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Heritage Explains

By The Heritage Foundation

A weekly podcast that explains major policy issues and at a 101 level. Every week, hosts Michelle Cordero and Tim Doescher present an entertaining mix of media clips, personal stories, and interviews with Heritage experts, to break down major news stories and policy debates raging in Congress. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

  1. 1.
    The Big Chemical Abortion Push01/18/2021
    21:43
  2. 2.
    U.S. 'Catastrophically Vulnerable’ to Serious Cyber Attacks 01/10/2021
    18:05
  3. 3.
    Five Reasons Why Stimulus Checks Aren't the Answer01/04/2021
    14:25
  4. 4.
    How Bad Is San Francisco's Homeless Problem? (Rebroadcast) 12/28/2020
    17:12
  5. 5.
    What to Expect in 202112/21/2020
    18:47
  6. 6.
    Solving Social Media Censorship12/14/2020
    20:24
  7. 7.
    How Woke is Your Child's School?12/07/2020
    14:16
  8. 8.
    How China Is Using Africa to Spy on the U.S. 11/30/2020
    21:27
  1. 9.
    Abolish Thanksgiving? 11/23/2020
    10:43
  2. 10.
    George Soros' Rogue District Attorneys11/16/2020
    29:18
  3. 11.
    Do We Have a Winner? 2020 Election Results and What Comes Next 11/06/2020
    15:32
  4. 12.
    Turning Protest Into Praise11/02/2020
    25:54
  5. 13.
    How Critical Race Theory is Dividing America10/25/2020
    18:03
  6. 14.
    North Korea's Scary Weapons Parade and How Iran is Involved10/19/2020
    19:47
  7. 15.
    Back to School: How Students are Being Silenced on Campus10/12/2020
    20:28
  8. 16.
    George Soros and the Destruction of Law and Order10/02/2020
    26:56
  9. 17.
    What History Tells Us About the Supreme Court Nomination Process09/25/2020
    25:11
  10. 18.
    Part 2: Her Mother Disappeared in China09/18/2020
    18:57
  11. 19.
    Part 1: China's Campaign to Destroy an Entire Ethnicity09/11/2020
    21:00
  12. 20.
    Back to School: How Kids Are Being Taught to Hate America09/04/2020
    20:55
  13. 21.
    Your New Polling Place: The Post Office?08/28/2020
    20:17
  14. 22.
    How to Stop the Looting and Violence08/21/2020
    18:49
  15. 23.
    Sports, The National Anthem, and Black Lives Matter08/14/2020
    23:51
  16. 24.
    How Pandemic Pods Are Reshaping K-12 Education08/07/2020
    19:38
  17. 25.
    China's Fear Campaign Against the Free World07/30/2020
    24:04
  18. 26.
    Why Schools Are the Safest Thing We Can Reopen 07/23/2020
    15:41
  19. 27.
    The Plot to Change America07/17/2020
    25:05
  20. 28.
    Why Our Statues Should Stand07/10/2020
    16:44
  21. 29.
    Why The Declaration of Independence Makes Me a Proud American07/02/2020
    29:12
  22. 30.
    The Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone06/25/2020
    19:14
  23. 31.
    Police Abuse and Police Unions06/19/2020
    24:24
  24. 32.
    SpaceX's Historic Launch06/11/2020
    21:31
  25. 33.
    China: The Boa Constrictor Strangling Africa06/05/2020
    22:29
  26. 34.
    In a Disaster, Who Survives?05/28/2020
    27:52
  27. 35.
    What You Need to Know About Apple-Google Contact Tracing 05/22/2020
    23:20
  28. 36.
    What You Need to Know About the Food Supply Disruptions 05/15/2020
    19:56
  29. 37.
    After Coronavirus -- The Economic Path Forward05/08/2020
    19:54
  30. 38.
    The Right Way to Reopen America 05/01/2020
    24:39
  31. 39.
    Flattening the Voter Fraud Curve04/24/2020
    23:30
  32. 40.
    COVID-19 and 'Medicare for All'04/17/2020
    17:41
  33. 41.
    COVID-19: When Will This Be Over?04/10/2020
    26:43
  34. 42.
    How Much Power Does Trump Have in a Time of Crisis?04/02/2020
    28:42
  35. 43.
    What's Happening on the Southern Border03/27/2020
    19:14
  36. 44.
    Colombia, Cocaine, and Peace?03/20/2020
    20:53
  37. 45.
    Coronavirus and the Economy 03/12/2020
    17:32
  38. 46.
    Peace With the Taliban?03/06/2020
    21:58
  39. 47.
    What Are Universal Savings Accounts?02/27/2020
    15:14
  40. 48.
    Coronavirus02/21/2020
    22:27
  41. 49.
    Brexit Happened! What Now?02/14/2020
    19:10
  42. 50.
    The US vs. China and the UK in the Race to 5G02/07/2020
    20:33
  43. 51.
    Jack Wilson and Other Americans Who Saved Lives With Guns in 201901/31/2020
    21:50
  44. 52.
    How the Left Legitimizes Anti-Semitism01/24/2020
    20:33
  45. 53.
    How Bad Is San Francisco's Homeless Problem?01/16/2020
    17:13
  46. 54.
    The Killing of Qassem Suleimani01/10/2020
    14:23
  47. 55.
    A Conversation With Ted Cruz on Trump's Impeachment 01/01/2020
    1:07:23
  48. 56.
    What You Need to Know about Trump's Senate Impeachment Trial12/19/2019
    16:25
  49. 57.
    No. Trump Is Not Starving People For Christmas12/13/2019
    19:51
  50. 58.
    The B-52 Bomber is Getting an Upgrade12/05/2019
    13:44
  51. 59.
    The Woman Who Helped Make Thanksgiving a Holiday11/26/2019
    3:01
  52. 60.
    How Much 'Medicare for All' Would Cost You11/21/2019
    15:44
  53. 61.
    Bridges to Nowhere, The Grateful Dead, and the Federal Budget11/15/2019
    21:19
  54. 62.
    The Fight Against China Taking Over American Culture11/08/2019
    17:56
  55. 63.
    Scary Stories About American History 10/30/2019
    17:21
  56. 64.
    What the Heck Is Going on in Syria?10/25/2019
    19:33
  57. 65.
    It's Highly Likely the House Will Impeach Trump10/18/2019
    12:23
  58. 66.
    What Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton Can Teach President Trump10/10/2019
    14:40
  59. 67.
    What Happens if the House Impeaches Trump?10/02/2019
    12:12
  60. 68.
    Conservatism vs. Libertarianism 09/26/2019
    21:30
  61. 69.
    The Role of Trump's National Security Adviser09/19/2019
    20:59
  62. 70.
    Tim Does the Haka in New Zealand09/13/2019
    19:13
  63. 71.
    What Are 'Red Flag' Gun Laws and Do They Work? 09/06/2019
    18:53
  64. 72.
    How Trump Is Making the Endangered Species Act Great08/30/2019
    20:49
  65. 73.
    What You Should Know About Trump and Greenland08/22/2019
    14:34
  66. 74.
    Bin Laden Is Dead? What about Al Qaeda?08/16/2019
    17:53
  67. 75.
    What Are Deepfakes and Why Are They Dangerous?08/08/2019
    16:21
  68. 76.
    Brexit and Boris Johnson08/02/2019
    22:22
  69. 77.
    Stories and Stats: How Guns Save Lives07/25/2019
    22:56
  70. 78.
    What Does a 'Good' Deal With China Look Like?07/19/2019
    17:10
  71. 79.
    Jordan Peterson and Lee Edwards on Inequality and Socialism07/12/2019
    15:39
  72. 80.
    How Strong is the United States Military? (Rebroadcast)07/04/2019
    24:20
  73. 81.
    'Cocked and Loaded': What the Heck Is Going On in Iran?06/28/2019
    25:09
  74. 82.
    Is This the End of a Free Hong Kong?06/20/2019
    10:54
  75. 83.
    How Everyone Will Pay for the Left's Agenda06/14/2019
    16:40
  76. 84.
    How the New SAT 'Adversity Score' Could Affect Admissions06/07/2019
    16:25
  77. 85.
    Late Term Abortion (Rebroadcast)05/31/2019
    22:31
  78. 86.
    Why Is Patriotic Assimilation so Important?05/24/2019
    13:04
  79. 87.
    The Lies Fueling the Rise of Anti-Semitism05/17/2019
    20:49
  80. 88.
    Are You Going to Get Your Social Security Benefits?05/10/2019
    17:34
  81. 89.
    The NRA and the Terrible UN Arms Trade Treaty05/03/2019
    21:07
  82. 90.
    Trump's Options on Immigration Reform04/26/2019
    19:21
  83. 91.
    The Left's Assault On the Electoral College04/18/2019
    19:13
  84. 92.
    What You Need to Know About Your Tax Refund This Year04/12/2019
    18:26
  85. 93.
    The Equality Act04/02/2019
    17:52
  86. 94.
    Understanding Why 'Trump's Transgender Military Ban' Is Logical03/29/2019
    11:28
  87. 95.
    Why College Admissions Have Always Been Rigged03/22/2019
    15:02
  88. 96.
    Why People Should Want to Work03/15/2019
    16:49
  89. 97.
    Late Term Abortion03/08/2019
    21:56
  90. 98.
    The Start of America's Mental Health Crisis02/28/2019
    16:01
  91. 99.
    How African Americans in Kentucky are Making History02/22/2019
    17:31
  92. 100.
    The Green New Deal02/15/2019
    17:37
  93. 101.
    The Troubling Situation In Venezuela (Part 2)02/08/2019
    19:23
  94. 102.
    How Trump Brought Back America's Economic Freedom02/01/2019
    11:08
  95. 103.
    Why the Women's March Is Melting Down01/25/2019
    16:47
  96. 104.
    The 5 Deadly Myths of Defense Spending01/18/2019
    14:25
  97. 105.
    What Winning Looks Like for Conservatives in 201901/11/2019
    18:55
  98. 106.
    What Is the Border Wall We Need? (Rebroadcast)01/04/2019
    15:54
  99. 107.
    Christmas, Europe, and Terrorism12/20/2018
    20:21
  100. 108.
    How China Is Taking Control of Hollywood12/14/2018
    18:22
  101. 109.
    What You Need to Know About the War in Ukraine12/07/2018
    26:29
  102. 110.
    Why Scandinavia Is Not a Socialist Model to Copy11/30/2018
    18:57
  103. 111.
    Why We Should Give Some Prisoners Puppies (Special Rebroadcast)11/23/2018
    18:38
  104. 112.
    How Many Judges Has Trump Appointed?11/16/2018
    14:11
  105. 113.
    Why Your Smart Phone Is About to Get Way Smarter11/09/2018
    14:28
  106. 114.
    Is It Too Much to Expect Voters to Register?11/02/2018
    16:02
  107. 115.
    What Happens When the Migrant Caravan Arrives at the US Border10/25/2018
    16:26
  108. 116.
    How the Left Is Lying About Tax Reform10/19/2018
    18:10
  109. 117.
    How Strong is the United States Military?10/11/2018
    22:04
  110. 118.
    Yet Another Investigation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh10/02/2018
    17:15
  111. 119.
    The State of Play in North Korea09/28/2018
    18:09
  112. 120.
    The Truth About Climate Change and Hurricanes09/21/2018
    18:26
  113. 121.
    The Great South African Land Heist09/14/2018
    14:23
  114. 122.
    Why We Should Give Some Prisoners Puppies09/07/2018
    18:05
  115. 123.
    The ACE Up the EPA's Sleeve08/31/2018
    15:28
  116. 124.
    What Makes a Good Judge?08/24/2018
    11:07
  117. 125.
    The Troubling Situation in Venezuela08/17/2018
    17:10
  118. 126.
    The Santa Fe High School Shooting Survivors the Media Ignored08/10/2018
    17:12
  119. 127.
    The Trump Economy08/03/2018
    15:02
  120. 128.
    Does the United States Need a Space Force?07/27/2018
    13:00
  121. 129.
    What Is NATO and Why Is It Important?07/20/2018
    16:25
  122. 130.
    What Comes Next for Brett Kavanaugh?07/13/2018
    10:12
  123. 131.
    Why We Need a Strong Navy (Rebroadcast)07/05/2018
    10:30
  124. 132.
    Why Tariffs Are Not Conservative06/29/2018
    13:17
  125. 133.
    The Murder That Could Change Germany06/22/2018
    13:25
  126. 134.
    The Truth About Immigration Enforcement06/15/2018
    14:17
  127. 135.
    History Shows Amnesty Doesn't Work06/08/2018
    9:34
  128. 136.
    Border Security 10106/01/2018
    15:30
  129. 137.
    Is Sports Betting Legal Now?05/25/2018
    9:49
  130. 138.
    Policing in Today's America05/18/2018
    16:28
  131. 139.
    Why Bernie Sanders' Federal Job Guarantee Program Won’t Work05/11/2018
    10:59
  132. 140.
    What Trump Should Do With the Iran Deal05/04/2018
    16:11
  133. 141.
    How the Marriage Penalty Is Hurting Low Income Communities04/27/2018
    15:25
  134. 142.
    Heritage Explains: How Airbnb Is Helping Not Hurting04/20/2018
    15:37
  135. 143.
    Heritage Explains: Why We Need a Strong Navy04/13/2018
    10:13
  136. 144.
    Heritage Explains: How Congress is Ruining Tax Reform04/06/2018
    9:23
  137. 145.
    The Crisis of Fatherless Shooters03/30/2018
    9:18
  138. 146.
    Eight Stubborn Facts on Gun Violence in America03/23/2018
    11:51
  139. 147.
    Heritage Explains: Electromagnetic Pulse Attack03/16/2018
    11:53
  140. 148.
    Heritage Explains: School Choice for Military Families03/09/2018
    12:04
  141. 149.
    Heritage Explains: Why Can't I Fly My Drone?03/05/2018
    11:36
  142. 150.
    What’s the Jones Act and How Is It Hurting Puerto Rico?02/23/2018
    13:51
  143. 151.
    Heritage Explains: Why Making College Free Is a Bad Idea02/16/2018
    13:53
  144. 152.
    Heritage Explains: Is America’s Infrastructure Crumbling?02/09/2018
    14:22
  145. 153.
    Heritage Explains Bitcoin02/02/2018
    14:30
  146. 154.
    Why We Should Leave Paid Family Leave to Employers and States01/26/2018
    11:35
  147. 155.
    Mass Ave Episode 135: The Future of the Individual Mandate12/17/2017
    26:02
  148. 156.
    Mass Ave Episode 134: Federal Spending & Jerusalem12/11/2017
    28:17
  149. 157.
    Mass Ave Episode 133: "Masterpiece Cakeshop Preview"12/01/2017
    31:20
  150. 158.
    Mass Ave Episode 132: "Tax Reform & Government Reorganization"11/22/2017
    29:27
  151. 159.
    Mass Ave Episode 131: "The Importance of Thanksgiving"11/20/2017
    21:44
  152. 160.
    Mass Ave Episode 130: The Future of Conservatism & The State of the Press11/14/2017
    33:53
  153. 161.
    "Immigration & the NYC Terrorist Attacks" Mass Ave Episode: 12911/06/2017
    27:38
  154. 162.
    "Russian Propaganda" Mass Ave Episode: 12910/29/2017
    27:59
  155. 163.
    "Tax Reform and Trump at the Heritage Foundation's President's Club" Mass Ave: Episode 12710/23/2017
    24:53
  156. 164.
    The History of Columbus Day10/06/2017
    21:30
  157. 165.
    "Las Vegas Massacre, Deregulation Day, and Chairman Kevin Brady on Tax Reform": Mass Ave Episode 12509/30/2017
    21:18
  158. 166.
    "Liberal Lies and Misleading Narratives " Mass Ave: Episode 12409/25/2017
    20:35
  159. 167.
    "Opioid Crisis, Government Reorganization, Ask the Expert" Mass Ave: Episode 12309/18/2017
    30:37
  160. 168.
    "9/11 Anniversary, Trump and DACA" Mass Ave: Episode 12209/11/2017
    21:01
  161. 169.
    "DACA, North Korean H-Bomb, and Hurricane Harvey Recovery" - Mass Ave: Episode 12109/04/2017
    33:17
  162. 170.
    "Trump's New Afghanistan Policy" - Mass Ave: Episode 12008/26/2017
    27:49
  163. 171.
    "Eclipse it!" - Mass Ave: Episode 11908/21/2017
    32:27
  164. 172.
    "North Korea Threat" - Mass Ave: Episode 11808/14/2017
    27:18
  165. 173.
    "Back To School!" Mass Ave- Episode 11708/07/2017
    22:16
  166. 174.
    "Afghanistan And Counter Terrorism" Mass Ave- Episode 11607/31/2017
    32:53
  167. 175.
    "Trump's Foreign Policy" - Mass Ave- Episode 11507/26/2017
    23:00
  168. 176.
    "Problematic Women" - Mass Ave- Episode 11407/19/2017
    18:37
  169. 177.
    Mass Ave- Episode 11007/12/2017
    28:26
  170. 178.
    Mass Ave- Episode 11307/07/2017
    21:09
  171. 179.
    Mass Ave- Episode 11207/02/2017
    24:42
  172. 180.
    Mass Ave- Episode 11106/24/2017
    22:57
  173. 181.
    Mass Ave- Episode 10906/23/2017
    22:03
  174. 182.
    Mass Ave- Episode 10806/16/2017
    31:12
  175. 183.
    Mass Ave- Episode 10705/29/2017
    44:54
  176. 184.
    Mass Ave- Episode 10605/20/2017
    24:27
  177. 185.
    Mass Ave Episode 101 (Official Pilot)05/16/2017
    16:08
  178. 186.
    Mass Ave- Episode 10505/11/2017
    13:56
  179. 187.
    Mass Ave- Episode 10405/02/2017
    16:50
  180. 188.
    Mass Ave- Episode 10304/25/2017
    25:04

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