Welcome to Zero Hour, where it’s always later than you think. America was convinced tech would complete our mastery of the world. Instead we got catastrophe—constant crisis from politics and the economy down to the spiritual fiber of our being. Time’s up for the era we grew up in. How do we pick ourselves up and begin again? To find out, visionary author and media theorist James Poulos cracks open the minds—and hearts—of today’s top figures in politics, tech, ideas, and culture.
Latest episodes
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59 min
Ep 101 | Trump’s Plan to Free American Farmers from the Food Cartel | Joel Salatin
Joel Salatin — the self-described "Christian libertarian environmentalist capitalist lunatic farmer" — joins James Poulos on "Zero Hour" to expose how America's farming system went…
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Ep 100 | Ana Kasparian: 'I’m Done with the Democratic Party' | Ana Kasparian
Ana Kasparian, co-host of "The Young Turks," joins James Poulos to discuss the collapse of Democratic credibility, political homelessness, and corporate rot. What is behind the fal…
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Ep 99 | Behind the Collapse of Legacy Sports Media | Sage Steele
Former ESPN anchor and reporter Sage Steele joins James Poulos to discuss the current state of sports media, cancel culture, faith, and politics in America. Steele opens up about w…
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Ep 98 | How Teachers' Unions Are Protecting Predators, Not Students | Ryan Walters
Oklahoma Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters joins James Poulos to discuss the war over America’s future. From putting Bibles back into classrooms to fighting teacher…
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Ep 97 | Why AI Will Kill Bad Music, Not Real Artists | Stephen Limbaugh
Stephen Limbaugh, composer and concert pianist, joins James Poulos to discuss the new era of the arts. After having work performed by the Russian Philharmonic and being featured at…
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Ep 96 | 'The Circus' Creator: 'I Got to Pull Back the Curtain' on Charlie Kirk | Mark McKinnon
Mark McKinnon, political strategist to George W. Bush and John McCain, joins James Poulos to discuss how he went from politics to creating Showtime’s "The Circus." They break down…
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Ep 95 | Texas vs. the Cartel: The DEADLY Border Showdown | Greg Sindelar
Greg Sindelar, CEO of the Texas Public Policy Foundation, joins James Poulos to discuss the future of conservatism in Trump’s America. They discuss how the new administration will…
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Ep 94 | 'The Young Turks' Founder Admits Conservatives Were Right About the Deep State All Along | Cenk Uygur
Cenk Uygur, founder of "The Young Turks," joins James Poulos to discuss populism, media bias, the deep state, and the future of American politics. As someone who was critical of bo…
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58 min
Ep 93 | Did Stallone Just Give Hollywood a KNOCKOUT Punch in New Film? | Dick Boyce
Dick Boyce, investor and entrepreneur, joins James Poulos to discuss his latest film, “Lost on a Mountain in Maine.” Co-produced with Sylvester Stallone, the story spans multiple g…
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20 min
Ep 92 | The REAL Reason Trump Won Pennsylvania | Cliff Maloney
Cliff Maloney, founder of PA Chase, joins James Poulos to discuss how Pennsylvania became the decisive state in Donald Trump’s 2024 victory. He reveals the behind-the-scenes of how…
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41 min
Ep 91 | White House Adviser Reveals RFK Jr.’s Plan to Expose the Medical Deep State | Calley Means
America’s health crisis is worse than you think. Calley Means, White House health adviser, joins James Poulos to discuss how corporate cronyism and corruption in the food and pharm…
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54 min
Ep 90 | Wikipedia Scandal Exposed: Big Tech Manipulates What You See | Larry Sanger
Wikipedia is no longer what it used to be. Co-founder Larry Sanger joins James Poulos to discuss how Big Tech hijacked the website to push establishment narratives and increased ce…
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Ep 89 | Trump’s Great Awakening: Why Americans Rejected Wokeness | Scott Adams
“If AI becomes AGI, how will we ignore its advice when it’s smarter than us?” Scott Adams, creator of "Dilbert," joins James Poulos to break down the rise of AI and the fall of DEI…
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Ep 88 | ADDICTED for Life: How Big Tech Is Poisoning Your Kids | Clare Morell
Should parents take away smartphones completely? What is the alternative to screen-time limits and social media? Clare Morell, fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, joins…
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Ep 87 | Why the West Is Losing the Culture War | Jonathan Pageau
Jonathan Pageau, author, artist, and writer, joins James Poulos to discuss how Western civilization is collapsing into chaos. From woke ideology to digital disincarnation, we are s…
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50 min
Ep 86 | The Bitcoin War: How Governments Are Rigging the System | Logan Allen
Logan Allen, founder and CEO of Zorp Corp, joins James Poulos to uncover the truth about cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, energy control, bureaucratic control, and the war over technology.…
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60 min
Ep 85 | Trump's Plan to Clean Up the Middle East Mess Biden & Obama Left | Jacob Siegel
Jacob Siegel, senior writer at Tablet magazine, joins James Poulos to break down Israel’s shocking technological advantage in information warfare. The collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s…
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48 min
Ep 84 | Elon-Trump Domination: How Much POWER Does Silicon Valley Have? | Sohrab Ahmari
Sohrab Ahmari, founder and editor of Compact, joins James Poulos to discuss the new Trump era of nationalism and populism centered on workers, tariffs, and immigration policy. As T…
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Ep 83 | How Trump Is BREAKING the Racist DEI Caste System | Jeremy Carl
James Poulos and former Stanford research fellow Jeremy Carl dive into what the future of DEI in America will look like under President Trump. Carl outlines how foreigners used to…
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Ep 82 | How This Entrepreneur Went from a 0.9 GPA to Harvard Professor | Todd Rose
Todd Rose sits down with James Poulos in thisexclusive interview to lay down the blueprint for success. Rose shares hisrags-to-riches story of how he went from being a 0.9 GPA stud…