modern history. From dairy farmers in Quebec to chip manufacturers in Japan, we follow the ripple effects of a policy with no economic modeling and no safety net — just escalating damage. This episode unpac...
Send us a text Episode Summary: In Episode 20 of Surviving Trump, host Bella Goode digs into the real-world consequences of Donald Trump’s sweeping April 2025 tariffs. From wheat fields in Kansas to factory floors in Ohio, the economic pain is spreading. You’ll hear why top economists are calling the policy “economic malpractice,” and how working families, small businesses, and farmers are footing the bill. With inflation rising, profits vanishing, and rural communities on the brink, this epi...
Send us a text Episode Summary: In Episode 19 of Surviving Trump, host Bella Goode unpacks Donald Trump’s massive April 2025 tariff announcement—the largest unilateral economic move in modern U.S. history. This episode breaks down what tariffs actually are, how Trump’s new policy distorts their use, and why this isn’t just about trade — it’s about power. From market collapses and economic misinformation to ideological fantasy and authoritarian leverage, we explore how Trump is using tariffs a...
Send us a text Episode Summary In the final chapter of our six-part Musk series, Bella Goode delivers a powerful reckoning with the fallout of Elon Musk’s DOGE regime—a techno-authoritarian experiment that has left America's democratic infrastructure gasping for air. Far beyond a failed efficiency program, DOGE has become a vehicle for chaos, control, and collapse. With institutions gutted, benefits blocked, and public trust in freefall, Episode 18 dives into the devastating human cost of Mus...
Send us a text In Part 5 of our six-part series on Elon Musk, we zoom out from Washington to the world stage. Musk isn’t just dismantling the U.S. government from within—he’s reshaping global politics without ever holding elected office. From Starlink in Ukraine to political meddling in Germany, from Tesla’s entanglements in China to his cozy rapport with Putin, Musk is acting like a rogue superpower. And no one voted him in. This episode also features a powerful conversation with Amy Richter...
Send us a text Elon Musk’s DOGE initiative—the Department of Government Efficiency—was sold as a revolution in streamlined governance. But in the wake of its rollout, America is facing a whirlwind of legal battles, shattered institutions, and deepening national division. In Part Four of our series, we trace the real-world consequences of Musk’s rise inside the Trump administration. What began as a tech-driven experiment in "cutting waste" has become a blueprint for privatized power, deregulat...
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