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The Daily Signal

#423: From Drug Addiction to CEO of My Pillow

The Daily Signal

The Daily Signal

News, Daily News, Politics, Government

4.81.4K Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2019

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

The name Mike Lindell may not ring a bell, but if you watch Fox News, you’ve probably seen him. He’s the CEO of My Pillow. Daniel chatted with Mike at the Conservative Political Action about his journey from drug addiction to freedom and faith -- and also, his newfound political voice. Today we’ll share that interview. Plus: A new study finds that trigger warnings are pretty much useless. We also cover these stories:•President Trump signs an executive order designed to promote free speech at colleges. •Trump also signals support for Israeli sovereignty over the long-disputed Golan Heights territory, which lies between Israel and Syria. •Sen. Bernie Sanders wants the U.S. to follow New Zealand, after the country enacted aggressive gun control in wake of the terrorism attack.The Daily Signal podcast is available on Ricochet, iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play, or Stitcher. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave a review. You can also leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com. Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is the Daily Signal Podcast for Friday, March 22nd. I'm Kate Trinko.

0:09.3

And I'm Daniel Davis.

0:10.5

Well, the name Michael Lindell may not ring a bell, but if you watch Fox News, you've probably seen him.

0:16.3

He's the CEO of My Pillow.

0:18.4

I had the chance to talk to Michael at CPAC about his journey from drug addiction to freedom and faith and also his new found political voice.

0:26.5

Today we'll share that interview.

0:28.3

Plus a new study finds that trigger warnings are pretty much useless.

0:32.2

We'll discuss.

0:33.2

By the way, if you're enjoying this podcast,

0:35.0

please consider leaving a review

0:36.8

or a five-star rating on iTunes and please subscribe.

0:39.6

And a quick announcement, Kate Trinko, my co-host,

0:42.2

has been promoted to editor-in-chief of the Daily Signal.

0:45.6

Kate, congratulations.

0:47.0

Thanks Daniel, I'm excited.

0:48.8

And now on to our headlines. President Trump signed an executive order Thursday intended to use tax dollars to promote free speech at public universities.

1:05.0

In America, the very heart of the university's mission is preparing students for life as citizens in a free society.

1:15.1

But even as universities have received billions and billions of dollars from taxpayers,

1:21.1

many have become increasingly hostile to free speech and to the First Amendment.

1:26.2

You see it all the time.

1:28.0

You turn on the news and you see things that are horrible.

1:31.8

You see people being punched hard in the face, but he didn't go down. I said you have a better chin than Mohammed Ali and he had a

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