Real Talk with Marissa Streit | PragerU

Robby Starbuck, activist and former Hollywood director, speaks with PragerU CEO Marissa Streit about his family’s escape from communist Cuba and why that history shapes his view of America today.

They discuss the rise of corporate activism, how DEI policies spread through corporate boardrooms, and why many companies are reversing course.

They also discuss the growing power of AI, the dangers of AI-driven misinformation, and why the country that wins the AI race could determine the future of global power.

 

Chapters:

00:00 – From Cuba to Hollywood: Robby Starbuck’s Story

02:40 – Walking Away: Why He Risked Everything

05:00 – The Lesson From Cuba: Courage Over Comfort

06:40 – Corporate America Goes Political: DEI & Power

13:45 – Inside the System: Government Pressure & Corporate Control

16:00 – The New Communism: Control Without Seizing Power

27:20 – AI Gone Wrong: The Google Defamation Case

33:00 – The Collapse of Truth: How AI Could Shape Elections

39:20 – The AI Race: Why China vs U.S. Changes Everything

46:50 – Cuba, Power, and the Future of America

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Jan Jekielek, Senior Editor at The Epoch Times and host of “American Thought Leaders,” joins PragerU CEO Marissa Streit to discuss the Chinese Communist Party’s global strategy, the weaknesses behind China’s economic power, and why President Trump’s foreign policy aims to contain the CCP before it expands further. They examine tariffs, rare earths, strategic pressure on Iran and Venezuela, and why Beijing responds only to real leverage. They also discuss unrestricted warfare, forced organ harvesting, and why understanding the communist mindset is essential if America hopes to avoid being outmaneuvered by China.

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Chapters

00:00 Why China’s economy is weaker than it looks

02:14 China’s export dependence and why Trump’s tariffs matter

05:40 Debt, local corruption, and the CCP’s economic model

08:42 China’s demographic collapse and youth unemployment

09:45 Did America help build the CCP’s power?

13:20 Xi Jinping’s purges and what they reveal about the regime

16:17 Iran, Venezuela, and the message Trump is sending Beijing

20:55 Belt and Road, Huawei, and how China builds leverage

25:17 Rare earths, recycling, and America’s path to independence

32:25 Military-civil fusion and why China weaponizes everything

33:30 Communism, unrestricted warfare, and the CCP mindset

37:05 Political correctness, naivete, and useful idiots

41:15 Organ harvesting and the brutality of the communist system

49:45 Why the media still underplays the China threat

54:42 What Trump’s meeting with Xi could look like

58:43 Jan’s book, Killed to Order, and why understanding the CCP matters

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Fr. Robert Sirico joins PragerU CEO Marissa Streit to discuss his journey from left-wing activism in Hollywood to becoming a leading defender of free markets and of virtue. They examine why socialism confuses coercion with compassion, why families and faith—not government—form moral citizens, and why the Right is not immune from chaos, conspiracy, and spiritual confusion. Fr. Robert Sirico reminds viewers Catholics must reject antisemitism and resist using the Church for political or financial power.

Chapters:

00:00 Fr. Robert Sirico’s unlikely journey from socialist activist to Catholic priest
12:53 His gangster brother, The Sopranos, and a family unlike any other
18:02 The Holocaust, compassion, and what forms moral conscience
23:44 Chaos on the Left—and now on the Right
27:39 Catholicism, anti-Semitism, and the Jewish roots of Christianity
33:34 Loyalty, truth, and what to do when friends go wrong
38:13 Why economics matters more than politics
40:30 What the parables reveal about socialism, markets, and envy
56:23 Is it wrong to like nice things? Beauty, capitalism, and the good life
01:00:24 Should religious leaders stay out of politics?
01:07:04 The Acton Institute and the moral case for a free society
01:10:20 Why classical education is growing
01:14:17 Catholicism “on one foot”
01:17:18 Truth, gentleness, and the antidote to cultural chaos
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Dennis Prager and PragerU CEO Marissa Streit discuss President Trump’s decision to expand military operations in Iran and the debate over “endless wars.” Dennis explains why he believes confronting the Iranian regime carries both strategic and moral significance, and argues that Trump’s strikes could positively reshape the geopolitical balance in the Middle East and beyond.
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Editor-in-Chief of The Federalist, Investigative journalist and author Mollie Hemingway joins PragerU CEO Marissa Streit to discuss Big Tech’s lingering influence, the Left’s effort to reshape the Supreme Court through court stacking and election integrity. They examine America’s voting system, the expansion of mail-in voting, and why public confidence in elections requires constant attention. They also discuss why politics alone cannot restore the country, the importance of marriage, and why Mollie believes saving America ultimately starts at home.

Chapters:

00:00 — Supreme Court & Free Speech Concerns

00:49 — Fighting Big Tech Censorship

01:29 — How Big Tech Censorship Works

03:18 — Shadow Banning & Algorithmic Suppression

05:25 — Government’s Role in Preventing Censorship

06:50 — Holding Government & Tech Companies Accountable

08:16 — Tech Companies, Politics & Corporate Activism

12:04 — Section 230 & Big Tech Immunity

15:07 — Mollie Hemingway’s Book Rigged

17:06 — Florida’s Election Reforms

18:03 — Mail-In Voting & Election Confidence

22:17 — Dating Crisis & Disaffected Young Men

24:21 — Marriage, Happiness & Social Stability

26:53 — Advice for Parents Raising the Next Generation

31:03 — Family Life & The Importance of the Home

33:11 — Modern Dating Challenges

35:38 — Economic Pressures on Marriage

38:28 — Where Young People Should Meet

40:26 — Writing a Book on Justice Samuel Alito

42:30 — The Personal Cost of Serving on the Supreme Court

43:56 — Court Stacking & the Future of the Supreme Court

47:18 — Final Reflections: Family, Faith & Optimism

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