It’s 2026 and FP Zaddy & T-Ceps are back! We thought we might ease into this new year, but, nope, this week we’re diving into the seizure and kidnapping of the president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro – what’s motivating Trump, why you need to know about REEs, and what may happen next. We also welcome journalist Samira Mohyeddin to talk about WTF is happening in Iran and help us work through why it feels a bit different this time. And of course, we close out with JD Vance corner. Nicki Minaj called JD what?!

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https://x.com/moneyacademyke/status/2007663281826083074?s=46

https://youtu.be/p_m-yxNgb-Y?si=PO9XET-6XgkkdUCx&t=287

https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/oklahoma-has-had-a-surge-earthquakes-2009-are-they-due-fracking

https://venezuelanalysis.com/analysis/11372/

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/erika-kirk-endorses-jd-vance-president-2028/story?id=128552499

https://www.npr.org/2025/12/22/g-s1-103284/vance-at-turning-point

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nicki-minaj-praises-jd-vance-assassin-erika-kirk-sits-rcna250476

https://www.gao.gov/blog/critical-materials-are-high-demand.-what-dod-doing-secure-supply-chain-and-stockpile-these-resources

https://elements.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-how-rare-earths-power-u-s-defense/

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/30/us-issues-iran-venezuela-sanctions-over-alleged-drone-trade

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Happy New Year! This week on TFR we talk with progressive political strategist Frank Spring who tries to convince us that we should be somewhat hopeful about Democratic prospects in 2026. Arguing against the recent “Deciding to Win” report, he explains that, at least some, Democrats can walk and chew gum at the same time. Meaning, they don’t have to abandon core Democratic positions, but they do need to figure out (and quickly) how to talk to real people about the issues that matter the most.

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https://www.politico.com/f/?id=0000019a-262b-d83c-a3fa-673f3f660000

https://www.altum-insight.com/

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This week on TFR, we talk with the illustrious lawyer and free speech champion, Dr. Nadine Strossen. We dig deep into the first amendment– what it actually guarantees, why it’s so important, what people tend to misunderstand. And then pivot to the many challenges it faces– online culture, hate speech, self-censorship, AI bots, and an unhinged government. We also somehow get to JD! Who’da thought?!

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https://www.thefire.org/research-learn/war-on-words

https://www.amazon.com/Free-Speech-Everyone-Needs-Know%C2%AE/dp/0197699650

https://www.amazon.com/HATE-Should-Resist-Censorship-Inalienable/dp/0190859121

https://www.amazon.com/Defending-Pornography-Speech-Womens-Rights/dp/0814781497

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