

Who Funds that?
The podcast where we go beneath the surface to reveal the web of connected influence, money, and motivation driving the news, sourced primarily from our website InfluenceWatch.org, the Capital Research Center's online encyclopedia of the donors, non-profits, and influencers driving politics. You can watch the video version of the podcast at: http://bit.ly/2rnQygY Listen to all episodes of the "Who Funds That?" Podcast at Ricochet.com .
Episodes


Who Funds That? EP 23: The Prophets of the AI Apocalypse
Major artificial intelligence companies are leveraging "doomsday" rhetoric to push for government regulation that effectively secures their market dominance. This strategy, rooted in the utilitarian ideology of Effective Altruism, relies on speculative, long-term risk assessments to justify state intervention. The rece...

Who Funds That? EP 22: The Commies' Lawyers

Who Funds That? EP 21: The Next 30 Years of Big Labor

Who Funds That? EP 20: How Charities Are Influencing Elections

Who Funds That? EP 19: State of the Iran Conflict
The ongoing conflict between the United States, Israel, and Iran reveals a critical lack of strategic coherence in American defense policy. Iran’s decentralized, mosaic-like structure allows it to rapidly reconstitute missile capabilities, effectively neutralizing initial tactical successes. While the blockade of the S...

Who Funds That? EP 18: You Fund That
Capital Research Center (CRC) investigates the influence of special interest groups on public policy, focusing on exposing dark money networks and radical political organizations. Over the past decade, the organization has achieved significant milestones, most notably uncovering the Arabella Advisors network—the larges...

Who Funds That? EP 17: Against Nuclear Energy, Against Humanity

Who Funds That? EP 16: Big Labor’s Leftist Investments

Who Funds That? EP 15: Congress Considers Nonprofit Regulation
The House Committee on Ways and Means has advanced four legislative proposals aimed at increasing transparency and regulatory oversight for nonprofits and political advocacy groups. One bill clarifies that religious beliefs regarding marriage and gender identity do not violate the "contrary to public policy" doctrine, ...

Who Funds That? EP14: The Foreign Funding Election Loophole

Who Funds That? EP13: Organizing the DSA Revolution
The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) have evolved from a marginal political faction into a formidable force within the Democratic Party by leveraging low-turnout primary elections. Unlike traditional socialist movements that relied on union support or minority voters, the DSA’s success stems from mobilizing downw...

Who Funds That? EP12: Trump Can Say "You're Fired"

Who Funds That? EP11: What to Make of AI Opposition
Artificial intelligence and the rapid expansion of data centers have become targets of coordinated, politically motivated opposition masquerading as grassroots populism. While critics claim these facilities threaten water and energy security, data centers operate as stable, efficient components of the electrical grid w...

Who Funds That? EP10: The Experts Weigh in on Fixing Higher Ed
Higher education in America faces a crisis of ideological indoctrination, administrative bloat, and skyrocketing costs, necessitating external intervention rather than internal reform. Federal subsidies, as described by the Bennett Hypothesis, have incentivized tuition hikes while universities increasingly prioritize p...

Who Funds That? EP9: Poisoned Ivies with Rep. Elise Stefanik

Who Funds That? EP8: Enemies of Energy

Who Funds That? EP7: Hasan Piker in the Doghouse?

Who Funds That? EP6: Can Treasury Fix Nonprofit Tax Returns
Nonprofit tax return transparency requires significant reform, particularly regarding government grants and fiscal sponsorship. Currently, Form 990 filings provide only aggregate data on government funding, failing to disaggregate sources or program-specific expenditures. Fiscal sponsorship, a mechanism where projects ...

"Who Funds That?" EP5: Ohio’s Medicaid Millions
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