Episodes

  • Discussions of DOGE and the economy, Deportations and democracy, Death of the pope

    Discussions of DOGE and the economy, Deportations and democracy, Death of the pope
    Apr 22 2025
    Rich checks in with Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy for an update on DOGE and the economy, plus a look at how Newsmax is doing since its recent IPO launch. Also, a conversation with Rep. Beth Van Duyne (R-TX) on news of the day, including Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) traveling to El Salvador to meet with Kilmar Abrego Garcia. Later, we note the passing of Pope Francis with Father Frank Pavone, president of the National Pro-Life Religious Council. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    2 hrs and 9 mins
  • Gary Shapley replaced as acting IRS Commissioner, Good Friday, GPT and other A.I.

    Gary Shapley replaced as acting IRS Commissioner, Good Friday, GPT and other A.I.
    Apr 19 2025
    Rich talks about the replacement of the acting IRS Commissioner with Dennis Kneale, former managing editor at Forbes Magazine and author of "The Leadership Genius of Elon Musk." Next, we observe Good Friday in the company of Anthony Fleming, pastor at Church Alive. Later, a look at how the Trump tariffs might affect the A.I. race between the U.S.and China. Mark Beckman is CEO of the award-winning advertising agency DMA United and author of "Some Future Day: How AI Is Going to Change Everything." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    2 hrs and 9 mins
  • Figures higher in presidential polling, FSU shooting, Funding for public broadcasting

    Figures higher in presidential polling, FSU shooting, Funding for public broadcasting
    Apr 18 2025
    Rich talks with Mark Mitchell, head pollster at Rasmussen Reports, with word of Trump's poll numbers rising after tariffs. Next, a mass shooting at Florida State University leaves two dead and five others injured; we learn more from Dr. Currie Myers, retired sheriff and 'America's Criminologist.' Later, Mike Gonzalez, senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation and columnist at the Washington Examiner, comments on plans from the White House for Congress to ax funding for public broadcasting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    2 hrs and 9 mins
  • Congressman introduces bill to pull U.S. out of WTO, Contempt of court?, California lawsuit against Trump administration

    Congressman introduces bill to pull U.S. out of WTO, Contempt of court?, California lawsuit against Trump administration
    Apr 17 2025
    Rich talks with Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI), who has introduced a bill to pull the United States out of the World Trade Organization. Later, a federal judge says he's found probable cause to hold the Trump administration in contempt of court, while California Gov. Gavin Newsom has filed suit against President Trump over tariffs. We discuss those items, and other legal matters with John O'Connor, former assistant U.S. Attorney in North Carolina. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    2 hrs and 9 mins
  • Automaker relocating plants to U.S., Anti-trust trial, ADHD

    Automaker relocating plants to U.S., Anti-trust trial, ADHD
    Apr 16 2025
    Rich talks about China ceasing its exports of rare earth minerals and reports of Honda moving plants out of Canada and Mexico with Will Hild, executive director of Consumers First. Next, Allum Bokhari, managing director at the Foundation for Freedom Online, has more on Mark Zuckerberg's testimony at Meta's anti-trust trial. Plus, ADHD in the news with Dr. Vince Callahan, founder of the Florida Institute for Neural Discovery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    2 hrs and 9 mins
  • China trade war, Christians murdered in Nigeria, Clear message from El Salvador's President

    China trade war, Christians murdered in Nigeria, Clear message from El Salvador's President
    Apr 15 2025
    Rich welcomes Steve Moore, former Trump economic advisor and co-founder of the Committee to Unleash Prosperity, to discuss tariffs and the China trade war. Next, we learn more about the brutal genocide of Christians in Nigeria from Jeff King, president of International Christian Concern. Also, El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele visited the White House, and insisted that he won't send MS-13 gang members back to the United States. Maria Herrera Melado, immigration attorney and senior associate with Kivaki Law Firm, gives her analysis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    2 hrs and 9 mins
  • Helicopter crash, Handling mental health issues, HHS Secretary vows to tackle autism

    Helicopter crash, Handling mental health issues, HHS Secretary vows to tackle autism
    Apr 12 2025
    Rich talks with former military and state police pilot Mike Hatten about this week's deadly helicopter crash in the Hudson River. Next, a variety of issues with psychotherapist Jill Robin Payne, including managing our mental health through the ups and downs of Trump's tariffs, and HHS Secretary Kennedy's vow to determine the cause of autism. Later, author Jack Watts shares the story behind his latest book, "An American Hero: One Man's Legacy of Fatherhood and Faith." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    2 hrs and 9 mins
  • Economy, Encouraging Congress to extend Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, the EPA

    Economy, Encouraging Congress to extend Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, the EPA
    Apr 11 2025
    Rich welcomes Rep. Mark Harris (R-NC) for a discussion of the House budget resolution, the SAVE Act, and other news of the day. Later, the Job Creators Network is urging Congress to extend the 2017 Tax Cuts & Job Act; we hear from the group's CEO, Alfredo Ortiz. Plus, Mandy Gunasekara, former Chief of Staff at the EPA and author of "Y'all Fired: A Southern Belle's Guide to Restoring Federalism and Draining the Swamp," gives her assessment of current administrator Lee Zeldin, and offers thoughts on RINO members of Congress who are moving to block President Trump's tariffs strategy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    2 hrs and 9 mins
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