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RCI Podcast Episode 8 - Transgender Pushback
On this week’s episode of the RealClearInvestigations Podcast, RCI Editor J. Peder Zane and RCI Senior Reporter James Varney speak with RCI contributor John Murawski about his article detailing the backlash against policies adopted by thousands of public schools that aim to conceal the gender...
RCI Podcast Episode 7 - Fraud, Waste & Abuse
On this week’s episode of the RealClearInvestigations Podcast, RCI Editor J. Peder Zane and RCI Senior Reporter James Varney speak with Jeremy Portnoy, an investigative journalist for OpenTheBooks.com who writes RCI’s Waste of the Day feature, about rampant fraud, waste and abuse in...
RCI Podcast Episode 6 - Global Censorship
On this week’s episode of the RealClearInvestigations Podcast, RCI Editor J. Peder Zane and RCI Senior Reporter James Varney speak with RCI contributor Paul D. Thacker whose blockbuster new article details the fault lines being exposed as the United States seeks to deport a key ally of Prime...
RCI Podcast Episode 5 - Elder Care Fraud
On this week’s episode of the RealClearInvestigations Podcast, RCI Editor J. Peder Zane and RCI Senior Reporter James Varney speak with RCI contributor Nancy Rommelmann who draws on the six years she has spent caring for her mother to expose the epidemic of financial exploitation targeting...
Administrator Loeffler Explains How the SBA Is Combatting DEI - RCI Podcast Episode 3
The Small Business Administration has become ground zero for the Trump administration’s efforts to purge federal programs not only of waste, fraud, and abuse, but alleged racial preferences, for example, in federal contracting, linked to such corruption.
Building on RCI Senior Contributor Ben...
Small Business Administration’s Kelly Loeffler on DEI: RealClearInvestigations Podcast
RCI Senior Contributor Ben Weingarten sat down for an extensive interview on Jan. 28 with SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler to discuss her agency’s efforts to DOGE-ify and combat DEI at her agency.
Building on his extensive reporting on these efforts, Weingarten discusses with Administrator...
RCI Podcast - FACE Act
On this week’s episode of the RealClearInvestigations Podcast, RCI Editor J. Peder Zane and RCI Senior Reporter James Varney discuss our round-up of the week’s best investigative reporting.
00:00 Zane and Varney discuss articles that report on President Obama’s efforts to protect...
RCI Podcast - Portland's Decline
On this week’s episode of the RealClearInvestigations Podcast, RCI Editor J. Peder Zane and RCI Senior Reporter James Varney speak with RCI Senior Contributor Mark Hemingway about his article Portland, Oregon’s swift path from cultural phenomenon to urban crisis. In our round-up of the...
Don Lemon Arrested, DOJ Uses FACE Act in Minneapolis: RealClearInvestigations Podcast #102
On this week’s episode of the RealClearInvestigations Podcast, RCI editor J. Peder Zane and RCI senior reporter James Varney discuss the week’s best investigative reporting.
First, Zane and Varney discuss articles reporting on President Obama’s efforts to protect Hillary...
RCI Podcast - Somali Fraud
On the first episode of the RealClearInvestigations Podcast, RCI editor J. Peder Zane and RCI senior reporter James Varney speak with Ryan Thorpe of the Manhattan Institute, who helped uncover massive Somali fraud in Minnesota’s social welfare programs.
In our round-up of the week’s...
A Legal Fight Over Race and Billions in Federal Contracts
A new federal lawsuit is reigniting the debate over race-based preferences — far beyond college campuses and DEI programs.
In this episode of The Miller Report: Real Clear Journalism, Maggie Miller and Ben Weingarten break down a legal challenge targeting the Small...
Can States Lead the Way on Energy Affordability? ALEC's 2026 Report
As energy affordability rises in voter concerns ahead of the 2026 midterms, The Miller Report: Real Clear Journalism continues its in-depth look at the future of American energy dominance.
In this interview, Maggie Miller sits down with Jonathan Williams, President and Chief...
Free Speech and the Future of the American Experiment — The Samizdat Prize
As America approaches its 250th anniversary, the question of what truly defines the nation has never been more urgent. At the core of that identity is freedom of speech — a principle increasingly tested in today’s cultural and political climate.
In this episode of The Miller...
Trump’s Science Policy: Reforming Research Funding or Risking It?
In this episode of The Miller Report: Real Clear Journalism, we discuss a new RealClearInvestigations report that digs into a major and often overlooked battle over scientific policy: how taxpayer dollars are spent on federal research. Lead investigator Paul Thacker examines...
Who's Responsible? Identity Theft Fueled by Government Inaction and Illegal Immigration
In this episode of The Miller Report: Real Clear Journalism, Maggie Miller breaks down a new RealClearInvestigations report by James Varney exposing how stolen Social Security numbers are routinely used to obtain illegal employment, while the Americans whose identities are taken may be...
America’s Energy Problem Isn’t the Market — It’s Policy
"You've been lied to." In this episode of The Miller Report: Real Clear Journalism, Maggie Miller sits down with Jason Hayes, Director of Energy and Environment at the America First Policy Institute, to examine why energy costs continue to rise and what energy policies are actually...
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