S3E15 - Promises, Promises, and More Promises

In this engaging conversation, Tom Klaus and Lamar Roth share their weekend experiences, discuss the art of civil discourse, and delve into various topics including sports, technology, and political promises. They explore the nuances of disagreement, particularly around golf as a sport, the Apple vs. Microsoft debate, and a review of Trump's campaign promises, especially regarding immigration policies. Throughout the discussion, they emphasize the importance of finding common ground and understanding differing perspectives.A 3rd Space Survey: Promises, Promises, PromisesTake a minute to complete our very brief poll. Thanks! https://forms.gle/s6nxYRjfxzfnQsST8Learn more: President Trump Has Kept His Promises…And Then Some: https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/07/president-trump-has-kept-his-promises-and-then-some/ Here’s what Trump has done on 14 of his major campaign promises:https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/trump-14-major-campaign-promises-rcna203436 MAGA-Meter: Trump’s Second Term: https://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/maga-meter-tracking-donald-trumps-2024-promises/ President Trump’s Campaign Promises: A 100-day Progress Report: https://nolabels.org/the-latest/trumps-campaign-promises-a-100-day-progress-report/Tracking Trump’s Presidential Promises: https://apnews.com/projects/trump-campaign-promise-tracker/ USA Facts: https://usafacts.org/ How We Check OurselvesFact Checking: Because there are a lot of things happening…some true, some false, some unbelievable…we use the following fact checking sites. Take a look for yourself:Snopes - https://www.snopes.com/ FactCheck.org - https://www.factcheck.org/ Politifact - https://www.politifact.com/RealClearPolitics - https://www.realclearpolitics.com/ Because media can have its own biases, we also rely upon these sites to help us get balanced coverage:Media Bias/Fact Check - https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/All Sides - https://www.allsides.com/unbiased-balanced-newsAd Fontes Media Bias Chart - https://app.adfontesmedia.com/chart/interactive Meet Lamar and TomLamar Roth and Tom Klaus are lifelong friends exploring how to get to a 3rd Space - a space where two or more people with opposing viewpoints, ideologies, and worldviews can come together to hear, listen, share, and connect with one another. Together Lamar and Tom hope to carve out a 3rd Space where everything can be on the table for open, straightforward, honest, and, yet kind and respectful inquiry. Want to watch us do the podcast? Visit the Klaus Haus Productions YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/@KlausHausProductions. Comments? Suggestions? Ideas for guests or topics? Send us a voice message on Spotify or email us at [e-mail] and [e-mail]:Wild Opinions and Nonsensical Musings by Lamar Roth & Tom KlausImages by Getty Images, Pexels, Pixabay, Roth Images, and Cyberlink AIFinal review and approval by Jake and Ebie Dawgs Inc. Photos by Lamar Roth are copyrighted by Roth Images, All Rights Reserved. For permissions or additional information: [e-mail] and https://www.rothimages.com/Getting to 3rd Space with Lamar and Tom is produced and sponsored by Klaus Haus Productions LLC and Acorn Consulting, LLC. All Rights Reserved. Permissions: [e-mail]. No living creature was harmed in the production of this film but a lot of Colombian coffee was consumed.Recorded July 24, 2025, using Riverside.fm - http://riverside.fm/ - from “home studio” locations in Maryland and Kansas, USA; Original Publishing Date, August 4, 2025.