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EPISODE · Mar 17, 2026 · 2H 13M

THE BIGFOOT ECONOMY: HOW AMERICA LEARNED TO BUY LIES

from The Wake Up America show with Austin Petersen · host wakeupamericashow

This morning, we're pulling back the curtain on the industry that has been selling America monsters since 1967 -- and making billions doing it. First, the conspiracy racket gets the full autopsy. From the man who faked Bigfoot in a California riverbed to the goat gland doctor who killed 42 patients on a hundred-dollar diploma, to Alex Jones moving $165 million in supplements by preaching apocalypse -- we follow the money, name the names, and explain exactly how fear becomes a product. Then it gets darker. Henry Ford built the most dangerous conspiracy machine in American history, put his name on it, distributed it through every Ford dealership in the country, and watched it get quoted in Mein Kampf. We trace the direct line from the Dearborn Independent to the grifters running the same playbook today -- and we explain why the water slide got reopened, who benefits from where it exits now, and why the people selling you conspiracy content are not your friends. And then the biggest breaking story of the day. Joe Kent -- eleven combat deployments, Trump's own Senate-confirmed counterterrorism director -- resigned this morning and went on record. His letter says Iran posed no imminent threat and that this war was driven by Israeli pressure. The White House says he was a known leaker who was about to be fired anyway. Judge Andrew Napolitano joins the show to break down the law, the war powers, and who is telling the truth. 🦶 THE BIGFOOT ECONOMY: How a sixty-second film shot in 1967 launched a billion-dollar industry -- and wrote the playbook every conspiracy grifter still uses today. 🐐 THE GOAT GLAND DOCTOR: John Brinkley killed 42 patients, nearly became Governor of Kansas, and only admitted his fraud under oath in a courtroom. Sound familiar? 📰 HENRY FORD'S POISON PEN: The most admired man in America ran a 900,000-reader antisemitic newspaper, got quoted in Mein Kampf, accepted a Nazi medal eleven years after his "apology," and never changed his mind. We connect the dots to 2026. 🎢 THE WATER SLIDE: John Doyle's sharpest argument yet -- the conspiracy pipeline used to exit at supporting Trump. Now it exits at disengagement, self-destruction, and eating your own. Who opened it back up and why? ⚖️ JUDGE NAP ON JOE KENT: The first senior Trump official to resign over the Iran war goes on record. War powers, whistleblower law, classified obligations, and the battle between unnamed sources and a letter that speaks for itself. SUPPORT THE MISSION & THE NETWORK: ☕ Founding Flavors Coffee: Fuel your morning with the taste of Liberty. Order now at https://4LibertyShop.com 💬 Join the Conversation: Interact with the community in our Discord server at https://4libertynetwork.com 🔥 Support the Show: Keep us independent and on the air by joining at https://wakeupamericashow.com/support ($17.76 monthly makes the difference!) #WakeUpAmerica #AustinPetersen #JoeKent #IranWar #JudgeNapolitano #Conspiracy #Bigfoot #HenryFord #SnakeOil #ConspiracyTheory #Trump #Iran #IntelligenceCommunity #TulsiGabbard #KashPatel #AgeOfSasquatch #CandaceOwens #InfoWars #AlexJones #WakeUp

This morning, we're pulling back the curtain on the industry that has been selling America monsters since 1967 -- and making billions doing it.First, the conspiracy racket gets the full autopsy. From the man who faked Bigfoot in a California riverbed to the goat gland doctor who killed 42 patients on a hundred-dollar diploma, to Alex Jones moving $165 million in supplements by preaching apocalypse -- we follow the money, name the names, and explain exactly how fear becomes a product.Then it gets darker. Henry Ford built the most dangerous conspiracy machine in American history, put his name on it, distributed it through every Ford dealership in the country, and watched it get quoted in Mein Kampf. We trace the direct line from the Dearborn Independent to the grifters running the same playbook today -- and we explain why the water slide got reopened, who benefits from where it exits now, and why the people selling you conspiracy content are not your friends.And then the biggest breaking story of the day. Joe Kent -- eleven combat deployments, Trump's own Senate-confirmed counterterrorism director -- resigned this morning and went on record. His letter says Iran posed no imminent threat and that this war was driven by Israeli pressure. The White House says he was a known leaker who was about to be fired anyway. Judge Andrew Napolitano joins the show to break down the law, the war powers, and who is telling the truth.🦶 THE BIGFOOT ECONOMY: How a sixty-second film shot in 1967 launched a billion-dollar industry -- and wrote the playbook every conspiracy grifter still uses today.🐐 THE GOAT GLAND DOCTOR: John Brinkley killed 42 patients, nearly became Governor of Kansas, and only admitted his fraud under oath in a courtroom. Sound familiar?📰 HENRY FORD'S POISON PEN: The most admired man in America ran a 900,000-reader antisemitic newspaper, got quoted in Mein Kampf, accepted a Nazi medal eleven years after his "apology," and never changed his mind. We connect the dots to 2026.🎢 THE WATER SLIDE: John Doyle's sharpest argument yet -- the conspiracy pipeline used to exit at supporting Trump. Now it exits at disengagement, self-destruction, and eating your own. Who opened it back up and why?⚖️ JUDGE NAP ON JOE KENT: The first senior Trump official to resign over the Iran war goes on record. War powers, whistleblower law, classified obligations, and the battle between unnamed sources and a letter that speaks for itself.SUPPORT THE MISSION & THE NETWORK: ☕ Founding Flavors Coffee: Fuel your morning with the taste of Liberty. Order now at https://4LibertyShop.com 💬 Join the Conversation: Interact with the community in our Discord server at https://4libertynetwork.com 🔥 Support the Show: Keep us independent and on the air by joining at https://wakeupamericashow.com/support ($17.76 monthly makes the difference!)#WakeUpAmerica #AustinPetersen #JoeKent #IranWar #JudgeNapolitano #Conspiracy #Bigfoot #HenryFord #SnakeOil #ConspiracyTheory #Trump #Iran #IntelligenceCommunity #TulsiGabbard #KashPatel #AgeOfSasquatch #CandaceOwens #InfoWars #AlexJones #WakeUp

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