The Burning Truth

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Casey leads with the Senate committee voting to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he pleaded the Fifth one hundred and eleven times, plus Rand Paul torching Democrats who called Fauci's fear of self-incrimination "well-founded" — and the state-level trouble still waiting for him in Florida, Louisiana, and West Virginia. Rep. Shri Thanedar concedes his primary and loses his seat, a top government watchdog says DOGE's savings data is riddled with errors and contract cuts that never happened, and the White House counters with a new fraud tracking website. Hour 2 takes on the conservative civil war over grocery prices and Andrew Kolvet's $20 burrito — Casey's take is that everybody has a valid point and everybody is dodging one, starting with whether it is a $20 burrito or a $10 burrito plus fees. Also: a new dashboard on the long-term "effects" of climate change and The Free Press running cover for Flock surveillance cameras. Hour 3 turns to Michigan, where Chuck Schumer endorses Abdul El-Sayed only to watch him back Chris Van Hollen for majority leader, El-Sayed flails on Kaitlan Collins over his Hasan Piker ties, AIPAC signals spending for Mike Rogers, and AOC fires back. Closing with a federal judge ruling major portions of the National Firearms Act unconstitutional.

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Casey opens on a primary night that made no sense anywhere but 2026 — a Trump-endorsed "Amir Hassan" losing to "Thomas Smith," a man who dropped out of the race weeks ago. Then to Michigan, where establishment Democrats torched $63.9 million trying to stop Abdul El-Sayed and failed, setting up a Senate race between a Christian former FBI agent in Mike Rogers and a socialist who is already warning Rogers he has "no safe quarter in Michigan." Congressman John James takes the GOP nomination for governor over Perry Johnson, the NRSC drops its first attack ad, and Dana Nessel is skipping her own party's convention over safety fears. Closer to home, Gov. Braun declares a new energy emergency and extends Indiana's gas tax suspension, while the recount timeline gets moved up in a state Senate race decided by three votes. Pete Buttigieg calls abolishing the Electoral College normal. In Hour 2, Steve Sass and Derek Dieter join to dig into the controversial Midwest Continental Divide trail project. Hour 3 covers the White House "Oxferd Comma" document dump blowing the Russia hoax apart, food stamp paperwork thinning the rolls, the armed ex-Marine arrested at Trump's golf course, a Minnesota man charged over a spike strip, and a Brit's horror story inside socialized urgent care.

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Casey opens with the lighter side of the news — a "horrific fart attack" that emptied a Spider-Man screening in Colombia, a Democrat congressional candidate in Hawaii getting knocked out cold at the beach, and a report that 40% of Americans have backed off produce after the cyclospora outbreak. Pastor Lucas Miles joins for Tuesday Tithe to break down the clash outside a WNBA game over Sophie Cunningham, Border Patrol arresting two pastors headed to a Billy Graham leadership seminar, and Trump redirecting graphic sex-ed funding toward marriage and family curriculum. Hour 2 digs into Spain's Ceuta border collapse — convicted jihadists detected in the swarm, a government official fired for leaking the real numbers, and Nick Shirley getting chased off with knives and rocks — plus nearly 400 arrests tied to France's "wildfires," an arson suspect in Spokane, and Mike Rowe answering 7,600 comments about the skilled trades. In Hour 3, Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) joins to discuss his Citizenship Act of 2026, the original intent behind the 14th Amendment, Mamdani's grocery-store ID hypocrisy, and DSA members pledging allegiance to the Chinese Communist Party while being flown to China and treated like royalty. Casey closes with drafts of a U.S.-Iran peace deal circulating in Qatar, a YC founder asking job seekers to get tattooed for an interview, and Anthropic's CEO warning that new hires care more about money than mission.

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Casey digs into a CDC document on quarantine “shielding” plans and why it’s raising fresh concerns about public-health overreach and government power. He also talks through the changing culture of tipping — how every checkout screen seems to want more, and why Americans are getting fed up with tipflation.

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• A bizarre national spectacle and a disturbing public-safety incident set the tone, but the real question is what happens when media outrage outruns common sense. Casey also looks at the growing backlash over data centers, including polling that shows voters don’t want them banned — they want them to pay for their own electricity.

• Indiana becomes the center of a heated cultural fight as a Sikh convoy tied to the Khalistan referendum draws backlash, with critics arguing assimilation is being rejected in real time. Casey also breaks down why the symbol-heavy rally, the independence movement, and local reaction are becoming a flashpoint in a red-state political conversation.

• A data center construction accident knocks out tornado sirens in Sullivan County, raising serious concerns about infrastructure and emergency readiness. Plus, Michigan Democrats are reportedly panicking over Abdul El-Sayed’s chances, showing just how nervous the party is about its own far-left lane.

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Hour 1:

• The viral national anthem from the first women’s pro baseball game had the internet losing it, but the bigger story is what it says about modern spectacle culture. Casey also digs into the shocking case of a U.S. Fish and Wildlife officer tasing a man at a gas pump, sparking a fire and raising serious questions about training and accountability.

• New polling shows voters are increasingly skeptical of data centers, especially when the power burden falls on local ratepayers. Casey breaks down why Americans are pushing back, why energy policy matters to every household, and how the debate is shifting from “build at all costs” to “pay your own way.”

• Hour 3: A look at the political fallout around public safety, federal overreach, and the kind of bureaucratic decision-making that keeps making headlines for the wrong reasons. Casey connects the dots between viral outrage, government competence, and why conservatives keep demanding common sense and accountability.

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Should Indiana University fire the professor who delivered a “congratudolences” cake?

Rep. Marlin Stutzman makes the case — and also explains why the Senate is failing on the SAVE America Act.

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Gov. Braun called in to talk about what is going to happen with gas prices in the state after the gas tax holiday ends this month, how we can embrace the free market on utility companies, nuclear power, and more.

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The Burning Truth with Casey Hendrickson delivers three hours of unfiltered political news, culture clashes, and accountability—no spin, no safe spaces.

In Hour 1, we unpack the Appeals Court ruling forcing Biden to release memoir interview recordings, Bessent’s fraud-fighting system that caught $100M headed to the dead, and a “Tuesday Tithe” segment with Pastor Lucas Miles on Democrats, Christianity, and the double standard against Christian groups.
In Hour 2, Flock cameras take center stage: expansion proposals, privacy concerns, and the troubling cases where this so-called “crime-fighting” tech tracks lawful gun owners and gets abused by police.
In Hour 3, we confront the Strategic Petroleum Reserve mess, blink-and-you-miss-it policy flips under Biden, and Secretary Marco Rubio’s bombshell on Cuba’s role in funding the radical left in America.

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The Burning Truth with Casey Hendrickson is back—three hours of hard questions, political accountability, and news you can’t ignore.

In Hour 1, we break down the NYC “anti-ICE” incendiary device allegations and what the headlines leave out—plus more on the politics driving the story.
In Hour 2, we shift to Indiana—suspensions, selective enforcement concerns, and the fallout shaking up a sheriff campaign.
In Hour 3, Casey sits down with Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith on the big issues shaping Indiana’s direction—DEI, public policy, and the fight over privacy and power.

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