American Thought Leaders

A podcast by Jan Jekielek

442 Episodes

  1. What the Media Is Leaving Out of Its Reporting on Crime: John Lott

    Published: 8/17/2024

  2. Here’s What a Chinese EMP Attack on Taiwan Could Look Like: Greg Autry

    Published: 8/15/2024

  3. Elon Musk Has Been Sounding the Alarm on Birthrates. Is He Onto Something?–Catherine Pakaluk

    Published: 8/15/2024

  4. Recession Frenzy Is Missing the Point: Jeffrey Tucker on Skewed Data and the Root Causes of Our Economic Woes

    Published: 8/12/2024

  5. Deep Dive Into Venezuela’s Disputed Election and the Power Players Behind the Scenes: Joseph Humire

    Published: 8/10/2024

  6. Karl Marx and the Mythology Surrounding His Rise: Phillip Magness

    Published: 8/8/2024

  7. How Free Societies Fall for Totalitarian Temptations: Ryszard Legutko

    Published: 8/5/2024

  8. The Libertarian View: Presidential Nominee Chase Oliver on China, the Border, and the Economy

    Published: 7/31/2024

  9. How Impoverished Nations Become Prosperous: Dr. Rainer Zitelmann

    Published: 7/29/2024

  10. Honoring Those on the Front Lines: Singer Five for Fighting on Writing Music With Morals

    Published: 7/26/2024

  11. Inside China’s Largest Civil Disobedience Movement, and Why You Haven’t Heard of It: Larry Liu

    Published: 7/25/2024

  12. Slavery Still Exists Today–And Here Is Living Proof: Simon Deng and Charles Jacobs

    Published: 7/22/2024

  13. How Communist China Outsmarted Hollywood, the NBA, and US Businesses: Chris Fenton

    Published: 7/19/2024

  14. We Are Treating Each Other as ‘Political Abstractions,’ Chloe Valdary Has a Way to Fix That

    Published: 7/16/2024

  15. Why Many Scientific Findings Don’t Hold Up Under Scrutiny: Emily Kaplan

    Published: 7/12/2024

  16. How Landmark SCOTUS Ruling on Chevron Deference Curbs Federal Agency Power: Philip Hamburger

    Published: 7/9/2024

  17. Communist China’s ‘Backdoor’ Into America: Cleo Paskal

    Published: 7/5/2024

  18. Hard Truths of the Foster Care Crisis: Neal Harmon and Demetrius Grosse on New Film ‘Sound of Hope’

    Published: 7/1/2024

  19. Mark Skousen: America Has Been in a State of Permanent Inflation Since WWII

    Published: 6/27/2024

  20. Here’s How America Can Win the New Cold War: Matthew Kreonig and Dan Negrea

    Published: 6/25/2024

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At a time when our nation is portrayed as increasingly polarized, media often ignore viewpoints and stories that are worthy of attention. American Thought Leaders, hosted by The Epoch Times Senior Editor Jan Jekielek, features in-depth discussions with some of America’s most influential thought leaders on pertinent issues facing our nation today.