EPISODE 29: Project 2025 Overview — Dismantling Democracy and Women’s Rights

Send us Fan MailEpisode SummaryWelcome to Surviving Trump. I’m Bella Goode.This is the first episode in a new five-part series on Project 2025 — a sweeping plan already reshaping the U.S. government from the inside out. Drafted by the Heritage Foundation and backed by more than 100 right-wing organizations, Project 2025 is not a theory. It’s a 900-page blueprint for dismantling the federal system as we know it — eliminating checks and balances, replacing public servants with ideological loyalists, and rewriting the rules of everyday life.This episode focuses on what the plan actually says, what it means for women in particular, and how much of it is already being implemented.In This Episode– What is Project 2025 and why does it matter?– 10 core features of the plan that aim to dismantle American democracy– How the blueprint targets women’s rights, healthcare, abortion access, and IVF– A behind-the-scenes look at what’s already in motion — from personnel changes to policy shifts– The bigger ideological vision: a return to male-dominated, theocratic government masked as “order” and “family values”Why It MattersProject 2025 is not about draining the swamp — it’s about replacing democracy with domination. At the heart of this plan is a radical effort to reshape society through executive orders, surveillance, purges, and forced obedience to a singular vision of power. And women are at the center of that vision — not as leaders, but as subjects.This isn’t theoretical. It’s happening — right now.If you care about democracy, freedom, equality, or even the right to make decisions about your own body — this is your wake-up call.Next EpisodeIn Episode 30, we go behind the curtain:Who’s funding Project 2025? Who’s writing the playbook? And what do they really believe?We’ll trace the origins of the plan, explore the role of Christian nationalism and authoritarian ideology, and examine how Donald Trump fits into the machinery — not as a lone actor, but as the face of a well-organized, well-funded movement to consolidate power.Support the showBella Goode is a pseudonym — but the voice, research, and mission are all real. A Republican turned Democrat advocate in 2016, I was raised by middle class parents in Pennsylvania.  I’m a former marketing executive, entrepreneur, and lifelong learner with an MBA from Wharton and a Master’s in Psychology from Penn. I spent decades telling stories in the business world; now I use those skills to connect the dots in American politics.I’m here because the truth matters — and because the stakes have never been higher. Surviving Trump isn’t lighthearted. It’s clarity, evidence, and a fight for the future of our democracy.Follow my blog on Substack https://survivingtrumppodcast.substack.com