The Wake Up America show with Austin Petersen

San Francisco Superior Court Judge Harry Dorfman insists that quoting a racial slur from evidence is part of preserving the record—even after Black public defenders asked him to stop. Austin Petersen examines where accuracy ends and institutional power begins, then turns to Fat Joe and the unwritten cultural rules surrounding language. Jon Miltimore of the American Institute for Economic Research joins to debate catastrophic AI warnings, government regulation, China and the future of work. Liza Libes of Pens and Poison explains why men stopped reading, how publishing narrowed its audience and whether great books can rebuild a broader literary culture. Follow Wake Up America on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so every new episode lands in your feed. Watch the full video.

President Donald Trump has put a $5,000 "dividend" into the midterm fight—but Austin Petersen and Stephanie Petersen ask who pays, whether Congress can authorize it and what another trillion-dollar promise would mean for debt and inflation. They also discuss a United flight attendant's quick action to help an exhausted mother and the challenge of raising children with faith in a chaotic culture. Justin Petersen joins to unpack salvation, Christian traditions, Judaism and how families can introduce children to belief without coercion. Follow Wake Up America on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so every new episode lands in your feed. Watch the full video.

Did Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene mistake access to Donald Trump for control over his agenda? Austin Petersen examines Victor Davis Hanson's argument and the larger struggle over loyalty, influence and who gets to define MAGA. Camellia Peterson then untangles Missouri's congressional-map standoff, where state and federal court rulings collide with a referendum and an election already underway. Comedian Geno Bisconte joins for a sharp debate over Gen Z, student debt, work and the American Dream. Follow Wake Up America on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so every new episode lands in your feed. Watch the full video.

Comedian Geno Bisconte joins Austin Petersen for a sharp generational clash over debt, student loans, work, opportunity and whether the American Dream is still within reach for Gen Z. Austin also tells the story of Ford engineer Jim Moylan's tiny fuel-door innovation, weighs inventions that could reshape daily life and examines the online economy of simp culture after Sara Smith's viral football-game moment. Follow Wake Up America on Apple Podcasts or Spotify so every new episode lands in your feed. Watch the full video.