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American Thought Leaders

American Thought Leaders

Where influential voices weigh in on the nation’s major issues.

The Epoch Times

268 episodesEN

Show overview

American Thought Leaders has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 268 episodes. That works out to roughly 230 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.

Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 41 min and 1h — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language News show.

The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed yesterday, with 103 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 160 episodes published. Published by The Epoch Times.

Episodes
268
Running
2024–2026 · 2y
Median length
50 min
Cadence
Several per week

From the publisher

At a time when our nation is portrayed as increasingly polarized, media often ignore viewpoints and stories that are worthy of attention. American Thought Leaders, hosted by The Epoch Times Senior Editor Jan Jekielek, features in-depth discussions with some of America’s most influential thought leaders on pertinent issues facing our nation today.

Latest Episodes

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Peter Navarro: ‘The Biggest Coverup in Medical History’

Oct 9, 202657 min

EXCLUSIVE: AG Blanche on DOJ Strategy to Combat Voter Fraud, Birth Tourism, and Chinese Espionage

Oct 7, 202651 min

How a California Bill Lets Sex Offenders Into Women’s Prisons | Amie Ichikawa

Oct 3, 202652 min

A Mathematical Challenge to Darwinian Evolution | Douglas Axe

Oct 2, 20261h 7m

How to Identify a Bad Argument | Warren Smith

Sep 30, 20261h 13m

EXCLUSIVE: Tom Homan Reveals Next Targets and How Many Missing Immigrant Children Have Been Found

Sep 26, 202658 min

How Over 700 OpenAI Agents Went Rogue and Hacked Another Company | Daniel Kokotajlo

Sep 25, 20261h 20m

Here’s What to Know Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit | Grant Newsham

Sep 23, 20261h 6m

How Palau Resists Beijing’s Pressure Campaign in the Pacific | Kambes Kesolei

Sep 19, 202645 min

America’s Beef Shortage Explained | Joel Salatin

Sep 18, 202649 min

How These Pilots Became a Lifeline for Remote Pacific Islands | Mark Abbott and Brock Welge

Sep 16, 202644 min

EXCLUSIVE: How a Tiny Nation Is Defying Beijing and Defending Its Sovereignty | President Surangel Whipps Jr.

Sep 12, 202637 min

The Hidden Costs of a World Without Anything Worth Fighting For | Rusty Reno

Sep 11, 20261h 11m

How I Reversed My Near-Fatal Autoimmune Conditions | Sina McCullough

Sep 9, 202655 min

Here’s What People Get Wrong About Modern Warfare | John Spencer

Sep 5, 202658 min

How a Soviet Revolutionary Still Shapes American Politics | Bradley Thayer

Sep 4, 202655 min

The War on Privacy—And How to Fight Back | Naomi Brockwell

Sep 2, 202641 min

Here’s What Darwin’s Theory Can’t Explain | Michael Behe

Aug 30, 20261h 12m

How a Neglected Plaza Now Immortalizes Forgotten American Heroes | Matthew Taylor

Aug 28, 202639 min

The New School Where Teens Will Learn Classics—and Build Airplanes | Ian Rowe

Aug 26, 202629 min
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