Burn the Boats

Intimate Conversations with America’s Change-Makers

Burn the Boats is an award-winning podcast featuring intimate conversations with change-makers from every walk of life. Host Ken Harbaugh interviews politicians, authors, activists, and others about the most important issues of our time.

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Will Sommer: The Dangers of QAnon

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Will Sommer is a political reporter for The Daily Beast and host of the podcast Fever Dreams. His new book, Trust the Plan, details QAnon’s journey into the mainstream, the threat it poses to democracy, and how we can reach out to those who have embraced the conspiracy.


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Dr. Dan Barkhuff: Toxic Masculinity and Gun Culture

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Former Navy SEAL and founder of Veterans for Responsible Leadership discusses the relationship between toxic masculinity and gun culture....
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Lucas Kunce: “Corporate, Country Club Republicans”

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Lucas Kunce talks about his run against Josh Hawley for the 2024 Missouri Senate Seat....
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Joe Walsh: Republican Accountability

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Former Illinois Congressman Joe Walsh talks about how both he and the Republican party have changed....
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Dr. Rachel Kleinfeld: What Causes Political Violence?

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Dr. Rachel Kleinfeld discusses political violence, the possibility of a Civil War, and extremism....
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Award-winning host Ken Harbaugh interviews politicians, authors, activists, and other change-makers about the most important issues we face today.

The title for this podcast, Burn The Boats, is inspired by an order given by Alexander the Great to his Navy in 332 BC. Upon landing his forces on the shores of Persia, he told his commanders to “Burn the boats.” The message was clear. Alexander’s Army would either win by advancing, or die on the beaches. There would be no turning back.

America today is at a crossroads. What will define us, in the crises we currently face and for generations to come, are the choices we make when failure is not an option.

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Ken Harbaugh

The Host
A former US Navy Pilot and past president of Team Rubicon Global. He has served as a commentator for NPR, a host on Crooked Media, and a contributor to The NY Times, The Atlantic, and Yale Journal of International Law.

Declan Rohrs

Producer
Declan Rohrs (He/Him) was born and raised in Lakewood, Ohio. At Evergreen, he has assumed various roles, including Assistant Producer, Editor, Content Creator, and Email-Signature Guru.

Sean Rule-Hoffman

Engineer
Sean hails from Orange Village, OH. He earned a degree in Music Technology with a minor in Electronic Media and Film from Capital University in Columbus, OH.