Monthly episodes discussing this topic, 2023-01 to 2026-06.
Positions people took on this topic in transcripts, grouped by school of thought. Within a camp, people with demonstrated expertise on the topic come first, then those who reached the most listeners on it. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
Political figures and government institutions are intentionally using their power for self-enrichment, kickbacks, or political gain.
8 people · 7 episodes

The Trump family's financial activities while in office constitute a form of corruption that would trigger outrage if committed by Democrats.
“Can you imagine if Joe Biden was doing what Donald Trump was doing and his family was making money off the presidency or as much money or even a fraction of the money that they're making, Republicans would be losing their minds.”
I've Had It · May 2026 · 1 episode · 1.5M views on this topicThe Trump administration's attempt to settle the IRS lawsuit is an inside job designed to facilitate private financial gain.
“So, I think it's an inside job. I think that of course they're going to settle. Of course he's going to make billions of dollars because it's Donald Trump and it's a cult and, you know, he they do whatever he says.”
I've Had It · May 2026 · 1 episode · 1.5M views on this topicThe Trump administration is offering Eric Adams the ambassador position to Saudi Arabia to incentivize him to drop his mayoral campaign in favor of his opponents, a move driven by corruption.
“So they go, what would be something that Eric Adams would agree to because he sees a potential gigantic upside if he takes the job? It would be Saudi Arabia. That's another one of the most corrupt countries that are willing to make it rain on all these politicians and buy them off to the tune of mil”
Secular Talk · Sep 2025 · 1 episode · 335K views on this topicGovernment power is being used to leverage the U.S. economy and military to enrich a small, well-connected group of elites, which mirrors the behaviors of international criminal networks.
“This is sort of turning the power of the United States, its military, its economy, its culture, and using it, leveraging it to enable the president of the United States and his cronies to make a lot of money.”
Heather Cox Richardson · Feb 2026 · 3 episodes · 270K views on this topicThe Workers Party and Lula are responsible for a return of systemic corruption and misappropriation of public resources in Brazil.
“I think I can say the corruption with the workers party became to a huge level of intelligence and quantity we see a lot more corruption today than we ever did”
PBD Podcast · Feb 2025 · 1 episode · 247K views on this topicCorruption in organizations and institutions arises from the exploitation of power imbalances and a lack of oversight.
3 people · 3 episodes
The current system of religious institutions in the U.S. is prone to exploitation and corruption due to lack of regulation and the blending of business and ministry.
“And so right now, we're just at a at a tipping point where too many bad things are happening in the system that most people go, something's wrong, and I can't articulate it.”
Shawn Ryan Show · Sep 2025 · 1 episode · 1.7M views on this topicCorrectional officers who are perceived as weak by inmates are specifically targeted for manipulation and bribery to facilitate the smuggling of contraband.
“the weaker cosos get caught up you know”
Soft White Underbelly · Jul 2024 · 1 episode · 883K views on this topicIt is illegal for a prison corrections officer to have sex with an inmate because the power dynamic is so vast that the inmate cannot consent.
“I think the idea is that it's considered to be a sex crime because the power dynamic between the guard and the inmate is just so vast that it's almost like a child. They can't consent.”
Matthew Cox | Inside True Crime · Jan 2026 · 1 episode · 232K views on this topicPublic and academic institutions have been corrupted by the prioritization of specific ideological agendas over merit or objective truth.
2 people · 2 episodes
The academic world is fundamentally corrupted because researchers and faculty members have prioritized ideological compliance over scientific truth and merit.
“The researchers themselves in a fit of absolutely craven pathetic cowardice decided that they would promote hire and publish on the basis of these race, ethnicity and sexual identity based categories instead of sticking to merit.”
Jordan B Peterson · May 2025 · 1 episode · 494K views on this topicMaya Forstater argues that public institutions have been corrupted and made incompetent by adopting the ideology that gender identity supersedes biological sex.
“Once you say we're going to have this lie in the heart of our institution and we're all going to have to pretend it's the truth, you you corrupt everything in society.”
Triggernometry · Apr 2025 · 1 episode · 425K views on this topicPositions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
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