Danny and Josh express disillusionment over the current administration's neoconservative turn for the worst in preemptively attacking Iran. They discuss the concept of "America First", Israel's role in this war, and why it now appears the left and right can never unite. Josh suggests focusing on local only, and how voting at the national level is futile.Timestamps:00:00: Danny’s monologue on tribalism and America First. “The left and the right will never unite…especially over war”05:00: “no political home”09:20: the logic of preempting retaliation to a preemptive war11:30: Israel’s War13:30: Israel has nukes 17:00: bar fight analogy “stop hanging out with that friend”19:00: not even coherent lies this time to justify the war 20:00: Yinon Plan21:00: Adelson family donations 24:00: Washington DC “just like one big high school”25:30: Josh not seeing the point in voting (in national elections)26:30: Governor has more influence, e.g. Tim Walz29:00: the people who were focused on fighting the ship are devastated 30:00: Vance won’t right the ship 31:30: billions in taxpayer money up in smoke 34:00: bringing about Armageddon?36:00: PA commonwealth and we can only make a difference locally 38:00: vacant committee seat 41:00: superintendent on leave…nobody sure why41:30: don’t let your school board be ruled unanimously by a Party44:00: Senator Tim Sheehy breaks anti-war Marine’s hand 46:30: nobody stood up for him 48:30: 175 people killed in elementary school

In the first half Danny and Josh voice their opinions on the recent military action in Venezuela, discuss the backlash for their criticism of it, and explore the concept of "America First" as pertains to foreign policy. In the second half the recent shooting of Renee Good is analyzed, and they discuss ICE and immigration.Timestamps: 00:00: intro 02:45: the absurdity of the premise of Maduro apprehension 04:30: being kicked out for “associations”05:15: devolution of FreePA 06:00: regime change rhetoric didn’t match what happened…comparatively restrained. 07:30: be wary of always taking opposite position of the liberals 08:30: the Venezuelan generals relevant to the drug boat actions are still there 09:00: threat to Columbia and Mexico? 10:00: puppet was not installed, to Trump’s credit 11:00: Tucker clip?12:25: Canada?13:00: Josh on FreePa and on being outnumbered “3 to 1” among the coalition 14:00: “Big Beautiful Bill” = America First?15:00: fall of Rome analogy 18:15: effects of regime change on immigration 20:00: CIA influencing regime change in Iran?21:00: Greenland21:40: Josh breaks down “America First” 22:45: problems with our southern border24:30: what if America annexed Mexico?25:30: Jordan Peterson quote 27:30: focus more on our neighboring countries 30:00: interpreted Tucker as “we kinda lost”31:00: disillusionment with voting 32:30: still continuing the Biden/Pelosi budget. 33:00: Danny on staying optimistic 35:00: Josh on consumerism and life on the farm37:00: “moving out here has changed my views and politics”38:30: Josh on misguided compassion 39:00: Minnesota ICE incident 40:00: self defense vs a moving vehicle 45:00: on getting out of the way while wielding a gun47:00 a “block and a ram”49:00: people’s conflicting views of ICE and their powers 52:00: people who were here for 20 years?53:30: the most extreme “what-ifs” are contemplated54:30: “jumping the line” analogy 57:30: not wanting to lose the culture 59:09: not an ethnostate1:00:00: not because of skin color 1:02:45: on ICE wearing masks 1:05:30: the Right not the violent ones 1:06:15: Josh advises people “stay the heck away” from ICE agents 1:08:00: self-defense training needs improvement 1:15:30: will things get worse before they get better?1:16:30: Kristi Noem not backing down

Danny and Josh welcome back Lee Carter, author of "Systematic Immorality and the Failure of the MAGA Movement", to discuss the current state of affairs, where we go from here, and the role of churches in saving the country. They delve into several topics, including separation of church and state, Epstein files, Venezuela, Charlie Kirk's legacy, Nick Fuentes, and more. Josh and Lee erupt into a theological debate about Calvinism and predestination/election.Timestamps:00:00: Lee Carter’s book, failure of MAGA movement, and the role of churches 5:00: churches using 501c as an excuse 5:30: no real separation of church and state 6:15: everyone brings their religious pre-suppositions with them to politics (including atheists)9:00: what religion is influencing the politics?11:00: are elections in VA rigged?12:40: what’s the battle?14:00: Josh on detaching oneself from politics and focusing on what you can control at home 15:00: Lee: “America is under judgement”16:25: Josh: “MAGA doesn’t stand for anything”17:15: Ana Kasparian bringing liberals and conservatives together 19:00: dispensationalism as the propaganda for Zionism 20:45: Epstein files…Will truth come out?24:15: 50 to 100 years to get out of this mess?28:10: Bible condemns war except in self-defense 29:15: segue to current policy on Venezuela 29:30: what is “narcoterrorism”?33:00: Josh on Monroe doctrine and other side of argument 35:00: disillusionment with Protestant churches 39:15: bridge between Christianity and politics, and who will replace Charlie Kirk?41:45: Nick Fuentes and discussion of Hitler 43:20: bankers were funding both sides: war bolsters economy via Keynesian economics (short term solution)46:00: Charlie Kirk asked if there was a stand down order 47:00: what is dispensationalism?49:30: Covenantal view: “the church is Israel”52:30: Lee on Calvinism and “election”53:30: “Spiritual Israel”55:00: chicken or the egg argument?56:00: Lazarus analogy58:30: Josh: “sounds like the Republican Party and the Democratic Party”58:45: Michael Vick redemption 59:30: John Newton1:02:00: what do the culture wars matter?1:04:00: John Wesley: 90% law and 10% grace

Danny and Josh meet with guest Adam Miller to discuss election night results, theonomy, Trump's first 9 months, and more. Quote of the evening: "The question of how do we get there is different from where should we be going." - Adam MillerTimestamps:00:00: Zealots under a hypothetical theonomy01:45: which of God’s laws can the government enact punishment for breaking?02:30: Josh on the non-aggression principle 04:30: Danny on the slippery slope of empowering the government 05:45: Adam: “the question of how do we get there is different from where should we be going”06:25: “Lancaster is turning purple as we speak” (real start of the show)08:00: Chester County09:00: Republican losses around the country 11:45: The NYC mayoral experiment 12:45: America, land of political experiments 15:30: Giuliani, the last Republican mayor of a major city? California, can it have another Republican governor?18:00: “when you pack a lot of people in a small area, you have people concerned more with what other people are doing, and Democrat policies generally encroach on people’s lives more…”19:30: correlation between anxiety and living in proximity to a lot of people 23:30: looking towards your own community for solutions instead of the government 25:15: Parallel economies 28:00: results from Virginia’s Loudon and Fairfax counties 30:00: Manheim Township is lost 30:30: brief aside: NYC contrast from 97-9932:30: never forget pandemic policies!34:00: The “Yes” retention votes: “how many people really had a clue what that was?”37:30: people pay more attention at national level and not enough on local 40:00: More Republican losses in PA44:00: the belief that more funding = better education 45:00: why PA State Supreme Court judges needed to go 48:00: the judge retention system is un-Democratic51:00: was the issue of abortion a factor in judge retention?52:30: on Democrats’ interpretation of victims and aggressors , and standing up against the “bully”53:45: on Trump hyperbole and his first 9 months56:30: Josh on Trump failing to implement DOGE effectively and how it should have been done 1:00:00: Vivek plan was different 1:02:00: origins of DOGE1:06:00: “I don’t know that people really make change until they feel pain”1:07:25: “how much more pain are regular people going to have to feel before they feel like “we need a revolution”…are we at the precipice?1:10:15: on churches being ill-equipped to feed the hungry: “they’ve offloaded that responsibility, that biblical duty, to government”. 1:12:15: “it doesn’t matter that it’s going to get sorted out. What matters is that people are going to hurt in the meantime.”1:13:45: the government employees 12 million people (not counting contractors)

Danny and Josh share their thoughts on the tragic assassination of Charlie Kirk and pay him tribute.

Danny and Josh interview Danny's long time friend Tom Brock, a current resident of Switzerland. Tom explains people's perceptions of Trump there, and they discuss why people support him, and delve into the immigration crisis there and elsewhere in Europe. Also covered: pandemic policies, genocide in Palestine, and more...Timestamps:0:00: intro 2:15: Danny explains his voting journey to Tom5:30: Josh summarizes his political background 7:15: John: why does Presidential character matter if all Presidents in recent history have been murderers?9:00: Switzerland not a member of the EU or NATO10:00: % of GDP11:00: Trump “definitely hard to work with”12:45: Danny explains America First and the problem with other ideologies 13:45: Instability in the Middle East due to U.S. intervention 16:00: Tom on similar views in Europe and U.S. regarding immigration 19:00: Globalism vs nationalism 19:45: Tom on why immigration is a good thing, but with reasonable restrictions 21:30: Josh on what happened in NYC and Texas during Biden and admin24:00: Tom’s concern about what’s happening now in U.S….what comes after?27:00: smaller scale immigration in Switzerland due to being landlocked 28:30: how Switzerland handled the COVID-19 pandemic compared to other countries 31:30: Danny’s dissertation on the pandemic response in the U.S.35:30: Tom on what we learned and what we can apply to future crises37:30: Josh on libertarian principles and the Constitution 39:00: Tom on Swiss law and 2013 referendum41:00: Tom explains political parties and branches of government in Switzerland 44:45: Danny on ballot initiatives45:15: “it works for Switzerland”…uncertainty about whether its applicable in U.S. 46:45: Switzerland a republic/confederation of “cantons”49:15: Danny having warmed up to the 2-party system and why he joined as committee member 50:30: on Sweden neutrality 52:00: consensus on genocide in Palestine 53:00: calling on Trump to stop it 53:30: Josh on the protests in Ireland54:30: Tom’s clarification about sympathy in Ireland with the Palestinian plight and the reason for the competing protest 55:30: Josh on Tommy Robinson57:45: Josh draws parallel between Robinson and Nick Fuentes 59:30: final thoughts

In this epic interview, Danny and Josh talk with world traveler (35 nations), renowned author, and all-around intellectual powerhouse, John Rachel. In the first half of the interview they discuss culture, starting right off the bat with popular myths about the dropping of the atomic bombs, China, and what makes a country "great"? They also explore the vast cultural range here in America. In Part 2 (45-minute mark) they delve into more political discourse, as John explains his ideas on how to transform the nation for the better, detailing how much money has been stolen from the American taxpayer, and how we can get it back. They discuss the idea of expanded social programs, Josh passionately rebuts about the original intent of the Founding Fathers and the Constitution, and John counters. This is a MUST-LISTEN!Part 1: Culture 00: the travesty of the dropping of nukes in Japan3:30: Christians targeted in Japan and Palestine alike 4:30: supporters of Israel “not a small minority” among Protestant Christians in this country. 6:00: no mention of Trump/Putin meeting in recent Huffington Post 7:00: Europe a dumpster fire 8:00: John’s recent trip to China, and thoughts on its culture9:30: no signs of communism, “nothing like it’s portrayed in the West”12:00: Japanese are afraid of and hostile to China13:00: China not interested in territory but on rights to minerals?15:00: video evidence of artisanal mining?18:45: John on factory work and China’s elimination of extreme poverty20:30: “it’s up to the Chinese people”22:30: what makes a country “great”?26:00: On America First, and everyone country should be their country first 29:00: why Americans don’t travel?33:00: the vast cultural range within the U.S. vs abroad34:30: Danny on Southern US culture 36:30: John on experiencing America on back roads 39:30: Josh on culture shock moving from his Missouri hometown to Lancaster 44:00: generous parental leave in Japan, 5 weeks mandatory vacation in Europe…could it happen here?Part 2: Politics45:00: John’s monologue on change 49:00: “profit is everything”50:00: The Peace Dividend 56:30: Migration of wealth upwards to the 1%58:30: George HW Bush origin of Peace Dividend…could Trump propose the next one?1:03:00: Paying for the Peace Dividend 1:05:30: Josh’s rebuttal 1:08:00: hypothetical implementation of social programs based on a consensus1:10:00: Constitutional amendment gave appearance of democracy 1:13:30: “America was never supposed to have social programs”1:16:00: John’s experience with “socialized medicine” in Japan1:18:00: the problem with labels

Danny and Josh discuss Defend the Guard, tax cuts, the administration's recent wins and losses, and more...are TPUSA and MAHA the future of the Republican Party? Plus who should run for PA Governor in 2026?

Timestamps:1:00: Josh’s meeting with his State Rep2:30: Defend the Guard paradox 5:00: DTG in PA in 20267:00: property tax in eastern PA9:00: DOGE, BBB, and tax cuts 13:30: keeping the tax code from 201715:00: limited power of President over spending19:00: Trump alienating his base 20:30: Josh Hammer/Dave Smith debate 22:30: TPUSA young Republicans are non-interventionists 23:15: 3 factions in Republican Party27:00: handling of Epstein case28:30: reaction to truth social post 31:30: Netanyahu and Epstein-Mossad connection 34:30: Josh recommends Tucker Carlson and Darryl Cooper episode 36:00: On MAHA crushing it 38:00: On Hep B shots at birth41:00: Bright spots in Congress42:00: 21 votes 44:00: PA Gubernatorial race 202646:00: momentum for Doug Mastriano?48:00: Tax rebates 49:45: momentum for Stacy Garrity?51:00: “why can’t they be more like Tulsi Gabbard?”51:30: paper proof about Obama concocting RussiaGate

Danny interviews Sgt. Dan McKnight, founder of the Defend the Guard movement, and the two of them share their relief and gratitude of the news of the ceasefire, and unease at the political theatre that accompanied it. McKnight tells his story, about how his deployment led to his current advocacy for Bring Our Troops Home and Defend the Guard. Defend the Guard is state level legislation which will obligate the federal government to formally declare war, as stipulated in the the U.S. Constitution, before that states' National Guard can be deployed abroad to active combat zones.Defendtheguard.usBringourtroopshome.usTimestamps:00:00: intro, news about ceasefire 02:30: political theatre03:30: “not an ideal situation, but we’ll take it”05:00: historic moment, “but it stinks”07:30: consistency is important 08:15: wake up call from Scott Horton 09:15: antiwar.com11:00: Danny’s question about National Guard support for bill 12:45: informed consent of the people 13:30: Sgt. McKnight’s personal story15:30: Ron Paul 16:45: progress with Defend the Guard bill 17:30: who is blocking the bill and who supports it 18:10: what people can do to help

Danny and Josh interview Libertarian candidate Ken Krawchuk, who is running for Governor of Pennsylvania in the 2026 election.Timestamps:0:00: Intro and kinds of Libertarianism05:00: State marijuana bill 07:00: on bringing nuance to the Republican Party08:00: on breaking the strangehold of the duopoly 10:30: AADD voting 12:30: line item veto14:00: on state constitution not being taught in school16:00: Josh’s concerns about a third party 18:00: Russ Diamond19:30: In common with Libertarians: Democrats on personal issues and Republicans on economic issues?20:30: origin of marriage licenses 22:30: Federal progressive tax & PA flat tax23:45: Defend the Guard bill25:30: Civilian militias and Lancaster County ordinance 29:00: open carry legal in most states 31:00: low turnout in primary election 32:30: thoughts on Governor Shapiro37:00: on Doug Mastriano 40:00: government protection of right to life 45:00: on reforming the PA GOP49:00: on parental rights 53:00: who owns the state of Pennsylvania 54:00: on calling a council of censors and a new constitutional convention 55:00: Allodial titles in Pennsylvania 56:30: state citizenship57:30: realistic goals 1:02:00: 1 out of 6 votes to win