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American Thought Leaders

by The Epoch Times

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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The Case for Raw Milk, Local Meat, and a Homesteading Revolution in America | Drs. Jill and Robert Malone

Modern industrial agriculture relies on heavy chemical inputs and is built around corporate monopolies, leaving many Americans searching for healthier alternatives, say D

Oct 24
1 h 07 min

Inside the Amish’s Battle Against Crippling New York Vaccine Fines | Aaron Siri

In 2022, New York fined three private Amish schoolhouses $118,000 in combined fines for allowing unvaccinated children to attend. This came after New York repealed its lo

Oct 23
45 min

Former DIA Chief Reveals China’s Playbook for Stealing American IP, from Tesla to Coca-Cola to F-35s | David Shedd

From security dossiers and advanced aerospace stealth designs to the mundane technology in your living room, virtually no sector of the American economy has remained unto

Oct 21
1 h 07 min

Dr. Phil on UFOs, Government Secrecy, and His Search for Proof

What does the U.S. government actually know about UFOs or unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs), and what aren’t they telling us? Have non-human intelligences visited E

Oct 17
44 min

Texas Gov. Abbott on Future of Border Security, Data Centers, and Ending Foreign Infiltration

In this episode, I sit down with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. He’s the longest-serving sitting governor, having spent 11 years in office, and is running for reelection this No

Oct 16
25 min

How a Vague Provision of Human Trafficking Law Is Threatening Religious Communities | John Lauro

A 2008 update to the landmark Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) is increasingly being used to target religious communities, says attorney John Lauro, and raising

Oct 14
37 min

Here’s How Superintelligent AI Could Escape Human Control | Nate Soares

Nate Soares is the president of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute and co-author of “If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All.” “

Oct 10
58 min

Peter Navarro: ‘The Biggest Coverup in Medical History’

Six years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are still uncovering what was really happening behind closed doors. “What [Dr. Anthony Fauci] says many times priv

Oct 9
57 min

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

In this episode, I sit down with U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche to discuss the Department of Justice’s latest work to combat voting and registration fraud, Chinese es

Oct 7
51 min

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

It’s been over five years since a California law came into effect that allows biological males to be sent to women’s prisons if they identify as transgender. The law has

Oct 3
52 min

A Mathematical Challenge to Darwinian Evolution | Douglas Axe

Modern biology often presents Darwinian evolution as a settled explanation for the origin and diversity of life. Douglas Axe is chair of molecular biology at Biola Unive

Oct 2
1 h 07 min

How to Identify a Bad Argument | Warren Smith

Modern culture often treats popular consensus and media narratives as settled truth. Warren Smith, author of the new book “A Mind of Your Own: Independent Thinking in the

Sep 30
1 h 13 min

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

In this episode, I’m sitting down with Tom Homan. A career law enforcement officer, he’s served as a cop, border patrol agent, federal investigator, and acting ICE chief,

Sep 26
58 min

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

What happens when AI agents stop acting like isolated tools and begin collaborating to trick the very systems that evaluate them? Daniel Kokotajlo, executive director of

Sep 25
1 h 20 min

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

Ahead of the Trump–Xi summit in Washington this week, I’m sitting down with retired U.S. Marine Colonel Grant Newsham to understand what’s really at stake here, and what

Sep 23
1 h 06 min

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

I recently traveled to the Pacific island nation of Palau, home to one of the deadliest battlefields of World War II. And geography still matters: Today, it’s a security

Sep 19
45 min

America’s Beef Shortage Explained | Joel Salatin

Centralized agriculture insists that strict federal oversight is essential for food safety and market stability. Joel Salatin, co-owner of Polyface Farms, argues that a c

Sep 18
49 min

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

In the remote Pacific, emergency medical transport is not a simple call away. Across hundreds of miles of open ocean separating island communities, sudden illness or seve

Sep 16
44 min

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

During World War II, America learned a hard lesson about the strategic importance of the small island nations scattered across the Pacific. Among them is Palau, a nation

Sep 12
37 min

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

Rusty Reno is the editor-in-chief of First Things Magazine and author of “Return of the Strong Gods: Nationalism, Populism, and the Future of the West.” In his book, Ren

Sep 11
1 h 11 min

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#122 ▲ 30 Politics US

What listeners say

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Always interesting interviews! Thanks, Jan, for doing such a great job asking good questions and letting your guests give their answers without cutting them off!

gramaree · Mar 2026

I am so appreciative that you have brought ATL to an audio podcast format. I simply could not afford the time to sit at a monitor and watch a video format nor the data streaming costs to listen to a video when I am working outdoors. Thank you!

Godroxme · Nov 2025

Excellent show. Jan is very well informed and his interviews are in depth and educates listeners better than other podcasters. I listen to a lot of different podcasts, and this is very educational in my opinion, very worth your time.

Pedrobud1 · Jul 2025

News the way it should be - well researched, thoughtful, and professionally delivered. No emotion, crying, or tantrums like you get from CNN and MSNBC. Jan Jekielek and his staff are old school pros.

GenoRingo · Mar 2025

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