Episodes 34
Avg. Duration 21m
Activity Declining
Since Jan 2025
Latest Episode Feb 2026

Publishing Details

Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
52%
Hosting
feed.podbean.com

About This Podcast

Decency Lost is a podcast for listeners who refuse to numb themselves to the moral collapse in American Politics. Hosted by Dick Smiley Jay, the show cuts through noise, spin, tribalism, and selective outrage to confront one simple truth: a democracy can not survive when its leaders and the country has abdicated decency. 

Decency Lost in November 2024. 

This podcast is one little clue on the map to finding it again. 

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Recent Episodes

How Corrupt Can we Get?

Feb 22, 2026 15m

I mean, suing us for 10 billion. He is suing the people of the United States for ten billion dollars.  And stealing another 10 for his Board of Peace?

The Obscenity of a Billion

Feb 18, 2026 18m

What does a billion actually mean? Not in theory - in time, in scale, in power. We break down the raw math of extreme wealth and asks whether our democracy can survive its existence.  From Epstein to…

An Administration of Jerks

Feb 08, 2026 7m

America is not being governed by serious leaders, but by men who confuse domination with authority. Drawing on history, language, and lived behavior, Dick Smiley Jay discusses how this administration…

When Federal Agents Come to Town

Jan 14, 2026 19m

A federal agent kills a citizen, and the feds close ranks. This episode examines how secrecy, Federal force, and the e normalization of unaccountable power are eroding trust in America. When…

Arrest or Act of War?

Jan 06, 2026 15m

The United States' capture of Nicolas Maduro sparked global protests and legal questions.  This episode examines how foreign media frame the event, why Congress was sidelined under the War Powers…

What Changed College Football

Dec 27, 2025 15m

College Football didn't just change. It Lost its identity. This episode explores how NIL deals, the transfer portal, and market logic transformed College sports from relationship driven communities…

Culture Wars Are a Scam

Dec 08, 2025 16m

Americans are told their anger comes from culture - immigration, identity, schools, and social change. This episode makes a harder claim:  Culture wars are a scam designed to keep you from noticing…

America's Atrocity Problem

Nov 30, 2025 13m

Two killings - one ordered by a US Cabinet official, the other committed by a man trained by the CIA, expose a nation unwilling to face the consequences of its own violence. Dick Smiley Jay examines…

Erasing the Greatest Generation

Nov 26, 2025 15m

Donald Trump's 28 point Ukraine plan doesn't bring peace - it rewards invasion, legitimizes conquest, and erases the core principles the Greatest Generation fought to defend.  This episode examines…

When Speech is Murder= Except When Trump Says It

Nov 23, 2025 14m

After Charlie Kirk's murder, Republicans blamed "dangerous rhetoric" - but stayed silent when Donald Trump threatened members of Congress and implied they deserved death. This episode exposes the…

Why Trump Loves Dictators

Nov 20, 2025 10m

Donald Trump's admiration for strongmen reveals a dangerous worldview. From MBS to Vlad, Kim to Bolsonaro, Trump consistently praises leaders linked to murder, torture, and repression. Why does he…

Human Trafficking, American Made

Nov 11, 2025 11m

Dick Smiley Jay exposes King Buffoon's $7.5  Million dollar payment to Equatorial Guinea - a regime famous for torture and forced labor. When Trump outsources cruelty and calls it policy, what's left…

The War on Empathy:From Pulpit to Policy to the Draft Table

Aug 25, 2025 32m

From toxic empathy theology to political cruelty and pious hypocrisy, this episode defends compassion as Gospel- before closing with an underdog story. I love Fantasy Football.

Policing, Power, and Persecution: Lessons from Hitler, Stalin, and Trump

Aug 21, 2025 20m

Trump's takeover of Washington, D.C's police echoes authoritarian tactics from history.  We explore how leaders weaponize law enforcement- and why ordinary decency may be democracy's last chance.

Appeasement in Alaska: Trump's Summit, Ukraine, and the Lessons of History

Aug 19, 2025 20m

Trump's summit with Vlad Putin echoes history's appeasements. From Ukraine's peril to West Virginia Campfires, this episode explores power, truth, and the bonds that keep us decent.

Erasing the Umpires: Power, How Power Twists Truth, Silences Dissent, and Why the Last Gasp of Summer Still Matters

Aug 12, 2025 23m

Dick Smiley Jay links Air Force purges, erased history, and political crackdowns to Stalin and Hitler- then finds hope in summer campfires before school.

S2E18 When Data Disagrees, Trump Deletes It

Aug 04, 2025 5m Bonus

King Buffoon fires the nation's top jobs data official after a weak jobs report. Dick Smiley Jay breaks down the purge - and what it means for truth itself.

God's Country: When Fundamentalism Captures the State

Jul 31, 2025 34m

King Buffoon's America isn't a Christian nation-it's a theocracy of fear. From ICE to Epstein, Dick Smiley Jay exposes how faith became the mask for cruelty.  Sorry I cut out the last segment.

If Bryan Kohberger Were Black: Race, Justice, and the Politics of Fear

Jul 25, 2025 21m

What if Bryan Kohberger were Black? Or an immigrant? This episode explores how race shapes outrage, justice, and fear- from a silent killer in Idaho to King Buffoon's 2024 warnings about…

When Decency Meant Obedience

Jul 22, 2025 5m

Victorian England preached morality, restraint, and civility- but beneath the surface lay exploitation, repression, and imperial power.  In the first of our series "History of Decency", Dick Smiley…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Decency Lost have?

Decency Lost has published 34 episodes since January 2025, covering topics in News, Politics.

Is Decency Lost still active?

Decency Lost is currently declining with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 21m.

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