The Freedom Matters Podcast

The Freedom Matters Podcast

Gary Humble and Kevin Kookogey sit down with politicians, business and community leaders, pastors, activists, and citizens just like yourself to discuss the ideas, action points, and strategies needed to take a stand against tyranny and preserve conservative values per a Christian worldview. We discuss constitutional principles applicable to religious liberty, medical freedom, limited government, election integrity, and a host of other topics with a focus on the statewide and local political landscape of Tennessee.

Episodes

April 2, 2025 55 mins

In this life, all things – good AND bad - must come to an end. Join us for this very special and nostalgic conversation.

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What do Steve McQueen and Marsha Blackburn have in common?  Nothing. What do Kash Patel and Bill Lee have in common?  Nothing again.  And yet we somehow found a way talk about these things and so much more in our penultimate episode. 

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Vanderbilt University is under investigation by the US Department of Justice, the Tennessee Republican legislature continues to impede good Republican legislation, and in Brazil they are destroying trees to save the trees.  Strange times, indeed. 

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The more things change, the more they remain the same. Gary and Kevin diagnose a victory for the grassroots at the County Party reorganization last week before examining why our Republican governor continues to publicly advocate against individual liberty. 

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Daily Wire culture reporter and author Megan Basham joins us today to discuss her new book, “Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded Truth for a Leftist Agenda.”  

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This week, we welcome Steve Hickey and Tim Raynaud to talk about the bi-annual Republican party reorganization in Williamson County, and why the county party can play a significant role in keeping Democrats out of Republican primaries. 

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February 12, 2025 42 mins

It’s Valentine’s week, and Kevin has a political crush on Argentina’s President Javier Milei.  Barack Obama? Not so much! Gary then educates us on why there is good reason to support both the FREE Act and a Constitutional Amendment to secure the rights of home-schoolers in Tennessee. 

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Today we are rejoined by State Representative Jody Barrett to discuss the tom foolery that went down last week to hoist another welfare program on Tennesseans under the name of “school choice.”   Don’t be fooled.  What has been promised is not what you’re going to get.  But you will be getting a lot of things you never asked for. 

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Returning to the studio today to join us is a free man, Mr. Paul Vaughn, back in town fresh off the Presidential Pardon from Donald Trump, given to Paul and 22 other pro-lifers who were unlawfully subjected to the unconstitutional FACE Act. 

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It is a new day in America, and Gary and Kevin spend a little time reviewing the President’s incredible first day in office.  In Tennessee, however, Senator Jack Johnson is unhappy, while the Governor is apparently getting nervous about his beloved school voucher obsession.

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Today we are pleased to welcome homeschool champion Mr. Robert Bortins, CEO of Classical Conversations. If you think that so-called “school choice” is a good idea, think again, and listen to this compelling examination of why Robert describes Tennessee’s proposed school voucher program as not just bad, but the worst of all of the so-called school-choice initiatives pending across the country. 

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In the words of Bob Dylan, the times they are a changin’, in America, and in Canada! In Tennessee, however, some new bills have been filed that confirm the old adage: the more things change, the more they stay the same. 

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January 1, 2025 25 mins

Join Gary Humble alone in the studio today, as he covers statistics from a legislative survey, and issues a challenge in the new year for conservatives across Tennessee.

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December 25, 2024 37 mins

From family Christmas traditions to Christmas blessings unfolding across the nation, Gary and Kevin unwrap a few political presents where they find an abundance of evidence that God is with us, and for that we give Him all the praise and glory.    

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December 18, 2024 39 mins

Before Santa Claus comes down your chimney, Gary and I have a few things to throw in your stocking, including some coal for Republicans, who can’t seem to help themselves from pushing the Leftist agenda in Tennessee and across the nation.

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December 11, 2024 38 mins
We have a potpourri for you today! From AI’s demands on the electric grid, to Sheriffs assisting Trump with deportations, throw in a dash of Tennessee’s arguments before the Supreme Court, and end it all with a little commentary about the 2026 Governor’s race in Tennessee.
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On this very special 150th Episode of the Freedom Matters Podcast, Gary and I discuss the potential unexpected ramifications of Joe Biden’s Pardon of his son Hunter.
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November 27, 2024 38 mins
We have so much for which to be thankful, and we celebrate these things today, all the while mindful that the enemy never rests, from green boondoggles in the blue-oval city to cross-dressing teachers in Tennessee public schools, always be alert and awake even as you enjoy a great American holiday!
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November 20, 2024 37 mins
The Trump Dance is taking over the world, figuratively and literally, where even the NFL is losing control of its contrived narratives. And with Tennessee set to appear before the Supreme Court to defend its legislation against child mutilation, Gary examines the arguments, reminding us to remain vigilant in prayer.
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November 13, 2024 42 mins
Gary and Kevin debrief Election Night 2024, revisiting the historic re-alignment made visible and possible by God alone.
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