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The Adult in the Room
Victoria Taft
202 episodes
15 hours ago
Victoria Taft is The Adult in the Room Who Sets You Straight on Life, News, Politics. Talking to the most interesting people in the news. The News Sherpa You Didn't Know You Needed.
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Victoria Taft is The Adult in the Room Who Sets You Straight on Life, News, Politics. Talking to the most interesting people in the news. The News Sherpa You Didn't Know You Needed.
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The Adult in the Room
Seven Seconds in Portland (After Dark)

Hear Mike Strickland walk you, frame by frame, through the night he says a crowd surrounded him, why he drew his firearm for seven seconds, and how a misdemeanor arrest turned into a multi-count felony case. Then, go on-scene with independent journalist “Honey Badger Mom”  as she explains what’s really happening outside Portland’s ICE headquarters.


#Antifa #Portland #ICE #IndependentJournalism #HoneyBadgerMom


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1 week ago
2 hours 24 minutes 31 seconds

The Adult in the Room
INSIDE RIOT INC. with Seamus Bruner and Jonathan Choe

Hear how government funding, nonprofits, and media outlets intersect to create what Bruner calls “Riot Inc.” — a well-oiled system of activism, propaganda, and legal shielding. Then, go behind enemy lines with journalist Jonathan Choe, who infiltrated Antifa’s anarchist book fairs in Seattle and Oakland.#antifa, #jonathonchoe, #seattle, #portland, #anarchistbookfair, #investigativejournalism, #victoriataft, #freepress, #domesticterrorism, #lawenforcement

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1 week ago
46 minutes 46 seconds

The Adult in the Room
Inside the Mind of Antifa Militants. ft. Ryan Mauro and Ty King

Ryan Mauro of the Capital Research Center explains how Antifa has embedded itself within Portland’s homeless industrial complex, using ideology and nonprofits to maintain chaos and control. You’ll also meet Ty King, a former Antifa member who escaped the chaos, drugs, and spiritual darkness of radical activism to find redemption through Christ. Ty opens up about his childhood trauma, years in Eugene’s Antifa scene, and how cult manipulation and occult practices kept him trapped in violence and despair.#Antifa #RyanMauro #HomelessCrisis #Portland #VictoriaTaft #AdultIntheRoomPodcast

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2 weeks ago
1 hour 5 minutes 2 seconds

The Adult in the Room
Arrested for Memes. Looking Back at our interview with Douglas Mackey.

A story so unbelievable you might think it was fiction. Victoria sits down with Douglas Mackey, the man the federal government prosecuted over a political meme. You’ll hear how a joke image from 2016 turned into a four-and-a-half-year legal battle, an FBI raid at dawn, a federal trial, a conviction, and—finally—a full acquittal from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.

Douglas takes you inside everything: the morning agents knocked on his door, what the prosecution claimed he did, how the media amplified a false narrative, and the emotional toll his case took on his family. You’ll hear how he fought back with the help of major legal teams, how his appeal succeeded, and what he’s doing now to hold the government accountable.


 ⁠#FirstAmendment⁠ ⁠#DOJ⁠ ⁠#FreeSpeech⁠
#DouglasMackey #FreeSpeech #DOJ #ElectionSpeech #FirstAmendment #VictoriaTaftPodcast

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2 weeks ago
1 hour 31 minutes 41 seconds

The Adult in the Room
Assassination, Accusations & Division: Why Conservatives Are Eating Their Own

Walk through the Tyler Robinson death penalty case in Provo, Utah, the push to sequester the jury, and why cameras in the courtroom matter if you care about truth—not spin. Plus, is Candace Owens a disruptive opportunist? Controlled opposition? The truth behind TPUSA, Erika Kirk, and Candace Owens.

Then, look straight at one of the most unsettling trends in the modern church: pastors using AI to write sermons and believers turning to chatbot “Jesus” apps instead of the real Christ.Victoria Taft sits down with Pastor Dave Scarlett, founder of His Glory, to unpack why that’s not just a tech issue—it’s a spiritual crisis.


#CandaceOwens
#CharlieKirk
#TurningPointUSA
#ConservativeMedia
#InformationWar
#VictoriaTaft
#TylerRobinson

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3 weeks ago
1 hour 22 minutes 59 seconds

The Adult in the Room
The Signal vs. The Noise: J6 Pipe Bomb Revelations & California in Crisis

Cut through the chaos and learn how to see the signal behind the noise. Victoria walks you through the latest revelations from congressional documents showing the FBI likely knew the identity of the J6 pipe bomber within months—but didn’t disclose it. You’ll explore what that means, why the information was buried, and why it matters now.Then you’ll head to California, where political analyst Mike Netter joins Victoria to break down the state’s ballooning budget, the proposed “wealth tax,” union pressure campaigns, Gavin Newsom’s political theater, and why so many Californians are fleeing. You’ll hear firsthand how wildfires, homelessness, crime spikes, and corruption are affecting residents—and what you can do to stay informed and engaged.#AdultInTheRoom #VictoriaTaft #J6BombCase #CaliforniaPolitics #LawAndOrder

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3 weeks ago
1 hour 20 minutes 16 seconds

The Adult in the Room
The J6 Pipe Bomber Arrest Raises MORE Questions | Kurt Schlichter & Michael Letts React

Hear from two expert guests who see the situation from very different but equally informed angles. Author and retired Army officer Kurt Schlichter breaks down why the current “information operation” feels sloppy and rushed, and law enforcement veteran Michael Letts explains why so many pieces of the pipe bomber story simply don’t add up—and what he believes investigators still aren’t telling you.#J6PipeBomber #VictoriaTaft #KurtSchlichter #MichaelLetts #AdultInTheRoomPodcast

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1 month ago
1 hour 10 minutes 10 seconds

The Adult in the Room
Inside the DC National Guard Attack: What Really Happened

Walk straight into one of the most unsettling stories unfolding right now: the National Guard shootings in Washington, D.C. You’ll hear directly from someone connected to the West Virginia Guard who understands the ground truth of what happened and why it matters far beyond a single tragic attack.You’ll also follow Victoria as she takes you into the coordinated information ops targeting our military — the billboards, the messaging campaigns, even members of Congress sowing doubt in the ranks. Then former CIA officer Sam Faddis joins you to break down how an Afghan special operator slipped through America's vetting process and spiraled into violence, and why he believes the intelligence community is now dangerously unprepared.#NationalGuard #DCshooting #CIA #SeditiousSix #VictoriaTaft #MilitaryNews #InformationWarfare #BorderSecurity #Afghanistan #Veterans

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1 month ago
1 hour 12 minutes 35 seconds

The Adult in the Room
Inside a Kyiv Church Fighting to Survive the War

Sit down with Pastor Anatoly Kalyuzhny and his son Anton from New Life Church in Kyiv. They’ve just come from Ukraine to California for a short visit before they drive back across the Polish border into an active war zone. They walk you through what daily life really looks like: blackouts, air raid sirens, long nights with little sleep, and the constant possibility that a rocket could hit their home or church at any moment.You’ll hear how their church has become a spiritual and practical lifeline—serving widows, orphans, and soldiers; training chaplains; turning their building into a warm shelter where people can charge phones, find internet, pray, and simply be together. They also talk frankly with you about corruption, the history of broken agreements with Russia, pressure on young men to leave or stay, and why they believe Ukraine must be strong if there’s ever going to be real peace.#UkraineWar #Kyiv#Ukraine#Christianity#PersecutedChurch#FaithUnderFire#RussiaUkraineWar#NewLifeChurchKyiv#VictoriaTaft#AdultInTheRoom

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1 month ago
37 minutes 58 seconds

The Adult in the Room
Inside the Meme Case That Shocked America

A story so unbelievable you might think it was fiction. Victoria sits down with Douglas Mackey, the man the federal government prosecuted over a political meme. You’ll hear how a joke image from 2016 turned into a four-and-a-half-year legal battle, an FBI raid at dawn, a federal trial, a conviction, and—finally—a full acquittal from the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.Douglas takes you inside everything: the morning agents knocked on his door, what the prosecution claimed he did, how the media amplified a false narrative, and the emotional toll his case took on his family. You’ll hear how he fought back with the help of major legal teams, how his appeal succeeded, and what he’s doing now to hold the government accountable.#DouglasMackey #FreeSpeech #DOJ #ElectionSpeech #FirstAmendment #VictoriaTaftPodcast

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1 month ago
1 hour 29 minutes 26 seconds

The Adult in the Room
Boys, Men & America’s Crisis: Victoria Talks With Edward Bartlett & Real Black Rebel

What’s happening to boys and men?You’ll hear from Edward Bartlett of the International Council for Men and Boys, who walks you through the twelve areas where men are falling behind—from college enrollment to mental health to family breakdown. You’ll explore why masculinity is under attack, how feminist ideology reshaped the culture, and why so many young men today feel lost, aimless, or emotionally disconnected.You also hear from Real Black Rebel, fresh off the streets of Portland, who breaks down why Enrique Tarrio showed up at the ICE facility, what’s changed inside Portland’s protest culture, and why Antifa’s numbers are shrinking. You’ll get firsthand insight into political violence, the reality of Portland street activism, and what unity—or division—may look like for America in the years ahead.Finally, you tackle the latest on the Epstein files, the House vote to release thousands of documents, the political spin around it, and why the victims still aren’t naming names publicly.#BoysAndMenCrisis #PortlandProtests #EnriqueTarrio #EpsteinFiles #VictoriaTaftPodcast

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1 month ago
1 hour 9 minutes 44 seconds

The Adult in the Room
The Left’s Strategy: Distract With Epstein, Mobilize the Streets

You’re getting a front-row seat to one of the wildest political pivots of the year. Victoria walks you through how the Epstein email release suddenly became the new rallying cry for far-left activists—conveniently right after Democrats took a beating over the government shutdown. You’ll see how protest groups, universities, and online influencers push coordinated narratives to keep people angry, loud, and in the streets.Then you’ll dive into a powerful interview with election-law expert J. Christian Adams, who explains why the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a landmark case on mail-in ballots. You’ll learn why the definition of “Election Day” has become so important, how certain states take ballots weeks after the fact, and what a future ruling could mean for election integrity nationwide.#EpsteinEmails #ElectionIntegrity #MailInBallots #VictoriaTaft #AdultInTheRoomPodcast #SCOTUS2025 #PoliticalChaos #FreeSpeechFight

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1 month ago
1 hour 22 minutes

The Adult in the Room
Ex-Antifa Insider Exposes the Cult Within: Ty King’s Journey from Chaos to Christ

In this powerful Veterans Day episode of The Adult in the Room with Victoria Taft, you’ll meet Ty King, a former Antifa member who escaped the chaos, drugs, and spiritual darkness of radical activism to find redemption through Christ. Ty opens up about his childhood trauma, years in Eugene’s Antifa scene, and how cult manipulation and occult practices kept him trapped in violence and despair.You’ll hear the shocking reality of how Antifa recruits, how drugs and spiritual warfare fuel its culture, and how Ty’s deliverance prayer and faith in God ultimately set him free. Victoria connects the dots between the chaos on America’s streets and the unseen spiritual battle at its core.

Check out Ty's channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5iRm2Z9dkFR-qhhtM-cZ6g

#Antifa, #Portland, #Eugene, #cult, #occult, #redemption, #Christianity, #Ty #King,#TripleBCollective, #VictoriaTaft, #politicalviolence, #deprogramming, #testimony, #ex-Antifa, #faith



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1 month ago
1 hour 20 minutes 30 seconds

The Adult in the Room
ow Portland’s DHS Rule Crushes Antifa—and What It Means Nationwide

Dive into two urgent stories shaping America’s cities: the Department of Homeland Security’s new rules finally stripping Antifa of its masks and noise tactics in Portland, and the shocking rise of Zoran Mamdani—a Marxist Islamist elected mayor of New York City.Victoria is joined by Robert Spencer, author of Intifada on the Hudson, to unpack how Mamdani’s ideology mirrors the fusion of Marxism and jihadism and what it reveals about America’s civic and moral collapse. You’ll also learn how Portland’s ICE facility is fighting back against Antifa’s intimidation tactics—and why the Left’s soft spot for lawlessness could finally backfire.#RobertSpencer, #ZoranMamdani, #Antifa, #Portland, #VictoriaTaft, #IntifadaOnTheHudson, #FreeSpeech, #Marxism, #Islamism, #NewYorkPolitics

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1 month ago
1 hour 24 minutes 59 seconds

The Adult in the Room
The Cult Playbook? Ex-Antifa on Recruitment, Roles & Exit

An unfiltered look at Portland’s rolling showdown around the ICE facility. In this episode, you’ll hear how former Antifa participants describe the movement’s internal roles, how safe-house logistics work on the ground, and why noise operations target neighborhoods as much as officers. You’ll follow the citizen-journalist chase that helped identify a suspected rock attacker, plus a breakdown of where organizers really work when the costumes come off. Then you’ll hear a veteran PI connect dots between organizers, public-sector unions, and NGOs—and what he says prosecutors should publish if they’re serious about accountability.



#Portland #Antifa #ICE #Protest #CitizenJournalism #SafeHouse #BlackBloc #NGO #SEIU #LawAndOrder #FreeSpeech #PortlandOregon


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2 months ago
1 hour 18 minutes 5 seconds

The Adult in the Room
From Antifa Streets to Ballot Boxes—The War on Law and Order

How lawlessness has become policy—from Portland’s Antifa attacks to ICE riots in Los Angeles, and finally to California’s crumbling election system. You’ll meet Andrew “Real Black Rebel” Duncan, a journalist stabbed by Antifa and still standing; hear the details behind federal arrests after violent ICE riots in LA; and uncover with Linda Paine why California’s elections may already be compromised. Buckle up—this is what happens when truth and courage collide.#Antifa, #ICEraids, #ElectionIntegrity, #CaliforniaPolitics, #VictoriaTaft

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2 months ago
1 hour 24 minutes 22 seconds

The Adult in the Room
Portland’s “Cleanup” Hoax: Antifa, Cover-Ups & Court Games

See what Portland media won’t show you. Victoria Taft breaks down the so-called “cleanup” of Antifa’s encampment—a carefully timed stunt ahead of a key Ninth Circuit decision. You’ll watch how police literally negotiate with Antifa while harassing ordinary citizens just trying to drive home.You’ll also hear about the government shutdown and how Democrats are using working families, air traffic safety, and food stamps as political leverage.Then, Victoria speaks with Yukong "Mike" Zhao from Chinese Americans for the Constitution. He shares his firsthand story of escaping communist China, facing harassment in California, and fighting back against Gavin Newsom’s radical Prop 50 power grab.#antifa, #portland, #governmentshutdown, #victoria_taft, #mikezhou, #communism,#free_speech, #lawandorder, #pjmedia, #anarchists

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2 months ago
1 hour 4 minutes 51 seconds

The Adult in the Room
Government Standoff & Antifa Infiltration — Corrine Clifford and Jonathan Choe Tell All

You get both sides of the battlefield in one episode. First, Corrine Clifford gives you a DC insider’s view on the government shutdown: what’s actually being debated, whether Trump’s East Wing “ballroom” construction is taxpayer-funded, and how media narratives shape public outrage while families worry about SNAP and WIC. Then Jonathan Choe takes you inside Antifa’s operations — from anarchist book fairs and recruitment tactics to safe houses, “keffiyeh block” disguise strategies, and how homeless encampments are leveraged during ICE facility actions. If you want clarity on Washington theater and street-level agitation, this conversation equips you to see through the noise.#victoriataft, #adultintheroom, #politics, #governmentshutdown, #mediabias, #washingtondc, #antifa, #portland, #seattle, #investigativejournalism, #corrineclifford, #jonathanch

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2 months ago
1 hour 22 minutes 22 seconds

The Adult in the Room
Portland’s “No Kings” Protest Backfires After Court Ruling

Walk through the Ninth Circuit’s ruling that affirmed the President’s authority to deploy National Guard support to protect federal facilities—yes, even in Portland. You’ll see what that meant for the “No Kings” actions outside ICE HQ, why federal overtime and local police non-response became key facts, and how agitators reportedly tried to manufacture “moments” for the cameras.You’ll also step inside Seattle’s Anarchist Book Fair—where “anarchy” came with a long list of rules (masks required, no bikes, no dogs, curated lunch). We’ll connect the money flows and the NGO alphabet soup you keep hearing about, then finish with the latest DC intrigue: a referral for former CIA director John Brennan and what Congress says he knew.


#Portland #NinthCircuit #NationalGuard #ICE
#Antifa #NoKings #Seattle #Anarchist #FreeSpeech #VictoriaTaft

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2 months ago
1 hour 4 minutes 36 seconds

The Adult in the Room
Inside Portland’s “No Kings” Protest: Antifa vs ICE | Mike Strickland Joins

In this live special, Victoria Taft sits down with independent journalist Mike Strickland, who was one of the first reporters in Portland attacked by Antifa. Together, they break down the “No Kings” protest that spiraled into another night of confrontation outside Portland’s ICE headquarters.


#Antifa #PortlandProtests #MikeStrickland #VictoriaTaft #FreeSpeech

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2 months ago
1 hour 50 minutes 11 seconds

The Adult in the Room
Victoria Taft is The Adult in the Room Who Sets You Straight on Life, News, Politics. Talking to the most interesting people in the news. The News Sherpa You Didn't Know You Needed.