Former Chicago mayor and White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel joins Terry Moran for a sweeping, provocative conversation about banning social media for kids under 16, the psychological damage algorithms are inflicting on adolescents, and the deeper threats social platforms pose to American democracy.

Emanuel outlines why he believes parents are losing a generational battle against addictive systems designed to overwhelm judgment — and why government must step in. He and Moran explore bipartisan support for restrictions, the First Amendment challenges, how algorithms undermine solidarity, and why tech companies profit from division.

The conversation expands to national service, political courage, the collapse of institutional leadership, and the forces pulling the country apart.

One of the most urgent and wide-ranging interviews in the series.

⏱ CHAPTERS

00:00 – Rahm Emanuel joins Terry Moran

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01:01 – Why Rahm wants to ban social media for kids under 16

01:15 – Evidence of harm: depression, anxiety, isolation

02:35 – Parents vs. algorithms

03:49 – Can government force platforms to cooperate?

04:38 – What enforcement could look like

05:54 – Bipartisan appetite for regulation

07:24 – Will kids just get around the rules?

07:59 – Adults or algorithms — the binary choice

08:37 – Why algorithms and democracy are incompatible

09:47 – Free speech and the First Amendment question

11:19 – Are we losing a generation?

12:53 – The one issue that could unite Democrats and Republicans

14:02 – Social media’s “solidarity” argument for marginalized kids

16:13 – Why Rahm believes parental power must be restored

18:46 – Why not regulate the algorithm instead of banning the apps?

19:40 – Are we hurting kids’ tech literacy?

20:08 – Tech fluency vs. algorithmic addiction

21:57 – Corporate America’s silence and complicity

24:51 – Why elites have failed

26:46 – Trump’s intimidation strategy and institutional collapse

28:29 – Why politicians abandon their independence

30:22 – The media’s failure to stand up

31:41 – Section 230, the Fairness Doctrine, and a bigger reform package

33:53 – Democracy vs. the platforms

36:51 – Universal national service and rebuilding common experience

41:13 – Diversity as strength vs. vulnerability

43:12 – The next political language: community and renewal

47:16 – Loss of control and the economics of resentment

48:17 – 2026 midterms and Democratic momentum

51:46 – Why MAGA voters feel betrayed

52:46 – Trump as a transformational president

53:37 – Final reflections and stories from parenthood

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Senator Mark Kelly, a Navy combat veteran and former astronaut, joins Terry Moran for one of the most urgent conversations yet about military integrity, illegal orders, presidential power, and the looming risk of conflict in Venezuela.

Kelly explains why he and several Democratic senators released a video reminding service members of their duty to refuse unlawful orders — a message rooted directly in the Uniform Code of Military Justice. He discusses the backlash, Trump’s threats, the firing of JAG officers and inspectors general, and the profound institutional damage he believes is underway inside the Pentagon.

The discussion turns to Venezuela, where Kelly raises alarm about Trump’s intentions, the lack of a clear mission, and the danger of dragging American troops—many already worn from Iraq and Afghanistan—into another conflict with no justification, no planning, and no explanation to the American people.

Kelly also speaks about political violence, his wife Gabby Giffords’ survival, and why he refuses to be intimidated by presidential threats.

A bracing, unfiltered interview about democracy, duty, and danger in 2025.

⏱ Chapters

00:00 – Terry Moran welcomes Senator Mark Kelly in Washington

01:04 – Why Kelly told the military they can refuse illegal orders

03:08 – Why he believes “something really bad could happen”

05:29 – Kelly defends the message as simple UCMJ fact

06:47 – Trump calls for Kelly to be executed; consequences and fear

07:49 – Why firing JAG officers and IGs threatens accountability

08:25 – The Venezuela crisis and moral danger for service members

10:46 – Are we too quick to pull the trigger?

11:20 – What decades of war have done to the military

12:25 – Risk of a new conflict in Venezuela with no clear purpose

13:50 – The Juan Hernández pardon and troubling signals

15:46 – Personal safety, political violence, and refusing intimidation

17:01 – Why subservience in Trump’s cabinet is dangerous

17:53 – Could Kelly run for president? His answer

18:52 – Closing reflections and thanks

#MarkKelly #Military #Venezuela #USPolitics #Democracy

Ambassador John Bolton joins Terry Moran in Austin for an unflinching conversation about the Trump administration’s approach to Venezuela, the Ukraine peace plan, the Pentagon shake-up, and what Bolton sees as a dangerous breakdown in U.S. foreign policy decision-making.

Bolton argues that Trump’s actions toward Venezuela lack planning, strategy, and congressional or hemispheric support. He tells Moran he sees “a mishmash of thinking” in the White House and warns that a failed military flex in the Caribbean could seriously damage American credibility.

The discussion turns to Ukraine, where Bolton says the proposed peace plan appears aligned with Russian interests and reflects a chaotic internal process driven by Trump’s impulses rather than American national security.

He also raises alarms about the politicization of the military, the firing of senior officers, and the erosion of long-standing norms of civilian-military relations.

One of the most substantive interviews yet in the series — and a sobering look at U.S. foreign policy at a moment of global instability.

⏱ Chapters

00:00 – Terry Moran introduces Ambassador John Bolton in Austin

00:36 – What is happening in Venezuela and the U.S. force posture

00:42 – Bolton says the administration is confused and unprepared

02:10 – Moran challenges Bolton on regime change and past U.S. interventions

02:52 – Bolton explains why Venezuela is a unique case

03:40 – The risk of acting without alignment with the opposition

04:33 – Is Trump showing force for the sake of optics?

05:09 – Bolton on Trump being “in a box” over military action

06:29 – Are we going to war with Venezuela?

07:40 – The Ukraine peace plan and signs it aligns with Russia

08:27 – The collapse of internal foreign-policy process

09:37 – Moran on military politicization and senior officer firings

10:13 – Bolton on damage to civilian-military norms

11:08 – Should members of Congress encourage refusal of unlawful orders?

11:20 – Bolton says Congress needs to legislate, not post

11:56 – Closing and farewell

#JohnBolton #Venezuela #Ukraine #ForeignPolicy #USPolitics