Clean Comedy Is Making a Comeback — Mike Williams Explains Why

Stay connected with us at americangroundradio.com, on Facebook, and Instagram. You're listening to American Ground Radio with Louis R. Avallone and Stephen Parr. This is the full show for May 14, 2026.We open with a growing pattern in Louisiana politics that raises a much bigger national question — do elections actually settle anything anymore? After activists launched recall efforts against Governor Jeff Landry and Baton Rouge Mayor Sid Edwards, they now have Attorney General Liz Murrill in their sights as well. We break down why the recall effort against Murrill is not based on corruption, criminal misconduct, or abuse of office, but instead on the fact that she is carrying out the duties required of the attorney general’s office — defending laws passed by the legislature whether activists agree with them or not. We make the argument that recalls were intended for extraordinary misconduct, not as permanent political warfare whenever one side loses an election. And we ask the deeper question underneath all of it — if every conservative victory immediately turns into lawsuits, recalls, and endless attempts to delegitimize the outcome, then what exactly is the point of holding elections in the first place? In our Top 3 Things You Need to Know, the Louisiana Senate approved a new congressional redistricting map that would likely produce five Republican-leaning districts and one Democrat-leaning district while dramatically reshaping the controversial New Orleans-to-Baton Rouge district lines. Then the Louisiana House voted to invalidate this year’s congressional party primary elections and temporarily return the state to the jungle primary system because lawmakers are running out of time to implement new election rules before November. And the Louisiana Supreme Court blocked retired Judge Calvin Johnson from taking over as interim Orleans Parish clerk of court after Attorney General Liz Murrill argued the appointment violated the new state law consolidating the office.Later, we highlight one of the more genuinely bipartisan common-sense reforms to come out of Baton Rouge in years — Governor Landry signing legislation eliminating the requirement that 16- and 17-year-olds obtain school-board-issued work permits before taking part-time jobs. Louis and Stephen discuss why America desperately needs to rediscover a culture of work among younger generations, how absurd the old bureaucratic process had become, and why teaching responsibility through work matters far more than drowning teenagers in paperwork before they even earn their first paycheck.Today's show also features a conversation with Christian comedian Mike Williams ahead of his upcoming North Louisiana comedy night benefiting local pregnancy resource centers and pro-life organizations. Mike explains how clean comedy has grown dramatically over the last three decades, why audiences are rediscovering family-friendly humor, and how comedians who can work clean are increasingly outperforming comics dependent on shock value and profanity. The interview turns into a hilarious conversation about comedy, culture, and whether naming your child “Coleman” because you went camping nine months earlier crosses the line.We also dig into the economic philosophy driving the migration from high-tax blue states to places like Florida and Texas after New York politicians floated yet another tax targeting wealthy homeowners. We explain why prosperity is mobile, why businesses and families increasingly relocate to states offering economic freedom and lighter regulation, and why progressive governments continue acting shocked when taxpayers eventually leave.Plus, we cover Cuba rejecting $100 million in American humanitarian aid because it would have been distributed through the Catholic Church, the deeper conflict between communist governments and religious institutions, a ranking of the world’s most powerful ballistic missile nations, and Senator John Kennedy successfully pushing through a Senate rule change that would withhold senators’ pay during future government shutdowns.Listen now wherever you get your podcasts, visit AmericanGroundRadio.com, and join the conversation at 866-AGR-1776!