Episodes

  • The Sickening Persecution of a South Dakota Rancher | 4/18/25

    The Sickening Persecution of a South Dakota Rancher | 4/18/25
    Apr 18 2025
    We begin today with a free-for-all Friday, going through an assortment of news of the day. Also, there is new data regarding the decline of religion in America, and it’s not pretty. Next, we turn to the persecution of Charles and Heather Maude, a South Dakota ranching family facing up to 10 years in prison for simply maintaining a fence that was built before they were born. Given that the Maudes are under gag order, we’re joined by Heather’s parents, Tom and Randi Hamilton, who discuss how the Maudes were given no warning of how to rectify the land dispute with the U.S. Forest Service and instead were served an indictment without the presentation of evidence. Their lives have been upended for a year. We’re also joined by South Dakota House Speaker Jon Hansen, who speaks about his efforts to raise awareness with local elected Republicans and how this is a part of a broader assault on ranchers. Why is the Trump administration continuing this indictment three months into the new presidency? You can donate to the Maudes here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-the-maude-family-preserve-their-legacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    56 mins
  • Why Health Care Sucks and What Ought to Be Done | 4/17/25

    Why Health Care Sucks and What Ought to Be Done | 4/17/25
    Apr 17 2025
    Our health care system sucks, and we have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fix it. Yet Republicans are promising to keep every penny of Medicaid and Obamacare. Meanwhile, district judges continue to halt the immigration agenda. So what are we accomplishing? We’re joined today by health care regulatory compliance expert Reg Hislop for an important health care discussion. Hislop notes that there is a $1 trillion annual tab just on administrative compliance with government health care. He also paints a picture of what true health care reform, particularly Medicaid, looks like and why, absent such reforms, we will never solve the health care crisis or the budget crisis. Waste, fraud, and abuse are not bugs in the cog but a feature of the program that must be reformed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • A State of the Union on the Medical Freedom Movement | 4/16/25

    A State of the Union on the Medical Freedom Movement | 4/16/25
    Apr 16 2025
    We begin our discussion by noting that Trump is making a mistake signaling he will never ignore a court. It’s unsustainable when federal courts uphold most Democrat usurpations of power and then “veto” Republican efforts to rescind them. Next, we’re joined by Dr. Ryan Cole, famed Idaho pathologist, for a roundup of successes and failures of the medical freedom movement both in Idaho and nationally. He summarizes the robust medical freedom bill that just passed but also notes how we still have not made progress banning mRNA. He warns HHS not to approve this fast-tracked self-amplifying bird flu vaccine. As always, Dr. Cole explains in laymen’s terms the problem with bombing the immune system with too many of these vaccines, the threat of self-spreading vaccines, and how there is plausible evidence that vaccines might be one of the contributing factors to the rise in childhood illnesses. Finally, Dr. Cole says he is seriously considering running for governor of Idaho. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Why the Politics of Taxes Is Such a Dumpster Fire | 4/15/25

    Why the Politics of Taxes Is Such a Dumpster Fire | 4/15/25
    Apr 15 2025
    On this Tax Day, I explain why taxes are not the issue of our time. Due to withholdings, the progressive nature of the GOP tax cuts over the years, and the change in the politics of most wealthy people, we have no good move to make on taxes. Which is why spending cuts should be the bigger issue. Unfortunately, there is no plan to cut spending. I go through the fake nature of reconciliation, DOGE cuts, and rescissions. We also offer some updates on the courts and immigration and why there will be no mass deportations. Finally, Florida is on the cusp of becoming a fake red state like every GOP supermajority, as Byron Donalds stealthily refuses to take sides in the political civil war. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    55 mins
  • The Debt-Driven Catch-22 in Financial Markets | 4/11/25

    The Debt-Driven Catch-22 in Financial Markets | 4/11/25
    Apr 11 2025
    We can’t have nice things. We’re getting hammered in Congress and the courts, thereby negating most of the good things Trump is seeking to accomplish in the executive branch. Thanks to the endless debt, we’re suffering a downturn, together with higher interest rates. We’re joined today by Tracy Shuchart, an economist and commodities expert, to separate fact from fiction in the financial markets. We discuss why the decline in oil prices is not a good thing, why inflation will still remain stubbornly high despite government reports, and why the debt is creating a vicious cycle of high rates in the markets. She also offers some investment advice, believing that silver is getting ready to take off and precious metals mining stocks are also about to catch up to the gold rush. One thing is certain: As everything crashes and burns around us, gold — God’s original currency — is marching on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • Why Does Trump Only Pressure the Freedom Caucus, Not the RINO Caucus? | 4/10/25

    Why Does Trump Only Pressure the Freedom Caucus, Not the RINO Caucus? | 4/10/25
    Apr 10 2025
    Once again, the Freedom Caucus got rolled and agreed to pass the trashy Senate budget bill in return for yet another verbal promise to cut spending the next time. I discuss the details of Trump’s maneuvers on both trade and debt to show how he only pressures the right but not the RINOs. For the first time, I reveal my theory behind this inconsistency. Also, Con Inc. is gaslighting you about the state of the economy, the reason for the easing of inflation, and the timeline of Trump’s decision on tariffs. Finally, I offer some more examples of why the Supreme Court will not fundamentally save Trump’s agenda. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    59 mins
  • The Medical Reforms We Need to Save the Country | 4/9/25

    The Medical Reforms We Need to Save the Country | 4/9/25
    Apr 9 2025
    Trade is not the biggest problem; debt is our biggest problem. And the biggest driver of the debt is health care. We’re joined for a special episode by Twila Brase, president of Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom. She gives us a checklist of how to bring back patient-centered and affordable health care. We discuss everything from returning to catastrophic insurance, promoting direct primary care, and breaking the hospital conglomerate monopoly to making Medicaid function more like a charity program rather than a third-party grift. She is also passionate about the need to reform the electronic medical record regime before it completely destroys medicine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Kill Judicial Supremacy or Die as a Republic | 4/8/25

    Kill Judicial Supremacy or Die as a Republic | 4/8/25
    Apr 8 2025
    Some of you might be celebrating the Supreme Court nibbling around the edges of lower-court tyranny, but make no mistake about it, we will still have to litigate every deportation one by one … unless we delegitimize judicial supremacism. We’re joined today by constitutional law professor Josh Blackman, who makes it clear that judicial supremacism was something nobody accepted until Cooper v. Aaron during the 1950s. He does not have faith in the current Supreme Court fully solving the problem and also makes the case that focusing on district court universal injunctions is also merely nibbling around the edges. He also explains the difference between a Thomas and a Barrett, those who are fighters vs. those who are climbers, and how Republicans have gotten judicial selection wrong for so many years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr
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