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What happens when the law itself becomes corrupted—and the people who are supposed to uphold justice become part of the problem?

In this wide-ranging episode of The Jeremiah Gunn Show, Jeremiah Gunn explores the idea that we are all in the army, whether we realize it or not. Not necessarily an army that requires picking up a rifle, but a citizen army responsible for defending the Constitution, preserving liberty, and resisting the enemies—foreign or domestic—that threaten the American system of government.

Jeremiah examines the meaning of the Second and Third Amendments, the concept of the citizen militia, the Founders’ distrust of standing armies, and the responsibility of ordinary Americans to participate in their government. He argues that voting, thinking critically, and understanding the Constitution are among the ways citizens participate in the ongoing defense of the republic.

From there, the conversation turns to lies and the law.

Jeremiah explores the relationship between lawyers, legislation, bureaucracy, unions, government institutions, and the legal system, questioning what happens when law stops serving justice and instead becomes a self-perpetuating industry. He draws on examples ranging from the Founding Fathers and Jesus' warnings about lawyers to Shakespeare, John Adams, O.J. Simpson, Milton Friedman, and his own experiences dealing with legal and bureaucratic systems.

At the heart of the episode is a simple question:

What happens when the people entrusted with protecting the law begin twisting it?

Jeremiah argues that the answer cannot simply be to sit back and watch. Citizens have a responsibility to understand the rules, recognize corruption, participate in the process, and defend the principles that make liberty possible.

The war is already being fought. The question is whether you realize you're in the army.

Come, let us reason together.

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“It’s in Our Hands.”

What happens when a nation forgets what it was created to be—and its citizens forget that preserving liberty is their responsibility?

In this wide-ranging, off-the-cuff episode of The Jeremiah Gunn Show, Jeremiah Gunn takes a “mid-course summary” of America at 250 years old, revisiting the principles behind the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the Judeo-Christian ideas that influenced the founding of the nation.

From capitalism and socialism to elections, immigration, education, politics, religion, and the meaning of citizenship, Jeremiah challenges listeners to reconsider what they have been taught—and to think carefully about the difference between a republic and a democracy.

A recurring question runs through the entire conversation: Is everything really “in God’s hands,” or has God placed some of the responsibility in ours?

Jeremiah argues that being a citizen means more than simply observing what happens around us. We have an obligation to understand our rights, participate in our government, preserve what was entrusted to us, and refuse to surrender our responsibility to someone else.

This isn't intended to be doom and gloom. It's a call to wake up, think, and act.

Between right and wrong—not left and right.

Come, let us reason together.

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What Will You Do With Your Power?

Truth, hypocrisy, heroes, and the power of the individual take center stage in Part 8 of Random Rants, Grape Nuts, Christian Science and Dinner Theater.

Jeremiah Gunn continues his examination of the forces shaping American life—from government, education, media, and entertainment to elections, political celebrity, culture, and the responsibility of ordinary citizens. He discusses Nick Shirley and the role of citizens who are willing to investigate and expose what they believe others would rather keep hidden, while asking a larger question: Who really has the power?

The conversation moves through politics, celebrity influence, elections, constitutional responsibilities, education, gender and cultural debates, and the difference between having a public platform and having genuine authority or significance.

But ultimately, this episode comes back to the individual. What happens when citizens stop participating? What happens when we surrender our judgment to politicians, celebrities, institutions, or the crowd?

You have a voice. You have a vote. You have influence.

The question is: What will you do with your power?

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“Never confuse celebrity with significance.”

Part 7 of Random Rants, Grape Nuts, Dinner Theater and Christian Science picks up where the previous episode left off, examining the difference between celebrity, leadership, truth, and genuine significance.

Jeremiah Gunn continues his discussion of comedians, celebrities, politicians, and the media, asking why people who have achieved fame are so often treated as authorities on subjects far beyond their expertise. From late-night television and political commentary to the idea of the “reality show,” Jeremiah explores what he sees as the growing disconnect between what is presented as real and what is actually true.

The conversation moves into law enforcement, public authority, unions, government, immigration, and the responsibility of those sworn to uphold the law. Jeremiah revisits Calvin Coolidge and Ronald Reagan, while drawing connections between leadership, courage, constitutional government, and the willingness to actually do the job.

He also discusses figures such as Donald Trump, Spencer Pratt, Sonny Bono, Larry Elder, and Ronald Reagan as examples of people who entered public life from outside the traditional political establishment—and asks whether real-world experience, common sense, and the ability to tell the truth might matter more than conventional political credentials.

The episode ultimately returns to a recurring theme of the show: truth means being straight, level, and uncorrupted. Jeremiah argues that in an age of scripted “reality,” political theater, celebrity activism, and competing narratives, we need to learn how to distinguish what is real from what merely looks real.

Some things are true. Some things are not. The challenge is knowing the difference.

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“When it all goes to hell, will you be able to tell me you’re sorry with a straight face?”

That question sets the tone for Part 6 of Random Rants, Grape Nuts, Dinner Theater and Christian Science as Jeremiah Gunn continues his series of seemingly random observations that ultimately circle back to some very serious questions about America, citizenship, responsibility, and the future.

Jeremiah explains the meaning behind the French Resistance message used in the show's introduction and why he describes the program as broadcasting “behind enemy lines.” From there, he takes aim at bureaucratic thinking, homeowners associations, government unions, political correctness, and the tendency to enforce rules against those who follow them while ignoring those who don't.

The conversation turns to police, constitutional obligations, immigration, local government, and the question of who public servants actually work for. Jeremiah also discusses Calvin Coolidge, Ronald Reagan, government spending, unions, education, and the importance of actually doing the job you're supposed to do.

Along the way come book recommendations, observations about comedy and the media, and a discussion of whether people who have never accomplished something should be the ones telling everyone else how to do it.

As always, the “random rants” aren't really as random as they may seem.

Come, let us reason together.

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9/11 — REMEMBER IT WELL: Have We Learned Our Lesson?

Twenty-five years after September 11, 2001, Jeremiah Gunn asks a difficult question: Have we learned our lesson?

Using the 25th anniversary of 9/11 as a “mid-course summary,” Jeremiah examines where America is, where it is headed, and whether we have recognized the warnings written into the events of the past quarter-century.

This episode explores the legacy of 9/11, Islamist ideology, antisemitism, immigration, American political culture, history, and the responsibility of one generation to the next. Jeremiah draws connections between the warnings of historical figures, modern commentators, and the lessons of history to argue that the greatest threats to a nation can sometimes come from within.

Where are we? Where are we going? How are we doing?

And perhaps most importantly: Will we correct course before it is too late?

Remember 9/11. Remember why it happened. Remember what followed.

Remember it well.

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What happens when yesterday’s wisdom becomes tomorrow’s forgotten history?

In Part 5 of Random Rants, Grape Nuts, Dinner Theater, and Christian Science, Jeremiah Gunn takes a wide-ranging journey through yesterday, tomorrow, and the forces shaping America in between.

Beginning with the wonder of Disney’s Electric Light Parade and the imagination of Walt Disney, Jeremiah asks what happens when the people who inherit someone else’s creation abandon the vision that made it great. He explores changing cultural norms, the meaning of words, Mr. Rogers, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and what he sees as the growing gap between yesterday’s values and today’s definitions.

But this episode isn’t all politics and cultural criticism. Jeremiah turns personal and humorous, sharing stories about his parents, fashion, coaching, and the wisdom—and wit—of previous generations. He then explores the proper role of humor through the writings of A.W. Tozer and the example of Abraham Lincoln, who used laughter even amid the devastation of the Civil War.

From Disney to Mr. Rogers, Andrew Jackson to James Buchanan, Lincoln to modern America, Jeremiah connects seemingly random observations into a larger question:

Can we learn from yesterday without surrendering tomorrow?

Take God seriously. Take yourself not at all. And above all, tell the truth—and love the truth.

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What if election integrity begins long before Election Day?

In Part 4 of Random Rants, Grape Nuts, Dinner Theater, and Christian Science, Jeremiah Gunn returns to the questions of history, faith, culture, and election integrity—and argues that Americans may be looking at the wrong part of the problem.

From the Judeo-Christian roots of America and the meaning of “the sword” to the history of elections, presidential succession, and the changing qualifications of voters and candidates, Jeremiah connects events across decades to make a larger argument: the battle for America is not simply left versus right. It is right versus wrong.

Jeremiah examines what he sees as the “Irony Age”—a time of shifting definitions, political labels, media narratives, and what he calls the government, education, media-entertainment complex. He questions conventional narratives surrounding Jim Crow, election denial, voter qualifications, presidential politics, and the role of the media in shaping what Americans believe.

Along the way, he revisits figures and events ranging from Abraham Lincoln, James Garfield, and Warren G. Harding to Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Hillary Clinton, and Charlie Kirk.

The underlying question remains: Who do you trust—and are you willing to think for yourself?

This is The Jeremiah Gunn Show. Listen, reason, question—and choose you this day who you will serve.

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What if the problem isn’t the window or the table—but the floor beneath your feet?

In Part 3 of Random Rants, Grape Nuts, Dinner Theater, and Christian Science, Jeremiah Gunn continues his exploration of what he calls the “Irony Age”—a world of dissembling, performative ignorance, shifting definitions, and political double standards.

Jeremiah revisits PBS and its origins, questions the government’s role in funding media and education, and examines how cultural institutions can outlive the purpose for which they were created. He also explores the meaning of trust, the dangers of conformity, culture-war fatigue, and the difference between debating symptoms and confronting the underlying problem.

From PBS and Mr. Rogers to elections, Los Angeles politics, the Constitution, and the changing definition of truth, Jeremiah argues that Americans need to stop looking at the window and the table—and start examining the floor.

The country is yours, not theirs. The question is: what are you going to do about it?

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Are we better off alone—or have we forgotten that we’re all in the same boat?

In Part 2 of Random Rants, Grape Nuts, Dinner Theater, and Christian Science, Jeremiah Gunn picks up where Part 1 left off, exploring the ideas of community, conformity, truth, and the institutions shaping American culture.

From the meaning of E Pluribus Unum and the importance of standing together to a provocative examination of PBS, NPR, Mr. Rogers, education, media, and the cultural messages presented to children, Jeremiah asks a fundamental question: Who do you trust—and how do you know?

The conversation takes aim at changing definitions, compelled speech, political double standards, and what Jeremiah calls the “government, education, media-entertainment complex.” Along the way, he connects cultural changes of the past to the debates dominating America today.

And this is only Part 2. The story continues in Part 3.

Listen, think, question—and don’t let someone else do your thinking for you.