The Wake Up America show with Austin Petersen

Hollywood has forgotten how to make a Christmas movie because they have forgotten how to be sincere. We have traded classics like Home Alone and Elf for "Content Slop" and ironic snark. In this episode, we break down why the holiday blockbuster is dead, why Red One bombed, and why the "Netflix Look" is ruining cinema.

But while we are walking away from the theater, we are walking back to the sanctuary. New data reveals a massive...

The conservative movement is officially at war. This weekend at TPUSA's "AmericaFest" in Phoenix—the first since the tragic loss of Charlie Kirk—the tensions finally boiled over. Ben Shapiro took the stage to blast Tucker Carlson for "moral imbecility," while Tucker fired back at the "hall monitors" trying to deplatform him. Tom Pappert (The Tennessee Star) joins me to break down the most explosive weekend in the history of the mov...

Trump Said Ho Ho Hold My Beer and Descheduled Marijuana.

It’s a very green Christmas on Wake Up America 🎄🌿

Today we break down Trump’s surprise move to deschedule marijuana and what it actually means legally, culturally, and politically. We explain what changed, what didn’t, and why this decision landed right in the middle of the holiday season.

Then we pivot to the real world realities families are dealing with right no...

The administrative state is in a total tailspin. Today, we break down the explosive departure of Dan Bongino from the FBI. Was it just a "return to media," or was the friction with Attorney General Pam Bondi over the Epstein "Client List" the final straw? We look at the move to replace him with legal brawler Andrew Bailey and what it means for the future of the Bureau.

Plus, OMB Director Russ Vought begins the "Great Unbinding" ...

They told you it was a conspiracy theory. They called you "fragile" for noticing it. But today, the receipts are in. Austin breaks down the bombshell new report from Compact Magazine that proves an entire generation of American men was systematically, illegally, and quietly purged from the workforce to satisfy the "DEI" gods. The data is undeniable, and the "Lost Generation" is finally getting its vindication.

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The West is crumbling from within. Yesterday, we saw "Diversity Hires" in the Australian police force turn their backs and run while citizens were slaughtered. Today, we learn that the Biden-Harris administration is trying to hand over the Okefenokee Swamp to the United Nations. Austin Petersen breaks down the "Great Betrayal": From the record credit card debt fueling this Christmas to the globalist land grabs in our own backyard.

The West is sleeping. Yesterday in Sydney, 16 people were slaughtered at a Hanukkah celebration in the "gun-free utopia" of Australia. The shooters used long guns despite the ban. The victims were defenseless because the government stripped them of their right to carry. Austin breaks down the "Liberal Suicide Pact": Why the Left insists on importing people who hate Western Civilization, and then disarming the citizens who would fig...

TOMORROW. THE RETURN OF SERIF. 🅰️🇺🇸

The State Department officially bans "woke" fonts, a hiker gets stuck in actual quicksand (it’s real!), and Boston holds a Christmas tree hostage over tariffs.

Freedom Family Friday is LIVE at 8am CT. Here is the lineup:

📝 The War on Calibri: Breaking news—Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered the State Department to ditch the "accessible" Biden-era font and return to the "digni...

The Open Road is under attack. A new coalition of governors is pushing to replace the gas tax with a mandatory GPS-based "Mileage Tax." They call it a "User Fee." We call it a surveillance state nightmare. Austin breaks down the pilot programs that want to track exactly where you drive—and tax you for it.

Plus, the price tag is dead. A bombshell report reveals Instacart is charging neighbors different prices for the same groceri...

THEY AREN'T HUMAN: Proof Nick Fuentes is Leading a Foreign Bot Army

The receipts are in, and the "Groyper Revolution" is a lie. A bombshell new report reveals that 61% of the online engagement driving the fringe Right isn't coming from American voters—it's coming from paid bot farms in Pakistan, Indonesia, and Russia. Austin Petersen breaks down the foreign psychological operation designed to rot the MAGA movement from the insid...

THE SOMALI FRAUD STATE: $1B STOLEN, A CINNABON MELTDOWN, AND THE WHITE HOUSE CRACKDOWN

Minnesota just became ground zero for one of the biggest welfare fraud scandals in American history — more than $1 BILLION stolen through fake autism centers, kickbacks, overseas real estate, and money that may have even reached the Somali terrorist group al-Shabab.

Now CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz is warning Gov. Tim Walz that Minnesota...

Is Middle America about to snap? Today we break down Hannah Cox’s explosive analysis of why the real poverty line may be closer to 140k and why millions of families feel trapped in an economy that punishes hard work. Austin and Stephanie unpack the bleak reality facing the middle class as 2025 closes.

Then we turn up the holiday cheer with Freedom Family Friday.

🎄 Holiday Travel Destinations

We explore the best winter getaw...

👇 Today’s Top Stories

• 🧢 Gen Z’s Renting Revolution: Why young Americans are turning to rental apps for everything from outfits to wine glasses

• 💳 BNPL Explosion: Americans now financing groceries and necessities as debt piles sky-high

• 🛍️ Holiday Spending Pivot: Families pull back as inflation fatigue sets in

• 📵 The Screen-Free Childhood Movement: Parents revolt as analog childhood makes a national comeback

• 🧒 Big ...

America hits the breaking point. Consumer confidence collapses, car prices explode, and even Costco is suing the government over tariff chaos. Is the economy finally snapping under Washington’s bad policies. We dig into the truth behind the crisis the media won’t explain.

🔥 Plus: Why Costco raises wages while the rest of the market falls apart

🔥 And: A rare free-trade win in a messy tariff war

Today on the Wake Up America ...

Boomers vs Gen Z: The $85 Trillion Wealth War Explodes

Gen Z says they “did everything right.” Boomers are sitting on $85 trillion. Millennials got crushed in the middle. Today we break down the real economic truth behind the generational wealth crisis and why everyone is blaming the wrong people.

Plus:

🔥 AI at 3 Years Old

Is ChatGPT making us smarter or lazier. Austin shares how he uses AI behind the scenes and why the futu...

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TOP STORY: Milei vs Hoppe and the libertarian purity crisis. Georgetown’s Randy Barnett joins us to explain why libertarians desperately need a theory of the second best if they want to win in the real world. From Trump’s feud with Massie to the civil war over Israel and the Milei–Hoppe divide, Barnett breaks down how purity politics is crippling the movement.

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