The Michele Tafoya Podcast

What do Joe Rogan, Karine Jean-Pierre and Dr. Jill Biden have in common?  All three make appearances in today’s podcast.  Rogan on voter ID, KJP on “transparency”, and Jill on “Four More Years.”  But four more years of WHAT?  Michele asks this critical question.

You may know Andrew Gruel because he is a famous chef and restauranteur.  But he also took on California Governor Gavin Newsom during the Covid lockdowns, and you won’t believe the price he paid.  This wide ranging conversation covers everything from minimum wage to Presidential politics to the art of grilling.  But the stories of trying to survive in a declining California are cautionary tales everyone should hear.

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Author Rachel Ehrenfeld has studied George Soros for decades.  She tells Michele how the billionaire was shaped by his youth in Hungary, and why he spearheaded the push to legalize drugs.  What is the “Soros Agenda?”  Find out in this condensed version of our two-part series.

https://www.amazon.com/Soros-Agenda-Rachel-Ehrenfeld/dp/1645720470 

Siaka Massoquoi became an actor on accident.  He became sober on purpose.  And both acting and sobriety led him to become an active Republican.  He is a January 6th defendant with an important story to tell.  He told it to us.

https://x.com/_siakamassaquoi?lang=en

https://www.siakamassaquoi.us/

https://www.givesendgo.com/siaka

https://x.com/RedState  

Most people agree: we need better candidates running for office. Let me introduce you to Donyale Hall, a congressional candidate in Delaware. You may not live in Delaware, but isn’t a good candidate from any state worth supporting? This single mother of ten is a small business owner, a military veteran, and a common-sense conservative. Her opponent is a trans woman who is raking in donations from activists who care only about her identity.

www.donyalefordelaware.com

https://www.instagram.com/donyalehall/

https://www.facebook.com/DonyaleForDE/

https://x.com/sarahemcbride?lang=en 

Michele continues her conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Michael Goodwin.  In this episode they compare and contrast The NY Times and the NY Post; dig into former President Donald Trump’s personality; and make prediction about the 2024 presidential election.

Michael Goodwin is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who has covered New York City for decades, working for The NY Times, Daily News and the Post.  In Part One of his conversation with Michele, they discuss antisemitism on American campuses; the evolution of The NY Times; and why those who sleep with elephants shouldn’t cover the circus.

Oh, and Michele delivers her thoughts on Caitlin Clark being left off the Olympic Women’s Basketball team.

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You may know Nick Searcy from “The Shape of Water,” or the FX series, “Justified.”  He has also produced multiple films, including “The War on Truth.”  Michele had been agnostic about the events of January 6th, but after taking the time to watch this film, she was left with a myriad of questions… some of them alarming.  Join her as she discusses this film with Searcy, who was at the Capitol on J6.  Are you open minded enough to hear another perspective?

https://salemnow.com/   

https://thewarontruthmovie.com/

https://x.com/yesnicksearcy?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Olivia Krolczyk wrote a college paper in which she used the term, “Biological woman.”  Her professor gave her a zero.  Find out why, and what happened next. 

https://x.com/oliviakrolczyk_?lang=en 

https://linktr.ee/oliviakrolczyk 

https://www.instagram.com/oliviakrolczyk/?hl=en 

Zeek Arkham has close to 400 thousand followers on X.  He believes his following wants to hear his authentic point of view.  About race, masculinity, religion, and America.  We agree. And in this episode, we aren’t limited to 140 characters.

Retired Navy Captain Hung Cao came to the United States as a refugee from Vietnam in 1975. He was commissioned as a Special Operations Officer (Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Deep Sea Diving) from the United States Naval Academy, and served with special operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Somalia. He also balanced the Navy’s $140 billion budget at the Pentagon, working with Homeland Security, and the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force. Hung received his Masters degree in physics from the Naval Postgraduate School, and fellowships at MIT and Harvard. He and his wife April are the parents of five children. Is this enough to win him the U.S. Senate seat in Virginia, where he’s facing Democrat Tim Kaine? 

https://www.hungforva.com/ 

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Tim Holbert has a dream job.  He interviews veterans — from WWI, WWII, and beyond.  He gets to preserve some of the most important, aspirational stories the world has to offer.  His work has earned him multiple Emmy Awards, but it’s the intrinsic value of the storytelling that motivates him.  As he puts it, “I make TV, and I share history, and that’s fun.”  You will want to watch everything he’s ever produced.

Campus protests.  Amal Clooney lobbying to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu.  The rise of Antisemitism.  Josh Kraushaar tackles all of these issues and assesses their impact on the 2024 Presidential Election.

Adam B. Coleman is a relatively soft-spoken guy.  But he has a lot to say.  It’s the WAY he says things that makes him so easy to listen to and so easy to like.  The second edition of his book, “Black Victim to Black Victor,” is now available.  His reasons for writing in the first place are admirable and aspirational.  It’s always a pleasure to spend a little time with the man who says he is “Speaking Wrong at the Right Time.”

https://twitter.com/wrong_speak?lang=en 

https://www.adambcoleman.com/  

She’s young, talented, successful… and never graduated college.  She’s wise beyond her years, open-minded, and outspoken.  In this episode, Michele and Amala discuss gender ideology, the VEEP-Stakes, and college uprisings in America. 

Byl Holte (pronounced “Bill Holt”) is many things.  He is Black.  He is gay.  He is Patti LaBelle’s adopted son/nephew.  And he has a significant following on X.  But he has been largely isolated from his family and friends because of (wait for it)… politics. That hasn’t stopped him from expressing his opinions about feminism, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden’s America.  This is his first-ever on-camera interview.  Oh — and he was at the Capitol on January 6th. 

Imagine having an extremely adverse reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine.  Should you just be brushed aside as an unfortunate side effect to a vax that was supposed to shield people from COVID?  Or should there be recourse for your injuries?  Craig Norkus is a cameraman for an NBC Station in Minneapolis/St. Paul.  He tells the harrowing story of his vaccine injury — including what it has cost him in time, money, and anguish.  He’s not alone.  But his story is unique.

Alan Dershowitz is one of the most celebrated lawyers in the world.  He joins Michele to discuss (1) how he intends to hold anti-Israeli NON-PEACEFUL protesters accountable in court and defend — pro bono — Jews who’ve been victimized by these attacks… (2) how and why antisemitism has taken root in academia… and (3) his latest book, “Get Trump: The Threat to Civil Liberties, Due Process, and our Constitutional Rule of Law.”  You can’t hear Dershowitz speak on college campuses anymore (he tells us why), so listen to him here.

Wait, WHAT?  What did the Biden Administration just do to Title IX?  Why are there lawsuits?  Gimme the details!

OK, we will.  The Biden Administration has bowed to the DEI industry by saying trans-women (biological men identifying as female) can play on women’s teams, change in women’s locker-rooms and more.  May Mailman, Director of Independent Women’s Law Center tells us about the lawsuit that’s been filed to stop these unfair changes to what was a law designed to protect women.