# spangle — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover spangle. Page: Feed: --- ## The Declaration of Independence at 250: Dan Miller on America's Founding _2026-07-13 · The Chris Spangle Show_ The Declaration of Independence turns 250 this year, and most Americans have never heard the full story of how it came to exist. Historian Dan Miller joins Chris Spangle to trace the forgotten gestational period of American democracy, from the Continental Association's economic boycott in 1774 to the moment communities across the 13 colonies first heard the Declaration read aloud in July 1776.… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSPG5247353178.mp3) ## Trump's Reflecting Pool Fiasco Exposes His Pattern of Leadership Failures _2026-06-27 · The Chris Spangle Show_ The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool became the perfect case study in how the Trump administration operates: rushed decisions, ignored experts, a no-bid contract, a failed blue liner, algae blooms, and then arrests without charges. Chris Spangle, Harry Price, and Rhinehold break down the full timeline of the pool's history, from its 1923 completion and Obama-era $34 million structural rebuild to… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSPG8150458291.mp3) ## WAL: Trump bombs Iran, AI and Social Media: Trust Is Moving Closer to Home _2026-03-01 · The Chris Spangle Show_ Chris Spangle, Harry and Reinhold talk about when news breaks fast, like the U.S. bombing Iran, forcing them to toss their planned topics and react in real time. From there, they talk about news fatigue and attention whiplash, including how major developments can disappear from the public conversation and how hard it is to verify what is real online. They compare national coverage to alternative… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSPG2188495795.mp3) ## ICE, State Power and the Imago Dei _2026-01-25 · The Chris Spangle Show_ Chris steps back from the daily outrage cycle to tackle a bigger question: Is there a difference between caring for someone personally and how the law should be written or enforced? Using a recent ICE shooting story as a case study, he explores how government power shapes human behavior, why politics is an extension of morality, and why treating people as image-bearers of God matters in public… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSPG5203537373.mp3) ## WAL: Snowpocalypse and ICE murders again in Minneapolis _2026-01-24 · The Chris Spangle Show_ Chris, Harry, and Rhinehold discuss the coming snowpocolypse and what motivates people to buy 8 gallons of milk as a response. While shooting the show, news breaks about a second killing by ICE in Minneapolis. https://youtu.be/4fXijck0ELQ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSPG9510259795.mp3) ## We Are Libertarians Year-End Roundtable: Festivus Grievances, Indy Politics, PBS Cuts, and the AI Bubble _2025-12-31 · The Chris Spangle Show_ Chris Spangle is joined by Harry Price and Rhinehold for the final We Are Libertarians roundtable of 2025, recorded on the Saturday between Christmas and New Year’s. They trade Festivus-style grievances, talk life and workload, and debate Indianapolis development, public transit, and downtown design, including “no turn on red” frustrations and light rail. The conversation moves into NPR and PBS… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSPG9487573346.mp3) ## Spike Cohen on Faith, “You Are the Power,” and a Georgia Family Cleared in Child Abuse Case _2025-12-24 · The Chris Spangle Show_ In the final 2025 episode of The Chris Spangle Show, Spike Cohen shares how he became a Christian and what his first Christmas season in the faith has meant to him. Cohen explains the mission of You Are the Power, an advocacy group that pressures local and state officials to back off when families say they are being railroaded by government systems. The conversation focuses on the Hernandez family… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSPG3602615061.mp3) ## HMP 12: Things We Didn’t Tell You in Season One _2025-12-06 · The Chris Spangle Show_ Chris Spangle and Matt Wittlief open Season 2 with essential background for the late 1200s, tracing how the Holy Roman Empire’s electoral system emerged after the Carolingians, how the Great Interregnum unfolded and how the Habsburgs entered European politics. They also outline parallel developments in Wales, Scotland, the Low Countries, international trade, banking and the origins of English… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSPG7595023182.mp3) ## History of Modern Politics is Back! An Update from Matt and Chris _2025-11-24 · The Chris Spangle Show_ Chris Spangle and Matt Wittlief reunite to bring back History of Modern Politics after a long hiatus. In this episode, they explain why the show is returning, how seasons two and three are already underway, and what listeners can expect as they continue tracing political thought from the Roman Republic to the American founding. Chris and Matt share behind-the-scenes updates on research, writing,… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSPG9766382079.mp3) ## [Meet Claude, an AI assistant (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/WhPE3nNMjyRo) _2025-11-24 · **Sponsored**_ Chat with Claude at claude.ai — a conversational AI assistant. ## The promise of a conservative Gen Z, cultural chaos, and the centralization of power in the executive branch _2025-10-29 · The Chris Spangle Show_ Join Chris Spangle, Harry Price, and Rhinehold for an unfiltered conversation exploring everything from tech “enshittification” and the work-from-home debate to the dangers of centralized government power. The trio examines how political and cultural tension mirror the post-COVID era, why Gen Z’s values echo past generations, and what the “success sequence” reveals about personal responsibility.… [Listen](https://traffic.megaphone.fm/CSPG4537168836.mp3)