Hosted by James Poulos · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 102 episodes
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Welcome to Zero Hour, where it’s always later than you think. America was convinced tech would complete our mastery of the world. Instead we got catastrophe—constant crisis from politics and the economy down to the spiritual fiber of our being. Time’s up for the era we grew up in. How do we pick ourselves up and begin again? To find out, visionary author and media theorist James Poulos cracks open the minds—and hearts—of today’s top figures in politics, tech, ideas, and culture.
James Poulos hosts Zero Hour with James Poulos, a news show with 102 episodes published.
Joel Salatin — the self-described "Christian libertarian environmentalist capitalist lunatic farmer" — joins James Poulos on "Zero Hour" to expose how America's farming system went off the rails. Salatin shares the story
Ana Kasparian, co-host of "The Young Turks," joins James Poulos to discuss the collapse of Democratic credibility, political homelessness, and corporate rot. What is behind the fall of both the Democrat and Republican Pa
Former ESPN anchor and reporter Sage Steele joins James Poulos to discuss the current state of sports media, cancel culture, faith, and politics in America. Steele opens up about what really happens behind the scenes at
Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters joins James Poulos to discuss the war over America’s future. From putting Bibles back into classrooms to fighting teachers' unions and woke indoctrination, Walte
Stephen Limbaugh, composer and concert pianist, joins James Poulos to discuss the new era of the arts. After having work performed by the Russian Philharmonic and being featured at the White House and Golden Globes, Limb
Mark McKinnon, political strategist to George W. Bush and John McCain, joins James Poulos to discuss how he went from politics to creating Showtime’s "The Circus." They break down the new era of politics, media, and digi
Greg Sindelar, CEO of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, joins James Poulos to discuss the future of conservatism in Trump’s America. They discuss how the new administration will work with states like Texas to tackle is
Cenk Uygur, founder of "The Young Turks," joins James Poulos to discuss populism, media bias, the deep state, and the future of American politics. As someone who was critical of both Joe Biden and Donald Trump, Cenk argu
Dick Boyce, investor and entrepreneur, joins James Poulos to discuss his latest film, “Lost on a Mountain in Maine.” Co-produced with Sylvester Stallone, the story spans multiple generations and returns cinema to a time
Cliff Maloney, founder of PA Chase, joins James Poulos to discuss how Pennsylvania became the decisive state in Donald Trump’s 2024 victory. He reveals the behind-the-scenes of how PA Chase set records knocking on over 5
America’s health crisis is worse than you think. Calley Means, White House health adviser, joins James Poulos to discuss how corporate cronyism and corruption in the food and pharma industries are making Americans, espec
Wikipedia is no longer what it used to be. Co-founder Larry Sanger joins James Poulos to discuss how Big Tech hijacked the website to push establishment narratives and increased censorship. Sanger explains the deep biase
“If AI becomes AGI, how will we ignore its advice when it’s smarter than us?” Scott Adams, creator of "Dilbert," joins James Poulos to break down the rise of AI and the fall of DEI as wokeness has reached its breaking po
Should parents take away smartphones completely? What is the alternative to screen-time limits and social media? Clare Morell, fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, joins James Poulos to discuss how social media
Jonathan Pageau, author, artist, and writer, joins James Poulos to discuss how Western civilization is collapsing into chaos. From woke ideology to digital disincarnation, we are seeing a carnival-like level of chaos in
Logan Allen, founder and CEO of Zorp Corp, joins James Poulos to uncover the truth about cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, energy control, bureaucratic control, and the war over technology. Can we reclaim digital freedom? Or are
Jacob Siegel, senior writer at Tablet magazine, joins James Poulos to break down Israel’s shocking technological advantage in information warfare. The collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime was a geopolitical earthquake, d
Sohrab Ahmari, founder and editor of Compact, joins James Poulos to discuss the new Trump era of nationalism and populism centered on workers, tariffs, and immigration policy. As Trump brings Elon Musk into the conversat
James Poulos and former Stanford research fellow Jeremy Carl dive into what the future of DEI in America will look like under President Trump. Carl outlines how foreigners used to immigrate to America because it was the
Todd Rose sits down with James Poulos in this exclusive interview to lay down the blueprint for success. Rose shares his rags-to-riches story of how he went from being a 0.9 GPA student to becoming a Harvard professor an
Joel Salatin
farmer · Lunatic Farmer
1 appearance on this show
Ana Kasparian
executive director and co-host of The Young Turks
1 appearance on this show
Sage Steele
host of The Sage Steele Show · ESPN
1 appearance on this show
Ryan Walters
Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction · Teacher Freedom Alliance
1 appearance on this show
Mark McKinnon
UL Research Institutes
1 appearance on this show
Cenk Uygur
The Young Turks
1 appearance on this show
Cliff Maloney
CEO · Citizens Alliance
1 appearance on this show
Calley Means
White House health adviser · TrueMed
1 appearance on this show
Larry Sanger
Wikipedia co-founder
1 appearance on this show
Scott Adams
creator of Dilbert and best-selling author · Adventure International
1 appearance on this show
Clare Morell
Author of "The Tech Exit: A Practical Guide to Freeing Kids and Teens from Smartphones" · Ethics and Public Policy Center
1 appearance on this show
Jonathan Pageau
icon carver, artist, writer, public speaker · The Symbolic World
1 appearance on this show
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