Best Dan Proft Podcasts (2025)

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July 2, 2025 2:26:37

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0:00 - UPenn to uphold Trump-era protections for women's sports after Lia Thomas case review 32:11 - Alligator Alcatraz 51:37 - Rob Chadwick, retired Supervisory Special Agent and former head of the FBI’s Tactical Training Program at Quantico, now serving as Head of Personal and Public Safety at the U.S. Concealed Carry Association (USCCA), shares …

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The False Promise of Government-Driven Growth with Dominic Pino 35:17

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Roger welcomes Dominic Pino, the Thomas L. Rhodes journalism fellow at the National Review Institute, for a wide-ranging conversation on why both political parties are drifting away from free-market principles—and what that means for the United States’ economic future. They discuss the growing embrace of industrial policy, the return of tariffs and…

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July 1, 2025 2:26:33

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0:00 - dispelling the lies about "medicaid cuts" 11:46 - The Ice Cream Man 33:50 - Learning more about Zohran Mamdani 54:46 - Bob Fioretti, former alderman and recent Republican candidate for Cook County State’s Attorney, shares his work as Vice Chair of the Chicago Bar Association’s Anti-Human Trafficking Committee. 01:10:08 - In-depth History wit…

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June 30, 2025 2:21:28

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0:00 - 2 Firefighters Killed in Idaho Sniper Ambush 10:47 - President Trump is on a roll! 25:13 - June is not just LGBTQ plus, plus, plus but it’s also Black Music Month 30:03 - Douglass Park shooting 50:16 - Spokesperson for the Clean Energy Choice Coalition and the CEO of Strategia Consulting - a Government affairs and crisis communications firm …

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June 27, 2025 2:36:41

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0:00 - The KING has made it official 31:49 - Reaction to Zohran Mamdani's victory continues 50:26 - Charles V Payne, host of Making Money - weekdays 1pm CT on FOX Business - and author of Unbreakable Investor: it's not about getting rich - it's about building the foundation for the next generation. Follow Charles on X @cvpayne 01:11:22 - Alderman f…

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June 26, 2025 2:30:06

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0:00 - Wealthy white liberals strike again! 13:35 - Democrats wishing to lose the ‘26 midterms should promote a 33 year-old socialist devoid of executive experience for mayor of America’s largest city and impeach a president who ended a tyrannical regime’s nuclear threat while achieving a ceasefire days later 33:23 - Who’s YOUR DADDY? 52:44 - Anita…

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June 25, 2025 2:23:56

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0:00 - You Don't Mess with the Zohran 11:56 - Who is telling the truth about the damage assessment at the 3 Nuclear Sites in Iran? 33:47 - President of the Heritage Foundation, Kevin Roberts, believes Zohran Mamdani will show the nation that the left is no longer an option. Follow Kevin on X @KevinRobertsTX 50:35 - Chief of Police in Willow Springs…

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The Overpopulation Myth with Marian L. Tupy 31:19

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Roger welcomes Marian L. Tupy, founder and editor of HumanProgress.org and a senior fellow at the Cato Institute’s Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, for a compelling conversation about human progress, population growth and the myth of scarcity. They explore the legacy of economist Julian Simon, the surprising data behind global trends and w…

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June 24, 2025 2:25:23

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0:00 - Iran fights back but was it just for show? 11:19 - Someone has EGG on their face and her name is Marjorie Taylor Green!! 30:33 - Jay Trombley, member of Cross Pointe Community Church in Wayne MI and its safety team: God's hand covered and protected all of us in each step 48:14 - President of the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police, John Catanz…

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Former Chicago Police Superintendent, Richard Brzeczek, tells the story behind the Tylenol murders. 40:06

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June 23, 2025 2:25:37

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0:00 - OPERATION MIDNIGHT HAMMER 12:!1 - TRUMP MET THE MOMENT ON IRAN 32:57 - Did Trump have the AUTHORITY to attack? 55:17 - Ron Onesti, president of the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans, gives an update on the whereabouts of Chicago’s Columbus statues. For more on the Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans jccia.com 01:13:57 - Steve…

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June 20, 2025 2:35:04

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0:00 - John Anthony and Michael Koolidge are filling in for Dan and Amy this morning 13:46 - Jasmine Crockett: MAGA Followers ‘Sick,’ Military Being Exploited 31:18 - Michael Letts is the founder of InVest USA. He joined John Anthony and Michael Koolidge to talk about the Trump administration investigations. 49:17 - Priscilla Rahn is the former Vic…

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June 19, 2025 2:23:25

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0:00 - Trump: Iran has a few days, Tucker called to apologize 9:21 - Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei: Iran Won't Surrender Or Accept Impositions 31:53 - Sen. Ted Cruz: It Says In The Bible To Bless Israel Or Be Cursed 52:57 - John Tamny is the editor of RealClearMarkets, Director of the Center for Economic Freedom at FreedomWorks and author of The Mone…

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June 18, 2025 2:19:12

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0:00 - BLM Brandon on forthcoming ICE enforcement actions in Chicago 23:47 - JK Rowling vs. Boy George 28:15 - Ali G on reports Texas police illegally accessed IL license plate reader data 40:12 - Ah-nold on The View 48:53 - Tucker and Ted Cruz 01:10:31 - Dems 01:24:24 - Noted economist Stephen Moore on the senate version of the Big Beautiful Bill.…

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June 17, 2025 2:24:40

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0:00 - Joe Thompson, Acting USA in MN, with details on the assassination of MN state rep and husband 10:32 - IL pols "on the list" of MN assassin 24:02 - Trump calls out Chicago/Pritzker at G7 30:49 - Trump responds to Tucker 54:44 - SPORTS & POLITICS 01:11:56 - In Depth History w/ Frank From Arlington Heights 01:14:34 - Markets Specialist for Mark…

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Reclaiming the Mission of Higher Education with Dr. Jenna Robinson 31:10

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Roger welcomes Dr. Jenna Robinson, president of the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, for a timely discussion on the state of American higher education and how to restore its core mission. They examine the rise of administrative bloat in higher education, the spread of DEI bureaucracies and the decline of intellectual diversity on colleg…

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June 16, 2025 2:23:23

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0:00 - Madigan gets 7.5, 2.5 13:56 - MN shooter's roommate reads text from shooter 32:54 - No Kings/No ICE 47:37 - "Holy God, We Praise Thy Name" sung at Comiskey attendant to Pope Leo address 49:45 - Joe Abraham, father of Katie Abraham who was tragically killed in a hit-and-run accident involving an illegal immigrant: We have created a multi-bill…

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June 13, 2025 2:42:51

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0:00 - Jon Voight's message to Newsom: you're a fool 12:44 - CA Sen. Alex Padilla gets taken out of DHS Sec press briefing and cuffed 31:36 - Stefanik pushes Hochul on illegals who've committed violent crimes, names names 54:01 - Jonathan Schanzer, executive director at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joins from Jerusalem, where he says …

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June 12, 2025 2:20:27

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0:00 - Anti-ICE riots 12:54 - BLM Brandon: ICE raids are what US would look like if South won the Civil War 35:04 - Madigan 53:01 - No WH picnic for Rand Paul 01:11:49 - U.S. Congressman Brandon Gill, who represents Texas’ 26th District and serves on the House Oversight Committee, shares some of the questions he plans to ask Governor J.B. Pritzker …

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June 11, 2025 2:12:45

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0:00 - Chicago ICE protestor: we're not going back 10:59 - Tom Homan on ICE raids in LA...public safety threats 33:53 - CAMPUS BEAT 51:45 - SPORTS & POLITICS 01:06:46 - Scott Wilder, spokesman for PreBorn, offers an opportunity to provide ultrasounds for mothers with crisis pregnancies.Research shows when pregnant girls, or young women, see their c…

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June 10, 2025 2:18:33

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0:00 - Newsom: Trump wants civil war 9:41 - No Justice, No Peace Maxine taunting National Guardsmen 30:31 - Dems protest sing-alongs 52:18 - WHY DP IS SINGLE 01:04:39 - In-depth history with Frank from Arlington Heights 01:07:29 - Noah Rothman, senior writer at National Review: Democrats Just Can’t Quit the Looters and Rioters. Follow Noah on X @No…

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June 9, 2025 2:28:41

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0:00 - Terry Moran suspended 14:08 - LA Mayor Karen Bass at press briefing: worried about everyone but… 36:31 - "Mostly peaceful" redux 56:13 - Sports & Politics 01:16:11 - Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies: Trump's negotiating tactics are working, the left just can't get themselves…

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June 6, 2026 2:40:14

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0:00 - CPD Officer Krystal Rivera murdered at 82nd and Drexel 11:44 - Trump on Elon: first comes the “disappointment” 33:43 - After the Love is Gone 48:59 - Worcester, MA, City Councilhuman arrested by ICE 54:26 - Rep. Kelly Cassidy…blood on your hands 01:13:47 - Host of The Michael Medved Show and author of God’s Hand on America: Divine Providence…

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June 5, 2025 2:22:47

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0:00 - KJP announces new book 12:58 - ICE in South Loop 30:10 - Trump 2.0 announces travel restrictions 2.0 50:00 - Battalion Commander FDNY (Ret.) & member of the board at Tunnel to Towers Foundation, Jack Oehm, shares Tunnel to Towers’ mission of helping America’s heroes by providing mortgage-free homes to the families of fallen first responders …

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June 4, 2025 2:26:06

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0:00 - HeteroAwesomeness Month 13:02 - Elon Musk comes out against the Big Beautiful Bill 27:15 - US Open qualifying 30:14 - Mamet on Maher podcast 55:25 - James A. Gagliano, retired FBI supervisory special agent and a doctoral candidate in homeland security at St. John’s University, on the "unhealthy" direction of college campuses - "we are becomi…

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FTE at 50: Ted Tucker and Lisa Chang on Building Economic Literacy 29:35

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Roger welcomes Ted Tucker, executive director of the Foundation for Teaching Economics (FTE) and Lisa Chang, director of operations and teacher programs at FTE, to discuss the organization’s 50-year legacy of teaching the economic way of thinking to high school students and teachers. They share the fascinating history of FTE’s founding in the 1970s…

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June 2, 2025 2:26:17

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0:00 - Letters for Madigan 12:47 - San Diego NeoMarxists blocking ICE vehicles, yelling obscenities 30:10 - The Woke Right 53:58 - Big Beautiful Bill 01:13:45 - In Depth History w/ Frank from Arlington Heights 01:16:14 - George Parry, former federal and state prosecutor, regular contributor to The American Spectator, on law & order and The Wages of…

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June 2, 2025 2:18:26

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0:00 - Pfleger on mass shooting near St. Sabina 5:48 - Attack on Jews during vigil in Boulder, CO 26:08 - Acting ICE Dir Todd Lyons: arrests are 1,600/day and going up 45:41 - Jukka Savolainen, professor of sociology at Wayne State University: The Alienated ‘Knowledge Class’ Could Turn Violent. Follow Jukka on X @JukkaSavo 01:04:57 - Steven Bucci, …

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May 30, 2025 2:38:33

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0:00 - Leavitt on "judicial tyranny" 8:53 - Hoover clemency 32:00 - Dan’s theory on Hoover clemency 47:16 - Doocy-Leavitt on Biden hearings 49:32 - Morbidly obese queer Marxist Olivia Juliana on young men not in "The Coalition" 01:10:50 - Noah Rothman, senior writer at National Review, on terrorism, tariffs & DOGE. Stay in the know with Noah on X @…

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May 29, 2025 2:24:28

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0:00 - Charles Thomas fills in for Dan 16:34 - Larry Hoover 34:05 - Gov Newsome caves 54:53 - Thomas Weitzel, retired Chief of Police of Riverside, predicts a rise in crime rates when we get a rise in temperatures - "It has been an unusual spring" Follow Tom on X @ChiefWeitzel 01:10:34 - Dr. Richard Bartlett, practiced medicine in Texas for 28 year…

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May 28, 2025 2:26:05

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0:00 - Dr. Don Curtis, in operating room after JFK shot...4 shots 15:18 - Fight between two women Secret Service Uniformed Division Officers outside former President Obama's residence 33:05 - Drag Queen Story Hour in Beverly 51:59 - Tapper & Thompson 01:10:58 - National political reporter, Salena Zito, looks at the Democrats attempt to "rebrand" an…

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May 27, 2025 2:24:41

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0:00 - BLM Brandon celebrates Africa Day 12:03 - "we're winning" 35:34 - Scott Pelley commencement at Wake Forest...everything is under attack 55:29 - Kelly Cassidy: GOPers obsessed with children's genitals 01:09:42 - In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights 01:13:05 - Ian Williams, former foreign correspondent for BBC Channel 4 News: Wha…

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May 23, 2025 2:38:58

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Wolf Blitzer riveting interview with Tapper/Thompson 9:43- Israeli embassy murders 33:32- St. Louis CEMA officer Sarah Russell 44:02- Fining Trump store in Huntley 49:48- Ald Ray Lopez on Brandon Johnson's Chicago summer safety plan: The question really becomes are you going to allow police to do their jobs Follow Ray and his work for the 15th ward…

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May 22, 2025 2:25:58

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John Kass is in for Amy Jacobson this morning 11:01- Embarrassing moment for Claire Shipman, wife of Jay Carney. 22:42- Naperville School District 203 meeting: Parents debate over transgender student competing in middle school track meet 30:25- Doocy: Trump's Foreign Policy Doctrine Is "Where People Stop Being Polite And Start Getting Real," Like "…

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May 21, 2025 2:29:06

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Scott Adams announces he has metastatic prostate cancer 13:26- Megyn Kelly gets after Tapper: one us missed the biggest scandal of the century and one of us did not 34:20- MSNBC on Bidən’s cognitive abilities: “Bidən is far beyond cogent. He is better than he has EVER been intellectually, analytically. He is the best ever.” 55:48- Jim Iuorio is the…

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Socialism Sucks: Robert Lawson on the Real-World Consequences of Central Planning 30:39

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Roger welcomes Robert Lawson, economist, author, and director of the Bridwell Institute for Economic Freedom at Southern Methodist University. Lawson is the co-author of “Socialism Sucks: Two Economists Drink Their Way Through the Unfree World.” In this episode, they discuss Lawson’s firsthand observations from socialist regimes including Venezuela…

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May 20, 2025 2:25:41

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BLM Brandon brags that he is putting blacks first for jobs, contracts 14:02- SD Gates victory party 33:20- St. Jim Comey is a victim of "the times in which we live" 52:58- Democrats lied about Biden's condition 1:09:35- In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights 1:12:58- President of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and foreign aff…

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May 19, 2025 2:32:26

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Hur interview of Biden in Oct. '23 13:56- Biden cancer diagnosis 37:18- BLM Brandon out fixing that marketing problem… 1:01:23- Eric Kaufmann, professor of politics at the University of Buckingham in England: Welcome to the Post-Progressive Political Era Check out Professor Kaufmann’s newest book The Third Awokening: A 12-Point Plan for Rolling Bac…

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May 16, 2025 2:34:47

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Jelly Belly Pritzker on CNN making the case it's okay for a billionaire to be the POTUS nominee because...his record 11:18- 8647/Comey 33:15- Reparations NOW 53:37- CAMPUS BEAT 1:13:44- Mark Miller, senior attorney at the Pacific Legal Foundation, goes through the oral arguments from Trump v CASA For more on the Pacific Legal Foundation pacificlega…

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May 15, 2025 2:20:45

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Minneapolis father on laptop given to his kid with images of men having sex 12:53- Tim Tebow on child predators 28:21- Human Chain for Abrego Garcia in DuPage 31:13- Baristas on the picket line over their flair 49:32- Trump in Doha to Emir Al Thani: we appreciate those camels 56:50- Campus Beat 1:05:38- Dems/media: covering for Biden 1:26:23- Georg…

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May 14, 2025 2:29:13

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Adam Kinzinger on indictment of Judge Hannah Dugan 13:38- Fetterman 32:36- EO on drug prices 58:19- Former Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, John Bolton, reacts to Trump's comments on Iran - "negotiating with the ayatollahs is really a waste of oxygen" John is also the author of The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memo…

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May 13, 2025 2:24:42

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Air Force One 34:35- Trump on South African refugees 57:26- UK PM Keir Stermer on reducing immigration 1:12:30- Frank’s History Minute 1:17:02- Did DOGE fail? 1:32:40- Markets Specialist for Market Day Report!, Scott "the cow guy" Shellady, on the China trade deal - There will be a time where things are uncomfortable. Several presidents could have …

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May 12, 2025 2:25:09

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Transportation Sec. Sean Duffy on Newark, air travel...stress on an aging system 13:26- Melee with ICE, local Dem pols in Newark 32:19- BLM Brandon reflects Dan has plans for Columbus statue 52:12- President of the National Association of Scholars, Peter Wood, shares The unforgiving history of student loans Check out Peter’s most recent books Wrath…

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May 9, 2025 2:29:32

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Da Pope 13:43- Pope Leo XIV 30:17- RIP Chet Lemon 32:22- Shave my head if you can give one legit reason to ban trans from the military 44:37- 3 Doors Down 47:16- Pro-Life Attorney and Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, Mary FioRito, shares her experience from St. Peter's Square during the announcement of Pope Leo XIV and addresses conce…

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May 8, 2025 2:26:37

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Biden on BBC 12:41- Noem with Angel Families in Springfield 30:51- BLM Brandon on Columbus statues 52:18- Jim Iuorio, host of “The Futures Edge Podcast” and special contributor to Wirepoints, disputes the widespread belief that tariffs will be wildly inflationary Give Jim a follow on X @jimiuorio 1:09:50- Robert Mundheim Professor of Law at the Uni…

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May 7, 2025 2:19:49

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Trump still believes it'd be better for Canada to join US 13:44- Gets less friendly...Trump: we don't want cars, steel from Canada 35:39- JB and other sanctuary governors to testify 56:56- U.S. representative from Illinois’s 15th congressional district, Mary Miller, says it's a great day as President Trump continues to fulfill his campaign promises…

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The Journalist Who Wouldn't Be Silenced: Benjamin Hall's Story of Survival and Recovery 31:14

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Roger welcomes Benjamin Hall, FOX News correspondent and New York Times bestselling author, for a powerful conversation about courage, recovery and resilience in the face of unimaginable adversity. They discuss Halls’ harrowing experience surviving a Russian missile strike while covering the war in Ukraine, the loss of his colleagues that day and t…

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May 6, 2025 2:20:40

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PBS/NPR 9:07- First Durbin, now Calamity Jan 27:21- Trump on reopening Alcatraz 47:55- Your life for Fido's life 1:02:02- In-depth History with Frank from Arlington Heights 1:06:54- Adam Kissel, visiting fellow for higher education reform in the Center for Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation, discusses higher ed and his new book Slacking: A…

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May 5, 2025 2:26:07

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George Ryan 12:12- Trump sit-down with MTP's Kristen Welker 34:24- "60 Minutes" flacks for lawfare lawyers 57:20- Tariffs 1:17:49- Steven Bucci, visiting fellow in The Heritage Foundation’s Allison Center for Foreign Policy Studies, weighs in on Mike Waltz' reassignment 1:33:27- Campus Beat 1:50:42- Alex Berenson, author of Pandemia: How Coronaviru…

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May 2, 2025 2:37:06

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Big Balls speaks 11:26- NPR CEO Katherine Maher: seeking the truth is a distraction to getting things done 34:04- How ICE is actually doing i 51:27- WHY DP IS SINGLE 1:15:04- Barry Sturner, president and CEO of Townstone Financial, is grateful to be vindicated by the Trump administration 1:34:55- President of Caring Network, Kirt Wiggins, expresses…