Synopsis
In a disjointed and bewildering world, Steve Forbes engages todays thought-leaders to give listeners a better grasp of whats ahead. This weekly podcast launches Season 1 on Sunday, March 17, 2019. Subscribe now.
Episodes
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Spotlight: Trump's New Executive Order Will Shake Federal Workforce To Its Core And Enormously Help The Country
03/04/2025 Duration: 04minSteve Forbes praises a new executive order from President Trump that ends collective bargaining for most federal employees, and urges Congress to pass the Federal Workforce Freedom Act to lock in Trump's action.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Spotlight: Can Senate Republicans Save President Trump's Tax Cuts?
01/04/2025 Duration: 04minSteve Forbes warns that the GOP tax legislation, crucial to bolstering and improving the U.S. economy, is in deep peril—and explains how Senate Republicans can pull it back from the brink.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Spotlight: President Trump Is Right—We Should Junk The Debt Limit
28/03/2025 Duration: 03minSteve Forbes explains why President Trump is right to say it's time to get rid of the debt limit—and all the political drama and economic turmoil that comes with it—once and for all.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Spotlight: Parents Across The Country Should Be Warned About Illinois's New Education Scheme
26/03/2025 Duration: 04minSteve Forbes warns that Illinois's government has set its sights on homeschooling and unveiled new efforts to regulate and probe the educational decisions of parents—with penalties that could even lead to jail time.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Spotlight: Warning To Trump Administration—Do Not Dismantle Voice Of America
21/03/2025 Duration: 04minSteve Forbes explains why the Trump Administration must not end Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and the Voice of America networks and thus surrender the U.S.'s crucial place in the global battle of ideas.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Spotlight: Gold Has Hit $3,000 An Ounce—And The Fed Has No Clue The Trouble This Spells For The Economy
20/03/2025 Duration: 03minSteve Forbes explains why the high price of gold signals higher inflation to come—and warns that the Federal Reserve has no clue how to read these troubling signs.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Spotlight: Why Trump's Goal Of Annexing Canada Would Actually Lead To The Canadian Takeover Of The U.S.
18/03/2025 Duration: 03minSteve Forbes explains why the U.S. "taking over" Canada would effectively lead to the reverse, resulting in the ultimate geopolitical self-own.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Spotlight: This Is How Putin Thinks He'll Outfox The U.S. In Ukraine Ceasefire Negotiations
14/03/2025 Duration: 04minSteve Forbes explains how Russian President Vladimir Putin thinks he can outfox the U.S. in negotiating a ceasefire with Ukraine, and what the Trump Administration must do to ensure that doesn't happen.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Spotlight: These Are The Questions Jerome Powell Must Be Asked After Federal Reserve Board Meeting Next Week
13/03/2025 Duration: 03minSteve Forbes offers some key questions that Fed Chair Jerome Powell should be asked after next week's Federal Reserve Board meeting.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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The World Is Unraveling—Can The U.S. Stop Possible Nuclear Warfare?
11/03/2025 Duration: 04minSteve Forbes warns that the shocking interest in multiple nations to acquire their own nuclear arsenals, coupled with a volatile global economy, is pushing the world to the brink—but strong and assertive U.S. leadership can help ease some tensions and avert disaster.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Spotlight: Here Is How Medicaid Can Be Made Great And Less Costly
07/03/2025 Duration: 04minSteve Forbes lays out the simple steps to lower the cost of Medicaid while enhancing services, to help save taxpayer dollars and provide excellent care to those who need it.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Spotlight: This Is Why Daylight Saving Time Should Not Be Scrapped
06/03/2025 Duration: 02minWhile the notion of ending Daylight Saving Time has gained a great deal of popularity, Steve Forbes explains why jettisoning the practice would be deleterious to both business and health.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Spotlight: Is Humanity Headed For Extinction? Why We Need To Get Birthrates Up And Fast
04/03/2025 Duration: 04minSteve Forbes warns that dropping birthrates are putting our civilization at existential risk—and what humanity can and must do to reverse course before we all disappear.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Spotlight: Credit Card Holders—Especially Those With Lower Incomes—Could Be In For A Nasty Shock
27/02/2025 Duration: 03minSteve Forbes warns of a new bipartisan bill that would cap credit card interest at ten percent, explaining that while the idea sounds good the unintended effect would be the denial of credit cards to those with lower incomes.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Spotlight: One Way To Fight High Prices Would Be To Torpedo The Destructive Jones Act
25/02/2025 Duration: 04minSteve Forbes seconds Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont's call to repeal the Jones Act, a misbegotten law also known as the Merchant Marine Act passed over a century ago, which presently increases the costs of goods and serves no arguable purpose in modern times.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Spotlight: In Upcoming Elections Can Germany Save Itself And Thereby Help Save The Free World?
21/02/2025 Duration: 04minSteve Forbes gives his frank take on Sunday's German parliamentary elections, explaining why a victory for conservative leader Friedrich Merz would stem the international forces of authoritarianism, and why AfD winning would spell disaster for Germany and Europe.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Spotlight: Hit Series 'Landman' Shows How Government Ownership Is A Dead Weight
07/02/2025 Duration: 03minSteve Forbes praises the Paramount Plus series "Landman," celebrating how it shows the follies of government ownership of mineral rights.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Spotlight: This Is How Trump Must Deal With Iran To Protect The U.S.—And His Own Life
06/02/2025 Duration: 03minSteve Forbes lays out the tough and unflinching foreign policy stances that President Trump must enact in order to contain Iran's rogue regime and protect the U.S.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Spotlight: Memo To The FAA—These Reforms To Air Traffic Control Could Prevent Future Disasters
04/02/2025 Duration: 03minSteve Forbes lays out key reforms to air traffic control that could prevent the kinds of horrific accident that tragically occurred at Reagan National Airport last week.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Spotlight: Are The Los Angeles Dodgers The New Evil Empire Of Baseball?
31/01/2025 Duration: 03minSteve Forbes discusses the big-spending Los Angeles Dodgers and whether they've replaced the New York Yankees' as Major League Baseball's "Evil Empire."See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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