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Raymond Arroyo: “We drag our own carcasses to market” Sep 01, 2019

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Raymond Arroyo is a New York Times bestselling author, journalist, and producer that you may know best from his work on Laura Ingraham's radio show and appearing as a FOX News Contributor. Raymond and Steve discuss how he was a fan of Alexander Hamilton before it was cool, how he broke into the industry, and the impact that theater has on the way we view the world around us. Plus, Raymond explains why he thinks all Americans are a faithful people and the morality that the founding fathers were working toward.

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“America’s Favorite Black, Gay, Republican” Aug 18, 2019

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Rob Smith is an Iraq War veteran and political analyst who is a contributor for Turning Point USA, an advocacy group for young conservatives and a FOX News Contributing Opinion Columnist. He refers to himself as, "America's favorite black, gay, Republican." Steve and Rob discuss his childhood growing up in Ohio's working-class, the policies he's passionate for and both of his "coming out" stories. Plus, Rob shares how he went from being a registered Democrat to a staunch Republican

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Tomi Lahren: “I really wanted to challenge and I wanted to inform…start a dialogue” Jul 01, 2019

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Tomi Lahren currently serves as host of FOX Nation's daily programs First Thoughts and Final Thoughts. On First Thoughts (9:30AM/ET) Tomi delivers her opinion on the latest news in politics and pop culture. Following, her signature Final Thoughts (6PM/ET) recaps her views on the day's top stories. In addition to her role on FOX Nation, Lahren is a contributor for FNC, offering political commentary across the network's opinion programming, primarily on Hannity and FOX & Friends. Lahren joined the network in August 2017. In this episode Tomi explains her perspective on starting a dialogue and engaging people with a different point of view. This is especially evident from her early days in college when she would challenge her liberal professors and express that she had a different point of view without being confrontational. "But I really wanted to challenge and I wanted to inform or at least provide a perspective and start a dialogue. And I don't think that you can necessarily always do that when you just stay in your group. I would much rather speak to a group that disagrees with me to this day I would rather be challenged than just sit there and say the same thing back to someone who is mirroring my views." Plus, we'll learn more about her new book "Never Play Dead: How the Truth Makes You Unstoppable" (available July 2nd), the audience's reaction to her on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, and what led to her show being suspended on The Blaze.

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Lisa Boothe Jun 02, 2019

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Lisa Boothe joined FOX News Channel (FNC) in 2016 as a network contributor, providing political analysis and commentary across FNC's daytime and primetime programming. In addition to her role at FNC, Boothe is the founder and president of High Noon Strategies, a boutique political communications and public affairs firm. She is also a contributing writer for The Washington Examiner. Prior to her current positions, Boothe was part of the executive team of WPA Research where she led the polling efforts for political campaigns across the country. Additionally, Boothe has led communications efforts for congressmen, senators and Super PACs. Boothe graduated with a B.A. in political science and government from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.

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Linda McMahon on handling the 24/7 news cycle, Running the SBA, and President Trump May 24, 2019

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American businesswoman and Former pro wrestling executive, Linda McMahon, resigned in March 2019 from her President Trump appointed position as Administrator of the Small Business Association and is now the Chairman of America First Action, a pro-Trump Super PAC. In 2009 McMahon left the WWE to run as a Republican for the United States Senate in Connecticut. While campaigning for the position a local reporter asked her what the hardest part of running was and she responded with a concise critique of what is wrong with the media today. "The most difficult thing is that while I'm sitting here talking to you today, something could be happening somewhere in the world. I can walk out of this door, I can be confronted by one of your reporters, and ask for my opinion on it. If I don't have an opinion, I'm stupid. If I haven't heard about it, I'm ill-informed. But, if I make a statement, and then as I learn more about it, want to change or enhance what I've said now, I'm a flip-flopper. So, it's incredibly difficult to run, and to have a ready answer at all times with the 24-hour news cycle." Linda McMahon also speaks candidly about her working relationship with President Trump, and her mission when leading the Small Business Association. It's a fascinating and enlightening conversation that you don't want to miss. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google, TuneIn, or Stitcher.

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Ryan Williams: “His enemies have gone completely insane.” May 05, 2019

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This week's guest is Ryan Williams, President of the Claremont Institute and Publisher of the Claremont Review of Books. Mr. Williams started at the institute as a fellow and worked his way up through the years to eventually lead the conservative think tank. Steve and Ryan discuss the roots of populism, and President Trump's role in returning our country politically closer to those roots. "As Charles Kesler wrote a couple of years ago, you know, Trump in a way is returning the Republican Party to its roots. You know, in the 1980s the Republican Party was sort of pro-assimilationist on immigration. It kind of closed borders, pro tariff to look after American workers and and slightly more modest."

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Kennedy Apr 21, 2019

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Some fans remember Lisa Kennedy Montgomery from her days as a radio show host and MTV VJ. Now she is the host of FOX Business Networks' "Kennedy" and appears on FOX News Channel's "Outnumbered" regularly. What many people many not know is that Kennedy admits that she didn't graduate from high school. "I don't have a high school diploma, but I do have a bachelor's degree." She was politically active at a young age, and she found a way to craft a career out of two areas is passionate about, music and politics. The Charlatans - Sproston Green

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Ben Carson, “I read everything I could get my hands on at school.” Apr 11, 2019

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Ben Carson, United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, joins the podcast this week. He has had an incredible career as a Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Maryland, an author of several books, and presidential candidate in the Republican primaries in 2016 prior to joining President Trump's cabinet. His appetite for knowledge started at a young age as an avid reader of books. "... for me reading really turned my life around completely. And I realized that if you can get a young person reading at grade level by third grade it changes the trajectory of their life." "I was interested in medicine even when I was a terrible student. I used to listen to the mission stories in church and Sabbath school they frequently featured missionary doctors who seemed to me to be like the most noble people of the earth. And that's what I wanted to do. And you know it changed over time from missionary doctor to psychiatry. So the doctor thing was quite early on. Listen to his fascinating political origin story as he explains how he navigated his journey from a self-proclaimed liberal democrat to running for president as a Republican nominee.

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Sara Carter “And that’s when I stumbled on to Andrew McCabe.” Apr 07, 2019

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Sara Carter is an award winning investigative reporter and FOX News contributor who willingly takes on some pretty dangerous assignments. She has covered Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, the cartels trafficking drugs across the Mexico border, and so much more. She is a world traveler who has a insatiable appetite for getting to the truth and telling people's stories. "We have to look at every issue and every policy angle. But, it is about the people, and it is about what is important to the people. And getting those stories out. That's the true essence of being an American. It's that freedom. It's that liberty that you don't see anywhere else in the world. No matter where I've gone, I've never seen anything as magnificent as this nation. And, the fear for me, I think the fear for me over the recent months is where are we going and what have we done. Because we've chosen to ignore what's been happening in our school systems. We haven't paid attention to the people that are indoctrinating right our kids."

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Tezlyn Figaro: “…I’m not disillusioned” Mar 31, 2019

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A former democrat, now an independent, a Political consultant, a crisis manager, 2016 National Racial Justice Director for the Bernie Sanders campaign, and public relations specialist are merely just a few of the titles and experience that Tezlyn Figaro holds. Tezlyn didn't have the easiest of environments growing up as a child surrounded by gangs and drugs. At an early age her family experienced the loss of her infant brother, her parent's divorced, and as a result her life experiences were tumultuous throughout. Listen to Tezlyn and learn how she was able to turn that all around with her fighting spirit by becoming very active at the local level and progressing to the national stage as the 2016 National Racial Justice Director for the Bernie Sanders campaign, and now a FOX News Channel as a contributor.

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