Nick Reed Podcast

Hour 2 -

Good Monday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

• The Afghan man accused of shooting two National Guard members last week had been mentally declining for years, according to emails reviewed by The Associated Press that detailed long stretches of isolation, escalating instability and sudden cross-country trips that preceded the attack blocks from the White House.

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Congressman Eric Burlison joins the program:

• The escalation between the United States and Venezuela.
• This is about a lot more than drugs. Lots of this drug money goes to fund terrorist groups that target the United States.
• The shooting of two National Guard members last week.

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Hour 1 -

Good Monday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

• President Trump delivered a stern ultimatum to Nicolás Maduro to leave Venezuela immediately before announcing the country's airspace should be closed, according to a report.
• The major drug problem within the United States.
• Trump on Sunday defended Secretary of War Pete Hegseth over allegations he ordered a second strike on a Venezuelan drug boat, saying he believes Hegseth’s denial and would not have supported a follow-up attack if it happened.

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Hour 3 -

Good Wednesday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

• At the University of California, Davis, the California History-Social Science Project, which describes itself as "Resources & professional learning for K-12 history-social science," hosted a Zoom event called "Decolonizing Thanksgiving in the Classroom."
• The 2025 World’s Strongest Woman competition in Arlington, Texas, erupted into controversy after American competitor Jammie Booker — who won the Official Strongman Games World Championship over the weekend — was stripped of the title on Tuesday after organizers said Booker failed to disclose that he is a man.

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Hour 2 -

Good Wednesday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

• For the first time, Kiev and Moscow articulated specific visions this week for a peace deal. And while they remain apart on big issues like land borders and NATO membership, the two sides have a meaningful framework that eluded past negotiations and presidents.

Trudy Smith with KVC Missouri joins us:

• We have once again partnered up with KVC Missouri to help give foster children the gift of Christmas.
• If you are interested in participating, head over to one of our area tree locations and pick a kid off the Christmas tree (Crown Power & Equipment, Mexican Villa off South Campbell, Greene County Freight & Food Sales, and Pinegar Chevy in Republic).
• Trudy tells a couple of stories of children in the cottage.
• Trudy is retiring this year! She talks about the impact KVC Missouri has made in her life.

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Hour 1 -

Good Wednesday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

• Nick & Sarah talk about the Presidential Turkey pardon. What happened to the other turkey during the pardon?
• Sarah was very confused because the White House posted photos before the pardon with the two turkeys on the White House lawn.
• President Donald Trump joked on Tuesday that he saved two turkeys, Gobble and Waddle, from being deported to the notorious Terrorism Confinement Center in El Salvador.
• President Trump said two pardoned turkeys, Gobble and Waddle, would not have received a pardon if their names were Chuck and Nancy.
• President Trump called Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker a fat slob during the turkey pardon.

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Hour 3 -

Good Tuesday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

• California is even a bigger budget mess than what was previously reported.
• The failures of Democrats... But they're not the only party with that problem.
• Nick reads through an article from The Federalist - What Does The Republican Party Even Stand For?
• Unlike Democrats, Republicans have no unified vision of what they view as success for the country.

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Hour 2 -

Good Tuesday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

• Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art recently announced a new lecture series called Building Bridges that will start Dec. 1 with former U.S. President Barack Obama.
• A significant majority of Americans seem thoroughly unimpressed by President Donald Trump’s handling of the American economy, according to a new CBS News poll released late Sunday.

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Missouri State Director for Convention of States Action, Brett Sterley, joins the program:

• What is Convention of States?
• Article V of the U.S. Constitution gives states the power to call a convention to propose amendments. It takes 34 states to call the convention and 38 to ratify any amendments that are proposed. 
• The United States District Court for the District of Kansas has just handed Article V convention proponents a decisive victory, striking down a provision in the Kansas Constitution that purported to require a two-thirds supermajority vote for the Kansas legislature to apply for an Article V convention to propose amendments.

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Hour 1 -

Good Tuesday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

• Update... DOGE isn't dead. The Department of Government Efficiency may no longer exist officially, but the policies and goals of the agency remain alive and well, with its goals ingrained in government agencies under the Trump administration.
• A Marshall man has been charged after a shooting in Branson left another man injured Saturday night. 
• FBI Director Kash Patel told investigative journalist Catherine Herridge that hatred for the U.S. government and the two-party system played a role in Thomas Matthew Crooks’ attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump on July 13, 2024 in Butler, Pa.

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Hour 3 -

Good Monday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

• Famous infomercial pitchman Offer Vince Shlomi – better known as the "ShamWow guy" who advertised the super-absorbent towel on late-night TV – has filed to run for Congress in Texas as a Republican.
• Valentina Gomez is also running in that same race.
• Nick gives an update on how many food apps he has now. 33. The man has 33. Nick gets mad and tells Sarah she's arguing like a liberal because she says it's excessive. She just cares about his wellbeing.
• The Department of Government Efficiency, which exposed rampant fraud and abuse within Washington, is no more.
• Update on the Dems telling military members to defy orders.
• Do you remember when Joe Biden would do these weird call in videos during big events like the Puppy Bowl and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade?

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Hour 2 -

Good Monday morning! Here's what Nick Reed covers this hour:

• Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has responded to the incident on a Chicago train this week, where a man with 49 prior arrests doused a woman in flammable liquid and set her on fire. Johnson said, “I don’t see this as some sort of trend,” while calling for the federal government to “do its part.” Meanwhile, Johnson has refused President Trump’s attempts to send federal authorities and National Guard troops to stop violent criminals in Chicago.
• Famous infomercial pitchman Offer Vince Shlomi – better known as the "ShamWow guy" who advertised the super-absorbent towel on late-night TV – has filed to run for Congress in Texas as a Republican, according to state election records.

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Congressman Eric Burlison joins the program:

• The Epstein files.
• Marjorie Taylor Greene announced that she's resigning.
• DOGE is officially dead.

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