Apex Ascend
Apex Ascend is a weekly podcast where Rodney LaBruce amplifies the voices of Texas' District 30 residents, spotlighting real issues and offering bold, policy-driven solutions. It's where truth meets transformation—and everyday people rise and roar.
Episodes
11 episodes
Apex Ascend Episode 11 - Silencing the Truth: Why We Let the Wrong Voices Lead
Why do we elevate false teachers and corrupt leaders while silencing those who speak truth? In this powerful episode, Rodney LaBruce takes aim at the systems—both spiritual and political—that reward charisma over character and comfort over conf...
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Apex Ascend Episode 10 - They're Not Like Us
In this powerful episode of Apex Ascend, Rodney LaBruce takes you from the boarded-up grocery stores of South Dallas to the backrooms of Washington—exposing how broken systems aren't failing, they’re working exactly as designed. <...
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Episode 10
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Apex Ascend Episode 9 From Lincoln to Trump
In this episode, Rodney LaBruce dives deep into the historical cycles that have defined the Republican Party—from Lincoln to Roosevelt to Eisenhower—and the consequences when those cycles break.When the GOP focused on the people, America...
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Apex Ascend Ascend — Episode 8: Lemon Juice and Mount Stupid: Why We're So Confident and So Wrong
🧠 Episode Description: In this episode of Apex Ascend, Rodney LaBruce dives into the bizarre true story of McArthur Wheeler—the man who robbed banks with lemon juice on his face—and how it inspired one of the most important ...
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Episode 8
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Apex Ascend Episode 7 - The Knife Is Still There
Subtitle: From Medical Exploitation to Historical Revisionism, Why America Still Resists Equity In this episode, Rodney LaBruce continues building the case for reparations for African American descendants of slaves.<...
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Episode 7
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Apex Ascend — Episode 6: Torn from the Land: The Story of Robert Gleed and the Theft of Black Prosperity
In this episode of Apex Ascend, Rodney LaBruce uncovers one of the most brutal and under-told stories of American history: the systematic dispossession of Black-owned land. We begin with the incredible life of Robert Gleed—a formerly e...
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Episode 6
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Apex Ascend Episode 5 - The Tariff in Chief
🎙️ Episode Title: Tariffs, Tantrums, and Turmoil: What Trump Doesn’t Get About TradeDescription: In this episode of Apex Ascend, we break down one of the most misunderstood weapons in America’s economic toolbox...
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Apex Ascend — Episode 4: “The Southern Strategy: Still Echoing Today”
In this powerful episode, host Rodney LaBruce unpacks the Southern Strategy—its origins during the Civil Rights era, its calculated use of racial coding, and the lasting harm it continues to inflict on our political system and communities today...
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Apex Ascend Episode 3 - Signal, Silence, and the Narcissist-in-Chief
In this episode of Apex Ascend, Rodney LaBruce unpacks the chaos surrounding the now-infamous Signalgate scandal—where top U.S. officials plotted military strikes in a Signal group chat and accidentally added a journalist. Mea...
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