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EPISODE · Jul 31, 2026 · 1H 47M

Trump Takes a Shot at the Woke Smithsonian

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

⏱️ CHAPTERS 0:00 Cold Open: Fauci Pleads the Fifth 0:30 Good Morning, Rise & Freedom — Today's Rundown 5:29 X Money: Elon Musk's FDIC-Insured Card Arrives 8:55 The Airline Card Racket: Delta's $9 Billion Amex Deal 11:41 Chase Sapphire's 100,000-Point Bonus & the $5,000 Leash 13:27 $895 Annual Fees: When a Premium Card Actually Pays 15:34 Shrinking Sky Club Access & the Pay-In-Full Rule 16:31 Who Really Pays for the Points? $1.25 Trillion in Card Debt 18:01 Swipe Fees & Harvard's $9 Billion Rewards Transfer 22:05 Break — Made in America 3D-Printed Gear 30:08 The Day the Smithsonian Told Austin to Put His Flag Away 34:14 Trump's Executive Order: Restoring Trust in the Smithsonian 35:58 Anthea Hartig & "History as a Prime Tool of Social Justice" 38:17 Clinton Alum William Galston: "Trump Has a Point" 39:27 Whoever Holds the Pen — A Libertarian Warning 41:35 From Nixon-Maxing to Goldwater-Maxing 42:33 The Goldwater Revival Starts Now + Ayn Rand's "Hippies of the Right" 44:48 Conscience of a Conservative: Where to Start With Goldwater 46:45 Break 55:09 GUEST: Camellia Peterson, Americans for Prosperity 55:55 Daniel Boone Regional Library Story Time & the Funding Threat 1:03:45 Missouri Amendments 4 & 5: Undoing the 2022 Sales Tax Freeze 1:17:53 Camellia's Goldwater Quote & Goodbye 1:23:14 Welcome Back — Six Live Shows on the For Liberty Network 1:23:52 GUEST: Tom Pappert, Tennessee Star — Month Five of the Iran War 1:25:25 Rockets on the Strait of Hormuz & Gas Prices 1:27:34 Caskets, Squeamish Voters & War Powers in Congress 1:29:29 Marjorie Taylor Greene's "MIGA" — Is America First Still America First? 1:34:31 The Strait Reopens: What Iran Actually Lost 1:41:07 Wrap-Up — 4LibertyNetwork.com & the Goldwater Revival TRUMP TAKES A SHOT AT THE WOKE SMITHSONIAN President Trump is taking aim at the Smithsonian—and Austin has firsthand experience with the institution’s ideological capture. Last year, a security guard inside the National Museum of American History told Austin to lower a handheld American flag because “some people find it offensive.” Now Trump is ordering warning signs outside that same museum, and even a former Clinton White House official admits the president has a point. We break down how activism replaced history inside America’s taxpayer-funded museums and whether a government warning label is the right solution. Then we expose the billion-dollar credit-card rewards machine, the spending traps hiding behind massive sign-up bonuses and why “free” airline perks are never actually free. Camellia Peterson joins us to debate Missouri officials threatening to withhold funding from the Daniel Boone Regional Library over a controversial story time. And journalist Tom Pappert confronts the widening divide inside the America First movement over the unauthorized war with Iran. 🦅 Trump vs. the Smithsonian — Austin recounts being told to lower an American flag inside the Museum of American History. Now Trump is ordering warning signs over the Smithsonian’s ideological activism. 💳 The credit-card rewards trap — Banks and airlines sell “free” travel while profiting from fees, overspending and high-interest debt. We explain when rewards cards help—and when they become a financial trap. 📚 Camellia Peterson on Missouri’s library fight — Missouri officials are threatening library funding over a controversial story time. We debate protecting children, local control and the dangers of government censorship. 🪖 Tom Pappert on the Iran war — American troops are dying in a conflict Congress never formally authorized. Pappert explains why the war is dividing the America First movement and whether there is a realistic way out. GUESTS THIS EPISODE: Camellia Peterson @Rarecamellia Tom Pappert @realTomPappert 🛒 4LibertyShop.com 🌐 4LibertyNetwork.com ❤️ WakeUpAmericaShow.com/support #WakeUpAmerica #Smithsonian #DonaldTrump #AmericanHistory #AmericanFlag #WokeSmithsonian #CreditCards #CreditCardDebt #TravelRewards #AirlineMiles #CamelliaPeterson #Missouri #DanielBooneLibrary #FreeSpeech #LocalControl #TomPappert #Iran #AmericaFirst #WarPowers #Liberty #Libertarian #AustinPetersen

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