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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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Burn the Boats is a podcast about big decisions, those we face when failure is not an option. Decisions like Alexander the Great made when he landed his troops on the shores of Persia and ordered his men to burn their boats. Listen as Ken Harbaugh interviews political leaders, influencers, and other history makers about the tough choices they've made, starting with columnist Michael Gerson on November 20.

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Trump’s UNHINGED new threat

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Dara Starr Tucker discusses Trump's threat to jail anyone who defaces a statue....
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Former “MAGA Granny” TERRIFIES Trump

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Pam Hemphill participated in the J6 Capitol riots, and spent 60 days in prison as a result. Since then, she has rejected the MAGA movement, and i...
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David Hogg: The Successes of Tim Walz

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Gun reform and Gen-Z activist David Hogg talks about what Governor Walz has accomplished and what he brings to the Democratic ticket....
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Olivia Julianna: The Harris Effect

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Gen-Z political consultant Olivia Julianna talks about how VP Harris’s candidacy has brought excitement from all sorts of voters....
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