Surviving Trump: Your Essential Guide to His Second Term
Navigating the chaos of today’s politics can be overwhelming —this show helps make sense of it all. In about 30 minutes each week, host Bella Goode breaks down the players, policies, and threats facing democracy — in plain language and straight talk. Your crash course in today’s politics
Podcasting since 2025 • 45 episodes
Surviving Trump: Your Essential Guide to His Second Term
Latest Episodes
Episode 43: FEMA Before the Storm: America's Disaster Response Agency Under Threat
How did FEMA become the backbone of disaster response and when did it start to break? In this episode, Bella Goode lays the foundation for understanding FEMA’s original mission, its evolution after 9/11 and Katrina, and what made it a model for...
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Episode 42: Hurricane Trump Aims to Destroy NOAA
NOAA is more than a weather agency; it is America’s environmental safety net. Under Trump’s second term, that net is being torn apart, and the agency is now under direct political assault. In this episode, Bella Goode investigates how Trump’s s...
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Episode 41: NOAA Before Trump — America’s Gold Standard in Forecasting
What happens when the system built to warn us begins to fail? In this episode, Bella Goode unpacks NOAA's vital role in weather forecasting, public safety, and climate readiness and response. Once considered the global gold standard, NOAA has s...
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Episode 40: Corruption’s New Benchmark — The Trump Era
What happens when corruption isn't hidden, but flaunted? In this final episode of the corruption series, Bella Goode uncovers how Trump dismantled guardrails, exploited legal loopholes, and normalized presidential profiteering. From crypto conf...
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Episode 39: Corruption: A Presidency for Sale
In this episode, Bella Goode traces how Donald Trump didn’t just dip into corruption—he turned the presidency into a personal business empire. By comparing his actions to past scandals like Watergate and Teapot Dome, we see just how far Trump h...
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Fan Mail
Hi, Bella! I just met you at the Bernie rally in SLC, I’m Brittni, the teacher that had the referendum table nearby. I shared this with my mother in law in Wyoming and we are both here to listen! Keep up the great work in Steamboat!
Morgan, Utah