Real Talk with Marissa Streit | PragerU

Mayor of Panama City Mayer Mizrachi spent six months in a Columbian jail — now he’s working to bring economic freedom to his country.

The current mayor of Panama City,  Mayer Mizrachi  [https://studio.youtube.com/channel/UCDOie4Uw_JxtaZWjlv-8vZQ] spent six months in a Colombian jail ten years ago. He emerged fierce and now he’s working to bring economic freedom to his country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Is Cuba Collapsing? Robby Starbuck Explains the Communist Crisis

Robby Starbuck, activist and former Hollywood director, speaks with PragerU CEO Marissa Streit about his family’s escape from communist Cuba and why that history shapes his view of America today. They discuss the rise of corporate activism, how DEI policies spread through corporate boardrooms, and why many companies are reversing course. They also discuss the growing power of AI, the dangers of AI-driven misinformation, and why the country that wins the AI race could determine the future of global power.   Chapters: 00:00 – From Cuba to Hollywood: Robby Starbuck’s Story 02:40 – Walking Away: Why He Risked Everything 05:00 – The Lesson From Cuba: Courage Over Comfort 06:40 – Corporate America Goes Political: DEI & Power 13:45 – Inside the System: Government Pressure & Corporate Control 16:00 – The New Communism: Control Without Seizing Power 27:20 – AI Gone Wrong: The Google Defamation Case 33:00 – The Collapse of Truth: How AI Could Shape Elections 39:20 – The AI Race: Why China vs U.S. Changes Everything 46:50 – Cuba, Power, and the Future of America Follow Marissa on social: https://www.instagram.com/marissastreit/ https://x.com/marissastreit https://www.linkedin.com/in/marissastreit/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Are Trump’s Moves on Iran and Venezuela About China? Jan Jekielek of Epoch Times Explains

Jan Jekielek, Senior Editor at The Epoch Times and host of “American Thought Leaders,” joins PragerU CEO Marissa Streit to discuss the Chinese Communist Party’s global strategy, the weaknesses behind China’s economic power, and why President Trump’s foreign policy aims to contain the CCP before it expands further. They examine tariffs, rare earths, strategic pressure on Iran and Venezuela, and why Beijing responds only to real leverage. They also discuss unrestricted warfare, forced organ harvesting, and why understanding the communist mindset is essential if America hopes to avoid being outmaneuvered by China. Follow Marissa on social: https://www.instagram.com/marissastreit/ https://x.com/marissastreit https://www.linkedin.com/in/marissastreit/ Follow Jan on social: https://x.com/JanJekielek https://www.instagram.com/jan.jekielek/ Chapters 00:00 Why China’s economy is weaker than it looks 02:14 China’s export dependence and why Trump’s tariffs matter 05:40 Debt, local corruption, and the CCP’s economic model 08:42 China’s demographic collapse and youth unemployment 09:45 Did America help build the CCP’s power? 13:20 Xi Jinping’s purges and what they reveal about the regime 16:17 Iran, Venezuela, and the message Trump is sending Beijing 20:55 Belt and Road, Huawei, and how China builds leverage 25:17 Rare earths, recycling, and America’s path to independence 32:25 Military-civil fusion and why China weaponizes everything 33:30 Communism, unrestricted warfare, and the CCP mindset 37:05 Political correctness, naivete, and useful idiots 41:15 Organ harvesting and the brutality of the communist system 49:45 Why the media still underplays the China threat 54:42 What Trump’s meeting with Xi could look like 58:43 Jan’s book, Killed to Order, and why understanding the CCP matters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Fr. Sirico on Why Catholic Teaching Rejects Socialism, Marxism and Antisemitism | Robert Sirico

Fr. Robert Sirico joins PragerU CEO Marissa Streit to discuss his journey from left-wing activism in Hollywood to becoming a leading defender of free markets and of virtue. They examine why socialism confuses coercion with compassion, why families and faith—not government—form moral citizens, and why the Right is not immune from chaos, conspiracy, and spiritual confusion. Fr. Robert Sirico reminds viewers Catholics must reject antisemitism and resist using the Church for political or financial power. Chapters: 00:00 Fr. Robert Sirico’s unlikely journey from socialist activist to Catholic priest 12:53 His gangster brother, The Sopranos, and a family unlike any other 18:02 The Holocaust, compassion, and what forms moral conscience 23:44 Chaos on the Left—and now on the Right 27:39 Catholicism, anti-Semitism, and the Jewish roots of Christianity 33:34 Loyalty, truth, and what to do when friends go wrong 38:13 Why economics matters more than politics 40:30 What the parables reveal about socialism, markets, and envy 56:23 Is it wrong to like nice things? Beauty, capitalism, and the good life 01:00:24 Should religious leaders stay out of politics? 01:07:04 The Acton Institute and the moral case for a free society 01:10:20 Why classical education is growing 01:14:17 Catholicism “on one foot” 01:17:18 Truth, gentleness, and the antidote to cultural chaos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Dennis’s Thoughts on Trump’s War on Iran | Dennis Prager

Dennis Prager and PragerU CEO Marissa Streit discuss President Trump’s decision to expand military operations in Iran and the debate over “endless wars.” Dennis explains why he believes confronting the Iranian regime carries both strategic and moral significance, and argues that Trump’s strikes could positively reshape the geopolitical balance in the Middle East and beyond. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]