Franco Ordonez

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380 appearances 4 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 10 Aug

Franco Ordonez’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 4 in all, peaking in Jul 2026 with 3.

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The NPR Politics Podcast · Trump warns that communism is coming for America · 15 Jul 2026 podcast

Obviously, Trump's been elected. voice-verified

But it also doesn't seem like... voice-verified

You know, Elena was just saying that the DSA candidates are very worried about it. voice-verified

They're very open and not running away with it. voice-verified

I was actually talking with Raymond Robertson of Texas A&M University's Bush School of Government and Public Service. voice-verified

He told me that while this kind of anti-communism label still carries weight with older voters, he said it's not so much in the mindset of younger Americans. voice-verified

I think the younger generations don't have that context because, you know, mainly they only really remember the first Trump administration and maybe the Obama administration. voice-verified

And they don't remember the end of the Cold War. voice-verified

I mean, that is ancient history. voice-verified

So ancient history. voice-verified

So I do think... Me and Elaine are both like, yeah, totally. voice-verified

You know, I am curious, though. voice-verified

I mean, like... voice-verified

Again, I think it might work with the base, but that doesn't mean it's going to resonate with swing voters in Maine and Michigan or North Carolina. voice-verified

So I'll be at least be very, very curious to see if kind of some of the Republicans and running in those kind of states actually pick this up. voice-verified

The U.S. voice-verified

and China are more alike than you might think. voice-verified

On Planet Money Summer School, a strange lesson about success, how to handle the downsides of progress. voice-verified

The NPR Politics Podcast · With Graham's death, the Senate loses a key Trump whisperer · 13 Jul 2026 podcast

Yeah, evolution, transformation, definitely, you know, the legacy is absolutely tied to Trump. voice-verified

I mean, Graham started off as a critic. voice-verified

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