Real Talk with Marissa Streit – Details, episodes & analysis

Seth Dillon is the CEO of the popular satire site The Babylon Bee, which pokes fun at everything from politics to pop culture. Seth and PragerU CEO Marissa Streit discuss the impact of America’s changing culture on the 2024 presidential election, the role satire plays in politics, and the inside story of how Elon Musk busted The Babylon Bee out of “Twitter jail.” Follow Marissa on Instagram, Twitter, and Linkedin: https://www.instagram.com/marissastreit/ https://x.com/marissastreit www.linkedin.com/in/marissastreit Follow Seth Dillon on Instagram and Twitter: https://www.instagram.com/beechief https://x.com/SethDillon Follow the Babylon Bee on Instagram and Twitter: https://www.instagram.com/thebabylonbee https://x.com/TheBabylonBee Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re told the Earth is experiencing a climate crisis and that manmade emissions are to blame. Environmentalists want us to stop using fossil fuels, but could we function in our world without them? Would the cost be too much to bear? Chris Wright is the CEO of Liberty Energy and has dedicated his career to finding the most efficient energy sources. He sits with PragerU CEO Marissa Streit to have an honest conversation about climate change and fossil fuels. Take the pledge to stop climate misinformation and get the facts with a free PDF e-book of scripts from our climate videos. 00:00 - Welcome to Real Talk 01:00 - Can We Trust Fossil Fuel Execs about Climate? 04:15 - Everyone Wants a Healthy Climate 07:11 - Are Humans to Blame for Climate Change? 10:31 - Modern Agriculture Can't Exist without Fossil Fuels 12:50 - Why Do Policy Makers Push Wind and Solar? 16:32 - Is It Possible to Have Only EVs in California? 18:14 - Bad Energy Policies Have Increased European Energy Prices 21:13 - The Link between the Ukraine War and Energy Prices 24:27 - Why Is There So Much Pushback against Nuclear Energy? 27:30 - It's Not Climate Change Denial to Say Fossil Fuels Are Essential 29:30 - Why Aren't We Seeing More Energy Innovation? 34:21 - Big Tech Companies Are Censoring Climate Change Debate 39:00 - Search for Alternative Perspectives about Climate 40:19 - 3 Million People a Year Die Because They Don't Have Fossil Fuels 42:27 - The ESG Scam 50:54 - Are American Oil and Gas Companies Being Squashed? 53:44 - Is Investing in Oil and Gas a Smart Move? 56:43 - Energy Access Is Green 57:20 - Recommendations for Continued Reading Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could many modern-day health crises actually be caused by the medical establishment? Dr. Marty Makary is a surgeon and public policy researcher at Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Makary and PragerU CEO Marissa Streit discuss how the medical industry makes healthcare increasingly expensive for patients, demonizes doctors with dissenting views, and relies on flawed science to advance inaccurate narratives. You may never look at modern medicine the same way again but you will walk away with some pragmatic solutions after listening to what Dr. Makary has to say. Buy Dr. Makary’s latest book, Blinds Spots, here: https://geni.us/blindspots Follow Marissa on Instagram, Twitter, and Linkedin: https://www.instagram.com/marissastreit https://x.com/marissastreit www.linkedin.com/in/marissastreit Follow Marty Makary on Instagram, Twitter, and Linkedin: https://www.instagram.com/martymakary/ https://x.com/MartyMakary https://www.linkedin.com/in/martymakary/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Alina Habba is a senior advisor and attorney for former President Donald Trump. Alina and PragerU CEO Marissa Streit discuss what it is like working with the president and defending one of the most visible and historic cases against him. Alina also talks about her background as a child of immigrants from Iraq, being a working mom and a public figure who is constantly under attack.  Follow Marissa on Instagram, Twitter, and Linkedin: https://www.instagram.com/marissastreit https://x.com/marissastreit www.linkedin.com/in/marissastreit Follow Alina Habba on Instagram, Twitter, and Linkedin: https://www.instagram.com/alina_habba/ https://x.com/AlinaHabba https://www.linkedin.com/in/alina-habba-esq-836126b/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pharmaceutical innovations like antibiotics and vaccines are among history's greatest achievements. Yet, exorbitant drug prices, widespread safety recalls, and prescription opioid addiction have led many to lose faith in drug companies. New York Times bestselling author Gerald Posner speaks with PragerU CEO Marissa Streit about the checkered history of those inside the pharmaceutical industry, corruption inside the FDA, and why American drug com­panies have put earnings ahead of patients. Follow Marissa on Instagram, Twitter, and Linkedin: https://www.instagram.com/marissastreit https://x.com/marissastreit www.linkedin.com/in/marissastreit Follow Gerald Posner on Instagram, Twitter, and Linkedin: https://www.instagram.com/posnergram/ https://x.com/geraldposner https://www.linkedin.com/in/geraldposner/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Donna and Bishop W.C. Martin are the inspiration behind Angels Studios’ film, "Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot." Despite financial hardship, Donna and Bishop Martin adopted four children of their own and inspired 22 families to foster 77 children from the local foster system in East Texas. Donna and Bishop Martin share their moving personal story of hope and trust in God with PragerU CEO Marissa Streit. Join the Angel Guild to watch films like Sound of Hope: The Story of Possum Trot. Help transform the industry: https://angel.com/hope Follow Marissa on Instagram, Twitter, and Linkedin: https://www.instagram.com/marissastreit https://x.com/streitmarissa www.linkedin.com/in/marissastreit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Harvard student and Orthodox Jew Shabbos Kestenbaum describes his personal experience with antisemitism while enrolled at Harvard Divinity School. In the aftermath of October 7, Shabbos says that antisemitic attacks by students and professors escalated, and that Harvard was complicit in the abuse. Shabbos speaks with PragerU CEO Marissa Streit to explain why he is suing Harvard and how he hopes other Jewish students will be empowered to take action on university campuses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Patricia Heaton was on the hit series “Everybody Loves Raymond” and “The Middle” while staying true to her Christian and pro-American values. After the October 7 attack in Israel by Hamas, Patricia felt churches should be doing more to help the Israeli people. Patricia joins PragerU CEO Marissa Streit to discuss her Hollywood career, how motherhood made her a better actor, and why Christians should support Israel. Follow Marissa on Instagram, Twitter, and Linkedin: https://www.instagram.com/marissastreit https://x.com/streitmarissa www.linkedin.com/in/marissastreit Follow Patricia on Instagram and Twitter: https://www.instagram.com/patriciaheaton/ https://x.com/PatriciaHeaton Learn more about O7C: www.october7coalition.com and follow them on Instagram and Twitter: https://www.instagram.com/theofficialo7c/ https://x.com/TheOfficialO7C Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Douglas Murray is an investigative journalist and the author of The Strange Death of Europe and The War on the West. Doulgas and PragerU CEO Marissa Streit discuss the reasons behind the unrest in the UK, why he supports Israel, and if the U.S. is headed for the same fate as Europe. Follow Marissa Streit on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠Twitter https://www.instagram.com/themarissastreit/ https://x.com/streitmarissa Follow Douglas Murray on Instagram and Twitter https://x.com/DouglasKMurray https://www.instagram.com/douglaskmurray/ 2:53 Douglas’s Upbringing 5:06 Why Douglas Fell in Love with America 6:58 Traveling the World Left Lasting Impacts 9:50 Humans Have Capacity for Good and Evil 11:54 The War on The West 20:37 The Fentanyl Crisis in the U.S. 21:38 Olympics/Ayatollah/Worshiping Weird Gods 25:17 Lowering Education Standards & Teachers Unions 29:28 Why Is Douglas Interested in Israel? 34:16 What Should America Do in The Middle East? 38:44 Netanyahu’s Speech in D.C. 41:18 Is it Fair to Expect the U.S. to Get Involved in Wars in The Middle East? 47:23 The Military Industrial Complex 51:11 Conspiracy Theories 56:32 What Will Happen with China if America Continues to Project Weakness? 1:04:18 Is Douglas More Optimistic About the U.S. Than Europe? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Since 2019, the WEF-linked Global Alliance for Responsible Media—GARM—has worked behind the scenes to trigger a massive advertiser boycott of conservative media including Breitbart, The Daily Wire, Rumble and Elon Musk’s X by the world’s biggest brands. Editor-in-Chief of Breitbart News Alex Marlow and PragerU CEO Marissa Streit discuss how GARM dissolved just 48-hours after Elon Musk filed an anti-trust suit against the organization and what this means for free speech. Follow Marissa Streit on ⁠Instagram⁠ and ⁠Twitter: https://www.instagram.com/themarissastreit/ https://twitter.com/streitmarissa Follow Alex Marlow on Instagram and Twitter: https://www.instagram.com/marlownews/ https://x.com/AlexMarlow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices