On Democracy with FPWellman

Jan 30 2025 135 ep. 46 mins 130

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An ongoing discussion with activists, advocates, political operatives, candidates and others about the state of democracy in the U.S., the threats to its future and how we can fight back to preserve our nation.

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This Is How We Fight

Jan 30 2025 38 mins

Donald Trump has spent his first two weeks in office causing absolute chaos. This was the plan. Stephen Miller is relishing it all and promises more with the flood of increasingly awful orders and memos. Many who oppose them feel overwhelmed and are struggling to fight back. But many were ready and have rolled into the battle with gusto. Democracy Forward spent the last two years a

Time To Get In The Fight!

Jan 23 2025 32 mins

Donald Trump pardoned all of January 6th rioters including the leaders of the Oathkeepers and Proud Boys. It only took minutes for them to be welcomed with open arms back on the same Capitol grounds they stormed 4 years ago. It marks another dark turn towards extremism and a challenge for the opposition to this movement. Against this backdrop the Democrats are preparing for the cri

The Rise of The Complicit

Jan 17 2025 39 mins

Donald Trump enters office with an underwater favorability rating according to a recent Marist poll. It isn’t stopping the pathetic sycophants and straphangers in Congress from doing everything possible to get his attention or catch those coveted Fox and Newsmax interviews. The first week of cabinet confirmation hearings offered plenty of chances to show how desperate they are to

A Hurricane of Fire and a Firehose of BS

Jan 10 2025 42 mins

The unprecedented fires in the Los Angeles region have shocked the nation as we’ve watched the events unfold in real time. Billions of dollars in damage and untold numbers of lives have already been lost as over 8,000 firefighters and support personnel battle to save lives and property. In this shocking moment Republicans and their propagandists haven’t missed an opportunity to

A Tale of Two Explosions and The Ties That Connect Them

Jan 03 2025 32 mins

The nation spent New Year’s Day following two bizarre and heartbreak stories as an overnight attack on Bourbon Street took the lives of 14 innocents while a Tesla Cybertruck blew up in front of the Las Vegas Trump Hotel. We would find out within hours that both acts were carried out by men with military service, and both would leave more questions than answers that led them to ac

Mass Diversified Media is here to stay

Dec 26 2024 54 mins

Fred is recovering from surgery but we thought we would run this recent show that was overlooked with all of the excitement of the Tyson-Paul fight. Fred took a look then at how Democrats can do a better job of getting their messages to more Americans and why that’s important as we face 31 states holding local and state elections next year. Looking back at this year the media lan

The Billionaires Take Charge and Shut It Down

Dec 19 2024 33 mins

The day after the election we started sounding the alarm that Democrats had to organize quickly because Trump and his allies had a plan for January 20th and we needed to be ready. We were wrong. They’ve already started attacking and a looming government shutdown directed by Elon Musk is proof. It’s only the beginning. Fred is solo to walk through what a government shutdown is r

We’re Not Done Yet!

Dec 12 2024 41 mins

It’s been a little over a month since the election results and many of us are still spinning from the realization that Donald Trump will return to office even more unhinged than last time and leading a pack of the most extreme and unqualified appointees imaginable. President Biden has rolled in with the largest single commutation of sentences and pardons in U.S. history and is gi

Could It Happen Here?

Dec 05 2024 50 mins

The world watched as South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared Martial Law in a late-night speech on Tuesday and one of the strongest democracies in the Asian-Pacific region faced its greatest test in nearly 40 years. The nation’s parliament was able to gather a quorum and overrule his attempt and he stood down. This left many Americans wondering if something like this could

We Need to Fight For America More Than Ever

Nov 29 2024 35 mins

Even with the events of November 5th it’s important that we remember that democracy starts with the people, and we are the ones who build it, maintain it, and grow it. Many are asking what they can do considering the coming changes and threats to our democracy with the new Trump Administration. Fred talks about a range of things everyday Americans can do to make their community,