The Wake Up America show with Austin Petersen

Why did Sydney Sweeney's Novig sports-betting ad ignite backlash from women on both the left and right? Austin Petersen examines sexualized advertising, female-athlete criticism and whether the deeper concern is the financial risk of sports gambling.

Judge Andrew P. Napolitano explains free speech as a natural right, government pressure on universities and broadcasters, and the limits of political power. Maggie Moda joins to debate the 'girl's girl' standard, sexual freedom, parasocial attention and the cultural consequences of gambling.

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Tom Homan confirms that DHS is investigating allegations involving Rep. Ilhan Omar, who has denied immigration and marriage fraud. Austin Petersen separates the inquiry from criminal charges and examines what officials have—and have not—disclosed.

Then: the Trump EPA's power-plant rollback, rising electricity demand and what deregulation could mean for your bill. Camellia Peterson untangles Missouri's congressional-map fight and the whistleblower allegations involving Secretary of State Denny Hoskins. Liz Mair debates SNAP restaurant benefits, the Farm Bill and ethanol mandates.

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San Francisco Superior Court Judge Harry Dorfman insists that quoting a racial slur from evidence is part of preserving the record—even after Black public defenders asked him to stop. Austin Petersen examines where accuracy ends and institutional power begins, then turns to Fat Joe and the unwritten cultural rules surrounding language.

Jon Miltimore of the American Institute for Economic Research joins to debate catastrophic AI warnings, government regulation, China and the future of work. Liza Libes of Pens and Poison explains why men stopped reading, how publishing narrowed its audience and whether great books can rebuild a broader literary culture.

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President Donald Trump has put a $5,000 "dividend" into the midterm fight—but Austin Petersen and Stephanie Petersen ask who pays, whether Congress can authorize it and what another trillion-dollar promise would mean for debt and inflation.

They also discuss a United flight attendant's quick action to help an exhausted mother and the challenge of raising children with faith in a chaotic culture. Justin Petersen joins to unpack salvation, Christian traditions, Judaism and how families can introduce children to belief without coercion.

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Did Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene mistake access to Donald Trump for control over his agenda? Austin Petersen examines Victor Davis Hanson's argument and the larger struggle over loyalty, influence and who gets to define MAGA.

Camellia Peterson then untangles Missouri's congressional-map standoff, where state and federal court rulings collide with a referendum and an election already underway. Comedian Geno Bisconte joins for a sharp debate over Gen Z, student debt, work and the American Dream.

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Comedian Geno Bisconte joins Austin Petersen for a sharp generational clash over debt, student loans, work, opportunity and whether the American Dream is still within reach for Gen Z.

Austin also tells the story of Ford engineer Jim Moylan's tiny fuel-door innovation, weighs inventions that could reshape daily life and examines the online economy of simp culture after Sara Smith's viral football-game moment.

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America's economic center of gravity is moving south as people, paychecks, factories, ports, film production and political influence follow the Sun Belt. Austin examines what is powering the shift and whether Southern states can preserve affordability and culture as they grow.

Camellia Petersen joins the debate over proposed federal childcare aid for married families with a stay-at-home parent, and Liz Mair explains why new 340B prescription-data demands could put patient privacy at risk.

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More Americans are raising children while taking responsibility for aging parents, and the pressure is hitting time, savings, careers, and family relationships all at once.

Austin, Stephanie Petersen, and Justin Petersen dig into the real cost of caregiving, home care versus nursing facilities, the guilt and boundaries that shape family obligations, and what grief and end-of-life decisions reveal about what matters most.

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New SNAP restrictions put soda, candy, energy drinks, and the government's definition of junk food at the center of a grocery-store fight. Austin opens with JD Vance's $120,000 chicken coop and America's backyard-hen boom.

John Tamny of RealClearMarkets argues that Social Security is not the cause of the national debt and challenges the conventional case for entitlement reform. Then Joseph Wargo of the John Birch Society examines Greg Bovino's claim that 100 million illegal immigrants are in the United States, the assumptions behind that number, birthright citizenship, public safety, and economic pressure.

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Donald Trump says communities that reject data centers risk becoming 'backwards and poor.' Austin examines the fight over power demand, local consent, tax revenue, China, and whether America can build the infrastructure needed for artificial intelligence.

Camellia Peterson joins the conversation on parenting culture, TikTok mothers, public shaming, and local politics. Then Russ Greene explains why libertarians and MAGA voters are turning against data centers, how surveillance fears get mixed into the debate, and why opposition to energy and industrial growth could leave the country behind.

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