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China’s influence operations in the United States is the topic for the 257th episode. Our returning guest is New York Times best-selling author and investigative journalist Peter Schweizer, author of the new book, “Red-Handed: How American Elites Get Rich Helping China Win”. In this conversation we explore how China identifies influence targets, which industries are most valuable, what China really wants, whether this problem is truly a bipartisan one, and what can be done about it. You can buy the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Red-Handed-American-Elites-Helping-China/dp/0063061147.

In the 256th episode, we explore a building movement that is not receiving the national focus that it deserves: The National Popular Vote Compact (nationalpopularvote.com). Our guest is former State Senator Ray Haynes (R-CA), president of the Institute for Research on Presidential Elections and a national spokesman for the National Popular Vote movement. Enough states have banded together to provide 195 electoral votes for the national popular vote, and once they hit 270, the national popular vote winner will be elected President of the United States as the sole determining factor for the first time in American history. Hear how the movement is progressing, how they answer critics, and when this may actually happen.

Award-winning author and journalist Toby Harnden is the guest for the 285th episode. He is the author of the new bestseller, “First Casualty: The Untold Story of the CIA Mission to Avenge 9/11”. On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, in this conversation we look back to how the war in Afghanistan began, what role the CIA played, what the war cost, and how the war ended. The “Mack on Politics” podcast is available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher and Spotify. Interview subjects can be pitched by emailing [email protected].

In this episode we speak to author and journalist Michael Shellenberger, whose next book is “San Fran Sicko”, which examines how our major cities are objectively failing.

The war on small business is the subject of the 283rd episode. Our guest is Carol Roth, bestselling author and small business advocate. Her new book is, “The War on Small Business: How the Government Used the Pandemic to Crush the Backbone of America”. In this episode we discuss how CDC guidelines and state and local emergency orders made big business essential and small business discardable, whether PPP was sufficient, how small businesses can prepare for the next pandemic and whether cryptocurrency is an option small business access to capital in the future. Email [email protected] if you have guest ideas for a future podcast episode.

Longtime MSNBC “Hardball” anchor and bestselling author Chris Matthews is our guest for the 282nd episode. His new memoir is entitled, “This Country: My Life in Politics and History”. In this conversation we explore: His career path from the Peace Corps to being a Capitol Police officer to working in the U.S. Senate, the White House, for Speaker Tip O’Neill and then 20 years as a cable news TV host Whether the U.S. Senate remains the “world’s greatest deliberative body” Whether the filibuster should be eliminated His assessment of President Biden’s first term What he learned after 20 years hosting “Hardball” Please give us a 5 star rating in the iTunes store and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher and Spotify. Guest ideas? Email: [email protected].

The Middle East is the subject of episode 281. Our guest is former Trump White House Envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt. In this episode we discuss: - The state of the cease fire - Egypt’s role in negotiating it - President Biden’s role - Why Hamas is doing this - How Iran is involved - How Iron Dome protects Israel - Whether the Abraham Accords are holding up - What we can make of Bibi’s future - Whether there is any reason for hope for Middle East peace Please give us a 5 star rating in the iTunes store and subscribe on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher and Spotify. Guest recommendations? Email: [email protected].

Ohio is the subject of the 280th episode. Our guest is former U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci (R-OH), who was the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in 2018. In this conservation: Is Ohio a battleground state? Why did Trump win Ohio decisively twice? What our guest makes of the legacy of Ohio Gov. John Kasich Our guest’s view of the COVID response in Ohio Whether our guest thinks the U.S. Senate race in 2018 was winnable in retrospect Whether our guest will run for Governor or U.S. Senate in 2022 What he thinks when he looks back to his time in Congress Subscribe to the “Mack on Politics” podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher and Spotify. Email comments, feedbacks, complaints and guest ideas to: [email protected].

A discussion of how political campaign tactics can help you grow your business — that’s the subject of the 279th episode. Our returning guest is Go BIG Media CEO and bestselling author Phillip Stutts, author of the new book, “The Undefeated Marketing System: How to Grow Your Business and Build Your Audience Using the Secret Formula that Elects Presidents”. In this conversation we examine how tactics used by winning campaigns can be quickly and thoughtfully utilized in business.

Leadership and mentorship are the subjects of the 278th episode. Our guest is my longtime friend Dana Perino, former White House Press Secretary for President George W. Bush and author of the new bestseller, “Everything Will Be Ok: Life Lessons for Young Women”. In this episode we discuss why she wrote the book, the importance of mentorship, how to manage relationships and how to get the career you want.

How the PPP program saved Main Street is the subject of the 277th episode. Our guest is former Acting Associate Administration of the Small Business Administration Bill Briggs, who administered the PPP program. In this conversation we review what the program was, how and why it worked, what it was like at SBA over the past year, and how we government can better support small business in the future.

The US-China relationship is the subject of the 276th episode. Our guest is Josh Rogin, foreign policy columnist for The Washington Post and author of the new book, “Chaos Under Heaven: Trump, Xi, and the Battle for the 21st Century”. In this conversation we examine the state of the bilateral relationship, whether tariffs worked, how the US is attempting to decouple its economy from China’s, whether TPP could be revived, how COVID broke the US-China relationship and whether a new bipartisan consensus on China has developed on Capitol Hill.