Surviving Trump: Your Essential Guide to His Second Term
Navigating the chaos of today’s politics can be overwhelming —this show helps make sense of it all. In about 30 minutes each week, host Bella Goode breaks down the players, policies, and threats facing democracy — in plain language and straight talk. Your crash course in today’s politics
Podcasting since 2025 • 77 episodes
Surviving Trump: Your Essential Guide to His Second Term
Latest Episodes
Voting Under Threat: How Trump Uses ICE, Armed Presence, and Fear to Intimidate Voters
In Episode 14, Bella Goode examines how fear and federal power are being used to shape who feels safe enough to vote. This episode moves beyond rule changes and paperwork to focus on something more direct: raids, armed presence, mass vot...
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The Endgame: One Man in Charge of Our Elections
In Episode 13, Bella Goode examines a dangerous shift in how elections are being talked about—and increasingly, how they are being structured.Donald Trump is no longer just disputing election outcomes after the fact. He is openly ...
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Weakening the Voting Rights Act: Removing the Last Safeguard
For decades, the Voting Rights Act was the country’s strongest safeguard against racial discrimination in elections. It didn’t just promise the right to vote—it enforced it.In Episode 12, Bella Goode explains how that safeguard ha...
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The Federal Government and Election Interference: demands, pressure and direct involvement
In Episode 11 of Surviving Trump, Bella Goode examines how election interference is moving beyond state laws and into the federal government itself.This episode looks at how voter data demands, law-enforcement pressure, and direct...
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Election Integrity: How Voting Rules Are Being Changed Before the 2026 Midterms
In Episodes 6 through 9, Surviving Trump examined how political power can be shaped long before Election Day — through gerrymandering and census manipulation.In Episode 10, Bella Goode turns to the next layer: the rules of voti...
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Fan Mail
Hi, Bella! I just met you at the Bernie rally in SLC, I’m Brittni, the teacher that had the referendum table nearby. I shared this with my mother in law in Wyoming and we are both here to listen! Keep up the great work in Steamboat!
Morgan, Utah