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In this episode we looked at four stories that cut to the heart of what is happening to American workers, American energy, and the integrity of our political debate heading into the midterms. First, the collapse of a viral claim about Texas Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico and an Ohio psychiatric facility—claims built on a short, selective recording that the facility and the candidate have both rejected. Second, the Labor Department’s decision to freeze green-card sponsorship at Microsoft and major IT firms that have long used H-1B visas while American tech workers face layoffs. Third, vulnerable Republicans in Iowa and Michigan who are now publicly calling for an end to the open-ended war with Iran as early voting begins and fuel prices crush farmers and truckers. And fourth, the Trump-Putin diesel arrangement that temporarily opens the door for Russian fuel in an effort to give relief to American families at the pump. These are not abstract policy debates. They are about who gets to work, who pays at the pump, and whether voters are getting the straight facts before they cast their ballots.
Then we had a discussion with Evan Barker. Evan Barker is a former Democratic campaign operative and fundraiser who helped raise tens of millions of dollars for progressive candidates before publicly breaking with the party in 2024. She grew up in a blue-collar union family in the Kansas City area and was born with primary ciliary dyskinesia, a rare genetic lung disease. She says The Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, allowed her to get insurance and become a first-generation college graduate from the University of Kansas. After interning for Obama in 2008 and organizing for Clinton in 2016, she moved into progressive fundraising at firms like Left Rising, working with candidates aligned with Bernie Sanders, AOC, and the Squad. In August 2024 she walked out of the Democratic National Convention during Oprah Winfrey’s speech, posted a viral TikTok explaining her disillusionment, and later voted for Donald Trump, although she does not call herself a Republican. Her book, Nothing Left: Confessions of a Democratic Operative, published by Threshold Editions in July 2026, became an instant New York Times bestseller. It details how, in her view, the party shifted from championing the working class to being dominated by activists, coastal elites, and identity-focused infrastructure.
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Kellen Jones & Evan Barker | What Happened To Talarico?
In this episode, I talked with Kellen Jones from the Cowtown Caller about the major news stories of the past week. We discussed the Cornell 7, H-1b visas, a court case between Boulder and Exxon Mobil, and the death of a pioneer televangelist. I hope you enjoy.
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Kellen Jones | The Cornell 7 Doesn't Matter & Televangelism Ruined America
In this episode, Kellen Jones and I continued our series of podcasts leading up to the midterm elections. In this episode, we talked with Joe Maxwell.
Joe Maxwell is a fourth-generation Missouri farmer, former Missouri Lieutenant Governor (Democrat, 2001-2005), and president of Farm Action Fund, a national advocacy group for independent farmers and ranchers. He is also a driving force behind the Rural Independence Initiative, launched in September 2026, which released a "Bill of Rights" calling for bipartisan action against corporate consolidation in agriculture. We hope you enjoy!
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Joe Maxwell & Kellen Jones | How The Farm Bill Can Change The American Economy
In this episode, I talked with Kellen Jones from the Cowtown Caller. He is a reporter and has spent much of his career focusing on immigration. We discussed how Trump has done on immigration in the first two years of his Presidency, how it will effect midterms, and if the death penalty is ethical.
Cowtown Caller: https://cowtowncaller.substack.com/
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Kellen Jones | How Immigration Will Lose Republicans The Midterms & A Debate On The Death Penalty
In this episode, I talked with the editor in chief at The Blaze. We discussed his piece in Frontier Magazine about the return of Richard Nixon and why young people are interested in Richard Nixon and his presidency. We discussed Nixon's upbringing, his political philosophy, and how Nixon will influence the future of Conservative politics in America.
Read the piece here: https://www.theblaze.com/frontier/the-once-future-nixon
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Chris Bedford | How Richard Nixon Is Making A Comeback
In this episode I talked with Dr. Mary Talley Bowden from Americans for Health Freedom. We discussed letter than Mary and and I worked on that was sent to President Trump and Secretary Kennedy asking for the COVID-19 Vaccines to be taken off the market. This letter was signed by over 150 doctors, media personalities, and politicians including Tucker Carlson, Thomas Massie, Dr. Peter McCullough, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Dr. Robert Malone, and Bret Weinstein.
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OPEN LETTER TO SECRETARY KENNEDY AND PRESIDENT TRUMP FROM DR. MARY TALLEY BOWDEN
In this episode I talked with Dr. Philip Bunn. We continued and concluded our analysis and discussion on John Steinbeck's masterpiece novel, East of Eden. We also talked a little bit about the new Netflix series coming out in October that is based on the novel. If you haven't already, I encourage you to listen to part one of this discussion here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4zSyYRZyP3UZUrrHL1P6cK?si=05f20b7a599f43f9
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Dr. Philip Bunn | Rediscovering East Of Eden (Pt. 2)
In this podcast I interviewed Carrie Gress. She is the author of The End of Woman and Something Wicked. She has spoken and written extensively on feminism and its impact on modern society. In our discussion we talked about the occult origins of feminism, the effects feminism has had on modern women, and why our society is deliberating over the Lindsay Clancy case. Sign up for
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Read Carrie's Substack here: https://theologyofhome.substack.com/
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Carrie Gress | Understanding Feminism And The Mind Of Lindsay Clancy
In this episode I talked with Dr. Mary Talley Bowden and Emily Kopp (Senior Investigative Reporter for the Daily Caller). We discussed the recent measles hysteria in Pennsylvania - how Josh Shapiro lied and deceived people about the details to the case and how Trump and RFK responded. We also discussed the newly found CIA ties to the NIH and Anthony Fouci.
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Dr. Mary Talley Bowden & Emily Kopp | Measles Mass Hysteria & CIA Cover-Up
In this interview I talked with Rebeka Zeljko. She is the National Correspondent for the Daily Caller. We discussed the massive increase in Flock Cameras across the country, the new kill switch being implemented into cars in 2027, why data centers are ruining humanity, and how to escape the ever-increasing technological oligarchy.
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Rebeka Zeljko | How To Survive The Surveillance State
In this episode I talked with Dr. Dale Ahlquist. Dr. Ahlquist is the foremost leader in Chestertonian studies in the world. He is President of the Society of Gilbert Keith Chesterton. He is the creator and host of the EWTN television series, “The Apostle of Common Sense.” He is the author of eight books, the editor of sixteen more books, and Publisher of Gilbert magazine. He is the co-founder of the first Chesterton Academy, a classical Catholic high school in Hopkins, Minnesota, which gave birth to the growing Chesterton Schools Network that now includes over 70 schools in the U.S. and nine other countries.
In our interview, we discussed G.K. Chesterton's economic theory called localism. Dr. Ahlquist explains what localism is, why it's fundamentally different from Communism and Socialism, and why it's the most Christian of all economic theories. We also discuss aspects of Dr. Ahlquist's essay on localism written for The Paradox Press – if you haven't already, we encourage you to read that here.
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Dr. Dale Ahlquist | How G.K. Chesterton Predicted The Future
In this interview I talked with Dr. Heidi Klessig. Dr. Klessig attended medical school at UW-Madison, where she completed a residency program in anesthesiology. She was a founding partner of the Pain Clinic of Northwestern Wisconsin and instructed for the International Spinal Injection Society.
We discussed how the medical industry arbitrarily defines death as "brain death", who actually defines death, and if we should "pull the plug" on loved one's at the end of their life. Death is a serious topic and one that has been tyrannized by the medical industry over the past year – but the topic doesn't belong to those in ivory towers with degrees, it belongs to God. I hope you consider the information in this interview and share it.
Please read Dr. Klessig's essay on our website:
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Dr. Heidi Klessig | How the Medical Industry Is Profiting From Organ Donors
In this episode I discuss a recent Tucker Carlson monologue in which he breaks down 10 points to save America. He also hints at a potential Presidential campaign and/or a new political party.
Tucker's Monologue: https://tuckercarlson.com/live-show-august-5-2026
Essay by Dr. Dale Ahlquist on Localism: https://www.theparadoxpress.com/keep-it-local/
Chesterton's Essay on Cheese: https://amishcatholic.com/2017/06/14/chesterton-on-cheese/
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Analyzing Tucker Carlson's New 10 Point Plan (And His Potential Presidential Campaign)
In this episode, I talked with Tammy Peterson. We discussed the difficulties of the past year, how her faith has been tested, what she's learned, and she shares her untold story of having two abortions.
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Tammy Peterson | What I Learned In The Past Year & My Abortion Story
We hope you're having a great start to your weekend! We don't usually do this, but this weekend we're releasing this interview with Emily Kopp. She is a Senior Investigative Reporter at The Daily Caller. She has spent years of her career focusing on the origins and history of the COVID-19 virus. In this podcast we discussed the recent Senate hearing in which Anthony Fauci plead the 5th over 100 times. We also discussed the origins of COVID-19 and the history of Gain of Function research.
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Emily Kopp | The Origin & History Of COVID-19
In this interview I talked with Dr. Vern Poythress about his new book, Mediator. In his book he tracks the concept of mediator through the whole Bible, starting in the Garden of Eden in Genesis. We also discuss the differences between the Catholic and Protestant conception of mediator and if Jesus is the only mediator between God and man.
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Dr. Vern Poythress | Is Jesus The Only Mediator Between God And Man?
In this episode I talked with Dr. Mary Talley Bowden about Dr. Anthony Fauci's Diary that was just released by Senator Rand Paul. In these Diary's, Dr. Fauci admits to knowing that the virus was likely created in a lab rather than in a "wet market". He also discloses a lot of other strange information. Dr. Bowden and I also discussed why the healthcare industry may be moving towards integrating AI and getting rid of humans. I hope you enjoy!
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Dr. Mary Talley Bowden | Anthony Fauci's Diary & AI Healthcare
In case you missed it, here is our exclusive interview with Tucker Carlson. As many know, he is one of the most prominent and popular voices in political commentary. We discussed what he is currently reading in the Bible, why the Elite class is obsessed with killing babies, and how technology has usurped our ability to think and act freely. I hope you enjoy.
Interview with Tucker Carlson
In this episode I talked with Dr. Patrick Deneen. Dr. Deneen is a Professor of Political Science at Notre Dame University. He the author of four books, including his most popular, Why Liberalism Failed, that came out in 2018 and his most recent, American Odyssey: What and Ancient Story Reveals about our Divided Souls.
In this discussion we talked about the new Odyssey film by Christopher Nolan. Dr. Deneen gave his brief review of the movie – what it gets right and what it misses. We then discussed his newest book and how the Odyssey story has influenced some of the great American stories including The Wizard of Oz, Field of Dreams, and It's a Wonderful Life. I hope you enjoy!
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Dr. Patrick Deneen | The American Odyssey & Navigating Modernity
In this episode I was honored to talk with Tucker Carlson. As many know, he is one of the most prominent and popular voices in political commentary. We discussed what he is currently reading in the Bible, why the Elite class is obsessed with killing babies, and how technology has usurped our ability to think and act freely. I hope you enjoy.
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Tucker Carlson | The Bible, Baby Murder, & Technological Babel
The Orthodoxy Podcast started in 2019. At the time it was hosted by myself (Andy Schmitt) and a pastor from High Point Church, Nic Gibson. About two years ago Nic and I parted ways. He was instant on creating an ecumenical partnership with a church in Madison, WI called End Time Ministries – a church run by a husband and wife who called themselves "pastors" and publicly supported abortion, transgenderism, and homosexuality. High Point Church and Nic Gibson saw no issue with this partnership. I did. We went our separate ways. I released a podcast on July 12th, 2024 called "Optiv Theology Podcast Is Changing..." in which I shared why Nic was no longer a part of the podcast and gave evidence as to why End Time Ministries and their "female pastor", Sheila Stubbs, were promoting unbiblical and plainly evil ideologies and policies. Nic and High Point Church responded by name calling and brushing off the evident I gave, and I never responded.
But over the years that I spent at High Point Church, there were many, many other issues taking place behind the scenes that led to the decision to ecumenically partner with a Christ-hating church and ultimately, to Nic and I severing our personal and professional relationship. This episode is multifaceted and brings forth names, emails, texts, and information regarding Nic Gibson's conduct as Senior Pastor at High Point Church and accusations that have been, repeatedly, made against him to his elder board that have never been taken seriously. The High Point Church elder board has been complicit in the cover up of serious accusations by lying to their congregants (on record – this will be in the podcast) about the spiritual health of their pastors, staff members, and elders. They have made threats that have not been followed through with and have bullied and manipulated women in their congregation and on their staff to shut them up and force them into silent submission.
For two years I have deliberated over releasing this information. But in the past week High Point Church decided to inaugurate a new elder on to their elder board. This new elder has made blatant heretical statements about homosexuality and God's willingness and ability to sanctify people who are "same-sex attracted". This decision by High Point Church was the final straw for me. Madison, WI is riddled with ungodly and heretical churches filled with blind adherents to liberal philosophy. The way this has perpetuated over the decades is through bullying, manipulation, lying, deception, and the unwillingness to tell the truth. So here it is.
Optiv Theology Podcast Is Changing...: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3rYceNEkaZ9tM89fGqu90q?si=00e0ce29a2a048ec
Monona Oaks Town Hall: https://open.spotify.com/episode/10e6FOUnmwS8pdXVVwg7RV?si=74f65a23b0df4b09
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