Advancing the Agenda

This podcast discusses:

1) The evolution of the payment of college athletes:  Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL), Collectives, and Revenue Sharing

2) The amount of money that college athletes make from college sports

3) The amount of money that universities make from college sports

4) The Protect College Sports Act

5) President Trump's Executive Order on College Sports

6) President Trump's Roundtable on Saving College Sports

7) The Fate of the Protect College Sports Act in the U.S. House of Representatives

8) My perspectives on paying college athletes

9) Ramifications of paying college athletes which need to be considered

REFERENCES:

Canes Connection:  The Collective for the University of Miami

Happy Valley United:  The Collective for Penn State University

Glory Glory:  The New Sports Entity at the University of Georgia 

Buckeye Sports Group:  The New Sports Entity at The Ohio State University

Roundtable:  President Trump and the Saving College Sports Roundtable

The podcast reviews the Midterm Convention and discusses several of the speeches.  The podcast then explains how the Midterm Convention should have a positive impact for the Republicans in the Midterm Conventions.

REFERENCES:

Article with video and picture of the protester at the Midterm Convention waving a Mexican flag

Vice President Vance speaking about the protester at the Midterm Convention who was waving a Mexican flag

Vice President Vance responding to Abdul El-Sayed's comments about his late grandfather and Second Lady Usha Vance

This podcast discusses the attempts by President Trump and other Defendants to recover Attorneys' Fees regarding Fulton County's lawsuit against them. The total amount of Attorneys' Fees is over $16 million.

The podcast also discusses:

A) The reason and process behind the dismissal of the case

B) DA Fani Willis' appearance before the Georgia Senate Special Committee on Investigations regarding the Fulton County lawsuit

C) A key ruling regarding disclosure of evidence in the lower court regarding the case

This podcast discusses President Trump's Address on Election Integrity and the decision of some networks to not broadcast it. The podcast then addresses a listener question regarding voter fraud.

REFERENCES:

White House Webpage on Election Integrity with Documents and President Trump's Speech

Nancy Pelosi Discusses January 6th

Heritage Foundation's Election Fraud Map

Mollie Hemingway's Book: "Rigged: How the Media, Big Tech, and the Democrats Seized Our Elections"

This podcast discusses the following America 250 Events: UFC Freedom 250, Tall Ship Parade in New York City, President Trump at Mount Rushmore, President Trump at the Washington, D.C. Mall, and the Great American State Fair. The podcast also addresses those states and performers who did not come to the Fair.

The podcast also includes a reading of the Declaration of Independence.

Reference: Opening Ceremony of UFC Freedom 250

This podcast is an interview with Retired Brigadier General Jonathan McColumn who is running for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Georgia.

General McColumn also ran for the Republican nomination in Georgia in 2022. His podcast interview from that race is Episode 40.

The podcast is available as a VIDEO PODCAST (or audio) on the Spotify platform. For all other platforms, it is audio only.

REFERENCE:

General McColumn's campaign website

·      2026 Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show

·      TPUSA Presents:  The All-American Halftime Show

·      English Translation of the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show

·      Bad Bunny's "ICE Out" Speech at the 2026 Grammy Awards

·      List of Artists, Songs, and Lyrics from the TPUSA Halftime Show

            Brantley Gilbert
                        "Real American"
                        "Dirt Road Anthem"

            Gabby Barrett
                        "I Hope"
                        "Good Ones"

            Lee Brice
                        "Drinkin' Class"
                        "Country Nowadays"
                        "Hard 2 Love"
            Kid Rock
                        "Bawitadaba"
                        "Til You Can't" (Cody Johnson Cover)

·      2024 USA Today Article

·      2019 USA Today Article

·      2026 New York Times Article

·      2026 Daily Caller Article

This podcast discusses the FBI Raid at the Fulton County Elections Hub and Operation Center. This raid was conducted pursuant to a warrant and sought information from the 2020 Election.

The podcast covers three other recent developments in Fulton County:

1) Testimony from a Fulton County Attorney that 315,000 votes from the 2020 Election in Fulton County were certified even though poll workers did not follow Georgia Regulations

2) A Department of Justice lawsuit recently filed against Fulton County regarding the 2020 Election

3) A recent court ruling mandating the release of scanned ballot images from the 2020 Election

The podcast concludes with the a discussion about the Republican Party's election integrity process (poll watchers, legal team, etc.) in Fulton County in 2020 and the need to buttress the election integrity process in future elections in Fulton County and around the nation.

REFERENCE:

The warrant can be found here.

This episode discusses the government shutdown including the Democrats' reasons behind it and how it came to a conclusion. It also offers two solutions to prevent a future shutdown.

REFERENCES:

(1) Episode 11 of the Advancing the Agenda Podcast: "The Filibuster, Cloture Motion, Reconciliation, and the Nuclear Option in the U.S. Senate"

(2) The 12 Appropriations Subcommittees from the Website of Congressman Mike Sampson (R-ID):

Twelve Appropriations Subcommittees determine discretionary funding for government functions.  Each of these subcommittees produces one bill each year.  Subcommittees include:

• Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, which oversees funding for the USDA (except the Forest Service) and other agencies;
• Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, which oversees funding for the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, NASA, and other agencies;
• Defense, which oversees funding for the military, the intelligence community, and other national defense related agencies;
• Energy and Water Development, which oversees funding for the Department of Energy, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and other agencies;
• Financial Services and General Government, which oversees funding for the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, and other government functions;
• Homeland Security, which oversees funding for the Department of Homeland Security;
• Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, which oversees funding for the Department of the Interior, the EPA, the U.S. Forest Service, and a number of independent agencies;
• Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, which oversees funding for the Department of Education, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Labor, and other agencies;
• Legislative Branch, which oversees funding for the House of Representatives (the Senate Legislative Branch oversees funding for the U.S. Senate), the U.S. Capitol, the Library of Congress, and other legislative branch functions;
• Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, which oversees funding for military construction (including military housing), the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies;
• State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, which oversees funding for the U.S. State Department, USAID, and related programs;
• Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, which oversees funding for the Department of Transportation, HUD, and related agencies.

This podcast explains the recent orders from President Trump to federalize the police in Washington, D.C. and deploy National Guard troops. It discusses two arguments from the Democrats against Trump's policy and why these arguments fail.