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
Episodes
65 episodes
White Supremacy Is Nothing New: How an old hierarchy keeps finding new language, from slave codes to Project 2025
In Episode 4 of Season 2 of Surviving Trump, host Bella Goode traces a straight line through American history to show that white supremacy did not reappear under Donald Trump—it adapted.From the first slave codes in colonial Virginia to ...
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Episode 4
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Demographic Reality: The Numbers Behind the Fear
In Episode 3 of Season 2 of Surviving Trump, host Bella Goode examines the demographic data underneath the fear driving Trump’s second-term agenda and Project 2025. The question is straightforward: is the panic about demographic cha...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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The Psychology of Fear: Status Threat, Symbolic Threat, and How MAGA Became an Identity Movement
Episode SummaryIn Episode 2 of Season 2 of Surviving Trump, host Bella Goode examines the psychology driving Trump’s second-term agenda and Project 2025. This episode explains why fear — not economic hardship — is the for...
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Episode 2
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Season 2 Trailer- The Hypothesis
Season Two of Surviving Trump examines the coordinated effort behind Trump's second term and the role of Project 2025 in reshaping American democracy and political power.
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Season 2
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The Moral Project: White Supremacy and the Direction We Are Being Pulled
In this bonus episode launching Season Two of Surviving Trump, host Bella Goode names the ideology beneath the policies, chaos, and power consolidation of Trump’s second term.Season Two begins with a central hypothesis: fear of demograph...
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Season 2
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Fear of Change → Fear of Losing Power: The hypothesis behind Trump’s second term—and how this season connects the dots
Episode SummarySeason 2 of Surviving Trump begins with a clear question: Is the chaos of Donald Trump’s second term accidental, or is it intentional?In this episode, host Bella Goode explains why the daily flood of executiv...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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9:48
Closing Out Season 1: A year of truth-telling, and a preview of what Season 2 will uncover.
In this bonus episode of Surviving Trump, Bella Goode closes out Season 1 — a year of straight talk about what’s happening inside our government, who’s driving the agenda, and how those decisions affect everyday Americans. Over 56 episod...
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Season 1
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Episode 57
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Episode 56: NOAA & FEMA — America’s Safety Net Under Siege
Trump’s assault on FEMA and NOAA is leaving America weaker in the face of disaster. In this episode, Bella Goode reveals how mass layoffs, budget cuts, and political interference are tearing apart the backbone of our disaster response system. F...
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Episode 56
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Episode 55: Taxpayer Waste Under Trump: Billions Lost to Vanity, Grift, and Mismanagement
Eight months into Trump’s second term, the price tag of taxpayer waste is already staggering. From a $200M White House ballroom to $21.7B lost through mass layoffs at the Department of Government Efficiency, Trump has turned public service into...
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Episode 55
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Episode 54: Resistance — From Local Action to National Pushback
ICE’s expansion has fueled unprecedented resistance across the country. In this episode, Bella Goode traces how communities, courts, and coalitions are fighting back—from shutting down Alligator Alcatraz in Florida, to months-long protests in P...
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Episode 54
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Episode 53: The War of Words - How Rhetoric Shapes Immigration Policy
Immigration policy isn’t just written in laws or enforced at borders—it’s fought in the language that defines who belongs and who doesn’t. In this episode, Bella Goode unpacks how words like illegal alien, dreamers, border invasion, and keep fa...
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Episode 53
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Episode 52: Architects of Catastrophe: Noem, Miller & Patel
Behind every raid and detention center are decision makers who built the system to look this way. In this episode, Bella Goode exposes the architects of ICE’s enforcement machine: Kristi Noem, Stephen Miller, Kash Patel, and Ron DeSantis. From ...
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Episode 52
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28:38
Episode 51: The Rise of ICE’s Masked State and What it Means for Democracy
For immigrant families, the sight of masked agents at the door no longer feels like policing—it feels like war. In this episode, we’ll reveal how ICE’s new masked raids, drones, and secret surveillance are tearing through neighborhoods, emptyin...
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Episode 51
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Episode 50: Inside the Bureaucracy: The ICE Machine of Mass Enforcement
ICE isn’t just growing, it’s exploding into one of the largest enforcement machines in U.S. history. This episode exposes how billion-dollar budgets, recruitment ads, and slashed training standards are fueling mass deportations at a wartime pac...
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Episode 50
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26:15
Episode 49: When ICE Comes to Town: Trauma, Fear, and Resistance
When ICE shows up, the damage ripples far beyond the person taken. From a quiet Colorado town to a Harlem ball field to the fire lines of Washington State, Bella Goode uncovers how sudden enforcement upends daily life. Families are torn apart, ...
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Episode 49
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19:10
Episode 48: America’s Choice: Normalize Violence or Defend Democracy
America is splitting in two directions—one where violence is excused and even celebrated, and one where democracy still depends on ballots, laws, and peaceful protest. In this third episode of our political violence series, Bella Goode unpacks ...
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Episode 48
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Episode 47: The Murder of Charlie Kirk and How Trump Weaponized Tragedy
Charlie Kirk wasn’t a president, senator, or governor—he was a conservative activist who built Turning Point USA into a cultural force. In life, he embodied America’s culture wars. In death, he became a flashpoint. In this second installment of...
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Episode 47
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Episode 46: Political Violence in America - From January 6th to Today
Political violence in America is no longer rare—it’s part of our daily reality. In this first episode of a three-part series, Bella Goode unpacks how threats have escalated into murders, bombings, and mob attacks since January 6. What was once ...
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Episode 46
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30:01
Episode 45: FEMA Under Trump: How America's Disaster Response System Is Being Dismantled
When catastrophic floods hit Texas in July 2025, FEMA should have been the nation’s lifeline. Instead, survivors were met with unanswered calls, delayed rescues, and a gutted response system. In this episode, Bella Goode uncovers how Trump’s FE...
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Episode 45
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Episode 44: Inside FEMA’s Collapse Under Trump
FEMA was once America’s safety net. Under Trump, it’s being hollowed out. In this episode, Bella Goode reveals how leadership purges, political interference, and slashed resilience programs are dismantling the nation’s disaster response system—...
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Episode 44
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16:58
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 43
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28:53
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 42
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28:54
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 41
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25:29
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 40
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24:53
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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Episode 39
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