Truth with Vivek Ramaswamy
by Vivek Ramaswamy
The media has systematically lied to you about the war in Iraq, 2008 financial crisis, Russian Collusion hoax that never was, Covid-19 origins, Hunter Biden’s laptop, the truth about January 6th, how our money is being spent in Ukraine, the transgender Nashville shooter memo…the list goes on. If you want the standard conservative talking points, this podcast isn’t for you. But if you want to go deeper, get to the bottom of what is really going on behind the media smokescreens, explore the intellectual foundations of our America-First movement, and challenge your preconceived notions, then join Vivek Ramaswamy and go beyond the Overton window. Get ready for conversations you won’t find anywhere else.
Episodes
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A New Chapter in the Fight to Restore Self-Governance
We've hosted engaging guests for great conversations here on the Truth Podcast. As I focus on dismantling the unaccountable administrative state in a new role leading up to America's 250th birthday, we're going to pause this weekly conversation for now. Elon Musk and I are looking forward to…
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Do conservatives want a right-wing Nanny State or should we Shut It Down?
"America First" rightly put the American people back at the center of our government. The next step is not to turn the left-wing nanny state into a right-wing one. We want to SHUT IT DOWN. That's how we'll restore prosperity, national identity and declare independence from China.
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The People vs. The Machine | How ‘America First’ Won 2024
Go inside President Trump’s landslide win with Vivek. What are the implications for America’s future? How have political alliances shifted? How did the media do? We the people defeated the machine -- but is the machine gone for good?
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Debating Immigration: Economic Boost or National Crisis? | Sohrab Amari
I break down a fundamental debate on immigration policy. Sohrab sees immigration restrictions as a way to drive up wages and make Americans richer. I believe immigration is about more than just dollars and cents; it's about respecting the rule of law and preserving our national identity, which is...
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FDR’s New Deal: Good or Bad?
Is it time for conservatives to rethink free markets? What’s the proper role of tariffs? And is the administrative state really that bad? Author and New Right intellectual Sohrab Ahmari joins me to discuss the legacy of the New Deal and what it means to pursue the common good.
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Defeating the Left without Becoming the Left
The polls are looking good right now, but winning is just step one. It’s time for a serious conversation within the America First movement about how to defeat the left without becoming the left.
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The Price of Comfort: How We Traded Freedom for “Free Stuff” in the West | Christopher Caldwell | Truth Ep. #65
What happens when we trade independence for comfort? According to today’s guest, Christopher Caldwell, you lose both and end up with the kind of populist revolt that’s sweeping the U.S. & Europe. The path forward? “Learn to be peasants again.”
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Special Episode: Vivek vs. John Bolton: Explosive Foreign Policy Debate
Last week, I debated former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton at the Virginia Military Institute on the topic of foreign interventionism. It was a competition of ideas between neoconservatism vs. America-First. At the beginning of the debate, 19% of the audience agreed with my position. By the end, it...
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How Intellectual Curiosity Built America | Live at Liberty University | TRUTH Ep. #65
Calling the other side “weird” has become a political insult. Politicians like Tim Walz want us to stay stay in our lanes, keep our mouths shut, and defer to “experts” from the managerial class. Our Founders didn’t care what the experts thought. They were self-taught, self-made Renaissance men…
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Speaking TRUTHS: Springfield, the SAVE Act, and Trump's Proposed Tariffs | TRUTH Podcast #64
Springfield is overrun with migrants, the SAVE Act is unlikely to pass, and GOP Senate candidates are trailing Trump (sometimes by double digits). In this week's episode, I discuss the hard conversations that need to happen within the America First movement and propose solutions drawn from my new...
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Why Are GOP Senate Candidates Trailing Trump? | Curt Mills | TRUTH Podcast #64
Polls show a dead heat between Trump and Harris. So why are GOP candidates for swing-state Senate seats polling worse than the former president? Curt Mills of The American Conservative joins me to discuss the return of ballot splitting, the rifts in both major parties, and what a winning…
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LIVE | Vivek Reacts to Trump-Harris Debate & What’s Going on in This Election
After last night’s debate in Philadelphia, the real question is whether voters will buy what the media is trying to sell. Whether they do will determine the future of the country. I share my perspectives on what’s really going on in this race.
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Mugabe's Thugs Took His Farm & Fractured His Skull - When Identity Politics Run Amok | Ben Freeth
Zimbabwean dictator Robert Mugabe seized Ben Freeth's family farm. When he took the government to court, Mugabe's thugs burned down his house, kidnapped him, and fractured his skull. He joins me to discuss the rise of tyranny, the importance of property rights, and the dangers of victimhood...
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Should Conservatives Care About Animal Cruelty? | Lewis Bollard
You don't have to be a vegetarian to care about animal cruelty. And you don't have to be a liberal either. My former law school classmate Lewis Bollard joins me to discuss factory farms, crony capitalism, and legal hypocrisies on both the left & the right.
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Chris Rufo on the DNC Protests, “Postmodern” Kamala Harris, and competing visions of The New Right
How will the far-left protests at the DNC affect Kamala’s campaign? Chris Rufo joins me to discuss how to beat Harris, assess how Republicans are doing, and debate the future direction of the conservative movement.
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The FDA Has Blood on its Hands? | Balaji Srinivasan
Will dismantling the administrative state take one decisive battle? Or a long “island hopping” campaign? Entrepreneur & futurist Balaji Srinivasan joins me to discuss the broken drug approval process and explain why he turned down a job in Trump’s FDA - and the implications for the future of...
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Vivek Levels with Mark Cuban on ESG, DEI, and Kamala
Two sharks, one tank! Fellow entrepreneur Mark Cuban joins me for a conversation about DEI, ESG, and the 2024 election. It gets heated, but that’s what America’s all about: speak your mind, disagree like hell, and still respect each other at the end.
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On potential FBI lies about Trump shooter’s motives, GOP called ‘weird’, and more - with Matt Taibbi
The FBI is accused of misleading Americans about the Trump shooter’s motives, and Democrats go all-in on calling Republicans “weird.” Journalist Matt Taibbi joins me to discuss these developments, plus his years in Russia, his work on the Twitter Files, and the left’s abandonment of civil...
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Rachel Ferguson on the Racist Roots of the Managerial Machine
It's become fashionable on the right to talk about using the administrative state to help the forgotten men and women of America. But that managerial machine is has a dark history. Rachel Ferguson, the Director of the Free Enterprise Center at Concordia University Chicago, joins me to explain how...
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Biden Drops Out ... Now What?
Biden's announcement that he will not be the Democratic nominee confirmed what I've been saying for over a year (even when they called me a conspiracy theorist). It also confirmed that we're not really running against a candidate. We're running against a managerial machine. It doesn't matter if…
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RNC Update + Carl Trueman on Faith, Freedom, and the Sexual Revolution
First, I reflect on my time at the Republican National Convention and how we can move forward as a party and a country after the tragic attempt on Donald Trump’s life. Then, pastor, author, and theologian Carl Trueman joins me to discuss the tension between freedom and duty, the decline of...
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Lyman Stone on Demographic Decline
Should the government be paying people to have babies? Or are there other ways to reverse our demographic decline? Demographer Lyman Stone joins me to discuss the causes and implications of America’s falling birthrate.
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Vivek & friends talk Chevron Deference, Realignment, and the Plot to Replace Joe Biden
It’s been a hell of a week. Biden’s debate disaster left Americans wondering who’s really pulling the strings, and a pair of Supreme Court decisions gutted the administrative state. I joined my old classmate Paul Davis and political law attorney Steve Roberts to discuss these events and game out...
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Vivek and Semafor’s Ben Smith on Buzzfeed, Assange, and Media Bias Ahead of the Trump-Biden Debate
Description: How will media failures in the lead-up to the 2020 election affect their coverage of the 2024 race? Vivek talks to Semafor editor-in-chief Ben Smith ahead of the first Trump-Biden debate. They cover the Julian Assange plea deal, Vivek’s shareholder activism at BuzzFeed, and the…
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Pastor Jim Davis on Fixing America's Crisis of Purpose | Truth | S3 E8
Vivek and Pastor Jim Davis investigate the crisis causing Americans to abandon their churches -- dechurching. Our hearts have God-shaped holes. In today's episode, we learn what else Americans are using to try to fill those holes right now and discuss how to restore meaning and purpose to our...
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Consequences of a Legal System that Encourages Political Subversion of the Law | Truth | S3 E7
Vivek and law professor Jed Rubenfeld unpack how the ambiguity and laxness of the American legal system has permitted partisan legal practitioners to interpret laws in favor of political objectives, as seen in the recent conviction of former president Donald J. Trump.
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Re-Defining Luxury : The New Virtue Currency of Today’s Elites | S3 E6 | The Truth
U.S. Air Force Veteran and award winning author Rob Henderson joins Vivek to discuss his take on the current class system in the United States and how many of today’s social movements end up hurting the very people they profess to stand up for. A Ph.D. from Yale University, Rob coined the term,...
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Dr. Vinay Prasad on How FDA Gatekeeping Makes Us Less Healthy | S3E5 | The TRUTH Podcast
Vivek and Dr. Vinay Prasad discuss whether American patients are better off or worse off today because of the existence and the mandate of the FDA, or any other health-focused agencies.
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Philip Goff on The Religion of Scientism | S3E4 | The TRUTH Podcast
Vivek and Philip Goff discuss the rise of scientism–the framework that says that science or empiricism is the only means of accessing knowledge. How may humanity access knowledge? What is the core philosophy of scientism? What are the implications for accessing not only scientific but also...
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Vivek's take from the Trump trial | S3 E3 | The TRUTH Podcast
Vivek was in court with President Trump on Tuesday and now shares his first-hand account of the sham trial. Is it a prosecution or a persecution? What even are the charges? What are the scandals hiding in plain sight?
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Ann Coulter on the N Word: Nationalism | S3E2 | The TRUTH Podcast
Vivek and Ann Coulter debate and discuss the n word: nationalism. What are the differences between civic vs ethnonationalism, and what does it truly mean to be an American?
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The Weaponization of Government | S3 E1 | The TRUTH Podcast
Vivek and Darren Beattie discuss some uncomfortable truths about Jan 6, where our MAGA movement may be missing the plot, and the larger weaponization of government.
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The Ultimate Fighter | S2 E8 | The TRUTH Podcast
00:00 Introduction 00:26 Putting Team First 02:54 The Rise of UFC 07:22 Pandemic 08:45 The Power of Relationships and Shared Interests 24:22 The Importance of National Pride and Unity 26:32 The Expansion of UFC into China 26:55 The Influence of Martial Arts and Asian Culture 27:38 Introduction to...
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Disrupting the Mainstream Media | S2 E7 | The Truth Podcast
Donate here: https://t.co/PE1rfuVBmb For more content follow me here: Twitter - @VivekGRamaswamy Instagram - @vivekgramaswamy Facebook - facebook.com/VivekGRamaswamy Truth Social - @VivekRamaswamy Rumble - @VivekRamaswamy
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The Most Censored Man In The World | S2 E6 | The TRUTH Podcast
Support us here: https://t.co/PE1rfuVBmb For more content follow me here: Twitter - @VivekGRamaswamy Instagram - @vivekgramaswamy Facebook - facebook.com/VivekGRamaswamy Truth Social - @VivekRamaswamy Rumble - @VivekRamaswamy Time-coded highlights: 00:00 Intro 1:55 Censored 3:15 “Don’t Talk to…
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George Floyd, Mental Health & Being Blacklisted by the NBA | S2 E5 | The Truth Podcast
Support us here: https://t.co/PE1rfuVBmb For more content follow me here: Twitter - @VivekGRamaswamy Instagram - @vivekgramaswamy Facebook - facebook.com/VivekGRamaswamy Truth Social - @VivekRamaswamy Rumble - @VivekRamaswamy Time-coded highlights: 0:00 Intro 1:00 The Royce White Story 4:47 A…
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The Anti-Racists Have Become Racist - ZUBY | S2 E4 | The Truth Podcast
More information here: https://t.co/PE1rfuVBmb For more content, follow me here: Twitter - @VivekGRamaswamy Instagram - @vivekgramaswamy Facebook - facebook.com/VivekGRamaswamy Truth Social - @VivekRamaswamy Rumble - @VivekRamaswamy Time-coded highlights: 0:00 Intro 0:52 Zuby’s Background 3:20...
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How James O'Keefe Became the Enemy of the State | S2 E3 | The Truth Podcast
Donate here: https://t.co/PE1rfuVBmb For more content follow me here: Twitter - @VivekGRamaswamy Instagram - @vivekgramaswamy Facebook - facebook.com/VivekGRamaswamy Truth Social - @VivekRamaswamy Rumble - @VivekRamaswamy Time-Coded Highlights: 00:00 Intro 01:02 The Centurion 03:42 Andrew…
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"Libs of TikTok" & Vivek Ramaswamy | The Truth Podcast
Donate here: https://t.co/PE1rfuVBmb For more content follow me here: Twitter - @VivekGRamaswamy Instagram - @vivekgramaswamy Facebook - facebook.com/VivekGRamaswamy Truth Social - @VivekRamaswamy Rumble - @VivekRamaswamy Time Coded Highlights: 0:00 Intro 1:21: The Origin of “Libs of TikTok”…
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Papa John's Recipe for Success in America | The Truth Podcast
Donate here: https://t.co/PE1rfuVBmb For more content follow me here: Twitter - @VivekGRamaswamy Instagram - @vivekgramaswamy Facebook - facebook.com/VivekGRamaswamy Truth Social - @VivekRamaswamy Rumble - @VivekRamaswamy Time-coded highlights: 00:00 Intro 01:15 American Dream Story 09:18 Being...
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The Crypto Frontier: Regulatory Frameworks and their Future with Mark Lurie
In this episode of The Vivek Ramaswamy Show, Vivek engages in a riveting discussion with his college friend, cryptocurrency expert Mark Lurie. This dialogue centers around cryptocurrency's role in modern financial systems and its interaction with traditional regulations. Mark insightfully dives...
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Beyond the Twitterverse: Politics, Policy and Identity with Christy Kelly
In this episode, recorded on the road in Howell, Michigan, Vivek hosts an in-depth conversation with Twitter acquaintance and political independent, Christy Kelly. Kelly, an outspoken social media commentator known for her insightful perspectives, discusses topics from race-conscious policies to...
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Religion, Virtue, and Economics: A Discussion with Father Robert Sirico
In this episode, Vivek Ramaswamy invites Father Robert Sirico for an engaging conversation about the intersections of capitalism, virtue, and religion. Father Sirico, co-founder of the Acton Institute and author of "The Economics of the Parables," sheds light on his personal journey from…
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Newt Gingrich on The Influence of the Past: Lessons from the 1994 Republican Revolution
In this episode of The Vivek Show, host Vivek Ramaswamy speaks with former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, about the 1994 Republican Revolution and its implications for today's political landscape. They discuss the lessons of the 1994 Revolution, its relevance to the current political...
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Megyn Kelly on The Power of Personal Responsibility
In this episode of The Vivek Show, Vivek Ramaswamy welcomes Megyn Kelly, esteemed journalist and former Fox News and NBC News anchor, for a discussion on media's influence, political ideologies, family values, and the importance of self-confidence. Kelly, known for her candid commentary on news…
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Mike Rowe on Reshaping the Perception of Skilled Trades
In this episode of The Vivek Show, Vivek Ramaswamy and Mike Rowe explore a range of topics related to the changing perceptions around skilled trades, the role of education, and the importance of intellectual curiosity in the American workforce. The conversation begins with Rowe introducing his...
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Mark Krikorian on Realistic Immigration Reform
In this episode of the Vivek Show, host Vivek Ramaswamy and guest Mark Krikorian, executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, delve into an insightful conversation on U.S. immigration policy. They debate on topics like border security, the role of the military, and the political...
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Dr. Keith Smith: Redefining Healthcare through Capitalism
In this episode, Vivek Ramaswamy hosts Dr. Keith Smith, who elaborates on the concept of affordable healthcare provision by circumventing traditional insurance and government interventions. He emphasizes the benefits of capitalism in the healthcare industry, highlighting the way his practice...
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Confronting National Identity Crisis: The Fight for Life with Lila Rose
In this episodes, Vivek is hosted by Lila Rose to undertake a nuanced conversation on the decline in the US population replacement rate and its potential ramifications. They delve into the loss of national identity and self-confidence as pivotal reasons for this demographic shift. Vivek…
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The Rise of the Managerial Class with Michael Lind
In this episode, host Vivek Ramaswamy welcomes guest Michael Lind, acclaimed author of "The New Class War." Together, they delve into the rising divide between the managerial class and everyday citizens across various institutions in America. The discussion uncovers the pivotal role of education…
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About this show
The media has systematically lied to you about the war in Iraq, 2008 financial crisis, Russian Collusion hoax that never was, Covid-19 origins, Hunter Biden’s laptop, the truth about January 6th, how our money is being spent in Ukraine, the transgender Nashville shooter memo…the list goes on.
If you want the standard conservative talking points, this podcast isn’t for you. But if you want to go deeper, get to the bottom of what is really going on behind the media smokescreens, explore the intellectual foundations of our America-First movement, and challenge your preconceived notions, then join Vivek Ramaswamy and go beyond the Overton window. Get ready for conversations you won’t find anywhere else.
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