The Wake Up America show with Austin Petersen
Wake Up America with Austin Petersen If you’re tired of being gaslit by corporate media, sick of shallow hot takes, and ready for fearless truth delivered with wit, fire, and facts, Wake Up America is your daily briefing for the battle of ideas. Hosted by Austin Petersen — former presidential candidate, media entrepreneur, and unapologetic defender of liberty — this high-energy political talk show cuts through the noise with bold analysis, sharp humor, and evidence-driven commentary. Every episode delivers: • Hard-hitting breakdowns of the day’s biggest political headlines • Libertarian-leaning, America-First perspective grounded in facts • Deep dives into economics, culture, foreign policy, and constitutional principles • Interviews with lawmakers, policy experts, journalists, and rising voices • Rapid-fire solo segments that blend history, philosophy, and modern politics This isn’t performative outrage. It’s strategic thinking for people who care about Western civilization, individual liberty, and limited government. Austin brings a unique mix of nationalist instinct and libertarian economics — defending free markets, calling out corruption on the right and left, challenging reckless foreign policy, exposing government overreach, and defending American values without apology. Expect: 🔥 Breaking news analysis 📊 Real data and receipts 🎙 Smart, pointed interviews ⚔ Culture war clarity 📚 Historical context that actually matters Whether the topic is Congress, the Supreme Court, Big Tech censorship, immigration, economic chaos, global conflicts, or the internal battles within the conservative movement — Wake Up America gives you the tools to understand what’s happening and why it matters. If you value: Freedom Free speech Free markets Strong borders Limited government Personal responsibility You’re in the right place. New episodes drop regularly. Subscribe now and join thousands of Americans who refuse to sleepwalk through history. It’s time to wake up.
Episodes
Is horror a sin, or can scary stories reveal Christian truths? Austin Petersen examines Allie Beth Stuckey and Matt Walsh's disagreement over horror movies, with The Exorcist, C.S. Lewis, Chesterton and zombie fiction at the center of the argument.
Also: why men struggle to make close friends, practical ways to rebuild those ties, and Camellia Peterson on Vivek Ramaswamy's controversial Ohio campaign ad, J.D. Vance and young voters...
They left America expecting a better life abroad. Why are some now eager to return? Austin Petersen examines reported expat regrets over healthcare costs, work, bureaucracy and everyday life in London and Berlin—and the gap between political expectations and lived experience.
Judge Andrew Napolitano joins Austin to discuss home distilling, federal power, the Federal Reserve and constitutional limits. Missouri GOP political di...
Elissa Slotkin wants a deterrence message sent to people considering work for President Trump. Austin Petersen examines her warning, her defense that officials must follow the law, and Trump's response—and asks where accountability ends and political intimidation begins.
Missouri commentator Camellia Peterson discusses the Amendment 3 fight, voter turnout and the distinction between Amendments 3 and 6. Then Theft of Fire auth...
France's unrest puts Emmanuel Macron's response and Marine Le Pen's assimilation argument under the spotlight. Austin Petersen challenges Macron's explanation and asks what the conflict means for borders, national identity and liberty.
James Delmore joins the debate over assimilation, freedom in theory versus practice, and JD Vance's argument about foreign influence online. Then The Tennessee Star's Tom Pappert analyzes Trump's Ken...
Do grandparents owe their children free babysitting—or is family help a gift, not a debt? Austin and Stephanie Petersen debate childcare, retirement and the difference between gratitude and entitlement, with a call to Austin's father for a generational reality check.
They also explore what marriage asks of us: communication, sacrifice, the effects of divorce on children, and the boundaries of commitment when a relationship be...
What does the investigation of Ilhan Omar mean—and what would the government have to prove? Austin Petersen and Article III Project attorney Will Chamberlain discuss the reported search, citizenship allegations, statutes of limitations and congressional protections.
Jim Pfaff of The Conservative Caucus joins Austin on his break with the libertarian antiwar movement, Thomas Massie and American foreign policy. Cato Institute re...
Shane Gillis's SNL monologue turned gym shorts, cameras and the male gaze into a national argument. Austin Petersen breaks down the backlash from Dan Levy, Martha Plimpton and Jessica Valenti, then asks where gym etiquette ends and modern double standards begin.
Judge Andrew Napolitano makes the natural-rights case against capital punishment as the Fort Hood shooter's scheduled execution approaches. Maggie Moda of Young Voices join...
Bill Gates says his children will receive less than 1% of his fortune. Austin asks whether sharply limiting an inheritance builds independence—or turns parental responsibility into a public performance.
Camellia Peterson joins to explain Missouri's Proposition A congressional-map referendum and Amendment 6 on citizen initiatives. Will Chamberlain of the Article III Project then breaks down the federal search of Rep. Ilhan Oma...
Kamala Harris has not announced a 2028 campaign, but Gavin Newsom already says he would not run if she does. Austin examines how Harris's shadow campaign is freezing the Democratic field while rivals use the midterms to audition.
Jon Miltimore joins to explain why grocery bills, coffee, housing and health care still feel punishing even when inflation cools. Bill Sack of the Second Amendment Foundation then breaks down the ATF's cur...
Abdul El-Sayed predicts a double-digit win over Mike Rogers, but Michigan's Senate race remains dead even. Austin and Stephanie examine the October 7 fault line, AIPAC spending, campaign responsiveness, economic pressure and the voters who could decide control.
They also debate Marco Rubio's case for Western confidence, war and peace, ancient Greek citizen-soldiers, taxation and private infrastructure. Justin Petersen joins to disc...
Can Republicans hold the Senate through the final two years of President Trump's term? Austin maps the decisive races, runoff risk and ranked-choice uncertainty.
He also examines Kelly Carnes' claim that a Baltimore arts organization fired her after she returned from Burning Man with braids and what Maryland's CROWN Act actually covers. Camellia Peterson discusses aging parents, scams, driving, dignity and power of attorney. Andrew...
Can the state execute anyone humanely? Austin examines President Trump's approval of a firing squad for Fort Hood murderer Nidal Malik Hasan, Christa Pike's failed lethal injection and what execution-method failure rates reveal.
Judge Andrew Napolitano joins to explain Suncor v. Boulder County, federal jurisdiction and due-process questions surrounding the Cornell 7. Jeremy Kauffman debates consent standards, online mobs, hookup cu...
Should young workers pay higher taxes to protect today's Social Security checks? Austin follows the money from the 2032 trust-fund deadline to the housing squeeze facing first-time buyers.
Camellia Peterson joins to debate intergenerational fairness, reform and family responsibility. Ryan Vet looks ahead to the Class of 2039, school phone bans, AI, self-driving cars and whether the future can become more human.
Who gets to write the rules when the first permanent lunar settlement is built? Austin follows the treaties, resource claims and nuclear-reactor race behind his argument that Americans are the Moon's indigenous people.
Kathy Barnette joins for a debate over Vivek Ramaswamy, American identity and the MAGA coalition, before Joshua Abernathy reports from the midterm ground game on turnout, state races and gas prices.
When a preschool favorite enters the Israel and Gaza debate, how should parents weigh politics against the trust they place in children's programming? Austin and Stephanie Petersen examine the backlash surrounding Ms. Rachel.
They then confront the Netherlands' euthanasia of a very young child and what families, doctors and governments owe children who cannot decide for themselves. The discussion turns to Tennessee's failed executi...
After a mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy case, her defense asks a startling new question: where is the evidence that she committed the killings? Austin Petersen examines the new argument, Massachusetts' criminal-responsibility standard, double jeopardy and the next court hearing.
Camellia Peterson joins to discuss a federal fight over reimbursement for Christian homeschool curriculum, school choice and education spending. Tom Pappert...
Candace Owens faces a federal defamation lawsuit after a private Utah man says her Charlie Kirk coverage sent millions of viewers toward him and upended his life. Austin Petersen examines what separates skepticism from an implied factual accusation—and why a question mark may not settle the legal issue.
Judge Andrew Napolitano joins to debate due process, overseas boat strikes, presidential war powers, spending and American n...
Sarah Huckabee Sanders' welfare-to-work ad turns Brad the gamer into a political flashpoint—and starts a fight over who Republicans blame for dependency. Austin Petersen examines Arkansas' ARHOME rules and the ad's racial and generational stereotypes.
Camellia Peterson joins to debate tradwife economics, social-media algorithms and the line between leadership and control. Kurt Schlichter argues that frustrated conservatives s...
Who counts as American—and should parts of the right punish Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio? Austin Petersen traces the H-1B blowup, Vivek's DOGE exit and the identity fight surrounding his campaign.
Kathy Barnette joins to argue over ancestry, citizenship, assimilation, America's founding creed and whether MAGA can remain a broad working-class coalition. Austin also asks what children lose when schools ban dodgeball, Red Rover, tag ...
Is bringing iced coffee to a job interview harmless self-expression—or a warning about judgment? Austin Petersen and Allie Voss take on etiquette, ableism, classism, social conventions and whether Gen Z knows which battles are worth fighting.
Austin also tests eleven workplace phrases that drive Boomers crazy, from gaslighting to mental-health days, and examines Daniel McCarthy's warning that Republican purity spirals could c...
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