Liberty Chats

In this episode of Liberty Chats, we speak with Philip Wegmann, White House Correspondent for Real Clear Politics and a Steamboat Institute Tony Blankley Fellow.

Ericka Andersen speaks with him about his career trajectory and why he chose journalism as a profession. Philip reveals what has been like to be part of the White House Press Corps in both the Trump and Biden Administrations. Don't miss his interesting reflections on current White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki!

Philip previously wrote for The Washington Examiner and has done investigative reporting on congressional corruption and institutional malfeasance. He has also worked as a radio producer and congressional correspondent. He can be seen regularly on CNN, Fox, and Fox Business and his voice has been heard on the BBC, NPR, and numerous other radio outlets.

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• Elisha Krauss: Radio Host & Podcaster
• Christine Yeargin, Be the Village Founder
• Yael Ossowski: Consumer Choice Center

In this episode of Liberty Chats, Emerging Leaders' Council Member Lindsey Martin speaks with Elisha Krauss, a conservative commentator, writer, and podcaster. She is a host of The Washington Examiner Newsmaker Series.

Previously she was a co-host and contributor at Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire. Krauss also cohosted the Ricochet Ladybrains podcast, and produced the syndicated Sean Hannity Radio Show for seven years. 

Her media appearances include CNN, NBC, MSNBC, OANN, Newsmax TV, Fox News, and more. Elisha says she enjoys talking about issues related to the pro-life point of view, the Second Amendment, traditional family values, school choice, small government, free speech, feminism, and professional growth.

Don't miss this fun conversation with an inspiring, conservative woman!

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• Christine Yeargin, Be the Village Founder
• Yael Ossowski: Consumer Choice Center
• Isabel Brown, Turning Point USA

In this episode of Liberty Chats, Emerging Leaders Council Member Lindsay Martin speaks with Christine Yeargin, a freedom-loving mom and founder of Be Their Village, a group that works to help women facing unplanned pregnancies. 

After an unplanned pregnancy, Christine became passionate about helping women in the same scenario. Through Be the Village, she helps build social media campaigns to complete baby registries for women in need. 

She speaks at events, on college campuses, and to pregnancy resource centers across the country, and is a regular guest on national news programs. 

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• Yael Ossowski: Consumer Choice Center
• Isabel Brown, Turning Point USA
• Will Witt, Author & PragerU Representative

In this episode of Liberty Chats, we speak with Yaël Ossowski,  a writer, syndicated radio host, and deputy director at the Consumer Choice Center.

Emerging Leaders Council Member Karl Honegger speaks with Yaël about his career and more. Since 2010, Yaël has worked as a journalist and grassroots organizer in Europe and North America. He was previously Watchdog.org’s Florida Bureau Chief, chief Spanish translator, and national investigative reporter. 

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• Isabel Brown, Turning Point USA
• Will Witt, Author & PragerU Representative
• Lily Kate, Fighting Radical Feminism

In this episode of Liberty Chats, Emerging Leaders Council Member Anastasia Ratcliff speaks with with Isabel Brown. Isabel is the author of "Frontlines: Finding My Voice on an American College Campus" and hosts  a daily show with Turning Point USA called Freedom Seeds. 

Additionally, she has produced content for PragerU, Students for Trump and Freedomworks. Isabel has also been featured on Fox News, Newsmax and more. She lives in Phoenix, Arizona and recently launched her own apparel line to encourage more Gen Zers to wear what they stand for. 

We were honored to host Isabel for a panel at last year's Freedom Conference. 

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• Will Witt, Author & PragerU Representative
• Lily Kate, Fighting Radical Feminism
• Dr. James Lindsay, Combatting ‘Woke’ Ideology

This week  on Liberty Chats, we speak with Will Witt, who is  a national best-selling author,  podcaster and online creator for PragerU. He recently published "How to Win Friends and Influence Enemies: Taking on Liberal Arguments with Logic and Humor." 
 
Will is a Colorado native and the host of Will and Amala Live for PragerU. He is a frequent speaker on issues of freedom and conservatism across the country. 

This interview was conducted by Emerging Leaders Council member Lindsay Martin. 

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• Lily Kate, Fighting Radical Feminism
• Dr. James Lindsay, Combatting ‘Woke’ Ideology
• Dr. Carol Swain, Countering CRT 

In this episode of Liberty Chats, we speak with Lily Kate, a young conservative influencer who works with PragerU, TPUSA and more. Lily-Kate has a popular YouTube channel and hosts "The Lily-Kate Show" podcast.

She also has highly followed Instagram and TikTok accounts, where she shares unabashadly conservative opinions and thoughts on issues of the day. Lily-Kate is not afraid to speak out for what she believes in and her tagline is "Fighting Radical Feminism with Radical Feminity."

In addition to her multi-media work, she founded a social media agency where she works with brands and organizations to optimize their social media presences.

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• Dr. James Lindsay, Combatting 'Woke' Ideology
• Dr. Carol Swain, Countering CRT 
• Carrie Sheffield, Tony Blankley Fellow

In this episode of Liberty Chats, we speak with James Lindsay, a mathematician and political commentator.

Dr. Lindsay has written multiple books spanning a range of subjects including religion, the philosophy of science and postmodern theory, including "How to Have Impossible Conversations," which we read this year.

He is the co-founder of New Discourses, a website intended as "a home for the politically homeless."  Dr. Lindsay regularly irritates the "woke" mob online and is intent of promoting freedom of speech and more.

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• Dr. Carol Swain 
• Carrie Sheffield, Tony Blankley Fellow
• Marc Morano, Climate Depot

On this episode of Liberty Chats, we speak with Dr. Carol Swain. Dr. Swain is an award-winning political scientist, a former professor of political science and professor of law at Vanderbilt University, and a lifetime member of the James Madison Society, an international community of scholars affiliated with the James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions at Princeton University.

Before joining Vanderbilt in 1999, Dr. Swain was a tenured associate professor of politics and public policy at Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.

Dr. Swain was a speaker at our 2021 Freedom Conference and an award-winning author. She is an inspiration! We hope you enjoy this interview.

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• Carrie Sheffield, Tony Blankley Fellow
• Marco Morano, Climate Depot
• Corey DeAngelis, American Federation for Children

In this episode of Liberty Chats, Emerging Leaders' Council Member Anastasia Ratcliff speaks with Carrie Sheffield, the Steamboat Institute's 2021-2022 Tony Blankley Fellow.

Carrie is a senior policy analyst at Independent Women's Forum, columnist and broadcaster in Washington, D.C. She earned a master’s in public policy from Harvard University and a B.A. in communications at Brigham Young University and completed a Fulbright fellowship in Berlin.

Carrie also researched for American Enterprise Institute scholar Edward Conard and served as Warren Brookes Journalism Fellow at Competitive Enterprise Institute. While serving as executive director for Generation Opportunity, a project of Americans For Prosperity, she spoke at the U.S. Senate alongside key senators in favor of landmark tax reforms passed by Congress in 2017.

She is regularly published in newspapers and can be seen speaking on Fox News!

Recent episodes: 

• Marco Morano, Climate Depot
• Corey DeAngelis, American Federation for Children
• Saurabh Sharma, American Moment