# Ryan Cooper joins Tavis Smiley

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Podcast: [Tavis Smiley](https://stenobird.com/podcast/tavis-smiley-5000046)
Published: 2026-05-07T05:04:14+00:00
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Duration seconds: 926

## Resource

Senior editor at The American Prospect and author of How Are You Going to Pay for That? Smart Answers to the Dumbest Question in Politics, Ryan Cooper talks about the rising costs of Trump’s agenda on taxpayers and the environment. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/tavis-smiley--6286410/support .

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