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    <title>The Schmidt Show - Episodes Tagged with “Leftist Meltdown”</title>
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    <itunes:author>Brad Schmidt</itunes:author>
    <itunes:summary>I'm right, literally.
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  <title>SPECIAL EDITION: James Peppe for President 2020</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>James Peppe – his closest friends just call him Pep – is a regular American, NOT a professional politician or wealthy celebrity. He is a small business owner, licensed financial and our guest this hour on The Schmidt Show. James is making a run for the 2020 Presidency and he joins Brad to tell him the how and why!</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>Welcome to The Schmidt Show
James Peppe – his closest friends just call him Pep – is a regular American, NOT a professional politician or wealthy celebrity. He is a small business owner, licensed financial and our guest this hour on The Schmidt Show. James is making a run for the 2020 Presidency and he joins Brad to tell him the how and why!
**--  The Cliff Notes --
For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard!
This Episode's Podcast Dashboard (http://podcast.theschmidtshow.com/17b)
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Join us in our interactive chatroom #SchmidtHeads on Freenode!
-- Stay In Touch --
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Contact Brad
brad [at] theschmidtshow.com
-- Twitter --
The Schmidt Show (https://twitter.com/theschmidtshow) Special Guest: James Peppe.
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    <![CDATA[<p>Welcome to The Schmidt Show</p>

<p>James Peppe – his closest friends just call him Pep – is a regular American, NOT a professional politician or wealthy celebrity. He is a small business owner, licensed financial and our guest this hour on The Schmidt Show. James is making a run for the 2020 Presidency and he joins Brad to tell him the how and why!</p>

<h3>**--  The Cliff Notes --</h3>

<p>For links to the articles and material referenced in this week&#39;s episode check out this week&#39;s page from our podcast dashboard!</p>

<p><a href="http://podcast.theschmidtshow.com/17b" rel="nofollow">This Episode&#39;s Podcast Dashboard</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.voxtelesys.com/" rel="nofollow">Phone Systems for The Schmidt Show provided by Voxtelesys</a></p>

<h4>Join us in our interactive chatroom #SchmidtHeads on Freenode!</h4>

<h3>-- Stay In Touch --</h3>

<p>**Find all the resources for this show on The Schmidt Show Dashboard</p>

<blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www.theschmidtshow.com" rel="nofollow">The Schmidt Show Dashboard</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.altispeed.com/" rel="nofollow">Altispeed Technologies</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.voxtelesys.com" rel="nofollow">VoxTelesys</a></p>

<p><a href="http://cartoonkatie.com" rel="nofollow">Cartoon Katie</a></p>
</blockquote>

<p>Contact Brad</p>

<blockquote>
<p>brad [at] theschmidtshow.com</p>
</blockquote>

<p>-- Twitter --</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/theschmidtshow" rel="nofollow">The Schmidt Show</a></li>
</ul><p>Special Guest: James Peppe.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/TheSchmidtShow">Support The Schmidt Show</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="James Peppe For President 2020" rel="nofollow" href="https://peppe2020.com/">James Peppe For President 2020</a> &mdash; James Peppe – his closest friends just call him Pep – is a regular American, NOT a professional politician or wealthy celebrity. He is a small business owner, licensed financial investment adviser and father to four wonderful children.  The election of Donald Trump in 2016 awoke Peppe’s passion for service with a flood of mixed emotions. On the one hand, he was excited to witness the upending of the political establishment that for so long had promised so much to so many and delivered so little. On the other hand, he was stunned and disappointed to see America invest its hopes in a self-promoting individual of such questionable character as Trump.</li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Welcome to The Schmidt Show</p>

<p>James Peppe – his closest friends just call him Pep – is a regular American, NOT a professional politician or wealthy celebrity. He is a small business owner, licensed financial and our guest this hour on The Schmidt Show. James is making a run for the 2020 Presidency and he joins Brad to tell him the how and why!</p>

<h3>**--  The Cliff Notes --</h3>

<p>For links to the articles and material referenced in this week&#39;s episode check out this week&#39;s page from our podcast dashboard!</p>

<p><a href="http://podcast.theschmidtshow.com/17b" rel="nofollow">This Episode&#39;s Podcast Dashboard</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.voxtelesys.com/" rel="nofollow">Phone Systems for The Schmidt Show provided by Voxtelesys</a></p>

<h4>Join us in our interactive chatroom #SchmidtHeads on Freenode!</h4>

<h3>-- Stay In Touch --</h3>

<p>**Find all the resources for this show on The Schmidt Show Dashboard</p>

<blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www.theschmidtshow.com" rel="nofollow">The Schmidt Show Dashboard</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.altispeed.com/" rel="nofollow">Altispeed Technologies</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.voxtelesys.com" rel="nofollow">VoxTelesys</a></p>

<p><a href="http://cartoonkatie.com" rel="nofollow">Cartoon Katie</a></p>
</blockquote>

<p>Contact Brad</p>

<blockquote>
<p>brad [at] theschmidtshow.com</p>
</blockquote>

<p>-- Twitter --</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/theschmidtshow" rel="nofollow">The Schmidt Show</a></li>
</ul><p>Special Guest: James Peppe.</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/TheSchmidtShow">Support The Schmidt Show</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="James Peppe For President 2020" rel="nofollow" href="https://peppe2020.com/">James Peppe For President 2020</a> &mdash; James Peppe – his closest friends just call him Pep – is a regular American, NOT a professional politician or wealthy celebrity. He is a small business owner, licensed financial investment adviser and father to four wonderful children.  The election of Donald Trump in 2016 awoke Peppe’s passion for service with a flood of mixed emotions. On the one hand, he was excited to witness the upending of the political establishment that for so long had promised so much to so many and delivered so little. On the other hand, he was stunned and disappointed to see America invest its hopes in a self-promoting individual of such questionable character as Trump.</li></ul>]]>
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  <title>Episode 9: Triggered!!</title>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 08 Oct 2018 14:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
  <author>Brad Schmidt</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>TRIGGERED!!!  Today we are going touch on a hodge-podge of topics.  There isn't much more to be said but it is going to be a fun episode.  Noah Chelliah from the Ask Noah Show joins me as well. If you are looking for a passionate and engaging look at politics with a side order of not taking ourselves to seriously you are gonna love The Schmidt Show.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>1:17:52</itunes:duration>
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  <description>Welcome to The Schmidt Show
TRIGGERED!!!  Today we are going touch on a hodge-podge of topics.  There isn't much more to be said but it is going to be a fun episode.  Noah Chelliah from the Ask Noah Show joins me as well. If you are looking for a passionate and engaging look at politics with a side order of not taking ourselves to seriously you are gonna love The Schmidt Show.
**--  The Cliff Notes --
For links to the articles and material referenced in this week's episode check out this week's page from our podcast dashboard!
This Episode's Podcast Dashboard (http://podcast.theschmidtshow.com/1)
Phone Systems for The Schmidt Show provided by Voxtelesys (http://www.voxtelesys.com/)
Join us in our interactive chatroom #SchmidtHeads on Freenode!
-- Stay In Touch --
**Find all the resources for this show on The Schmidt Show Dashboard
The Schmidt Show Dashboard (http://www.theschmidtshow.com)
Altispeed Technologies (http://www.altispeed.com/)
VoxTelesys (http://www.voxtelesys.com)
Contact Brad
brad [at] theschmidtshow.com
-- Twitter --
The Schmidt Show (https://twitter.com/theschmidtshow) 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Welcome to The Schmidt Show</p>

<p>TRIGGERED!!!  Today we are going touch on a hodge-podge of topics.  There isn&#39;t much more to be said but it is going to be a fun episode.  Noah Chelliah from the Ask Noah Show joins me as well. If you are looking for a passionate and engaging look at politics with a side order of not taking ourselves to seriously you are gonna love The Schmidt Show.</p>

<h3>**--  The Cliff Notes --</h3>

<p>For links to the articles and material referenced in this week&#39;s episode check out this week&#39;s page from our podcast dashboard!</p>

<p><a href="http://podcast.theschmidtshow.com/1" rel="nofollow">This Episode&#39;s Podcast Dashboard</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.voxtelesys.com/" rel="nofollow">Phone Systems for The Schmidt Show provided by Voxtelesys</a></p>

<h4>Join us in our interactive chatroom #SchmidtHeads on Freenode!</h4>

<h3>-- Stay In Touch --</h3>

<p>**Find all the resources for this show on The Schmidt Show Dashboard</p>

<blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www.theschmidtshow.com" rel="nofollow">The Schmidt Show Dashboard</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.altispeed.com/" rel="nofollow">Altispeed Technologies</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.voxtelesys.com" rel="nofollow">VoxTelesys</a></p>
</blockquote>

<p>Contact Brad</p>

<blockquote>
<p>brad [at] theschmidtshow.com</p>
</blockquote>

<p>-- Twitter --</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/theschmidtshow" rel="nofollow">The Schmidt Show</a></li>
</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/TheSchmidtShow">Support The Schmidt Show</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="ANTIFA RAGES: Patriot Prayer Rally In Portland Turns Bloody; American Flag Saved From Flames | Daily Wire" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/37102/patriot-prayer-rally-portland-turns-bloody-joseph-curl?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=062316-news&amp;utm_campaign=benshapiro">ANTIFA RAGES: Patriot Prayer Rally In Portland Turns Bloody; American Flag Saved From Flames | Daily Wire</a> &mdash; Civility is dead apparently.</li><li><a title="Don’t Believe Me Just Because I’m a Woman" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/10/10/dont-believe-me-just-because-im-a-woman/">Don’t Believe Me Just Because I’m a Woman</a> &mdash; I certainly never demanded that the world take my own story at face value just because I have a uterus.</li><li><a title="WATCH: Woman Claims Boy Sexually Assaulted Her, Then Surveillance Video Released | Daily Wire" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/37099/watch-woman-claims-boy-sexually-assaulted-her-then-ryan-saavedra?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=062316-news&amp;utm_campaign=benshapiro">WATCH: Woman Claims Boy Sexually Assaulted Her, Then Surveillance Video Released | Daily Wire</a> &mdash; "I did not say that, if I did say that I would be surprised," Klein said.</li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Welcome to The Schmidt Show</p>

<p>TRIGGERED!!!  Today we are going touch on a hodge-podge of topics.  There isn&#39;t much more to be said but it is going to be a fun episode.  Noah Chelliah from the Ask Noah Show joins me as well. If you are looking for a passionate and engaging look at politics with a side order of not taking ourselves to seriously you are gonna love The Schmidt Show.</p>

<h3>**--  The Cliff Notes --</h3>

<p>For links to the articles and material referenced in this week&#39;s episode check out this week&#39;s page from our podcast dashboard!</p>

<p><a href="http://podcast.theschmidtshow.com/1" rel="nofollow">This Episode&#39;s Podcast Dashboard</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.voxtelesys.com/" rel="nofollow">Phone Systems for The Schmidt Show provided by Voxtelesys</a></p>

<h4>Join us in our interactive chatroom #SchmidtHeads on Freenode!</h4>

<h3>-- Stay In Touch --</h3>

<p>**Find all the resources for this show on The Schmidt Show Dashboard</p>

<blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www.theschmidtshow.com" rel="nofollow">The Schmidt Show Dashboard</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.altispeed.com/" rel="nofollow">Altispeed Technologies</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.voxtelesys.com" rel="nofollow">VoxTelesys</a></p>
</blockquote>

<p>Contact Brad</p>

<blockquote>
<p>brad [at] theschmidtshow.com</p>
</blockquote>

<p>-- Twitter --</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/theschmidtshow" rel="nofollow">The Schmidt Show</a></li>
</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/TheSchmidtShow">Support The Schmidt Show</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="ANTIFA RAGES: Patriot Prayer Rally In Portland Turns Bloody; American Flag Saved From Flames | Daily Wire" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/37102/patriot-prayer-rally-portland-turns-bloody-joseph-curl?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=062316-news&amp;utm_campaign=benshapiro">ANTIFA RAGES: Patriot Prayer Rally In Portland Turns Bloody; American Flag Saved From Flames | Daily Wire</a> &mdash; Civility is dead apparently.</li><li><a title="Don’t Believe Me Just Because I’m a Woman" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.dailysignal.com/2018/10/10/dont-believe-me-just-because-im-a-woman/">Don’t Believe Me Just Because I’m a Woman</a> &mdash; I certainly never demanded that the world take my own story at face value just because I have a uterus.</li><li><a title="WATCH: Woman Claims Boy Sexually Assaulted Her, Then Surveillance Video Released | Daily Wire" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/37099/watch-woman-claims-boy-sexually-assaulted-her-then-ryan-saavedra?utm_source=facebook&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_content=062316-news&amp;utm_campaign=benshapiro">WATCH: Woman Claims Boy Sexually Assaulted Her, Then Surveillance Video Released | Daily Wire</a> &mdash; "I did not say that, if I did say that I would be surprised," Klein said.</li></ul>]]>
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