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The Rising

The Rising

Written by: Marshall Herskovitz Nick Knudsen
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 America stands at a crossroads, darker and more dangerous than many realize. On The Rising, we ask: What will it really take to defeat American fascism? How can we rise to the heights our parents and grandparents did when they faced the darkness of the Depression and World War II? We must find that same strength in ourselves, and each other, but it will take real courage, brutal honesty, and a level of coordinated action many of us have never attempted. This is not just a podcast, it’s a call to clarity, conviction, and the fight of our lives. A rising is coming.© 2026 TDO Media Political Science Politics & Government
Episodes
  • POISONING Our Freedom: The Big Tech Addiction War

    POISONING Our Freedom: The Big Tech Addiction War
    Nov 2 2025

    What if the war for America’s soul isn’t being fought in Congress but in your feed? Congressman Jake Auchincloss joins Marshall Herskovitz and Nick Knudsen to expose how social media algorithms are POISONING democracy, hijacking dopamine, and rewriting the definition of freedom itself.

    Congressman Auchincloss lays out how Big Tech manipulates attention, profits from outrage, and keeps kids glued to screens like addicts and why both parties have failed to act. From reforming Section 230 to defending “free minds” as a civic right, this episode takes on the toxic influence of AI, algorithms, and unregulated corporate greed that’s corroding truth and democracy.
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    34 mins
  • IGNITING the MOVEMENT to SAVE America

    IGNITING the MOVEMENT to SAVE America
    Oct 19 2025

    Democracy isn’t dying quietly , it’s being suffocated in plain sight. Nick Knudsen and Marshall Herskovitz trace the collapse of truth, reason, and shared reality, and how we can fight back before it’s too late. From Lincoln’s refounding to today’s chaos, they map the road to America’s third rebirth.
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    49 mins
  • Can Patriotic Capitalism SAVE America?

    Can Patriotic Capitalism SAVE America?
    Oct 5 2025

    Nick Knudsen and Marshall Herskovitz take a scalpel to the policies that hollowed out paychecks and towns, from buyback mania to monopoly chokeholds to captured regulators. Then they map out the fix!
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    30 mins
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