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Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

147. NEW YEAR’S SPECIAL. THE BEST GUEST ADVICE OF 2021. BRADLEY WHITFORD, ADMIRAL MIKE MULLEN, BROOKE BALDWIN, REX CHAPMAN, MONTEL WILLIAMS AND MORE.

Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff

Righteous Media | Bleav

Daily News, Veteran, News, Politics, News Commentary, National Security

4.6907 Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2021

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Over the years of hosting Independent Americans and Angry Americans, host Paul Rieckhoff has had the extremely rare opportunity to ask a lot of the world’s smartest people a lot of really important questions. And maybe no question is more important than asking each one, “What is your best advice?” And as you look back on a wild 2021 and forward towards an uncertain 2022 we thought this would be a good time to put it all together. It’s a rare glimpse into some of the brightest minds in entertainment, politics and national security. And so from Bradley Whitford to Montel Williams to Norman Lear to Admiral Mike Mullen to Brooke Baldwin, we’ve got an amazing group together to share their inspiration and to help you power through to 2022. Want to go deeper? Check out the full episodes. Episode 27 - Bradley Whitford Episode 36 - Harry Smith Episode 58 - Kristin Rowe Finkbeiner Episode 62 - Martha Raddatz Episode 70 - Montel Williams Episode 71 - Rex Chapman Episode 79 - Christine Todd Whitman Episode 82 - Chuck Hagel Episode 102 - Ken Feinberg Episode 112 - Paul Begala Episode 132 - Admiral Mike Mullin Episode 135 - Milo Ventimiglia Episode 136 - Jeremy Butler We’ll be back in January with more new guests and shows and as always Independent Americans will continue to be your trusted place for independent news, politics, inspiration and hope.  Please take our quick listener survey and get a shot at a free t-shirt! Independent Americans is powered by Righteous Media. Find us on social media or www.IndependentAmericans.us.  Stay vigilant, America.

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0:00.0

Powered by righteous media.

0:15.6

Welcome to Independent Americans.

0:19.9

Welcome to episode 147.

0:22.7

Our last show of the year.

0:25.4

I'm your host, Paul Reikoff.

0:28.2

Yep, it's our last show of the year.

0:32.0

One last hurrah of the five eyes before 2022 hits.

0:37.9

But before we count down to midnight,

0:40.4

before we make all our New Year's resolutions,

0:43.9

before we recognize the one-year anniversary

0:46.4

of a violent attempt to take over our capital,

0:49.3

before you get that booster, if you haven't already,

0:52.6

before you get COVID if you haven't already. Before you get COVID, if you haven't already. Before all

0:55.9

that, it's still for one last time in 2021, it's still a time to stay vigilant. Well, hello,

1:05.3

rider. Hello, River. This year old friend Santa Claus. Oh, it's just a few hours before I begin my trip.

1:12.6

I wanted so badly to write a letter. Thank you for being such a good boy's for your mom and dad.

1:18.6

But Santa just ran out of time. So many toys to be tested. So many cookies to be tasted. So I want to tell you we're both at the very tippy top of Santa's

1:27.5

night's list. I just know it's going to be a very Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.

1:34.8

Yes, it was a Merry Christmas. And as you may have heard in our last episode, at least in my

1:42.9

house, it was also a COVID Christmas.

1:46.5

But despite that, we're adapting, improvising, and overcoming, and working to make it a very happy new year.

1:55.2

If you don't recognize that Santa voice, it's our old friend, WWE wrestling legend, Mick Foley. If you never heard my

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