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Words Matter

Riley Fessler

American politics is undergoing seismic changes that will alter the course of history. At Words Matter, we believe that facts, evidence, truth and objective reality are necessary and vital i...

Episodes

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Ignore America’s Young Voters at Your Peril

The 52nd Harvard Youth Poll makes it clear: America’s young voters demand change. Corruption and political polarization have jaded America’s...

37:30Oct 22, 2026

Down to the Wire in a Battle for America’s Soul

We are eighteen days away from truly monumental midterm elections. There is reason for optimism - polling looks good, Republican efforts to...

52:51Oct 16, 2026

The Gathering Storm

Republican crooks across the administration are now trying to distance themselves from Donald Trump ahead of November’s elections. Yet these...

43:06Oct 8, 2026

A Conversation with Timothy Snyder: Winning is Essential…But it is Not Enough

There are reasons for optimism as we head into the 2026 midterms. Polling is showing that people are fed up with Trump and his policies, cou...

56:49Oct 1, 2026

Is it Time for a Lickspittle Hall of Fame?

Donald Trump gave Xi Jinping quite the welcome after his arrival in Washington. At the same time Trump is trying to cuddle up to Beijing, he...

42:38Sep 24, 2026

How Low Will the Mobster-in-Chief Go?

Donald Trump is shutting down the Kennedy Center because he can’t put his name on it. The Center, of course, being a memorial to a slain US...

50:56Sep 17, 2026

25 Years After 9/11 and the Greatest Threats We Face Are From Within

Almost every key official in the US government is currently playing a role to disrupt the upcoming midterms - whether it’s Todd Blanche, How...

42:48Sep 10, 2026

The New Acronym to Remember the Great Lakes is S-H-A-M-E

Donald Trump just signed an executive order to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America. This, of course, gives us a fitting new acronym to remem...

42:41Aug 27, 2026

No, No, Norm, It’s Much Worse Than That

The “Big Beautiful Bill” is certainly big, but it is the opposite of beautiful. The bill includes a trillion dollars in cuts to Medicaid, wh...

48:08Aug 20, 2026

Lickspittles on Parade

Scandals and controversies abound in the Republican Party. Between serious allegations against Ohio Representative Miller and bitter infight...

44:55Aug 3, 2026

Trump’s Biggest War is Against the American People

We are fast approaching midterm elections which Trump and his cronies will try to corrupt. Pete Hegseth is asking for more money to fund the...

41:28Jul 21, 2026

What to Do When Trump Tries to Steal the Next Election

Trump and his cronies are already laying the groundwork to get involved in this years’ elections. As Trump prepares to give a major speech o...

52:26Jul 16, 2026

Dead or Alive, Mitch McConnell is a Bad Man

The Supreme Court would not be what it is today without Mitch McConnell. We would not have the six-person, ultra-conservative, corrupt major...

53:37Jul 9, 2026

America at a Crossroads for Our 250th Birthday

This Independence Day, we’re face with a stark reality: the values and ideals that lay the foundation of our democracy are consistently bein...

52:51Jul 2, 2026

Now Playing! Donald Trump and the Impeachables

Our Supreme Court can’t even pretend to uphold the integrity of the law anymore. We essentially have a lawless court, not a conservative cou...

40:42Jun 26, 2026

Breaking News: It Matters if the President is a Psychopath

The indecency and sociopathy of Donald Trump’s presidency is in sharp contrast with the leadership of past presidents. While Clinton, Obama...

52:35Jun 19, 2026

Meeting Trump’s Twisted Deviancy Halfway Is NOT The Answer for Dems

Donald Trump is more concerned with a UFC fight at the White House than he is with the well-being of Americans. Surprised? The administratio...

46:05Jun 11, 2026

Mary Trump: Donald is Losing it Fast

Donald Trump is becoming more and more dangerous as his physical and mental health unravels. This cognitive decline, however, has serious im...

53:03Jun 5, 2026

The One and Only Way to Truly Defeat the Trump Crime Family

Crime, crime, crime. Donald Trump and his cronies have absolutely zero concept of humility, of decency, or of anything other than corruption...

51:43May 28, 2026

Is Trump America’s Greatest Criminal Mastermind?

Donald Trump is playing Grand Theft: US Treasury. The corruption is absolutely mind-boggling, and we need to call it like it is - he is stea...

42:30May 21, 2026